Flying 33,000 feet over Iraq, the two US Navy pilots saw a pair of Patriot missiles streaking up at them, trailing orange flames.


Argentina see off Peru and Mexico thrash Paraguay to set up a Copa America semi-final showdown.


Severstal in talks to buy U.S. Weirton Steel -paper

Russian steel maker Severstal (CHMFq.L)  is in negotiations to buy Weirton Steel Corp. of the United  States from Mittal Steel  , Russian paper  Kommersant reported on Friday, without naming its source.


ELDORET, Kenya, Jan. 8 -- Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga rejected a presidential invitation for talks, calling the offer "public relations gimmickry" that would undermine international attempts to end a violent election standoff in which more than 500 people have died.


Berlusconi taglia le tasse e risale nei consensi

Lâannunciata riduzione fiscale fa bene alla popolaritÃ  di Silvio Berlusconi. Dopo mesi di continuo calo di consensi adesso il Cavaliere appare in ripresa. Secondo i primi sondaggi. condotti immediatamente


Germany Selling EU4.45 Billion Deutsche Telekom Stake

Germany is selling a 4.45 billion-euro ($5.5 billion) stake in Deutsche Telekom AG, making it the fourth European government to sell state assets in the past six weeks to help reduce a deficit that exceeds European Union limits.


Beyond Depression, an Explosion of New Ideas

An entrepreneur beats back depression and begins to develop a new product.


Tall girls on oestrogen run short on fertility

Tall girls who were given oestrogen to restrict their growth had more risk of fertility problems later in life, an Australian study has found.


Mavis Staples gets political on soulful album

Gospel icon Mavis  Staples revisits songs forever associated with the civil rights  movement on her new album, "We'll Never Turn Back."


Speakers Commemorate Black History Month

By Jared Turner jared.turner@roanoke.com 381-1643  As Asbury United Methodist Church in Christiansburg hosts a monthlong series of services commemorating Black History Month, the Rev.


U.S. rejects German climate position: G8 draft

The United States has rejected Germany's bid to get the Group of Eight to agree to tough cuts in climate warming carbon emissions, according to a draft of the communique to be presented to the meeting.


"Saving Private Ryan" is a Hollywood movie of war. Vietnam Veteran Michael Johnson says it's as close to real as possible.


European Space Agency -- Scattered in universities across Europe, a 250-strong team of students have never collectively met in person, but between them they have built a space-ready satellite. SSETI Express is currently being integrated in an ESA cleanroom for a planned launch in May next year...


American Parent Blames Fuel for 4th-Quarter Loss

The parent company of American Airlines, the nation's largest carrier, posted a loss of $69 million during the fourth quarter as fuel prices and weather disruptions wiped out higher revenue.


Westbrook, Lofton Lead Tribe Over Tigers

Kenny Lofton's infield single drives in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning Thursday to give Cleveland a 3-1 win over Detroit.


In Helicopter or Hummer, Kenya Contender Dazzles

A neck-and-neck race for Kenyaâs presidency with Raila Odinga, an unconventional opponent, will test whether voters will vote strictly along tribal lines.


Crude Oil Little Changed as US Inventory Gain Expected

Crude oil was little changed in London after falling 12 percent from a record two weeks ago as rising US inventories, steady imports and mild temperatures generated optimism refiners will make enough heating oil for the winter.


Putin says will not orchestrate succession

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he had no plans to nominate a successor to replace him as president after he steps down in 2008.


Women's prisons should be replaced with small units as part of a 10-year reform, a report says.


In Lice, Clues to Human Origin and Attire

The number of kinds of louse that people can carry sheds light on when humans lost their body hair, and when they first made clothing.


Andy Roddick beats Mikhail Youzhny in the US Open semis and will face Roger Federer in the final.


Romney keeps hopes alive as Democrats call truce in race row

Republican Mitt Romney has revived his flickering White House hopes, powering to a Michigan primary victory as worries about the US economy increasingly define the 2008 election battle.


Confused by the news that the pain reliever Celebrex might increase the risk of heart attack, 67-year-old Sharon Panick went to her doctor this week to learn whether


North Korea is seeking a 'nuclear deterrent'

UNITED NATIONS, New York North Korea says its effort to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons is meant to serve as a deterrent against increasing US nuclear threats and to prevent a nuclear war in northeast Asia.


Microsoft Takes On Adobe with Expression Studio

With the release of its first suite of Web and graphic design software expected to be delivered at some point in the upcoming months, Microsoft is gearing up to go head-to-head with graphics leader Adobe Systems.


A vigil has been held in Britain for Kenneth Bigley, an engineer believed to the sole survivor among three colleagues kidnapped in Iraq last week.


Milano, 13:37 - CALCIO, CAIRO: HO DETTO A MORATTI CHE RECOBA E' OK

Urbano Cairo, presidente del Torino, all'ingresso dello stabile di via Rosellini per l'assemblea str...


Niger's president is to face the main opposition leader in a run-off of presidential elections, officials say.


Microsoft Excel spreadsheets are the lastest ploy used by stock scammers to deliver get-rich-quick schemes.


Bush Supporter Leaves Campaign Over Role in Ad

A Vietnam veteran who worked with President Bush's campaign has left over his appearance in a commercial by a group challenging Democratic candidate John Kerry's


Multiple sclerosis patients are being injected with their own stem cells in clinical trials to test a new therapy.


Riforma fiscale. Subito aiuti a famiglie e imprese. Dal 2006 ...

La riforma fiscale presentata dal governo Ã¨ articolata in due anni e costerÃ  12-13 miliardi di euro. Si parte dal 2005 con agevolazioni alle famiglie e taglio dell'Irap, chiesto da Confindustria e dal governatore


France asks life term for accused killer

Prosecutors demanded life imprisonment Wednesday for a man on trial for allegedly killing two girls and a woman in a series of murders three years ago that shocked France.


NEW YORK: Marsh & McLennan, the worldâs largest insurance broker, said on Tuesday it will reform its business practices and stop accepting fees at the centre of an investigation by New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer into bid rigging.


ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Sept. 20, 2004 - The spread of HIV/AIDS is fueling a massive tuberculosis crisis that could see one billion people infected in the next 20 years, the UN warned Monday.


What can science tell us about why kids run and jump?


Gambling companies urge EU probe U.S. prosecutions

European online gambling companies on Thursday accused the U.S. Justice Department of violating World Trade Organization rules by singling out foreign online gambling companies for prosecution.


Liverpool's city council on Wednesday approved a ban on smoking in all indoor workplaces, including bars and restaurants, taking the initial step toward becoming the first British city with such a rule.


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 3 -- Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim vowed to push for democratic reforms in Malaysia, including freer news media, fair elections and an independent judiciary, as he


Roma, 14:17 - CALCIO, FIGC; PANCALLI: ENTRO L'ANNO ASSEMBLEA PER LO STATUTO

Il commissario straordinario Luca Pancalli ha annunciato che entro quest'anno si terrà l'asse...


Diciotto perseguiti nel settore vitivinicolo, tre per intermediazione di manodoperaLe accuse: condizioni di lavoro e di vita disumane e impiego di minori                                            Maxibusiness di clandestini a Marsala denunce per caporalato e lavoro minorile                                                                                Favoreggiamento immigrazione clandestina: arrestato imprenditore a Foggia


Research in Motion profit, sales soar in second quarter

Research In Motion Ltd. added a record 317,000 new BlackBerry subscribers in its second quarter and saw revenue and profit skyrocket, but that wasn't enough to keep some investors and analysts happy.


Cyprus and Malta clear the final hurdle and are now set to adopt the euro on 1 January 2008.


Stockland pays A$825m for Fosterâs property unit

Fosterâs, Australiaâs largest beer and wine maker, has been trying to sell Lensworth, aiming to focus on its beverage business.


NEWARL, N.J., (Sports Network) - The New Jersey Devils,  once they resume play in the locked-out NHL again, will be  moving a few miles south to downtown Newark.


IBM to pay $320m to settle pension plan case

IBM will take a $320m (Â£178m) charge this quarter to settle some claims and cap its liability on others in a long-running class-action dispute about changes made in the 1990s to its pension plan.


Canada's Barrick Gold acquires nine per cent stake in Celtic Resources

MOSCOW  - Canada's Barrick Gold Corp. said Thursday it was acquiring a nine per cent stake in London-based Celtic Resources Holding Ltd., in a deal that potentially gives the Canadian gold giant major clout ahead of next year's auction of Russia's biggest gold deposit.


U.S. Court Backs No-Contact Rule for Strippers

A California city's regulation requiring some distance between exotic dancers and their audience during a performance is constitutional, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday.


BAGHDAD -- Insurgents unleashed a pair of powerful car bombs yesterday near the symbol of US authority in Iraq -- the Green Zone, where the US Embassy and key government offices are located -- and hotels occupied by hundreds of foreigners. Three other explosions brought the day's bombing toll to at least 24 dead and more than 100 wounded.


Australian Al Qaeda Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Australian al Qaeda suspect David Hicks, formally charged on Wednesday with war crimes by a US military tribunal, pleaded not guilty and then walked out of the courtroom smiling.


Nepal capital under curfew for 3rd day; violators ordered to be ...

A shoot-on-sight curfew imposed to prevent riots and violent protests over the killing of 12 Nepalese workers in Iraq entered its third day Friday, while officials said they were trying to recover the bodies of the slain hostages.


Militia fighters wounded two U.N. soldiers Sunday when they fired on peacekeeping troops sent to investigate a reported mass grave of militia victims, including child combatants, in northeast Ituri province, a U.N. spokesman said.


Ex-US ambassador says world not doing enough for Sudan

AL-FASHER, Sudan -- The former US ambassador to the United Nations visited a camp for the displaced in the troubled Darfur region yesterday and sharply criticized Sudan, the United Nations, the US government, and the international community as doing too little to stem the humanitarian crisis.


Joost on Monday launched a National  Basketball Association channel on its online video service that  will offer highlights from the past and present.


Beer trumps satellite comms on the Ionian Sea

Well, The Cook has a black belt Blog Make your choice! What's more important - a cold beer, or a satellite communications system?â¦


Spanish bank Santander SAN.MC would not necessarily drop its 8 billion pound plus bid for Abbey National if another bank entered the fray and sparked a competition probe, it says.


Google is launching a new service to make books and other printed materials searchable online, the Internet search engine company said Wednesday.


Egypt top cleric says women presidents okay under Islam

Egypt's top cleric declared that Islam does not bar women from becoming heads of state, denying press reports that had earlier attributed to him the opposite position.


LETTERS - Beware Animal Agriculture Alliance

Phillip Lobo, of the Animal Agriculture Alliance, attacks Wayne Pacelle and the Humane Society of the United States in Lobo's Jan. 31 letter. He could not be further off base.


Putin's successor dismisses fears of state "grab"

CHELYABINSK, Russia  - President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev, dismissed fears on Thursday that the Kremlin would nationalize Russia's economy and said the state would not "grab everything for itself".


Copyright Bill Dies in Senate as Others Advance

A bill that would make it easier to sue online file-trading networks like Kazaa appeared on Friday to have died a quiet death, but other copyright bills sought by the entertainment industry continued to advance.


Britain's lost opportunity to protect the planet

Comment is free: Robin McKie: Carbon storage could not only help the world, it could aid Great Britain plc.


World Bank's leadership gets ready for change

All weekend, drivers who were headed anywhere near the World Bank and International Monetary Fund headquarters found themselves at newly erected concrete barricades.


Hurricane Helene was downgraded to a Category 1 storm early Thursday as it churned in the open Atlantic well east of Bermuda, forecasters said.


Soaring jet fuel prices hamper airlines' results

Northwest Airlines Corp , AirTran Holdings Inc  and JetBlue Airways Corp  all posted fourth-quarter losses on Tuesday as soaring jet fuel prices continued to weigh on major U.S. carriers.


Fed starts 2-day meeting, market sees steady rates

U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers started a two-day meeting on Tuesday that was widely expected to conclude with a decision to hold rates steady along with a renewed warning about inflation risks.


'La partecipazione ha dato ottimo risultato, non si tocca'


U-Va.'s Sewell Not Enrolled For the Spring

Virginia sophomore quarterback Jameel Sewell is one of four players not enrolled for the spring semester, the school announces Thursday night in a statement which did not state whether Sewell or any of the other three players will play for the Cavaliers in the fall.


Pacers O'Neal's appeal to be heard today

NEW YORK (Ticker) - All-Star forward Jermaine O'Neal will go before a federal judge Thursday to see if he can continue playing for the Indiana Pacers.


Entrepreneur joins ranks in space tourism

A U.S. rocket entrepreneur on Thursday   joined the ranks attempting to get space tourism off the   ground.


Belgrado, 23:12 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: SERBIA-FINLANDIA 0-0

La nazionale di Serbia-Montenegro e la Finlandia hanno pareggiato 0-0 in un incontro valido per il g...


Bear Stearns offers $1.5 bln for troubled fund

Bear Stearns Cos.  has offered to infuse $1.5 billion of its own capital to help rescue a Bear Stearns hedge fund on the brink of collapse, people familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.


John Walsh's Blog: Benchmark - MYSQL vs MYSQLi

John Walsh got to thinking about performance when it comes to the MySQL functions versus MySQLi in PHP - this quick post is the result:   I've decided that a little investigation in weather it can connect,query and close faster than the MYSQL function I prefer the MYSQLi version as the _connect function is a lot more organised with the DB select in it.   The code used for the benchmarks is simple - just a connect, query and close (no fetch). The results of running each 1500 times shows that, by a pretty narrow margin, the MySQL extension comes in around 92 milliseconds faster than MySQLi.


Merrill Lynch eyes bid for CanWest Ten stake: source

Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity  was looking at a possible bid for CanWest Global Communications Corp.'s  stake in Australian broadcaster Ten Network Holdings Ltd. , a source familiar with the situation said.


Paulson says Social Security reform hopes slim

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson conceded on Friday that chances were slim for agreeing on a way to reform Social Security financing but said he would keep trying to find bipartisan support for it.


Nokia says row with Qualcomm may hurt 3G uptake

Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's biggest  mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday the ongoing patent battle  with Qualcomm Inc.  may work against the uptake of  "third-generation" mobile technology.


Velvet Revolver rockers enjoy success, soberly

When a band sells 3 million copies  of its first album, its members might expect to celebrate with  a few drinks.


Tiziano Cocco era scomparso mercoledi', giallo su donna


Space Probe Fails to Deploy Its Parachute and Crashes

NASA's $264 million Genesis mission came to a sudden and violent end on Wednesday morning, when a capsule returning with samples of the Sun slammed into the desert.


Here's why President George W Bush waited an inordinate amount of time, before finally deciding not to make a victory speech on Wednesday night: the outcome of Ohio hangs in the air.


Former chess champion Bobby Fischer has died at the age of 64. What is your reaction?


Burt Rutan, the man behind X-Prize winner SpaceShipOne, says the craft will not be used for scientific space experiments.


E. coli infects 31 in NC; other tests pending

RALEIGH -- Health investigators on Saturday identified more cases of E. coli in North Carolina, most of them linked to visits to the State Fair in Raleigh last month.


Business & money: Young London couples spend more than half of their pay on their mortgage, writes Lisa Bachelor.


The examiner who performed a second autopsy Sunday on Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son said he could not yet determine the cause of death.


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.


Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki suggested on Wednesday the U.S. embassy stop using American security firm Blackwater after a deadly shooting and said he would not allow Iraqis to be killed in "cold blood".


Serena Williams, the sometime tennis player, has shown a talent for fashion design and acting. Now, if it is possible, she has an even higher calling.


Microsoft offers amnesty program to pirated WinXP users

MICROSOFT Corp. is staging another attack against software pirates with an amnesty program for unwitting users of bootlegged copies of its Windows XP operating system (OS).


Pirated `Sicko' turns up on the Internet

YouTube viewers hoping to get a free look at Michael Moore's newest film, "Sicko," were out of luck Monday after the site pulled links to pirated versions of the health care documentary that surfaced on the video-sharing Web site over the weekend.


Bad times boost efforts to align IT, business goals

CIOs from three organizations this week outlined steps they're taking to align IT with business goals and detailed some of the results they are seeing from their efforts.


Per trasferimento controllo sicurezza agli iracheni


Massachusetts health insurers are promoting a new type of Medicare coverage for seniors in 2008 that potentially offers better coverage than traditional government-sponsored Medicare. The new plans, called private fee-for-service, also raise questions about the long-term direction of Medicare because they cost more than traditional coverage but are not held to higher quality and efficiency standards.


"Love Cemetery: Unburying the Secret History of Slaves" (HarperCollins; 288 pages; $24.95) — China Galland: In her search for hidden details of her own family's history, China Galland stumbles onto an overgrown burial ground for slaves and gets to know the descendants who have been locked out of "Love Cemetery."


Crisi di governo, cominciate le consultazioni                                                                                Il presidente del Senato Franco Marini Ã¨ stato il primo a salire sul Colle, per il colloquio col capo dello Stato Giorgio Napolitano. Ora tocca al presidente della Camera Fausto Bertinotti. Nei due rami del Parlamento attivitÃ  legislativa sospesa, si esaminano solo i decreti legge e gli affari interni. E intanto l'Ulivo detta la sua linea: "Allargare la maggioranza a singoli parlamentari Cdl"


Il vice-presidente Fiat commenta la citazione in giudizio


Everybody's Business: Getting a Boost Up the Ladder of Success

There is an immense problem of inequality in this country, and sharing the skills and connections that some of us have could help solve it.


Baseball players endorse tougher steroid testing

Major-league baseball players encouraged their lawyers yesterday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids.


Demonstrators rallied Friday in Pakistan's major cities to denounce a government assault on a radical mosque that left more than 100 dead, and security forces were deployed to foil revenge attacks by extremists, officials said.


Every Bruin except center Patrice Bergeron got back to the business of playing hockey yesterday, hours before the NHL suspended Flyers defenseman Randy Jones for two games.


Plant Shortage Leaves Campaigns Against Malaria at Risk

A Chinese herbal drug that is strikingly effective against malaria is in critically short supply because of rising demand.


JUST a year ago, Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, prom ised to shed his uniform and give up his position as head of the armed forces by the end of 2004.


Employment Figures Fit 'Soft Landing' Predictions

The nation's labor market softened slightly last month, with the unemployment rate edging up to 4.6 percent as job growth slowed, the Labor Department said yesterday.


Seeing Vulnerability in N.F.C. Foes, Giants Are Confident

Only the Giants seem to have noticed that other National Football Conference contenders, including the Cowboys and Packers, suddenly look vulnerable.


Internet Safety Focus of Evening at College

By CORRESPONDENT, Herald  Technology dangers facing young people in the digital age will be the topic of discussion at Opihi College tonight.


'Entro settembre terzo pacchetto di liberalizzazioni'


Open-source Samba gets inside look at Microsoft specs

The European Union's antitrust actions against Microsoft have freed up server software documentation for use in a major open-source project--for a fee.


Overweight children three to five times more likely to suffer ...

Todayâs warning by the World Health Organization and the World Heart Federation is more sad news for overweight kids. Worldwide, the WHO says, there are 18 million overweight children under the age of five


EBay's Rent.com Purchase Fraught with Risk

In a real-estate market in which homeowners have been flipping properties almost as quickly as they would stocks, eBay's getting in on the action.


Venezuela's President Chavez visits Colombia for talks on how to broker a hostage deal with left-wing rebels.


One woman almost brought down a president, a second reduced the public's faith in a sporting hero. Monica and Lewinsky and Rebecca Loos took to the stage at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Saturday


World leaders step up plans for a united response to the Asian tsunami, as the rising numbers of dead are mourned.


United Has a Slot to Sign a Foreign Star

As part of the trade that sent Christian Gomez to Colorado, D.C. United acquired the option to sign a second marquee international player.


A French climber who calls himself "Spiderman" has edged his way to the top of the world's new tallest building, Taipei 101 in Taiwan.


With a snowstorm of confetti and paper raining down from skyscrapers, thousands of jubilant New York Giants fans thronged the streets of Manhattan on Tuesday to cheer their improbable Super Bowl champions.


The bosses of the UK's private equity firms are likely to face a tough grilling when they appear before MPs.


Genetically engineered 'hot mice' that eat more to lose weight:

[Health India]: Melbourne, Nov 4 : Australian researchers have created genetically engineered "hot mice" that lose weight when they eat more.


The US presents a new draft UN resolution to pressure Sudan to resolve the conflict in the Darfur region.


iPhone customers lead mobile search stats

Macworldâs Jonny Evans reports that âGoogle has confirmed it has seen 50 times more searches from the iPhone than from any other mobile handset. âWe thought it was a mistake and made our engineers check the logs again,â Vic Gundotra, head of Googleâs mobile operations told the Financial Times at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.â Evans also indicates that O2 ârecently confirmed the iPhone to be driving âunheard of data trafficâ on the mobile network.â


Protests erupt as Kenyan leader wins vote

Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki won a second five-year term on Sunday in a disputed election victory that triggered deadly riots by tens of thousands of opposition supporters.


Breast cancer genes can come from father

A deadly gene's path can hide in a family tree when a woman has few aunts and older sisters, making it appear that her breast cancer struck out of nowhere when it really came from Dad.


Will AstraZeneca become the latest casualty in the drug safety debate?


Yahoo's Presidential 'Mashup Debate' Won't Support Mashups

The much-touted, first-ever presidential "mashup debate" this week has its footage locked up on the eve of the Yahoo event, so there's unlikely to be much creative re-mixing involved. Instead, citizens will merely be able to choose what clips to watch on Yahoo's pages.


In the fourth-highest scoring game in NBA history, the Suns come through for their eighth straight victory, 161-157, over the Nets on Thursday night.


Pataki Decries Remarks by N.Y. GOP Chief

Republican Gov. George Pataki scolded the state's GOP chairman Tuesday for seeking to link the Democratic Party with a civil rights attorney convicted of aiding terrorists.


GOP hopefuls assailed for debate absence

Republican presidential candidates discussed the importance of reaching out to people of color during a minority issues debate Thursday night and criticized the leading four GOP contenders for skipping it.


Before paying $48,823 in cash bonuses to its chief of regulatory affairs in 2005, the Food and Drug Administration asked her to sign a simple declaration: "If I am unable to receive a retention allowance, I am likely to leave the federal government for a higher paying position in the private sect...


U.S. says would not extradite CIA agents to Italy

The United States will not meet any request by Italy to extradite 26 Americans, most thought to be CIA agents, to stand trial over the kidnapping of a Muslim cleric, the State Department's legal adviser said on Wednesday.


Ryan O'Connell may have led all scorers with 35 points - 24 in the second half - in St. John's Prep's 83-69 overtime win over Methuen, but it was junior Sam Baker who had the game's most important basket.


March Draws Hundreds of Thousands to NY Streets

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators carrying colorful banners and shouting "no more Bush" took to the streets of New York on Sunday, the day before the Republican convention was to open, to decry the U.S.-led war in Iraq and President Bush's policies.


The owners of the Northern Bank have confirmed for the first time that it may be on the market. The National Australia Bank has said it will consider selling its operations on both sides of the Irish border.


Yushchenko to Meet With Ukraine President

Ukraine's outgoing president will meet Friday with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and European envoys in a bid to solve a political crisis over the country's disputed election, a European Union official said.


Former PM Thatcher confident son is innocent of coup plot

Ex-British prime minister Margaret Thatcher is worried about her son Mark, arrested in South Africa and charged with funding a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, but is confident he will be found innocent, her spokesman said.


Williams Has No Problem Running with Jones

American sprinter Lauryn Williams said  on Monday she would have no problem competing on the same team  as Marion Jones in the Olympic 4x100 meters relay.


While officially welcoming righthander Matt Clement to the fold last night, the Red Sox moved quickly to add another arm to their refashioned pitching rotation, coming to terms with former Astros righthander Wade Miller on a low-cost, one-year contract that contains some risk because of injury but could result in a phenomenal windfall: The 28-year-old Miller, winner of 45 games ...


Bush Nominee Plans to Stand Firm on War-Captive Memo

Alberto R. Gonzales goes before the Senate on Thursday as President Bush's pick for attorney general.


Michael Moore Plans 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Sequel

Director Michael Moore is planning a sequel to "Fahrenheit 9/11," his polemic against the Bush administration, to be released about the time of the next presidential campaign, a spokeswoman for his distributor said on Thursday.


New York Philharmonic arrange a "Suomi Week"

The stellar Finnish soprano Karita Mattila made her soloist debut with the New York Philharmonic last Thursday in the first of three concerts.


N. Korea wants talks with 'belligerent' U.S.

North Korea on Friday proposed direct military talks with the United States, ahead of scheduled six-party talks concerning Pyongyang's nuclear arms program.


Jag X-Type gets worst side-impact rating

The 2004 Jaguar X-Type got the worst rating of any midsize sedan in side-impact crash tests conducted by the insurance industry. The X-Type, which starts at $31,000, fared worse


Heath Ledger autopsy results due in 10-14 days

The sudden death of film star Heath Ledger stunned fans and family from Hollywood to Australia on Wednesday as New York City's medical examiner conducted an autopsy that proved inconclusive.


U.S. Has No Answer for Lithuania's Scorer

Larry Brown's squad could not overcome a 28-point effort by Lithuania's Sarunas Jasikevicius. Despite the 94-90 loss, the Americans advanced to the quarterfinals.


Olympic athletes may be allowed to blog for the first time at the 2008 Beijing Games.


U.S. average retail gasoline prices rose over the last two weeks as storms temporarily shut  down oil production and refineries along with Gulf Coast, an industry analyst said on Sunday.


CHARLOTTE - Improbable, yes. Impossible, no, as these Carolina Panthers continue to prove in their roundabout journey back to the NFL playoffs.


Bologna, 17:37 - CALCIO, MERCATO: DANILEVICIUS PASSA DAL BOLOGNA AL GROSSETO

L'attaccante lituano del Bologna, Tomas Danilevicius, passa al Grosseto. Le due società hanno...


Group of 18 people using ladders scale wall of Canadian Embassy in ...

A group of as many as 18 people entered the Canadian Embassy on Wednesday, using ladders to scale a wall of the compound, a police officer said.


German Film on Hitler's Demise a Box Office Hit

A German film about Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's final 12 days leapt to the top of the country's box office with nearly half a million tickets sold in its opening weekend, distributor Constantin Film said on Monday.


The real reason your stocks may be killing you.


Il metallo prezioso scambiato a 714 dollari l'oncia


No Motive Found at Burned Md. Development

All possible motives remain open to investigators for the arson that destroyed a dozen unoccupied homes at an upscale suburban development opposed by environmentalists, a fire official said Tuesday.


Jordan's king sees potential for three civil wars in Mideast

WASHINGTON -- Jordan's King Abdullah II, who will host President Bush this week during emergency talks on Iraq, said yesterday that the Middle East faced the prospect of three simultaneous civil wars erupting.


Russia's Rosneft aiming to become top global oil company

State-controlled Russian group Rosneft wants to extract 140 million tonnes of oil by 2012 and become a global top three energy company, its chief executive said Sunday.


Japan Open smiles on Hewitt and Sharapova

Top seeds Lleyton Hewitt and Maria Sharapova did their best in the second round, but could only win in three sets at the $860,000 Japan Open.


WOOLWORTHS and joint venture partner Victorian pubs owner Bruce Mathieson have until 7pm today to withdraw or extend their bid for Australian Leisure and Hospitality.


Kim Jong Il's favorite mistress believed dead

South Korean government officials are struggling to confirm persistent reports from North Korea of the recent death of its leader Kim Jong Il's favorite mistress, a former


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that militant groups promised to suspend attacks on Israel in hopes of ending a nearly 2-month-long Israeli crackdown in the Gaza Strip.


Italy's Pozzato wins stage marred by crashes

Team Astana missed last year's Tour de France over a doping probe. Now, its star riders have another problem: crashes on the course.


The Tokyo Stock Exchange and the London  Stock Exchange  said on Friday they would work together  to share technology information and possibly develop new  products, marking the latest cross-border agreement between  bourses in an increasingly competitive market.


The election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as Indonesia's sixth president will soon be confirmed. A clear majority of Indonesians have chosen the former Soeharto-era general over the incumbent Megawati Soekarnoputri


Information Commissioner checks it out Shops which use RFID tags and CCTV cameras must tell shoppers every time an RFID tag is used and must tell shoppers how to remove them. The order comes in guidelines produced by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). RFID (radio frequency identification) tags are used for inventory management in many shops but are increasingly used on shop shelves to identify products. The ICO said that shops must comply with the Data Protection Act when RFID information is collected alongside personal identifying information, such as CCTV footage.â¦


Following the Contract Recognition Board's finding in favour of BAR, it is only a matter of time before the various 'interested parties' begin legal action against those that they feel led them astray.


The Washington governor's race drags on and on; is this good for ...

The exhausting, exasperating, excruciatingly close Washington governor's race might be the worst thing to happen to democracy since Florida's pregnant chads.


Pope defuses tensions on visit to Muslim Turkey

Pope Benedict told Turkey on Tuesday he backed its bid to join the European Union and believed Islam was a religion of peace, hoping to soothe rows overshadowing a delicate visit to the mainly Muslim country.


Sales-Growth Gap Between Beer, Liquor Narrows

Industry experts say that after years of losing customers to mixed drinks, beer regained some of its luster in 2007, helped by surging interest in craft beers, a slowing economy and the desire of more people to drink at home.


Ukraine president 'confident' to join WTO February 5: agency

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Friday he was confident his ex-Soviet republic would join the World Trade Organisation early next month, Interfax news agency reported.


Brazil's CSN bids $9.6 bln for Corus, topping Tata

Brazilian steelmaker CSN  said on Monday it had agreed to buy Anglo-Dutch rival Corus  for 4.9 billion pounds ($9.6 billion), trumping an offer from India's Tata Steel  announced only hours before.


The Israeli national anthem sounded over an Olympic podium Wednesday for the first time in the Jewish state's 56-year history after a young man whose father named him for the sea took the gold medal in windsurfing.


Ponting shows no mercy as noose tightens around England

Australia were digging a massive hole for beleaguered England to escape from, as the tourists faced a demoralising defeat in the first Ashes cricket Test at the Gabba here.


The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record of $617.7 billion last year as Americans' appetite for all things foreign, from crude oil to cars, hit all-time highs. The United States even rang up a deficit in farm goods as imports of wine, cheese and other food products hit a record.


Rachel Gonzales hadn't heard about Sprint's merger with Nextel when she stopped by a Sprint outlet in downtown San Francisco Wednesday for a new phone.


Expected Call for Advance Registration of Drug Tests

The debate over the disclosure of clinical drug trials could reach a turning point this week, with editors of influential medical journals expected to call for fundamental changes.


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Firenze, 23:26 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: NON SIAMO ANCORA GRANDE SQUADRA

"Dispiace perchÃ© avevamo la partita in mano, pressavamo bene, cercavamo di fare gol e invece l'abbia...


Gunmen seize Russian school, taking 400 hostages

A television grab shows a soldier helping a girl away from the scene at a school in the town of Beslan in the province of North Ossetia near Chechnya, September 1, 2004.


Vulcan lowers the price of its FlipStart UMPC to $699.


Scan photos and business cards on the run

Buy.com has the Plustek OptiCard 820 mobile scanner for $16.99 after a mail-in rebate. Shipping is free.


NL Wrap: Cubs Earn 10th-Inning Win in Pittsburgh

Corey Patterson scampered home  following Salomon Torres's wild pitch in the first extra inning  to give the playoff-hopeful Chicago Cubs a 5-4 win over the  host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Tuesday.


Real Media attacks real people via RealPlayer

Hackers twist ad network into Trojan network Hackers have rooted into a server owned by internet advertising network 24/7 Real Media and used it to serve malware-laced banner ads that tried to circumvent security mechanisms on end users' machines, Symantec researchers said. The malware exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in Real Player that was patched on Friday.â¦


UN rejects quick cuts in Congo peacekeeping force

The U.N. Security Council voted on Friday to keep its peacekeeping mission in Congo at its current size through mid-February but opened the door to possible cutbacks after that.


Microsoft's Vista Release Draws Circuit City Crowd

By Jeffrey Kelley, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Jan. 30--It was nowhere near the magnitude of the Sony PlayStation 3  release, but the launch party for Microsoft's Vista operating system at the  Short Pump Circuit City last night still drew a crowd.


Medico San Raffaele, un paio di giorni in osservazione


Accertamenti sulle cancellazioni di voli da Milano Malpensa


The president of Delta Air Lines' low-fare unit, Song, announced his retirement Friday in the latest executive departure at the ailing airline.


Probe's descent to Saturn is payoff for Idaho scientist's 17 years

MOSCOW, Idaho - Seventeen years of work by a University of Idaho professor underwent a critical milestone Friday when a probe from a spacecraft studying Saturn began its descent to the surface of one of the planet's moons.


Agent: Marine Knew Targets Were Families

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., July 18 -- Two investigators who interviewed Marines accused of killing unarmed families in Haditha, Iraq, in November 2005 told a military court that one of the men realized that he was targeting women and children but still proceeded to shoot them.


British army faces new series of abuse allegations in Iraq: report

The British army faces a fresh series of allegations of abuse against its troops in Iraq, in addition to the current court martial of three soldiers, a newspaper reported.


Scientists unearth UK's biggest dinosaur

BONES from the biggest dinosaur ever discovered in the UK have been excavated by fossil hunters on the Isle of Wight, according to scientists.


Congress Analysts See Smaller 2004 Budget Gap

The U.S. budget deficit probably hit  $415 billion in the 2004 fiscal year, a smaller number than  previously forecast but still the largest on record,  congressional budget analysts said on Wednesday.


Dow Chemical, PQ Executives Join SDA Board

Executives from The Dow Chemical Company and PQ Corporation have been elected to The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) Board of Directors.


Democrat John Edwards sharpened his populist appeal to working families on Sunday, blaming corporate greed and political calculation for the economic and other problems affecting the middle class.


Primi scambi negativi a Londra, Parigi e Francoforte


Antigua throws life preserver to DOJ in search for missing money

Fugitive BetonSports director speaks out House of Cards The fugitive former COO of BetonSports.com (BOS), Clive Archer, announced last week on the BetonSports website that the company had reached an agreement with the government of Antigua to institute an orderly return of funds to its jilted customers.â¦


E'vicenda rifiuti a rendere necessaria nuova classe politica


Freeman Dyson's Biotech Utopia Says Goodbye to Darwinian Evolution

Within 50 years, biotech will suffuse everyday life just as computer technology does now -- so says Freeman Dyson.  It's not new, but the futurist describes his vision, from DIY genetic engineering for pigeon fanciers and schoolchildren to green industrial.


N.Irish Deal Stalls Over IRA Arms Pictures

A major push to seal a political settlement for the turbulent British province of Northern Ireland stalled at the last moment Wednesday over demands for photographic evidence of IRA guerrillas scrapping their arms.


Biggest ever rescue operation in Thailand scours for missing

International teams and more than 13,000 Thais were mounting the country's largest ever rescue and relief operation Thursday, racing against time to both hunt for the missing and identify hundreds, possibly thousands, of rapidly


News.com Extra: Germany's computer spying

Plus: Can Google kill PowerPoint? Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Failed Mars Probe Blamed on Lack of Funds

A failed European mission to land a probe on Mars last year was hampered by late funding from the British government and tensions between groups conducting the flight, a parliamentary committee said Tuesday.


Investigation into Pacers-Pistons brawl could take time

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Police have identified most of the people in video footage from last night's brawl between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons at The Palace at Auburn Hills.


LONDON, June 27 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair resigned Wednesday at Buckingham Palace, turning over power to Gordon Brown, his longtime political partner and rival, after a decade of guiding Britain through economic prosperity at home and a deeply unpopular war abroad.


Fiji military stages coup, fourth in 20 years

Fiji's military took over running the country in a bloodless overthrow on Tuesday after confining the elected prime minister to his home in the South Pacific island nation's fourth coup in 20 years.


Halliburton Posts Loss on Asbestos Charge

Halliburton Co. HAL.N, the world's  No. 2 oil field services company, on Tuesday posted a quarterly  loss as gains in its energy business were outweighed by $230  million in charges to fund its asbestos settlement.


Robert De Niro's motley crew of gangster fish chewed up the cursing marionettes and spit them out over the weekend - as "Shark Tale" hooked and gutted "Team America: World Police" at the box office.


Study to Test Imaging Method for Alzheimer's

MONDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDayNews) --The National Institute on Aging has launched a landmark study aimed at finding a way to use imaging technology to reduce the time and cost of clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease medications.


Curt Schilling was given a cortisone shot in his right shoulder yesterday, the first step of a conservative treatment plan laid out by the Red Sox medical staff, which believes surgery probably would end Schilling's season, and quite likely  - given his age (41)  - his career.


Ken Griffey Jr. will miss the rest of the season because of a strained groin, the latest in a string of injuries to Cincinnati's All-Star outfielder.


The Prime Minister confirms plans to match donations given to England's universities.


Alistair Darling calls on Britain's banks to be more cautious lenders amid concerns over consumer debt.


Problemi tecnici per diffusione altri indici


England spinner Ashley Giles admits his cricketing future hangs in the balance as he battles to regain fitness after a third hip operation.


NBA Wrap: Spurs Beat Nets, Prepare for Heat

Tony Parker poured in 27 points and Tim  Duncan flirted with a triple-double to spark the San Antonio  Spurs to a 101-91 win over the host New Jersey Nets Friday.


Hearts manager Levein set to head Leicester

LONDON: Hearts manager Craig Levein is expected to be made manager of Leicester City after his Scottish club gave him permission to talk to the English Championship side.


Japan PM's agenda, job at risk in July 29 election

Japan's ruling camp looks likely to lose a July 29 upper house election, newspaper surveys showed on Monday, an outcome that threatens to stall Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative agenda and could cost him his job.


The proportion of surfers using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) has dropped to below 90%, say web analysts.


Blog: Microsoft patent law expert says patent licensing, the new tool of choice for safe collaboration, will spur rapid innovation and new financial models.


South Asia slow to hop on broadband bandwagon

Home to some 1.5 billion people, South Asia is paying a high price to access the Internet as service providers have been slow to deliver cheaper broadband connections, analysts say.


Shares in car hire group Avis Europe sink 13% after it reports a drop in profits and says the market remains difficult.


Tom Cruise threw out the ceremonial first pitch, but Alex Cabrera was the biggest star of Game 3 of the Japan Series.


The UN-backed war crimes court for Sierra Leone sentences three rebel leaders to long prison terms.


Tsunami disaster death toll continues to rise

The death toll from last weekend's tsunami in the Indian Ocean now stands at more than 125,000. Indonesia has said there have been fresh aftershocks in the northwestern Sumatran province of Aceh, where the


NEW YORK  - Circuit City Stores Inc. , the No. 2 U.S. consumer electronics chain, on Tuesday said it had received an unsolicited takeover offer of $17 a share.


Poll: Most Iraqis favor U.S. pullout in a year

Seventy-one percent of Iraqis responding to a new survey favor a commitment by U.S.-led forces in Iraq to withdraw in a year.


German publishing executive Dieter von Holtzbrinck has resigned as a director of Dow Jones & Co. to protest the boardâs endorsement of a deal to sell the company to Rupert Murdochâs News Corp.


La Procura ha dimostrato che quei rapporti non erano originaliSarÃ  richiesta l'audizione del perito che ha smascherato la bugia                                          "G8, quei falsi documenti di Bolzaneto" I pm: precompilati i modelli degli arrestati                                                                                di MASSIMO CALANDRI


Udine, 18:58 - CALCIO, UDINESE KO NEL TEST CON IL DOMZALE

Test infrasettimanale per l'Udinese, che ha affrontato il Domzale, squadra in testa nel massimo camp...


The boom in mobile ringtones may be waning with the UK market set to shrink 20% in 2006, research suggests.


20 Years Later, Whoopi's Back on Broadway

Whoopi Goldberg is back on Broadway in the one-woman show that launched her career 20 years ago, and much is the same: same theater, same big-name producer and much of the same material.


Ocean's Twelve brings together an ensemble cast of uncommon magnitude for the second time. This may be the sequel's greatest achievement.


Feds: IT firm owes $2.4 million to H-1B workers

Blog: India-based Patni Computer Systems, which has U.S. headquarters in Cambridge, Mass., agrees to pay back wages to 607 computer professionals after a Department of Labor investigation.


PARKFIELD, Calif. - A strong earthquake shook the state Tuesday from Los Angeles to San Francisco, cracking pipes, breaking bottles of wine and knocking pictures from walls...


Kerry Says Bush Troop Plan Will Impair US Security

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry said the Bush administration Bush plan to bring home as many as a third of US troops stationed abroad would impair US security by hampering the war on terror and undermining efforts to halt ...


London knife rampage leaves one dead, five injured

A Turkish-born man with a history of mental illness was in police custody after a stabbing spree in north London that left one man dead and five other people wounded.


Bombardier Inc. (BBDb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) and DaimlerChrysler AG (DCXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) ended a three-year dispute over the Montreal company's acquisition of train


Dearly Hurricane Ivan slams into Cuba, first damages reported

HAVANA : Hurricane Ivan made landfall on the western tip of Cuba, tearing off roofs, causing mudslides, and hurtling toward the Gulf of Mexico and the US coast after killing at least 70 in the Caribbean.


HMV teams up with Microsoft to become the latest company to offer a music downloading service.


NATO steps up Kosovo patrols as decision nears

NATO stepped up patrols in  Kosovo on Thursday to head off possible violence as a decision  nears on the fate of Serbia's breakaway province.


Doctors from outside the EU will no longer be able to apply for training posts in the UK under new rules.


La Procura ha contestato a imputati diverso capo imputazione


Cheney and Rumsfeld are two of the most hawkish members of President George W. Bush's cabinet and key architects of the. Washington-backed war that overthrew the Taliban in the wake of the


omen and girls are especially vulnerable to the AIDS virus and need to take steps so they don't get infected, speakers at a World AIDS Day event in Louisville said yesterday.


Drugs, Gay Wedlock, Casinos? U.S. Voters to Decide

Should gays be allowed to marry? Should rich people be taxed more? Should marijuana be legalized? Should gambling be expanded?


Indonesian Cities Lie in Shadow of Cyclical Tsunami, Scientists Say

Two Indonesian cities that escaped the devastating tsunamis of December 2004 are at risk of inundation over the next few decades, researchers say.


German trains set for fresh delays on Wednesday

Strikes are set to continue on the German rail system after staff seeking higher wages caused widespread disruption on Tuesday.


Sumo TV offers viewers chance to create their own content and get paid for it.


Brazilians must show women more respect by using condoms during sex, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday at an event to help women avoid sexually transmitted diseases.


Tehran recently suggested a readiness to discuss a partial suspension of uranium enrichment, but the U.S. and key allies rejected the overture and Iran pulled back from the idea for starting talks on its nuclear program, diplomats said Wednesday


Trump's trees upset California neighbors

Donald Trump has upset his upscale peninsula neighbors — again.


England and South Africa on troubled path

England and South Africa plotted a troubled path to their eagerly-awaited World Cup showdown on Wednesday as little Tonga and Fiji struck a blow for the Pacific islands.


Il Los Angeles Times rivela che su richiesta dei magistrati italiani la polizia federaleha ispezionato casa e uffici di Frank Agama. L'ipotesi di reato Ã¨ frode fiscale                                            Perquisizioni a Holywood per l'inchiesta sui diritti Mediaset


More corporate fraud is likely to emerge this year as the result of the predicted slowdown in the economy, business advisers warn.


Prisoner faces legal limbo in Georgia's rebel region

Alan Parastayev's family says he was beaten and then refused urgent medical treatment in prison. But there is nothing they can do about it because the state holding him in jail does not officially exist.


Facts lost amid flurry of campaign rhetoric

Whether a distortion on jobs, hairsplitting on health care or a half-told story about Iraq, facts are getting lost as President Bush and Democrat John Kerry reach full-throated roar in the campaign.


Civil war possible after Iraq elections: US' top soldier

US army chief General Richard Myers said in an interview that civil war could erupt in Iraq after forthcoming elections.


You don't have to be Google to challenge the way Wall Street manages initial public offerings. A little southwest Virginia biotechnology company has just gone public using the same innovative "open IPO" process as Google.


Serbian President Boris Tadic begins a two-day visit to Kosovo ahead of talks on the future status of the province.


2 Red Cross workers killed in Lebanon fighting

Fighting resumed Monday between Lebanese forces and Islamic militants holed up inside the Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp just north of the port city of Tripoli, a day after heavy clashes left six soldiers dead, Lebanese army sources told CNN.


6 shot, 1 fatally at Seattle Jewish center

A man walked into a Jewish organization Friday afternoon and opened fire, killing one woman and injuring at least five others before he was arrested, officials said.


E' accaduto nel Palermitano, l'uomo si e' consegnato ai Cc


Wall Street was set for a flat start on Thursday but stellar results from Apple Computer  will underpin the technology sector ahead of earnings from network computer maker Sun Microsystems .


Being No. 2 doesn't limit its opportunity for profits.


Russia says Conoco mooting $US2b Lukoil stake

MOSCOW: Oil giant ConocoPhillips looked close to taking a $US2 billion ($NZ3.11b) stake in Russian major Lukoil on Thursday after Russian officials confirmed the US firm's interest in the auction of a 7.6 per cent stake.


The vice-president tell the Republican convention that Democrat John Kerry is unfit for the presidency.


Danny Kolb saved 39 games and posted a 2.98 ERA in 2004. (Tom ...

ANAHEIM -- For the second straight offseason, Braves general manger John Schuerholz has opted to trade his top pitching prospect to fill Atlanta's biggest need at the Major League level.


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Google and Nokia Â the world's most popular search engine and largest cell phone maker Â said Tuesday that Google's search engine will be incorporated into Nokia's search application.


Iraqi Delegation Set for Najaf Peace Bid

Iraqi political and religious leaders  prepared to go to the holy city of Najaf on Tuesday in a  last-ditch bid to persuade a radical Shi'ite cleric to end a  rebellion that has killed hundreds and rattled oil markets.


Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg appoints the man who helped run Lady Thatcher's 1987 election ad campaign.


Britney Spears is asked by a judge to explain why she has not responded to a lawsuit deadline.


England manager Fabio Capello names Stuart Pearce as part of his coaching set-up for the senior team.


Noi manteniamo gli impegni e rispettiamo le regole


Four indicted in plot to blow up New York airport

Four men were indicted by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn on Friday for an alleged plot to blow up New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.


The new U.S. military commander in Iraq said on Saturday that American and Iraqi security forces had to stabilize the country in what he called a high-stakes battle, or it would be doomed to more violence.


ANNAN'S FUTURE: Remains up in the air with scandal

When US Secretary of State Colin L. Powell met Secretary-General Kofi Annan last month at an Egyptian summit on Iraq, the two old friends shook hands.


Symantec warns users over Bluetooth security

Executive offers advice on how to combat growing security threats linked to use of Bluetooth-equipped devices.


Duff Concerts to Help Aid Tsunami Victims

Teen actress-singer Hilary Duff is donating a portion of all ticket sales from her sold-out "Most Wanted" tour to aid tsunami relief efforts.


La tv Al Jazira ha mostrato un comunicato del gruppo âTawhid Al Jihadâ (Fede in un solo Dio e Guerra santa) inviato insieme ad una cassetta video con lâesecuzione. Il testo del comunicato mandato in


MPs are to investigate the bail system during a wider inquiry into policing - following two high-profile murder cases.


Are poll results really that reliable?  There are plenty of flaws in the system


Failed car bomb suspect pleads not guilty in London court

An Indian doctor suspected over the recent failed car bombings in Britain pleaded not guilty Monday after being charged over the weekend.


15 People Wounded in Chechen Car Bombing

Fifteen people were wounded early Sunday outside a hospital in the Chechen capital in a car bombing that apparently targeted the security service headed by the


SPORTSWIDE: Dope test sprinters face two year ban

GREEK sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou face two-year suspensions for violating anti-doping rules. The International Association of Athletic Federations are set to hammer the pair after they missed out-of-competition drug tests.


Far right wins seats in German state assembly

By Erik KirschbaumSCHWERIN, Germany - A far-right party won seats in a regional parliament in eastern Germany on Sunday, profiting from a weak economy there and mounting anger toward Chancellor Angela Merkel's ...


SÃ©bastien Loeb has a limitless appetite for superlatives. Having seized the world rally championship with two rounds to spare, here in the Rally Australia he completed a glittering year with a record-equalling sixth victory of the season.


Rank to sell Hard Rock to Native American tribe

Britain's Rank Group  said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its Hard Rock cafe and casino business to the Seminole Tribe of Florida for $965 million.


Paris says freedom of French reporters in Iraq still possible

Officials in Paris reiterated its cautious optimism that two French reporters and their Syrian driver held hostage in Iraq may be freed, as trucks bearing their pictures criss-crossed the city.


Four National Basketball Association players were suspended indefinitely yesterday following one of the ugliest brawls between professional athletes and fans in this country, a melee that


Sult, se non si troveranno soluzioni positive a vertenza


L'Udinese vince 1-0 ma non basta, friulani condannati da troppi errori e da un arbitro non all'altezza. Tutto facile per i romani che battono 3-0 il Metalurg. Ai gialloblu e' sufficiente lo 0-0 a Maribor per passare il turno.


Mazda plans plants in Thailand, N. America

Mazda Motor Corp. plans to invest more  than 50 billion yen ($430 million) to build a small-car plant  in Thailand together with top shareholder Ford Motor, and later  may bring a plant of its own onstream in North America, the  Nihon Keizai business daily reported on Friday.


Fannie Mae undergoes ex-employee testimony

Fannie Mae, the US largest government-ruled mortgage lender, sees the continuation of the investigation on possible accounting violations and possible next weekâs testimony of its former employee at a Congressional hearing.


Londoners have great seat for lunar eclipse

Weather permitting, Southwestern Ontario residents will be treated to an enchanting celestial show tonight. Along with most of the rest of North America, the London region will be front-row centre for the


Napier man in Caribbean as violent storms hit

When Napier man Matthew White moved to the Caribbean to work seven months ago, he expected an idyllic paradise with plenty of sun, palm trees, beautiful lagoons, and white sand beaches, however he never planned for one of the storms of the century.


Clint Eastwood's film Letters from Iwo Jima is picked as top movie by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.


Music Review: Vespers Still Startling After All These Years

It says something for Monteverdiâs powerful presence that 400 years of shifting musical standards have not softened his voice.


Londra, 10:19 - CALCIO, UEFA: PALERMO: I CONVOCATI PER IL WEST HAM

Questi i convocati del Palermo per la partita esterna di Uefa col West Ham domani sera. Portieri<...


Sox say Schilling to pitch in Game 6, if there is one

Curt Schilling's gimpy right ankle, which still could alter the course of this World Series, caused Schilling to limp across the clubhouse yesterday, one day after the Red Sox ace led Boston to the 6-2 win in Game 2.


Several killed in Pennsylvania school attack

A gunman attacked an Amish school in Pennsylvania on Monday, shooting and killing a number of people including an unknown number of students before he was captured or killed, police said.


Florida's public school science standards for the first time will use the word "evolution"


Vacation volunteering abroad helps family see world anew.

An old adage claims "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." In this case, a little work combined with a little play transformed one family's vacation into a fun and memorable way to give back to a ...


Russia's president installs a trusted ally, rather than one of the top contenders for the presidency, in the crucial post of prime minister. But does that really make him Putin's successor?


The chief U.N. nuclear inspector said Monday his agency cannot be sure if Iran's nuclear activities are a cover for a weapons program


New York, 08:52 - BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE: RISULTATI

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di baseball (MLB) disputate nella notte. In maiuscolo ...


US President George W. Bush and his rival for the White House, Senator John Kerry, clashed over the war in Iraq on Monday as the two candidates tried to depict themselves


National Foods 2nd-Half Profit Rises 12% on Gourmet Food Sales

National Foods Ltd., Australia's biggest fresh milk supplier, increased second-half profit by 12 percent after selling more specialty cheeses and gourmet foods.


NBA Wrap: Heat Stay Unbeaten with Win Over Wizards

WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade continued his hot  start to the 2004-05 campaign with a career-high 37 points, as  the Miami Heat improved to 3-0 on the young season with a  118-106 win over the Washington Wizards.


"Pirates" sells 5 million DVDs in first day

Holiday shoppers in North America  snapped up nearly 5 million DVD units of "Pirates of the  Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" in the hit title's first day in  release, Walt Disney Co. said on Wednesday.


Al-Qaeda tape urges attacks on US allies

An audio tape purportedly released by Osama bin Laden's deputy urges young Muslims to get organised and go after the United States and its allies, according to comments aired by al-Jazeera TV.


Keegan Delighted with Wright-Phillips II

Manchester City boss Kevin Keegan was able to salvage the emergence of a potential new star out of a disappointing 3-2 defeat at Middlesbrough.


A person's preference for being a "lark" or a "night-owl" is largely determined by genes, a study suggests.


Gentiloni firma decreto, seguito incremento tasso inflazione


Maradona Cleared to Resume Rehab in Cuba

Diego Maradona received permission from a judge Monday to return to Cuba and resume drug rehabilitation.


ALBANY, N.Y. - New York state officials on Friday froze portions of a state Web site that identity thieves could have used to access the Social Security numbers of some New Yorkers - including billionaire developer Donald Trump.


EU Calls To Break Apple's iTunes-iPod Link

The European Union's Consumer Protection Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, has lashed out at Apple, claiming that the company's strategy of bundling iTunes and iPods together is unfair to consumers.


Kanye West is nominated for a leading eight Grammy awards and has a history, good or bad, of creating memorable awards show moments. But the superstar rapper and producer may be upstaged on Grammy night by another nominee who's not even able to attend Sunday's ceremony.


Ministero Esteri, sviluppo negativo per la sicurezza


Iraqis living in Britain have begun registering for their country's January 30 elections, an emotional milestone for many.


Britain s well-heeled farmers, furious over a proposed law to ban fox hunting, have blocked British military from using their land for training exercises, the Daily Telegraphy reported on Sunday.


A TV talent show will look for a person to play the lead in Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.


Shaken by product safety woes, China declares "war"

China has launched a four-month "war" on tainted food, drugs and exports, state media reported on Friday, as beleaguered officials embraced time-tested campaign tactics to clean up the country's battered image.


India waits for the result of an inquiry into a bomb blast during a concert by a Bollywood star in Colombo.


Michael Richards: Jewish by association?

Just when it seemed Michael Richards was about to leave the most troubling incident of his career behind, his publicist is having to explain how the comic could consider himself to be Jewish.


Patrols by riot police, school closures in Bangladeshi capital ...

DHAKA : Riot police patrolled a tense Bangladeshi capital and a number of schools and colleges were closed in protest at a weekend grenade attack on a political rally that killed 19 people, witnesses said.


Screenwriter sues Mel Gibson over payments for 'Passion of the Christ' script

A screenwriter sued Mel Gibson and his production company on Monday, claiming he was misled by the actor-director into accepting a small payment for writing "The Passion of the Christ," and was refused extra money when the film became a blockbuster.


Kagame says French premier supported Rwanda genocide

Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on Thursday France's Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin was among French officials whom he accuses of supporting the 1994 genocide.Comment


Bush congratulates South Korean president-elect Lee

US President George W. Bush telephoned South Korea's president-elect Lee Myung-Bak Thursday to congratulate him on his election victory, said White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe.


Southern pop trio Better Than Ezra will play at a free concert on Little Rock's riverfront the night before the Clinton Library opens.


On the 77th day of the NHL lockout and with the season in jeopardy, the league and players union announced yesterday that they would hold negotiations next week for the first time since Sept.


France Calls On EU To Improve Moscow Military Relations The European...

The European Union must establish a relationship of trust with Russia in defense matters, French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie argued Sept.


FileMaker not compatible with Mac OS X Leopard

With the release of Mac OS X Leopard just 24 hours away, one company is bucking the trend of announcing compatibility with the new operating system. Apple owned FileMaker said its products are not compatible with Leopard."We are currently working on Leopard compatibility updates for FileMaker Pro 9, FileMaker Pro 9 Advanced, FileMaker Server 9 and FileMaker Server 9 Advanced. At this time FileMaker does not recommend the use of FileMaker 9 products on computers running Mac OS X Leopard," said a support note posted to FileMaker's Web site.Representatives from the company told Macworld that they couldn't be more specific on when updates would be available.FileMaker also said they have not performed compatibility tests on older versions of FileMaker, but they do not recommend using them with Leopard.FileMaker 9 was released in mid-July.Macworld is an InfoWorld affiliate.


Google has won a patent regarding the design of it's search pages, although don't expect a rush of infringement lawsuits. This patent and over seven million others will be searchable through Google Patent Search, also announced Thursday.


[TS] Sports of The Times: After the Rain, the Stars Come Out

Finally, after all the rainouts, the United States Open had one of the great schedules anybody is likely to see this late in a Grand Slam event.


NEW YORK - The stock of Global Crossing Ltd. tumbled Monday after the troubled telecommunications company said it is scrambling to arrange financing needed for the rest of the year.


Mobile phone operator O2 is reported to have won the battle to sell Apple's iPhone in the UK.


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Day of mourning in Hungary as football legend Puskas laid to rest

Soldiers guard Ferenc Puskas' coffin in the St. Stephens Basilica in Budapest, December 09.Comment


Five things Sony needs to do save the PS3

Price cuts, exclusive games and a more integrated mobile strategy would help Things are looking tough for Sony: redundancies, missed shipment targets and poor financial results. So what's a giant mega-corporation to do? Take advice from bloggers, of course...â¦


Australia Warns of Possible Indonesia Hotel Attack

Australia has received new information warning that a terrorist attack could be carried out soon in Indonesia, possibly targeting international hotels, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on


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N.H.L. Cancels the Rest of Its Season as Labor Talks Fall Apart

The N.H.L. became the first major pro sports league in North America to lose an entire season to a labor dispute.


A faulty hot water system that caused a baby's death could affect up to 3.5 million homes, an inquest hears.


Heidi Montag Says Confession on Site Wasn't Her

Heidi Montag wants to set the record straight about a surprising posting that went up on her Web site Mondayâshe didnât post it.  âMy Web site was hacked last night, so Iâm not sure what was posted up,â she said Tuesday during an event at a Lo...


On the news, the war plays as tragedy. Can television producers repackage it as situation comedy?


The hotel operator reports an increase in both room rates and occupancy, with a 45% rise in Q3 earnings.


Iknow, there's only one issue that matters in this presidential contest, the war in Iraq. But just in case some voters are willing to look at a domestic issue offering a crystal clear difference between President Bush and Sen.


FBI Fumbled on Terror Financing, 9/11 Panel Says

The FBI knew about specific  suspected al Qaeda fundraisers before the Sept. 11 attacks but  failed to tackle the problem, the Sept. 11 Commission said in a  staff report released on Saturday.


BOSTON (Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics shipped  disgruntled forward Walter McCarty to the Phoenix Suns Tuesday  in an exchange for a 2005 conditional second-round draft  choice.


Prosecutors identified two men on Monday who were arrested by undercover police while allegedly attempting to blackmail a member of Britain's royal family with a sex videotape.


President Bush ignited a Democratic inferno of criticism on Monday by suggesting the war on terrorism could not be won, forcing his aides to scramble to defend his remarks just as he had hoped to bask in convention accolades.


Apple Recalls 28,000 Faulty Batteries Sold with 15-inch PowerBook

Apple has had to recall up to 28,000 notebook batteries that were sold for use with their 15-inch PowerBook. Apple reports that faulty batteries sold between January 2004 and August 2004 can overheat and pose a fire hazard.


Swiss Re led European shares lower on Friday, but Dutch conglomerate Philips helped limit market losses as a chip sales warning was not as bad as feared.


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Bush's Counsel Sought Ruling About Torture

Alberto R. Gonzales intervened with Justice Department lawyers to obtain a ruling on the extent of the president's authority to permit extreme interrogation practices.


COLUMBIA, S.C. (Sports Network) - The "Fun 'N Gun" offense  is back in the SEC as Steve Spurrier was introduced Tuesday as  the 32nd head football coach at the University of South  Carolina. The announcement was made just one day after Lou  Holtz retired from the post.


Abbas to deliver speech, may call early elections

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may call early elections on Saturday in a much anticipated speech after violence between his Fatah group and the ruling Hamas movement stirred fears of civil war.


Some Democrats see debates as Kerry's last chance for breakout

Because John Kerry trails President Bush in most national polls, the Democratic challenger seems to have the most to gain from a strong performance in the fall debates.


Group leader accuses Israel of commander's assassination and threatens retaliation.


Nigerian Oil Delta Rebels Agree to Cease-Fire

The Nigerian government and rebel militia  fighting in the oil-producing Niger Delta agreed a preliminary  cease-fire while talks took place on rebel demands for  autonomy, a rebel leader said on Wednesday.


BERLUSCONI A MONTEZEMOLO: POSTO PREMIER E' A DISPOSIZIONE

(AGI) - Genova, 21 set. - "Lo avevo gia' detto aD'Amato, lo ripeto a Montezemolo: per il futuro il posto da presidente del Consiglio e' a disposizione". Con questa battuta, il presidente del Consiglio Silvio


RICHMOND, Virginia  - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick will be sentenced on December 10 after pleading guilty to dogfighting charges in a U.S. court, a judge ruled on Monday.


Spain hosts summit as it returns 'to the heart of Europe'

Spain's socialist Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, turned his back on the pro-Americanism of his conservative predecessor yesterday as


Sudan Rejects US Charges of Genocide in Darfur

Sudan's Foreign Minister has rejected US assertion that the violence in Western Darfur region fits the definition of genocide.


Migrants warned against spitting and littering

Migrants will be urged not to spit in the streets or litter, as part of a government campaign to aid the transition of newcomers into local communities


The writers behind BBC comedy The Thick Of It are working on a political satire film, it is confirmed.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holds talks in Tehran  with Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.


IDC: Handheld sales continue downward journey

The global market for handheld devices continued to dwindle. The industry has recorded a year-over-year fall for the third successive quarter, according to data released by IDC this week.


"Pirates" sequel third-biggest film of all time

The swashbuckler epic "Pirates of   the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" has become the third film to   pass $1 billion at the worldwide box office, distributor Walt   Disney Co. said on Saturday.


Parere negativo quindi all' espulsione disposta da Pisanu


Exiled Russian Tycoon Wants to Move to Ukraine

Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, wants to leave Britain, where he has been given political asylum, and move to Ukraine, media quoted him as saying on Saturday.


Congress asked to step in as pension insurer's bill grows

WASHINGTON - The agency protecting pensions of more than 44 million Americans Monday reported a deficit of $23.3 billion, more than double last year's record-shattering $11.


The 7100t has a mobile phone, e-mail, instant messaging, Web browsing and functions as an organiser. The device looks like a mobile phone and has the features of the other BlackBerry models, with a large screen


PRC forces also ravaging UK gov nets, insist Brits

Flimsy bandwagon collapses as dunces crowd aboard Analysis In the wake of Pentagon leaks suggesting that the Chinese military has conducted network attacks against US military systems, some in the UK are clearly feeling left out.â¦


Britain's top cop to be quizzed over 'corrupt' race-hate murder probe.

Britain's most senior police officer is to face questions over allegations of corruption in his force's flawed investigation into one of the country's most notorious racially-motivated murders, the BBC said.


Graeme Souness will join Newcastle with a record of mixed fortunes as a top-flight English manager. Spells with Liverpool, Southampton and most recently Blackburn have brought him 106 wins from 292 league matches.


US Sends Troops to Help Philippine Flood Relief

An advance team of 40 US Marines joined relief efforts in the Philippines on Wednesday after four deadly storms, as officials said funds were running short to help 650,000 survivors.


Mom there to give May lift to beach volleyball final

She found the prescription bottle her father, Butch, had given her. The bottle containing the ashes of her mother, Barbara, who died in 2002.


Bush softens his rhetoric as new intelligence indicates Iran is accelerating nuclear pursuit.


Fierce gunfire erupts in Najaf after mortar fire

NAJAF: A fierce gunbattle erupted between US troops and radical Shi'ite militants near Najaf's holy shrine this morning, a Reuters witness said.


Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates must be bored of leading the pack on the Forbes list of richest Americans. Gates continues to be the richest man in America for the 11 th consecutive year.


Blair vows to respond 'immediately' if contacted by Iraq hostage ...

LONDON, Sept 30  - Hopes remained alive Thursday for the life of Briton Ken Bigley as Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed to respond "immediately" if his hostage takers in Iraq contacted the British government.


Smaller cellphone companies are feeling pressures from national carriers entering rural areas now that urban markets are saturated.


Hurricane Ivan set to bring giant seas to Gulf of Mexico

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 13 September 2004: - - Hurricane Ivan, one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the Caribbean, killed at least 16 people in Jamaica, where it wrecked houses and washed away roads on Saturday, but appears to have spared


The Atlantic project will allow users to access SAP's Business Suite through IBM's Lotus Notes.


Il procuratore Grasso: "Attentato contro di me? Do fastidio""Chiunque abbia elementi o conosca un arrestato ce lo dica"                                                  "Sappiamo che Ã¨ a Palermo cittadini, aiutateci a prenderlo"                                                                                di ALESSANDRA ZINITI


Spanish Police Arrest 17 Suspected ETA Members

Police arrested 17 suspected members of Basque separatist guerrilla group ETA in northern Spain on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said.


Animation in America once meant Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh. These days, it's just as likely to mean Japanese fighting cyborgs, doe-eyed schoolgirls, and sinister monsters -- thanks in large part to people like John Ledford.


FAIRDALE, W.Va. - A group of parents has accused a teacher at Fairdale Elementary School of forcing their sons to go into the classroom bathroom and take deep breaths because there was urine on and around the toilet. "She wanted them to see how bad it smelled," said parent Shelley Howerton.


China exudes optimism despite critical new report

China exuded optimism on Tuesday about the 2008 Beijing Olympics, saying its centuries of culture and history would light up the world, even as organizers came under renewed pressure to fulfill a media freedom pledge.


ATHENSâGreece said goodbye to the XXVIII Olympiad last night, staging an uproarious farewell pageant under the glow of a full moon, replete with security blimps and a swarm of police helicopters swirling overhead.


Citi writes off $18 billion, Merrill gets capital

Citigroup wrote off a colossal $18.1 billion on Tuesday and secured new capital as Merrill Lynch, also seen heading for big losses due to the U.S. subprime mortgage meltdown, announced a $6.6 billion shot in the arm.


Lo ha comunicato con una lettera al presidente del Senato


Major roles filled for 11th Star Trek celluloid outing Chris Pine will play Kirk in the forthcoming Star Trek outing, chronicling how the Enterprise crew met at Starfleet Academy and subesequently set forth on their first mission.â¦


For hopeful Iraqis, New Year's parties at last

Iraqis were out all day on New Year's Eve buying cakes, balloons, party decorations and new clothes to celebrate the holiday in the hope of a more peaceful 2008.


S.Africa hunts for lost apartheid-era black art

South Africa is scouring  the globe to recover lost works by black artists that depict  the turbulent apartheid era in a drive to educate young people  about the struggle against white rule.


Lotta a immigrazione clandestina al centro del colloquio


Parents should not give sniffling babies and toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold medicines  -  they're too risky for tots so small


Anna Finocchiaro risponde alle domande del videoforum

Verso le urne. Il candidato del Partito Democratico alla presidenza della regione siciliana risponde alle domande degli spettatori


To many University students, the importance of an election held in Ukraine is paramount to the importance of yellow or orange M & Ms.


Aliens and Predators Still Canât Seem to Get Along

The second âAliens vs. Predatorâ film is, like its predecessor, one very dark movie. Not psychologically dark; dark  dark, as in not very generously lighted.


Abandoning months of opposition, House Republicans agreed Friday to move an offshore drilling bill that would open new territory in the Gulf Coast to oil rigs but would not ease restrictions on coastal waters elsewhere.


A puppy found hobbling in the Kuwaiti desert has ended up at Colorado State University, where she might be a candidate for an experimental prosthesis that could one day help humans.


A dentist refused to treat a female patient unless she wore an Islamic headscarf, a disciplinary panel hears.


Mount St. Helens released a thick plume of white steam Friday, more than a week after a flurry of earthquakes first warned an eruption was on the way.


Berlino, 18:34 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: IN TESTA BAYERN MONACO E SCHALKE

Bayern Monaco e Schalke 04 conquistano la testa della Bundesliga. Il Bayern, avversario mercoledÃ¬ de...


Avrebbero impedito a un imprenditore di aprire attivita'


Jamie Carragher, the Liverpool defender, has called for reinforcements to the Anfield squad in the January transfer window after admitting that the Rafael Benitez revolution


Yahoo posts lower profit, gives weak 2007 forecast

Yahoo Inc.  reported a dip in quarterly profit on Tuesday as corporate advertisers spent less on its online ads, and the company gave a weaker-than-expected forecast for the rest of 2007.


Arafat Stable, Militants Seek More Powers

Yasser Arafat is in a stable condition  and not in a coma, an aide said on Sunday, while militants  pressed for decision-making powers in a unified Palestinian  leadership if the president dies.


President George W. Bush on Tuesday   made public the key findings of a secret intelligence report   that concluded the Iraq war had become a "cause celebre" for   the jihadist movement.


Italian police said Monday they were carrying out arrests of six Algerians on charges of international terrorism.


As big Labor Day sales roll around, computer stores will tell you about laptops that now come with biometric fingerprint readers. Car companies will talk about "variable air suspension" features that allow you to change the ride of a car, depending on terrain. And video game manufacturers will ha...


The Messenger spacecraft dashed past Mercury on Monday, getting a glance at the solar systemâs innermost planet, which it will eventually orbit for detailed studies.


New St. Elizabeths Building Going Up Soon

Work will begin this month on a new, 292-bed St. Elizabeths Hospital building in Anacostia, just south of the historic terra cotta buildings that now house the mental health facility.


A toddler dies after being attacked by a family's pet rottweiler in the yard at a relative's home.


Pirated `Sicko' turns up on the Internet

Viewers hoping to get a free look at Michael Moore's newest film, "Sicko," were out of luck Monday after YouTube pulled links to pirated versions of the health care documentary that surfaced on the video-sharing Web site over the weekend.


Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez refers to President George W Bush as "the devil" in a speech at the UN.


The DVDs of the original Star Wars trilogy break a UK sales record after one day of release.


Conjoined twins separated during a 26-hour surgery were breathing on their own Saturday, a milestone just days after the operation.


Lindsay Davenport, her latest loss to Justine Henin-Hardenne completed, made a little wave to the crowd. She was saying goodbye. For how long, even she doesn't know.


The American singer Frankie Laine, who sang the theme to the TV show Rawhide, dies, aged 93.


Onterrio Smith to begin 4-game suspension

Minnesota Vikings running back Onterrio Smith will miss the next four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. Smith was notified by the league Tuesday that he will


Vending Machine Industry Aims at Obesity

The vending machine trade association is launching an anti-obesity campaign to encourage healthful food choices, hoping to fend off efforts to remove machines from schools and improve the industry's image as concerns grow about the fattening of America.


Red Sox, Yankees duel with free agents again

The way the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have sprung to life at baseball's winter meetings, you'd swear they were again in a two-team contest.


Packers Clinch Division With Win Over Minnesota

After nearly costing Green Bay a crucial game, Brett Favre rallied the Packers to victory -- and the NFC North title -- with one of his famous comebacks.


As Christianity begins to reshape the nation, TIME learns new details about a crackdown on one church


Tests show Saddam's deputy not in Iraqi custody

An Iraqi official said a man who is in custody is not a top deputy of former president Saddam Hussein, as had been suspected earlier.


Inquiries into breaches of the ministerial code should be independent, Tory leader David Cameron is to suggest.


Few presents on offer as Arsenal face Spurs

This might be the season for festive cheer, but expect little in the way of charity or goodwill in Saturday's 156th north London derby.


LOS ANGELES Dec 8, 2004 - A commuter van from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tumbled 200 feet off a twisting mountain road Wednesday, killing three people and injuring seven, one critically, authorities said.


Private Citizens Outdo Officials in Aid Efforts

As the first chilling images of the death and devastation caused by the tsunami flashed on Indian television Sunday, Tara Kaushal, 21, a freelance writer and accessories designer, started receiving text messages from friends on her cell phone.


A bus becomes trapped by rising floodwaters as the fear of serious flooding in the Hull area subsides.


Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has given South African motor racing fans a boost by promising to stage a Grand Prix in Cape Town within three years.


Glickman to Film Industry: Nurture New Technology

In his first major speech to Hollywood executives Dan Glickman, the new head of the Motion Picture Association of America, said the industry must embrace new digital and Internet technologies while continuing to battle copyright pirates.


Sammy Sosa swung and missed in his chance to make history in his first game against the Chicago Cubs. Sosa, trying to become the fifth player with 600 career home runs, was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in the Texas Rangers' 5-4 loss to the Cubs on Tuesday night. Sosa hit 545 homers with the Cubs from 1992-2004, when he was the 1998 NL MVP and a seven-time All-Star.


Australia terror plot suspect to stand trial in France

A French Muslim convert suspected of hatching plots to blow up a nuclear reactor and military installations in Australia is to go before a Paris criminal court from Wednesday.


Vodafone denies backing Verizon's bid for Sprint

NEW YORK, December 15  - The worldâs leading mobile-phone operator, Vodafone Group Plc, denied yesterday that it had approved a bid by its partner, Verizon Communications Inc, for Sprint (FON.


Russia successfully launches Soyuz 2-1A rocket

RBC, 09.11.2004, Moscow 09:25:54.Russia has successfully launched a new model of booster rocket, the Soyuz-2-1A. The rocket blasted off at 9:30 pm from the Plesetsk launch pad carrying a satellite model.


TORONTO - Shares of Husky Energy Inc. rose more than four per cent on Friday amid talk of a takeover of the Calgary-based oil company by the Chinese government.


FINANZIARIA: SINISCALCO, PER MEZZOGIORNO STANZIAMENTI RECORD

(AGI) - Roma, 6 ott. -La manovra messa a punto dal Governo prevede risorse per 22 miliardi di euro a favore del Mezzogiorno: si tratta della "cifra piu' alta mai stanziata". L'indicazione e' stata fornita


AL notebook: Yankees request forfeit win over delayed Rays

The New York Yankees asked the commissioner's office to award a forfeit win after the Tampa Bay Devil Rays missed the first game of a doubleheader yesterday because of travel problems caused by Hurricane Frances.


Rio de Janeiro, 21:26 - CALCIO, BRASILE; DUNGA A RONALDINHO: SE VUOI POSTO DEVI SACRIFICARTI

Carlos Dunga parla chiaro a Ronaldinho. Per conservare il suo posto in nazionale, il giocatore del B...


De La Hoya hopes history repeats against Hopkins

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Oscar De La Hoya will try and take a page out of the boxing history book while writing his own legend at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas tonight.


Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including Nikon's D300 camera, the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet, and Apple MacBook Air.


California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger accused Washington leaders Monday of divisiveness and partisanship, chiding them to learn the lessons of his state and start to cooperate.


A bomb threat forced the evacuation of a Veterans Affairs hospital in St. Petersburg on Tuesday morning.


There is a new milestone in baseball — 500 saves. Trevor Hoffman became the first big leaguer to reach that mark when he got a save in the San Diego Padres' 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.


Vanunu arrested for violating release terms

Nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu was arrested yesterday on suspicion of leaking classified information to unauthorized parties and violating the terms of his release.


Zimbabwe MPs approve a bill to move majority control of foreign businesses to black Zimbabweans.


Volkswagen workers lay down tools in first warning strikes

Around 4,000 workers at three factories of German car giant Volkswagen halted production for about an hour overnight in the first official warning strikes aimed at putting pressure on management in the ...


Video Urges Saving Energy - It's Part of a Drive to Promote the State's Sustainable Living Movement.

By Peter B. Lord; Journal Environment Writer  PROVIDENCE - Can a four-minute video help prompt Rhode Islanders to use less and conserve more?   Organizers of a campaign to make Rhode Island the first sustainable state in the country fervently hope so.


Macedonian Bid to Kill Rights Bill Fails

In Macedonia, a referendum aimed at blocking plans to grant more local autonomy to the country's ethnic Albanian minority has failed due to low voter turnout.


Ukraine's two presidential candidates faced off Monday in a televised debate less than a week before a rerun of their disputed election, with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko accusing his rival of trying to steal the Nov. 21 runoff vote.


Analysis: What the Acer-Gateway deal means to the PC market

Acer's planned purchase of Gateway Inc. for $710 million, announced on Monday, means another reordering of the PC marketplace, analysts said.


Gateway protection European anti-virus specialist F-Secure is looking to service providers to help expand its presence in Asia with the official launch of a technology centre in Malaysia on Tuesday.â¦


G8's $60 bln AIDS and Africa pledge criticized

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World powers on Friday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had offered little fresh cash for the poor.


Acquistata la maggioranza della francese Dammann Freres


Los Angeles, 09:47 - CICLISMO, GIRO CALIFORNIA: BETTINI VINCE QUARTA TAPPA

Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) ha vinto la quarta tappa del Giro di California. Il campione del mondo s...


More than half the world's children face a brutal existence because of poverty, war and Aids, says Unicef.


During his contract stalemate with the Patriots, there was debate over whether Asante Samuel deserved to be paid as one of the game's elite cornerbacks. Samuel, who didn't sign his $7.79 million franchise tender until Aug. 28, more than a month after the start of training camp, has played like one this season.


Morgan Freeman, Intel Showcase Digital Home

Computer chipmaker Intel Corp. on Tuesday opened a Hollywood digital house to show film industry players new ways of watching movies and television at home, tapping actor Morgan Freeman to help show off its technology.


Team Canada captures World Cup over Finland

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canada remains on top of the hockey world after defeating Finland 3-2 in the World Cup of Hockey final on Tuesday.


Fed: banks must improve hedge fund risk management

The rapid growth of hedge funds  could pose risks to financial stability if market participants  fail to strengthen risk management practices, Federal Reserve  Board Governor Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday.


Pilots at Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday ratified a concession package that will save the carrier $1 billion a year, in a move the company hopes will buy it time to restructure outside of bankruptcy.


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice orders increased oversight of private security firms in Iraq.


China to Make Sex-Selective Abortions a Crime

China is to outlaw the selective  abortion of female fetuses to correct an imbalance in the ratio  of boys to girls that has grown since a one-child policy was  introduced more than 20 years ago.


Indonesia's Suharto losing consciousness: hospital

Indonesia's former president Suharto was losing consciousness, the hospital treating him said, and the Vice President had been summoned to his bedside to witness the 86-year-old's death.


Prosecutors said Friday they closed criminal investigations into Yulia Tymoshenko and her family shortly after she was named to become Ukraine's next prime minster.


ICC names first war crimes suspects in Darfur

Prosecutors for the International Criminal Court on Tuesday named a former Sudan state interior minister and a militia commander as the first suspects it wants tried for war crimes in Darfur.


Johnny Damon hit a leadoff home run and Alex Rodriguez had a two-run single to highlight a five-run first inning, and the New York Yankees held off Kansas City 6-5 Sunday.


PolymerOhio Awarded $1.5 Million Grant to Attract Businesses to Ohio

WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 28  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PolymerOhio, a statewide network of polymer-related companies, today announced an award of $1.5 million from the Third Frontier Project.


As Ethics Panels Expand Grip, No Field Is Off Limits

Boards created to protect people from being used as lab rats are reaching well beyond their original charter.


Il calendario delle attivitÃ  estive 2007 delle Missionarie Secolari Comboniane Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Le Missionarie Secolari Comboniane segnalano il calendario delle loro attivitÃ  di animazione missionaria per lÂestate 2007, al fine di offrire ai giovani la possibilitÃ  di conoscere un modo di fare vacanza alternativo, controco...


By Chloe Morrison, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 18--LAFAYETTE, Ga.


Toyota's Prius Proving to Be the Hotter Hybrid

The trouncing of the Civic calls into question the depth of the hybrid phenomenon, suggesting that what seems like a new consumer appetite for clean technology could be more a hunger for one cool car.-The Washington Post


Iran Says Will Meet EU Nuke Deadline on Monday

Iran said it would meet the European  Union's Monday deadline for suspending uranium enrichment and  allay fears it was trying to make a nuclear bomb -- the freeze  could spare it from U.N. sanctions.


Webcast Alert: The Future of Political Communications - Connecting With Young Voters

WASHINGTON, June 5  /PRNewswire/ -- The internet has rapidly transformed the media landscape, and has become a mainstream tool for political communicators.


Â¡Â¡Messina upset league champions Milan

Promoted Sicilian side Messina shocked Italian champions AC Milan with a 2-1 victory at the San Siro in Italian first division league match on Wednesday.


An unqualified accountant who stole almost Â£1m from John Prescott's office is jailed for a further 18 months.


Briny Baird made seven birdies on his way to a one-shot lead at the end of the second round of the Funai Classic. Baird went round in 66 to stay just ahead of Tom Lehman, with Kirk Triplett and Skip Kendall


Sallie deal may yet go ahead, but price could fall

The threatened buyout of student lender Sallie Mae may still go ahead -- but the $25 billion price tag could be negotiated down.


Oracle Corp.  can celebrate a ruling by a U.S. judge that it can take over archrival PeopleSoft Inc. , but analysts say the world's second biggest software maker has a battery of other barriers to overcome before a deal is clinched.


Opera, circus bans in Turkmenistan ended

Don Giovanni and the Big Top are returning to Turkmenistan.


Asian shares are hit amid the growing belief that the US - the region's key export market - is sliding into recession.


LAS VEGAS  The electronics industry has just about won its biggest victory in decades by gaining acceptance for digital television, and now it doesn't quite know what to do next. Just 10 years after its debut at the International Consumer Electronics Show here, digital TV has become regular telev...


Matt Stover's overtime field goal gives Ravens 20-17 comeback win ...

In the end, Matt Stover won the game for the Baltimore Ravens when he kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime. But one play much earlier in the contest helped the Ravens pull out a 20-17 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday.


Csm si occupi del procuratore, Parlamento mai cosi' fragile


Govt. Report: Wave of Anti-Semitism Threatens France

A new wave of anti-Semitism in France is an extremely worrying phenomenon that poses a threat to the fabric of French society, according to a government report published Tuesday.


(MENAFN) The world's biggest software company, Microsoft Corp, said that its first quarter profits grew to $2.9 billion as consumers and businesses boosted demand for new computers, AFP reported.