Juniper Networks Posts a Profit as Sales of Internet Gear Climb

Juniper Networks reported a second-quarter profit of $86.2 million, on a more-than-expected revenue increase of 17 percent.


Crash spurs concerns about older drivers

After an 84-year-old driver plowed through an elementary school lunchroom this week, killing an 8-year-old boy, his mother pressed lawmakers to bar the elderly from getting behind the wheel.


The new spokesman for the parents of missing Madeleine McCann calls for the inquiry to focus on finding her.


Firenze, 21:09 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; DELLA VALLE: SIAMO GRANDISSIMO CLUB

Diego Della Valle torna a parlare di Fiorentina. Lo ha fatto nel corso della festa 'Natale viola', p...


Nurses are not given enough help and support from their bosses in dealing with violent patients, researchers say.


Bhutto's Husband Re-Arrested In Pakistan

Police in Pakistan have re-arrested the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto for failing to appear at a court hearing in a murder case.


Microsoft fires CIO for 'violation' of policy

Hello highway Microsoft has fired its chief information officer (CIO) barely two years after he was appointed to the post.â¦


Thousands of Mexicans are to be evacuated from their homes as a hurricane sweeps along the coast.


Pakistani security forces killed 23 Taliban fighters and lost seven of their own men during clashes on Monday, according to an army officer, while a Taliban spokesman said 17 troopers were captured.


Report: IRS information security still poor

The IRS continues to have "pervasive" information security weaknesses that put taxpayer information at risk, and it has made limited progress in fixing dozens of problems the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has previously identified, according to a GAO report released Tuesday.The IRS, the tax-collecting arm of the U.S. government, has "persistent information security weaknesses that place [it] at risk of disruption, fraud or inappropriate disclosure of sensitive information," the GAO report said. The agency, which collected about $2.7 trillion in taxes in 2007, has fixed just 29 of 98 information security weaknesses identified in a report released last March, the new report said."Information security weaknesses -- both old and new -- continue to impair the agency's ability to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of financial and taxpayer information," the GAO report said. "These deficiencies represent a material weakness in IRS's internal controls over its financial and tax processing systems."The GAO has issued multiple reports blasting IRS information security in recent years.The latest report described an IRS data center that took more than four months to install critical patches to server software.At one IRS data center, about 60 employees had access to commands that would allow them to make "significant" changes to the operating system, the GAO said. At two data centers, administrator access to a key application contained unencrypted data log-ins, potentially revealing users' names and passwords.Three IRS sites visited by GAO auditors had computers or servers with poor password controls, the GAO said. Inactive user accounts were not deleted within six months, in violation of IRS policy, and some user passwords on Unix systems did not meet length or complexity requirements.The IRS also had lax physical security controls in place for protecting IT facilities, the GAO report said. One data center allowed at least 17 workers access to sensitive areas when their jobs didn't require it, the GAO said. That same center did not always remove physical access authorizations from workers who no longer needed it. In March, that data center had identified 54 employees who no longer needed access, but in June, 29 of those employees still had access to the sensitive areas.Linda Stiff, the IRS acting commissioner, said the agency made significant progress in fixing information security problems during 2007. The agency completed security testing on 260 applications and systems, installed disk encryption software on all of its 52,000 laptop computers and implemented data encryption for mainframe tapes, she wrote in a letter to the GAO.A U.S. Department of Treasure audit, released in March, found that between January 2003, and June 2006, nearly 500 IRS laptops were stolen from employees.In 2007, the IRS issued cable locks to all employees with laptops, implemented two-factor authentication for remote access to IRS networks, and put in place an antivirus Internet gateway system, Stiff's letter to the GAO said."While we agree that we have not yet fully implemented critical elements of our agency-wide information security program, the security and privacy of taxpayer information is of great concern to the IRS," Stiff wrote. "We recognize that there is significant work to be accomplished to address our information security deficiencies, and we are taking aggressive steps to correct previously reported weaknesses and improve our overall information security program."An IRS spokeswoman said the agency would not comment beyond Stiff's letter.


CIA torture film hopes to shine light on "rendition"

Director Gavin Hood hopes his film  "Rendition" about the U.S. practice of deporting suspected  terrorists to foreign jails will raise public awareness and  help stop abuse of human rights in the name of national  security.


Will President Karzai deliver in Afghanistan?

The inauguration ceremony in Kabul was attended by hundreds of dignitaries, including the US Vice President, Dick Cheney. Mr Karzai, the country's interim leader since the fall of the Taleban, won the presidential


China, responding to complaints from  the public, has banned advertisements for medical treatments  and procedures in a bid to halt bogus claims of wonder drugs  and clean up an unregulated health industry.


The U.S. Department of Agriculture distributed $1.1 billion over seven years to the estates or companies of deceased farmers and routinely failed to conduct reviews required to ensure that the payments were properly made, according to a government report.


Thousands of teenagers could be wandering the streets over the summer holidays, a charity warns.


Sudan's Beshir pardons opponents accused of plot

Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir on Monday pardoned 30 opposition members accused of plotting against the state and ordered their immediate release.


A UK magazine printed an interview two weeks before Darrell Abbott was killed, saying he should be beaten.


US Approves Ultrasound to Treat Uterine Fibroids

A new device to treat uterine fibroids -- fibrous clumps that can cause miscarriages, painful menstruation and other related problems in women -- won US regulatory approval on Friday.


Microspft's new version, Pac-Man Championship Edition,'will have the first new mazes in 26 years. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Airbus plan to cost 10,000 jobs, six sites to be split off

European airliner maker Airbus told unions on Wednesday that it would dispose of six factories and switch some work from France to Germany under a plan costing some 10,000 jobs, a union source said.


'Il momento per far progredire piano Ahtisaari e' adesso'


Stock indexes off 1 percent on rate, growth woes

U.S. stock indexes slid 1 percent on Friday after a Federal Reserve official said more rate hikes may be required to control inflation, adding to concerns raised after a national manufacturing index showed its weakest reading in more than three years.


Three climbers who fell from a ledge while ascending Mount Hood have been located and rescuers were using ropes to reach them late Sunday, while five others who were stranded have been taken down the mountain to a lodge, according to rescue officials.


Google ditches invites for email service

Wanna go the cinema instead? Google will drop the invite system for signing up to Gmail service as of tomorrow.â¦


A federal appeals court here ruled on Thursday that federal regulators erred in rejecting up to $2.8 billion in refunds owed to California electric customers resulting


A twist on tax-loss selling keeps you in the game.


The child custody feud between Basinger and Baldwin stalled in court Friday with no answer as to who leaked a voicemail tape of Baldwin lashing out at their 11-year-old daughter.


Panel Says Hollinger Owners Took Over $400 Million

Conrad Black and other controlling shareholders used corporate funds for personal perks, a new report says.


Anyone who sells anything for profit owes income tax on it. But in practice, for auctions on eBay and other Web sites, the I.R.S. is interested in enforcing the rules for high-volume sellers.


Lebanese army insists on militants' surrender

The Lebanese army's insistence on the surrender of the leaders of a militant group holed up at a Palestinian camp is complicating efforts to mediate an end to fighting there, a Palestinian political source said on Thursday.


NBA Wrap: Heat Join Forces to Overcome James, Cavs

Shaquille O'Neal, Eddie Jones and  Dwyane Wade teamed up to overcome a 31-point performance from  LeBron James on Thursday, leading the Miami Heat to a 100-88  home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.


Mideast tensions overshadow Shi'ite Ashura ritual

Attackers killed 40 Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq on Tuesday and Hezbollah's leader warned of the threat of civil war in Lebanon as tensions across the Middle East overshadowed the annual rite of Ashura.


PBS Will Broadcast Concert From North Korea

In an unusual arrangement, ABC News will cooperate with WNET, New Yorkâs public television station, to produce the broadcast.


XM Satellite Radio XMSR.O Holdings  Inc. on Wednesday said the number of its subscribers more than  doubled in 2004 to 3.2 million, and it projected subscriptions  for its fee-based nationwide radio service will reach 5.5  million in 2005.


L'obiettivo Ã¨ evocare "alto contenuto etico"Ma il simbolo non c'Ã¨. E l'Ulivo vivrÃ  nella Fed                                          Gad, trovato il nuovo nome: "Unione per la democrazia"                                                                                Il centrosinistra ragiona sul rapporto degli esperti di marketing di MASSIMO GIANNINI


Minister says no drugs for off-duty Dutch police

The Dutch interior minister wants police officials to stop using soft drugs when they are off-duty as it tarnishes the image of the force.


Common Bacteria Helps Treat Food Allergies

Nov. 12, 2004 - An experimental treatment for peanut, milk, and wheat allergies appears to have fared well in lab tests on dogs, markedly reducing the severe allergic response in these animals, say California researchers.


Media Downplays Iraq War Ally John Howard's Reelection

Australian Prime Minister John Howard, one of the staunchest U.S. allies in the war in Iraq, won re-election by a convincing margin on Saturday, despite what the Associated Press called "widespread public ...


Google Inc. has made its name on advanced-search technology, but a company that launched Thursday with what could prove to be a better idea is poised to be a potential headache for Google as it battles against Yahoo Inc.


"Impegno sburocratizzare e ridurre impatto adempimenti"


Chicago rapper Kanye West, who  survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest  hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of  commercially successful Grammy Award contenders with 10  nominations, organizers said on Tuesday.


Opera Browser - Firefox Not the Only IE Alternative  Security flaws have long plagued Internet Explorer (IE), the market-dominating web browser from Microsoft. IE won the early browser wars, not only because it was free and bundled with Windows, but because it had some features and capabilities that its only real ...


The government plans to give pregnant women a Â£200 handout to help them eat healthily.


Sept. 6, 2004 -- West Nile fever is more severe and lasts longer than experts initially thought, new research shows. Spread through the mosquito-born West Nile virus, symptoms include fever, nausea, vomiting, headache, muscle pain, and skin rash.


Victims of a toxic waste spill in Ivory Coast reject a $200,000 compensation deal as cynical.


Tuesday's loss was the Hawks' seventh in their last eight games. ... F Al Harrington scored a career-high 31 points, including 18 in the first half - a season high in one half by a Hawks player.


Crude oil prices rise near US$42 as traders await US data, OPEC ...

Crude oil prices rose Wednesday ahead of US petroleum inventory data and an OPEC meeting this week at which the group could decide on a production cut.


L'uomo, Paul Cortez, partecipÃ² con alcuni commilitoni alla violenza sulla ragazzinamassacrando anche tre membri della sua famiglia. Ora la condanna                                            In Iraq stuprÃ² e uccise una ragazzina 100 anni di carcere a soldato Usa


Marini: commissione chiudera' presto laboriosa discussione


A massive car bomb exploded near the U.S.   embassy in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 16 people   including up to seven foreigners, the worst suicide attack in   the city since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001.


EUROPEAN NOTEBOOK: Clarke pleased that less is more

Five years ago, when Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke last played in a Ryder Cup on American soil, he looked a bit different. His critique of his appearance is a bit harsher.


Apple fixes a critical bug in its QuickTime media player software that had been worrying security experts for nearly a month.


Chemotherapy After Breast Cancer Surgery Effective for Older Women, Too

SUNDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- It's clear that chemotherapy after breast cancer surgery increases survival rates. But many older women aren't being offered this potentially lifesaving treatment.


The bodies had been whisked away but the dried pool of blood covering the dirt-floor dead end of a twisting alley was a chilling sign of what happened here last week.


Deficit, Cutbacks and Crisis for Abbey Theater at 100

Grandiose celebrations of the Abbey Theater's first century have been marred by low box-office figures, the cancellation of two plays and job cuts.


Glenn McGrath celebrated his 100th test by dismissing Virender Sehwag as India were reduced to 35 for two in reply to Australia's first innings 398 on the second day of the third test on Wednesday.


Mojave, Calif.âYears from now, when future historians write about the democratization of space, don't be surprised if this dusty, scrappy little town comes to be known as the 21st-century equivalent of Kitty Hawk.


AOL said yesterday that its chief financial officer, Stephen Swad, plans to leave the firm for a position at a private-equity firm.


If you thought the sub-prime snafu was bad, then you'd better hope that these bond insurers can lift themselves out of the mire


As of Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at least 3,793 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 3,095 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Hewlett-Packard Net Jumps 26% in the Quarter

Notebook computers flew off shelves over the holidays, helping to bolster Hewlett-Packardâs lead atop the PC heap.


A Filmmaker's 50 Years of Reassuring Intimacy

Albert Maysles is well practiced in finding the connections between the environmental art visualized by Christo and Jeanne-Claude and the people who experience it.


Vonn rides luck to win St Anton downhill

ST ANTON, Austria  - America's Lindsey Vonn overcame a nerve-jangling start to clinch her second downhill win of the season, taking top spot in an all-North American podium finish.


REDMOND, Washington Microsoft has delayed the automated distribution of a major security upgrade to its Windows XP Professional computer operating system, citing a desire to give companies more time to test it.


Ericsson, Motorola, Alcatel Win GSM Deals

A Saudi consortium has awarded four international firms 1.5 billion riyals ($400 million) worth of contracts to set up the second GSM network in the kingdom.


United Airlines has begun approaching potential lenders with its revamped business plan for financing to leave bankruptcy, the company said on Friday.


U.S., NATO call Putin missile remarks unhelpful

The United States and NATO on Monday criticized President Vladimir Putin's latest attack on a planned U.S. missile shield, but Western reaction was generally muted ahead of a Group of Eight encounter with Putin this week.


Kmart Buying Sears in $11.5 Billion Deal

Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp.  KMRT.O will buy department store operator Sears, Roebuck &  Co. S.N in a $11.5 billion deal unveiled on Wednesday that  will create the third-largest U.S. retailer.


Senate Confirms Rice as Secretary of State

Condoleezza Rice was confirmed as  secretary of state on Wednesday as a large majority of senators  swept aside objections from some Democrats that she be held  accountable for mistakes in the Iraq war.


Mismatch Turns Competitive as Henin-Hardenne Faces Rookie

ustine Henin-Hardenne, the top women's seed, began the defense of her United States Open title today against the 15-year-old Czech Nicole Vaidisova, making her Grand Slam debut.


HTC launches Microsoft-based iPhone rival

(InfoWorld) - High Tech ComputerÂ (HTC) announced the HTC Touch, a Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional OS device designed with one-touch screen features giving users instant access to e-mails, contacts, and appointments. Taiwan's HTC is the largest maker of mobile devices based on Microsoft Windows OSes, and its focus on a 2.8-inch touch screen in the HTC Touch is similar to the emphasis AppleÂ has put on touch screen features in its iPhone, which isÂ due out later this month. The touch screen technology on the HTC Touch was developed by HTC, the company said Tuesday. Users need only sweep their fingers across the screen to bring up an animated interface comprising three views: Contacts; Media; and Applications. The views also allow finger control for scrolling on documents and browsing Web pages. Apple has also highlighted touch screen features as a key reason to try out its iPhone, including scrolling through songs and movies on the 3.5-inch wide display. The main difference appears to be the focus on entertainment for the iPhone, while the Touch focuses on e-mail and other more business-like uses. The Touch does not come with large internal flash memory capacity for music and movie storage, which the iPhone will have. HTC instead offers a microSD drive, and a 1GB microSD card is included with the handset. The HTC Touch includes multiple wireless technologies, including triband GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) for voice, while data can be uploaded and downloaded to the Internet quickly via EDGE (Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution) and Wi-Fi. Device-to-device data transmission is offered via Bluetooth. The Touch weighs 112 grams with the battery. The handset also includes a 2.0 megapixel camera and other features. It is now available in the U.K., and users throughout Europe and Asia will be able to buy one by the end of this month. North and Latin America will have to wait until later in the second half of the year. The company did not offer pricing information. Â


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Oct. 6, 2004 - Israel stepped up airstrikes in its Gaza offensive, killing an Islamic Jihad leader and bringing to 75 the number of Palestinians killed in the operation to end rocket fire on Israeli towns.


Bulgarian Socialists Clear of Runner-ups in Voter Support

Politics: 13 November 2004, Saturday. The Bulgarian Socialist Party retains the position of a leader among political parties, steering clear of the runner-up, the ruling Simeon II National Movement, according ...


The study involved light to moderate drinkers, so it was not clear whether the results had a bearing on alcohol abuse. But as lead researcher Valerie Duffy explained, "Some of the differences in oral sensation


New York, 09:13 - TENNIS, US OPEN: FEDERER IN SEMIFINALE

Lo svizzero Roger Federer, testa di serie numero 1, si è qualificato per le semifinale dell'U...


German joblessness rises again in August

The number of people looking for work in Germany rose in August, as the modest economic recovery was not enough to create any new jobs in the eurozone's biggest economy, official data showed.


MOVE TO EASE ETHICS RULES: After Tom DeLay is snared in an ethics probe, House Republicans consider ways to make it harder to discipline members of Congress.


BRUSSELS Moving to resolve a weeklong crisis, the incoming president of the European Commission, JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, on Thursday put forward a new commission team, proposing Foreign Minister Franco Frattini of Italy as justice commissioner.


Microsoft fixes fourteen flaws with six patches; four considered critical

Blog: Critical patches include those for Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Windows Mail,  Win 32 API, and the Schannel Security Package.


US healthcare poll shows dissatisfaction

Fifty-five percent of US citizens have indicated in a national poll they are dissatisfied with the quality of health care in the country.


A U.S. Marine shot and killed a wounded prisoner in a Fallujah mosque, according to a television pool report broadcast Monday. A Marine spokesman said the shooting was being investigated.


Desperate to propel a plot when chemistry doesn't work, this sequel puts its heroine through the wringer. Female viewers may feel similarly abused.


400.000 per Blasco.Â«Siete la mia VascstockÂ»

L'invasione dei giovani: seimila pullman da tutta Italia, hotel e parcheggi pieni. La musica Ã¨ iniziata alla quattro del pomeriggio. CATANZARO â Vasco Rossi, lâurlo e la pioggia. Ieri sera a Germaneto, a


Microsoft's Novell Settlement Clears Hurdles

Goldman Sachs maintained an "outperform" rating on Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ), saying the software company's $536 million settlement with Novell (nasdaq: NOVL - news - people ) clears more antitrust hurdles.


NASCAR changes some weekend schedules for 2005

NASCAR will use a shortened weekend schedule for the Nextel Cup series at most of its events next season in an effort to save money for teams.


America Online is aiming to get a piece of the travel search market, announcing plans to introduce a new Web-based property to compete with the likes of Travelocity.


La protezione civile: "Limitare gli spostamenti". Nevicate intense sulle autostrade anche a bassa quotaBloccata la A14 a Termoli. Chiuso l'aeroporto di Bari, a Trieste la bora supera i 100 km                                          Neve e ghiaccio, disagi sulle strade Un incidente mortale in Puglia


Palestinian and Israeli Leaders Meet Again

After the leadersâ second meeting in a month, aides said that there was little concrete progress to report.


Testimony at Hearing Seals Fate of Arlington Psychiatrist

The hearing was entering its 10th hour Thursday night when Arlington County psychiatrist Martin H. Stein learned that his 40-year career as a practicing physician was effectively over.


US summer box office takings surpass $4bn for the first time as comedy Superbad tops the chart.


A grilled-cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary has been sold for $28,000 in an eBay auction, according to the online casino that bought it from a woman in Hollywood, Fla.


SEC Holds Ground on Disclosure Challenge

Positive comments made in private Wall Street meetings by Siebel Systems Inc. executives weren't just harmless "puffery," according to the Securities and Exchange Commission, as it stands its ground against the first legal challenge to its fair-disclosure rule.


Forte dei Marmi, 20:10 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: ADRIANO E' UN SOGNO IMPOSSIBILE

"Adriano è un sogno, ma credo sia impossibile che un grande campione dell'Inter passi al Mila...


Toyota to Test Plug-In Hybrid, Rivaling G.M.

The company confirmed that is ready to test plug-in hybrids, setting up a direct challenge with General Motors to develop such vehicles.


Crotone, 14:30 - CALCIO, CROTONE-JUVE: MAXI SCHERMO IN PIAZZA CI SARA'

Il comune di Crotone ha confermato che i tifosi potranno seguire la partita di questa sera tra Croto...


It's a dirty little secret of food poisoning: E. coli and certain other foodborne illnesses can sometimes trigger serious health problems months or years after patients survived that initial bout. Scientists only now are unraveling a legacy that has largely gone unnoticed.


A man is arrested in Illinois after police say he attempted to obtain grenades to explode at a shopping centre.


Boston College moved into sole position of the No. 20 ranking in The Associated Press Top 25 on Monday, after the poll was recalculated to fix a mistaken ballot.


More than 72,000 copies of the new Band Aid single were sold on its first day of release, according to sales figures. A Band Aid spokesman said they were "very, very happy" with Monday's demand, which saw shops open early.


Jury finds ex-NYSE trader not guilty of fraud

A former trader at the New York Stock   Exchange was found not guilty on Monday of securities fraud for   his role in a scheme that prosecutors said cheated the Big   Board's customers.


Police and anti-government demonstrators clash for a second night in Hungary's capital, Budapest.


Given a choice among the Police, John Mayer and Madonna on television or a summer's night out, millions of Americans chose the latter.


Tony Blair's Heart Procedure Considered Routine

British Prime Minister Tony Blair underwent a successful heart procedure last week to correct an irregular heartbeat, a procedure British Heart Foundation cardiologist, Professor John Camm described as "a simple technique.


Yankees' Owner Congratulates Boston Red Sox

(New York-AP, October 21, 2004) - It's not the kind of statement George Steinbrenner hoped to be making. The New York Yankees owner is congratulating the Boston Red Sox for their come-from-behind playoff victory over the Yankees.


Source: Movie Industry To Sue Computer Users

LOS ANGELES -- A source said Hollywood studios are preparing to file copyright infringement lawsuits against people they say are illegally sharing movies online.


Monitorati nel Comasco molti presunti terroristi

COMO  Una ventina gli islamici sospettati di avere, in qualche modo, collegamenti con le organizzazioni terroristiche e che, per questo, vengono costantemente «monitorati» dalla Digos nel Comasco. Secondo autorevoli fonti almeno tre vengono ...


Indonesia, E. Timor Establish Rights Panel

Indonesia and East Timor informed Secretary-General Kofi Annan that they have established a joint commission to deal with human rights violations during 1999 violence in East Timor that killed 1,500 people.


OGC takes third way (BS) OGC Buying Solutions has replaced its chief executive with a jazzy international marketing cheese charged with reviving its bedraggled reputation.â¦


What Have You Done for Your Marriage Today, Asks Catholic Church

WASHINGTON, June 27  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What have you done for your marriage today?  That's the question the Catholic Church asks in a series of TV and radio spots launched June 27 by the U.S. bishops' Committees on Marriage and Family Life and Communications.


Roma, 17:28 - CALCIO, MAZZONE: NON ALLENERO' PIU'

Carlo Mazzone non tornerà ad allenare. "Se avessi voluto tornare in panchina sarei già...


Senior judge says legal crisis has damaged Pakistan

A Pakistani Supreme Court judge said that a crisis over the suspension of the chief justice by President Pervez Musharraf had caused "huge damage" to the country.


Vote Audit Confirms Chavez Recall Win Fair-Official

An audit done by international observers has confirmed that President Hugo Chavez beat a recall referendum and that the vote was fair, an electoral council official said on Saturday.


Windows, Linux and Java each fail some basic integrity rules.


Same old, same old Virus writers have run out of fresh ideas for the creation of malware, according to a study by Russian anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab.â¦


Abbas denies Gaza shooting was assassination attempt

Fatah gunmen stormed a mourning tent in Gaza City on Sunday evening and opened fire to protest against the presence of the PLO's Mahmoud Abbas and former security minister Muhammed Dahlan.


Vince Lombardi, a New Yorker originally out of Sheepshead Bay, St. Francis Prep and Fordham, gilded Green Bay with a major league mystique.


Heating oil, crude plunge as supply fears ebb

NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) -- US heating oil futures plunged Monday amid forecasts of moderating US temperatures, pulling oil prices down by nearly $3 to their lowest level in two weeks.


Donna positiva a virus H5N1, esami su altri tre cadaveri


ANOTHER VOICE British troop redeployment

If ever there was an example of mission creep, the request from the US for the redeployment of some British troops in support of Americans south of Baghdad is as dangerous as they come.


Most French don't want Turkey to join the European Union anytime soon, a poll finds.


Tony Bennett crooned his hopes for the presidential race, singing "The Best is Yet to Come" at a $3 million fund-raiser for Democrat John Kerry.


India 'very serious' about composite dialogue: PM

IMPHAL: A day after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's tough talk, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said, India was "very serious" about the composite dialogue and he looked forward to a "fruitful" exchange of views, when his Pakistani


Fannie Mae executives and their  regulator squared off on Wednesday, with executives denying any  accounting irregularity and the regulator saying the housing  finance company's management may have to go.


Leaders Spotlight Gap Between Rich, Poor

The leaders of France and Brazil on Monday warned that poverty leads to violence and urged the international community to find ways to narrow the gap between rich and poor, casting a spotlight on the more than 1 billion people living on less than $1 per day.


Beleagured company hopes to add a little game power to its PC lineup with its purchase of high-end computer maker.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The shuttle Discovery astronauts bid an emotional farewell to their colleagues aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday and headed into their spaceship to prepare for the journey home.


Unemployment drops in battleground states

Unemployment declined last month in eight of 10 states that are hotly contested in the presidential race, including Ohio where job losses and a struggling economy have boosted Democrat John Kerry's election hopes.


HIV drugs reaching more people as AIDS Day marked

About 1.2 million people in countries hard hit by AIDS are receiving life-extending drugs thanks to two major U.S. and international funds, double from a year ago, but many millions more need help, the funds said on Friday.


OPEC members were expected to increase the cartel's production during a meeting Wednesday by 1 million barrels a day to meet the global demand for oil. But analysts contended that any decision by the group would likely have little effect on high oil prices.


New home sales slump; business activity up

Sales of new U.S. homes fell in November to the lowest rate since 1995, but business activity perked up this month, according to reports on Friday that showed pockets of strength in the economy despite a housing sector meltdown.


After months of focusing on ethics and Bush administration policies, New Jersey's two U.S. Senate hopefuls faced a podium-to-podium debate on Saturday.


Rescuers say two walkers are lucky to be alive after becoming stuck on a ridge in Snowdonia at night.


Briton finds ethical jewellery good as gold

"Customers don't realize that one wedding ring weighs 10 grammes and causes three tonnes of toxic waste," says Greg Valerio, whose company aims to follow fair trade coffee with ethical gold jewellery.


Sue Bird, the No. 1 pick in the 2002 WNBA draft, didn't get many minutes at the Athens Games. By Jack Gruber, USA TODAY. In the gold medal game, a 74-63 victory against Australia, she played just one.


Oil prices have jumped nearly $2 a barrel on news of bombings in Saudi Arabia and tighter US fuel supplies. Crude for February delivery rose $1.87 to settle at $43.64 cents a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday.


Tennis: Hewitt devastated by break-up with Clijsters

SYDNEY : Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt was devastated by his break-up with Belgian fiancee Kim Clijsters. Clijsters announced through her web-site Friday that she and Hewitt had broken off their relationship


Update 1: Regal's Profit Down on Lower Receipts

Regal Entertainment Group, the country's largest owner of movie theaters, Tuesday said its profit fell 37 percent in the third quarter, as box office receipts slipped.


'Commercially unimportant' copyright infringement punished

Being insignificant doesn't make it right A software developer responsible for a copyright infringement described even by the copyright owner as insignificant still broke the law, a court has ruled (pdf). An injunction has been served even though the infringer has stopped using the technology.â¦


Federer overwhelms Hewitt in US Open final

_ Walking off the court after being overwhelmed by Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt gently tapped the Swiss star on the stomach. That was about the only way Hewitt could touch him.


Chrysler says closing of Cerberus deal very close

Chrysler Group Chief Executive Tom LaSorda on Friday said that the closing of a $7.4-billion deal for the acquisition of a majority interest in the automaker from German parent DaimlerChrysler AG  is "very, very close."


The MSU College of Human Medicine won't be relocated to Grand Rapids until at least 2007, and could cost only half as much as university officials originally estimated.


BBC hostage in Gaza says 'treated very well' in video

Palestinian extremists on Friday released a first video of BBC reporter Alan Johnston since he was kidnapped 80 days ago in Gaza, in which the journalist says he is in good health and being well treated.


Curt Schilling's reaction was swift and sure. Are there any positives to be drawn from his stint on the disabled list?


A citizen patrol group in New Haven, Conn., says it's doing what police won't, but critics question its tactics.


Caminiti's Death Shocks Friends, Ex-Mates

Ken Caminiti was never short of fearless on a baseball field. He made incredible stops at third base, swatted home runs from both sides of the plate and played through pain that would wither most men. Friends and former teammates shocked by Caminiti's death Sunday in New York at age 41 remembered not only the great plays, but many off-field struggles.


Few children under 2 received flu shots in 2002-03

Sep 23, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Few children between the ages of 6 and 23 months received influenza shots in the 2002-03 flu season, which marked the first time federal health officials formally encouraged shots for that age-group, according to the Centers


Britain has prepared a crack Special Air Service team to rescue five Britons feared kidnapped in Ethiopia, if diplomatic efforts to release them fail, press reports said on Monday.Comment


The son of a politician from India's ruling party is convicted of murder in a case which sparked outrage.


Joe Paterno's 500th game as Penn State coach ended the way most have: with JoePa on top.


His Mission: Snap Photos of Automakers' Secret New Models

DETROITÂ -- Jim Dunne has made a career of stealing automakers' secrets and sharing them with the world. Dunne has the job half the little boys on Earth would kill for: hiding from authority, waiting for the coolest new cars to come by and snapping their pictures.


Fall films bring Oscar buzz to Hollywood

Get out the Oscar scorecards because next week Hollywood launches its new movie season, with a typical fall mix of adult dramas dealing with more serious topics than this past summer's popcorn flicks.


Soldier at Center of Iraq Prison Scandal Goes on Trial

FT. HOOD, Texas  - U.S. Army Spc. Charles Graner,  the accused ringleader of the Iraq prisoner abuse scandal that  outraged the world, goes on trial on Friday ready to offer a  defense that he was just following orders.


LOS ANGELES - Fans gave former Laker Shaquille O'Neal a warm ovation today in his first game at Staples Center since being traded to the Miami Heat.


Ford Motor Co.  on Thursday said  U.S. January vehicle sales fell 19 percent from a year earlier  because of reduced sales to daily-rental companies.


Roma, 17:55 - CALCIO, VEDOVA BEATRICE: E' RESPONSABILE CHI LO SOTTOPOSE A RAGGI ROENTGEN

"Chi è responsabile della morte di mio marito? Chi ha prescritto in dosi massicce le radiazio...


SINGAPORE, Feb. 6 -- Stock markets across Asia plunged on fears that a U.S. recession will cut demand for exports.


Marian Hossa scores on a break-in at 19 seconds of overtime after a defensive mistake, and Ilya Kovalchuk scores his NHL-leading 29th goal in the Atlanta Thrashers' 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues.


Inzamam-ul-Haq is cleared of ball-tampering but banned for four games for bringing the game into disrepute.


AFTER one of the most important speeches of his life, British Prime Minister Tony Blair was still fighting to reunite his New Labour Party yesterday as the war in Iraq continued to haunt his leadership.


HarperCollins to publish novel by author James Frey

HarperCollins announced on Wednesday  it would publish a new novel by James Frey, the author who  admitted fabricating key parts of his best-selling drug and  alcohol memoir "A Million Little Pieces."


Lowe's Net Trails Views, But Shares Rise

Lowe's Cos. , the No. 2 home  improvement retailer behind Home Depot Inc., on Monday reported  an 18 percent increase in second-quarter profit, but results  trailed estimates as sales weakened in June.


The UK Independence Party's high command rejects demands for a vote on holding a leadership contest.


Israel begins last phase of Lebanon withdrawal

ZARIT, Israel  - Israel's army pulled out of south Lebanon early on Sunday to complete a handover to the Lebanese army and international peacekeepers under a U.N. resolution to end a bloody war with Hizbollah guerrillas.


Nigerian Oil Delta Talks to Resume Friday

Talks between a rebel warlord and the  Nigerian president aimed at preventing an explosion of violence  in the oil-producing Niger Delta will resume Friday, an  organizer said.


Patrick Mills scored 18 points, Todd Golden added 15 and 10 assists, and No. 23 Saint Mary's hit 17 3-pointers in a 100-64 win over Pepperdine on Monday night.


WHO Panel Recommends Marker Gene for Smallpox Virus

A marker gene should be inserted into the smallpox virus to screen the effectiveness of drugs designed to fight smallpox, a World Health Organization (WHO) committee has recommended.


Is It Really You? A Scanner Delves Beneath Fingerprints

For all their electronic sophistication, fingerprint scanners have a major shortcoming. So some new models are going beyond skin deep.


First allocations to hospitals, care homes, pediatricians

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The US government is working with Aventis Pasteur to distribute 22.4 million doses of unshipped flu vaccine to areas identified as having the most need, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.


Teck Cominco to buy Aur for C$4.1 billion

Teck Cominco  said on Tuesday it would buy Aur Resources  in a friendly cash and stock offer worth C$4.1 billion ($3.87 billion), boosting the base metal giant's copper production.


France's Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy announces his intention to run for the presidency next year.


Microsoft, Nokia have work cut out to rival iPod

Almost any iPod owner will tell the same  story: they wouldn't swap the iconic device for any  alternative. But the battle is wide open for the hearts -- and  pockets -- of the vast majority who still have no MP3 player.


13 Palestinians killed in reported IAF strike

At least 13 Palestinians were killed and 25 wounded early Tuesday when five explosions rocked a field in the eastern part of Gaza City used by Hamas for training, witnesses said.


Madrid, 13:10 - CALCIO, MILAN; 'MARCA': PRONTA OFFERTA DI 50 MILIONI PER ETO'O

Il Milan sarebbe pronto a offrire al Barcellona 50 milioni di euro per arrivare a Eto'o. Lo scrive i...


EU regulator: Let consumers pick telecom standards

Let the market, not politicians, choose telecom platforms, says EU watchdog: "Build the services and they will come."


HBO gets a "Life" with virtual-world documentary

LOS ANGELES  - HBO has snapped up a documentary film that was created and produced entirely within Second Life, the 3-D virtual world that boasts more than 9 million residents worldwide.


House arrest ends for former Parmalat chief Calisto Tanzi

ROME  - Former Parmalat boss Calisto Tanzi's period of house arrest ended Monday after nine months of detention and questioning over the fraud scandal that engulfed his global dairy company.


Northwest fee increase has agents crying foul

The airline said it will begin paying only $5 of the $12.50 cost of booking a Northwest ticket through a global distribution system such as Sabre or Galileo starting Wednesday.


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Paul Pierce scored 15 of his 22 points in the third quarter, going 4-for-4 from 3-point range in the third before sitting out the fourth on Friday night as the Boston Celtics pulled away from the Chicago Bulls to win 107-82.


Turkish military warns secularism under attack

On the eve of a devout Muslim's expected accession to the country's presidency, Turkey's resolutely secular military leadership issued a sharp warning yesterday against any attempt to erode the constitutional separation of religion and state.


Israel wants to cut its Gaza links: official

Israel wants to cut its links with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after militants blasted open the territory's border with Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade, Israel's deputy defence minister said on Thursday.


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - More than 300 people died  in Haiti from flooding and mudslides triggered by Tropical  Storm Jeanne, according to aid workers who said half of the  northern city of Gonaives was still underwater.


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Londra, 16:03 - CALCIO, CHELSEA: KAKA' O MESSI PER IL DOPO DROGBA

Secondo la stampa inglese sarebbero due i nomi sui quali il Chelsea starebbe lavorando per il dopo D...


Be careful, Boston College. The Eagles were the new No. 2 in the Top 25 released Sunday, a ranking that's been more of a burden than a reward recently. The second-ranked team in The Associated Press poll has lost three consecutive weeks. BC faces its toughest test of the season Thursday night at No. 8 Virginia Tech.


Iraq's government last night declared a state of emergency and nationwide curfews for 60 days as the widely expected assault on the rebel stronghold of Falluja drew closer.


Omnicom Group OMC.N on Tuesday  reported a higher quarterly profit as the world's largest  advertising group added several high-profile accounts to its  roster and benefited from higher global ad spending.


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Italian president in crisis talks after Prodi quits

Italy's president holds crisis talks with political leaders on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who has resigned as prime minister after nine months in power, can still head a government.


A good tag editor can make managing your crazy-huge song collection a snap -- and free you from the world of iTunes ubiquity. By Eric Solomon.


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Schwab Paying $350,000 Fine in Settlement

Brokerage Charles Schwab & Co. has agreed to pay a $350,000 civil fine to settle federal regulators' allegations that it illegally allowed certain customers to change mutual fund trade orders after the market's close.


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Eddie Jones missed being part of the Miami Heat's first NBA championship. He will, however, play a role in the title defense.


Young film buff has dream job running festival

Oh, to be 27 and running  a rising film festival! Nothing makes Matt Dentler happier than  hearing audiences at the South by Southwest Film Festival in  Austin applaud a movie that he discovered. Although lucrative  industry job offers keep coming, the tireless film booster is  having too much fun programing his own show.


Shavlik Randolph says he knows that he'll return to the 76ers earlier than expected this season after breaking his ankle, no matter what the doctors tell him.


Man United skipper Keane in court on assault charge

Manchester United captain Roy Keane denied assaulting a 16-year-old boy when he appeared before a magistrates court in Manchester.


Can the new Band Aid beat Â£110m for Africa?

THE words are the same and the refrain will be familiar to millions: âFeed the world, let them know itâs Christmas time.â. But the new Band Aid, assembled yesterday 20 years after the


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UK Group Accuses Apple of Overpricing iTunes

The price of music downloads has been a contentious issue among fans in the UK, who are quick to point out the pricing scheme often means that downloading a full album costs more than buying the CD.


Macedonia's referendum fails to give Albanians more autonomy

A referendum on territorial law that intends to give Macedonia's Albanian minority greater autonomy failed to pass the turnout minimum, the Macedonian State Election Commission (SEC) announced Monday.


Fire aboard ex-Navy sub on way to new owner

Three sailors were injured yesterday after fire broke out on a submarine sold by the Royal Navy to Canada. Chicoutimi had left Faslane in Scotland on Monday after a lengthy refit as part of the sale of four submarines.


Bonds' record-breaking baseball to be branded with asterisk

The ball Barry Bonds hit for his record-breaking 756th home run will be permanently branded with an asterisk and shipped to the Hall of Fame.


Giuliani talks about his prostate cancer

Republican Rudy Giuliani talks about surviving prostate cancer in a New Hampshire radio ad promoting the tax breaks he says he would give families to buy private health insurance.


UK city Norwich is pioneering a free, wi-fi project to see how people can use wireless internet.


The police chief who hunted Indian bandit Veerappan says it was impossible to take him alive.


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Roma, 18:08 - CALCIO, LAZIO: STENDARDO: PER IL PRELIMINARE SAREMO AL 100%

Intervenendo ai microfoni di Radio Radio, il difensore della Lazio, Guglielmo Stendardo fissa gli ob...


The Tories say they want to free the National Lottery from political control and spend Â£182m more on good causes.


ANZ pays $88 million for stake in Vietnam broker

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.  said on Monday it had acquired a 10 percent stake in Vietnam's top stock broker Saigon Securities Inc.  for US$88 million, further boosting its Asian expansion.


F1, la Bild rivela domenica addio di Schumi

Secondo il giornale tedesco l'annuncio durante il Gp di Monza. Il pilota ha 37 anni e sette titoli mondiali alle spalle. Austria ko


Report: Many Species Scramble to Adjust to Warming

North American wildlife species  ranging from butterflies to red fox are scrambling to adapt to  Earth's rising temperatures and may not survive, according to a  study released on Monday.


President ben Ali wins predictable victory in Tunisia with 94% of ...

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who won a landslide victory for a fourth consecutive term in elections Sunday, has won accolades for his country's sound economic performance.


ElBaradei urges Iran to halt atomic expansion

The chief U.N. nuclear monitor urged Iran on Thursday to stop expanding uranium enrichment to ease a standoff with world powers, who have demanded Tehran shut down the program entirely.


US oil giants Conoco Phillips and Exxon Mobil reportedly fail to reach a deal on Venezuela oil nationalisation.


Sarkozy su Eads: non avevamo il diritto di dividerci


Nato states meet in Belgium to discuss who will provide 2,500 reinforcements for its mission in Afghanistan.


JOSE MOURINHO ordered the drug test that snared shamed Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu.


NASA set February 7 as  the new date for a launch on a space shuttle of Europe's  Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station,  officials said on Thursday.


African countries have agreed a deal on the immediate future of the ivory trade.


In Brief: Microsoft dedicates salesman to U.K. government

Microsoft has appointed a National Technology Officer (NTO) in its U.K. division, charged with developing and promoting the Redmond, Washington, software company's strategy for a more modern and efficient U.K. public sector. Jerry Fishenden began his job as Microsoft's advocate to the U.K. government earlier this month, Microsoft announced Friday. Microsoft has a number of highly lucrative contracts with the U.K. government, including a contract to develop a user interface for the massive IT infrastructure upgrade of the NHS. Last week, U.K. Health Secretary John Reid said that the U.K. government is Microsoft's third largest customer. Microsoft has appointed staff to the NTO role in 15 countries. The job focuses on a variety of issues within the government sector, including security, privacy, interoperability and standards, technical computing and innovation, Microsoft said.


Australian PM John Howard dismisses suggestions a security declaration with Japan could strain China ties.


Smith death brings quiet to neighborhood

In the neighborhood of astronaut Lisa Nowak, parents are now able to play catch with their kids on balmy evenings. Instead of the hum of satellite trucks, they can hear birds chirping at sunset.


Al Arabiya: 7 ministeri Hamas, 6 Fatah, 5 agli indipendenti


[Johannesburg, 23 September 2004] - Symantec's sixth biannual report on global trends in Internet attacks, vulnerabilities, and malicious code activity shows SA recorded a 796% annual increase in the number of these attacks, rising from 375 per user last


The Greek sprinters at the center of a drug scandal withdraw from the Summer Games but still face possible sanctions for missing several mandatory drug tests.


Manifestanti bloccano strada tra Acerra e Nola


Fred Thompson seen as most conservative GOP candidate

Rasmussen Reports - Among the major candidates seeking the GOP Presidential nomination, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson is viewed as politically conservative by more voters than anybody else. That's true among all voters and also among Republican voters. It's a key factor in why Thompson is currently doing so well in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination.


With 14 More Shots, Rangers Lose to Ducks

The Rangers continued two frustrating streaks: their habit of following promising stretches of games with baffling ones and their inability to beat any team in the Western Conference.


International truce monitors say they are "convinced" Sri Lanka's military killed 17 aid workers earlier this month.


Man pleads guilty to spreading Trojan via IRC

Up to five years in prison A Washington-state man pleaded guilty to one felony count of computer fraud relating to charges he spread malware to users of an internet relay chat (IRC) channel. He faces up five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced in early May.â¦


He spent three years on the Tight Lies and Hooters tours, where guys have to put down a deposit to play and some of them carry their own bag.


Roma, 19:07 - CALCIO, LAZIO: CONVOCATI PER RITIRO

Vacanze finite per i giocatori della Lazio. Domani la squadra biancoceleste partirà per l'Aus...


His living in a fantasy world over in no time

Embarrassed. There's no other word for it. The only male in North America not to be involved in a fantasy football league? That was me.


Judge tells Spain to declassify CIA flight papers

A judge has ordered Spain's state intelligence agency to declassify any documents it has about secret CIA flights shuttling terrorism suspects, court officials said on Wednesday.


Bonds' contract reworked; will stage assault on Aaron's record as ...

Now that Barry Bonds is assured of staying with the San Francisco Giants for two more seasons, he already is looking beyond. His children won't let him think about retirement just yet.


At least four explosive devices detonated Monday around Spain after telephone warnings from callers claiming to speak on behalf of the armed Basque separatist group ETA, news report said.


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Four people were killed and nine were wounded in gunfire that first erupted within blocks of US Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday as he visited the National Palace to show American support for Haiti's interim government.


A 34-year-old Indian mother of one has fulfilled her dream to swim seven seas after crossing the Palk Strait dividing India and Sri Lanka in a marathon 14-hour feat, officials said.


The Conservatives promise better school discipline and more choice for parents.


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The Tigers signed Troy Percival to a two-year contract worth $12 million. The 35-year-old right-hander joined Detroit after spending the entirety of his 10-year career with the Angels, with whom he racked


Sean Combs sued for assault by partygoer

A lawsuit has been filed against Sean "Diddy" Combs, alleging the music mogul punched and pushed the plaintiff and his girlfriend at a Hollywood nightclub.


Death Toll Nears 700 from Haiti Flooding

The death toll in Haiti from flooding and mudslides triggered by Tropical Storm Jeanne rose above 660 on Tuesday and government officials were still struggling to reach areas cut off by flood waters.


Radioactive sabre-rattling North Korea has announced it will test one of its nuclear warheads, the BBC reports. North Korea's foreign ministry announced: "[North Korea] will in the future conduct a nuclear test under the condition where safety is firmly guaranteed."â¦


Test of Brain Device Is Setback for Maker

Results from a crucial clinical trial showed that Northstar Neuroscienceâs brain-stimulating device failed to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms and hands.


Moon to cast red glow; could it be an omen?

Mother Nature will offer a special treat this evening: a blood-red moon, just in time for Halloween. A total lunar eclipse, the last visible in North America until 2007, will begin tonight at 8:06 and continue until about 2 am Thursday.


Heart failure patients treated for diabetes with insulin have ...

FINDINGS: UCLA researchers for the first time showed that advanced heart failure patients with diabetes who are treated with insulin faced a mortality rate four times higher than heart failure patients with diabetes treated with oral medications.


Class of Chemotherapy Drugs Helps Certain Breast Cancer Patients

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News)-- Chemotherapy drugs known as anthracyclines help boost survival for women with HER2-positive breast cancer who have undergone surgery, but they may not offer any survival benefit for those with HER2-negative tumors.


Seems to be the day for camera announcements This morning in London, Canon showed off its Spring collection for 2008, comprising of 16 new products in total, including four new compact cameras and a new DLSR.â¦


Ukraine Hopes for Winner in New Presidential Vote

Ukrainians look poised to elect a Western-leaning liberal as president on Sunday, overturning the result of a rigged poll last month that pitched the ex-Soviet state into turmoil.


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Bank of America Plans Big Layoffs -Paper

Bank of America Corp. (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , plans on Wednesday to lay off hundreds of tellers and other employees at Fleet bank branches, and ask them to leave immediately, the Boston Globe said on Wednesday, citing ...


(InfoWorld) - IBMâs revenue from India grew by 37 percent last year, mainly on Indiaâs strong economic growth, including in industrial production. Growth last year was lower than the 55 percent reported by IBM for 2005, but that was because the revenue base in 2004 was smaller, Shanker Annaswamy, IBMâs regional general manager for India and South Asia, told reporters in Bangalore on Thursday. Annaswamy did not however disclose the revenue that IBM earned from India, citing company policy not to break down revenue by countries. Revenue from India has grown faster in the last two years than inÂ Brazil, Russia and China, Annaswamy said. The key markets in India were financial services, small and medium businesses, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, automotive, and government. Besides being a large market for IBM, which has won a number of key outsourcing contracts from Indian customers, IBM also has a large global services delivery operation in India. The company had 53,000 staff on its rolls as of January 1, up from 38,500 a year earlier. IBMâs chairman and chief executive officer Samuel Palmisano announced last year in Bangalore, India, that the company will beÂ investing $6 billion in IndiaÂ over the next three years. The new investment will go primarily for staff costs, new service facilities and on education programs, the company said. A large number of multinational services companies are expanding in India to take advantage of its low-cost work force. But increased demand is pushing up salaries, and making it difficult to hire quality staff. IBM is aware of the challenge and is working with educational institutions to train staff, Annaswamy said. IBM trained about 60,000 staff last year on IBMâs technologies, he added.


Protesters in Kathmandu have expressed disbelief and frustration after learning of the deaths of 12 Nepalese hostages in Iraq. Nepal's ambassador to Qatar, Somananda Suman, confirmed


HOUSTON -- The attitude of every team in the postseason is: concentrate on today and let tomorrow take care of itself. That would be a good strategy for baseball-watchers, too, especially when they watch Carlos Beltran.


Madonna records an introduction to the new Band Aid music video, which gets its premiere on Thursday.


Washington Dog Phones 911 for Fallen Owner

RICHLAND, Wash. - Faith the service dog phoned 911 when her owner fell out of her wheelchair and barked urgently into the receiver until a dispatcher sent help. Then the 4-year-old Rottweiler unlocked the front door so the responding police officer could come in.


At least 13 people were killed in a Baghdad suicide car bomb attack this morning just hours after US strikes on militant targets in the city of Falluja killed 45 people and injured 27.


Nokia to Buy Software Developer Trolltech for $153M

Nokia hopes to use Trolltech's expertise to improve the interfaces on its S40 mobile phone and S60 smartphone platforms.


Il presidente del Consiglio alla Festa della Margherita"Non ci saranno spalmature, voglio che tutti paghino le tasse"                                          Prodi: "SarÃ  una Finanziaria che non ammazzerÃ  il Paese"


Dutch chemical giant Akzo Nobel is reportedly in the final stages of preparing a takeover bid for British chemical group Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI).


Cell phone use in hospitals poses danger: study

Using cell phones near hospital beds or  important equipment is dangerous and could switch off  ventilators or disrupt pacemakers, Dutch researchers said on  Thursday.


Two Philippine soldiers and three suspected Islamic militants are killed in a clash on the southern island of Jolo.


Torino, 19:08 - CALCIO, TORINO; COMOTTO: FELICE DI ESSERE RIMASTO GRANATA

Dopo l'apertura delle buste, il difensore del Torino Gianluca Comotto si è detto felice di re...


At least seven people were killed and 17 wounded when a suicide car bomber attacked an entrance to Baghdadâs Green Zone government compound today.


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Jones gets Roff backing for England rugby coaching job

Australia great Joe Roff has backed his former Wallaby mentor Eddie Jones to become the new coach of world champions England.


Intuit to acquire online banking specialist

Deal worth $1.35 billion is designed to help Intuit attract a larger number of financial institutions as customers.


Ukraine's parliament declared the country's disputed presidential vote invalid yesterday, increasing the political and legal pressure for new elections


Latin American Leaders Vow Aid for Haiti

Latin American leaders wrapped up a two-day summit Friday with a pledge to help rid Haiti of political violence and grinding poverty, dispatching a top Brazilian diplomat to the country on a mission to form a rescue plan.


Ex-Microsoft Worker Pleads Guilty to Fraud

A former Microsoft Corp. worker pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to participating in a software sales scheme with three others that defrauded the company of more than $32 million.


London, England (Sports Network) - Formula One's Contract Recognition Board (CRB) ruled that rising star Jenson Button is still under contract with the F1 BAR-Honda team.


The jet plane in which US adventurer Steve Fossett plans to fly non-stop around the world without refuelling is set for launch in January from Kansas.


Al cinema tremate arriva il Borat-pensiero

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SocGen chairman's fate in balance as board meets

The board of Societe Generale met on Wednesday to decide the fate of its chairman after rogue trading losses as fellow French bank BNP Paribas ducked questions on whether it would bid for its wounded rival.


Cagliari, 18:05 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: ALLA RIPRESA DIFFERENZIATO PER SUAZO

Il Cagliari ha ripreso gli allenamenti in vista dell'anticipo di sabato al Meazza con l'Inter con un...


Gartner: Q2 server shipments rise on Sun, Dell strength

Server shipments and revenue increased in the second quarter, with low-cost servers based on Linux or the Windows operating system growing faster than their Unix counterparts, according to research firm Gartner Inc.


Turkey Culture and Tourism Minister Quits

Turkey's culture and tourism minister resigned from his position and left Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political party Tuesday, the first Cabinet member to leave the government since it took power more than two years ago.


Lone protestor forces change in British law

London (IANS) A lone anti-war protestor's three-year noisy vigil outside parliament has prompted the British government to frame a new law curbing public demonstrations in the city.


Death threats follow family of Iraq abuse whistleblower

WASHINGTON -- Relatives of the US soldier who sounded the alarm about abuse of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison said yesterday that the family was living in protective custody because of death threats against them.


NY regulator hires Perella for bond insurers

The New York State Insurance Department has hired Perella Weinberg Partners to advise on bond insurers, a spokesman for the department said on Monday.


This analog clock has a twist: the only number appearing on the clock face is nine, but it's calibrated correctly once you do the math.


Flyers give Stevens two years to turn around team's fortunes

John Stevens was given a two-year contract to coach the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, one month after he was promoted from assistant to coach the National Hockey League club.


North Korea fires missile off west coast

North Korea fired up to two short-range missiles off its west coast on Thursday, Yonhap news agency quoted government officials as saying, the second launch in as many weeks.


Iraqis fleeing conflict flood over borders

Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.


HP Aims at Living Room with TVs, Media Hubs

Computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co.  is pushing aggressively into television sales this year as it rolls out full lines of TVs, projectors, and home media servers, Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said on Tuesday.


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Learn how to tell which retailers are performing well and which ones have some work to do.


Onorevole, si dia un taglio Le pensioni d'oro dei politici

Prese già a 50 anni. E cumulabili con altri redditi. Ã il vitalizio degli ex parlamentari. Ma per i loro privilegi nessuna riforma. La nuova inchiesta de L'espresso. Commenta


WASHINGTON Dec 22, 2004 - About 35,000 fewer nursing home residents are kept in restraints on a daily basis down 23 percent from two years ago according to a federal report released Wednesday that also found fewer patients in pain.


US Says Targets Zarqawi Loyalists in Iraq Strike

US forces launched air strikes on the rebel-held city of Falluja on Monday, targeting what they said was a meeting of key loyalists of their top foe in Iraq, Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


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Gunmen kidnap six foreign staff of RUSAL in Nigeria

Nigerian gunmen kidnapped six foreign staff of United Company RUSAL after blowing up their apartment with explosives in the southeastern town of Ikot Abasi, security sources said on Sunday.


Mao's home province puts sex on the Internet

A school in Mao Zedong's home province,  slower than most to adopt reforms that have now swept the  country, has launched its first sex education Web site to stop  children feeling embarrassed by the subject.


Aug. 25, 2004 - RAMALLAH, West Bank Yasser Arafat fended off another challenge to his authority Wednesday when Palestinian lawmakers backed away from sweeping reform demands, instead approving a watered down set of recommendations.


Grand Rapids Lays Foundations for a Health Mecca

Grand Rapids is seeing a boom in medical research, training and patient facility construction that health executives and city officials hope will sustain its culture and economy.


Ex-Drug Agent Found Convicted of Perjury

The lone undercover agent in a sting that sent dozens of black people to prison on bogus drug charges was convicted Friday of one of two perjury counts.


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Raptors' GM expects unhappy Carter to honor contract

Vince Carter wants out of Toronto, but the Raptors' new general manager says he isn't going anywhere. "It doesn't change anything with us," Rob Babcock told The Associated Press on Friday.


Bigley's brother says police raided home

The brother of a British hostage in Iraq says intelligence officers raided his Dutch home, copied data from his computer and forced him to make a five-page statement about his activities.


DEVELOPMENT:  EU Asked to Delay Sugar Reforms

BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (IPS) - The European Commission's current proposals  for the sugar regime could have severe consequences for  developing countries, says the African, Caribbean and Pacific  group of countries.


Moon to disappear Wednesday night - temporarily

Astronomers say the Moon might look like a pumpkin Wednesday night before it completely disappears in the Earthâs shadow in the last total lunar eclipse until March 2007.


Matt Morris struggled in his final tuneup for the playoffs, and Milwaukee sent the NL Central champions to their first four-game losing streak of the season.


Schroder reaffirms support for TurkeyÂ¡Ã¤s bid

The European Commission is expected later this week to recommend EU membership talks with Turkey. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan are anticipating a "positive report.


Police: Men smuggled monkeys in pants; also leopard cubs, orchids, birds of paradise

CourtTV - LOS ANGELES (Court TV) - When the rare birds of paradise escaped from his suitcase and flew over the heads of U.S. Customs Agents at Los Angeles International Airport, Robert Cusack decided it was best to confess that, yes, he did have more to declare.


Studies confirm how sunlight alters the motion of bodies, such as asteroids, throughout the Solar System.


Segway is recalling its self-balancing scooters because of a malfunction that can make its wheels unexpectedly reverse direction.


Russia Counts Cost of Bloody End to School Siege

Russia began counting the cost on Saturday at the end of siege of a school captured by Chechen gunmen which killed at least 200 people and cast


Breathing in secondhand smoke massively increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease, an official report shows.


Vulnerable groups such as the elderly should be helped to buy digital TV equipment, a report says.


East Asia growth to top 7 pct in 2004: World Bank

Economic growth is expected to top 7 percent for East Asia and Pacific (excluding Japan) in 2004, while developing economies in the region are expected to expand by more than 8 percent, the World bank said here on Tuesday.


Karzai expects Afghan poll verdict Sunday

KABUL : President Hamid Karzai, the incumbent poised to become Afghanistan's first popularly-elected leader, said he expects the official announcement of October 9 polls on Sunday.


English football faces outcry over plans for most significant transformation in more than a decade


By Nicholas Azzara, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Dec. 10--MANATEE -- You'll have to get up pretty early in the morning to beat Byron Shinn and his 20-foot ski boat to the water on Saturdays. He knows parking spots at the ramp at 59th Street/Warner's Bayou fill up fast.


NEWARK, NJ Nov 6, 2004 - Calling the accidental strafing of a school by a fighter jet "totally incomprehensible," Sen. Frank Lautenberg called on the Air National Guard to halt all training flights over New Jersey until an investigation is complete.


Annullata una sentenza del 2004 che riconosceva la sospensione condizionale della penaa una ragazza dalle generalitÃ  non chiare, sorpresa piÃ¹ volte a rubare in appartamenti                                          Nomadi, linea dura della Cassazione "Niente patteggiamento per i recidivi"


PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12 (Ticker) -- It seemed like a highly unlikely game for Allen Iverson to sink his first career game-winning buzzer-beater.


A provision of the Patriot Act that requires people who are formally contacted by the FBI for information to keep it a secret is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.


Here are eight signs that the grass may be greener at another job site.  If they mirror your experience, other pastures may be greener.


More than a quarter of young drivers still at school or college admit to drink-driving, according to a survey.


Ashcroft: Justice Department likely to appeal judge's ruling on ...

Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday that the Justice Department will likely appeal a federal court ruling declaring unconstitutional


Beijing Man Buys Phone Number for $215,000

BEIJING - A Beijing man has paid $215,000 for the ultimate in lucky cell phone numbers - 133-3333-3333.  The phone number was sold this week at an auction in the Chinese capital, newspapers reported Saturday.


McDonald's employees will be able to boost their basic skills and take exams while at work.


An Afghan court on Tuesday sentenced a 23-year-old journalism student to death for distributing a paper he printed off the Internet that three judges said violated the tenets of Islam


Two youths are arrested on suspicion of murder after a soldier is shot as he prepares to celebrate his 21st birthday.


Cisco's Nexus Forms Core of Data-Center Drive

As servers and storage start to merge into unified, virtualized systems, Cisco wants to do the same thing with the networks that connect them.


Proposed legislation for overhauling the U.S. patent system would either hurt a system that's worked for 200 years, or fix a badly broken mess, or cost more money, or save more, or raise intellectual-property values, or lower them... yes, the lobbyists have been busy on Capitol Hill as the reform debate continues.


About one third of amphibians are under threat of extinction in a new sign of the world's deteriorating environment, according to researchers who carried out a global census.


Doughnut-guzzling, beer-quaffing Homer Simpson may not be the model father but he has won the hearts of British TV fans who want the nuclear power plant worker to be the next U.S. President.


Once harvested almost to extinction in the northeastern U.S., beavers have returned in such huge numbers that they are becoming a nuisance in some areas.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sports Network) - In a surprising turn  of events, Urban Meyer is expected to be named head football  coach at the University of Florida.


Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards canceled campaign events in Alabama and North Dakota to make a "major policy address on poverty" Wednesday in New Orleans, where he launched his presidential bid 13 months ago.


A huge explosion has reportedly occurred in North Korea, but South Korean and US officials maintain it was not a nuclear test. The explosion, which produced a mushroom


Milano, 13:22 - VOLLEY, MONDIALI; BONITTA: BISOGNA INTERROGARSI SUL FALLIMENTO

Marco Bonitta, ex-ct della Nazionale femminile, commenta il difficile momento dell'Italvolley. Dopo ...


Le accuse sono di rapina aggravata e lesioni gravissime


Lake Tulloch Project May Get Boat Limit: Tuscany Hills Proposes 27-Vessel Cap

By Dana M. Nichols, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Jun. 8--SAN ANDREAS -- The proposed Tuscany Hills project on Lake Tulloch might have finally cracked the impasse over how to resolve speedboat traffic jams on the popular lake.


A woman convicted for sending pictures of aborted foetuses to chemists loses her human rights appeal.


Sydney, 14:08 - PALLANUOTO, TORNEO SYDNEY: AZZURRE BATTONO LA SPAGNA

Inizia con una vittoria l'avventura australiana per il Setterosa campione olimpico. La nazionale gui...


Soccer: Albania offers Greece a full dose of Greeks' own medicine

The European summer is barely over, the Olympic Games have come and gone, and still soccer's insatiable thirst for do-or-die intensity revs up toward the qualification for the 2006 World Cup.


A multi-billion dollar lawsuit brought by the government against major tobacco firms is to open in Nigeria.


The globe-spanning Live Earth pop music extravaganza fell flat for television viewers in the United States and Britain, drawing far smaller audiences than the Princess Diana tribute concert a week earlier.


South Korea have yet to file an appeal to sport's supreme legal body asking it to award Yang Tae-young the Olympic gymnastics all-round gold medal after a scoring error robbed him off the title last week.


Moore Accused of Offering Gifts for Votes

Republicans say filmmaker Michael Moore should be prosecuted for offering underwear, potato chips and Ramen noodles to college students in exchange for their promise to vote for John Kerry.


That's funny. I don't see the "Marry it Now" button on eBay.


Kostner's Bid to Repeat Starts Well At Figure Skating Championships

Carolina Kostner holds off a strong challenge from two Finnish teens to lead the women's competition after the short program at the European Figure Skating Championships.


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Kremlin Aide: Terrorists Recruit in Russia

Terrorism is expanding its reach in Russia, in part because of corruption and lawlessness in government, police and the military that make it impossible for impoverished people to improve their lot, a Kremlin aide said Wednesday.


The family of an IRA man who died during a security force operation at a police station in 1987 is to meet the chief constable.


As Writersâ Strike Looms, Stakes Are Higher for TV Than Film

Television writers wield considerable power over a television show, so much so that it often is not clear where their writing duties end and their producing duties begin.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. Marines launched air and ground attacks Thursday on the insurgent bastion Fallujah after city representatives suspended peace talks with the government over Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's demand to hand over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...


Tasse e deficit: l'Europa non crede ai conti di Berlusconi

Ammette, Domenico Siniscalco, ministro del Tesoro, che la ricerca della copertura per il taglio fiscale Ã¨ stata molto ma molto approfondita. Insomma, ha faticato non poco. Se, dunque, in sede europea e pubblicamente


White House rejects speeding new Iraq report

The White House rejected calls for a new intelligence assessment of Iraq to be finished before November 7 US elections in which the unpopular war is expected to be a factor.


Another high note for Beyonce — the coveted cover shot of this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.


College grad's post-traumatic tech syndrome

Gadgets are advancing so fast, new graduate Neha Tiwari senses a generation gap on a recent return to her alma mater.


Parents who invested in homes for their children at college five years ago have made a tidy profit, according to Halifax.


Santana Easily Navigates Bumper-to-Bumper Coverage

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


Kenya's opposition vowed to pour thousands of demonstrators on to the streets on Thursday after both sides traded accusations of genocide in post-election turmoil that has killed more than 300.


Big Ten Wants Division IA to Adopt Replay Review

The Big Ten's experiment with instant-replay review of calls went so well, the conference is asking the NCAA to approve it permanently for all of Division IA football.


Gazprom plans to buy half of Sakhalin-2: chairman

Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom plans to buy around 50 percent of the Shell-led Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project for cash and assets, its chairman, Dmitry Medvedev, said on Tuesday.


Chiefs Fire Offensive Coordinator Solari

The Chiefs fire offensive coordinator Mike Solari and three other assistant coaches on Herm Edwards' staff following a 4-12 season.


LONDON, England -- The British Grand Prix at Silverstone is to be included on Formula One's draft 2005 calendar when it is published on Wednesday, according to sources close to the negotiations.


Intel No. 1 for helping workers with commutes

The federal government releases a list Wednesday lauding Fortune 500 firms that make a major effort to ease commutes for their employees, which helps ease traffic congestion and air pollution. Intel is No. 1 on the list of 69 companies to be designated as Best Workplaces for Commuters by the EPA.


Malaysia's fertility rate falling as country develops

Malaysia's fertility rate is declining as women postpone marriage and having children, and the drop will continue as the country becomes more and more developed, a deputy minister has warned.


WHO: Disease Outbreak Still Risk in Indonesia's Aceh

Survivors of last month's quake and tsunami in Indonesia still face the risk of deadly disease outbreaks such as cholera, but epidemics could be controlled, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday.


Kumble and Khan bowl India to historic win

Anil Kumble and Zaheer Khan bowled India to their first ever test victory in South Africa when they won the opening match of the series by 123 runs shortly before lunch on the fourth day.


Michael Phelps took his haul of gold  medals at the Athens Olympics to three on Tuesday after winning  the 200 meters butterfly and helping the United States beat  Australia in the 4x200 freestyle relay.


Marcelo Bielsa has resigned, less than a month after steering Argentina to their first Olympic gold medal and less than two months after their Copa America final appearance, Argentina Football Association (AFA) president Julio


Favre, Pack offense are clicking like never before

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre did something Sunday he hadn't done for a long time. He finally posted a quarterback rating of at least 100.


The Co-op is set to make 1,000 staff redundant from its financial services arm, a report says.


Sudan Security Says Darfur Rebels Use Human Shields

KHARTOUM, Sudan  - Sudan's security chief said on  Monday rebels in the western region of Darfur have drawn army  fire and aerial bombardment on to Darfur villages by using them  as cover and as bases for military operations.


'Unprecedented changes' to how public services are delivered in Wales are announced by ministers.


Kansas woman guilty of cutting baby from womb

KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - A Kansas woman was found guilty on Monday of killing a pregnant woman, cutting the baby from her womb and kidnapping the newborn in a gruesome ruse to pass the child off as her own.


Variety - HOURS AFTER John Kerry conceded to President Bush, a map began making the email rounds that renamed the great crimson mass of Republican states as its own breakaway nation, "Jesusland."


New video game company to tackle film licenses

A group of video game and film  industry executives said on Monday they have formed a new video  game company with $400 million in backing from investors led by  private equity firm ABRY Partners.


Novartis's painkiller Prexige rejected in U.S

U.S. regulators have not approved Novartis AG's Prexige painkiller, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday, a move that had been expected after Australia withdrew the drug on concerns over liver side-effects.


The U.S. economic outlook dimmed  somewhat on Tuesday after reports said business productivity  grew more slowly in the third quarter than first estimated,  labor costs rose and other indicators signaled softening  activity.


D&G studded with metal and zips for 1980s nod

Italian design label D&G flashed back to  the 1980s in its menswear show on Tuesday with shiny metal zips  and studs on trousers, bleached battered jeans and plastic  jackets.


The camera on the Hubble space telescope responsible for taking clear pictures of the early Universe breaks down.


Intel's first manufacturing facility for producing 45-nanometer processors in high volume will open in October in Chandler, Ariz.


'Dale' captures Earnhardt, warts and all

Nearly six years after his death, Dale Earnhardt's family is finally in total agreement about something: The biography "Dale" definitively captures the life of NASCAR's seven-time champion.


Yukos is making a last-ditch attempt to use the US courts to preserve some kind of future for itself. But its adventure as Russia's biggest private sector company - an


Familiar faces could light up big screen

If you're planning on seeing the John Travolta-Joaquin Phoenix movie "Ladder 49" when it premieres this weekend - take a good look at the screen.


Isiah Thomas avoided an NBA suspension, even though the league said Thursday there was contact between the New York Knicks coach and the official who threw him out of a game.


Corpo era vicino al cimitero di Giovinazzo nel Barese


Interstate Bakeries Not Mulling Bankruptcy

Interstate Bakeries, the maker of Wonder Bread, Hostess Twinkies and other baked goods, denied conjecture that it would be filing for bankruptcy.


Morphine-Free Poppy Holds Key to New Pain-Killers

Australian scientists have discovered how a naturally morphine-free poppy blocks production of the narcotic, in a finding that could lead to the development of more effective drugs.


'There are no incumbents' says primary participant as voters turn out in force


Intervista al leader della Cgil Guglielmo Epifani dopo l'altolÃ  su Irpef e salari"Trattiamo, ma Prodi ci ascolti o sarÃ  scontro, finora ci ha deluso, giochi le sue carte"                                          "Il premier ci convochi subito sciopero generale se tira a campare"                                                                                di MASSIMO GIANNINI


Dosanjh slams doctors, pharmacists who give prescriptions to ...

VANCOUVER (CP) - Canada's health minister says doctors and pharmacists who give prescriptions to Americans without meeting them first are being unethical.


KKR arm in talks after fresh repayment delays: report

KKR Financial Holdings , the  listed affiliate of private equity group Kohlberg Kravis  Roberts & Co , has delayed repayment of billions of  dollars of commercial paper for the second time and begun a new  round of talks with creditors, the Financial Times said on  Wednesday.


Danny Huston, Nicole Kidman and Peter Stormare in Birth

Jonathan Glazer knows weird. His stunning Sexy Beast was a provocative but strange being, marked by a powerful performance by Ben Kingsley.


Rescue workers search for survivors in Rwanda quake

CYANGUGU, Rwanda  - Aid workers pulled bodies from collapsed buildings in southern Rwanda on Monday after an earthquake that killed at least 44 people and injured hundreds across the Great Lakes region.


Wyeth Hit by Generic Competition and Regulatory Setback

Shares in Wyeth fell sharply on Monday after its heartburn medicine attracted generic competition and American regulators delayed its experimental drug for preventing bone loss.


US services expanded in December at the fastest pace in five months, capping a record year for the biggest part of the economy, a private survey showed yesterday.


Orlando Hernandez helped the New York Mets forget about their ailing starting rotation for a few hours.


Pain Relief for Some, With an Odd Tradeoff

Implantable stimulators can blunt pain with electrical impulses, but they may come with negative side effects.


F.D.A. Failing in Drug Safety, Official Asserts

Federal drug regulators are "virtually incapable of protecting America" from unsafe drugs, a federal drug safety reviewer told a Congressional panel.


Uno dei due e' trovato morto, l'altro e' disperso


Lib Dem leadership hopeful Nick Clegg promises to bring "ambition, verve and self-confidence" to the party.


Model, billionaire's widow Anna Nicole Smith dies

HOLLYWOOD, Florida  - Anna Nicole Smith, the small-town Texas girl turned voluptuous tabloid fixture who fought all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court over her billionaire husband's estate, died suddenly at the age of 39.


Pressure on Fortis after subprime loss report

Fortis looks set to be under pressure on Monday after a media report that the Belgian-Dutch bank would write down up to 2 billion euros ($2.9 billion) off its subprime portfolio and after its shares fell on talk of profit warnings.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - In the deadliest ambush yet on Iraq's forces, guerrillas killed dozens of unarmed Iraqi soldiers, many apparently forced onto their stomachs and shot in the head along a remote eastern highway near the Iranian border, Iraqi officials said


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Houston Astros blew a 5-2 lead to lose for the first time at home in 20 games, a crucial defeat that forced a fifth game finale in Atlanta on Monday.


UPDATE 1-Australia and Norway in lively 2-2 draw

Australia and Norway drew 2-2 in a lively friendly at Craven Cottage in west London on Tuesday which left both managers regretting missed opportunities.


President Bush signed disaster aid to help hurricane victims in Florida and other states rebuild from hurricanes Charley, Frances, Jeanne and Ivan.


Turkey's Opposition Calls for Special Parliamentary Session

Turkey's main opposition party has called on parliament to reconvene for a special session to enact a crucial penal code reform package that is required for membership in the European Union.


Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme said he's encouraged about his chances of playing against the Arizona Cardinals after throwing Thursday for the first time this week.


Germany arrests 3 in a plot to attack Iraqi prime minister

BERLIN -- A flurry of hectic phone calls between Islamic radicals led German authorities to arrest three Iraqis suspected of planning to attack Prime Minister Iyad Allawi of Iraq while he visited Germany yesterday.


Northern Ireland's only brewery to close

BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- Northern Ireland's only brewery must close after a suitable buyer failed to come forward, its Belgian owner Interbew announced Tuesday.


Gaza hospital struggles to treat wounded

Doctors at the Gaza Strip's main hospital said Tuesday they are struggling to deal with the wounded from the latest outburst of Palestinian infighting — as well as their own trauma from being dragged into the conflict.


Garage shows are the newest addition to the House of TV, and they are growing in popularity.


New Windows Bugs "Critical," Lack Patches

A trio of new and unpatched vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows were made public on security mailing lists over the weekend. By Gregg Keizer.


Spammers get T-shirt bazaar MySpace founder Chris DeWolfe has hinted the Murdoch-owned social network will bring in eBay to provide it with ecommerce features.â¦


Pontifical University to Take on the Devil

Forget the new "Exorcist" film, the Vatican is offering the real thing.


Sean Penn Finds Truth in Tale of Would-Be Assassin

For an actor who has been called  unpatriotic and even treasonous, Sean Penn is not backing away  from controversy.


Darfur crisis now affects two million, UN reports

THE crisis in Darfur is now affecting at least two million people as violence and insecurity in the war-torn region of Sudan intensify, the United Nations warned last night.


Blog: Microsoft says selling Linux coupons doesn't constitute acceptance of the new General Public License, and those coupons won't include support for GPL 3 software.


Web Aids Search for the Right -- or Left -- Mate

The run-up to the U.S.  presidential election is casting the spotlight on a new crop of  Web sites for political-minded singles who are seeking Mr. or  Ms. Right ... or Left.


On October 1, 1907, Harry N. Allen inaugurated New York's taxi service with 65 bright red gasoline-powered cars, which operated from city hotels.


Weighing US, Russian Response to Fighting Terror

Description: Critics suggest Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to roll back democratic reforms in his country is an excuse to tighten his grip on power under the guise of fighting terrorism.


The group holding the two French journalists hostage in Iraq have issued a scathing denunciation of France on its Web site, saying the country has a "history of oppression and persecution of Muslims and Islam.


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Bush complains Darfur action moving too slowly

President George W. Bush said on Thursday that international efforts to address violence in Sudan's Darfur region were moving too slowly and that the United State would push to accelerate the process.


As the world of Web 2.0 has brought many new components to the user, aside from social communities which keep emerging and showing growth, the world of the WIKI is starting to make noise.  According to Wikipedia, the WIKI means, “A wiki (sometimes wiki wiki) is a web application designed to allow multiple authors to [...]


Ha diffuso i video-denuncia sui presunti brogli nel voto all'estero 2006: "Buste originali, istruzioni bilingue""Nel mio giro elettorale qualcuno mi ha anche offerto di compilare il ballot al suo posto"                                            Rajo: "Quelle schede erano originali col kit completo del Consolato"                                                                                di ALESSIA MANFREDI


Why their Hollywoos fight over Democratic territory is a taste of things to come


Spanish parliament goes almost smoke-free

But the days of Spanish-style political horsetrading -- done in a tobacco-fueled haze -- ended Wednesday at Parliament as tough new anti-smoking regulations came into force.


Elizabeth Hurley and Arun Nayar kicked off their Indian wedding festivities with a private dinner party in the country's financial capital Mumbai, news reports said Tuesday.


Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan on Monday began talks under the second round of the composite dialogue process to resolve differences over Kashmir and seven other outstanding issues.


N.Irish Talks Fail Despite Progress on IRA

LEEDS CASTLE, England  - Talks aimed at sealing a  lasting peace settlement for Northern Ireland ended without a  comprehensive deal on Saturday despite significant progress on  disarming the IRA, Britain and Ireland said.


Anche per Berlusconi vale principio di responsabilita'


The former boyfriend of heroin-user Rachel Whitear denies he was with her the night the 21-year-old died.


Wandering the vast wasteland in search of substance

The chain is oiled, bolts are tightened, pedals turn and the wheels go round and round. Not the swiftest bike in the race, but eventually it gets there.


FCC chiefs to work through outdated rules

LAS VEGAS - Three U.S. Federal Communications Commissioners on Wednesday said laws governing telecommunications need to be revamped, but said the agency will do all it can under the current rules to encourage deployment of new technologies and services.


Mobs attacked two suspected kidnappers in Haiti's capital, stoning one to death, local and U.N. police said Monday.


Verizon executive says HD video on demand in works

U.S. phone company Verizon  Communications Inc.  said it plans to offer  high-definition video on demand over its advanced Internet and  video service called FiOS, although it has not yet set a date.


Henrik Zetterberg scores the tiebreaking goal with 6:22 left to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.


Due anni per avvio opere pubbliche Comuni con tassa di scopo


Report Cites 'Hate' Writings in U.S. Mosques

The libraries of a number of American mosques feature Arabic-language writings published by the Saudi government or top clerics in the desert kingdom that virulently denounce Muslims from different traditions as well as Christians and Jews, and say devout Muslims should think of America as enemy territory, a new study said.


Car bomb kills 6 U.N. soldiers in south Lebanon

KHIYAM, Lebanon  - A car bomb, "most likely" driven by a suicide bomber, killed six U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon on Sunday, a police source said.


Brussels has said the EU's newest members should adopt the euro in one step, in contrast to the currency's original phased introduction.


Naples children ask Batman to solve rubbish crisis

If the children of Naples had their way, they would ask Batman to save them from rotting rubbish that threatens a major health emergency and may force some schools to close early for the summer holidays.


Sydney - Global resources giant BHP Billiton on Tuesday announced a share buy-back of A$1 billion to A$1.5 billion (R4.65 billion to R6.


Tobacco flap stalls Hill work on trade war, tax breaks

Senate and House leaders last night fought over new health regulations for tobacco, a dispute that threatens to derail a broader bill designed to end a trade war with Europe and dole out billions in new corporate tax breaks.


Politicos OK limits for U.S. firms in Net-censoring countries

House panel approves "minimum standards"--backed by hefty fines--aimed at curbing American companies' cooperation with Internet-restricting governments like China's.


Cagliari, 18:13 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; CELLINO: SE CHIUDONO LO STADIO CI FERMIAMO

Messaggio provocatorio del presidente del Cagliari, Massimo Cellino, dopo il petardo che al temine d...


Wheat prices surge to record levels on international markets, triggering the threat of rising bread prices.


Author Bears Steady Witness to PartitionÂs Wounds

ÂTrain to Pakistan,Â Khushwant SinghÂs seminal 1956 novel, is being published in a new edition with photographs of the Partition era.


Portugal Suffers Humiliating Athens Exit in Soccer

Portugal were bundled out of the men's soccer tournament at the Athens Olympics on Wednesday after a humiliating 4-2 defeat by Costa Rica.


Magnitude 8.0 quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra

An earthquake measuring 8.O struck Indonesia's Sumatra region on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said.


The death toll from a methane blast that ripped though a coal mine in southern Poland has risen to 21 after rescue workers found more bodies, a spokesman for the company operating the mine said.


Scotland's first minister demands clarification from the UK Government over the fate of the Lockerbie bomber.