The commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day, held on the steps of the Linn County Courthouse Tuesday morning, was a study in contrasts: Gray-haired men bearing M-1 rifles from the American


Audio technology company Dolby  Laboratories Inc. filed on Friday to raise as much as $460  million in an initial public offering of Class A common stock.


Elderly woman unscathed after being run over by a train

An elderly woman has walked away without a scratch after being run over by a train in Portugal.


Invest to make money. It's as simple as that.


A woman accused of stalking and threatening actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is mentally fit to stand trial, a court-appointed psychiatrist told the woman's attorney Monday.


Barbato, l'altro senatore del partito di Mastella, aggredisce il collega"Traditore" e prova a picchiarlo. L'ex Dc si sente male e sviene                                          Senato, Cusumano annuncia il sÃ¬ e il suo collega nell'Udeur lo assale


eBay (Quote, Chart) won a minor victory in New Delhi after a judge granted bail Tuesday for one of its executives arrested last weekend for a pornographic tape that appeared on the site's online marketplace.


Iraqi Video Shows Beheading of Man Said to Be American

A militant group on Monday posted a video on the Internet that showed the beheading of a hostage identified as Eugene Armstrong, an American engineer abducted along


E-mails from Thailand to local woman give first-hand account of ...

Editor's note: The following e-mail exchange comes from Elizabeth "Betty" Magee, who recently moved to Fort Myers. Her brother, Brian Peace, a citizen of the United Kingdom, was in Phuket, Thailand when the tsunami struck the region.


By JANES, Andrew  Industry body Dairy InSight is fighting to defend its record in the face of a review that could threaten its existence.   Formed in 2001, Dairy InSight receives more than $40 million a year through a compulsory levy on all dairy farmers.


An Israeli missile hit the home of a leader of the Popular Resistance Committees umbrella militant group in northern Gaza this morning, but caused no casualties.


Saturn's Titan about to surrender shrouded secrets

For the first time in the history of astronomy, scientists are about to glimpse the mysterious surface of Titan, Saturn's haze-shrouded moon.


Radioactive Nimby: No One Wants Nuclear Waste

More than a half century after the opening of the first commercial reactor, there is still no permanent disposal site for highly radioactive waste.


Iran insists it will continue enriching uranium despite a European offer of trade concessions and technology.


Melissa Etheridge Recovering After Surgery

Singer Melissa Etheridge is shown at the "Rock For Choice Concert" at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles in this Jan. 23, 2004 file photo.


Kellogg profit up and 2008 forecast below Street view

Kellogg Co , the world's biggest maker of breakfast cereal, on Monday reported a 9 percent rise in quarterly profit, but forecast 2008 earnings below analysts estimates and its stock fell 3 percent.


The Chicago White Sox are optimistic Frank Thomas' latest surgery will clear up chronic problems with his feet, but said the slugger faces a long, slow rehabilitation.


LONDON (CBS.MW) - The co-founder and chairman of Apex Digital Inc., a US importer of TVs and DVD players, has been arrested in China, according to media reports Thursday.


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Though Hurricane Frances is still days away from potential landfall in the southeastern United States, those without window shutters are busy boarding up their houses with plywood -- if they can find any.


Puerto Rico inflicted one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history upon the United States basketball team here with a 92-73 triumph that forever ended the Americans' aura of global invincibility.


Scambiato 1,5% del capitale, rimbalza Pirelli


Roma, 16:08 - CALCIO, FIGC: IN ARBITRATO CHIEDEREMO CONFERMA SANZIONI

''La Federcalcio chiederà negli arbitrati la integrale conferma delle sanzioni inflitte dalla...


Strontium Drug Reduces Fractures in Elderly Women

Spinal and non-spinal fractures are reduced by almost a third in women age 80 or older who take a drug called strontium ranelate, European investigators announced


Vijay Singh's rise to No. 1 in golf could be a tonic for old ethnic divisions in Fiji, even if it takes a while for his achievement to sink in.


Iraq conference endorses interim government, vote

SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt -- Foreign ministers from 20 countries signed a 14-point statement Tuesday supporting the Iraqi interim government and elections planned for the end of January.


EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Foreign coup plotters given long jail terms

LIBREVILLE, 26 November (IRIN) - A South African mercenary was found guilty Friday of leading a failed coup against the president of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea and sentenced to 34 years in jail, police and court sources said.


Militant Attacks in India Claim 57 Lives

GAUHATI, India - Militants bombed utilities, a tea plantation and a crowded marketplace in northeastern India on Sunday, intensifying violence that has killed 57 people in two days and snarling efforts to bring cease-fires in a region where dozens of ethnic rebel groups are fighting for separate homelands.    At least 17 bombings and shootings were carried out over the weekend in Nagaland and Assam states...


People in the 16 to 24 age range save the highest proportion of their salary, according to National Savings and Investments.


Russia plans to end free trips to space for US astronauts

Russia plans to stop giving US astronauts free rides on its spacecraft to the international space station beginning in 2006, the head of Russia's space agency said on Tuesday.


Aceh's former fighters guide "guerrilla tourists"

LHOONG, Indonesia  - As a rebel fighter, Marjuni Ibrahim hid out in Aceh's jungle. These days he leads "guerrilla tours" taking visitors with a taste for extreme hiking and an interest in Aceh's turbulent past over the same terrain.


Beckham finally on board as Galaxy player

CARSON, California  - David Beckham, ready to start his much trumpeted American adventure, was formally introduced as a Los Angeles Galaxy player at the Major League Soccer (MLS) team's home stadium on Friday.


November 26 2004 2017CET -The Federation of Associations of Travel and Tourism Agents Malta (FATTA) states that while tourism operators welcome incentives to the International Conference Organisers, travel ...


Mexican directors poke fun at their haul

Mexican directors Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Alfonso Cuaron shook up Oscar night with an incredible 16 nominations between them, leading some to compare the group to another trio of renowned filmmakers: Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and John Ford.


Pope blesses picture of missing British girl

Pope Benedict on Wednesday comforted the parents of a four-year-old British girl snatched from a Portuguese holiday resort and blessed a photograph of the child held up by her mother.


By quickly administering a steroid to a young child suffering from the seal-like barking cough of croup, doctors can shorten the illness and cut down on return visits to the doctor's office, a new study shows.


U.S. commander in Pakistan as Taliban attack fort

A top U.S. commander met with Pakistan's army chief General Ashfaq Kayani on Tuesday as the Pakistani military said it had repulsed an attack by Taliban fighters on a fort near the Afghan border, killing 37 of them.


A man is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after he was assaulted in Newry Sunday.


My ERP supplier has been acquired - now what?

Jump ship or stay? Given the recent abundance of mergers and acquisitions among the mid-market ERP vendors, IT directors managing an ERP system may feel uncertain about the future of their incumbent system. Yet it is critical to be able to assure the board the product won't disappear - or at least warn them if it's time to switch vendors.â¦


When Yelena's son was preparing for admission exams for a top communications institute, school officials hinted he might not get in unless she offered them a little "reward."


Government has only itself to blame for the current media speculation over allegations of corruption and fraud being levelled against Deputy President Jacob Zuma, Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon said on Saturday.


The Bush administration eased today the pressure on Secretary General Kofi Annan since some Americans called for his resignation, saying for the first time that it had


Il mondo virtuale in 3D avra' anche un magazine di moda


Thomas Grandi had his own cheering section in what he calls his second home when he skied to his first World Cup gold medal.


INCHIESTE & MISTERI - CHI Ã IL PROCURATORE CAPO DI MARSALA

Erede di Borsellino, Ã¨ rimasto nell'ombra fino alla scomparsa di Denise, lo scorso primo settembre, a mezzogiorno. Poi Silvio Sciuto ha stupito tutti con il suo ottimismo. Inspiegabile > La vicenda. Trent'anni


Much was made this week of the MySpace page thought to belong to Edwin R. Hall, and particularly to his interest in "eating small children and harming small animals."Hall is charged with the kidnap and murder of Kelsey Smith from a Target parking lot last weekend.


US Marines appeared yesterday to be moving closer to a decisive battle in the Sunni Triangle area west of Baghdad, where insurgents are using violence and intimidation


Clough, former Nottingham Forest coach, dies aged 69

Brian Clough, the outspoken soccer manager who led Nottingham Forest to European Cup success in 1979 and 1980, died at Derby City General Hospital in central England.


Trichet powerless over threat to EU recovery

European Central Bank (ECB) President Jean-Claude Trichet, using words rather than policy, helped bring the euro down from a record in his first year in office, shoring up an economic recovery reliant on ...


LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian authorities on Monday  threatened to storm a police station seized on New Year's Day  by an armed group demanding the president's resignation, and  warned residents to get out of the area.


Defense attorneys and death penalty opponents were outraged Thursday over an execution in which the condemned man took more than half an hour to die, needed a rare second dose of lethal chemicals, and appeared to grimace in his final moments.


Mates' faith in Beitia rewarded in victory

As he prepared for a potential game-winning field goal in the waning moments Saturday, Florida State senior Xavier Beitia had several teammates tell him they believed in him.


Suzann Pettersen shot an even-par 72 for a one-stroke lead after the second round of the L.P.G.A.âs Hana Bank Kolon Championship in Gyeongju, South Korea.Pettersen, sidelined for eight months in 2005 because of a career-threatening back injury, has had a breakthrough season, winning her first major title in the L.P.G.A. Championship in June. Eun-Hee Ji shot a four-under 68 for the best round of the day to move into second place with a 142. Seon Hwa Lee (71) and Jeong Jang (72) are another stroke back at 143. Lorena Ochoa, who wrapped up her second straight player of the year award last week, shot a 75 and is six strokes off the pace at 147.


Juventus stretched their Serie A lead to five points as they battled to a 2-1 win over this season's surprise packages Messina.


Ethnic Serbs react angrily across the Balkans to Kosovo's declaration of independence.


Why it's smart to own actively and passively managed funds.


Bordeaux, 23:13 - RUGBY, MONDIALI: IRLANDA-GEORGIA 14-10

L'Irlanda ha battuto la Georgia 14-10 (7-3) in un incontro valido per il gruppo D dei Mondiali di ru...


PLEASANTON, Calif. - Business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. unexpectedly fired CEO Craig Conway, dumping the feisty leader who engineered the company's dogged resistance to Oracle Corp.


Analysis: Silence is Bloomberg trademark

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg reaches decisions by relying on a mix of gut feelings and obsessively collected and analyzed data, while saying nothing about any of it to outsiders.


Talking to al Qaeda? Don't rule it out, some say

Six years after the September 11 attacks, a few cautious voices are beginning to suggest the unthinkable -- maybe it is time to consider talking to al Qaeda.


Bari, dieci le ordinanze di custodia cautelare


Ky. Jury Convicts 2 Men of Election Fraud

A Kentucky businessman was found guilty Thursday of election fraud for orchestrating a scheme to buy votes from impoverished mountain residents in two races in 2002.


NBC Universal named Jeff Zucker as its new chief executive on Tuesday, a widely expected move that caps a fast rise to the top by the 41-year-old television network executive.


Devgan seems to live his dare-devilry days of Phool Aur Kaante. In a recent schedule of Prakash Jha's Apharan at Satara, the actor hurt himself.


Nation dressed in blue kicks off  a World Cup without frontiers

Sport: Rugby union: This year's World Cup provides the sport with an enviable window of opportunity to spread its gospel, says Robert Kitson.


Well in his 40s, Morten Andersen still loves football.


Conn. Library: Pay Fines With Toiletries

WETHERSFIELD, Conn. - People who owe overdue fines to the Wethersfield Library can pay them off with pasta, canned foods or items such as toothpaste.  The library is collecting food and toiletries needed for the food bank in exchange for forgiving fines on overdue books and materials.


34 guerrillas dead after air sorties and shelling against rebel positions in northern Iraq.


More flooding possible in soaked Midwest

Rowing a boat isn't in Barbara Campagna's job description. Nevertheless, the architecture director for the National Trust for Historic Preservation and three colleagues found themselves paddling to the Farnsworth House in Plano, built by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1951. There, they piled furniture into their borrowed rowboat as rising floodwaters threatened to invade in the aftermath of torrential storms.


More than 600 Egyptian antiquities flew back to Egypt from the UK four years after they were stolen.


A fourth case of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in the Egham area of Surrey, officials say.


British sportsman plunges to death in Swiss Alps base-jumping drama

An extreme sportsman from Britain plunged to his death at the weekend after the 35-year-old base jumped off a cliff in the Swiss Alps but failed to open his parachute in time.


Japan Players to Go on First-Ever Strike

Japanese baseball players decided to go on strike for the first time in the 70 year history of the local game after last minute talks with the representatives


Bilancio della tre giorni di 'Puliamo il mondo'


The BBC's Ten O'Clock News was watched by 4.9m viewers, while 3.8m saw ITV's revamped News at Ten, figures suggest.


London shares close absolutely flat after volatile session

Leading shares closed absolutely flat today after a pretty volatile session, taking a breather following sharp falls over the week with Wall Street registering a moderate rally helped by a narrowing of the US trade gap and soothing comments from a Fed official, dealers said.


Hollywood star Paul Newman, whose career spanned five decades, says he has retired from stage and screen.


Recording Industry Files More Downloading Suits

The recording industry on Thursday filed another round of copyright infringement lawsuits against people it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet.


Compared to a decade or so ago, the belief in the messianic power of democracy and markets has reached a new low. Why another face-off between Washington and Moscow isnât as impossible as you might think.


La conduttrice pero' non rinuncia al suo stile 'aggressivo'


First, Rodger Kamenetz took his fans on journeys into eastern mysticism, now he's urging them to travel their own dreamscapes


Il Pdci non vota il testo e abbandona i lavori


Business & money: Asian markets took a battering overnight on growing fears that the US, the world's biggest economy, may be heading for recession.


How this once-tiny company hinted that it was ready for a turnaround.


R&B singer Ashanti reaches an out-of-court settlement in a bitter contract dispute with her former producer.


Schottenheimer Delays Naming Quarterback

San Diego Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer is keeping his team — including quarterbacks Drew Brees and Philip Rivers — in suspense.


Sudan holds talks with neighbors on Darfur

CANNES, France  - The leaders of Sudan, Chad and Central African Republic held talks on Thursday to discuss the conflict in the Sudanese region of Darfur from where violence has spilled over into the neighboring states.


Sono stati fatti sceneggiati su figure piu' banali


ATHENS -- The sensation of the Olympic boxing tournament learned yesterday that there's no substitute for experience. At least not in the ring.


Deutsche Bank, Weisel to Pay $100 Mln to End Probe

Deutsche Bank AG and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC will pay a total of $100 million to settle allegations they published misleading stock research to win investment-banking business, becoming


Irish bookmaker Paddy Power reports a dramatic jump in interim profits after punters' fortunes take a turn for the worse.


(2nd UPDATE) MOVIE actor Fernando Poe Jr.'s condition has deteriorated, according to a bulletin his doctors issued on Monday. âHe is still in a coma and has multiple organ system involvement.


At first, all Sgt. Paul Dostie had were handfuls of bones — fragile, gnawed-on human bones.


Taiwan to Rule on Chip Packagers' China Plans -Paper

Taiwan has agreed in principle to allow  microchip packaging firms to set up units in China, but final  approval will have to wait until local elections are completed  next month, a newspaper said on Monday.


Gitmo Detainee Admits to Working for Bin Laden

A man accused of being the chief propagandist for Osama bin Laden admitted Thursday at a military trial that he was a member of the al Qaeda terrorist organization and began to address the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks before authorities cut him off.


The Huygens probe has been released and is heading for Saturn's largest moon, Titan, scientists have confirmed. A signal that the robot lab had separated from its mothership, Cassini, was received by the US


Moore hails 'success' of political campaign

Washington - Filmmaker-activist Michael Moore says his tongue-in-cheek voter registration efforts - including offering young people free underwear and soup - have been such a hit that Republicans are up in arms.


Once More Diving Into the Vaults, and Surfacing With Cinematic Pearls

Itâs been a good DVD year for old-movie buffs with ambitious and interesting projects from a wide range of distributors.


Millions in China to greet new year without power

Trains and planes are starting to  return to normal across China, but millions are likely to spend  the biggest holiday of the year without power and water in what  for some is the coldest winter in a century.


More people than ever are being killed and injured on all-terrain vehicles as the number of riders increases, according to government statistics.


Florida's Dontrelle Willis strikes out 12ÃÂ and allows just three hits inÃÂ his first shutout of the season, a 3-0 win over Philadelphia on Sunday.


Breakfast broadcaster GMTV is fined Â£2m by media regulator Ofcom for failings with its phone-in quizzes.


Kellie Picklerâs got a gold album, a hockey-player boyfriend and a big yen to cohost 'The View.' The only thing she doesnât get is why they wonât let her drive the tour bus.


Turkey bombs northern Iraq: Iraqi official

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq  - Turkish warplanes targeting Kurdish rebels bombed villages deep in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing one woman and forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes, Iraqi officials said.


Top Court Upholds Visa, MasterCard Ruling

The Supreme Court on Monday let  stand a ruling that the Visa and MasterCard credit card  associations violated federal antitrust law by barring their  member banks from issuing credit and charge cards on the rival  networks of American Express Co. AXP.N and Morgan Stanley.  MWD.N.


Pubblicati i verbali dell'interrogatorio del viceministro dell'EconomiaAccuse contro l'ex comandante della Gdf: "Andava in giro sull'aereo di Moggi"                                            Visco al pm: "Il generale Speciale? Feste faraoniche e amicizie discutibili"


Fed Chief Optimistic On U.S. Economy (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - The economy continues to grow at a decent clip with inflation well in hand, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress Wednesday.


Springsteen, REM kick off "Vote for Change" concerts

PHILADELPHIA Some of rock music's biggest stars have launched a ten-day series of "Vote for Change" concerts aimed at defeating President Bush.


Syracuse running back Walter Reyes sat out the second half of the Champs Sports Bowl against Georgia Tech on Tuesday night after re-injuring his right shoulder.


BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 20, 2004 - A militant group posted a video on the Internet purporting to show militants sawing off the heads of three Iraqi members of a Kurdish party for cooperating with US forces.


Playing their fourth game in five nights, the weary Wizards fail to hold a team to under 100 points for the first time in seven games and fall to the Knicks, 105-93.


Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Know the facts

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And to leave some thoughts in women's minds, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation sent out the following facts: - Anyone can get breast cancer - men or women - but the cancer is most common amongst women.


Britain working toward international clean energy project

Britain wants to launch a major  international clean energy project with other European  countries, Japan and the United States in a drive to combat  climate change, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on  Tuesday.


Michael Jackson seeks trial delay, blames prosecutors

LOS ANGELES : Pop star Michael Jackson has asked for a delay of his child molestation trial, saying prosecutors were to blame for conducting last-minute "unnecessary" new searches at his home.


Former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto will return to Pakistan from self-imposed exile on 18 October, her party says.


New home sales ease while confidence falls

New home sales in May fell more than expected while consumer confidence in June hit a 10-month low amid worries about jobs and the business climate, adding to signs of sluggish economic growth this year.


Six British soldiers killed in Czech helicopter crash

Six British soldiers died when their helicopter burst into flames after crashing in the Czech Republic, officials said.


Notepad++ is a free generic source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment.   The version 4.1 is available. In this release not only the interface of Find in files dialog is improved distinctly, but find, replace and find in files dialogs are now 3 in 1.  The version 1.73 of Scintilla include the CMake lexer. And just by chance, I worked a lot with CMake recently at work, so I updated Scintilla from v1.71 to v1.73, and supports the language of CMake. CMakeLists.txt is also available for the source code of Notepad++ (in "src" directory). It's tested only with the generation of VC project file, but not with the generation of MinGW makefile.  3 new plugins are added in this release : SpellChecker, NppExec and QuickText. SpellChecker help you to corect the tipos in your document. You should have aspell instaled to make it work. With NppExec plugin you can execute your commands or saved scripts without leaving Notepad++. It makes you triple your productivity! QuickText is a snippet manager. Once you define all your snippet in you beloved language, type the macro keyword then Ctrl+Enter - I can hear you say "wow".  Another new feature is the clickable URL (http only). It's rather a gadget, but I like it.  v4.1 fixed bugs and added features (from v4.0.2) :  1.\


The UN puts Ecuador's Galapagos Islands on its list of World Heritage sites in danger, citing increased tourism.


DevShed: Working with Prepared Queries with PDO Objects in PHP 5

DevShed concludes their series looking at the use of PDO objects in PHP5 with this last tutorial focusing on the use of prepared queries in your PHP application.   In this last tutorial in the series I'm going to show you how to run prepared queries, but in this case we're going to include named parameters into them. Additionally, I'm going to take a quick look at some additional methods bundled with this extension. These new methods can be really useful for working with transactions, in case you want to use this feature with the database system of your choice.   They start with a simple approach to using prepared queries before moving on to an alternate method - binding parameters to the query via bindParam. They wrap up the article with a look at using transactions, both commits and rollbacks.


HONG KONG China Power International Development has raised 2.5 billion Hong Kong dollars, or $320.6 million, in an initial public offering, bankers said, after pricing its shares at a discount to rivals and selling a stake to Singapore's state-run


Windows Live Search Head to Leave Microsoft

The Windows Live brain drain continues as news sources are reporting that Windows Live Search vice president Christopher Payne will be stepping down shortly. Microsoft is so far declining to comment on the reports.


L'importo per il Centro congressi di Roma e' di 227 miliardi


Bulgaria's Kremikovtsi Plant Takes on Waste Processing

Politics: 14 January 2005, Friday. Sofia officials have chosen to partner steel plant Kremikovtsi for building a special waste processing facility, it was announced on Friday.


NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Presidential rivals in both parties took aim at Democrat Barack Obama's experience and health care proposals on Saturday, hours ahead of back-to-back debates that could reshape tight nominating races in New Hampshire.


Buenos Aires, 17:05 - CALCIO, BOCA: GAGO MIGLIOR GIOVANE DEL SUDAMERICA

L'argentino del Boca Juniors, Fernando Gago, è stato nominato miglior giocatore giovane sar&a...


The highest-ranking soldier charged with abusing inmates in the Abu Ghraib prison was sentenced to eight years in prison at a court martial in Baghdad yesterday.


"Infamous" di Douglas McGrath apre la sezione OrizzontiAnche Sandra Bullock con il divo che sarÃ  il nuovo James Bond                                                  Daniel Craig stupisce Venezia Per il neo 007 baci gay e galeotti                                                                                Nel film il racconto della genesi di "A Sangue freddo" di Capote"


Europeans Join Squatter Protest In Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, March 3 -- Anarchists from across northern Europe flocked to the Danish capital on Saturday to join protesters after two nights of riots sparked by the eviction of squatters from a building that had been a center for young leftists and punk rockers.


Christopher Reeve's death has extra significance for Mike Di Scipio. The Colonie resident has been paralyzed since a diving accident in 1999 and he's been fighting the same fight as Reeve.


Yahoo! China sued over software pushing allegations

A Beijing software group is suing Yahoo! China in an attempt to stop the company secretly foisting their programmes on to computer users, state press have said.


Claims it stole his idea for Google Sky A former Google contract worker is claiming $25m damages from the search monolith for allegedly stealing his idea for Google Sky - the heavenly Google Earth feature that allows users to navigate the universe.â¦


Huge Bomb Kills 28 in Police Raid in Baghdad

At least 28 people were killed in Baghdad overnight when insurgents detonated three-quarters of a ton of explosives in a house that police were raiding, flattening neighboring homes.


Former prime minister John Major says the government uses lottery money as a tax substitute for public services.


At the Moon Again! SMART-1 Returns First Close-Ups

The European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft has sent back the first close-up pictures of the Moon taken in more than five years.


Princeton swimmer drowns off Deerfield Beach

A Princeton University swimmer drowned in the Atlantic Ocean off South Florida, police said Saturday. Alan Ebersole, 20, of Vicksburg, Miss.


Greek Cypriots vote in a presidential election that is seen as pivotal for efforts to reunite Cyprus.


German steel makers see record production in 2005

Steel makers in Germany expect production to rise to a new record of 47 million tonnes in 2005, beating this year's output of 46.5 million tonnes in the face of booming worldwide demand, the German steel makers' federation said.


Roma, 15:11 - CALCIO, ROMA; ANDREOTTI: NEL DERBY MANCATA SOLITA GRINTA

La Roma vista nel derby non è affatto piaciuta a Giulio Andreotti. ''Ci mancava lo sprint, ci...


Online-Gambling Shares Plunge on Passage of U.S. Crackdown Law

The U.S. governmentÂs move to criminalize the processing of online wagers led to a Black Mondy for the online-gambling industry.


FDA Panel Urges Black Box Warnings for Antidepressants on Child ...

Following a two-day hearing on the safety and efficacy of antidepressants in children, an FDA advisory panel on Tuesday voted 15 to 8 to recommend that all antidepressants carry a black box warning -- the strongest warning issued by the government -- to


Questa la risposta a domanda su guida governo istituzionale


Schools will be urged - but not forced - to seek parents' permission before taking children's fingerprints.


Injury-plagued Newcastle United secured the point they needed to go into the last 32 of the UEFA Cup as group winners after a 0-0 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt.


Thursday night's 200 metres final started with a disgraceful display by some of the Greek fans in the stadium in response to the absence of their local favourite and defending champion, Kostas Kenteris.


Police were trying to determine yesterday whether a suicide was the cause of a train-car collision that killed six people and seriously injured 11 Saturday evening after a car stopped on the tracks as the high-speed train approached.


Shares of Kmart Holding Corp. KMRT.O  hit an all-time high on Tuesday after an analyst raised his  price target on the stock to $101 from $85 a share.


The month of November in a US presidential-election year is not supposed to be particularly eventful, but this year may be an exception, in the light of the gathering storm over


Tiger Woods is set to marry Swedish model Elin Nordegren in Barbados on Tuesday, say reports.


It may be seen by some as the poorer relation to the Champions League but for those German teams in the UEFA Cup, it is an opportunity to go for European glory.


Markets less gloomy, but worries still abound

Stocks climbed in Europe and Asia on Wednesday, after a surprise hefty U.S. interest rate cut, but persistent worries about a U.S. recession and expectations of even lower rates to come lifted safe-haven government bonds.


Sports of The Times: Bowl Games Provide Respite in a Garden of Tedium

College bowls do have their value, as I discovered Wednesday night, when I was stuck in a place I really did not want to be â the house of horrors called Madison Square Garden.


Scientists have discovered the first gene that influences a person's height.


Another Excel 2003 file format exploit discovered in the wild

A new and reportedly dangerous vulnerability has been discovered already through an exploit already in the wild, and this time it affects users of Excel with the older file format.


Algeria suicide attack aimed at president kills 15

A suicide bomber killed 15 people and injured 74 in an assassination attempt in eastern Algeria against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, national television reported.


Poll: Americans Are Mixed on U.S. Muslims

The latest NEWSWEEK Poll paints a complicated portrait of American attitudes toward the Muslims in our midst.


DVD Jon strikes again Famed reverse engineer Jon Lech Johansen claims to have discovered a way to "activate" an iPhone without signing up for a contract with AT&T.â¦


A mini-series about the 9/11 attacks is called "terribly wrong" by a group of Bill Clinton's ex-officials.


Gay marriage upheld in only state where legal

Gay marriage in Massachusetts withstood a challenge on Thursday when lawmakers beat back a four-year effort by social conservatives to ban same-sex unions in the only U.S. state where they are legal.


No major weakness for Tiger, says mental coach

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Tiger Woods's inability to overhaul Angel Cabrera at the U.S. Open should not be viewed as a pattern of weakness, says Vijay Singh's former mental game coach.


Discover Will Sell a Card Unit in Britain at a Big Loss

Barclays will acquire 1.7 million Goldfish and affinity card accounts with about $4 billion of receivables and take Goldfishâs brand, staff and facilities.


Things go from bad to worse for the Miami Dolphins, who lost running back Ronnie Brown for the rest of the season because of a knee injury.


Scott Rolen was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for Troy Glaus in a swap of All-Star third basemen.


By Blankinship, Steve  Salt River Project (SRP) is seeking a new ownership group and wants to increase its stake in the currently closed Mohave Generating Station as part of its efforts to reopen the power plant near Laughlin, Nev., perhaps by 2011.


Serbia says will not recognize independent Kosovo

Serbia will never recognize an independent Kosovo but will not use violence to prevent the country's ethnic Albanians from establishing their own state, Serbia's president said on Wednesday.


Spa, 13:01 - F1, SPY STORY; TODT: SENTENZA LEGGERA, SPERO IN APPELLO MCLAREN

Secondo l'Amministratore delegato della Ferrari, Jean Todt, la sentenza della Fia sul caso spy story...


As the government declares a three-day mourning Yemen grieves loss ...

In an official message broadcast on national TV and official news agency Saba, Yemenâs president conveyed his condolences to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the demise of its president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Aal Nahyan, who died at the age of 90


L'attore da domani al Teatro Manzoni con 'Bello di papa''


Thousands stranded by Australian floods: officials

Thousands of Australians are stranded by floodwaters and some could remain isolated for up to a week after torrential rains hit the country's east coast, emergency officials said Monday.


India's opposition BJP party calls a shutdown in Hyderabad to protest against Saturday's twin blasts.


How to avoid some of the key mistakes that small investors make.


Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.


GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP - An early morning missile attack by Israel on a refugee camp has left one Palestinian dead and five wounded.


Pop singer Ashlee Simpson has been forced to explain an embarrassing lip-synching blunder on live TV. Jessica Simpson's little sister insisted the wrong song played while she performed on Saturday Night Live only contained back-up vocals.


In-car entertainment? Bring your own, industry says

Car travelers should get used to  plugging in their own entertainment gear as all but luxury  automakers give up a decades-long struggle to build in the  latest audio and video equipment.


Fires rage across sizzling Greece, two dead

Dozens of forest fires, fanned by strong  winds in a six-day heatwave, raged across central and southern  Greece on Thursday, killing two people and burning scores of  houses.


Tycho:  I'm glad that we were able to discuss the news of a Warhammer 40k MMO without resorting to apocalyptic threats.  I was able to present the idea to him by saying that they were making a Starcraft MMO, but they weren't going to call it Starcraft, and it wasn't being made by Blizzard.  He was intrigued, but wary.


Milano, 20:36 - CALCIO, MILAN: ANCELOTTI RINNOVA FINO AL 2010

Carlo Ancelotti ha rinnovato fino al 2010 il contratto con il Milan. Il tecnico ha raggiunto l'accor...


In un' operazione in diverse citta' italiane


Mac OS X worm maker raps Apple on security

(InfoWorld) - The anonymous researcher who claims to have crafted a Mac OS X worm said Tuesday that he or she will report his findings to Apple Inc., but added that the Cupertino, Calif. company "has a very long way to go" on security. Identified only as the researcher behind the Information Security Sell Out blog, he or she on Sunday announced that a still-unpatched bug in mDNSResponder, a component of Apple's Bonjour automatic network configuring service, could be exploited by a worm. Apple's May security update, dubbed 2007-005, included a fix for the mDNS bug. "[My worm] is in the same code base, obviously, but that is where the similarity to the recently patched issues ends," said the Info Sec researcher in an e-mail interview. "When Apple fixed the previous issues, they did not take care of the entire code base and there are a lot of bugs there...some are exploitable, like the one I am using, while others are not. But the fact remains that Apple did a horrible job in fixing this package." According to Info Sec, the worm is fully automated and ready to use. "It would be considered a fully weaponized exploit and fully automated," said the researcher. "This is really no different than other worms we have seen [on the Windows platform]. Other than that, I am not able to give any more details." Another researcher, however, questioned whether Info Sec crafted the worm in only a few hours, as claimed. "Writing the exploit in one day...unlikely for anything other than a stack overflow," said Dave Aitel, the chief technology officer at Immunity Inc., the Miami Beach, Fla.-based security company best known for its CANVAS penetration testing ("pentest") software. "So most likely he found a stack overflow in mDNS, which is perfectly possible. It is open source, after all." Info Sec didn't detail the vulnerability, but did emphasize that writing the exploit was a breeze. "The hard part is finding the bug," he or she said. "Once you have found it, it is very easy to exploit. The Bonjour (mDNS) service is UDP [User Datagram Protocol, one of the core Internet protocols] Universal as well, making it even more fun for things like worms." But like other researchers who have grown tired of claims that Mac OS X is more secure than rival operating systems, Info Sec saved a last shot for Apple. Although he/she will report the new-found vulnerability to Apple at some point, there is no timetable for the moment. "I do believe in being responsible and working with vendors," said Info Sec, "but I also feel that some vendors need to be treated like children and learn lessons the hard way. Apple has a very long way to go when dealing with security issues in their products." Aitel leaned a bit the same way. In a posting to his DailyDave mailing list Monday in which he pointed out the Info Sec exploit, Aitel said: "I note that 'Infosecurity Sellout' is claiming there is another bug in mDNS which is wormable. This is obviously untrue, since there are no more remote bugs in OS X." That last line was firmly tongue in cheek, Aitel clarified today in an e-mail. "No, I'm just being funny. OS X is horribly insecure," he said. In an e-mailed statement, Apple spokesman Anuj Nayar rebutted. "Apple takes security very seriously and has a great track record of addressing potential vulnerabilities before they can affect users," he said.


Oil Rebounds $1 as Heating Supplies Fall

Oil prices rebounded from seven-week lows Wednesday, jumping $1 as a drawdown in US heating fuel stocks rekindled worries about thin supply levels ahead of the northern winter.


FDA warns consumers over toothpaste from China

U.S. health officials on Friday warned consumers to avoid any toothpaste made in China after inspectors found a poisonous chemical known as DEG in one shipment detained at the border.


The Irish Republican Army abandoned its longtime opposition to disarmament on Thursday, pledging to get rid of its weapons by the end of the month.


Rivelazione televisiva dell'imprenditore liberato nel '98


Get in on the ground floor and follow this one to the penthouse suite.


Soft drink giant Coca-Cola Co. (KO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , stung by a prolonged downturn in North America, Germany and other major markets, on Thursday lowered its key long-term earnings and sales targets.


Olmert spurns bid to reconsider Jerusalem dig

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has spurned a call by his defense minister to consider halting excavations near Jerusalem's most sacred Islamic shrine that have angered Muslims, an official said on Thursday.


A grand jury has indicted 17 people and a corporation on charges of identity theft, worldwide trafficking in stolen credit card numbers and other crimes committed using the Internet, prosecutors said Wednesday.


Small house-style nursing homes get high marks

Residents of small nursing  homes appear better satisfied and report a better quality of  life than do residents of traditional large nursing homes,  research suggests.


Wash. State Court Says Gay Marriage Is Legal

A second Washington state judge ruled on Tuesday that the state's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, saying that the administration cannot limit the legal benefits of marriage to heterosexual couples.


"Liberta' di movimento" dopo uscita da joint venture Nanjing


Fred Thompson officially entered a wide-open Republican presidential race Thursday, vowing to invigorate a dispirited GOP and promising to thwart another Clinton from capturing the presidency.


Lost amid talk of end-of-year superlatives, Serna's story is truly ...

Much as it pains me, I cannot vote against Sports Illustrated's pick of the Boston Red Sox as Sportsmen of the Year. Similarly, I cannot say that in any other year since 1918 Michael Phelps, or perhaps Lance Armstrong, was not a worthy choice.


Addicts should be prescribed heroin as a way of curbing crime including murder, a senior police officer suggests.


Milano, 19:38 - CALCIO, MILAN: DEPOSITATO IN LEGA IL CONTRATTO DI PATO

Il Milan ha definito l'ingaggio di Alexandre Rodrigues Da Silva, meglio noto come Pato. Il 18enne at...


World number one Roger Federer and   chief rival Rafael Nadal began their march toward a U.S. Open   collision with straight-set victories on Wednesday.


A new round of peace talks on the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region stalled Tuesday when rebels refused face-to-face talks with the government until African Union mediators meet separately with both sides to draft an agenda.


G-7 Countries Willing to Offer Debt Relief

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrial nations said Saturday they were willing to provide up to 100 percent debt relief to the world's poorest nations, but insisted that developing countries ensure the money would be spent wisely.


Mai cosi' caldo da 22 anni, Adriatico 4 gradi sopra la media


Business & money: Sir Richard Branson's Virgin group left as frontrunner against in-house management team


A state police official said Monday that "the noose is tightening" in the manhunt for an escaped inmate accused of a deadly police ambush, and warned hunters to stay out of the woods where the fugitive may be hiding.


Siena, 19:48 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: MERITAVAMO LA VITTORIA

Mario Beretta è rammaricato per la mancata vittoria del suo Siena contro il Livorno: ''Dispia...


Video Said to Show British Hostage Killed

British hostage Kenneth Bigley, who pleaded tearfully last month for Prime Minister Tony Blair to meet his kidnappers' demands, was beheaded by his captors, a witness who saw the videotaped killing said Friday.


The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the 2008 presidential race was conducted January 15-17, 2008 and is based on telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,010 adults from all states. The sample included 471 people who identified themselves as Democrats or who lean toward the Democratic Party, and 359 people who identified themselves as Republican or who lean toward the Republican Party.


Israel's Ariel Sharon says he will push ahead with plans for Gaza disengagement, despite a rebuke from his Likud party.


London shares up amid volatility on mixed US data

The FTSE 100 remained on positive ground, but amid volatility as Wall Street see-sawed around the gain line, on mixed sentiment about the latest economic data, while oil prices remained under scrutiny on reports that OPEC has agreed to cut oil production, dealers said.


Price and coverage are the key issues affecting mobile users, a survey of European consumers finds.


Germany To Support E.U. Commission If Its Backs Membership Talks For Turkey

Germany will support the start of European Union membership talks with Turkey if the EU Commission gives the go-ahead next month, a government spokesman said Friday.


A Japanese whaling ship that drifted powerless for nine days near the world's biggest penguin breeding ground had posed a huge risk to the pristine Antarctic environment, New Zealand's prime minister said Monday.


By Maggie Barnett  Work and play in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile on a 12- night tour departing March 12.  Volunteers help park rangers build and repair trails in the park for six days -- and burnish America's image, said Richard Tobin of the U.S. National Park Service.


TCU's Sandora Irvin set an NCAA record with 16 blocked shots in the Lady Frogs' 75-34 victory over UAB on Sunday.


Moneta unica scambiata a 1,3791 dlr e 168,06 yen


Puerto Ricoâs AIDS Care in Disarray Over Funds

In Puerto Rico, hundreds of H.I.V. and AIDS patients are not receiving vital medical care, say a host of doctors, community groups and patients.


UK insurers were facing unprecedented scrutiny on Friday night after Eliot Spitzerâs assault on the industry in the US. As shock waves continued to reverberate from the New York attorney-generalâs decision


Slower growth, faster dollar leaves limited spending money: Goodale

OTTAWA (CP) - Finance Minister Ralph Goodale will use the slower economy, stronger dollar and shrinking surpluses as ammunition Tuesday to shoot down any calls from cabinet colleagues for big spending. He won't paint an entirely gloomy fiscal picture when cabinet meets.


In Pictures: The Best-Paid Talking Heads

Some say talk is cheap. But not for the best-paid talk show hosts on television and radio.


Hang out with Kenyans for a while, and you will soon start hearing tribal jokes.


British soldiers in Iraq could suffer as images of troops allegedly abusing Iraqis are beamed around the world, it is feared.


SK Telecom denies Sprint Nextel bid talk

South Korea's SK Telecom denied on Tuesday a local newspaper report that it is preparing a bid for Sprint Nextel.


Petraeus calls for cutting U.S. troops in Iraq

The top U.S. general in Iraq on Monday recommended cutting U.S. troops by about 30,000 by next summer, ending the U.S. "surge" of forces as expected but not fundamentally changing strategy in the unpopular war.


NEW YORK Dec 12, 2004 - With less than two weeks of shopping left until Christmas, the nation's malls and stores stepped up discounts over the weekend, but business appeared to be mixed, according to analysts.


Seahawks RB Alexander Listed as Questionable

KIRKLAND, Wash., (Sports Network) - Seattle Seahawks  running back Shaun Alexander was listed as questionable  Wednesday after missing practice due to a bruised right knee.


Gene mutation may explain postoperative delirium

Elderly patients who carry the  apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 allele, a gene mutation implicated  in Alzheimer's disease, are at increased risk for experiencing  early delirium after surgery, investigators report.


An independent report into last month's four-day closure of City of Derry airport is to be published later.


Green still undecided on Yom Kippur games

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Shawn Green will definitely sit out at least one game of a weekend series against the San Francisco Giants in observance of Yom Kippur, but will wait until Thursday to make his final decision.


Oil price in suspense about the impact of OPEC output cuts

Crude oil futures begin to factor in colder weather in the US Northeast and OPEC decision to cut production to keep the prices high.


Lerach to plead guilty to conspiracy: sources

William Lerach, a trendsetting lawyer best known for winning more than $7 billion for Enron investors, will plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in one of the U.S. legal industry's highest profile cases, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.


Justin Langer hits an unbeaten 144 as Australia reach 327-3 against New Zealand.


Many false dawns in land of the rising sun

At the end of August, Credit Suisse (NYSE:CSR) will close down its New  Japan fund following a period of disappointing returns. After 19 years of investment, the fund has halved in size to £2m in the past year, and Credit Suisse says it does not expect any sudden improvement in performance. It puts this down, in part, to the inherent difficulty of investing in Japanese equities.


Troops surrounding a radical mosque in Islamabad deny entry to politicians seeking to broker a negotiated deal.


Congress members vowed on Sunday to investigate the CIA's destruction of interrogation videotapes despite Justice Department advice that the agency not cooperate.


An executive dominated by the DUP and Sinn Fein would be "a battle a day", Peter Robinson acknowledges.


New Orleans area reelects congressman under probe

U.S. Rep. William Jefferson won a  ninth term to Congress in a surprising landslide on Saturday as  loyal black voters shrugged off a federal bribery investigation  into $90,000 found in his freezer.


EUROPA/ITALIA - ÂLa Missio Ad Gentes, orizzonte e paradigma dellÂimpegno pastorale della Chiesa italianaÂ: il comunicato finale della 57a Assemblea Generale della CEI nel 50Â° della ÂFidei donumÂ Roma (Agenzia Fides) - ÂLa missione, quale orizzonte della vita della Chiesa, nellÂinscindibile rapporto con la fede in Cristo e nella comprensione delle sfide culturali ed etiche che la mondializzazione pone alla testimonianza dei credenti, ha costi...


The Archbishop of Canterbury is to address the General Synod after the row over his remarks on Muslim law.


La decisione dopo un sopralluogo dell'Esercito


Appalachian State's shocking victory at Michigan yesterday showed that schools from the Football Championship Subdivision have a right to believe they can go into the home of a Division 1-A team and do what seems unthinkable. Northeastern's performance at Northwestern showed what usually happens in these matchups.


Northern Ireland's First Minister Ian Paisley is in Edinburgh for talks with the Scottish Government.


Dopo due gare sfortunate il tedesco Ã¨ giÃ  in partenza per il Giappone: "Anche se abbiamo giÃ  vinto i Mondiali, non siamo stanchi. E puntiamo al successo". MARANELLO, 4 ottobre 2004 - Mondiale giÃ  in cassaforte


Cerimonia alla Knesset, assente il predecessore Katzav


Roma, 18:25 - CALCIO, AIA: 59 AGGRESSIONI AGLI ARBITRI A FEBBRAIO

Sono 59 gli episodi di violenza che hanno coinvolto gli arbitri italiani nel mese di febbraio. Sono ...


GPs often prescribe the latest, most expensive antibiotics, when better alternatives are available, research suggests.


Sirius Satellite Radio said Wednesday it re-signed legendary classic rock DJ Bruce Morrow, known on-air as "Cousin Brucie," to an exclusive multiyear deal.


Teck Cominco Q3 profit soars to $120M from $16M on high metals ...

VANCOUVER (CP) - Teck Cominco Ltd.'s third-quarter profit soared almost eightfold on high market prices for metals, the zinc, copper and lead miner reported Monday.


The diplomatic showdown over Iran's alleged nuclear ambitions could escalate into a confrontation that changes the political dynamic of


Pink, the Grammy Award-winning singer known for her single "Get the Party Started," has recorded the opening music for "NBC Sunday Night Football."


Colin Powell accuses Iran of building nuclear program

HAMISH ROBERTSON: Iran has dismissed as "baseless" the claim by the outgoing US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, that he'd seen intelligence indicating that Iran "had been actively working on delivery systems" for a nuclear weapon.


Chinese police round up petitioners as party meeting enters third day

Police have rounded up more than 300 people from a squatter area in southern Beijing where petitioners from all over China have been staying as a key Communist Party meeting convened for a third day Saturday, witnesses say.


Mobile phone use continues to cut the amount of time people spend using landlines, a report by Ofcom says.


'Texas Homos' Tell Their Side of the Story Starting in NYC

Playbill - Off-Broadway's Abingdon Theatre Company presents Jan Buttram's Texas Homos, seen in a developmental Abingdon run in 2004, starting Jan. 28 at the June Havoc Theatre in Manhattan.


In the new Disney feature "The Incredibles," Pixar's animators used caricature to achieve scenes with greater emotion and believability.


Jolie prepares to arrive in Vietnam, paper says

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie is expected  to arrive in Vietnam on Thursday to take custody of a  Vietnamese boy she has adopted, a state-run online newspaper  said on Wednesday.


Toymaker Fisher-Price said Thursday it is recalling 500,000 "Laugh and Learn" Bunny toys after finding that the pompom nose on the product can detach and pose a serious choking risk for small children.


It's hardly a weighty issue for Colonials

Density may be important in physics, but Acton-Boxboro thinks the concept is overrated -- especially when it comes to its football team.


Robin Ventura retired in a fashion fitting for the way he played and behaved during a fine 16-year career -- quietly, with dignity and little fanfare.


Con Alemanno per iter rapido ddl su costi della politica


42 Killed in Blaze At Drug Treatment Hospital in Moscow

MOSCOW, Dec. 9 -- Fire tore through a Moscow drug treatment hospital early Saturday while patients slept, killing 42 people, fire officials said.


Alaska regulators push tighter rules after BP leaks

Alaska regulators on  Wednesday defended their oversight of BP Plc , but  advocated tighter rules after leaks forced the oil giant to  shut down 12 oil wells this week.


African Union: Sudan Begins Troop Withdrawal from Darfur

The African Union says Sudan's government is starting to withdraw troops from Darfur, heeding an AU demand to end fighting by Saturday.


Suicide Bomber Narrowly Misses Somaliaâs Premier

The explosion killed six of the prime ministerâs bodyguards, but he was unhurt.


Sponsorship probe could undermine bureaucrat's fraud trial, says ...

MONTREAL (CP) - The May 2 trial date for the former head of the federal sponsorship program is too close to a potentially damaging inquiry and may undermine his trial, his lawyer said Monday.


The Washington Times On Computers Column

By Mark Kellner, The Washington Times  Sep. 20--It's axiomatic that Washington runs on forms. And Adobe System's  Acrobat Professional software is one of the most important tools a form  creator or user can have in his or her arsenal.   Acrobat Professional 8, announced Sept.


The embattled Coliseum Books is set to close its doors for the second time in five years, and a co-owner of the famed independent bookseller says this exit is expected to be permanent.


22 arresti grazie a foto con cellulari e video amatoriali


A Sun Capital Partners affiliate will buy Friendly Ice Cream Corp. for $337.2 million in cash.


Cyclist Ends Tour to Raise Aid for Cancer

BOSTON - The speedometer on Charlie Hamilton's bicycle handlebars told the story. Miles traveled: 11,741...


Sydney - Wallaby skipper George Gregan has signed a new three-year contract with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) which takes in the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.


The founder of Argonaut games went into administration a week ago has bought back most of the group.


roundup Plus: AOL signs up for Omniture traffic tool...Friendster hires ex-AOL ad exec...HP inks deal with energy firm.


Walt Disney Co. could have fired Michael Ovitz as president without paying him $140 million in severance, a law professor testified Thursday in the trial of an investor lawsuit seeking return of the money.


Prince Harry set for Iraq deployment: report

Britain's Prince Harry, an army officer  and third in line to the throne, could be deployed to Iraq by  the end of February, a newspaper reported on Saturday.


Video game retailer says it bought $111.5M worth of shares back from book selling giant B&N. NEW YORK  - GameStop Corp.


UPDATED: Sprint (Quote, Chart) and Nextel (Quote, Chart) have agreed to merge, to better compete with Cinglar and Verizon Wireless for voice and data customers.


Patients told shoulder probe may have given them HIV

HUNDREDS of patients are being warned they could have contracted hepatitis or HIV after undergoing a hospital procedure. The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust said there was a "very low" risk of


Lauren Bacall Avoids Her Films -- All 50 of Them

Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall may have some 50 films under her belt, but she doesn't go out of her way to catch them in the cinema.


Suicide bomber kills 15 Pakistani soldiers

At least 15 Pakistani soldiers were killed on Thursday in a suicide bombing at an army building near the capital Islamabad, the military said, the second major attack on the army this month.


European Antitrust Regulators Raid Large Drug Makers

European regulators raided some of the continentâs biggest drug makers in an inquiry over whether patent disputes and lawsuits are keeping generic products off the market.


Time Warner, Comcast eye joint bid for Adelphia

Time Warner Inc., the world’s largest media company, and Comcast Corp. said they are considering making a joint bid for bankrupt cable-television operator Adelphia Communications Corp.


World Bank graft fight stirs debate on Africa aid

President Mobutu Sese Seko was said to  have sipped pink champagne daily, hired Concorde to fly his  family to New York to shop and bought numerous friends in high  places -- much of it with the help of foreign aid.


Muslim countries Monday denounced the kidnapping of French journalists in Iraq, saying there is no link to a veil ban in France. A group calling itself the "Islamic Army


SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, and hospital officials said at least 21 people were killed and 35 wounded...


Great Smoky Mountains National Park will receive an additional $1 million in its current budget, most of it for fighting a pest responsible for killing hemlock trees and for a program to catalog organisms found in the Smokies.


[India News] Dimapur, Oct 3 : Hundreds of Christians in the northeast Indian state of Nagaland were Sunday holding special prayers to mourn the death of 28 people killed in serial bomb blasts.


Bank owners were 'not insured' for Â£27m robbery

The Australian owner of the Northern Bank today announced it will have to bear the cost - at least Â£27 million and possibly up to Â£40 million - of the world's biggest peacetime bank robbery.


Time Warner may sell small stake back to cable co

Time Warner Inc has expressed interest  in selling its equity stake in a subsidiary of Time Warner  Cable back to the cable division worth about $3 billion,  according to a regulatory filing this week.


England scrum-half Matt Dawson will miss Wasps' match with Bath because of a leg injury.


Language barrier foils would-be bank robber

A quick-thinking Croatian bank teller managed foil a robbery attempt when she pretended to not understand what an Austrian bank robber was demanding when he handed her a piece of paper with "I have a bomb, give ...


Vatican: Pope's Health Improves, Still in Charge

Pope John Paul's health is improving steadily and he remains in charge of the Roman Catholic Church, hoping to be strong enough to make his weekly address Sunday, the Vatican said Friday.


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About 11.6 million doses of flu vaccine remain to be distributed nationwide, and federal health officials said they are working with state public health officials to ensure that dwindling supplies reach people most in need.


Center to Teach IPv6 in Fairfax / 300 More Will Get Jobs to Train People in the New Internet Protocol Version

By JEFFREY KELLEY  A new company specializing in an advanced technology called IPv6 wants to educate people about that acronym.  To do it, Herndon-based Command Information Inc.


Olbia, 16:44 - CALCIO, C2/A: OLBIA ESONERA FERRARIO, ARRIVA PUCCICA

L'Olbia (C2/A) ha esonerato il tecnico Paolo Ferrario. Fatale la sconfitta casalinga di ieri contro ...


The latest research from the company claims PC makers are accelerating their move to solid state memory, with hybrid drives being the early market entry choice.


Nicolas Cageâs "National Treasure" brought in a career topping $35.3 million dollars at the U.S. box office this weekend. The Walt Disney film is about a treasure seeker hunting for a war chest hidden by the Founding Fathers after the Revolution. It pu...


Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has called on countries that had been acting as "spectators" of the war in Iraq to become involved in rebuilding the country.


EU, Russia signal closer ties at Portugal summit

The European Union and Russia moved closer on thorny issues of trade and political relations at a summit here on Friday that steered clear of confrontation on major policy disputes.


CBS Takes Monday Win with Leader 'CSI: Miami'

Even with a repeat of "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS was spry on Monday with "Two and a Half Men" and "CSI: Miami" leading the network to the nightly win.


Traces of plutonium from nuclear tests in Nevada 50 years ago can be traced in British soil, scientists are to reveal.


British property tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten is arrested in Zimbabwe, according to local media.


Amazon to sell Sony BMG songs free of copy curbs

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on  Thursday its digital music store will now offer songs from Sony  BMG Music Entertainment without copy-protection technology, or  digital rights management.


US to increase military presence in Iraq for poll

WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 2: The Pentagon will increase the number of US troops in Iraq to about 150,000, the highest level since the US occupation of Iraq began in the spring of 2003, in an effort to reduce violence during elections scheduled next month.


An Austrian security expert who pulled off a spectacular theft from a Vienna museum is jailed for four years.


CIA tapes figure won't appear at Congress hearing

A former CIA official subpoenaed by Congress over his role in the destruction of interrogation videotapes will not appear at a hearing by lawmakers this week, his lawyer said on Monday.


Life & style: Gallery: We asked you to send us the photos you took that summed up 2007. Here is a selection of the best


International PaperÂs pension fund is three years into a broad revamping, one that the company believes will protect it from the forces that wreaked havoc on pensions in the last few years.


Two German Automakers Report Mixed Earnings

Germany, with its high costs and reluctant consumers, has become a drag on the country's two largest carmakers, DaimlerChrysler and Volkswagen.


A man is charged with the murder of a teenager who died after being attacked in a west London park.


Last week I came across Godwin's Law. Many of you may already be familiar with it. For those of you who aren't, Godwin's Law, according to wikipedia, states:  As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.  read more


Singer R. Kelly Booted From Tour With Jay-Za Day After Being Hit With Pepper Spray at Concert. NEW YORK Oct 30, 2004 - The tumultuous tour pairing platinum-selling stars R. Kelly and Jay-Z came to an abrupt


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By JIM ABRAMS  WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly endorsed federal help for communities faced with deteriorating sewage systems, ignoring White House warnings that the cost was too high.


A New York developer hoping to rebuild  the destroyed World Trade Center on Monday won a major victory  against his insurers, when a jury decided the hijacked airline  attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were two separate events.


Sport: Inquiry launched after Worcestershire match is called off at flood-damaged New Road.


Australia Re-Elects Howard Prime Minister

The result was a boost to the Bush administration, which lost Spain as a coalition ally in March when a horrific terrorist attack on commuter trains in Madrid tipped the balance in parliamentary elections, and ...


Moore Tour Raising Eyebrows, Ticket Sales

SALT LAKE CITY - Bush-bashing "Fahrenheit 9/11" director Michael Moore is bringing his 60-city Slacker Uprising Tour to Utah, a famously Republican state. Not only that, he's going to one of Utah's most conservative towns, Orem, where his scheduled Oct...


Scientists, scholars and others planning to use their Macintosh computers to submit grant proposals to the federal government in the months ahead should be prepared for a rocky, or at least error-message-littered, road ahead.


Ahern appeals for kidnappers to free British man

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has intervened in the Ken Bigley hostage crisis with a direct appeal to his kidnappers to release him unharmed.


Su media e lunga percorrenza, a partire dalla 21 di giovedi'


At least three political dissidents have been released in Cuba after being jailed in a crackdown last year.


Settlement Secures 'Apple iPhone,' 'Linksys iPhone' Uncertain

While an agreement reached between Apple and Cisco over the use of the iPhone trademark allows both companies to continue to use it, Cisco spokespersons have been non-specific this morning with regard to whether its Linksys division will continue to use "iPhone" with regard to its VoIP products.


America's Music: Where the Game Is Just a Warm-Up for the Band

Prairie View A&M Universityâs band offers a vernacular musical form that is not aiming at commercial success.


Inquiry Into Jackson Hewittâs Tax Return Practices Widens

Federal authorities have expanded an investigation into allegations that Jackson Hewitt offices helped prepare fraudulent income-tax returns.


Bush Warns Syria, Iran Against Meddling in Iraq

President Bush Wednesday warned Iran  and Syria not to meddle in Iraq ahead of elections scheduled  for January 30 and voiced new hopes of forging peace between  Israel and the Palestinians.


As far as is known, no. But it does have an advanced nuclear fuel cycle that could deliver bomb-grade fissile material. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it has found no evidence that Iran


Two Canadian soldiers die in an attack by insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the Canadian military says.


Iraq's Maliki promises to target insurgents-W.House

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday told President Bush he aimed to improve security in Baghdad by targeting "all sources of violence", including insurgents and militias, a White House spokesman said.


On the open source implications of Dell's rodent abuse

Hamster meet penguin Radio Reg Does Dell making hamsters cry have anything at all to do with open source software? Not really. Still, the Open Season crew gathered for Episode 11 to draw any connection between Dell, rodent torture and open source code that we could.â¦


EU Court to Rule Sept. 17 on Microsoft's Anti-Trust Challenge

A court will rule on Microsoft's challenge to an order that that imposed hundreds of millions of dollars of fines for what the regulators said was anti-competitive activity.


Halliburton Says Army to Withhold Some Payments

Halliburton Co. on Tuesday said the  U.S. Army will withhold payments of 15 percent of future bills,  apparently backtracking on an earlier deal.


A gas explosion ripped through a coal  mine in China's northeastern rust-belt province of Liaoning,  killing at least 203 workers in the worst disaster in 15 years  to hit the world's most dangerous mining industry.


Birmingham earn a well-deserved point against Man Utd at St Andrews.


Ahold has agreed to sell its Bruno's and BI-LO shop units in the United States to Lone Star Funds for $660 million, the Dutch retailer said on Thursday.


Mali Says Locust Outbreak Subsides, Eases Food Fears

Mali's government said on Saturday it could supply enough food for villagers who watched locusts devour their harvests and that the threat posed by the insects had largely subsided.


The director of the National Hurricane Center was temporarily reassigned Monday, four days after many of the center's employees called for his removal because of his comments about an aging weather satellite.


Ex-Lebanese leader wants Hariri tribunal

An international tribunal must be created to prosecute the assassins of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, said a former president of the nation whose own son — a politician — was murdered in November.


US Basketball Men in Unfamiliar Territory

The US men's basketball team is in the unfamiliar position of trying to look forward after backing into the quarter-finals of the Olympic basketball tournament.


The head of the UK's biggest education authority says some children should have the option to leave at 14.


Canada's Toronto Dominion Bank said Wednesday it is in talks with US-based Banknorth Group about a possible deal, while a published report said the two parties are in advanced negotiations that could lead to a $2.


California sends first trade mission to Cuba

California, the top U.S. food producing state, has sent its first official agricultural trade mission to communist Cuba, looking to tap a potential $180 million food market.


Jurors deadlocked in Phil Spector murder trial

Jurors in the murder trial of legendary music producer Phil Spector said Tuesday they were deadlocked, opening up the possibility of a mistrial after a five-month-long court-room battle.


Newcastle manager Graeme Souness will demand an explanation from Craig Bellamy over the striker's apparent foul-mouthed tirade following his substitution in the 1-1 draw at Charlton yesterday.


Strange happenings from the investing and business world.


EU Advances on Reform Treaty as Poland Backs Down

"We will not insist on an initial requirement of two years."  Poland backed down on a key objection to a treaty to reform European Union institutions on Monday, allowing the bloc to proceed with negotiations to turn the political deal reached last month into a legal text. via The Epoch Times


Bills's Everett takes first steps, says lucky to be alive

Buffalo Bills tight-end Kevin Everett, who doctors feared would be paralyzed for life, has taken his first steps and said he felt fortunate to be alive.


Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News Channel talk show host, agreed last night to settle a lawsuit brought against him by a long-time producer after enduring more than a week of embarrassing commentary about her charges of sexual harassment.


Torino, 19:41 - CALCIO, TORINO: BOTTONE E FRANCESCHINI NON SI ALLENANO

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Torino. Assenti Bottone e Franceschini, rimasti a casa per l'inf...


Video-sharing services are taking shape for cellphones

Imagine this: You're standing in the fitting room at the mall, trying to pick a dress.


Titolo cede il 14% a 6,54 dollari e tocca minimi del 2000


Arizona State beats Cal to stay unbeaten

No. 7 Arizona State followed a familiar script to stay perfect. The Sun Devils spotted No. 18 California a 13-point first-quarter lead, then rallied for a 31-20 victory on Saturday night. Dimitri Nance ran for three touchdowns and Rudy Carpenter threw for 219 yards and a touchdown as the Sun Devils overcame a double-digit deficit at home for the third time.


Take Flight With 'Lair' and Other New Games

Ready to soar like a dragon through medieval world or fly through space on a psychedelic rocket ride? Lair, Project Sylpheed and Space Giraffe let you get your altitude on, with varying degrees of success.


A female suicide bomber set off a blast Wednesday in the French Hill section of Jerusalem killing one person, police and emergency services said.


Realignment at Macyâs to Eliminate 2,300 Jobs

Macyâs Inc. said on Wednesday that sales at its department stores open at least one fiscal year fell 7.1 percent in January, and announced plans to cut costs that include eliminating roughly 2,300 positions.


Mobile phone use continues to cut the amount of time people spend using landlines, a report by Ofcom says.


Shades of the Vioxx Case for Another Drug

The Food and Drug Administration faces almost exactly the same situation with the arthritis drug, Bextra, that it did with Vioxx three years ago.


Where Aired, 'Private Ryan' Draws a Crowd

An average of 7.7 million people watched ABC's unedited broadcast of "Saving Private Ryan" on Veterans Day -- a remarkable number given that viewers in nearly one-third of the country did


The second major outage of BlackBerry service in less than a year is an embarrassment for Ontario-based Research in Motion, the maker of Blackberry devices.


Al-Qaida tape urges Muslims to begin resistance

An audiotape, allegedly from Al-Qaida's number two man Ayman al-Zawahiri, aired on Arab television station Al-Jazeera on Friday calling on Muslims to begin "resistance" against "occupation forces" in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.


The dollar hovered just above three-week lows against the euro Monday and Treasury prices maintained gains made last week when weak US inflation figures raised doubts about the pace of future rate hikes.


Planning Directorate to recommend refusal for golf course application at Verdala

As the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) is expected to determine an application by AX holdings for a golf course at Verdala on Thursday, it was made public that the Planning Directorate's ...


The federal government is asking a U.S. District Court in Vermont to order a man to type a password that would unlock files on his computer, despite his claim that doing so would constitute self-incrimination.


War in Iraq Did Not Make World Safer, Annan Says

The U.S.-led war in Iraq has not made the world any safer, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a British television interview aired on Sunday.


MBIA Inc., a large U.S. bond insurer,  said on Thursday it received subpoenas from the U.S. Securities  and Exchange Commission and New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer, seeking information about so-called non-traditional or  loss-mitigation insurance products.


US says Zarqawi aide killed, Bush under fire over missing Iraq ...

BAGHDAD  - The US military said it killed an aide to Iraq`s most wanted man Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi in an air strike on rebel-held Fallujah, as President George W. Bush came under fire over a missing explosives scandal.


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The Chinese government declared martial law in the central province of Henan yesterday after some of the worst ethnic violence in recent memory left at least seven people dead.


Gates Leads $1 Bln Cash Boost for Kids' Vaccines

A campaign to get life-saving vaccines  to millions of children in poor countries received a $1 billion  cash boost from Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates and the  government of Norway on Tuesday.


Free ads site could help fraudsters recruit middlemen

Saddling up money mules Popular UK-based free ads website Adzooks is inadvertently helping fraudsters by failing to properly screen job offers for obvious cons, anti-fraud activists have warned.â¦


BEA veterans launch new approach to open source services

The former head of Microsoft Corp's Windows business has given his financial backing to SourceLabs Inc, a new open source support and services firm set up by former executives at BEA Systems Inc.


A French mayor vows to continue fighting to legalise gay marriage despite a court ruling against it.


Courtney Love Has Money Troubles, Legal Woes

Courtney Love's trial on drug possession charges was postponed Thursday, but her financial woes mounted as creditors on both coasts pressed court claims that the singer-actress was dodging unpaid bills.


Disney lawsuit lifts curtain on real-life Hollywood drama

LOS ANGELES - This week CEO Michael Eisner tells a court his version of how Walt Disney Co. paid a severance package of $140 million - yes, that's for not working - to a former close friend after only 14 months at work.


Jackson Seeks Mental Reviews of Accusers

Attorneys for Michael Jackson asked a judge to order mental evaluations for his accuser and his family, alleging they could not effectively cross-examine a psychologist if denied access to his reviews.


Singapore Offers Prizes to Push Multimedia Development

A technology agency is offering a $100,000 prize in a competition to develop multimedia search technologies.


Bush Picks Kerik for Homeland Security Job

President Bush has picked as his homeland security secretary former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik, who helped the city respond to the Sept.


Roma, 17:37 - CICLISMO, VAN PETEGEM ALLA QUICK STEP

Il belga Peter Van Petegem, 36 anni, ha lasciato la Lotto-Davitamon e firmato con la Quick Step. ...


Speaking after meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, Straw said that he was pleased the European Commission had recommended the European Union open accession talks with Ankara.


Report: Intel-backed group to win Japan WiMax license

A consortium led by Japanese telecommunications company KDDI and backed by Intel will receive one of two WiMax licenses to be awarded soon by the Japanese government, a report said Tuesday.The group, called Wireless Broadband Planning, and one led by rival carrier Willcom will be recommended by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Friday to a panel charged with selecting the groups to win the licenses, said the Tuesday morning edition of The Nikkei newspaper. The panel is expected to follow the ministry's recommendations.The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications could not immediately be reached for comment.Intel owns a 17.65 percent stake in Wireless Broadband Planning. The stake is matched by East Japan Railway and Kyocera, and all three sit behind leading shareholder KDDI, which has a 32.26 percent stake.The WiMax services will operate in the 2.5GHz band and will be capable of providing data service at up to 20Mbps to terminals travelling at up to 100 kilometers per hour, according to the Japanese government.Japan's cell phone carriers have been testing WiMax for some time, and Tuesday's report, if confirmed, will mean that market leader NTT DoCoMo and number three-ranked Softbank probably will have to lease networks from KDDI or Willcom if they are to offer competing services.KDDI is Japan's number two cellular carrier. It had 29 million subscriptions to its CDMA2000 cell phone service at the end of November this year, according to official figures. Willcom, which uses the PHS (Personal Handyphone System) technology to offer a data-centric service, had 4.6 million subscriptions.In contrast, NTT DoCoMo had 53 million subscriptions, and Softbank had 17.4 million subscriptions. Both carriers operate WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) networks.


Bits: Verizon Stabs Sprint With Unlimited Wireless Plan

After Sprint hinted that it was thinking about introducing a cellphone plan with unlimited minutes, Verizon beat it to the punch.


Host-Spain defeated the United States 3-2 in the best-of-five Davis Cup World Group final Sunday, to claim its second-ever championship in the men's team tennis event.


The restrictions on agricultural shows and animal gatherings are lifted after the foot-and-mouth outbreak.


Mediators Tell Sudan to Stop Fighting in Darfur

African Union mediators called on the  Sudanese government to halt a military offensive in Darfur to  allow the immediate resumption of stalled peace talks with  rebels, delegates said on Wednesday.


N.Y. failing to act on wrongful convictions: study

In New York, DNA evidence has exonerated 23 people wrongfully convicted of crimes since 1991, but the state has failed to enact laws that would prevent sending more innocent people to jail.


Customizations will break Exclusive Oracle will hit its goal of delivering Fusion applications next year in name only, with applications ready for testing but the full suite not due until 2009.â¦


Google mends security flaw in Desktop Search

A handful of researchers at Rice University uncovered a security flaw in Google's Desktop Search offering that could allow attackers to view small portions of personal search results.


Spurs destroy Arsenal to reach League Cup final

Tottenham finally got the better of Arsenal as they booked a place in the League Cup final with a 5-1 rout of their north London rivals in Tuesday's semi-final second leg.


Roma, 22:02 - CALCIO, NOVELLINO: IL MIO TORO DARA' FASTIDIO A MOLTI

Il Toro che sta nascendo piace molto al tecnico Walter Novellino. ''Sono nato nel Toro e dal Toro ho...


Powell Says Situation In Iraq 'getting Worse'

_ Secretary of State Colin Powell sees the situation in Iraq ``getting worse'' as planned elections approach, and the top US military commander for Iraq says he expects more violence ahead.


Rocker Lenny Kravitz is sued over a claim that one of his toilets overflowed into a neighbour's apartment.


In a city of 8 million people, someone's always saying something strange. And, odds are, someone is around to hear it. Like the guy on the D train who said: "Yeah, it ain't safe for kids to go missing these days." Or the woman on her cell phone in Bryant Park who noted: "Quite frankly, I'd rather be pole dancing." And that's the clean stuff.


Roma, 15:30 - CALCIO, GUSSONI: DUEMILA AGGRESSIONI AGLI ARBITRI

Il designatore arbitrale Cesare Gussoni denuncia che negli ultimi cinque anni, i fischietti italiani...


By CLIFF BRUNT  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Greg Oden didn't dominate the stat sheet, but his imprint was all over Ohio State's sixth straight win.  The 7-foot center had just nine points, six rebounds and two blocks in No.


Death toll in China flooding rises as nation braces for more

The death toll from fierce rain storms and flooding in China continued to rise Saturday as the government scrambled to step up relief and prevention efforts, state press reported.


Noguchi Wins Marathon, Kastor Wins Bronze

Japan's diminutive Mizuki Noguchi  produced a courageous run from the front to win the Olympic  women's marathon title on Sunday as Paula Radcliffe's challenge  ended in tears.


McGraw-Hill replaces president of Standard & Poor's

Publisher McGraw-Hill Cos Inc is replacing the president of Standard & Poor's, the company's financial services division, effective immediately, amid questions about the role of credit-rating agencies in the subprime mortgage crisis.


Tokyo Stocks End Lower; Sony, Rivals Fall

Japanese shares fell for a fourth straight session on Friday after consumer electronics firm Sony Corp. said its profit would fall, dragging down rival makers of digital products like Pioneer Corp.


Scotland is home to 100,000 child victims of domestic abuse who need long-term help,  campaigners say.


Primarie Usa, il villaggio di Dixville Notch vota per tradizione alla mezzanotteuna ventina di abitanti: al senatore afroamericano sette voti, nessuno per Hillary Clinton                                          New Hampshire, primo verdetto in testa Obama e John McCain


South Africa debuts tougher laws on rape

After a protracted delay, tough new laws against sexual abuse will finally go into effect Sunday in South Africa, which is often called the "rape capital" of the world.


OTTAWA  — American hockey viewers are in for a Cherry-flavored taste of Canada. Former coach Don Cherry will bring his hockey schtick and his sartorial splendor to the narrow U.S. TV audience that is expected to take in Monday night's broadcast of Game 4 on NBC.


Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, seen by many as crucial to ending the Najaf crisis, is back in Iraq from the UK.


Afghan Taliban say Korean hostages in good health

Twenty-three South Korean kidnapped by Taliban rebels in Afghanistan are in good health, but any use of force to rescue them would put their lives at risk, a Taliban spokesman said on Monday.


The US economy added 144,000 jobs in August, dropping the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly two years and handing George W. Bush fresh ammunition to claim that life is getting better for Americans.


Businessmen want to flip McJob definition

Business chiefs and lawmakers criticised the use of the term McJob Thursday as fast food chain McDonald's launched a campaign to get an influential dictionary to change its definition.


How a Sudanese boy came to be named '1 o'clock'

A shy toddler with a strange name is one thread in a larger story of Africans now rebuilding interrupted lives - sometimes after decades of war.


Paul McCartney to pay $107 mn in divorce deal

Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney is to pay his former wife Heather Mills 55 million pounds ($107 million) in the highest divorce settlement Britain has ever seen, the Daily Mail reported.


Barry Bonds simply shrugged when asked about one of the season's hot topics -- whether Major League commissioner Bud Selig should be in attendance if the Giants slugger surpasses Hank Aaron as home run king.


Britain's anti-doping chiefs hit back after an influential group of MPs said that an independent agency should take control of UK drugs testing.


School programs for autistic kids found lacking

NEW YORK  - School programs intended to improve autistic children's social skills are not delivering results in many cases, a new study suggests.


Russia test-launches an intercontinental ballistic missile which can be armed with multiple warheads.


US consumer confidence down for fourth straight month

US consumer confidence has hit its lowest level in seven months as Americans react negatively to a combination of surging energy prices and a lacklustre recovery in the nation's labour market in the final weeks leading to the presidential election.


Arteries Already Stiff in Obese 7-Year-Olds - Study

Obese children as young as 7 already have the beginnings of artery disease, Italian and U.S. researchers reported on Monday.


Two new East Coast stores will boast a revamped design when they open Sept. 23. But details so far are scant.


Childhood Diabetes Boosts Risk for Kidney Problems

FRIDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- As more and more American children are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, another serious problem is threatening their health.


Congressional leaders displayed eroding patience in the Iraqi government on Sunday, adding pressure on President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to find a faster path to peace when they meet this week.


For-profit post-secondary educator Corinthian Colleges Inc. on Thursday said it named Jack D. Massimino as the company's new president and chief executive officer, while chief financial officer Dennis N. Beal retired from his post.


Ciampi: ricordare la storia senza odio e rancori

Ricordare il passato senza odio e senza rancori affinchÃ¨ non ri ripetano le tragedie della guerra. E' il messaggio di Carlo Azeglio Ciampi nel cinquantenario del ritorno di Trieste all'Italia, nel novembre del 1954.


Borghezio (Lega): fatti gravissimi, intervenga l'Ue


Paralysis is said likely for Bills' Everett

The Buffalo Bills' Kevin Everett sustained a "catastrophic" and life-threatening spinal-cord injury in a game Sunday and his chances of regaining a full range of body motion are very small, an orthopedic surgeon said yesterday.


Workers Protest for Better Pay: A Local Union and Fisher Island Service Workers Marched to Protest Low Wages and Unaffordable Health Insurance

By Tania Valdemoro, The Miami Herald  Jun. 16--A labor march through Miami Beach -- with drum beating, hip shaking and cries of "Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole" -- ended abruptedly Friday night after police arrested a local union member who stormed the Fisher Island ferry.


Outnumbered African force to stay on in Darfur

African Union troops are extending their stay for three months as the world looks for other solutions.


Across Europe, Ukrainians Pull Together to Demand Democracy in Their Homeland

Swept up in a sea of orange, the color of Ukraine's embattled opposition, Maryana Yarmolenko did what thousands of people from her homeland have been doing for days across Europe - she marched to demand ...


Clearly there is something about this side of the pond that Lleyton Hewitt likes. After reaching the final in Cincinnati, where he lost to Andre Agassi, and winning consecutive titles in Washington and Long


By Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Dec. 10--THE DULUTH-OWNED TUGBOAT SENECA -- grounded in Lake Superior near Grand Marais, Mich. -- is leaking oil, the U.S. Coast Guard said.   The tug became grounded Dec. 2 after its tow line with the tug Hoey became disconnected.


This is why manager Terry Francona never did tighten the reins on the free spirits in the Red Sox clubhouse. Free spirits can bounce back with the best of them.


If you feel good, do you need the therapist? Or does the therapist need you?


Over four million to face food shortages in Zimbabwe early 2008

The number of people facing serious food shortages in Zimbabwe is expected to grow to 4.1 million over the first quarter of next year, the Canadian ambassador to the African country said on Wednesday.


Silicon Valley Shaped by Technology and Traffic

Silicon Valley is a collection of remarkably local clusters based on industry niches, skills, school ties, traffic patterns, ethnic groups and even weekend sports teams.


LOS ANGELES  - NBC has picked up "The Celebrity Apprentice" for a second cycle.


U.S. forces extend Baghdad push to militia haven

More than 1,000 U.S. and Iraqi troops met no resistance on Sunday when they searched homes for illegal weapons and carried out patrols in a Shi'ite militia bastion in Baghdad.


KnowNow tool creates syndicated feeds of enterprise data sources

KnowNow has unveiled a tool for creating a personalized portal containing information from multiple internal and external sources.


La sede e' stata designata dalla Fondazione


Nyon, Switzerland (Sports Network) - UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Valencia and Werder Bremen after a heated Champions League match Tuesday night between the two clubs.


IBM touts low-end Power6 and fresh mainframe onslaught

On, Boxen! IBM's CFO Mark Loughridge put on his product marketing cap during an earnings conference call today, revealing the imminent arrival of new Unix boxes and mainframes.â¦


Using helicopters to count endangered orang-utans gives very accurate estimates of the great apes' numbers, researchers report in Plos Biology.


Wrexham Football Club says it is in talks with a credible new bidder, a move welcomed by a fans' spokesman.


Makes like VeriSign Verizon is shamelessly hijacking web browsers on its new fiber-optic internet service.â¦


U.S.-led troops battling to take  control of Falluja ran into pockets of fierce resistance on  Friday as aid agencies pressed for access to the Iraqi city to  take food and water to civilians trapped inside.


Hawks lose seesaw battle with Cowboys, 43-39

This time it was someone else's turn to collapse. Or so everyone at Qwest Field thought. And hoped. To give up a big lead in the second half, the way the Seahawks had in losses to Baltimore in 2003 and St.


Peter Jackson says he will not be "bending over backwards" to make his new movie King Kong politically correct. "You always have to look at films in the context of the years they were made, and to put modern


Sony raises MGM bid, Time Warner sets deadline-WSJ

A group of investors led by Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) , the Japanese electronics and entertainment company, raised its offer to buy the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.


NEW YORK (CNNfn) - The Bureau of Prisons has assigned Martha Stewart an inmate register number, 55170-054, and its inmate locator Web site says Stewart is "in transit.


Reporter Freed as Rebel Cleric Brokers a Deal

The journalist was released after Moktada al-Sadr intervened, even as his Shiite militia engaged in heavy fighting in Najaf.


Four Studios Give Backing to a Format for DVD's

A group of companies led by the Toshiba Corporation made a major advance in the effort to define a new DVD standard as Paramount and three other Hollywood studios announced on


US gave Iraq information to Israel, say reports

WASHINGTON, Aug 28: The FBI is investigating senior members of what was formerly known as the Pentagon's Office of Special Plans on suspicion that one of them passed highly classified US military information to Israel.


CNET Networks, the once high-flying technology site, may be positioned for a hostile takeover.


Woods Moves Into Tie for Early Lead, Despite Pain

THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - Tiger Woods shrugged aside  back pain to move into a share of the early lead in the  WGC-American Express Championship first round on Thursday.


UAW chief says not in "concessionary mode"

United Auto Workers chief Ron Gettelfinger said on Wednesday the union was not heading into the upcoming labor negotiations with the U.S. automakers in a "concessionary mode."


At least 18 people were killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday, capping a week of horrific violence in Iraq as al-Qaeda-linked militants threatened to kill two American and a British hostage in 48 hours.


North Korea seems to be softening its rigid personality cult around leader Kim Jong Il, say experts on the reclusive communist state - although they are unsure why.


Rice coach Todd Graham is looking for his first career victory.


Repair crews failed Tuesday to restart the engine of a crippled Japanese whaler but were not yet planning to tow the ship away from the pristine Antarctic coastline, an official said.


AlphaSmart cuts earnings view due to lower demand

LOS GATOS, Calif. (Dow Jones/AP) -- AlphaSmart Inc. stock set a year-low Tuesday after the maker of simple computers cut its 2004 outlook, citing lower-than-anticipated demand in the education market.


India Agrees to Join EU Satellite Navigation Plan

India pledged on Wednesday to strike a deal soon on joining the European Union's multibillion-dollar satellite navigation system project, but it declined to spell out how much it would invest.


Most bosses giving staff holiday gifts: survey

Most bosses at U.S. companies plan to give gifts to employees this holiday season, but fewer than a third of workers intend to reciprocate with gifts of their own, according to a study released on Monday.


Mosca, 16:50 - CALCIO RUSSIA: HIDDINK PROLUNGA FINO AL 2010

Il tecnico olandese Guus Hiddink ha prolungato il contratto con la Russia fino ai mondiali del 2010 ...


Online marketer agrees to halt spyware ads

Sanford Wallace and his two companies have agreed to stop distributing spyware while he fights a lawsuit from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.


US house prices grew at the slowest rate in thirty years in the second quarter, according to a closely-watched report from the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight , providing further evidence of a cooling US housing market.


UPDATE 1-WR Grace says grand jury indictment likely

WR Grace & Co. (GRA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it was likely to be indicted during the first quarter of 2005 by a federal grand jury investigating its former vermiculite


China's Hu Presses Sudan for Progress on Darfur

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Feb. 2 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao urged Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Friday to work harder to bring more Darfur rebels into the peace process, according to a Sudanese official.


Pakistan Says Gas Supply Fully Restored After Attack

Supplies from Pakistan's main gas  field have been fully restored, officials said on Saturday 11  days after a bloody attack by militant tribesmen seeking  greater autonomy forced the field to be shut down.


World stock markets facing MidEast-led shake-up

Global stock markets faced a radical shake-up on Thursday after Gulf states Qatar and the United Arab Emirates attempted to propel themselves into the heart of major western bourses.


Kenya deports British Muslim suspected of 'terrorism ties': group

Kenyan authorities have deported a British Muslim detained on suspicion of "terrorism ties" in connection with a cache of illegal weapons seized in the country, a rights group said Wednesday.


Earnings at E.D.S. Slip 13% After Verizon Ends Contract

E.D.S. reported net income of $189 million, or 36 cents a share, in the quarter that ended Dec. 31. That was down from $217 million, or 40 cents a share, a year earlier.


Jubilant ethnic Albanians in Kosovo pour onto the streets, ahead of an expected declaration of independence.


Officials left blushing over Japan blossom glitch

Japanese weather officials have been left red-faced after a computer glitch led to incorrect forecasts for the start of the cherry blossom season.


By Amanda Brown, Anthony Looch and Andrew Evans, PA Lords Staff. Government plans to eject Law Lords from Parliament and set up a Supreme Court were set to clear the House tonight, despite their last ditch


Iran Becomes an Issue In Democratic Contest

In the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, Iran has become the new Iraq.


One of the world's most famous cruise ships -- the Queen Elizabeth 2 -- set sail Sunday on its final global voyage before being turned into a floating hotel, media reported.


Milano, 12:57 - CALCIO, RONALDO; GALLIANI: CONDIZIONI MIGLIORI DI 8 ANNI FA

Il vicepresidente vicario del Milan Adriano Galliani è ottimista sulle condizioni di Ronaldo,...


You may be doing relatively well. But you can do better.


US mortgage applications climbed 12 percent last week as the lowest mortgage rates in four months prompted consumers to buy homes and refinance loans.