Congresswoman Katherine Harris holds a double-digit lead in the race for Florida's Republican U.S. Senate nomination less than a week before the primary, according to a poll released Thursday.


This election is going to be close, but George W. Bush will indeed be victorious. This was the prediction made by Matthew Dowd, senior strategist for the Bush-Cheney campaign, at a luncheon held at the St.


A general strike to protest a recent grenade attack that killed 20 people at an opposition political rally brought Bangladesh to a near standstill Monday.


Almeno fino a fine del 2009 dopo pressioni sindacato


Five Churches, Hospital Bombed in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Bombs exploded outside five churches in Baghdad and mortar rounds hit near a hospital and a hotel frequented by foreigners, as U.S. forces loosened a cordon around the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah after several days of clashes with rebels there...


Cambodian Assembly Ratifies WTO Membership

Cambodia has taken a major step into the international trading system, with the National Assembly approving membership in the World Trade Organization.


Potassium iodide pills could ward off cancer in the event of a nuclear accident, but many states have refused to take freebies from the feds. By Randy Dotinga.


Canada says health deal won't derail new programs

Canada said on Thursday the multibillion-dollar health-care deal it has negotiated with its provinces will not derail its day-care and urban-renewal initiatives


I due bossoli indirizzati a Paolo e Silvio, e recapitati alla redazione milanesedel quotidiano. "Basta campagne anti-Islam, salterete in aria come la Bhutto"                                          "Giornale", lettera con proiettili e minacce ai fratelli Berlusconi


Adelphia to allow Time Warner/Comcast dual bid-WSJ

Bankrupt cable operator Adelphia Communications Corp (ADELQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) will allow cable companies Time Warner Inc.


Contentious Kosovo Talks End in Deadlock

By WILLIAM J. KOLE Saturday, March 10, 2007 A year of contentious talks on the future status of Kosovo ended Saturday in a bitter deadlock over a U.N. plan that would set the disputed Serbian province on the ...Comment


When Film School IsnÂt Enough, the EnterTech Age Dawns

Arizona State University is exploring the area where entertainment meets technology, with the idea of preparing young professionals to work in the warp-speed world of a changing Hollywood.


UK NHS IT project cuts new deal with Microsoft

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) has signed a software licensing deal with Microsoft Corp. that the NHS says will provide for the development of a user interface specifically designed for the organization


Complessivamente, a gennaio, vendute 90.440 auto


(AGI) - Vatican City, Sept. 24 - In these hours, the "incessant prayer of the Christian community continues" for the liberation of the two Italian hostages in Iraq.


Behind Every Successful Man, There's a Stronger One

Paul Weitz's engagingly lightweight drama is a gently revisionist fairy tale about good versus evil set on the battlefield of contemporary corporate culture.


Kenya's presidential rivals were neck-and-neck on Saturday with nearly 90 percent of official results counted as accusations of rigging ignited ethnic violence across the east African nation.


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Japan's Softbank to offer new phone service, NTT seen hit

Japanese telecoms operator and Internet investor Softbank Corp said on Monday it was to introduce a new phone service, which analysts said was likely to be a cut-rate, fixed-line service that could hit dominant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT


Il pg Pasqualucci: basta con le sanatorie contabili


Arrest of militant sparks retaliation, Gaza on edge

Palestinian security agents arrested a militant in Gaza on Thursday in connection with the killing of three schoolboys, prompting his group to kidnap a security officer in retaliation.


Rubens Barrichello claimed the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, with Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher finishing a hard-luck weekend in 12th place, more than a lap behind.


Federal Communications Commission  Chairman Michael Powell said on Friday he plans to resign after  four years of mixed success in pushing a deregulatory approach  to the telecommunications and media industries.


The open-source computer, available toward the end of the quarter, is inexpensive and actually looks good.


Henman Looks to Continue Domination of Federer in US Open ...

No Americans in the US Open semifinals today, with world No. 1 Roger Federer facing No. 5 Tim Henman, and former champ and No. 4 seed Lleyton Hewitt taking on Swedish upstart No.


"Rain" storms to top of Hollywood musicals list

"Singin' in the Rain"  topped the American Film Institute's list of the "25 Greatest  Movie Musicals," the movie preservation group said Sunday.


Sir Nigel Crisp is expected to laud another drop in hospital waiting times, but will say more needs to be done.


July Trade Gap Shrank Slightly as Exports Continued to Rise

The nationâs trade deficit narrowed slightly in July as export growth continued to outpace that of imports, the government said Tuesday.


Toshiba will stop making its HD DVDs, ending a battle with rival format Blu-ray over which would be the standard.


Valencia's Argentine midfielder Pablo Aimar is keen on a move to Liverpool.


Davydenko reaches US Open quarter-finals

Nikolay Davydenko recovers from two sets down to beat Tommy Haas in the US Open quarter-finals.


"Hee-sham! Hee-sham! Hee-sham!" they called, pressing flesh against the chest-high fence that separates the champions from the hordes in the belly of the Olympic Stadium.


Jeremy Piven, who plays  ambitious Hollywood agent Ari Gold on HBO's "Entourage," will  portray a used-car liquidator in a comedy feature.


All-Star Roster Shows Up on Mitchell Report

Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada and Andy Pettitte were named in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on Thursday, an All-Star roster linked to steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs that put a question mark -- if not an asterisk -- next to some of baseball's biggest moments.


Heading into the Memorial Day Weekend - R.I. Beaches Bounceback Just in Time

By Katie Mulvaney; Journal Staff Writer  Beaches across Rhode Island officially open this weekend; state facilities will remain open daily and most town beaches fully open next month.


Giving Up the Memorabilia, but Not the Belief: Elvis Lives

The owner of the Elvis Is Alive Museum, a fading outpost of Americana, is auctioning the museumâs contents on eBay.


By Jenny Dolan, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 16--Imagine life without your car.   You'd stop searching for a space.   You'd release your fear of shopping carts gone haywire.   You'd save thousands of dollars on car insurance, maintenance and gasoline.


Redskins' Arrington, Hall Out for Sunday

ASHBURN, Virginia (Sports Network) - Washington Redskins  linebacker LaVar Arrington and kicker John Hall will not play  Sunday versus the Green Bay Packers.


Toronto's Frank Thomas drove in the game-winning run in the ninth inning as the Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 2-1 and ended their seven-game winning streak on Thursday.


CriticÂs Notebook: Learning to Love Handel, Just in Time for ÂSemeleÂ

Vivica Genaux, an international star, particularly in the early-music world, is making her return to New York opera.


6 NATO Allies Refuse to Help U.S. in Iraq

At least six NATO allies are refusing to send military instructors to help the United States train Iraqi officers, another impediment in the Bush administration's drive for support for its effort to pacify Iraq.


Help take back America! Donate $50 to MoveOn PAC. With your support, MoveOn PAC will undertake a groundbreaking, precinct-level, neighbor-to-neighbor campaign to leave no voter behind.


The cholesterol drug Vytorin is now getting attention that is anything but funny.


Christmas disruptions trigger airline inquiry

The US Transportation Department inspector general will begin a review of the nation's airline service triggered by flight and baggage disruptions at US Airways Group Inc.


German retail sales slumped in January as a VAT rise introduced at the beginning of the year started to bite.


Milano, 17:20 - CALCIO, MILAN: CONVOCATI PER IL SIENA

Il tecnico del Milan, Carlo Ancelotti, ha convocato 18 giocatori per la gara di domani con il Siena....


SILVER FOR SA: Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands, centre, the gold medallist, with South Africa's Roland Schoeman, silver, left, and Australia's Ian Thorpe, who took the bronze, during the medal ceremony for the 100-metre freestyle at the ...


Kerry Says Republicans Suppressing Voting

Republicans have been trying to suppress voting in states where the presidential race is too close to call, Democratic nominee John Kerry said Sunday at one of the city's largest predominantly black churches.


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Cloaking for Religious Reasons - Is Link-bait Ruining The Web? - Yahoo To Test Image Advertising On Mobile Phones - Shopping Cart Abandonment Rates - The Reality Of SEO, and more.


Cheney under political cloud after Libby trial

The White House offered support on Wednesday for Vice President Dick Cheney, a powerful proponent of the Iraq war, after the conviction of his top aide dealt a fresh blow to Cheney's political reputation and raised new questions about his influence.


American soldier gets 8 years for abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib

The highest-ranking US soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison case was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison, the severest punishment so far in the scandal that broke in April with the publication of photos and video showing


My brother told me lots of gruesome stories about med school, but the one about assisting a sinus surgeon hit home.


PROCEDURA APERTA: il negoziato non garantisce automaticamente l'adesione. In caso di mancato accordo si cerchera' di ''ancorare la Turchia nelle strutture europee con il piu' forte legame possibile''. CLAUSOLE


Doctors, Legislators Resist Drugmakers' Prying Eyes

Seattle pediatrician Rupin Thakkar's first inkling that the pharmaceutical industry was peering over his shoulder and into his prescription pad came in a letter from a drug representative about the generic drops Thakkar prescribes to treat infectious pinkeye.


France Skeptical Of New Conditions For Release Of Hostages

PARIS, Sept 6  - The captors of two French journalists allegedly put forward Monday new demands for their release, but French officials cast doubt on the authenticity of the demands and remained cautiously optimistic about securing their release.


Kerry launches new attack on Bush's Iraq policies

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry was set to step up attacks on George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war, as the president prepared to go to the United Nations to unveil new proposals help rebuild the country.


GDP rose by only 0.6 percent last quarter, the slowest rate in one year.


Austria won the team competition title Sunday and finished with the most final medals at the Alpine Skiing World Championships.


Historic first as two topmost hurricanes land in same year

For the first time on record, two Atlantic hurricanes have made landfall at category five in the same year as Hurricane Felix slammed ashore Tuesday at the topmost intensity on the Saffir-Simpson scale, according to data from the US National Hurricane Center.


Henin starts new year with impressive win in Sydney

Justine Henin made a belated start to her build-up for next week's Australian Open by thumping Estonia's Kaia Kanepi 6-2 6-0 at the Sydney International on Wednesday.


Roma, 13:26 - CALCIO, PARMA; DI CARLO: SUDDITANZA? FORSE HO ESAGERATO

"A mente fredda posso dire che la sudditanza psicologica, concetto che ho espresso in precedenza, fo...


Progress, no resolution on Tokyo beef ban

Trade talks on lifting the Japanese ban on US beef ended in Tokyo Saturday with some progress and pledges to talk again. A source close to the talks said the two sides reached


Peabody raises bid for Australia's Excel

SYDNEY/NEW YORK  - U.S. coal firm Peabody Energy   Corp. BTU.N raised its bid for Australia's Excel Coal Ltd.   EXL.AX by nearly 12 percent to A$2 billion, but speculation   about a rival offer pushed Excel shares above Peabody's new   offer price.


More than 1,200 people were intimidated out of their homes in NI last year, a report says.


Many parts of Scotland are on flood alert following another night of severe high winds and heavy rain.


Nalbandian moves into second final of the season

Fourth seed David Nalbandian tamed the big-serve threat of Croatian Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to move into the final of the â¬2.


ATHENS, Greece - Shawn Crawford was all business Tuesday, speeding into the semifinals of the 200 meters in 19.95 seconds despite slowing significantly in the last 20 meters of the race. Crawford's time was the fastest of the second round, and the third-fastest in the world this year...


Bollywood for sale as film merchandising scales new highs

Not content with unleashing an onslaught on our senses, Hindi filmmakers are sneaking Bollywood into our wardrobes, bedrooms and now even bathrooms as film merchandising reaches new highs in India.


Laptop in your lap might mess with male prowess

TORONTO -- New medical research is about to hit the technology industry below the belt; a provocative US study has concluded that the last place any male should use a laptop computer is in his lap.


Memphis replaced North Carolina as the No. 1 team in college basketball Monday, the Tigers' first appearance in 25 years at the top of The Associated Press poll.


After Dec. 31, Microsoft will no longer provide general support for Windows NT Server 4.0, marking the end of an era. By John Foley.


Kenya parties to work with Africa panel: Kufuor

Kenya's feuding president and  opposition leader have agreed to work with a panel of African  personalities to seek resolution to a dispute over the December  27 election, the head of the African Union said on Thursday.


W.H.O. and Bloomberg Open Global Antismoking Project

Tobacco could kill up to a billion people during the 21st century, the World Health Organization said.


Gunmen Kill 17 Iraqis in Attack on Buses

Guerrillas killed 17 Iraqis and wounded 13 on Sunday in an attack on buses taking them to work at a weapons dump near the town of Tikrit north of Baghdad, the US army said.


Calls for Canadian curling channel inTV Con Questioning whether Apple TV has what it takes to bring internet television to mainstream consumers, chip-maker AMD continues to call for a less-fascist internet-to-television setup based on the good ol' personal computer. As the company points out, this "Active TV" initiative is part of a shameless scheme to sell more chips.â¦


Watching video online in small, fuzzy boxes is heading the way of rabbit ears.


North Carolina Student Participates in Unique NASA Internship at Goddard Space Flight Center

GREENBELT, Md., June 27  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mindy Love-Stanley, a student from Fayetteville, NC, is spending this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. as a participant in the prestigious NASA Student Internship Program (SIP).


Elton John Apologizes To Madonna, Bashes Teen Singers Instead

At this yearâsQ Awards, held at the beginning of this month, an over-excited Elton John had made some derogatory claims about Madonnaâs live show, accusing the pop icon of lip-synching instead of actually singing on stage.


Oil Futures Rise to Record as Iraq Fighting Threatens Exports

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil futures rose to a record, surpassing $49 a barrel in New York, on concern clashes in southern Iraq between US troops and Shiite Muslim militiamen may cut exports.


Crowds of people join the family of murdered Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones for a vigil to mark his life.


VIENNA: Iran plans to process tonnes of raw uranium and restart its centrifuges - two linked activities that can be part of the manufacture of nuclear warheads, the UN atomic watchdog agency and diplomats said yesterday.


Daniel Baldwin injured in L.A. car crash

Daniel Baldwin was hospitalized Wednesday after his speeding car crashed into two vehicles parked on a Los Angeles street, police said.


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Security Tightened in Iraq's Kerbala After Blast

KERBALA, Iraq  - Police reinforcements and  National Guards were deployed to the Iraqi holy city of Kerbala  on Thursday, a day after a bomb blast killed 10 and wounded  more than 30, including a senior Shi'ite cleric.


Trendspotter: On TV, a more nuanced portrayal of torture

At the instigation of a human rights group, television shows are rethinking interrogation scenes. Even Jack Bauer is on board.


Saudi Arabia and Egypt will not try to mediate the conflict between Hamas and Fatah for the time being, an Egyptian spokesman said Tuesday after a meeting between the leaders of the two powerhouse Arab nations.


Obama calls for tougher restrictions on lobbyists

Democratic  presidential contender Barack Obama on Friday proposed ethics  reforms to reduce corporate and special-interest influence in  Washington, including tight restrictions on lobbying a future  Obama administration.


Ford moves the nameplate off its once-proud brand to its slow-selling Ford Five Hundred sedan. Clear thinking?


A year after her first protest against the war in Iraq attracted thousands of people, Cindy Sheehan resumed her vigil in President Bush's adopted hometown Sunday — this time on land she helped buy for the peace movement.


VaxGen Awarded Anthrax Vaccine Contract Worth $877.5 million

VaxGen, Inc (VXGN.PK) announced today that the US government has awarded the company an $877.5 million contract to supply 75 million doses of anthrax vaccine for civilian defense.


Lucious Harris signed Friday with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who hope the New Jersey Nets veteran can strengthen a backcourt weakened by injuries during the playoffs last season.


ISRAELI forces have mounted a new incursion into the south of the Gaza Strip, a military spokeswoman said. She said the Israeli forces went into the Rafah refugee camp, near the border with Egypt, to look


A Libyan minister tells the United Nations General Assembly that it deserves a permanent seat on the Security Council.


Arriva a Marradi l'ecomobile: prende carta, vetro, pile


Jurors in I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's perjury trial were certain of the former vice presidential aide's guilt, but they also harbored sympathy for him as a "fall guy," one of them said Tuesday after the verdict.


Saturn Craft Cassini to Send Huygens Probe Down to Moon Titan

After a seven-year journey through space, passing Venus and Jupiter, a joint European-US mission to Saturn will enter a new phase tomorrow when the spacecraft Cassini releases its Huygens


Accordo con Microsoft per musica su cellulare


A senior vice president, Mike Volpi, is leaving the company after 13 years.


Controversial Islamic cleric Abu Hamza will appear at the Old Bailey today charged with a string of offences including soliciting murder.


A conference about identity on the internet almost succeeds in squashing the sex-positive optimism that usually permeates Sex Drive. Commentary by Regina Lynn.


A Santa Maria Capua Vetere, arrivato all'alba da Toronto


SAN JOSE, Calif.  --  Chip-maker Intel Corp. said Tuesday it will eliminate 10,500 jobs  --  about 10 percent of its work force  --  through layoffs, attrition and the sale of underperforming business groups as part of a massive restructuring.


CHICAGO -- Sometimes a first-quarter pep talk, a halftime speech, a postgame rant speaks volumes. Even in the NBA, where all that really counts is what takes place on the court, a few well-chosen, well-timed words can be particularly revealing. Those words can show how a player or coach truly feels about his team. That was the case during the ...


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud party has agreed to a possible alliance with the opposition Labour group. The vote averts a snap election and strengthens Mr Sharon's controversial Gaza withdrawal plan.


Angry Iraqi villagers fired into the air on Saturday as they buried more than a dozen victims of a U.S. airstrike that Sunni leaders condemned as a massacre.


Shares in low-cost airline Easyjet jump by 15% on speculation it is a takeover target for one of three Icelandic carriers.


The 10 drivers competing for NASCAR's Nextel Cup Championship raced around New York yesterday on a whirlwind tour that took them from the "Today Show" to "Live with Regis


NY juror felt pressured in shooting case

A juror who helped convict a black man of fatally shooting a white teenager said he felt pressured by other jurors and the judge to change his vote to guilty during a marathon deliberating session.


About one month ago, Bharathi Prasad and her team of six  young ham radio operators landed in this remote island capital  with a hobbyist's dream: Set up a station and establish a new world record for global ham radio contacts. In the world of ham slang, it was called a "Dxpedition."


Pentagon Said to Offer Cuts in the Billions

The Pentagon plans to retire one of the Navy's 12 aircraft carriers, buy fewer amphibious landing ships for the Marine Corps and delay the development of a costly Army


Russia has opened a criminal case in the poisoning death of former spy Alexander Litvinenko, the Prosecutor General's office said Thursday.


LONDON, Feb. 1 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair has been interviewed for a second time by police investigating allegations that his Labor Party offered seats in the House of Lords and other government honors in exchange for cash, police and Blair's office said Thursday.


NEW YORK -- Sears Holdings Corp., the biggest US department store company, and Home Depot Inc. said profit will fall as the decline in housing prices hurts demand for goods to build and furnish homes.


Nortel Announces Unified Communications Products

TechWeb - The announcements come as Nortel launches its North American Optimized Networking campaign, building on IPT 1-2-3 campaigns from last year.


Nader Loses Bid to Get on the Ohio Ballot

COLUMBUS, Ohio  - The Ohio Supreme Court on Friday  rejected a move by Ralph Nader to get on the Ohio ballot,  further reducing the chance that his third-party presidential  candidacy will be a factor in the battleground state.


US warplanes pounded Mehdi Army positions in Najaf early Monday as fighting continued between US-Iraqi forces and militiamen loyal to renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.


Shuttle Discovery docks in space station port

Space shuttle Discovery slipped into a docking port at the International Space Station on Monday, ending a two-day voyage that began with NASA's first night launch since the 2003 Columbia accident.


Japan Says Person Had Bird Flu Virus, No Contagion

Japan's Health Ministry said on Wednesday  that at least one person had been infected with the bird flu  virus after an outbreak among chickens in February but that  there was no chance that this person would infect others.


Charlize Theron was injured during the filming of Aeon Flux in Berlin early this week. People magazine says although this year's Oscar winner did not have to be admitted to hospital, it wasn't known how serious the injury was.


Terrell Owens sat at his locker Friday flexing his swollen right hand, smiling and saying little. After practicing for the second straight day, the Dallas Cowboys receiver seemed in good spirits and on track to play Sunday. But Owens, who will travel to Tennessee, refused to say then if he would play against the Titans and reminded the media surrounding him that he talks on Wednesdays.


Theater Review | 'Wings of Desire': Foolishly, an Angel Falls in Love and Rushes In ... and Up

This new stage adaptation of the Wim Wenders movie, in a production at the American Repertory Theater in Boston, is alternately stimulating and unsatisfying.


Alan Milburn says he is in charge of Labour election planning, as Tony Blair completes his reshuffle.


(November 5, 2004) - Fresh off his record-setting re-election Tuesday, Sen. Charles Schumer is being besieged with questions about whether he'll run for governor in 2006.


In Barrooms, Smoking Ban Is Less Reviled

The ban has not had the crushing effect on New York's economic, cultural and political landscapes predicted by many opponents.


Lauren Bacall Avoids Her Films -- All 50 of Them

Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall may have some 50 films under her belt, but she doesn't go out of her way to catch them in the cinema.


Doppietta di Suazo al Meazza, pratica chiusa in venti minuti


Ghosn's three-headed giant doesn't scare carmakers

Prospects that Carlos Ghosn could link  his Renault/Nissan alliance with a major U.S. partner to form a  carmaking juggernaut failed to strike fear into the hearts of  rival automakers at the Paris car show this week.


Thai aquatic weed may help fight cancer cells

LONDON - Plants used in traditional Thai and Chinese medicine appear to have cancer-fighting properties, according to a team of British scientists.


Wenger ready to make Petit a Gunner again

LONDON  - Arsenal are on the verge of handing former Highbury favourite Emmanuel Petit a short-term contract as Arsene Wenger bids to shore up the Gunners crumbling defence of their Premiership title.


Bush's Powerhouse Touchdown Helps Beat Falcons

Reggie Bush spins free of three tacklers and dives across the goal line on a crucial third-and-goal screen pass to lift the Saints to a 22-16 win over the Falcons.


Actor Shahid Kapoor and percussionist Sivamani (A.R.Rehman's favorite drummer) will soon be seen together.


Politicos want veto of cell phone import ban

Blog: There's a bipartisan call for the president to overturn a decision to prevent allegedly patent-infringing Qualcomm chips in all new phones shipped to the U.S.


The father of Princess Diana's lover won a significant legal battle on Friday when the High Court decided that the inquest into their deaths in a Paris car crash 10 years ago should be heard by a jury.


Sale a 264 milioni di euro contro i 258 milioni del 2005


US oil prices hovered below $50 a barrel on Tuesday, deepening a week-long $5 slump after some traders cashed in profits from this year's record-breaking rally ahead of the US presidential election.


Negative changes include a shorter season for oil and gas development due to soggy tundra and rising seas due to the melting of ice sheets.


Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M., Brook Stockberger Column

By Brook Stockberger, Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M.  Feb. 5--LAS CRUCES -- CRUCENS INCREASINGLY TURN TO HIGH SPEED: Las Cruces  is increasingly becoming wired.


Ralph Nader is again off Florida's presidential ballot, at least for now.


The top-giving corporate political action committees didn't hedge their bets in the fall elections despite the narrow division between the GOP and Democrats in Congress. They favored Republican candidates 10-to-1.


Researcher says hacked data stored properly

A Connecticut researcher on leave at UC Berkeley said Friday she tried to follow all the rules when she stored a confidential database on a campus computer system that was broken into by a hacker.


Pharmaceutical distribution services provider AmerisourceBergen Corp. said on Wednesday lowered guidance for 2005 earnings from continuing operations, citing lower-than-expected drug price increases and fewer product deals from manufacturers.


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Saturday qualifying at Japanese GP postponed due to typhoon

Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix scheduled for Saturday was postponed Friday because a typhoon was approaching the area. Race organizers and Formula One moved pre-qualifying and


McNabb-Culpepper Other Big Match Up Tonight

In the game hyped as a face off between elite wide receivers Terrell Owens and Randy Moss, the men throwing the ball their way tonight have a lot in common.


Highflying Status for a Recovering Company

Things are looking up for once-beleaguered MicroStrategy.


Some beauty products simply get the job done, while others become obsessions. Here are some of winterâs top-selling, most coveted items.


Hollinger Inc. note holders OK refinancing

Hollinger Inc., one of the key companies in Conrad Black's troubled business empire, has received approval to issue another $15 million (US) in notes to raise cash for its day-to-day operations.


LIMA -- The leader of a nationalist group that seized a remote police station, taking 10 police officers hostage, and later allegedly ambushed a police vehicle, killing four officers, agreed yesterday to publicly lay down his weapons.


Israeli aircraft have fired a missile at a house belonging to an alleged militant in the northern Gaza Strip. Mahmud al-Madhun, a local leader of al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, escaped unharmed, some reports said.


Chertoff says Qaeda not posing pre-Sept 11 threat

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Thursday the threat to the United States from al Qaeda has not returned to levels seen just before the September 11 attacks nearly six years ago.


Toilet Brush Warning Wins Consumer Award

DETROIT - The sign on the toilet brush says it best: "Do not use for personal hygiene." That admonition was the winner of an anti-lawsuit group's contest for the wackiest consumer warning label of the year.


At least six people die as two vehicles collide and catch fire in a busy road tunnel in Switzerland.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that immigrants living in the U.S. illegally would not be covered by her proposed universal health care plan.


Flintoff ruled out of third India one-dayer

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was ruled out of the third one-day international against India on Monday with a knee injury.


John E. McLaughlin, a 32-year CIA veteran who was acting director this summer, left as the agency appears to be in turmoil under new director Goss and others are threatening to leave, officials said.


London - Women with breast cancer were offered new hope this week by research hailed as the biggest advance in treatment for the disease for 30 years.


Former Tomorrow's World presenter Raymond Baxter dies in hospital at the age of 84.


The highest earners should pay more tax - with the cash used to reduce child poverty, says trade union leader.


Adelaide gives Murdoch another victory: Delaware

Shareholders in The News Corporation Ltd (publisher of The Australian) voted overwhelmingly to endorse the final act in five decades of expansion: to shift the company's domicile from the South Australian capital to the US state of Delaware.


Authorities: Smuggler hit, killed border agent

A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent was killed Saturday when he was struck by a car driven by a suspected narcotics smuggler, officials said.


Rocket flight delayed by electrical fault

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico  - The launch of   a commercial rocket in New Mexico that the organizers hope will   usher in a new era of cheap public access to space was delayed   on Monday because of an electrical problem.


Wall Street is taking a big bite of its Christmas-rally pie - sweetened by hopes of a new year flush with merger and acquisition activity.


Kluivert enjoying diamond life at Newcastle

Patrick Kluivert was hailed as a world class striker by Newcastle boss Graeme Souness after the Dutchman continued to defy the critics by scoring twice in his side's 5-1 UEFA Cup win over Bnei Sakhnin on Thursday.


Law requires radios in Ind. mobile homes

As a deadly tornado bore down on southwestern Indiana in 2005, the National Weather Service issued a radio warning urging people in the twister's path to seek shelter.


Iraqi Airways is reportedly planning to restart international flights after a 14-year break on Saturday.


Mass protests force the Russian cabinet to spend $3,7bn (Â£2bn) to soften the blow from benefits reform.


Even a cup of coffee didn't sway one stubborn independent voter Â though Republican Mike Huckabee gave it his all Tuesday as New Hampshire residents went to the polls in the state's presidential primary.


Database Demand Gives Oracle 16% Profit Rise

Just as lawyers are preparing to defend Oracle's hostile bid to acquire PeopleSoft, Oracle reduced its all-cash offer for the company from $26 to $21 per share.


Braves Keep Up Torrid Pace by Stopping Giants

Even with a big lead in the National League East, the Atlanta Braves aren't taking anything for granted. Playing like a team fighting for a playoff spot, the Braves rallied for two runs in the ninth inning


In a friendly international in which 11 Premiership players started, Australia were held to a 2-2 draw by Norway at Fulhamâs Craven Cottage ground.


France could also scrap commercials on state radio

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on  Thursday proposed to eliminate commercials from state-owned  radios, having already proposed to scrap advertising on public  television.


South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela has praised Jacob Zuma, the newly elected leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), as a man who could unify the divided party.


France's President Chirac to announce retirement

French President Jacques Chirac was expected to announce Sunday that he will not stand as a candidate in next month's elections, confirming that he plans to retire in May after more than 40 years in politics.


India's Taj Mahal Set to Celebrate 350th Birthday

AGRA, India  - One of the world's most famous  monuments, India's Taj Mahal, celebrates its 350th birthday on  Monday with a cultural extravaganza that hopes to pay a fitting  tribute to the historic symbol of love.


India's Tata Group Acquires Tyco Network At Bargain Price

com. In a new indication that the sale of US-built telecommunications infrastructure to foreign interests at fire-sale prices is continuing, Tyco International announced Monday that it is selling its Tyco Global Network to India's Tata Group.


Canadian media holding company  Hollinger Inc. HLGc.TO said on Friday it cannot complete its  2003 financial statements until its U.S.-based Hollinger  International Inc. HLR.N affiliate finishes its annual  financial report.


Middle-Aged Monster Godzilla Still Charms His Fans

Pop culture icon, monster with a message, reminder of bygone days.


The Archers in your pocket, in 1s and 0s Review The MiniDAB is slighly smaller than early iPods, and while it's very much lighter than the Apple device - it feels like it's missing the battery, even though it isn't - it has none of the iPods looks. Apart from the iPod-like black and white colour schemes, the MiniDAB has a rather 1990s look about it: simplicity is out, complexity is in - presumably to imply a large feature set.â¦


As Sarkozy gropes for grand concepts the might of Asia looms over the west

Comment is free: Pankaj Mishra:  France's shrinking power drives the president to talk of a new civilisation, but risks exposing a habit of intellectual deception


Rishi Rich, Jay Sean in Bollywood flick!

Rishi Rich's version of Hum Tum was a rage. Now it looks like this group is going to rub off some of their luck on Tusshar Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh.


Sette immobili sottoposti a sequestro da Guardia di Finanza


Beyond the tired cliches and sperm-and-egg basics taught in grade school science class, researchers are discovering that men and women are even more different than anyone realized.


Outlook: Old Plagues Don't Die, They Evolve

Howard Markel, a communicable diseases and history of medicine professor at the University of Michigan, will discuss his Sunday Outlook article on multi-drug resistant tuberculosis and the threat it and similar diseases pose.


The African Union could have troops in the Somali capital in a few weeks to help set up the new Somali government.


Cosmonauts return safely from space mission

ARKALYK, KAZAKHSTAN - Russia's Soyuz TMA-4 capsule returned safely home early Sunday morning following a six-month stay at the international space station.


FBI raids magician David Copperfield in Vegas

FBI agents have raided a Las Vegas warehouse owned by magician David Copperfield -- for reasons they did not disclose -- and media reports said that they seized nearly $2 million and computer equipment.


The White House distanced itself from a commercial by a controversial veterans' group that accuses Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry of lying about his service in Vietnam.


A new inkjet-printed technology enables a different kind of wireless connectivity between devices.


SPIN bowlers Mohammad Rafique and Manjurul Islam snared five wickets between them today to restrict New Zealand to 5-207 at stumps in their chase of Bangladesh's first innings total of 177 on the second day of the first Test.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s employees and other insiders will be free to sell an additional 4.67 million shares of the company's stock today, providing another test of the online search engine's popularity with investors.


Patients of a physician who is charged with running a "pill mill" linked to 56 overdose deaths plan to sue the government, claiming it has put patients in mortal danger and created a public health disaster by prosecuting the doctor.


By BOB KERR  He shows me the pictures of his beautiful young daughter. They are not the kind of pictures pulled proudly from a wallet to show some special moment in a girl's life.


Contro un'agenzia di lavoro interinale (ANSA) - MILANO, 30 OTT - Due bombe carta sono esplose all'alba distruggendo le vetrine di un'agenzia di lavoro interinale. Non ci sono feriti. Sul luogo non sono state trovate rivendicazioni.


LONDON - BP PLC agreed to pay $373 million to resolve charges related to a fatal refinery explosion, market manipulation, and an oil pipeline leak, as Europe's second-largest oil company tries to recover from lapses that dented its share price and image.


3-way tie at Memorial; Mickelson injured

Tiger Woods was waiting on the edge of the 10th green Thursday when an approach shot from Charley Hoffman whizzed by his head and missed him by about a yard. Woods was about the only one who dodged illness or injury at the Memorial.


"What happened to all the black people on the runway?" asked model Tyson Beckford, who attended several shows at New York Fashion Week. "There are no blacks on the cats."


Key factor in murder trends: youth, gang violence.

Some cities are seeing a drop in the number of officers on the beat and a shift in police resources to fight terror.


Russia may not stop U.S. missiles shield plans: Poland

Polish officials preparing to greet President George W. Bush on Friday said they doubted a surprise Russian counter-proposal would dissuade Washington from plans to site parts of a missile shield in Eastern Europe.


Paper birds of peace fly to appease Thailand's Muslims

MORE than 50 military aircraft dropped 120 million origami birds over southern Thailand yesterday in a gesture of peace towards three largely Muslim provinces where 540 people have died in violent clashes this year.


Wal-Mart to reopen $580 mln ad account review

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said  on Thursday it would reopen bidding for its $580-million  advertising account just days after the departure of an  executive who led the retailer's change of ad agencies.


Militants attack army unit in Thailand, killing one soldier

A group of suspected militants armed with M-16 assault rifles attacked an army unit protecting Buddhist monks at a temple in Thailand's southernmost province of Narathiwat early Friday, killing one soldier, police said.


Startling testimony by an FDA drug safety reviewer about five popular medications has the medical world buzzing about how tightly the agency should be regulating new medications.


CNN producer Riad Ali was released Tuesday, almost 24 hours after he was abducted by armed gunmen, and is now in the custody of Palestinian police.


Equipment which could be used in an illicit nuclear bomb programme has disappeared from previously monitored sites in Iraq, and radioactively contaminated items from there have been found abroad, the International Atomic Energy Agency has told the UN.


Houston's return will have to wait a little longer

It's no surprise that the Knicks have a roster move to announce today. Penny Hardaway's strained right hamstring is forcing him to go on the injured list for at least two weeks, maybe a month.


Oilseed-processing and rising demand for feed grains offset declining margins in the food-processing companyâs  ethanol business.


Jimmy Carter's Mideast book polarizes opinion

A new book by Jimmy Carter in which he compares Israel's treatment of Palestinians to South Africa's Apartheid system has sparked a bitter debate over the former U.S. president's reputation as a peacemaker.


Thyroid cancer -- depending on its type -- can be mild or quite aggressive, the Associated Press reports of the disease that US Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist had surgery for on Saturday.


Willie Nelson hasn't forgotten the town that knew him before he was famous.


WASHINGTON: The United States is extremely keen to see how Indian courts handle the case against Avnish Bajaj, CEO of baazee.com , who is imprisoned in India over charges his portal sold pornographic VCDs involving two high school students.


Market Week: Get Well, but Not Too Quickly

Investors will be looking for a quick recovery in the stock market this week, but such a rebound might do more harm than good over the long run, one analyst warns.


From the incorrigible Colin Montgomerie to the exuberant Sergio Garcia, the 12 Europeans will spark one another off long before the match gets under way.


Wireless Standards Group Changes Rules for Parity

The IEEE 802.20 mobile broadband wireless group seeks to prevent domination by a single company.


Rihanna tops UK album and singles charts

Barbados-born singer Rihanna dominated the British pop market on Sunday, topping both the album and singles charts, according to the Official UK Charts Company. via The West Australian


George Johnson on Sports: NFL, Baseball, WNBA

Description: George Johnson talks about the NFL, WNBA playoffs, baseball pennant races and other sports headlines. There's the music which means it's time to bounce.


Joey Porter agrees to a five-year, $32 million contract with the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday.


IBM licenses technology for water-cooled servers

(InfoWorld) - IBM will license its technology for cooling servers with water instead of air to a Chicago-area company. Panduit, a global networking and electrical manufacturer, will license IBM's Rear Door Heat eXchanger product, a five-inch deep cooling door to be mounted on the back of a conventional server rack in a data center. Water courses through the door, cooling the processors in the server hardware. IBM's water-cooled system reduces server heat output in data centers by up to 55 percent, compared to air-cooled technology, said Tom Bradicich, chief technology officer for IBM's BladeCenter and System x server product lines. The heat exchanger isÂ part of IBM's CoolBlue portfolioÂ of products to manage data centers more cost-effectively, reducing the heat generated by the increased processing power of servers and the increased number of servers crowded into datacenters. Datacenter operators who use fans for cooling have been slow to embrace water cooling because "it's difficult to do water cooling inexpensively," Bradicich said Wednesday in an interview. But over the last 18 months, the growth of datacenters running more and more industry-standard x-86 type servers "has been getting extremely out of hand," he said. The growth drives up demand for electricity to run more powerful computers and to keep the equipment cool. High energy costs have made water-cooled solutions more viable. Water cooling is getting a closer look from some IT administrators, but they still have some reservations about it, said Michael Bell, a GartnerÂ analyst, in a Wednesday interview. Water cooling can be initially more expensive to introduce into a datacenter than air cooling, and IT managers worry about water systems leaking and causing damage, Bell said. Some are sticking their toe in the water-cooling pool cautiously, clustering their highest powered servers into one part of their data centers and introducing water-cooled technology only in that area. But as datacenter electricity bills grow, "I think we'll see water usage coming more into play," he said, adding that it now costs data centers as much to cool a server as to power it. IBM rival Hewlett-PackardÂ introduced a water-based cooling systemÂ for its high-density servers in January. Also in January, blade server maker Egenera introduced a product called CoolFrame that integrates Liebert's X-Treme Density cooling technology into a blade architecture. Liebert is a division of Ohio-based Emerson Electric.


The chip maker reported revenue of $10.71 billion, up 10.5 percent from the quarter a year earlier, but about $100 million short of analystsâ forecasts.


Darfur group says government threatens peace deal

A group of former rebels in Darfur accused the government on Tuesday of threatening a fledgling peace deal by launching joint attacks with militia that killed up to 80 civilians in South Darfur.


Rio Tinto's chief waits for richer BHP offer

With his formal training in geology, Tom Albanese could be excused for believing he'd struck the mother lode after orchestrating a bump-free $38 billion acquisition of Alcan just six months into his new job as chief executive of Rio Tinto, the world's second-largest mining house.


Automated bliss in the home Logitech's latest addition to the Harmony family of remote controls will be available later this autumn.â¦


Olmert, in Europe, hints Israel has nuclear arms

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stumbled into controversy during a visit to Germany on Monday, implying for the first time Israel had nuclear weapons.


Thai rescuers hope for 'individual miracles' as search for missing tourists

Rescuers were hoping for "individual miracles" of survival as they combed the beaches and islands of southern Thailand Wednesday for missing tourists and locals swept away by this week's quake-tsunami ...


SAN JOSE, Calif. Aug. 18, 2004  The Securities and Exchange Commission granted final approval Wednesday to the paperwork required for Google Inc.'s initial public offering, paving the way for the Internet search giant to set a price for its shares and ...


Sony Discontinues 80GB PS3, Says Retailer Memo

Best Buy will discontinue the sale of the $499 PlayStation 3 on January 28, says an alleged store "closeout" memo sent to PS3 Fanboy.


Jersey: Putting the Wild Back Into the River

An ambitious long-range plan to remove unneeded dams along the Musconetcong River is scheduled to get under way by the end of the summer.


Leader maggioranza antisiriana su uccisione Gemayel


Woman Pulled Gun on Iraqi Defense Minister - Paper

A woman pulled a pistol on Iraq's defense  minister in his office but then broke down in tears in a failed  assassination plot hatched by an Iraqi group in Syria, the  minister said in comments published on Saturday.


Wal-Mart report should give clues on fiscal year

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. investors will be focused on the retailer's forecast for its new fiscal year and indications as to when sales at its U.S. store base may finally strengthen when the world's largest retailer reports fourth-quarter results on Tuesday.


Marion leads Suns to crushing win over Nuggets

Shawn Marion scored 27 points, pulled down 14 rebounds and blocked six shots when the Phoenix Suns ended the Denver Nuggets' three-game winning streak with a crushing 137-115 home victory on Monday.


Arafat's No. 2 Is Set to Assume Palestinian Leadership

Mahmoud Abbas wears a business suit, not a military uniform and kaffiyeh. He is a former elementary school teacher - studious, gracious, pragmatic and opposed to terrorism.


Clashes between US forces and Shia insurgents across Baghdad's Sadr City leave at least 33 people dead.


Dow, Monsanto sign corn seed licensing pact

Dow Chemical Co , the largest U.S. chemical maker, and U.S. biotech giant Monsanto Co  said on Friday they plan to jointly create the next generation of genetically modified corn seeds.


CBS Can't Vouch for Bush Guard Documents

CBS admitted Monday that it cannot vouch for the authenticity of documents used to support a "60 Minutes" story that questioned President Bush's Vietnam War-era National Guard service, after several experts denounced them as fakes.


Allardyce is infuriated by Souness' criticism

BOLTON manager Sam Allardyce rounded on his Newcastle counterpart Graeme Souness last night for criticising their style of play. Allardyce saw his unsung side reclaim fourth spot in the table after a 2-1 victory at the Reebok Stadium.


Amburgo, 11:56 - CALCIO, PORTOAVOCE SCHUMI: NON TORNERA' A CORRERE

Sabine Kehm, portavoce di Michael Schumacher, smentisce all'agenzia tedesca Dpa le voci secondo cui ...


NAPOLI, 6 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Si acuisce la guerra tra clan camorristici alla periferia nord di Napoli. Questa sera, ai confini tra i quartieri Secondigliano e Scampia, in via Labriola, una persona Ã¨ stata uccisa e altre cinque sono rimaste ferite.


Abortion Pill's Safety Questioned Amid New Warnings

WASHINGTON -- The government says a controversial abortion pill is safe enough to remain on the market despite three deaths. The father of a teen who died after taking Mifeprex, also known as RU-486, said


L'Istat ha rilevato un deciso calo della produzione anche rispetto a ottobre, -0,9%Nei primi undici mesi del 2007 solo un modesto aumento dello 0,3%                                          Industria, -2,4% a novembre Bene solo il settore dell'energia, +5,7%


The BBC's correspondents report on the devastation caused by Sunday's tsunamis across the Indian Ocean.


Gangs of rioters set fire to cars  and garbage trucks in northern Copenhagen on Friday, the sixth  night of rioting and vandalism that has spread from the capital  to other Danish cities, police said on Saturday.


Syria will not force any Iraqi refugees to return to their homeland despite the exchange of harsh words between the two countries, the U.N. refugee chief said Thursday.


A group of popular American jazz artists will perform in India next month as part of a U.S. State Department-supported campaign to combat HIV and AIDS, an embassy official said.


Kings' Williams Is Investigated For Assault

Authorities investigate allegations that Kings player Justin Williams sexually assaulted a female acquaintance, according to a  Sacramento Police spokesman.


"Grey's Anatomy" set tops DVD sales chart

LOS ANGELES  - The Season 3 DVD set of "Grey's Anatomy" topped the national DVD sales chart Wednesday, ending the weeklong reign of another TV-DVD release, Season 3 of "The Office," which slipped to No. 3.


Replica dell'ex dg, con lui sempre avuti ottimi rapporti


Premier, 'baluardo democratico contro attacchi allo Stato'


U.S. expects North Korea to shut reactor in 3 weeks

The United States expects North Korea to shut down the reactor at the heart of its nuclear arms development program within about three weeks, top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said on Saturday.


Defending champion Andy Roddick eases into the third round of the US Open in straight sets.


I know, thereâs 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 George W. Bush and Sen.


Canadian navy launches two formal inquiries into Chicoutimi fatal ...

FASLANE, Scotland (CP) - The Canadian navy has begun assembling two formal boards of inquiry in Scotland that will look into the deadly fire aboard the HMCS Chicoutimi that killed one submariner, left two others in hospital and crippled the vessel's


A Santa Monica, Calif.-based real estate investment trust announced Thursday it has signed an agreement to acquire Wilmorite Properties Inc.


Shanahan disputes yet another coaching rumor

Having already distanced himself from two other coaching rumors, Broncos coach Mike Shanahan spent part of Friday defusing a third.


With Bloomberg on Stage, Harsher Light on Giuliani

NEW YORK -- Madison Square Garden was taken over by New York police and their families, all there for the graduation ceremony of 1,097 new officers. A rousing video flashed images of police responding to the Sept. 11 attacks. It was a scene tailor-made for Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor wh...


Analysts Note Gap Between Bush Rhetoric And Reality

President Bush's soaring rhetoric Thursday that the United States will promote the growth of democratic movements and institutions worldwide is at odds with the administration's increasingly close relations with repressive governments in every corner of the world.


North Korea Blast Wasn't Nuclear, Diplomat Says After Visiting ...

Video of the area where North Korea said a huge explosion had occurred last week showed dozens of workers swarming around a construction site resembling a large


European stocks shrugged off new peaks  in crude oil prices and moved slightly higher on Thursday with  technology firms leading the advance, while bonds and the  dollar were steady.


Microsoft To Pay $113M To California Lawyers

The award for fees and costs comes in a case in which Microsoft agreed to allocate $1.1 billion for California consumers. By Associated Press.


A GREEK police officer guarding the Athens home of the British military attache has been shot dead in his sentry box and his rifle stolen.


New Sooners Starters Go From High School to High Drama

The national title could well be decided by an 18-year-old freshman who has never attempted a collegiate field goal.


"Gay fairytales" anger British religious groups

British children as young as four are  being taught about same-sex relationships through fairytales  and storybooks with gay and lesbian characters.


Malta's 14 public holidays per year are quite in line with the average across the 25 European states according to a study published on Friday.


JACQUES Chirac and French political and religious leaders voiced outrage yesterday over an arson attack that burned down a Jewish social centre in central Paris.


Pro-hunt campaigner Otis Ferry warns supporters will cause trouble in the run up to the general election in protest at the ban.


AMD drives mobility& to Acer Ferrari notebook

The new Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+ for thin and light notebooks enables a powerful 32-bit computing experience today with a seamless transition to 64-bit computing.


Tabloid's Contaminated Ex-Offices Reopen

By Tania Valdemoro, The Miami Herald  Feb. 12--Nearly six years after an anthrax-laced letter contaminated the former headquarters of tabloid publisher American Media Inc.


IBM's storage software owns all of EMC kit

IBM has infiltrated deeper into EMC's storage line with a new version of its SAN (storage area network) Volume Controller software.


BOSTON Aug. 19, 2004  A state judge upheld a 1913 law that prohibits out-of-state gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage between residents has been legal since May.


GM sees significant improvement in operating results

General Motors Corp. said on  Thursday it expects to significantly improve operating results,  including earnings and cash flow, over the next two-to-three  years.


Erik Cole and Andrew Ladd scored first-period goals, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington 2-1 Friday night to retake first place in the Southeast Division from the Capitals.


Jean Charles de Menezes was killed because he acted like a suicide bomber when challenged, a court hears.


European share indexes opened steady  near 32-month highs on Tuesday, mirroring a flat performance  from U.S. blue chips overnight, but home appliance maker  Electrolux jumped as results topped forecasts.


KERBALA, Iraq  - Over a million Shi'ite pilgrims defied bombers and gunmen to flock to the Iraqi holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday, the day after scores were killed in a string of attacks likely to fuel sectarian bitterness.


Stampede at Krishna Pushakaram in AP, 4 die

Vijayawada, August 28: Thousands of pilgrims took holy dip on Saturday at the beginning of the 12-day mega Krishna Pushakaram even as four people were killed and 11 injured in a stampede and another drowned in a separate incident.


Twin Cities man to run for mayor of Zagreb, Croatia

A Twin Cities businessman who failed to become president in his native Croatia announced on Friday that he wants to become a mayor of Zagreb.


Somali Islamists tell Ethiopia to leave or face war

Somalia's Islamist movement warned arch-foe Ethiopia on Tuesday to withdraw troops from the Horn of Africa nation within a week or face war.


Rosneft Takes Control of Yuganskneftegaz, Appoints New General ...

A delegation of Russian state-owned Rosneft Oil Company arrived on Friday, Dec. 31, in Nefteyugansk, hometown of Yuganskneftegaz, the key unit of stricken oil major Yukos , to take control of the company.


Police arrested a radical Muslim cleric Thursday on suspicion of preparing or instigating "acts of terrorism," a move that could delay U.S. attempts to extradite the suspect for allegedly trying to establish a terrorist training camp in Oregon and on other charges.


Up to 1,000 killed in Kenya crisis: Odinga

Riots and post-election violence in Kenya may have killed up to 1,000 people, the opposition said on Monday as it halted protests and President Mwai Kibaki invited his main rival to talks.


Competing against Starbucks is a tall order -- just ask Diedrich.


Almost a million Dell notebook adapters to be recalled

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firms named below, have announced the voluntary recall of the following consumer product.


Black, Green Tea May Slow Alzheimer's Disease

Oct. 27, 2004 -- Developing a taste for black or green tea may be delay Alzheimer's disease, new research shows. A study from England's University of Newcastle upon Tyne shows that green and black teas may


SATURDAY AUTO RACING 2 p.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup: Auto Club 500 practice, Speed 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Busch Series: Stater Bros. 300 pole qualifying, ESPN2


Apple says sells two million copies of "Leopard"

Apple Inc said it sold more than two million  copies of the latest version of its operating system, Mac OS X  Leopard, since its release on Friday.


Robert Fazekas is to be stripped of discus gold after trying to switch his urine sample during a drugs test.


Nokia slashes research staff to cut costs

Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said it would cut costs in its Multimedia Business Group by shedding workers in the division's research and development department.


This month's pick of Asia's coolest new toys is heavy on handsets.


A woman who may be homeless was being sought Saturday for questioning about an apartment fire near Wrigley Field that left three men and a woman dead, authorities said.


Sistani Secures Iraq Peace Deal After Bloody Day

NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's most revered Shi'ite leader  persuaded a rebel cleric Thursday to accept a deal ending a  three-week uprising in Najaf, after returning to the holy city  amid bloody clashes that killed at least 74 people.


Howard Dean's hard-charging race to head the Democratic National Committee is gaining early momentum that recalls the streaking start of his 2004 presidential campaign.


Lebanon World Heritage sites need repair

Three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Lebanon, which include some of the Mideast's most significant ancient ruins, are in urgent need of repair after a month of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the U.N. agency said Monday.


Google testing Sun's OpenSolaris, sources say

Despite so-so interest among open-source developers, Sun's OpenSolaris is getting attention from Google, which is eyeing the operating system as a possible replacement for Linux in its data center, according to sources.


Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O) has agreed to recall about 28,000 batteries used in its 15-inch PowerBook G4 laptop computers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.


The Red Sox lost for the first time in 11 games, falling to the Texas Rangers, 8-6, yesterday and missing a chance to pull within 1 1/2 games of the Yankees in the AL East.


The media company said it lost $333.4 million in the fourth quarter on write-downs, the cost of newspaper spinoffs and weak ad sales.


Malaysian security forces used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest by ethnic Indians.


[Health India]: London, Dec 7 : Here is one more reason why eight hours of sleep is called the beauty sleep, as a new study by Wisconsin University researchers has revealed that sleeping less than that can actually lead to obesity.


Twenty-nine patients who took  AstraZeneca Plc's AZN.L AZN.N anti-cholesterol drug Crestor  have developed kidney damage, a U.S. consumer group said on  Friday as it called again for a ban on the medicine.


Chavez Wins Venezuela Referendum-Preliminary Result

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez has survived a referendum to recall him, according to  preliminary results released by the country's top electoral  officer on Monday.


Pau Gasol had 14 points and 11 rebounds to help the Grizzlies keep the Golden State Warriors winless, 96-67, Friday.


Israel Faces New Pressure Over Security Barrier

The Israeli government is facing new pressure over its controversial West Bank security barrier, which the World Court has ruled is illegal and should be dismantled.


Feds' wiretapping draws Senate subpoenas

Blog: Angered by "stonewalling" over the once-secret NSA spy program, Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy issues court orders to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other administration officials. But will he get what he wants?


UPDATE 2-Porto win second World Club Cup on shoot-out

Portugal's Porto beat Colombia's Once Caldas 8-7 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to win the World Club Cup on Sunday following a goalless draw after extra time.


Al-Qaida in Iraq appears to have regained some footing with a series of high-profile and deadly bombings over the past two weeks and a sabotage blast Monday that may leave parts of northern Iraq without electricity until next week.


U.S. stocks slid on Thursday, ending  four days of gains as oil prices continued their march higher,  but Google Inc. GOOG.O created a buzz as shares of the  Internet search company surged on their debut.


The Bears have seen enough of quarterback Rex Grossman, announcing that Brian Griese will get the start Sunday in Detroit.


NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Presidential rivals in both parties took aim at Democrat Barack Obama's experience and health-care proposals on Saturday, hours ahead of back-to-back debates that could shape tight nominating races in New Hampshire.


Britain is over-reliant on anti-depressants and faces a crisis in mental health care, says Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg.


Gunman Shoots 3, Kills Self at Ohio Plant

An employee of a Jeep production plant wounded three workers with a double-barrel shotgun Wednesday before killing himself, police said.


Defending champion and top seed Amy Frazier of the United States was upset by Li Na of China 7-5, 7-5 in the first round of the Moorilla International on Monday.


It's been a season of milestones for the University of Massachusetts. The Minutemen played their 2,000th game earlier this season. They welcomed the 1 millionth fan into the 13-year-old Mullins Center. They are in the midst of their longest homestand in more than 70 years. And last night, they planned to celebrate the 500th game in the coaching ...


Ukraine waits for key ruling on disputed vote, Russia slams West

Ukraine's top court was poised to rule on the disputed presidential election that has plunged this strategic nation into crisis as Russia fired off yet another blast at the West for what it said was "destructive" interference that could destabilize the continent.


Social Equality Comes With a Beat, Again

âStep Up 2 the Streetsâ posits a universe where racial and class differences are minor obstacles to fun and pretends its clichÃ©s arenât clichÃ©s.


Mosca a Colin Powell : le riforme sono fatti nostri

Il ministro degli esteri russo Lavrov ha respinto le critiche americane, espresse dal segretario di stato Colin Powell, sulle riforme decise da Vladimir Putin e tese a modificare in senso autoritario le istituzioni.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan said Monday there was no evidence Osama bin Laden is hiding in the country, and denied it allowed CIA agents to set up bases along the border to search for the al-Qaida leader.


As the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of state medical-marijuana laws, Americans might want to pause to remember a man named Peter McWilliams.


Dutch Bank ABN Amro NV said Thursday it will cut 2,850 jobs in dozens of countries in an effort to save euro770 million (around US$1 billion) annually from 2007.


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U.S., EU Trio Agree Iran Nuke Resolution --Diplomats

The United States compromised with  France, Britain and Germany on a toughly-worded U.N. nuclear  resolution on Iran that calls for an immediate halt to Tehran's  uranium enrichment program, a Western diplomat said.


Milano, 19:22 - CALCIO, SCANDALO SCOMMESSE: SCULLI SQUALIFICATO PER OTTO MESI

La Commissione Disciplinare ha squalificato per otto mesi l'attaccante del Genoa Giuseppe Sculli per...


Opera star Luciano Pavarotti's health worsens and he is in a "very serious" condition, Italian media say.


India ; Back to square one in Kashmir after Aziz visit?

India News, Srinagar,With a tinge of reality always underlining hope here, nobody in Jammu and Kashmir really expected anything earthshaking from the visit by Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to New Delhi, but the despondency persists anyway.


It may fall a shade shy of catching thieves red-handed, but for farmers fed up with methamphetamine cooks filching their fertilizer, staining them pink will do just fine.


It could be possible to screen for cervical cancer with a urine test, scientists believe.


The U.S. technology industry imported more computers, high-tech components and consumer electronics in 2006 than it exported, resulting in a record $102 billion trade deficit in the sector, according to a new report due out Tuesday.


Canada still ahead in Women's Amateur Team Championship

Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (Sports Network) - The Canadian team only managed a one-over 145 on Thursday to stay in the lead after the second day of the Women's World Amateur Team Championship.


Japan earthquake kills three, injures hundreds

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - A strong earthquake killed at least three people in Japan on Monday, injured more than 500, flattened houses and started a small fire at the world's largest nuclear power plant.


Engineering firm Balfour Beatty and five railway managers are to go on trial for manslaughter over the Hatfield rail crash.


`Strings' to rock Mumbai for tsunami aid

Lahore: Pakistan rock duo Strings will perform in Mumbai at a mammoth telethon-cum-concert on February 6 to raise funds for the tsunami victims.


Children with ADHD continue to be prescribed drugs such as Ritalin, despite an ongoing investigation.


The city that popularized the fast food drive-thru has a new innovation: 24-hour medical marijuana vending machines.


Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's political courtship of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa landed her an early, influential endorsement this week that highlights the intense competition among presidential candidates for support within the growing Hispanic population.


120 Children Poisoned in South Russian Kindergartens

As many as 120 children in Russiaâs Northern Caucausus region have been hospitalized with dysentery and other intestinal infections after drinking milk products served at their kindergartens.


The departing Ukrainian president, Leonid Kuchma, said Monday that he favors holding new elections if that would bring the country's political crisis to a halt.


Justices Indicate They May Uphold Voter ID Rules

The justicesâ questioning indicated that a majority did not accept the basic argument brought by challengers to Indianaâs voter-identification law.


Sales Are Strong for Glaxoâs Weight-Loss Product

Desperate for a cure for fat, consumers have purchased more than two million starter packages of the new weight-loss product Alli since it launched four months ago.


Texas Town Fumes as Mulch Mountain Burns On

HELOTES, Tex. -- The smoke comes and goes with the breeze, but some days it blankets Deanna Rodriguez's neighborhood, covering cars in grimy ash and seeping inside homes. Some days, when the wind blows from the south, her house becomes almost uninhabitable.


Freddie Mac of McLean, the second-biggest buyer of U.S. mortgages, said it earned $1.2 billion in the three months ended June 30, compared with $340 million in the second quarter last year.


McCann pulls out of Scotland squad with injury

Neil McCann has withdrawn from Scotland's squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers after the Southampton winger injured his hamstring over the weekend against Manchester City.


AL Wrap: Guerrero Shines as Angels Heap Pressure on A's

Vladimir Guerrero hit a pair of homers  and drove in five runs to lead the Anaheim Angels to an 8-2 win  over the Texas Rangers in American League play in Arlington on  Tuesday.


Final Harry Potter book gets record Amazon orders

Amazon.com Inc. said on Friday first-day advance orders for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and last installment of J.K. Rowling's successful book series, were 547 percent higher than for its predecessor.


Common name: Strawberry bush, hearts-a-bursting


Inflammation in the brain is clearly a feature of autism, according to a new study published November 15, 2004, in online edition of Annals of Neurology (http://www.


String of bomb blasts in Baghdad kills 9

A series of bombs went off in rapid succession in a shopping district in a main Christian neighborhood of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 71, police said.


Anti-Bush demonstrators filled the streets of New York City on Sunday. The march, organized by United for Peace and Justice, was largely peaceful, but by late afternoon some demonstrators had set fire to a


Google offers five libraries funding to digitize materials

But university officials would be open to the possibility -- especially if someone else foots the bill. Google Inc., the popular online search engine, said Tuesday it would pay for the New York Public Library


Buggy ActiveX controls menace Yahoo! Messenger

Webcam! library! peril! ActiveX controls - so often the source of Internet Explorer flaws - are the font of two newly discovered flaws in Yahoo! Messenger.â¦


Rough waters lie ahead for Taiwan in 2005, as President Chen Shui-bian seems determined to use his second term in office to extricate the island from its unstable and delusory connection to China.


In an August memo typed from his hospital bed, Steve Jobs--Apple's chief executive, patriarch and media impresario--let his employees know he would be out for a month to recover from surgery to remove a rare form of pancreatic cancer. Patients with this type of cancer, called an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor, have a 90% survival rate, especially if treated early. Apple says Jobs is due back in September.


Israel starts building barrier in W. Bank

Israel began construction of a section of the separation fence in the southern West Bank on Sunday, five days after Palestinian suicide bombers carried out an attack from the area, local newspaper Haaretz reported.


Fortis to sell shares in US unit Assurant for more than 800 mln dollars

Belgian-Dutch banking and insurance group Fortis said it planned to cut its 36-percent stake in its separately listed US unit Assurant, generating a gain of more than 800 million dollars (595 million euros).


Umbilical cord cells could produce insulin: study

Stem cells taken from the umbilical cords of newborns can be engineered to produce insulin and may someday be used to treat diabetes, U.S. and British researchers reported on Friday.


Johnson & Johnson last night struck a deal to acquire Guidant, the US cardiac treatment group for $25.4bn, in a move that will give it access to one of the fastest growing areas in health care.


Heikki Kovalainen says he is confident he will get equal treatment to team-mate Lewis Hamilton at McLaren.


PM's farewell tour reaches west African nation - where he will be made paramount chief.


2 convicted in US smuggling deaths of 19 illegal immigrants

HOUSTON - A Texas jury has convicted two men for their part in a human smuggling operation that left 19 immigrants dead last year.


SocGen chairman's fate in balance as board meets

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


Immigrants to the US Arrive Thin, Get Fat

Many immigrants to the United States soon get fat, joining an increasingly obese population in their adopted country, researchers said on Tuesday.


September 12, 2004 -- BAGHDAD - Strong explosions shook central Baghdad late last night and fighting erupted on a major street in the heart of the city near the US-guarded Green Zone.


Music titles boost video game business in 2007

DENVER (Billboard) - By all accounts, 2007 was a great year  for the video game industry, driven largely by the rising  popularity of music-based titles.


Oil extended losses for the seventh   consecutive session on Tuesday, retreating to under $64 a   barrel after Iran sounded a softer note on its atomic program   and OPEC agreed to keep production steady for now.


Agricultural Practices Found to Contribute to Bicarbonate in River

Researchers have figured out why the amount of bicarbonate in the Mississippi has increased substantially in the last 50 years.


CORRECTED: Life's magic as Daniel Radcliffe turns 18

(Corrects dollar amount in first paragraph from $10 million to $40 million)


Afghan "Peace Convoy" tries to coax Taliban rebels

In a new effort to end the growing Taliban insurgency, a council of Afghan political and tribal leaders hopes to hold talks with elements of the Islamic group aimed at including them in the government.


Oil extended a week of losses to strike a  new five-month low under $67 on Friday after U.S. distillate  supplies rose sharply and BP said it might be able to restore  its Alaskan oilfield sooner than expected.


Sing for Your Sister: 'Little Women' Opens on Broadway

Playbill - The lives, loves and losses of the March family of Concord, Massachusetts, come to light Jan. 23 when Little Women, the musical, opens at Broadway's Virginia Theatre.


Rwanda's Kagame lambasts French judge over warrants

Rwandan President Paul Kagame denounced as "bullying and arrogant" a French judge's call for him to face a U.N. court over a 1994 plane crash that killed the country's leader and sparked a genocide of 800,000 people.


Ivan Approaches Caymans as Florida Braces for 3rd Hurricane

Hurricane Ivan, with wind speeds near 155 mph, is approaching Grand Cayman and moving toward Cuba, as Florida residents brace for a third storm to hit the state in a month.


Warrior Armoured Personnel Carriers from B Company, The Black Watch, move north to their new area of operations south of Baghdad, Friday Oct. 29 2004.


AMERICAN Chris Byrd retained his International Boxing Federation heavyweight title in New York today with a 12-round split decision over compatriot Jameel McCline.


An aircraft carrying Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth II's only daughter, was involved in a near miss with a British fighter plane being tested over northern England on Thursday.


IDF forces continued this weekend's heightened operations in the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning, which were initiated in response to a deadly attack Friday in which Tiferet Tratner, 24, of Neveh Dekalim, was killed by Palestinian mortar fire.


World Oil prices retreat below US$50 a barrel, but volatility ...

Oil futures retreated below $50 US a barrel Monday, though analysts said there is enough uncertainty about geopolitics and weather - and the industry's ability to boost crude oil output quickly - to keep prices from plummeting anytime


NY Club Rushes to Cash in on 1990s Nostalgia

Their era only ended five years ago,  but one New York nightclub owner is ready to be first to cash  in on the latest retro craze -- the 1990s.


KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - President Bush opens a new effort next week to focus attention on the compassionate side of his foreign policy, promising a vision for "building a better world."   In his weekly radio address Saturday, Bush previewed the speech he's to deliver to the U.N. General Assembly in New York...


Adobe will release Photoshop Lightroom 1.1 Tuesday and has begun working to open the software to third-party programmers.


UPDATE 2-YUKOS awaits US ruling on break-up order

Embattled Russian oil major YUKOS (YUKO.RTS: Quote, Profile, Research) should hear later on Thursday whether a US bankruptcy court will back its last-ditch attempt


For Yankees, Squirrelâs Visit May Be Omen

A believer of Norse mythology might have advised Yankees fans to not make too much out of their victory against the Red Sox on Tuesday night.


A set of British twins who were separated at birth went on to marry each other without realizing they were related, the UK Press Association reported Friday.


Phishing scams, already one of the main nemesis on the Net, have apparently just become even more sneaky -- and ingenious. Now, it appears phishing authors are borrowing some time-tested tactics


Parigi, 11:33 - TENNIS, ATP: FERRER QUALIFICATO PER MASTERS CUP

Lo spagnolo David Ferrer è il sesto giocatore a qualificarsi per la Masters Cup, in programma...


Chaz Spicer make two free throws with 3.8 seconds left in overtime to give Utah State a 79-77 upset of No. 10 Nevada on Thursday night.


US senators approve the nomination of General George Casey as the country's next army chief of staff.


The leader of a nationalist group that seized a remote police station, taking 10 police officers hostage, and later allegedly ambushed a police vehicle, killing four other officers, agreed Sunday to publicly lay down his weapons.


U.S. stocks sank on Thursday to fresh  closing lows for 2005 after earnings reports from eBay Inc.  EBAY.O and Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O disappointed investors.


Honeywell profit up 18 percent; shares jump

Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc  said quarterly profit rose nearly 18 percent, with sales up across all its units, sparking a 4 percent rise in the stock in early trading.


Jose and Rosa Lechuga operated a successful grocery store for a decade in this northeastern Pennsylvania city, but they say a local crackdown on illegal immigrants killed their business.


Bush and Musharraf emphasize Mideast peace

the Afghan-Pakistan border for the al Qaeda chief blamed in the September 11 attacks on America. country from Islamic militant groups that disapprove of his close ties with Washington.


As he took the mound to start the fifth inning Tuesday night, 20-year-old Scott Kazmir caught himself getting caught up in the moment.


Survivors of a fatal fire on board a submarine yesterday said they felt lucky to have escaped with their lives as Canada's defence minister, Bill Graham, said he could not rule out suing Britain over the incident.


U.S. blasts China test, sees "no arms race in space"

The United States said on Tuesday that China's recent anti-satellite missile test had endangered hundreds of satellites and left debris in orbit for a century, but reiterated its opposition to a new global treaty on space.


Elton Brand had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers led nearly all the way in beating the Los Angeles Lakers 105-89 for a rare victory over their intercity rivals.


Before lineup introductions, NC State men's basketball coach Herb Sendek pulls each one of his starters aside and offers a word.


South Korea's Roh is albatross on candidate's neck

GWANGJU, South Korea  - His raised thumbs on pumped fists moving in rhythm to dance music, the political heir to two successive liberal South Korean presidents fires up the crowd, but not the voters.


In 2000, political pundits summed up the race in three words: Florida, Florida, Florida. Here's three words to consider this fall: Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. President Bush is targeting their combined 27 electoral votes — the same total as Florida, where a bitterly contested recount settled the last election.


Giants Players Create Only Buzz at the Garden

The Giantsâ R. W. McQuarters, Sam Madison and Kevin Dockery showed up at Madison Square Garden last night, giving Knicks fans reason to cheer despite another loss on the court.


Some 45,000 people in Mozambique have been displaced by flooding along the Zambezi valley, authorities say.


Belarus' Lukashenko Announces Referendum

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko — critized by Western nations for his autocratic rule — announced a referendum next month asking voters to remove term limits, a change that would allow him to seek five more years in office.


American Music Awards nominees announced

Here are the nominees for the 32d annual American Music Awards, the Dick Clark production that kicks off the awards season. Nineteen statuettes will be presented during a 3-hour special on ABC-TV at 8 pm Nov. 14.


Samuel Eto'o becomes the top scorer in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations as Cameroon reach the last eight of the 2008 competition.


Economic Scene: Heâs Happier, Sheâs Less So

Two new research papers offer evidence that there is a growing happiness gap between men and women.


New Zealand coach John Bracewell did his best yesterday to create a siege mentality for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy decider in Brisbane today by accusing the media and the Gabba curator of skulduggery.


Bailiffs bar talking at hearing on Michael Jackson molestation ...

Bailiffs on Thursday barred any talking during a court hearing on US pop superstar Michael Jackson' s child molestation case, which has been shrouded in extraordinary secrecy.


The Kyoto Protocol is by no means a "mostly symbolic treaty," as a Nov. 6 editorial called it. If all countries -- including the United States -- lived up to the clean-air commitments negotiated in Kyoto, their


After implementing an audacious plan to push deep into the Northeast and negotiating the purchase of French contract stationer Guilbert SA, Bruce Nelson has resigned as Office Depot Inc.


Barlow Figures a Way to Learn from Martin

Curtis Martin is helping Jets running back Kevan Barlow become better by simply watching film and asking questions.


Australia's John Howard arrives in Japan on a visit that will include signing a bilateral security pact.


Karzai Cancels Afghan Trip Due to Rocket

President Hamid Karzai abandoned a trip to a city in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday after a rocket hit near the landing site as his helicopter approached, officials said.


US rapper ODB, who collapsed at a Manhattan recording studio, last month, died of a drug overdose.


Barack Obama may find that for black voters in South Carolina, being black isn't everything.


Economy Grows at a 3.7 Percent Rate in 3Q

The US economy grew at a 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter - a pace that was slightly better than in the spring but not as strong as many analysts expected.


Afghan blast kills five in election vehicle

KABUL: A blast killed five people travelling in an election commission vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Monday, a UN spokesman said.


Movie director agrees to DUII sentencing

Gus Van Sant, who was arrested on drunken driving charges in December, has agreed to an alcohol diversion program, his attorney said Friday.


CLEVELAND - Sen. John Edwards accused the Bush administration Tuesday night of bungling the war in Iraq and presiding over a historic loss of jobs...


Tentative Deal on Economic Stimulus Plan

House leaders and the White House reached a tentative deal on a package that would pay stipends of $300 to $1,200 per family and provide tax incentives for businesses.


The government is warning of potential heart problems associated with the use of the painkiller Bextra in people who have recently had heart bypass surgery.


com. It started at Nomar Garciaparra's Achilles' heel, ended at Curt Schilling's torn ankle tendon, and included hair, lots of it.


REVIEW: Olympics Web Coverage Disappoints

Though NBC is blanketing seven networks with 1,210 hours of Olympics coverage, there's this pesky, bill-paying task called work that keeps me from fully enjoying the televised competition.


Only half of work-based apprenticeships in England are completed, the chief inspector for adult learning says.


Lo dice il Mend che accusa l'Agip e annuncia ritorsioni


Notebook: Goosen wins $1.2 million in Nedbank

Retief Goosen won the Nedbank Challenge by six strokes in his home country yesterday, closing with a 3-under-par 69 and earning $1.2 million.


Office Depot Inc. ODP.N on Tuesday  warned that profit for the rest of the year would fall short of  forecasts because of the string of hurricanes in Florida and  poor sales elsewhere, sending its stock down 6.79 percent.


That, at least, was Fernandez's momentary assessment when the hydraulic air jacks on his G Force chassis failed during the second pit stop.


Whitbread exercises sale of David Lloyd gym chain

The Whitbread leisure group announced on Monday the billion-pound sale of its David Lloyd gymnasium chain to a consortium comprising property firm London Regional Holdings and HBOS.


CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Eighteenth-ranked Miami stayed in the ACC title race by beating tenth-ranked Virginia 31-to-21. That leaves the Hurricanes, Cavaliers and Florida State all with two losses while conference leader Virginia Tech has one.


When Colorado's offense had a rare quiet night Josh Fogg stepped up.


Iran prepared to suspend some nuclear activities

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said yesterday it is prepared to suspend some nuclear activities but would not surrender its right to enrich uranium.


24/11/2004 A diet rich in the type of carbohydrates that maintain a more stable blood sugar beats out a conventional low-fat diet in reducing the risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study.


Last month, as the owner of Peppi's, Trebec dreamed up the sandwich of ground beef, sausage, scrambled eggs, grilled onions and American cheese.


G.O.P. Constituencies Split on Tax Change

President Bush faces key Republican groups that are divided about how or even whether to proceed with an overhaul of the tax code.


Israel's Olmert under fire over nuclear remarks

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert triggered a domestic firestorm on Tuesday after publicly implying, in an apparent reversal of a decades-old secrecy policy, that Israel has the Middle East's only nuclear arsenal.


A stretch of the M6 in Cumbria is closed after a man dies when a vehicle transporter crashes.


Household chemical products linked to child asthma: study

LONDON  - Ordinary household products like bleach, carpet cleaners and paint strippers can cause asthma in children. A study which followed more than 7,000 children since birth found that wheezing and


Iraq PM defends govt, urges regional cooperation

Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Sunday his government had made progress on all fronts and urged neighboring countries to work together to stop what he called "evil" from destabilizing the region.


Incremento per entrate tributarie di cassa del 6,9%


Chris Chelios is coming back to the Detroit Red Wings for another season of ageless defense.


Nigeria's President Obasanjo sends lawmakers a letter alleging fraud against his deputy.


Homeland Security researcher laments 'PlayStation generation'

Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will spend $850 million for technology development this year, the man leading that effort is worried there won't be enough qualified talent in the U.S. to put it into use in the years ahead.


$100,000 to declare yahoo.is/shite? Ask yourselves this question: how much would you pay for the chance to declare yahoo.is/shite across the internet?â¦


Continua la corsa del petrolio. I contratti con consegna a dicembre, in nottata, hanno raggiunto a New York i 55, 57 dollari al barile. Sette centesimi in piu' rispetto al record di venerdi' scorso. A pesare


The government agrees a deal with credit reference agency Equifax to access their computer database to track down offenders defaulters on fines.


Pygmy hippo draws attention at Paris zoo

Aldo looks, eats and lazes like a hippopotamus — but the 3-week-old is only about as long as a human baby — 21 inches. The pygmy hippo, born June 5 at the Paris Zoo, is one of only a few dozen in Europe, bred in a special program to boost the rare species.


Asian Quakes' Tsunami Kill More Than 7,200

Tidal waves wash through houses at Maddampegama, about 60 kilometers (38 miles) south of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004.


NEW YORK  - Children who smoke are almost four times more likely to develop asthma than those who don't smoke, and their risk is even greater if their mothers smoked while pregnant with them, a new study shows.


Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Declines to Run for OSCE Secretary General

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy has declined an informal proposal to run for Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, although several countries backed his ...


Government defends minister's photo with Colombian paramilitary-linked unit

The government has defended a photograph published on the foreign office website showing a junior minister smiling with a Colombian army unit accused of links with private paramilitary squads, after criticism from rights campaigners on Monday.


A project to record thousands of interviews with people across the United States is expanding. StoryCorps originates from a soundproof booth in Grand Central Station and now wants to go mobile. Rachel Metz reports from New York.


Jury Seated in Graner Prisoner Abuse Case

A 10-man jury was seated Friday for the military trial of the soldier prosecutors call the ringleader of the prisoner abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison.


Former Indonesian general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has become Indonesia first directly elected president in a landslide victory. Yudhoyono, who promised to inject fresh life into


Union workers may face a 23 percent slash in pay; United says it needs cash reserves. United Airways asked a bankruptcy judge to impose a 23 percent pay cut on its union workers, including pilots and attendants.


Insider sources say Apple and Cingular are teaming up to offer some sort of iPod/phone hybrid in 2007 that will be available exclusively on the Cingular network for the first six months. In Listening Post.


Colpita l'isola di Sumbawa, si e' temuto uno tsunami


Lione, 14:01 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS; LIONE: CAREW KO, NIENTE REAL MADRID

L'ex romanista, ora al Lione, John Carew, a causa di uno stiramento alla gamba destra riportato dura...


Microsoft Corp.'s MSN Internet division late Wednesday debuted a preliminary version of MSN Spaces, designed to bring blogs to the masses.


Gastric surgery could cure type 2 diabetes

First patients to take trial living without medication.


New technology has significantly reduced the length of the incision needed to remove eye cataracts.


Ukraine's presidential campaign, Part II: a cleaner run?

A flood of foreign observers is expected for the Dec. 26 rerun of the presidential vote.


The largest window built for use in space has been completed, promising a spectacular view from the International Space Station.


SLM Corp., the nationâs largest student lender, said Tuesday that second quarter earnings rose 33 percent on an increase in derivative and hedging activity.


Arnault, Colony buy into Carrefour, shares rise

French billionaire Bernard Arnault said on Wednesday he had taken a 9.1 percent stake in supermarket giant Carrefour  jointly with U.S. private equity group Colony Capital.


Satellite Radio in Canada Faces Its Own Uncertainties

While questions surround the planned merger of the XM and Sirius satellite radio systems in the United States, the situation for their Canadian affiliates may be more uncertain.


Brokers and Builders Offer Warning on Housing Market

A real estate group issued a pessimistic outlook and two major builders said their profits will not meet expectations.


John Peel, British radio DJ who championed new music, dies

Radio DJ John Peel, one of the key figures in British rock music over the past 35 years, who championed virtually every important act of that period on his long-running show, has died after a heart attack, the ...


US military investigates alleged shooting of Iraqi prisoner

BAGHDAD - American military officials are investigating an alleged war crime, after the apparent killing of an unarmed Iraqi prisoner by a US marine was caught on videotape.


It's catching is it not? Maybe it's bold, brave and brassy but it's apparently the new order. Defying the maths teacher who tells us three into two won't go.


The Tufts Daily - Inside the NLCS: Astros storm back to take ...

Inside the NLCS: Astros storm back to take series lead while St. Louis teeters on edge of elimination. By Jesse Gerner. Move over New York Yankees, there's a new Daddy in town.


MANCHESTER United fans will be hoping for a repeat performance from Arsenal 'keeper Jens Lehmann on Sunday after the German blundered twice against Panithinaikos last night.


IAEA Supervises Iran's Nuclear Suspension

Iran says it has halted all work on potentially weapons-related parts of its nuclear program, honoring a deal with European powers.


Khamenei: U.S. won't bring Iran to its knees

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the United States would not be able to bring Iran to its knees in a row over sensitive nuclear work the West suspects is aimed at making bombs.


A star-spangled rocket plane returned to space yesterday, enabling a team of entrepreneurs to collect a $10 million prize for developing the first reusable private spacecraft.


Ozzy Osbourne unveils plans for free concert fest

British heavy metal pioneer Ozzy  Osbourne surprised the music industry on Tuesday with plans to  stage this year's Ozzfest, his annual U.S. summer hard-rock  extravaganza, as a first-of-its kind free event.


President Bush has reviewed disputed documents that purport to show he refused orders to take a physical examination in 1972 and did not recall having seen them previously, a White House official said Saturday.


KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - An explosion struck a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan on Monday, wounding two soldiers, witnesses and a NATO official said.


By Lau, Andrew  An engineering professor confronts his conflicts with technology.  I AM A NEO-LUDDITE. Like the Luddites of early 19th-century England, I question and resist new technologies that will supposedly make life better and easier.


TOKYO -- The European version of Sony's PlayStation 3 will run only some of the games designed for the previous generation of the video game machine _ a move designed to cut costs and speed up production.


The Controversial Memoir of a Muslim Woman

One of Europe's foremost critics of Islam is drawing attention stateside with her controversial new memoir, 'Infidel.' But how fair is the book?


Typhoon Chaba pounded the southern Japanese island of Amami-Oshima on Sunday with heavy rain and strong winds, cutting off electricity to some 5,800 households, officials said.


By Nisha Gutierrez, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Calif.  Mar. 1--AVOCADO HEIGHTS, Calif. -- County officials said a new shuttle  servicing the county areas of Avocado Heights, Bassett and Valinda corridor  communities is bridging a transportation gap.


The United Nations and international aid agencies launched major relief operations in Haiti today, as the death toll from hurricane Jeanne rose to 700 with a further 1,000 people declared missing.


Bertie Ahern won re-election Thursday as prime minister of Ireland, extending his 10-years in power and clearing the way for a broadly based coalition government.


Study: High dose of Vitamin E increases death risk

High-dose vitamin E supplements taken daily can increase a person's risk of premature death, researchers said Wednesday. People who take daily doses of 400 international


Electronic Arts Inc., the top US video-game maker, aims to be the biggest supplier for Sony Corp.'s handheld console, expanding its share of the $2 billion global market for handheld games.


Iraqi police dead, Qaeda claims kidnapping

Iraqi police found the bodies of 14 policemen on Friday, all shot in the head, and an al Qaeda-linked group said it had killed them to avenge the alleged rape of a woman last month.


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

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


Japan's new farming minister admits illegal dealings at a private group he heads, in a fresh blow to the government.


Senior French official evacuated under fire in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE : A senior French government official was evacuated from a Haitian hospital after unknown gunmen opened fire, in an apparent attack on the official.


Exercising after meals can help promote weight loss by boosting appetite-suppressing hormones, say scientists.


Another day, another battle in Afghanistan

HOWZ-E-MADAD, Afghanistan  - The explosion of the shell against a mud wall in a field of grapevines sent the Canadian soldier crouched behind it flying backwards.


FDA grants speedy review for new class of HIV drug

NEW YORK  - U.S. regulators will review Isentress, an investigational drug for HIV infection, on a priority basis, and a decision is anticipated by mid-October, Merck & Co. said on Wednesday.


Myanmar's ruling generals accused exile  dissident groups on Friday of fomenting two weeks of rare  protests and signaled no let up in efforts to crush them  despite harsh U.S. and European Union criticism.