Male Circumcision No Aid to Women in Study

Expectations that circumcision among men would reduce the risk of their female sexual partners becoming infected with AIDS were refuted by a new study.


Londra, 11:14 - CALCIO, NAZIONALE INGLESE; BECKHAM: MI ASPETTAVO L'ESCLUSIONE

David Beckham accetta la decisione di Fabio Capello, ct dell'Inghiletrra, di escluderlo dalle convoc...


Summit Addresses Greenhouses Gases' Impact

A new report on ecological damage from greenhouse gases dominated the sidelines of a U.N. conference on global warming Saturday as delegates from nearly 200 nations assembled to prepare for the launch next year of the Kyoto Protocol.


'Made in China' labels to multiply as textile quotas end

Beijing (dpa) - China is certain to be one of the major beneficiaries of the end of the international quota system for textiles and clothing next year, but it hopes to limit the impact of the change on global markets.


Sun, Microsoft Clause Singles Out Openoffice

Sun Microsystems (Quote, Chart) may have saved itself from years of costly litigation when it settled with Microsoft over their long-running Java dispute, but a clause in the landmark deal has open source supporters parsing its potential impact.


Pokes tongue out at Microsoft Novell is gunning for a chunk of the office market share from Microsoft with the release of its open workgroup suite for small businesses.â¦


US consumers boosted spending only slightly in November, compared with a brisk rise in October, according to a Commerce Department report.


Flu vaccine may end up going to waste in midstate

Midstate health officials said Thursday that not enough high-risk people have signed up for flu vaccine, and they hope to avoid having a surplus.


Far-right political leaders from four EU nations unveil plans to form a pan-European "patriotic" party.


neutral probe a must for political stability

China's Charge d'affaires in Bangladesh Duan Zhiquan yesterday called on Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina at her Sudha Sadan residence and conveyed sympathies from the Communist Party of China and their Dhaka


European Tour hopes still high in Canada

Hopes of another European Tour victory on the US PGA Tour remained high as Jesper Parnevik and Vijay Singh enjoyed a share of second place after the third round of the Bell Canadian Open at the Glen Abbey course in Ontario.


Genova, 18:41 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA; MAZZARRI: NON MI FIDO DELLA FIORENTINA

Mazzarri ha il problema di sostituire lo squalificato Sammarco e l'infortunato Delvecchio. A centroc...


Cuts Will Limit Climate Research, Experts Say

The government's research on climate change is threatened by spending cuts that will reduce scientists' observations from space and on the ground, a report by the National Research Council concluded yesterday.


The death toll from floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains and snow melt in South Asia since June approached 3,200 Monday as some rivers in India continued to overflow, the government said.


Sailor dies during airlift from Canadian submarine off coast of ...

A sailor aboard Canada's stricken submarine off Ireland has died of his injuries, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Wednesday. Martin said Lieut.


Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has tapped liberal politician Boris Nemtsov, an old friend who stood at his side during the Orange Revolution, as an adviser to help boost Russian investment and mend ties ...


Catania, 18:30 - CALCIO, CATANIA; BALDINI: CITTA' MERITAVA LA QUALIFICAZIONE

E' entusiasta il tecnico del Catania, Silvio Baldini, dopo aver eliminato il Milan dalla Coppa Itali...


Japan's leader Shinzo Abe will hold summits next week with both China and S Korea, all three nations confirm.


Consumers get psyched for the release of Nintendo and Sony gaming devices.


Investment in research and development pays off for HJ Heinz.


Travel and hospitality company Cendant will acquire online travel supplier Orbitz for around $1.25bn (Â£690m). Cendant said it had reached a definitive agreement to buy all Orbitz shares.


Lleyton Hewitt finished as the No. 1-ranked player in the world in 2001 and 2002 by running down more balls and winning more matches than anybody.


Details of a television ad released Thursday by John Kerry's campaign:


CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The first of three 2004 presidential debates has begun, giving Americans get their first chance to see President Bush and John Kerry side-by-side in a high-stakes discussion about terrorism


Lamar Odom supplemented 20 points with  13 rebounds and Kobe Bryant added 19 points to overcome a big  night from Yao Ming as the Los Angeles Lakers ground out an  84-79 win over the Rockets in Houston Saturday.


CES Preview: Huge LCDs, Wireless Dominate Home Entertainment

At CES 2008, home entertainment will be dominated by a move towards various forms of wireless connectivity -- and, of course, enormous TVs. This year, LCD technology appears to have definitively won out over plasma and rear-projection, even for very large displays.


BHP coffers grow amid sales, discoveries

The company has announced the sale of its part share in the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields to the British-owned Paladin Oil & Gas.


Bjorn fined for outburst against Europe's Ryder Cup captain

LONDON, Sept 5,  Denmark's Thomas Bjorn has been   fined by the European Tour for his outburst against Europe's   Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam.


Sparkling sales from luxury goods giant  Richemont helped lift European shares on Thursday, quelling  concerns about advertising firm Havas' plans to issue more  shares and the drag effect of a weaker Wall Street..


If this matchup was left up to Illinois and Wake Forest, it might not have happened. Certainly not on the first day of December. Sure, big-time Top 25 games can be booked as home-and-home series.


U.S securities regulators have launched  an informal civil investigation into whether Chiron Corp.  failed to adequately disclose the extent of problems at its  flu-vaccine production plant in England, according to the  online edition of the Wall Street Journal.


Resolution of Kashmir issue key to peace in S. Asia: C'wealth ...

Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon said the "resolution of Kashmir issue is necessary for peace,'' but suggested that Pakistan and India should find a solution through negotiations.


Diet rich in fruits, vegetables helps heart, not cancer: study

NEW YORK - Chowing down on fruits and vegetables may not reduce the risk of cancer but that's no excuse to stop eating them. Researchers also found the foods may help heart health.


In Iraq, Reaction to Report Runs From Relief to Anger

Reaction varied among Iraqi politicians, who expressed appreciation, anger and ambivalence at sections of the report.


Margate artist Tracey Emin withdraws her film about her home town after it is awarded an 18 certificate.


Hewlett-Packard staff could be indicted over the firm's probe into media leaks, California's attorney general says.


Southampton has unveiled Harry Redknapp as its new boss, just two weeks after he quit Portsmouth declaring he needed a break from the game.


Barcelona's Silvinho acquires Spanish citizenship

Barcelona can register new signing Silvinho for the Primera Liga this season after the Brazilian-born fullback acquired Spanish citizenship on Tuesday.


Macromedia upgrading Flex presentation server

Macromedia on Monday will introduce an upgrade to its Flex presentation server and framework for building rich Internet applications, with improvements in data display, visualization, styling, and performance.


Bosch to hire 600 software engineers in India by next year

German maker of car parts and electrical household goods Robert Bosch said it will hire 600 software professionals by next year at its Indian software and engineering centre.


29 North Koreans enter South Korean school in China--report

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SEOUL, Korea (North) -- A group of 29 people claming to be North Koreans entered a school for South Koreans


A Guide to Embracing Life as a Single (Without the Resignation, That Is)

Unlike dating sites that treat being single as a predicament, this one celebrates flying solo.


Nowitzki's 41 help Mavs pin 1st loss on Heat

Dirk Nowitzki scored 41 points, two short of his career high, and Marquis Daniels added 22 to power the visiting Dallas Mavericks to a 113-93 victory Thursday against the Miami Heat.


Smith's mom drops bid for body's custody

The wrangling over Anna Nicole Smith's body appeared to end Wednesday when her mother's lawyer said she would not stand in the way of the starlet's burial in the Bahamas later this week.


Seven Indonesian hikers died in bad weather as they attempted to climb a towering volcano in the far east of the country, police said Monday.


Update 6: FDA Called 'Defenseless' Against Bad Drugs

The American public is "virtually defenseless" if another medication such as Vioxx proves to be unsafe after it is approved for sale, a government drug safety reviewer told a congressional committee Thursday.


Five Americans and two other soldiers died when a Chinook helicopter was apparently shot down Wednesday evening in Afghanistan's most volatile province, a U.S. military official said. The Taliban claimed responsibility.


The US has taken a decisive turn to the (extreme?) right on foreign policy and social issues. What about the economy? A Republican President presides over a spiralling fiscal deficit.


Cowboys RB George Sits for First Time in Career

IRVING, Texas (Sports Network) - Dallas Cowboys running  back Eddie George was inactive for Sunday's game against New  Orleans as a healthy scratch and missed a game for the first  time in his NFL career.


The Arizona Diamondbacks are starting to shorten their list of managerial candidates, and Mark Grace is out of the running for the job.


Timeâs up for Kiefer Sutherland. After 48 days Mr. Sutherland, the star of Fox televisionâs â24,â walked out of jail in Glendale, Calif., at 12:05 a.m. Monday, The Associated Press reported. He was sentenced to 30 days after he pleaded no contest in October to driving with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit, and 18 days were added for violating probation in connection with a drunken driving arrest in 2004. He spent his jail time on laundry duty, cleaning sheets, pillowcases and blankets. John Balian, a police officer, said: âHe was very humble, never complained. He didnât give us any problems at all.â.


Illinois was No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday for a second straight week, the school's longest run ever at the top of the rankings.


Denunciato un motociclista che con la sua Honda CBR 1000ha compiuto manovre da suicidio sulla autostrada A7                                            Corse pirata, interviene la polizia Fra i falsi c'Ã¨ qualcosa di vero


Yellow Pages Are Still About Big Numbers

By Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Boston Globe  Feb. 8--The fat yellow phone books thudding onto doorsteps this month may  seem like a relic of a pre-Internet age, but even in a WiFi world the fusty  household icon is a hotly competitive industry.


Earthquake Hits Romania, No Reports of Casualties

An earthquake hit Romania on  Wednesday night, shaking buildings in the capital Bucharest but  apparently causing little damage, Reuters witnesses said.


Arsenal extended its English Premiership unbeaten streak to 49 games last weekend with a 3-1 humbling of Aston Villa that had Gunners manager Arsene Wenger talking as if he had a team of Picassos.


U.S. President George W. Bush acknowledged on Thursday his Iraq strategy had made only limited progress but put off considering a change of course in the unpopular war until a crucial September report.


Facing strong pressure to shift course in Iraq, President George W. Bush said in a veiled message to Iran and Syria on Monday that Iraq's neighbors need to help Baghdad's struggling government survive.


Romania can examine withdrawal of Romanian troops from Iraq in mid...

The authorities in Bucharest still think that, as Prime Minister Adrian Nastase said, Romania might pull its troops out of Iraq in mid 2005.


A NATO patrol shot and killed a policeman Tuesday as troops left their base in an insurgency-wracked district in southern Afghanistan, NATO said. The policeman, armed and wearing civilian clothes, turned toward the patrol and was gunned down, mistaken for an insurgent, NATO said in a statement.


Congo rebels attack government forces in east

Fighters loyal to a dissident general have attacked army positions in eastern Congo with small arms and heavy weapons, the government and the U.N. said on Saturday.


Una romana e una siberiana ecco le nuove Veline

MILANO, 23 settembre 2004 - Sono state scelte le due veline che affiancheranno Ezio Greggio e Michelle Hunziker nella nuova edizione di "Striscia la notizia". Si tratta di Lucia Galeone, 24 anni, studentessa


Yahoo chases Google in mobile search race

Yahoo has unveiled its own version of a search facility for mobile phones hot on the heels of similar software from US rival Google.


Russia restrict visas for British Council staff

Russia announced on Monday it will not issue new entry visas to staff working in the British government's cultural offices in two regions, sharpening a row that has soured already-poor relations.


Mikko Koppanen has posted another quick hit ImageMagick hint to his blog - this time it deal with "seam carving", a process for cropping and resampling of an image to make a different composite picture.   Today I was reading trough the ImageMagick ChangeLog and noticed an interesting entry. "Add support for liquid rescaling". I rushed to check the MagickWand API docs and there it was: MagickLiquidRescaleImage! After about ten minutes of hacking the Imagick support was done. Needless to say; I was excited   You'll need to have the libqr library compiled into the ImageMagick installation, but the actual use of the functionality is simple - about three or four lines do the work for you. He includes the original image and the result from his test (as well as another example of the same result image scaled down automatically.


Ed McMahon was right. It really could happen to you -- with a little effort.


Stealthy Adobe Reader update fixes mystery security bugs

You'll want it but we can't tell you why Adobe has pushed out a stealthy - but important - update to its Reader software that fixes a number of unspecified security problems.â¦


Weak employment report casts doubts over US economic strength

WASHINGTON  - A weaker-than-anticipated report on the US labor market, showing just 112,000 jobs added in November, cast fresh doubts over the pace of growth of the world's largest economy.


Caselli, scandaloso essere considerato eversivo


Britain and France in joint tax cut initiative for green products

The British and French finance ministers will present a joint initiative to their EU partners next month on tax reductions for "green" products, a European Commission spokeswoman said Friday.


The European Union says it will to redouble its efforts to avert an epidemic of HIV/Aids across Europe.


Neck and Neck, Bush and Kerry Pick Different Tracks

President Bush and his opponent John Kerry ratcheted up the attacks on each other today, dueling over national security and seeking to build voter support among women.


Investor Kirk Kerkorian further reduces his stake in troubled General Motors, sending the carmaker's shares lower.


UPDATE 2-Lecce go second after Milan derby stalemate

Italian champions AC Milan were held to a goalless draw by city rivals Inter on Sunday, allowing Lecce to take second place behind leaders Juventus with a 4-1 win at Messina.


Decisione arrivava dopo candidatura di Luciano D'Alfonso


7 Kidnapped Drivers Freed as Kuwaiti Trucker Pays Ransom

Kidnappers released seven foreign truckers held for 43 days on Wednesday after the head of a Kuwaiti transport company said he paid a $500,000 ransom.


Madrid, 18:49 - CALCIO, CAPELLO: STO BENE QUI, NON MI DIMETTO

Fabio Capello non ha alcuna intenzione di lasciare il Real Madrid: lo assicura lo stesso tecnico gor...


Commercio estero, l'Italia vende meno nella Ue

L'interscambio commerciale complessivo con i paesi Ue nel mese di settembre 2004 segna per l'Italia un saldo negativo di 921 milioni di euro a fronte di un deficit di 373 milioni registrato nello stesso mese del 2003. Lo rende noto l'Istat.


If mobile phones are getting too small for your fingers or eyes, a Dutch company called Polymer Vision has a unique solution. It announced today a phone with a foldable screen that offers a display larger than the device itself.


Same Old Electronics Show, With Some Intriguing New Ideas

This yearâs Consumer Electronics Show looked and felt much the same as last yearâs.


Chiron Corp. may begin ramping up for flu vaccine production before British and U.S. regulators have officially re-approved its manufacturing license, under a plan disclosed by Chief Executive Howard Pien on ...


AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi fears the club has been priced out of a move to re-sign Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko.


âPraying With Liorâ documents the extraordinary life of Lior Liebling, a rabbiâs son with Down syndrome.


Paris Hilton promised to become a better person when she got out of jail. The more important issue, though, may be whether she can be a better driver.


Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Japan's Emperor and Empress, will marry a Tokyo urban planner, the imperial palace has informed, perking up a nation recently hit by a series of deadly earthquakes.


Pfizer leaves the arthritis drug on the market despite problems ...

The nation's top arthritis painkiller, Celebrex, raises the risk of major heart problems when taken at high doses, the drug's maker said Friday.


Japan PM says wants to help all hepatitis patients

Japan's prime minister said on Sunday his party will draft legislation aimed at helping thousands of hepatitis patients, the latest development in a high-profile scandal that has drawn voter anger.


ELEANOR HALL: The United Nations Refugee agency has criticised the Italian government for the change in its treatment of asylum seekers.


Benson's four-hit shutout ups ante for contract

Kris Benson continued to do his best negotiating on the mound last night, throwing a four-hit shutout as the Mets rolled over the Braves, 7-0, at Shea Stadium.


Will Microsoft Makes Its Browser Better?

The success of alternative browsers such as Mozilla Foundation's Firefox may ultimately have an unexpected side effect. It may be causing Microsoft to be more aggressive in leveraging its dominance of Internet


Conn's is doing well on the sales front, but will credit challenges derail its prospects?


French military aircraft have been patrolling the Chad-Sudan border to ensure there is no foreign interference.


Perils lurk on Japan's mobile superhighway

It's easy to be wowed by Japan's mobile communications infrastructure. "Next-generation" 3G coverage is now so ubiquitous that carriers have already stopped launching 2G phones; an impressive array of attractive handsets offer free digital TV; phones can be used to pay for goods and train rides, thanks to embedded contactless smart cards; and on the mobile information superhighway data whizzes along at 3.6Mbps. But watch out for the off-ramps.While Japan has led the world with many of the services offered to consumers, in some ways the mobile ecosystem here is downright backward as I found out last weekend when I tried to buy a new phone. A broken handset necessitated a new model and this is where my story begins.In Japan, phones are sold by carriers and not the phone makers. Companies like Fujitsu, NEC, Sony Ericsson, and a few foreign vendors including Nokia, Samsung, and LG sell their phones in the thousands to carriers. This gives carriers the ability to pretty much dictate to the phone maker what software needs to be installed.This model is one of the reasons that mobile Internet services like I-mode took off here so quickly. There was no chicken-and-egg situation with phone makers and users waiting for each other to take the plunge. NTT DoCoMo decided I-mode would be in new phones and so it was.But this model has a downside. Phones are so tightly customized to each carrier that it's not practical to keep the same handset when switching carriers, and if you see a phone you like you can only buy it if it's offered by your carrier.Back to my story. The new phone was looking quite expensive so I decided to switch carriers and take advantage of a free phone on a competitor network. Japan launched number portability a year ago, so I could make the jump without losing my cell-phone number. I'd still have the hassle of a new e-mail address, but it appeared a small price to pay.Before long I had a new phone in my hands, but my phone numbers remained locked in the old handset. The new carrier didn't have a cable to hook up to my old phone so they couldn't transfer the address book and it wasn't possible to beam it between the phones. While my old carrier was gung-ho on Bluetooth, my new carrier wasn't so enthusiastic, so the new phone had no support. Similarly, while the new phone offered infrared, the old phone didn't. Heavy customization strikes again.Back home I fired up my PC and managed to get my address book from the old phone into the computer. Getting it to the new phone via a memory card seemed like an easy task ... but no! The VCard file wasn't being properly read by the new phone. Carriers, it was explained to me when I called the help line, often used custom fields in their VCards so there were sometimes problems. So much for a common standard.I won't bore you with the technicalities of how I eventually got my address book into my new phone, but suffice to say this story has a happy ending. I'm now back in cruise control, enjoying all the attractions the mobile superhighway has to offer.The number portability system that enabled me to keep my phone number is coincidentally one-year-old this week. About 3 percent of users in Japan -- roughly 3.7 million people -- have made use of the system during its first year -- far less than the industry predicted, or feared.One thing that's said to be stopping users from switching is the inability to keep their e-mail addresses. While carriers fussed over the details of keeping numbers, they forgot, or perhaps ignored, the need to carry e-mail addresses between carriers. In other countries this wouldn't be a big deal because most messaging is done via SMS, which relies on phone numbers, but in Japan the advanced stage of the market has again caused hassle for consumers.


Singer Robbie Williams is out of rehab after three weeks of treatment for a dependency on prescription drugs.


UNCTAD Predicts Korean Economic Growth Rate of 6.5 Percent

NEW YORK -- The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) announced Thursday (local time) that the Korean economy is expected to grow by 6.5 percent while the world economy by 3.8 percent.


Professore alla Sapienza, fu senatore dal 1983 al 1987


A US court sentences a suspected serial killer to 438 years in jail for sexual assaults against two sisters.


Sir Menzies Campbell calls for a referendum on Britain's EU membership, ahead of the Lib Dem conference.


Iraq, Baghdad al centro di nuovi scontri. Autobomba causa 35 morti

La capitale irachena Ã¨ divenuta l'epicentro di diverse azioni della guerriglia irachena. Un'esplosione di un'autobomba a Baghdad, in una zona centrale teatro domenica di duri scontri tra militari Usa e guerriglia


New Web Domain Names Get Preliminary Nod

Two new Internet domain names - ".post" and ".travel" - could appear online as early as next year as the Internet's key oversight board announced preliminary approval on Wednesday.


Il ministro dell'UnivesitÃ  non annullerÃ  le selezioni nazionalima inviterÃ  il rettore dll'ateneo calabrese a ripetere i quiz                                            Test a Medicina, la decisione di Mussi "ChiederÃ² di ripetere la prova a Catanzaro"                                                                                Chiesta l'apertura di un'inchiesta alla Procura per "l'anomalia statistica" verificatasi a Messina Caso segnalato da Repubblica.it dove c'Ã¨ stata un'altissima percentuale di ammessi a pieni voti


New Google blog airs public policy plans

Blog: Barely two years ago, the search giant had a public policy team of one. Now angling for ever broader influence, it unveils a new spot for publicizing its goals and gleaning feedback.


Tempers fly as developing countries object to climate deal

Tensions rose to the surface Saturday as China and developing nations including India raised objections to a hard-fought draft agreement at a UN conference on climate change.


SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Beefy private security guards  in dark suits and sunglasses are a common sight outside the  schools where Sao Paulo's elite send their children.


No potential investor in BOV 'identified yet'

The Maltese government and the Banco di Sicilia have not yet named an investor who could buy their 40 per cent share in Bank of Valletta, according to bank chairman Roderick Chalmers.


Putin Threatens Preventive Terror Actions

President Vladimir Putin said Friday the Kremlin was preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, even as a Chechen rebel leader purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed hundreds of people and threatened further violence.


Delta Air Lines officials were said to be in negotiations Saturday that could help settle the No. 3 carrier's fate within a week.


In Ohio, election battles have cooled, but peace is uneasy

Some communities in the Buckeye State remain deeply divided over the president's policies.


President George W. Bush praised the Miami Heat's championship season at a White House ceremony Tuesday but said he had mixed emotions.


Missouri Crash Kills 13 of 15 Aboard Plane

KIRKSVILLE, Mo., Oct. 20 -- A search ended Wednesday for five people missing after a commuter plane crashed and burned as it carried doctors and other medical professionals to a conference.


Who will be France's next president? Even pollsters say it's a mystery

Polls show a tight three-way contest in France's presidential race, with a centrist former education minister just a few points behind the two established candidates.Comment


Once the Ryder Cup matches begin Friday at Oakland Hills Country Club, the ideals of sportsmanship and civility will be more difficult to achieve than they are to talk about.


Stewart (Angsty) and Colbert (Not) Return, Gazing at Navels and News

Jon Stewartâs return on âThe Daily Showâ was a jarring display of solipsism from a performer famous for expertly tweaking the vanity and self-importance of others.


Kenyan opposition officials were behind attacks on the president's ethnic group, a rights group says.


Pavel Kubina scores a power-play goal 34 seconds into overtime to help the Maple Leafs snap a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Panthers on Saturday night.


An independent review into party funding will recommend a cap on individual donations, the BBC has learned.


Thailand's revered king yesterday sought to calm growing anger among Muslims by making a rare a rare intervention that urged restraint on the government after the death of nearly 80 Muslims in military custody.


Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. on Tuesday raised its full-year sales expectations, as stronger demand in North and South America fueled a sharp increase in global machine and engine sales.


Iran says no obstacle for French FM visit

Iran said on Sunday there was no obstacle for French Foreign Minister to visit Tehran to clarify his comments that raised the specter of war over the country's atomic work, which the West fears is a cover to obtain atomic bomb.


Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, left, listens to a question during a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart, Kamal Kharrazi, right, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004.


End of Drug Trial Is a Big Loss for Pfizer and Heart Patients

The abrupt decision to discontinue the drug was a shocking disappointment for Pfizer and for people who suffer from heart disease.


Oil around $59 after sharp drop on crude build

Oil edged lower on Friday to around $59 a barrel after tumbling on a build in crude stocks, but trade was muted by a U.S. holiday.


Kiev, 16:45 - CALCIO, UCRAINA-ITALIA; BLOKHIN: POSSIAMO FARCELA

Il ct dell'Ucraina Oleg Blokhin vede la gara con l'Italia come una sorta di ultima spiaggia.


5 from 82nd Airborne among dead in crash

Five soldiers killed this week in the crash of a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter in Afghanistan were members of the 82nd Airborne Division, officials said Friday.


UK High Street sales confound market expectations and rise by 0.6% in August, increasing the likelihood of another interest rate rise this year.


Silenzio in memoria del boss. E' polemica

13.41: "Una mancanza di senso civico e di cittadinanza attiva". CosÃ¬ il procuratore di Crotone Tricoli ha commentato il minuto di silenzio osservato ieri prima della partita Strongoli-Isola Capo Rizzuto, in


Russia's Yukos Oil Company Files for Bankruptcy

Description: Russian oil company Yukos files for bankruptcy protection in a US court in an attempt to prevent the Russian government from auctioning off the company's main asset.


Throwing Out a Murder Confession -- and Conviction -- in Virginia

Almost a decade after admitting he took part in a brutal rape and murder, a former Navy sailor may now go free. His confession, it turns out, could have been false


Reggio Calabria, 11:33 - CALCIO, ARBITRATO; FOTI: SENTENZA INGIUSTA

Pasquale Foti, presidente della Reggina, commenta all'Adnkronos la sentenza dell'Arbitrato del Coni ...


Mandy Moore aims to inspire life balance online

Mandy Moore has recorded five albums, starred in films and television since she was 15 and launched her own fashion label, but recently she faced a fear shared by many other women -- going on vacation on her own.


Two Montreal Canadiens players arrested in Florida

TAMPA, Florida  - Two Montreal Canadiens hockey players were arrested at a Florida bar on Monday after one was accused of stealing a woman's purse, police said.


Troops Guard Relief Operations in Flood-Hit Haiti

UN peacekeepers beefed up security on Thursday in a Haitian city where more than 1,000 people died in floods, after desperate survivors fought each other to get at emergency food supplies.


An appeal court reverses the impeachment of controversial Nigerian state governor Joshua Dariye.


Court Orders Vonage to Pay $58 Million in Patent Case

A jury ruled that Vonage violated three Verizon patents, dealing a blow to a company already showing signs of stress.


The Red Sox's amazing run to the World Series championship will be captured in books, including the one in the works by Stephen King, and on film, featuring the new ending


Americans shopped tepidly during May, giving retailers modest relief from a dismal showing in April but still raising questions about how strong consumer spending will be in the months ahead.


Milano, 17:31 - CALCIO, MATARRESE CONFERMA: IL CAMPIONATO PARTE IL 26 AGOSTO

Il presidente della Lega Calcio Antonio Matarrese ha confermato che il prossimo campionato di serie ...


DUBAI, 29 AGO - Un gruppo legato a al Qaida ha detto che negli attacchi che intende condurre contro l'Italia e Berlusconi il Vaticano verrebbe risparmiato. In un comunicato diffuso oggi su Internet 'le brigate


Suicide truck bomber kills 18 in N.Iraq attack

A suicide bomber killed at least 18 people when he rammed a truck into a government building in northern Iraq on Thursday, partially knocking it down and demolishing nearby homes, police said.


Israel, Egypt Sign US-Backed Trade Agreement

In the latest sign of a thaw in Israeli-Egyptian relations, Israel and Egypt on Tuesday signed a US-backed economic pact hailed as the most important agreement between the two countries in two decades.


U.S. says Iran nuclear response not enough

The United States said on Wednesday   that Iran's request for talks fell short of the U.N. Security   Council's demand for it to halt its nuclear program.


KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian woman who claimed a world record by living 36 days in a room with thousands of scorpions is being hailed as a national star by the government, which has vowed to help her further her education.


Top general says too early to judge Iraq plan

CAMP ANACONDA, Iraq  - The U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, said on Monday it was too early to judge whether a Baghdad security crackdown was successful because the last of five extra brigades had yet to be deployed.


Dance | 'Green World: Merce Cunningham': Merce Cunninghamâs Animal Nature, Revealed in Photographs

Few artists of any kind have done so much to imagine animal realms undisturbed by humans; certainly no other choreographer.


Rob Andrew admits England are unlikely to replace head coach Andy Robinson by the start of the Six Nations.


California wildfires force 250,000 to evacuate

Fast-moving wildfires raged across Southern California on Monday, forcing at least 250,000 people to flee their homes and destroying hundreds of buildings as desperate fire officials called for help from other states.


Turkish Kurdish women wait at the entrance of the Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday. A woman holds a photo of an unmarried mother, 22, allegedly killed by her two brothers in Istanbul last year for having a child out of wedlock.


Montgomery to Extend Voting Hours After Election Glitches

Polling stations in Montgomery County will remain open an hour later than usual tonight, to accommodate voters who were turned away from the polls this morning because of a glitch that left computerized voting machines across the county inoperable.


Dolphins cut Culpepper, Patriots re-sign Brown

The Miami Dolphins have released quarterback Daunte Culpepper, the NFL said on Tuesday.


Sister of Jets rookie plays football too

When Jets center Nick Mangold started playing football in third grade, he developed his own little fan club.


(CBS) Does she or doesn't she? Lip synch, that is. Nineteen-year-old pop princess Ashlee Simpson performed last weekend on "Saturday Night Live," but the singer's voice was heard before she opened her mouth.


Highlights from the SEW Blog: Sept. 11, 2006

Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web.


Zurigo, 14:39 - CALCIO, BLATTER: IN ITALIA PALLONE E' PIU' DI UNA RELIGIONE

"Gli arbitri italiani hanno sempre avuto una grande scuola. In Italia il calcio è piÃ¹ di una ...


Fears of economic slowdown and falling demand in China cast a pall over commodity markets on Wednesday and pushed down copper and crude oil prices, but analysts said the nervousness was overdone.


Ventenne tedesca da quattro giorni dopo serata in discoteca

Una ragazza tedesca di 20 anni, Vera Heinzl Ã¨ scomparsa la notte tra il 19 ed il 20 agosto a Roma. Sulla scomparsa, denunciata da un'amica della giovane, stanno indagando gli agenti della seconda sezione della Squadra Mobile di Roma.


All signs suggest that the European Union report on Turkey expected to be published tomorrow will be mostly positive and will lead to a European declaration on December 17, 2004, on a start of negotiations for Turkish accession to the union.


Tyco OKs spin-off of healthcare, electronics units

Tyco International Ltd.  on Thursday said its board approved the spin-offs of its healthcare and electronics businesses through a tax-free dividend distribution to shareholders.


Football: England Defeats Wales, Scotland Loses to Norway

England has defeated Wales, 2-0, while Scotland lost to Norway in first round qualifying matches for the 2006 World Cup football tournament in Germany.


Wayne Rooney was tonight charged with violent conduct after an incident with Bolton defender Tal Ben Haim. The teenager has shone for England and Manchester United in recent months but has also shown signs of frustration when games do not go his way.


Two new studies throw some doubt into the conventional wisdom of what the Earth was like when dinosaurs roamed it


My father-in-law, Irving "Sheik" Karelis, was born in 1920 in New England, the very year the Red Sox sent Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.


Cadel Evans, 30, Australia, Predictor-Lotto (Belgium) -- A former mountain bike standout, Evans can climb with the best and hold his own in time trials, and he's finished in the top 10 both times he's raced the Tour. Finished second in the Dauphine Libere tuneup race in the Alps last month and had top-10 finishes in two other major stage ...


Meticci e trovatelli allevati dalla zia del piccolo SimoneCosÃ¬ hanno salvato il bambino perduto nei boschi                                          Storie di Nina, Lolita e Paloma tre bastardini diventati eroi                                                                                Lo hanno protetto dal freddo e lo hanno riportato a casa


CALGARY, Alberta  - Canada may have found a new  case of mad cow disease, officials said on Thursday,   rekindling tensions in its hard-hit beef industry just one day  after the United States announced plans to reopen the border to  live Canadian cattle.


It's 3 feet long, pinkish in color, smells like a lily and must be saved from extinction, conservationists said Thursday in asking the federal government to protect the Giant Palouse Earthworm under the Endangered Species Act.


Australian PM Howard Visits Indonesia Tsunami Zone

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Australian Prime Minister  John Howard, whose government made the largest pledge of aid to  tsunami-stricken nations, toured ravaged Aceh province on  Wednesday as Indonesia said it had buried 110,000 victims.


British Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Sue Rumsfeld

Four British former inmates of the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay sued Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and others on Wednesday saying they were tortured in violation of US and international law.


La tesi emerge da un'inchiesta del New York Times


Three new species of salamander are discovered in a remote forest reserve in Central America.


'Idol' Attraction Coming to Disney World

Disney World is about to get a little pitchy, dawg. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts announced plans Thursday to create a live performance attraction based on "American Idol" at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park â formerly called Disney-MGM Studios â ...


FAO Schwarz Reopening Its New York Store

FAO Schwarz, the venerable upscale  U.S. toy retailer, on Monday said it would reopen its flagship  store on New York City's Fifth Avenue this Thanksgiving, nearly  a year after its previous owners filed for bankruptcy.


Study bolsters theory about interference with production of key hormone.


A plane with 21 people on board crashes as it take off from Yerevan, leaving four in hospital.


Domani a Parigi la giornata inaugurale della 36/a edizione


Los Tigres del Norte and Olga Guillot will receive lifetime achievement awards at this year's Latin Grammy Awards.


Thousands of Demonstrators Hit NYC Streets

Tens of thousands of Bush administration opponents poured into Manhattan's streets Sunday on the eve of the Republican National Convention, angrily denouncing the war in Iraq and demanding the United States withdraw its forces.


The owner of DataUSA Inc., a company that conducted political polls for the campaigns of President Bush, Sen. Joe Lieberman and other candidates, pleaded guilty to fraud for making up survey and poll results.


British detectives are due to disclose their findings over how ex-Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto was killed.


Plane maker Airbus says it expects orders for new aircraft to halve to about 700 this year.


Caribbean Casts Wary Eye on Hurricane Frances

The small islands of the northern  Caribbean were on alert on Monday for a close encounter with  powerful Hurricane Frances, while the remnants of Tropical  Storm Gaston limped through North Carolina.


Buenos Aires, 18:39 - CALCIO, ORTEGA IN CLINICA PER DIPENDENZA DA ALCOL

Ariel Ortega, attaccante del River Plate, ex nazionale argentino, in Italia con Parma e Sampdoria, s...


Novartis slashes jobs in latest industry cutback

Switzerland's Novartis AG will slash 2.5  percent of its global workforce, aiming for annual savings of  $1.6 billion in 2010, becoming the latest major drugmaker to  undertake a deep restructuring.


The Airbus A380, the world's largest civilian airliner, has received its air worthiness certificate from US and European authorities, 10 months before Singapore Airlines is to get the first commercial model.


Newsday named Paul Barbetta, director of circulation for The Baltimore Sun, to head its circulation department after a scandal over inflated figures.


SPRINGFIELD, Mo. AP) — Missouri's attorney general is seeking a court order to oust the director of the Carthage Humane Society and disband its board over allegations of missing money and poor animal care, including euthanizing kittens and cats by putting them in a freezer.


A fresh appeal is made by police investigating the Â£26.5m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast.


Gordon Brown defends a staggered 2.5% NHS pay rise,  amid heckling by trade unionists.


'Best' ratings a response to rising costs, safety concerns

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The magazine known for evaluating cars and electronics is setting its sights on finding the best value and quality of prescription drugs on the market.


The UN nuclear watchdog agency Monday endorsed Iran's agreement to suspend all uranium enrichment within a week, the key element of a deal worked out with European countries.


Sudan's rebels and government broke off peace talks on security in Darfur region yesterday after three weeks with little progress and no deal.


Pakistani Chief Might Retain His Dual Role

Pakistan's information minister announced Wednesday night that President Pervez Musharraf would renege on a public promise to take off his military


Pan-European group Euronext is poised to launch a bid for the London Stock Exchange, UK media reports say. Last week, the LSE rejected a takeover proposal from German rival Deutsche Boerse - the 530 pence-a


Supreme Court Weighs Reach of Age Discrimination Law

The Supreme Court today considered whether the federal age discrimination law not only protects federal workers from bias but also from retaliation after a charge of discrimination has been made.


Milano, 18:06 - CALCIO, DE SANTIS: MORATTI MI HA DELUSO

Massimo De Santis è tornato a parlare della vicenda calciopoli: ''Non ho mai fatto parte di u...


Maxi-emendamento non c'e', si parte dal bilancio


Ailing supermarket chain Kwik Save closes 22 more stores across the country as it faces possible admiinstration.


Wal-Mart has become the dominant retailing force in the U.S., but its experience overseas has been checkered.


Even when experts were declaring the economy healthy, many Americans voiced a vague, but persistent dissatisfaction.


California Tahoe blaze jumps defensive line

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - Fire crews evacuated a neighborhood near California's Lake Tahoe on Tuesday afternoon as the wildfire that has consumed more than 2,700 acres of forest around the resort area jumped a defensive line.


Watchdog group flunks Google on privacy practices

Blog: Watchdog group ranks Google among the worst top Internet sites for privacy, but Google says report is based on inaccuracies.


Nascent gaming website TVG is reporting that a Sony representative confirmed in-game Cross Media Bar access for PS3 at this week's CES.


Pescara, 20:06 - CALCIO, PESCARA: 6-0 NEL TEST CON IL NOTARESCO

Amichevole infrasettimanale per il Pescara, che in vista della gara contro il Mantova, ha affrontato...


British formula one driver 'sad' at racist taunts directed at him during McLaren testing in Spain


JERUSALEM -- Residents of some Jewish settlements in the northern Gaza Strip have proposed that their entire communities be moved to locations inside Israel under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from Gaza next year, a lawmaker said yesterday.


Vendors complete the first live 40-Gbps optical transmission trial.


U.N. Nuclear Inspectors Ready to Return to Iraq

U.N. inspectors, barred from most of  Iraq since last year's invasion, are ready to return to probe  the disappearance of equipment that could be used in atomic  weapons, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Wednesday.


Actor Pierce Brosnan confirms he will not play James Bond again, saying producers changed their minds.


The international community should consider all options — including military intervention — as it mulls how to deal with Sudan's rejection of a U.N. peacekeeping force for war-ravaged Darfur, a top British official said Monday.


HAVE A HEART, STAY IN SCHOOL Add heart disease to the burdens faced by those who don't finish high school. Dropping out carries an increased risk of dying from coronary heart disease similar in magnitude to


Dpef, dall'Ue ok con riserva: ''Fate di piÃ¹ per il deficit''

17.52: Il Dpef italiano Ã¨ un documento "realistico", ma i numeri che riguardano la riduzione del deficit pubblico sono timidi. Il giudizio Ã¨ del commissario europeo agli Affari monetari ed economici Almunia


Ascoli Piceno, 19:54 - CALCIO, ASCOLI; SONCIN KAPPAO': NIENTE SIENA E INTER

Brutte notizie per Nedo Sonetti. Il tecnico dell'Ascoli perde per un po' di tempo l'attaccante Sonci...


Dillon plays his role: OK with pass-heavy plan

When the Patriots [stats, news] took a risk and sent a second-round pick to Cincinnati for explosive (in more ways than one) running back Corey Dillon, everyone assumed it was for games like Thursday night.


GOOD FOR YOU: Bill Clinton's heart crisis has lessons for everyone

Former President Bill Clinton was discharged last week from New York Presbyterian hospital, where he had been recuperating from quadruple coronary artery bypass surgery.


Tarvisio, 16:10 - SCI, CDM DONNE: HOSP VINCE SUPERCOMBINATA TARVISIO

L'austriaca Nicole Hosp ha vinto la supercombinata di Tarvisio, valida per la coppa del mondo femmin...


The US Justice Department has said that internet service providers should be allowed to charge for priority traffic.


US defence manufacturers look to buy British companies for contracts: report

US defence manufacturers Boeing and Lockheed Martin are interested in acquiring British defence companies with the aim of winning more defence contracts from the British government, media reported.


Pakistani crisis eases after vote postponed

Pakistan's political crisis appeared to stabilize on Thursday with parties looking ahead to an election in which the party of assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is set to make gains.


PM won't serve third term say 50% of chairmen

Half of Labour constituency chairmen do not expect Tony Blair to serve a full third term, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by ePolitixPlus, finds that 46 per cent of local chairmen do not expect


A number of shots are fired at two flats in the Harpurs Hill estate in Coleraine, County Londonderry.


Sudan planes, militia attack Darfur towns

Sudanese government aircraft, army and  militia attacked two towns in West Darfur state on Friday,  causing heavy civilian casualties, Darfur rebels and witnesses  said.


China expresses regret over submarine intrusion into Japanese ...

China expressed regret Tuesday over an incursion by a Chinese submarine into Japanese territorial waters last week, Japan's Kyodo News reported.


Intelligence reform bill heads to Senate

Senate passage of an intelligence reform bill is expected Wednesday, with the measure then heading to President Bush for his signature.


MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses with his powerful voice and jovial personality, died on Thursday of pancreatic cancer, aged 71.


Blogs Becoming Regular Reading for Business Travelers

It may be a little late to the game, but business travel is now the subject of a variety of blogs.


A grand jury in Chicago has indicted four men in the armed robbery of Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker. Two of the men had been charged previously in the robbery of another NBA player.


CONSTRUCTION giant Multiplex was assessing at the weekend whether to top Westfield's Â£585 million ($1.5 billion) bid for the British property group Chelsfield.


The flu-vaccine shortage has already dredged up folks trying to make a quick buck off the situation. "We are getting a few calls from physicians saying they have been offered a vial of vaccine


Birmingham-based AmSouth Bancoporation (NYSE: ASO) is selling its credit card operation to MBNA Corp. Sale of the portfolio - with about 390,000 accounts and $550 million in receivables - is expected to close by year-end.


The admission by Armstrong Williams that he was paid $240,000 to promote the Bush administrationÂs "No Child Left Behind" initiative has roiled the public relations industry.


â30 Days of Nightâ is a series of gory set pieces that seems to have been edited with a meat ax.


Church Is Rebuked Over Gay Unions and a Gay Bishop

An Anglican Church commission rebuked the Episcopal Church USA for ordaining a gay bishop and blessing same-sex unions.


Arrestato un albanese incensurato di 32 anni


UK Treasury knew of US hunt through British bank data

EU investigation closes in The Bank of England told HM Treasury about the secret US surveillance of international banking transactions as long as five years ago.â¦


CANCUN, Mexico - A crippled tourist boat and a vessel towing it partially sank off the Caribbean coast, severely damaging nearly 11,000 square feet of coral reef, officials said Wednesday.


Pronouncements by politicians and religious leaders are again spotlighting the cultural divide between the Muslim community and the rest of British society. This time, the issue is people who marry their cousins.


EUROPA/ITALIA - Approvata dal Consiglio Permanente della Cei la Nota in occasione dei 50 anni dellÂEnciclica di Pio XII ÂFidei donumÂ, Âpreziosa opportunitÃ  per tenere alta nelle diocesi la sensibilitÃ  missionariaÂ Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Il Consiglio Permanente della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (Cei), riunito per la sua sessione autunnale, dal 17 al 19 settembre, tra gli altri adempimenti ha approvato la Nota preparata dalla Commissione Episcopale per lÂevan...


Police crack down on opposition protests after president declares himself victorious in disputed poll


Federal Probe of Ex-Montana Senator Ends

The Justice Department has informed former senator Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) that it has closed its investigation of his dealings with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and will not bring criminal charges.


Penn keeping it real in Alaska wilderness drama

"By the book" took on a  whole new meaning for Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch and the makers of  "Into the Wild," which opens September 21 via Paramount  Vantage.


Battle drags on in Florida over Anna Nicole Smith

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - Lawyers for former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and her mother jousted over her corpse on Tuesday, making little headway in legal skirmishing over where she should be buried.


Ex-Enron CEO Skilling pays public drunk fine -report

Ex-Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, facing sentencing later this month for his role in the energy trading giant's collapse, paid a fine to a Dallas court for public drunkenness, according a report on Wednesday on the Houston Chronicle Web site.


Emmy-winning TV creators launch show on Web

The Emmy-winning creators of television show "My So-Called Life" late on Wednesday became the latest Hollywood players to launch an Internet program, partnering with MySpaceTV to Webcast the series "quarterlife."


Australia must ensure legal rights for Indian terror suspect: PM

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that Australia should provide all proper legal safeguards to a doctor facing terror charges, according to a report.


CMAI Adds Weekly Report to Its Monomers Consulting Service

HOUSTON, Sept. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- On September 8, 2006, Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) will begin providing clients with a new weekly report to complement the monthly market assessments currently available with its widely utilized Monomers Consulting Service.


The start of the Rolling Stones' latest European tour in Belgium attracts 33,000 fans and a huge traffic jam.


Monitorato il prezzo di 20 medicinali da banco


IRAQ: ALLAWI DAL PAPA, INCONTRO CORDIALE DI 10 MINUTI

(AGI) - CdV, 4 nov. - E' durato circa 10 minuti il colloquio privato tra Giovanni Paolo II e il premier del governo provvisorio dell'Iraq Ayad Allawi. Il clima dell'incontro e' stato definito "cordiale" el


Clintonâs Campaign Shows Stress Before Primary

If Hillary Rodham Clinton loses in New Hampshire, everything will be on the table, including replacing officials and changing strategy, her advisers say.


Three Sunni Muslim mosques were attacked and burned south of Baghdad on Thursday, Iraqi police said, in apparent reprisal attacks after suspected al Qaeda militants blew up the minarets of a revered Shi'ite shrine.


Are shares of this bank really bargain-priced?


Kaka's extra time goal sends Celtic out of the Champions League as AC Milan reach the last eight.


Governo non blocca fusione ma il passaggio della concessione


Turkish president approves pro-EU, reform cabinet

New Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a pro-EU reformist cabinet on Wednesday which reflected Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's aim to push ahead with stalled political and economic reforms needed to join the bloc.


Bryant, in a taped interview on ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption" on Wednesday, did not elaborate much further about Malone, who was accused of making a pass at Bryant's wife, Vanessa, at a Lakers game on Nov. 23.


Scientists develop new weapon in fight against HIV

The molecule, called PSC-Rantes, was developed over seven years by a team working at the faculty of medicine at the University of Geneva.


Ahold `Confident' of EU2.5 Billion Asset Goal After Spain Sale

Royal Ahold NV, owner of the Giant and Stop & Shop supermarkets in the US, is ``confident'' the company can reach its goal of raising 2.5 billion euros ($3.


David Gardner continues his conversation with Starbucks' CEO designate, Jim Donald.


KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine, July 1 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived here Sunday for a patch-up session at the Bush family compound as war protesters filled this resort town to demand the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney.


Multiplying tentacles Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) continued its drive to broaden its reach by announcing a suite of new software for mid-sized storage operations - small fry compared to its traditional base in big enterprise.â¦


Tokyo, 09:21 - TENNIS, WTA TOKYO: SHARAPOVA E IVANOVIC IN SEMIFINALE

Risultati dei quarti di finale del torneo Wta di Tokyo (1,3 milioni di dollari).


Cittadino straniero ricoverato in prognosi riservata


No Politics Here: Just a Job for Professionals -- Lots of Them

Many lawmakers are angry that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales hasn't resigned, but Rep. William Jefferson has reason to be grateful.


Strippers pay tribute to former peer Anna Nicole

SAN ANTONIO, Texas  - Anna Nicole Smith was remembered by her former peers on Thursday as strippers at topless clubs across the nation blew kisses and toasted her with champagne in a post-midnight salute.


While many of the pop culture glitterati got out of town this weekend to mark the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami, a few well-known people stuck around New York the weekend before the Republican National Convention opened.


Microsoft sets sights on disk-to-disk backup

While some users applauded Microsoft's announcement of its Data Protection Server, others said proven storage backup vendors already have far more mature products.


Hamas hopes for softer U.S. line on unity deal

Hamas said on Tuesday it still hoped Washington would soften its position toward a Palestinian unity government despite Israeli statements that the United States and Israel would shun it until it met several conditions.


Charity says don't junk kit, send it to Africa instead The long-awaited Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive finally comes into force on Sunday, 1 July.â¦


The Ministry of Defence is to accept liability for the death of the first UK soldier to die in Iraq, his widow's lawyer says.


The Fed chairman delivers a modestly upbeat prognosis that may signal an interest rate increase before Election Day. BY JEANNINE AVERSA.


Two British soldiers were killed today while on patrol in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence said.


Transsexual pioneer Renee Richards regrets fame

As Renee Richards, the world's most famous transsexual athlete, looks back on her life, she has one regret -- the fame she attained.


Iraq: ostaggio britannico, governo GB valutera' attentamente ...

LONDRA - Il governo della Gran Bretagna valutera' "attentamente" la risposta da dare alle richieste dei sequestratori dell'operatrice umanitaria Margaret Hassan, mostrata poco fa in un nuovo video diffuso dalla tv araba Al Jazeera.


Inspirational tale is "Music" to the ears

"Music Within"  introduces audiences to a supremely cool and witty real-life  character, Richard Pimentel (well played by Ron Livingston),  who then escorts them through his life as a disabled Vietnam  veteran, motivational speaker, author and passionate activist  for the disabled community. What should be a tough, sentimental  slog whisks by in a breezy, entertaining 94 minutes like a kind  of illustrated stand-up comedy routine.


[TS] Gretchen Morgenson: Fidelity, Staunch Defender of the Status Quo

Data for the 12 months ended June 30 show that Fidelity likes things just the way they are: cozy, with no apple carts tipped.


U.S. chief executives' outlook on the  economy dimmed in the second quarter, although they still  expect growth, according to a quarterly survey by the Business  Roundtable released on Tuesday.


Buffett, Greenberg documents not needed at trial

Communications between Berkshire Hathaway Inc Chairman Warren Buffett and former American International Group Inc Chairman Maurice "Hank" Greenberg won't have to be turned over to the former head of a Berkshire unit whose fraud trial begins Monday.


Gartner: Renegotiate software license deals now

com November 23, 2004, 10:44 AM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories for several months, but for many IT managers, ERP (enterprise resource planning) and open source initiatives are on the horizon.


Giants See Bright Spots Under a Darkening Sky

Four consecutive losses have greatly dimmed the Giants' outlook but not fully blackened their prospects.


Interactive Supercomputing Helps National Cancer Institute Accelerate Genetic Research With Star-P

WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 20  /PRNewswire/ -- Interactive Supercomputing Inc.'s (ISC's) Star-P(TM) software is being used by scientists at the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Pediatric Oncology Branch to mine vast public databases of genomic information for potential new medical discoveries.


Firenze, 14:31 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: LE TENSIONI SCOMPARIRANNO

Alla vigilia di Palermo-Fiorentina, il tecnico viola Cesare Prandelli non vuol sentir parlare della ...


With one debate down and two to go, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are entering a critical new phase of a race that has been recharged and, in some ways, reframed.


Home-grown Twins star Joe Mauer is as humble as the fans who root him on. He even drinks milk.


For the group of college buddies spending a late-season weekend at a friend's beach house, the deck overlooking a canal was the center of their good times.


Con Tronchetti e Buora spunta anche il nome di Puri Negricui sarebbero stati accreditati titoli dell'Unim prima dell'Opa                                          I conti segreti dei manager Pirelli                                                                                Nei depositi personali all'estero solo le operazioni che davano profitti di WALTER GALBIATI e ETTORE LIVINI


Bermuda Firm Is Subpoenaed in Inquiry Into Insurers

Ace Ltd., a big Bermuda insurer, is being investigated for its role in selling insurance that can smooth out volatile earnings.


A special prosecutor is accusing former Mexican President Luis Echeverria of "harming humanity" by ordering government thugs to kill protesters during a 1971 leftist demonstration, according to case files released to a Mexican freedom of information group.


Basque Separatists Set Off New Round of Bombs in Spain

The Basque separatist group ETA struck today for the second time in four days, exploding seven low-intensity bombs in seven cities across Spain, the Interior Ministry said.


FRIDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The more weight you carry on your body, the greater your odds of developing cancer, British researchers report.


Continental won't make pension contributions this year

Continental Airlines announced today it will not make any contributions to its pension plan this year, citing as reasons the ongoing uncertainty of the industry's economic environment and the record high cost of jet fuel.


North Korea accuses United States of hostility, lies

An external audit of U.N. funds  in North Korea is a hostile maneuver by the United States,  Pyongyang said in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban  Ki-moon circulated on Thursday.


US troops launch offensive as 29 die in insurgent ambush of elite ...

US forces launched a new offensive Wednesday against insurgents in an area south of Baghdad dubbed the ''triangle of death,'' while


British police sent a file to prosecutors on the investigation into the death of ex-Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko, police said Wednesday.


Women top men as seekers of online health info

NEW YORK  - Women are much more likely than men to search the Internet for information on health, according to research conducted by two professors from Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island.


Social networking site Bebo refuses to comment on reports of plans that it is about to put itself up for sale.


EU COMPETITION commissioner Mario Monti has backed Banco Santander Centrale Hispanoâs Â£8.75 billion bid for Abbey National. Monti suggested support for a Spanish bid, saying: "At first glance, it is a contribution


Viktor Schreckengost, Master of Product Design, Dies at 101

Viktor Schreckengost was a distinguished yet largely unsung industrial designer who spent most of the 20th century quietly infusing every corner of the United States with his work.


FAQ: What you should know now about the latest IE bug

A newly found vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser could allow an attacker to take over a targeted machine -- even one with all its patches up to date.


Express tweaks Caremark offer after setbacks

Express Scripts Inc.  sweetened its bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  on Wednesday after suffering two setbacks in its battle to wrest the rival pharmacy-benefit manager away from a $22.8 billion deal with CVS Corp.


UPDATE 1-Britain to complain to Spain about racist chants

Britain will seek action at top government level after England's black soccer players were racially abused by the crowd during Wednesday's friendly international against Spain in Madrid.


Powell Calls for Support to Iraq in Last NATO Meeting

At his last North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Foreign Ministers meeting, US Secretary of State Colin L. Powell asked his European counterparts for support on the Iraq issue.


Houston attorney Hugh Ray representing Deutsche Bank, has challenged YUKOSâs filing for bankruptcy protection in a Houston court on Wednesday, Echo of Moscow radio reported.


It was unclear how detailed the talks between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were.


1/2Pistons-Pacers fight on court leads to ugly brawl in stands

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Police are reviewing the tapes from last night's brawl during the Pistons-Pacers game to determine if criminal charges will be filed.


Indie group Muse become the first band to confirm they will play a concert at London's new Wembley Stadium.


It was Merger Monday, and investors loved it, sending the three major U.S. stock indexes higher.


Dopo 16 anni come direttore finanziaria, caccia successore


Cypriot president invites Turkey for talks on EU accession

Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said he had invited Turkey for talks on issues that could hurt its bid to join the European Union, as Greece joined in warning Ankara it could only join if it recognizes Cyprus.


I colloqui si sono svolti a porte chiuse a Gaza


News.com Extra: Annoying automated chat bots

Also: Arthur C. Clarke's three wishes. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


The list of those who come with a great deal of promise and then failed to deliver grows endlessly long.


PHOENIX (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks signed  free agent shortstop Royce Clayton to a one-year contract on  Tuesday. Financial terms were not released.


The BBC has video evidence to suggest new-born babies in Ukraine may have been killed to feed the stem cell trade.


Exchanged for computer, Bychkov conducts in freedom

Russian-born maestro Semyon Bychkov, 54,  is courteous, amiable, conducts all over the world and owns  Sergei Rachmaninov's briefcase.


I biglietti legati ai premi principali sono stati venduti a Napoli,Calderara di Reno, sulla A1 ad Anagni, a Regalbuto, a Camerino                                          La Lotteria Italia distribuisce milioni festeggiamenti e caccia ai vincitori


Burden of proof on Google in Vista antitrust claim

InfoWorld - Google's claims that Microsoft's built-in Vista desktop indexing and search tool violates its antitrust agreement could be difficult to prove even if the software does slow down the performance of Google's competitive Google Desktop offering.


Annan warns against go-it-alone diplomacy

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri  - Kofi Annan, in his last major speech as U.N. secretary general, urged the United States on Monday to shun go-it-alone diplomacy and collaborate on its world challenges, including the Iraq war.


New infrared observations of the disks of dust and rock around young stars reveal that many planets apparently form in an environment more violent and chaotic over a longer period of


BEIJING, Jan. 10 -- China on Thursday rejected any connection between humanitarian concerns in Darfur and the upcoming Beijing Olympics, saying attempts to link them come from people unwilling to view China's role objectively in that embattled region of Sudan.


Moral Conflict Plus a Hot Bod: What More Does a Girl Need?

The latest Hollywood movie to give comic books a bad name, "Elektra" stars Jennifer Garner as a superheroine who lays waste to every man in sight.


Lawyers Organizing for Mass Suits Over Vioxx

Hundreds of lawyers who claim that people were injured or killed by the painkiller Vioxx plan to lay groundwork for a legal assault against the drug's maker, Merck.


Nobel redefines what it means to be a peacemaker

Wangari Maathai's award symbolizes a broadening notion of what constitutes a peacemaker in today's world.


Alex Salmond should quit as an MP over his voting record at Westminster, say the Conservatives.


Australian police concerned over missing British tourist

Australian police investigating the disappearance of a British tourist missing for almost a week launched a public appeal for information after her bag was found near Sydney's Bondi Beach.


H&R Block delays filing quarterly report

H&R Block Inc.,  the largest U.S. income tax preparer, said on Tuesday that it expects to delay filing its quarterly results with regulators after turmoil in the subprime mortgage market forced it to write down assets at its Option One Mortgage Corp. unit.


This potential turnaround is still trying to turn.


Armstrong sues former personal assistant

Lance Armstrong is suing a former personal assistant who claims the six-time defending Tour de France champion owes him $500,000. In a lawsuit filed Monday, Armstrong and his personal


Crisis as 18 million Chinese can't find a wife

China is planning to tighten punishments for sex-selective abortions amid concerns that its widening gender imbalance will lead to wife trafficking, sexual crimes and social frustration.


More than 15 million homes in the UK will be able to get on-demand movies by 2008, say analysts.


A fingertip test could detect patients in the earliest stages of heart disease, US scientists have claimed.


Kerry Addresses Stances on Health Insurance, Abortion Rights, Stem ...

John Kerry (Mass.) on Sunday presented a "broad vision of social justice, including care for the poor and those without health insurance" that is "at the root of his religion and would guide his presidency," the Washington Times reports.


Who wears short shorts? Jessica Simpson will, when she stars as "Daily Duke" in the big screen version of "The Dukes of Hazzard.


Elizabeth Edwards Headlines Harkin Feast

Elizabeth Edwards touted a Democratic commitment to bolster rural health care Sunday, arguing that both nominee John Kerry and running mate John Edwards have long ties to rural America that give them credibility.


Wanisha Smith scored a career-high 21 points to lead four Duke players in double figures and the third-ranked Blue Devils easily defeated Liberty 83-48 Sunday.


Non aveva precedenti penali, Cc non escludono nessuna pista


The flight recorders from a plane that crashed in northern China at the weekend, killing 55 people, have been found after a three-day search.


Urologists Throw 'Urinetown' Potty Party

OMAHA, Neb. - The opening-night party for "Urinetown- The Musical" will take on a urological cast in Omaha. Decorative yellow and white flowers will be arrayed in bedpans. Dessert- something yellow- will be served in specimen cups.


Obama says his victory will bring change

A victorious Barack Obama portrayed his decisive first-place finish in the Iowa Democratic caucuses as a "defining moment" that he said would lead the way to change in Washington and an end to the war in Iraq.


NY judge denies Foxy Brown's travel plea

A judge has denied Foxy Brown's request to get out of jail early so she can go to California for an ear examination and for repair of an electronic ear implant.


Zook finds a few chances to get Dickey in the game

Ron Zook is opening up his playbook. Continuing a trend that began with the Georgia game two weeks ago, the Gators experimented with a variety of atypical looks, including two Gavin Dickey appearances.


ClamAV JPEG Exploit (MS04-028) Detection

ClamAV 0.80rc3 successfuly detects JPEG files with modified comment section that allows attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code on unpatched Windows machines.   You can find the latest release of ClamAV here:  https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=86638&package_id=90197


Referees at the 2006 World Cup will begin a training program next year in what FIFA hopes will assure top officiating during the showcase event in Germany.


Parlamentare ricoverato per una colica renale, ma ci sara'


Su voci relative a partecipazione pari a 9,8% di Arnault


Merger will make buyer No. 3 in marketMerger to make Penn National 3rd biggest casino operator. BILOXI - Penn National Gaming Inc.


Race against time for survivors as tsunami death toll tops 125,000

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The death toll in Asia's tsunami disaster ticked relentlessly upward to top 125,000 as clocks ticked down to a desolate new year in countries struggling to get food and water to millions facing starvation and disease.


Most Britons are so unwilling to exercise even the threat of death will not get them off the sofa, a survey suggests.


Bargain-hunting, Iraq deal push up US shares

NEW YORK : US share prices surged on Wednesday as bargain hunting and news of a peace deal in the Iraqi city of Najaf overcame all-time high oil prices and weak demand for the Google share float.


EU confronts its commitment to curb global warming

European Union states debated how far they are willing to go to fight climate change on Tuesday as the 27-nation bloc forms what could become the world's most ambitious strategy to curb global warming.


Call for restrictions on antidepressants

The UK drugs regulatory agency warned yesterday that the SSRI class of anti-depressant medicines had been too widely prescribed by doctors for the treatment


As promised, the generals who seized power 15 months ago in a coup are holding an election on Sunday to hand Thailand back to a civilian government.


Torino, 20:08 - CALCIO, TORINO: 10-0 NEL TEST CON IL MALLES

Primo test per il Torino, che ha superato il Malles 10-0. A segno Corini, Ventola, Lazetic, Stellone...


Researchers report that a new topical cream appears to stop female monkeys from getting an HIV-like virus. The treatment, which aims to protect cells in the vagina from


Russian victims of Latvia bus accident to be paid insurance

Several dozen Russians injured in a bus accident in Latvia several days ago, which claimed nine lives, will receive insurance payments this month.


Mother unlawfully killed when drug was mistakenly fed into her arm via intravenous drip, inquest finds


German unions say Nokia plant closure threatens western region

A confederation of German unions warned Tuesday that a decision by Finnish group Nokia to close its plant in western Bochum threatened the region's economic future.


Swiss zoo swamped with snakes as 40 baby anacondas born

Swiss zoologists have more than a few hungry mouths to feed this Christmas after a female giant anaconda gave birth to 40 babies, a tropical gardens institution said.


NATO struggling to plug Afghan force shortfalls

MONS, Belgium  - NATO's top operational commander said on Wednesday its force in Afghanistan faced troop shortages and diplomats doubted whether an alliance summit next week would plug the gaps.


Eleven public official were arrested in New Jersey as part of a corruption investigation, the U.S. Attorney General's office announced Thursday.


Primo nel sondaggio della Ekma, il secondo e' Beppe Grillo


NEWARK, Sept. 17  â The home builder Hovnanian Enterprises claimed âhuge successâ on Monday with its weekend sales blitz, which included six-figure discounts on homes being built or completed in 19 states.


The Rams desperately needed a win and played like it. The Eagles desperately wanted to stay healthy and played like it.


Granada, fascino e storia tra gitani e tesori arabi

L'avventura di quattro ragazze in giro su un'auto a noleggio per il sud della Spagna. Tra arte, calette incontaminate e movida notturna della calda estate andalusa


EU regulators green light AA, Saga merger

EU antitrust regulators gave the green light Monday to a merger of Britain's Automobile Association with travel and insurance firm Saga after determining that the deal would not stifle competition.


Northrop Grumman Corp. and Boeing Co. yesterday announced plans to team up to design a vehicle to take astronauts back to the moon and even beyond, but they've got to make one stop first


Uninsured Kids At Higher Risk for Burst Appendix

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- For the 70,000 U.S. children who suffer from appendicitis each year, the lack of private insurance can mean the difference between the safe, prompt removal of the appendix or serious complications linked to its rupture, researchers report.


Suicide bomber strikes in West Bank, two hurt

A suicide bomber blew up at a West Bank crossing wounding two Israeli soldiers on Tuesday, the Israeli army and medics said. The army said the blast occurred near a passage built for Palestinian farmers outside


Provincial Capital Near Falluja Is Rapidly Slipping Into Chaos

While Ramadi, Iraq, is not exactly a "no go" zone for the marines, officers say it is fast slipping in that direction.


Grand Jury Leaks Tie Athletes to Steroids

Baseball's steroid scandal could be seen coming six years ago. The Olympics have feared the one unfolding now for two decades.


Kodiak missile goes up, but interceptor fails

A target missile successfully blasted off from the Kodiak Launch Complex at 8:45 pm Tuesday, but the interceptor it was meant to test failed to launch from the Kwajalein Atoll in the central


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


After 2 years' long wait, the Zhang Yimou movie "Hero" has nabbed the chance to make its debut in US. Featuring Chinese martial art and ancient love story, Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi and Maggie Cheung, star the movie.


How to tell the real meaning of words you don't know.


Pets help owners keep their weight on a leash

PEOPLE looking to lose weight may want to trade in pills for a pooch. A first-of-its-kind experiment to put people and their pets on a diet and exercise program found that both lost weight and kept it off, though


Sospesi voli con Roma e Milano,niente bus per colpa ghiaccio


Nov. 4, 2004 -- Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have successfully grown stem cells that make sperm, which could eventually lead to new treatments for male infertility.


U.S. Servicemen React to Bush Guard Memos

Some current and retired members of the National Guard and other military services say they aren't bothered by newly revealed memos that indicate President Bush got preferential treatment in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, while others say they are troubling.


Britain's Prince Harry was hit in the face with a camera during a scuffle with a photographer outside a London nightclub early Thursday, a royal official said.


Hong Kong yesterday disputed criticism from Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew that the Chinese territory suffered because its interests are subordinated to Beijing's, boasting instead that the territory had unparalleled access to the mainland market.


By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 13--La Crosse Inspection Director Ken Dentice, who has earned a reputation as a tough enforcer of city codes, has handed in his resignation effective Jan. 2.


China urges patience on Sudan, opposes sanctions

China urged the international community on Thursday to show patience with Sudan over the strife in its Darfur region, as an advocacy group called on Beijing to take more action to pressure Khartoum.


Diabetes Going Undetected in Many Heart Patients

Diabetes is an undetected and silent  threat for many people who end up with heart disease, according  to new research published on Monday.


Bobcats 105, Knicks 95: Thrill of Victory Doesnât Last for Knicks

Fresh off one of their most inspired victories of the season, and hoping to win two in a row for the first time in nearly a month, the Knicks instead reverted to previous form.


The Federal Communications Commission is considering loosening a ban on using cell phones in airplanes.


Doctors successfully completed a heart procedure Friday on British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has been suffering from palpitations, Sky News reported.


Former regime said at core of insurgency

The Iraqi government's list of the 41 most wanted fugitives suggests that former members of Saddam Hussein's regime form the backbone of the insurgency despite attention paid to the role of religious extremists such as al-Qaida in Iraq.


Big money flavors Saudi experiment in democracy

Chicago Tribune - With his toothy grin and rags-to-riches tale, Hassan al-Mahdi could be a political natural anywhere.


Guns and balaclavas appear in France's vineyards as despairing growers struggle for a living price for their wine.


Firefox, the Mozilla-based open-source browser has grown by more than a third over the past month, according to WebSideStory, an independent Web metrics firm.


Art Review | Neil Jenney: Something There Is That Doesnât Love a Barrier

Mr. Jenney is a painter of remarkable technical skills whose feeling for color, texture and form can stand up to the best of the American landscapists that he has studied over the years.


WASHINGTON -- US intelligence analysts have concluded that Al Qaeda has rebuilt its operating capability to a level not seen since just before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.


News.com Extra: To save the world, write mobile apps

Also: Software speaks dogs' language. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


MIT student walks into airport wearing circuit board and wires

What's the worse that can happen? An MIT student was arrested at gunpoint today at Boston's Logan International Airport after she entered the building wearing a black hoodie with a computer circuit board and wiring attached.â¦


If you've been expecting an income-tax refund but haven't received it yet, there's a way to check with the Internal Revenue Service.


Kernel development is getting faster, and testing has to keep up. This early warning tool gives developers insight into changes that could hurt performance.


Il governo, budget per giacimento Kashagan "inaccettabile"


Boston Scientific Corp BSX.N said on  Friday it has recalled an ear implant the company acquired as  part of its purchase of Advanced Bionics in June.


At the top of his game, Chris Rock gets ready to rock Madison Square Garden.


US and European astronauts are preparing for their second spacewalk of the current shuttle mission.


Da Bari il Cavaliere lancia accuse al governo di "dirigismo e statalismo"Ma sul nuovo presidente dell'azienda solo battute: "Troppi 'rossi' in Italia"                                          Telecom, Berlusconi attacca Prodi "Tronchetti obbligato a dimettersi"                                                                                L'ex premier ottimista: "Ovunque c'Ã¨ una atmosfera da 'aridatece er puzzone"e assicura che secondo i sondaggi la Cdl Ã¨ in vantaggio al 53 per cento


Al-Qaeda in Iraq offers a reward for the murder of a Swedish cartoonist over his Prophet Muhammad drawing.


A 200-pound mako shark attacked a fisherman on his boat deck, biting him on the leg after the man reeled it in while fishing off Australia's east coast Sunday, an official said.


Those patients also showed healthier cholesterol levels and glucose tolerance. Most of the fat loss was from the waistline. Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Ltd of Australia did the study.


Nepal's media is subjected to a six-month ban on articles critical of King Gyanendra's state of emergency.


Finito tempo di demonizzazioni e delegittimazioni reciproche


Obama widens lead over Clinton in New Hampshire

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


As you spring forward this year, brace yourself for a software glitch that could affect computers, digital watches and clocks. By the Associated Press.


Positivo anche andamento economico, Ebitda +40% sul 2006


Democrats and Republicans rush to beat deadlines to register voters for the presidential poll.


Entrano insalata pronta, navigatore e giochi elettronici


Canadian Submarine Off Irish Coast Is Out of Danger

A Canadian submarine that sent a distress signal yesterday will probably be towed to Scotland tomorrow night by the UK's Royal Navy, the head of Canada's Atlantic fleet said.


Sex education found to help teenagers delay sex

Teenagers who have had formal sex education are far more likely to put off having sex, contradicting earlier studies on the effectiveness of such programs, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.


Scarlett Johansson is booking passage for "The Island," director Michael Bay's sci-fi thriller starring Ewan McGregor.


Pfizer's Sutent causes heart failure in some: study

Fifteen percent of patients who took Sutent, a pill used to treat kidney and stomach cancers, developed heart failure, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.


India test fires nuclear capable missile

India successfully test fired a long-range nuclear-capable Agni II missile off its eastern coast of Orissa on Sunday, a defence ministry spokesman said.


Fatturato imprese 2006 +6,5%, in calo dipendenti


Wal-Mart Same-Store Sales Up 2.4 Percent

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, on Thursday said sales at stores open at least a year rose 2.4 percent in September, slightly higher than its preliminary report but still toward the low end of its forecast range.


EDMONTON - In the 1980s, Permian Panthers were spit out of their west Texas football factory like there was no tomorrow. And for many, there wasn't.


Contro di lui mozione strumentale e forse anticostituzionale


French prosecutors are in Belgium hoping to charge self-confessed serial killer Michel Fourniret with six murders.


Gordon Brown rebutted criticism that he was dithering over the future of Northern Rock


E-mails and Text Messages Reveal Details of F1 Spy Case

E-mails and text messages expose details of the Formula One espionage that has rocked motor racing and resulted in a $100 million fine for one of the sportâs top teams.


Lazio: Papadopulo "Modulo? Non farÃ² esperimenti

Giuseppe Papadopulo Ã¨ il nuovo allenatore della Lazio. Il tecnico toscano esprime cosÃ¬ la sua soddisfazione personale: "L` essere stato prescelto dalla Lazio e averci giocato in passato per tre anni vi fa


Trees and grasses like those that members of the Chickasaw and Choctaw nations saw when they stopped along a stretch of Coleman Creek may soon grow again at the site where the Indians rested during the Trail of Tears relocation.


A High-Definition Media PC That Evokes Legendary Technology

Inside Alienwareâs Hangar 18 you will find only high-end PC components and high-definition video playback systems.


Hardline religious students in Islamabad abduct a group of people, including women, accusing them of prostitution.


US commander in Iraq General David Petraeus was to hold talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday, during a stopover on his way back to Baghdad from Washington.


Manovra, monito Ue "Deficit italiano al 3%"

LUSSEMBURGO - "Raccontiamo la nostra finanziaria ai partner Ue". Nel chiuso del vertice di Lussemburgo, il ministro dell'Economia, Domenico Siniscalco illustra ai partner le misure decise dal governo, incluso il taglio delle tasse.


Reggio Calabria, 19:18 - CALCIO, REGGINA-SAMP: BAZZANI COLPITO DA MONETA, UN PUNTO SUTURA

Un punto di sutura per Fabio Bazzani, colpita da una moneta al termine della sfida con la Reggina. P...


India's Halt to Burma Arms Sales May Pressure Junta

India has halted all arms sales and transfers to Burma, a development that could increase international pressure on the military junta that brutally crushed the pro-democracy "Saffron Revolution" led by monks this fall.


Napoli, 12:23 - BASKET, ELDO NAPOLI: SE NE VA TIERRE BROWN

La società di basket Eldo Basket Napoli che milita nel campionato di serie A1, annuncia in


DevShed: MySQL Table Prefix Changer Tool in PHP

On DevShed today there's a new tutorial showing a method for preventing SQL injection attacks on your site - a MySQL table prefix changer.   Changing these [table] prefixes can be a tedious job if you had to do it manually. Even tools like phpMyAdmin don't provide a clean, quick method of doing this. But with a little help from PHP, we are able to create our own tool very quickly.   The tutorial follows the construction of the tool, making the modifications to the current database tables and pushing all of the changes back into the database.


Microsoft fully rolls out its major Service Pack 2 security update for its home and professional XP customers.


Study: US Lags Behind in Broadband Speeds

The U.S. lags behind other industrialized nations in the availability and use of high-speed broadband connections, according to a report released today.


Man dies in leap from Empire State Building

A man who looked to be in his 30s climbed over the 10-foot-high, spiked fence surrounding the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building yesterday and leaped to his death, police said.


The public may yet learn what thousands of pilots told NASA about air safety. Congress moved Monday to analyze data from a project that the space agency cast aside and then withheld results in fear they could alarm the public and hurt airline profits.


Republican and Democratic front-runners do well in Super Tuesday's US polls, but none clinches their party's race.


Jet Carrying NBC Official Crashes in Colorado

A charter jet carrying Dick Ebersol, the chairman of NBC Universal Sports, and five other people crashed yesterday on takeoff from an airport in Montrose, Colo.


Georgia will be away from doghouse for 4 games after homecoming

Saturday's homecoming game against Vanderbilt will be the final Southeastern Conference home game for Georgia this season. The No.


German editorials on Friday looked at Germany's claim for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, and the state of EU-Turkish relations.


Former teacher won $825,000 in a suit against a Sony executive and ...

A Filipino woman who won an $825,000 lawsuit, claiming a Hollywood executive and his wife enslaved her, has called for an end to human trafficking.


Google Shares Rise as Profit, Sales More Than Double

Google Inc.'s shares surged to more than twice its initial public offering price after third-quarter profit and sales more the doubled and the company said the market for Web advertising shows no signs of slowing.


Salgono anche i ricavi, +12% a 42,3 mld dollari


Helsinki, 19:17 - NUOTO, EUROPEI VASCA CORTA: PELLEGRINI FUORI DA FINALE 100 SL

Agli Europei in vasca corta in svolgimento a Helsinki, l'italiana Federica Pellegrini non si &egrave...


UPDATE 1-Pavin hits 62 to charge into three-shot Buick lead

Corey Pavin posted his best score for 14 years, firing an eight-under-par 62 to take a commanding three-shot lead after the first round of the inaugural $4.


When you hear cricketers and former cricketers repeat, ad nauseum, that cricket is a funny game, and that anything can happen in a one-day international, you wonder if they're watching the same game.


GEORGE W. BUSH campaigned as a "compassionate conservative" and won the presidency by the narrowest of electoral margins.


He's on more ballots than Ralph Nader, but few people know him. Depending on how the presidential election goes this year, they might not even bother to learn Libertarian Michael Badnarik's name.


BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on Gordon Brown's European credentials, and the choices he faces on the European constitution.


Some 18,000 children die every day because of hunger and malnutrition and 850 million people go to bed every night with empty stomachs, a "terrible indictment of the world in 2007," the head of the U.N. food agency said.


Judge Rejects Yellowstone Snowmobile Ban

A federal judge on Friday struck down a ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, calling it a "prejudged, political" move that sought to exclude the vehicles from all national parks.


Indonesia plane crash kills 23, scores escape

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia  - An Indonesian passenger jet overshot the runway and burst into flames on Wednesday as it landed in the cultural capital of Yogyakarta, but most of the 140 people on board survived.


Golf Sees No Need for Drug Testing Policy

Major League Baseball players began facing sanctions last year if they tested positive for illegal steroids. The NFL bans steroids and randomly tests its players. NBA rookies are tested up to four times a year, while veterans are subject to one random test during training camp.


Tabloid launches 'save Britain' campaign over EU plans

The Sun has launched a campaign under the slogan "Seven Days to Save Britain" on Friday, objecting to EU plans to revive a treaty which it warned was a "sell-out."


Armando Guebuza, one of Mozambique's richest businessmen and a stalwart of the ruling party, has crowned his political career by being elected president.


'Small setback' for navy escalates into human tragedy, political ...

OTTAWA (CP) - What began with word of a minor fire aboard a Canadian submarine in the North Atlantic has grown into an ongoing high seas drama carrying devastating personal consequences and a potentially high political cost.


Sony half denies it's getting out of plasma TVs

A REPORT IN the Japan Times which suggested that Sony is reducing its investment in plasma TVs and could exit it completely has been denied.


Nuovo bilancio che comprende anche i dispersi


EU Transport Commissioner Lauds Alitalia Restructuring Deal

The European Union's transport commissioner has praised the restructuring deal reached between Italy's flagship air carrier, Alitalia, and unions representing cabin crews.


China "regrets" Spielberg's Darfur decision

China expressed regret on Thursday over the decision by movie director Steven Spielberg to quit as an artistic adviser to the Beijing Olympics because of its policies in war-torn Sudan.


Settanta dipendenti per censire le bocchette delle fognatureQuattrocento nuovi ingressi in tre anni tutti assunti senza concorso                                          Palermo, pagati per contare i tombini Nelle ex municipalizzate mogli e figli                                                                                di ATTILIO BOLZONI


Shell and other oil companies sought loans from the US reserve after Hurricane Ivan disrupted oil imports and production. While the added supply from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve


Gallery: How Google Got Its Colorful Logo

Designer Ruth Kedar shows various incarnations that led to the now-famous look that marks an internet empire.


Google has launched a beta test version of a text service that allows people to use mobile phones to search the Web via text messages.


Nigerian Militia Threatens Armed Struggle

Militiamen trying to wrest control of the oil-rich Niger Delta threatened on Tuesday to launch a "full-scale armed struggle" on petroleum-pumping operations in Africa's largest crude oil producing nation, urging foreign oil workers to leave the region.


AOL gains more new customers after going free

Time Warner Inc. on Tuesday said a  strategy to offer most of online unit AOL's services for free  was making faster-than-expected progress in attracting new  Internet users and cutting costs.


Doha, 17:52 - TENNIS, WTA DOHA: GARBIN FUORI AL SECONDO TURNO

Tathiana Garbin è stata eliminata al secondo turno del torneo Wta di Doha (cemento, 2.500.000...


Was Bush Wired? Ridiculous, Campaign Says

Campaign aides to President Bush on Saturday laughed off rampant Internet speculation about whether the president was wired to get help from advisers during his first debate with Sen. John Kerry. "It's not true. It's ridiculous," Bush campaign spokesman Scott Stanzel said.


Charlotte Race Owner Changed His Mind About Boarding Hendrick ...

Race owner and Charlotte native Felix Sabates made a last minute decision not to board the Hendrick Motorsports plane that crashed in Patrick county Virginia Sunday afternoon.


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


Police confirm a woman found dead in woodland near Ipswich was murdered by strangulation.


By S.A.S.  IT was reported in the media that the Teluk Kemang beach project in Port Dickson would be widened and its facilities upgraded.   What the authorities overlooked is the fact that the E.


People having full body scans to find potential health problems may wind up creating one, researchers suggest. Radiation from computed tomography, or CT, scans will result in a modest increase in the risk


L'ottimismo del leader del Pd dopo il pranzo di lavoro suo e di Franceschinicon i vertici dei centristi. Casini: "E' andato benino". Cesa: "Estremamente positivo"                                          Riforme, incontro Veltroni-Udc "Importanti passi in avanti"                                                                                Faccia a faccia per discutere soprattutto di legge elettorale


Lenovo, IBM to Announce Plans for New US-Based PC Company Tonight

While the details are still shrouded in mystery, sources close to the negotiations between computer giant IBM and the China-based PC maker Lenovo say that the companies will announce plans tonight for IBM to sell off its PC business for up to $2 billion.


OSLO/NEW YORK  - Microsoft Corp made a $1.2 billion offer to buy Norwegian Web search software company Fast Search & Transfer in a deal that would help the world's largest software maker expand into the market for business-oriented search.


Ministers quit in revolt over Blair departure date

The acrimonious row over the timing of the departure from office of British Prime Minister Tony Blair has grown with the resignation of two dissident ministers.


Asia News, Kandahar - A deadly attack by Taliban militants on the office of an Afghan relief organisation has left three aid workers dead, after dozens of gunmen stormed the Voluntary Association for the Rehabilitation of Afghanistan's office in Delaram


Car Bombs Kill 11 As Rumsfeld Visits Iraq

The United States may be able to reduce its troop levels in Iraq after the January elections if security improves and Iraqi government forces continue to expand and improve, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday. Meanwhile, car bombers struck twice in rapid succession in the capital Sunday, killing at least 11 people including an American soldier.


Ukraine's Opposition Sees Path to Victory

Ukraine's opposition presidential hopeful  Viktor Yushchenko said on Wednesday parliament's vote to root  out cheating in elections opened the way for him to win a  re-run of a rigged poll.