Ohno takes gold: Seattle's Apolo Anton Ohno and China's Yang (A) Yang won 1,500-meter short-track races last night in Madison, Wis.


Willcom to tie up with China telecom giant: report

Japanese mobile provider Willcom Inc. will forge a tie-up with China Network Communications Group to expand its low-cost phone business in Asia, a report said Sunday.


Police detain Zimbabwe opposition leader and cancel permission for protest march


Two Views of Innovation, Colliding in Washington

As the Senate prepares to tinker with the nationâs patent laws this spring, itâs worth recalling the law of unintended consequences.


NEW YORK - On. Dec. 17, the US Food and Drug Administration released a statement relating to Pfizer's (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Celebrex.


Nokia to offer Intellisync mobile e-mail server

The wireless e-mail platform works on more than 100 handsets.


Russia faces time challenge in 2014 bid: IOC

SOCHI, Russia  - Russia faces a challenge to be ready on time to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials assessing the country's bid for the Games said on Friday.


Nicholas Browning walked into the small cinderblock room, sat on a plastic chair and folded his hands in front of him, an ordinary suburban teenager Â except for the orange prison jumpsuit.


Hurricane Ivan blew oil prices back  above $44 a barrel on Tuesday, fueling fears of disruption to  supplies and giving European investors an excuse to take  profits from stock markets at 10-week highs.


Clinton opponent deplores Bush criticism

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's underdog Republican challenger accused the former first lady and her husband on Wednesday of engaging in timeworn theatrics with their criticism of President Bush's handling of the hunt for Osama bin Laden.


If you really want to get discouraged about the prospects for property tax relief, consider the numbers as the state closes the books on what is turning out to be a banner year for taxes, if not taxpayers.


SMIC to challenge latest TSMC infringement claims

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) said Wednesday it will defend itself against the latest allegations of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation


6,500 American G.I.'s and 2,000 Iraqis on Attack

Thousands of American troops are advancing across the deadly streets and alleyways of the rebel-held city.


Kate Middleton vendera' borse per la catena di negozi Jigsaw


Turkey's Erdogan tells EU to stop interfering By Reuters, Friday ...

Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan bluntly told the European Union on Friday it had no business meddling in Turkish domestic affairs as Turkey's decades-old campaign to join the wealthy bloc turned bitter.


Arsenal open talks with manager Arsene Wenger over a new contract.


Hi-tech gadgets and mass consumerism are exacting a high carbon cost at Christmas, research suggests.


In his first appearance as a Celtic, Tom Gugliotta appeared more prop than player at a press conference yesterday afternoon. After director of basketball operations Danny Ainge spent all of three minutes discussing the Gary Payton trade next to an empty chair and a microphone, the team's PR staff paraded in Gugliotta, who signed a one-year deal worth ...


Era appena scesa dall'auto con il padre, in via Caravaggioun uomo armato di pistola l'ha portata via con un complice                                                  Incubo a Reggio Emilia Rapita una bambina di 20 mesi


Bologna, 17:01 - VOLLEY, LEGA: A1 AL VIA DAL 30 SETTEMBRE, LA PRIMA GIORNATA

La Lega Volley ha reso noto oggi il calendario del prossimo campionato di serie A1 maschile di volle...


Fired Prosecutor Says Gonzales Pushed Death Penalty

Paul K. Charlton, one of nine U.S. attorneys fired last year, told members of Congress yesterday that Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has been overzealous in ordering federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty, including in an Arizona murder case in which no body had been recovered.


London - The European Medicines Agency said on Friday it has been asked by the European Commission to conduct a review of certain arthritis drugs after the worldwide withdrawal of Merck & Company's Vioxx medication.


Study Hints Malaria Vaccine on the Horizon

Description: NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on a new study that suggests scientists could develop a vaccine for malaria in the near future.


William Shatner has gone where no Star Trek star has gone before:   To the Emmy-winner's circle.


Bombs kill 14 in Iraq, U.S. blames al Qaeda

Two suicide bombers struck in a Sunni Arab district of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people including the leader of a U.S.-backed neighborhood security patrol, police said.


PARIS: AC Milan's Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko, right, was last night named European footballer of the year for 2004. The 28-year-old becomes the third Ukrainian to win the award after Oleg Blockhin


Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says a new report detailing online consumer behavior speaks volumes about frustration levels.


Former Alaska lawmaker guilty of bribery

A former state legislator was convicted Tuesday of trading his legislative influence for bribes from a company that was seeking to profit from a proposed natural gas pipeline.


Il parroco di Monterosso, nel Padovano, convoca una conferenza stampaNon vuole lasciare la Chiesa ma annuncia che si fidanzerÃ  "in forma casta"                                          Il prete si confessa: "Io papÃ ? Tutto finto Sono innamorato ma non in senso biblico"


Doctors urge patients not to panic after recall of Vioxx

TRENTON, NJ -- Merck & Co. withdrew best-selling arthritis drug Vioxx on Thursday after a study showed the drug doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.


L'organo di controllo dei monopoli di Stato ha bacchettato la Snai"Non ci Ã¨ stato comunicato niente, per ora l'iniziativa Ã¨ sospesa"                                            Per la Snai lo scudetto Ã¨ giÃ  nerazzurro Ma l'Aams blocca il pagamento delle puntate


Chechen vote puts spotlight on Kremlin problem

As voters went to the polls Sunday in Chechnya, there was little doubt about who would be anointed president of the embattled Russian


Invest Like a Pro: Davis Selected Advisors

Take a peek at some of the moves the pros are making.


FBI Probes California GOP Congressman's Land Deals

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 -- A Republican congressman from California defended his reputation this week, as FBI investigators look into charges that he improperly delayed paying taxes on several lucrative land deals.


The Boston Globe's editorial board has endorsed Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain ahead of the New Hampshire presidential primary and the Iowa caucus, the newspaper reported Saturday.


Call it the night of multiple nominations. More than a dozen artists headed into the 2006 American Music Awards on Tuesday with at least two chances to win, including Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Eminem, Carrie Underwood and Mary J. Blige.


Police say rail crash may have been suicide

A high-speed train crash which killed seven people and injured scores more may have been caused by a car driver committing suicide, police say.


Karzai Rival Refuses to Concede Election

Afghan presidential candidate Yunus Qanooni adjusts his glasses during an interview in Kabul on Sunday, Oct.17. 2004. Hamid Karzai's closest rival in Afghanistan's landmark election refused to concede defeat


The post-election stock market rally  has been rudely interrupted by the implications of a sliding  U.S. dollar, higher interest rates, the U.S. current account  deficit and Friday's rebound in oil prices.


New York Times Co. reports quarterly loss

New York Times Co. on Wednesday  reported fourth-quarter loss, hurt by depressed advertising and  a big write-down of its New England media business.


Medio Oriente: Hebron, catturato un capo di Hamas

HEBRON - Catturato oggi a Hebron, in Cisgiordania, da una unita' di elite israeliana, Imad Kawasmeh, 28 anni, uno dei comandanti del "braccio armato" di Hamas. Lo ha reso noto la radio militare, secondo cui


South African President Thabo Mbeki is to make his state of the nation address, amid recession fears.


The world's smallest independent country, the Pacific island of Nauru, holds elections on Saturday.


Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo says he earns $250,000-a-month from his chicken farm.


A new generation of search services goes beyond simple personalization, and lets you customize both your search topics and how results are presented.


Roy Keane insisted he had warned his Sunderland players not to underestimate Luton before the League One club knocked the Black Cats out of the League Cup.


Opera Software ASA released a new version of its mini browser for mobile phones Tuesday.


Demand, Canada Supply Concern Cut US Flu Shot Trips

A cruise operator ferrying US residents to Canada for flu shots said on Friday it has cut back on its popular service due to overwhelming demand and concerns about diminishing supplies north of the border.


State Backs Off on Septic Threats: Water Board Considers Shelving Orders Telling Property Owners to Stop Using Their Tanks

By Sona Patel, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Jun. 7--Acknowledging signs of progress toward building a sewer in Los Osos, state water quality regulators have agreed to stop ordering thousands of property owners to quit using their septic tanks if a sewer is not built soon.


India send chief selector to SAfrica after opening loss

The Indian cricket board asked chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar on Friday to travel to South Africa amid stinging criticism following the team's bad start to the tour.


Praga, 14:16 - CALCIO, BILEK NUOVO ALLENATORE SPARTA PRAGA

Michal Bilek è il nuovo allenatore dello Sparta Praga. Prende il posto dell'esonerato Stanisl...


Public to get virtual access to 7 million books

Harvard, Oxford and others also will go online in the first deal of its kind. By Nick Bunkley / The Detroit News. By the end of the decade, anyone around the world will have instant access to 7 million volumes


"Access Hollywood" has named its "Top Ten Stars of 2004," with Britney Spears in the No. 1 spot. The rankings are based on the number of stories the syndicated entertainment television show aired on each star.


MEDICINA: RISULTATI POSITIVI DA PRIMO VACCINO CONTRO MALARIA

(ANSA) - ROMA, 15 OTT - Risultati positivi arrivano dal primo vaccino contro la malaria, nato da una collaborazione pubblico- privato e messo a punto da GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals. I primi segnali incoraggianti


He actually considered floating away into retirement with his new bride aboard his yacht Privacy, never to be seen on a golf course again.


Convochera' assemblea per modifiche statutarie


UK supermarket chain Tesco  launches an online music service it hopes will rival Apple's market-leading iTunes.


The Dow Jones share index closes at yet another record high, despite weak retail sales data.


The chief executive and chief  financial officer of U.S. mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae  stepped down late on Tuesday after regulators exposed  accounting errors that are expected to force a massive earnings  restatement.


Plans to give murderers lighter sentences if they plead guilty have been watered down.


Haitian police arrest Senate president in standoff

Police stormed a radio station and arrested Haiti's Senate president and two other members of the Lavalas Family party of former President Jean


Japan Extends Iraq Troop Deployment for a Year

Japan decided on Thursday to keep its  troops in Iraq for another year, Prime Minister Junichiro  Koizumi said, although most voters want them to come home from  the nation's riskiest military mission since World War II.


Despair Mounts as Indonesia Raises Likely Death Toll

Frustration and anger mounted in Indonesia's tsunami-devastated Aceh province on Friday as residents formed long lines for fuel, but aid workers said supplies were beginning to reach survivors.


With new warnings on an abortion pill, the Food and Drug Administration has given conservative medical advice. Whatever factors may have gone into the change, the FDA must focus on science, not conservative politics.


Wal-Mart official hired for 'upgrade' resigns

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- A senior marketing executive hired by Wal-Mart to help sell more high-end products has left the company after less than a year on the job, the world's largest retailer said yesterday.


The chief architect of the September 11, 2001 attacks was also linked to last year's suicide blasts on the London transport network, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says in his memoirs.Comment


Liberals Celebrate as Ukraine Waits Poll Result

Thousands of supporters of Ukraine's opposition leader, Viktor Yushchenko, celebrated on the streets in the early hours on Monday after an exit poll showed him winner of a bitterly fought presidential election.


Cagliari, 19:59 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: UNICO ASSENTE BIONDINI

L'allenamento di oggi (doppia seduta) del Cagliari è stato diretto dal tecnico Giampaolo, rie...


The DNA fingerprints of more than 100 children aged under 10 are stored on a government database, despite them being younger than the age of criminal responsibility, figures showed Thursday.


Nepal Maoists quit government in blow to peace deal

Nepal's Maoist former rebels quit the interim government on Tuesday after they failed to reach a deal with the prime minister to abolish the Himalayan monarchy ahead of a national vote over the question.


Value investors have more than one way to take advantage of bargains.


NPR Joins Appeal of Online Music Royalties

National Public Radio is teaming up with online radio broadcasters to appeal new music royalty fees that they say would put smaller operators out of business and force others to sharply scale back their online music offerings.


A 797 mln di euro, fatturato da 16 miliardi


Up to 380 civilians killed in Afghan violence this year: UN

Up to 380 Afghan civilians have been killed in fighting between Taliban insurgents and Afghan and international forces this year, the United Nations said Monday.


Global Fund agrees to consider releasing more funds next year

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said it had agreed to consider releasing another round of grants in September next year.


Iraq Paralympians take peace message to Beijing

Fakher al-Jamali has lost nine athletes, referees and coaches to suicide bombs and gunfire by radical Islamists and U.S. soldiers.


L'uomo e' sposato e ha figli: 'sono disperato'


Europe and U.S. Agree on Air Passenger Data

The deal sought to strike a balance between the Bush administrationÂs campaign against terrorism with European privacy protections.


Corinne Bailey Rae and Beyonce Knowles lead the winners at the Music of Black Origin (Mobo) awards.


They don't consider that a riot in Brazil

What riot? "An Argentine friend of mine was a little derisive of the Pacers-Pistons eruption," says reader Mike Gaynes. "He snorted, 'Is that what Americans call a riot?


Liza Minnelli collapses on stage in Sweden

Veteran entertainer Liza Minnelli collapsed on stage a few songs into a performance in Sweden's second city and was taken to hospital before being discharged on Thursday, a concert promoter said.


US President George W. Bush spent several hours restricted to his hotel room at the Group of Eight summit on Friday after being struck down by a stomach ailment.


China's Consumer Electronics Market Grows

China's consumer electronics market will grow by almost 90 percent to $94 billion by 2007 as manufacturers shift to high-end digital products and away from more basic items like toys and watches, an industry publication forecasts.


UPDATE 2-CNF sells freight forwarding unit to UPS

Transport group CNF Inc. (CNF.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it sold its Menlo Worldwide Forwarding unit to United Parcel Service Inc.


Chirac rival takes helm of president's party

Nicolas Sarkozy, one of France's most ambitious and visible politicians - and an in-house rival of President Jacques Chirac - moved to the helm of the president's party yesterday, a perfect podium for him to bid for the


Gadhafi Appeals for Freedom of British Hostage in Iraq

Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi has appealed for the release of British engineer Kenneth Bigley, who was taken hostage in Iraq three weeks ago.


Police are exhuming the bodies of three pensioners in connection with their inquiry into a doctor charged with murder.


Soccer: UEFA charge Ferencvaros over Millwall violence

LONDON : European football governing body UEFA will take action against Hungarian champions Ferencvaros after the violence which scarred their UEFA Cup win over Millwall.


Offshore Outsourcingâs Next Wave: How High?

Just how much back-office work can be sent abroad, and how quickly, is a matter of some debate. But everyone thinks it will grow explosively as earlier waves of outsourcing did.


Report: Yukos Is Hit With New Tax Claims

Russian tax authorities slapped oil giant Yukos and its main production unit with two new tax claims for nearly $10 billion, raising the company's total bill to more than $17.


Lost VA hard drive may have held 1.8M IDs

A portable hard drive reported missing by the Department of Veterans Affairs may have held data on 1.8 million veterans and physicians -- far more than the 50,000 people the agency initially said might be affected.


Between the indictments and the indecency, some inspired moments slipped past the network censors in 2004. Jason Giambi testified about injecting human growth hormone, but the Boston Red Sox needed only legal shots to win the World Series.


Gunmen kidnap CNN producer in Gaza Strip ambush

A producer for the American television network CNN was kidnapped last night in Gaza by armed men who stopped his car, but left his two Western colleagues unharmed.


Turner to pay cost of Boston security scare: report

Turner Broadcasting has agreed to pay the full cost -- around $1 million -- of a security alert in Boston triggered by battery-powered cartoon advertising signs for one of its shows, The Boston Globe reported on Friday.


Express Scripts Inc., a provider of prescription drug processing services, on Thursday named George Paz chief executive, effective April 1. Paz, 49, succeeds Barrett Toan, who will continue as chairman.


Sony to launch cheaper PlayStation Portable

Sony Corp. will launch a cheaper, slimmer  version of its PlayStation Portable handheld game player in an  effort to better compete with Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s hot-selling  DS.


Ad spending was mostly  tepid in the first quarter, with network and spot TV falling  compared with last year's Olympics and both the newspaper and  radio sectors also weak.


Mortar bombs kill at least three in Mogadishu

Five mortar bombs struck northern Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least three people, wounding several others and flattening homes in the Somali capital's latest outbreak of postwar violence, witnesses said.


Arab League calls on Quartet to end Israeli dig

The Arab League on Saturday condemned excavations by Israel near Islam's third holiest shrine, and called on the Quartet of Middle East mediators to make the Israelis stop.


This will be the singer's third marriage.


Pakistan's army tightens a cordon around a suspected al-Qaeda base after an air raid in which it says 50 militants died.


PalmSource to Port Palm OS on top of Linux

Palm OS 6.0 (Palm OS Cobalt) hasn't even seen the light of day on any device yet, nor is there any sign it will soon. All the same, PalmSource is steering its unused OS 6.0 onto the Linux platform.


Intel, SWsoft in virtualization tech pact

The virtualization start-up will support new Intel processor features, and Intel will help market SWsoft's software.


Google, Overture Trademark Case Moves Forward

A federal judge has let insurer GEICO's lawsuit against the two biggest providers of search-based advertising move forward, setting the stage for closer examination of whether the burgeoning form of online ads breaks trademark laws.


A $50,000 competition is launched to find the best way to tag the potentially dangerous Apophis asteroid.


Napster opens digital music service in Japan

Napster Inc. said on Tuesday its  digital music service is now available in Japan, which it  called the largest music market outside of the United States.


Now that Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux has retired again, the Pittsburgh Penguins are moving on behind another big star.


Apple Earnings Up, but Stock Falls on Outlook

Apple beat Wall Street expectations with its earnings report, but shares of its stock fell more than 11 percent in after-hours trading as investors fretted over its future.


Crohn's disease may be caused by a bacterial infection responsible for a similar bowel disorder in cattle, sheep and goats, researchers say.


Women Allege Boss Spanked Them for Errors

RED BANK, Tenn. - Two young women complained to police that they were spanked by their 57-year-old employer for mistakes on the job, and the boss now faces criminal charges.


American Juli Inkster struck a blow for the older generation with a six-under-par 66 and a three-shot lead after the first round of the Women's British Open.


Manning waves off punt team, then hello to mark

Any snapshot that defines Peyton Manning's career will include the Indianapolis Colt flapping his arms, pointing fingers or directing traffic in what he calls getting busy at the line of scrimmage.


Pentagon releases audio of 9/11 mastermind

The Pentagon on Thursday released an audio recording of a hearing for al Qaeda suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed at Guantanamo Bay but cut some remarks made by the self-declared mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks.


FreeImage is an Open Source library project for developers who would like to support popular graphics image formats like PNG, BMP, JPEG, TIFF and others as needed by today's multimedia applications. FreeImage is easy to use, fast, multithreading safe, compatible with all 32-bit versions of Windows, and cross-platform (works both with Linux and Mac OS X).       Thanks to it's ANSI C interface, FreeImage is usable in many languages including C, C++, VB, C#, Delphi, Java and also in common scripting languages such as Perl, Python, PHP, TCL or Ruby.     The library comes in two versions: a binary DLL distribution that can be linked against any WIN32 C/C++ compiler and a source distribution. Workspace files for Microsoft VC++ 6 and VS.Net 2003 are provided, as well as makefiles for Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris 9.     What's new for FreeImage ?   ---------------------------   This maintenance release improves the speed of the GIF encoder, adds a new JPEG downsampling feature (useful to generate thumbnails) and also provides a better MacOSX makefile. As usual, check the changes log for full details (especially for bug fixes) and check also the updated FreeImage documentation.    Where can I find FreeImage ?   ----------------------------   FreeImage can be downloaded from:  http://freeimage.sourceforge.net


Nokia said Monday it will buy the U.S.-based mobile advertising company in a bid to expand its role in Internet services.


Patients who fail to follow medical advice will not be penalised under a reformed NHS, minister says.


A virtual reality hand, complete with vital veins, that "feels" could help trainee nurses practice their jabs.


All-Star Notebook: Rodriguez Discusses Initial Doubt as a Yankee

Although Alex Rodriguez will undoubtedly opt out of the three years and $81 million left on his contract to become a free agent, he spoke fondly of New York.


Will Microsoft Office Be Killed Off By Google? ; Cyberclinic

By Rhodri Marsden  This isn't something I ever thought I'd write, but it's been an interesting few months in the world of office software.


Reports of damage to several oil facilities and more storms on the way raise crude prices. LONDON  - Crude prices climbed Friday as oil companies surveyed the damage wreaked by Hurricane Ivan after the storm pounded the key oil producing region.


Remember when one of the trademarks of a good season for a college football team was a Top 10 ranking? Or even better, of course, being ranked as one of the top two teams?


Marsh wonât face charges from Spitzer on âmoving forwardâ

Marsh & McLennan will see no criminal charges from the New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer as the company moves towards positive changes in its staff.


The Liverpool striker is on a season-long loan deal at the Reebok Stadium from Liverpool, yet is currently at the centre of a spitting controversy involving Arjen De Zeeuw.


The government launches a plan to control the deer population, believed to be at its highest for a millennium.


Legacies bind Castro, Pinochet in their twilight

SANTIAGO/HAVANA  - Fighting serious illnesses in their old age, Cold War icons Fidel Castro of Cuba and Augusto Pinochet of Chile are united in stubborn adherence to their opposing and now largely unfashionable ideologies.


The upholstery, floor mats and even the steering wheel have been dermatologically tested, and it has a pollen filter to boot. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Walt Disney Co. music label Hollywood  Records is offering a new CD format with extra features to  encourage compact-disc purchases in a bid to reverse declining  CD sales.


England coach Clive Woodward has stunned the rugby and football establishment after it was reported he is looking to walk away from rugby to become a football coach.


President Bush has exempted the Navy from environmental laws designed to protect whales from potentially harmful sonar.


Drug-coated stent maker Boston Scientific rebounds from recall with strong growth.


ADELAIDE, Nov. 28. - Glenn McGrathâs four wickets helped Australia take hold of the fourth day of the second cricket Test by restricting New Zealand to 251, giving the home side a first innings lead of 324.


Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon has a broken vertebra in his neck that will sideline him at least six weeks. Gannon had an MRI exam Monday morning and was taken for further tests.


Mariners tab Hargrove for his 3rd managing stint

The Seattle Mariners will name Mike Hargrove as their manager, according to a report in the Seattle Times. Oct. 20 SEATTLE - Mike Hargrove has been named manager of the Seattle Mariners, the team said Wednesday.


A slowdown in US economic growth during the second quarter was not as sharp as previously thought, the Commerce Department reported today.


Rathore wins India's first individual silver in Olympics

ATHENS   India's Rajyavardhan Rathore won the country's first medal at the Athens Games by winning silver in the men's double trap shooting event on Tuesday.


John Edwards said it would be fine if his health care proposal evolved into a federalized system.


Iraq the main topic in a sharp give and take

As John Edwards criticizes the Bush administration, Dick Cheney says the challengers are not up to leading the nation. By BILL ADAIR, Times Staff Writer.


Powell Warns North Korea Against New Missile Test

Secretary of State Colin Powell warned  North Korea on Thursday against conducting a new missile test,  although he said he did not know whether Pyongyang was  preparing to do so.


The union representing the pilots at  UAL Corp. UALAQ.OB, parent of bankrupt United Airlines, on  Thursday said its members had ratified a contract agreement  with the airline.


In the court of public opinion, many jurors have cast their verdict that Jermain Defoe should replace Michael Owen for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan on Oct 9 and Oct 13 respectively.


Newcastle's Joey Barton refused bail again

Newcastle and England midfielder Joey Barton will remain in jail after he was refused bail for a second time on Thursday.


Fcp rende noti i dati del periodo tra gennaio e maggio 2007


John Alvin, Designer of Memorable Film Posters, Is Dead at 59

Mr. Alvin created memorable images for movie posters, billboards and advertisements, including the two fingers touching above the Earthâs surface for âE.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.â


Essay contest illuminates needs of baseball clubs

One lighting system for one ball field. That's the prize a company is offering youth baseball leagues in an online contest that is reaching its climax today. To win, representatives from 28 leagues statewide composed essays trying to convince Internet voters that the lights should shine on their field.


NAPOLI - Ecco la risposta dello Stato alla guerra della camorra. Pene aumentate di un terzo per i boss e quasi raddoppiate per i fiancheggiatori; giro di vite anche per i pluriomicidi, rapinatori âprofessionisti


Israel Kills Two Hamas Militants After Renewed Threat

Israeli air strikes killed two Hamas  militants in Gaza on Thursday just after the Islamic group  renewed its threats to continue rocket attacks against Israelis  despite a massive army offensive aimed at stopping them.


First conviction for Estonia's 'cyber war'

A 20-year-old Russian has been fined for his involvement last spring.


Apple Inc. and The Beatlesâ Apple Corps Ltd. Enter into New Agreement

Apple Inc. and The Beatlesâ company Apple Corps Ltd. are pleased to announce the parties have entered into a new agreement concerning the use of the name âAppleâ and apple logos which replaces their 1991 Agreement.


UPDATE 1-Fed will be flexible, oil hits growth, Guynn says

A recent soft spot in US growth ought prove temporary and should not alter the Federal Reserve's plan to continue raising interest rates in a measured way, one of it's top policy-makers said on Wednesday.


Ohio city tries shrinking back to health

The panoramic view from the front steps of Loretta Bares' modest hillside home says a lot about this old, industrial city.


Biggio collects 3,000th hit as Astros beat Cubs

Craig Biggio collected his 3,000th career hit and Carlos Lee hit a grand slam home run with two out in the 11th inning as the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Thursday.


Virgin Mobile USA files for $506 million IPO

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. filed with U.S. regulators on Friday to raise up to $506 million in an initial public offering, up sharply from its earlier filing for up to $100 million.


Q&A: Iron Mountain CEO defends firm's security efforts

Q&A: Iron Mountain CEO Richard Reese says many reports of storage tapes lost by the firm are false, and explains how companies can keep up with changing storage regulations.


Ecuador leftist leads after presidential run-off

QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuadorean leftist Rafael Correa, an admirer of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, was headed for victory following Sunday's presidential run-off after vowing sweeping reforms in the unstable Andean country.


Bush and Kerry Trade Jabs on Campaign Trail

President Bush and Democratic rival  John Kerry traded blows over jobs and security on Friday as  they began a final two-month election sprint, with Bush touting  his economic record and Kerry launching a fierce counter-attack  on Republicans who "can't tell the truth."


Skulls trojan targets Symbian smartphones

A new trojan on the internet attacks the Nokia 7610 smartphone and possibly other phones running Symbian Series 60 software. "We have located several freeware and shareware sites offering a program, called


Why pick on the Tour? It's a golden age for corruption in so many sports

Comment is free: Geoffrey Wheatcroft: Football, athletics, even cricket - the stain of cheating and doping now seems ingrained in our most cherished games.


Il pontefice andra' prima alla Basilica di Santa Sofia


Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards says prescription drug companies should have to wait two years to begin advertising their new products to consumers.


Shopping.com Ltd., an online comparison shopping service, on Friday lowered the number of shares to be sold by shareholders in the company's planned initial public offering.


Barak wins leadership of Israel's Labor Party

Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak won the leadership of Israel's Labor Party on Wednesday, putting him in an influential position to decide the fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his coalition government.


Oracle is one step closer to taking over rival PeopleSoft now that a federal judge has ruled against the federal government's effort to thwart the $7.


Unicef nutrition expert sparks controversy with attack on spoon-feeding from tins and jars.


WASHINGTON - The bill Congress is soon expected to pass giving regulators more authority over pharmaceutical companies is most significant to biotech drug makers and their would-be generic rivals because of what was left out.


Renata Tebaldi, the Italian soprano whose voice Arturo Toscanini compared to that of an angel, died Sunday at her home in San Marino.


CBS News and Writers End Dispute After 2 Years

CBS News and a union representing 500 of its employees resolved a dispute that contributed to the cancellation of a presidential primary debate last month.


WIN A VIP Trip on Board R.R.S DISCOVERY, DUNDEE ; The National Lottery Funding a Better Future

RRS Discovery, in Dundee, is one of Scotland's favourite visitor attractions, and just one of the many to have benefited from Lottery funding through the Heritage Lottery Fund.


Il premier visita l'istituto milanese che frequentÃ² da studenteTra ricordi, canzoni e soddisfazione per la rinuncia di Formigoni                                                  Berlusconi torna dai Salesiani e si rallegra: "Cdl unita al voto"


House Fails to Overcome Veto on Health Bill Vote

The House failed to reach the two-thirds margin that supporters will need if President Bush vetoes the measure.


Whistleblower Says Halliburton Contract Abuse Blatant

The US Army Corps of Engineers' top contracting official on Friday called the government's grant of multi-billion dollar contracts to oil services giant Halliburton


Cernobbio, il vicepremier lancia la proposta di aprire un dibattito"per destagionalizzare certe attivitÃ  e favorire la conoscenza dell'Italia"                                          Rutelli: "Scaglionare le ferie siamo fermi agli anni Sessanta"                                                                                La questione Ã¨ giÃ  stata posta l'altro ieri in Consiglio dei ministri"Aprire un dibattito con forze sociali, associazioni di categoria, enti"


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The presidential race isn't the only important election this year. At least 470 congressional seats will be up for grabs in November, with Democrats hoping to expand their narrow majorities and crack some of the impasses that have stymied action on many issues.


Immatricolazioni registrano flessione del 3,7%


Angry Turk workers urge Pope's arrest during visit

Employees of the state body that  organizes Muslim worship in Turkey asked the authorities on  Tuesday to open legal proceedings against Pope Benedict and to  arrest him when he visits the country in November.


The Football Association have defended their disciplinary procedures after outspoken criticism by Sir Alex Ferguson. The Manchester United manager called the system "flawed, immoral and unfair" after Wayne


Cardinal James A. Hickey, head of the Roman Catholic church in Washington, D.C., for 20 years, died on Sunday, the city's regional church body said. He was 84.


Snow helps uphold dollar; euro below 1.30

NEW YORK  - The dollar firmed after US Treasury Secretary John Snow repeated Washington's yen for a strong US currency and an EU Central Bank official voiced concern about the euro's sharp gains, to 1.30 dollars.


ST. GEORGE, Utah - A man who drove himself to the emergency room after being shot in the calf with a nail gun was arrested at the hospital for not stopping when ordered.


Scientists Weigh Stem Cellsâ Role as Cancer Cause

A debate over an unproven hypothesis, which says cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells, could affect the direction of research.


Blame it on a reseller A Brazilian judge has ruled that six people connected with Cisco must stay in temporary custody while tax fraud allegations against the networking giant are investigated.â¦


Aznar defends handling of Madrid bombings

Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar defended his government's handling of the Madrid train bombings' immediate aftermath as he began keenly awaited testimony Monday before lawmakers investigating the ...


'Rivedere coefficienti, calare costi enti e riscatto laurea'


Government vets confirm the discovery of a third case of midge-borne bluetongue disease in Suffolk.


China inflation hits 27-month high as food costs soar

Surging food prices boosted China's annual consumer price inflation in May to a 27-month high, extending a rising trend and reinforcing expectations that interest rates will rise further.


Burmese military junta says prodemocracy activists inciting unrest

RANGOON, Burma - Burma's military junta accused detained prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party of inciting unrest and instigating Buddhist monks to take part in protests over price hikes, state media reported yesterday.


Houston, TX -- Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony left Saturday's 82-76 victory over the Houston Rockets after suffering a sprained ankle late in the third quarter.


The Dow Jones mouthpiece adds a weekend edition at no extra charge.


AOL To Offer RSA Security's Password Protection

com. As password breaking mischief by hackers, phishers, and spoofers continues to grow in the consumer-PC space, AOL, this week, will offer RSA Security Inc.


Bush Taps Republican Activist as Veterans Chief

President Bush tapped a former  Republican Party chairman to head the veteran affairs  department on Thursday and said the heads of the  transportation, labor, interior and housing departments would  stay on, as he shaped his second-term Cabinet.


Entertainment highlights during the week of Jan. 20-26:


NEW YORK - Dressed in a tuxedo, Simba sat at the front of one of Manhattan's newest dining establishments and nodded at people who greeted him. Then he yawned, began to roll on the floor and lick his paws...


Iran says wants atomic talks without condition

Iran wants talks on its nuclear program but rejects preconditions demanding it freeze work that the West believes is being used to make atomic bombs, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday.


Civilians curse both Americans and militia foes

It was just about lunchtime when the sound of tank and gun fire tore through the quiet, just blocks from Amal Juad's house. A group of her neighbors, standing on a street corner nearby, did not even stop talking.


Wayans Family to Produce 'Munsters' Film

The Wayans have long been a family of Hollywood. Now, they will be a family of monsters.


Indonesia arrests most-wanted Islamic militant

Indonesian police have arrested the alleged leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, the south-east Asian terror group blamed for the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings and a series of other attacks in recent years, a spokesman said today.


Artest Again Puts Himself, and N.B.A., in a Tough Spot

The Sacramento Kings indefinitely excused Ron Artest from the team while the police continued their investigation into Mondayâs alleged domestic violence.


FDA to allow olive oil to be promoted as heart-healthy

WASHINGTON, Nov 2  - US regulators have agreed to allow makers of olive oil products to make the claim that their products might reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.


ATHENS - Sarah Ulmer, track cycling's individual pursuit queen-in-waiting, was the ultimate quiet achiever after raising the roof at the Olympic Velodrome.


South Asia and southern Africa may be hardest hit by climate change-related food shortages by 2030.


LG Electronics India has signed Bollywood youth icon Zayed Khan as its new brand ambassador.


U.S. jury awards $2.5 mln in Roche Accutane trial

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey  - A New Jersey jury on Tuesday found that Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG failed to adequately warn a patient of the bowel disease risks associated with its acne medicine Accutane and awarded him $2.5 million in damages.


AMD Expects to Miss Sales Goal As Prices Fall

By Laurie J. Flynn  Advanced Micro Devices has said it is unlikely that the company will meet its target of $1.6 billion to $1.7 billion in revenue for the first quarter, providing evidence that the chip maker's price war with Intel was continuing to take its toll.


S.Korean Conservatives Stage Big Anti-North Rally

About 100,000 South Koreans staged an anti-communist rally on Monday, burning North Korean flags to press their calls for the downfall of the Pyongyang government and an end of its suspected nuclear weapons programs.


The Valley's latest gasoline pipeline scare passed with no shortages, price spikes or long lines at the pump. The 20-inch pipeline from California, that supplies up to 70 percent of the Valley's gasoline, diesel


Google Germany slammed for Neo-Nazi YouTube clips

Touchy subject The German public broadcaster has decided to "do a Panorama" by highlighting YouTube's hosting of Neo-Nazi clips and World War II propaganda films.â¦


Space Station Crew Detects Smoke-like Smell in Russian Segment      (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)

SPACE.com / CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) reported a smoke-like smell in the Russian-built segment of the orbital laboratory Monday, sending the crew into emergency procedures though no smoke or fire was evident.


Boeing to build 100-mln-dlr repair centre in India

US aerospace giant Boeing has finalised an agreement to build a 100-million-dollar maintenance and repair centre in western India, Boeing officials said.


Snow falls in the United Arab Emirates after unusually cold weather, shocking residents of the Gulf state.


Empoli, 19:08 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: FERMO MARIANINI, A PARTE ASCOLI

Allenamento pomeridiano per l'Empoli in vista della gara di sabato con la Lazio: il tecnico Cagni ha...


Milosevic: ''Contro di me solo vergognose menzogne''

Slobodan Milosevic ha cominciato oggi la sua difesa al processo che lo vede imputato per crimini di guerra davanti al tribunale internazionale de L'Aja. ''La comunita' internazionale ha agito come la forza


Italia fanalino di coda in Ue, 50% imprenditori e' over 55


Body guard, tre gli indagati: c'Ã¨ un italiano

Giampiero Spinelli, collega dei tre, Ã¨ accusato di averli reclutati per l'Iraq. Accertamenti in corso sulla societÃ  Presidium. ROMA - Due iracheni e un italiano. Sono tre le persone finite nel registro degli


British police said ready to head to Pakistan

A team of British police is preparing to leave for Pakistan to help investigate the killing of Benazir Bhutto and hopes to be ready in 24 hours, a Scotland Yard spokesman said Thursday.


SAG Show Is New Star of Awards Telecasts

For most of their first 13 years, the Screen Actors Guild Awards played little more than the role of a seat-filler. This year they might be the biggest star in town.


E' quanto rivela un'inchiesta tra i concessionari


U.S., Iraqi Forces Take Key Samarra Buildings

U.S. and Iraqi troops took control  of government and police buildings in Samarra early on Friday  after insurgents had undermined security in the Iraqi city, the  U.S. military said.


London will take part in IBM Canada's $35-million initiative to create regional centres selling technology services to small and mid-size companies.


By Janet I. Tu, Seattle Times  Feb. 19--OAK HARBOR -- For decades, a sign outside this light-filled, two-story house of worship proclaimed it "St.


"U2-charist": Bono moves in mysterious ways

For Anglicans who still haven't found  what they're looking for, the Church of England is staging its  first "U2-charist" communion service -- replacing hymns with  hit songs by the Irish supergroup.


Hamm a Sorry Figure as He Flops on the Floor

Paul Hamm had hoped to continue the  American gymnastics carnival at the Olympics Games on Sunday.


Grey clouds in Jamaica, though Cable and Wireless (C&W) said it is trading in line with expectations and that it is on track to increase annual profit to between 16 and 24 per cent.â¦


The Oakland Raiders denied a report Friday that owner Al Davis asked coach Lane Kiffin to resign.


Listening Device Left Outside Kidman's Sydney Home

Police were investigating on Tuesday a possible bugging attempt on Australian actress Nicole Kidman after a listening device was found across the road from her Sydney harborside home.


New Zealand record charts go to the dogs

WELLINGTON (Reuters Life!) - It's a doggone chartbuster -- a song audible only to dogs has topped New Zealand record charts, and is looking to go global.


Running Guns to Gaza: A Living in the Desert

The Hamas military takeover was partly fueled by weapons moved through tunnels below the town of Rafah.


Teenage woman charged over failed London bombings

An 18-year-old woman was charged on Tuesday in connection with an alleged failed attempt to bomb London in July last year, two weeks after the July 7 attacks on the capital's transport network, police said.


Continua senza sosta la corsa del senatore afroamericano nelle primarie UsaE i suoi avversari, di entrambe le parti, lo criticano: "Non bastano le parole"                                          Obama vince in Winsconsin Ma Hillary non molla e lo attacca


Harley-Davidson's 3Q Profit Up 20 Percent

Harley-Davidson Inc.'s third-quarter profit surged 20 percent, revved up by higher gross margin and brisk sales of its brand-name motorcycles and accessories.


Nel faccia a faccia al Quirinale Napolitano gli ha chiesto che cessinoi litigi nella maggioranza per dare stabilitÃ  all'azione di governo                                          Il Professore si scopre rugbista "Sono pronto al gioco duro"                                                                                "Ci impegniamo a trovare uno spirito nuovo", ha risposto il premier"Romano, guarda che Ã¨ l'ultima chance", ha detto il capo dello Stato di MARCO MAROZZI


La Collection Premiere e' la maggiore rassegna russa di moda


L'ex ufficiale nazista Ã¨ stato a Santa Maria Capua a VetereEra fuggito in Canada. Il ritorno dopo una lunga battaglia                                           In Italia il boia di Bolzano Michel Seifert in carcere


The pound remained on the weak side following last week's dovish minutes from the Bank of England's rate setting panel. It was a quiet day for UK data.


Microsoft is pushing hard to get its next-generation Windows operating system ready for a public launch in January, but now it has a new hurdle: the European Commission has raised concerns about Vista. The Redmond company said a delay may occur if the EU demands changes to the product.


Parigi, 19:59 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: NANCY FRENA, PARI COL SOCHAUX

Nel posticipo dell'11/a giornata del campionato francese, Nancy e Sochaux hanno pareggiato 1-1. Il N...


Kudrow Making 'Comeback' in HBO Universe

Former "Friends" star Lisa Kudrow is mounting a "Comeback" at HBO.


Pakistan Elders OK Force to Free Hostages

Talks aimed at freeing two Chinese engineers taken hostage by al-Qaida-linked militants in a lawless region near the Afghanistan border have broken down and tribal elders said Wednesday they would support the military using force to free the pair.


Stabbing victim named after knife rampage

A man who died in a yesterday's rush hour knife rampage in north London was identified today, as police continued to question a Turkish man with a history of mental health problems.


New Moore project gives drug companies a sick feeling

Americaâs pharmaceutical industry is putting out an advisory about the latest potential threat to its health: Michael Moore. Moore, the filmmaker whose targets have included General Motors


At least 79 people have been killed and 74 are missing in some of the worst storms southwest China has seen in many years. Disaster relief officials said on Monday that at least 55 were killed and 47 were


Bolton's Goodbye: Bowing to the Inevitable

Some opponents were softening, but the controversial U.N. ambassador's resignation is yet another sign of the changed political landscape after Nov. 7


Interim Cabinet May "Hamper Bulgaria's EU Entry" ... read

Politics: 3 February 2005, Thursday. If the parliamentary crisis gains in speed and results in the formation of an interim cabinet, Bulgaria may appear unable to sign the EU accession treaty, according to EU ...


Il corpo avvolto in una coperta e abbandonato sul greto del fiume PiaveLa donna viveva separata in casa ma i famigliari volevano scacciarla dall'appartamento                                          Treviso, uccisa a bastonate fermati il marito e i due figli


The veteran music producer attended an LA court on Monday to hear the charge read. He is accused of killing actress Lana Clarkson at his home last February.


Stocks extended gains on Friday, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes rising 1 percent along with the Dow.


L'incidente Ã¨ stato forse causato dal forte vento di tramontanaNello schianto sono mortia Umberto Cherubini e un altro uomo                                          Precipita un ultraleggero a Latina tra le vittime il fratello di Jovanotti


Several days after space shuttle Discovery arrives at the international space station, some of the lights will go out. Some communications with Mission Control will stop. Backup power will be lost.


2 Americans, 4 Afghans killed in bombing

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a compound for security contractors in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two Americans and four Afghans, a company official and witnesses said.


Obama Advisers Foresee a Delegate Draw With Clinton

Bloomberg - Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama's advisers are anticipating the possibility of a Democratic presidential race deadlocked past the last primary, and the outcome may hinge on a fight over whether delegations from Florida and Michigan get seats at the party's national convention in Denver.


Myanmar completes release of 9,000 prison inmates

YANGON  - Myanmar has completed its mass release of more than 9,000 inmates, a prison department source said, following a shake-up in the military-run regime.


Iran refused yesterday to agree to suspend indefinitely its uranium enrichment activities although it would continue talks with Britain, France and Germany on a package of incentives.


Castro Shows Marked Recovery During Meeting With ChÃÂ¡vez

HAVANA, Sept. 1 -- Cuban leader Fidel Castro, looking notably better than he did when last seen almost three weeks ago, happily greeted Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez during a brief visit Friday aired on state television.


Bolzano, 20:54 - PATTINAGGIO, SINDACATO GUARDIE PENITENZIARIE: BRAVA KOSTNER

"Un successo meraviglioso e prestigioso come quello di Carolina Kostner è principalmente per ...


The Boston College men's soccer team began its Atlantic Coast Conference play last Saturday with a 2-0 win over Maryland, then ranked seventh in the country. To say that it was payback is putting it mildly.


New York -- Andre Agassi looked a little shell-shocked after his US Open quarterfinal loss to Roger Federer on Thursday. At 34, he had to be wondering if he will even get another crack at the world No.


(InfoWorld) - AfterÂ canceling its controversial FoleoÂ product and continuing to struggle with a shift away from the personal digital assistant market, Palm warned on Wednesday that its upcoming earnings report could be weaker than expected. For the quarter ending Aug. 31, Palm will lose $0.01 per share or break even, the company said. Earlier, the company had said it expected a loss of $0.01 or a gain of $0.01 in the period. That compares with a gain of $0.35 per share in the same quarter last year. Palm also narrowed its revenue forecast to between $359 million and $361 million, instead of the previously expected $355 million to $365 million. Palm will release its quarterly earnings report on Oct. 1. The company is facing challenges as it changes its business from one focused on PDAs to one that specializes in smart phones. Earlier this month, Palm announced it wouldn't ship the Foleo, a companion product to itsÂ Treo smart phone, as planned. When the device was announced, analysts said it would be too expensive and wouldn't offer valuable features. Palm said it decided to focus instead on its own software platform that is due out in 2008 or 2009.


Expos take twinbill from Marlins as series returns to Florida

Tony Batista and Val Pascucci hit three-run homers to lift the Montreal Expos to a 10-4 victory and a doubleheader sweep of the Florida Marlins on Wednesday.


Differenza tra 4 e 10mila euro, in arrivo "bollino rosa"


Romney enjoys Democratic rivals' dust-up

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Friday that he relishes the infighting that has consumed two of his potential Democratic opponents, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois.


The national do-not-call list overcame its last legal hurdle today when the Supreme Court let stand a lower-court ruling affirming its constitutionality.


Fla. Democrats Hope for More Cuban American Votes

Democrats are pouncing on what they say is a slip in support for President Bush among Florida's Cuban Americans, who backed him overwhelmingly in 2000 and have been staunchly behind Republicans in presidential elections.


Police say they are treating an attack on two teenagers and a man in his 20s in west Belfast as sectarian.


Kibaki offers talks, protests shake Kenya

With corpses littering the streets and smoke billowing from burning slums after battles between police and anti-government protesters, Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki offered on Thursday to talk to his political rivals.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Baseball has all but struck out in Washington as the newly-named Nationals were ordered to cease all business and promotional operations.


Eric Gordon scored 25 points and D.J. White added 22, including nine during a 14-4 second-half run that carried No. 9 Indiana to an 81-65 win over Penn State on Sunday.


San Franciscoâs Mayor Proposes Fee on Sales of Sugary Soft Drinks

In a move he says is necessary to trim the cityâs waistline, Gavin Newsom has proposed charging big stores a fee when they sell sugar-sweet soda.


Northern Ireland talks grind on through night

Talks to restore home rule to Northern Ireland ground on as British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Ireland's Bertie Ahern pushed rival Catholic and Protestant parties toward a lasting peace deal.


COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton won heated presidential nominating battles in South Carolina and Nevada on Saturday, gaining strength in an unpredictable White House race where no candidate has been able to sustain momentum.


Tribal people are facing starvation in eastern India where cholera has killed scores in recent weeks.


Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2004--Fixed-Dose Combination of Viread and Emtriva Recently Approved as Truvada(TM) Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced preliminary data from a planned


Milano, 12:34 - CALCIO, RUGGERI: CALCIOPOLI? UNA VERGOGNA

"Di problemini ce ne sono tutti i giorni, calciopoli è la vergogna del calcio. Se permettiamo...


Commercio, a novembre la fiducia delle imprese aumenta

A novembre la fiducia delle imprese del commercio aumenta leggermente rispetto al mese precedente. Secondo l'Isae l'indice destagionalizzato, dopo il peggioramento fatto registrare ad ottobre, aumenta leggermente


Different business models, same path to success -- make good movies.


Virginia Commonwealth Coach Is in Demand

Anthony Grant is perhaps the hottest young coach in college basketball. There is speculation that he will be a candidate for an upcoming job opening at South Carolina.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Russian Anastasia Myskina successfully defended her Kremlin Cup tennis title Sunday with a straight-sets victory over countrywoman Elena Dementieva in Moscow.


Bruise Patterns May Point to Child Abuse

Some patterns and locations of bruising are suggestive of abuse and warrant further investigation, researchers in Wales report.


A fire burned its way up one of Venezuela's tallest buildings on Sunday, injuring at least 25 firefighters and prompting the evacuation of nearby residences and businesses amid fears that the tower might collapse, officials said.


FCC Insulates Web Phone Service from State Rule

US communications regulators on Tuesday exempted Internet telephone services from certain state oversight, a boon for Vonage Holdings Corp.


Basic Instincts: On Wearing Our Salaries on Our Sleeves

Given how careful we are today about all things financial itâs striking that people appear to have been more frank about money 200 years ago.


China Motor, Quanta, Techtronic: Asia Ex-Japan Equity Preview

The following stocks may rise or fall in Asian markets, excluding Japan, today. Prices are as of the local market's close. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names.


NFL takes Giant strides as American football conquers London

American football's big day out in London was a success as the New York Giants beat the Miami Dolphins 13-10 at rain-lashed Wembley on Sunday.


A Canadian couple fights the state for custody of their premature babies, whom they refuse transfusions.


Risparmiata la medaglia dei Mondiali 2006


Philippoussis misery continues with Tokyo exit

Mark Philippoussis's miserable run of form continued on Monday with a 6-3 6-4 defeat by Czech Tomas Zib in the first round of the Japan Open.


DELLYS, Algeria  - A suicide truck bomb destroyed a coastguards barracks in Algeria on Saturday, killing 30 people, the authorities said, in the second such attack in the north African OPEC member country in as many days.


Afghanistan's ambassador said Wednesday that real power in Pakistan is in the hands of that nation's army and it is capable of countering extremism and terrorism along the countries' border.


No fairytale ending for twin fighting bulls

There was no fairy tale ending for rare twin bulls who were killed on Thursday in the Madrid ring.


Microsoft Delivers Strong Growth and Includes a Sunny Forecast

The companyâs strong quarterly results and optimistic outlook suggests that a weakening economy will not slow it down.


Locals flee town as Taliban dig in for NATO clash

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - More than 1,000 villagers have fled a southern Afghan town as Taliban fighters dig in to repel NATO efforts to drive them out, residents and officials said on Wednesday.


The new model, unveiled at the opening of the Apple Expo in Paris, upgrades the iMac line with the faster G5 processors already used in Apple's top-end Power Macs.


Paris Hilton has been transferred out of a medical ward at a Los Angeles County jail and returned to the all-women's facility where she began her sentence for a probation violation more than a week ago, a sheriff's official said Thursday.


(tsn.ca with CP files) - According to the senior dirictor of the NHLPA, the NHL is being run by the wrong man. When asked in a television interview if he thought commissioner Gary Bettman was the right man


Trailing for much of the game, Boston College's Jared Dudley hits a key three-pointer with just over a minute left to propel the No. 8 Eagles over Providence, 78-75.


EU sets deadline for Iran over nuclear issue

European Union foreign  ministers agreed on Saturday to take two more weeks to try to  clarify Iran's stance on halting sensitive nuclear work after  Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop uranium enrichment.


Truck bomber kills 135 in deadliest Iraq blast

A suicide bomber killed 135 people on Saturday in the deadliest single bombing in Iraq since the 2003 war, driving a truck laden with one ton of explosives into a market in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.


Countrywide posts loss as late payments mount

Countrywide Financial Corp , the battered mortgage lender being acquired by Bank of America Corp , posted a $421.9 million fourth-quarter loss on Tuesday, hurt by mounting defaults in a sinking housing market.


Advertising: MySpace Mini-Episodes, Courtesy of Honda

Honda, plans to run smaller commercials for a smaller car in smaller versions of television series.


Races to Determine Control of House and Senate Have Been Nasty ...

With control of the Senate hanging on nine nip-and-tuck contests, anxious candidates and their allies worked feverishly to gain an edge in races


According to "Tehran Times", the drilling of oil wells of South Pars (SP) was terminated, said Iran's petroleum minister. Seyyed Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh added that the wells are to produce 35 thousand and 24 thousand barrels of oil per day in the first and second phases respectively.


Japan says North Korea may test-fire missile

TOKYO Japan said Thursday that it had obtained intelligence indicating that North Korea might be preparing to test-fire a short-range missile that could reach most of the main Japanese islands, in what would be the latest provocation from the Communist


Crude prices fall despite attacks on Iraq pipeline

LONDON: World oil prices fell strongly yesterday for the second day running as worries over supply disruptions eased with traders claiming overnight pipeline attacks in major producer Iraq were unlikely to affect the country's crude exports.


Adelphia Plans to Sell Assets in Clusters

Adelphia Communications Corp., the nation's fifth-largest cable television operator, plans to sell its assets in seven geographic clusters as it emerges from bankruptcy.


Ryanair Launches New Irish Hub, Eyes Italy

Europe's biggest budget airline Ryanair launched another European hub on Tuesday at Shannon Airport in the west of Ireland, and said it was also looking to expand in Italy.


Gov. Matt Blunt banned video games from the state's prisons Monday, a month after a newspaper reported some of Missouri's most violent inmates were allowed to play games simulating murders, carjackings and the killings of police officers.


Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra lodges a Â£81.6m formal takeover bid for Manchester City.


By scuttling the new Commission, the European Parliament has finally proved to Brussels and the national capitals that it can bite as well as bark.


Oprah's taxing dilemma should be more taxing than a dilemma.


Napolitano touts Kyl for homeland security post

US Sen. Jon Kyl's familiarity with border issues would serve the state well if President Bush were to pick the Arizona Republican as his new secretary of homeland security, Gov.


Blast in Baghdad Rebel District Kills at Least 47

A huge explosion tore through a crowded market close to the west Baghdad police headquarters on Tuesday, killing at least 47 people in the deadliest single attack in the capital in six months.


Multiple ultrasounds safe during pregnancy: study

More than 2,500 families participated in the study carried out by the King Edward Memorial Hospital over a 15-year period. Pregnant women are usually scanned at 12 and 18 weeks and after 20 weeks if there are any medical concerns.


Hackers saw through iPhone AT&T shackles

But global roaming still some way off Hackers have succeeded in (partially) unlocking the iPhone so Apple's much-hyped device can be used on at least one network other than AT&T.â¦


President Musharraf last week banned the killing of females accused of 'dishonoring' their families.


Sharonâs Actions Leading to Major Party Split

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told Likud faction supporters that the party members who oppose his Gaza plan will be targeted with sanctions after they failed to vote in support of his address to the opening session of the Knesset winter


A love letter from Napoleon to his future wife, Josephine, is sold at auction in London for Â£276,000.


Indagine fatta su 17.369 dipendenti di diversi settori


More than 120 people who ate from the same booth at the Taste of Chicago food festival last week became ill, at least nine of them with salmonella poisoning and 10 who were hospitalized, the health department said Thursday.


Books of The Times: Separating the Mythology From the Raw Politics of a Senate Campaign

One hundred and fifty years on, the Lincoln-Douglas debates enjoy the dubious status of myth. This searching and illuminating book does the great service of bringing thm back down to earth.


Microsoft announced partnerships with Walt Disney, NBC Universal and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to boost online video sales.


The Oakland Athletics swept away years of first-round futility, then partied hard enough to make up for all those missed chances and then some. Milton Bradley homered and threw out Torii Hunter in a disputed play at the plate as the A's snapped a stretch of nine straight losses in potential playoff clinchers, beating Minnesota 8-3 Friday to reach the ALCS for the first time in 14 years.


Lawmakers Describe 'Being Slimed in the Green Zone'

The sheets of paper seemed to be everywhere the lawmakers went in the Green Zone, distributed to Iraqi officials, U.S. officials and uniformed military of no particular rank. So when Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.) asked a soldier last weekend just what he was holding, the congressman was taken a...


Palestinian government seen needing $1.6 bln a year

The Western-backed government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas estimates that it will need at least $1.62 billion in donor assistance per year to close its soaring budget gap, the World Bank said.


Oil jumped to a record high past $93 a barrel on Monday, as stormy weather disrupted supplies from giant exporter Mexico and the dollar wallowed near record lows.


A German woman gets 15 years in prison for  the manslaughter of eight of her newborn babies.


Nevada's Democratic caucus stirs lawsuit

The Nevada caucuses are becoming a proxy for the racially tinged fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, with Barack Obama's campaign criticizing Hillary Rodham Clinton's allies for a lawsuit that could prevent some minorities from participating.


US presidential hopefuls work hard ahead of a tight Iowa caucus, the first big test in the nomination battle.


Samsung Electronics said today that it has made a memory manufacturing breakthrough that allows it to produce a graphics memory chip that is faster than any other on the market.


TAMARA AUDI: Sox fan oddly troubled by Series

"C'mon Cardinals! Don't let 'em walk over you like this!" It was 10:15 pm Wednesday, 3-0 Red Sox. What's wrong with that?


Excerpts from Sen. Barack Obama's interview with The Associated Press:


Dublin's hi-tech research laboratory, Media Labs Europe, is to shut down after running out of money.


The valuable role played by post offices in deprived urban areas has been overlooked, a report says.


Volunteers sought for Mozilla preview push

com September 14, 2004, 11:36 AM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.


El Guerrouj, Holmes Stride Into Olympic History

Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj and Briton  Kelly Holmes gave the Athens Games two of its greatest moments  Saturday by surging to victory on the athletics track and claim  historic Olympic doubles.


Sri Lanka army blames Tamil Tigers of failing to keep pledge

Sri Lanka's army Sunday blamed theTamil Tigers for failing to attend a meeting Saturday which they had agreed to attend during a meeting with the international trucemonitors and the government troops.


LAKE LOUISE, Alberta - World Cup leader Bode Miller barreled his way into skiing history Sunday, collecting his third consecutive win.


D.C. United offers Argentine midfielder Christian Gomez a new contract that would keep MLS's reigning most valuable player in Washington through at least 2008.


Actor Colin Firth makes his first trip to Edinburgh for the UK premiere of his new film Trauma. Plus other entertainment news in brief.


An ally of late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic and a pro-Western moderate are vying for Serbia's presidency in an election Sunday that could either propel the Balkan nation closer to the European Union or drag it back into isolation.


Latest NetBeans thinks big for scripting

Migrate and be damned Sun Microsystems is reaching out to scripters and developers on rivals' IDEs with enterprise tools and a migration program for its latest version of NetBeans.â¦


Coinvolte cento imprese di autotrasporto, food e no food


The Israeli air force unveiled its newest unmanned aircraft Wednesday, saying the plane can fly longer, faster and higher than any other surveillance aircraft.


Reclining seats send airline tempers soaring

CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Feeling outraged as that airline seat crashes back into your knees, taking sleep or that breakfast coffee with it? You're not alone.


Microsoft Corp. today released Windows Vista Release Candidate 2 (RC2), which it expects to be the last release of the OS before it goes to manufacturing.


EUROPA/ITALIA - "Dove va l'Europa - Cultura, popoli, istituzioni": V Simposio dei Docenti Universitari Roma (Agenzia Fides) - GiovedÃ¬ 28 settembre, presso lÂAula  della Conciliazione, del Palazzo Apostolico del Vicariato di Roma, avrÃ  luogo la cerimonia inaugurale del V Simposio dei Docenti Universitari, sul tema "Dove va l'Europa Cultura, popoli, ist...


Bomber kills 60 in Baghdad, Bush to review policy

A suicide bomber targeting poor laborers killed 60 people in Baghdad on Tuesday as President George W. Bush prepared to review his unpopular Iraq policy in a video teleconference with U.S. military commanders in Iraq.


SABIC misses forecasts as U.S. chemical demand falters

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.  (SABIC) missed fourth-quarter earnings forecasts on Saturday and said the U.S. mortgage crisis had hurt demand for chemicals, ending a run of record profits that began in 2006.


Premier splashes out Â£70m on custard bid

Bird's Custard and Angel Delight have been sold for Â£70m to Premier Foods, the group which owns Ambrosia rice pudding and Rowntree's jelly.


takes an oath together with Vice President Ahmad Zia Masoud (L) and Vice President Abdul Karim Khalili during the inauguration in Kabul's Presidential Palace, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2004.


Kerry: Bush 'Morally Wrong' on Stem Cell Research

COLUMBUS, Ohio  - Joined by the widow of paralyzed  actor Christopher Reeve, Democratic challenger John Kerry on  Thursday said President Bush's policy on stem cell research was  akin to favoring the candle lobby over electricity.


Napoli, 19:14 - CALCIO, PALLONE D'ORO; IERVOLINO:ASPETTIAMO CANNAVARO A NAPOLI

Rosa Russo Iervolino, sindaco  di Napoli, con una nota ufficiale fa le proprie congratulazioni al di...


A comedian is in hospital with a fractured skull and a broken arm after he was attacked in Norwich.


UE: NASCE EUROGENDARMERIA, GESTIRA' DOPO-CONFLITTI

(AGI) - Noordwjik (Olanda), 17 sett. - Nasce la gendarmeria europea per gestire l'ordine pubblico nelle fasi post-conflitto. A Noordwijk, nei Paesi Bassi, i ministri della Difesa di Italia, Francia, Spagna


David Hyde Pierce Will Visit TV's "Late Night"

Playbill - David Hyde Pierce, star of Broadway's new musical comedy  Curtains, will appear on TV's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" March 12.


Lo ha riferito Presidente Corte Appello Catanzaro a Csm


Additive May Help Chips Lower Cholesterol

Tortilla chips might not be health food anytime soon, but science may have found a way to make them lower your cholesterol. Researchers are frying chips in oil spiked with an ingredient from plants called phytosterol, which can soak up cholesterol without harming the taste.


In India, the Golden Age of Television Is Now

The pace of change in India is supercharged because the country is catching up to, and in some cases leapfrogging, developments that took decades to play out elsewhere.


The lesson from Wall Street's recent turmoil for China is that it should open its financial markets to ensure its investors have the tools they need to manage risk, former U.S. Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans said Friday in Shanghai.


Napster offers service to AT&T Wireless users

The service lets users of the Audiovox SMT5600 smart phone download an unlimited number of songs for $14.95 monthly.


French bank SocGen says hit by $7.16 billion fraud

French bank Societe Generale disclosed one of the biggest alleged frauds in financial history on Thursday, adding to a wave of gloom surrounding world markets battered by credit market losses.


Satellite Spotters Glimpse Secrets, and Tell Them

Hobbyists uncover some of the deepest of the governmentâs secrets and share them on the Internet.


U.S., Shiites Fight in Baghdad; 5 Killed

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite militants and U.S. forces battled throughout the Baghdad slum of Sadr City, and a mortar barrage slammed into a busy neighborhood in the capital in a new wave of violence Saturday that killed at least five people and wounded dozens of others...


Democrats won't be arguing this year that Ralph Nader ruined the chances of their presidential candidate.


Tennis: Stockholm could hold Masters Cup key for Agassi

STOCKHOLM : Andre Agassi returned to Sweden for the first time in a decade and pronounced himself ready to fight to reach the season-ending final as he plays as top seed at the 632,750-euro Stockholm Open.


Finanziaria, Alemanno: ''Maroni non puÃ² non ritrovarsi''

Botta e risposta Maroni-Alemanno sulla Finanziaria. Il ministro del Welfare aveva protestato per la mancata copertura della previdenza 2005 nel maxiemendamento contestando duramente la manovra. In una intervista


Putin clears air, backs India for UNSC veto

NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 4: Peeved at what he called a deliberate attempt to dilute the success of his visit, Russian President Vladimir Putin today backed India for full veto power in the enlarged UN Security Council, and found no reason why New Delhi should


A jailed Indonesian militant's autobiography urges fellow Muslim radicals to attack U.S. computers, with the particular aim of committing credit card fraud.


The Army's Special Operations Command issued an administrative reprimand this year against one of four US military officers in Afghanistan alleged in an Army document to have murdered a


Texans refuse to give up land for border fence

The U.S. government has a blunt message for landowners along the Mexico border: Let us on your land or we'll sue. It's the latest battle over a border fence. Eloisa Tamez isn't about to give up land in her family since 1767. "I am not backing down," she told CNN.


Thousands demonstrate against Spanish auto layoffs

Some 3,000 people demonstrated Sunday outside the Spanish headquarters of US car parts firm Delphi in a protest against the company's plans to lay off up to 1,600 workers, Spanish media reported.


Work much in tune with bewildering times

We know to expect a shock with the Turner Prize, and this year is no exception. But this time around the surprise is a very welcome one: not only were the nominated artists an impressive, serious bunch, but


MSN Search Technology To Debut (Again) This Week

Rumors are swirling that MSN plans to release its new search technology this week. But why's that big news? After all, hasn't this technology already been released twice now to the public?


Russian women stranded in Cuba since USSR fall

They came from Russia with love to a tropical socialist utopia when the going was good.


Super Bowl is reunion of Parcells' proteges

Super Bowl coaches Bill Belichick and Tom Coughlin should not have too much trouble understanding each other's mindsets because the pair kick-started their careers working together.


Tonsillectomy for Sleep Apnea Helps Kids' Behavior

Children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at increased risk for behavioral and emotional difficulties, but tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy can improve both these problems as well as quality of life, new research shows.


A report out yesterday from the International Telecommunication Union says that mobile phone users have doubled since the year 2000.


Mother Maybelle's Guitar in Hall of Fame

A guitar once owned by "Mother Maybelle" Carter, a member of one of country music's most influential families, has been acquired by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.


Tiger Woods birdied his last two holes, and five of his last seven, for a seven-under-par 65 at the Dubai Desert Classic to start his season with two wins.


Ford agrees to sell Aston Martin car firm

The Ford Motor Company has agreed to sell its iconic Aston Martin brand for just over 470 million pounds (908 million dollars) to a consortium led by a former British racing driver, an official for the US firm said Monday.


New reports from two press advocacy organizations reveal that the ongoing violence and instability in Iraq made 2004 the deadliest year for journalists around the world since the mid-1990s.


Iraqis headed to military dump for work latest targets in massive ...

Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying unarmed Iraqis to work at a US weapons dump near Tikrit on Sunday, killing 17 and bringing the toll


New York, 10:21 - BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE: RISULTATI

Risultati delle gare  della major league di baseball americana disputate nella notte.


Russian tycoon, Abramovich rival, to take control of Everton

A Russian business tycoon is reportedly set to buy a controlling 40-percent stake in crisis-hit Everton, in a move that would place two of England's most popular teams in the hands of Russian billionaires.


The âBlack Listâ has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.


Georgia claims a step against South Ossetia

TBILISI, Georgia President Mikhail Saakashvili said his forces seized strategic heights after fighting in the rebel South Ossetia region Thursday and promised more such victories to fulfill a pledge to reunite his country.


UPDATE 2-Harrington shows form to win German Masters

Ireland's Padraig Harrington demonstrated his return to form five days before the Ryder Cup, with victory in the German Masters on Sunday.


Labor Formally Names Brown as Blairâs Successor

Treasury chief Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as leader of the governing Labour Party on Sunday.


Michael M. Kaiser has made a minor art form of turning around troubled cultural institutions, including, most recently, the Dance Theater of Harlem.


Maxi sconto per il pilota che doveva versare 17,2 milioni


A 20-year-old member of the military was arrested after trying to get through airport security with two training grenades in a carry-on bag, police said.


Typhoon Meari, the eighth storm to hit Japan this year, brought winds of up to 67 miles per hour, and left at least eight people missing.


NASA worker charged with fake inspections

A veteran NASA safety inspector appeared in court Friday in Florida to answer charges that he filed false reports of checks on the space shuttle.


A leading human rights group in southern India is calling for an inquiry into the killing of the country's most notorious bandit.


The race for president has a hot new issue: what to do about the economy's credit crunch. And the candidates, as usual, do not agree.


Sun Micro Posts Profit, But Shares Slide

Sun Microsystems Inc.  on Thursday reported a small quarterly net profit, after a year-earlier loss, but a new range of products has so far failed to ignite sales at the maker of computer servers and storage equipment.


Eighty-five jobs are to be lost at a shirt factory in the Waterside area of Londonderry.


According to Vonage, rumors of its demise due to its ongoing patent litigation with Verizon have been greatly exaggerated. Vonage is accused by Verizon of violating seven even patents covering telephone features and the use of Wi-Fi to place telephone calls.


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


Catania, sei minorenni puntavano il fucile contro le vetture"Stavamo solo giocando, non volevamo fare male a nessuno"                                          Tiro a segno contro le auto  un donna ferita dai piombini                                                                                Gli automobilisti: credevamo fossero sassi dal cavalcavia


Japan's defence minister apologises for saying the US atom bomb attacks in World War II were inevitable.


Pictures of the devastation left by huge earthquake-triggered waves around the Indian Ocean.


Experts Still Examine Yushchenko Illness -- Doctor

Medical experts are still investigating  the cause of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko's  illness during election campaigning, and poisoning remains one  possibility, his doctor said on Wednesday.


The body of the late model Anna Nicole Smith arrives in the Bahamas for a pink-themed funeral.


China Launches Much Needed IPv6 Internet Network

A Chinese group announced it began operating what it says is the world's largest next-generation Internet network over the weekend, which will boost data transmission speeds and bring more Internet


Some Bolivians torn between Morales, free trade

EL ALTO, Bolivia  - Damiana Katari, who knits clothes for a living and wears long black braids, a bowler hat and layers of colored skirts, proudly voted to elect fellow Aymara Indian Evo Morales to the presidency of Bolivia.


The untreated urban sewage and effluents that flow into the Great Lakes each year are threatening a critical ecosystem that supplies water to millions of people, according to a study by a Canadian environmental group.


LOS ANGELES Aug. 18, 2004  Paris Hilton's publicist said Wednesday the reality television personality's missing Chihuahua Tinkerbell has been found.


Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 1.51  percent to a five-week closing low on Thursday as poor  machinery orders data followed sluggish growth figures that  undermined confidence in the economy a day earlier.


Sioux Falls, SD - A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering Wednesday from obesity surgery.


If you have a relative with cancer, probably one of the most pressing questions is what your chances are of getting it yourself. In a paper published in PloS Medicine, the premier medical journal freely available


Eric Clapton poses for photo at Sirius Radio studios in New York, Feb. 26, 2003. Clapton won't be driving in France for a while.


A man checks a chicken for bird flu at a market in Bangkok

There are chilling warnings in Asia that an inevitable global influenza pandemic could kill millions. This warning comes after the fight against SARS and bird flu left many countries weary.


3 Dead, 7 Hurt in Iraq Suicide Car Blast

A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb Sunday near a joint U.S.-Iraqi checkpoint, killing three people and wounding seven, including four U.S. soldiers in the northern city of Samarra, the military said.


When I heard Amazon.com was testing a fresh grocery delivery service, I had two questions: In this car-centric city of abundant grocery stores, who needs to order online? And, didn't another Seattle dot-com grocery service bomb less than a decade ago?


Ravens running back Jamal Lewis will miss Sunday's game against the Patriots with a sprained right ankle, the latest in a series of setbacks for the defending NFL rushing champion.


Marsh & McLennan (MMC:NYSE - news - research) will provide insurance customers with a "full accounting" of its revenue streams under reforms outlined by the embattled financial services company Tuesday.


Pakistani electoral officials will decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January poll, with up to a two-month delay widely expected in a country plunged into crisis by opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination.


"Outraged" Muslim nations demand Middle East ceasefire

Muslim nations demanded an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East, expressing outrage at international "double standards" over Israel's offensive in Lebanon and warning of disastrous consequences if the assault continued.


(InfoWorld) - A U.S. federal jury convicted the former owner and president of ATE Tel Solutions Inc., a telecommunications and Internet service provider, on seven of nine counts of wire fraud in a scheme to defraud the E-Rate program, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday. Rafael G. Adame was convicted of submitting fraudulent invoices for payment to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Administrative Company. The E-Rate program provides subsidies to schools and libraries in poor, and often rural, areas of the U.S. so that they can afford Internet connectivity, computers and communications networks. Adame submitted the fraudulent invoices via wire communications when his company provided Internet services to schools in Texas. The federal jury that convicted him is in McAllen, Texas. He was found guilty of submitting fraudulent invoices via wire between December 2001 and May 2003, receiving US$106,514 in payments through the E-Rate program. Adame faces up to 20 years in prison for each count on which he was convicted and a $250,000 fine. He has not yet been sentenced.


Oakland, 23:30 - BASKET, NBA: BELINELLI HA FIRMATO PER GOLDEN STATE

Marco Belinelli ha firmato il contratto con i Golden State Warriors. Il  bolognese, che era stato sc...


Sempre piu' probabile 'abbandono' del Dl per farlo decadere


Bugle Beads Optional: 'La Cage' Box Office Opens

Playbill - The Marquis Theatre box office opens Sept. 26 for sale of tickets to La Cage aux Folles, the musical comedy revival that begins previews Nov. 10.


Green Bay, WI (Sports Network) - Packers wide receiver Robert Ferguson was wheeled off the field on a stretcher during Sunday's game against Jacksonville after he was clotheslined by Jaguars safety Donovin Darius late in the fourth quarter.


Former Bush aide faces possible contempt charges

A congressional panel moved toward seeking contempt charges against former White House counsel Harriet Miers on Thursday after she refused to appear -- under orders from President George W. Bush -- at a hearing on the firing of federal prosecutors.


McCartney divorce fought out in tabloids

For Paul and Heather McCartney, the  words of the Beatles song "We Can Work It Out" ring hollow.


An anonymous reader writes "Paul Thorrott reviews Windows Media Player 10 and notes that unlike Apple's iTunes Music Store, which offers music that is only compatible with Apple's iPod portable player, WMP 10 will work with songs from virtually any other


KPMG (KPMG.UL: Quote, Profile, Research) will pay $10 million -- the largest payment ever by an accounting firm in a US Securities and Exchange Commission action -- to settle charges of improper conduct while auditing Gemstar-TV


Harman, Firms Settle Over Takeover Termination

Harman International has reached a compromise with a pair of buyout firms that will allow them to terminate a planned takeover of the company in return for a $400 million investment -- avoiding litigation that both sides viewed as too costly.


Mikhail Saakashvili has been re-elected president of Georgia after a snap poll, officials declare.


Echoes of Watergate resound around Britain's Blair

The word "Watergate" echoed through Britain's corridors of power on Wednesday after a police corruption probe at the heart of Prime Minister Tony Blair's government appeared to widen into a cover-up inquiry.


The Phone Companiesâ Secret Lobbying Campaign

The secret lobbying campaign your phone company doesn't want you to know about


New Poll Shows Bush With Slight Lead Over Kerry

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A new poll shows President George W. Bush continues to hold aa slight lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry in Florida following the first presidential debate.


Swedish car firm Volvo is to buy Japan's Nissan Diesel Motor for $1.1bn, to expand in Asia.


Sen. Clinton blasts Bush, urges women to vote in West Palm Beach

WEST PALM BEACH Â· Blasting President Bush for undoing the "good things" her husband did in office, US Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday urged hundreds of Democratic women to vote early


Crystal balls are so much cooler when the screen is wide.


Science & environment: Networking sites like Facebook and MySpace do not help you make more genuine friends, survey shows.


"American Bandstand" icon Dick Clark plans to watch his New Year's Eve show from the hospital bed where he is recovering from a stroke.


Maybe it's the memory of Curt Schilling sprinting off the mound during an 8-2 game, pulling down a high chopper, awkwardly throwing the ball into right field, then pulling up lame as my buddy Hench screamed "He's grabbing his ankle, I think he hurt his


Report: Trainer says on tape he gave Bonds steroids

Giants slugger Barry Bonds is at the center of another steroids controversy after statements made by his trainer. In Saturday's San Francisco Chronicle, Bonds' personal trainer Greg Anderson claimed on tape


The health-care products specialist has more than one Christmas gift under the tree.


Bergamo, 12:14 - CALCIO, PREFETTO BERGAMO: STADIO PRONTO IN 10-15 GIORNI

Il prefetto di Bergamo, Cono Federico, ha detto oggi che lo stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, dove dom...


Sete Gibernau gave his home fans what they wanted when he took provisional pole position at Valencia today. Gibernau had hoped to retreat to home ground


Nov. 29, 2004 (Chicago) -- Researchers say that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a disruption or disturbance in brain circuitry, a problem that may now be seen using brain imaging techniques.


"[The Labour] party gathers in Brighton for what is probably its last conference before the general election - and certainly its most difficult in years... The subject that overshadows this conference, haunts


Storms dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of Texas on Saturday, stranding more than 170 passengers on an Amtrak train for hours and forcing rescue crews elsewhere to pull at least 50 people to safety.


Russia, attacchi dei ribelli e prese d'ostaggi

31 agosto 2004: una kamikaze cecena si fa esplodere davanti a una stazione della metropolitana di Mosca: 10 morti e 51 feriti. 24 agosto: due aerei passeggeri esplodono in volo, provocando la morte di 89 persone.


Florida suit hints pretexting is used widely by lenders

Some of the nation's largest banks were customers of a Florida firm shut down this year for pretexting, or lying, to get personal information such as phone records, the same practice that Hewlett-Packard Co. executives will testify to Congress about today.


South African health chief's ouster eyed

AIDS activists occupied several government offices Friday and took to the streets demanding the resignation and arrest of South Africa's health minister, accusing her of allowing unnecessary and preventable deaths because of her policies on AIDS.


Iran warns nuclear suspension subject to progress in talks with EU

TEHRAN : Iran warned that its agreement to suspend sensitive nuclear activities in order to ease fears it is seeking the bomb was subject to rapid progress in a new round of negotiations to begin next month.


The World Economic Forum is a giant schmoozefest, but this time the forum's members rediscover their economic purpose.


Inquiry Opens After Reservists Balk in Baghdad

The Army is investigating reservists who refused to deliver a fuel shipment under conditions they considered unsafe.


Meanwhile, a nearby state that embarked on a plan in January to put Linux in government offices, schools and villages is making progress.


Red Cross Won't Meet With Saddam's Lawyer

The international Red Cross said Wednesday that it had canceled a meeting with a French lawyer who wanted the agency to check whether former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was on hunger strike.


Alleged Terror Leader Goes on Trial in Indonesia

The alleged leader of Southeast Asia's most dangerous Islamic militant group has gone on trial in Indonesia charged with terrorist offenses that carry the death penalty.


Link by Link: Writers on the Web, Deprived of Masks but Not Their Pride

Lee Siegel is by no means the first author to try to anonymously insult his detractors, and the careers of many who did so in the past outlived any scandal.


Iran's president says the Holocaust may have been invented to embarrass Germany.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the Holocaust may have been invented by the victorious Allied powers in World War II to embarrass Germany.


News that Greece's top two sprinters have withdrawn from the Athens Olympics over missed dope tests has swept through the crowd gathered at the home of the ancient Games to watch the shot put.


India's most wanted bandit killed in shootout

India's most wanted bandit, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, was killed on Monday in a shootout with police who have for years been hunting the smuggler


The company is reasonably certain that it can maintain previously issued earnings guidance.


Too many important policy issues are unlikely to be addressed by major party candidates in this year's presidential campaign. As of the recent Republican Convention, Sen. John Kerry


Poll: N.J. Governor's Approval Nudges Up

Gov. James E. McGreevey's approval rating has not suffered since he announced that he had an affair with a man and will resign in November, a new poll showed Sunday.


Torino, 17:24 - CALCIO, JUVE; GIRAUDO SPIEGA PLUSVALENZE E CITA CASSANO

L'ex amministratore delegato della Juventus, Antonio Giraudo, oggi ha spiegato la dinamica delle osc...


Philips Chip Chief to Take Over at Broadcom

Broadcom Corp. on Tuesday announced that Scott McGregor, chief of Philips' chip division, will become its new president and CEO.


As soon as Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack arrived at his childhood home in the city's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Saturday, former neighbor Judith Perman reminded him of his fondness for orange Popsicles and pot pies.


Paris Holocaust Memorial Reopens, Germany Remembers

President Jacques Chirac inaugurated an expanded Holocaust Memorial in Paris on Tuesday promising dozens of Nazi death camp survivors that France would "never forget what it could not prevent."


Email gangs bombard Britain in "Spam Wars"

Criminal gangs using hijacked computers  are behind a surge in unwanted emails peddling sex, drugs and  stock tips in Britain.


Mids Fall Short In Overtime; QB Injures Ankles

Jake Hogue kicks a 24-yard field goal in overtime, and Ball State capitalizes on two late Navy miscues to pull out a 34-31 victory Saturday.


Apple Unveils iTunes Movies, Tiny Laptop at Annual Show

At the annual show in San Francisco, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs made two major announcements but only confirmed what bloggers had already sniffed out: iTunes will start renting out movies, and the company will offer a super-thin laptop.


CUPERTINO, Calif. -- IPod maker Apple and the manager of The Beatles' Apple Corps resolved their long-simmering dispute on Monday about who has the right to the Apple trademark.


President Hugo Chavez said Friday that Venezuela has caught four people spying for the U.S. government and has turned them over to the Americans.


FDA to Issue New Antidepressant Warnings

WASHINGTON - A new Food and Drug Administration analysis backs earlier suggestions of a link between at least some antidepressants used by children and suicidal tendencies, prompting the agency to prepare new warnings.    Exactly what those warnings will say, and which drugs will be affected, hasn't been settled, according to FDA documents released Friday...


Armadillo Aerospace, the space company founded by "Doom" creator John Carmack, was the lone competitor in NASA's contest, but flamed out in the end.


Stars set to come out for Sundance premieres

The Sundance Film Festival on Thursday unveiled a roster of over 120 movies set to screen at January's event, with a slate of world premieres featuring stars ranging from Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman to pop queen Lindsay Lohan.


Israeli ground troops backed by tanks and armored vehicles advanced into the northern Gaza towns of Beit Hanoun and Jebaliya on Wednesday, Palestinian security officials said.


England's Football Association gave the go-ahead Thursday for a national football centre to be built following a board meeting.


The woman minister at the centre of the Presbyterian gender row in Portadown says she has been very hurt.


The Transportation Security Administration yesterday said it would resume plans to seek bids for a large technology maintenance contract, ending consideration of a proposal to give the


The chancellor orders the Bank of England to freeze any UK assets of Saudi dissident based in London and a group believed to be linked to him.


The world's tallest animal, the giraffe, may actually be several species, a new genetics study suggests.


Intel backs project to give laptops to poor kids

Intel Corp. said on Friday it will support a Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher's project to put computers in the hands of poor children around the world, reversing its long-standing opposition to the proposal.


The collapse of Christmas saving scheme Farepak highlights a "serious lack" of consumer protection, say MPs.


Novak Djokovic opens his US Open campaign with a crushing 6-2 6-1 6-3 win over Dutchman Robin Haase.


AFRICA/SUDAN - Nuovi spiragli di pace per il Darfur: ÂSiamo disposti a osservare il cessate il fuoco unilaterale in Darfur sin dall'inizio del negoziato con i ribelliÂ afferma il Presidente sudanese in visita in Italia e in Vaticano Roma (Agenzia Fides)- ÂSiamo disposti a osservare il cessate il fuoco unilaterale in Darfur sin dall'inizio del negoziato con i ribelli del DarfurÂ. Lo ha annunciato  il Presidente del Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir al termine del colloquio con il Pres...


Saddam trial resumes in Baghdad courtroom

The trial of Saddam Hussein and six of   his former commanders, accused of orchestrating a genocidal   campaign against ethnic Kurds in the late 1980s, resumed in   Iraq on Monday.


Most child refugees in Great Lakes sexually abused

More than 50 percent of children in refugee camps around Africa's volatile Great Lakes area have experienced some form of sexual abuse, a humanitarian group said in report Monday.


U.S. envoy criticizes Bangladesh's interim govt

Bangladesh's interim government has failed to act neutrally ahead of January elections, the U.S. ambassador said on Sunday, echoing criticism of a multi-party alliance that has demanded electoral reforms.


U.S. Orders Modification of Klamath River Dams

SEATTLE, Jan. 30 -- In a decision that could trigger the largest dam-removal project in world history, the federal government said today that four hydroelectric dams on the troubled Klamath River must undergo costly modifications to allow passage for salmon.