Pakistan forces kill journalist executioner

Security forces yesterday killed a Pakistani fugitive accused of organizing the kidnapping and killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002 and


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Effort to Transfer Primates From One Home to Another Is Rebuffed

Lawyers for the primates asserted that the nine animals had been mistreated at the Primarily Primates sanctuary in San Antonio and asked a judge to send them to a new sanctuary.


Woman details sexual allegations against Katsav

An Israeli woman accuses ex-president Moshe Katsav in court papers released on Thursday of raping her in his office, a charge he denied while admitting to other sex offences that forced him to quit in disgrace.


Phil Spector was often described as a music legend during the trial that ended Wednesday with a jury unable to decide whether he was guilty or innocent of murder.


Oggi previsto l'insediamento del premier Fayyad


Web App Consolidation Continues: HP Buys SPI

Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy Web application security specialist SPI Dynamics.


COLLEGES John Kerr Jr ., who coached Harvard's men's soccer team for nine seasons, was named head coach at Duke yesterday. Kerr, who captained the Blue Devils team that won the 1986 NCAA championship, replaces John Rennie , who retired after 29 seasons with a 410-161-34 record. Kerr, 42, played professionally in Europe before performing in Major League Soccer with ...


Firenze, 18:10 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: PRANDELLI NON MODIFICHERA' UNDICI

Doppia seduta di allenamento per la Fiorentina in vista della gara di domenica con il Chievo.  In ma...


City Room: City Room: Iranian Was Denied Ground Zero Visit

A request from Iranâs Mahmoud Ahmadinejad earlier this month was denied by the New York Police Department.


Firenze, 15:28 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: I CONVOCATI PER LA LAZIO

Sopno 19 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Fiorentina, Cesare Prandelli, per la sfida di doman...


A woman who stabbed to death her lover's wife is due to take to the witness box to give evidence against him.


The stones were likely heated in a fire and quickly doused in cold water, cracking before being placed along the serpentine earthen mound. The result: a curving paved structure possibly used in a ritual by Britain's Bronze Age inhabitants.


Apple Computer has quietly started to block technology created by RealNetworks to get around the iPod music playerâs copy-protection armor.


Canon U.K. retailers to send back EOS-1D Mark III cameras

No U.S. recall planned, though owners are  encouraged to send dysfunctional cameras   back to be fixed.


Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  on Monday said it had pleaded guilty to two federal criminal counts related to allegations it had illegally concealed a side deal to block introduction of a generic form of its blockbuster Plavix anti-clotting drug.


A person in Elkhart County who was diagnosed with West Nile virus has died. Indiana State Department of Health officials said the person could be described as "senior" or "elderly," but


Atene, 12:32 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: IL TABELLONE DEI QUARTI

Questo il tabellone dei quarti di finale di Champions League dopo il sorteggio di Atene.


Patricia Kennedy Lawford Dies at 82; Had Front Seat to History

Patricia Kennedy Lawford was a sister of President John F. Kennedy and was married to the actor Peter Lawford for 11 years.


When Pittsburg State (Kan.) football coach Chuck Broyles surveyed his roster last August, he was confident he had an offense that could score.


Pyaar Ke Side Effects team celebrate success

Pyaar Ke Side Effects has turned out to be surprise success.


Blast in Baghdad as US Defence Scretary winds up visit

Witnesses and hospital officials say they fear more casualties from the explosion as emergency crews sift through the wreckage. The US military says a fuel truck exploded, but can't say whether it caused by a suicide bomber or not.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


VERO BEACH, Fla. - A stubborn, slow-moving Hurricane Frances began a long-dreaded and extended assault on Florida yesterday. Packing winds in excess of 160 km/h, the storm pummelled a large swath of the state's eastern coastline.


Roma, 14:52 - CALCIO, LAZIO; LEDESMA: VOGLIO DIVENTARE GRANDE QUI

Cristian Ledesma ha vissuto un derby da protagonista: ''Segnare un gol del genere - ha detto il cent...


Rock star Ozzy Osbourne says his family will not make any more episodes of reality TV show The Osbournes.


US comedian Will Ferrell appears before students at University College Dublin to accept its James Joyce Award.


Up to 90,000 Afghans said displaced by war

Fighting between NATO-led forces and insurgents across southern Afghanistan has displaced an estimated 80,000 to 90,000 people over the past few months, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday.


Parliament Invasion Spurs Security Concern

Silver buckled shoes, stockings and a ceremonial sword? Time, some say, for Parliament's archaic security measures to be dragged into the 21st century after what was called the worst security breach at the House of Commons since 1642.


There will be no comeback this season by Trent Green, leaving the Miami Dolphins with an uncertain quarterback situation yet again. Green was placed on injured reserve Saturday, shelving him for the rest of the season following his second severe concussion in 13 months.


Cyberfamilias: Visits to Doctors Who Are Not in, Ever

Online symptoms searches can be useful. They can also give you acute misinformation.


In agosto, Ue-27 registra deficit in calo a 16,3mld


Welsh health minister Dr Brian Gibbons tells Labour MPs he will devote one day a week to cutting NHS waiting times.


Many people could use some extra money this time of year. It just so happens the Internal Revenue Service has some extra money on hand -- and if you are among the 2,915 taxpayers in Georgia


Gates Foundation to provide free access to computers and Internet in Romania

The Foundation of US billionaire and Microsoft founder Bill Gates plans to computerize Romania's public libraries to provide free access to computers and the Internet for all Romanians, the culture ministry said in Bucharest.


Xinhua World News Summary at 0800 GTM, Dec. 17

Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GTM, Dec. 17    WASHINGTON -- Astronauts Robert Curbeam and Sunita Williams finished the third spacewalk at 9:56 p.m.


Questa volta non ci sono dubbi: Yasser Arafat Ã¨ stato dichiarato clinicamente morto. L'equipe medica incaricata di assistere il leader palestinese ha annunciato la morte cerebale del presidente dell'Anp.


Judge Reinstates Rules on Sonar, Criticizing Bushâs Waiver for Navy

The decision to restore a series of provisions meant to protect whales was a rebuke to an effort by the Bush administration to exempt the Navy from those rules and from federal law.


Soon, Clean  Your House Like The Jetsons

Meet the Roomba, a deceptively simple gizmo that, more than anything else at last week's gadget extravaganza in Las Vegas, grabbed my attention. -Leslie Walker


A Turkish airliner flying from Tirana to Istanbul has been hijacked and flown to Brindisi in southern Italy.


Compromise offer in fight for UN Security Council seats

By Mark Turner at the United Nations and Hugh Williamson in,Berlin. Germany and Japan yesterday indicated their willingness to sacrifice veto rights in return for winning permanent seats on the United Nations


JAKE Plummer got off to a hot start and the Broncos defence pounded Billy Volek en route to a critical 37-16 victory over Tennessee that kept Denver in the hunt for a National Football League playoff berth on Christmas Day.


A district court on Wednesday issued notices  to film actor Aamir Khan, his father Tahir Husain and eight  other members of his family in connection with a petition  filed by Khan's brother Faisal Khan.


The search giant's new tool lets budding inventors browse 200 years' worth of intellectual property on file with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In Monkey Bites.


Cephalon warns doctors over pain drug deaths: FDA

Cephalon Inc. has warned doctors about deaths that have been linked to its Fentora pain drug for cancer patients, U.S. health regulators said on Thursday.


14 die in separatist violence as official visits Indian Kashmir

Tens of thousands of supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko filled Kiev's main square Saturday, joining planned nationwide protests over alleged election fraud.


Over two dozen rebels killed in Afghan battle: U.S

U.S.-led troops killed more than two dozen insurgents in a battle in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, without any civilian casualties, the U.S. military said on Monday.


Relationship Between Community Structure and Seed Bank to Describe Successional Dynamics of an Atlantic Coast Maritime Forest1

By Naumann, Julie C Young, Donald R  NAUMANN, J. C. AND D. R. YOUNG (Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284). Relationship between community structure and seed bank to describe successional dynamics of an Atlantic Coast maritime forest. J. Torrey Bot.


In need of help against separatist fighters, India ignores a EU-US weapons ban.


Dirty Harry had it right: Brain scans show revenge really might make your day. Planning revenge sparks enough satisfaction to motivate getting even - and the amount of satisfaction actually predicts who will go to greater lengths to do so, report Swiss researchers who monitored people's brain activity during an elaborate game of double-cross.


The Florida Gators are set to renew their annual rivalry with Georgia on Saturday, but the talk around Gainesville continues to revolve around one man.


Thousands of cyclists brought traffic in midtown Manhattan to a virtual standstill in the first significant protest ahead of the Republican convention at which President George


Sirius Subscriptions Up After Stern Deal

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., whose recent deal with radio "shock jock" Howard Stern rocked the broadcasting world, Tuesday said its subscription list has exceeded the 700,000 mark.


By GABRIELLA BROGGI  BELLINZONA, Switzerland - A North African man and his wife went on trial Wednesday on charges they ran Web sites that supported al-Qaida-linked groups with videos of people killed by terrorists and information on how to make bombs.


Solo Adventurer Circles Arctic in Two-Year Odyssey

South African adventurer Mike Horn on Thursday became the first man to circumnavigate the Arctic Circle without motorized transport, completing a more than two-year solo odyssey.


Police called to a suburban family's home encountered a stomach-churning scene: dozens of urine-filled bottles strewn amid animal feces, soiled toilet paper and trash piled several feet high.


ISS recommends "Yes" on NYSE merger vote: Euronext

ISS, a global proxy advisory firm, recommended that Euronext  shareholders vote in favor of the pan-European exchange's planned merger with New York Stock Exchange NYSE Group , Euronext said on Wednesday.


Boscastle - Emergency services searched the wreckage of a picturesque English fishing village on Tuesday for 15 people unaccounted for after flash floods created a wall of water which tore through the valley.


A suicide car bomber kills at least six people and injures nearly 30 others in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say.


Taliban kidnap two ICRC staff in Afghanistan

Taliban insurgents have kidnapped two officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Afghan province of Wardak, the provincial police chief said on Thursday.


Retail sales unexpectedly declined in December

Sales at U.S. retailers fell 0.4 percent in December and were less vigorous in November than previously thought, according to a government report on Tuesday that implied costlier energy and slumping housing prices were taking a toll on consumers.


The Balance laptop is being marketed as an affordable, easy-to-use home machine and should appeal to lower-income households, students and people who would previously not have considered a laptop.


Cisco Profits Are Higher, but Investors Want More

Cisco Systems, the largest maker of Internet networking equipment, reported Tuesday that its first-quarter profit rose 29 percent, squarely in line with Wall Street forecasts.


The six astronauts aboard Atlantis were supposed to fly to the international space station more than three years ago, but the Columbia disaster and then problems with the shuttle's fuel tank kept them grounded.


Scientists issue strongest coral warning

Scientists have issued their strongest warning so far this year that unusually warm Caribbean Sea temperatures threaten coral reefs that suffered widespread damage last year in record-setting heat.


NY Court Says Gay Couples Have Equal Right to Marry

Gay couples should be allowed to marry  because the state's constitution guarantees equality for all, a  New York judge said on Friday in a ruling that could eventually  clear the way for same-sex unions in New York.


Berlin loves its leading ladies more than films

A string of standout performances by  female leads, playing roles ranging from Lady Chatterley to  Edith Piaf, have rescued several movies at this year's Berlin  film festival, critics say.


Robot to Mix Chemotherapy Drugs at U.S. Hospital

The University of Colorado Hospital will use a robot to mix drugs for patients, which its developers say will eliminate human error and protect technicians from potentially dangerous drugs.


"Departed" wins best film at "green" Oscars

Director Martin Scorsese's crime thriller "The Departed" won the Oscar for best film on Sunday in a show that turned Hollywood's biggest night into a showcase for environmental activism.


NBC Universal ends contract with Apple's iTunes

NBC Universal has decided not to renew its contract to sell television shows on iTunes, becoming the second major media company to challenge Apple Inc's dominance in digital entertainment.


Senate Passes $136 Billion Corporate Tax Bill

The federal tax bill was approved by the Senate 69-17 after passing the House a week earlier by 280-41. Mr. Bush is expected to sign it, claiming it as support for the economy -- even though


Nymex crude oil futures fell below $50 a barrel Monday morning in a flurry of technical selling ahead of the presidential elections on Tuesday.


Depression often goes untreated after a stroke

NEW YORK  - Depression is common among   long-term stroke survivors, but few receive treatment for this   condition, according to a new report.


Polka Bandleader Faces Music for Swindling

SCRANTON, Pa. - A polka bandleader already serving time in Delaware was sentenced Thursday to nearly six years in prison and ordered to repay $4.9 million to investors he defrauded...


Intel's Rosedale chip brings WiMax closer

Intel Corp. has begun shipping samples of its first WiMax chip, called Rosedale, and the first network trials based on the technology will start next year, a senior company executive said Tuesday.


Consumer goods giant Unilever, fresh from a shock profits warning last month, says bad weather hit sales over the summer months.


On Endless Stages, Outdoor Dance Tempts Audiences and Trouble

Working around bats, bugs and dripping silver balloons, dancers overtake New York CityÂs public places.


British Airways cancels 966 flights in next three months

British Airways said it planned to cancel almost 1,000 flights in the next three months.


Sudanese government says ready to continue with talks

The head of the Sudanese delegation at the AU-mediated peace talks on the crisis-ridden Darfur region, Majzoub al-Khalifa, said that Khartoum was ready to continue negotiations with the rebels.


Uniform foul-up delays start of bronze medal game between US ...

The start of the men's basketball bronze medal game was delayed more than a half-hour Saturday night after both the United States and Lithuania arrived wearing white uniforms.


Derrek Lee drove in five runs with a three-run homer and a two-run double, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Reds, 12-4, last night in Cincinnati for their fifth straight win.


Bush starts five-nation Africa trip in Benin

President George W. Bush arrived in Benin on Saturday to start a five-nation tour of Africa aimed at highlighting U.S. support for health, education and democracy in the world's poorest continent.


Archaeologists unearthing the remains of George Washington's presidential home have discovered a hidden passageway used by his nine slaves, raising questions about whether the ruins should be incorporated into a new exhibit at the site.


ISPs turn blind eye to million-machine malware monster

Cablevision and Comcast coddling criminals? Several weeks ago, security researcher Lawrence Baldwin dispatched an urgent email to abuse handlers at OptimumOnline, the broadband provider owned by Cablevision, warning that one of its customers stood to lose more than $60,000 to cyber crooks.â¦


Xbox Live adds Disney movies to its download menu

Microsoft Corp.  announced the addition of Walt Disney Co. films to the Xbox  360's download service, Xbox Live, on Tuesday night at the  opening news conference for the E3 Media and Business Summit.


After watching the Lakers last season, nothing surprises me

Around this time last year I was preparing for midterms at the University of Southern California, managing a long-distance relationship and preparing to embark on one of the greatest assignments ever.


Roma, 15:32 - CALCIO, DONADONI: IN NAZIONALE PORTE APERTE PER CASSANO

Roberto Donadoni tiene aperta le porte della nazionale ad Antonio Cassano. ''Cassano sta giocando a ...


Firenze, 14:44 - CALCIO, SERIE C: GLI ARBITRI DEL 23/O TURNO

Ecco tutti gli arbitri designati a dirigere gli incontri della 23/a giornata del campionato di Serie...


A vaccine that has dramatically curbed pneumonia and other serious illnesses in children is having an unfortunate effect: promoting new superbugs that cause ear infections


Members of Scottish Muslim groups and mosques are to gather in Glasgow for a rally against terrorism.


The main U.S. envoy on North Korea's nuclear program said Sunday that arms negotiations had reached a "fork in the road" between diplomacy and sanctions, and called for progress at the six-party talks set to resume following a 13-month hiatus.


A senior U.S. diplomat urged Syria's president Saturday to withdraw his country's troops from Lebanon and stop interfering in internal Lebanese affairs, a message delivered at a time when Syrian-American relations have been particularly strained.


Bell ringers beginning to take donations via plastic

The clang of coins in the Salvation Army's trademark red kettles is being replaced, at least in part, with the swipe of credit and debit cards, as some bell ringers began using handheld card readers here.


Enzyme may provide treatment for gluten intolerance

NEW YORK  - An enzyme has been recently identified that is able to degrade gluten in a laboratory simulation of the gastrointestinal tract.


The 1960s-based TV drama "American Dreams" has brought some color back into Dick Clark's younger days.


Sony's lead in game console market may slip-EA CEO

Electronic Arts Inc.'s   outgoing chief executive Larry Probst said on Monday the  world's biggest video game publisher expects Sony Corp.'s  dominance over the console market to slip in the current  hardware war.


Bonaiuti, governo salvato per un pelo ma ormai finito


Pataki's Budget Leaves Some City Transit Projects in Doubt

Gov. George E. Pataki's proposed $105.5 billion budget would leave projects as the Second Avenue subway and L.I.R.R. access to Grand Central Terminal in doubt.


American man Scott Peterson is found guilty of the double murder of his heavily pregnant wife and their son.


Fiji's interim prime minister, who was installed by a military coup, said Thursday it could be two years before elections restore democracy to the South Pacific island.


France has always had a soft spot for the lawbreaker. Now JÃ©rÃ´me Kerviel, the trader who cost SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale more than $7 billion, has attracted a fan club of his own.


By McLean, Mike  Spokane County officials have accepted a site plan, and have required traffic improvements, for an 18-lot commercial development proposed for the northeast corner of U.S. 395 and Hatch Road, north of Spokane.


Head teachers are calling on the new education secretary to bring in plans for a new diploma in full.


From a Virtual Shadow, Messages of Terror

The Internet has emerged as a prime tool for Islamic radicals, who use its anonymity to coordinate secret operations and get their message to the public without fear of detection.


Starbucks' Hear Music to be available on iTunes

Starbucks Corp. on Thursday said its Hear Music catalog will be available in the iTunes music store under an agreement with iTunes owner Apple Computer Inc..


US sprinter Michelle Collins is banned for doping offences despite not failing a drugs test.


As we predicted 10 days ago, David Coulthard has been signed by Red Bull Racing for the 2005 season. The team has not named a second driver but it is expected that the Austrian-owned team will eventually nominate


Loree Moore had 20 points and a career-high six steals to lead the New York Liberty to an 80-68 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday night.


Bonanni: dialoghiamo, Epifani: si tratta di mezze verita'


Woody Allen Takes Plunge to Direct First-Ever Opera

A couple of odd shows are planned for the Los Angeles Opera's '08- 09 season.  First there's consummate New Yorker Woody Allen, who has agreed to fly to L.A.


Science & environment: Concerns about adverse environmental impacts prompt review of drive to run vehicles on biofuels


Kite Runner rape scene worries boy actor

A 12-year-old Afghan boy starring in the upcoming film "The Kite Runner" fears he and his family could be ostracized or even attacked because of a rape scene that he says he reluctantly acted in — a sequence the family wants cut.


DVD reviews: "Departed," "Infernal Affairs"

A murderous gang leader,  played with verve and sly humor by a virtuoso veteran actor.


Aumento dell'8% rispetto al 2006, secondo Unioncamere


Kosovo Is Recognized but Rebuked by Others

Kosovo won the recognition of the United States and its biggest Western European allies, but was rejected by other states facing their own separatist movements.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - The militant group led by al-Qaida ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi posted a gruesome video on a Web site Monday showing the decapitation of a man identified as American civil engineer Eugene Armstrong and said a second hostage - either an American or a Briton - would be killed in 24 hours.    The grisly beheading was the latest killing in a particularly violent month in Iraq, with more than 300 people dead in insurgent attacks and U.S...


Third-ranked Lady Tigers will face Arizona State

No. 3 LSU will take on Arizona State in the championship of the Women's Sports Foundation Classic Friday after the Lady Tigers beat Maine 81-50 on Thursday night to give LSU head coach Pokey Chapman her first career victory.


A Canadian inventor has created Internet-based technology that could soon see regular computer users acting as armchair spies. Vincent Tao, an engineer at Toronto's York University


Gunmen seize 3-year-old British girl in Nigeria

Armed men kidnapped a three-year-old British girl on Thursday, heightening a foreign hostage crisis in Nigeria's troubled main oil producing zone.


U.S. offers to keep shield on stand-by: officials

The United States has proposed keeping parts of its missile defense shield on "stand-by" short of full readiness in a bid to soothe Russian concerns, U.S. officials and NATO envoys said on Tuesday.


Pentagon withholds 15 percent of Halliburton payments

WASHINGTON : The Pentagon will withhold 15 percent of future payments to Halliburton after accusing it of inadequate accounting for contract work in Iraq and Kuwait, the firm said.


The number of abortions in the United States dropped to 1.2 million in 2005, the lowest level since 1974 and down 25 percent from the all-time high of 1.6 million in 1990, according to report issued Thursday.


Germany down NZ 2-1 in Champions Trophy playoff

New Zealand ended their Champions Trophy hockey campaign with a 1-2 loss to Germany in Lahore, Pakistan yesterday to leave the tournament winless.


Why restraining Microsoft no longer matters

European regulators won a big court victory this week but CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Microsoft must fend off a bigger challenge.


A documentary revealing the past 12 months of JK Rowling's life is to be shown on ITV1.


MANCHESTER, N.H. -- As Sen. John McCain stages a resurrection in New Hampshire, his loyalists here say they can feel it in the air: the spirit of early 2000, when the Arizona Republican rode a raucous insurgency to trounce his party's establishment prince, George W. Bush, in the first-in-the-nation...


EU lifts its embargo on Liberian diamonds

The European Union on Monday lifted its embargo on Liberian diamonds, following a decision by the UN Security Council in April that the trade in "blood diamonds" from the country has been stemmed.


Chile's Pinochet Questioned by Investigative Judge

SANTIAGO, Chile  - An investigative judge  questioned former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for half an  hour on Saturday to decide whether to indict him in one of  hundreds of human rights cases stemming from his 1973-1990  rule.


Chinese shun sex for a good, old-fashioned bank

Google.cn word search results The Chinese appear to have dismally failed to grasp the primary use of Google, with searches on the word "sex" ranking way down the list of most-Googled terms in the country last year.â¦


Independent power producer Dynegy Inc.   DYN.N said on Friday it will pay over $2 billion for the   power plants of private equity fund LS Power Group, fulfilling   a long-time goal to expand its generating fleet.


Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith is a runaway winner on Saturday night, taking home the Heisman Trophy for his flawless season with the No. 1 Buckeyes.


Joyous Sudanese Gather to Witness Peace Deal

Singing, dancing Sudanese exiles gathered to witness the signing on Sunday of a deal ending Africa's longest-running civil war, saying they were determined to go home and rebuild their lives.


Sharapova and Jankovic make smooth starts on grass

Maria Sharapova and Jelena Jankovic made smooth starts to their grasscourt season on Wednesday, cruising into the third round of the Birmingham Classic.


Wal-Mart demands double RFID chips with groceries

Wal-Mart says 500 new stores and clubs will roll out RFID for case- and pallet-level tracking before the end of the fiscal year.


Maxime A. Faget, 83, a retired NASA aeronautical engineer whose innovative designs contributed greatly to manned spacecraft from Mercury to the space shuttle, died of cancer Oct. 10 at his home in Houston.


Sri Lanka's ceasefire hung by a thread as Tamil Tiger rebels and government forces traded artillery fire and Finland and Denmark announced their truce observers would leave the country.


Former British Home Secretary found linked to breach of rules

An official inquiry in Britain showed on Tuesday that former British Home Secretary David Blunkett was linked to a breach of the rules of his office in the case of the fast-tracking


It was the Arab media that broke the news of Kenneth Bigley's killing and most of the pan-Arab satellite channels led with the story after the news was officially confirmed.


Blast in Marriott Hotel's lobby leaves one killed, over 10 injured

ISLAMABAD: A blast that occurred in the Marriott hotel killed one and left at over ten people injured including four foreigners at 9:35 pm at the entrance to the hotel on Thursday, sources said.


A HOWLER by Manchester United goalkeeper Tim Howard led to Lyon taking a 35th minute lead in this Champions League game today. Howard dropped a Juninho cross and Cristiano Cris was left with a tap-in for the French.


PORT BLAIR, DECEMBER 30: The tsunami death toll might not have been as astronomical as it was thought to be in the Andaman and Nicobar Islandsâthe numbers have begun to decrease as dramatically as it climbed.


Farewell, at last, to tallyho. After seven years of angry debate, frustrated motions and legislative maneuvering, Britain's Parliament finally approved a ban on fox hunting


Does Dell scorn EMC with EqualLogic buy?

With partnerships like this, who needs competition? Analysis On Monday, Dell said it will acquire iSCSI storage vendor EqualLogic for $1.4bn. That's no small chunk of change even for a company with Dell's deep pockets. And the price is even more significant when you consider Dell's historic aversions to meaty acquisitions.â¦


Polemico il leghista Calderoli: Â«Ã e resta il solito ...

RIMINI - Pisanu torna a parlare di modifiche sulla legge per l'immigrazione e scatena le ire della Lega Nord. Per il ministro dellâInterno Giuseppe Pisanu Â«Ã¨ arrivato il momento, forse, di fare il tagliando


Michael Howard will unveil a 'timetable for action' for a Tory government in a bid to win back voters.


Domani vedra' Putin e presiedera' consiglio italo-russo


US President George Bush meets the Uruguayan president as part of his five-nation Latin American tour.


LONDON, England -- Arsene Wenger has ruled out a January transfer swoop for Australia's Mark Schwarzer or any of the other goalkeepers he has been linked with.


Spy agency investigates Libyan interest in weapons of mass destruction

OTTAWA (CP) - As Paul Martin plans a relation-thawing visit to Libya, a newly disclosed report shows Canada's spy agency was probing the North African country's interest in deadly weapons as recently as last spring.


Pescara, 19:30 - CALCIO, PESCARA: TARDIOLI TORNA A LAVORARE IN GRUPPO

Doppio allenamento del Pescara in vista della gara di sabato prossimo contro il Napoli. Si è ...


Prince Charles tells Euro MPs the biggest ever public-private partnership is needed to tackle climate change.


Terrell Owens was scheduled to undergo surgery late afternoon or early evening Monday, likely to have a plate screwed into his broken right ring finger.


To strengthen the fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria in India, Global Fund (GF), a US-based funding agency, has approved grants worth 413 million dollars to India for seven proposals, each of five-year duration.


Guest columnist Administration's salmon approach has been tried ...

AS the Pacific Northwest debates the Bush administration's recent proposal to count hatchery fish alongside wild fish in applying the Endangered Species Act - and its new plan to cut


Indiscrezioni stampa su contatti per integrazione con Bper


Europe's heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket puts two satellites in orbit after taking off from French Guiana.


Microsoft patent case stirs software export fears

In unlikely combination, U.S. government and advocates of free and open-source software are backing Microsoft in patent spat with AT&T.


AMERICA/PERÃ - L'Arcivescovo di Piura offre una raccolta di riflessioni, suggerimenti e raccomandazioni affinchÃ© i fedeli possano vivere la Quaresima come tempo di grazia e rinnovamento della fede Piura (Agenzia Fides) - All'inizio della Quaresima l'Arcivescovo di Piura, Mons. JosÃ© Antonio Eguren Anselmi, ha presentato una raccolta di riflessioni, suggerimenti e raccomandazioni affinchÃ© i fedeli possano prepararsi a vivere questo tempo di graz...


Growth of Genetic Tests Concerns Federal Panel

Regulation and oversight has not kept pace with the development of new genetic tests and efforts to sell them directly to consumers.


Response to Continental's Denial of Responsibility in Concorde ...

SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite an official French report declaring that a metal strip that fell off a Continental DC-10, and a fuel tank design flaw on the Concorde, were directly responsible


VATICANO - Benedetto XVI allÂAngelus : ÂLÂemergenza della fame e quella ecologica stanno a denunciare, con crescente evidenza, che la logica del profitto, se prevalente, incrementa la sproporzione tra ricchi e poveri e un rovinoso sfruttamento del pianetaÂ Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - ÂLÂemergenza della fame e quella ecologica stanno a denunciare, con crescente evidenza, che la logica del profitto, se prevalente, incrementa la sproporzione tra ricchi e poveri e un rovinoso sfruttamento del pianeta...


Japanese telecoms and internet firm Softbank has seen losses climb as it spends to market a new cut-rate phone service.


USA Today publisher Gannett Co Inc said on Thursday that the president of its newspaper division will retire in late May.


The U.S. command in Iraq may soon be forced to accept groups we've branded 'death squads' if we're ever going to stabilize the country.


Sebastian firm repeats calls for tracking

New tests for mad cow disease in the United States has a Treasure Coast company reiterating its calls for animal tracking systems.


Woodrow Marriott's talented chestnut colt Malibu Moonshine wins the $75,000 Miracle Wood Stakes for 3-year-olds.


Rapper Foxy Brown has received 76 days in punitive segregation after she scuffled with another inmate at Rikers Island jail, authorities said Tuesday.


Princess Galyani Vadhana, the elder sister of Thailand's much-loved monarch, dies of cancer at the age of 84.


The normally phlegmatic Lee Westwood stormed off the 18th green at the Gary Player Country Club yesterday after a final round of 80 had ruined his chances of claiming the Â£630,000 first prize in the Nedbank Golf Challenge.


The two Greek sprinters who missed drug tests prior to the start of the Athens Olympics today withdrew from the games.


Ex capo "cupola" sottoposto a intervento alla tiroide


North Korea pledges to boost its 'war deterrent', days after missing a deadline for declaring its nuclear activities.


Blair admitted to Hammersmith Hospital for heart operation :

World News > London, Oct 1 : British Prime Minister Tony Blair was today admitted to the Hammersmith Hospital in west London for corrective treatment of an irregular heartbeat.


Getty museum must return disputed art works: Italy

Italy insisted on Thursday the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles must return all disputed art works in its collection and said the era when respected museums could get away with displaying looted antiquities was over.


Japanese industrial production expands for the first time in three months, pushing the Nikkei up for the first time in nine days.


Pope counsels Europe's unhappy Catholics

Pope Benedict XVI, reaching out to disillusioned Catholics across Europe, ended a three-day Austria pilgrimage Sunday with a Mass in Vienna and a stop at a medieval abbey that drew tens of thousands of cheering faithful.


Merrill CEO met Wachovia for possible merger: report

Merrill Lynch & Co.'s  Chief  Executive Stan O'Neal broached the idea of merging with  Wachovia Corp.  without first getting board approval,  angering some members so much that they considered replacements  for O'Neal, the New York Times reported on Friday.


Few companies make flu vaccines because they say they are more trouble than they are worth. By DAVID BROWN. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals doesn't make flu shots anymore, and it doesn't miss them.


CBS wins weekly ratings with "NCIS," "Survivor"

CBS won last week's  primetime ratings race in both viewership and the adults 18-49  demographic, while the network's adventure series "NCIS" took  advantage of the paucity of original episodes to become the  most-watched show for the first time in its four-season run.


Britain took a shock gold in the men's  Olympic 4x100 meters relay Saturday, pipping favorite the  United States by one hundredth of a second.


Wesley Snipes' attempt to delay his federal tax-evasion trial was denied Tuesday by a federal appeals court in Atlanta.


Frank Lampard came on as a substitute in a thrilling match between Fulham and Chelsea to send the Blues into the Carling League Cup semi-finals with an 88th.


Rebates for Customers Of InPhonic In Peril, Again

InPhonic, a reseller of wireless services based in the District, may be leaving some of its customers out in the cold for a second time.


Napoli, 19:39 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; REJA: CON L'EMPOLI LA PRIMA DEL 4-3-3

Domani, allo stadio San Paolo contro l'Empoli, il Napoli scenderà in campo con il 4-3-3, il n...


Second seed Justine Henin-Hardenne   hammered out a warning to her rivals for the U.S. Open title   when she crushed Israeli Shahar Peer 6-1 6-0 to reach the   quarter-finals.


Orlando Magic coach Johnny Davis, right, and Boston Celtics' coach Doc Rivers get together prior to their game in Orlando, Fla.


Global Competitiveness Survey Highlights

NEW YORK - It doesn't look like Britannia will again rule the waves anytime soon. In the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report, the UK's business environment rose four places to 11th this year, ahead of Germany at 13 and France at 27.


Tank Johnson's blood alcohol level was below the legal limit when the former Chicago Bears tackle was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving June 22.


Blackwater guard in Iraq said "stop shooting": media

A Blackwater security guard screamed at colleagues to "stop shooting" in an incident that left 11 Iraqi civilians dead, enraged the government and sparked reviews of security firms in Iraq, U.S. media said on Friday.


Baseball players may not be the only animals looking to gain an advantage by using steroids.


The UN Security Council begins a tour of the Great Lakes region in  Africa to support peace efforts there.


Carlyle cuts IPO price due to market "headwinds"

Carlyle Capital Corporation Ltd (CCC) has cut the price of a planned initial public offering, its chief executive said on Thursday, blaming market "headwinds".


MSNBC reporter suspended for "pimp" remark

MSNBC correspondent David  Shuster will serve a two-week suspension for comments that  angered the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign.


ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD-All Eyes on US Jobs Report

US jobs data will be the biggest show in town next week as speculation mounts as to whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in September.


Nearly complete official returns show opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko taking a commanding lead over Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych in Ukraine's repeat presidential runoff election on Sunday.


Crescono esportazioni, cala passivo bilancia commerciale


NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - India and China objected on Saturday to a draft deal at U.N. talks in Bali meant to launch negotiations on a global pact by 2009 to fight climate change, saying rich nations should do more to lead the way.


Spain's new king delivers a dream result

SEVILLE: Carlos Moya's career has been a rollercoaster journey of ups and downs, but converting the winning point for Spain to land the Davis Cup yesterday represented a high point about which he had long dreamed -- and obsessed.


A federal judge Monday ordered the Pentagon to stop a tribunal against a former driver for Osama bin Laden and return him to the regular population at GuantÃ¡namo Bay.


Inter looking for role reversal in Milan derby

Milan, Italy (Sports Network) - Inter Milan and AC Milan enter the highly anticipated Milan derby on Sunday in good form. Regardless of the result, however, neither club will likely occupy the top spot when the weekend matches come to an end.


Hungarians to take home hurricane stories

Hurricanes don't happen in Hungary. They usually don't happen here, either. At least, that's what Robert Szoke, Gregely Horvath and Renata Gorog thought when they made plans to spend their university vacations ...


Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell urges the immediate closure of the US prison in Guantanamo Bay.


Radcliffe plans to run in next two Olympics

Paula Radcliffe today revealed her determination to run at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing - and again at the age of 38 at the 2012 Games - which could be in London.


The American Medical Association wants authorities to investigate whether quickie retail-based health clinics run by pharmacy chains pose conflicts of interest that put profits ahead of patient health.


Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul so far has raised more than $18 million in the final three months of the year, an aide to the Texas congressman said Monday.


Top Stories of 2007: The Age of Realignment

Among the hot stories this year: Apple launched the iPhone, Google announced Android, and social networking hit prime time.


Ricerca, per loro non ci sono prospettive di benessere


Weaker Ivan Buffets Louisiana with Wind, Rain

The remains of Hurricane Ivan buffeted the Louisiana coast on Thursday evening with heavy rains and gusty winds as it moved in from the Gulf of Mexico, much diminished from the ferocious monster that earlier killed more than 100 people


S.Korea pardons Daewoo founder, death-row inmates

South Korea's president on Monday commuted the death sentences of six inmates on death row and pardoned the founder of the Daewoo conglomerate, convicted of fraud in one of the biggest corporate bankruptcies in history.


Dion Harris is playing with more confidence, and it showed big-time Wednesday night. Harris, a sophomore guard from Detroit Redford and a former Mr.


Storm leaves 260,000 without power in U.S. Northwest

A wind storm, packing gusts of 90 miles per hour, has left more than 260,000 customers without power in the Pacific Northwest on Friday, local power companies said.


Investor Burkle joins Dow Jones union in bid try

Los Angeles billionaire Ron Burkle has  joined Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  employees to try to counter  a $5 billion bid for the company from Rupert Murdoch's News  Corp.(NWSa.N), a union official said on Tuesday.


Iran to hold Iraq talks with U.S. on Monday: report

Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks on Monday over the issue of Iraqi security, an Iranian newspaper on Sunday quoted an unnamed official as saying.


While the price increases for oil and other commodities may dampen growth in trade and overall output in 2005, these effects are being outweighed in 2004 by vigorous trade expansion in many countries and stronger than expected recovery in several others.


Atlantis readies descent to Earth after successful ISS mission

The Atlantis crew of seven examined the shuttle's heat shield one last time in preparation for returning to Earth, after a successful two-week mission to the International Space Station.


Wall Street is seen opening slightly higher on Tuesday, tracking gains in Europe and Asia as investors around the world bet the Federal Reserve has another interest-rate cut up its sleeve to help avert a recession.


Detenuto riesce a fuggire dal Solliccianino di Firenze


Iraq Voter Registration Gets Low Detroit Turnout

A surprisingly low number of Iraqis  turned out on Monday in the Detroit area -- home to one of the  largest concentrations of Arabs outside the Middle East -- to  register to vote in the upcoming election in their homeland.


Genova, 18:59 - CALCIO, BRESCIA; COSMI: E' VERO, SONO ACQUA PASSATA

I due si erano lasciati male due anni fa, oggi, dopo la scoppola rimediata a Genova dal suo Brescia,...


President Bush sees the world as a struggle between good and evil, but his push for democracy often collides with geopolitical reality.


The chain takes yet another shot at mattering in cyberspace.


The animated "Shark Tale," featuring the voice of Will Smith as an undersea small fry who tells a big fish story, put the bite on the box office with a $47.


Anti-Bush Protesters Battle Police at Chile Summit

By Jason Webb SANTIAGO, Chile  - Hooded anti-American marchersprotesting an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile on Friday hurledMolotov cocktails and stones at police who retaliated withwater cannons and tear gas.


During his years with the Lakers, Derek Fisher became synonymous with late-game heroics. With Fisher having taken his act north, the theatrics took on a twist last night in the Warriors' 110-106 win over the Celtics, though he still played a major role in the decisive basket.


Finland becomes the latest country to ratify the European constitution, as its EU presidency draws to a close.


Scientists Say Mummiesâ Lice Show Pre-Columbian Origins

The Europeans who followed Columbus to America did not introduce lice, as had been suspected.


German parliament commemorates Holocaust

Germany's parliament on Friday acknowledged the country's special responsibility in the battle against anti-Semitism and racism.


Coppa Italia: Messina-Siena e Salernitana-Palermo

MILANO - E' stato sorteggiato oggi il primo turno ad eliminazione diretta della Tim Cup, in base ai risultati della fase a gironi. Accedono al primo turno eliminatorio: Torino (vincente girone 1), Atalanta


Indonesia's President Vows to Make Changes to Bring in Foreign Investment

In his first state visit to Singapore, the president of Indonesia gave business leaders a glimpse of the more dynamic economy he wants his nation to be.


Bush Picks Treasury Deputy Bodman for Energy Post

Deputy Secretary of the US Treasury Samuel W. Bodman, former chairman of chemical-maker Cabot Corp., was nominated by President George W. Bush to be energy secretary.


Viacom Calls Super Bowl Fine 'Illogical'

Viacom argued Monday that the $550,000 proposed government fine for Janet Jackson's Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction was "entirely illogical."


ROSTOCK, Germany -- Violence erupted yesterday in this port city as radicals wearing hoods and bandanas broke from a peaceful antiglobalization protest and attacked police with sticks, bottles, and Molotov cocktails ahead of this week's summit of leading industrialized nations.


ATHENS, Greece - When the final whistle blew, an exhausted Mia Hamm was quickly swarmed by 17 thrilled teammates. A few minutes later, an Olympic gold medal was hanging around her neck, too...


Beirut's main streets were shut down and armed guards stood vigilant today as anti-Syrian crowds chanting political slogans and waving the Lebanese flag packed into the capital's largest square in anticipation of the funeral of slain Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel. The Christian official was gunned down Tuesday, with many blaming Syria.


Bonds Wins MVP Award Despite Tainted Season

San Francisco Giants slugger  Barry Bonds captured a record seventh MVP award on Monday,  providing a sparkling finish to a season tainted by doping  allegations.


Take advantage of Uncle Sam's gift to you.


Genova, 17:11 - CALCIO, FLACHI: LA SAMPDORIA DEVE SOLO RINGRAZIARE NOVELLINO

La Sampdoria ha doppiato la sconfitta di Torino con il 2-4 con la Roma, ma Francesco Flachi dai micr...


Lilly Throws One of Three Shutouts in AL

Ted Lilly's three-hit shutout against the surging Boston Red Sox was barely the best pitching performance in the American League. Detroit's Jeremy Bonderman struck out a career-high 14 Monday night in a 7-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox, and Scott Kazmir pitched five scoreless innings to win his major league debut for Tampa Bay...


Charity Ford scored 15 points, Dominique Washington added 12 and Lauren Ervin grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 24 Arkansas to a 70-54 victory over Memphis on Monday night.


Pilots' union accepts pay cuts from US Airways

Pilots at US Airways narrowly approved $300 million in wage and benefit cuts today, making the Air Line Pilots Association the first major union representing US Airways workers to agree to permanent concessions.


Senators Cautious On Plan for Equity Tax

The spring rush to raise taxes on private-equity firms and hedge funds has turned into a crawl as congressional tax writers, particularly in the Senate, take a cautious approach to crafting the legislation.


'Amelie' Director Defends French Credentials

The new film "A Very Long Engagement" was filmed and set in France and uses French actors, extras and technicians. And now its French director is fighting in French courts to prove his film is French.


Sinn Fein must help the Robert McCartney murder inquiry if they are genuine on policing, his sister says.


A presidential election can be a strange prism on the real world. Small incidents can look monumental simply because theyâre unexpected or embarrassing (remember the flap over


Confratelli: siamo in attesa. Missionario rapito 10 giugno


Roe named ahead of Lyons for Scotland Test

Queensland Reds' number eight John Roe will make his starting debut for the Wallabies in Saturday's first Test against Scotland at Murrayfield.


LONDON - For a team that calls team spirit their greatest strength, the brawl between Patrick Vieira and Bisan Lauren will come as great concern to manager Arsene Wenger.


Chevron says Australia LNG projects face challenge

Australia's plan to quadruple liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to 60 million tonnes a year by 2017 was becoming more challenging due to soaring costs, oil giant Chevron Corp.  said on Thursday.


Police Break Up Belarus Opposition Rally

Police broke up an opposition rally in Minsk on Tuesday protesting against the results of a referendum, which allowed President Alexander Lukashenko to extend his rule after more than a decade in power.


Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall

TUESDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer death rates continue to decline more than 2 percent annually, a long-running trend that can be traced to early detection and better treatments, according to a new American Cancer Society report.


The global climate debate needs to embrace a "new way of thinking", UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon urges.


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

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


Roy Hibbert scored 14 of his 18 points in ninth-ranked Georgetown's big first half and the Hoyas cruised past No. 13 Pittsburgh, 65-42, last night in New York to win the Big East tournament for the first time since 1989.


Sigma-Aldrich Receives Merck & Co., Inc. 2006 Sector Operational Award

ST. LOUIS, March 8  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich, , a leading $1.8 billion Life Science and High Technology company, is pleased to announce it has been named a recipient of Merck & Co., Inc.'s prestigious 2006 Sector Operational Award.


Musharraf to start UK visit, will meet Blair

LONDON, December 06 (Online): President General Pervez Musharraf arrived here late Sunday morning at the start of a two-day official visit to UK, expressing the hope that his talks with British leaders would ...


Who Needs Real Toys? ; Log in, Choose Your Doll, Dress Her Up, and Make Play Pals Across the World. Julia Stuart on the Websites That Are Getting Girls As Young As Six Hooked on Social Networking

By Julia Stuart  They come home from school, ignore their toyboxes and log on. Mouses in hand, they enter a virtual world and play with their dolls online. The real thing, it appears, is no longer cool.   There is a plethora of internet sites now catering for young girls.


African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma will be the governing party's candidate for national elections despite his pending trial on corruption charges


Worries about the job market has left confidence among US consumers at a nine-month low.


Scientists risk debates on their research being shaped by minority "maverick" views, Lord Martin Rees warns.


Ahmadinejad vows Iran 'will not bend' on nuclear

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed Iran "would not bend one inch" over its nuclear programme as key talks with the European Union wrapped up in Berlin with no breakthrough.


880 Pounds of Cocaine Seized Off Colombia

A joint French, American and British anti-narcotics operation intercepted four smugglers with 880 pounds of cocaine off the coast of Colombia this week, France's Defense Ministry said Friday.


Microsoft waves in Minority Report-style computing era

Another Minority operating system? Microsoft launched Surface Computing last night, and with a new computing paradigm - the table-top.â¦


Crude oil drifts lower as Christmas looms, Yukos asset back in ...

Crude oil futures drifted lower Thursday, extending steep declines that came as the US government reported a surprise increase in stocks of oil and distillates, allaying fears of a winter supply crunch.


Kremlin dark horse is Russia's new oil tsar

MOSCOW - Foreign investors beware: Mysterious Kremlin man Igor Sechin is now at the helm of the world's second largest crude producer after the company he chairs gobbled up prized Yukos asset Yugansk.


From tycoon to politician, he led nation's rebuilding

BEIRUT -- Rafik Hariri, a self-made billionaire construction tycoon who amassed his fortune in Saudi Arabia, led the rebuilding of a shattered Lebanon as its prime minister in the years following the tiny country's protracted civil war.


In effect, that means seventh-place Ryan Newman could take the points lead at Darlington, mathematically at least. It would take major problems by most of those in front of him, but


UK Hostage Bigley's Killing Confirmed by His Family

The family of Kenneth Bigley who was taken hostage in Iraq on Sept. 16 confirmed that the engineer has been killed by his captors.


Dell/Microsoft team up on system management

Dell and Microsoft have teamed up to develop a combined enterprise IT management tool designed to offer a single point of administration for hardware and software.


House Panel Backs Real ID Act Resolution

A resolution urging Congress to reconsider the Real ID Act got a unanimous nod from a House committee and will be placed on the House's consent calendar for a vote.


Hughes 'Surprised' by Beckham's Clear Thinking

Wales manager Mark Hughes today refused to condemn David Beckham after the England captain admitted he deliberately got himself booked during Saturdayâs clash with Ben Thatcher at Old Trafford.


WIN Two Great Mother's Day CDs ; CLASSICAL GREATS

WIN a magical Mother's Day double - two CDs that'll really make her day.   The Sunday Mercury has teamed up with Sony BMG for a great giveaway.   Each of FIVE winners will each scoop both these double-album delights.


New TVs Offer Great Pictures and Confusing Technology

By David Magliano, The Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Dec. 16--You know what size television you want, and you know how much  you want to spend, but do you know your LCD from your DLP?   You're not alone.


Trump tells "Apprentice" sidekick "you're fired"

She's fired! Carolyn Kepcher, a Trump  organization executive famous for her role as a tough-talking  judge on the hit television reality show "The Apprentice," is  being replaced on the show by his daughter and is no longer  with the company, a Trump representative said on Thursday.


Tycho:  Last year's iteration of Tiger Woods had a fairly serious glitch in multiplayer, in that the game could not be played in multiplayer mode.  Or, it worked sometimes, but there was no way to know how or when - what combination of dances and burning herbs would right this aloof mechanism.  It was most likely the rush of new owners securing tee-times on simulated links, but after a week of trying to use the product without success I decided that I had better things to do than try and contextualize EA's grave miscalculations.    The few times we were able to jump on and actually get in there were the kind of epic, unadulterated "guy fun" one sees lionized in hilarious summer comedies.  Golf as a sport (and as a videogame) has the strong undercurrent of shared misery that one usually finds only in dive bars.  The recently released demo for this year's product - on both PSN and XBL, now - recalled those moments to us, independent of the rage that bookended each round of powerfully communal spirit lodge golf.  This year's product has a huge focus on Gamernet, a kind of user created content initiative that will hopefully see them approach the performance of their online infrastructure with more conviction.     GameFace, their face making thing, has seen a significant jump this year as well - it can take pictures from your console's camera and create actual face geometry, and I understand that photos can even be uploaded online and then brought down on the console for processing.  We were able to get some pretty good results with the earlier versions of the tool, but this is very much appreciated.  Of course, in the wrong hands, every tool is a weapon.     Ubisoft is now saying that Haze is an exclusive exclusive for the PS3, and not one of them timed or partial exclusives one might see in the lesser houses.  Truly monogamous games are rare these days, and this is certainly a surprise, but this thing has been hopping back and forth for months.  There was even a leaked document that showed this "exclusive" being released a week later for PC and 360, though all traces of the document were soon obliterated.  Assassin's Creed was (as you'll recall) a PS3 exclusive as well.  For a week, at any rate.        I'm really excited for Haze, but I'm not sure if that's a universally held belief.  The writer made a good impression on me at E3 several years ago, and Free Radical makes a good impression on me whenever they make a videogame.  It's also a four player co-op experience with a unique, asymmetrical multiplayer proposition that you've probably read about.  But, as with Bioshock, I'm really in it for the story - and, also like Bioshock, I think anything that limits its potential audience is a serious mistake.


People who use public or workplace computers for e-mail, instant messaging and Web searching have a new security risk to worry about: Google's free new tool that indexes a PC's contents for quickly locating data.


Litvinenko contact was on BA aircraft grounded because of radiation

One of the two Russians who met with Alexander Litvinenko on the day he fell mortally ill was on a British Airways aircraft being tested for radiation, a Russian newspaper reported as the investigation into the former spy's death continued.


Unwilling to concede defeat, congressional leaders expressed hope Sunday that lawmakers could return next month to resolve a turf battle that has blocked passage of an overhaul of the nation's intelligence agencies. Much depends on whether President Bush is more active in bringing his own troops in line, they said.


Kerry turns the Bible, terror comments on Bush

Democratic challenger John Kerry turned the Bible against born-again Methodist President George W. Bush, arguing that his policies ran counter to America's moral foundation.


New target market for Mexico's resorts: Mexican-Americans

Mexican-Americans' purchasing power is growing, and Mexico's tourism board is responding.


Army Contests Rumsfeld Bid on Occupation

Special operations would lose cadre of nation-building civil affairs troops to oversea assignments.


Earth may be at warmest point in 1 million years

Earth may be close to the warmest it   has been in the last million years, especially in the part of   the Pacific Ocean where potentially violent El Nino weather   patterns are born, climate scientists reported on Monday.


Ireland Urged to Adopt Cervical Screening Program

Health experts urged Ireland to  introduce a national screening program for cervical cancer  after a report published on Tuesday revealed deaths from the  disease are higher than in Britain and Northern Ireland.


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LOS ANGELES  - Up to 1,000 employees on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank could be laid off anytime after Friday as a result of the Hollywood writers strike.


As the winner of the Funai Classic at Walt Disney World Resorts walked up to the 18th green, a member of the gallery shouted ``Way to go Arnie!


Milano, 15:42 - CALCIO, LEGA: ASSEMBLEA APPROVA IL NUOVO REGOLAMENTO

"Un regolamento rivoluzionario che porterà la Lega a voltare pagina". E' questo il primo comm...


Palestinian factions delay submitting cabinet list

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas appealed to faction leaders on Friday to finish choosing ministers for a unity government and said further delay could embolden opponents of the deal.


Your LIFE: Your PLANET FRIENDLY Diet ; FOOD DO YOUR BIT TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT - BY NOT ONLY EATING YOUR GREENS BUT EATING GREEN, TOO..

By ANGELA DOWDEN  IF you're worried about the world around you, then you may already have started to eat fresh, locally produced food whenever it's possible.   Yet around 70 per cent of the food we eat in Britain is still imported, according to the Soil Association.


Hardline religious students in Islamabad abduct a group of people, including women, accusing them of prostitution.


Blair taps Jordan on peace effort in first Quartet tour

Tony Blair, on his maiden voyage to the Middle East as special envoy for the peace Quartet, Monday tapped Jordan on efforts to revive the moribund peace process ahead of visits to Israel and the West Bank.


Portis: Browns knew Redskins' plays â but how?

Moments after the Washington Redskins' 17-13 loss to the Cleveland Browns yesterday, running back Clinton Portis said he knew one of the reasons for the team's season-long offensive inefficiency.


US Supreme Court to Hear Medical Marijuana Case

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that pits two ailing women who use medical marijuana against the federal government.


College Hoops Poll Is Virtually Unchanged

The first poll of the college basketball regular season sure looks a lot like the preseason Top 25.


Body parts found in Acapulco as killings continue

ACAPULCO, Mexico  - A man's chopped up body was discovered in the Mexican city of Acapulco dumped in plastic garbage bags, police said on Sunday, in the latest grisly killing to mar the once glamorous Pacific resort.


IBM announces notebook computer with fingerprint reader

IBM's Canada Division has announced a new feature in selected models of their Thinkpad T42 series of notebook computers - a fingerprint reader for enhanced security measures.


25 Insurgents Are Killed Trying to Overrun U.S. Outpost in Mosul

The battle followed an ambush in Baghdad where insurgents tricked the Iraqi police into raiding a booby-trapped home.


Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan will see his first action since June in a one-day match with England's Academy side.


HP Faces Expanded Civil Lawsuit In Spying Case

Eight Hewlett-Packard executives alleged to have been involved with insider trading.


Congress won't give you one--the federal minimum wage is still $5.15. Although 22 states require employers to pay more (and six more may do so in November), activists in Chicago and elsewhere are pressing for a "living wage" to help the working poor.


The U.S. State Department's No. 2 official discussed security preparations for this month's Iraq election during a Monday meeting with Turkish officials, who pressed him to move against thousands of autonomy-seeking Turkish Kurds based in northern Iraq.


Nestle Profit Rises; Commodity Prices to Crimp Growth

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Nestle SA, the world's largest foodmaker, said first-half profit rose 2.1 percent, less than forecast, as sales in Western Europe declined and costs for sugar, energy and packaging materials increased.


Toto, 'Partner dopo ristrutturazione, pareggio nel 2009'


British Gov't Still Fannying In BAE Corruption Probe

LONDON  -- The government said on Friday it was considering a request for cooperation from United States investigators who are probing alleged corruption at BAE Systems, including in its dealings with Saudi Arabia. The Home Office denied a report in the Guardian saying ministers were refusing to cooperate with the U.S. probe, launched in June, into the defense firm's compliance with anti-corruption laws. Washington sent the Home Office a formal request for legal assistance with its inquiry into BAE more than two months ago, the Guardian said. The Guardian said Home Secretary Jacqui Smith had refused to pass on the request to the Serious Fraud Office for processing, a step needed for SFO investigators to speak to U.S. authorities.


Update 8: Wal-Mart Lowers Sales Forecast for August

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, lowered its sales forecast for August, citing slow back-to-school sales and the effects of Hurricane Charley.


HOUSTON - The city of Houston and its baseball team have waited more than 42 years to celebrate a playoff series victory. They might never have a better opportunity than they have on Sunday.


NFL: Eagles Soar to 27-14 Win Over Vikings

Donovan McNabb tossed two first-half  touchdown passes to help the Philadelphia Eagles cruise to a  27-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings Sunday and reach the NFC  championship game for a fourth consecutive year.


Majewski Tries To Shake Off Tribulations

Amidst personal tragedy, former Nat and current Red, Gary Majewski is called up and records Cincinnati's final outs Thursday night.


US thriller No Country For Old Men is named movie of the year by the London Film Critics' Circle.


Strangers in Life Join Hands in Death as the Web Becomes a Tool ...

On Sept. 22, a 34-year-old mother of two posted an Internet notice looking for companions for a group suicide. On Oct. 5, the police found her and three other women barely


ABUJA, Nigeria  - Sudan plans to double the number  of police in Darfur to 20,000, the country's foreign minister  said Tuesday in the face of fresh reports that marauding Arab  militiamen were still preying on stricken refugees.


DATA VIEW: NZ 3Q Retail Sales Could Force Rate Rethink

WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--Retail sales in New Zealand recorded their strongest growth in over seven years in the third quarter, official data released Friday show, in yet another sign the country's economic momentum remains strong.


Producer prices dip 1.4 percent in Aug on energy

Producer prices fell by a much  larger-than-expected 1.4 percent in August as energy prices  slumped, government data showed on Tuesday, but a key measure  of core inflation at the producer level rose slightly more than  forecast.


A 24-year-old man appears in court charged with murdering Tyrone Gilbert, who was shot at his friend's wake.


New York, 11:08 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, RISULTATI NHL

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte.


Modena, 19:25 - CALCIO, MODENA: TERAPIE E RIPOSO PER LOMBARDI

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Modena: mattinata dedicata al lavoro atletico, tecnico-tattica n...


Five U.S. soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack on their patrol in Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Friday, bringing this month's death toll for American forces in Iraq to 100.


La casa non rinnega la sua tradizione nella calzatura d'arte


Lycos Strikes Back At Spammers With DoS Screensaver

com. Lycos Europe took the fight to the enemy Monday, by launching a screensaver that conducts a group denial-of-service (DoS) attack against sites selling products marketed via spam.


Adam Emmenecker scored 13 points and No. 14 Drake clinched its first Missouri Valley Conference title since 1971 with a 65-55 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday.


Leslie Grantham, who plays "Dirty" Den Watts in soap EastEnders, is to leave the show, the BBC confirms.


The US urges Aristide allies to rein in militants after weeks of bloodshed leave nearly 50 dead in Haiti.


The late Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands had two illegitimate daughters — one in France and another, who was previously unknown, in the United States, a newspaper reported Tuesday.


Free newspapers carve out a niche in Sweden, home of Metro

It's morning rush hour in Stockholm's subway and the commuters are strangely silent: conversation is out of the question as all noses are buried in one of the many free daily papers that have become a roaring success in Sweden.


L'avvocato Amenduni alla Corte europea dei Diritti dell'uomo


Network security vendor Arbor Networks has reached an agreement to acquire Ellacoya Networks, a provider of broadband optimization products, the companies announced Thursday.


No evidence Iran moving weapons to Taliban: Gates

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday the United States has no evidence Iran's government is behind a flow of weapons from Iran to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.


Fujiya's Net Loss Grows to 1.67 Bil. Yen in April-Dec. Period

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 9--TOKYO -- Confectioner Fujiya Co. said Friday it fell deeper into  the red, with a group net loss of 1.67 billion yen, in the first three  quarters of fiscal 2006 on a 1.5 percent fall in sales to 61.73 billion yen.


USC Avoids Pratfalls of Past No. 1 Teams

The last two times the nation's top two teams met in the Orange Bowl, the underdogs found ways to win national championships.


Kyrgyz election observer disappears ahead of Ukrainian poll

A prominent Kyrgyz democracy campaigner has gone missing days before he was due to leave the Central Asian republic to monitor Ukraine's presidential election, Human Rights Watch says.


Roma, 11:27 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MILAN-AEK ALL'INGLESE RILEY

Sarà l'inglese Michael Riley ad arbitrare Milan-Aek Atene, gara valida per la prima giornata ...


Oracle ups PeopleSoft offer to US$24 per share

Oracle announced Monday that it has increased its PeopleSoft takeover bid to US$24 a share, calling the figure its "best and final" offer for its rival.


Malware authors target Mac emerging markets

Following the money Cybercrooks are looking beyond PCs running Microsoft as targets for attack, with Macs increasingly in the firing line of hacker activity.â¦


IBM to Buy Content Management Developer Venetica

IBM on Thursday agreed to acquire Venetica Corp., a maker of content integration software that allows enterprises to access and embed unstructured data including business documents, e-mail, digital media, still images, and Web pages.


Roma, 13:05 - CALCIO, SERIE D: I GIRONI DEL CAMPIONATO

Questa la composizione dei gironi del Campionato di serie D 2006-2007 che partirà il prossimo...


Silvestri, Moby e Gwen esclusive del Deejay Store

Da Sanremo alle vostre orecchie Il Latitante, con la bonus track Era lei. In piÃ¹, il remix del nuovo album Go-The very best of Moby e la 'dolce fuga' della bella Stefani


Sylvester Croom's first big win for Mississippi State sent Florida to a new low under coach Ron Zook. Jerious Norwood's 37-yard touchdown run with 32 seconds remaining lifted Mississippi State to a 38-31 upset of the 20th-ranked Gators on Saturday.


Russia plays down reports a draft UN resolution on Iran's nuclear programme calls for new sanctions.


XM Satellite Radio, MLB in $650M, 11-Year Deal

XM Satellite Radio, baseball in $650 million, 11-year deal


Si' a forniture gasolio per ospedali e servizi di emergenza


Sales of new homes up 4.6 percent in May

Sales of new homes rose in May to the fastest pace this year, led by big gains in the South.


Exits Locked in Deadly Argentina Club Fire

Emergency exits at a nightclub packed with teenagers were padlocked or wired shut when a flare ignited the foam ceiling, sparking a blaze that killed 175 people and injured more than 700 in one of Argentina's worst disasters, survivors and officials said Friday.


Journals Insist Drug Manufacturers Register All Trials

A dozen editors of prestigious medical journals jointly announced yesterday they will refuse to publish drug research sponsored by pharmaceutical companies unless the studies are registered


Terrorism Biggest Threat to US Economy -NABE Survey

Terrorism has overtaken weak job growth and the budget deficit as the biggest risk to the US economy, and inflation fears are slowly building, a survey of American businesses out on Tuesday showed.


Colourful British lawmaker gets axed from Tory front bench

Boris Johnson, one of the most colourful figures in British politics, was axed from the front bench of the main opposition Conservative Party amid press reports that he lied about an affair.


New York - Finding Neverland, a biopic about Peter Pan creator JM Barrie starring Johnny Depp, has been named Best Film by the US National Board of Review (NBR) - widely viewed as a pointer to Oscar success.


FLUSHING, NY, (Sports Network) - The New York Mets are bringing Willie Randolph across town from the Bronx to be their 18th manager.


Il ministro Pisanu: abbiamo dovuto prendere decisioni ingrate

ROMA â A Lampedusa dal 29 settembre sono arrivati 1.787 clandestini, di questi 1.153 sono stati respinti e riammessi in Libia. A fornire le cifre di quello che ha definito un Â«vero e proprio assalto organizzato


Aviva to slash British workforce, transfer jobs to India

Aviva, the biggest insurer in Britain, has said that it plans to cut 4,000 jobs in the country, or 11 percent of its British workforce by 2008, and transfer 1,000 positions to India.


Tablet form-factor, Flash UI, 'super 3G' downloads


Police Negotiating Young Buck's Surrender

Detectives are negotiating the surrender of rapper Young Buck, who is suspected of stabbing a man who had punched rap star Dr. Dre at this week's Vibe Awards.


Domani al Senato andra' un rappresentante del governo


Mosul to be "cleansed" of al Qaeda: Iraq

Iraq said on Wednesday it was determined to "cleanse" its northern city of Mosul of al Qaeda fighters but its U.S. backers said a planned operation might not deal the decisive blow that Baghdad wanted.


Insurance holding company WR Berkley Corp. said Tuesday that it does not expect its losses from damage caused by Hurricane Charley last week to exceed $5 million.


Two decades after the Bhopal gas disaster in India, a report says the world has failed to help the survivors.


Spain's tabloid press has run into a storm of criticism, all the way up to Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, over the intrusive use of the long lens and the probing prose.


Karzai Vows Crackdown on Warlords, Drugs

Hamid Karzai pledged Thursday to use his five-year term as Afghanistan's first elected president to crack down on warlords and the country's booming drug economy.


US to give $20M to Palestinian Authority

The Bush administration on Wednesday announced it was giving $20 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority to help it through a financial crisis.


Our reporter Chris Ledgard visits Chateauroux in France where old planes are sent to be cut up and recycled.


The S.E.C. said that I.B.M. had settled a case in which it had been accused of misleading investors.


Oil held near $80 a barrel after earlier rising to its third record high in as many days on Friday amid concerns over low inventories of fuel in consuming nations.


US Consumer Confidence Tumbles in August

US consumer confidence fell sharply in August, breaking four straight months of gains, as a slowdown in job growth creation and rising oil prices weighed on sentiment.


A BBC World Service survey of 34,000 people finds sharp divergences in attitudes to globalisation.


President Stays Tough as Ivory Coast Summit Starts

West African leaders held a crisis summit  on Sunday over unrest in Ivory Coast as the country's president  took a tough stance, sacking his army chief and installing a  more hardline officer in his place.


The odds of seeing Priest Holmes on the field this season got much longer Monday when the Kansas City Chiefs put the three-time Pro Bowl running back on the "physically unable to perform" list.


China coal mine blast kills 25, traps 141

Rescuers said 141 miners remained trapped in a coal mine filled with toxic gas in China's Shaanxi province Monday after an explosion the day before killed 25.


US troops went on the offensive overnight against insurgent strongholds west of Baghdad, pounding militant positions from the air and supporting Iraqi soldiers in raids on mosques suspected of harbouring extremists.


The genocide trial of the former Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, resumes in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.


Paying heed to granny's instructions to eat greens might pay off now, as researchers are trying to establish that the substances produced after eating cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, sprouts or cauliflower are capable of fighting cancer.


âTo call the iPhone the best phone Iâve ever used is the biggest understatement of the decade,â enthuses Michael DeAgonia . âItâs like saying Jupiter is big, or infinity a long time. From the moment you pick it up, you can feel the weight and sturdiness of the phone, inspiring the sort of confidence you get from a quality build. The display is gorgeously integrated, the streamlined face covered by glass. Finally â a design worthy of being called a design!â iPhone is so good, in fact, that it even passed DeAgoniaâs most critical test. âOver the years, not a single device ever made it through my motherâs hands without being returned to me with a frustrated laugh and a shrug. With the iPhone, once the screen lit up and my mother discovered that Swipe to Unlock really did mean swipe to unlock, she was sold.â


Greg Rusedski loses three match points before going down to Nikolai Davydenko in the Kremlin Cup final.


Google's Android software debuts in Barcelona

The first mobile phone fitted with Google's Android software platform has made its debut in Barcelona at one of the world's biggest telecom trade shows, Google said Monday.


Suspect in JonBenet case leaves Colorado

John Mark Karr, who was briefly a suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey slaying, left the Boulder County jail Tuesday in the custody of California officials, authorities said.


Red Sox win World Series with 3-0 win Weds. to sweep St. Louis

(St. Louis-AP) Oct. 27, 2004 - Curse? What curse? The Boston Red Sox have lifted the Curse of the Bambino by completing a four-game sweep in the World Series, beating the St.


Countrywide, the biggest US mortgage lender, will cut up to 20% of its staff, as business slumps.


Powers agree modest new Iran sanctions draft

World powers agreed on Tuesday on the outlines of a new sanctions resolution against Iran, but diplomats said the draft did not contain the punitive economic measures that Washington had been pushing for.


Embarq Corporation, the wireline spinoff from Sprint Nextel, posted a lower quarterly profit on Thursday as it lost phone line customers.


A man originally from north Belfast is found beaten to death in the basement of a bar in Philadelphia.


Big Brain Theory: Have Cosmologists Lost Theirs?

A bizarre scenario takes theories of modern cosmology to the limit.


Britney demands removal of unflattering billboards

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida  - Lawyers for Britney Spears have told a Florida radio station to take down billboards showing the pop star's shaven head as part of an advertisement for its morning talk show.


Vietnam May Struggle with Bird Flu for Months

Vietnam is imposing stringent measures to contain a second outbreak of bird flu, which promises to unsettle the poultry and feed industries just as they were showing signs of recovery, a senior Vietnamese trade official said on Wednesday.


France Warns Officials on BlackBerry Use

"It's not a problem if you're writing to your mother-in-law"  BlackBerry handhelds have been called addictive, invasive, wonderful _ and now, a threat to French state secrets. That, at least, is the fear of French government defense experts, who have advised against their use by officials in France's corridors of power, reportedly to avoid snooping by U.S. intelligence agencies.'It's not a question of trust,' French lawmaker Pierre Lasbordes told The Associated Press. 'We are friends with the Americans, the Anglo-Saxons, but it's economic war.'Le Monde newspaper, which broke the story, described BlackBerry withdrawal among those who have given them up. 'We feel that we are wasting huge amounts of time, having to relearn how to work in the old way,' the daily quoted a ministry office director as saying. Read more


NKorea says 600 dead or missing in floods

North Korea reported Saturday that at least 600 people are dead or missing following devastating floods that swept the country causing huge damage to all sectors of the economy.


Rice flies to Iraq as Turkish troops cross border

KIRKUK, Iraq  - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Iraqi leaders on Tuesday to speed up national reconciliation on a trip overshadowed by an incursion by several hundred Turkish troops into northern Iraq.


Justice Rehnquist Released From Hospital

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist was sent home Friday after spending a week in the hospital for treatment of thyroid cancer. The illness, revealed about a week before the


Milano, 20:11 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: NO DEFINITIVO A CASSANO

Adriano Galliani ha escluso definitivamente il possibile arrivo di Cassano al Milan. ''Abbiamo fatto...


By MARK CZERWINSKI  Perhaps you saw the story in Wednesday's paper about the little boy in Middletown who was attacked by a coyote while playing outside a neighbor's house. It was random, non-provoked, and, quite frankly, frightening.


Today's qualifying for the Japanese grand prix was postponed last night and the circuit closed for the day as the Nagoya region battened down the hatches in preparation for typhoon Ma-on, which was heading towards the area from the Pacific.


West Japan on Guard for Aftershocks After Quakes

Residents of western Japan were warned of  possible aftershocks on Monday after two strong earthquakes the  previous day but authorities said the tremors were not directly  linked to a cycle of major seismic activity that hits the  region every century or so.


Judge Reinstates Rules on Sonar, Criticizing Bushâs Waiver for Navy

The decision to restore a series of provisions meant to protect whales was a rebuke to an effort by the Bush administration to exempt the Navy from those rules and from federal law.


J.C. Penney August same-store sales top view

J.C. Penney Co Inc  said on Wednesday its sales at department stores open at least a year fell 4 percent in August, but were better than expected thanks to strong sales of shoes and apparel during the critical back-to-school shopping season.


Colombian Drug Kingpin Transported to U.S.

A founder of a Colombian drug cartel that became the world's chief supplier of cocaine in the 1990s was transported to a Florida jail Saturday after being extradited from Colombia.


Seeking Savings, Employers Help Smokers Quit

Many companies are seeking to reduce their medical bills by paying for programs to help employees stop smoking, yet another example of how companies are taking health care reform into their own hands.


Hu's Latin-America trip finds lots in common

Many Chinese, including myself, probably have a vague idea of what Latin America looks like. President Hu Jintao's ongoing four-nation trip to the region, which has hit headlines lately, has made the image clearer.


U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow repeated Thursday that the United States supports a strong dollar and "currency values set in open markets," even as the dollar plunged to a new low against the euro earlier in the day.


Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese are among the contenders to win the Director's Guild of America award.


A private school will be prosecuted over the death of a three-year-old pupil who died after a fall at school.


Israeli Army Raid Into Gaza Kills 9 Palestinians

The Israeli army raided south Gaza on  Friday in response to increasing Palestinian mortar attacks,  killing nine Palestinians, including six militants, and  prompting hundreds to flee their homes, witnesses said.


Wood Furnace Ordinance Moves Off Back Burner

By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 8--The battle over outdoor wood furnaces could heat up again next week as La Crosse County holds meetings and a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would restrict their use.


Yankees partner arrested for drunk-driving

Steve Swindal, the man tipped to succeed New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner when he steps down, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol on Thursday.


Halliburton opening headquarters in Dubai

Halliburton Co., the U.S. oilfield service giant, said on Sunday its chief executive plans to open a corporate headquarters in the United Arab Emirates in an effort to expand business in the Eastern Hemisphere.


LeBron Leads the Cavaliers Past the Suns

LeBron James and Zydrunas Ilgauskas brought Cleveland all the way back from a 19-point deficit in the fourth quarter as the Cavaliers beat the Phoenix Suns 114-109 in overtime.


An MP says people could have been killed when a train carrying commuters hit an object placed on the track.


After years of delays, the European Union's head office is likely to recommend that Turkey begin membership talks with the bloc — an endorsement that comes with one key proviso: that negotiations be halted if Ankara backtracks on sweeping democratic and human rights reforms.


European stocks wilt amid oil, insurance worries

European stock markets were mostly lower in early trading after world oil prices climbed to new all-time highs levels and insurers counted the cost of Hurricane Charley.


US Creates Ethics Panel on Priority for Flu Shots

For the first time in its history, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a permanent panel of ethicists on vaccine distribution, to help navigate the life-and-death


A ship carrying 3,000 tonnes of food is to dock in Mozambique where flood waters have displaced tens of thousands.


Democratic Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island was hospitalized overnight as a precaution after feeling faint, his spokesman said Friday.


Bush, Kerry Debate as Quirky Puppets on Broadway

A puppet preview of the first presidential debate between incumbent George W. Bush and his Democratic opponent John Kerry on Thursday revealed the president as a ne'er do well Vietnam War draft dodger and the U.S. senator as a bore.


An ally's anger, a Virginian's aid / Crash-team investigator helps...

The mechanics of the wreck seemed rather routine, but it involved a minefield of international politics.


BEIRUT Lebanon said Wednesday it had arrested 10 members of a Qaeda-linked group planning to blow up the Italian Embassy in Beirut using a car packed with 300 kilograms of the explosive TNT.


Apple, Cisco reach agreement on iPhone name

Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc.  and Apple Inc.  said on Wednesday they had reached an agreement that allows both to use the "iPhone" name, after Cisco sued the iPod maker for using it for a new multimedia phone.


ARSENE WENGER last night told bitter rival Sir Alex Ferguson to mind his own business and leave the FA to deal with the fall-out from the Battle of Old Trafford.


Egyptian troops pull back, Gazans pour over border

RAFAH, Egypt  - Egyptian troops pulled back overnight from the breached Gaza border after a security guard was shot in the foot, allowing thousands of Palestinians to stream across unhindered.


Modena, 20:27 - CALCIO, MODENA: RISCATTATO PINARDI DAL LECCE

Queste le operazioni dio mercato portate a termine dal Modena nella giornata di oggi. Esercitato...


Bush alters rules for CIA interrogations

President Bush breathed new life into the CIA's terror interrogation program Friday in an executive order that would allow harsh questioning of suspects, limited in public only by a vaguely worded ban on cruel and inhuman treatment.


Tra abiti di stilisti italiani e biciclette di Coppi e Moser


A 47-year-old electrician dies after smelling gas on the Brent Bravo platform in the North Sea off Shetland.


Il gruppo proporra' nuove sonorita' con strumenti inconsueti


Thailand urged to probe protesters' deaths

Despite an expression of regret to parliament, Thaksin rebuffed criticism of his attitude to human rights. volatile south bringing the total death toll after a protest outside a police station on Monday to 85.


Police arrested 20 opposition party supporters during the Maldives' parliamentary election Saturday, a vote critics denounced as rigged, accusing the government of linking aid for tsunami survivors to favorable votes.


Affleck ponders price of fame in "Hollywoodland"

Ben Affleck said he drew on personal   experience to play 1950s television Superman star George Reeves   in a new film which uses his mysterious death to examine the   highs and lows of Hollywood fame.


TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's ruling party has approved plans to keep its troops in Iraq beyond the original withdrawal date of December 14 this year.


Britain backs assault on Fallujah, dismisses UN warnings

LONDON, Nov 6  - Britain said a US-led assault on the city of Fallujah was needed to uproot insurgents who could derail elections in Iraq, dismissing UN warnings such an offensive would actually undermine chances for democracy.


Scientists Find High Energy Systems Hidden in 'Gas Cocoon'

Astronomers have found a new class of objects in space: a neutron star orbiting inside a cocoon of cold gas and/or dust that hides a bloated supergiant star.


NASA Eyes Fuel Tank Damage for March Shuttle Launch

NASA mission managers discussing the planned March 15 launch of the space shuttle Atlantis have added one more topic to their standard preflight meeting: hail damage to the orbiter's external tank.


Study to Probe Gene Role in Breast Cancer

WASHINGTON Oct. 18, 2004 - A new national study will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease.


Fashion House Selling Electrical Supplier

Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, the owner of fashion brands like Gucci, said that it planned to sell its stake in the equipment parts distributor Rexel.


Apostoli e Gesu' sono modelle, per Comune Milano offende


A White House-backed bill to revamp immigration laws stalled in the Senate on Thursday, handing President George W. Bush a major legislative setback


You can argue that they could have gotten more for him, that they should have traded him somewhere else. But the Toronto Raptors had to trade Vince Carter.


Channel 4's documentary about Princess Diana's death gains 3.8m viewers and prompts 104 complaints.


Keyes Blames Media, GOP for Loss in Ill.

Alan Keyes blamed the media and fellow Republicans on Thursday for his lopsided loss to Democrat Barack Obama in the US Senate race in Illinois.


Owners of a Champion Must Decide if He Will Return

Jess Jackson and his four partners must decide whether to retire Curlin, who  captured the $5 million Breedersâ Cup Classic, or race him next year as a 4-year-old.


Vincent Clerc's hat-trick of tries gives France enough daylight to beat Ireland despite the visitors' brave fightback.


Red Bull Racing are still hopeful of signing David Coulthard for the 2005 formula one season - but admit the chances of getting their man are just "50-50".


New releases from Suzanne Vega, Tegan and Sara, The Magic Numbers and Aly & A J.


Two new facilities use solar power to produce hydrogen and biofuels, showing progress in the quest to add a little sun to your fuel tank. In Autopia.


Darfur rebels boycott talks for 24 hours over attacks

ABUJA : Darfur's two rebel groups said they would boycott African Union-led peace talks with Sudanese officials for one day in protest at alleged recent attacks on civilians by government forces.


Ask.com is the newest search engine to dish up new features.


Randolph finally gets his chance with Mets

Willie Randolph hung up the phone and gave his wife a big hug. After falling short nearly a dozen times, he finally was a major league manager.


Bredesen says TennCare negotiations continue; new legal challenge ...

Gov. Phil Bredesen said Friday that negotiations are continuing with legal opponents of his TennCare reform plan, with less than a week left to hammer out issues that have been in the courts for years.


Senate Democrats Short of Votes for Stimulus Bill

Democrats acknowledged that a vote on the $161 billion economic stimulus package might have to be delayed.


A 64-year-old Palestinian grandmother blew herself up near Israeli troops sweeping through northern Gaza on Thursday, and eight other Palestinians were killed in a day of clashes and rocket fire.


TI to demonstrate prototype Google Android phone

Texas Instruments Inc said on Monday  it would demonstrate a prototype cell phone based on Android,  the highly anticipated mobile phone operating system being  built by Web search leader Google Inc.


Baumholder base's long-term fate remains unknown

Department of Defense officials announced this week the return of properties across Germany to the German government, part of a decade-long effort to trim America's post-Cold War military posture here.


Teixeira and Braves agree on one-year contract

First baseman Mark Teixeira has avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract with the Atlanta Braves, the team announced on Friday.


HOUSTON - A 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series reinforced Julian Tavarez's belief that St. Louis is better than Houston despite not having faced aces Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt.


Calcio, Delneri: ''Roma col tridente contro la Juventus''

''Contro la Juventus giocheranno Totti, Cassano e Montella''. Luigi Deneri, allenatore della Roma, annuncia l'utilizzo del 'tridente' nel match in programma domani a Torino. ''Abbiamo tre giocatori di qualita' come Totti, Cassano e Montella.


Passo falso dei rossoneri, di Tissone la rete decisiva


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Pescara, 14:04 - CALCIO, INCIDENTI PESCARA-NAPOLI: IN COMA TIFOSO PARTENOPEO

E' in coma farmacologico all'Ospedale di Pescara, G.C., 25enne tifoso del Napoli ferito ieri alla te...


Bolton returned to fourth place in the Premier League with a 2-1 win against Newcastle on Sunday that ended the visitors' unbeaten run under manager Graeme Souness.


Hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported a narrower third-quarter loss after last year's charges for bad debt, reserves from a lawsuit


NFL Wrap: Manning Tosses Three TDs as Colts Win

Peyton Manning threw three touchdown  passes to move closer to the all-time season record as the  Indianapolis Colts routed the visiting Tennessee Titans 51-24  Sunday.


The government wants more of England's state schools to open on Saturdays.


The Cowboys fired assistant coach Jim Jeffcoat on Friday, ending a 19-year relationship between the team and the former first-round draft pick.


Lo stabilisce autopsia, corpo trovato ieri su una spiaggia


Tumbleweeds, Sagebrush and Kielbasa on the Range

âSummer Loveâ has been called the first Polish western and the first Polish spaghetti western, though the truer description might be the first deconstructed art western.


I caucus aprono la stagione che porterÃ  alla scelta del successore di George W. BushL'incertezza rimarrÃ  fino al 5 febbraio, Tsunami-Tuesday in cui votano la metÃ  degli stati                                          Primarie Usa, conto alla rovescia Si parte il 3 gennaio in Iowa                                                                                Testa a testa fra i candidati democratici e repubblicani, con Clinton e Huckabee in prima linea


Euro Slips on Calls for Asian Flexibility

The euro fell on Tuesday after more European officials called for Asian economies, particularly China, to take on a bigger share of the dollar's weakness and let their currencies rise.


A five-year-old girl has been given a new "piggyback" head to help her replace skin and hair lost in a burns accident.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


LOS ANGELES - Rodney Dangerfield, the bug-eyed comic whose self-deprecating one-liners brought him stardom in clubs, television and movies and made his lament "I don't get no respect" a catchphrase, died Tuesday. He was 82...


DUGWAY PROVING GROUNDS, Utah -- NASA's Genesis return capsule crashed into the desert Wednesday morning due to an apparent malfunction in its parachutes.


'Trenta collegi sarebbe un buon accordo? Penso di si''


Federal health officials said Tuesday that 2.6 million additional doses of flu vaccine will be available in January. The amount doesn't come close to


When âThe Darjeeling Limitedâ is released nationwide on Friday, moviegoers will first see a short film, âHotel Chevalier,â which the studio hopes will boost ticket sales.


No warnings were issued over a  faulty water tank system which killed  Rhianna Hardie, an inquest hears.


Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira admits there was a "disagreement" between him and team-mate Lauren earlier this week but insisted the team spirit at Highbury remains "fantastic".


Annientato il gruppo di combattenti in fuga nel Puntland


Fujitsu joins the perpendicular storage revolution

Hard drive vendor has joined its rivals in turning to perpendicular techniques to pack more data on the platter.


Diamond Ferri , who rushed for more than 4,000 yards and scored 54 touchdowns while helping lead Everett High School to a pair of Super Bowl championships, has made quite an impression stopping other teams' offenses as a fifth-year senior at Syracuse University.


Israel approves release of Palestinian prisoners in goodwill ...

Israel on Sunday approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture toward Egypt and the new Palestinian leadership, officials said, but a Palestinian official dismissed the Israeli move as "cosmetic.


Tenor Roberto Alagna is to sue La Scala after the opera house ended his contract for storming off stage.


HP spent at least $375,000 on self-desctruction

How to wreck an IT giant for under $1m Recovering stolen laptops from Italy - $9,668. Consulting an investigative reporter - $7,312. Having a spy scandal erase decades of hard work building up your reputation, while eroding your board of directors and forcing your CEO to testify in front of Congress - priceless. Or rather about $375,000.â¦


Microsoft has set 2006 for the official launch of its Longhorn operating system, which will debut without several of the features originally planned.


Fayed bodyguard felt pressured over crash recall

Former bodyguard Trevor Rees said on Thursday he felt pressured by his boss, luxury storeowner Mohamed al-Fayed, to remember details of the car crash that killed his son Dodi and Princess Diana.


Stock markets fall worldwide while oil, gold and bond prices rise after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.


A Spaniard has become the first woman in the world to receive a double hand transplant.