Fire in Buenos Aires Club Kills Nine, 200 Hurt

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - At least nine peoplewere killed and 200 injured when a fire erupted in a crowdednightclub in central Buenos Aires, police said on Friday.


Express tweaks Caremark offer after setbacks

Express Scripts Inc.  sweetened its bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  on Wednesday after suffering two setbacks in its battle to wrest the rival pharmacy-benefit manager away from a $22.8 billion deal with CVS Corp.


Senator Boxer Wants U.S. to Host Energy Summit

UNITED NATIONS - The head of the Senate's Environment Committee called on the White House Friday to hold a summit grouping the 12 largest greenhouse-gas emitting nations.Sen.


Sprint will 700 Stellen im Verkauf und Support streichen

Overland Park, 15.10.04 - Sprint Corporation announced it will record in its third quarter financial results a pre-tax non-cash impairment charge reducing the value of its long-distance network assets.


January Ends With Less Than Desired Snow

By Henry Brean  By HENRY BREAN  REVIEW-JOURNAL  What looked like a normal year on the Colorado River took "a hard right turn" in January, as a sudden dry spell took hold in the mountains of eastern Utah and western Colorado, a federal water supply forecaster said Friday.


Settlement is latest in a string of patent cases against Internet phone company. Vonage has settled disputes with Sprint, Verizon in recent months.


An Italian judge is deciding if three people can be kept in custody over the death of Briton Meredith Kercher.


PS3 is tops in Australia and a failure in the US

Blog: The recent stories like this one out of the Sony camp are becoming pathetic at best.  The company who formerly touted its dominance over the video game industry is left touting a 50,000 unit sale for March and a sales lead "for every week, except for the


province of Quezon. Track and fittings in the area had been stolen in the past and sold as scrap. Estimates of the number of people on board ranged from 312 to more than 400.


Wholesale baker, maker of Wonder Bread, files for bankruptcy ...

Interstate Bakeries Corp., the largest US wholesale baker whose products include Twinkies and Wonder Bread, has filed for bankruptcy reorganization early Wednesday, according to a published report.


WHO Takes Aim at Reducing Medical Mistakes

WASHINGTON Oct 27, 2004 - Citing statistics that one in 10 hospital patients are victims of preventable medical mistakes, the World Health Organization on Wednesday announced an initiative to create a "culture of safety" in health care.


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IAEA Director sees progress with Iran inquiry

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday he was making progress in finishing an inquiry into Iran's nuclear past ahead of his next report awaited by those powers mulling new sanctions.


British officials query Ford over mooted Jaguar sale

Britain said Tuesday it has contacted ailing US automaker Ford amid concern for 19,000 British jobs following a report that Ford sought to sell its British luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover.


Technology ; Napster creator unveils online music technology

After registering music and copyright information in Snocap's database, labels and artists can manage online distribution through Snocap's copyright management system, which lets them set rules for each track on a global basis.


Digital signatures get Web standards nod

OASIS standards group ratifies a tamper-proof method for handling electronic timestamps, postmarks or official corporate imprimaturs.


L'INTERVISTA/Parla l'inventore della societÃ  di contenuti televisivi, che adessol'ha ricomprata insieme a Mediaset. "La tv di Stato avrÃ  i prodotti migliori"                                            De Mol: "Metto la mano sul fuoco Endemol non penalizzerÃ  la Rai"                                                                                di ETTORE LIVINI


Defense minister alters comment on Iraq mission

BERLIN. Defense Minister Peter Struck on Wednesday backed away from comments he made about the possibility of sending German troops to Iraq some day.


Ukraine prime minister takes lead in runoff

KIEV -- Ukraine's prime minister was leading the nation's runoff presidential election, according to partial vote tallies released today, but his Western-leaning challenger held the advantage in an exit poll funded partly by the United States.


Indonesia ordered a nationwide security crackdown Thursday after Australia, Britain and New Zealand warned terrorists were preparing to attack ahead of Christmas.


Nine more countries offer China  incentives to invest in oil and gas projects as it steps up its hunt for new supplies.


RUDOLPH GIULIANI, the former Mayor of New York, is creating a new investment bank called Giuliani Capital Advisers, in a canny move that is thought likely to bolster his political aspirations.


It's not as if the athletic department spent a few million bucks on FieldTurf strictly for Mr. Dawson's benefit. But after the way Harvard's best-ever running back broke it in yesterday, it hereafter should be called ``Clifton's Carpet."


Nato is to expand its peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan with more troops being sent to western regions.


Nicole Richie wins delay in drunken driving trial

Reality TV star Nicole Richie on Tuesday won a more than two-week postponement of her trial on charges of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, but the judge in the case said he would grant no further delays.


"And that's the way it is," Walter Cronkite, the venerable anchorman of CBS News, used to say. Here's the way it is now: Americans don't take the news on trust.


Analysis: Israel pleased with Rice-Hadley team

Senior diplomats in Jerusalem strained to contain their pleasure Tuesday at US President George W. Bush's appointment of Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state and Steven Hadley as national security adviser, replacing Rice.


Pakistani police released a photograph on Saturday of a suicide bomber who killed at least 139 people, as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto worked out her next step after the bloody start to her comeback campaign.


Hurricane John races toward Mexican resort

LOS CABOS, Mexico  - Hurricane John roared toward   one of Mexico's most exclusive beach resorts on Friday, forcing   hundreds of foreign tourists to flee ahead of howling winds,   angry seas and lashing rain.


Filmmaker Ken Burns chronicles WWII from bottom up

Ken Burns, one of America's  greatest visual historians, unveils his most ambitious  television project yet on Sunday, a seven-part, 15-hour  documentary that tells the story of World War II "from the  bottom up."


MDs: Vioxx not the only drug to help arthritis

The withdrawal of Vioxx may take a bite out of Merck & Co.'s revenues, but it isn'ta setback for arthritis patients, doctors said Friday, because dozens of other drugs offer the same symptom relief.


Red Bull Boss Confirms Jaguar F1 Takeover - Report

Austrian energy drink firm Red Bull has  taken over the Jaguar Formula One team from Ford, Red Bull's  owner told a newspaper Sunday.


Iraq's security forces could take over fully from foreign troops within 18 months, the  interior minister says.


Safety chief urges toymakers to get the lead out

The top U.S. product safety regulator on Tuesday urged manufacturers to remove lead from children's products now and not wait for congressional action that would essentially ban the toxic substance from toys.


The wife and children of Mark Thatcher, who is charged over an alleged coup plot, have landed in the UK on a flight from South Africa.


Biofuel boondoggle: US subsidy aids Europe's drivers

A maneuver called 'splash and dash' cost US taxpayers perhaps $30 million last year, but the charges are rising fast.


By TACON, Terry  TARANAKI will host one of nine Window to Dairying career days being held throughout New Zealand in March.


Accord Reached on Overhauling U.S. Intelligence

The agreement will allow passage of a bill to enact the major recommendations of the independent Sept. 11 commission.


A new global trade deal can be struck by the end of 2006, WTO director general Supachai Panitchpakdi says.


Hurricane Lane kills one as it tracks Mexican coast

LOS CABOS, Mexico  - Hurricane Lane rapidly gained   strength as it churned along Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday,   killing a boy in a rockslide and threatening to become a major   Category 3 storm over the weekend.


Japan's NTT DoCoMo has released a dual-mode phone that works on both 3G FOMA cellular networks and wireless local area networks.


Hearings spark interest in possible P.E.I. ban on genetically modified crops

CHARLOTTETOWN (CP) - Hearings on whether Prince Edward Island should ban the use of genetically modified organisms in its agriculture industry has international experts on both sides of the debate digging in for a fight.


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French minister calls for end to âanti-white witch-huntâ in ...

PARIS, Nov 15  - French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie Monday demanded that Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo stop his "calls for an anti-white witch-hunt.


Battle over EU, Kosovo paralyses Serbian government

Serbia was politically paralyzed on Wednesday over an invitation from the European Union to sign a pact that nationalists say is simply a trap to get the government to concede the independence of Kosovo.


Roll over Sid, and tell Joe Strummer the news: whereas the kind of British musicians who attracted words like "alternative" were once duty-bound to affect a mixture of rage, debauchery and indolence, their modern heirs are a terrifyingly well-adjusted


Most Sri Lankan bus ambush victims were shot: military

Sri Lanka's military said on Thursday most of the 27 people killed in a bus ambush were shot by rebels as the passengers tried to flee rather than in the blast that struck the vehicle.


Government clampdown on VAT-free mobile phone racket HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers arrested 10 suspected multi-million pound "carousel" fraudsters last week in a nationwide swoop.â¦


Israel Re-Arrests Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu

Israeli police re-arrested nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu seven months after he was released from an 18-year jail term for leaking secrets about Israel's nuclear program.


Hamas yesterday promised vengeance against Israel for its assassination of one of the Palestinian group's members in the Syrian capital of Damascus.


Alleged Bin Laden Tape Criticizes Saudis

A man identified as Osama bin Laden bitterly criticized the Saudi regime in an audiotape posted on an Islamic Web site on Thursday.


Colombia hostage families hopeful on Chavez: FARC meet

Families of Colombian hostages on Monday welcomed a proposed October 8 meeting between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and guerrillas as an advance in talks to free kidnap victims held for years in rebel jungle camps.


The expansion of cities beneath the ground exposes them to flood, fire and other risks, the UN says.


A drug to treat a common eye disease that damages vision produced promising results in a major trial, researchers say.


Sun Microsystems Inc.'s plan to give away the latest version of its Solaris operating system highlights the technology giant's bid to roll back the gains of Linux in the corporate technology market, analysts say.


COLUMBUS, Ohio - President Bush's slim victory over John Kerry became official yesterday, with the margin put at 119,000 votes.


Florida State's Sexton to Start at QB Against North Carolina

Wyatt Sexton will make his first start at quarterback for FSU, replacing injured Chris Rix for Saturday's game against North Carolina.


After months of intense campaigning about Iraq, terror, taxes and jobs, the future of the Supreme Court has finally entered the public discourse.


Jazeera TV Says to Air Bin Laden Video Tape

Arab satellite television Al Jazeera said  Friday it would broadcast a video tape from al Qaeda leader  Osama bin Laden addressing the American people, four days  before the U.S. presidential election.


The survival of the British grand prix is 'still under discussion,' Sir Jackie Stewart vowed Wednesday. The Scot, president of Silverstone's owner (The British Racing Drivers' Club), thus denied F1 supremo


Tbilisi/Brussels, 18 August 2004: Tbilisi's latest round of violent brinksmanship with South Ossetia may well not end as peacefully and successfully as it did with Ajara in May 2004.


Intel launches modular server platform for SMBs

Some assembly required Intel is punting a new modular server kit that's based on standardized parts for system builders and OEMs who cater to small and mid-sized businesses.â¦


HernÃ¡ndez Drops First After Losing Yanks' Lead

Orlando HernÃ¡ndez failed to protect a 3-0 lead, so the Yankees lost a chance of clinching at least the wild card.


Iraq to review security firms after shooting

Iraq will review the status of all security companies after this week's "flagrant assault" by contractors from the U.S. firm Blackwater in which 11 people were shot dead, the government said on Tuesday.


Newcastle Wins 4-0 at Sochaux to Advance in Soccer's UEFA Cup

Newcastle won 4-0 at Sochaux in European soccer's UEFA Cup to advance to the round of 32, while Sporting Lisbon, Schalke and Dnipro also progressed.


Q&A: Red Hat exec talks of challenges to open source

The biggest challenge for the open source community is that there are too few open source developers, according to Michael Tiemann, vice president of Open Source Affairs at Red Hat Inc.


Retail sales posted a modest gain in August, helped by the biggest jump in auto sales in more than a year. But there are concerns that spending could falter as the steep slump in housing and financial market turbulence weigh on consumer confidence.


First lady the favorite as Argentines vote

Argentines appeared certain to choose their first elected female president on Sunday, with first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner favored to win by a wide margin over her closest rival, another woman.


Egypt summons Danish ambassador over cartoons

The Egyptian government has summoned the  ambassador of Denmark in Cairo to protest at the reprinting of  cartoons lampooning the Prophet Mohammed in Danish newspapers,  the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.


Anti-war demonstrators marched in a dozen U.S. cities on Saturday to call for an immediate end to the war in Iraq and a cut-off of funding by Congress.


World Court upholds 1928 treaty on Caribbean islands

The U.N.'s highest court ruled on Thursday that a 1928 treaty that awarded three isolated Caribbean islands to Colombia was still valid so it could not rule on a bid by Nicaragua for sovereignty over them.


With one of the most coveted individual prizes for an NFL quarterback almost in hand, Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts is thinking team.


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GM selling Allison Transmission for $5.6 billion

General Motors Corp.  on Thursday  said it reached a deal to sell its Allison Transmission unit  for $5.6 billion to private-equity firms Carlyle Group and Onex  Corp.


Emerging debt seen improving, eyes on core markets

Emerging sovereign debt investors will look to core market movements for direction in the coming week, with some analysts expecting a further tightening of credit spreads, albeit not all at once.


British troops could be moved to Baghdad to cover for U.S. soldiers battling insurgents in the rebel-held city of Falluja and elsewhere in Iraq, British media reported on Saturday.


Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday congratulated double trap shooter Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on becoming the first Indian to win a silver medal in an individual event at the Olympics.


The Green Grid launches data center energy initiatives

Spearheaded by Microsoft, Sun, and other high tech vendors, The Green Grid is generating support among industry groups, users, and government agencies for building standards for efficient data center energy management.


After Google, IPO Market Faces Tough Time

The IPO market now enters the post-Google era. And the outlook isn't pretty. The attention and fanfare over Google Inc.'s $1.


BT Group confirmed this morning it is to buy the Californian telecoms group Infonet Services Corp for Â£965 million. The news followed reports which said that the UK telecoms


Can you fake authenticity? Probably not, but it might be worth a try if you're running for president at a time when voters think leaders lack integrity.


Critics Choice Awards Pour 8 Noms on 'Sideways'

"Sideways" charmed even more critics on Wednesday by scoring a leading eight nominations, including best picture, for the 10th annual Critics' Choice Awards, an event with a good track record of foreshadowing the Academy Awards.


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Youkilis helps lead Red Sox past Indians

Kevin Youkilis runs hard after every at-bat, and sometimes it pays off with an extra base.


Cazenove's investment banking unit, which advises nearly half of Britain's leading companies, is to be merged with the rival operation run by JP Morgan, ending 181 years of independence.


Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has placed its ratings on Dutch-registered steel consortium Ispat International NV (Ispat) and US-based International Steel Group Inc.


Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes is questionable for Sunday's game against Houston because of a sprained ankle.


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If, as reported, Tom Lehman will be named today as captain of the 36th US Ryder Cup team by the PGA of America, one thing is likely for the 2006 Cup matches in Ireland: The recent move toward civility will come to an abrupt end.


Visiting Seattle stops Miami's 14-game winning streak, 98-96, on Monday. Ray Allen paces the Sonics with 35 points and Rashard Lewis chips in 17 points.


Tony Blair tries to persuade the US to cut greenhouse gases amid concerns over climate change.


An inquiry into a man's death from anthrax concludes he contracted it from playing or handling West African drums.


Gene Tied to Post-Op Delirium in Elderly

FRIDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly people with the apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 gene variant -- associated with an increased risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia -- are more likely to develop postoperative delirium after major surgery than those without the gene variant, a U.S. study finds.


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The Bush administration on Thursday asked a federal judge to toss out lawsuits seeking to unearth information about the U.S. telecommunications industry's alleged participation in a warrantless government eavesdropping program.


The Messenger spacecraft dashed past Mercury on Monday, getting a glance at the solar systemâs innermost planet, which it will eventually orbit for detailed studies.


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Sri Lanka battles a weakened Tamil Tigers

Government forces drove the Tamil Tigers from a key town Monday, adding to rebels' diplomatic woes.


A police officer was killed Friday when fans rioted at a Serie A game between Sicilian sides Catania and Palermo, prompting the Italian soccer federation to postpone all league matches this weekend and cancel next week's national team exhibition game against Romania.


Former U.N. official's bribery trial closing in New York

A former U.N. procurement official on trail for helping secure contracts for a friend in exchange for kickbacks is the victim of a "witch hunt" to clean up bad public relations the world body has suffered in past years, his defense lawyer argued on Tuesday.


US scientists develop tiny energy-generating fibres that could be used to create self-powered smart fabrics.


Art sleuth looks for lost Da Vinci masterpiece

FLORENCE, Italy  - After 32 years on the trail of Leonardo da Vinci's lost masterpiece "The Battle of Anghiari", Maurizio Seracini thinks he is on the verge of solving one of the art world's greatest mysteries.


In a Nov. 15 story about Italians learning English, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the percentage of Cypriots who speak English as a second language. The correct figure is 57 percent, not 27 percent.


Magazine Case Tests Indonesian Press Freedom

Reporter Ahmad Taufik caught a break as he looked for a follow-up story after a fire devoured a centuries-old garment market in the heart of town last year. A city official had told him anonymously that plans to renovate the market were submitted by a powerful businessman three months before the fire.


Travelers and airport employees face random checks following last week's security breach, and the feds promise to expand the security boost. In 27B Stroke 6.


Team of England greats excludes current players

England may be riding high in world cricket after winning seven successive Test matches but the country's greatest post-War team unveiled in the October edition of Wisden Cricket magazine contained no members of the current side.


Deejay, boom di contatti per la musica 'virtuale'

Oltre 20mila persone per il concerto e l'intervista a Luca Nesti nel mondo parallelo di SecondLife


Movie Review | 'Mutual Appreciation': When ÂIn Search OfÂ Is Not a Phrase in the Ads

Written and directed by Andrew Bujalski, this wonderful independent film wonÂt save or change your life, but it may make your heart swell. Its aim is modest and true.


Police are "absolutely furious" that teachers are to get a pay rise above the 2% limit set for public workers, a union says.


Rice, UN Council Members, Seek to Bridge Gap on Iran Sanctions

Bloomberg - Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her counterparts from the United Nations Security Council converged on Berlin today to try and forge a consensus on pressuring Iran to halt its nuclear program.


Britain is rethinking its decision to stay out of the manned space race, the country's science minister said Thursday as the government outlined plans to build an international space research facility.


The U.S. economy has escaped a  recent soft patch and seems to be picking up steam, Federal  Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday in remarks  economists saw as cementing a September rate rise.


Google is developing an online publishing platform where people can write entries on subjects they know, an idea thatâs close to Wikipediaâs user-contributed encyclopedia.


Sudan Says to Cease Darfur Fighting Immediately

Sudan Sunday said it would immediately and unconditionally cease hostilities in the remote Darfur region, and asked the United Nations and African Union to request that rebel forces do the same.


With new book, Potter casts spell on Web yet again

The next Harry Potter book has just been announced, and it's rocketed--or broomsticked--to No. 1 on Amazon.com's best-seller list.


China Sends Its First Probe for the Moon Into Space

China launched its first lunar probe on Wednesday as the Communist Party moved a step closer to fulfilling its ambitions of one day reaching the moon.


Paris Hilton is feeling thankful. The 26-year-old heiress, who is set to be released from jail soon, told Ryan Seacrest of E! News that her "gratitude has gone up so much" since she's been behind bars.


New Drug Cuts Tuberculosis Treatment Time In Half

A new drug identified by researchers at Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development may revolutionize the way tuberculosis is treated around the world.


TiVo's revolution in audience measurement snags CBS

CBS Corporation has announced it will enter into a partnership with TiVo, utilizing the DVR pioneer's Stop||Watch viewer metric. DirecTV announced it will launch a similar ratings system later this year.


A Tory MP fails in her bid to give parents the right to know if underage daughters are being advised on abortion.


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Juventus newly-signed Adrian Mutu has reportedly returned to London, home of his former club Chelsea, to undergo a two-week drug rehabilitation course.


Lawyer says Madeleine's mother still a witness

PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal  - The mother of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann left a police station in Portugal early on Friday after being interviewed for 11 hours, a lawyer for the family said.


Rodney Carney scores a career-high 33 points and Memphis ends the surprising tournament run of Saint Mary's with an 81-66 victory.


Growing Online, BBC Is to Join With MySpace

The commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday is expected to announce that it will make some of its content available on MySpace.


Right now nearly a third of one of the Florenceâs greatest glories can be seen without leaving town, by visiting âThe Gates of Paradise: Lorenzo Ghibertiâs Renaissance Masterpieceâ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


Movie and TV Writers Authorize a Call to Strike

Screenwriters by a sizable majority authorized their leaders to call a strike against Hollywoodâs producers as early as Nov. 1.


Afghan Vote Count Stalled, Karzai Rival Ends Boycott

A top rival to Afghan election frontrunner President Hamid Karzai called off his boycott of the process on Wednesday, making it likely that the historic poll's result


Dozens of Palestinian officials are being held in Israeli jails, and five cabinet ministers are behind bars.


Q&A: Craig Newmark, of 'Craigslist' fame, looks back -- and ahead

A dozen years ago, when Craig Newmark started sending out e-mails to friends about local events in San Francisco, he didn't realize his idea would grow into what is now Craigslist.


BAIJI, Iraq  - A car bomb in a crowded market  north of Baghdad killed at least seven civilians and wounded 18  Tuesday as a U.S. military patrol passed by.


Shoppers will pay a premium if re-assured about personal privacy, suggests US study.


Yankees become first MLB club to get Chinese sponsor

The New York Yankees became on Monday the first Major League Baseball club to sign a sponsorship deal with a Chinese company through an agreement with the country's largest dairy company Yili.


Russia prepares for the forced auction of a prize oil asset - the main production unit of beleaguered oil giant Yukos.


Jessica Simpson is ordered on vocal rest

Talk about bad timing. At the start of a media blitz to support her new album, "A Public Affair," Jessica Simpson is on vocal rest.


Argomento passera' a gruppo di contatto per i Balcani


Wall Street was set for a soft start on  Friday as rosy results from Internet search engine Google  GOOG.O fails to dispel disappointment over software giant  Microsoft's MSFT.O downbeat outlook.


Calcio, Roma; Panucci: con Del Neri colloquio molto positivo

La Roma ufficializza, dandone notizia sul suo sito Internet, il colloquio chiarificatore avvenuto oggi a Trigoria tra l'allenatore Gigi Del Neri e Cristian Panucci. "Purtroppo - la testimonianza del difensore


Positive Vilsack Says Iowa Economy is on Right Track

By Dan Gearino, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa  Sep. 13--DES MOINES -- Iowa's government and economy are in tip-top financial shape, Gov. Tom Vilsack said Tuesday.


Wikipedia ruled by 'Lord of the Universe'

When is a cult not a cult? Exclusive Think of it as Wikipediaâs police department hotline. The "encyclopedia anyone can edit" includes a page where you can instantly alert the siteâs brain trust to foul play. Itâs called the "Conflict of Interest Noticeboard." If you suspect someone has rigged the system, using the encyclopedia to push their own agenda, this is where you turn.â¦


Suicide blast on foreign forces in Kabul, casualties

A suicide bomber hit foreign troops in the Afghan capital on Thursday, causing some casualties, a police official said.


The TV Watch: Just Like a Supervised âReal World,â for Children

âKid Nation,â CBSâs much-disputed reality show, is not about watching children build a new society in a ghost town in the New Mexico wilderness.


AIDS no longer killing all patients, study finds

More than a quarter of New Yorkers   infected with the AIDS virus are now dying of other causes,   researchers said on Monday.


Gmail on the Desktop, Courtesy of Mozilla Labs

Prism, a new Windows-only beta release from Mozilla Labs, lets users run web applications in separate, stripped-down browser windows, making them look and act more like desktop applications. Compiler has a first look.


Afghan government says drug smugglers were behind political attack ...

KABUL, Afghanistan The Afghan government is blaming drug smugglers for yesterday's attack on the leading vice presidential candidate .


''Per cominciare va bene anche un pareggio''

L'Under 21 ha battuto la Norvegia 2-0 (2-0) nella prima partita del girone 5 di qualificazione agli Europei 2006. Nei primi 5' i ragazzi di Gentile confezionano un paio di occasioni, poi al 16' un colpo di


Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the wide-ranging conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, said on Friday third-quarter profit fell sharply


Red Sox edge Rockies for 2-0 World Series lead

The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Thursday to take a two-game lead in the best-of-seven World Series and move a step closer to their second Fall Classic crown in four seasons.


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NASCAR champ horsing around when injured

Jimmie Johnson was "horsing around" on top of a moving golf cart when he fell off and broke his left wrist, his team told The Associated Press on Monday.


Former MVP Caminiti Dies of Heart Attack at 41

Former National League Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti, who in 2002 admitted he used steroids, died of a heart attack in New York on Sunday, Major League Baseball reported on its Web Site.


French soldiers arrested over bank robbery in Cote d'Ivoire

Twelve French soldiers were arrested for a robbery of a Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) branch in Cote d'Ivoire, a spokesman for French military said Monday.


By Net Savvy Mum  DEAR Editor,  THE dangers of allowing teenagers unlimited access to the Internet was highlighted in your report about the 16-year-old girl who ran away from home with her on-line friend.


He chose to be a better man, not a bitter man

It was 25 years ago today and he was all of 15 years old, full of future, with no doubts on his mind. Darryl Williams had just caught his first pass as a varsity wideout for Jamaica Plain High School and he was going all the way to the NFL.


Wilbur Ross weighs foray into bond insurance: report

Billionaire Wilbur Ross is weighing  the merits of investing in an existing bond insurer or starting  his own firm, the Financial Times reported on Friday.


Blake cruises into San Jose second round

Second seed James Blake waltzed into the second round of the San Jose Open with a 6-3 6-1 win over Sam Warburg on Tuesday.


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Menchov takes lead of Tour of Spain, Piepoli wins stage

CERLER, Spain  - Russian Denis Menchov of the Rabobank squad took the overall lead of the Tour of Spain after finishing second to Italian Leonardo Piepoli on Sunday's mountainous ninth stage.


John Lennon's Killer Again Denied Parole

ATTICA, N.Y. - John Lennon's killer will remain in prison for at least two more years after being denied parole Tuesday because of the "extreme malicious intent" he showed in gunning down the former Beatle in 1980...


Biotech Park Development Sought for GSA Warehouse Site

Just off Interstate 395 in Springfield, past a shopping mall and a strip of big-box stores, a chain-link fence wraps around a huge, light brown warehouse.


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As the Ball Drops, Dieting Companies Take Positions Nearby

Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ... diet! Two companies are ready for this yearâs round of resolutions, sponsoring electronic billboards in Times Square.


Short-Handed on Road, Connecticut Beats No. 7 Indiana

A day after he suspended two guards for violating team rules, Jim Calhoun watched the Huskies turn in their grittiest performance of the season.


Fastow sued for back taxes on beach home

GALVESTON -- Galveston County has sued former Enron Corp. finance chief Andrew Fastow, claiming he and his wife Lea owe more than $17,400 in back taxes on a beach home in a posh subdivision.


US stocks end higher; Dow snaps 5-week winning streak

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stocks ended higher Friday, buoyed by a raft of positive corporate news, including a raised earnings outlook from Ford, but a near 4 percent rise in crude-oil prices kept a lid on gains.


With Mini's Rivals, More Is Sometimes Less

This month you will be able to choose from four competitors to Apple's iPod Mini, courtesy of Dell, Rio Audio, Virgin Electronics and Creative. How do they compare?


Shares of UK's Kidde were higher on speculation that a deal with United Technologies could be close. LONDON  - Britain's Kidde Plc Wednesday said it received a revised offer of $2.69 billion from


Qantas says British Airways stake sold, shares open up

SYDNEY : Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways said that British Airways had sold its 18.25 percent shareholding to a range of investors, as its shares surged on the news.


Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich will miss four to six weeks with torn ligaments in his left knee, ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting.


Iran rejects European deal on nuclear program

TEHRAN Iran on Sunday rejected a proposal by Britain, Germany and France that it suspend its uranium enrichment program and urged the three countries to offer a "more balanced" proposal.


By MARCUS FRANKLIN  NEW YORK - Harley-Davidson enthusiasts who take the motto "Live to Ride, Ride to Live" to heart now have a proper conveyance to hog heaven.


Turkish Writers Say Efforts to Stifle Speech May Backfire

Some of those accused of Âinsulting TurkishnessÂ say the law is forcing a national debate about what it means to be a democracy.


Two studies shed new light on the link between diet and cancer, bolstering evidence that red meat may raise colorectal cancer risks but casting doubt on whether fruits and vegetables can help prevent breast cancer.


U.S. "undoubtedly in recession": Jim Rogers

The United States has entered a recession, according to highly-regarded investor Jim Rogers, who told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper on Wednesday he was switching out of the dollar and into yen, the yuan and the Swiss franc.


By D'Vera Cohn, Washington Post Staff Writer


US consulate reopens in Mumbai after terror threat

The United States reopened its consulate in Mumbai on Wednesday after closing it the previous day saying that it had information about a terrorist threat.


British bank Barclays says it will table a formal Â£45bn offer for Dutch bank ABN Amro within six weeks.


Roma, 12:00 - CALCIO, AGENTE CARACCIOLO: TORINO E BRESCIA IN CORSA

Torino o Brescia: dovrebbe essere una tra queste due la prossima destinazione di Andrea Caracciolo. ...


Australia's dominant airline, Qantas, has nearly doubled its annual profits after recovering from the previous year's Iraq war and SARS induced downturn.


Giovanna, sexy e comica per la prima volta in Francia

Dopo le affermazioni in pellicole dolceamare come 'l'Ultimo bacio' e 'La finestra di fronte'. Giovanna Mezzoggiorno festeggia i suoi trenta anni (Ã¨ nata il 9 settembre 1974) con una bella parte di trentenne


Avoid these stocks -- you may already own them.


Ulster Unionist MLA Basil McCrea says his party should quit the power-sharing executive.


The petroleum and chemical company posts solid results on the back of higher prices.


Sen.  Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that she followed all Senate rules when she accepted rides on a private jet from a longtime benefactor.


By exploiting the physics of how light reflects off of pits in a plastic surface, researchers have come up with a method for storing 1,000 gigabytes of data on a DVD-size disk.


Manipulation a powerful weapon for hostage-takers

Terrorism, atrocities, hostage-taking. None of it makes much sense unless you take into account the element of psychological manipulation, which is often played out more covertly than most realise.


âCloserâ charts loveâs destructive power

OK, not exactly. But with Jude Law seemingly reprising the womanizing bounder he plays in the fast-fading âAlfieâ and with Julia Roberts emanating icicles as a chillier-than-usual version of her patented


Russian Duma Set to Ratify Kyoto Environment Pact

Russia's parliament was due to vote on Friday on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, the last hurdle before the long-delayed climate change treaty comes into force worldwide.


Two Egyptian women die of bird flu, bringing the number of confirmed deaths from the virus in Egypt to 19.


For cultural envoys, it's about calypso and James Bond - not the clash of civilizations.


Europerformance: in alcuni casi volatilizzato 60% asset


Rovers find more signs of liquid water on Mars

Aging but still on the go, climbing in and around craters, tapping into the mysteries of strangely cracked rocks, the two roving vehicles Spirit and Opportunity have explored Mars about three times as long as originally scheduled.


CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. President Hugo Chavez was favored to win re-election on Sunday as Venezuelans decided whether to give the former soldier six more years to broaden his promised socialist revolution.


A unit set up to trace foreign criminals is closed by the Home Office, despite seven remaining at large.


Stock futures steady before truncated session

Wall Street was set for a flat start on  Monday in a shortened Christmas Eve trading session after an  explosive rally on Friday.


Annan welcomes court decision freeing Anwar

NEW YORK : UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday welcomed a Malaysian court decision releasing ex-deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim from prison, and expressed the hope that his health would recover soon.


The former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, goes on trial for war crimes after a conflict in which thousands died.


Gov. Jeb Bush said Sunday he will not run for president in 2008 and defended his brother from critics who say the president refuses to acknowledge his mistakes.


they had not already entered the giant country, they would soon do so and attack Hutu rebels there. there if Kinshasa and UN forces fail to disarm the rebels, some of whom took part in Rwanda's 1994 genocide.


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Property market faces up to 12 months of stagnation

Home buyers and owners were warned yesterday by two separate surveys of the property market that house prices were continuing to fall.


Newcastle's majority shareholder approached

Newcastle's John Hall, who holds the major stake in the Premiership club, said he has been approached by a third party who wants to buy his shares.


Web, balla e gira il mondo grazie a un chewingum

La storia di Matt: non aveva un soldo per viaggiare finchè non è diventato una star di internet. E ha trovato uno sponsor


America's Richest Real Estate Billionaires

Despite the talk of a housing collapse, the real estate tycoons of the Forbes 400 are as wealthy as ever.


Jesse Jackson calls for investigation into AIDS drug

CHICAGO The Reverend Jesse Jackson says the US government should immediately halt distribution in Africa of an AIDS drug that reportedly poses serious risks.


Russia does not murder spies any more: KGB veteran

The head of an organization of former Russian spies was quoted as saying on Thursday Stalin-era policies of Moscow assassinating enemies had ceased, and ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko was probably murdered by criminals.


Music Labels Look to DVD's as Sales of CD's Decline

Sales of music-related DVD's are on the rise, a welcome piece of news for major labels still suffering from declines in CD sales.


HABBANIYA, Iraq -- As winter sets in, Iraqi families who fled the US-led attack on Fallujah for a lakeside resort upriver wish their holiday there would come to an end.


Description: Two studies report that sleep loss can contribute to obesity. Researchers found that when men slept 10 hours, they awoke with normal appetites.


8,500 MORE DOSES TO BE MADE AVAILABLE AT UPCOMING FLU CLINICS

The Monterey County Health Department has announced that the State Department of Health Services will provide Monterey County with 8,500 additional doses of influenza vaccine.


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.


For Gibbs, His Home Is Where the Race Is

Although Joe Gibbs signed a five-year contract in 2004 to coach the Washington Redskins, football is his work. Nascar is his life.


At their annual summit, European Union leaders also said they wanted to strengthen the 25-nation bloc's relationship with the newly re-elected President Bush, which was deeply strained by the Iraq war.


Out From Behind a Camera at a Khmer Torture House

Nhem En, who was a photographer at the most notorious torture house of the Khmer Rouge regime, was called to be a witness at a coming trial of Khmer Rouge leaders.


African leaders urge UN to brand Burundi killers as terrorists

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania  - African leaders appealed to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to impose sanctions on the Burundian rebel group that claimed responsibility for the weekend massacre of at least 160 refugees at a UN camp in ...


Beijing school grooms girls to award Olympic medals

For 16-year-old Li Miaomiao, sore feet from wearing high heels for hours at a time and an achy jaw from constant smiling are worth the chance of hanging a medal around an athlete's neck come the Beijing Olympics.


Worry in Michigan as Forests Change Hands

The sales of more than a million acres of timberland in Northern Michigan have caused many people to worry about their jobs and their ability to hunt and fish.


Kapor: 3D Internet is on the brink of mainstream

Blog: Linden Labs chairman and PC industry pioneer Mitch Kapor sees virtual worlds, or the 3D Internet, as a disruptive technology, like the PC once was.


New minister should keep Indonesian deficit plan, analysts say

JAKARTA Jusuf Anwar, Indonesia's new finance minister, must extend the deficit-reduction policies of his predecessor to spur job growth and increase investment in the economy, according to analysts.


The Detroit Pistons maintained their home-court hoodoo over the Los Angeles Lakers with a 93-78 win on Thursday.


In China, Stern Treatment For Young Internet 'Addicts'

DAXING, China -- Sun Jiting spends his days locked behind metal bars in this military-run installation, put there by his parents. The 17-year-old high school student is not allowed to communicate with friends back home, and his only companions are psychologists, nurses and other patients. Each...


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The Royal Academy of Arts in London announced on Wednesday that it had received official approval from Russia for the loan of its art for the exhibition âFrench and Russian Master Paintings 1870-1925 From Moscow and St. Petersburg.â The show is scheduled to run from Jan. 26 through April 18. Russia had cast the show in doubt while seeking assurances that none of the 120 paintings would be seized to satisfy possible claims that they had been confiscated by the state after the 1917 revolution.


Czech Republic Routs Germany In World Cup Action

Vaclav Prospal tallied a goal and two assists to power the Czech Republic to a 7-2 rout of Germany at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.


Six suspects including a former army officer being held on allegations of plotting a coup to oust President Robert Mugabe have denied charges of treason, official media reported Saturday.


Roma. ''Questa e' proprio fantapolitica''. Con queste parole il capogruppo della Lega alla Camera Alessandro Ce' smentisce, in una intervista al quotidiano online Affaritaliani.it, che dietro lo stralcio di


EU foreign ministers hope to break deadlock over ASEM summit

The European Union said Friday it "hoped to reach a conclusion" at a meeting of foreign ministers on the participation of military-ruled Myanmar in an upcoming summit of Asian and European nations.


The defending Champions League winner, A.C. Milan, was given a relatively easy draw for the group stage of this seasonâs tournament.


Indian Government moves to cushion oil shock for consumers

The Indian government says it'll keep the retail cost of petrol and diesel steady despite rising global crude oil prices. The announcement follows a series of weekend meetings between Prime Minister Manmohan


Merck shares plunge almost nine per cent after report it had Vioxx ...

Shares of Merck and Co. plunged almost nine per cent Monday after a media report said that documents show the pharmaceutical giant hid or denied evidence for years that its blockbuster


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Bush to meet lawmakers, open to options on economy

President George W. Bush was open to options on a package to stem troubles in the U.S. economy that have sent global financial markets plummeting, the White House said on Tuesday.


Broken Bench: Delivering Small-Town Justice With a Mix of Trial and Error

In New York's small town courts, part-time judges with little or no qualifications are the final word in law.


Opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti is to make his first public appearance since having treatment for cancer.


One dead, several injured in Kabul suicide attack

A suicide attacker detonated grenades on a commercial street in central Kabul today, killing himself and injuring seven other people, including three foreign peacekeepers, officials said.


Vittima Franco Spiritoso, ritenuto a capo della 'Societa''


US Health Secretary Tommy Thompson has urged local officials to investigate reports of companies raising prices to exploit a flu vaccine shortage.


Allen Iverson made a nifty pass to Marc Jackson for the winning layup with a second left, and the 76ers moved back to .500 and into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division with the Celtics after a 106-105 victory over the New York Knicks last night in Philadelphia.


NEW YORK - Yesterday, Howard Stern--who loudly claims to dominate media, but has rarely, if ever, added one iota to the sum of human knowledge--made waves by announcing he will move his act to another media.


With Iraqi Boy's Surgery, a Time for Healing

NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y., Feb. 26 -- In a light-filled lobby of a hospital for sick children, an American mother talked on Monday with an Iraqi father about how their lives had been altered and entwined by a war thousands of miles away.


New coach. Same old Brian Brohm. The Louisville quarterback threw for 375 yards and four touchdowns and the 10th-ranked Cardinals sparkled in coach Steve Kragthorpe's debut, drilling overmatched Murray State 73-10 on Thursday night.


Talk of a united front against extremists rings a little hollow while key Middle East allies are engaging with those the U.S. wants to shun


An Unprecedented Occurrence during the Olympic Marathon

On August 30, in an unprecedented freak incident during the menâs Olympic marathon in Athens, the frontrunner Vanderlei De Lima of Brazil was tackled by a man who suddenly launched into him and knocked him into the crowd.


Americans mostly disapprove of Congress: poll

A month and a half before US midterm elections, only 25 percent of Americans approve of the Republican-controlled Congress, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll published.


From well-heeled businessmen with briefcases to mothers carting weather-beaten baggage, passengers streamed through Domodedovo Airport on Thursday — business as usual at the terminal from which two doomed airliners departed.


New X prize sets sights on science, technology and social ...

The X Prize Foundation and the World Technology Network announced today the formation of a joint venture to launch a series of technology incentive prizes to help spur innovation


Comic-book publisher Marvel Enterprises Inc. on Wednesday said it plans to appeal a court decision giving a share of its film and television profits to former editor Stan Lee, who created Spider-Man and a host of other popular Marvel characters.


U.S. urges China to open up on defense build-up

The head of U.S. forces in the Pacific pushed China on Tuesday for more transparency over its military build-up and suggested its growing might was aimed at Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its territory.


Details Emerge in French Bank Fraud Case

PARIS, Jan. 27 -- French bank Societe Generale said Sunday that the junior trader accused of perpetrating one of the largest banking scandals in history stole computer access codes and created fraudulent e-mails to bet more than the bank's entire market worth on risky investments.


Dame Helen Mirren is among the favourites to pick up an award at the Bafta ceremony later.


How Outgunned Broadcom Won a Major Cellphone Battle

The price of a cellphone might soon get higher because of a strange-but-true lobbying battle that took place over the past few months.


Don't bank on double-digit returns from funds

Most investors envy Jack R. Meyer with his double-digit returns over the past year, but even he says he will have trouble making much money in the years to come.


Jakarta Seeks Talks with Tsunami-Region Rebels

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia offered talks  with separatist rebels in tsunami-hit Aceh province on  Wednesday, hoping to calm security fears for foreign relief  workers helping the disaster's victims.


Internet DNA test kits could land you three years

Unless you work for UK.gov Analysis The UK government granted us ownership of our own DNA yesterday with the launch of the new Human Tissue Act.â¦


The United Nations nuclear agency warned yesterday that nearly 400 tons of missing explosives could be in the hands of insurgents who have been targeting US-led forces in Iraq for months.


The Pentagon told Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton that her questions about how the U.S. plans to eventually withdraw from Iraq boosts enemy propaganda.


Graphic Designer Fired After Heckling Bush

A man who heckled President Bush at a political rally was fired from his job at an advertising and design company for offending a client who provided tickets to the event.


This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


Brunei reins in the bling for royal wedding

Oil-rich Brunei is gearing up for a royal wedding which will see a guest list of Asian leaders and Middle East royalty but decidedly less bling than previous events.


In rialzo Parigi, in flessione principali piazze asiatiche


Details emerge on Spielberg's EA video game initiative

Blog: Newsweek has the story, and there's two games in the works.


Germany denies new allegations on U.S. secret prison

Germany denied allegations on Friday  that prominent al Qaeda prisoners, including an accused  mastermind of the September 11 attacks, may have been secretly  questioned at a U.S. base on its soil.


Militant gets 10-year sentence for role in Bali bombings

A militant convicted of role in the bomb attacks on Bali island and Jakarta was sentenced to a relatively lenient jail term of 10 years by the South Jakarta District Court here Tuesday.


Briefs Woods shares 1st-round lead at Deutsche Bank

NORTON, Mass. - Tiger Woods shot a 6-under 65 at the Deutsch Bank Championship to tie for the lead with Ryan Palmer, one stroke ahead of Mark OâMeara and two others.


The outgoing Secretary will not be a tough act to follow. But many veterans feel they need someone who will more effectively push their interests


Ministro lascia Annozero, conduttore "che arroganza"


Last week's two-page advertisement in the The New York Times paid for by fans of Mozilla's Firefox browser is bringing in more downloads.


Si votera' nel pomeriggio alla ripresa dei lavori del Senato


The theme is reconciliation after insults traded in the run up to the war in Iraq strained transatlantic relations.


BBC News website readers discuss  a US resolution labelling the mass killing of Armenians by Turks in World War I as genocide.


EU leaders extend trade carrot in Iran nuclear standoff

European Union leaders Friday dangled the prospect of a lucrative trade pact to Iran if the Islamic republic suspends its nuclear programme.


Britain's Blair hails G8 climate change pledge

Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday hailed a pledge to tackle climate change by leaders of the Group of Eight, describing it as a "major, major step forward."


Semin's Hat Trick Sparks Caps' Win in Home Opener

Alexander Semin notches a hat trick and Alexander Ovechkin nets two goals of his own as the Capitals defeat the Hurricanes, 5-2, in their home opener Saturday night.


Worried about radio-frequency radiation, Fairfax parents urge school board to ban placement of antenna poles near campuses.


Israel eases blockade, Gazans get some fuel

Israel resumed fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip's main power plant on Tuesday, offering limited respite from a blockade that plunged much of the Hamas-ruled territory into darkness and touched off international protests.


Dimebag Memorial To Take Place In Arlington, Texas, On Tuesday

Fans will be able to pay their respects to former Damageplan/ Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott on Tuesday night during a public memorial service.


Dolphins' Coach Reconsiders and Accepts Offer From Pittsburgh

Dave Wannstedt has accepted the head coaching job at the University of Pittsburgh, as a late change of heart ended up in a whirlwind 24 hours, it was disclosed today.


Vital Signs: Patterns: Weight May Influence School Attendance

The more overweight a child, the more likely he or she is to be absent from school, a new report suggests.


Singapore Facing AIDS Epidemic -Health Ministry

Singapore faces an AIDS epidemic, with the number of new infections diagnosed expected to hit a rate of 1,000 a year by 2010, a health official said.


Buenos Aires, 14:08 - CALCIO, ARGENTINA: CRESPO CONVOCATO PER AMICHEVOLE CON SPAGNA

Hernan Crespo è stato convocato per l'amichevole che l'Argentina disputerà con la Spag...


Intel said to have Extreme-brand laptop CPU in the pipeline

Targeting gaming notebooks Intel is said to be preparing a pair of dual-core Core 2 Extreme processors specifically developed for gamer-friendly notebooks, the first coming in Q2/Q3, the second arriving as a follow-up in Q4.â¦


Ex-envoys: Mideast peace breakthrough possible

JERUSALEM -- Former US envoys say that the passing of Yasser Arafat would open up new opportunities for Mideast peace, especially if new, pragmatic Palestinian leaders emerge.


Putin Says He Values Partnership With Bush

President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he valued his partnership with President Bush but voiced suspicion that Washington might be behind what the Kremlin sees as efforts to isolate Russia - and even destabilize it.


Israel's air and sea blockade of Lebanon is about to be lifted, more than three weeks after fighting ended.


Australia's Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, says members of a logistics team are heading to Iraq, in case any Australians have been taken hostage.


Deadly Hurricane Ivan barrels toward US coast after slamming Cuba

MIAMI : Hurricane Ivan barreled into the Gulf of Mexico toward the US coast after slamming western Cuba on a devastating rampage that killed more than 70 people across the Caribbean.


An Improved Offer by Oracle Captures BEA Systems

Oracle has finally won its prize, the rival BEA Systems, after sweetening the offer by 14 percent, just three months after BEA rejected its original bid.


Solariums found to raise skin cancer risk in young

Using a solarium to gain a suntan  increases the risk of developing skin cancer by 98 percent if  you are under the age of 35, with one visit heightening the  chance of developing a melanoma by 22 percent, said an  Australian study.


Dozens were injured in the suicide attack on a building crowded with Shiite Muslims in eastern Pakistan. SIALKOT, PAKISTAN -- A suicide attacker detonated a bomb inside a crowded Shiite Muslim mosque in eastern


Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), China's largest chip maker, fell short of its bid to turn a profit in 2007, ending the year with a $40 million loss. But that won't stop the company from expanding in 2008.SMIC saw revenue of $1.5 billion during 2007, an increase of 5.8 percent over the previous year. But higher sales weren't enough to offset a slide in DRAM prices and the company ended the year with a loss, albeit one that was slightly narrower than the $44.1 million loss recorded by the company in 2006.SMIC turned in a fourth-quarter loss of $22.2 million on revenue of $395.3 million. By comparison, the company reported a profit of $143,000 for the fourth quarter of 2006, thanks to an exceptional one-time gain from the sale of used equipment.Once seen as a potential rival to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chip maker, SMIC has struggled to turn a profit. Part of the problem is that, as the company built a series of new chip plants in China, it turned to DRAM companies for orders in a bid to fill these production lines. But DRAM is a brutal business with razor-thin margins and recent declines in memory prices have hurt SMIC's bottom line.SMIC is trying to wean itself off DRAM as a source of revenue, but the switch to production of more logic chips, which generally command higher prices and have better margins, hasn't happened fast enough to pull the chip maker out of the red.DRAM represented 23.6 percent of SMIC's revenue during the fourth quarter, compared to 38.6 percent during the same period last year. By comparison, logic chips represented a greater percentage of SMIC's fourth-quarter revenue, rising from 57.4 percent in 2006 to 67.4 percent last year.Despite reporting another annual loss, SMIC continues to expand. The company announced plans to build a 200-millimeter production line and a 300-millimeter fabrication plant in Shenzhen, a southern Chinese city that lies next to Hong Kong. Construction will begin during the first half of 2008, the company said.


Federer Ties Record As Top Tennis Player

LONDON -- Roger Federer tied Jimmy Connors' record of 160 consecutive weeks as the top-ranked player in men's tennis Monday.


Barry Bonds closed to within two home runs of tying Hank Aaron's all-time career record in the San Francisco Giants' 9-8 loss to the Chicago Cubs in National League play on Thursday.


Investors appeared to put aside their concerns about tighter credit availability, signs that the economy may be slipping and uncertainty about what the Fedâs next move will be.


The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinterâs âHomecoming,â a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.


Treviso, 18:48 - CALCIO, TREVISO: 20 CONVOCATI PER IL CROTONE

Il tecnico del Treviso Ezio Rossi ha convocato 20 convocati per la gara con il Crotone:


Foreign Minister Svoboda demands release of Azeri asylum seeker

PRAGUE- Czech Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda has demanded the immediate release from prison of Azeri professor Sadai Nazarov who has been granted political asylum in the Czech Republic in an official letter to ...


Dollar Edges Higher as Greenspan Awaited

The dollar posted modest gains on Wednesday as investors awaited comments from the Federal Reserve chief that are expected to point to further rises in US interest rates this year.


Trieste, 19:58 - CALCIO, TRIESTINA: NEREO ROCCO APERTO AGLI ABBONATI

Triestina-Napoli di domani pomeriggio (15) si giocherà con le porte dello stadio Nereo Rocco ...


Pyxis Technology Names Semiconductor Expert As New President and CEO

Pyxis Technology, the DFM (design for manufacturability) routing  company, announced today that Phil Bishop, most recently president and  CEO of Celoxica Holdings plc. (AIM:CXA), has been named president and  CEO of Pyxis Technology.


Three Rockets notch double-doubles in Houston's 119-113 overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves, on Friday.


Japanese electronics maker Sony (6758.T)  said on Saturday it is investigating a fire incident on a  Lenovo (0992.HK) laptop PC that reportedly used a Sony-made  battery.


No, Nicotine Probably Doesn't Ward Off Alzheimer's

NEW YORK  - The final excuse for smoking --  that it might reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease  -- has just been stubbed out, findings from an animal study  suggest.


Lenovo Sues Rival BRIEFLY BUSINESS ASIA By Bloomberg

Lenovo Group, the world's third- largest personal computer maker, sued rival Clevo Computer, claiming the Taiwanese company infringed on two patents for PC functions and owed millions of dollars in licensing royalties.  The lawsuit was filed March 2 in federal court in New York.


Yokohama, 11:11 - CALCIO, BOCA; RUSSO: SAPPIAMO COME AFFRONTARE IL MILAN

L'allenatore del Boca Juniors, Miguel Angel Russo, è pronto alla finale del Mondiale per Club...


Flextronics to Buy Solectron for $3.6 Billion: Deal Will Result in Company With More Than $30 Billion in Revenue

By Mark Boslet, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 4--In a move that will consolidate overcapacity in the contract manufacturing industry, Flextronics International agreed to buy Solectron of Milpitas in a $3.6 billion deal announced today.


AT&T Wants to Add TV Service Unincorporated Areas Targeted for Lightspeed

By Lisa Smith Daily Herald Staff Writer  AT&T wants to install equipment to offer its controversial Project Lightspeed video-over-Internet service to residents of unincorporated Kane County.


Land Conservationists Take on the National Guard

In Pennsylvania, charges have flown about a lack of concern for the public and past environmental abuses by the National Guard.


US heavyweights storm supercomputer league

The US government's latest supercomputer, BlueGene/L, has been officially crowned the most powerful number cruncher on the planet.


U.S. Forces Storm House, Free Egyptians in Iraq

U.S. forces in Iraq stormed a house in  Baghdad on Monday and freed Egyptian telecommunications  engineers kidnapped since Sunday, the head of their Egyptian  parent company said.


ChÃÂ¡vez, China cooperate on oil, but for different reasons

The Christian Science Monitor - One country's motivation is political, the other's pragmatic. Venezuela is seeking a strategic geopolitical alliance, China a steady supply of energy.


Yukos bosses in exile, its survival in doubt

Russian oil company Yukos, with shares near all-time lows and its bosses in exile, warned last night it is being driven toward bankruptcy.


Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal will not have to serve the final 10 games of his 25-game suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 melee in Auburn Hills, Mich.


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Greek claim over Nazi atrocity hits snag

A group of Greeks seeking compensation from Germany for a Nazi massacre in 1943 suffered a setback Thursday when the European Union's high court said the claim was not covered by an EU convention on civil and commercial law.


Responsabile di 32 attentati compiuti con autobomba


As with sport utilities, the popularity of pickups is in decline.


Exercise: Better Than the Couch, but Not Equal to the Court

The active video games played on the Nintendo Wii console are not a substitute for the real thing, a small study suggests.


Iraqis appear before German magistrate over Allawi attack plot

KARLSRUHE, Germany - Three Iraqis arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting an attack against visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi were Saturday brought before an investigating magistrate, the state prosecutorâs office said.


Liverpool city councillors decide to push for a new law outlawing smoking in public spaces.


Sametime Now Chats With Other Messaging Services

IBM announces interoperability with AOL, Google, and Yahoo IMs--but not Microsoft.


A new fund is the first exchange-traded fund listed in the United States to focus exclusively on mainland Chinese companies.


A stock market debut by India's biggest power producer, National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC), sells out in minutes.


Iraq: scontri a Ramadi tra truppe Usa e miliziani, 7 i feriti

RAMADI (Iraq) - Sette persone sono rimaste ferite in scontri a fuoco fra truppe statunitensi e milizie irachene a Ramadi, a ovest di Bagdad. Lo riferiscono fonti ospedaliere locali. Non e' ancora noto se si


Mozilla's e-Mail Client Thunderbird 1.0 Launched

The Mozilla Foundation released the final version of Thunderbird 1.0, the standalone open source e-mail client application, which is available for public download.


Al Jazeera television has aired footage of the British-Iraqi woman working as the head of Care International in Iraq who was kidnapped earlier on Tuesday.


Danish Court Rules Supermarket Can Ban Headscarves

A Danish supermarket chain is free  to ban employees from wearing religious headscarves at work,  Denmark's High Court ruled on Friday.


Servira' a controllare e monitorare la spesa pubblica


By RUSTY MILLER  COLUMBUS, Ohio - There's something about last-place Penn State that brings out the worst in No. 2 Ohio State.


Suicide Bombing Kills at Least One in Jerusalem

A Palestinian woman suicide bomber  wearing a veil blew herself up near a hitch-hiking post in  Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding 15 in  the first such attack in the city in seven months.


A Fight for Life Consumes Both Mother and Son

The writer Susan Sontagâs death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.


Blair meets Abbas as shaky Gaza truce holds

British Prime Minister Tony Blair met the moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday to lend him support after a shaky truce between Abbas's forces and the Hamas government took effect in the Gaza Strip.


Arabs: Support for Israel taints reform efforts

Arab leaders rebuked the United States yesterday for its policy toward Israel, saying US efforts to curb Muslim extremism and promote democracy in the Middle East could


NZ Telecom, Telstra 3G JV Hinges On Vodafone's Success

WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--New Zealand's Telecom Corp. (NZT) may yet team up with Australia's Telstra Corp. (TLS) in building a third-generation mobile network in New Zealand, but analysts


French referendum on EU constitution to be held 'before summer': Chirac

French President Jacques Chirac said Friday that France would vote on the European Union's first constitution "before the summer". "In 2005, you will have the future of Europe in your hands," Chirac said in a ...


Patriots Endure Rain, Wind and the Ravens

With the victory, the New England Patriots kept pace with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the A.F.C. race for home-field advantage.


HOLLIS, N.H. - A house painter accused of taking a $7,000 diamond engagement ring from the condo he was working at apparently swallowed the evidence during a break from questioning at the police station - and it was caught on tape, police said Tuesday.


BellSouth and SBC Ratings Lowered, Verizon Ratings Affirmed

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday (Sept. 28) lowered its long-term ratings on Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) BellSouth Corp.


Critics aside, Romero Britto is Super Bowl-bound.


Bush: Kerry's Plans Would Require Tax Hike

Bush Tells Supporters in Colo. That Kerry Cannot Pay for Plans Without Middle Class Tax Hike. President Bush is cheered by supporters during a campaign rally at Red Rocks in Morrison, Colo.


Death takes no holidays, a cancer study suggests

NEW YORK The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers reported Wednesday.


Gaza youth have little to celebrate at Ramadan

Ramadan is bringing little cheer to the   Palestinian youth of Gaza this year.


Just one week removed from a devastating home loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions responded offensively and defensively in Sunday's 28-13 victory over the previously 4-1 New York Giants.


The QE2 has broken down after suffering a mechanical fault in Croatia during a Mediterranean cruise.


Fix sought for critical space station computers

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The International Space Station's main computers remained shut down on Friday following a critical systems crash, while visiting astronauts prepared to fix insulation damage on the space shuttle Atlantis.


A couple jailed for killing former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi win the right for their daughter to visit them in jail.


Five hours of color footage of writer Eudora Welty has been found in the National Endowment for the Arts media archives and returned to Mississippi.


Stocks fall on interest-rate, growth worry

U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a manufacturing index showed its weakest reading in more than three years and a Federal Reserve official said more rate hikes may be required to control inflation.


Report Examines Path to Failed New Orleans Levees

The levee system that was designed to protect New Orleans, but failed catastrophically during Hurricane Katrina, was completed under severe financial and political pressure, including opposition from local officials and environmentalists, according to a federally sponsored report set to be releas...


Three Albanians on trial for Kosovo war crimes in unprecedented case

Three ethnic Albanians went on trial in an unprecedented case at the UN war crimes court, charged with murder, torture and inhuman acts allegedly committed against Serb and Albanian civilians in Kosovo in 1998.


Sadiq al Mahdi, a former prime minister of Sudan, has called for an all-parties agreement that would settle his nation's 21-year-old civil war and address the grievances of black Africans in the western region of Darfur.


MILANO. Simona Ventura e Stefano Bettarini si separano. Elâiniziativa della rottura sarebbe partita dalla Simona nazionale dopo averci pensato tutta lâestate. CosÃ¬ il bello del calcio italiano ha saputo


A piece of software used by Apple's iTunes has accidentally sparked a scandal in the classical music world -- and cast a shadow on the reputation of an obscure, deceased British pianist now accused of plagiarism.


Former British defence secretary to appear at Iraq death probe: coroner

A British coroner demanded that former British defence secretary Geoff Hoon give evidence at an inquest into the death of a soldier in Iraq forced to surrender his body armour because of shortages.


Republican McCain asks conservatives for support

Republican John McCain asked disgruntled conservatives to support his presidential bid on Thursday, shortly after Mitt Romney ended his struggling campaign and made McCain the all-but-certain nominee.


Kos Pharmaceuticals Stock Dips 13 Percent

Shares of Kos Pharmaceuticals Inc. sank 13 percent in heavy trading Thursday after an investment bank suggested that the company's key cholesterol drug may face generic competition as soon as April.


Europe's "super rocket" which can lift more than one and heavier satellites into orbit is ready for its first trip into space.


TEHRAN: Iran has increased the range of its missiles to 2,000km a senior official was quoted as saying yesterday.The range would put parts of Europe within reach for the first time.


Ugly Victory Redeems Carter in a Game of Second Chances

Winning behind Quincy Carter - who completed 11 of 20 passes for 116 yards - might have assuaged the Jets' concerns about him as the backup quarterback.


Ex-Klansman gets life for Mississippi killings

JACKSON, Mississippi  - A former Ku Klux Klansman was sentenced to three life terms on Friday for his role in the 1964 killings of two black men in a case that highlights white supremacist violence during the civil rights era.


AP Poll: Americans Ambivalent About Bush

The American public is deeply ambivalent about President Bush as he begins his second term and his approval rating is lower than any recent two-term presidents, a troubling sign for his ambitious agenda, an Associated Press poll found.


Housing weakness worries push indexes down

Stocks slid on Tuesday as the subprime mortgage crisis escalated, undermining banking shares while Home Depot Inc.  and other housing-related companies lowered their outlooks.


CDC Flu Plan Protects High-Risk Patients

WASHINGTON - Many of the nation's scarce remaining flu shots will be shipped directly to pediatricians, nursing homes and other places that care for high-risk patients, under a plan negotiated between the government and maker Aventis Pasteur.    The targeted shipments come as health officials struggle to ensure the people who most need flu shots get them, now that the nation's supply of influenza vaccine has been slashed in half...


Yahoo said its net income for the second quarter was $161 million, or 11 cents a share, almost unchanged from the same period a year ago, as revenues rose to $1.7 billion.


Palestinian officials rush to bedside of ailing Arafat

The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, was in a serious condition last night after a sharp deterioration in his health, Palestinian officials said.


Wall St tumbles at open on recession worries

Stocks tumbled at the open on Tuesday, joining a global equity rout on fears of a U.S. recession.


Universal Health replaces nurses at 2 hospitals

Hospital company Universal Health Services Inc.  on Monday said it has hired nurses and other temporary workers to replace employees involved in a contract dispute at two medical centers in Las Vegas.


DHAKA, Bangladesh -- James Franklin became the second New Zealander to take a test hat-trick, on the second day of the first test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.


Myanmar police raid homes as manhunt intensifies

Myanmar's military junta tightened the net on leaders of a rare string of protests on Thursday, raiding homes of known activists and their friends and distributing their photographs in a manhunt around Yangon.


Google Inc.  has agreed to  acquire in-game advertising company Adscape Media Inc. for $23  million, according to technology site Red Herring, which cited  sources familiar with the matter in a report late on Thursday.


The new "Harry Potter" movie drew lukewarm reviews on Tuesday, but millions of "muggles" are expected to ignore the critics and turn out in droves for the widest release ever for Warner Bros. studio.


Even the Brave Harbor Doubts in Path of Storm

Virtually alone in a deserted sprawl of 5,000 mobile homes in what may become ground zero when Hurricane Frances makes US landfall, James Olyslager is clearly beginning to feel a bit foolish.


Borsellino sbanca gli ascolti E' la fiction piÃ¹ vista del 2004

Roma, 10 novembre 2004 - Quasi dodici milioni di spettatori con il 41,94% di share della seconda e ultima puntata di 'Paolo Borsellino' su Canale 5 rappresentano il record della stagione 2004-2005. I valori


Nasa gives details of a space mission to crash a projectile into a comet and peel away its outer skin to look inside.


Departure of Earnhardt Has Helped Truex Take Off

Martin Truex Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr.âs teammate for now, has had the best run of his budding career, surging to 10th place in the driver standings.


Doctor for US Lawmakers Donates Flu Vaccine

The attending physician for US lawmakers, their staffs and others who work at the US Capitol received additional doses of the flu vaccine and is donating them to city medical officials, top US Republican lawmakers said on Friday.


Seven Still at Large in Plot to Bomb Spanish Court

Seven men implicated in a suspected Islamic radical plot to blow up Spain's High Court remain at large despite the arrests of 13 more people, police sources said on Friday. Among those still sought by police is Abdellah Hawari, believed to be the second highest ranking member of the "Martyrs for Morocco," a group that authorities said formed in prison and took steps to load a truck with half a ton of dynamite.


Crescita su base mensile dell'1,2% e non dell'1,1%


10 days after collapse, survivors found in ruins

MANILA -- About 20 Filipinos were found alive today in the rubble of a collapsed building, 10 days after fierce storms and landslides devastated several eastern and northern provinces, a radio station reported.


Roma, 15:12 - MORTO POLIZIOTTO, VELTRONI: COSI' CALCIO NON PUO' CHE MORIRE

Questo il commento di Walter Veltroni ai tragici fatti di Catania: ''Continuando su questa strada il...


Pressure Mounts for Resignation at French Bank

Politicians in France increased calls for the resignation of top executives at SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale, ahead of the boardâs regular meeting, scheduled for Wednesday.


A defrocked Irish priest, Cornelius Horan, 57, who attacked the Olympic marathon leader Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima, was given a one-year suspended jail sentence yesterday by a court in Athens.


Starting Oct. 9, Zero Gravity will offer twice-a-month flights on planes that carry 27 passengers and are scheduled to fly out of its home base of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.


National Guard not fully equipped at home: paper

The Pentagon is not adequately equipping the National Guard and has not adapted to the increasingly important security role it plays in the post-September 11 environment, an independent commission said in a report to Congress on Thursday.


California's attorney general says Michael Jackson's claims of a vendetta held by authorities are "baseless".


Russian Cosmonaut to Travel With the Next Space Station Crew

A Russian cosmonaut will travel to the International Space Station with the outpost's next two-man crew when it launches aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft next month, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said.


Treviso, 18:21 - CALCIO, TREVISO: GRUPPO GRIGOLIN NUOVO SPONSOR UFFICIALE

Il Treviso comunica di aver raggiunto un accordo di marketing con il Gruppo Grigolin, che a partire ...


Burma Press Scrutiny Officials Inspect Computer Training Centre, Individual

Text of report by Norway-based Burmese Democratic Voice of Burma on 9 March  It has been learned that computer users have expressed their anxiety over the press scrutiny office officials' inspection and questioning of a computer training centre and an individual's residence in Rangoon.


Bruxelles bacchetta i partners e prepara piano d'azione


Billy Connolly is criticised for making a joke about Iraq hostage Kenneth Bigley at a London show.


NBC Universal to Replace Chief Executive as It Downsizes, Refocuses

NBC Universal television chief Jeff Zucker -- longtime heir apparent to chief executive Bob Wright -- will be promoted to the network's top job early in the coming week, taking over an operation making massive cuts on the television side to beef up its Internet presence.


Opinion: VMware, Cisco say data center OS is on its way

VMware and Cisco see a data center operating system coming, in which a data center cloud would be populated by servers, storage and Cisco's "intelligent" networking gear, all managed by Cisco and its partners -- starting with VMware.


Minnelli collapses during show in Sweden

Liza Minnelli collapsed after finishing a song during a performance in Sweden, and she was seen by a doctor at her hotel and then flew Thursday to the United States for medical treatment, a concert spokesman said.


Insurance giant Aetna to buy Columbia company for $250 million

(Hartford, Connecticut-Dow Jones/AP) Aug. 20, 2004 - Health-insurance giant Aetna says it's agreed to buy Strategic Resource Company of Columbia for $250 million.


Sequestrata in Iraq la volontaria inglese Margaret Hassan, della ...

LONDRA, 19 ott - Torna l'ansia in Gran Bretagna. A due settimane dall'uccisione di Kenneth Bigley Ã¨ stata sequestrata in Iraq Margaret Hassan, direttrice delle operazioni della Ong Care International. La


Over the past 14 years there have been 114 deaths from cancer in Huangmengying, a village with a population of more than 2,400 in Shenqiu County, Central China's Henan Province.


A soldier serving with the Royal Welch Fusiliers in Iraq has been killed in a road traffic accident, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.


Icky algae worries New England fishermen

It looks like a clump of soiled sheep's wool, a cottony green or white mass that's turning up on rocks and river bottoms, snarling waterways. Already a scourge in New Zealand and parts of the American South and West, the aquatic algae called "rock snot" is creeping into New England, where it is turning up in pristine rivers and alarming fishermen and wildlife biologists.


Forze Usa lanciano contro-offensiva ad Al Qaida


Light cigarette suit certified as class action

A lawsuit accusing tobacco companies of   defrauding smokers into thinking "light" cigarettes were safer   than regular brands can proceed as a class action, a federal   judge in New York ruled on Monday.


Texas executes man for 1986 rape and murder

HUNTSVILLE, Texas  - Texas executed a convicted murderer on Tuesday by lethal injection, the same day the U.S. Supreme Court said it will decide whether that method violates a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.


Team comes first for Lehman in pairings strategy

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman   already knows his pairings for Friday's opening fourball   matches and would like his entire team to play at least once   before the last-day singles.


New Republic to Cut Back Publication Schedule

A new configuration of owners are investing in a reinvigorated Web site and a new look for the magazine, which will publish every two weeks.


Donor hearts could make good scaffolding for new organs.


Miami group charged with Sears Tower bomb plot

Seven men were charged on Friday with   conspiring to blow up the landmark Sears Tower in Chicago and   the FBI building in Miami in a mission they hoped would be   "just as good or greater" than September 11, U.S. officials   said.


Bruxelles, 12:38 - CICLISMO, VANDENBROUCKE: CASO EPO ARCHIVIATO

E' stato archiviato il caso che riguarda il ciclista belga Frank Vandenbroucke, accusato di detenzio...


Pakistani court hears cases on Musharraf

Legal wrangling over President Gen. Pervez Musharraf 's re-election bid intensified Monday after exiled former leader Benazir Bhutto accused the general's allies of pushing Pakistan toward a dangerous crisis by refusing to restore democracy and share power.


Sir Mark Thatcher is to plead guilty of helping to finance an alleged coup in Equatorial Guinea, reports say.


Yahoo! goes local by rebroadcasting local news video clips from Belo.


Long before the concession speech and the victory address Wednesday, Wall Street celebrated President Bush's re-election and the Republican Party's continued control of Congress with a rally.


Kristen Foht calls herself an "extremely pro-life" Democrat. Yet the St. Louis Catholic will vote for Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday, risking a rebuke from her archbishop and her friends in the anti-abortion movement.


Little Miss Sunshine makes fun of self-help gurus, beauty pageants, Proust and other wide targets


Amid all the problems that New Orleans has faced, relieving black-white distrust has proven to be one of the toughest


Cisco plans to separate router hardware, software

The goal is to let users add enhancements such as security or VoIP more quickly, without having to reinstall IOS images on routers and switches.


With Red Sox pitchers and catchers due to report on Valentine's Day, the endgame appears at hand for Twins pitcher Johan Santana, who should know before the start of spring training what uniform he will be wearing in 2008.


Putin proposes greater powers for Kremlin to fight terrorism

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a number of anti-terrorism initiatives that would ultimately give the Kremlin greater power over everyday life.


Tyra Banks marks a modeling milestone next week, and is donning a decade-old bikini to celebrate the special anniversary.


Iraqi delegates are heading to Ankara in an effort to avert attacks by Kurdish rebels over the Turkish border.


Currencies: Dollar gains on euro as traders await Fed

NEW YORK The dollar rose against most European currencies on Monday on expectations that the Federal Reserve on Tuesday will lift its overnight lending rate and signal plans for more increases.


Bishops call for law on assisted reproduction

The Maltese Church said a law regulating assisted reproductive technology should be passed in Malta.


Two newest members of OpenSEA Alliance will only bolster open-source alternative to 802.1X protocol, says Jon Oltsik.


Japan's Mori wins troubled Miss Universe contest

A raven-haired Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, was crowned Miss Universe 2007 on Monday in a contest marked by protests, a banned dress and the withdrawal of one beauty queen on the ground the pageant degrades women.


Internet service provider EarthLink  Inc. ELNK.O on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit,  boosted by cost controls, but sales fell short of analysts'  expectations.


Il soprano sara' in scena il 22 settembre al San Carlo


British singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, says he is 'shocked' at being refused entry to the US.


Diana's ex-butler admitted to lying to inquest in video: report

Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell admitted to lying to the ongoing inquest into the late royal's death, Monday's edition of The Sun tabloid reported.


Here's one for nostalgia buffs: the Franco-American brand -- best known for SpaghettiOs -- is no more.


Barry Larkin homered in his final at-bat on a noteworthy night — perhaps one of his last in a Cincinnati Reds uniform — and got a curtain call that capped a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.


Sherri Steinhauer shot a five-under-par 67 and held off a late charge by Christina Kim for a one-stroke victory at the L.P.G.A. State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill. The 44-year-old Steinhauer, who led after every round, finished at 17-under 271 for the four-day tournament. The title is her eighth in her 22 years on the Tour.


HERE in the land of myth, that familiar god of sports -- karma -- threw a bolt of lightning into the Olympic stadium yesterday. Marion Jones lunged desperately with her baton in the 4 x 100m relay final, but couldn't reach her target.


Iraqis trapped in the besieged rebel city of Falluja face a humanitarian disaster, aid agencies warn.


Bipasha, Kangana and Urmila to jive at Bollywood Awards

Kangana is all set to do the unthinkable at the Bollywood Movie Awards 2007 on 25 May at Long Island, New York.


Outspoken Putin critic shot dead in Moscow

Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead on Saturday at her apartment block in central Moscow, police said.


Small-plane crash kills 6 in North Carolina

Six people were killed Friday when a small plane crashed into the front yard of a home while attempting to land in fog and low visibility in Mount Airy, North Carolina, authorities said.


R. Kelly Says His Life Was Threatened At Concert

Almost a half-hour after Jay-Z appeared on Hot 97 to discuss R. Kellyâs abrupt departure from their Madison Square Garden concert, the singer appeared on the station, with his side of the story.


Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to meet EU enlargement chief Guenter Verheugen this week, officials said as Ankara seeks to defuse a spat with Brussels ahead of a crunch EU report.


County Looking to Buy Land, but Its Use is Still Uncertain

By THOMAS B. LANGHORNE, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7432 or langhornet@courierpress.com  Vanderburgh County is poised to buy nearly 74 acres of heavily wooded, often flooded state surplus land -- but county officials aren't sure what to do with it if they get it.


A substance found in a Navy ship's mess room is being tested, amid suspicions it could be ecstasy.


The fizz could go out of Sears merger euphoria

New York -- Few things stir the heart of stock investors like a huge merger deal. And last week's shotgun wedding between Kmart and Sears, two limping retailers, was no exception.


A Survivor at CondÃ© Nast Chooses to Bow Out

CondÃ© Nast, home to Vanity Fair and Vogue, among other magazines, announced the departure of its editorial director on Wednesday.


Iraq's PM visits insurgent stronghold of Ramadi

RAMADI, Iraq  - Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki travelled to the city of Ramadi on Tuesday on his first visit to the heartland of Sunni Arab insurgents fighting his U.S.-backed government.


Weather forecasts raise hopes of some respite from the fires raging across southern California in recent days.


Despite a neutral stance on semiconductor stocks in general, Standard & Poor's has found a few names to recommend, says S&P senior industry analyst Amrit Tewary, who rates Microchip Technology (MCHP ) a buy because of its leadership in the 8-bit


French bank BNP declines to rule out a bid for rival Societe Generale, which is struggling after a trading scandal.


ABC's Jimmy Kimmel to join late-night TV return

A day after NBC late-night TV hosts Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien said they would return to the airwaves despite the Hollywood writers strike, ABC rival Jimmy Kimmel said on Tuesday he would follow them across picket lines.


INDONESIAN officials today confirmed two of its women citizens were among 10 people kidnapped by an Islamist militant group in Iraq.


"Phantom" unveils a new beauty, but it doesn't do beast any good

Where's "Extreme Makeover" when you need it? After all, the mask the Phantom of the Opera wears covers only a quarter of what is an otherwise fetching mug.


Japan extends parliament to work on US-Afghan bill: official

Japan on Friday extended the current parliament session by a month as the ruling parties fight to ram through legislation to resume a naval mission supporting the US-led "war on terror".


(InfoWorld) - One of the survivors of the early days of Linux has changed its name and folded its software division in favor of doing business entirely on the Web. VA Software said Thursday it has changed its name to Sourceforge Inc. and will focus the company exclusively on its Web properties, such as the SourceForge.net site that hosts open-source projects and the Slashdot news aggregation site, which is popular with technology enthusiasts. The company said the moves are in response to the dynamics of Web 2.0, the new business model in which traditional software is beginning to give way to advertising-funded Web-based services. VA Software last month quietly sold its enterprise software business to CollabNet, a company that offers development software for geographically distributed teams, in consideration for an equity ownership in that company. The newly branded Sourceforge will make its revenue from advertising sales and product sales from its geek merchandise e-commerce site, ThinkGeek. Other properties that are part of Sourceforge include another open-source project site, Freshmeat, and enterprise Linux resource site Linux.com. VA Software began its life as VA Research in 1993 and later (and more notoriously)Â became VA Linux Systems, one of the early distributors of Linux whose stock jumped to $299 on the day of its December, 1999 IPO. But its Linux business soon flagged, and the company had more success in software development and acquiring the Web properties that still operate today. SourceForge.net in particular is a successful site for the company and one of company's the most recognizable brand names. The site hosts more than 100,000 open-source projects and has more than 1 million registered users. Sourceforge also reported is third quarter fiscal 2007 financial results Thursday. Revenue was $10.3 million for its third quarter of fiscal 2007, a 30 percent increase from the $7.9 million the company reported for the same period last year. The company reported net income of $6.5 million mostly from the sale of its software business. After years of not turning a profit, VA Software recorded its first quarter of profitability in its second fiscal quarter of 2006, which ended Jan. 31, 2007.


Homemaker wants to do jail time as soon as possible

NEW YORK - Homemaking icon Martha Stewart says she wants to start serving her jail sentence for lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she can put her "nightmare" behind her and be home in time to plant her (northern) spring garden.


Allawi's cousin freed as death toll rises

Iraq's interim Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, was boosted by the news yesterday that kidnappers had released his cousin, but countrywide unrest underlined escalating chaos and violence.


Cologne, Germany (Sports Network) - Graeme McDowell carded a three-under 69 on Saturday to maintain a three-shot advantage after the third round of the Linde German's Masters.


Fewer American teenagers are having sex, and those who do are using contraceptives more often, according to a new survey from the US Department of Health and Human Services.


London equities fell in opening trade on Tuesday, as British Energy tumbled after cutting its annual output targets and Vodafone lost ground on news of planned capital expenditure on its 3G network.


A Shrinking Airline Industry Offers Limited Options

eonard Robinson, who put in 30 years as a mechanic at Pan American World Airways, has a message for his counterparts at US Airways, Delta, United and other struggling airlines pressing


Chlorine tanks are everywhere -- and now, Iraqi insurgents are using 'em as weapons. It's time to learn more about the deadly gas. In Danger Room.


Fox's O'Reilly gets pushy at Obama event

No one ever accused Bill O'Reilly of being a wilting flower.


Humans Migrated Out of Africa, Then Some Went Back, Study Says

The study shows that a small group of early humans returned to Africa after first migrating to the Middle East.


Preliminary Neilsen ratings show fewer American viewers for Emmys

An estimated 14 million viewers watched the triumphs of HBO's The Sopranos and Angels in America on the Emmy Awards on Sunday night on ABC - an alarmingly low number for what is supposed to be television's big night.


IAEA protests "erroneous" U.S. report on Iran

U.N. inspectors have protested to the   U.S. government and a Congressional committee about a report on   Iran's nuclear work, calling parts of it "outrageous and   dishonest," according to a letter obtained by Reuters.


Lucious Harris signed Friday with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who hope the New Jersey Nets veteran can strengthen a backcourt weakened by injuries during the playoffs last season.


Qwest Communications International  Inc. Q.N offered more than $7 billion for MCI Inc. MCIP.O,  topping an earlier bid by Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N,  Bloomberg News said on Sunday.


NatWest bank suspends some online banking facilities after bogus e-mails ask customers for their account details in a 'phishing' scam.


Powers mull Iran atom compromise: senior diplomat

World powers are debating the idea of offering Iran a pause in seeking further sanctions over its nuclear program if Tehran stops expanding uranium enrichment, a senior diplomat said.


Israel begins last phase of Lebanon withdrawal

Israeli forces began leaving southern Lebanon on Sunday in the last phase of their withdrawal under a U.N. resolution to end a war with Hizbollah guerrillas, an Israeli security source said.


The Sporting Week: I am hoping my 130 shares will provide ...

There is a quotation on the front of the Manchester United ticket application book from Sir Alex Ferguson which reads: "It is amazing the difference the fans can make.


Reynolds American Inc. RAI.N, the No.  2 U.S. cigarette maker, on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit,  compared with a year-earlier loss, helped by a restructuring  and cost savings following the merger that formed the company  last year.


NFL Players Union Files Carter Grievance

The NFL Players Association filed a grievance Monday against the Dallas Cowboys on behalf of Quincy Carter, claiming the quarterback was released by the team for reasons not permitted in the NFL collective bargaining agreement.


IRAQ, APPELLO IN VIDEO DELLA HASSAN A BLA

''Queste potrebbero essere le mie ultime ore, aiutatemi. Chiedete al premier di ritirare le truppe''. Baghdad, 22 ott. (Adnkronos/Aki) - L'emittente tv Al-Jazeera ha trasmesso oggi un nuovo video di Margaret


Germany's papers report extensively on the opening in Berlin of a controversial exhibition featuring artworks bought by the grandson of a top German industrialist who worked for the Nazis.


The Nationals yield six runs in the second inning and Pittsburgh starter Tom Gorzelanny does the rest as the Nats fall, 7-2, Saturday.


Supreme Federer targets Borg's Wimbledon record

Roger Federer will have Bjorn Borg's record of five successive Wimbledon titles in his sights when he starts the defence of his All England Club crown on Monday.


The idea behind Snocap, Napster creator Shawn Fanning's new endeavor, is to give rights holders the level of comfort they need to make their content available on P2P networks.


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Judge says man not guilty of IRA bombing

A judge Thursday acquitted the only man charged with murder in the 1998 Omagh bombing that killed 29 people, which was Northern Ireland's deadliest terrorist attack.