UK police treating Litvinenko poisoning as murder

British police said on Wednesday they  were now treating the death of poisoned former Russian spy  Alexander Litvinenko as murder, raising the stakes in an  investigation that has extended from London to Moscow.


Knicks coach Thomas wants smiles in do-or-die season

Isiah Thomas, head of basketball operations for the New York Knicks, has been given one year as coach by club owner James Dolan to turn the team around.


A good night's sleep may reduce a child's risk of becoming obese, according to research from the US.


Urban creativity versus rural gentility is the story of the shows that opened the London fashion season. There are spare, sharp, often hyper-sexy clothes that go with the Brit/art and music scene, and are


easyGroup enters online music market with 25p downloads

Stelios is tapping his feet to the rhythm of a new venture in the form of easyMusic, to be launched in time for Christmas. The easyGroup company has teamed up with London-based music service Wippit to launch


Ford to shrink US dealer base over 3 yrs

Ford Motor Co. F.N is planning to   shrink its U.S. dealer network in the next three years to align   distribution better with its current market share, Cisco   Codina, the company's North American sales chief, said on   Monday.


Germany's foreign minister said Thursday that he did not know of the CIA's alleged kidnapping of a German man until after the man was released.Comment


Nel 2005 e' prevedibile un aumento dei consumi


NFL star indicted in Virginia dog fighting

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three other men were indicted on conspiracy charges tied to a dog-fighting operation by a federal grand jury in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday.


Iraq says captures local al Qaeda deputy

Iraq said on Sunday it had arrested the   second most senior figure in al Qaeda, "severely wounding" an   organization the U.S. military says is intent on plunging the   country into sectarian civil war.


Kinder Morgan to Close Pipeline for While

Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP reported Wednesday that a fatal accident involving one of its pipelines in San Jose, Calif.


EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (Sports Network) - Minnesota Vikings  wide receiver Randy Moss will not play at full speed for a few  weeks after an MRI Thursday revealed a slight tear in his  injured right hamstring.


Song, spectacle bring 2004 Olympics to a close

With an outpouring of joy, pride and some relief, Athens marked the completion of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games with a closing ceremony full of spectacle, fireworks and music.


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Queen visits Old Bailey for court's centenary

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband on Tuesday held court at the Old Bailey during an evening reception for the centenary of London's Central Criminal Court.


Countries mull making room for digital television

The United States led calls on Monday to  allocate a prime tranche of the radio frequency spectrum for  use by digital television, in a move that would create a multi  billion-dollar market for that technology.


Bush Pledges Unity as Sworn in for 2nd Term

President Bush pledged to work to  heal a country divided by the Iraq war and urged "rulers of  outlaw regimes" to let democracy flourish as he was sworn in  for a second term on Thursday.


Lione, 20:22 - CALCIO, ROMA: PANUCCI OUT COL LIONE, GIOCA CASSETTI

Christian Panucci non gioca stasera a Lione in Champions: è stato fermato da un improvviso at...


Jasmila Zbanic's stripped-down style carries cumulative force in 'Grbavica,' a tale of Sarajevo reeling from war's devastation.


Kerry Says He's Not Ruling Out Another Run

Sen. John Kerry, who has $45 million left from his record-breaking Democratic campaign, hinted on Tuesday that he may try again for the presidency.


Una standing ovation ha salutato l'addio del couturier


CORRECTED: Michael Jackson to Invite Visitors to Neverland

Michael Jackson is throwing the  gates of his Neverland Valley Ranch -- the place where he is  accused of molesting a young boy -- open to a group of visitors  on Friday.


New topics to be taught in reformed curriculum

Students will soon be taught climate change and how to manage their finances as England's school secondary curriculum is overhauled to make it more interesting and relevant to children.


Israeli police confront worshipers at Al-Aqsa

Israeli police forces entered the area around Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and fired stun grenades at stone-throwing Palestinian worshippers in clashes at the end of Friday prayers.


Intelligent design has place in science lessons, says Church of England

Church of England's new head of education suggest controversial theory should be taught in schools.


International conference on Iraq opening in Egypt

SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt), November 22 (Itar-Tass) - An international conference on Iraq is opening in the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Sharm El Sheikh on Monday.


Qualcomm Stadium, the home of the San Diego Chargers, proved to be an oasis of order Monday for thousands of evacuees fleeing approaching fires.


More than 40,000 Northern Ireland children are living in severe poverty, according to a new report.


With Gaza lost, Abbas wins international support

Western powers rallied behind Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday after Hamas Islamists routed his forces in the Gaza Strip and began imposing a new order in the enclave after days of bloody civil war.


England face injury crisis ahead of key rugby clash with S.Africa

England's problems at outside-half were compounded Tuesday by a hip injury sustained by Olly Barkley in training.


By Bob Schwarz, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.  Sep. 22--The Rev. Karl Ruttan will leave St. John's Episcopal Church in early January, he recently told his congregation.


Plans to press ahead with the closure of 22 Shropshire schools are put on hold after hundreds protest.


THE International Cricket Council (ICC) has cleared the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) of racism, ending desperate attempts by some of the rebel cricketers, who were fired in May, to force their way back into the national team.


Prague, Czech Republic, January 21st, 2005, 6:46 a.m.) A 32-year-old Czech man picked the wrong place to catch a few "Z s" after drinking too much beer.


A man is arrested over the killing of Belfast man Robert McCartney, as the IRA claims it was not involved.


Swedes remember murdered foreign minister

(Stockholm, Sweden-AP) Sept. 11, 2004 - Hundreds of Swedes gathered outside a Stockholm department store to remember their popular foreign minister on the first anniversary of her murder.


Bipartisan Workshop Aims to End Gridlock

Minnesota legislators, plagued by enough drama and disagreement for a season's worth of plot lines on a reality TV series, decided they needed group therapy. About 75 senators and representatives voluntarily attended a workshop, "Beyond Bickering and Gridlock," that hoped to answer a question that plagues state lawmakers across the country and members of Congress alike: "Can't we all just get along?"


U.S. soldier sentenced to 100 years for rape, murder

FT. CAMPBELL, Kentucky  - A U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty to raping and murdering a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her family was sentenced to 100 years in a military prison, the U.S. Army said on Thursday.


Thousands of Bedouins burned tires and blocked roads Friday across the Sinai peninsula, protesting mistreatment by Egypt's government, said security and tribal officials.


Wakefield go top of the Super League table after a convincing win over Hull FC at the KC Stadium.


Movie Trade Group Sues for Illegal Downloads

The Motion Picture Association of  America said on Wednesday it has sued a company that sells  Internet downloads of current movies like "I, Robot" and  "Spider-Man 2" without permission.


Cervical Cancer Vaccine Expected in a Few Years

A vaccine that could prevent young women  from developing most cases of cervical cancer could be on the  market within a few years.


Maryland Judge Rules In Favor Of State In E-Voting Suit

Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Joseph Manck has rejected a challenge to Maryland's electronic voting system.


Taiwanese chipmaker dangles open-source software to lure in programmer interest.


Japanese Woman Wins Marathon; Kastor Third

Mizuki Noguchi of Japan held on for the gold and American Deena Kastor used a late burst for a stunning bronze medal finish Sunday night in the Olympic marathon. Kastor's third place gave the United States its first marathon medal since Joan Benoit's gold in Los Angeles 20 years ago.


Vicenza mobilitata per la manifestazione di sabato                                                                                La cittÃ  si prepara alla manifestazione di sabato. Saranno impiegati mille agenti. La Prefettura prevede l'installazione di quattro presidi medici e l'intervento di alcuni elicotteri del 118 oltre ad un punto medico specializzato in attacchi chimici-biologici. Mobilitato l'ospedale. Prodi: "Conto in una saggezza dei comportamenti. E' una manifestazione che ha tutti gli elementi per essere pacifica". Il sottosegretario ai trasporti Cesare De Piccoli, Ds, propone di nominare un commissario ad hoc. Di Pietro, ministro delle Infrastrutture, chiede un chiarimento nella maggioranza. Melandri: "Evitiamo gli allarmismi". Bertinotti, presidente della Camera, annuncia che non parteciperÃ  alla protesta: "Lo faccio per rispetto alla mia carica"


Your Money: Think Your Social Security Number Is Secure? Think Again

Now there are tools available online to safeguard against the theft of Social Security numbers.


Some people might call 17-year-old Joshua Hanson one the luckiest people on the planet. Others might call him crazy.


Some animal movement limits set after the foot-and-mouth outbreak are eased, despite a seventh case being confirmed.


President Bush's state of the union speechifying was no match Wednesday for Fox's "American Idol."


NAT roundup: San Francisco watches Los Angeles celebrate after ...

(CP) - It was painful for San Francisco to watch Los Angeles celebrate its division title win on Saturday. With a win of their own and some help on Sunday, the Giants can take their turn wooping it up.


Some pledges were huge, such as a commitment from the Florida Power & Light Co. to build a solar power plant as part of a $2.4 billion clean energy program.


Britain helped US firm remove treasure disputed by Spain: report

The British navy helped a US deep-sea explorer firm remove treasures it discovered at the site of a shipwreck that Madrid suspects was found in Spanish waters, Spanish media reported on Friday.


Third powerful aftershock rattles Central California

A powerful aftershock rattled Central California yesterday, two days after a magnitude-6.0 quake struck one of the state's most seismically active areas.


Calls it child porn Finnish police are blocking more than 1,000 legal websites, including one belonging to a well-known internet activist, under a secretive system designed to prevent access to foreign sites that contain child pornography, according to a group that advocates for individual rights online.â¦


Managed SOHO security still lacks polish

Two boxes bundling managed security service with SMB-level firewall/router/gateways and DSL have appeal to smaller businesses and admins managing remote users, but our testing raised questions.


Adult ADHD Costs Billions in Lost Income

While attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is widely perceived as a children's disorder, many adults struggle with it, too.


Rice Woos Europe After Exposing Iran Policy Split

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  seeks on Friday to repair ties with Europe over Iraq but her  tough line on Iran risks undermining transatlantic attempts to  heal the rift on her first trip as the top U.S. diplomat.


Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, an official said on Monday, ending a controversial tenure as chief law enforcement officer that blemished the administration of President George W. Bush.


Meraki, the cheap Wi-Fi guys, get $20 million

The MIT thesis-turned-company wants to build Wi-Fi networks in India. It's starting in San Francisco.


Even for an Expert, Blurred TV Images Became a False Reality

Park Dietz, a psychiatrist who testified in the trial of Andrea Yates, is certain of one thing: he never should have taken "Law & Order" into the courtroom.


Billboards in Beirut, Lebanon, show the Johnnie Walker character, cane in hand, striding across a broken bridge with the message Âkeep walking.Â


Stilista svedese al debutto con la collezione maschile


Nubifragio in Campania, alagamenti e traffico ko

Un violento nubifragio ha colpito stanotte e stamattina la Campania provocando allagamenti, danni e problemi al traffico. In provincia di Salerno la zona piÃ¹ colpita Ã¨ stata quella dell'Agro nocerino-sarnese


Bill Gates Dubbed Most Spammed Person In The World

January 2006 can't come too soon for Bill Gates because that is the date by which he believes the spam problem will be solved.


Giallo di via Poma, primo delitto online?

Simonetta Cesaroni, la ragazza assassinata nel suo ufficio era una utente assidua del VideoTel, la prima chat in tempo reale antesignana di Internet. Il servizio di messaggistica della Sip fu chiuso nel 1992.


University of Connecticut women's coach Geno Auriemma wanted to skip straight from breakfast to last night's induction ceremony at the Basketball Hall of Fame, claiming he could talk about anything except what the honor meant to him. But after receiving his Hall of Fame jacket along with fellow Class of 2006 members Charles Barkley , Joe Dumars , ...


States See Federal Largesse as Election Nears

Whether as loan guarantees for a  shop in Ohio or a grant for a Florida power plant, the Bush  administration is showering hundreds of millions of dollars in  federal money on toss-up states in the presidential election.


Iranian guests attacked at embassy party

The British embassy in Tehran is expected to lodge a diplomatic protest after Iranian guests were attacked by demonstrators and detained by police after a reception to celebrate the Queen's birthday.


Viktor Yushchenko claims victory in Ukrainian election

December 27, 2004 - This weekend many Chicagoans went to the polls to make a difference in an election thousands of miles away. It was the third vote in the Ukrainian presidential elections and Viktor Yushchenko is claiming victory.


Russia's Putin Supports India's Bid for Security Council Seat

Russia's President Vladimir Putin said his country would back India's bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, stopping short of supporting the South Asian country's bid for veto power.


Congressional Memo: Along With Victories, G.O.P. Takes a Few Blows

Legislative victories were overshadowed by questions about the resignation of Representative Mark Foley.


Sigulda, 16:36 - SLITTINO, ZOEGGELER: PROSSIMO OBIETTIVO LE OLIMPIADI

Conquistata la settima coppa del mondo, Armin Zoeggeler guarda avanti. ''Mancano due anni alle Olimp...


Step outside the University of Alabama football complex this week and it wasn't hard to find distractions. The Mike Shula vs. Sylvester Croom debate.


Lehrer to Get Help in Moderating Debates

Jim Lehrer, host of PBS's "News Hour," will be a moderator for the presidential debates, but unlike past election years, he will divide the work with ABC's Charlie Gibson and CBS's Bob Schieffer.


SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- Shares of Apple Inc. hit a new all-time trading high Tuesday after an analyst speculated that the company would come out with a less expensive, smaller iPhone later this year.


Mischa Barton, former OC star, believes she has achieved success because of her sister


Report: North Korea Says Explosion Was A Planned Demolition

_ North Korea said Monday that a huge cloud caused by an explosion several days ago was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project, and the reclusive government invited a British diplomat to visit the site to


Sri Lanka's 25-year civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels will likely escalate into the bloodiest period of fighting the island has seen after the government scrapped a tattered truce, experts said on Thursday.


Pakistan Court Orders Release of Bhutto Husband

Supporters of Asif Ali Zardari chant slogans from a police van outside Karachi airport Dec. 21, 2004. Photo by Athar Hussain/Reuters.


Estimate: Big Opening for 'Da Vinci Code'

"The Da Vinci Code" banked an estimated $29 million at the box office on its first day in theaters, an industry official said Saturday, positioning the film to turn in the strongest opening weekend for any movie this year.


Malawi's Supreme Court says MPs who switch parties can be expelled, which could bring down the government.


Ottawa, provinces tussle over health talks

OTTAWA - A scheduled three-day first ministers conference next month designed to reform the health system should continue "as long as it takes" to get a deal, Prime Minister Paul Martin said today, even as one of the key premiers said he'll limit his


Oil prices rise again as traders weigh up supply issues and the geopolitical tensions building in the Middle East.


Ten days after the open-source Web browser Firefox 1.0 was officially launched (November 9), it had already hit the 2 million download mark.


With nearly four decades on the books, the Atlanta Falcons are seriously lacking when it comes to a playoff pedigree.


'Moment of decision' has come for Northern Ireland peace: Blair

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the "moment of decision" had come for Northern Ireland's Catholic and Protestant leaders to break two years of deadlock and secure a lasting peace.


Embrace immigrants, pleads England's Catholic leader

The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales urged people in Britain to be more welcoming towards immigrants in his Christmas address Tuesday.


Oil prices climbed to a seven-week  high above $49 a barrel on Tuesday as a cold front swept into  the U.S. Northeast, stoking winter fuel demand.


Hewitt believes go-slow decision courts disaster

THE first shot in what could prove to be a stormy summer Down Under was fired yesterday when Lleyton Hewitt balked at the decision of Tennis Australia to deaden the court


Britain Probes Killing of Iraqi Civilian

Britain is investigating the killing of an Iraqi civilian who died when British soldiers who suspected he was a suicide bomber opened fire on him at a checkpoint in Iraq, the Ministry of Defense said Monday.


For so long, Hollywood paid no attention. A plane carrying the Marshall football team crashed in 1970, leaving no survivors. It was — and remains — the worst sports-related disaster in American history.


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Nigeria reports bird flu cases in humans

Health officials reported Nigeria's first cases of bird flu in humans Wednesday, saying one woman had died and a family member had been infected but was responding to treatment.


Egypt is reportedly planning the privatisation of the Bank of Alexandria, one of the country's big four public-sector banks.


Jade Goody, who triggered a racism row on the recent British reality TV show "Celebrity Big Brother," has donated $50,000 to an Indian charity that cares for children who run away from home.


The U.S. Mint has implemented a law against melting down pennies and nickels which, at current metal prices, could be worth more as metal than as currency.


Beacon sells Channel Center piece at loss

Alan Leventhal's Midas touch didn't work on one property in Boston. The Boston real estate executive and his firm Beacon Capital Partners LLC, which has made a bundle buying and selling big commercial properties such as the John Hancock Tower, unloaded a loser yesterday for $19 million less than it paid for it.


The government agency in charge of airport security spent nearly a half-million dollars on an awards ceremony at a lavish hotel, including $81,000 for plaques and $500 for cheese displays, according to an internal report obtained by The Associated Press.


The Washington Post Co. said today it is buying Slate in an effort to boost the newspaper's online traffic but does not plan any editorial changes at the eight-year-old Web magazine.


3 Former Invesco Fund Executives Settle US Case

Three former executives of the Invesco Funds Group were barred from the mutual fund industry and agreed to pay a combined $340,000 in fines to resolve accusations that they helped favored clients make about $58 billion in improper trades, regulators said


Torture and '24' - because it hurts us less than the real thing?

The fiction is that it makes any kind of sense The terrorism action show "24" is now thought to be such heady stuff to the average American, media sources have decided to complain about it. And what is the objection? The contrived plots or the utterly unrealistic grasp and use of technology? No, it's the torture.â¦


By MATTHEW BARAKAT ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury on Thursday found that Internet phone carrier Vonage Holdings Corp. had infringed on Verizon Communications Inc.'s patents and ordered Vonage to pay $58 million.


Prima causa caos su A3 e' stata pero' eccezionalita' evento


Polish opposition trounces Kaczynski twins' party: exit polls

Poland's pro-business opposition thrashed the conservative Kaczynski twins' Law and Justice party in a snap parliamentary election Sunday with a record turnout, exit polls indicated.


Feds arrest 81 illegal immigrants in Pa.

Federal agents arrested 81 illegal immigrants during a raid at a manufacturing plant in the Poconos.


Three hours of show floor wandering covered only a fraction of the trade show's booth space, but yielded a few insights, a few laughs and a decent massage.


Military trial begins for state guardsman

FORT LEWIS -- The military trial of an Army National Guardsman from Lynnwood accused of trying to give information to al-Qaida began yesterday with a series of witnesses detailing how Spc.


White House Spells Out List of 150 Budget Cuts

President Bush's quest to cut or  eliminate as many as 150 federal programs will reduce funding  for state and local homeland security grants, job training and  several education programs, the White House said on Friday.


A federal jury found five aging men guilty Monday in a racketeering conspiracy that involved decades of extortion, loan sharking and murder aimed at rubbing out anyone who dared stand in the way of the ruthless Chicago mob.


The Denver Broncos placed star receiver Rod Smith on the reserve/retired list Friday.


Due settimane fa un'autobomba aveva ucciso nove persone


PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The longtime chairman of the Roger Williams University board admitted Monday that he had used the N-word during a board meeting, saying it "kind of slipped out."


MPs call for moratorium on biofuel targets

Science & environment: Governments should have secured 'robust' measures to prevent environmental damage, MPs say


Document Solution From IBM, Partners, Does Good Deed for Norfolk County

The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds has reduced costs and decreased waiting times by over 200 percent with an electronic document management solution from IBM (NYSE: IBM) and its partners.


Prosco.net is in part a response to the popular Groklaw site, which was started last year in the wake of SCO's multibillion-dollar suit versus Big Blue.


British researchers link obesity to more cancers

Obesity can double the risk of several cancers, according to a study published on Friday that for the first time also links being overweight with a number of less common forms of the disease.


Catania, 19:14 - CALCIO, CATANIA: 7 RETI NEL TEST CON LA GATTOPARDO

Sette reti segnate e una subita per il Catania nel test contro i dilettanti della Gattopardo. A segn...


Carlson: Candidates nice guys, but don't always talk that way

John Kerry was hoarse and looked tired when he walked off the plane in Des Moines. And why not? He did the 90-minute debate in Arizona Wednesday night, revved up a big rally crowd there afterward and gave


United Online profits up, to buy Classmates Online

NEW YORK--Low-cost Internet service provider United Online on Monday reported a higher quarterly profit despite slowing subscriber growth, and said it agreed to buy Classmates Online for $100 million in cash.


Smith just keeps on churning out the yards

Somewhere in Jeff Ulbrich's house lies a Kodak moment worth savoring. The 49ers' linebacker is shown bringing down Emmitt Smith in a manner so forceful, it bore reenactment Thursday.


Alleged terror cell in Britain planned dirty bomb

An alleged Islamic terrorist cell busted in Britain in August was trying to construct a crude radiological dirty bomb.


Bargain-hungry Mexican shoppers flock to a controversial  Wal-Mart supermarket that has been built half a mile away from ancient pyramids.


A leading Berlin politician won an alimony payment of 157,000 euros (about 106,000 pounds) from his ex-wife to conclude a messy public divorce that has titillated Germans.


Kuwait Police Battle Militants, Civilian Killed

Police clashed with militants on Monday  in the second shootout in as many days in Kuwait, which has  been battling a surge in al Qaeda-linked violence.


Shuttle Astronaut Wobbly a Day After 12 Days in Space

By Joe Stinebaker Associated Press  HOUSTON -- An astronaut collapsed twice Friday, a day after she returned to Earth in the shuttle Atlantis, and officials attributed her wobbles to the adjustment from 12 days at zero gravity.


Vice President Dick Cheney will attend the first Afghan presidential inauguration in Kabul, one month before his own re-investiture.


Ray Allen scored a season-high 37 points, Rashard Lewis had 21 and Vladimir Radmanovic added 20, leading the Seattle SuperSonics to their seventh straight victory, 103-95 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.


Australia full-back Mat Rogers's hopes of playing against world champions England at Twickenham this weekend were left hanging in the balance as he awaited the outcome of a disciplinary hearing.


Acquisition-happy Game not anti-competitive, rules CC

Green light for Gamestation deal Game Group today learned that its acquisition of rival firm Gamestation has been formally cleared by the Competition Commission (CC).â¦


The Dodgers, holding the baseball equivalent of triple-match point, brought champagne wishes to Friday night's series opener with San Francisco.


Finland mourns teenager's 'revolution' massacre

The Finnish government ordered a day of nationwide mourning Thursday after a youth killed six students, the head teacher and a nurse at his school before turning the gun on himself.


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Botox and a similar injected drug have been associated with 16 deaths, four of them in children, and scores of serious injuries that occurred after the drug spread to vital organs.


Abdur-Rahim three beats Celtics at buzzer

Coach Doc Rivers had to have liked what he saw in the first half of last night's game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Gary Payton scored


Canadian and US dollars are even in value

NEW YORK - For the first time since Gerald Ford was president, the loonie can buy as much as the greenback.


Roddick could win out, still not catch Federer

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Roger Federer has won the ATP Tour Champions Race in a runaway. Federer, who captured his third grand slam with Sunday's US Open title, has clinched the top spot in the men's rankings with a historic performance.


Clinton staffers banned from liberal New Hampshire blog

Liberal New Hampshire blog site Blue Hampshire has banned six user names after they failed to disclose connection to Hillary Clinton's campaign.


Sky Captain offers some digital marvels in a past that never was

There are plenty of things to dislike about Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. The film, directed by Kerry Conran, wants to pay tribute to everything from


MacArthur sets sail on solo round-the-world challenge

British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur set sail in an attempt to set a new solo round-the-world record.


Due to "slowly dimishing" passion for the game, guard Stacey Dales-Schuman has decided to retire, the Mystics announced Wednesday.


A platform independent program to geotag images(use GPS data to store location information with the image).Uses external maps to fine-tune locations.   New in this version:    Added support for the following RAW file formats:   ARW, DCR, RAF, SR2, SRF, X3F. Exiftool can only read those files,   so locations are automatically stored in XMP sidecar files.


Robust demand for cheaper phones boosted third-quarter earnings at Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, with the better than expected result sending its shares sharply higher.


Fatah says it will boycott all cabinet meetings with rivals Hamas, after two days of Gaza clashes leave 34 dead.


Children with severe pneumonia can be treated just as effectively at home as in a hospital, according to new research. Doctors in Pakistan found that children taking antibiotics at home were as likely to survive serious pneumonia as those treated in hospitals. The study was published Friday in the British medical journal, The Lancet.


ABC defends show against outcry by pediatricians

The ABC network said on Monday it will go ahead with plans to air an episode of its new legal drama "Eli Stone" despite objections from pediatricians who say the show may discourage parents from having their children immunized.


Henrik Lundqvist didn't have a chance — again. For the second time in three games, the goal that sent the New York Rangers to a loss went off the stick of defenseman Marek Malik and sailed by his surprised goalie.


The boss of packaging company Amcor has quit his post amid a growing scandal over allegations of price-fixing. Amcor said chief executive Russell Jones - along with top divisional head Peter Sutton - had both resigned.


Obese Kids Prone to Enlarged Hearts as Adults

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Obese children are more likely than normal-weight kids to have dangerously enlarged heart muscles as they enter adulthood, according to a Tulane University study in the November issue of the journal Circulation.


Strongest Proof Yet of Water Flow on Mars

Pictures of Martian gullies taken years apart suggest that water still flows on the surface of the planet.


Eyes on Glazer as bid approach made for Manchester United

Manchester United have received a bid approach that boosted their shares on Monday and fanned talk that US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer is planning a bid likely to top 650 million pounds ($1.


Hispanic women at risk of breast cancer gene

A gene known to give many Jewish women a high risk of cancer also puts many Hispanic women at high risk, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


Add-on to bring PSP-like movie, music playback to console


NBA Today: Bulls Shock Lakers For 2nd Win

CHICAGO -- Chicago pulled off a shocker by beating the Lakers 92-84. Luol Deng and Eddy Curry scored 18 points apiece while Tyson Chandler added 10 points and 18 rebounds.


Louisville ranked 14th-worst for ozone pollution

Louisville is ranked the 14th worst city in the US for ozone pollution. The city is one of 95 with increased deaths due to such pollution.


Turkish, German leaders confident of EU green light for Ankara

Turkey's prime minister expressed confidence that the European Union's executive will recommend opening talks for his Muslim-majority country's membership this week, saying Sunday that admitting Turkey to the union would contribute to "reconciliation


Update 13: Microsoft, EU Battle Over Antitrust Order

Microsoft Corp. goes into round two Friday of its battle to get the European Union's sweeping antitrust ruling lifted having told a judge that it had been prepared during settlement talks to share more software


Orde Meeting among Sinn Fein's Great Leaps

The last time Gerry Adams was in such close proximity to a policeman was across the table in an interrogation centre. So the Sinn Fein leaderâs decision to meet Northern


Website posting claims that American hostage has been killed

CAIRO, Egypt -- A video posted Monday on a website showed the gruesome beheading of a man identified as American construction contractor Eugene Armstrong, a killing purportedly carried out personally by key terror suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell wants to talk to the two telecommunications companies which have interests in the dispute that threatens the West Indies cricket tour to Australia.


Changes in the way Facebook users are notified of developments in their friends' lives cause an unprecedented backlash on the social networking site -- and force users to reevaluate the nature of social networking communities. By Michael Calore.


Caserta, 16:32 - BASKET, LEGADUE: BETTI NUOVO GIEMME PEPSI CASERTA

Pier Francesco Betti è il nuovo giemme della Pepsi Caserta (Legadue). L'ex Teramo e Napoli ha...


It won't be long before the Red Sox's historic World Series win is immortalized in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.


A 23-year-old woman is raped by a stranger as she tries to make a call in a telephone box in Greater Manchester.


At about 10 am Tuesday, the heart of a 2-month-old boy began beating inside the chest of Abigail Patrick, 4 months, during the transplant surgery at Vanderbilt University Children's Hospital.


There was a distinct feeling at the World Economic Forum that private equity was not on the hot seat â at least not as Topic A among the worldâs economists and financiers.


Maria Sharapova has cruised into the final of the Korea Open with a crushing 6-0 6-2 victory over Anne Kremer. The 17-year-old Wimbledon champion was in fine touch throughout the match, taking just 47 minutes to oust her opponent from Luxembourg.


Fiscal conditions continue to  deteriorate for U.S. cities despite economists calling an end  to the nation's economic recession in 2001, a report from the  National League of Cities said on Tuesday.


America Online Launches a New Ad Campaign

America Online will begin a new ad campaign with a new logo and a refocused brand promise, posed as a question to consumers: "Want a better Internet?"


Third-string quarterback Hill leads Niners past Bengals

Third-string quarterback Shaun  Hill led the San Francisco 49ers to a 20-13 home victory over  the Cincinnati Bengals in his first NFL start on Saturday.


Calif. cable-TV market opened to phone companies

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill on Friday creating a single statewide market for cable television by eliminating city-by-city franchises, opening the market to competition from telephone companies.


The European Union approved a law that will slash the cost of using a mobile phone throughout Europe by around 70 percent.


Abortion Drama 'Vera Drake' Wins Venice Golden Lion

"Vera Drake," Mike Leigh's tough tale of  a working-class mother who is caught performing illegal  abortions in 1950s England, scooped up the prizes at the Venice  Film Festival on Saturday, including the coveted Golden Lion.


Bologna, 22:46 - BASKET, EUROLEGA: SIENA VINCE DERBY CON BOLOGNA

La Montepaschi Siena ha battuto a Bologna la VidiVici 77-64 (30-12; 43-34; 57-53) in un incontro val...


Appellate Court Backs Companies in Tobacco Case

The court ruled the government could not collect $280 billion it alleges the tobacco industry earned through fraud.


Blair says immigrants have a 'duty' to integrate

Mr. Blair also announced plans to more carefully allocate funding to faith groups, saying grants would no longer be awarded to organizations that do not promote understanding.Comment


Security is stepped up in the Thai capital amid threats of protests over the disbanding of a key political party.


No. 7 Georgetown 58, Rutgers 46: Against Hoyas, Rutgers Canât Outscore Its Football Team

Rutgersâs basketball team scored fewer points against Georgetown than its football team did Saturday.


TV Review: Building Towers Is One Thing, Burying Them Another

In anticipation of the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, Spike TV and PBS present two very different documentaries on the construction and destruction of the Twin Towers.


They are best friends and up until about two weeks ago, the two baseball fans were card-carrying members of the oppressed Red Sox Nation.


Europe Needs Only 3 Points for Ryder Win

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Faced with the largest final-day deficit of any U.S...


ADELAIDE, Australia Shareholders of News Corp. have approved a plan from Rupert Murdoch, the owner, to move the media company to the United States from Australia, which would make it easier to raise money


No pause in foreign exodus from Ivory Coast violence

An exodus of foreigners from Ivory Coast showed no signs of easing on Saturday as African leaders prepared to met to seek ways to end the crisis in the West African country.


British police in race against time to find serial killer

Police admitted they "fear the worst" after the latest grisly findings in a probable serial killer probe, as they raced to prevent the death toll of five rising further.


Holder Dredge off to a flying start in Switzerland

CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland  - European Masters defending champion Bradley Dredge fired his opening round with an eagle-two as the Briton took an early two-shot lead on Thursday with a five-under-par 66.


Analysis: Microsoft bullish on Vista business adoption

In the first year of Windows Vista's release, Microsoft Corp. is expecting businesses to adopt it much faster than any other version of Windows.


Oil militant leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari is freed on bail after almost two years in custody on treason charges.


Judge blocks sale of botulinum toxin by Arizona company

An Arizona firm under investigation in the Oakland Park botulism poisonings was selling unapproved anti-wrinkle toxin late last week, although the company had said it was closed, federal officials


The United States military attache in Cyprus was found dead on Monday, four days after he disappeared, the American embassy said.


The wife of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain argued on Friday that her husband, a decorated Vietnam War veteran and strong proponent of the Iraq war, has the best credentials to be commander in chief.


Thaksin can return to fight graft charge: Thai PM

Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is free to return from exile as soon as he wants to challenge graft allegations against him, as well as the seizure of $1.5 billion in assets, his successor said on Tuesday.


Sony Corp. will begin shuttering its  Connect Music Store in March, the company confirmed Thursday.


Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger refuses to speak about an alleged training ground fall-out with Thierry Henry.


Il fondo aveva avanzato una proposta da 9,7 mld di sterline


Game invites users to play the role of JFK's assassin, causing some observers to wonder whether video games have gone too far.


Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted by Russian missiles if they agree to host a proposed U.S. missile defense system, a top Russian general warned Monday.Comment


Terrell Owens was on the verge of tears, his bottom lip quivering and his voice wavering.


Scatta il grande esodo delle feste Quattro milioni in viaggio

Roma, 23 dicembre 2004 - Con oggi arriva il grande esodo delle festivitÃ  invernali. Si tratta del primo blocco, quello di Natale, che vedrÃ  in movimento almeno 4 milioni di italiani per movimenti importanti


Study Backs Controversial Blood-Thinning Drug

A blood-thinning drug not approved for  the U.S. market because of questions about liver damage appears  to be as effective as other common therapies for preventing  strokes and recurring blood clots, according to studies  published on Tuesday.


Kenenisa Bekele eclipses Haile Gebrselassie's two-mile world record at the Norwich Union Grand Prix in Birmingham.


AT&T says iPhone activation problems largely solved

AT&T Inc said on Monday delays in  activating service for customers of Apple Inc iPhone had been  mostly resolved after the wireless company worked out the  problems on a case-by-case basis.


Associated British Foods warns that prices of brands that include Kingsmill and Allinson will have to rise again.


The opera world was yesterday mourning the death of Renata Tebaldi, the greatest Italian soprano of her generation and the rival of Maria Callas.


FCC chief seeks to end AT&T-BellSouth stalemate

U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has sought a ruling that could permit a recused commissioner to cast a tie-breaking vote allowing AT&T Inc.  to acquire BellSouth Corp. , an agency official told Reuters on Friday.


Catcher Todd Greene and right-hander Jamey Wright agreed Tuesday to one-year contracts with the Colorado Rockies and utilityman Greg Norton agreed to a minor league deal.


International observers say calls to annul  the Afghan presidential  poll on grounds of fraud are unjustified.


Culpepper highlights NFC Players of the Week

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Ken Lucas and New Orleans Saints kicker John Carney were named NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, for


Debate could be Kerry's last best hope of catching Bush

MIAMI : The two men vying for the presidency of the United States hunkered down like school boys to cram for a televised debate that might be Democrat John Kerry's last best hope of overtaking President George W. Bush.


In Europa internet batte quotidiani e riviste

In Europa, il web piace sempre di piÃ¹. Internet rappresenta il 20% del consumo totale di media, piÃ¹ di giornali e riviste. Ã quanto emerge da una ricerca commissionata dalla European Interactive Advertising Association.


Russian police raid the offices of an anti-establishment group that specialises in high-profile protests.


Lawyers for Saddam Hussein and two former aides sentenced to death lodged appeals on Sunday, the Iraqi prosecutor said, following a trial slammed by some rights experts as unfair and fundamentally flawed.


British binge-drinking taking toll on young

Britain's notorious "binge-drinking" habit -- drinking purely to get very drunk -- has fueled a 20 percent rise in alcohol problems among the young in four years, new figures revealed.


Update 3: Workers at German Plant Keep Up Protest

Hundreds of workers at an Opel car plant in Germany kept up a protest outside the factory gates Sunday against plans by parent company General Motors for thousands of job cuts, demanding assurances that there will be no compulsory layoffs.


HP chair: Board members want her to stay

Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn said Friday that several of her fellow board members want her to remain on the job despite a criminal investigation into her efforts to plug a media leak.


NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq - Insurgents set off at least two car bombs and attacked a police station Saturday in the central Iraqi town of Samarra, killing at least 21 people and wounding 22 in what could be an effort to take pressure off Fallujah, where US


The proportion of UK auto firms that believe moving production to low-cost countries is needed has fallen, an SMMT survey shows.


Judge: Votes in Wrong Precinct Don't Count

The state must reject provisional ballots if they are cast in the wrong precinct, a federal judge said Thursday in the latest in a series of opinions on how such votes should be counted.


U.S. planned job cuts soared to an eight-month high in September while new hiring rose only slightly, a report said on Tuesday.


The body of a woman found dead more than two years ago at Forkhill in County Armagh is being exhumed.


With 56 Dead, Ivan Intensifies Off Jamaica

BULL BAY, Jamaica - Hurricane Ivan strengthened to a rare Category 5 storm capable of catastrophic damage, leaving Jamaica and aiming for the Cayman Islands with winds reaching 165 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday...


Syria Has No Plan to Pull Troops from Lebanon -- UN

Syria has failed to meet a U.N.  Security Council demand that it pull its troops out of Lebanon  and has given no timetable for when it would do so, U.N.  Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday.


The U.S. military announced on Friday the deaths of six more soldiers in Iraq, hours after U.S. President George W. Bush predicted a bloody summer lay ahead.


Fred Funk carded an eight-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Steve Pate and Chris Couch after the third round of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic in Mississippi.


Hebron, KY, December 25 - They've been trying since Thursday to get from Cincinnati to Wisconsin to visit their daughter's family.


Valentino appoints new creative director

Valentino Fashion Group said Wednesday it has appointed a 35-year-old Italian as the fashion house's creative director for womenswear, a day after Valentino announced his resignation as head designer.


Australia posted 92 for two at tea on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan at the MCG in Melbourne. Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden opened the innings for the home side.


General Electric to buy UK's Sondex for $583 million

U.S. conglomerate General Electric   has agreed to buy British oilfield services firm Sondex   for 288.7 million pounds ($583.1 million) in cash, the  two firms said on Monday.


A Medical Publisherâs Unusual Prescription: Online Ads

The international media giant Reed Elsevier hopes to pep up its lackluster medical publishing unit by giving away the latest articles from 100 of its own medical journals on the Internet.


Electricity prices could double in Europe, if power firms are to meet emissions reduction targets, says a report.


Prosecutors plan to keep an eye on Madonna's weekend concert in Duesseldorf to see if the pop diva repeats the mock crucifixion scene that has drawn fire from religious leaders.


U.S. Urges Rationing of Flu Shots as Supply Is Slashed

Officials said that most healthy adults should delay or skip flu shots so that people most at risk can get scarce supplies.


India's most wanted bandit, accused of murdering police officers, slaughtering elephants and smuggling millions of dollars of illegal sandalwood and ivory, was killed Monday night


U.N.-AU envoys challenge Sudan parties to Darfur talks

U.N. and African Union envoys urged  the parties to Sudan's Darfur conflict on Saturday to attend  peace talks after rebel divisions and boycotts stalled progress  towards negotiations.


Marion Cotillard talks about portraying Edith Piaf, about the perils of lip-synching and how she learned to stop worshipping her subject.


Citigroup Unit Violated Its Fiduciary Duty

Arbitrators have awarded $75,000 to a longtime WorldCom Inc. employee who argued that bankers contributed to her financial losses by profiting from their relationship with the struggling company and its chief executive at the same time they administered a stock-options program for WorldCom workers.  -The Washington Post


Triumphantly reopened ferry link between Crimea and Russia stays idle

The rail ferry link over the Kerch Strait, opened at a solemn ceremony on September 18, remains out of action, www.korrespondent.net has informed.


Bernanke: housing slowdown to reduce GDP growth

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke on Wednesday estimated that the decline in housing  construction could reduce gross domestic product growth later  this year by a percentage point.


Overview: Deteriorating economic outlook knocks sentiment

A worsening outlook for the world economy drove global stock markets sharply lower on Tuesday and intensified speculation about an emergency US interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.


The former head of Wood River Capital Management, pleaded not guilty to securities fraud and other charges.


Officials report sixth helicopter downing in Iraq

A helicopter operated by a private security firm came down in Iraq last week, U.S. officials said on Thursday, an incident that marks the sixth downing of a helicopter in three weeks.


France confirms 10,000 job cuts at Airbus

An employee of the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus in Colomiers, southern France, leaves the plant.Comment


Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who remained in a deep coma and close to death at a hospital outside of Paris Wednesday, will be buried at his battered headquarters


Torino, 16:43 - CALCIO, TORINO; ZACCHERONI: RISPETTIAMO LA ROMA

Il tecnico del Torino Alberto Zaccheroni in vista della sfida con la Roma: "Li rispettiamo, sono piÃ¹...


Colosso Usa chiude 3/o trimestre con ricavi in salita, +26%


A COMPUTER buff who blew the secrets of top TV series 24 before the latest series even started faces three years behind bars.   Jorge Romero, 24, got hold of the first four episodes of the Kiefer Sutherland thriller's sixth season, then beamed them round the world on the internet.


Technology aided hunt for accused pedophile

BANGKOK - With the help of a computer program, German police digitally unscrambled the swirls that obscured the face of a man depicted having sex with boys in Vietnam and Cambodia.


All the action as it happens as Paula Radcliffe goes for gold.


A new treatment for the age-old scourge of cholera and perhaps a whole new type of antibiotic medicine may emerge from chemicals discovered in an Australian seaweed, new research results suggest.


Dati Ucimu, produzione cresciuta dell'11,2% nel 2006


UK exported tainted blood to 11 countries, says report

LONDON: The United Kingdom has exported to 'at least 11 countries' blood products at risk of contamination with the prion responsible for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), the human form of mad cow ...


Pints all round as EU crumples before imperial forces The EU will abandon all pretentions to enforce its filthy metric system on Britain, thereby guaranteeing once-and-for-all an Englishman's right to sup ale in pints, buy spuds by the pound, and measure the distance between the greengrocer and the boozer in miles.â¦


Hyderabad-based Hetero Drugs Ltd has become the second Indian pharmaceutical company after Ranbaxy to withdraw its anti-AIDS drugs from special World Health Organisation certification, saying it is not certain about their bioequivalence with patented


Cobb County police tell CNN that the two women they picked up and questioned earlier Thursday in connection with a bank robbery have been arrested.


Sports: 4 January 2005, Tuesday. Notorious Israeli businessman Michael Chorny has reportedly decided to cut all costs for Bulgaria's Levski FC, which the Russia-born man currently owns.


Hewlett-Packard on Friday unveiled its much-anticipated HP-branded iPod, a deal that instantly gives the company a popular product and greatly extends the retail reach of its partner, Apple Computer.


Fabio Capello, who will be presented as the new England manager on Monday, says he needs to restore the team's "winning mentality".


Ravens' Lewis Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge

ATLANTA - Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in a federal drug conspiracy case Thursday and will be sentenced to four months in federal prison and two months in a halfway house, to be served after the regular season ends in January.    Lewis still could be suspended this season by the NFL, which said Thursday it would have no immediate decision on such punishment...


India invites defence contractors to enter the bidding contest to supply 126 war planes in a $10bn deal.


Blast kills at least 15 in southern Philippines

Officials say at least 15 people are dead and 58 injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a market full of Christmas shoppers in the Philippines.


L'Inter pareggia ancora. Sedici squadre in cinque punti

Questa volta lâInter (con Mancini a dimenarsi in tribuna e Fernando Orsi a captare segnali in campo) incassa il pareggio e ringrazia. Â«Nel primo tempo abbiamo cercato di giocare sulle fasce e di liberare


Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday the United States cannot successfully fight the war on terrorism "if we try to retreat behind our oceans" and reiterated his criticism that Sen. John Kerry has a "pre-9/11 mind-set."


W.House Gives Rumsfeld New Vote of Confidence

The White House gave a new vote of confidence on Friday to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld amid growing criticism of him from members of President Bush's own Republican Party.


'One time they just took off and left me alone on the set and went to lunch," says Jamie Foxx, chuckling. "There I was, blind, man, all alone like Ray.


Krispy Kreme Doughnuts said second-quarter net income fell 55 percent to $5.8 million, the latest reported setback for the one-time Wall Street darling.


Microsoft Declines Comment on Motion Controller

Company is mum on plans for releasing an Xbox 360  motion controller.


To brace stance vs. Hamas, Abbas considers early elections

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is considering calling presidential and legislative elections to strengthen his position, a top aide said yesterday, a move that could deepen the split between the West Bank and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.


U.S. blue-chip stocks advanced on Thursday on optimism about strong profits from companies including Exxon Mobil Corp.  while the Nasdaq was flat.


Ironically it was the first regular season game for the Carolina Panthers that not only began the history of the franchise, but also saw the beginning of a rivalry that goes on to this day.


The Miami Heat withstood a  fourth-quarter barrage to beat the Detroit Pistons 98-83 on  Saturday and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.


Shuttle Atlantis Might Land at Edwards Afb

By JIM SKEEN  EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE -- Poor weather in Florida could divert the space shuttle Atlantis to land today or Saturday at Edwards Air Force Base, where officials plan to open the Mercury Boulevard viewing area.


Three U.S. Security Agents Awarded Medals

The State Department presented awards on Monday to three Diplomatic Security officers for heroism in Haiti during a political upheaval last February.


State and federal authorities tracked the path of a fictitious "Hurricane Alicia" on Tuesday as part of two-day drill aimed at avoiding the chaos that followed last year's deadly Hurricane Katrina.


OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate edged down to 1.8 per cent in September as the overall cost of a typical basket of goods and services barely rose from August, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday.


RealNetworks Inc. is teaming up with SanDisk Corp. to release a portable music player that more closely links with RealNetworks' Rhapsody online music service, in the latest attempt to take on Apple's iPod and iTunes stronghold.


What's the Story With . . . Google? It's By Far the Most-Used Internet Search Engine, and It's Expanding Its Services All the Time. Is Google in Danger of Becoming Big Brother?

By MATT ROPER  FOR a company with the motto "don't be evil", Google is showing signs that its halo is beginning to slip. Not content with being a way to search the internet quickly and simply, the company this week declared its intention to catalogue and control the world's information.


Baghdad Suffers A Day of Attacks, Assassinations

BAGHDAD, Nov. 20 -- Insurgents fought U.S. troops in running street battles in the capital Saturday, assassinated three Iraqi officials and their driver and detonated a car bomb in Baghdad's Liberation Square, a grim cadence that some Iraqis feared signaled the onset of a rebel offensive in the capital. In northern Iraq, the U.S. military discovered the bodies of nine slain Iraqi soldiers.


With earnings up 12.7%, Wal-Mart shares drop

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, reported a 12.7 percent increase in its third-quarter earnings.


Opposition groups boycott Prime Minister confidence vote

ISLAMABAD: Opposition groups on Saturday boycotted the parliament session, convened for the vote of confidence of the new Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.


Vioxx May Not Be Only Drug With Heart Risk

It might not just be Vioxx that carries a risk of heart problems. Scientists and European regulators say users of similar pain-relief medications also may have cause for concern.


Hewlett-Packard turned on the music a little early Friday morning, revealing on the Web the details of its new HP-branded Apple iPod music player clone.


The Saudi oil minister inaugurated a new production plant on Sunday and renewed the largest oil exporter's support for stable prices by noting that Saudi Arabia was maintaining about two million barrels in spare output capacity.


Roma, 14:35 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA; SAMP-ROMA: NON CONVOCATI TOTTI E PERROTTA

La Roma affronterà domani la Sampdoria, nell'andata dei quarti di Coppa Italia, senza l'appor...


Daschle: Obama has 'unlimited potential'

Sen. Barack Obama has "almost unlimited potential" and could be a contender against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle said.


Corporate governance changed to mollify shareholders

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., in an attempt to mollify Australian investors who had expressed concerns about its proposed reincorporation in the United States, late Wednesday said its board of directors has outlined a series of


Elephant Tramples Circus Worker to Death

An elephant being loaded onto a truck trampled a circus animal trainer to death at Memorial Coliseum, police said.


4 Iraqis Tell of Looting at Munitions Site in '03

Three Iraqi witnesses and a security chief said that looters stormed Al Qaqaa just days after U.S. troops swept through on their way to Baghdad in early April 2003.


Wed auctioneer eBay (Quote, Chart) continued its expansion into classified listings late Thursday with the acquisition of Rent.com for $415 million in cash and stock.


Timeshare law to be strengthened to close holiday club loophole

Travel: Tourists spend up to Â£15,000 on bogus offers, but new laws do not come into effect until 2010.


Un giornalista del Manifesto ha raggiunto i connazionali ancora nelle manidel Mend. Stanno bene, ma si sentono esausti della prigionia                                            Nigeria, gli ostaggi italiani accusano "Siamo stati abbandonati dal governo"


Rishi Kapoor plays himself in Hadd Behadd

Not too many actors get the privilege of playing themselves in a film. Recently, Bobby Deol played himself in "Nanhe Jaisalmer". Now it's Rishi Kapoor's turn.


Solicitor Pat Finucaneâs killer was jailed for minimum of 22 years at Belfast Crown Court today. Ken Barrett, 41, a police informer, was told by Mr Justice Weir that he had been involved in a cruel, callous


A live version of the epic 1959 film Ben-Hur is to be recreated in the Stade de France stadium in Paris.


Cowboys center Andre Gurode is scarred, sore and still getting used to the bulky padding on his forehead after being cut up by the right cleat of Tennessee's Albert Haynesworth. He also has accepted Haynesworth's apology, even though he still doesn't understand why it happened.


Parents in England are to be promised online "real-time reporting" on their children's progress at school.


Kiev, Ukraine -- Americans who think our just concluded election was nasty should be in Ukraine today for this country's runoff between two Viktors, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich and former Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko.


Chechen Rebel Says Warlord Will Be Tried for Beslan

Chechnya's rebel leader said on Friday  he would put warlord Shamil Basayev on trial one day for the  mass hostage-seizing at a Russian school in which more than 320  people were killed, half of them children.


Army could reoccupy Gaza if Palestinians continue attacks: Israeli ...

An Israeli general said Monday that the army could move back into the Gaza Strip at any time after next year's planned pullout from the territory if attacks by Palestinian militants continue.


Antiviral Flu Drugs an Option to Vaccine

Description: With flu vaccines scarce, health officials say Americans worried about influenza can turn to several antiviral flu medications on the market.


Venezuelan state oil company  PDVSA on Saturday said an "operational event" had affected a  unit of the 640,000 barrel per day (bpd) Amuay refinery.


Toyota reports a silicon carbide breakthrough

Move over silicon chips, there is a new semiconductor king on the horizon. Silicon carbide's (SiC) potential has been known since the 1950's, but the properties that make is attractive also make it hard to work with.


We noticed innovative Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, who will surely become a top head coaching candidate after this season, when he pitched a beauty against the Patriots in the playoffs back on Jan. 10, even in a 17-14 loss. As tough as that loss was to swallow, Schwartz now must adapt to life without all-world defensive end Jevon Kearse ...


Customers are getting Botox shots in settings that are   more salon than  doctorâs office.


La moneta unica segna un rialzo sullo yen scambiata a 150,46


UnitedHealthcare to Settle Fraud Charges

WASHINGTON - UnitedHealthcare will pay the federal government $3.5 million to settle allegations of fraud stemming from mishandling of telephone calls involving the Medicare program, the Justice Department announced.


Sprint boots 1,000 phone customers for talking too much

So long, annoying people Sprint-Nextel has terminated the accounts of its 1,000 most-annoying customers. After a recent internal review, the U.S. wireless carrier gave at least 1,000 people the boot because they've been making far too many calls to the company's customer care centers. Of course, the real shocker is that the company has agreed to wave their termination fees.â¦


Google invites testers for AdSense for mobile

(InfoWorld) - Google has begun inviting mobile Web site developers to display Google ads on their sites as part of a limited beta test. The offer extends to the mobile environment Google's AdSense program, which lets Web developers earn revenue by placing advertisements on their sites. Google runs the back-end network that places ads on the sites relevant to content. Site owners earn revenue when visitors click on the ads. Sites must be written in one of three mobile markup languages: WML, XHTML, and cHTML (compact HTML) in order to use AdSense for mobile, according to a Google AdSense for mobile help page. That's because Google's crawlers must be able to read the page in those languages to determine page content and serve up relevant ads. A blogger at Self Made Minds said that he received an e-mail invitation from Google on Thursday night to test AdSense for mobile. In a statement, Google confirmed that it is conducting a limited beta to test AdSense for mobile. The company plans to evaluate the beta and refine the product based on feedback from users, it said. Late last year, Google began delivering advertisements along with its mobile search results. Online giantsÂ such asÂ Google are increasingly interested in the potential revenue stream from mobile users. "Mobile advertising is a huge opportunity for us, starting with the basic premise that there are something like 3 billion or so handsets in the world," said Dilip Venkatachari, director of product management responsible for mobile monetization efforts at Google, in a recent interview. That compares to just around 1 billion PC users on the planet, making for an even larger target market.


Eagles need Owens' game-breaking ability in playoffs

PHILADELPHIA - An unknown Eagles intern is bound to be south of the border by now, dispatched on a search for a cure for Terrell Owens, asking the senors and senoritas of Mexico's thriving steroid and sports-drug market if they sell a special salve to


N Ireland put in an impressive defensive display to claim a point in the Euro 2008 qualifier against  Denmark in Copenhagen.


Hussain, Tina and several small screen celebs had a blast at the Zoom Holi party.


The jury in the trial of Steve Wright, who is accused of murdering five women in 2006, retires to consider its verdict.


Sony will ship only 2 million PlayStation 3 systems this year, not 4 million as previously announced. And Europe won't get PS3 at all until 2007. From the Game|Life blog.


UPDATE 2-Federer makes winning return at Masters Cup

World number one Roger Federer made a winning return from injury on Monday, opening the defence of his Masters Cup crown with a ruthless 6-1 7-6 win over Gaston Gaudio.


U.S. pushes Russia to endorse latest Kosovo plan

The United States threatened on Friday to move forward on Kosovo, which is clamoring for independence from Serbia, whether Russia agreed or not to the latest U.N. Security Council draft resolution.


One week after the announcement of significant price reductions, the Real Networks is already able to show impressive results. Since they began selling music for US$0.


A Russian physicist is convicted of spying for China, nearly a year after he was acquitted of the charges.


The Christian Coalition Fights to Stay Relevant

An abrupt departure by president Joel Hunter has raised doubts about the conservative group's influence and mandate


Sightings by UN patrols bolster suspicions of Rwandan incursion in Congo

KINSHASA, Congo  - UN air and ground patrols have photographed freshly occupied encampments and unidentified well-equipped troops in east Congo, UN officials said Thursday, bolstering suspicions that Rwanda is making good on its threat to send troops into its larger, weaker neighbour.


National Australia Bank said Thursday it is "testing the market" ahead of a possible sale of its Irish subsidiaries, the National Irish Bank and Northern Bank.


Italian and Lebanese authorities have arrested 10 suspected terrorists who planned to blow up the Italian Embassy in Beirut, an Italian news agency and the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.


Sept. 5, 2004 - At 2 pm EDT, the center of Hurricane Frances was located by NOAA radar near latitude 27.9 north, longitude 81.7 west or about 55 miles east of Tampa, Fla.


Chris Lee , a graduate of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High and half of the No. 1 doubles team this spring as a freshman at Ivy League cochampion Brown University, remembers when he fell in love with tennis.


ATT 'not mulling' offer for Vodafone: company chief

US telecom giant ATT is not considering a bid for mobile phone operator Vodafone, but is likely to make smaller acquisitions to better meet the needs of multinational companies, the company's chief executive said in an interview published Tuesday.


Japan's proposal to resume commercial hunting of minke whales is rejected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.


Star di Hollywood arrivato con la moglie a Salsomaggiore


Labor strife casts a pall on celebration

A Hall of Fame induction. With the NHL headed into ruins, if it's not there already. Talk about a maddening irony. It's kind of like having the winning lottery ticket the same week the state lottery commission goes belly-up.


Pakistan slumped to 131 all out in the Champions Trophy semi-final, their lowest ever score against the West Indies. The Pakistan captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq, won the toss and amazed everyone when he decided to


Former rock guitarist Dave Navarro has dismissed the music industry as shallow and predictable, and has now taken to directing porn videos.


Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly, Gazprom, announced today that it is planning to bid for the main production facility of troubled oil company Yukos.


Journal Editors Are Urged To Demand More Evidence

Editors of scientific journals should beef up their level of skepticism about high-profile papers submitted to them and demand solid evidence that the work was completed as described, according to a review of the editorial procedures that led to the publication of fraudulent scientific papers by...


Desktop will offer plenty of storage, as well as tools for storing and editing high-definition video.


Iraq's PM Says Saddam Depressed, Begs for Mercy

Deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is  depressed and has begged the Iraqi government for mercy, Iraq's  Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said in an interview published  Monday.


Sale of IBM unit doesn't mean ThinkPads will cease to exist

This week, IBM said it is selling off most of its PC division to Lenovo, China's No. 1 PC maker. The news is likely to rattle IBM customers - but it may end up benefiting them long term.


Singer checks into rehab to receive treatment for drug addiction, her record company has confirmed


U.S.'s Snow Says Oil Cuts Shouldn't Endanger Growth

RABAT, Morocco  - U.S. Treasury Secretary John  Snow said on Saturday that oil producers and consumers alike  must act responsibly on energy use, a day after OPEC oil  producers agreed to slash production to keep prices up.


Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett criticises the state of debate over the Iraq war as she addresses the TUC.


A judge could order as early as Friday that the sole defendant who remains behind bars from the group of teens known as the "Jena 6" must be released.


Marino and Young Are Among 4 Named to the Hall of Fame

Yet another quarterback, Benny Friedman, and Fritz Pollard joined Dan Marino and Steve Young as the Class of 2005.


Boy, 10, killed as tree crushes classmates

Â· Falling branch injures three on school trip  Â· Accident happened as pupils built woodland den


Managers Proceed With Shuttle Mission Plans

Pending resolution of a potential radiator hose problem, the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for launching on Feb. 7 on a twice-delayed mission to the International Space Station.


A factory owner rallies his workers - and reopens doors in Sri Lanka

Kumar Dewapura is treating his employees as a family, vowing to rebuild their homes and replace their lost goods.


Can Lebanon weather possible economic sanctions?

BEIRUT: Will Lebanon be able to weather any possible US and European economic sanctions in the future if the US Security Council pushed for sanctions against this country in the coming months?


U.S. seen balancing support for Pakistan's Musharraf

A senior U.S. official visiting Islamabad this week was expected to offer some support for President Pervez Musharraf, while staying out of a crisis brought on by his attempt to oust Pakistan's top judge.


Bear Stearns Told to Pay $160 Million to Investors

The ruling could force Wall Street firms to step up oversight of some of their most lucrative clients.


Iran has ignored a U.N. Security Council deadline to suspend uranium enrichment or face the possibility of sanctions.


U.S. border cops nab Mexican dope "pedalers"

Dope "pedaling" took on a whole new meaning in recent days after U.S. border police nabbed two Mexicans smuggling bundles of marijuana into the United States loaded onto bicycles.


Eighty-five percent of users responding to a recent survey said environmental factors are important in planning IT operations, but only one quarter said they have written "green" initiatives into their company's purchasing processes. Meanwhile, critics of "green IT" say if vendors can sell by making their products appeal to that "feel-good" aspect of the market, then they know they'll get money out of it.


Willis Completes Coyle Hamilton Acquisition

Coyle Hamilton's annualized revenues are approximately 50 million euros ($61.5 million). It has offices in Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Belfast and London, and employs approximately 500 people serving "a broad range ...


SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs found a good way to beat Minnesota: Take Kevin Garnett, Latrell Sprewell and Sam Cassell out of the Timberwolves' offense.


Intel Corp. named President Paul S. Otellini as its next chief executive officer, for the first time choosing a non-engineer to run the world's largest computer-chip maker.-Bloomberg News


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HK Reit falied to list through a retiree's complaint

Hong Kong Reit, the worldâs largest real estate investment fund remained in suspension as Hong Kongâs Housing Authority, Reitâs regulator, failed to list the fund due to an unresolved lawsuit.


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Kerry, Bush powerless to cut oil prices without peace in Iraq

There is little President George W. Bush or John Kerry can do to halt the oil price boom without achieving the so-far unachievable: peace in Iraq, analysts say.


Spice racks and wisecracks will color in the week that lies ahead.


Microsoft XP SP2 Update And Spyware Conflict

If you have spyware installed on your computer system and you update your operating system with the latest Windows XP Service pack 2 (SP2) update, your computer could possibly freeze.


Bear Ransacks Kitchen as Paralyzed Man Lies in Bed

It's a tale of man against nature. A  paralyzed man in Aspen, Colorado lay helplessly in bed for two  hours while a black bear known as "Fat Albert" went through his  kitchen breaking dishes and looking for a tasty snack.


John Peel was described today as a "broadcasting legend" by Andy ...

John Peel, the Radio 1 disc jockey who brought fame to a string of obscure bands, has died on holiday in Peru. The 65-year-old suffered a heart attack last night after being taken ill during


Hundreds of Danish Muslims demonstrate against the reprinting of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed.


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Il Catania si è qualificato per i quarti di finale di Coppa Italia pareggiando 1-1 con il Mil...


CBS cuts Redstone's salary, settles litigation

CBS Corp.  said on Tuesday it would cut Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone's salary and link his compensation more closely to the media company's stock price, settling shareholder litigation over its compensation practices.


The world's best-known mime artist, Marcel Marceau, has died, France Info radio said on Sunday, saying his family had informed it of his death.


British Muslim group condemns car bombings

Britain's main umbrella group of Muslim organisations on Tuesday strongly condemned the three failed car bomb attacks here, calling for cross-community efforts to tackle the extremist threat.


By JOHN FLESHER  SENEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Mich. - Tracy Casselman runs a hand over the smooth, gray bark of an American beech, noting the scratch marks left by black bears that have clambered up the tree to munch nuts rich in fat and protein.


An Annuity With a Twist: Pay Just Once, Then Collect

An obscure type of annuity is designed to convert today's lump sum into a stream of payments that provides retirement income right away.


Wildlife campaigners promote a test kit to help enforce the ban on the international trade in bear products.


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Authors Simon Sebag Montefiore and AL Kennedy are among the five nominees for the Costa Book of the Year.


The number of new mortgages being given to house movers falls by 20% in the past year, according to the Bank of England.


Japanese car giant Honda is set to announce a major expansion of its Swindon plant, a report says.


Danone, the world's second largest bottled water business, stunned analysts last week by announcing that it will sell its water activities in Italy - Europe's largest bottled water market.


Peres says Israel to focus on green energy

President Shimon Peres touted Israel as a future think thank for solutions to global warming, quipping that the sun was a more reliable resource than oil from Saudi Arabia.


Those eligible for Washington County's first public influenza vaccination clinics of the season will have to call on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday to schedule an appointment for the two-day event.


BAGHDAD Rebels launched multiple attacks on Iraqi police posts around the city of Tikrit killing 18 policemen and injuring three, while a car bomb in northern Baghdad injured nine people, Iraqi and US officials said Tuesday.


US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is due in China for his first visit since taking up the post.


Agcom si prepara introdurre modifiche a sistema numerazione


Jagger Knows What It's All About in Film Foray

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Mick Jagger says he drew on his life  experiences when he teamed up with Dave Stewart to write music  for the upcoming remake of "Alfie," about a womanizer who must  come to terms with the consequences of his actions.


Judge tells Spain to declassify CIA flight papers

A judge has ordered Spain's state  intelligence agency to declassify any documents it has about  secret CIA flights shuttling terrorism suspects, court  officials said on Wednesday.


A science expert says the Tomlinson report misses a chance to have all students study scientific thought.


A Michigan man, seeking to punish the Netherlands for its support of the war in Iraq, has confessed to axing a 22-year-old Dutch student to death after failing to find a soldier to kill, his lawyer said Tuesday.


Does Open Source Lose its Mission in Corporations?

Open-source software developers who work at companies must get more assertive to protect their rights, say open-source software gurus.


Update 4: Yukos Files for Bankruptcy in US

The embattled Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in the United States and appealed for a temporary restraining order and injunction against the auction of its main production unit that is scheduled for Sunday.


Iran says backs OPEC push for "acceptable" oil price

Iran will support any OPEC move to bring crude oil prices back to acceptable levels following a recent slide, Iran's OPEC Governor Hossein Kazempour Ardebili said on Sunday.


Marine Who Was Missing in Iraq Is Charged With Deserting Post

The marine who disappeared in Iraq in June and later turned up in his native Lebanon was charged with desertion yesterday by the United States Marine Corps, according to a statement from officials at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.


By The Tribune, Seymour, Ind.  Dec. 19--The 61st annual Christmas Basket Fund climbed to $8,793 with donations of $1,560 over the weekend and on Monday.   The newest gifts were topped by a $500 donation from Jeff and Elaine Siefert in lieu of Christmas cards.


Man wrongly linked to Madrid bombings sues

A lawyer in Portland, Oregon, wrongly detained in connection with the investigation of March's deadly train bombings in Madrid, Spain, filed suit Monday against the Justice Department and FBI.


Video games, foreign players hit soccer in Britain

Foreign players, video games and a lack  of coaching are behind the current shortage of young talent in  British soccer, national managers agreed on Tuesday.


Asia Needs Network to Fight Illegal Wildlife Trade

Asia needs a special crime-fighting network to combat a booming illegal wildlife trade worth billions of dollars which threatens many species with extinction, Thailand's prime minister said Saturday.


Spanish films turn most Spaniards off: survey

Most Spaniards prefer U.S. films to  Spanish ones, saying movies made in the home country of  Oscar-winning director Pedro Almodovar are boring, according to  a survey released on Tuesday.


Agent: Rose Making Payments on Back Taxes

PLANTATION, Fla. - Pete Rose owes almost $1 million in back federal taxes, but he is making monthly payments on the debt, his representative said Friday...


Those in the know consider Jan Svankmajer's grotesqueries to be classic filmmaking. Yet he remains largely unknown outside Eastern Europe. Maybe it's time to discover the man and his work. By Jason Silverman.


Motorola buys Soundbuzz to expand music offerings

Motorola will acquire online music store Soundbuzz in a bid to expand its mobile music offerings in Asia, the company said Monday.


Tropical storm Humberto heads toward Texas coast

Tropical Storm Humberto lumbered toward the Texas coast on Wednesday where it was expected to dump heavy rains as it moved in from the Gulf of Mexico.


Arif Ali, regional product director for Europe, Middle East and Africa for The Associated Press, died of cancer at his home Thursday. He was 46.


Denver Nuggets Team Report - November 30

(Sports Network) - Earl Boykins scored 18 of his 22 points in the first half and Bryon Russell finished off the Hornets with 12 points in the second as the Denver Nuggets downed New Orleans, 76-67, on Monday at the Pepsi Center.


Crude Oil Steady After Rising as Ivan Disrupts US Gulf Output

Crude oil was little changed after rising 2.5 percent yesterday as the approach of Hurricane Ivan disrupted production and tanker shipments in the Gulf of Mexico, where a quarter of US oil and natural gas is pumped.


Change Is Tough, but Necessary, AOL Chief Says

NEW YORK -- When AOL chief executive Randy Falco was the No. 2 at NBC for all those years, he liked to call himself "the conductor": He made the trains run on time.


Cano clubs two homers as Yankees sweep Red Sox

Robinson Cano clubbed two homers and Chien-Ming Wang pitched one-hit ball over seven innings on Thursday to lead the New York Yankees to a 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox and a three-game series sweep.


Political divide took root centuries ago

The roots of Ukraine's political crisis lie in a centuries-old divide between the country's east and west, a split between two cultures, two languages, and two histories within the same nation.


WASHINGTON The US Senate has passed a far-reaching, 136 (b) billion dollar corporate tax package that includes a ten-point-one (b) billion dollar buyout for tobacco farmers.


Beijing is considering suspending or reducing a 20% tax on bank savings in China, state media reports.


Explosion rips Israeli base at Gaza-Egypt crossing; 4 Israeli ...

Palestinian guerrillas blew up an Israeli army base at the Gaza-Egypt crossing Sunday by sneaking more than a tonne of explosives through a tunnel, killing four Israeli soldiers and wounding at least 10.


UN to Inspect Iran's Parchin Military Site

Iran has agreed after several months to  allow U.N. inspections of a military site where Washington  believes work linked to nuclear bomb-making was carried out,  the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Wednesday.


It's a fact of life in China that just about anything comes in a little plastic bag. That's all about to change: In what all reports are calling a surprise move, the central government has banned some plastic bags and the free distribution of others.


After the Wall of Water, Only Grim Discoveries

In Cuddalore, India, a wiry gravedigger had no time to waste, no sentiment to spare: just a mass grave for victims, and mass grief.


Physics may take video games to next level

Carve a wrong turn in the deep powder of the video game "Stoked Rider: Big Mountain Snowboarding" and you'd better brace for an avalanche of swirling white snow engulfing everything as it crashes down the mountainside.


BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Europe again proved to be the best in the Ryder Cup with its biggest romp over the Americans, as Lee Westwood ended any remaining suspense at Oakland Hills with a 4-foot par putt on the final hole to beat Kenny Perry on Sunday...


Funeral held for N.Y. man shot by police

Civil rights activist Al Sharpton on Saturday delivered the eulogy at a packed funeral service for an unarmed Honduran immigrant shot and killed by an off-duty policeman following a traffic accident a week ago.


Trade ties dominate Chinese president's visit to Cuba

China's President Hu Jintao, is Cuba for talks with his communist ally President Fidel Castro, which are focussing on boosting bilateral trade.


Karzai Set to Be Afghan President in Ring of Steel

A ring of steel was placed around the Afghan capital on Tuesday as Hamid Karzai prepared to be sworn in as the country's first popularly elected President at a ceremony


The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the National League West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Saturday to keep their division and wild card hopes alive.


FDA Saw Problems at Vaccine Plant in 2003

Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Julie Gerberding and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, are sworn-in before the House Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Nov.


Tobacco companies are spending more than ever to market cigarettes, but sales still are falling, according to a new government study.


IAEA: 380 tons of explosives missing in Iraq

The UN nuclear watchdog confirmed Monday that nearly 400 tons of powerful explosives that could be used in conventional or nuclear missiles disappeared from an unguarded military installation in Iraq.


First Reserve, a private equity firm specializing in energy industry investments, said Thursday it is buying Ingersoll-Rand's Dresser-Rand subsidiary for $1.


What should be a joyful and hopeful time for Jimmie Johnson has instead been bittersweet. While Johnson has won three straight races and moved back into contention for the Nextel Cup championship, he can't


The Indie Singer-Harpist Who Met the Orchestra

Joanna Newsomâs Brooklyn concerts this week are an individual milestone.


BEIRUT -- Israel lifted its sea blockade of Lebanon yesterday, ending the country's two months of isolation as the task of preventing the entry of Hezbollah weapons falls to international warships patrolling offshore.


In a Land of Alike Laptops, Weight and Battery Life Are Key

Laptop design has advanced a great deal over the past decade, but a few things still generally hold true: Batteries won't last through a cross-country flight, and affordable laptops weigh too much.


McCain says U.S. neglecting Latin America

The United States has been  neglecting Latin America, allowing militants to gain a foothold  there and compromise national security, Republican presidential  candidate Sen. John McCain said on Wednesday.


FDA confirms salmonella came from peanut butter

An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning that has sickened 329 people and sent 51 of them to the hospital was definitely caused by contaminated Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.


Iran says it will reject any European proposal which requires it to halt its nuclear activities completely.


Hundreds Protest as Belarus Leader Sweeps Election

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said Monday voters had shown overwhelming support for his plan to stay in power, but hundreds took to the streets to protest against what they said was a rigged ...


Portsmouth wrap up the signing of England striker David Nugent from Preston for a reported Â£6m.


A San Francisco man who was stranded with his family in the snowy wilderness walked more than 16 miles in search of help before he died — six more than originally thought, a search official said Saturday.


Update 1: Nigerian Union Suspends Looming Strike

Nigeria's main labor union on Monday indefinitely suspended a looming nationwide strike that had threatened to shut down the oil industry in the world's No.


Black & Decker says recall, slowdown hurt results

Black & Decker Corp , maker of power tools and hardware, said on Friday that worse-than-expected business conditions and an expected recall would hurt results for the current quarter and full year.


Lydia Mendoza, 91, an Early Tejano Star, Is Dead

Lydia Mendoza became one of the first Mexican-American superstars by singing to the poor and downtrodden.


Intel to delay product aimed for high-definition TVs

SAN FRANCISCO -- In the latest of a series of product delays, Intel Corp. has postponed the launch of a video display chip it had previously planned to introduce by year end, putting off a showdown with Texas Instruments Inc. in the fast-growing market for high-definition television displays.


Centrica PLC, the country's largest supplier of gas and electricity, raised consumer energy prices Monday in response to soaring wholesale costs.


Marshall has brought some welcome attention to the Mid-American Conference since returning to the league in 1997.


Tire recycling program to begin in county Sept. 1

Waste center hopes to get rid of debris where water collects and mosquitoes tend to breed. By Diana Lamirand. Recycling junk tires may take a bite out of the local mosquito population.


Commission: Scallop License Not Yet Needed

By Patricia Smith, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Feb. 23--CAROLINA BEACH -- No bay scallops; no need for a recreational  scallop license -- at least not now.   That was the conclusion the N.C.


Former Arsenal and England goalkeeper David Seaman believes his Highbury replacement Jens Lehmann has been harshly treated by Gunners boss Arsene Wenger.


Two Palestinian children are shot dead by Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources say.


Paul Burrell pulls website amid 'hate mail' blitz

Di's former butler 'shocked' by public anger The Queen of Hearts'â¢ former butler Paul Burrell has been forced to temporarily shut down his website following his humiliating appearance at the Lady Di inquest, the Sun reports.â¦


Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of painkillers, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and other prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner said Wednesday.


Sudan MPs dismiss threat of sanctions over Darfur

A delegation of Sudanese parliamentarians dismissed on Thursday the threat of oil sanctions contained in a UN resolution submitted by the United States to pressure the government over the conflict in Darfur.


Three soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland are arrested in Kent on suspicion of stealing munitions.


APEC leaders to sign climate change pact at summit

Asia-Pacific leaders were expected to sign a landmark statement on climate change at their annual summit on Saturday, papering over differences between rich and developing nations over pollution targets.


ABC News No Charges Imminent After Basketball Brawl

John Green of West Bloomfield Township, Mich., shown on a framegrab from WDIV-TV in Detroit, Nov. 22, 2004. County prosecutor David Gorcyca said that Green was the fan who threw a cup that hit Indiana forward


BP sells vast Russian gas field to Gazprom

British energy group BP said on Friday that it had agreed to sell its stakes in a Siberian gas field and company to Russian gas giant Gazprom for up to 900 million dollars (669 million euros).


Two charged with espionage sought funding in China

A U.S. citizen and a Chinese national have been indicted in California on charges of conspiring to steal high-tech trade secrets, which they hoped to develop from venture capital from the Chinese government.


Back to the Future is one of 25 movies to be preserved in the National Film Registry at the US Library of Congress.


Yahoo Inc.'s second-profit slipped slightly while revenue growth remained lackluster, extending a malaise that prompted the Internet icon to replace its chief executive recently.


Bush to sign bill to prevent Internet gambling

US President George W. Bush this week is expected to sign a bill making it harder to place bets on the Internet, a practice which already is illegal in the United States.


Oil prices neared $52 for U.S. crude on  Wednesday, fueled by the impact of Hurricane Ivan on U.S.  winter inventories.


Judge Won't Stay Campaign Finance Ruling

A judge on Tuesday denied the Federal Election Commission's request that she temporarily set aside a ruling striking down several government rules on political fund raising.


Oklahoma Black Leaders Upset Over Candidate Remark

A Republican Senate candidate from Oklahoma who has run into trouble over verbal gaffes was drawing fire again on Friday for saying black men have a "genetic predisposition" for a lower life expectancy than whites.


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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. will undergo its most extensive shake- up in more than five years, hoping to snap out of a malaise that has ravaged its stock and provoked one of its own top executives to bluntly question the Internet powerhouse's direction.


Travel: From brie-topped productions at CafÃ© Midi to chilli shockers at Original Tommy's, Amy Balfour picks starring hamburgers from the celluloid city.


Telefonata a Costanzo in diretta 'Facciamo uno speciale'

ROMA, 12 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Enrico Mentana che ieri ha annunciato in diretta tv che avrebbe lasciato la direzione del Tg5 (al suo posto Carlo Rossella), ha telefonato in diretta a Costanzo, durante il programma 'Tutte le mattine'.


Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones  is set to visit India with husband Michael Douglas to shoot a  new film, a newspaper on Thursday quoted her as saying.


More difficult stages in space station constuction lie ahead

The installation of new solar panels on the International Space Station by the shuttle Atlantis crew marks just one stage in the difficult task of completing the orbital laboratory by 2010.


Pedro Martinez got a warm welcome from the Fenway Park fans &#151; and a rude awakening from his former Boston teammates.


Milano, 16:02 - CALCIO, INTER: PROLUNGATO IL CONTRATTO DI CRUZ

L'attaccante dell'Inter Julio Ricardo Cruz ha prolungato il contratto con la società nerazzur...


The UN Security Council is urging Sudan and a southern rebel group to conclude a peace deal by the end of this year, while offering the prospect of a major infusion of aid.


Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych led the high-tension presidential race in this post-Soviet republic with about 45% of the vote, too little to clinch a first-round victory, the Central Elections Commission said early today.


he cunning bicycle thieves of New York City always seem to be one step ahead of lockmakers. Design a more sophisticated lock and the thieves make a better pick.


FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - A man charged with robbing a bank, for the second time since 2005, tried to show police the loot, but discovered he had been robbed, Fayetteville police said.


BAGHDAD: At least 14 people were killed and 135 wounded in clashes between insurgents and US-led coalition forces in Sadr City and Mosul overnight and on Sunday.


Australia Republic Back on Agenda with Election

Australia's head of state commands the nation's defense force and has the power to overturn laws and sack the government -- yet she lives in Britain, 10,500 miles away.


WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is broadening its investigation of Boeing Co.'s contracting scandal, increasing the potential for more financial and legal hits for the aerospace giant.


Oprah Winfrey has chosen Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth," a self-help guide by the author of the million-selling "The Power of Now," as her latest book club selection.


Call for "neuroethics" as brain science races ahead

Neuroscientists are making such rapid progress in unlocking the brain's secrets that some are urging colleagues to debate the ethics of their work before it can be misused by governments, lawyers or advertisers.


A Republican senator calls for a post-9/11 overhaul of US intelligence which would see the break-up of the CIA.


Troops seal off Pakistani mosque after 11 killed

Pakistani troops sealed off the area around a mosque in the capital and imposed a 24-hour curfew on Wednesday after 11 people were killed in clashes between security forces and militant Islamic students.


Over the next few years, corporations will face tough decisions on how to store growing amounts of data and find information.


PARIS -- US diplomats here respond to Jacques Chirac's continued Yankee-bashing following George W. Bush's re-election by saying the French president is out of step with his people, who are not nearly that anti-American.


Faster conditions could vex players in second round

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Phil Mickelson, battling to stay in contention, launched his opening tee shot to the middle of the fairway as the second round of the U.S. Open got underway on Friday.


Uefa wants to look at Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's links to CSKA Moscow.


After an hour of interrogation by a three-man IOC disciplinary panel at the Hilton Hotel this morning, Kenteris emerged amid chaotic scenes to declare that in the national interest he would not be defending the 200metres title he won in Sydney four ...


The legacy from environmental irresponsibility still hangs heavily over the city of Bhopal in India. Two decades after the world's worst industrial disaster, the site still needs to be cleaned up.


CHICAGO, Oct. 4 -- After a spate of bloody schoolhouse attacks in the past month, school districts around the country are reviewing their emergency plans. Some are looking for ways to tighten security even as they acknowledge the limits on their ability to stop a determined killer.


More than nine out of 10 Americans, men and women alike, have had premarital sex, according to a new study. The high rates extend even to women born in the 1940s, challenging perceptions that people were more chaste in the past.


ATHENS -- Hey, world, BALCO this . There were, shall we say, somewhat lowered expectations for the US in the sprints, were there not? Guess again. Justin Gatlin won the 100-meter dash Sunday, but that was just the appetizer for last night's main course, when America went 1-2-3 in the 200.


Substitute helps USA to Hopman Cup tennis win over India

An untimely bout of cramp for Sania Mirza cost India any chance of a win against the second-seeded United States in the opening tie of the mixed teams Hopman Cup on Saturday.


UK group accuses Apple of unfair download pricing

LONDON A British consumers' lobbying group has complained to the Office of Fair Trading about prices on Apple's iTunes online music download service.


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Climate talks in Bali focus on rich-poor divide

NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Developing nations said they would resist "pressure and even threats" from some rich countries to step up the fight against climate change, as talks on a global climate pact went to the wire on Friday.


A couple who authorities say were so obsessed with the Internet and video games that they left their babies starving and suffering other health problems have pleaded guilty to child neglect.


Iran said Monday it was losing patience  with U.N. inspections of its nuclear program and announced that  its agreement with the Europeans to halt uranium enrichment  would soon come to an end.


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