80-Year-Old Farmhouse Accidentally Razed

CUMMING, Ga.  -- Three generations of James Wheeler's family were sheltered by a farmhouse built by his grandfather about 80 years ago...


Tony La Russa will return for his 13th season as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, agreeing to a two-year contract after a difficult season in which his team failed to play .500 ball.


ANAHEIM, Calif., (Sports Network) - Free agent starting  pitcher Carl Pavano has chosen to join the New York Yankees and  the two sides were working on finalizing a contract before the  end of the winter meetings.


Tropical Storm Noel dumps torrents on Haiti

Tropical Storm Noel dumped torrential  rain on vulnerable Haiti on Monday, triggering fears of deadly  flash floods and mudslides in the impoverished Caribbean  country.


Hi-def, lo-price Review Evesham is rapidly building a rep for releasing inexpensive but decent low-cost LCD TVs, and its Alqemi line is leading the way. The range stretches from flat-friendly 26 inchers right up to palace-perfect 42in models, but we decided to audition its two cheapest: the Alqemi V and the Alqemi VX.â¦


Iraq war protests grow before Cheney's Australia trip

Anti-Iraq war protesters briefly scuffled with police in Sydney on Thursday ahead of a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, underlining divisions within one of Washington's firmest allies over the unpopular war.


The Mexican Congress passed a comprehensive tax bill to raise corporate taxes on many companies, give back more money to the countryâs cash-short oil monopoly and impose a gasoline tax.


Viacom could consider acquiring Midway Games

LOS ANGELES  Media conglomerate Viacom is considering entering the video game business and could acquire Midway Games, Viacom chief Sumner Redstone, who owns a controlling stake in Midway, said in a regulatory filing Friday.


Actor Matthew Perry Recovering After Hospital Stay

Actor and former Friends star Matthew Perry spent 24 hours at a Los Angeles hospital on doctor's orders earlier this week after a bad reaction to prescription medication, People magazine reported on its Web site on Saturday.


California voters approve an aggressive DNA-collection program -- basically anyone held in connection with a felony will be tested -- and that has privacy advocates worried. By Julia Scheeres.


President Bush has enlisted former Sen. Bob Dole and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala to lead an investigation of problems at the nation's military and veterans' hospitals.


Scientists fly into raptures over flightless Fred

The remains of a dodo  found in a cave beneath bamboo and tea plantations in Mauritius  offer the best chance yet to learn about the extinct flightless  bird, a scientist said on Friday.


Illy contro governo per compartecipazioni redditi pensionati


A car bomb killed seven people and wounded about 20 late yesterday in Baghdad, hours after US forces pounded the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.


The US government has agreed to settle a lawsuit with tens of thousands of Hungarian Holocaust survivors over a trainload of gold, jewelry and other property seized by


Anna Nicole Smith's funeral filled with jewels, controversy

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Anna Nicole Smith, her coffin covered with a rhinestone-studded blanket and her portrait on the church altar, was mourned by family and friends yesterday during a funeral service before a white hearse took her body to the cemetery.


Iraq bombs kill one U.S. soldier and wound 11

A double roadside bomb attack killed one U.S. soldier and wounded 11 in northern Iraq's Kirkuk province, the U.S. military said on Saturday.


Hamas hardened its stance on Saturday after a new barrage of Israeli airstrikes killed five militants, saying it would not consider a truce and calling for more attacks on Israel.


Dolphins LB Thomas Out for Sunday's Game

DAVIE, Fla. (Sports Network) - Miami Dolphins linebacker Zach Thomas will miss Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills with a hamstring injury.


LONDON  - British actor Jude Law wowed a female-heavy media crowd Thursday as he picked up an accolade from the French government in London.


Katie Melua sets underwater concert record

Singer Katie Melua swapped the recording studio for a North Sea gas rig in her successful bid to set a first-time record for the deepest underwater concert, the Guinness World Record organization said on Tuesday.


A 38TH-MINUTE Kevin Davies strike was enough for Bolton to upset Liverpool 1-0 in an English Premiership match last night at Reebok Stadium.


Five Die as Suicide Bomber Attacks Pakistan Mosque

LAHORE, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber killed four  people as he shot his way into a Shi'ite Muslim mosque and blew  himself up in the Pakistani city of Lahore Sunday, emergency  workers said.


World Business Briefing: Ireland: Profit Up, but Outlook Dims at Ryanair

Ryanair posted a 33 percent increase in annual net profit, helped by higher ticket prices, but it said profit growth would slow as higher interest rates prompted travelers to seek cheaper deals. Ryanair, the biggest low-cost carrier in Europe, said it expected profit growth of about 5 percent in the year ahead, with average ticket prices falling as higher borrowing costs curb consumer spending in Britain, the Irish airlineâs biggest market. Excluding one-time items, profit after taxes rose to 401.4 million euros ($540.4 million) in the 12 months that ended March 31, up from 301.5 million euros a year earlier, and better than the 393.5 million euros expected by analysts. Ryanair said its load factor fell to 80 percent in May from 82 percent a year earlier.


Rookie Al Thornton scored a season-high 33 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held off a furious late rally by the Atlanta Hawks for a 95-88 victory on Wednesday night.


Bangkok, 16:36 - TENNIS, WTA BANGKOK: RISULTATI

Risultati del torneo Wta di Bangkok, Thailandia, scalo del circuito femminile disputato su veloce co...


A jury listens to a secret recording of a woman allegedly asking for drugs so she could kill her husband.


"Sex and the City" has taken on a whole new meaning for Cynthia Nixon. The actress, who just won an Emmy for her role as Miranda Hobbes in the hit HBO comedy, is in a relationship with another woman, a source who works with Nixon told The Associated Press on Friday.


US priest, nun help shield home of militant

BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip -- An American priest and nun spent several hours yesterday at a militant's house that Israel has targeted for destruction, the first foreigners to join a weeklong standoff between Palestinian "human shields" and the Israeli Air Force.


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DETROIT -- A broken hand and separated shoulder were not enough to stop Bruce Gradkowski from lifting Toledo to the Mid-American Conference championship.


Citigroup and Merrill face bigger writeoffs: analyst

Citigroup Inc , Merrill Lynch &  Co  and JPMorgan Chase & Co  may face larger  fourth-quarter write-offs of fixed-income securities than  previously expected, and Citigroup may have to slash its  dividend 40 percent to preserve capital, according to a Goldman  Sachs & Co analyst.


Israel Trying to Stop Russia Missile Deal

Israel is trying to halt an arms deal in which Russia would supply advanced missiles to Syria, Israeli officials said Wednesday.


Microsoft on Tuesday released a bevy of patches, including three critical patches for the Microsoft Windows operating system, two for Office, and a critical patch for its antivirus and anti-malware software products.


Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 challenges gamers to take on the man who has changed golf foreverTiger Woods. The revolutionary new Tiger-Proofing course alteration technology will change the way golf is played.


Indonesia's President Megawati asks 'forgiveness for shortcomings', as she heads for election defeat.


Knicks Embarrassed in Opener at the Garden

Boston smacked its hosts around and pinned a defeat on the Knicks, who absorbed their most lopsided home-opening loss.


Bono, center, and The Edge, right, of the band U-2, join Apple Computers Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs as they unveil Apple's new U-2 branded iPods in San Jose, Calif.


Denuncia Antitrust, sotto accusa aperture di bar-ristoranti


College Basketball: Kentucky, Michigan St. Win

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sports Network) - Randolph Morris poured in a career-high 25 points on 11-of-14 shooting, as eighth-ranked Kentucky rolled to an 82-50 victory over Campbell at Rupp Arena.


1932 — Brooklyn's Johnny Frederick hit his sixth pinch home run of the season, a major league record, in the ninth inning to spark the Dodgers to a 4-3 triumph over the Chicago Cubs at Ebbets Field.


Belarusian voters approved a referendum to scrap presidential term limits, the Central Elections Commission chief said Monday, citing partial results. Ending the limits would allow authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko to seek a new term in 2006.


China launched an experimental satellite into orbit Sunday, atop a Long March 2C carrier rocket; reported Xinhua, China's government-run news agency.


Europe's bourses are expected to track the climb on the Nasdaq overnight and open slightly firmer. Ericsson though is likley to suffer following a disappointing update and VW will be in focus after rejecting an union pay cuts offer as insufficient.


Bengals Coach Marvin Lewis is confident that Carson Palmer's sprained knee will not shelve the quarterback for the season, but his status for Sunday is unknown.


WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday passed the second bill in three days that would outlaw "spyware," irritating software that quietly monitors the activities of Internet users.


U.N. humanitarian chief John Holmes said Monday that up to 600,000 people have been displaced in Kenya during weeks of postelection violence.


Attivisti di Action e famiglie interrompono il vicepresidentedella Regione Lazio a ReteOro. "Non ci ha mai voluto ricevere"                                                  Roma, inquilini sfrattati irrompono in trasmissione Tv                                                                                Storace: "Cercavano me, basta con questo clima di violenza"


The photo shows Bradford C. Bleidt, a prominent member of Boston's business community, dressed in suit and tie at a party for staff of the business news radio station he was selling as it ramped up to a new 24-hour format. But the faint smile on his face, drink in hand, seemingly enjoying the get-together, betrayed the inner turmoil spinning inside him.


Spammers aren't ducking antispam laws by operating offshore, they're just ignoring it.


Palestinians Say 800 Prisoners Resume Hunger Strike

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Around 800 Palestinian  prisoners who suspended a hunger strike after winning some  concessions from their Israeli jail resumed fasting Monday  saying nothing had changed, their spokesman said.


AT&T, NASCAR reach sponsorship agreement

NASCAR reached an apparent agreement with AT&T, and its logos were being put on Jeff Burton's car following Friday's practice at Richmond International Raceway.


Boston College forward Jared Dudley has repeatedly stated that the Eagles need to get to 10 wins in the Atlantic Coast Conference to secure an NCAA Tournament berth. That didn't happen last night, as BC fell, 77-72, to North Carolina at Conte Forum.


"Passion of the Christ" filmmaker  Mel Gibson, who ignited a furor with a drunken, anti-Semitic  rant to a sheriff's deputy who stopped him last week along the  California coast, was charged on Wednesday with driving under  the influence of alcohol.


VATICANO - Conclusa la visita della Delegazione della Santa Sede in ViÃªt Nam (5-11 marzo) CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - La Sala Stampa della Santa Sede ha pubblicato il 12 marzo il seguente comunicato relativo alla visita di una Delegazione della Santa Sede in ViÃªt Nam. ÂÃ rientrata oggi a Roma la Delegazione della Santa Sede, comp...


Former England bowler John Lever says Steve Harmison's talents are not being fully utilised in Australia.


Greek firefighters backed by  EU teams battled raging forest blazes that have killed 63  people and opposition parties accused the government of  incompetence in handling the crisis.


New Jersey's casinos ushered the last of the gamblers away from slot machines and tables Wednesday, and janitors locked the doors behind them as a state government shutdown claimed its latest victims.


Microsoft Corp  beat out rival  Google Inc  on Wednesday in a battle to invest in  socializing Web site Facebook, agreeing to pay $240 million for  a roughly 1.6 percent stake in the Web phenomenon and expand a  deal to sell advertising.


Ten alleged Islamic militants were convicted and sentenced to prison terms yesterday in Paris for their involvement in a plot to blow up a festive market in the city of Strasbourg on New Year's Eve 2000.


Wie Struggles in 1st Round of Casio Open

Michelle Wie shoots a 9-over 81in the first round of the Casio World Open, a full 15 shots behind the leaders and in 101st place.


Quelli sul Dow Jones avanzano di 21 punti base


In a rare move, federal safety officials on Wednesday said they're sending a letter to all pilots warning them to run their hands along their aircraft's wings before takeoff to make sure tiny amounts of ice haven't formed, potentially causing an accident.


Three Austrian conscripts are charged in connection with a video showing young soldiers exchanging Nazi salutes.


Antibiotics are not justified in people with coughs and colds, sore throats or ear infections, say UK researchers.


DealBook Blog: Ingersoll in $10 Billion Deal for Trane

Ingersoll Rand, the industrial conglomerate, said Monday it would buy Trane, the air conditioning company that is the successor to American Standard, for $10.1 billion in cash and stock. Terms of the deal, which boards of both companies have approved, call for each Trane share to be swapped for $36.50 in cash and 0.23 shares of [...].


European planemaker Airbus  landed $17 billion in orders from Qatar Airways at the start of  the Paris air show on Monday including a new order for three  A380 superjumbos.


Health Tip: Pack for the Hospital Before Giving Birth

(HealthDay News) - Long before labor pains start, you'll want to pack your bags for the hospital.


Saturday was a big day for actress Perizaad Zorabian as the actress


Withdrawal is the only honorable way out

Iraq has become the central issue in America's presidential campaign, but neither candidate has a solution for a conflict that has cost more than 1,100 American lives.


An SDLP councillor fires several shots to protect himself from a gang of men who confront him in Larne.


A driver caught speeding at 172mph - the fastest recorded by police in the UK - receives a jail term.


The Best Thing Ever: Kyte: CO,0,0,0,50The Best Thing Ever: Kyte

By Sarah Jane Tribble, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 18--Wouldn't it be great to have your own TV channel broadcasting videos you create?   Best of all, you can make the video screen appear on your personal blog and show live video as you're filming it through your cell phone.


Launch of space shuttle from Florida on hold

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA postponed the   launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday because of a   problem with a power system aboard the ship, officials with the   U.S. space agency said.


Windows Home Server remains a tough sell

Even folks who are bullish on the concept say it's destined to be a niche product, with one analyst projecting that even in five years time, only about 3 percent of American homes will have one.


A County Tyrone man is sentenced to life imprisonment for the manslaughter of a 76-year-old neighbour.


Israel threatens to retaliate after two brothers are injured by rockets fired from Gaza by Palestinian militants.


Metso's Turku worforce walk in protest of manufacturing moving out of Finland

All 130 workers of the Turku factory of Finnish engineering group Metso walked out on Wednesday in protest of outsourcing.


A ruling Tuesday by the European Union's top court on a law shielding Germany's Volkswagen AG from takeover will set the boundaries on how far national governments can go to protect industry.


US phishing ring members admit fraud charges

Earthlink investigation Three members of an American phishing ring pleaded guilty in Connecticut today to fraud charges over spam emails and "aggravated identity theft".â¦


Ministro esteri russo: 'misure avrebbero l'effetto opposto'


Errol Flynn's daughter remembers notorious dad

NEW YORK  - Far off the radar screens of booksellers are two revealing inspections of well-known Hollywood celebrities.


Arsene Wenger had the look of a man who had just had his pocket picked and was trying to work out how and when it happened. Just as Arsenal's unbeaten half century looked


Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness are meeting the head of the police service in Northern Ireland, Hugh Orde, at Downing Street.


World number one Vijay Singh, golf's hottest player over the last 18 months, was named the 2004 PGA Tour player of the year yesterday.


Top 2 Candidates in Ukraine Presidential Vote Face Runoff

Ukraine's presidential election ended virtually in a dead heat, according to official results, after a campaign that international election observers criticized


Burundi's vice-president is sacked for insubordination, amid serious divisions in the ruling party.


State found to pay extra for school projects

Because of its lax oversight, the state overpaid cities and towns by as much as $20.5 million for school construction and renovation projects that came


A massive explosion at a chemical plant shook an industrial district in Jacksonville, Florida on Wednesday, forcing evacuations and knocking out generators at a nearby electric utility, officials said.


European Press Review: Annan's Remarks on Iraq

European editorials reacted to UN Secretary General Kofi Annanâs remarks that US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal and discussed how likely it is that elections will be held as scheduled.


Britain will be celebrating its relationship with the sea with an exciting, year-long programme of events next year under the banner of SeaBritain 2005.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Putnam Investments is expected to unveil new protections and disclosures for shareholders in its mutual funds, California's treasurer said Wednesday.


TV Watch: Paris Hilton Says She Is a Changed Woman

Paris Hilton read aloud her prison writings as if she had spent a lifetime on Robben Island, and that was surely the highlight of the heiress/actressâs first television interview since her release from jail.


Logitech shares surge on talk of Microsoft bid

Shares in Swiss-based computer peripherals maker Logitech International SA  gained up to 12 percent on Thursday amid speculation Microsoft Corp  would launch a takeover bid, traders said.


India Targets $15 Billion From Infrastructure Management

Indian outsourcers are planning to double the revenue from remote infrastructure management services by 2013.


For most of the last decade, Kurdish guerrillas have staged attacks on the Turkish military from sanctuaries in Iraq's north, where no roads cut through the dense forest and jagged peaks, some already topped with waist-deep snow.


France and Germany try to heal Airbus rift

French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said on Tuesday he had talked with Chancellor Angela Merkel about the problems at Airbus and confirmed it is seeking to cut 10,000 jobs.Comment


Scouring Iraq for Enemies, Finding Farmers and Mud

House-to-house raids south of Baghdad are turning up few men of fighting age, leading American commanders to believe that insurgents are melting away.


Malnutrition Responsible for a Third of Child Deaths Worldwide

THURSDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A international epidemic of maternal and childhood malnutrition accounts for more than one-third of childhood deaths and 11 percent of the world's disease burden, researchers report.


Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Thursday that Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's conduct was "disappointing and disgraceful," but that questionable actions of prominent supporters are simply episodes candidates must confront.


Iraq panel seeks more U.S. diplomacy, less combat

The United States should begin to withdraw forces from combat and launch a diplomatic push, including Iran and Syria, to prevent "a slide toward chaos" in Iraq, an elite panel recommended on Wednesday.


Scarlett Johansson denies divalike demands

Scarlett Johansson has denied claims that divalike demands cost her the lead role in a big-budget revival of "The Sound of Music," a spokesman for the actress said Thursday.


The police must be more accountable to the public, Conservative leader David Cameron says.


Parma, 19:19 - CALCIO, PARMA; PIOLI: ROMA NON HA PERDONATO I POCHI ERRORI

Il tecnico deL Parma, Stefano Pioli, d'accordo con Sopalletti: ''bbiamo giocato un buon primo tempo ...


Salesman Gets 10 Years in Machete Attack

TYLER, Texas - A 73-year-old car dealership owner has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking a customer with a machete.


Pressure builds on Republicans in sex scandal

Republican U.S. House leaders faced mounting pressure over a congressional sex scandal on Tuesday, with Speaker Dennis Hastert rejecting calls to step down for his handling of sexual messages sent to teen-age boys by Rep. Mark Foley.


We've had college basketball champions with double-digit losses, but no one complained because the tournament process was deemed to be rigorous and, more importantly, fair.


Airlines' Woes May Be Worse in Coming Year

The signs of labor unrest seen over the weekend may be a harbinger of things to come in an industry already buffeted by bankruptcies and structural change.


Rapper arrested for street gig at MTV awards

U.S. rapper Mos Def was given a   summons after being arrested for giving an impromptu   performance on Thursday night outside Radio City Music Hall   where the MTV Video Music Awards were being presented, police   said.


(InfoWorld) - Baffled about which wine to pick up en route to an important holiday party where you happen to know they'll be serving elk? Business intelligence (BI) software vendor QlikTech International AB may be able to help you resolve that thorny little problem with its wine selector application. Drawing on publicly available information and his own knowledge of more than 3,000 wines, a QlikTech consultant has created The Wine Press . The seasonal online application enables users to match up a wine with particular foods or choose a bottle based on a variety of characteristics including price, color, flavor, vintage and country of origin. The Wine Press is the second in an upcoming series of consumer-type applications of BI software that QlikTech plans to showcase on its Web site, according to Anthony Deighton, the company's vice president of marketing. The first application, Kick It, Qlik It, Love It, timed to coincide with the World Cup tournament appeared this summer and enabled soccer fans to analyze game scores and players' performances. The application drew 30,000 visitors to QlikTech's Web site over the course of the six-week championship and also revealed the interesting fact that the majority of professional players' birthdays occur in the January-to-June time frame. QlikTech is hoping that presenting fun and intriguing consumer applications of BI software will help drive the widespread adoption of the technology as BI moves out of the domain of experts and into the hands of general IT users, Deighton said. The vendor's approach to BI focuses on enabling users to click their way around the technology and not require in-depth training to start using the software, he added. QlikTech intends to spotlight an application each quarter in 2007, according to Deighton. At the same time, Qliktech plans applications of more regional appeal such as football championships specific to the U.K. as well as the The Ashes cricket series played between England and Australia. While he's not expecting The Wine Press to attract as many visitors as Kick It, Qlik It, Love It, the recommendation site is already proving popular and Qliktech may well leave it in place beyond the holiday season, Deighton said. As for what wine goes best with elk? The Wine Press recommends Argentina's Broquel Malbec Mendoza red wine from 2000 as a very good value offering with flavors of coconut, fruit, mineral and oak. Enjoy! Â


Does this 'multimedia monster' shape up? Review After years of flogging the Razr to death, and some very uninspired siblings, Motorola finally has something interesting to offer for the more demanding end of the market. The Z8, announced in May and available in the UK this week, is a well-designed capable media phone. But the Z8 is a rare thing in this day and age: a product the manufacturer actually cares about.â¦


2 ore di ritardo per il suo aereo al John Fitzgerald Kennedy


As One Laptop Per Child prepares to ship its highly anticipated XO laptops in two weeks, it is developing a "supercharger," a mass battery recharger that will draw power from cows and yo-yos to help the laptops run longer.The supercharger is a box that will charge 15 batteries at a time, said Mary Lou Jepsen, chief technology officer for OLPC.The supercharger complements other environmentally friendly battery charging technologies being used or under development for the XO laptop, Jepsen said. Users can hook up handcranks, cows, yo-yos, foot pedals and solar panels to the box to recharge batteries.Last week OLPC said it was designing a cow-powered generator through a dynamo with a system of belts and pulleys using cattle to generate power.A typical charge cycle for a laptop battery should be about three hours, Jepsen said. Groups of children will be able to share batteries.Currently in design, the supercharger will be ready for manufacturing next year, Jepsen said.A laptop's mileage depends on its usage, so OLPC designed an environmentally friendly laptop that could work with a rugged, low-power battery, Jepsen said. The laptop's specially designed lithium-ferro phosphate battery consumes between 2 watts to 8 watts depending on usage, Jepsen said. It lasts five years and works in environments up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius), Jepsen said.The XO batteries do not work on normal laptops, which can sap up to 40 watts of power depending on usage, Jepsen said.The XO is also the first laptop that uses only alternative energy, Jepsen said. Low-cost solar panels are great as a power option where there is plenty of sunlight, Jepsen said. Energy is especially scare in developing nations, so the laptop will hopefully pass on energy preservation lessons, which could help preserve battery life in the XO, Jepsen said.The laptop goes into manufacturing this week after three years of design experimentation and attempts to reduce manufacturing cost. It will first be offered in two weeks to consumers in the Give 1 Get 1 program, in which two laptops can be purchased for about US$400, with a user getting one laptop and the other being donated."We're exhausted, but exhilarated," Jepsen said.REFERENCES:OLPC experiments with cow-powered laptops ... seriously, Oct. 24, 2007


Cuba Tightens Control Over Tourist Nightlife Spots

Ernest Hemingway's favorite bars in  Havana are under new management in a drive by Cuba's Communist  government to increase control over its main cash cow, the  tourist trade.


NASA Awards Turbine Pump Assembly Contract for Ares I

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An armed group kidnapped 31 Iraqi policemen who were returning training in Jordan, authorities said Wednesday, and a suicide car bomber rammed a U.S. convoy north of Baghdad, killing 10 people, hospital officials said.


Many elderly residents at assisted-living centers and nursing homes in Clemmons and Davie County have received flu shots amid the nationwide shortage of flu vaccine.


After tossing Wi-Fi start-up bids for exclusive control of fallow spectrum, federal regulators want public input on how to proceed. Will a new fight over "open access" rules emerge?


Tony Blair will not be a "back-seat driver" when he leaves No 10, says former spin doctor Alastair Campbell.


IMF: Myanmar politics setback for economy

The ousting of Myanmar's prime minister bodes ill for the country's economic prospects, the International Monetary Fund cautioned Wednesday.


COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton looked on Sunday toward the next battles in a bruising White House race after Obama rolled to a huge win in a bitterly contested South Carolina primary.


27 dic 12:31 Terremoto: Fini, 'Identita' accertata per tre delle ...

ROMA - Il ministro degli Esteri Gianfranco Fini ha tenuto una conferenza stampa dicendo che sono un centinaio gli italiani di cui non si hanno notizie nei paesi colpiti dal maremoto. Fini ha chiesto a tutti


WASHINGTON -- In 2000, weeks before a summit at the United Nations, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami sent a message to the world body that he might be willing to do the unthinkable: shake President Clinton's hand.


Fish at the National Sea Life centre in Birmingham could die because of a power cut in the city.


Russia warns on Kosovo as G8 ministers meet

POTSDAM, Germany  - Russia warned other world powers on Wednesday not to decide the fate of Kosovo on their own, saying only talks between Belgrade and Pristina could solve a row over independence for the Serbian province.


World leaders promise an Indian Ocean tsunami early warning system after being urged to honour cash pledges.


Veltroni, dopo elezioni non garantita la stabilita'


Wal-Mart to enter India in Bharti retail tie-up

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's biggest retailer, is entering India's sprawling retail market through a tie up with Bharti Enterprises Ltd., beating off a challenge from Britain's Tesco Plc .


Could IBM-PeopleSoft deal stave off Oracle?

PeopleSoft will bundle its future business applications with IBM's infrastructure software as part of a billion-dollar technology and marketing agreement between the two companies.


Protect Yourself From Financial Disaster

So many lessons to learn from the 2007 housing crisis.


President Favored For Reelection After Near First-Round Victory

Official results from Croatia's presidential election show incumbent President Stipe Mesic narrowly missed clinching an outright first-round reelection victory yesterday.


Calling them "all lies," an Iranian Embassy official Monday denied U.S. allegations that an elite Iranian force under the command of Iran's supreme leader is behind bombings that have killed coalition forces in Iraq.


Hoyas Hope Duke Will Bring Out the Best in Them

The Georgetown players who were on the court when the final buzzer ended their upset of top-ranked Duke in  January have not forgotten the feeling. But just in case they need a reminder, there is a large photographic mural of the euphoric, storm-the-floor aftermath in one of the stairwells inside  McDonough Arena....


Rod Pampling charged clear of the field at the end of the second round of the Australian Open in Sydney. Pampling fired a four-under-par 67 for a halfway total of 138.


When freelance writer Wang Jian shops for toys for her 5-year-old son, she's happy to pay extra for Legos blocks and Japanese-brand train sets


UPDATE 1-Langer misses hundred as Aussies pile on runs

Justin Langer fell agonisingly short of his second century in three days as Australia strengthened their grip on the first test against Pakistan in Perth on Saturday.


The number of large mammals has fallen sharply across most of the planet as a result of human activity, a study says.


Police are to pass Madeleine McCann's case file to prosecutors who will decide whether to charge her parents.


By Bangor Daily News, Maine  Sep. 15--Getting people interested in storm water is draining.


Dollar Stuck, CPI Offers Little Direction

The dollar moved in tight ranges on Wednesday as most investors shrugged off lower-than-expected U.S. inflation data and stuck to the view the U.S. Federal Reserve would continue raising rates.


The United States has set final anti-dumping duties of up to 112.81 percent on shrimp from China and up to 25.76 percent on those from Vietnam to offset unfair pricing, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday.


Monza, 17:34 - PUGILATO, PESI MEDI: NESPRO DIFENDE TITOLO ITALIANO A MONZA

Si disputerà nel palazzetto dello sport di Monza, il 27 febbraio prossimo, l'incontro valevol...


Prices are likely to drop as more outlets, including PC vendors, get into the market.


British Fox Hunting Enthusiasts to Protest

Facing a ban on their age-old sport, fox hunting enthusiasts have vowed to rally outside the House of Commons in a show of defiance to lawmakers.


People in the News: Did she do it again or is it a big oops?

For those who care, Britney Spears and (sigh) husband Kevin Federline reportedly spent their 48-hour honeymoon locked up in their hotel room trying to make babies.


A Formula One paddock is a place full of rigid conventions and double meanings, intrigue and gossip. For a young driver, itâs hard to make it through unscathed, but Franck Montagny has established himself in this demanding environment.


Fiorina could attract interest in HP leak probe

Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief  Executive Carly Fiorina's account of how she tried to plug  boardroom leaks in 2005 is likely to attract the interest of  prosecutors in view of HP's current scandal, but the tactics  she outlined appear legal, lawyers say.


Baron Davis hit a long 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left to lift the Golden State Warriors to a 109-107 victory over Houston last night, ending a three-game losing streak to the Rockets.


Bill Gates may not have had much of a pay rise this year but he did manage to add $2bn to his fortune to bring it up to $48bn and stay on top of the Forbes 400 list of wealthy Americans.


Torino, 19:16 - CALCIO, TORINO: SORRENTINO PROLUNGA DI DUE ANNI IL CONTRATTO

Il portiere del Torino Stefano Sorrentino ha prolungato di due anni il contratto che lo lega alla so...


Middlesbrough manager Steven McClaren was delighted by his team's offensive output against Manchester City Monday night. Striker Mark Viduka scored twice, and his striker partner Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink scored the other in a 3-2 win.


U.S. gynecology group slams cosmetic vaginal surgery

Cosmetic procedures billed as "vaginal rejuvenation," "designer vaginoplasty" or even "revirgination" are not medically necessary and are not guaranteed to be safe, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists cautioned on Friday.


Funambol Unveils Ad-Supported Mobile E-Mail

Technology displays two-line banner ads on cell phone screens along with free e-mail service.


Nurse in Flu-Shot Scare Claims Innocence

The woman offering flu shots for $20 in the commons area at Augsburg college seemed plausible enough -- green scrubs, white lab coat, stethoscope -- that some three dozen people


The Russian government has approved the Kyoto Protocol, giving decisive support to the long-delayed climate change treaty that should allow it to come into force worldwide.


Dramatic video footage of inside the school in Beslan during the siege has been aired on Russian television. It shows adults and children packed into the school gymnasium as heavily-armed, masked men walk around the room.


Roma, 23:02 - CALCIO, JUVE; CAPELLO: SIAMO STATI SFORTUNATI

''Siamo stati leggermente sfortunati ma il vantaggio in classifica resta buono. Siamo ancora in disc...


Report: Japan Wants Some U.S. Okinawa Troops Moved

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi  plans to ask Washington to move some U.S. troops from the  southern island chain of Okinawa to locations outside Japan as  part of the U.S. government's review its global military  forces, Kyodo news agency reported Thursday.


Agency doctors say post-market studies can't be required

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The US Food and Drug Administration could not force Merck to perform safety studies of arthritis drug Vioxx after it hit the market in 1999, but the agency successfully "negotiated" the long-term studies that uncovered Vioxx's heart


Bruce Springsteen has rocked concert-goers while trying to rock the vote, leading a band of top musicians in a rollicking show to help elect Democrat John Kerry to the White House.


E' successo al San Pio X di Milano, sospeso personale turno


Relazione Cesis, cresce capacita' di autofinanziamento Jihad


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.


Portorose, 15:33 - TENNIS, WTA PORTOROSE: VIERIN FUORI AL SECONDO TURNO

Nathalie Vierin è stata eliminata al secondo turno del torneo Wta di Portorose, in Slovenia (...


Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma congratulates war veterans on vital war anniversary

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma on Wednesday congratulated the veterans and compatriots on the 60th anniversary of Ukraine's liberation from fascist occupiers that is going to be marked on October 28.


STARS (more than there are in heaven), heavens (typical London downpour), umbrellas (164), chocolate bars (1,750, sponsored), media (200) guests (1,500), loving couple (Elton John and David Furnish), party spring rolls (3,000, fried).


The airline may be planning 6,000 more job cuts as it attempts to lure business travelers.


Baylor baseball coach Steve Smith was chosen Thursday to be the head coach of the U.S. national team this summer.


Israel thrust into southern Lebanon on   Tuesday and pounded towns and villages in two other areas,   meeting fierce resistance from Hizbollah guerrillas who   reportedly killed three soldiers.


Lo afferma il ministro Siniscalco dopo anticipazioni Fondo


Yukos issued a fresh warning yesterday that it could be forced to cut output, after a court ruling allowing authorities to seize up to $2.


US cyclist Tyler Hamilton will keep gold medal

Lausanne, Switzerland (Sports Network) - American cyclist Tyler Hamilton, the champion in the road time trial at this year's Olympics, will keep his gold medal after a second blood doping test was inconclusive.


Legislators put some victims' needs on the back burner

Karen Pettigrew and Carmen Cavo are separated by a few miles of beaches, survived the same hurricanes, and share a similar view of government's role in helping victims of Florida's historic hurricane season.


Berlusconi: parole legittime, erano provocazione positiva


Oregonians should brace for hundreds of cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus next year, says Dr. Mel Kohn, state epidemiologist.


Sportingbet exec arrested on gambling charges

LONDON/NEW YORK  - The United States has arrested   a second Internet gaming executive, adding to fears it is   cracking down on the lucrative industry and sparking share   price falls on Thursday that wiped over $1.5 billion off the   market value of the sector.


Money, Not Race, Fuels New Push to Buoy Schools

Even before a Supreme Court decision on integration, the push to improve public schools had turned, increasingly, on money.


Probabile giornata mobilitazione nazionale entro 15 gennaio


Rival security forces clash in Gaza after killings

Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas traded gunfire with Hamas policemen in Gaza on Tuesday as tensions soared after the killing of three young sons of one of Abbas's top intelligence officials.


News Corp, Dow Jones reach tentative $5 bln deal: report

Dow Jones & Co. Inc. Chief Executive Richard Zannino tentatively agreed on Monday to a $5 billion takeover bid by News Corp., though the company's controlling Bancroft family remains divided on the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported.


NEW YORK -- World number two Andy Roddick and 37th-ranked Mardy Fish will lead the United States in next month's Davis Cup final against hosts Spain.


Sony Computer to launch worldwide sales of new PS2 console in Nov

TOKYO, Sep 21, 2004 (AFX-UK via COMTEX) -- TOKYO (AFX) - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, the game unit of Sony Corp, will roll out worldwide a new, smaller version of the PlayStation 2 game console from the start of November, company President Ken


New Blood Test Advised for Diabetes Patients

A relatively new blood test for people with diabetes can predict their risk of developing heart disease, US researchers reported on Monday.


Kanye West - Up for ten Grammys Pic:Cara Bloch

KANYE WEST has scooped ten nominations for the 47th annual GRAMMY AWARDS at an announcement in LA. Among the categories the hip-hop writer and performer has been shortlisted for are Best Rap Solo Performance


Britain has decided to cancel Mozambique's total debt to it of 150 million dollars (114 million euros) to help the southern African country combat poverty, visiting Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown revealed.


Read It? No, but You Can Skim a Few Pages and Fake It

Pierre Bayard, a Paris University literature professor, has written a survivorâs guide for literature students, âHow to Talk About Books You Havenât Read?â


Friends Who Died Together in Iraq Honored

Childhood friends who enlisted in the Marine Corps together and died together in Iraq were buried side by side.


Google generated most of its revenue -- $411.7 million -- through text-based ads displayed on company-owned sites. That's an important factor, because Google doesn't have to share the money with other advertising partners.


SunTrust: SEC Has Started Informal Probe

SunTrust Banks Inc. STI.N on  Thursday said U.S. securities regulators have started an  informal inquiry into its decision to restate financial results  for the first half of this year.


Wall St. Outlook: Bull Market with Legs?

Stock investors next week should get more clues on whether the bull market has long enough legs to drive gains to year end, as many market pros now expect.


Update 1: Ex-Enron Assistant Treasurer Is Charged

A former assistant treasurer Enron Corp. was charged Tuesday with conspiracy for allegedly helping make the energy company's financial picture appear rosier than it really was.


Space station gets gifts and food for the holiday season

A Russian space cargo craft docked late on Saturday at the International Space Station (ISS) and delivered Christmas gifts and much needed supplies, avoiding an evacuation due to dwindling foodstuffs, NASA officials said.


You're not out of luck if you want to invest in companies trading on foreign exchanges.


ADV: $150,000 Mortgage for Under $690/Month

Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.


Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Mara Santangelo of Italy, 6-1, 6-2, to the put the Russians ahead, 2-0, in the top team event in womenâs tennis.


Ministro Interno propone di prendere esempio dalla Svezia


HOME SECRETARY BROUGHT DOWN BY BITTER AFTERMATH OF AFFAIR ...

DAVID Blunkett's resignation was not inevitable. The Home Secretary dug his own political grave and then leapt into it. In the weeks since it was revealed he had a three


AOL buys online affiliate marketing network buy.at

Time Warner Inc's AOL said on Tuesday  it has purchased online affiliate marketing network buy.at as  part of a strategy to bolster its Internet advertising  operations.


Thirty minutes to go at San Francisco Apple store

Blog: The line has stretched around a second corner as San Franciscans await their iPhones.


Manchester United the only team for me, says Rooney

Teenage striker Wayne Rooney says Manchester United were the only team he wanted to join once they he knew the club were interested in him.


Bluegrass Dobro artist "Uncle Josh" dead at 79

NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - Veteran Dobro musician Burkett Howard Graves, known as country music's "Uncle Josh," has died at 79, his family said on Monday.


Sanofi-Aventis SA cut its 2006 earnings forecast Friday, warning that generic drug maker Apotex Corp. may have flooded the U.S. market with cheaper copies of the French company's blockbuster blood-thinning pill, Plavix.


British rock arrived in the Soviet Union via the airwaves, or it was at least available on foreign records and tapes, but in terms of live music, there was a dearth of performances by UK bands.


Jorge Sosa didn't know — or care — that the Detroit Tigers had not been shut out this year. "I didn't think about, I just tried to do my pitches," the 30-year-old journeyman from the Dominican Republic said through an interpreter, after holding the Tigers at bay over eight innings in the New York Mets' 3-0 win Friday night.


Penguins Extend Coach Therrienâs Contract

The Pittsburgh Penguins gave coach Michel Therrien a one-year contract extension through the 2008-09 season after guiding the team to the playoffs for the first time in six years.


TONY EASTLEY: To Iraq now, where three British soldiers have been killed and a number of others injured in an ambush by insurgents.


Oil prices drop below US$44 in Asia as supply worries ease

SINGAPORE : Crude oil prices fell in Asian trading on Monday after a three-day Christmas break as investors digested further the surprise rise in US petroleum stocks.


This time around, the president will need all the help he can get if he covets a place in history. President George W. Bush technically has another four years to shape his legacy in history, but less than


In a rare warning to Americans living or travelling in the Nordic and Baltic regions, US embassies in Finland and Latvia said today they had received âthreat informationâ and warned nationals there to be cautious.


Negotiators Approve Big Tax Cuts for Business

House and Senate negotiators approved a sprawling corporate tax bill that would shower corporations and farmers in politically sensitive states with new tax cuts.


UK airport gets iris recognition program

Workers moving through secure areas at Britain's Manchester Airport will be giving security the eye now that an iris-scanning biometric access control system has been installed at that facility.


TXU agrees to KKR, Texas Pacific buyout: report

Texas power company TXU Corp.  has agreed to be acquired by private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.  and Texas Pacific Group  for about $32 billion in the largest leverage buyout in history, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.


Another day, another laptop theft: Now, it's Connecticut's revenue agency

A laptop containing data on 106,000 Connecticut taxpayers is missing, prompting that state's governor to order IT officials to implement new controls for protecting data by Sept. 7.


The science of funding the Next Big Thing

Mark G. Heesen , president of the National Venture Capital Association, sees the venture industry evolving into two tiers, with larger firms investing globally and smaller ones regionally or in specific technology sectors. Heesen, 46, joined the venture capital association in 1991 and became its president four years ago. He spoke with Globe technology writer Robert Weisman on a recent ...


House prices rose slightly across the UK last month, according to the latest survey from the Halifax bank.


Republicans Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani ramped up their presidential campaign spending in the second quarter of the year, with Romney outpacing his contributions with an aggressive media strategy.


Turkey leader backs idea of attack on Kurdish rebels in Iraq

ANKARA, Turkey -- The prime minister said he would back Turkey's generals if they decide to retaliate for a suicide bombing in the capital by striking Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.


Customs strike to disrupt Australia's international air and sea ports

Australian customs officers will launch a 24-hour strike from midnight Thursday, disrupting traffic into the nation's major air and sea ports, union leaders said.


Israel's governing Likud Party and opposition Labour Party are due to sign an agreement to form a coalition.


Books of The Times: There Will Be Scandal: An Oil Stain on the Jazz Age

Scandals in Washington come and go, but Teapot Dome remains one of the real humdingers: a Jazz Age affair in which a handful of oil tycoons and corrupt government officials nearly managed to make away with a hefty percentage of the nationâs petroleum reserves.


Once a Palace, Now Saddam Hussein's Prison

Saddam Hussein lives in an air-conditioned 10-by-13 foot cell on the grounds of one of his former palaces, tending plants and proclaiming himself Iraq's lawful ruler.


Abolirlo costerebbe al settore telefonia 3,5 miliardi


Auto racing NASCAR conceded yesterday that water got into the fuel supply of more than two cars during the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, apparently leading to a crash that took out several top contenders in the closing laps. Denny Hamlin was leading the Pep Boys Auto 500 with three laps to go when his car stalled while taking the ...


Brown-Forman's whiskey sales are strong but Wall Street sees cracks in the company's china sales. By Parija Bhatnagar, CNN/Money staff writer.


Rosie O'Donnell says she will likely never speak to "The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck again after an on-air tiff last week that led to O'Donnell's early departure from the show.


Pinochet in serious but stable condition

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, accused of torture, killings and kidnappings during his 1973-1990 rule, was stable but still seriously ill on Monday following a heart attack over the weekend, his doctors said.


Myskina beats Dementieva to win in Moscow

In a rematch of All-Russian French Open championship match, Anastasia Myskina trounced Elena Dementieva 7-5 and 6-0 to win the Kremlin Cup final to retain her Moscow title on Sunday.


John Kerry boasts of flying an Israeli jet and calls out in Hebrew during Florida campaign stops, trying to keep the state's large Jewish population from straying to President Bush.


Judge gives Hollinger's Radler 29 month sentence

A U.S. judge on Monday gave a 29-month  prison sentence to David Radler, one-time president of media  giant Hollinger International Inc, whose trial testimony helped  convict former press baron Conrad Black.


Sydney, 09:54 - ATLETICA: TAGLIO AD UN GINOCCHIO, POWELL SALTA GP DI SYDNEY

Il giamaicano Asafa Powell, detentore del record del mondo sui 100 metri (9"74), non parteciper&agra...


TEL AVIV A shaky political system here raised a huge question mark last week over Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's ability to pursue his only existing diplomatic plan - the initiative to evacuate the Gaza strip and to remove some of the Israeli settlements


Darling botnets of May May's virus charts were a throwback to the end of 2005, with old favourites such as Netsky, Bagle, and Sober once again dominating run-downs of the worst malware menaces.â¦


Hundreds of riot police manned security checkpoints Thursday as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto prepared to hold her first campaign rally since returning from exile two months ago.


Given the chance to give himself a pat on the back, Cal offensive tackle Ryan O'Callaghan veered in another direction, choosing a route that lends insight into the why this


Few W.House hopefuls have online vote registration

In the race for the White House money and voters are key, yet a new study found few of those running in the 2008 presidential race are using their Web sites to provide ready information on how to register to vote.


Ex-Executives of Computer Associates Plead Not Guilty

Two former executives of Computer Associates International pleaded not guilty to charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice.


HHS: Foreign flu shots coming to US to ease shortage

The Food and Drug Administration has signed off on the safety of a portion of five (m) million doses that are available from plants in Canada and Germany.


Small-scale solar power comes to electronics

Can you sip solar energy to juice your electronics? Yes, for smaller gadgets and batteries, but laptops are trickier.


By Virgil Larson, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  May 25--DENVER -- Level 3 Communications Inc. is eyeing China as a market for the network and services it now sells across the United States and much of Europe.


Blast at Russian mine kills 13 in industry's latest disaster

MOSCOW : A blast at a Siberian mine killed 13 men in the latest disaster to strike Russia's accident-prone industry that has been chronically short of funds following the Soviet collapse.


Urban unveils cities, venues for summer tour

Fresh out of rehab, Keith Urban is  taking his "pain" on the road.


By JORDAN ROBERTSON  SAN JOSE, Calif. - A congressional panel wants to question key figures in the scandal surrounding Hewlett-Packard Co.'s investigation of media leaks, while a shareholder lawsuit was filed in state court accusing the company's top brass of breaching their duties.


Iraq Asks Donors to Speed Up Rebuilding Funds

Iraq urged international donors on Wednesday to live up to their promises on funding for reconstruction work, which has been stalled by violence, saying it was the most effective way to fight extremism.


Wired Iraqi man questioned at L.A. airport

Officials detained an Iraqi man during a security scare at Los Angeles International airport on Tuesday but said a suspicious object found in a body cavity search did not pose a threat.


Lung transplant wait seen favoring whites

NEW YORK  - Blacks with chronic lung disease on the waiting list for lung transplantation before 2005 were more likely to die or be removed from the list than were white patients, according to New York investigators.


Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko starkly accused the government Thursday of poisoning him in a "political murder" to knock him out of the presidential race, saying his massive dioxin dose probably came from a dinner three months ago with Ukraine's security chief.


Ghostly plastic bathtoy flotilla nears Cornish coast

Greed-crazed salvage junk bonanza mob frenzy brewing Residents of the western UK and Irish coasts have been warned to expect an invasion by a vast flotilla of ghostly, immortal albino plastic ducks, according to reports.â¦


Militia kill 21 in West Darfur-residents, rebels

Armed militias backed by Sudan's government killed 21 people in an attack on a village in West Darfur, anti-Khartoum Sudanese rebels said on Sunday.


MontaVista releases new Linux-based mobile phone OS

InfoWorld - MontaVista Software planned to announce on Wednesday the latest version of its Linux-based mobile phone operating system, expected to be available in November.


Device will capture high-resolution still images and video--and it still makes phone calls. Samsung Electronics will begin selling a cell phone that includes a 5-megapixel digital camera, the company says.


On a storm-tossed night at Old Trafford, lightning in the form of Mikael Silvestre struck twice for a reinvigorated Manchester United.


The host Burlington boys' gymnastics team avenged its 2007 state title loss to Braintree by turning the tables to win its fifth MIAA crown last night.


Krispy Kreme Donut shares sink in the US as it warns it has to restate its financial reports - a move that may wipe $4m from its 2004 profits.


The U.S. military acknowledged "an increasing pattern of attacks" against the Green Zone, a day after a mortar barrage against the heavily fortified area sent soldiers and contractors scrambling for cover.


Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand have won the Mercury Music Prize for their self-titled debut album. The Glasgow band saw of competition from bands including The Streets, Jamelia and The Zutons to claim the award for best album of the year.


Polish lawmakers expect to discuss in the next few days a U.S. request to set up part of a planned missile defense system in Poland, the prime minister said Tuesday.Comment


Math and Science Tests Find 4th and 8th Graders in US Still Lag ...

Eighth-grade students in the United States scored better in both mathematics and science last year than in 1999, but still lagged their peers in a number of other industrial countries, according


NICK Dempseyâs first reaction to winning the 11th and final race of the Mistral Olympic regatta was one of despair after thinking he had missed out on a bronze medal by one point.


Dynamite explosion sends rocks into day care on reserve near Quebec City

WENDAKE, Que. (CP) - No children were injured when rocks from a dynamite explosion at a construction site broke windows and landed in a day care on Friday.


Sri Lanka trounced Pakistan by 201 runs in the first Test here on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Pakistan were bowled out for 216 in their second innings with left-arm spinner Rangana Herath taking a career-best 4-64.


Microsoft announced on Monday that it will not release a fifth service pack for Windows 2000, a popular version of the company's operating system.


Arriva l'Uomo in Smart cantato dal Trio Medusa

La versione live del tormentone lanciato a Chiamate Roma Triuno Triuno. Ascoltala su Deejay


A Smiling McCain, Learning to Rein Himself In

Senator John McCain is recasting himself from one of the most disruptive figures in his party to someone playing it safer.


Singer Britney Spears' visitation rights with her children were suspended Thursday until she complies with court orders in her custody battle with her ex-husband Kevin Federline.


Thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters have staged a big protest in Jerusalem over plans to force them to leave Gaza and parts of the West Bank.


SEC Issues Plan to Standardize Governance Rules for Exchanges

Ten US stock markets, including the New York Stock Exchange, would be required to file quarterly reports with regulators and maintain a majority of independent directors under a plan published by the agency today.


Blast at Market in Southern Philippines Kills 13

A huge explosion rocked the southern Philippine city of General Santos on Sunday, killing 13 people and injuring at least 60 at a public market, police and witnesses said.


CORRECTED: Google Sells 19.6 Million Shares at $85 Each

Google Inc. GOOG.OQ., the  world's largest search engine, said on Wednesday it sold 19.6  million shares at $85 apiece in its long-awaited initial public  offering, raising $1.67 billion for the company.


Profits Prove Elusive in Madagascar Sapphire Rush

ILAKAKA, Madagascar  - Jean Railala plunges his  rectangular sieve into the chocolate-colored river.


The United States said Monday it was lifting a 15-month embargo on direct aid to the Palestinian territories, as the EU said it was normalizing ties with the new Palestinian government.


Hong Kong company wins London train franchise

The company behind Hong Kong's subway system said it has won its first overseas franchise, a 700-million-pound deal to run a London railway that will service the 2012 Olympic Games.


President Vladimir Putin is known for his political maneuvers. Now, everyone can check out his moves in another area of expertise: judo.


Caterpillar Profit Falls Short, Stock Hit

Caterpillar Inc.  reported higher quarterly earnings on Thursday as the U.S. economic recovery spurred sales of its heavy construction machinery and diesel engines, but results fell short of analysts' estimates, sending its shares down nearly 5 percent.


Iraq Shi'ite mosque bombing kills eight: police

A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed eight people near a Shi'ite mosque in the volatile Iraqi city of Baquba on Thursday, police said.


At least 23 people were killed on Thursday when a bus was strafed by machine gun fire, in what police suspect is a message from local gangs to an aspiring crime-busting presidential candidate.


Bulgaria's Minister of Finance Milen Velchev will present in France Monday investment opportunities in Bulgaria, the Ministry of Finance said.


Microsoft releases test version of the last XP service pack

Still waiting for full version, though Microsoft has flung open the door for anyone interested in getting their mitts on release candidate 2 of Windows XP SP3.â¦


PARIS -- Defending champion and No. 3 seed Tim Henman suffered a 7-5, 6-1 loss to unseeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the third round of the Paris Masters on Thursday.


North Korea Proposes Military Talks With U.S.

North Korea hopes that a permanent peace treaty with the U.S. will enable it to spend less on its military.


Bush Speech Offers Simplicity and Moral Certainty

President Bush aimed for simplicity and directness on Thursday in a speech to the Republican National Convention that drew its strength from plain talk and a sense of destiny rather than detailed policy prescriptions or flights of rhetoric.


Before there was Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury, there were Mike Andrews and Reggie Smith, who played for the Sox Impossible Dreamers in 1967.


Former NZ player Vainikolo gets shock England rugby call

England coach Brian Ashton sprang a major surprise by including former rugby league star Lesley Vainikolo in his 32-man squad here Wednesday for the Six Nations Championship.


A new issue Â£20 note featuring a portrait of Scottish economist Adam Smith comes into circulation.


Sydney, 11:26 - MOTOGP, AUSTRALIA: STONER SPORTIVO DELL'ANNO

Casey Stoner, campione del mondo 2007 della MotoGp, ha vinto il premio di sportivo dell'anno in Aust...


BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 25, 2004 - A posting on an Islamic Internet site Saturday claimed that an al-Qaida-linked group has killed British hostage Kenneth Bigley.


Real Madrid and Roma look for Champions cheer

MADRID: Fans of Real Madrid and Roma have not had much to smile about in recent weeks but a victory in their Champions League Group B match here on Tuesday would provide a welcome lift for one of them.


Server operators sued in bid to stymie online file-sharing

Hollywood movie studios on Tuesday sued scores of operators of computer servers that help relay digital movie files across online file-sharing networks.


Serbia's pro-Western president won a closely contested election Sunday, edging an ally of late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic days before an expected declaration of independence by the breakaway Kosovo province


HSBC dismisses demands on strategy, governance: report

Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings  has rejected calls from activist investor Knight Vinke Asset Management for it to review its strategy and shake up its corporate governance, the Financial Times reported.


Ma bimba britannica liberata e' stata martoriata da zanzare


Mibtel segna -0,01%, SP/Mib + 0,01%, All Stars cede -0,12%


Milano, 20:36 - CALCIO, MILAN: ANCELOTTI RINNOVA FINO AL 2010

Carlo Ancelotti ha rinnovato fino al 2010 il contratto con il Milan. Il tecnico ha raggiunto l'accor...


Vikings' Winfield to miss second straight game with ankle sprain

Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield will miss his second straight game with a high ankle sprain, sitting out Sunday's contest against Detroit.


Pope Benedict XVI appeals for renewed respect for Sundays during his final day of his visit to Austria.


Sharon's Party Bars Bid for Coalition on Gaza Plan

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's  Likud party voted on Wednesday to bar him from forming a  coalition with the Labour opposition, an embarrassing blow that  complicates his plan to withdraw from occupied Gaza.


In an effort to stop scams that cause unwitting Internet users to be charged premium rates for calls placed by software surreptitiously installed on their PCs, Ireland is going to block outgoing calls to 13 countries.


Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Eddie Jones and Dwyane Wade each scored four points in overtime to lift the Miami Heat past the Los Angeles Lakers, 104-102, in the much-anticipated Christmas Day showdown at Staples Center.


Television Review: A Crash Course in Martial Arts With Multicultural Footnotes

As a travelogue and an exercise in improving foreign relations, the History Channelâs show on martial arts is charming and, despite its subject matter, harmless.


THE HAGUE, Netherlands Officials in the Netherlands say the killers of an outspoken filmmaker are also threatening a Dutch politician.


Stoccarda, 22:44 - CALCIO, COPPA DI GERMANIA: STOCCARDA IN SEMIFINALE

Lo Stoccarda si è qualificato per la semifinali della Coppa di germania dopo aver battuto 2-0...


Powell Wins Israeli Pledge on Palestinian Election

Reviving a long-dormant US peacemaking role, Secretary of State Colin Powell won an Israeli pledge on Monday to allow Palestinians enough freedom of movement to hold an election for Yasser Arafat's successor.


Northern Ireland's political leaders brief party members about talks to restore devolved government.


Cassazione: niente multe a chi contratta con le prostitute

Niente multa in assenza del divieto di sosta, per chi si ferma con l'auto a contrattare le prestazioni sessuali delle prostitute. Lo sottolinea la Cassazione avvertendo i sindaci che, se vogliono evitare che


Comment is free: Rebecca Front: Taking part in a carol concert seemed such a good idea. My children still wear the scars


Opponents question the Chechnya election win of Alu Alkhanov, who vows to continue the war on rebels.


Game Gurus, Clicking Their Way To Fame & Fortune

Two years ago this week, over the lull of winter break, Rocco Repetski got bored the way high school juniors who happen to be math geniuses (and who happen to take interest in computer code) get bored. He wondered, why not design an online game?


IT retailer CDW to be bought by equity firm

Technology products retailer CDW agreed to a private equity buyout worth 7.3 billion dollars in the latest in a wave of takeovers.


The last time the rest of the country looked in on UCLA, the Bruins played their way into the national championship game with defense. They needed a big dose of it Saturday.


Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium evacuated after bomb scare

More than 70,000 people were evacuated from Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium following a bomb scare, club sources confirmed.


PalmOne's Tungsten T5 comes with 256MB of flash memory, so you never risk losing your data. If you're a pack-rat type who likes to keep a lot of data you can't afford to lose on your personal digital assistant, PalmOne has a handheld for you.


Advice for actors looking to get nominated for worst performance: multiple roles help. Lindsay Lohan and Eddie Murphy scored multiple nominations Monday for the Razzies, which sort out the worst that Hollywood dredged up the previous year.


Switiching to open source software could save Â£600 million, says the shadow chancellor.


Former Duke players Johnny Dawkins, Steve Wojciechowski and Chris Collins are fiercely loyal lieutenants and trusted confidants to Coach Mike Krzyzewski.


Iceland's top rock export the Sugarcubes will reunite on November 17 to play their first show in 14 years,


BAQUBA - Venticinque poliziotti iracheni sono stati uccisi in attacchi con razzi e armi automatiche a posti di polizia nella regione di Baquba, 60 chilometri a nord di Baghdad. Lo ha detto la polizia. Negli


Oil price to fall to below $53 by 2008: World Bank

High global oil prices are likely to  ease to $56 a barrel in 2007 and fall further to just below $53  in 2008 as supplies increase and demand growth eases, the World  Bank said on Wednesday.


Pakistan ruling could dent Musharraf's plan: paper

Pakistani newspapers welcomed on Friday a Supreme Court ruling that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif can return home, saying the decision would have far-reaching consequences in an election year.


Interpublic Group of Cos., the world's third-largest ad conglomerate, said Wednesday that third-quarter losses widened significantly on increased charges as well as greater salary and severance costs.


Foreign donors urge the government not to allow its main Marxist coalition partner to undermine peace efforts.


Thousands of people have lost their homes after a cyclone batters Pakistan's coast after days of rain in the south.


N.H.L. Denies It Will Present New Proposal

Talks to seek a settlement of the lockout resumed Thursday with a report from a Canadian television network that the league would present a new proposal.


More than 1.7 million in the UK will have dementia by 2051, costing billions of pounds each year, experts forecast.


Hamid Karzai warns of the dangers of extremism and drugs as he is sworn in as Afghanistan's elected leader.


BRUSSELS: The European Commission said its antitrust case against Microsoft will move full speed ahead despite Microsoft settlements on Monday with Novell and an embattled trade group.


Oregon football coach Mike Bellotti, approached by UCLA in its search for a head coach, said Friday he's staying put.


Over 80% of youth in the Indian capital, Delhi, want to emigrate for a better future, a BBC global survey says.


MONDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Obesity is harmful to the brain for women, but it doesn't appear to raise the risk of dying for men who have suffered heart attacks, according to two new studies.


A former senior vice president of the company that runs the Monster Worldwide Inc. job search Web site told a federal judge on Thursday that he wants to plead guilty.


Casa francese prevede rilancio con nuove Twingo e Laguna


Security-centered speech dismays British press

Speaking in the House of Lords, the upper chamber of parliament, the queen said "my government recognizes that we live in a time of global uncertainty with an increased threat from international terrorism and ...


Crystal: Weekend Fire Destroys 2 Potato Houses

By Jen Lynds, Bangor Daily News, Maine  May 30--A weekend fire flattened two potato houses along a section of Route 2 known as the Pine Tree Road.


One morning 20 years ago, Alec Jeffreys stumbled upon DNA fingerprinting, identifying the patterns of genetic material that are unique to almost every individual. The discovery revolutionized everything from criminal investigations to family law.


Smoking in pubs, restaurants and the office is expected to be banned later thanks to new Government plans to improve the nation's health.


Calgary's six-game win streak changes Keenan's fortunes

Calgary Flames coach Mike Keenan left for the team's recent six-game road trip with chants of "Fire Mike" ringing in his ears after his team's poor start to the season.


Young French woman murdered in London park

LONDON, Aug 21  - A young Frenchwoman has been bludgeoned to death with a blunt instrument in a park on the outskirts of London and police do not rule out that she was the victim of an unknown serial killer, they said Saturday.


Information overload in the Facebook-ABC presidential debates?

The wildly popular social-networking site generated millions of bytes of comments during Saturday night's Democratic and Republican debates, too many for any human to ever hope to read.


Birmingham, Sept. 12 (PTI): South Africa defeated Bangladesh by nine wickets in a Group B league match of the ICC Champions Trophy one-day cricket tournament at Edgbaston here today.


Scientists may be a step closer to uncovering the cause of certain types of debilitating migraine headaches.


A-level results show more students passing and boys closing the achievement gap with girls.


Porsche Predicts Continued Strong Profits

German luxury automaker Porsche AG expects continued strong profits in its fiscal year ending July 31 despite the potential burden of the strong euro on U.S. sales, company executives said Wednesday.


Wall Street traded flat Tuesday as investor grappled with a lackluster profit report from Best Buy Co. and a confirmation that new home construction fell in May.


Manchester United's Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy claims he is innocent after being charged with serious foul play by the Football Association.


AOL to Support Sender ID E-Mail Standard

America Online Inc. will support a new, modified version of the Sender ID e-mail authentication specification that is being submitted to the IETF for consideration Monday.


Iraq, visita a sorpresa di Tony Blair a Baghdad

Visita a sorpresa del premier britannico Tony Blair a Baghdad. Il capo del governo di Londra si Ã¨ incontrato con il premier ad interim Iyad Allawi. ''So che abbiamo fatto la cosa giusta'', ha risposto Blair


Carol Channing's signature dress — a shimmery number she wore in the stage production of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" — was recovered Friday night after being stolen from a Hollywood hotel.


Losail, 14:15 - MOTO, GP QATAR: LORENZO IN POLE NELLA 250

Lo Jorge Lorenzo su Aprilia partirà in pole nella classe 250 del Gp del Qatar, prima prova de...


Nasa says work on the Atlantis shuttle's fuel sensors will push back the launch of the Columbus lab to perhaps  February.


Rice to boost oversight of contractors in Iraq

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday ordered tougher oversight of private guards in Iraq, including tighter rules on the use of force, following deadly shootings involving U.S. security contractor Blackwater.


FEC Asks Court to Drop Bush Campaign Suit

The Federal Election Commission has asked a court to throw out a lawsuit by President Bush's campaign that seeks to force quick action on complaints against anti-Bush groups spending big donations in the presidential race.


Olmert says ready to free Palestinian prisoners

SDE BOKER, Israel  - Israel will be prepared to release many Palestinian prisoners, including long-serving inmates, in return for a soldier militants seized last June, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday.


Aircraft brake and landing gear maker  Goodrich Corp. GR.N on Monday said quarterly profit rose,  helped by higher sales of its range of products to planemakers.


This much we know: Terrell Owens was rushed to a Dallas hospital Tuesday night after a reported suicide attempt. Whether he tried to overdose on pain medication depends on whom you believe -- the police report or T.O. and his handlers. But no matter what went down, it's important to remember that our emotional responses to this incident are extremely trivial right now.


Sears Responds to Its Critics With a Call for Patience

Since Kmart acquired Sears in 2005, Sears Holdings has prospered as a company, but the sales performance of its chains has continued to decline.


PUND IT Research: EMC's Cross-Platform Approach to Energy Efficient Information Management

(Source: EMC)  Is energy efficiency a major challenge in your business? In this Pund-IT report, explore efficiencies offered by EMC, such as EMC Centera, which delivers a 67 percent energy savings over previous versions; enhanced EMC CLARiiON arrays that deliver energy savings of 33 percent; and the new EMC Power Calculator, which predicts power consumption and cooling requirements. Read more.


Dopo le dichiarazioni del premier Romano Prodi


Hundreds of thousands of desperate travelers pushed their way onto trains Thursday as service resumed after the worst winter storms in decades paralyzed China


The Nationwide, the UK's largest building society, becomes even bigger by completing its takeover of rival the Portman.


LONDON/NEW YORK  - British wireless telecommunications company Vodafone Group Plc  said on Monday it is not planning to bid for Verizon Communications Inc. , responding to a report it was considering a $160 billion offer.


The Italian airline is facing resistance from unions against its plan to evade bankruptcy by cutting 5,000 jobs.


The Detroit Red Wings took care of their muddled goaltending situation Monday by signing 14-year veteran Dominik Hasek to a one-year contract.


Carter Calls Miller's GOP Speech Disloyal

Former President Jimmy Carter is accusing fellow Georgia Democrat Zell Miller of "unprecedented disloyalty" for the senator's speech at the Republican convention.


Pescara, 20:08 - CALCIO, PESCARA: PRIMO ALLENAMENTO PER VANTAGGIATO

Primo allenamento per il neo attaccante del Pescara Daniele Vantaggiato. Al "Vestina" la squadra ha ...


Facebook-Based Applications Can Now Run on Other Sites

The social networkâs new JavaScript client library ends the restriction that prevented developers from running Facebook applications on other Web sites, the company announced.


A type of arthritis drug raises blood pressure more than other painkillers, scientists say.


Pakistan's election winners ponder coalition

The party of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto contemplated a coalition on Wednesday that could spell the end for President Pervez Musharraf after it won most seats in a general election.


ABC Airs Videotape of Man Making Al Qaeda Threat

ABC News on Thursday broadcast a videotape it obtained last week of an English-speaking man who threatens bloody new al Qaeda attacks on the United States, but the


When Dwyane Wade missed a pair of games earlier this season with a sore ankle, Shaquille O'Neal vowed to pick up the slack. With O'Neal sidelined Tuesday night because of a bruised calf, Wade returned the favor.


A suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in eastern Pakistan has killed four people, including two security guards who died confronting the bomber and preventing far more deaths - the latest attack in apparent rising strife between Shiite and Sunni Muslims.


Zimbabwe moves ahead with controversial security law

The lower house of Zimbabwe's parliament  passed a bill on Wednesday allowing the government to monitor  phones, mail and the Internet to protect national security.


Kerry: Bush 'Aggrandized, Fictionalized' Saddam

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.  - Democratic challenger John  Kerry ripped into President Bush on Thursday for a pattern of  deception on Iraq that made up Saddam Hussein as a threat to  the United States.


SPRINGFIELD, Ohio  - Democrat John Kerry on Friday  called President Bush "unfit to lead this nation," less than an  hour after the Republican incumbent promised Americans a  victory over terrorism and a strong economy.


E-Commerce Report: Online Sellers Discover the Power of Video Clips

Online retailers have begun capitalizing on the YouTube craze, offering a video platform for product demonstrations, rants and raves, and just plain bizarre behavior.


SaaS buddies EMC may partner with German software giant SAP to develop a suite of web hosted storage and application services.â¦


US Tally in Online-Crime Sweep: 150 Charged

The Justice Department announced Thursday that more than 150 people had been arrested, charged or convicted in the last three months in a wide-ranging sweep of criminal activity on the Internet.


A female suicide bomber killed 10 people in Iraq on Wednesday, the latest in a string of suicide bombings that has seen a major strike nearly every day of the past week despite an overall decline in violence.


Hub gains clout but no jobs as bank buys US Trust

Bank of America Corp.'s $3.3 billion acquisition of U.S. Trust Corp. is a significant addition to the firm's Boston-based Global Wealth & Investment Management unit, but don't expect the deal to yield new jobs here anytime soon.


Artist Vladimir Tretchikoff, known as the 'king of kitsch' for his bestselling prints, dies in South Africa aged 93.


Tenn. Muslims Seek Approval for Cemeteries

Muslims planned to turn an old sod farm near Memphis into a cemetery, but angry neighbors protested, complaining the burial ground could become a staging ground for terrorists or spread disease from unembalmed bodies.


FDA Issues Advisory on Certain Painkillers

Doctors are being urged to think twice before prescribing certain painkillers in light of new evidence suggesting they may increase cardiovascular risk.


Augusta National Golf Club will restore commercials to the Masters next year, lifting the ban on advertising it imposed in 2003.


Schwarzenegger Vetoes Sports Diet Supplement Bill

After signing a law that bars the  sale of performance-enhancing supplements to minors, California  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a separate measure on  Thursday that would bar schools from accepting sponsorships  from firms that make the dietary supplements.


Carter Predicts Florida Poll Will Again Be Flawed

Former President Jimmy Carter, who  has monitored elections throughout the developing world,  predicted on Monday the U.S. presidential vote in Florida would  be as flawed as the 2000 poll there.


Samsung, Ericsson sign telecom cross license deal

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co.  Ltd. (005930.KS) and Sweden's Ericsson (ERICb.ST) on Monday  signed a mobile telecommunication cross license deal and agreed  to drop ongoing patent suits between the two companies.


Torino, 17:22 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: TREZEGUET E CAMORANESI IN FORTE DUBBIO

Doppio forte dubbio nella Juventus che domenica in posticipo affronterà il Piacenza. Hanno la...


Rugby-Wilkinson does not rule himself out of November tests

England captain Jonny Wilkinson has not ruled himself out of his country's three November internationals despite medical reports saying he will be out of action for up to six weeks with an arm injury.


Calcio, Milan; Ancelotti: non tornerei mai alla Juve

"Non si torna sul luogo del delitto, Ã¨ difficile che io torni ad allenare la Juve". Carlo Ancelotti risponde cosÃ¬ ad una domanda su un possibile ritorno, in futuro, sulla panchina bianconera. Il tecnico


At least two Picasso paintings, worth a total of nearly $66 million, were stolen from the artist's granddaughter's house in Paris, police said Wednesday.


Da uomini armati che hanno bloccato la sua vettura


A one-two punch from scrappy discount carrier AirTran Airways and bankrupt-but-strengthening Delta Air Lines is chasing American Airlines off two key routes from Boston.


Google, Inc. significantly cut the expected share price for its initial public stock offering this morning, signaling lower-than-anticipated demand for the most highly publicized new stock since the late 1990s.


BEIRUT, Lebanon -- An explosion targeted a U.S. Embassy vehicle Tuesday in northern Beirut, and there were casualties, a senior Lebanese security official said.


England captain Andrew Flintoff says the third Ashes Test in Perth is the biggest match of his players' careers.


Palermo, 16:23 - CALCIO, PALERMO; CORINI: GIRONE UEFA CON 4 SCUOLE DIVERSE

Newcastle, Celta Vigo, Fenerbahce e Eintracht Francoforte. Sorteggio Uefa non facile per il Palermo,...


New Johnny Cash album collect gospel gems

Some of Johnny Cash's most  memorable gospel performances have just been issued on the  24-track CD "Cash -- Ultimate Gospel."


Pent-up demand for travel is primed for holiday takeoff

As the high-pressure holiday travel season rolls in, the transportation industry is anticipating some of the highest numbers seen in four years.


Rwanda predicts rapid economic growth, but tension with DR Congo could imperil international assistance on which it relies.


iRobot readies for war--and the household

Whether mopping up a battlefield or living room floor, the robot maker is working on vehicle to get the job done.


Phone box attacks man with broken bottle

Telecoms terror, Manchester style Forget the threat to humanity posed by Spaniard-swallowing cyberkiosks: it's evident the Lizard Army has deployed a far more dangerous version of the murderous telecoms cubicle, viz: the bottle-weilding Mancunian attack phone box:â¦


With the possible exception of the 20,000 cardiologists who are descending on the city for a conference this weekend, few conversations are being conducted here that do not involve


Rumor became reality Thursday in the NASCAR Nextel Cup world, the same day Christmas came early for Travis Kvapil. After months of speculation, Brendan Gaughan was relieved as the driver of the No.


The American-trained police force in Afghanistan is largely incapable of carrying out routine law enforcement work, according to a joint report by the Pentagon and State Department, The New York Times reported today. The Times said that according to the report, which was issued two weeks ago, managers of the $1.1 billion training program cannot say how many officers are ...


No. 17 Cowboys outlast Texas Tech in 2OT

Mario Boggan had 35 points and 14 rebounds as No. 17 Oklahoma State won its third multiple-overtime game this season, beating Texas Tech 93-91 in two extra periods Saturday.


Taco Bell briefly closes 9 stores in food scare

Taco Bell on Tuesday raised to nine the number of fast-food restaurants it had closed in New York and New Jersey after a suspected outbreak of the foodborne E. coli bacteria that may have sickened more than 50 people in three states.


Two million dollar reward for Loch Ness monster proof

A British bookmaker offered a one  million pound ($2 million) reward on Monday to anyone who can  prove that Scotland's legendary Loch Ness monster does actually  exist.


Iran's supreme leader threatened yesterday to pull out of negotiations with European countries if they press their demand that Iran totally suspend uranium enrichment.


India permits cricketers to tour Bangladesh

India's government gave the green light Tuesday for its cricket team to start a tour of Bangladesh after officials checked out security precautions in Dhaka, following a threat from a militant group.


Nemanja Vidic, Ryan Giggs and Louis Saha get the goals as United beat Benfica to top Group F.


Former world number one Jimmy Connors hopes to continue working with Britain's young tennis prospects. Connors, who won eight Grand Slams and a record total of 109 titles between 1972 and 1989, spent three


US to Free 'Enemy Combatant,' Bowing to Supreme Court Ruling

Yaser E. Hamdi, an American citizen captured in Afghanistan and once deemed so dangerous that the American military held him incommunicado for more than two years as


UPDATE 2-Marsh & McLennan says 5 top execs leave board

Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the insurance broker accused by New York's Attorney General Eliot Spitzer of bid-rigging fraud, on


Gordon becomes powerful Atlantic hurricane

Hurricane Gordon became a powerful   Category 3 storm as it swirled through the Atlantic Ocean on   Wednesday but posed no threat to land, while a tropical   depression off Africa became Tropical Storm Helene, forecasters   said late on Wednesday.


Sirius plans to buy XM in $4.6 billion stock deal

Sirius Satellite Radio plans to buy larger U.S. rival XM for $4.6 billion in stock to bring entertainers such as Oprah Winfrey and shock-jock Howard Stern under one roof, but a top regulator said the deal would face a tough time winning approval.


Dirk Nowitzki scored 39 points and Josh Howard scored 11 of his 25 in the fourth quarter in the Dallas Mavericks' 123-104 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.


Soft-Core Porn Film Maker Russ Meyer Dies in LA

Director Russ Meyer, whose soft core porn films, "The Immoral Mr Teas," "Vixen" and "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" earned him millions of dollars and the title of Hollywood's "King Leer," has died at age 82, his film company said


As Questions Brew, Perry Explains Push for HPV Vaccine: For the Governor, It's Also Personal

By Clay Robison, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 16--AUSTIN -- His crusade against cancer, including a controversial order to vaccinate schoolgirls against a virus linked to cervical cancer, is partly personal, Gov. Rick Perry revealed Thursday.


Radcliffe nervous about baring all on Broadway

Daniel Radcliffe hopes to debut on Broadway next year in a reprisal of his London role in "Equus," a performance where he shed not only his clothes but the mantle of Harry Potter.


Valencia, 21:25 - CALCIO, NAVARRO: BURDISSO HA ACCETTATO LE MIE SCUSE

David Navarro ha chiamato Burdisso e gli ha chiesto scusa per il pugno di ieri che ha scatenato la r...


Ailing British supermarket group Sainsburyâs showed a further deterioration in its performance today after its third profits warning this year.


Intel readies x86 system-on-a-chip as XScale successor

Pentium M for phones? Intel's plan to develop an x86-based system-on-a-chip line is well known - we reported on it way back in August 2005, for instance - but only now are details of the XScale replacement starting to emerge as the chip giant briefs potential customers.â¦


Taliban attack wounds 2 American soldiers in Afghanistan

Two American soldiers were injured as their patrol came under attack in Afghanistan's troubled southern Zabul province Saturday, US military spokesman said Monday.


"Smokable" pain drugs promise faster action

All self-respecting painkillers these days offer "fast-acting relief," a promise we accept to mean anywhere from 15 minutes to more than an hour.


Caity Matter sets a school record for career three-pointers and scores 19 points to help 10th-ranked Ohio State to an 83-60 victory over No. 20 UCLA on Tuesday.


After Athens, Marathoners Nurse Emotions

Deena Kastor is one of five Olympic marathoners who are running the New York City Marathon despite the short time to recover from Athens.


A CBS News presidential poll released Tuesday shows US President George Bush leads Democratic nominee John Kerry by just a 48 to 45 percent margin.


Bilancio positivo per i nuovi stati membri +5,3%


Politica monetaria resta accomodante, agiremo in modo fermo


Citigroup's top executive in Japan  endured unprecedented questioning by lawmakers on Tuesday over  a scandal at the firm's private bank in the country, the latest  turn in a high-profile case that has embarrassed the world's  biggest financial company.


Forbes magazine names Tate & Lyle chief Iain Ferguson European Businessman of the year for turning around the sugar firm's fortunes.


Ex-Manchester United striker Denis Law believes Wayne Rooney will shatter his goalscoring records at Old Trafford. Law holds the United scoring record for a season with 46 goals and also has a club-best 18 hat-tricks.


TEHRAN, Sept. 16 -- It is Iran's version of "Schindler's List," a miniseries about an Iranian diplomat in Paris who helps Jews escape the Holocaust -- and viewers across the country are riveted.


Nintendo Wii game machine to hit European stores December 8

Nintendo has said it would launch its next-generation Wii game machine in Europe on December 8, six days after its release in Japan where it will cost slightly less.


A hardy vaccine capable of thwarting a pandemic strain of flu can be produced, but not within the next few months, global flu experts said Friday.


Pentagon: Secret unit couldn't stop 9/11

A Pentagon report rejects the idea that intelligence gathered by a secret military unit could have been used to stop the Sept. 11 hijackings.


The Champions Trophy final against West Indies is England's biggest one-day match for 12 years.


Celebrations are held in Addis Ababa as Ethiopia ushers in a new Millennium under the ancient Coptic calendar.


Easier Connections for the Networked Family

The Belkin Network U.S.B. Hub is designed to accept five inputs from hard drives, scanners and printers.


Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr could end a ban on his militia's activities because of rising anger over U.S. and Iraqi raids against his followers, an aide said Friday amid concerns about rising violence and clashes between rival factions in the mainly Shiite south.


China Agonizes as Hope Vanishes for Missing Miners

Investigators have determined that back-to-back coal-dust and gas blasts ripped through a mine in northern China killing at least 50 workers and leaving more than 110 trapped and feared dead, said reports on Tuesday.


Suicide car bomb attack kills ten in Iraq

RAMADI,Oct 23: At least 10 policemen were killed and another 40 wounded in a suicide car bomb attack on a police training centre in the western Iraqi town of Baghdadi Saturday, police said,report agencies.


Cargill reaches deal to buy stake in Romanian oilseed company

Cargill, Inc. has reached an agreement in principle to buy a majority share in Olpo, a Romanian oilseed crushing, refining and bottling company.


New uniform, same hair-raising play in homecoming

Don Nelson welcomes Steve Nash back to Dallas. Nash dazzled in the reunion with 17 points and 18 assists. STAR-TELEGRAM/JEFFERY WASHINGTON Same hair.


: Oracle Corp said on Wednesday it has taken control of PeopleSoft Inc, now that about 75 per cent of shareholders of the rival software maker have tendered their shares.


Mobile music downloads are too complex, execs say

(InfoWorld) - Buying digital music from a mobile phone is too difficult and the music and mobile phone industries need to improve the process to meet demand, the chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group Corp. said on Wednesday. A study last year found that only 8.5 percent of people who own a phone that can be used to download and purchase music actually did so, saidÂ Warner Chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr.,Â speaking at the opening session of theÂ 3GSM World CongressÂ in Barcelona on Wednesday. "Why? It's expensive, it's complicated and it's slow," he said. "It's amazing that we've generated as much revenue as we have given how cumbersome the experience can be." Forty percent of mobile phones in the U.K. have music players, said Ralph Simon, chairman of the Mobile Entertainment Forum for the Americas, speaking at the same event. This year, US$9 billion in revenue is expected to be generated from mobile music, including ring tones and over-the-air downloads, Bronfman said. While MTV's core customers are typically young and technically savvy, even they find buying mobile content too difficult, said Mika Salmi, president of global digital media for MTV Networks, a Viacom unit. Simplifying the process is key, he said. For example, business models that make it easier for customers to pay for content could boost take-up, he said. MTV encourages operators that it works with to sell subscriptions, which it has found increases use because customers know exactly what they'll pay. Buying a ring tone is an example of the complexity people can face. On average, users must click 20 times in a process that takes around two minutes to buy a ring tone, Bronfman said. Buying digital music on a phone is similarly complicated, he said. "So many platforms aren't capable of even the most basic content configurations, like a track bundled with a video," Bronfman said. That means buying the same content that would typically be included in an album over a mobile phone would be comparable to having to visit three stores to buy the album, its liner notes and the art work, he said. Apple's iPhone, the combined MP3 player and mobile phone expected to hit the U.S. market later this year, is a step in the right direction, Bronfman said. "Before it's even hit the market it has raised the bar in terms of what users expect with a user interface and what music phones should do," he said. Now it's up to other mobile phone makers to meet users' expectations. "For those who invent with a similarly inspiring vision, the opportunity is immense," he said.


The proxy fight over the Iraq war grew more crowded yesterday with the launch of Freedom's Watch, a lobbying group that will mount a $15 million advertising and grass-roots campaign to maintain Republican support for President Bush's policies.


Buffett offers to reinsure $800 billion in muni bonds

Warren Buffett said on Tuesday that he had offered to reinsure $800 billion of muni debt guaranteed by bond insurers, but shares in MBIA Inc  and Ambac Financial Group Inc  slid as investors recognized that the billionaire investor's plan was far from a panacea.


PRI wins 2 state races in Mexico; 2 uncertain

Mexico City -- The country's former ruling party remained locked in a duel with the party of President Vicente Fox in two state gubernatorial races late Monday, after winning two others over the weekend.


Chirac, Blair Strive for Unity After Iraq

French President Jacques Chirac agreed to disagree with Prime Minister Tony Blair over Iraq on Thursday but pledged full cooperation, from Africa to the Middle East, when Britain heads the G8 and European Union in 2005.


Q&A: Intrinsa, a Patch to Boost Women's Libido

âAlready some have called it the 'female Viagra,' though it's not at all like Viagra, because it affects sexual drive, not the functioning of sex organs.


Whiling Away the Night In the Salon of the Sahara

MARRAKECH, Morocco As darkness settled over Marrakech's Djemma el-Fna Square and the crowds flowed in to pass the evening, a stylish young Moroccan couple in one corner of the plaza crouched by a necromancer, urgently whispering their troubles into his ear.


Under-20 World Cup: Adu Scores Three as United States Dominates Poland

Freddy Adu scored three goals and the United States recovered from an early deficit to rout Poland Tuesday in the most lopsided result so far at the Under-20 World Cup.


The actor's second directorial effort, The Good Shepherd, took 8 years to make. In an exclusive Q&A he explains why, gives a few one word answers and examines weaponry in a completely non-menacing way


A former county employee leading an effort to recall Sheriff Lee Baca based on his handling of Paris Hilton's jail sentence has resigned.


Afghan soldiers storm jail to end standoff with inmates

Afghan troops stormed a notorious prison Friday in an assault aimed at ending a standoff sparked by a bloody escape attempt by four


Anyone who hoped the decision to move this year's Wales Rally GB from its usual place on the World Rally Championship calendar would result in easier and safer driving conditions had a rude awakening on the first full day's competing.


Gov. Jim Doyle floats the idea of extracting $270 million from oil companies while prohibiting them from passing the pinch along at the pump. By the Associated Press.


The Solomon Islands' PM accuses Australia of "heavy-handed" interference in his country's domestic affairs.


EDITORIAL: Weld Proposal Worth Looking At

By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Feb. 18--There's been a lot of talk about creating a regional transportation authority in northern Colorado. But that may not be as possible as it once seemed.


New Mexico's Long gets extension through 2009

New Mexico, on the verge of going to a third straight bowl game, Tuesday gave coach Rocky Long a contract extension through 2009. While details of the new contract are still being worked


Lakers' Odom draws one-game NBA ban for hit on Allen

Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom was suspended one game without pay by the National Basketball Association on Tuesday for a flagrant foul against Boston's Ray Allen.


JPMorgan Chase & Co  said on Wednesday quarterly profit fell a worse-than-expected 24 percent as the No. 3 U.S. bank lost $1.3 billion on risky mortgages and set aside more money for rising losses on home-equity loans.


Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko met Russian leader Vladimir Putin for last-ditch talks before a deadline on Kiev to pay its gas debts or face supply cuts.


US President George W Bush seeks $7.1bn in emergency aid for hurricane-stricken Florida.