Turkey Set Back in Bid For E.U. Membership

ISTANBUL, Nov. 29 -- The European Union's executive arm on Wednesday recommended cutting off talks with Turkey on several key issues in its efforts to join the 25-country bloc, a day after Pope Benedict XVI expressed support for the predominantly Muslim country's pursuit of membership.


[Sports India]: London, Nov 9 : English football captain David Beckham is set to make his Hollywood debut next year in "Goal!


UK Jury Rules Nerve Gas Death Was Unlawful Killing

British military chiefs unlawfully killed a serviceman 51 years ago during secret experiments into the effect of deadly nerve agents, an inquest ruled on Monday.


Altria Group Inc.  posted lower quarterly profit on Wednesday, due in part to costs for closing a U.S. cigarette plant as it moves some production to Europe in a move to cut costs and reduce excess capacity.


Taiwan's Lee visits Tokyo's Yasukuni war shrine

Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui, despised by Beijing for asserting the self-ruled island's sovereignty, paid his respects at a Tokyo war shrine on Thursday, despite China's objections.


The rules seem to be the problem. The South Koreans are upset that the rules are too strict. The Americans are upset that the rules are being broken.


Keith Miller, one of Australia's greatest  all-rounders, has died at the age of 84 in Melbourne.


Due morti secondo la polizia, 8 secondo tv privata


Deadlines raise heart attack risk six fold

If you are on a tight deadline at work you are six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack during the next 24 hours, say Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institute.


Taglio da 50 resta il piu' gettonato dai falsari


Disillusioned by officials' failure to improve Bosnia's economy, many voters stayed away from municipal elections on Saturday, while preliminary results indicated that the three nationalist parties were in the lead.


Its lineage is as long as it is distinguished, conjuring up a who's who among Notre Dame football greats. Some of the best players in Fighting Irish history have graced the No.


Channel 4 will air images of the crash that killed Princess Diana's death, despite appeals from her sons.


Online shopping season begins with deals

After jamming malls on Friday for discounted flat-screen TVs and toys, shoppers clicked onto their computers at work Monday as retailers ushered in the start of the online shopping season with bargains and marketing hype.


Carlos Delgado ended a long power drought with two home runs and five RBIs, giving John Maine plenty of support and leading the New York Mets past the Florida Marlins 7-2 on Saturday night.


Bush Says Four Iraqi Areas Pose Voting Challenges

President Bush said on Friday the  U.S. military will do its best to give every Iraqi citizen the  chance to vote on Jan. 30 but acknowledged that guerrilla  action could disrupt voting in four provinces.


Concern is growing for two Italian women aid workers in Iraq taken hostage by gunmen who stormed their Baghdad offices in broad daylight.


Once Again, Caffeine Linked to Miscarriage

MONDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Caffeine consumption by pregnant women can increase the risk of miscarriage, a new study reports.


Hamlin defies critics, thrives in NASCAR

There were some snide muttered comments and knowing head shakes as soon-to-be rookie of the year candidate Denny Hamlin answered questions in January during a media tour of Joe Gibbs Racing.


Parents Regret Not Discussing Death with Dying Children

It is OK to discuss death with a dying  child and in fact desirable, Swedish researchers reported on  Wednesday.


Israeli soldier killed near Gaza: Jazeera TV

Palestinian gunmen fought gun battles with   Israeli troops inside the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and Al Jazeera   television reported one soldier had been killed.


Livorno, 17:48 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ARRIGONI: VICENDA CON ULTRAS CAGLIARI PASSATA

Un passato a Cagliari, ma anche l'interruzione burrascosa del rapporto che non fu gradita dalla tifo...


UN envoy 'encouraged' by Indian position on Myanmar

The United Nations envoy on Myanmar said Tuesday he was "encouraged" by Indian pledges to support efforts to resolve the crisis in its military-ruled neighbour.


Amelie Mauresmo reached the Dubai Open final after Serbia's Jelena Jankovic retired through injury when trailing 6-2 on Friday.


Kenyan opposition leader Uhuru Kenyatta will not contest December's poll but will back President Kibaki.


U.S. gives N Korea stark warning against nuclear test

The United States in its starkest warning so far said on Wednesday it would not live with a nuclear-armed North Korea, while Japan and other neighbors hardened their responses after the reclusive state announced it planned a nuclear test.


US actor Brad Renfro, who appeared in films including The Client, Sleepers and Bully, is found dead aged 25.


Irish police want to find the family of a homeless man crushed to death after taking shelter in a bin.


L'Efsa: sicuri carne e latte da animali-fotocopiaA maggio il voto finale della Ue. De Castro: "contrari"                                          Primo sÃ¬ alla bistecca clonata ma Ã¨ subito rivolta: immorale                                                                                di ANTONIO CIANCIULLO


Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday that U.S. interest rates are low, but that rates are low all over the world.


Chile's Supreme Court has ruled that the country's former military ruler, Augusto Pinochet, should be stripped of his immunity from prosecution.


The leading Democratic candidates capped months of expensive advertising Wednesday with evening news appeals to Iowa voters as Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton focused on change and John Edwards relied on a laid-off worker to make his case.


Country will be unable to hold presidential elections next year unless security improves, thinktank warns


DENTAL records have shown a mutilated body discovered in the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah was not kidnapped Irish-born CARE Australia worker Margaret Hassan.


I dati Istat su prodotti tessili, abbigliamento e calzature


Il leader populista sudamericano trova un alleato in Occidente nel sindaco Ken il RossoManager londinesi a Caracas come consulenti. La capitale risparmierÃ  23 milioni di euro                                            Londra, bus scontati grazie a Chavez Dal Venezuela petrolio a prezzo politico                                                                                dal nostro corrispondente ENRICO FRANCESCHINI


Olympic Basketball: United States Stunned Again

The United States crashed to its second  defeat in the Olympic men's basketball tournament Saturday when  a late shooting spree by Sarunas Jasikevicius propelled  Lithuania to a 94-90 victory.


Planning board approves Mayo gas terminal

An Bord Pleanala has given approval for the building of a €200 million gas terminal in north Mayo - subject to more than 40 conditions.


Oil leapt to its third record high in a row on Monday as a brief halt to one-fifth of Mexico's production added fuel to a rally driven by a stand-off between Turkey and Kurdish rebels, a weak dollar and winter supply fears.


Pres. Bush Brings Aid to Hurricane Stricken Florida

On Wednesday, President George W. Bush toured hurricane damaged areas in Florida for the second time this summer. The president joined with his brother, Florida Gov.


Experts Join Forces to Stop Aquatic Pests

The mitten crab may not strike terror into the hearts of the average American along the West Coast — yet.


Fourth seed Andy Murray struggled to beat Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in the second round of the 534,000-euro ATP tournament here on Thursday.


Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick has been indicted on federal charges stemming from an alleged dog fighting ring at a property he owned in Virginia, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.


C. difficile to be monitored in 25 Canadian teaching hospitals ...

MONTREAL (CP) - Faced with a deadly C. difficile epidemic in Quebec, the Public Health Agency of Canada said Thursday it will begin tracking the bacterium in 25 major teaching hospitals across Canada.


Bush, Kerry trade shots on Iraq as "tell-all" book alleges Bush cocaine use

George W. Bush and his White House challenger John Kerry traded shots over Iraq as a "tell-all" tabloid biography of the Bush family hit the bookshelves filled with gossip and an allegation Bush used cocaine.


Usura, la procura indaga dopo l'inchiesta di Repubblica                                                                                di MARINO BISSO


Sony Corp., the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant. said Thursday that its profit jumped 61.6 percent in the latest quarter on improved profitability in its mobile phone joint venture and gains in its movie business, led by "Spider-Man 2."


Magical Monty lifts Europe to Ryder Cup romp

Colin Montgomerie wrote the perfect fairytale conclusion to the greatest European victory in Ryder Cup history here Sunday, sinking the putt to ensure victory over the United States.


'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' is violent, exhilarating game

The game isn't for everyone because of its graphic violence and coarse language, but mature fans of this 32 million-unit-selling franchise who want to know if this sequel lives up to its hype, the answer is a resounding yes.


Mark Hughes says Robert Earnshaw's move to Premiership club West Brom has improved the striker's chances of being in Wales' starting line-up.


Modena, 19:53 - CALCIO, MODENA: SOLO PALESTRA PER FANTINI

Seduta pomeridiana per il Modena, con il tecnico Mutti che ha fatto lavorare sulla tattica.


Plague a growing but overlooked threat: study

Plague, the disease that devastated medieval Europe, is re-emerging worldwide and poses a growing but overlooked threat, researchers warned on Tuesday.


Con un vero e proprio blitz effettuato alla vigilia di Natale, Enel ha siglato un accordo per rilevare le attivitÃ  di Ipse, la compagnia telefonica titolare di una delle cinque licenze UMTS assegnate nel 2000.


Israel's air force pounded the Gaza Strip early on Saturday hours after the Islamist group and other militants signaled softer terms for ending cross-border rocket salvoes.


Ryanair incurs wrath of Sarko the Terrible

Cut-price ticket ad alludes to Bruni nuptials The ElysÃ©e palace is apparently none too pleased with Ryanair, after the airline yesterday ran an ad in the French press featuring a lovely snap of Sarko and squeeze Carla Bruni.â¦


The staying power of wind energy companies is dependent on tax benefits from the capricious hands of lawmakers in Congress.


RICHARD Green is campaigning for a fair go for golfers in a bid to inject more excitement into home tournaments this summer. Green blasted the brutal course set-up for last week's Australian


Imperial Oil Ltd. says it will shift its head office to Calgary from Toronto, with the move to the Alberta oilpatch affecting 1,500 employees and expected to be completed by next August.


FOOTBALL  1. LONE PEAK (5-0)  Another shutout  2. TIMPVIEW (3-1)  Tough goal-line stands  3. PROVO (3-2)  Needing a passing game  4. SPANISH FORK (3-2)  A little wounded  5.


A Big Dig ramp, closed amid safety concerns in the wake of the deadly collapse of a nearby tunnel ceiling, will reopen at midnight Tuesday, Gov. Mitt Romney said.


German Chancellor Gerhard Schroederarrived here Monday afternoon, starting a three-day working visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.


Date Set for Bond Hearing: Teel to Appear in Court March 6

By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 24--GULFPORT -- U.S. marshals will take former Harrison County Deputy Ryan Teel to federal court March 6 for a bond hearing.   The federal court docket on Friday showed U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge John M.


Brazilians flock to U.S., despite govt policy

Washington may be as reviled in Brazil as elsewhere in Latin America, but the United States has become a top destination for a new generation of Brazilians drifting away from the European culture their parents knew.


'Il Genio e' una misura, ma occorre ben altro'


Venice triumph for ``Vera Drake'' disappoints Italians

VENICE (Italy) Sept 12 - A foreign clean sweep of the top awards at the 61st Venice International Film Festival, including the Golden Lion for British film ``Vera Drake'', disappointed Italian critics who had campaigned for the first ``home'' Golden Lion


Algeria Hit by Worst Snow in Half a Century

The heaviest snow in more than 50 years fell on the Algerian capital on Thursday, paralyzing traffic, killing 13 people and isolating nearly a third of the North African country's provinces, authorities said.


Oscar-winning actor Kevin Kline becomes the latest star to be honoured on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.


Capsule from Genesis Space Probe Crashes in Utah Desert

A capsule carrying solar material from the Genesis space probe has made a crash landing at a US Air Force training facility in the US state of Utah.


Thousands of peasants marched more than 200 miles to New Delhi demanding land reform.


China unveils a new law to increase protection of private property rights - the first to cover individual assets.


The Baby Bell is kicking Microsoft's tires for possible use in its Internet-based video service.


The Paris prosecutor's office said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into France's controversial nuclear weapons testing program that lasted through 1995.


Afghan officials say they have arrested 17 people who had been trained in Pakistan to carry out suicide attacks.


Bush Ad Surfaces As News Story on Schools

The Bush administration has promoted its education law with a video that comes across as a news story but fails to make clear the reporter involved was paid with taxpayer money.


JJ slips past Gordon to win Martinsville

Jimmie Johnson made the pass he didn't allow Jeff Gordon to make in the spring, sneaking inside Gordon with 44 laps to go Sunday and holding on to win at Martinsville Speedway for his series-high seventh victory of the year.


With the hundreds of albums released this year, finding ten that rose to the top was surprisingly difficult Â few were special enough to merit repeat listens, let alone remain in your brain long after the CD stops playing.


FDA to add HIV warning to contraceptive products

U.S. regulators on Tuesday finalized a rule requiring makers of certain contraceptive gels, foams, films and inserts to carry a warning that the products do not protect against sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS.


Misses opportunity to enlighten CISAC Google gave a keynote speech to the biggest global gathering of authors' societies today.â¦


Most of last night's high school football slate in the Washington area was postponed because of the continued rains.


Stars, statesmen, fans grieve at Pavarotti funeral

Rock stars, political leaders and  grieving music fans joined the family of Luciano Pavarotti on  Saturday at the funeral of one of the greatest tenors in opera  history.


On Sunday, supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra are expected to win a majority in the first parliamentary elections since last September's military coup.


Report: Spain Takes Aim at Impostor Pigs

MADRID, Spain - Spain plans to impose stricter rules on production of a staple of the national diet and increasingly popular export - ham from free-range pigs that feed on acorns and herbs - in order to weed out stable-bound impostors, a newspaper said Sunday.


Facing the pressure of a playoff, Han Hee-won relied on her past experience in the sudden-death showdown to claim the title at the LPGA Safeway Classic on Sunday in Portland, Ore.


âPorgyâ Meets Katrina, and Lifeâs Not So Easy

âSummertime/And the livinâ is easyâ takes on a whole new meaning in a bluesy new jazz, gospel and dance staging of âPorgy and Bess,â in Austin, Tex.


UK hostage Bigley murdered in Iraq: brother

British hostage Kenneth Bigley kidnapped on Sept. 16 by militants in Iraq has been murdered by the captors, Bigley's brother confirmed Friday.


TUI choses Boeing over Airbus in renewal of aircraft fleet

TUI, Europe's leading travel and tourism group, said it had placed an order for 10 new Boeing 737-800 jets and was planning to sell off its current Airbus A310 planes so that its entire fleet would eventually be made up of Boeing aircraft.


Indagato per omicidio ragazze italiane si proclama innocente


Eritrean custom stronger than law on cutting girls

HAGAZ, Eritrea  - For 3-year-old Amira, a law banning female genital mutilation in Eritrea came too late.


Enel: rete Sicilia danneggiata, 800 tecnici al lavoro


Two weeks after Portsmouth appointed Croatian unknown Velimir Zajec as executive director, Harry Redknapp quit as manager on Wednesday, citing the need to take "a complete break from the game".


A non-profit corporation has purchased a large number of the buildings where prostitutes pose in windows in Amsterdam's Red Light district, the city said Thursday, in a deal that may lead to a third of the windows being shuttered.


Europe keeps 1st lunar mission on course

Europe's first mission to the moon got a scare Saturday, but ground controllers were able make a last-minute course correction that kept the European Space Agency craft from prematurely hitting a lunar crater's rim.


Thousands protest Pope's visit to Turkey

Some 20,000 Muslims held a "Pope, don't come" rally in Istanbul on Sunday in a peaceful protest against Pope Benedict's visit to Turkey this week.


United States defeats Puerto Rico 117-78

The Americans made Athens look like ancient history.


By JORDAN ROBERTSON SAN JOSE, Calif. - Intel Corp. has designed a computer chip that promises to perform calculations as quickly an entire data center - while consuming as much energy as a light bulb.


Thompson Says More Money Needed for US Food Safety

Outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson on Monday said he was "still not comfortable" about the safety of the US food supply, despite an increase in federal inspections of food imports.


OCTOBER 5--For the third time in four years, John Lennon's killer was today denied parole. A New York State Parole Commission panel voted unanimously to keep Mark David Chapman, 49, locked up at the Attica


Successo per 'Love 2008', baci per salutare l'anno nuovo


Caterpillar Inc , the world's top maker of earth-moving equipment, diesel engines and gas turbines, said on Friday quarterly earnings rose 21 percent as strong sales overseas offset a slump in the U.S. residential construction market.


NFL's Vick enters guilty plea in Virginia court

Attorneys for Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick handed over documents on Friday in which the National Football League star pleaded guilty in a dog-fighting case that threatens his career.


Lebanon urged members of the UN Security Council Thursday to vote against a US-French draft resolution demanding Syrian military withdrawal.


Ex-astronaut wants evidence tossed in assault case

ORLANDO, Florida  - Former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak testified on Wednesday that she asked in vain for the right to speak to a lawyer during her police interrogation and denied that she had consented to a search of her car.


After much speculation that it would raise its bid yet again, Oracle Corp. Monday morning announced its latest offer for PeopleSoft Inc.


Saudi Arabia Fires Security Consultant for Iraq Remarks

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6  -- Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it had fired a security adviser who wrote in The Washington Post that the world's top oil exporter would intervene in Iraq once the United States withdrew troops.


Pavimenti inclinati, finestre sghimbesce, corridoi stretti e stanzeasimmetriche. Secondo due architetti-poeti, cosÃ¬ si batte la morte                                          Case impossibili per essere immortali L'architettura del destino reversibile                                                                                I critici li stroncano ma, a sorpresa, istituzioni accademichedi prestigio internazionale danno credito alle teorie della coppiadi PAOLO PONTONIERE


Cost of Insuring Workers' Health Increases 11.2%

he cost of providing health care to employees has risen 11.2 percent this year, according to the results of an authoritative national survey reported yesterday.


Actor-director Emilio Estevez is   engaged to marry his girlfriend of two years, a writer who also   landed a bit part in his latest movie, the star told People   magazine on Tuesday.


Baghdad blasts kill 15 as Bush reviews policy

Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base as President Bush ended a three-day review of Iraq policy and said he would not be rushed into making changes.


Blockbuster killing late fees on videos, games

TORONTO - Blockbuster Inc., the world's biggest video rental company, plans to eliminate late fees on movies and games in the new year.


Rocket from Gaza wounds 35 Israeli soldiers

ZIKKIM, Israel  - A rocket launched by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Tuesday wounded at least 35 soldiers in an Israeli training camp for new conscripts.


For the first time in recorded history Florida is being dealt itâs fourth hurricane in one storm season. Hurricane Jeanne has strengthened significantly in the past few hours as it batters the Bahamas.


Twellman looks to buck late-season trend in playoffs

Jack Buck, born in Holyoke, was a Red Sox fan as a youngster. But Buck made his broadcast mark in St. Louis in the 1950s, when the city was producing high-level baseball (the Missouri city had two major league teams) and soccer (several World Cup players).


Bid4Spots Crosses $2 Million Threshold, Marks 1,000th Auction on First Anniversary of Launch; With Some 2,300 Radio Stations Aboard, Bid4Spots Solidifies Position As Nation's Largest Radio Advertising Network

Bid4Spots (www.bid4spots.com), a pioneering online reverse auction marketplace for unsold radio ad inventory, today announced that on its first anniversary the company has reached the $2 million milestone, awarding auction winnings with that aggregate value among its participating radio stations.


Wal-Mart faces must-win December after weak November

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  shares dipped 1 percent early on Monday as Wall Street tried to determine what caused surprisingly weak November sales and looked ahead nervously to a make-or-break December.


According to BAR, the team had originally consented to the test as part of an agreement whereby Davidson could drive for Williams in 2005, with BAR keeping a conditional option on his services for the following season.


Craigslist posting offers political fist-fight

Wanted: One Bush supporter--but not for long walks on the beach, candle-lit dinners or spooning on winter mornings. [Missing Links]


By Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 9--Massive water pumps that were shut down last week in an unprecedented move to protect Delta fish will resume limited operations Sunday, state water officials announced.


Switching the focus to the present danger

Our position is: Thorough debate of US policies in Iraq is needed between now and Election Day. After months of battling over a war that ended 30 years ago, the presidential candidates have finally begun to


IBM Eases Shift Away From Pensions: Employees to Get Free Financial Counseling

By Anne Krishnan, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Mar. 8--IBM wants workers to be prepared when it freezes its pension fund next year and switches workers into investments they will have to manage themselves.


Prodi, nessuna preoccupazione per manifestazione


Russia, Belarus To Pull Down Commercial Barriers: Fradkov

Russia and Belarus are both interested in signing an intergovernmental agreement against bilateral trade limitations, Mikhail Fradkov, Russia s Prime Minister, said after a Council of Ministers session of the ...


Michael Owen heads England's winner in the World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan.


Key witness denies part in spy poisoning

A key witness in the radiation death of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko denied involvement in the poisoning Friday, saying he is being unjustly accused in the media.


One dead, several missing as typhoon batters Japan

In Japan, one person has died and four others are missing the biggest typhoon to hit the country in more than a decade pounds the south with heavy rain and powerful winds.


Brian Burres pitches into the eighth inning Saturday and Ramon Hernandez's three-run homer gives the O's some much needed cushion in a 6-3 win over the Angels.


It's a first: Youkilis has that golden touch

Having been around baseball virtually his entire life, Terry Francona understands the politics involved in winning a Gold Glove. A young player usually has to pay his dues for a couple of years before he breaks through the barriers established by the veteran players who win year in and year out based on both merit and reputation.


Study: Kids virtual worlds poised for growth spirt

By 2011, more than half of the population of kids online will be residents of a simulated  world of animals and avatars.


At halftime of last night's 111-103 victory over the Knicks, Celtics coach Doc Rivers turned to Ray Allen and said, "You'll have to go to New Orleans with me." Allen isn't the emotional type, so he nodded. He was more upset about a bad pass that resulted in a turnover in the final minute of the first half.


Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday said the world would witness the destruction of Israel soon, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.


Magnitude 6 quake off eastern Japan, no damage

A magnitude 6 earthquake was registered southeast of Japan's eastern coast, the Meteorological Agency said on Thursday.


Edgar Prado was back at work, riding in a $32,000 claiming race that was a long way from the Preakness.


Roma, 13:56 - CALCIO, CONI: NIENTE LICENZA A STADI FUORI NORMA

Non sarà concessa la licenza agli stadi non a norma. E' una delle proposte fatte nel corso de...


Police in the US city of Chicago are searching for a man who shot dead five women in a shopping centre.


Spain's celebrated anti-terror judge Baltazar Garzon is reportedly to take a break for an unspecified period from his high court job to lecture in the United States.


Labour's plan to abandon renewable energy targets

Leaked documents detail strategy for U-turn on Britain's pledges to combat climate change.


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p2pnet.net News:- By the time Microsoft finally un-corrals Longhorn, a significant portion of its potential customer base will be long gone.


The dollar rallied on Thursday from a  record low against the euro as traders attempted to square  positions ahead of a meeting of G20 finance ministers this  weekend.


Live Earth's first green test: clean up own mess

Live Earth concerts on Saturday meant to spur action to fight global warming must first tackle another environmental hazard -- mountains of trash and thousands of tons of greenhouse gases caused by the events.


Asset prices drifted sideways in Europe  on Monday as a public holiday in the UK kept London closed and  sucked liquidity from the region's markets.


EMC buys Calif. data-backup software company

Data storage company EMC Corp. of Hopkinton acquired Dantz Development Corp. of Walnut Creek, Calif., the latest move by EMC to strengthen its presence in small and midsize markets.


A judge denied Michael Skakel's bid for a new trial Thursday, rejecting the Kennedy cousin's claim that two other men committed a 1975 killing that sent him to prison, his attorney said.


An autopsy on a prominent Indonesian activist shows he died with high levels of arsenic in his body.


The March of Dimes, one of the nationâs oldest nonprofit groups, is changing the name of Walk America, its biggest fund-raising event, to March for Babies as part of an effort to increase public awareness of its mission.


Despite gripes, Emmys promise a slugfest

"Grey's Anatomy" and "24" contended for top Emmy honors Sunday while the snubbed "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" sat on the sidelines.


Blog: Catherine Cook, the 17-year-old cofounder of myYearbook.com, spoke Wednesday at the iMeme tech conference about her vision for online media.


Govt refuses to confirm car bomb drivers arrested

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith declined to comment Sunday on a report that police had arrested the drivers of two cars packed with explosives and abandoned in London on Friday.


Flooding devastates lives, livelihoods across Africa

SOROTI, Uganda - Fish swam alongside the dugout canoes residents were using to flee their flooded homes, riding the water gushing through the streets of this town in eastern Uganda.


Nokia plays strong Linux hand withTrolltech buy

Shifts towards open source for handsets and tablets Analysis Nokia may be strengthening its ties with major internet brands to boost its Ovi web services portal, but for a company of this scale, there must also be an agenda to set its own standards in the evolving mobile internet market on which it has staked its future. The Finnish giant's latest software acquisition, of Norwegian Linux player Trolltech, gives it a strong vehicle to launch its own bid to dominate mobile open source standards, an area where Google and Intel have already made aggressive moves. This sees the handset giant making its strongest commitment yet to Linux in its Series 60 smartphone market, and setting Trolltech's Qt platform against other would-be dominant mobile web systems like Google Android and Intel Mobilin.â¦


Shoaib Akhtar has been told to keep quiet about his clash with Mohammad Asif until a disciplinary hearing.


Iphtashu Fitz writes "CNet News is reporting that the US Secret Service in conjunction with authorities in six foreign countries have arrested 28 people in the last 48 hours on charges of identity theft, computer fraud, credit card fraud and conspiracy.


MIAMI  -- Speedy rookie Devin Hester made sure the Chicago Bears started fast in the Super Bowl.


(135 sec.) Forbes.com's Jennifer Lee goes house hunting in the Hamptons.


Led Zeppelin set for reunion gig in London

Rock legends Led Zeppelin were set to announce a one-off comeback concert on Wednesday nearly three decades after disbanding.


The euro hits another all-time high against the dollar, as dealers anticipate more weak US economic data.


BA to sell Qantas stake; analysts see alliance shakeup

British Airways (BA) said it would sell its 1.1 billion Australian dollar (430 million pound) stake in Australia's Qantas in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances.


WiFi hogs are preventing me from feeding my online video game addiction.


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Rally Offers Putin Support Over Hostage Bloodbath

Russian state television predicted at least 100,000 people would attend a Moscow rally on Tuesday to denounce terrorism, bolstering President Vladimir Putin against critics over a Chechnya-linked hostage bloodbath.


A new portable service will allow people to transfer shows recorded by TiVo to PCs or laptops and take them on the road. But don't try sending programs over the web.


Scientists believe they have disproved a 30-year-old notion of what causes Down's syndrome.


President Bush took advantage of a vacationing Congress, a surprise visit to once-restive Anbar province and supportive words from Australia's prime minister to trumpet his claims of progress in Iraq. Now he must press his case to skeptical lawmakers and a war-weary U.S. public.


European drug regulators are conducting a safety review of four arthritis drugs amid reports that they could increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks.


Sports of The Times: The N.F.L. Backed Down for All the World to See

The N.F.L. and its network have run into a granite wall in their battle against several major cable companies.


Proposal Seeks Wider Tax Cuts for Industries

A compromise draft of a major manufacturing tax cut has dropped virtually all restrictions on the definition of a manufacturer, cutting taxes instead for any company that produces products in the U. S., be they hamburgers or electricity.


The stalling economy has been the chief concern of US voters for several months. Even so, the debate about how best to address the issue has not been fully joined. With nominees undecided, the choice for voters is still which Democrat and which Republican. Within the parties there is little disagreement about economics. When the choice becomes Democrat or Republican - the party of higher spending, tax increases and more regulation, or the party of lower taxes, spending cuts and deregulation - the economy will seize the agenda. ...


(Article Central) The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. announced on Thursday that its lawyers would expand the MPAA's campaign to prevent film piracy, working with its members and other film studios


Shares on the Shanghai stock market fall by more than 5% in their biggest one-day slump for a month.


The Democratic  presidential front-runners came under attack from a rival on  Sunday for showing insufficient leadership on ending the war in  Iraq in a debate in which the main target was President George  W. Bush.


FALLUJA, IraqâA US air strike on the city of Falluja late yesterday killed 17 civilians, including three children, and wounded six others, hospital officials said.


By Doug Dalena, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Feb. 16--STAMFORD -- If Home Depot builds a store on the Cytec Industries site on West Main Street, traffic would could get worse at nearby intersections, even with improvements the company would make.


LOS ANGELES  - Julia Roberts has signed on to produce and possibly star in "Happiness Sold Separately," a romantic feature based on the novel by Lolly Winston.


NEW DELHI, July 5 -- When Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced more rigorous background checks on foreign doctors applying for visas to work in Britain, panic spread through India's medical community, whose highly skilled professionals have always found it easy to work and study abroad.


Italians will soon be able to report crimes directly to the police via the internet, interior minister Giuseppe Pisanu said on Sunday.


France enters crisis talks on journalists held in Iraq

French officials gathered for crisis talks Tuesday to save the lives of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, while aides to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for the release of the reporters as a deadline set by militants


Dennis Quaid said staff at the prestigious Cedars-Sinai Medical Center misled him while his newborn twins were being treated there, telling him the children were "fine" even as doctors scrambled to reverse a blood thinning medicine overdose.


Authorities investigate hacking attack at University of California

Authorities are trying to determine how a hacker gained access to a University of California computer that contained personal information for more than 1 million people, many of them recipients of an assistance program for the elderly.


It seems simple enough. When it comes time to live off your retirement savings, it would seem to make sense to spend without chipping away at the nest egg itself. Instead, you would want to switch your portfolio to income-producing investments and live off the income. That way you would have mone...


Police arrested two men in a remote southern village and accused them of hacking two young women to death for allegedly having sex outside marriage, officials said Saturday.


A memorial service remembering Britons killed or injured in terrorist attacks abroad is to be held in London.


Panel Urges Closing of Some State Hospitals

ALBANY, Nov. 18 - A report commissioned by Gov. George E. Pataki paints New York's hospital system as too large and too costly, with money being sent in the wrong directions, and recommends closing some hospitals around the state while developing a system of strong regional health care centers.


Dell ended the year on a positive note, beating HP to top the market.


A former Irish government minister  is sentenced to  six months in prison for tax offences.


Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev must be tried over the Beslan massacre, rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov says.


The two main satellite radio  providers, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius are  expected to announce a long-awaited merger on Monday, according  to the New York Post.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Most top-level NFL teams would be at a disadvantage without their starting quarterback -- especially if that player were as prominent as the Philadelphia Eagles' Donovan McNabb. But Jeff Blake, one of McNabb's backups, disagrees.


A look at the life the Microsoft co-founder before the internet revolution


No word on U.S. aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's government said it had no information on Tuesday about the fate of a kidnapped U.S. female aid worker, but added a search was going on to find her.


Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Neil has denied charges that he molested underage children in Thailand, police said on Saturday, a day after a global manhunt ended with his arrest in a dusty Thai town.


Britain plays down critical e-mail on Afghanistan

The British government played down a  leaked e-mail on Friday in which an army officer serving in  Afghanistan described British air force pilots there as  "utterly, utterly useless" and said more troops were needed.


The EU Commission on Wednesday dragged Berlin to court over a law that shields carmaking icon Volkswagen from hostile takeovers, the culmination of a long campaign to break down barriers to foreign investment.


MGM Mirage and Kerzner International announce new Strip joint venture.


Corpse, cancer images to confront Indian smokers

Pictures of a corpse and mouth cancers will be displayed on cigarette packets in India from June in a bid to shock people into stopping smoking, health officials said on Tuesday.


Teheran, 15:39 - CALCIO, IRAN INSISTE: CLEMENTE DEVE VIVERE A TEHERAN

L'accordo tra l'allenatore spagnolo javier Clemente e la federcalcio iraniana, che lo ha scelto come...


Cyberlink kicks off NFL season with MagicSports highlight software

(InfoWorld) - Fans of American football who are too busy to watch every game may enjoy the latest edition ofÂ Cyberlink's MagicSports software. Version 4.0 adds football to a growing list of sports for which the software can analyze and compile highlight reels, alongside soccer, baseball, and Sumo wrestling. MagicSports will watch a three-and-a-half-hour football game for you, clip the most exciting moments, and compile a 20-minute video you can watch and share with friends. The auto-editing program can even trim the final video to as short as three to five minutes. And the software is just in time. National Football League regular season games started last week. MagicSports uses several techniques to analyze a game, then ranks highlights according to importance. A four-star classification is a must-see highlight, and will be added instantly to the final video. The game scoreboard is a major indicator for the software, because point changes and other information from the board can be cross referenced with crowd noise and movement on the field near the end zones. A scoreboard change to first and 10 from a prior view of third and 15 without the ball changing hands, for example, tells the software that a team made a big play to gain a first down. Or a sudden change such as first and 10 for one team to first and 10 for the other team, along with crowd noise, might tell the software an interception was made or a fumble recovered. Similar techniques are used in soccer. Activity near the goal, crowd noise, referee whistles, scoreboard changes and game stoppages all indicate to the software that a highlight clip might need adding to the final video. MagicSports 4.0 is available now online from Cyberlink's Web site. It costs $49.95 and runs on PCs with an Intel Pentium 4, 2.6GHz microprocessor, or better, and 256MB of RAM. Cyberlink continuously tweaks and improves the software, and it is constantly working to include more sports. Tennis is already under development, and might be included in the next version, engineers at the company say. Â


Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 0.89 percent  by mid-morning on Thursday with carmakers buoyed by a weaker  yen, while banks extended recent gains as investors welcomed  progress in their handling of bad loans.


World leaders cast spotlight on gap between rich and poor

Poverty leads to violence, the leaders of France and Brazil warned Monday in urging other nations to find ways to narrow the gap between rich and poor and help the more than 1 billion people who live on less than $1 per day.


A quarterly profit of $3.2 billion was driven by increased trading volume and merger activity.


The US music industry sues 750 computer users believed to be distributing music illegally over the internet.


Stunt pilots to snag a falling NASA craft

NASA's three-year effort to bring some genuine star dust back to Earth is set for a dramatic finale Sept. 8 when Hollywood helicopter pilots will attempt a midair retrieval


Russian television has shown a videotape shot by one of the terrorists of the bloody Beslan siege as it unfolded inside the school's gymnasium.


Official: No evidence Arafat was poisoned

Ramallah, West Bank -- A top Palestinian official said Saturday there is no evidence that Israel poisoned Yasser Arafat, but he called for an investigation into the cause of death of the Palestinian leader.


Nawaz, Benazir agree on signing code of ethics

ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif has presented a proposal to PPP-P chairperson, Benazir Bhutto for signing a code of ethics by both the parties for the sake of beginning of new democratic era in the country and the latter has okayed the proposal.


Patients will be allowed to compare the quality of the clinical care provided in each NHS department.


Roma, 18:58 - CALCIO, AD ALTO RISCHIO FIORENTINA-JUVE E REGGINA-LAZIO

Sono state valutate appena sotto il massimo rischio le prosime sfide Fiorentina-Juventus e Reggina-L...


England striker Michael Owen insists he is settling in at Real Madrid after scoring his third goal in three games in the Copa del Rey win at Leganes.


I videogame della settimana: novitÃ  dagli autori di Fifa 2005Su Nintendo GameCube si rivede lo scimmione piÃ¹ famoso                                                  Champions League per tutti e il ritorno di Donkey Kong                                                                                Esce anche Scrapland, fantascienza tra Asimov e Futuramadi ALESSIO BALBI


Bulgaria, EU move to secure freedom for HIV medics

Bulgaria and the European Union called on Libya on Wednesday to transfer six foreign medics to Sofia, after Tripoli lifted their death sentences for infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus.


Scientists have claimed that essential oils usually used in aromatherapy can kill the hospital 'superbug', MRSA. According to researchers at the University of Manchester, tests carried out


Two youths are charged in connection with the rape of a teenager in a park in north Belfast on Monday.


US Postal Service Cycling Team Leads Tour of Spain

The US Postal Service cycling team has the lead after the first stage of the Tour of Spain, a 27.7 kilometer team time trial around the northwestern city of Leon.


Sharon Approves 1,000 Settlement Homes in W.Bank

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  has approved building tenders for 1,000 new homes in Jewish  settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting  the United States, political sources said on Thursday.


EU states share monitoring of militant Web sites

European Union states have started  sharing monitoring of militant Web sites, including sites  linked to al-Qaeda, a draft statement agreed by the bloc's  ambassadors on Wednesday shows.


Nike profit beats Street, shares up 6 pct

Nike Inc. , the world's No.  1 sport shoe and apparel maker, on Thursday posted quarterly  earnings above Wall Street targets, boosting its shares nearly  6 percent and easing some fears that pricey styles bearing its  signature swoosh were losing their luster.


Israel "would not dare attack Iran": Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that Israel "would not dare attack Iran", after Israel said it tested a missile and warned against Tehran's nuclear program.


Archive Current Affairs A daily in-depth look at current events in the Czech Republic.


60 Companies Plan to Sponsor Health Coverage for Uninsured

In an attempt to extend health coverage to uninsured workers, 60 large employers are joining together to sponsor an array of low-cost health insurance options.


U.S. Plans Year-End Drive to Take Iraqi Rebel Areas

U.S. commanders say they are preparing to open up rebel-held areas, especially Falluja, which is under control of insurgents.


Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction. While he certainly harbored ambitions to get them, the Iraqi programs to build them had decayed to become mere wisps of what they once were.


As Paramount bids a rancorous adieu to Tom Cruise, studios may be hoping for a return to the good old days of the indentured star


Il corpo di Federico Lorenzini trovato martedÃ¬ sera nel Veronese

VERONA - Ha forse giÃ  una soluzione il giallo dell'uccisione di un imprenditore nel veronese che lavorava nel settore del marmo. Un uomo Ã¨ stato infatti fermato dai Carabinieri del Reparto operativo di Verona


Prosecutor: Immigrants Treated Like Cattle

Three people involved in the nation's deadliest smuggling attempt were part of a scheme that treated immigrants "worse than cattle on the way to the slaughterhouse," a prosecutor said Tuesday in opening statements.


Verifica di maggioranza deve rdar risposta a nostre proposte


LOS ANGELES Â· Los Angeles outfielder Milton Bradley won't be disciplined by the Dodgers for a clubhouse confrontation with a reporter he called an "Uncle Tom.


Colon cancers missed more often in office setting

The rate of new or missed  colorectal cancers in patients undergoing colonoscopy is  influenced by where the screening procedure takes place and by  who performs the exam, Canadian researchers report. Cancers are  more likely to be missed when the colonoscopy is performed in  an office setting, instead of a hospital, and by an internist  or family physician, instead of a gastroenterologist or  surgeon.


Parma, 16:08 - CALCIO, PARMA-LIVORNO: TIFOSI BLOCCANO PULLMAN, PARMA A PIEDI

I tifosi del Parma hanno aspettato il pullman della squadra all'ingresso dello stadio, poi lo hanno ...


Unbeaten Yale Edges Past Penn in a Thriller

In the third overtime, Mike McLeod barely crossed the goal line on a lunge from one yard out to give Yale the win.


But Australia has overwhelmed the apparent next best one-day team in the world with a seven-wicket win over New Zealand set up by Glenn McGrath's early burst and finished off by a brutal knock from Andrew Symonds.


Disease, climate change and habitat loss are threatening one-third of the world's fragile species of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders, according to the first global assessment of amphibians.


DETROIT (Ticker) - The Detroit Tigers on Friday agreed to terms on a one-year contract with lefthander Jamie Walker. Financial terms of the deal, which also includes a club option for 2006, were not disclosed.


Young Composerâs Work, Introduced by Joshua Bell

On Sunday at Carnegie Hall, the Orchestra of St. Lukeâs introduced Jay Greenbergâs new Violin Concerto, which it had commissioned to perform with the violinist Joshua Bell.


Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has been told by police she is being held under house arrest under a law which allows for such detention for up to a year, an opposition spokesman says.


Pregiudicato ucciso in citta', un artigiano a Casandrino


Baby Cut Out of Murdered Mom Found Alive

KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - A baby girl who was cut out of  her murdered mother's womb and taken from the crime scene was  found alive Friday in the possession of a Kansas woman who  police charged with kidnapping resulting in death.


Health Tip: Ease Your Child's Flu Symptoms

(HealthDay News) -- When a child gets the flu, it usually doesn't require professional medical treatment, but the illness can make your child very uncomfortable.


Critics see G-8 summit as cold-war relic

The G-8 summit that President Bush and seven other world leaders are attending next weekend in Russia is often billed as a gathering of the world's leading economic powers.


Palm's Jeff Hawkins to unveil new device Wednesday

Blog: The man behind the Palm Pilot has got a new mobile device to show off at the D: All Things Digital conference.


The EU should ban the sale of cars that do under 35 miles to the gallon, the ex-chairman of oil giant Shell says.


Property website reports fall in house prices for the third month

Business & money: House prices fell in January for the third month in a row, according to a report by Rightmove


Consumers strained by price surge last year

Shoppers faced moderate price rises in December but that capped a year in which prices soared at the sharpest rate in 17 years, pressuring households also dealing with a steep housing downturn and tighter credit.


Former Google employees say that the company's founders are concerned about the prevention and extermination of evil.


A second man appears in court charged with the murder of an 18-year-old in south-east London.


Blog: The FBI arrests of suspects charged with blowing up JFK airport in New York has raised new questions about Google Earth's potential in the wrong hands.


John Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Peter Ebdon and Graeme Dott all look set for third-round wins at the UK Championship.


WASHINGTON -- Government documents made public Thursday provide fresh details about allegations of abuse by guards at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and other detention facilities in Afghanistan and Pakistan.


Baghdad Car Bombs Kill 34 Children Receiving Sweets

Insurgents detonated three car bombs  near a U.S. military convoy in Baghdad Thursday, killing 41  people, most of them children rushing to collect sweets from  American troops.


Indian phone companies and users welcome moves to curb unsolicited calls from tele-marketing firms.


CALGARY. Alberta  - Abu Dhabi National Energy Co  will buy Canada's Primewest Energy Trust  for C$5 billion in cash, Primewest said on Monday, as the state-controlled firm makes good on plans to turn its new Canadian unit into a major oil producer.


Romania's Ruling Party Edges Past Opposition in Tight Race

Romania's ruling party appears to have won the presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday, but by smaller margins than exit polls had suggested.


No word on U.S. aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's government said it had no information on Tuesday about the fate of a kidnapped U.S. female aid worker, but added a search was going on to find her.


Eiffel Tower Opens Elevated Skating Rink

Holiday on ice takes on new meaning when you're high above the rooftops of Paris doing figure eights inside the Eiffel Tower. During the 115 years of the Eiffel Tower's existence, it has added refreshment stands, trinket shops and fancy restaurants — but nothing quite matches the skating rink in the sky that opened to the public Friday.


Jackson Now Regrets Paying Off Molestation Claims

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Michael Jackson tried to  "buy peace" in the past by paying to settle child molestation  claims but now -- facing trial in another abuse case -- wishes  he had fought his accusers in court, a lawyer for the pop star  said on Friday.


Takes the Rocky Road North Ron Sandler has quit his non-executive chairmanship at Computacenter with immediate effect following his decision to run Northern Rock while it is under public ownership.â¦


NHL Players, Owners to Meet in Bid to Salvage Season

National Hockey League owners will meet with representatives from the players union on Thursday in what is seen as a final bid to end a lockout and save the NHL season.


Baja California Resort City Braces As Hurricane John Roars Ashore

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 1 -- Tourists who thought they would spend Labor Day weekend sunning themselves instead clustered in hotel ballrooms late Friday in the Mexican resort city of Cabo San Lucas as Hurricane John slapped the southern tip of Baja California.


Distant Brothers | Bridging a Divide: Between Black and Immigrant Muslims, an Uneasy Alliance

Only 28 miles separate Imam Talibâs mosque in Harlem from the Islamic Center of Long Island. Yet a vast gulf divides them.


Banknorth deal good for consumers, analyst says

Canadian control of Banknorth Group Inc. is likely to be good for consumers on this side of the border, an analyst said yesterday after confirmation that TD Bank Financial Group is to become majority shareholder in Banknorth Group Inc.


Erdogan tells Merkel to avoid 'historic mistake' on Turkey's EU bid

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he had told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that European Union leaders should avoid "a historic mistake" when they discuss Turkey's membership bid next week.


A federal jury awarded as much as $434,000 to a Ukrainian woman who sued the Internet matchmaking service that set her up with the man who allegedly abused her after they wed.


Peugeot's decision over redundancy payments at Ryton is criticised as staff consider a 4.2% pay rise.


The Louisville Cardinals drew a flag for excessive celebration in the second quarter, and another in the third. Against Miami, the displays of jubilation were premature.


An oil company controlled by the Russian government, Rosneft, said yesterday that it had bought the company that had won Sunday's auction for the largest subsidiary of the oil giant Yukos.


Community News: Latest PHPClasses.org Releases for 06.06.2007

Latest PHPClasses.org Releases:aFilesSmiley GeneratorlangMerge PicturesKeyword SuggestFuseBox ManagerSite Guide


No. 22 Georgetown exploits its advantage in the paint against a smaller Marquette team as big men Roy Hibbert and Jeff Green combine for 47 points in the Hoyas' 76-58 upset victory over the No. 11 Golden Eagles


Bush, Kerry Trade Barbs On Health Care, Gun Ban

MUSKEGON, Mich. -- President George W. Bush on Monday accused rival John Kerry of plotting a federal government takeover of America's health care delivery system.


Playboy's Hefner approves movie about his life

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner's wild life is being turned into a feature film that will look at his social activism as well as his sexual exploits, Daily Variety reported on Monday.


Regarding IBM enterprise data management

Thumbs up from Philip Howard At its Information on Demand conference in Las Vegas last week, IBM announced a raft of new capabilities and initiatives with respect to IMS (version 10, available 10/26, whose main new features are around supporting SOA), DB2 and ancillary management and development capabilities. I shall be concentrating here on DB2 (version 9.5, which will be available from the end of this month) as well as some of the additional capabilities that IBM has announced.â¦


Another day in the adventures of Manny Ramírez. Another day in which Ramírez decided to speak to the media - both in English and Spanish.


Sarasota Architectural Salvage Believes One's Man Trash Is . . . Another Man's Treasure

By Melissa Followell, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jun. 22--SARASOTA   A $15,000 chandelier hangs in the front corner of a Central Avenue warehouse.   It's a unique decoration for the nearly 9,000-square-foot warehouse considering it once hung in the DuPont Hotel in Delaware.


CARE Australia says it appears Iraq hostage Margaret Hassan is dead

CARE Australia, the charity group which employs kidnapped British-born Iraqi aid worker Margaret Hassan, said Wednesday that it appeared she had been killed in Iraq.


Ukraine president preparing to use force: PM

Ukraine's prime minister accused President Viktor Yushchenko of preparing to use force in their struggle for supremacy after Yushchenko said on Friday he was taking control of interior ministry troops.


The city council of New York bans the use of the so-called "N-word", but the resolution carries no weight in law.


Presunto killer prostitute a 'Sunday Mirror', 'ero amico'


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Senior Giuliani campaign staffers forgo paychecks ... Arizona Gov. Napolitano to endorse Obama ... Obama, Clinton in fierce competition for South Carolina's black voters


Strong earthquakes rattle western Japan, triggering tsunami waves

TOKYO  - Two strong earthquakes, one magnitude 6.9 and the second magnitude 7.3, rattled western Japan within hours of each other Sunday night, injuring 14 people, shaking buildings in Tokyo and triggering tsunami waves.


Palermo, 12:08 - CALCIO, SQUALIFICA MASSIMINO; GUIDOLIN: SENTENZA GIUSTA

"Se hanno deciso cosÃ¬ vuol dire che la gravità di ciÃ² che è successo ha fatto sÃ¬ che l...


Cisco Systems wants to turn the enterprise data network into an electricity meter.


Def Leppard reissues "Hysteria" with bonus disc

NEW YORK (Billboard) - To celebrate the 20th anniversary of   its best-selling album, British pop-metal band Def Leppard will   reissue "Hysteria" as a two-CD package October 24.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he will undergo a medical procedure Friday to correct an irregular heartbeat, calling it a routine treatment that won't prevent him from seeking another term in office.


Minnesota Twins general manager Bill Smith said last night he has no timetable on when and if he trades lefthanded ace Johan Santana , and was reluctant to indicate whether anything was imminent.


Mosca, 16:01 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: RUSSIA-INGHILTERRA SU CAMPO SINTETICO

La gara tra Russia e Inghilterra del prossimo 17 ottobre, valida per le qualificazioni agli Europei ...


A legal row over software ownership could hinder Microsoft's ability to offer products based on technology from its latest acquisition, anti-spyware company Giant Company Software.


Torino, 19:14 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: GIANNICHEDDA OK PER BARI

In vista della gara di Bari, nella Juventus indisponibili sette nazionali (Buffon, Del Piero, Marchi...


The JSLabs website has posted a new list of what they see as the current Top Ten of PHP frameworks out there. It differs slightly from the previous list, including some of the newcomers and dropping some that have fallen behind.   Added to the list were:  symfony Zend Framework CakePHP Code Igniter Prado  And dropped from the list were:  eZ publish Krill php-booba edit-x Binary Cloud  Each of the frameworks in the list have a brief description to give you a feel for what the project is all about.


Suicide bomber kills 25 at mosque in Pakistan

SIALKOT, Pakistan -- A suicide attacker carrying a bomb in a briefcase struck a Shi'ite mosque crammed with hundreds of worshipers in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 50 during prayers yesterday.


Black ethnic minority pupils are still outperformed by their white classmates but continue to narrow the gap.


A SUSPECTED top al Qaida operative has been killed in a four-hour gun battle in Pakistan. Amjad Hussain Farooqi was wanted over the kidnapping and beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in


Terrorists threaten students in N. Ossetia

Unidentified gunmen raided a school in North Ossetia Wednesday morning just as students, parents and teachers were celebrating the start of the new school year.


President Bush says politicians should say what they mean. But doing so can sometimes be an invitation to disaster, as Arlen Specter, John Kerry, John Snow and Bush himself can attest.


Two subway trains crash in nation's capital; 20 injured

An empty subway train backed into an occupied one yesterday, injuring 20 people, transit officials said. The occupied train had pulled into the city's Woodley Park-National Zoo Metro station moments before the empty train backed into it.


Chaos May End Mandela's Annual Christmas Party

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa  - Nelson Mandela's  annual Christmas party faced an uncertain future Monday after  more than 75,000 people showed up for Sunday's festivities,  forcing organizers to cancel the event amid chaotic scenes.


Highlights of the fall film slate (release dates are subject to change, and some films will play in limited release).


The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee's latest demonstration of unanimity - voting 9-0 to keep interest rates unchanged - is the latest piece of evidence to suggest that interest rates have peaked.


Monster data theft also hit govt. job site

Users of a Web site operated by the U.S. government were among job seekers whose contact data was stolen by hackers who broke into computers at Monster Worldwide Inc, a U.S. government spokesman said on Thursday.


Soldier Finds Comfort at Dark Journey's End

Everything in Ward 3D East is locked, even the windows. Located inside the District of Columbia VA Medical Center, only three miles from the Veterans Affairs headquarters where national health policies are made, the psychiatric ward is a refuge for mentally ill homeless veterans and those plagued...


Kissinger called Japanese 'sons of bitches' over China links

Henry Kissinger called Japanese &quot;treacherous sons of bitches&quot; for wanting normal relations with China, when he was trusted aide to president Richard Nixon, according to declassified documents.


Secondo un satellite Nasa le superfici marine  biologicamente mortesono aumentate del 15%. Gli scienziati Usa: tutta colpa dell'uomo                                          L'acqua si riscalda, la vita scompare cosÃ¬ l'oceano diventa un deserto                                                                                In Italia va peggio: "L'estensione delle aree desertiche si aggira intorno al 20 per cento"


Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday as investors took a cue from Wall Street's weaker finish Friday. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen.


NFL lets networks co-broadcast Patriots-Giants game

The National Football League will let broadcast networks CBS and NBC air the New England Patriots' bid to finish a perfect regular season this weekend, reversing a plan to air the game nationally only on the sports league's own cable channel.


Be Afraid of These Stocks. Be Very Afraid.

These speed demons aren't for the fainthearted, but there's a smart way to invest in them all.


TSMC chairman warns on slower growth in future

(InfoWorld) - The head of the world's largest contract chip maker said his industry will have trouble maintaining sales and profit growth in the future because the overall chip industry has slowed down and there's a lot more competition. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) plans to expand to new markets and find new work in product areas such as chips for mobile phones, digital cameras, and other consumer electronics devices in order to meet these challenges, said Morris Chang, the chairman of TSMC, at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco on Monday. The company released information from his speech. Overall revenue growth in the chip industry has slowed to around 6 percent per year between 2000 and 2010, from 16 percent each year prior to 2000, he said. At the same time, more new rivals have entered the contract chip making business. His company will have to find new ways to grow despite these challenges, he said. "Growth opportunities exist in cell-phone applications, game systems, digital TV, LCD displays, power management, MP3 devices, and digital cameras," a paper Chang submitted to the conference reads. Developing closer relationships with the chip design companies that create chips for these kinds of products will be a key strategy for TSMC in the future. TSMC manufactures chips that are designed by other companies, a business model it pioneered. Prior to the Taiwanese company's founding, small chip design firms had to ask Intel, Motorola, and other big chip makers to make their chips, and these companies would only comply if their factories weren't being fully used already. Most small companies didn't have enough money to set up their own chip factory because the high tech plants used to cost around $1 billion each. Now, a new one can cost $3.5 billion. TSMC stepped in to fill the gap, and the result has been the steady growth of chip design companies that never build their own factories. They rely on TSMC or other foundry chip makers, including Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), to manufacture their chips. Mobile phone chip developer Qualcomm and graphics chip designer Nvidia are two examples of companies that have been wildly successful, despite not owning their own factories. They farm out production to foundries such as TSMC and UMC. The success of TSMC and UMC has caused a number of new competitors to enter the chip foundry business. IBM, Samsung Semiconductor, and China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC)Â are all examples of latecomers to the foundry business. These new rivals have been able to survive, and in some cases thrive. "The growth of the industry has attracted many companies to offer foundry services. Consequently, competition between these companies increases the potential for commoditization of foundry services," according to Chang's report. He goes on to say that going forward, the best defense for TSMC will be to engage with chip design customers far earlier in the developing stage of their products, and to offer a wider range of production services. TSMC and UMC hold around a 75 percent share of the global chip foundry business, according to investment banking firm Merrill Lynch & Co. Last week, TSMC said itÂ opened its first office Bangalore, India, to find new customers and help existing ones complete their chip designs faster and bring products more quickly to market. Â


Patent cross-licence deal cover all but cutting-edge techs


Broadcaster ITV takes its phone-in quiz channel ITV Play off Sky and Freeview.


A bomb threat shut down an entire Virginia school district Thursday, canceling classes for more than 7,200 students in eight public schools, as well as hundreds more in area religious schools and child care centers.


First sign of malicious code exploiting Windows Jpeg security flaw

The first malicious codes to exploit security flaws in Microsoft Windows' handling of jpeg image files has appeared on internet newsgroups.


'Tornano a salire i prezzi che non erano mai scesi'


Gold Fields fate now in the hands of shareholders

Mining giant Gold Fields will know after a crucial shareholder vote on Tuesday if it has succeeded in ending a cheeky hostile takeover bid by its rival Harmony to create the world's largest gold producer.


US Gulf Coast braces for the full fury of Hurricane Ivan

MOBILE, Alabama : Residents of the US Gulf Coast braced for the full fury of Hurricane Ivan, which triggered a major exodus from several states after killing 70 people across the Caribbean.


European Parliament urges EU to open talks on Turkey's accession

The European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on Wednesday in Strasbourg of France, urging the European Union (EU) to start accession negotiations with Turkey "without undue delay.


The Vatican's office for health care has concluded a study on the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS, and a long-awaited report on it is now being examined by the Vatican's doctrinal watchdog, a senior cardinal said Tuesday.


Drivers are warned of winds bringing dangerous driving conditions to parts of northern England and Scotland.


Memo From Iran: At Home, Tehran Deals With a Restive Arab Minority

Iran wants to be a leader in the Islamic world, but it has often had to labor to unify its own people under one national identity.


The former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney was found guilty on Tuesday of lying and obstructing a probe related to the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war and could face years in prison.


Modena, 16:23 - CALCIO, MODENA-TREVISO: DENUNCIATI TRE TIFOSI VENETI

Tre tifosi del Treviso sono state identificati e denunciati dagli agenti della Digos di Modena. I tr...


An Israeli court convicted former Justice Minister Haim Ramon of forcibly kissing a young female soldier — a case that riveted the country's attention and added another layer of scandal to Israel's beleaguered leadership.


Which?, formerly known as the Consumer Association, warns against buying 3G handsets in the UK due to a limited network.


Giants' Emmons Seeks That Winning Feeling

Asked what a victory would mean to the slumping Giants, linebacker Carlos Emmons answered without hesitation.


North Korea Blast Wasn't Nuclear, Diplomat Says After Visiting ...

Video of the area where North Korea said a huge explosion had occurred last week showed dozens of workers swarming around a construction site resembling a large


Chinese police have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of stabbing eight teenagers to death as they slept in a school dormitory, the latest in a wave of school attacks in China, state media say.


The majority of consumers have not yet  accepted the subscription model to rent rather than buy music  but this is likely to change over the next year, according to  the head of the online service Napster Inc. .


Home improvement retailer Lowe's Cos. (LOW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported a 15 percent rise in third-quarter profit, aided by its expansion to New York


Birmingham City found their scoring boots on Saturday afternoon - and the clubâs Irish international striker Clinton Morrison was central to their easy win over midlands neighbours West Bromwich Albion.


Spending Cuts May Close Italy's Uffizi -Minister

Italy's culture minister has threatened to shut down Florence's Uffizi museum, home of masterpieces by Michelangelo and Botticelli, if the government doesn't scale back planned spending cuts.


Home loan demand surges to near four-year high

U.S. mortgage applications surged last week, with demand hitting its highest in nearly four years as interest rates plunged, an industry group said on Wednesday.


The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined a request from Gov. Jeb Bush to reconsider its decision striking down a state law designed to save the life of a severely brain-damaged woman.


Retired Pakistani General leads anti-Musharraf movement

A retired Pakistani General who opposes President Pervez Musharraf said he would "not be surprised" if Musharraf had engineered terror attacks to manipulate his image in the West.


Cagliari, 19:26 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: 8-0 NEL TEST CON IL TERRALBA

Test infrasettimnale per il Cagliari, che in vista della gara di domanica con il Milan, ha affrontat...


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


Some news and blog search analysis shows that Google's universal search and Marissa Mayer ruled the headlines in coverage of Search Engine Strategies.


The National Association of Securities Dealers yesterday charged the distributor of American Funds, the number three US mutual fund company, with breaking a NASD rule by paying brokerages $100 million in rewards over three years for being top sellers of its funds.


Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that Jeff Raikes, the top executive in its business software division, will retire in September.


Gordon Brown must help to remove barriers stopping fathers playing a more active role with their children, a report says.


Itâs Official: Santana and Mets Have a Deal

After receiving a two-hour extension, the Mets completed negotiations Friday with Johan Santana on what may be a contract worth nearly $140 million.


U.S. remembers 9/11 attacks in solemnity

Americans stood in silence at the times of the Sept. 11 attacks on Tuesday, while the man behind them, Osama bin Laden, surfaced again to praise the suicide hijackers who killed nearly 3,000 people six years ago.


String theorists agree that it has been a long, strange trip, but they still have faith that they will complete the journey.


The father of a girl who fell from a balcony speaks of his family's ordeal as the search for his wife goes on.


A German court is to decide whether to release Brigitte Mohnhaupt, a member of the Baader-Meinhof gang.


Kiwis warned of more terrorism in Indonesia

New Zealanders in Indonesia are being contacted by embassy staff after new reports that terrorists could be planning attacks on specific targets, including hotels.


Giuliani: Kerik will surprise many in Washington

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani says his close aide, Bernard Kerik, would surprise a lot of people as head of the nation's homeland security _ not with his gruff, beat


Without Key Riders, Tour de France Is Left Wide Open

For the second straight year, no rider is expected to dominate the Tour, in part because many of the cyclists who would have been expected to compete for the victory are not here.


Music : Hip-Hopâs Newest Faces: Indie, Fierce and Female

Some performers are finding that early success online can turn into an album contract.


Caron Butler's Road to NBA Stardom and Salvation

The Washington Post\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.


Il gruppo terroristico islamico guidato da Abu Musab al Zarqawi e denominato 'Tawhid e Jihad' ha annunciato l'uccisione di tre ostaggi turchi. I corpi dei tre ostaggi sono stati ritrovati nella mattinata dalla polizia irachena.


Internet group rejects Microsoft's anti-spam solution

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has provisionally rejected Sender ID, a proposed anti-spam specification from Microsoft, because of a possible intellectual property rights conflict.


Ex-bad boy author finds a legal pleasure - wine

NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters Life!) - U.S. writer Jay McInerney, the quintessential chronicler of 1980s excess in New York, says he has mellowed with age, now preferring Bordeaux and Burgundy wines to the illegal drugs of his youth.


Scientists expect to detect a lot more asteroid threats with new technology, but it's still not clear what anyone will do about them. Randy Dotinga reports from the AAAS meeting in San Francisco.


Prosecutor Feared Dead in Venezuela Blast

A bomb exploded early Friday in a pickup truck owned by a prosecutor who is pressing charges against supporters of the failed 2002 coup against President Hugo Chavez, and a charred body inside appears to be that of the prosecutor, the government said.


It started, as if in tacit acknowledgement of just how the far the medium has fallen, with a spoofy opening sketch combining "reality" staples Survivor and Extreme Makeover.


Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas tells official media to stop broadcasting material inciting hatred against Israel.


Per la collaboratrice fissa indennita' arriva a 4,387 euro


Studentessa uccide neonato e lo nasconde in valigia

Sienam 25 novembre 2004 - Il cadaverino di un neonato Ã¨ stato rinvenuto oggi nella stanza di un convitto per studenti. Ã accaduto a Siena, dove la polizia Ã¨ poi risalita una ragazza, una studentessa in


Bankrupt American Home to sell $1.62 bln mortgages

Bankrupt home loan provider American  Home Mortgage Investment Corp  said on Wednesday a  federal bankruptcy judge has authorized the auction by two  affiliates of 5,700 mortgage loans with an unpaid principal  balance of about $1.62 billion.


Don Ciacca a gip, non voglio tornare al laicato


Italian PM puts stricken government to decisive test

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi will submit his centre-left government to what may be its final test by asking parliament on Tuesday for a confidence vote after the defection of an ally pushed it the brink of collapse.


Judge loses 27 million pound dry-cleaning case

A judge in the U.S. capital lost his $54 million (27 million pound) lawsuit on Monday against a dry cleaner over a pair of misplaced pants and will have to pay the defendants' trial fees.


Chris Kunitz had a goal and an assist, Teemu Selanne added two assists and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 41 saves as the Anaheim Ducks edged the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.


The US assault on Fallujah should be regarded in the same way as opponents of Hitlerâs Nazi regime viewed the fascist bombing of the Spanish town of Guernica on April 27, 1937: a warning of


Actress Lindsay Lohan Being Treated for High Fever

Teen actress Lindsay Lohan has been hospitalized in Los Angeles for treatment of a high fever, her spokeswoman said on Monday.


The U.S. ambassador was among customers thronging a major Japanese fast-food chain Monday to savor the return of a popular rice dish topped with American beef that was off the menu for more than two years due to mad cow disease fears.


Irwin no scientist but good environmentalist: survey

He may not have been a serious scientist   but eccentric Australian TV naturalist Steve Irwin, who died in   a freak diving accident this week, was an extremely effective   environmentalist, a survey said on Thursday.


A judge dropped murder and arson charges against a man accused of setting his house on fire, killing his wife and son, because prosecutors failed to bring him to trial quickly.


Raptors' turnaround boosted by international players

Despite coaching a youthful Toronto Raptors team packed with international players, Sam Mitchell knows the time to win is now.


Spyware bill's chances uncertain in US Senate

(InfoWorld) - An antispyware bill that the U.S. House of Representatives passed this week earned praise from cybersecurity groups, but faces an uncertain future in the Senate. The bill, which would create penalties of up to five years in prison for some spyware-like behavior, is a "needed piece of legislation in order to protect consumers," said Kevin Richards, federal government relations manager for Symantec Corp. Many online identity theft schemes start with spyware on a victim's computer, he said. Though versions of the Internet Spyware Prevention Act (I-SPY) have passed through the House in the last two sessions of Congress, they stalled in the Senate. The House passed I-SPY and a second spyware bill in May 2005. But the Senate failed to act, partly because of concerns that the second proposal, called the Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act or SPY Act, too broadly defined spyware. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee also became hung up on what approach to take for a spyware bill -- a criminal penalties approach similar to I-SPY or a broader approach attempting to define spyware technologies similar to the second House bill. Concerns over the SPY Act remain. Last month, theÂ Electronic Frontier Foundation issued an alert about the SPY Act, saying it opposes the bill because it would preempt tougher state laws against spyware and hacking. "In fact, having been massaged by lobbyists for the software and adware industries, the bill would actually make things worse, insulating adware vendors from more stringent state laws and private lawsuits," wrote EFF lawyer Fred von Lohmann. Any bills that have not passed through the House and Senate during their two-year session must be reintroduced. This year the SPY Act has been approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee but has not faced a vote on the House floor. On the other hand,Â there seems to be less opposition to I-SPY. I-SPY has "broad support from the industry," said Geoff Gray, legislative consultant for the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, a trade group. "It concentrates on bad actions as opposed to bad technologies." I-SPY now goes to the Senate for consideration. Two champions of antispyware legislation in the Senate, Republicans George Allen of Virginia and Conrad Burns of Montana, were defeated in last November's elections. Meanwhile, supporters of the I-SPY Act say they will push for passage in the Senate. Symantec is engaging senators about the need for a spyware bill and other cybersecurity measures, Richards said. Several senators seem open to cybersecurity legislation, he said. "I think there's interest there," he said. "But senators are focused on a big plate of issues." Although Burns and Allen are gone, I-SPY has a "decent" chance of passing the Senate, added Gray. The House may have given it a better shot by not passing the more controversial SPY Act at the same time, he said. "A little steam has gone out of it on the Senate side, but maybe some of the conflict as well," Gray said. A spokesman for Representative Zoe Lofgren, one of the primary sponsors of I-SPY, said it's early to gauge the bill's chances in the Senate. The California Democrat will begin pushing for the bill in the Senate soon, the spokesman said. Representatives of tech-focused senators said their bosses are looking at antispyware legislation. "It's one of our priorities," said a spokesman for Senator John Ensign, a Nevada Republican and cosponsor of an antispyware bill in the last session of Congress. Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, is also looking into the issue, a spokeswoman said. Wyden, cosponsor of the broader antispyware bill in the Senate last Congress, is "looking into what he feels the correct course should be legislatively ... based on the way the spyware issue has evolved over the last two years," said spokeswoman Melissa Merz.


CustomScoop Launches Enterprise Edition 5.0 With Enhanced Analytics and a Media Database

CONCORD, N.H., Dec. 12, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- CustomScoop, a leader in customizable media monitoring technology and services, announced today the launch of a new version of its Enterprise Edition media monitoring product.


After two highly publicized incidents questioning the safety of some of the biggest selling prescription medicines, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday it is moving to strengthen its safety monitoring efforts.


Rice defends Bush Iraq strategy after House vote

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the Baghdad government's mixed report card against critics in Congress on Friday, saying the Bush administration needs two more months to find a "coherent way forward" in Iraq.


China bans blood buying and selling to help prevent AIDS from ...

China has made it illegal to buy and sell blood in an effort to stem the country's growing AIDS epidemic, the first time the disease has been targeted in a law, state-run media reported Monday.


Airliner carrying 130 crashes in Thailand

A Thai airliner carrying 130 people crashed today at the Phuket airport in southern Thailand shortly after landing, an airline spokesman and an eyewitness told CNN. A spokesman for One-Two-GO Airlines said Flight 269 was carrying 123 passengers and seven crew members. The AP quoted one official as saying as many as 100 people were killed.


Mosque burnt by protesters in Nepal's capital

A mosque located in Kathmandu was burnt Wednesday morning by a group of angry demonstrators in protest against the killing of 12 Nepalese workers in Iraq.


A group of Swedish parliamentarians has proposed levying a "man tax" to cover the social cost of violence against women.


Benitez hopes friendly fire can reignite Reds against Chelsea

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez claims it is too early in the season to be worrying about the longer-term effects of having claimed only four points from three Premiership games.


West Nile Virus Suspected in Fairfax Man's Death

Fairfax County health officials said an elderly man has died of a suspected case of West Nile virus. If additional tests confirm the diagnosis, his death will be the first reported fatality from the virus in Virginia this year.


The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed filed civil fraud charges against both Lord Conrad Black and his former deputy at Hollinger International, David Radler.


Blockbuster revealed plans for hostile takeover for Hollywood ...

Blockbuster Inc. threatens Hollywood Entertainment Group with a hostile takeover if the board does not decide on negotiating over the its tender offer for the purchase of all outstanding shares at the price of $11.50 a share in cash.


The number of prisoners in England and Wales has risen to a record high of almost 81,000, the Prison Service said today.


Cesena, 19:51 - CALCIO, CESENA: UN MESE DI STOP PER IL PORTIERE BERTI

L'ecografia alla quale è stato sottoposto il portiere del Cesena Gian Luca Berti (40 anni), h...


Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

***1/2  (139m | PG-13)  This may well be the best of all six "Star Wars" movies -- with the caveat that you need to have seen the other five films to truly grasp its significance.


OPEC oil producers have said they will rein in oversupply to bolster falling prices and that the cartel would have to reduce output quotas early next year.


Bernabeu Stadium evacuated due to bomb threat

A bomb threat forced the evacuation of Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the 88th minute of a Spanish league game between host Real Madrid and Real Sociedad on Sunday.


Giambi expected to make postseason roster; Brown to start Saturday

It would be a "longshot" that Giambi would be left off, manager Joe Torre said before Friday night's game against Toronto.


Patrick Vieira will miss Arsenalâs Champions league match against Panathinaikos on Wednesday and is a major doubt for the clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.


Men and boys who use laptop computers on their knees could be risking their fertility, according to new research. The rise in temperature caused by the computers and the posture required can affect sperm levels.


Kitzbuehel, 18:22 - SCI, CDM; SVINDAL: STO RECUPERANDO MA NON SO QUANDO TORNERO'

Il norvegese Axel Svindal, detentore della Coppa del Mondo di sci, sta recuperando dopo il brutto in...


Gold hit another record high on Monday before losing some strength, but turmoil in financial markets and expectations of aggressive U.S. rate cuts may help the metal touch the psychological level of $900 an ounce soon.


La Corte Europea condanna l'Italia a rimborsare Asciutto


China says investigates child labor accusation

China said on Tuesday it was looking into allegations that Chinese factories used children to produce merchandising for next year's Beijing Olympics.


Clinton Strategists Outline Attack on Obama      (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - Hillary Clinton's strategists have come up with a new batch of attack strategies to use against Barack Obama in their battle for the Democratic presidential nomination.


GM swings to profit but falls short of estimates

General Motors Corp.  swung to a profit in the fourth quarter but fell short of Wall Street expectations on mounting mortgage losses from its former finance unit.


Retail Sales Jump But Oil Hits Confidence

A big climb in September U.S. retail  sales and larger-than-expected gains in underlying producer  prices boosted hopes for stronger growth and views the Federal  Reserve will keep raising interest rates.


Fountain in Geneva to be lit red for Darfur

Geneva's landmark Jet d'Eau (Water Fountain) will be lit up in red for several hours on Tuesday to draw attention to the bloodshed in Sudan's Darfur region, the city's mayor said on Monday.


More Evidence: Vioxx Increases Heart Risks

Aug. 26, 2004 -- The arthritis drug Vioxx may carry a higher risk of serious, even fatal heart problems than similar drugs such as Celebrex.


Iraq forces kill 17 in 'triangle of death'

Iraqi forces backed by US and British troops killed 17 gunmen and wounded nine others in battles in the so-called "triangle of death" south of Baghdad.


Bologna, 22:20 - BASEBALL EUROPEI: ITALIA BATTUTA DALLA FRANCIA 5-1

Agli Europei di baseball l'Italia ha perso con la Francia 5-1. Sconfitta maturata soprattutto in att...


Imprenditore scoperto dalla Guardia di Finanza a Fasano


David Bright, a leading researcher into underwater exploration and shipwrecks, has died after diving to the site of the Andrea Doria off Nantucket, where he was working in preparation for the wreck's 50th anniversary. He was 49.


First, General Motors. Then gun control, followed by George W. Bush. Now rabble-rousing filmmaker Michael Moore has turned his irreverent camera on health care in America.


The Jets placed linebacker Jonathan Vilma on injured reserve today because of a knee injury, ending his season.


Cement Industry Is at Center of Climate Change Debate

As cement plants emit 5 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions, the main cause of global warming, making cement means making pollution.


US ex-presidents pay respects to Lady Bird Johnson, the late wife of ex-President Lyndon B Johnson.


Panama's president-elect rejects pardon to four Cuban exiles

Panama's President-elect Martin Torrijos on Friday condemned the pardon granted by outgoing Panamanian president to four anti-Castro Cuba-Americans and vowed to take measures to resume diplomatic ties with Cuba.


As basketball players Aaron Jackson and Stephen Wood lay helpless in front of a Duquesne University dormitory, bullet after bullet flew by them — and the same thought crossed each of their minds.


And then are the nights like this, when life with Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade isn't such a carefree joy ride. Caught in the fast lane that is the Dallas Mavericks' offense, the Heat crashed and burned


Death toll rises to 66 from Chinese coal mine explosion as ...

Rescue workers pulled more bodies out of a mine shaft choked with toxic fumes Friday as the death toll in China's worst mining accident this year rose to 66, with 82 workers missing and feared dead.


France to fill gaps in EU force in Chad, CAR

France announced Thursday it would plug gaps in a European peacekeeping force for Chad and the Central African Republic, with the deployment delayed by equipment shortages now possible for next month.


NEW YORK -- New York boxing officials have suspended former heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield following his loss to journeyman Larry Donald on Saturday.


Venice's more than 400 gondoliers, furious over a ban on overnight boating, stopped ferrying tourists around the lagoon city in protest on Saturday and briefly blocked the Grand Canal.


NASA (news - web sites) Administrator Sean O'Keefe has applied for a new job, as chancellor of Louisiana State University, and he is among the search committee's top candidates.


Eternal Rest With the Fishes, as a Part of an Artificial Reef

A company creates artificial reefs with cremation ashes and marine-grade concrete to honor the remains of the dearly departed.


Former BBC boxing commentator Harry Carpenter relives the Rumble in the Jungle 30 years ago.


Casey's anti-US comments not that smart, says Verplank

Englishman Paul Casey will be in for a hard time on the US Tour next year after his outspoken remarks about American golfers, Scott Verplank warned on Wednesday.


Any U.S. strike might not destroy Iran nuclear sites

Any U.S. attack against Iran could involve thousands of sorties and missile launches lasting weeks, but it still would not eliminate the country's nuclear program, U.S. military officials and analysts say.


Australia's top police official warns that militants may be ready to strike again in Indonesia, a day after an attack killed at least nine people.


It has been a wonderful birthday week for Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who saw her greatest personal legislative victory Wednesday when the Senate approved a major intelligence reform bill.


Serie A: Lecce ed Inter fanno pari, il Milan ne approfitta 27/10 ...

22 reti per 5 vittorie esterne in una giornata, lâ8.a della Serie A, che conferma la bontÃ  del Lecce di Zdenek Zeman, che ferma lâInter di Adriano, ancora una volta in gol. Ancora un mezzo passo falso


GENEVA: The United Nations today said it had launched an investigation into the discovery of a bugging device in a room used by foreign delegations, including French President Jacques Chirac, at its European headquarters in Geneva.


Families who struggle to find the best secondary school for their children receive extra support and advice.


By James Derk Scripps Howard News Service  If you weren't worried enough about the security of your home computer and network, it may be time to step it up.


Veritas to buy maker of e-mail storage tools

In KVault Software, Veritas is getting the No. 1 maker of e-mail retrieval tools, an analyst says.


Rams, Eagles tied at 7 after first quarter

Steven Jackson scored on the St. Louis Rams' opening drive and Freddie Mitchell answered for the Philadelphia Eagles in a game that was tied 7-7 after the first quarter on Monday night.


MEPs reject candidate who called gays sinful

JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, the incoming European commission president, was under strong pressure last night to dump Rocco Buttiglione, a professed opponent of women's and gay rights, as the next commissioner for justice and security, after the European


US Airways to Ask Court to Cut Union Workers' Pay 23%

US Airways also said it would reduce or stop contributions to some employee retirement plans and would end its commitment to keep 279 aircraft in its fleet.


GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed 12 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Wednesday, a day after reaching a deal with Korean and Indonesian negotiators on the release of the 19 Christian volunteers.


KHARTOUM, Sudan Sept. 5, 2004 - A UN spokesman on Sunday said the world body keeps receiving reports of clashes continuing throughout Sudan's Darfur region, where up to 4,000 people are believed to have been forced from their villages in recent days.


76ers Pick Up Reggie Evans in 4 - Player Swap

The Denver Nuggets sent forward Reggie Evans and the draft rights to forward Ricky Sanchez to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday in exchange for swingman Steven Hunter and forward Bobby Jones.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Elton Brand of the Los Angeles Clippers was told Tuesday to sit out Friday's game against the cross-town rival Lakers.


Nearly five months after his predecessor was assassinated, Major General Alu Alkhanov was to be sworn in as Chechnya's president yesterday in a ceremony that the Kremlin hopes will help usher in stability and peace to the war-ravaged region.


Changing a Hit TV Series Stirs Buzz ...or Backlash

The different directions of Fox networkâs âHouseâ and âPrison Breakâ demonstrate some of the difficulties that television producers face as a successful series begins to age.


Indonesian media reports said the man alleged to be the field coordinator behind the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta has been arrested.


The two-month-old writers strike took a significant toll on the âPeopleâs Choice Awardsâ on Tuesday as the taped, scaled-down version of the awards show on CBS lost nearly half its audience compared with a year ago, attracting just 6 million viewers from 9 to 11 p.m., Nielsen reported. A year ago, the showâs live broadcast averaged 11.3 million. For the night, CBS ranked third overall, trailing second-place Fox with its all-repeat lineup. NBC finished first, leading every hour of the night among adults 18 to 49 with a two-hour episode of âThe Biggest Loserâ (10.2 million), followed by âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ at 10 (15.2 million). CW delivered its best Tuesday ratings since March thanks to âOne Tree Hill,â which averaged 3.5 million viewers from 8 to 10 in its fifth-season debut. ABC trailed CW in last place among adults 18 to 49.


Alternative power source for notebook PCs won't be available next year.


Soul legend Candi Staton is among the diverse artists newly confirmed for the Womad festival.


AOL to Give Away Anti-Virus Software to Members

America Online, the world's largest Internet service provider, plans to offer its 23.4 million U.S. subscribers a premium anti-virus software service, McAfee VirusScan Online, for free in November.


Sibling's Heart Problems Predict Yours Best -- Study

Does your brother or sister have  heart disease? That may be a better predictor of whether you  are at risk that your parents' health history, researchers said  on Monday.


PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said its board had again unanimously rejected Oracle Corp.'s (ORCL.


They were the most dismal of losses, a pair of setbacks against Carolina that kept the Bucs from reaching the 2003 playoffs. They couldn't make a simple extra point in the first one.


A solemn marker outside the Pentagon conveys a simple message: "We will never forget."


Onscene in Afghanistan: Reconstruction Woes

In the first installment of his Afghanistan diary, NEWSWEEK'S Dan Ephron discovers that the country's post-Taliban problems are shaped by whether they are inside or outside the capital


World alarm as N Korea threatens nuclear test LONDON -- World leaders ...

"A missile test launch would be viewed by the United Kingdom and the rest of the international community as a highly provocative act with serious consequences for the DPRK," said a spokesman for the British ...Comment


Hurricanes edge Capitals to regain division lead

Erik Cole and Andrew Ladd's first-period goals guided the Hurricanes to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday, the win allowing Carolina to regain first place in the Southeast Division.


Yet another reason for you to become a global investor.


AG Edwards deal puts brokerages in takeover focus

Wachovia Corp.'s  deal to buy  A.G. Edwards Inc.  for $6.8 billion has put other  independent brokerages in focus for possible takeovers.


FOXBOROUGH -- After Bill Belichick won his 20th consecutive game, he told the world how lousy he coached in yesterday's 30-20 win over the Seahawks, which ran his record this season to 5-0.


Well then there is good news for you, for a new study conducted by researchers at the Psychiatric Center GGZ Delfland, Delft, the Netherlands, suggests that highly optimistic people have lower risks of all-cause death, and lower rates of cardiovascular


Presidente Confindustria, 'permettere gli investimenti'


Fed raid pounces on equipment for digital piracy

Continuing a crackdown on digital piracy, federal agents on Wednesday raided five locations housing equipment used by elite hackers to exchange unauthorized copies of blockbuster films and popular music.


John McCain has an automatic advantage Tuesday when Michigan votes.