At least seven school children die when their bus crashed as they were travelling to the Paralympics Games in Athens.


By Rita Savard, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Sep. 11--LOWELL -- Zipping by in a blur of pink ribbons, a young girl lets out a squeal as she runs toward her target.  "Tag!" she screams, tapping a boy on his shoulder.   Twenty feet away, sneakers squeak over a basketball court.


MUMBAI: DHL has agreed to pay $125 million for a majority stake in Indian courier firm Blue Dart Express, sparking a rally in its rivals on hopes of consolidation in India's fragmented courier industry.


Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi made the pledge after talks with visiting South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun. The Japanese government is under pressure to impose sanctions over a row concerning kidnapped Japanese.


The growing controversy over President Bush's National Guard records, and whether some of the memos aired on CBS were fake, took another turn Wednesday night.


Amazon.com Gets Sex Appeal with Adam & Eve Deal  Who says that a shopping search entity can't turn up the heat and still not bow down entirely to the porn industry. As some of the major online shopping and search sites have been laying down the law on riskee sex driven ...


House panel to consider FDA bill on drug safety

A House of Representatives  subcommittee is expected to take up legislation next week meant  to bolster the Food and Drug Administration's ability to  monitor prescription drug side effects, the panel's chairman  said in a letter released on Thursday.


Two men are held over the alleged theft of sensitive data relating to the Beckhams' security measures.


Intel-rivaling chipmaker does not immediately explain why its first-quarter sales will fall short of its previous estimates.


Turkey's parliament is to continue voting on penal code reforms seen as key for the country's EU entry bid.


Nortel cutting 950 jobs in Canada, mostly in Ottawa, among total ...

TORONTO (CP) - Nortel Networks gave details of previously announced job cuts Thursday, saying it is cutting 950 jobs in Canada - almost 10 per cent of its workforce in this country-and 1,400 in the United States among a total of 3,250 to be eliminated


Market edges down on Fed caution; Best Buy falls

U.S. stocks edged lower on Tuesday before the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, as weak earnings at electronics retailer Best Buy Co.  and a management reshuffle at Citigroup Inc.  disappointed investors.


'Mi scuso con gli spettatori, amputato mio brano'


LOS ANGELES  - Actress-singer Brandy is  returning to her comedy series roots.


Police protection could have saved Diana: Condon

Britain's former police chief said on Thursday that Princess Diana would still be alive if she had agreed to her police protection being re-instated.


A former Major League Baseball  clubhouse attendant who sold steroids to many players and later  shared key information with investigators received a sentence  of five years probation but no jail time from a federal judge  on Friday.


European shares edged higher as oil prices fell to seven-week lows easing pressure on companies' margins, but activity was muted ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates later Wednesday.


N.Korea vows to double deterrent if US won't change

North Korea threatened today to double the size of its nuclear deterrent if the United States did not drop what Pyongyang sees as a confrontational policy aimed at unseating the communist leadership.


Suspect in Palme killing dies of head injuries

STOCKHOLM Christer Pettersson, who was convicted in the 1986 killing of Prime Minister Olof Palme but acquitted on appeal, died Wednesday, hospital officials said.


Genova, 14:28 - CALCIO, GENOA; PREFETTO: TIFOSI, ATTENZIONE

In una conferenza stampa alla vigila di Sampdoria-Ascoli, il prefetto di Genova ha detto: "L'agibili...


Israel Agrees 'In Principle' to W.Bank Pullback -Dahlan

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israel has agreed "in  principle" to withdraw forces from West Bank cities and give  Palestinians policing rights in these areas, a powerful  Palestinian security figure told Reuters on Thursday.


Â· Muted response to pledge of 500,000 new jobs Â· PM's vision of Britain as century's driving force


Heart Benefits Found in Low Carbs, Some Fats

Women who eat a diet moderately low in carbohydrates, but rich in vegetable fat and vegetable protein, can cut their risk of heart disease by as much as 30 percent compared  with just following a low-fat approach, according to a new Harvard study.


Israeli officials had warned about Sinai terror threat

JERUSALEM - Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where at least 19 people were killed in three explosions late Thursday, is a popular holiday destination for Israelis despite the government warning last month of possible terrorist attacks there.


Pakistan against IAEA quizzing A.Q. Khan

Pakistan's government on Wednesday rejected a former premier's proposal to let the United Nations question A.Q. Khan, the disgraced nuclear expert who headed a smuggling racket that sold nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya.


Once banned Taiwan singer eyes Beijing Games

Taiwan pop star Chang Hui-mei, once  banned from performing in China, is hoping she will be chosen  to sing at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics,  her past political problems forgiven and forgotten.


On foot, by bicycle or in motorized rickshaw taxis, the people of this east coast village began returning home Wednesday as Sri Lanka turned its attention from relief efforts to resettling people uprooted by the Asian tsunami.


S. Africans Hail Violent Thwarting Of Robbery

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 12 -- A shootout in which police killed 11 gunmen apparently planning to rob a truck transporting money has prompted widespread applause in South Africa and spurred calls to lift a 12-year-old prohibition on the death penalty.


Old-fashioned British miller finds business brisk

Dusted head to toe in flour, Nigel Moon is a white apparition as he scuttles up and down wooden ladders, keeping his windmill whirring to feed a growing appetite for flour made the old way.


The folks behind that controversial "Save Mary-Kate" gear could use   some saving of their own right about now--from the Olsens and their   high-powered legal team, who literally want to the shirts off the   designers' back.


Russian-made twin-prop Indian air force planes droned in and out of Car Nicobar island Wednesday taking away survivors, some who had walked three days from isolated


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Taranto, 22:42 - BASKET: FAENZA VINCE COPPA ITALIA DONNE

La Germano Zama Faenza ha vinto per la prima volta la Coppa Italia femminile di basket battendo in f...


Linux fans take heart at promise of desktops running Linux shipping internationally.


Defending champion Ivan Ljubicic rallied past Mikhail Youzhny 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 Saturday and will play for the Zagreb Open title against Marcos Baghdatis.


The wait is over -- Harry Potter finale goes on sale

Harry Potter fans poured into book stores around the world on Saturday to get hold of the seventh and final volume in the series and discover the secret of the boy wizard's fate.


U.S. Forces Winding Down Tsunami Relief Effort

The admiral in charge of the U.S. effort said today he will begin handing work over to local governments and aid groups.


Greeted by joyous relatives and a crowd of reporters, about 40 Iranian Jews landed in Israel on Tuesday, leaving behind their lives in the Islamic Republic for new homes in the Jewish state.


Finance: Interest rate lift expected on Thursday

Already having the highest interest rates in the developed world, the Reserve Bank is set to raise them further on Thursday and may leave the door open for more rises ahead.


NEWCASTLE, Aug 30 (SW) - Premiership outfit Newcastle United have sacked coach Sir Bobby Robson, following the clubâs poor campaign start.


Maurice Clarett stiff-armed another commitment, reinforcing doubts about his reliability and fitness with the NFL scouting combine three weeks away.


England face a mammoth challenge to rescue the first Ashes Test when play resumes on day four in Brisbane.


Seven US Marines Killed in W. Iraq -Military

Seven US Marines were killed in two separate incidents west of Baghdad Sunday, the US military said in a statement Monday. It said they were killed in Anbar province, a region which includes


OS sales up 77 per cent year-over-year Novell narrowed losses in the third quarter, bolstered by the SUSE Linux business beginning to pull more weight.â¦


Kurt Busch is the only driver among the 10 in NASCAR's Chase for the Championship who's done everything right. But he admits that may not be enough to help him win his first championship.


Osteoporosis Overlooked in Prostate Cancer Patients

NEW YORK  - Doctors generally do not take  measures to prevent or treat osteoporosis, the loss of bone  mass, in men with prostate cancer being treated with hormone  therapy, even when other risk factors are present, according to  new research.


Saturday Interview: The Company With the Biggest Little Black Book

Every phone call, fax and personal computer connection in North America depends on a little-known company called NeuStar, and its chief executive, Jeffrey E. Ganek.


Pisanu: "Un pieno successo la missione a Tripoli"

ROMA 27 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Il ministro dell'Interno Giuseppe Pisanu giudica "concreto e positivo" l'incontro a Tripoli con il collega libico Nasser Mabruk. "Abbiamo fatto il punto - haspiegato il Ministro Pisanu


Home Minister Shivraj Patil who is on a three-day visit to J&K will visit Jammu and Rajouri today. Patil will also visit Poonch where an Army jawan and two militants were killed this morning in an encounter.


The U.S. military is enlisting hundreds of fighters each day from tribal and insurgent groups in alliances aimed at countering al-Qaeda in Iraq, the top U.S. general in Baghdad said yesterday, calling it a "very positive development" but one that requires caution to ensure it works to promote sec...


In attempt to punch up ads, minimal impact was made

There are certain axioms of pop culture. "American Idol" judges will be mean. Prince will rock. Super Bowl ads will be more violent than the Super Bowl itself.


Suicide truck bomber kills 121 in Baghdad market

A suicide bomber killed 121 people on Saturday in the deadliest single bomb blast in Baghdad since the 2003 war, when he drove a truck packed with one ton of explosives into a busy market in a mainly Shi'ite area.


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E' stato di Alex Wurz il miglior tempo nella seconda giornata di test a Valencia. L'austriaco della ...


Italian suspect's DNA found on murdered Briton's bra: media

The DNA of an Italian suspect in the November murder of a British student has been found on her bra, bolstering the theory that she was killed in an extreme sex game, Italian media reported Friday.


LONDON -- Archeologists in northwestern England have found a burial site of six Viking men and women, complete with swords, spears, jewelry, fire-making materials, and riding equipment, officials said yesterday.


Sony Ericsson cuts deals with 10 music labels

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said  it had signed deals with 10 music labels to add content to its  PlayNow service, which lets users download music via their  mobile phones.


Of Bush, Arafat and coinciding transitions

Bernard Sabella. Transitions are part of our lives: President George W. Bush's re-election and President Yasser Arafat's illness are but two examples.


Hitting It Off, Thanks to Algorithms of Love

As online matchmakers compete for customers using algorithms in the search for love, the battle has intrigued academic researchers who study the mating game.


Dual Infection May Cause Serious Lung Disease

NEW YORK  - Infants who become infected  with both respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus are  prone to develop severe inflammation of the small airways of  the lung, called bronchiolitis, UK researchers report.


Plans afoot to improve firm's online empire Retail giant DSG has poached Tesco's operations development boss John Browett who is to join the firm as its new group chief executive.â¦


Price Index Rose 3.3% in '04, Highest in 4 Years

The higher inflation rate was the result of a surge in oil prices early this year. Oil prices have since leveled off, allowing the inflation rate to return to more modest levels.


Cathay backs any Air China bid for China Eastern

Cathay Pacific Airways (0293.HK),  Hong Kong's flagship airline, will support any possible bid  made by Air China group for China Eastern (0670.HK), chief  executive Tony Tyler said on Wednesday.


SBC Gives Microsoft $400 Mln Internet TV Deal

SBC Communications SBC.N will use  Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O technology to launch video services  over upgraded high-speed data lines, the companies said  Wednesday.


VATICANO - Per la prima volta Ã¨ una donna il nuovo Segretario Generale della Caritas Internationalis: ÂPrioritÃ  alle emergenze umanitarie, allo sviluppo, alla costruzione della paceÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - LÂassistenza umanitaria della Caritas Internationalis parla al femminile: Lesley-Anne Knight, 51 anni, inglese, originaria dello Zimbabwe, Ã¨ il nuovo Segretario Generale della confederazione della Caritas Internat...


Tests show the latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease is the same strain as in all other recent cases.


Bush Back in Florida to See Hurricane Damage

President Bush got a look at damage from Hurricane Frances on Wednesday and doled out food and water to Florida residents in his fourth visit in a month to a state vital to his re-election hopes.


Interest in mail order, catalogue sale in CzechRep declines --GfK

PRAGUE- Czech people's interest in mail order and catalogue sales has been decreasing in recent years, and has since 1996 dropped by 16 pct, according to a survey of GfK Praha.


DirecTV Consolidates LatAm Satellite Ops

NEW YORK  - DirecTV Group  the largest U.S.satellite television service, will buy its controllingshareholder News Corp Ltd.'s  stakes in Sky LatinAmerica for $579 million and combine its operations withDirecTV Latin America, the companies said on Monday.


Al Qaeda suspect "drugged" with flu shot: jailer

Former "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla was sometimes kept in a blacked-out cell without a mattress at a U.S. military prison but the injection he thought was LSD was actually a vaccine, his former jailer testified on Tuesday.


George Bush is famously anti-intellectual. But he seeks out authors who share his views and looks for reassurance


The US has "fundamental concerns" at German plans to curb G8 emissions, a leaked document shows.


Just because your friends distribute 20,000 copyrighted works... An Illinois man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his part in an organized online software distribution conspiracy, the US Department of Justice announced late last week. That's warez, if you don't prefer the grandiose.â¦


U.S. says 10,000 troops in major Iraq offensive

The U.S. military deployed 10,000 soldiers backed by attack helicopters in a big offensive against al Qaeda north of Baghdad on Tuesday as a truck bomber struck in the capital, killing 75 people near a Shi'ite mosque.


Tamika Catchings scores 18 points and Tamika Whitmore has 15 to lead the Fever to a 74-63 victory over the suddenly struggling Liberty.


American Lindsay Davenport defeated Dinara Safina of Russia 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup Thursday to regain top spot in the WTA world rankings.


Cisco's Tokyo R&D center, which is scheduled to open in February, will represent an initial investment of $12 million over the next five years.


The photos of bound and gagged boys that were sent to an Iowa woman whose son disappeared 24 years ago were investigated in the late 1970s and are not her missing son, a retired Florida sheriff's investigators said Wednesday.


Cumberland Island is the largest undeveloped barrier island on the Eastern Seaboard and about half of it is federal wilderness area, meaning visitors and National Park Service employees are supposed to hike rather than drive. But the island has a handful of permanent residents who are free to drive on the three roads.


The academy says the show, regardless of the strike, will go on.


Royal Dutch/Shell Proposes to Unify Boards

The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Cos. unveiled plans Thursday for its two holding companies to merge after nearly a century, a response to a scandal over its downgrading of oil reserves, and said third-quarter earnings doubled.


Chelsea are named among the Champions League's top seeds along with Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United.


Sony-Led Group Agrees to Buy MGM Film Studio for $2.9 Billion

Sony Corp. and a group of investors said they've agreed in principle to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., the movie studio controlled by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, for $12 a share, or about $2.


Do this pawnbroker's ruthless rates make it a Hidden Gem?


Sun Micro, UT Austin, Team Up on Supercomputer

Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and the University of Texas at Austin are set to flip the switch on Friday on a unique supercomputer that will vastly speed


SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - Firefighters began containing a wildfire near California's popular Lake Tahoe resort on Monday after it engulfed 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) and destroyed or damaged more than 200 homes, officials said.


GLASGOW  - Rangers striker Nacho Novo received a glowing tribute from Ibrox chief Alex McLeish following his man-of-the-match performance.


More Colleges Requiring Health Insurance

A growing number of public universities are requiring that students have health insurance before they step into the classroom, a move aimed at saving the uninsured from huge bills and college hospitals from getting stuck with the cost.


The ruling Islamic-rooted party won a landslide victory Sunday, raising more questions about the future of Turkey's officially secular state.


Blair wanted to quit year before Iraq war: book

Tony Blair wanted to quit as Britain's prime minister a year before the Iraq war after a fall in his poll ratings, his former chief media aide Alastair Campbell said on Sunday.


3 Iraqis on trial for plot to kill Allawi

Three Iraqi men went on trial Tuesday on charges they plotted to kill Iraq's then-Prime Minister Ayad Allawi during a visit to Germany in 2004.


Rapper 50 Cent rearranges gigs in the UK, having sparked a debate about his retirement when he postponed his tour.


After yet another assassination, Lebanon's anti-Syrian politicians accuse Damascus of trying to end their rule by killing members of the parliamentary majority one by one.


SEC probing three dozen securitization cases: report

U.S. regulators, led by the Securities and Exchange Commission, are probing how financial firms priced mortgage securities on their books and whether they should have told investors earlier about the declining value of those securities, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Johnny Deppâs âFinding Neverland,â a film biopic about Peter Pan creator and writer JM Barrie, was named Best Film by the US National Board of Review.


Actress Teri Hatcher took off her clothes — but not on the set of ABC's "Desperate Housewives."


L.A. Set to Log Driest Year in More Than a Century

LOS ANGELES, June 29 -- Barring a surprise arrival of the kind of gully washers Texas is getting these days, Los Angeles's driest year in 130 years of recordkeeping will go into the books this weekend.


Media & professional: Channel 4 vows to shake up the radio industry and take on the BBC in its heartlands of drama, comedy and news.


A Colombian rebel leader is jailed for 60 years in the US over the kidnapping of three US intelligence operatives.


Intel Leaves Group Backing Education PCs

Intel said that it had chosen to withdraw from the One Laptop Per Child educational computer organization.


CDC finances study into causes of autism

The largest federal study to date into the causes of autism was announced Friday — a multi-state investigation that will involve 2,700 young children.


Approval Expected for Big Cellphone Deal

Federal regulators will formally approve Cingular Wireless's $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless today, company officials briefed on the matter said over the weekend.


Court Allows Federal Access to Drug-Testing Information

Federal investigators can keep using the names and urine samples of about 100 major leaguers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs which could bolster the perjury case against Barry Bonds.


The cabinet has yet to deal with how the oil revenue would be shared among various groups in the country.


Sudanese Army, Militia Reportedly Raid Villages in North Darfur

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Nov. 19 -- A large force of Sudanese soldiers backed by allied Janjaweed militiamen is sweeping through North Darfur state, killing civilians and looting and burning villages in violation of a cease-fire agreement, international observers and rebels said Sunday.


Sheikh Zayed's eldest son replaces him as president of the United Arab Emirates on the day of the funeral.


George MacDonald Fraser, Author of Flashman Novels, Dies at 82

George MacDonald Fraser was a British writer whose popular novels about the arch-rogue Harry Flashman followed their hero as he galloped, swashbuckled, drank and womanized his way through many of the signal events of the 19th century.


CD Tries to Show Shatner's No 'Has Been'

Just in time for Halloween comes a CD from a guy more likely to inspire a holiday costume than a musical following — William Shatner. The one-time James T. Kirk of "Star Trek" fame has released an 11-song collection this month, a follow-up to his 1968 spoken-word debut that garnered such critical infamy it became a camp classic.


L'entita' dell'operazione sara' decisa nei prossimi mesi


'Chemical Ali' faces questions at hearing

Captured former Iraqi official Ali Hassan al-Majid -- also known as "Chemical Ali" -- and another jailed member of Saddam Hussein's regime were interrogated in court Saturday before a tribunal of investigative judges.


The Motion Picture Association of America has opened a second front in its war against online sharing of movies, offering a free program that will detect the presence of peer-to-peer file-sharing software and downloaded songs or movies.


A powerful explosion rocked the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, the BBC reported. The number of casualties was not yet known, but a BBC correspondent


Vatican to reinstate office for outreach to Muslims

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI plans to restore a Vatican office that specializes in relations with Muslims a year after he was criticized for disbanding it.


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Arrest warrants have been issued for 13 people in connection with the alleged CIA kidnapping of a German citizen


MOSCOW Russia completed the dismantling of Yukos, its largest oil producer, on Sunday, selling its main subsidiary to a company that was essentially unheard of until three days ago.


Culinary art is lifelong calling for 95-year-old ski-jump namesake

Karl Eid, 95, is the only master pastry chef in Alaska and has been awarded an American Culinary Federation Presidential Medallion.


Google selected as MySpace search system

News Corp.'s  Fox Interactive  Media on Monday said it selected Google Inc.  as  MySpace.com's search system in a multiyear search and  advertising deal that also covers some of Fox's other  properties.


At an Army tech conference, companies show off new machines that do the work of flesh-and-blood soldiers. One sports machine guns to hunt down enemies. Another is an unmanned ambulance to take the wounded off the battlefield. Noah Shachtman reports from Orlando, Florida.


Apple plans cheaper, Nano-based phone: JP Morgan

Apple Inc. plans to launch a cheaper version of the iPhone in the fourth quarter that could be based on the ultra-slim iPod Nano music player, according to a JP Morgan report.


VMware's Pocket ACE is designed for mobile workers who may not have a laptop with them in the field but who could use an available desktop computer to run virtualization software.


In una nota il Cavaliere ribalta il suo ultimatum sul dialogoChe oggi dice: "Le due cose non c'entrano nulla l'una con l'altra"                                          Legge elettorale, Berlusconi ci ripensa  "Non c'entra nulla con la Gentiloni"


Chinese Police Detain Man In Bloody Knife Attack At School

Americas Amber Alert News Center(BEIJING China) AP--BEIJING -- Chinese police have detained a man accused of hacking to death as many as nine boys as they slept in a high school dormitory in central China.


prostoalex writes "The patent dispute between Eastman Kodak and Sun Microsystems in regards to three patents that EK claimed Sun was violating with Java, came to an end.


NASA has replaced a leaky hydraulic seal in space shuttle Discovery's landing gear, and if testing continues to go well, next month's launch will remain on track, officials said Friday.


Death threat hangs over US, British hostages in Iraq

BAGHDAD : The threat of death hung over a Briton and two American hostages as a 48-hour deadline set by their militant captors for the US-led coalition to free all Iraqi female detainees ran out.


It's all about Eddie. Wall Street is betting Kmart chairman Eddie Lampert will be able to add a successful combination with Sears, the biggest retail merger in history, to his impressive resume.


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Drug Industry's Longtime Critic Says 'I Told You So'

Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe, the drug safety gadfly, is on something of a roll.


Partners Weigh In On Firefox, IE Faceoff

Solution providers applauded the Tuesday launch of Firefox 1.0 as the first viable competitor to Microsoft Internet Explorer, even though they expect the browser's publisher to face an uphill battle.


Kyle Visser scored 17 points and hit the clinching free throws with 10 seconds left as Wake Forest (14-15, 5-11) spoiled Virginia's chance to wrap up the Atlantic Coast Conference title outright with a 78-72 win over the Cavaliers yesterday in Winston-Salem, N.C.


Another typhoon is set to hit the Philippines, which is already reeling under the impact of two back-to-back storms. More than 500 people died in the previous storms, and the latest one, Typhoon Nanmadol, packing


Hundreds of thousands could die in Darfur if violence forces aid workers to leave, a top UN official says.


Dell Aims To Drive Down Cost Of High-Performance Computing

Vendor offers server, switch, and host-channel adapter bundle with increased I/O bandwidth, processing capability, and memory. By Larry Greenemeier.


The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is likely to keep production close to a 25-year high to prevent shortages during the US winter, OPEC officials said.


The provocative special, 'The Two Marys: The Madonna and the Magdalene' explores the role of women in the early Christian Church.


Turkey's EU Bid Back on Course After Damaging Row

Turkey's bid to join the European Union was back on course Thursday after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan backed down in a row with the bloc over attempts to ban adultery in his Muslim nation.


Airbus replaces A380 chief amid landmark flight

Planemaker Airbus replaced the head of  its troubled A380 program on Monday, casting a shadow over  attempts to celebrate the superjumbo's first test flight  involving real passengers -- 474 volunteer Airbus staff.


Record numbers of facelifts contributed to a 12% rise in cosmetic procedures in Britain in 2007, figures show.


Hurricane Ivan takes aim at Mobile, Ala., begins drenching the ...

Hurricane Ivan and its 220-kilometre-per-hour winds churned toward this historic port city with frightening intensity Wednesday as the storm began its assault on the Gulf Coast, lashing


California Official Rules on Gay Marriage

SAN FRANCISCO - Laws limiting marriage to a man and a woman do not run afoul of California's constitution, Attorney General Bill Lockyer declared Friday in a long-awaited legal opinion that sought to avoid offending either side in the gay marriage debate.    In answering two lawsuits seeking to put California on par with Massachusetts, where gay marriage is legal, Lockyer said it was up to voters or the Legislature to decide whether to change "the common and traditional understanding" of matrimony that "pre-dates the founding of this state or nation."  "There is simply no deeply rooted tradition of same-sex marriage in California or in any other state," he said, while acknowledging that "committed and loving relationships between two individuals deserve recognition under California law."   The lawsuits claim California's marriage laws violate the state constitution's anti-discrimination provisions, an argument Lockyer rejected in the 37-page brief...


A federal judge suspended a ban on two television ads in the governor's race until the court can decide whether the pro-GOP messages were wrongly blocked by a Democrat-controlled elections board.


Taiwan's Lee visits Japan despite Beijing protest

Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui, despised by China for asserting the self-ruled island's sovereignty, arrived in Japan on Wednesday for a trip that has already sparked protest from Beijing.


Outspoken Winslow Makes Impression at Camp

Hot-tempered and outspoken, Kellen Winslow Jr. isn't toning it down just because he's a rookie.


Weimar's Anna Amalia Library Assesses Its Loss

Some 40,000 volumes damaged in a fire at the Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar, Germany, September 2 have been transported to the Book Preservation Center in Leipzig for deep-freezing and eventual ...


Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in Paris for ...

A French military jet carrying an ailing Yasser Arafat landed Friday at an airfield outside Paris, bringing the Palestinian leader for treatment of a mysterious illness.


Italy's Smoking Ban Plan Meets Resistance

A cigarette with that Chianti? No more — at least not in most of Italy's restaurants and bars, starting next month.


Beijing should not wait too long to complete venues for the 2008 Olympics, a top official from the International Olympic Committee said in the capital yesterday.


U.S. Discourages Turkey From Cross-Border Attack

The United States continued efforts today to steer Turkey away from a military incursion into northern Iraq, after a cross-border raid by Kurdish rebels on Sunday killed 17 Turkish soldiers and raised the prospect of an escalating conflict.


A Writer and Speaker Specializing in Everything

âDoc,â a nonfiction feature about the life of the novelist, inventor and cult figure Harold Louis Humes, is one part cultural analysis, three parts home movie.


Adam Bosworth, a vice president of engineering, headed Google's effort to organize research on medical matters.


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US warplanes, tanks and artillery repeatedly hit at Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terrorist network in the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah yesterday, and two British Muslim leaders came to Baghdad to try to persuade his followers to free a British hostage.


Russian withdraws presidential candidacy

The number of candidates challenging the Kremlin's choice for president dwindled Wednesday when the leader of a pro-business party dropped out of the race.


LeBron James didn't wait for the last play. He did all he needed to do before the clock got anywhere near zero. James had 32 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in the most important game of his young NBA career, helping Cleveland to an 88-82 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night to pull the Cavaliers within 2-1 in the Eastern Conference finals.


Microsoft acknowledges Vista kernel elevation vulnerability

What was not supposed to happen in Windows Vista apparently has: Despite a layer of protection that was supposed to prevent against processes elevating their own privileges, Microsoft now says someone found a way to do it.


I have seen some warnings about hijiki seaweed as a possible source of high levels of arsenic. How alarmed should I be?


Kiddâs Triple-Double Leads Nets Past Bobcats

Jason Kidd had his first triple-double since asking for a trade, Richard Jefferson scored 23 points and the Nets turned in a rare strong performance, beating the host Charlotte Bobcats, 104-90.


The US Supreme Court refuses to hear an appeal by a teacher jailed for 200 years for possessing child porn.


Portugal to legalize abortion, conservatives shaken

Catholic Portugal's decision to join  most European countries and allow abortions has shaken the  country's conservative establishment but was hailed by liberals  as a victory for modernity.


Jefferies paying $9.7 million over gifts

Brokerage Jefferies & Co. Inc. is paying some $9.7 million to settle regulators' charges that it illegally lavished nearly $2 million in golf trips, entertainment and other gifts on Fidelity mutual fund traders in exchange for their trading business.


A Room With a View for the International Space Station

European Space Agency -- Development phase completion of the European-built observation module, or "cupola", for the International Space Station will be marked by a ceremony at the Alenia Spazio facility in Turin, Italy on Monday 6 September.     The cupola, currently scheduled for launch in January 2009, is an observation and control tower for the ISS, with windows that will provide a panoramic view for observing and guiding operations on the outside of the station...


Ofcom boardroom musical chairs runs out of seats

Watchdog maxes out bigwig ration Ofcom, the best-paid quango in all of Quangistan, has replaced one board member with two new ones, bumping its quota of directors to ten - the maximum allowable by its charter.â¦


Tourist map spat chills Chile and Argentina relations

An Argentine tourist map that put disputed Patagonian glaciers on Argentina's side of the border has inflamed already tense relations with neighbouring Chile.


President Bush on Thursday declined to endorse a Republican senator's call for U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to resign but did not offer Annan any words of support.


The son learned as much as he could from his father when he tagged along with him to work at the gym. One of the perks of being a coach's son is that you could visit your dad's office and not get yelled at.


Captain Michael Vaughan praises a "tremendous effort" by England following their victory over Sri Lanka.


By Christopher S. Rugaber Associated Press  WASHINGTON -- Scams playing off the well-known brand names of online retailers such as Amazon.com and Overstock.com are among the latest get-rich-quick schemes bilking consumers of millions of dollars, federal regulators warned Tuesday.


In Ads, AARP Criticizes Plan on Privatizing

AARP, the influential lobby for older Americans, said it would begin a $5 million two-week advertising campaign timed to coincide with the start of the new Congress.


Three years into an unlikely comeback, Duran Duran is taking center stage in several ways.


Looking to get started with stocks? Look no further.


Presentazione del libro "Due fratelli martiri": il martirio di due fratelli albanesi, entrambi sacerdoti Roma (Agenzia Fides) -  Sabato 27 gennaio, alle ore 17, presso l'Abbazia di Grottaferrata (Roma), sarÃ  presentato il libro "Due fratelli martiri", la storia del martirio dei fratelli albanesi Don Aleksander Sirdani, sacerdote diocesano, e del fratel...


Marxist rebels tried to organize an assassination attempt against President Bush during his visit to the port city of Cartagea last week, a top Colombian official said yesterday.


Le rapport Kok suscite des rÃ©actions mitigÃ©es

The high level expert group chaired by former Dutch prime minister Wim Kok has presented its review of the Lisbon strategy to the European Commission on 3 November 2004.


W.H.O. Panel Backs Gene Manipulation in Smallpox Virus

The proposed laboratory experiments would speed the development of drugs that could treat smallpox.


Computer simulations of the voice are becoming so good that they might  pose security concerns, a scientist warns.


The actress is amking her directorial debut with a five-minute film, New York, I Love You.


DNA testing in the Duke lacrosse rape case found genetic material from several males in the accuser's body and her underwear — but none from any team member, defense attorneys said in court papers Wednesday.


Cybercrime Conference Highlights RFID Security

Threat of legal action keeps security firm from detailing RFID security flaws at Black Hat event.


UN Secretary General Kofi Annan took on Tuesday, September 21, a fresh, though an implicit, jab at US President George W. Bush in a clear sign that world opinion was still far from making peace with the war in Iraq.


Playing tennis in the Federer era no hardship, insists Blake

James Blake doesn't feel sorry for himself that he's playing in the Roger Federer era, despite his eighth straight defeat to the world number one at the Australian Open.


Since the 1990s, bottled water has become a fixture in American health clubs, offices and sports stadiums, emerging as one of the most popular and fast-growing drinks on the market.


U.S. stock futures soared on Friday,  indicating the market would open higher, after October jobs  data showed a higher-than-expected increase, a positive sign  for U.S. economic growth.


President Bush says car bomb attacks in Iraq are "an effective propaganda tool" in the hands of insurgents.


Gold Fields chief calls Â£4.5bn bid 'inadequate'

The chief executive of Gold Fields, the South African gold producer, yesterday said he would urge the board to turn down an $8.1billion (Â£4.


North Korea on Saturday said its U.N. diplomats met U.S. officials in New York twice in the past week but concluded that Pyongyang should hold off on nuclear negotiations until the U.S. administration changes its "hostile" policy toward the country.


Annan prepares to try to mediate in Kenya crisis

Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan was due to arrive in Kenya on Tuesday to try to mediate in a post-poll crisis that has torn the country in two and triggered weeks of violence that killed at least 650 people.


By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press  Discovery's crew is to work on the space station. NASA wants it completed before 2010.   Video:  Discovery Lifts Off, Lights Up Night Sky   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.


Montenegrins vote in the country's first post-independence poll, in a test for PM Milo Djukanovic.


Julianne Moore wants to give children more time for their imaginations — and she's doing it one watch at a time.


The DVD Forum has approved the physical disc specifications for the rewritable version of HD-DVDs (High Definition/High Density-DVDs), taking the format an important step nearer to mass production.


As with most things in boxing, the quest for a showdown between World Boxing Council super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti and No. 1 contender Floyd Mayweather Jr. turns out to be not what it appeared to be.


Pro-Russian Ukraine Official Summoned for Questioning

Anatoly Bliznyuk, the head of the Donetsk district administration, was summoned for questioning by Ukraine s Prosecutor General s Office on Thursday, the press service of the Donetsk district administration ...


'Beyond the Gates' lies a neglected African story

In this searing docudrama, John Hurt portrays a priest who puts everything on the line during the Rwandan genocide.


Only Weeks Left to End N.Irish Deadlock -McGuinness

Northern Ireland's bitterly divided politicians have only a few weeks left to agree a new peace settlement for the province, a leading member of the Irish Republican Army's political ally Sinn Fein said on ...


Striking writers dropped their demand for extended jurisdiction over reality and animation work and said they wonât picket the Grammy Awards telecast.


Candidates hunt for votes in Iowa, New Hampshire

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Shotgun in hand, rising Republican candidate Mike Huckabee bagged a pheasant on Wednesday as U.S. presidential hopefuls hunted for votes just eight days before the first contest in a wide-open nomination race.


The Terps score more than 88 points per game, third-most in the nation. Saturday, their foe is No. 3 North Carolina, and no team in the country scores more than the Tar Heels.


Patriots Get Back to the Basics: Stopping the Run

For a team with few detectable flaws, the Patriotsâ run defense, ranked 10th in the league, has occasionally been suspect, populated by an over-30 set of linebackers.


TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Sports Network) - Jason Campbell passed  for 224 yards and a touchdown, Courtney Taylor caught four  passes for 89 yards and a score, and No. 2 Auburn overcame a  slow start to beat Southeastern Conference rival Alabama,  21-13, in the 69th Iron Bowl.


South Africa mulls release of 'political prisoners'

Hundreds of South African prisoners, who have been in jail since the apartheid era, are hoping to reclaim their freedom by convincing the government that their crimes were politically motivated.


FDA review also shows Glaxo diabetes drug risk

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration  preliminary analysis found a level of heart-attack risk with  GlaxoSmithKline Plc's  diabetes drug Avandia  similar to what was reported in a study earlier this week, the  agency confirmed on Friday.


Christopher Walken sang a song from "Hairspray" and spoofed a "Saturday Night Live" skit on Friday night to earn Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award.


Minister underscores importance of breastfeeding

Elmina, Nov. 2, GNA - Mr. Isaac Edumadze, Central Regional Minister on Tuesday observed that if mothers are encouraged to practice exclusive breastfeeding, their children would be healthier and hospital attendance


US Supreme Court Refuses Massachusetts Gay Marriage Challenge

The US Supreme Court today refused to accept a challenge to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling that allowed same-sex marriages to begin in that state last year.


Santana Pitches Twins to Win in the Bronx

Johan Santana escaped trouble with the help of a record-setting five double plays, and the Twins beat the Yankees, 2-0.


Puerto Rico upsets the United States, 92-73, at the men's basketball preliminaries on Sunday, the first loss at the Games for the three-time defending gold medalists since 1988.


Single parents should be expected to find work once their child turns 11, a welfare reform report will say.


Urban Warfare Deals Harsh Challenge to Troops

A night with the marines in Falluja offers a textbook illustration of the complexities of urban warfare.


Veteran guard David Wesley signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, a deal that could lead to more backcourt maneuvering as the team tries to build off its playoff run last season.


The third installment in the Walt Disney Co. franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, hauled in $112.5 million from Friday to Sunday, well below last summer's $135.6 million opening weekend for its predecessor, Dead Man's Chest.


"Future Palm devices may run Linux, thanks to a surprise purchase by PalmSource. The company, which makes the operating software for the PalmOne devices (notably the Treo smartphones), intends to buy China


THE Boston Red Sox have made history. Now they would like to make the World Series. With a hobbled Curt Schilling giving up just one run in seven gutsy innings, the Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-2 yesterday


Con 106 voti si e' imposta sugli altri cinque finalisti


The players' association will offer advice but said it's the choice of each individual whether to cooperate with former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell's investigation into steroids use.


Preparing your business for the unexpected

That's the estimate of how much damage Hurricane Charley has wracked upon Florida. Much of that has been done to small businesses.


The first minister is forced to register a Christmas present from his wife in line with Holyrood rules.


Fun is serious for Asian elephants' struggle to survive

SURIN, Thailand  - Sucking up sugarcane with their trunks and circling busy traffic roundabouts, the elephants that roam Thai towns at festival time seem as much at home in the city as in the forest.


Paul Jones' Blog: Solar 0.26.0 Released, and New Website

Paul Jones has announced two new things pertaining to the Solar framework today - the release of a new versions and the launch of a new website.    The first new release of Solar in three months, version 0.26.0 alpha, has arrived! There are over 150 separate changes and improvements noted in the change log.   In conjunction with the new release, we have a brand new website. The site design is from Matt Brett, the CSS and hosting are courtesy of Clay Loveless, and the logo was designed by Ben Carter.    Changes in the latest release of the framework include:  a move from the Facade pattern to the Factory pattern front-controller and page-controller now support automatic discovery of alternative output formats Solar_Sql has a lot of little improvements a new data filter class   Check out the blog entry for the full release notes or just hop on over to the site and pick up this latest edition.


Tiny technology, tiny industry, tiny forum Hot on the heels of news from Netgear, that it is to produce a home gateway with a built-in 3G femtocell, comes the formation of the Femto Forum. The group, which holds its first plenary meeting in Heathrow, London today, has been set up to prevent fragmentation of a decidedly immature industry.â¦


At least 25 foreign-born surviving spouses and perhaps many more -- most of them widows -- are on the brink of deportation, according to the American Immigration Lawyers Association in Washington.


BOSTONâAnyone who believes the Blue Jays get criticized too harshly in Toronto ought to take a stroll down Yawkey Way. That's the festive street in front of Fenway Park that gets closed off for pre-game


A second company promises a 100 mile per gallon engine

EcoMotors says it can hit 100 miles per gallon by 2011. So do some others.


Portadown Orangemen are  holding their annual Drumcree march, which has been restricted since 1998.


'Eagle vs. Shark': Revenge of the New Zealand nerds

The scruffy microbudgeted film pairs two lovelorn geeks in an unlikely romantic comedy about 'little people' finding love.


Israel's U.N. ambassador on Thursday ruled out major U.N. involvement in any potential international force in Lebanon, saying more professional and better-trained troops were needed for such a volatile situation.


Sri Lanka war planes bomb suspected Tiger camp

Sri Lankan war planes bombed a suspected Tiger rebel camp in the northeast on Friday as part of an increased offensive against the guerrillas, a defence official said.


Investors fail to claim $164 mln from bad research

Investors entitled to $164.3 million  in compensation for losses from faulty Wall Street research  appear in no hurry to collect what they're owed.


More than 30 years after it  began its run on HBO, "Inside the NFL" is leaving the field  after Wednesday night's show.


Big Unit comes up big in win over Indians

Old Man Johnson looked like a youngster for seven innings. He didn't show his age until the eighth. Randy Johnson, at times as dominant as he has been all season, worked into the eighth and Jason Giambi and Derek Jeter both had three RBIs, leading the New York Yankees to a 10-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.


A new space probe has been sent out to try to discover the secrets of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The American spacecraft Cassini, orbiting Saturn, has launched the probe Huygens on a course to reach Titan in about three weeks' time.


International Business Machines  Corp. IBM.N on Tuesday posted a quarterly net profit that  beat Wall Street's recently raised target as solid year-end  product sales were buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar.


At Least Five Dead in Another India Train Accident

An express train ran into a jeep in southern India Wednesday, killing five people, a day after two passenger trains collided head-on in the north of the country.


Geopolitics casts pall on hobbled Iranian economy

TEHRAN, Iran  - As Iran hurtles toward a confrontation with the United States over its nuclear program, the nation's economy remains a dysfunctional wreck. Neither wholly free nor entirely socialist, the Iranian market is a ramshackle hybrid buttressed by lofty oil prices.


A man in a hooded coat killed an 8-year-old boy in the corridor of a Dutch grade school Friday. Police said they arrested a 22-year-old suspect.


Tailor-made US opponent offers false sense of security for Team ...

"Don't point your finger at me! Don't point your finger at me!" It didn't take an expert lip reader to interpret what US coach Larry Brown was saying to Spanish counterpart Mario Pesquera during their dust-up after Team USA's win Thursday.


President Bush compared Congress' Democratic leaders Thursday to people who ignored the rise of Lenin and Hitler early in the last century, saying "the world paid a terrible price" then and risks similar consequences for inaction today.


U.S. tells Iran to stop backing Iraq militias

The United States urged Iran on Monday to stop supporting militias in Iraq but described the two countries' most high-profile meeting in almost 30 years as positive.


ROMA - "Questa settimana toccherÃ  alla riforma dell'ordinamento giudiziario che, nonostante le polemiche, sono convinto sarÃ  una buona riforma". Dopo Silvio Berlusconi, anche il ministro guardasigilli conferma


Embattled Hungarian PM asks parliament for confidence vote

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has called for a parliamentary vote of confidence as he fended off mounting calls to quit over lies he told to win re-election.


Brazil accepts an offer from Abbott Laboratories to cut the price of an anti-Aids drug by 30%.


US stocks see red flags heading into new year

US stocks enter a new year next week on a cautious note, as investors face rising concerns about the economy and a raft of economic data, including the important monthly employment report.


Stocks may rise as earnings season starts

Stocks could rise next week if the first wave of quarterly earnings inject optimism about results for the period and on economic growth that has surprised on the upside.


Web2Corp's WBTO ByIndia.Com to Launch "Google Adwords-Like" System in India

ByIndia.com, India's #1 India-centric search engine and social networking site, has seen remarkable growth since it was acquired by Web2Corp (OTCBB: WBTO) four months ago, and will soon be adding another new feature.


Hynix sees Q3 sales, profits slip sequentially

SEOUL, South Korea - Hynix Semiconductor Inc. made a profit of 530 billion won (about US$467 million) on sales revenue of 1,542 billion won (about US$1,359 million) in the third quarter of 2004.


ATLANTA -- Government officials are warning people to throw away a contact lens solution after an investigation linked it to a rare eye infection.


Major Rathore is a perfectionist to the core

A man of words, commitment and warmth. Rajyvardhan Singh Rathore combines all these qualities. And he, of course, is one of the most talented shooters of recent times.


Milano, 20:34 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS; INTER-VALENCIA: PROBABILI FORMAZIONI

Quete le probabili formazioni di Inter-Valencia, andata degli ottavi di Champions League in programm...


China defense minister visits Japan, ties on mend

Chinese defense Minister Cao Gangchuan arrived in Japan on Wednesday in the first such visit in nearly 10 years, hoping to ease tensions after strained ties halted top-level military exchanges.


An Australian movie about life before Europeans arrived triumphs at the country's top awards.


Spartan hen serves up a scientific golden egg

in fact, the first farm animal - to be genetically sequenced, researchers said Wednesday. That's important for humans because understanding chicken DNA can


Britney Spears was derailed yet again in her struggle to get her life back on track, losing custody of her two sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline. A court commissioner Friday gave sole physical and legal custody of the former couple's two little boys to Federline and suspended the troubled pop star's visitation rights.


Texas and Connecticut joined Kansas and Florida last week in filing suits against a flu vaccine wholesaler for trying to sell scarce supplies of the immunization for 10 times the normal market value.


The first minister seeks support from the international community in his bid to rid Scotland of nuclear weapons.


IBM's new top-end Power5-based Unix server has a commanding lead in a performance test of servers running a large database. A $16.7 million configuration of the company's eServer p5-595 performed 3.21 million


China rejects Taiwan leader's call for peace talks

Beijing says the offer made by Taiwan's president is in itself a bid for independence that could lead to a disaster. Taiwan's leader made the offer during Sunday's National Day speech, saying the talks were needed so the rivals can avoid war.


Generation Raised With Internet Grows Up

Young people are now the savviest of the tech-savvy, as likely to demand a speedy broadband connection as to download music onto an iPod, or upload digital photos to their Web logs.


A new company wants to transform the parking-spot search with an online marketplace where drivers use mobile phones to reserve and swap parking spaces. By the Associated Press.


Two U.S. Marines killed in Iraqi insurgent stronghold

Two U.S. Marines were killed in action   on Sunday in Iraq's Anbar province, the U.S. military said in a   statement on Monday.


Bergamo, 18:57 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: CONVOCATI PER ASCOLI

Sono 18 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico dell'Atalanta, Luigi Del Neri, per la gara di Coppa Italia...


England Tour to Proceed After Zimbabwe Ends Media Ban

England's cricket tour of Zimbabwe will go ahead after Robert Mugabe's government lifted a ban preventing 13 British journalists from covering the five one-day internationals.


Lebanese army shells militants cornered in camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The Lebanese army shelled al Qaeda-inspired militants cornered in parts of a Palestinian refugee camp on Thursday and security sources said two more soldiers were killed in the fighting.


Sequestro avvenuto in zona petrolifera della Nigeria del sud


General Motors Corp.'s Hummer brand needs to double its product line-up by adding two or three more models, the executive charged with GM's product planning told reporters on Wednesday.


I appreciated Michael Vaughan's honesty when he said England were complacent after their seven-wicket defeat to South Africa A last week.


Serbia cleared of genocide, failed to stop killing

The highest U.N. court cleared the Serbian state on Monday of direct responsibility for genocide in Bosnia during the 1992-95 war, but said it had violated its responsibility to prevent genocide.


The bookseller beats core earnings estimates and raises its full-year guidance.


Thatcher to face second police assault probe

Manchester City's Ben Thatcher, already facing a police inquiry into his brutal challenge on Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes, learned he was the subject of a second investigation.


Actor and former presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr., dubbed as "the king" of Philippine cinema, is dead. He was 65 years old.


Boris Johnson to decide on London mayor bid

Boris Johnson has until noon today to declare whether he will stand to be the Conservative candidate for London mayor.


Genzyme Corp. chief executive Henri A. Termeer's salary of $1.2 million last year was the highest of any in the biotechnology industry, according to a survey released yesterday.


Ivan Rodriguez denies using steroidsBC-BBO--Canseco-Rodriguez,0164


Roma, 14:52 - Calcio, Lazio: niente Palermo per Di Canio

Sono 21 i convocati dal tecnico della Lazio Giuseppe Papadopulo per la gara di campionato contro il ...


You can archive old home movies onto DVD without ever touching a PC. We explore your options and offer some tips on doing it right.


The latest Pentagon report on Iraq says the situation is continuing to improve but the handover is lagging.


FURTHER research to discover whether fall-out from the Chernobyl nuclear explosion has caused an increase in cancer in the north west has been demanded by the region's public health boss.


Today's Bruins-Rangers game has been moved ahead three hours to 4 p.m. The Bruins, with the Rangers' approval, made the switch to allow fans the opportunity to attend or watch Game 6 of the American League Championship Series between the Red Sox and Indians, which begins at 8:23 p.m.


The Polish parliament adopts a resolution labelling the 1930s famine in neighbouring Ukraine as genocide.


Carlyle Capital Corporation Ltd. (CCC) confirmed on Tuesday it had cut the price and the number of shares in its initial public offering (IPO), a move it has put down to "headwinds" in the market.


Final electoral vote count: Bush 286, Kerry 252

WASHINGTON, Nov 5  - President George W. Bush won re-election with 286 electoral votes while Democratic challenger John Kerry amassed 252 electoral votes, according to a final tally compiled Friday after the midwestern state of Iowa fell into the


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's interim prime minister on Wednesday threatened military action against the main insurgent stronghold of Fallujah if residents don't hand over Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.    Fallujah, in Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland, is believed to be a stronghold of al-Zarqawi's feared Tawhid and Jihad group, which has kidnapped and beheaded numerous foreigners and has carried out a number of bloody bombing attacks...


Siena, 18:19 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: GRANDE PARTITA, IL RIGORE NON C'ERA

Il Siena esce tra gli applausi del suo pubblico ma deve piegarsi all'Inter, non senza qualche recrim...


MAFRA, Portugal  - Russian President Vladimir Putin sparred with European Union leaders on Friday over EU plans to limit foreign investment in its energy markets and Russia's stalled bid to join the World Trade Organization.


WASHINGTON - The world of male contraception has been limited to condoms and vasectomies. But researchers now point to a new method that shows promise - a shot that prompts an immune reaction to a protein produced in the male reproductive system.


BAGHDAD -- Insurgents who have vowed to disrupt Iraq's parliamentary elections unleashed attacks yesterday across Iraq, from the kidnapping of a Catholic archbishop and a car bombing at a police station in the north to mortar attacks on polling stations in Basra in the south. At least 18 people were killed.


Envoys try to work around impasse in Kosovo talks

Envoys mediating in talks on the future of Kosovo presented ideas to Serbia and Kosovo Albanians on Monday aimed at breaking the deadlock over the Albanian demand for the province's independence.


Fischerâs Roots in City Tangle With His Legacy

Before the anti-American and anti-Semitic ravings and his complicated relationship to the cloistered world of chess, Bobby Fischer was just another young New Yorker on the make.


Canadian organizers tighten grips on Olympic ring

Canada's 2010 winter Olympic games organizing Committee in Vancouver is cracking down on companies using the Olympic name who are not official sponsors, reports reaching here said Friday.


Sentencing Tops Justices' Agenda as Term Begins

The Supreme Court opens its new term on Monday faced with urgent business and looming uncertainty. The justices' most pressing task is to resolve the fate of the federal


The study will involve osteoarthritis patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease, though Pfizer remains confident in the long-term safety of Celebrex.


The Construction Site Called Saudi Arabia

In a massive city of steel at the edge of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia is trying to move beyond oil to become an industrial power.


UK Probing Reports of Kidnapping in Iraq

The government said Monday it was investigating reports that members of a London-based radical Islamic group have been in contact with militants holding a British hostage in Iraq to urge his release.


Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld suggested Thursday that the removal of 377 tons of explosives from an Iraqi munitions base probably took place before U.S. forces arrived, saying any large effort to loot the material afterward would have been detected.


Nov Retail Sales Edge Up as Car Sales Dip

The U.S. growth outlook got a boost  on Monday with the release of stronger-than-expected retail  sales data that helped cement views the Federal Reserve will  raise interest rates again this week.


TiVo, Cable or Satellite? Choose That Smart TV Wisely

Though technophiles are the ones who usually like to brag about their electronic toys, recently, even tech novices have started crowing about their digital video recorders.


Mountain biker Marie-Helene Premont of Chateau-Richer, Que. captured the silver on a tough and sun-baked course in the suburbs of Athens today, finishing behind winner Gunn-Rita Dahle of Norway.


Raimi brings fantasy to syndication with "Wizard"

Filmmaker Sam Raimi aims  to conjure up some syndication magic.


A Russian bank buys a 5% stake in EADS, the Franco-German firm which owns the Airbus fleet of aircraft.


By Linda Hamilton Deseret Morning News  After opening the season going coast-to-coast, losing close matches to two highly ranked opponents but holding onto their No. 24 ranking, the 3-2 Ute volleyballers are happy to be home.


Perugia, 22:44 - CALCIO, C1/B: PERUGIA-AREZZO 1-1 NEL POSTICIPO

Perugia e Arezzo hanno pareggiato 1-1 nel posticipo della quinta giornata di serie C1/B. Toscani in ...


Hanks, Burke, Cross, Hurt find way to "Untraceable"

Colin Hanks, Billy  Burke, Joseph Cross and Mary Beth Hurt will join Diane Lane in  the thriller "Untraceable."


A good time was had by all ISRG shareholders.


Bombs hit Algeria police stations: residents

Bombs exploded near at least three Algerian police stations east of the capital Algiers early on Tuesday in apparently coordinated attacks, residents said.


Deutsche Bank in running to buy Abbey Life: report

Deutsche Bank, the biggest bank in Germany, is interested in buying Abbey Life -- the direct insurance unit of Lloyds TBS estimated to be worth 1.38 billion euros (1.9 billion dollars) -- the Financial Times Deutschland reported Monday.


MANAMA, 22 November 2004 - Bahrainâs King Hamad yesterday ordered the release of a human rights activist who was sentenced to one year in prison earlier in the day for inciting political dissent.


European robot looks for clues on Saturn moon

After a journey of seven years and more than 2bn miles, a Â£1.7bn US-European mission is preparing for the unknown. Cassini, a Nasa spacecraft the size of a truck, carrying Huygens, a European robot not much


Sydney, 16:51 - PALLANUOTO, TORNEO SYDNEY: SETTEROSA BATTUTO DAGLI USA

Sconfitta per il Setterosa nel secondo incontro del Torneo di Sydney. Le azzurre sono state battute ...


Postroom workers at the DVLA begin to reopen mail after a letter bomb which injured a woman colleague.


ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, speaking on the eve of a visit by Russia's foreign minister, today called for an international anti-terrorist alliance following the deadly seizure of a Russian school by militants.


Hundreds of thousands of displaced San Diego County residents are navigating around road closures to find refuge in shelters and hotel rooms a safe distance from the wildfires encroaching on their neighborhoods.


Sono 73.787 quelle accolte, l'88,58% sono uomini


Brancusi's sculptures find new popularity

A small but potent exhibition of the sculpture of Constantin Brancusi is attracting large crowds to the Guggenheim Museum this summer, proving that the artist's work has found a new popularity with a younger ...


Amy Winehouse to perform at Grammys via satellite

Troubled British pop singer Amy  Winehouse will perform at Sunday's Grammy Awards live via  satellite from London, despite getting a last-minute work visa  allowing her to attend the music industry's biggest night of  the year in Los Angeles, her spokeswoman said on Friday.


Nuclear talks with Tehran will continue, says Britain's Blair

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday that dialogue would continue with Tehran over its nuclear programme, but insisted that the international community would not accept the Middle Eastern country developing nuclear weapons.


Web site says to carry new bin Laden video

An Islamist Web site said on Friday it would soon carry a new video of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to mark the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on U.S. cities.


Northwestern poised for emotional opener

The decals on the helmets. The patches on the uniforms. The pregame speeches on the nearby plaza. The halftime tribute on the scoreboard.


US to look into North Korea's missile threat

The United States will address the threat posed by North Korea's missiles once the Stalinist state disbands its nuclear weapons program, a State Department official said Friday.


Vigilera' su aiuti, dice Ghigo a fine riunione a P. Chigi


Praga, 17:05 - ATLETICA, UNA STRADA DI PRAGA INTITOLATA A EMIL ZATOPEK

Il sindaco di Praga ha voluto commemorare l'anniversario dei 7 anni dalla morte della "locomotiva um...


Army medic denies desertion in Iraq case

WUERZBURG, Germany  - A U.S. Army medic on trial for refusing to return to Iraq with his unit pleaded guilty on Tuesday to going absent without leave and missing his deployment but denied charges of full desertion.


GeekDads Do Some Post-Holiday Forensics, and Look Ahead

The boys indulge in some post-holiday geek-gift comparisons while pondering what tattoos are right for the kids.


Former University of Miami and NFL quarterback Bernie Kosar would like to return to the Hurricanes — as their next coach.


Doubts raised about Davy Crockett letter

Two experts in historical documents say they doubt the authenticity of a Davy Crockett letter that the Texas Historical Commission bought this week for nearly half a million dollars. Both questioned the handwriting, and one said the grammar was just too good to belong to the Alamo defender.


Atlanta uses fourth-quarter spurt to drop Panthers

CHARLOTTE - As Jake Delhomme walked off the field Sunday, he turned to Atlanta Falcons cornerback Kevin Mathis and said, âI bet youâd like to play against me every week.


Senate Criticizes Airline Ticket Security Fees

Republicans and Democrats united against President Bush's proposal to increase security fees on airline tickets, saying that the costs of securing the nation's aviation system should be paid for by government.


YouTube says it will comply with Viacomâs request that it remove more than 100,000 clips from the Web.


Microsoft sets attack dogs on 20 'illegal' dealers

Lawsuits galore Microsoft today revealed lawsuits in nine US states against 20 resellers accused of selling counterfeit software or engaging in hard-disk loading. .â¦


Iraqi kidnappers have beheaded a British man who was seized last month, his family said yesterday, ending what one relative called ''three long weeks of agony.


Aid workers flee after renewed fighting in Darfur

NAIROBI (dpa) - Around 30 relief workers from a British charity have been forced to flee renewed fighting in Sudan's western Darfur region, the organisation said Tuesday.


Phel Trojan Horse Threatens Latest Windows XP

The new Trojan horse program -- dubbed "Phel," an anagram of "Help" -- infects visitors to a malicious Web site through Internet Explorer's Help controls, Symantec warns.


Another designer tries to revive the label, and rise above its history of failure.


Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz celebrates his14th-inning game-winning single off New York Yankees' Esteban Loaiza in Game 5 of the ALCS in Boston, Monday Oct. 18, 2004.


Sdbot "spreads via network shares using NetBEUI functions to get ... user names and passwords," says security firm Trend Micro.


Vietnam Becoming Asia's Illegal Animal "Supermarket," Experts Warn

In a region where monkey meat and snake-blood wine are hot menu items, the Southeast Asian country serves as a hub for selling and shipping rare—and illegal—delicacies.


Being Sportâs New Face, After Homework Is Done

For a sport desperate for a new star to revive its sagging popularity, 14-year-old Mirai Nagasu may be a 4-foot-11 lifeline.


Economy Added Far More Jobs Than Expected in October

The economy created 337,000 new jobs in October, the largest gain in seven months. The overall unemployment rate rose marginally to 5.5 percent.


A new planetarium built as a part of a Â£16m redevelopment of the Royal Observatory is unveiled.


Colombia Offers to Free 50 Rebels for Hostages

BOGOTA, Colombia  - The Colombian government on  Wednesday offered to free 50 jailed guerrillas if Marxist  rebels release the same number of political and military  hostages, some held captive for up to seven years.


A Long-Delayed Ad System Has Yahoo Crossing Its Fingers

Project Panama is Yahooâs effort to close the wide gap with Google in the race for search advertising dollars.


Disciplined Pakistan cricket team down South Africa

Pakistan produced disciplined cricket to upstage South Africa by six wickets in the third day-night international here on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the series.


Earth underwhelmed by environment pop extravaganza

They rocked the world, but as the clean-up at nine climate change gigs around the globe begins, many wonder if the galaxy of pop stars did much to change it.


LG Elec aims for display profit by end-2008

LG Electronics' plasma business is improving steadily and the display division hopes to post a single-digit operating profit margin by the end of the year, the head of its display business said on Sunday.


Cami Automotive in Ingersoll will spend $100 million next year to add production capacity, the first step in what workers hope will be an expansion of jobs.


A bill barring foreigners showing "disrespect" to Russia begins its passage through the parliament.


Milano, 13:25 - CALCIOPOLI, ALBERTINI: IMMAGINE, UN MONDIALE NON E' BASTATO

Demetrio Albertini, vicepresidente della Federcalcio, commenta con tanta amarezza i nuovi risvolti d...


Cercava padre in casa a Piacenza, ma lui si era allontanato


The chief operating officer of Enron Corp.'s failed Internet unit pleaded guilty yesterday to a single criminal conspiracy charge and agreed to cooperate with the government, as prosecutors


22 films compete for top prize at Cannes

Which movie will win the Cannes Film Festival's top prize Sunday? Critical favorites include a small, socially conscious Romanian film about an illegal abortion and the Coen brothers' tale of a ruthless killer in Texas.


A growing population coupled with diminishing fresh water supplies should force major changes in the way the world's farmers water their crops in the coming decades, a recent study recommends.


BBC Says Dow Interview Part of 'Elaborate Deception'

BBC World television said on Friday that  an interview it ran with a man it identified as a spokesman for  Dow Chemical, accepting responsibility for India's Bhopal  disaster, was inaccurate.


After being considered as a captain's pick for the 2002 Ryder Cup, Paul Casey wasn't about to let an opportunity slip away when he was paired with European captain Bernhard Langer in the final round of this year's Masters.


Romania's opposition candidates has called for election results to be annulled amid claims of widespread voter fraud.


(11) Florida State 17 North Carolina State 10

RALEIGH, NC Florida State is 8-and-2 after scoring the final 17 points in a 17-to-10 win at North Carolina State. Darrell Blackman's 87-yard punt return for a touchdown put the Wolfpack ahead 10-to-0 in the second quarter.


House prices in East Anglia will buck the national trend by holding firm or even continuing to grow, says a building society chief.


While looking for a right fielder to replace Magglio Ordonez, White Sox general manager Kenny Williams actually found a valuable lesson to share with one of his sons and


ENVIRONMENT:  Expedition Pursues Secrets of Clipperton Island

PARIS, Dec 2 (IPS) - To compare him to Charles Darwin or Alexander von   Humboldt might be too much. But French explorer Jean-Louis  Etienne is  proposing an effort similar to these giants as he  heads to Clipperton, a  tiny Pacific island 1,300 km southwest of  the Mexican resort of Acapulco.


Dems eye '2nd choice' supporters in Iowa

It's not just in horseshoes that close counts. The same goes for Iowa's presidential caucuses.


Figures showed property price falls for the fourth consecutive month, down 0.6 per cent according to latest research, which predicts more falls to come.


Italian officials said they will drop a civil lawsuit in the trial of former J. Paul Getty Museum curator Marion True after the Los Angeles institution formally signed a deal Tuesday to return 40 contested artifacts.


Gold Fields shareholders spurn Harmony's offer price.


Young Black Girls Face High Risk of Obesity

FRIDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- A lack of safe and affordable recreation and too much time spent watching television increase the risk of obesity for young black girls in the United States, says a study in the latest issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.


Greenpeace activists in the Channel continue their wait for ships carrying weapons-grade plutonium.


The traditional asset manager is making a big play for alternative investments.


Sport: Championship strugglers sack manager Iain Dowie following five defeats in six league games


Sport: European race organisers have said they will not invite Dwain Chambers to future meetings


EU and US negotiators reached a deal on providing information about airline passengers travelling to the United States after marathon talks overnight, an EU official said.


Telefonata tra presidente americano e premier libanese


The Spice Girls ditch four shows from their world tour, blaming "family and personal commitments".


BELEM, Brazil -- A 74-year-old American nun was shot and killed early yesterday in Brazil's Amazon jungle, where she worked for decades to defend peasant farmers and the rain forest from illegal loggers and ranchers.


During nearly six months without suicide bombings, a degree of normality returned to the streets of Jerusalem and other big cities.


Atkins diet weight loss doesn't last - study

LONDON - More than 45 million copies of the books have been sold and everyone seems to be on it, but researchers say that Atkins and other low-carbohydrate diets do not help people stay slim.


Defending champion Henin keeps private life to herself

Justine Henin is determined to keep her public and private lives separate as she defends her Dubai Open title this week.


Prime-Time Metered Market Ratings: Weekend Highlights

-Ratings Breakdown:  NBC was the most-watched network on this first Friday of the Feb. 2008 sweeps, while NBC and Fox tied for No. 1 among adults 18-49. Does anyone know, or even care, that this is a sweeps period?


Salvation Army Holds 'Red Kettle Kick-Off'

SALINAS, Calif. -- The Salinas Salvation Army held its annual Red Kettle Kick-Off Friday morning at the National Steinbeck Center.


Thousands of people are beginning the holiday getaway, amid warnings of severe weather across the UK.


South Korean man's Coke suit unsuccessful

A South Korean man's legal battle against Coca-Cola to obtain compensation for his decayed teeth has ended in failure, the Korea Times reported.


A Delaware State University student wounded in a campus shooting last month died of her injuries on Tuesday, her family said.


Vonage Posts Smaller Loss but Says Subscriber Growth Is Off

The Internet phone company lost less money last quarter, but gained fewer new customers, indicating that competition may be intensifying.


Schumacher hopes Chinese Grand Prix gets passing grade

World champion Michael Schumacher wants an exciting race with lots of passing at the Chinese Grand Prix, an inaugural event in what Formula One is calling its most promising new market.


Show biz partners Siegfried, Roy honored

Three years to the day after being critically injured during an onstage attack by a male tiger, illusionist Roy Horn was inducted into the Las Vegas Walk of Stars along with his longtime show biz partner Siegfried Fischbacher.


De Gustibus: Donât Point That Menu at My Child, Please

America is in the grips of a nefarious chicken-finger pandemic, in which a blandly tasty foodstuff has somehow become the de facto official nibble of our young.


Palestinians Choose 2 to Assume Arafat Roles

With Arafat gravely ill, Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia and his predecessor, Mahmoud Abbas, were chosen to temporarily assume the Palestinian leader's duties.


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Pioneer presents first ever 'hybrid' navigation system

Sat nav with iPod link CES Pioneer this morning presented what it claimed is the first ever "hybrid" navigation system, a GPS box designed to work with almost any mobile media source, including iPods and Bluetooth-equipped mobile phones.â¦


Pfizer profit falls short, Lipitor disappoints

Pfizer Inc.  on Wednesday reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings on competition with generics and a surprisingly big 13 percent decline in sales of its best-selling Lipitor cholesterol fighter.


The Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised the "suppression" of Christian unions in universities.


Sole XXIV Ore. E' Bologna la citta' dove si vive meglio. Ultima ...

E' Bologna la cittÃ  dove si vive meglio. Passando dal quinto al primo posto la cittÃ  felsinea si piazza in testa alla classifica 2004 sulla vivibilitÃ  delle cittÃ  italiane elaborata, come di consueto, da Il Sole 24 Ore.


IRAQ, LA FAMIGLIA DI BALDONI CHIEDE AIUTO ALLA CROCE ROSSA

NAJAF - ''Non abbiamo nessuna novita', proprio niente, niente, e' tutto come ieri'' ha detto in serata Ida Baldoni, la sorella del giornalista scomparso. ''Non abbiamo - ha proseguito rispondendo all' Ansa - alcuna novita', ne' ufficiale, ne' ufficiosa''.


Review: Game Boy Add-On Video Is Limiting

A pair of new add-ons for Nintendo Co.'s Game Boy Advance turn the handheld into something considerably more than a gaming machine — a video phone and a video player. As long as you bear in mind that you're dealing with a toy, you might not be too bothered by the less than stellar quality.


Iraq, nessuna notizia di Margaret Hassan

14.17: 4 morti e una ottantina di feriti. E' il primo bilancio, stilato dal ministero della Difesa, dell'attacco a colpi di mortaio messo a segno stamane a Mashahidan, nei pressi di Bagdad. Colpita la sede della Guardia Nazionale irachena.


Western Japan Shaken by Two Strong Quakes; 18 Hurt, Kyodo Says

Western Japan around Osaka was shaken by two strong earthquakes yesterday, causing 18 injuries and triggering tsunami warnings along the coast, Kyodo News reported.


IBM creates fastest super model in the world

International Business Machines Corp (IBM) said it created the world's fastest supercomputer and is using it as the model for smaller, less costly systems due next year that can handle trillions of calculations a second.


US officials say they are confident, but not certain, missing Californian Adam Gadahn is the man who threatened al-Qaeda attacks in a recent video.


Google Rolls Out Test of Short Message Service

Google Inc. on Thursday announced a new test service that allows people to use mobile phones or handheld devices to tap Google's Web search via text messages, or short message service.


The Lebanese parliamentary speaker, a prominent Shiite who has been negotiating on behalf of Hezbollah, rejected the U.S.-French draft U.N. cease-fire resolution on Sunday because it did not include the government's plan for ending the fighting.


Emerald Coast Garners National Recognition

By ERIN HERNANDEZ  Just about every beach in Florida can lay claim to "sugar-white" sand and clear water, but the Emerald Coast has received some pretty impressive recognition lately.


The country's top counter-terrorism detective, who led the probe into the 2005 suicide bombings in London and a number of other high-profile alleged security cases, is to retire, his force said Friday.


British Bank to Shift 1,000 Jobs to India

Banking group Lloyds TSB said Tuesday it will transfer about 1,000 British jobs to India by the end of next year.


Heather Mills McCartney attends a police station in Sussex to discuss "a number of issues" with officers.


E-Commerce Report: As Ad Costs Rise, a Move to Challenge Pay-Per-Click

On some new shopping search sites, advertisers pay only when someone actually buys something, or when users view an ad.


US and Iraqi forces raid mosques in Ramadi, after an overnight air strike on a popular restaurant in Falluja.


CEA says majority of U.S. households now have at least one digital television.


CNET News.com photo galleries helped tell some of the year's big stories, including the launch of the iPhone and Google's Street View, new discoveries in the solar system, and much more.


Bulgaria in Brief: 20 January 2005, Thursday. A man took out a gun and shot dead his wife, while they were sitting in a Sofia Vienna cafeteria in broad daylight making people rush out to the street in panic.


Police mark the 16th anniversary of the disappearance of a schoolgirl with a fresh appeal for information.


Intensive care helps smokers quit, study finds

An intensive stop-smoking program with at least three months of counseling and free drugs can help smokers kick the habit, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.


CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Two guards who were held hostage by four inmates at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Jail were rescued, one of them by other inmates, as police negotiated for more than four hours to end the standoff...


A DNA trail has helped investigators trace the largest recent shipment of illegal ivory to elephants in Zambia.


Google Inc. yesterday reported that sales and profit more than doubled in the third quarter -- despite a one-time expense of more than $200 million -- as the company issued its first quarterly financial report since going public.


So what are the benefits of an enterprise RSS server?

Web 2.0 has its uses Quocirca's changing channels It is easy to be cynical about many of the so-called Web 2.0 technologies â blogs, wikis, etc â and dismiss them as just another way for employees to be distracted and waste time.â¦


The first suicide attack on Israel in a year may be linked to the opening of the border fence between Gaza and Egypt


Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday called a general election for Oct. 9, with his conservative government trailing well behind the opposition Labor Party in opinion polls.


ABN Amro Plans to Cut 2,850 Jobs as Earnings Decline

ABN Amro Holding NV, the largest Dutch bank, plans to cut 2,850 jobs, or about 3 percent of the total workforce, as earnings decline.


WASHINGTON--You soon may be able to dial 411 to find a cell phone numbers as well as traditional land-line phone information. Six of the seven largest wireless carriers


Telefonata in diretta alla tasmissione tv 'Matrix'


An inspector says a Welsh language bias in granting planning applications is "discriminatory".


Mandy Moore aims to inspire life balance online

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


The pound dropped slightly against the euro and the dollar after a relatively downbeat quarterly industrial trends survey from the Confederation of British Industry.


Blair's office denies 'cash for honours' probe leaks

The British government on Monday took the unusual step of denying it had leaked details relating to a police corruption probe that has seen gagging orders sought or threatened against the media.


POLAND WASHINGTON -- The prime minister of Poland told his Parliament yesterday that he would begin reducing the number of Polish troops in Iraq in January, another blow to the US-led coalition that has lost nearly a third of its members this year. Addressing legislators before a vote of confidence, Prime Minister Marek Belka promised, ''We will not remain in ...


Whitney Tilson argues that the exceptional money managers are in hedge funds.


A lonely pensioner who turned to Italy's classified pages to find someone willing to "adopt" him as a grandfather is finally heading to his new home and family in northern Italy this weekend.


Bloggerâs Ejection May Mean Suit for N.C.A.A.

The eviction of a newspaper reporter from a baseball press box for blogging about a game while it was in progress has stirred a debate about First Amendment and intellectual property rights.


Stone accuses surgeon of disfiguring her actressâ reputation

46-year-old actress Sharon Stone is suing a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Renato Calabria who claims he has performed some serious work to improve Stoneâs look.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Followers of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr trickled in to police stations in Baghdad's Sadr City district to hand in weapons Monday under a deal with the government that is seen as a key step toward ending weeks of fighting with U.S. and Iraqi forces in the Shiite militant stronghold...


La popstar maschile piÃ¹ "paparazzata" del Pianeta, anche grazie ai suoi flirt eccellentisi lancia nel cinema con un film che meno patinato non si puÃ², diretto da Nick Cassavetes                                            La svolta noir di Timberlake il bello antieroe nel durissimo "Alpha Dog"                                                                                La pellicola racconta la storia (vera) di un quindicenne rapito e ucciso da una bandadi ragazzi, spacciatori "perbene". Una vicenda che ha scosso gli Stati Unitidi CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


British-born author, Arthur Hailey, died peacefully in his sleep Wednesday night at his home in Lyford Cay on New Providence Island, the Bahamas where he had lived for forty years.


Holocaust survivors and their families gathered at one of Europe's largest Jewish cemeteries Sunday to remember more than 200,000 Jews from this city killed by the Nazis


North Korea protests depiction of Kim Jong Il in film Team America: World Police

PRAGUE, Czech Republic  - North Korea's embassy in Prague has demanded that the film Team America: World Police be banned in the Czech Republic, saying the movie harms their country's reputation, a report said Saturday.


Genova, 14:19 - CALCIO, PROCESSO GENOA; TESTE: SEGNALAMMO ACQUISTO MALDONADO

''Segnalammo Maldonado per il mercato di gennaio 2005, insieme a Polenghi e Sartor''. Lo ha detto Ma...


Ukraine's Yanukovich Resigns as Prime Minister

Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich  said Friday he was resigning his post and had little hope of  successfully appealing preliminary results that show he lost a  presidential election re-run.


Air travelers can now visit medical clinics, nail salons and spas while waiting out delays.


VMware Inc., known for its virtual machine technology for servers and workstations, is turning its attention to the client space. The Palo Alto, Calif.


With SP2 out the door, Microsoft turns sights to Longhorn--which won't look quite as expected.


Scotland rugby coach Williams makes five changes after loss to ...

Hugo Southwell, who scored Scotland's second try in a 31-14 loss to Australia, has been rewarded with a starting place against Japan on Saturday as coach Matt Williams makes five changes.


In this photograph released by the US Army, Army medical personnel from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment treat an Iraqi National Guardsman for injuries after a large car bomb exploded near an entrance to Baghdads International Zone Saturday Dec.


Report: Yahoo plans to reject Microsoft's $44.6B buyout bid

Yahoo's board of directors plans to reject Microsoft's unsolicited $44.6 billion takeover bid, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing as its source "a person familiar with the situation."


PEC Solutions Inc. said yesterday it had acquired AC Technologies Inc. for $46.7 million in cash plus $3 million in employee bonuses and payouts. Both companies are government contractors based in Fairfax.


The US Army's surgeon general retires in the wake of a scandal over the treatment of wounded veterans.


WILMINGTON, Del. - Former PeopleSoft Chief Executive Officer Craig Conway testified Wednesday that he may have overreacted to Oracle Corp.


Ukraine Adopts Political Changes, Defusing Crisis

'KIEV President Leonid Kuchma and Ukraine's Parliament on Wednesday adopted an overhaul of the country's political system, defusing a bitter political crisis that erupted after last month's discredited vote for Kuchma's successor.


Funny Cide a Classic tale of redemption?

Funny things happen when a horse knocks on the door to racing history and can't get through. Smarty Jones, this year's near-Triple Crown winner, is retired to a career as a stallion.


Viruses Aimed at Microsoft Rise Sharply-Symantec

SAN FRANCISCO  - The number of new viruses and worms aimed at Microsoft Corp.'s  ubiquitous Windows operating system rose 400 percent between January and June from the same year-earlier period, leading computer security company Symantec said on Sunday.


Genova, 17:14 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: CACCIATORE IN PRESTITO AL FOLIGNO

Il Foligno, formazione che milita in C1, ha preso in prestito dalla Sampdoria il difensore Fabrizio ...


Una fonte politica: "Situazione non critica. Un mese faha avuto un problema medico. Ora dovrÃ  sottoporsi alle cure"                                          Olmert: "Non sto bene" In mattinata l'annuncio alla stampa                                                                                Nervosismo all'apertura della borsa di Tel Aviv


Panel: Broad use of drug-coated stents risky

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - The Food and Drug Administration should consider telling patients and doctors that the use of drug-coated heart stents in unapproved, high-risk cases can lead to greater complications, a panel of medical experts said on Friday.


Art: A Reluctant Fraternity, Thinking Post-Black

Four of the most promising artists to emerge recently in Los Angeles tend to be defined, however paradoxically, by not being defined by their race.


Chirac chides Lebanon for falling short on democracy

President Jacques Chirac said Lebanon had missed an  opportunity for democracy by bowing to Syrian pressure and extending the term of its president through a constitutional amendment rather than putting the issue to a popular vote.


Scottish Greens can deliver a radical political agenda for all Scots, the party conference will be told this weekend.


Ex-press baron Black seeks freedom before sentence

Conrad Black may have to fight his  felony conviction from behind bars if a U.S. judge decides on  Thursday he could flee before she sentences the former press  baron later this year.


The EU's food safety chief visits Moscow on Tuesday to try and keep Russian authorities from imposing a ban on all EU beef and other animal products as of Jan. 1.


Tech heads go gaga waiting for Apple's iPhone

Tech-heads camped overnight outside Apple electronics stores in US cities aiming to be the first to own an iPhone, marketed as the coolest gadget on the planet, when they go on sale Friday.


Apple Is Third Largest Smart Phone Company

With the iPhone in only four countries, Apple has become the world's third largest smart phone supplier.


Bush opens Latin America tour to boost U.S. ties

President Bush opens a week-long tour of Latin America on Thursday aimed at strengthening ties with a region tilting to the left and influenced by the populist appeal of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.


Roy Hibbert had a big game at the other end of the court.


LONDON The International Olympic Committee has opened an investigation into doping allegations against US athlete Marion Jones. IOC president Jacques Rogge (ROH'-guh) set up a disciplinary commission to look


Palestinian PM returns to Gaza, leaving money behind

Israel blocked Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh from carrying $35 million into Gaza on Thursday, allowing the Hamas leader to return from fund-raising in Muslim countries only after he left the money behind.


Dow Jones a -36, Nasdaq a -3,75, SP500 a -1,9


Victims slam officials as report finds British tsunami response 'inadequate'

Survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami attacked British officials as insensitive, condescending and disorganised in a report assessing the help provided in the disaster's aftermath.


Free software, fee-based service is an attempt to compete in GPS device market.


Academy to Invite Jon Stewart Back as Oscar Host

Jon Stewart, who hosted the Oscars in 2006, will be invited back, according to people involved with the plan.


Mo. Man Legally Changes His Name to 'They'

BRANSON, Mo. - A Branson man has put a face to the anonymous references people often make to "they" by changing his name to just that: "They."   The former Andrew Wilson, a 43-year-old self-employed inventor, was granted legal permission last week by a circuit judge to change his name...


The family of Pvt. William Bernice Clark never had a funeral for him, never got to say goodbye and never really accepted his fate among the fallen during the Normandy D-Day landings in World War II. That was until his dog tag was discovered in the sands of Omaha Beach.


Sepang, 15:48 - MOTOGP, VALE ROSSI: LA YAMAHA VA MOLTO BENE

Valentino Rossi è raggiante dopo i tre giorni di test della Yamaha sul circuito di Sepang, in...


Google Raises $1.67 Bln in Cut-Price IPO

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Google Inc., the most  popular Internet search engine, raised $1.67 billion on  Wednesday in its long-awaited IPO after slashing the price and  size of an offer beset by missteps and poor market conditions.


By DAVE WEDGE; JESSICA HESLAM  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - After an exhausting six months of planning and a whirlwind wedding in Boston, we'd almost forgotten about one of the best parts of getting hitched: the honeymoon.


A Pan-African music festival is criticized for housing pygmy musicians in a tent in Brazzaville zoo.


Invito del presidente task-force Stock a investitori


Have a salad before you start and you will consume fewer calories ...

If you want to cut down on your calories you should try eating a salad before you start your meal. If you do, you will eat fewer calories each meal without even thinking about it, says new research.


Malawi to cut ties with Taiwan in favour of China

Malawi will end diplomatic ties with Taiwan and establish links with China, a senior government official said on Monday.


Russian deputies back a bill giving the Kremlin more control over the regions, in order to improve security.


Airbus Hopes Its Planes, Not Its Setbacks, Will Stand Out

It is the twin-engine A350, not the delayed and much-publicized A380 superjumbo, that Airbus hopes will grab headlines at the Paris air show.


Fliers beware: '07 may be worst for delays

Frequent and lengthy flight delays are increasing and worsening, putting 2007 on track to break records set in 2000, according to a Department of Transportation inspector general report.


Oil Prices Hold Above $54 as Winter Looms

High-flying oil prices held above $54 a  barrel on Tuesday as concern lingered over the thin state of  heating oil supplies ahead of the northern winter.


Students Held Hostage at Pakistan School

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Gunmen seized control of a high school in volatile northwestern Pakistan on Monday, police said, holding 30 students and teachers hostage as security forces surrounded the building.


THE Howard government would sell the rest of Telstra within months of a return to power, Labor warned. With a Newspoll showing the government in a winning position in 12 key marginal seats, Labor seized on


Amid the mayhem in Baghdad, rulers of the road preserve civility

BAGHDAD -- Death squads move with impunity after curfew. Abductions are rampant, but kidnappers are rarely caught. Corruption has poisoned government, yet few have faced criminal charges.


Scientists Hail Gigantic Leap for Mankind

The European-designed Huygens spacecraft has begun its 20-day descent to Saturn's satellite Titan with the aim of penetrating its thick atmosphere and unraveling the mysteries below.


Twins 6, Mets 2: PÃ©rez Cannot Provide Turnaround Mets Need

The Metsâ latest debacle came courtesy of the Minnesota Twins, who scored the last five runs of the game to send them to their 14th loss in 18 games this month.


Prodi: ritiro dall'Iraq e primarie entro febbraio 2005

"Sull'Iraq la grande alleanza democratica Ã¨ unita". Lo ha detto Romano Prodi nella conferenza stampa dopo il vertice degli stati generali del centrosinistra. Prodi ha spiegato che la coalizione ritiene necessaria


The Atlantis shuttle launches successfully on a mission to take Europe's Columbus science lab to the space station.


UN Says Suspends Negotiations with Burundi Rebels

The United Nations has suspended  peace talks with the Burundi rebel group which claimed  responsibility for massacring more than 160 Congolese Tutsi  refugees, a spokeswoman for U.N. operation in Burundi said on  Tuesday.


Hamas made a strong showing in local elections in the West Bank, the first time the Islamic terrorist group competed at the polls, according to preliminary elections results obtained Friday.


GM to offer new round of buyouts to hourly workers

General Motors Corp  said on Tuesday it will offer a new round of buyouts to some U.S. hourly workers, making way for the automaker to hire new employees at lower wages.