Livorno, 19:51 - Calcio, Livorno: allenamento pomeridiano

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Livorno, che prosegue la preparazione in vista della gara con l'Inter...


There is no evidence children in smaller primary classes do better in maths or English, researchers say.


Bruce Springsteen was back in familiar territory with a rehearsal show Monday night on the city's boardwalk, which has become known worldwide through his songs.


Oil Retreats After Hitting Triple Digits

A day after closing above $100 a barrel, oil prices slid as investors focused on a U.S. report expected to show crude stockpiles rose for a sixth week.


China's ping-pong diplomat left out in the cold

Zhuang Zedong is highly unlikely to light the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in August 2008, but there was a time when he would have been the natural choice.


Clemson and South Carolina Will Turn Down Bids

Clemson and South Carolina will turn down bids to play in postseason bowl games after both teams fought during their game on Saturday.


Study: Economic impact of tech often understated

(InfoWorld) - IT has driven nearly all of the economic growth in the United States since 1995, but lawmakers too often ignore the tech industry or create policies that hurt it, according to a report released Tuesday. IT was responsible for nearly all of the U.S. worker productivity growth between 1995 and 2002, says the report, from the ITIF (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation), a pro-technology think tank. IT also creates higher-paying jobs, allows businesses to cut costs through just-in-time inventory management, and boosts new innovations, said Robert Atkinson, coauthor of the report and ITIF's president. While many business leaders and investors may have gotten too optimistic about IT in the late 1990s, some economists and policy makers began to discount its value after the dot-com bust early this decade, Atkinson said during a forum in Washington, D.C., "The pendulum has swung too far the other way," he said. "[Economists] generally don't look at IT as one of the leading drivers of the economy." The U.S. economy is nearly $2 trillion larger now than if the IT revolution had started in 1995, according to the study, titled Digital Prosperity. Growth in the U.S. economy due to IT in the last 11 years is equal to two and a half Indian economies, Atkinson said. Yet many policy makers and economists pay much more attention to other economic factors, such as interest rates or theÂ value of the dollar, Atkinson said. Some federal or state lawmakers attempt to limit IT by passing laws such as those that would slow the rollout of broadband, limit the use of RFID, and slow online personalization efforts by limiting the amount of data companies can collect, he said. "There's going to be a significant cost to the economy if you hinder digital transformation," he said. Atkinson called on the U.S. government to drive forward IT adoption in several industries, including health care, banking, and transportation. While some critics may accuse him of calling for an "industrial policy" favoring tech, Atkinson said he's looking for a middle ground between a complete market-based approach and subsidies for tech vendors. "The reality is, the government's in the health-care market," he said. "Why shouldn't it be doing everything it can to spur digital transformation in health care?" Two speakers at the ITIF's Tuesday event agreed that the IT industry is driving the U.S. economy, but they stopped short of advocating broad new national policies addressing tech. The IT boom is a new phenomenon, and other industries such as bio-IT or clean energy may eventually produce similar economic benefits, said Robert Litan, vice president of research and policy at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which promotes entrepreneurship. Robert Crandall, senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, a left-leaning think tank, also suggested that U.S. policies toward technology are adequate. The U.S. economy has benefited from technology more than many other economies, including those in Europe that have a much more activist approach to tech policy, he said. The European Union has taken a much more hands-on approach to telecom regulation and antitrust policy than the United States in recent years, he said. But the United States remains ahead of Europe on productivity gains, he added. "We're in rather good shape," Crandall said. "I'm not at all concerned about our public policy."


Senate passes bill to raise mpg standards

Blog: If passed by the House, automakers' fleets will have to average 35 mpg by 2020.


BEIJING, Dec. 22 -- FDA warns patients that taking the pain killer Aleve may run the risk of heart attacks and strokes. FDA (The Food and Drug Administration) issued a warning to users of the over-the-counter


China steps up the fight against corruption, announcing plans for a new agency to spearhead efforts.


China has no timetable for issuing third-generation mobile telephone licences, a senior regulator announced on Thursday, saying 3G services still lacked a clear business model.


Britain's Prince Harry holidays in the sun in Argentina

Britain's Prince Harry arrived in Buenos Aires for some rest and relaxation -- and a bit of good old-fashioned work -- in Argentina, a sort of last hurrah before entering the army in January.


Selig OKs Deal Sending Big Unit to Yankees

Commissioner Bud Selig gave his blessing Monday to a trade that will send Randy Johnson to the Yankees, making a contract extension the last major obstacle to be resolved in the drawn-out Arizona-New York swap.


Firefighters in California battle to stem fires that have scorched hundreds of homes as rain eases Alaskan fires.


President of Chad indicates he is prepared to pardon six French aid workers convicted of the attempted kidnap of Sudanese child refugees


Four executives of China Aviation Oil (Singapore) have surrendered their passports to Singapore authorities investigating a $US550 million ($707million) loss posted by the oil trading company, which supplies a third of China's jet fuel.


Xbox Live adds Disney movies to its download menu

LOS ANGELES  - Microsoft Corp.  announced the addition of Walt Disney Co. films to the Xbox  360's download service, Xbox Live, on Tuesday night at the  opening news conference for the E3 Media and Business Summit.


Eminent Domain Law Challenged in Glendale; Injunction Sought to Stop Seizing of Land for Bayshore Center

By MARIE ROHDE  Glendale  The city is using its power of eminent domain to help accomplish a $300 million makeover of Bayshore shopping center, but a lawsuit filed by one property owner is questioning whether the takeover fits the law's strict criteria.


Ex-Latvian leader gets in fatal accident

Latvia's former prime minister said Wednesday he accidentally killed a pedestrian while driving on a remote road and would stop campaigning for parliament, although he will remain a candidate.


34 tech firms sued for alleged LCD patent theft

Honeywell has issued lawsuits against 34 companies, including Dell, Apple, Sony and Toshiba alleging LCD panels used in their products infringe a 1992 patent the company holds.


At least 11 killed in Mogadishu attack: residents

Insurgents trying to attack African Union peacekeepers hit a restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu with a rocket-propelled grenade, killing at least nine people in the building, residents said on Thursday.


Arsene Wenger has told Wayne Rooney he will have to live "like a monk" if he is to make the most of his phenomenal talent.


As an ancient warrior, Alexander the Great conquered most of the known world. As a Hollywood icon, he had trouble winning over a few hundred Athenians.


solidDB for MySQL Sets Performance Record in Public Benchmark

Solid Information Technology, a provider of fast, always-on and  affordable databases used in more than 3,000,000 mission-critical  deployments worldwide, today announced that solidDB™  for MySQL outperformed other MySQL transactional database engines in a  public benchmark test.


Raytheon profit rises on higher missile sales

Raytheon Co.  said on Thursday fourth-quarter profit rose 32 percent, meeting Wall Street's estimates, on strong sales of its air-to-air missiles and electronic battle systems.


Anti-spam crusaders slapped with $11.7m judgement

Spamhaus unfazed by 'unenforceable' ruling A US court has ordered anti-spam organisation Spamhaus to pay $11.7m in damages for "illegally" listing email marketing firm e360insight as an affiliate of a known spammer, an entry that meant users of Spamhaus's mail filtering advisory system would not have received email from e360insight. The Illinois court also imposed an injunction on Spamhaus against interfering with e360insight's email marketing activities without sufficient evidence in future.â¦


Christian, 49 anni, era il maggiore dei figli dell'attore


Atkins low-carb diet is best weight-loss friend for women: study

The carbohydrate-slashing Atkins diet gained new scientific support Tuesday after a controlled test of four popular regimes showed Atkins followers losing nearly twice the weight of the closest competitor.


Tiny Specks of Misery, Both Vile and Useful

Itâs easy to hate viruses for their freeloading ways, but they have also repaid us in ways we are just beginning to tally.


Governors at a foundation trust facing an Â£11m deficit back their chairman after he is sacked by the regulator.


GanttProject version 1.10 is available. New features include export to new formats (XFig, CSV), management of role sets (now it is possible to define application-level roles and share them in different projects). UI improvements (new plastic theme, multiselection), WebDAV bugfixes. Ganttproject lets you plan projects using a Gantt chart. It is written in Java. GanttProject use a XML file format. It can export the project in HTML Web pages or PDF document (using XSLT) or image files. It support 21 languages.    See changelog for details.


Carlee Points and Struts to Best in Show

A German shorthaired pointer called Carlee became top dog out of the 2,581 entrants at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.


Gameworld: Slashing and smashing kick off 2008 releases

Video gamers, finally  emerging from the pixilated haze brought on by last year's  bumper crop of best-selling titles, are now turning their  attention to upcoming releases.


Grey Seen as Leading Paramount Candidate

Brad Grey, executive producer of the  hit television show "The Sopranos" and chairman of a top  Hollywood talent management firm, has emerged as the leading  candidate to succeed Sherry Lansing as head of Viacom Inc.'s  VIAb.N Paramount Pictures, the Wall Street Journal reported  on Sunday.


Cyprus threatens to block Turkey's EU membership talks unless Ankara lifts trade restrictions on Nicosia.


US extends condolences on bombing anniversary

The United States has expressed sorrow and solidarity with Britons in memory of the 52 people killed in London bombings a year ago, a day after the grim anniversary.


Fix sought for critical space station computers

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The International Space Station's main computers remained shut down on Friday following a critical systems crash, while visiting astronauts prepared to fix insulation damage on the space shuttle Atlantis.


Vincent Lecavalier had three goals and two assists, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning stop a four-game losing streak with an 8-0 victory over the Southeast Division-leading Atlanta Thrashers last night in Tampa.


Bush to Tour Wreckage in Hurricane-Ravaged Florida

President Bush was set on Sunday to  tour the wreckage from the hurricane that killed at least 13  people and sent thousands fleeing to shelters in Florida, a  state critical to his reelection.


Deputy PM John Prescott is spends his fifth day in hospital, being treated for pneumonia.


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Chances are the state of Massachusetts will never crown a high school football state champion. But for those who might covet such an idea, the 2004 season kicks off tonight with about as close as you'll ever get to such a matchup when two of the top squads in Central Mass. meet two of the top-ranked squads in Eastern Mass.


Movie Review | 'The Year My Parents Went on Vacation': A Brazilian Boy, Alone in the Tumult of 1970

âThe Year My Parents Went on Vacationâ is most seductive when it focuses on the details of daily life in the lower-middle-class SÃ£o Paulo neighborhood Bom Retiro.


Senatore gruppo misto annuncia suo ultimo voto per governo


The Jacksonville Jaguars believe they found a legitimate deep threat in free agency, agreeing to a five-year contract with former Cleveland receiver Dennis Northcutt on Sunday.


Gordon Brown vows to "step up" efforts to defeat terrorism in Pakistan after Benazir Bhutto's assassination.


Two parent families are being penalised by a state benefit system which encourages divorce, a new report says.


United Kingdom Forwards $5.3M to Global Fund To Address Funding Shortfall

The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that it has "brought forward" to this year $5.3 million of its 2005 pledge to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to help ensure that the United ...


NBA Wrap: Hamilton Guides Pistons to Win Over Cavs

Richard Hamilton posted 21 points to propel the Detroit Pistons to an 81-69 triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Auburn Hills, Michigan Thursday.


Abbas gets warm welcome at rally; voting safeguards in place

-- Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, the front-runner in coming presidential elections, re ceived a loud ovation from thousands of supporters at his first public rally Tuesday, generating some excitement for the low-key politician seeking to


Microsoft tells users to patch 21 new flaws in Windows

Microsoft on Tuesday issued 10 security advisories â-even of them critical â -ing consumers and businesses to patch 21 new flaws in Windows software products.


Latest salvo in war with Google Microsoft has hit back at rival Google's bundled packages of online services by releasing one of its own.â¦


`Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' has few faults

"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," $49.99, www.rockstargames.com/sanandreas/. Format: PlayStation 2. Players: 1-2. Category: Action.


China, EU to sign cooperative pacts at leaders' meeting

Officials at the upcoming Seventh China-EU Leaders' Meeting in the Hague will sign some important cooperative agreements, including those on China-EU science and technology cooperation


Tens of thousands rally in Spain in defense of traditional family

"It is worthwhile to work for the family and marriage because it is worthwhile to work for the human being, the most precious being created by God"  MADRID, Spain : Tens of thousands of people in predominantly Roman Catholic Spain rallied Sunday in defense of the traditional family in a country where the government has legalized gay marriage and facilitated ... via International Herald Tribune


EU envoy allowed to complete stay in Sudan

Sudan will allow a European Union envoy it ordered out of the country to remain until his tenure expires next month, following an EU apology, a presidential adviser said on Saturday.


Oracle profit rises on new software sales

Oracle Corp. ORCL.O on Thursday   posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by   stronger-than-expected new software license revenue.


Protests Erupt After Karzai Ousts Governor

While the newly named provincial governor was welcomed at an ornate palace ceremony in this remote western city Sunday, angry mobs loyal to the ousted governor set fire to half a dozen international aid compounds, looted their contents and stoned national army troops sent to keep order.


Researchers developing blood test to detect presence of breast cancer

The notion that doctors may one day be able to detect cancer as they do cholesterol, in mere drops of blood, is no longer a pipe dream.


PARIS (SportsTicker) - Formula One was thrown into chaos on Friday with the news of Jaguar's decision to pull out of the sport.


Ford CEO says company needs new business model: report

Ford Motor Co F.N needs a new business   model and may turn to outside executives and alliances with   other carmakers, according to a Financial Times report on   Sunday citing a memo it said was sent to staff by chairman and   chief executive Bill Ford.


Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, issued the following statement in response to a news report about the National Institutes of Health's AIDS Division, which allowed


Emergency Call for Fire Brigades: In Small Towns, Fewer Citizens Able or Willing to Fight Blazes for Free

By Dahleen Glanton, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 25--McLAURIN, Miss. -- After more than two centuries as one of America's favorite community service endeavors, the glory days of the volunteer firefighter are fading.


Racing: Consortium claims it has agreed terms to keep Silverstone ...

LONDON : A consortium, including former world champion Nigel Mansell, claims it has agreed terms to ensure Silverstone remains one of the venues for the 2005 Formula One world championship.


Palestinians reach deal on unity government

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions agreed on the formation of a unity government at crisis talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, an official said.


Web Kidney Donor Offers to Take Lie Test

A man who donated his kidney to a dialysis patient he met through the Internet has accepted a television show's offer to take a lie detector test aimed at rebutting claims he was paid.


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French FM: Illegal migration intolerable

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Friday that his country will not tolerate the wave of African migrants that continue to risk their lives to enter Europe illegally.


Elephants helping cleanup in tsunami-hit Aceh suffer on-the-job injuries

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Rachmat has a nasty gash on his leg from cleanup duty. Marni, an old-timer, has a laceration on her forehead. Their fellow workers are also nursing cuts and scrapes.


Democrats tidying up a cluster of unfinished spending bills dumped on them by departing Republican leaders in Congress will start by removing billions of dollars in lawmakers' pet projects next month.


Toyota targets hopes, dreams in new marketing

and often humorous -- side today, as it launches an advertising and marketing push designed to appeal to buyers' personal aspirations.


Si fermano bus e metrÃ² SarÃ  un venerdÃ¬ di disagi

Roma, 22 ottobre 2004 - Disagi in vista per chi Ã¨ costretto a muoversi: oggi uno sciopero di 24 ore degli autoferrotranvieri rischia di provocare una vera e propria paralisi del trasporto urbano. La protesta


Il comico inglese accetta l'offerta del magnate australianoContinua la saga del giornalista kazako che ha sbancato i botteghini                                            Baron Cohen dice sÃ¬ a Murdoch  Si farÃ  il sequel di Borat


NEW YORK  - Many herbal remedies and  nutritional supplements can damage the eyes, including some  alternative therapies that are used by people trying to correct  eye problems, new research reports.


Ramones Guitarist Dies of Cancer in Los Angeles

Johnny Ramone, the lead guitarist with influential U.S. punk rock band the Ramones, died on Wednesday after a five-year battle with prostate cancer, a long-time associate told Reuters.


Ravenna, 16:01 - CALCIO, RAVENNA; RITIRO A OLTRANZA E STIPENDI BLOCCATI

I vertici del Ravenna Calcio dopo la nuova sconfitta casalinga di sabato contro il Bari hanno deciso...


AUSTRALIA As the Oct. 9 election nears, polls show the rivals - the coalition led by Prime Minister John Howard, and Mark Latham's Labor party â-eck-and-neck.


Extreme Makeover: Home Edition renovates its way into the Top 10 one heart-wrenching story at a time


Fighting Resumes In Al-Najaf After Peace Mission Fails

18 August 2004 -- There has been renewed fighting in the Iraqi city of Al-Najaf between US and Iraqi troops and Shi'a militiamen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.


Palestinians to get Arafat's medical chart

France has assured the Palestinian Authority that a copy of Yasser Arafat's medical chart will be given to the late president's nephew who is also a Palestinian diplomat, Palestinian officials said.


November 1, 2004 -- Movie fans in the mood for some Halloween frights over the weekend continued to hold their "Grudge" at the box office.


Medical helicopter crash kills 3 in California

All three crew members of an air ambulance helicopter were killed on Sunday after it crashed in dense fog about 80 miles east of Los Angeles, officials said.


Israeli police arrest Islamic movement head Raed Salah protesting against work at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque.


Calif. sues 6 carmakers in global warming suit

California filed a global warming  lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co. , General  Motors Corp. , Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) and three  other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their  vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars.


Canada confirms that a cow from the province of Alberta has tested positive for mad cow disease.


TiVo on Tuesday bolstered its movie and television show download offering with Amazon by adding the ability to order programs directly from the set-top box. Previously, customers had to use their computer to make the purchase on Amazon, which would begin the download process.


Sport: Andrew Flintoff will play his first match since ankle surgery for England Lions in Mumbai tomorrow


Albanians Charged in Hijacking Greek Bus

Two Albanian immigrants were charged Thursday with multiple counts of kidnapping and attempted murder following an 18-hour bus hijacking and hostage drama that ended peacefully, and the government appealed for ...


Is winning an Oscar a curse or a blessing?

It's awards season in Hollywood, with all red carpets leading to the Oscars. But winning that prestigious award can sometimes lead to nothing more than bad roles and even oblivion.


Kansas City official resigns over immigration flap

KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - A Kansas City parks official whose membership in an anti-illegal immigration group sparked the cancellation of two conventions here has resigned.


Britain Europe's worst at foreign languages

Britons are the worst in Europe when it comes to speaking a foreign language, a daily newspaper reported.


African Anglican bishops said Monday that they were considering establishing a theology that conforms to the continent's culture, including prevailing beliefs against same-sex unions.


New Phones Help Motorola's Profit Jump 34 Percent

Motorola Inc. rode strong sales of its 20 new cell phones to a 34 percent increase in fourth-quarter profits, capping a resurgent year under new CEO Ed Zander.


Ethnic Indians, Sri Lankans in Britain mobilize disaster relief

Britain's large Indian and Sri Lankan communities scrambled to rush relief aid to the victims of the monster tidal waves which devastated a broad stretch of south Asia coastline at the weekend.


The US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Saab 9-3 a rare rating of best pick in both front and side impact crash tests Monday.


VANCOUVER - When it comes to the world's most popular legal music downloading service, Canadians were still waiting last night for the other song to drop.


Corporate America is gun-shy about making significant spending increases in 2005, as high fuel costs, geopolitical concerns and memories of recent overspending loom over budget plans for next year.


It was never intended to be. Oh, no, not in its purest form. Check the Rules of Golf. Reading the Constitution probably is easier, but somewhere in the Rules of Golf, you can find just about anything you want.


COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Republican Mitt Romney was projected to win Nevada's presidential nominating contest on Saturday as voters in South Carolina also made choices in an unpredictable White House race that moved to the South and West.


Impotence from Prostate Radiation May Be Avoidable

Radiation therapy is effective for prostate cancer, but up to 90 percent of men will develop impotence after the treatment. New research indicates that this frustrating side effect may be avoided if both MRI and CT, rather than just CT, are used to plan exactly how and where radiation will be delivered.


Offerta dal 23 ottobre al 14 novembre a 25 euro per azione


Gunmen killed 23 in attack on bus in northern Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras Honduran authorities say at least 23 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a public bus. The shooting took place in a northern Atlantic city (Chamelecon) about 125 miles north


US singer Melissa Etheridge has said she is recovering from treatment for breast cancer.


Administration Gives Mixed View on Drug Imports

The administration said in a report that legalizing imported prescription drugs would probably hurt the development of new drugs for Americans.


Ghostzapper gives Frankel first Breedersâ Cup Classic win

DALLAS (Texas): Showing speed that was almost spooky, Ghostzapper gave trainer Bobby Frankel his first victory in the Breedersâ Classic, showpiece of racingâs eight-race, $14 million annual extravaganza.


The heart of children cura bimbi cardiopatici in loro paesi


A congressional investigator warned a Senate panel Wednesday that there is no lead agency responsible for helping the nation navigate the transition to digital TV broadcasting.


MINNEAPOLIS -- It was impossible not to notice the vast emotional gulf between teams with exactly the same records. The 24-24 Boston Celtics left the Target Center feeling confident, proud, and together. The 24-24 Minnesota Timberwolves left the same building with a hangdog look, wondering what is happening to what was supposed to be another special season.


Consegnava pizze e droga a domicilio, arrestato

Consegnava pizze a domicilio e approfittava dei giri per 'passare' dai suoi clienti e portare loro la droga. Lo hanno scoperto i Carabinieri del Nucleo Operativo della Compagnia Roma Eur, che lo hanno arrestato


InfoWorld - While software vendor CA is pretty happy with the financial performance of three-quarters of its business, its storage management operations are not up to par, according to executives.


A Piazza Affari titolo torna sopra 4 euro


Are shorts trying to make short work of these stocks?


West Nile Vaccine Produces Immunity in Mice

Mice injected with a purified structural protein from the West Nile virus (WNV) develop immunity against infection, new research shows.


Spitzer Accuses Insurance Industry of Rigging Bids

The New York attorney general filed a lawsuit today accusing the world's largest insurance broker of cheating its customers by rigging bids for the coverage they bought.


A causa della pioggia il terreno ha ceduto all'improvviso


Liverpool, 15:18 - CALCIO, PRESIDENTE LIVERPOOL: DUE MESI FA SONDAMMO KLINSMANN

A novembre il Liverpool contattÃ² Juergen Klinsmann per rimpiazzare l'allenatore Rafa Benitez. Lo ha ...


Timothy Neilly of Tampa and Jessica Kirkland of Dayton, Ohio, won the 18s singles titles Sunday to give the United States its first sweep since 1974 at the Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships.


Early decisions may signal direction of Bush's foreign policy

President Bush faces some unusually early foreign-policy decisions that will signal whether he'll stick with the aggressive, go-it-alone approach that dominated his first term or soften its edges with diplomacy.


Roma: tedesca morta, si aggravano le accuse al marocchino fermato

ROMA - E' indagato anche per violenza sessuale Nabil Benyhaya, il giovane marocchino coivolto nell'inchiesta sulla morte della 20enne tedesca Vera Heinzl, trovata cadavere nel Tevere il 24 agosto scorso. L


Roma, 23:01 - VOLLEY, A1 FEMMINILE: SANTERAMO SUPERA JESI NELL'ANTICIPO

La Tena Santeramo ha battuto il Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi 3-1 (35-33, 21-25, 25-19, 25-18) nel...


Buy what you know? That's just half of the story.


Its fate uncertain, BBC plans significant layoffs, budget cuts

LONDON -- British Broadcasting Corp., the world's largest public broadcasting company, announced plans yesterday for some of the biggest budget cuts in its 82-year history, slashing at least 10 percent of its staff and more than $550 million.


Gabetti, entro fine del 2007 flessione 5% su compravendite


The dollar hit a fresh record low  against the euro and a nine-year low on a trade-weighted index  on Monday as investors continued to shun the greenback on  worries over the United States' bloated deficits.


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Schools Call on Alumni Networks to Help Fill Coffers

Rich prep schools, with wealthy and talented alumni to draw on, are becoming a lot richer. And itâs not just because they have a lot of generous donors.


Now's your chance to show the world your model USS Enterprise that Shatner signed on your 13th birthday. A call for submissions to our first ever reader-created photo gallery to run next week on the 40th anniversary of Star Trek.


Time Warner Inc. said yesterday that it is creating a $500 million reserve in response to the federal investigations of its America Online unit and that it also will restate AOL Europe's financial results for 2000 and 2001.


The nomination of Michael Mukasey for attorney general was greeted by congressional Democrats as a goodwill gesture with the potential to thaw some standoffs with the White House over executive privilege, several lawmakers and their aides said Monday.


More Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine Coming -Officials

Another 1 million doses of a nasal spray influenza vaccine will be available in the United States this year, Bush administration officials said on Thursday as they sought to calm concerns about a flu shot shortage.


DAMASCUS, Syria -- A car bomb exploded in Damascus on Sunday, wounding a leader of the Hamas militant group, the Palestinian media center said.


Lads from Lagos provoke grammatical carnage We're very much obliged to reader Robin Strong who has provided proof that just when we thought the Lads from Lagos had finally rustled up enough cash for a decent English grammar guide, someone from the MARIAM ABACHA 419er old school went and undid all that linguistic progress in one, magnificent missive. Read on in wonder:â¦


Top ethnic Albanian and Serbian leaders staked out widely differing positions Monday during their first face-to-face talks over Kosovo's future.


Nasce colosso borsistico del valore di 14,4 mld di dollari


Increasing numbers of graduates has not reduced the financial advantages of getting a degree, says an international report.


Ceremony mourns victims of Iraq's "Anfal" genocide

ARBIL, Iraq  - A genocidal campaign under Saddam Hussein against Iraq's Kurds must never be forgotten, officials said on Monday at a ceremony for 371 victims, whose grieving relatives demanded those responsible be put to death.


Living in a box for 44 days and running seven marathons in a week may, at first sight, have little to do with ensuring more ordinary mortals eat and exercise properly.


Ten trainee construction workers are to start work at the first of the government's employer-led skills academies.


Image Gallery: The MacBook Air beyond the hype

Our reviewer take a closer look at the MacBook Air, and finds, on inspection, that it's still one of the snazzier new devices he's seen.


Brussels' 50-year commitment to free competition has been dropped from a draft treaty to reform the EU.


Montgomerie, Donald Paired in Ryder Cup Race

The two favorites for a Ryder Cup  wildcard, youngster Luke Donald and seven-time European number  one Colin Montgomerie, have been paired for the first two  rounds of the BMW International Open that begins Thursday.


Pop princess Britney Spears hopes to have a baby with husband Kevin Federline next year, she revealed today. Spears is also thinking of taking her manâs name, saying: âBritney


China is preparing to put in place its first recall system targeting unsafe food products amid growing international alarm over the quality of the country's exports, state media reported Tuesday.


IBM settles more employee pension claims

With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.


New hurricane insights could improve forecasting

Scientists using data from planes flying into a large hurricane have documented changes inside these swirling storms that can quickly alter their intensity, and say these insights can improve forecasting.


Mexico's Fey finds career life after teen stardom

In the mid-1990s, a newcomer called Fey  took the Mexican market by storm with a self-titled album  geared toward the teen market. Like so many teen acts, Fey had  her moment of fame, sold millions of copies, then went on  hiatus.


Hollywood delivered an unprecedented number of sequels this summer. But only three films combined critical approval with box office success.


Empoli, 22:53 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: EMPOLI-ZURIGO 2-1

L'Empoli ha battuto gli svizzeri dello Zurigo 2-1 (1-0) nella gara di andata del primo turno di copp...


Ameer brings alive the rustic feel of the village in his latest flick.


The bodies of 11 Muslim civilians have been found in a remote area in eastern Sri Lanka, the military says.


Defense gives Cowboys, Testaverde a lift

Quarterback Vinny Testaverde knew just what to say following the Cowboys' 19-12 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday at Texas Stadium.


Extremist cleric urges British Muslims via Internet to join Al-Qaeda

An extremist London cleric is appealing to young British Muslims to join Al-Qaeda in live broadcasts on the Internet, the Times reported.


Executives at eBay Inc. and senior Indian technology officials are expressing alarm over the arrest and jailing of a CEO whose company listed a sex video in an online auction.


Libano. I terroristi arrestati a Beirut sarebbero coinvolti nella ...

La procura di Roma segue "con attenzione e interesse" gli sviluppi investigativi in Libano secondo cui, stando a una intervista rilasciata dal procuratore generale Adnan Addoum ad un quotidiano libanese, alcuni componenti della cellula salafita, bloccata


Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner intends to run for the Senate next year, Democratic officials said Wednesday, assuring his party a competitive race for a seat long in Republican hands.


The genetic blueprint of a parasite that causes disfiguring elephantiasis has been unravelled.


ESSEN, Germany, Feb. 10 -- The Group of Seven called for more vigilance on the rising power of hedge funds but favored a conciliatory approach toward the industry.


Dollar drops again; Europeans consider intervention

The US dollar sank to an all-time low against the euro yesterday amid concerns over the US trade and budget deficits and worse-than-expected US employment data.


Chenault: American Express Charges After Visa, MasterCard ...

Will that be cash or charge? That's the question American Express (nyse: AXP - news - people ) will be asking Visa and MasterCard as it prepares to file a suit against the two largest card associations in


SIOUX FALLS, SD -- The Nebraska man who weighed more than half a ton is doing better. Patrick Deuel checked himself into a hospital last month in Sioux Falls, SD The Valentine man weighed 1,072 pounds.


Brescia, 20:03 - Calcio, serie A: Brescia-Fiorentina 1-1 nell'anticipo

Pareggio per 1-1 tra Brescia e Fiorentina nel primo anticipo dell'ultima giornata di andata del camp...


Output and order growth at UK manufacturers at their highest level in more than a decade, a report says.


Anonymous names February 10 as its day of action against Scientology

Anonymous continues to badger the Church of Scientology in online video and in e-mail to news organizations.


The young man hefting a machete at the burning roadblock was frustrated


Police shocked by video of pot-smoking toddlers

Texas police said on Monday they were shocked by the video recording of a pair of toddlers aged two and five being encouraged to smoke marijuana by their uncle and a friend of his.


NFL News: Jets Sign Carter; Former Gator Hurt

The New York Jets have signed quarterback Quincy Carter, who was recently released by the Dallas Cowboys. Carter will be a backup to starter Chad Pennington.


US Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic rival John Edwards clashed on Iraq, terrorism, and the economy in their only debate, trading frequently personal attacks 28 days before the November 2 election.


2nd Survey Finds Astronauts Havenât Drunk Before Flights

A new survey of astronauts and flight surgeons shows no evidence of crew membersâ going on space missions drunk or impaired by alcohol, NASA officials said.


James Hardie's Asbestos Fund to Apply for Liquidator

A fund set up by James Hardie Industries NV to compensate asbestos victims will apply for a liquidator to be appointed, setting a one-week deadline for the company to top up the fund or face the threat of legal action.


Volatility could be the name of the  game on Wall Street this week as rising crude oil prices revive  inflation fears and stock investors await congressional  testimony from the Federal Reserve's chairman.


Retailer Toys "R" Us is increasing the frequency of safety checks conducted on products sold in its stores after a slew of Chinese-made toys were recalled this summer due to unsafe levels of lead paint.


QWERTY keypad, HSDPA Walkman phone surfaces

GSM Association spills Sony Ericsson beans Sony Ericsson's as yet unannounced W999 Walkman slider phone has appeared on the web in an official capacity, turning up among the GSM Association's list of HSDPA-compatible handsets.â¦


AL notebook: Athletics finally tumble in Toronto

Oakland made five errors and Toronto rookie Gabe Gross hit a grand slam, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 13-5 victory over Oakland yesterday.


Update 2: Fed Expected to Boost Rates Again

Federal Reserve policy-makers are expected to raise short-term interest rates for a third time this year, part of a gradual process to wean the economy from ultralow rates, which are no longer needed as a bracing tonic.


US imports to resume in March The USDA ruling also recognizes the country as a minimal-risk region for mad cow disease. By Daniel Goldstein.


Triumphant Sanchez wins first Olympic gold for Dominican Republic

He was born in New York and raised in Southern California. But Felix Sanchez always felt the Dominican Republic in his heart. His parents were born there.


Sarkozy says won't be blackmailed by strikers

French President Nicolas  Sarkozy told railway workers on Friday he would not be  blackmailed into withdrawing a reform of their pensions  privileges by strikes and street protests.


Cristina Kirchner, wife of the country's popular president, startles the nation by announcing a bid to succeed him


Al 'Fashion for Good' di Roma abiti per diversamente abili


Notebook: Oklahoma's White might match Griffin

The former Ohio State tailback is the only player to win the Heisman Trophy twice, receiving his second in 1975. Oklahoma senior quarterback Jason White has a chance to equal Griffin's


Asia's economic boom has caused a surge in car and motorcycle sales, undercutting efforts to promote public transport in the region and clean up its dirty skies, delegates told a pollution conference Thursday.


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

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


Within the Global Monitoring for Environment an


With RFK Stadium being transformed into a baseball stadium for at least the next three years to house the former Montreal Expos, tonight's World Cup qualifier between Panama and the United States


Su tagli previsti per la scuola, Prodi mostrato sensibilita'


Italia e Germania fanalini di coda nelle riforme


Nonetheless, shares fell 65 cents, to $50.48, as the company said results in the current quarter would be pressured by calendar changes.


Meeting with leaders of the European Union in Brussels, the prime minister of Iraq's interim government, Ayad Allawi, has called for reconciliation with European nations and urged "spectator" states to engage in Iraq.


The Lede Blog: Man Killed by Tiger Was Quiet One, Witness Says

An eyewitness account indicates that a death may have been especially tragic.


Benjamat Moongdee picked through the rubbish and debris from last month's tsunami to find anything she might sell.


Sikhs go to the European Court in Strasbourg to challenge a French ban on turbans in ID photos.


Slow out of blocks, Greeks finish in style

LIKE a rank outsider, Athens has surprised the pundits by hosting an Olympic Games that has run with the mathematical precision mastered by the ancient Greeks.


Putin's Kiev visit 'timed to influence Ukraine poll'

Vladimir Putin began a state visit to Kiev yesterday with a television interview in which he held out the possibility of favourable treatment to Ukrainians, a move thought likely to be helpful to the pro-Moscow candidate in next Sunday's presidential


PHILADELPHIA -- Musings, observations and occasional insight on a wacky and offense-filled Week 3 in the NFL ...


Troubled pop star Britney Spears has tried to make peace with the paparazzi by apologising to one of them.


Hong Kong - Up to 100 million people could die within weeks if a bird flu pandemic broke out, a senior World Health Organisation official warned on Monday as he urged nations to make urgent preparations to mitigate its spread.


IBM's Power5 beast takes on Sun, HP - and IBM

Come November, customers will see the Power5-based p5-590 and p5-595 servers hit the market. The 32-way 590 is a direct replacement for the current Power4+-based p690.


A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit attempting to force the release of the names of donors backing a group that ran ads critical of the Democratic candidate for governor.


Hollywood star Sharon Stone persuades political leaders and executives to part with their money to help fight malaria.


Manitoba Premier Gary Doer blasted federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh yesterday, accusing him of threatening the future of Internet pharmacies in his province and across Western Canada.


Gunman may have planned sex assault at Amish school

NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - The man who stormed an Amish school and killed five girls had confessed to his wife he molested two girls 20 years ago, and police said he may have planned to sexually abuse his 10 hostages.


VATICANO - LE PAROLE DELLA DOTTRINA a cura di don Nicola Bux e don Salvatore Vitiello -  LÂavvenimento dellÂeducazione CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Come ogni realtÃ  che riguarda lÂumano, anche lÂeducazione Ã¨ una questione di rapporti, di relazioni interpersonali tra un ÂioÂ consapevole e adulto, educante ed un ÂioÂ in formazione, il quale per la sua stessa co...


Monty Gives Europe Early Advantage at Oakland Hills

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Colin Montgomerie  drew first blood for holders Europe with a birdie-three at the  first hole as the 35th Ryder Cup began at Oakland Hills under  cloudy skies on Friday.


The organisers of a Brussels march against Islam say they will appeal after a court backs the mayor's decision not to grant them a permit.


'Piano Teacher' Author Jelinek Wins Nobel Prize

Austria's Elfriede Jelinek won the  Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for novels and plays  that starkly depict violence against women, explore sexuality  and condemn far-right politics in Europe.


Marijuana top U.S. cash crop, analyst says

U.S. growers produce nearly $35  billion worth of marijuana annually, making the illegal drug  the country's largest cash crop, bigger than corn and wheat  combined, an advocate of medical marijuana use said in a study  released on Monday.


Andrew Flintoff hopes to return to England duty in the one-day series against India.


The three New Zealand judges presiding over sexual assault cases on Pitcairn Island have handed down their verdicts in Adamstown, finding five of the seven men charged guilty of sex crimes.


Hundreds of Swedes paused outside a department store Saturday to remember their former foreign minister, a popular politician who was stabbed and killed by a mentally ill man while shopping one year ago.


Pennington's return inspires Jets offense

Chad Pennington, who missed the previous three games due to a rotator cuff injury on his right (throwing) shoulder, returned with a fury on Sunday.


Locals in a windswept Irish coastal town are fighting plans by Shell to run a natural gas pipeline through their neighborhood


Paris confident it can win bid for 2012 Summer Olympics

Paris is confident of maintaining its status as the odds-on favourite to host the 2012 Olympic Games, citing widespread political backing, strong financial support, affordable tickets and 80 per cent of venues within 10 minutes reach.


Russian cargo ship docks at the international space station ...

A US-Russian crew got some belated Christmas turkey and vital supplies Sunday when an unmanned cargo ship docked at the international space station, ending a shortage that had alarmed officials at home and forced astronauts to ration supplies.


For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way

At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.


Cisco Systems Chief Development Officer and Executive Vice President Charles Giancarlo has resigned, the company announced Thursday.The 14-year Cisco veteran, who was widely seen as a likely candidate to replace Chairman and CEO John Chambers, left to pursue new professional opportunities, the company said in a statement.A Development Council of seven technology leaders, which was organized earlier this month under Giancarlo's leadership, will drive Cisco's development efforts, the company said.(More to follow.)


The much-anticipated US-led offensive to seize the Iraqi city of Falluja from anti-American Iraqi fighters has begun. Meeting resistance that, while stiff at times, was much less than had been


OSAKA, Japan  - Bernard Lagat became the first American man to win a global 1,500 meters title for 99 years when he swept to victory down the home straight at the world championships on Wednesday.


US Open: Henin-Hardenne Toils, Agassi Rolls

Defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne scraped through to the third round of the US Open Thursday but her progress was about as smooth as rush-hour traffic in downtown Manhattan.


Philadelphia 76ers Team Report - November 17

(Sports Network) - The 76ers saw a three-game win streak come to an end on Tuesday night, falling 103-95 to the Seattle SuperSonics at the Wachovia Center.


The President's news conference was a vivid display of the verbal scrim the White House is using to cover its agenda in the legislative battle over the treatment of detainees


La metamorfosi dell'ex idolo dei girotondial Congresso un intervento pacato, con un affondo                                          Il Cofferati "pacificato" all'attacco di Bertinotti                                                                                Appoggia Fassino e D'Alema, e chiede unitÃ "Primarie, non facciamo come in Puglia"


NEW YORK -- One of the web's most popular file-sharing sites has shut down less than a week after Hollywood announced a flurry of lawsuits against operators of such internet servers.


'Snicket' becomes a fortunate family event

A happy ending may be in store for Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, which grossed $30.2 million to become the latest family film to top the box office.


GM crop trial locations may be hidden from public

Government plans clampdown on vandalism after lobbying from biotech firms


Peugeot denies any capital tie-up with Mitsubishi Motors

Peugeot of France denied a report from Tokyo that it was in talks with scandal-hit Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors over a comprehensive alliance that includes a capital tie-up.


The European Commission is likely to follow opinion in the U.S. on the merger suit.


Is the New Supply Side Better Than the Old?

The presidential campaign has brought back to the fore the vexing question of how much to tax high-income Americans.


In provvedimento competitivita' risorse Tfr e ammortizzatori


Famiglia sterminata a fucilate Sotto accusa un ragazzino di 14 ...

ROUEN (FRANCIA), 28 OTTOBRE 2004 - Un'intera famiglia sterminata ad Ancourteville-sur-Hericourt, un villaggio della Francia occidentale. Secondo gli inquirenti l'artefice del terribile gesto sarebbe un adolescente


WASHINGTON -- Consumer spending rose in December by the most in five months, helping the economy weather a slump in manufacturing that extended into 2007.


Colombia foils rebel attack on U.S. advisers

Colombian police foiled a plot by leftist rebels to attack U.S. military advisers at a popular vacation resort near the capital, a government official and the U.S. Embassy said on Tuesday.


Bene Europa con Germania, impennata dei prezzi del cibo


Donovan having second thoughts over Orlando job: report

Billy Donovan is having second thoughts  about accepting the Orlando Magic head coaching job and hopes  to return to the University of Florida, the Orlando Sentinel  reported on its Web site on Sunday.


Top seed American Andy Roddick and defending champion Tim Henman both crashed out of the Paris Masters in the third round on Thursday.


China's economic heartland besieged by wild winter

Chaotic winter weather besieged China's business and farming heartland on Tuesday, with no quick end in sight to weeks of snow and ice that have trapped energy and food flows ahead of a big national holiday.


France's President Sarkozy reshuffles his cabinet, naming a new number two to replace Alain Juppe.


The U.S. military will begin filing war crimes charges against detainees at Guantanamo Bay this week under new rules for trials that allow coerced or hearsay evidence, the lead prosecutor for the tribunals said Tuesday.


Genova, 17:38 - CALCIO, SAMP-GENOA: SCONTRI TRA TIFOSI SEDATI DA FORZE ORDINE

Inizia male il derby di Genova. Scontri tra tifosi della Sampdoria e del Genoa si sono verificati ne...


Agency may have tried to discredit critic

WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley has called for a federal probe into allegations that US Food and Drug Administration officials used anonymous calls in an attempt to discredit an agency whistle-blower.


Isaac strengthened into the fifth hurricane of the Atlantic season Saturday, and its winds could reach Canada early next week, forecasters said.


Television's "Dr. Phil" McGraw says he regrets talking about Britney Spears' mental health after visiting her in the hospital, but didn't violate the family's trust.


Napoli, 15:20 - CALCIO, MOGGI: COLLINA NON PUO' FARE IL DESIGNATORE

Luciano Moggi è contrario alla nomina di Pierluigi Collina a designatore arbitrale. "L'ho se...


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


Messina, 18:57 - CALCIO, MESSINA-ATALANTA: PROBABILI FORMAZIONI

Probabili formazioni di Messina-Atalanta, recupero della 16/a giornata in programma domani sera alle...


Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has talked to top state Democrats about a possible run for New York attorney general in what could turn into a race against his estranged brother-in-law — Andrew Cuomo, according to people familiar with those conversations.


Margaret Hassan, who's head of Care International's operations in Iraq, was taken in capital Baghdad by an Iraqi group who haven't named themselves.


NEW YORK A large build in the nation's energy inventories has oil prices plunging. That, combined with increased consumer spending and good news on manufacturing, has stocks in rally mode.


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.


Concern is voiced after the number of people giving blood in Scotland dropped by 10,000.


Rebel Attacks Hit Baghdad as Rumsfeld Visits Iraq

A rocket attack and suicide car bombing killed at least four people in Baghdad Sunday as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld began an unannounced visit to Iraq to gauge efforts to calm violence before January elections.


By Scott Richardson  Al Nutty spends his days as a fishing guide on Kinkaid Lake in Southern Illinois.   The 2,750-acre reservoir offers walleye and smallmouth fishing that is improving. He's seen crappies that reach 2.5 to 3 pounds. Channel catfish are good and largely ignored.


For the last three weeks, Hannu Toivonen has forsaken his $532,000 NHL salary and all its perks -- charter planes, first-class hotels -- for the smaller paychecks and weary bus travel of the AHL.


Guantanamo prison poems to be published in U.S.

Poems written by Guantanamo prisoners about their lives as captives of the United States have been compiled in a book that will be published this summer with an endorsement from a former U.S. poet laureate.


It was always said about Ken Caminiti that the man had a big heart. But just two days after Caminiti was released from a Houston jail Oct. 5, the 1996 National League MVP's brother, Glenn, and good friend Aaron Crumpton shared their mutual fear that Ken's heart was going to fail.


âChavitosâ, Cubaâs new convertible currency

The Cuban Convertible Peso, CUC, or âchavitosâ as they are called locally became effective this Monday substituting the widely circulated US dollar, with the Central Bank stating that control over the nation's money circulation underlines sovereignty


Officials seek links in fugitive TB patient case

U.S. officials are looking for any possible link between the lawyer isolated after flying across Europe and the Atlantic with dangerous form of tuberculosis and his father-in-law, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tuberculosis researcher.


BRUSSELS, Oct 29 (IPS) - Just two months before a deadline set by the  European Union for signing all-embracing free trade accords with  some of the world's poorest countries, the EU has admitted  that it will have to reduce its ambition.


Is an older Sun a mellower Sun? Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystemsâ chairman and CEO, said at a press conference this week to introduce the companyâs Solaris 10 operating system that heâd just turned 50 over the weekend.


Kenny Irons ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns in his return to South Carolina and No. 2 Auburn knocked away a last-chance pass to keep its unbeaten season alive with a 24-17 victory over the Gamecocks last night in Columbia.


Il ministro: 'alla costituente da uomo libero'


Looks like the drugmaker will be spending even more time in court.


Sound and fury abound in World Cup group matches

Sound and fury will abound in the World Cup group stages kicking off at the Stade de France in Paris on Friday with the opening clash between hosts France and Argentina.


Celebrities did their best to keep their cool on a sweltering red carpet at the Emmy Awards by wearing a variety of sorbet colors and stars such as Heidi Klum, America Ferrera, Debra Messing, Sandra Oh and Ellen Pompeo showed a bit of skin in strapless dresses.


Two planes have been grounded at Shannon Airport after being struck by lightning, it has emerged.


Ransom-Note Ads About Childrenâs Health Are Canceled

N.Y.U. is dropping a controversial ad campaign aimed at raising awareness of childrenâs mental health disorders.


Baltics offer to help Beslan victims, Latvia questions loss of life

The images of horror from the Beslan school siege, which ended in a chaotic bloodbath, had a profound impact on the Baltic states as they did throughout the world.


Weather experts warn of icy weather and snow in many places across Wales and England.


Motorola Inc. announced Tuesday plans to cut 1,000 jobs worldwide and take a charge of $50 million for severance benefits. The job cuts are part of a restructuring resulting from the spin off of its semiconductor division into Freescale Semiconductor.


Hibernating Animals Suffer Dangerous Wakeup Calls Due to Warming

This Groundhog Day's prediction of an early spring may be cold comfort to hibernators. Global warming is disrupting long winter's naps, sometimes fatally.


Amid a Whirlwind of Change, MartÃnez Returns to His Roots

Less than 24 hours after Pedro MartÃnez stood inside Shea Stadium for his introduction as the Mets' newest pitcher, he was on an island in the Caribbean Sea.


Ministro diessino ha reso nota decisione con una lettera


Avrebbe violato le norme Ue in materia di concentrazione


Shares finished higher Thursday as investors set aside concerns about downbeat economic reports and focused on Oracleâs strong profits statement.


Shares of Google Inc. made their market debut on Thursday and quickly traded up 19 percent at $101.28. The Web search company's initial public offering priced at $85


Russia, Japan ban British poultry over bird flu

Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports as Britain pressed ahead with a cull of 160,000 turkeys after the nation's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in farmed poultry.


The markets slid for a second straight session today after an increase in labor costs stirred concerns about inflation and interest rates.


SALT LAKE CITY — The race for governor of Utah is a contest between two men from families that might be the closest thing to royalty in this state.


New rules that come into force on Wednesday should make it easier to switch broadband supplier.


A judge throws out  the corruption case of former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma.


A team of astronomers, whose leader teaches at the University of Hawaii, has observed a head-on collision of two galaxy clusters, in which trillions of stars have been smashed together.


UPDATE 2-Australia heading for victory as Kiwis collapse

Australia ripped through the top of the New Zealand order to leave the tourist's struggling on 36 for four at tea on the fourth day of the second test


The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro discusses his recent reviews and answers your personal tech questions.


Serving Up Giddiness in London's Silly Season

The early days of winter in the London theater scene have brought a wave of panto productions featuring balmy songs, bad puns and cross-dressers.


Womenâs World Cup: Scurry Takes Soloâs Spot in Goal for U.S.

Coach Greg Ryan made an last minute change in goal for the semifinal against Brazil, opting to play Briana Scurry, who made the decisive save in the 1999 World Cup.


Egyptâs Mideast peace breakthrough turned down

JERUSALEM. Israeli, Palestinian and US officials all poured cold water Wednesday on claims from Egypt that a comprehensive peace plan for the Middle East was in the pipeline.


Al ministero del Lavoro confermano che l'estensionedella riforma al Pubblico Impiego ha tempi ancora incerti                                          Statali ancora lontani da riforma Tfr La sollecitazione di Draghi cade nel vuoto                                                                                Il segretario della Uilpa Salvatore Bosco: "Il problema Ã¨ solo politico" di ROSARIA AMATO


Processo Juve: la difesa chiede l`assoluzione di Giraudo

Lâavvocato difensore della Juventus nel processo per la somministrazione di farmaci ai giocatori, Paolo Trofino, ha chiesto lâassoluzione dellâamministratore delegato bianconero Antonio Giraudo. Nel


Trying to draw attention to his domestic agenda, President Bush on Thursday extolled the science of turning grasses and wood chips into ethanol to lessen the U.S. thirst for foreign oil.


Federal regulators said yesterday that they won't approve La Jolla Pharmaceutical's experimental lupus drug without an additional human study to prove its benefits.


A UK-wide civil servants' strike over job cuts is expected to hit public services across the country.


R&B star Rihanna's song Umbrella is the longest-running number one single in a decade with 10 weeks on top.


Protagonisti due 19/enni: un livornese e un dominicano


Voters are due to cast their ballots on Wednesday in key elections in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.


The death or long-term incapacitation of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be a turning point in Middle East history. It could suddenly remove an obstacle to peace or unleash a bloody power struggle among Palestinians factions.


A car bomb exploded outside the education ministry in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding about eight, the interior ministry said.


To avoid fees, customer has to know enough to ask

Some AOL subscribers are discovering that the company's new free service is only free if you ask for it.


Bondsâs Former Girlfriend Agrees to Pose for Playboy

Kimberly Bell is one of at least two key witnesses to testify in front of an earlier grand jury about Barry Bonds.


Treviso, 17:54 - CALCIO, TREVISO: CEDUTO MALLUS ALLA REGGIANA

Il Treviso ha ceduto alla Reggiana il calciatore Marco Mallus. Adottata la formula della compropriet...


Comcast uses local events to increase the brand equity of its on-demand platform.


Ukranian Opposition Calls for Strike; Civil War Possible

Viktor Yushchenko and other opposition leaders in Ukraine called for a general strike that would shut down factories, schools and public transportation on Wednesday which led other officials to fear for civil war.


Stars rock around the world for climate change

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Some of the world's biggest pop stars from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Madonna performed at Live Earth concerts around the globe on Saturday to urge fans and governments to fight global warming.


Asteroid Toutatis Makes Closest Pass in 651 Years

An asteroid named for a Celtic god of war will come as close to Earth this week as it has since 1353. The space rock known as Toutatis will come on Wednesday within 960,000 miles of


Norwegian F-16 fighters scrambled twice Thursday to monitor a flight of eight Russia bombers that neared the Nordic country's territory in the latest show of air power by the Kremlin, defense officials said.


Britain expels Russian diplomats in murder row

Britain ordered the expulsion of four Russian diplomats on Monday over Moscow's refusal to hand over the main suspect in the murder of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, escalating tension between Russia and the West.


Microsoft Asks Judge to Suspend Penalties

Microsoft asked a European Union  judge Thursday to freeze a European Commission order forcing it  to share technology with competitors, but a rival said the  software giant used to provide such information freely.


Muslims Say Their Faith Growing Fast in Africa

The veil that cloaks the head of Zafran Mukanwali is a modest symbol of a potentially dramatic shift in religious affiliation in Africa.


Can Google Survive a Downturn? Experts Are Divided

Google's dependence on ad revenue makes it particularly vulnerable to an economic recession, some experts say -- but others point out that the nature of its advertising may insulate Google from any downturn.


Yahoo is working with seven US newspaper groups to share online advertising, content and technology.


The bearded, wizard-like Cao Boi (pronounced cowboy) is already showing signs of becoming one of those indelible "Survivor" characters.


Oil prices ease on positive news from US, Nigeria

Oil prices closed lower in New York trading on Wednesday for the first time in two weeks, down 39 US cents at $US49.51 a barrel, as concerns about Nigerian crude output eased and US oil inventories rose.


As part of an effort to expand local content, Internet portal company Yahoo! Wednesday night began offering Web surfers information about current traffic conditions for the largest US metro areas.


Nextel Communications Inc. NXTL.O,  the sixth largest U.S. mobile provider, on Friday said its  quarterly profit rose on strong subscriber growth, including  better-than-expected sales to young customers.


Snow Slides Kill Three, Injure 4 in Austria

Avalanches killed three skiers and critically injured four others Saturday in Austria's Alps, and authorities suspended a search for a missing American snowboarder.


Spending Bills Still Stuffed With Earmarks

Twice in the past two years, Alaska lawmakers lost congressional earmarks to build two "bridges to nowhere" costing hundreds of millions of dollars after Congress was embarrassed by public complaints over the pet projects hidden in annual spending bills.


Fierce fighting rocks Palestinian camp in Lebanon

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the group rejected demands to surrender.


Jason Kidd made his season debut and assisted on Richard Jefferson's game-winning jumper from the lane with 7.1 seconds left as the New Jersey Nets defeated the Toronto Raptors 88-86.


White House race may cost hopefuls $500M

Those three dollars you've set aside in your tax returns as a good deed toward clean presidential elections? Forget about it. Nobody wants them anymore.


Riots claim lives on farm of former Philippine leader

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo yesterday ordered the replacement of soldiers and police guarding a farm controlled by the family of former president Corazon Aquino after deadly riots involving striking workers claimed as many as seven lives.


Police have launched a murder probe after the daughter of a teacher at one of the world's leading private schools was stabbed to death and the son of another was critically injured.


Belgian court rules against Google over copyright

A Belgian court ruled on Tuesday that  Google  may not reproduce extracts from a variety of  Belgian newspapers, imperiling one of the web search leader's  most popular services if other courts follow suit.


Naked activists march against Burberry use of fur in fashion

Animal rights activists strutted naked through Tokyo's glitzy Ginza district Friday as they urged a boycott of fashion giant Burberry for using fur.


20 killed in Iraqi police stations attacks

â¢ Question: "With the recent wave of uprising in Iraq against coalition forces, do you think Americans will pull out of Iraq sooner than expected ?


Somaliland president warns Islamic group

The president of the breakaway republic of Somaliland on Saturday played down the rise of Islamic militants in the region but said if they tried to destabilize his territory, they would be treated as an enemy.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Toronto Argonauts may need to brush up on tackling for the playoffs, but their pass rush and kicker Noel Prefontaine are in top form.


Poland's 900 Troops Don't Ease NATO Need

Poland's defense minister said in comments broadcast Thursday that his nation will send at least 900 troops to eastern Afghanistan next year.


Elected lawmakers meet in Thailand for the first time since the military seized power in September 2006.


US Congress to investigate irregularities in November 2 vote

The Government Accountability Office, the investigating arm of the US Congress, will probe allegations of irregularities in the November 2 US presidential vote, lawmakers said.


Tropical Storm Ivo upgraded to Pacific hurricane

The U.S. National Hurricane Center upgraded Tropical Storm Ivo to a hurricane on Wednesday as it headed across the Pacific toward Mexico's Baja California peninsula.


Two feature-length DVDs  on the Who will reach stores on November 6, one targeted at  mainstream fans of the British rock veterans and the other at  die-hard aficionados.


Report: Google and Salesforce.com to partner

Blog: Salesforce.com is hosting a news conference to announce a partnership with an unnamed Internet company and TechCrunch speculates the partner will be Google.


Rain was forecast Tuesday for coastal areas extending from the Carolinas through New England and significant snowfall was expected in the Great Lakes and western New England regions.


Sri Lanka telecom sector soars on new mobile phone connections

Sri Lanka's telecom sector soared in 2006 to 7.3 million users, led by a 59 percent jump in new mobile phone connections on competition and falling call rates, the telecom watchdog has said.


Sundin breaks out of slump to keep Leafs in playoff hunt

Mats Sundin notched his first goal in seven games to help keep Toronto's playoff hopes alive with a comeback 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.


Hamas force says defuses bomb at Gaza parliament

A Hamas-led security force said on Sunday it found a bomb outside the parliament building in the Gaza Strip, a development that could fuel tensions between governing Islamists and President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction.


Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that the Lebanese government should ratify an agreement with the United Nations to establish an international tribunal to prosecute the suspected killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.


As dust settles at Yukos, Kremlin oil holdings rise

Amid the intrigue surrounding the sale of the largest subsidiary of the Russian oil giant Yukos, the Kremlin effectively wound up with control of about 15 percent of the country's oil production, which industry analysts had speculated was the government's


UPDATE 3-TXU says management looking at dividend policy

TXU Corp. (TXU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) management is deciding whether to recommend that its board reevaluate the utility's common stock dividend, which was


Man Utd defender Neville sees light at end of injury tunnel

Gary Neville has been given the green light to make his long-awaited comeback from injury with an appearance for a second-string Manchester United side on Thursday.


Secretary of State Colin Powell bid a nostalgic farewell on Thursday to the NATO Western security alliance he first served as platoon commander facing down the Soviet army 46 years ago.


Catania, 10:49 - CALCIO, CATANIA: DOMANI GLI ALLENAMENTI

Il Catania non tornerà ad allenarsi oggi, come previsto, bensÃ¬ domani. La decisione è ...


Atlantis crew searches for possible liftoff damage to shuttle

The crew of space shuttle Atlantis on their first day in orbit Friday trained a camera on the spaceship's thermal shield to search for any damage from a loose piece of insulation that broke off during liftoff, NASA said.


Airbus Job Losses to Top Agenda at Merkel-Chirac Meeting

Pending job cuts at Airbus are expected to top the agenda at a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac in Germany on Friday.Comment


BBC's Johnston thanks world as returns online

Freed BBC correspondent Alan Johnston on Friday used his first written piece for the broadcaster's website since his release to thank those who helped him through his "psychological battle."


If you're going to tell a wildly implausible tale of fortune hunting and unlikely heroes, you could do worse than "National Treasure.


Politician's arrest stirs suspicions in Hong Kong

BEIJING - The arrest of a Hong Kong pro-democracy candidate in mainland China on charges of soliciting a prostitute touched off a media furor in the former British colony yesterday and fueled suspicion that Beijing was trying to influence ...


The international Cassini spacecraft began unveiling Saturn's mysterious sidekick Titan with a stream of increasingly sharp pictures of the surface taken during a flyby within 745 miles (1,198 kilometers) of the hazy moon.


Adelaide - New Zealand lost both their opening batsmen in the final session as Australia, led by Justin Langer's third career double century, held a 519-run lead after the second day of the second cricket Test on Saturday.


Tokyo's Nikkei average lost 0.66 percent  by midday on Friday as renewed earnings concerns prompted  investors to sell key technology stocks, while insurers fell on  worries over their exposure to typhoon- and hurricane-related  costs.


An Mozart opera featuring a beheaded Prophet Muhammad and other religious figures is scrapped over security fears.


Microsoft vows to bark like a dog for you in 2008

Smells, hears and sees money WPC Microsoft has promised "big dog" products and R&D spend next year, to defend its partner turf and go head-to-head against competitors new and old. Woof!â¦


LEXINGTON, Ky. -- David Greene passed for 259 yards and set an NCAA Division 1-A record for most wins by a quarterback as No. 8 Georgia routed Kentucky, 62-17, yesterday.


"Interred With Their Bones" (Dutton, 405 pages, $25.95), by Jennifer Lee Carrell: With an obvious nod to "The Da Vinci Code," Jennifer Lee Carrell has written a two-tiered academic action yarn in which the murder mystery rests on a literary question: Who was William Shakespeare?


"Svolgevano attivita' di collegamento con autorita' afgane"


BAGHDAD, July 6 -- U.N. refugee officials on Friday accused donor countries of neglecting the plight of hundreds of thousands of refugees from Iraq flooding into neighboring Syria and Jordan.


After a year and a half away from the spotlight, Clay Aiken returns with an edgy new look, a far-from-edgy new album and a newly secure sense of self.


California Catholic Diocese Settles Sex Abuse Cases

After two years of talks, the Roman Catholic diocese of Orange, outside Los Angeles, has agreed to pay compensation to 87 victims of sex abuse by clergy.


Health Tip: Am I Getting Too Old to Drive?

(HealthDay News) -- Driving can become dangerous for some seniors as they decline both physically and mentally.


Novara, 21:56 - BASKET, LEGADUE: NOVARA PRENDE CONLEY

lLa Cimberio Novara (Legadue) ha ingaggiato l'ala statunitense Robert


Dinerâs Journal: Popcorn, the Old-Fashioned Way

Weâve talked about popcorn here on Dinerâs Journal before, but today brings some actual popcorn news. For more on that, and a way to avoid becoming a news story yourself, Iâd like to present Mark Bittman, who writes the Minimalist column for the Times. I think the guyâs got a future in blogging. Take it [...].


Quaid takes the field for college football film

Dennis Quaid has signed  on to star in "The Express," the true story of Ernie Davis, the  first black player to win college football's Heisman Trophy.


The family of John Ritter has sued a Burbank hospital, accusing it of negligence in the death of the 54-year-old actor.


The company is in trouble once again. What's it going to take?


We ask the author of suspense thrillers and historical romances about her favorite DVDs, CDs, and books.


Double Tree Goes 'Wild for Wildlife' -- Students Learn Respect, Protection of Nature

By Elaine Pacheco Special to My Life  It's not just raining cats and dogs in Memphis today. It's raining tigers, eagles and panda bears.


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - US stocks traded mixed Thurday as Merck shares lost a quarter of their value, dragging blue chips lower, but the Nasdaq moved higher, buoyed by gains in the semiconductor sector.


Zooomr hopes pro accounts will bring in bucks

Blog: New $19.95 annual subscriptions will mean ad-free use of Zooomr and some new features.


Tris di nuovi Alcatel: One Touch 155, 156 e 355

Alcatel, in collaborazione con la cinese TCL, lanciano tre nuovi cellulari One Touch di fascia medio-bassa: si tratta dell'OT 155, dell'OT 156 e dell'OT 355. One Touch 155 punta sul prezzo basso, concentrando


The U.S. weather chief called Wednesday for a global surveillance system to detect and forecast disasters like tsunamis, hoping the tragedy in Asia will build the political resolve to buy and deploy equipment.


UN Security Council Tries to Stop Syrian Meddling in Lebanon

The United Nations Security Council approved a rare resolution against an Arab state -- without naming names -- late Thursday. The resolution is intended to stop Syrian meddling in Lebanese politics and affairs.


Sony demos faster-than-USB wireless transfer system

Sony is developing a wireless data transfer system for gadgets that is capable of sending pictures, video, and data over a range of a few centimeters.Transfer Jet is based on a Sony-developed near-field communications system that the company envisages being built into a range of different portable consumer electronics devices to enable transfer without wires. Effective data rates of about 375Mbps over a 560Mbps physical layer can be realized with the system, which puts it faster on paper than USB2.0 and IEEE1394 FireWire interfaces.A prototype of the system is on show this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In a demonstration, a digital camera equipped with Transfer Jet and about 45 images was placed onto a version of Sony's photo reader box that also packed the technology. After a short pause, the images began transferring and within a few seconds the VGA-resolution images were inside the photo reader and could be viewed on a television.Sony clearly sees big things ahead for the technology. During a CES news conference Steve Haber, a senior vice president with responsibility for mobile and imaging products, said Transfer Jet "could also play a key role for Sony moving forward."Transfer Jet has been under development by Sony for a couple of years and there's about a year's worth of work left before it's ready for the commercial market, said Kentaro Odaka, general manager of Sony's communication technology laboratory, in an interview.Odaka said the technology is based on a completely new near-field system developed by Sony that isn't related to its already-popular Felica system. Felica is widely used in smartcards across Asia but lacks the data throughput for more demanding applications. Transfer Jet uses a 4.5GHz system that is different but similar to ultra wideband, he said. The system has no security or encryption because it operates over a distance of a few centimeters.Sony gave a few hints on where Transfer Jet might turn up. In the demonstration at CES it is embedded into a digital still camera and digital video camera. "Look for Transfer Jet technology in a variety of new products in the near future," said Haber.


When it comes to funding the search for a cure for breast cancer, there's no shortage of Londoners willing to stand up and be counted.


The soundtrack has lively numbers, which the youth may love.


Village People Not Laughing at YMCA Parody

YouTube may soon be facing yet another suit over the use of copyrighted music in one of its videos, this time from the company that owns the rights to the music produced by the Village People.


Thorpe Ends Michael Phelps' Record Quest

ATHENS, Greece - Ian Thorpe won the most anticipated duel at the Olympic pool, taking gold in the 200-meter freestyle Monday night and ensuring that Michael Phelps won't match Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals. Defending Olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands got off to a quick start - more than 1 second under world-record pace at the halfway point - but couldn't maintain it...


Brazil defeats Bolivia 3-1 in World Cup qualifier

It was showtime for Ronaldo, and Brazil rolled to a 3-1 victory over Bolivia in a World Cup qualifying match on Sunday. Ronaldo opened the scoring in the first minute, and Brazil


External cost pressures dragged on the company's first-quarter results.


A federal agency's decision not to renew a mining permit for a rock quarry near Las Cruces will better protect a repository of pre-dinosaur era fossil tracks.


Poltiica. Bossi: mi fido di Berlusconi, contro di lui c'e' ...

Umberto Bossi si fida ciecamente del premier Silvio Berlusconi: "Mi ha fatto entrare nella storia. Mi ha dato il federalismo. Io ero immobile a letto e lui in aula ha convinto i suoi a votare. Ha mantenuto la parola. Lo stimo come uomo e come premier".


TV shows will not air Heath Ledger video

Two U.S. celebrity television shows say they will not air a highly publicized video said to show deceased actor Heath Ledger discussing drug use at a wild party in a Los Angeles hotel two years ago.


England's Michael Owen will be on the bench against Switzerland but Ashley Young & David Bentley earn starts, BBC Sport understands.


Full-frame camera sensors: a tough technology

Blog: Nikon was later than Canon to the full-frame sensor party. But it has a good excuse: the large sensors aren't easy to make.


CHARLESTON, W.Va., Dec. 7 -- State investigators have concluded that the Sago Mine explosion that killed 12 miners in January was caused by a lightning bolt that ignited methane gas underground, a union official said.


By Sabine Vollmer, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 17--Adding a treatment for pink eye to its lineup of promising medicines could cost Inspire Pharmaceuticals $32 million in upfront and milestone payments.


Holiday Travel Tips for Stress-Free Flying

Travel experts share timesaving advice for enduring airports on some of the year's busiest travel days.


Petrolio. Continua l'irrefrenabile corsa del prezzo del greggio ...

Il Brent accelera la sua corsa toccando nelle contrattazioni elettroniche sul mercato di Londra un altro record a 50,50 dollari al barile. Dopo il nuovo massimo il greggio di riferimento europeo ha pero' ripiegato sotto la soglia dei 50 dollari.


TIME.com talks to sculptor Robert Berks about creating Johnny Carson out of clay


Pakistan and India agreed Saturday to restart peace talks suspended since train bombings killed more than 200 people in Mumbai in July as part of a wave of attacks India blames on Pakistan-based militants.


Japan, hosting a donors' conference for Iraq reconstruction in Tokyo, pledged Wednesday to disburse $40 billion in aid for Iraq's elections.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc  on Thursday reported a 2.4 percent rise in December sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, beating Wall Street expectations, as customers flocked to its stores for cheap groceries.


In the wake of the SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale scandal, Franceâs business aristocracy finds itself in a place it never wants to be: the spotlight.


Only one satellite radio stock is worth buying...and it's not the one that snagged Howard Stern. This is an update of a column that originally ran on September 30.


Kuznetsova beats injured Davenport, becomes first Russian woman to ...

Lindsay Davenport hobbled her way out of the US Open, losing a big lead and able to do little but watch Svetlana Kuznetsova win 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 and become the first Russian woman to reach the final at this tournament.


Iran said on Saturday turnout was high in elections for local councils and a powerful clerical body, with some initial reports suggesting allies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad might not have won resounding backing.


Veteran US TV personality Barbara Walters is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


The rise in online scams has companies spending hefty sums to educate customers about fraud prevention and to address 'phishing' damage.


Cleric's Lawyer Denies Lying to US Government

A lawyer accused of aiding terrorism through her defense of a militant Muslim cleric on Tuesday denied charges that she lied to the US government by signing a promise


Internet access could be cut for people who illegally download music and videos  under government proposals.


Capital Radio and GWR agree the terms of an merger which will bring together Capital FM and Classic FM in an all-share deal.


Westerner beheaded by gang in Iraqi street

Insurgents have beheaded a Western man on the streets of Mosul today and killed two other Westerners and their Iraqi driver, witnesses told the Reuters news agency.


U.S. Treasuries prices were barely  changed on Monday as investors braced for a busy week of  economic data, central bank speak and debt supply.


You're an attorney.  You need open source education.  Get it here.

Blog: The Software Freedom Law Center is offering a free day of open source legal education.  Send your counsel.  This is a must-attend event.


Middlesbrough beat Bristol City 5-4 on penalties to get the better of Bristol City to secure their place in the FA Cup fifth round.


Drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis , the  target of a lawsuit seeking class-action status filed on behalf  of shareholders, on Friday vowed to fight allegations it hid  the side-effects of its anti-obesity drug Acomplia.


Business Analysis: Overhaul urged for US food and drug watchdog

By Katherine Griffiths in New York and Stephen Foley in London. The United States' Food and Drug Administration used to be a regulator so trusted that when it waved through the introduction of genetically modified


Lettera aperta di uno studente napoletano sui temi del disagio e del bullismo"Ma quello che ho scritto interesserÃ  a qualcuno anche se non fa spettacolo?"                                            "Non picchio i compagni e amo la scuola ditemi la veritÃ : non sarÃ² mica un folle?"


LE GRAND-BORNAND , France -- Linus Gerdemann hadn't even finished celebrating his first Tour de France stage victory before sounding a loud drumbeat from the winner's circle: Races can and should be won clean.


Militant group Hamas makes a strong showing in Palestinian local council elections in the West Bank.


Royal Philips Electronics NV, a maker of medical and lighting equipment, said Monday net profit for the second quarter rose on the sale of its stake in a Taiwanese semiconductor company, but that exchange rates hurt sales.


Julie and her Chinese-American friend, Ivy, are the latest additions to American Girlâs fabulously popular line of historical dolls and books and the first to be situated in an era so close to the present.


BBC director general Mark Thompson is to announce a plan of action in response to recent editorial mistakes.


Abbas says to meet Olmert within two weeks

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who agreed earlier this month to form a unity government with Islamist group Hamas, said on Monday he would meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert within two weeks.


He has torn apart his team, his life and the world that revolves around him. Now that the latest bullet has whizzed past Kobe Bryant's head, you have to wonder if he can see the smoldering ruins of what he's left behind.


Most of us have been stopped by a police officer at some point, usually for a minor infraction like speeding or an expired registration. And of course, all of us have seen movie and TV depictions of the cop who is stoic but unfailingly polite as he hands out a $200 ticket.


Mass Antibiotic Treatment May Wipe Out Trachoma

A single population-wide dose of antibiotic can virtually eliminate the blinding disease trachoma, a study said on Wednesday, although other researchers warned high levels of infection could hinder the drugs' success.


Cagliari, 20:15 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: GIAMPAOLO INCERTO SUL MODULO

Ancora incerto il modulo che sarà adottato dal tecnico del Cagliari Giampaolo per la gara con...


Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is confident bringing Ruud van Nistelrooy back into the side will help his side triumph over Sparta Prague.


Tim Kring reveals major plot points of the sci-fi series' upcoming shows. In Table of Malcontents.


Estee Lauder sees double-digit profit growth

Cosmetics maker Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.  forecast up to 12 percent annual earnings growth over the next three years as it cuts costs and expands overseas and announced a $750 million share buyback on Tuesday.


Officials said the companies, the Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation and Parsons Brinckerhoff, had acknowledged oversight failures of the city highway project.


Iran lawmakers approve uranium enrichment

"Death to America!" chanted Iranian lawmakers after a unanimous vote Sunday to allow their government to resume uranium enrichment activities.


Derby d'Italia, pari da brivido E solo il Milan puÃ² sorridere

MILANO, 28 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Sei vittorie esterne: Udinese, Roma, Reggina, Palermo, Milan e Cagliari. Dodici squadre in tre punti, una gran marmellata molti lottano per i posti in Europa e per non retrocedere.


TV Guide Channel(R) Celebrates Hollywood's Most Glamorous Night With Live Coverage and All-New Original Programming

TV Guide Channel'sÂ®"Award  Season '07"  campaign will culminate at the 79th Annual  Academy AwardsÂ® on February 25, 2007, with  hours of entertaining original programming, including live pre-show  coverage from the Red Carpet hosted by Joan and Melissa Rivers.


Fall TV: Sci-Fi, Freaks and Supergeeks Take Over TV Screens

A retooled Bionic Woman, a Terminator spinoff and a gaggle of characters (and caricatures) drawn straight from the pocket-protector crowd reveal the extent to which geek chic is going mainstream.


Cuba After Castro: Can Miami's Exiles Reclaim Their Stake?

It was the biggest grab of U.S. property in history, but getting it back will be complicated


Ethiopia notifies Eritrea that it considers it to be in breach of a peace accord which halted a two-year war.


Amnesty international says human rights are systematically abused by authorities in Mexico.


Europe's main stock markets performed mixed Friday at the end of a tough week for global equities owing to record-high oil prices that risk fuelling inflation and slowing economic growth.


Abbott Laboratories Inc.  is betting $1 billion in deals and the start of a new clinical trial will finally get Wall Street to focus on its cardiovascular device business.


EasyGroup to consider mobile European launch

EasyGroup, the interactive company led by Stelios Haji-Ioannou, is considering launching mobile telephone services in the Netherlands, Greece and Germany following the planned roll-out of its maiden mobile business in Britain this spring.


Austin primed for explosive Presidents Cup debut

U.S. captain Jack Nicklaus has urged his team to have fun at this week's Presidents Cup but it is something 43-year-old rookie Woody Austin is never likely to find easy on a golf course.


Stephen B. Shepard, the longtime editor in chief of BusinessWeek magazine, will retire in April to become the founding dean of the new Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York.


Sheriff says Marine disappearance staged

Authorities who spent five days searching for a Marine after a friend reported him lost in a hiking accident have arrested the friend and said Thursday they believe the disappearance was staged, so the serviceman could avoid returning to duty.


Milano, 17:03 - CALCIO, MILAN; CAFU: MAI AVUTO DUBBI SU VALORE DIDA

Marcos Cafu elogia Dida il girno dopo Milan-Lazio. Il difensore brasiliano torna sul match di ieri e...


The leaders of Bolivia, Brazil and Chile agree to build a road from coast to coast across South America.


Nationalists lead Bosnia's municipal elections

Nationalist parties took the lead in weekend municipal elections in Bosnia, but moderate Serbs made inroads in some traditionally hard-line areas, according to preliminary results in a vote marked by disappointingly


What retirement? Mike Wallace gets scoop in Iran

"60 Minutes" veteran  correspondent Mike Wallace may have retired last March but that  hasn't stopped him from scoring an exclusive interview with  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.


Japan urged North Korea on Wednesday to comply with its international obligations amid reports the two countries had canceled an afternoon session of talks to establish diplomatic relations


Ukraine's opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko says she fears September's elections will be rigged.


Au Revoir to the Smoke-Filled French Cafe

PARIS, Jan. 2 -- In bars and cafes across Paris, in restaurants and casinos throughout France, the once-revered cigarette now is officially banned, relegating one of the Western world's last public smoking holdouts to the ashtray of history.


FDA  Analyst Told to Cover Up Data on Drugs

Officer was told to delete material on the risks of antidepressants from records submitting to Congress and then to conceal the act.


A higher appeals court in Kuwait on Tuesday commuted the death sentences to life imprisonment for four fundamentalist Muslims accused of joining a terror group that planned to attack U.S. troops.


Bill and Melinda Gates foundation donates millions to high-tech ...

SAN FRANCISCO Bill Gates is making a 42 (m) million dollar donation that he hopes will change how malaria is treated around the world.


Thousands of South Korean farmers clash with police in Seoul after a rally against foreign rice imports.


Obama Wins Nebraska, Washington, Louisiana

On GOP side, Huckabee wins Kan. and La. contests, leaving McCain with narrow victory in Wash.


Drought-stricken state to sue over water

The state of Georgia, stricken by months of drought, confirmed Friday that it will sue the Army Corps of Engineers.


The dollar hit a record low below $1.30  versus the euro and sank against other major currencies on  Wednesday, temporarily knocking European shares, but upbeat  corporate earnings news helped steady stocks.


Kevin Garnett scored 26 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 99-96 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in an exhibition game Thursday night.


Le due societa' opereranno insieme in Bolivia


Pakistani president hails 'blow to terrorism'

Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, says the killing of an al Qaeda militant by security forces is a major blow against terrorism.


Mothers Split Over a Ban on Childrenâs Cold Medicine

Mothers reacted with confusion, irritation and some touches of defiance as a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted for a ban on cold medicines for young children.


New Darfur peacekeeping force takes over

The African Union transferred authority Monday to a new joint peacekeeping force with the United Nations in Darfur that the international community hopes will stem the violence in Sudan's war-torn western region.


World number one Roger Federer says his title defence at the ATP Masters Cup in Houston will be the stepping stone to his 2005 campaign.


The Lord Mayor of Dublin's residence is evacuated amid claims a UVF bomb has been there since 1981.


Mashal in Cairo for talks on disengagement

Hamas leader Khaled Mashal arrived unexpectedly in Cairo late Saturday night for talks with Egyptian officials on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan.


Duke researchers recently uncovered that an immediate and aggressive dosing regime of statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs, successfully reduces the future risk of heart attacks.


Solemn Ritual Marks the Passing of a Surfer  Another 'Paddle Out' Ceremony is Scheduled Saturday

By DREW DIXON  Friends and relatives of a surfer ushered him back to the ocean, a place that he loved, in a traditional "paddle out" memorial service Saturday off the coast of Atlantic Beach.


Led Zeppelin set for reunion gig in London

Rock legends Led Zeppelin announced a one-off comeback concert on Wednesday nearly three decades after disbanding.


SP Mib +0,14%, All Stars +0,13%, in lieve flessione Parigi


Consumer prices edge higher; housing starts sink

Consumer prices rose an as-expected 0.2% last month, a government report showed Tuesday, but a sharp jump in lodging costs helped push so-called core inflation up at its fastest pace in five months.


Pentagon chief Robert Gates vowed Monday that the United States will not neglect Pakistan and will work with the government of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to combat the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan.


Most opium now processed inside Afghanistan: UN

Sophisticated laboratories inside Afghanistan are now converting 90 percent of the country's opium into heroin and morphine before smuggling it around the world, the United Nations said.


Spector defense seeks to introduce diary

The Phil Spector murder trial erupted in intense arguments outside the jury's presence Thursday over whether the defense can introduce a diary written by gunshot victim Lana Clarkson in which she wrote about having visions of a dead actress, experiencing depression over her acting career and having a fascination with guns.


Roma, 17:53 - CALCIO, PISANU: VIOLENZA SI PUO' FERMARE SE SI VUOLE

''La violenza si puÃ² fermare se si vuole fermarla. Io ho cercato di farlo col provvedimento del 2001...


Tourism businesses blame the bad weather as new figures reveal a mixed season for the industry.


When a reporter asked Boston University hockey coach Jack Parker Friday night if he was satisfied with his team's scoreless tie with Boston College, Parker laughed. What made it amusing was that the game lasted only 10 minutes 21 seconds before it was called because of fog and hazardous ice conditions at Conte Forum.


Replicas of Clapton guitar on sale for $24,000

Eric Clapton in United Artists' The Last Waltz - 1978" border="0" /> Eric Clapton paid about $300 for  his famed "Blackie" guitar in 1970. Beginning Friday, hardcore  fans can buy an official replica of the Fender Stratocaster for  a mere $24,000.


Musharraf attends funeral: World leaders join UAE in burying Zayed

ABU DHABI: Arab and Muslim leaders joined thousands of grieving Emiratis on Wednesday to pay their last respects to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahayan, president and founding father of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates.


Colombian Congress Approves Uribe's Re-Election Bid

By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia's Congress on Tuesdayapproved a bill allowing Alvaro Uribe, one of few conservativeSouth American presidents with strong ties to Washington, torun for an unprecedented second term.


All flu vaccine from British factory ruled unsafe by FDA

The United States last night branded the entire flu vaccine output of a Liverpool factory unsafe for distribution. Inspectors from the US Food and Drug Administration have rejected all of the 48m doses at the plant, run by the Californian company Chiron.


LA Times chides Bush for self-justification

WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush on Wednesday received a rap across the knuckles from the Los Angeles Times which observed that he might have done better at wooing broader international


One of the year's most anticipated movies, Stephen Frears' "The Queen" starring Helen Mirren, has become an early contender for the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival when it was lauded by critics ahead of its world premiere.


245 Electronic Votes Lost in Fla. Primary

A mistake by an election worker "lost" 245 electronic ballots cast in last month's Florida primary, but the mix-up didn't affect the outcome of any race when the votes were finally counted, authorities said.


"I'm being patient, waiting for the right situation,"  Jordan told The New York Times. "Basketball is still my  passion. If the right situation comes up, it will happen."


A cross-party campaign presses Prime Minister Gordon Brown to hold a referendum on the new EU Treaty.


A truck dispatcher who said she was kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend managed to escape Saturday and ask for help at a convenience store, police said.


The top U.N. envoy in Iraq on Monday welcomed recent improvements in security and tentative steps towards national reconciliation, urging all parties to maintain the positive momentum.


At least three French nationals are shot dead in Saudi Arabia, according to diplomatic and media reports.