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Novelist, essayist, critic, filmmaker, political commentator and lesbian Susan Sontag -- one of America's leading intellectuals -- died Tuesday at Memorial Sloan-Kettring Cancer Center in Manhattan from leukemia complications.


Giant sail technology could make shipping greener

Science & environment: One of the first large cargo ships in 100 years to cross the Atlantic with the help of the wind due to set sail


One Galaxy's 'Assault' on Another Caught by Telescopes

Telescope images show a "death star" galaxy shooting deadly radiation particles into another galaxy about one-tenth its size.


More cannabis is being smoked in EU than ever, with 3m daily users

MORE cannabis is being smoked in the European Union than ever before, with three million daily users in the 25-nation bloc, but consumption may have reached its peak, new figures showed yesterday.


France begins evacuation of Europeans from Ivory Coast

France began evacuating its nationals and other Europeans from violence-torn Ivory Coast Wednesday, when an Air France Boeing-777 took off from Abidjan airport for Paris with 270 people on board, French military officials said here.


Hurricane Frances could cause between $2bn and $10bn in insured losses in the US, experts predict as the storm pummels Florida.


Jose Mourinho will relish the hostile reception he will receive from the fans who used to adore him when he takes his place in the dug-out at the Estadio Do Dragao.


Clinton tells AP she's not a big gambler

Here's a good bet. If Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton decides to do some gambling in Nevada, check out the blackjack table. "I'm not much of a gambler, but I have gambled," the New York senator said in a brief interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, adding that her favorite game probably is blackjack.


Japan's efforts to have restrictions lifted on the trade in whalemeat are rebuffed at an international meeting.


Uk Pilots Take Over Air-Patrol Duty In Baltics

The Royal Air Force s Vickers VC10 transport plane is to bring about 100 British pilots and air technicians to the Lithuanian capital on Saturday to take over the air-patrol duty in the three Baltic states - ...


DON'T think the Sven-Goran Eriksson formation team will keep performing the quickstep despite their cavalier style against Azerbaijan.


Hitachi unveils half-terabyte 2.5-in. notebook hard drive

Hitachi's U.S. storage unit unveiled disk drives with capacities of 400GB and 500GB.


Explosion kills 13 in southern Philippines

A huge explosion rocked the southern Philippine city of General Santos on Sunday, killing 13 people and injuring at least 60 at a public market, police and witnesses said.


We're all taught in elementary school a universal principle: "Two wrongs don't make a right.". What happened in the NBA game between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers is a perfect example of how true that principle is.


An Afghan soldier opened fire inside a military base Monday, killing an American and four Afghans, while a U.S.-led coalition raid in the east killed a Taliban leader and two children, officials said.


KHAO Lak was the jewel among southern Thailand's beach resorts. It has been described as a tropical paradise and a playground of the rich.


Israel Kills 7 Militants in Massive Gaza Offensive

The Israeli army killed seven militants in  and around the northern Gaza Strip Saturday, raising the  Palestinian death toll to 45 in one of the biggest and  bloodiest offensives in four years of conflict.


PAUL S. OTELLINI was 41 and a rising star at Intel when, in 1992, his boss informed him that the company would choose him as its new chief of sales and marketing.


Former Spice Girl is voted out of Strictly Come Dancing in the penultimate show of the series.


Pure-play orthopedic company delivers the goods, but at what cost?


John Lennonâs Death Revisited Through the Words of His Killer

Andrew Piddingtonâs devastating re-enactment of events leading up to, including and immediately after the murder is taken from interviews, depositions and court transcripts.


Hostilities escalated for the second time in a month as militant groups in Gaza stepped up their rocket fire against nearby Israeli population centers.


Wayne Gretzky found himself talking about Mario Lemieux possibly playing in the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin when ... whoa! "Are you suggesting that you're holding


By Clark, George E  Environmental research is increasingly historical research, and the history of environment as a policy issue goes back further than one might think. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was founded almost four decades ago (http://www .epa.gov/history).


Striscia di nuovo sopra gli 8 mln, serata Mediaset


Taxus sales lift Boston Scientific in 3d quarter but stock takes slide

Boston Scientific Corp. yesterday said third-quarter net income more than doubled, reflecting strong orders for the Natick company's drug-coated Taxus cardiac stents.


Herman Rose, 98, Painter of Cityscapes, Is Dead

At a time when big-scale abstraction was ascendant, Mr. Rose painted small, airy, light-filled views of skies and rooftops in an Impressionistic manner.


U.S. says Iraq air strike kills 11, mostly civilians

The U.S. military said it killed 11 people in a helicopter attack on a group of men seen planting a roadside bomb north of Baghdad on Tuesday, but police and residents said the dead were farmers, women and children.


Business & money: Â· Rise in unemployment forecast for 2008Â· TUC calls for easing  of monetary policy


With Chiron (CHIR ) suddenly unable to supply some 48 million flu-vaccine doses, the Centers for Disease Control has recommended that only "high risk" people be vaccinated.


Favre's Wife Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

The wife of Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre was diagnosed with breast cancer, yet more bad news in a year full of heartache for the family.


The Birds, the Bees and Hardcore Business

The co-chairman of Vivid Video, the pornography film studio, plans on Saturday to take Google and Yahoo to task for being purveyors of smut to minors.


AZZURRI: LIPPI COME IL TRAP, ALTRA ITALIA? NO, ITALIA LOGICA

FIRENZE - Perche' i tifosi di Messina dovrebbero andare a vedere mercoledi' questa Italia sperimentale? Se a porsi la domanda non e' solo un purista del calcio ma Marcello Lippi, e' lecito farsi venire il sospetto.


Students should be able to make their university applications after their A-level results, says an official report.


Dems: Wash. Recount Puts Gregoire on Top

The head of the state Democratic Party said late Tuesday that recount results from King County give Democrat Christine Gregoire an eight-vote victory in the closest governor's race in state history.


With its fearsome record of kidnapping and violence, Colombia's largest guerrilla army might seem a nightmare group to encounter. But not to Oliver Stone. The American filmmaker is jumping at a chance to meet with a group the U.S. classifies as a terrorist organization.


TAIPEI, Taiwan  -- Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party won a landslide victory in legislative elections Saturday, dealing a humiliating blow to the government's hardline China policies two months before a presidential poll.


Sean O'Keefe on Monday officially resigned as the head of NASA to interview as the chancellor at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.


Sale a 88,40 dollari per una capitalizzazione di 75 miliardi


Humor: Hollywood's puffed-up attempt to warn kids about smoking in movies.


Industrial output falls, jobless claims rise

U.S. industrial output dropped unexpectedly in January as automakers slashed production, while new claims for jobless rose sharply last week partly due to winter storms, data released on Thursday showed.


President George W. Bush gave a vote of confidence to Colombia on Sunday, promising to secure more aid and a trade deal for his close ally President Alvaro Uribe as he fights a rebel insurgency and drug traffickers.


Notebooks and laptops show biggest growth Worldwide PC shipments are expected to rise by 12.6 per cent this year, according to new research by analysts IDC.â¦


The Dead Talk, and There's Plenty of Static

The nominal thriller "White Noise" is worthy neither of Michael Keaton's talents nor even a desperate horror fan's attention.


Aging Craft Orbiting Mars Appears to Have Succumbed

The 10-year-old spacecraft Â which gathered evidence of water in the planetÂs past Â has not communicated with flight controllers since Nov. 2.


Groenik (Abn),investimento positivo.Non cambiamo strategia


Google Inc. locates almost anything on the Web within seconds, but finding the brainy engineers who program the company's lightning-quick search engine takes more time — and a quirky bit of ingenuity.


PITTSBURGH - One dynamic 96-yard kickoff return. One 43-yard catch-and-run touchdown reception. One quick-hit 10-yard scoring run.


Terrapins, Rested but Rusty, Return With a Romp

The fifth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team returns to action looking fittingly rusty after a 20-day layoff, but still posted an 89-59 victory against overmatched Richmond.


Hewlett-Packard President's Power Concerns Governance Experts

By PAUL ELIAS   Associated Press writer  SAN FRANCISCO -- The one winner in the Hewlett-Packard Co. boardroom spying scandal that has enthralled Silicon Valley appears to be Mark Hurd.


"It will continue hitting the structure of the Spanish state on all fronts until achieving democratic conditions that allow the defense of all political projects"  Basque guerrillas ETA vowed on Sunday to continue attacks on the Spanish state, saying last year's exploratory peace talks showed there was no point in negotiating with the government. via New York Times


NEW YORK - Celebrities lined the runway at Tommy Hilfiger's presentation of his H Hilfiger collection, and the stars saw plenty of styles appropriate for those who do their party-hopping from yacht to yacht.    Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, Sean "P...


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

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


EUROPA/SPAGNA - Il 28 ottobre a Roma la beatificazione di 498 martiri spagnoli degli anni Trenta: il grande segno di speranza costituito dalla testimonianza dei martiri che morirono perdonando Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - La beatificazione di 498 martiri che diedero la loro vita per amore a GesÃ¹ Cristo in Spagna, durante la persecuzione religiosa degli anni Trenta del secolo XX, annunciata  dai  Vescovi spagnoli il 27 aprile alla fine della lo...


The Quad: Matt Ryan and the B.C. Comeback

Boston Collegeâs Matt Ryan spent the first three quarters last night scratching his name off the list of Heisman frontrunners before busting out a Sharpie and etching it at the top of the list in big block letters.


I have not come to bury the Americans. I have come to praise the Argentines. The US basketball team has already been dissected and analyzed and redissected


Brazilian authorities said they raided an Amazon plantation where more than 1,000 laborers were found working 14-hour days in horrendous conditions cutting sugar cane for ethanol production.


NEW YORK (Ticker) - Oakland Athletics shortstop Bobby Crosby capably filled some big shoes and was voted the American League Rookie of the Year on Monday.


After the first TV debate in the US presidential campaign, polls give good news for the Democrats.


Apple Fan Sites Buzz with Talk of Photo-Ready iPod

Is Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O fine-tuning an enhanced iPod with roughly 50 percent more storage and a color screen to display photos?


U.S. film "Juno" wins top award at Rome festival

"Juno", the story of an American teenager dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, won the best film award at the Rome film festival on Saturday.


Tre i militari colpiti ieri a Farah, in Afghanistan


Rice to host Libya as former foes mend ties

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will host Libya's foreign minister on Thursday -- the first visit by the top Tripoli diplomat since 1972 -- in a sign of warmer ties between the former foes.


(CBS/AP) Ten policemen were killed in two separate attacks south of Baghdad on Tuesday, and two car bombs exploded in the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi, killing four Iraqis and prompting clashes between US troops and gunmen.


As of Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at least 2,544 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,010 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


ZDNet's survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired & Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row. Intel and Nokia will jointly develop smart phones that run on the Symbian operating system, unveiling


BBC education correspondent Mike Baker on why inspectors say citizenship lessons in England's schools are inadequate.


Comic Relief red noses are banned from the set of the BBC's Fame Academy after they are declared a fire risk.


Strong sales of its latest mobile phones help Motorola report strong profits ahead of Wall Street expectations.


Avrebbe tentato di truffare genitori piccola per ricompensa


A Fiumicino per sciopero di 24 ore sigla App


Disagi e allagamenti, chiusa la Ss Foggia-Campobasso


Synchrotron puts city into national spotlight

With a flick of a giant switch, Canada's biggest and most advanced scientific research laboratory will be officially launched later today in Saskatoon.


Some Weapons at Russia School Were Stolen

MOSCOW Sept. 16, 2004 - Some of the weapons used by militants in the deadly Russian school siege were pilfered from police posts in armed raids allegedly led by one of Chechnya's most notorious warlords, Russia's


One fact led President Bush to choose New Jersey, a Democratic presidential stronghold, as the backdrop for a homeland security campaign speech Monday: terror and the Sept. 11 attacks are as crucial for New Jersey voters as they are for Bush's re-election campaign.


Funds Pressure Oil Companies on Iran Links

Some of the nationâs largest public pension funds are leaning on European and Asian oil companies to reconsider their investments in Iran.


A commission seeking to resolve the Anglican Communion's crisis over a homosexual U.S. bishop and other gay issues wrapped up its work Friday and said it would publish its report on Oct. 18.


Approvata a grande maggioranza dall'europarlamento la relazione presentata da Claudio FavaRilevata scarsa cooperazione alle indagini da Italia, Gran Bretagna ed altri paesi                                            Voli segreti Cia in Europa "illegali" E Strasburgo bacchetta i governi                                                                                "Ora gli stati promuovano inchieste giudiziare, solo cosÃ¬ si potranno avere le prove"


Reggio Calabria, lei taceva per vergogna. La denuncia di un'amicaErano in quattro: il piÃ¹ piccolo ha quattordici anni, il piÃ¹ grande sedici                                          Studenti stuprano dodicenne poi si vantano al bar: arrestati                                                                                Dopo la violenza l' hanno minacciata. Il vescovo della cittÃ :"Giovani lasciati troppo soli, ma non Ã¨ solo un problema del Sud" di GIUSEPPE BALDESSARRO


Double-digit revenue growth is the highlight of a good quarter.


American forces battled through boobytrapped lanes in a swift advance to city center. The military said at least 71 militants and 10 U.S. troopers were killed as of the beginning of the third day of intense urban combat.


While waiting to clear the final hurdles for their pending $41 billion merger, Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless reported their separate third-quarter results.


IL BAMBINO Ã PERSONA  Un numero di bambini compreso tra 133 e 275 milioni, assiste a episodi di    violenza domestica.  Lo Studio delle Nazioni Unite sulla violenza nei confronti dei minori.  LÂambiente di lavoro.  Internet e i telefonini di nuova generazione.  ...


A Guide to Embracing Life as a Single (Without the Resignation, That Is)

Unlike dating sites that treat being single as a predicament, this one celebrates flying solo.


Fearsome Nessie Started Out as a Good Egg and Playmate

Many lonely children yearn for a pet to call their own. In âThe Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,â based on a novel by Dick King-Smith, a boy finds not only that, but a best friend as well.


Turkey's EU bid nearing moment of truth, enlargement chief says

The moment of truth was approaching for Turkey's bid to join the European Union, EU enlargement chief Guenter Verheugen said Monday, as European leaders prepare to decide whether to open membership talks with the mainly Muslim country.


Eleusis, ridden by Jose Santos, wins the Grade II, $150,000 Long Island Handicap at Aqueduct Race Track in Ozone Park, NY, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004.


TG5: MENTANA LASCIA, E LO ANNUNCIA ALLA FINE DEL TG5

(AGI) - Milano, 11 nov. - Enrico Mentana lascia la direzione del tg5 dopo 13 anni, e al suo posto arriva Carlo Rossella, attuale direttore di Panorama. E' stato lo stesso Mentana, con molta emozione, ad annunciarlo


L'incidente nel Perugino. Sulla zona gravava della fitta nebbiaIl velivolo ha perso uno dei serbatoi, che non Ã¨ andato a fuoco                                          Cade elicottero di radio privata morte le due persone a bordo                                                                                Apparteneva all'emittente Radio Dimensione SuonoInchiesta dell'agenzia nazionale per la sicurezza del volo


Hurricane Ivan has driven the misery index off the scale in Florida' most impoverished county, where nearly one in five residents were below the poverty line last year.


Lo denuncio', ma poi fu costretta a ritrattare


Norway's top peace envoy in Sri Lanka to try to save talks

Norway's top peace envoy Erik Solheim has arrived in Sri Lanka to launch the first post-tsunami attempt to salvage faltering peace efforts, diplomats said.


Man Utd mourns 'Busby Babes' who died in plane crash

Manchester United held an emotional memorial Wednesday for 23 people, including eight of its players, killed when the team's plane crashed in Munich 50 years ago as they returned from a match.


NEW YORK  Â Picture this: Katharine Hepburn and her chauffeur stopped for speeding in the tiny town of Blackwell, Okla. Hepburn berates the strapping young officer as a "moron" and "dumbbell," then adds, "If I ever found an Oklahoma car in Connecticut, I would flatten all the tires."


Dave Albee: American League series has real World Series feel

Let's get real. With sincerest apologies to the St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros, the "real" World Series starts tonight in New York.


PARALYMPIC legend Tanni Grey-Thompson has capped an extraordinary year by being made a Dame in the New Year's Honours List today.


Non Ã¨ ancora stato trovato il cadavere, ma solo tracce di sangue

FOGGIA - L'ha uccisa, ma non si trova ancora il cadavere. E cosÃ¬ i carabinieri stanno setacciando la discarica di Vieste alla ricerca di quel che resta del corpo. Del resto l'omicidio sarebbe avvenuto dieci giorni fa.


Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for July 9-15. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.


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The proposed sale of Greater Southeast Community Hospital could cost the District government up to $87 million in public money, roughly $60 million more than initially thought, according to an initial review by aides to Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D).


Boards of directors at Telecom Italia SpA and its mobile unit Telecom Italia Mobile SpA on Sunday approved the companies' merger, they said in a statement.


LOS ANGELES  Â Producers of the Grammy Awards have requested an interim agreement that would allow striking Hollywood writers to work on next month's telecast, The Recording Academy said Tuesday.


Musharraf Ally Aziz Sworn In as Pakistan's New Prime Minister

Pakistan's finance minister for the past five years, Shaukat Aziz, has been sworn in as the country's new prime minister. Mr.


VATICANO - Pubblicato il Messaggio di Papa Benedetto XVI per la Giornata Mondiale della Pace 2007: ÂPersona umana, cuore della paceÂ. ÂSono convinto che rispettando la persona si promuove la pace, e costruendo la pace si pongono le premesse per un autentico umanesimo integraleÂ. CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - EÂ stato pubblicato oggi il Messaggio del Santo Padre Benedetto XVI per la prossima Giornata Mondiale della Pace, che si celebrerÃ  il 1Â° gennaio 2007. Il tema scelto dal Santo Padre Ã¨ ÂPersona umana, cuore della p...


Italian Opera Diva Renata Tebaldi Dies at 82

Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi, one of the  great post-World War II opera divas who Arturo Toscanini said  had the "voice of an angel," has died, a family friend said  Sunday. She was 82.


In France, Socialistsâ First Couple Are No More

The split between SÃ©golÃ¨ne Royal and FranÃ§ois Hollande threatens to complicate efforts by the Socialist Party to close ranks.


Bank Agrees to Buy Troubled Loan Giant for $4 Billion

The deal rescues Countrywide, Americaâs largest mortgage lender and expands the financial services empire of Bank of America, the nationâs largest consumer bank.


Reno couple blame Net for child neglect; bloggers blame couple

Blog: This week in Nevada, a new case for social workers and little tolerance for parents accused of abuse.


Patent holder calls for eBay 'Buy-It-Now' injunction

Widget fidget That tiny company in Great Lakes, Virginia is re-launching its attack on eBayâs Buy-It-Now button.â¦


Hewlett-Packard has decided to end their efforts on active development of the Itanium chip, which is in the making for a decade now.


Restrictions on diacetyl exposure sought

That buttery taste and smell of microwave popcorn may have caused a deadly lung disease in workers who package it. While there's no evidence of any danger to the millions of people who eat it, Congress is taking action.


Ukrainian opposition supporters rally in Kiev, a month after their protests forced a re-run of presidential elections.


Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says the odds the U.S. will fall into a recession are "clearly rising" and he believes economic growth is "getting close to stall speed."


ASEAN, Australia, N.Zealand See 2007 Pact

Southeast Asian nations, Australia and New Zealand hope to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by 2007 after beginning formal negotiations next year, Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile said on Sunday.


Mozart Was a Punk, so Schubert Was a Goth: Musicians Travel the Country to Prove Classical is Anything but Dull.

By Paul Horsley, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Sep. 17--Tenor Nathan Granner and classical guitarist Beau Bledsoe have a message for those who still think classical music is staid.


France Says Killed About 20 in Ivory Coast Unrest

French troops killed about 20 people in  Ivory Coast during unrest earlier this month, the Defense  Ministry in Paris said on Tuesday, as controversy grew over the  French military's handling of the crisis.


Olmert says Israeli attacks curb Gaza rockets

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday that Israel's attacks against militants in the Gaza Strip had led to a drop in rocket strikes from the territory and they would continue.


Saving a Folk Artistâs Paradise, Lost to Weeds and Ruin, Is a Tangled Affair

To understand how Howard Finster became one of the most notable folk artists in the world, it is worth a visit to the tiny white wooden house in this hamlet in Georgia.


A man fired by IBM for visiting adult chat rooms on work time files suit, setting up a case that could determine how the internet is handled in the work place. By the Associated Press.


Report faults FDA drug-safety tracking system: WSJ

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relying on a "dysfunctional" computer system for tracking drug safety as it struggles to upgrade its technology, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a report commissioned by the FDA.


Saudi says no bar to nuclear cooperation with Russia

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said on Wednesday the kingdom does not see any obstacle to cooperating with Russia on developing a nuclear energy program.


Eugene Bell, 88, a Creator of Skin Cells for Grafting, Dies

Eugene Bell helped develop a way to grow human skin for grafting onto wounds and later founded companies to make the technology commercially available.


China to launch 3rd manned space mission

China plans to launch its third manned space mission that will feature its first-ever space walk during 2008, state media said Tuesday.


Former Natick High hockey standout Brett Yancey is now a sophomore defenseman on the University of Southern Maine ice hockey team, which had a winning record and was in the hunt for a home playoff first-round berth in the east division of the Eastern College Athletic Conference.


A ballot, a billet - how will they fill it? The road to 2008

The prospect of wide-open nomination fights for both parties is proving irresistible to politicians and the press.


Protesters across the UK march to highlight the Kyoto Protocol, the international agreement on emissions.


By the time baseball commissioner Bud Selig shows up for work today, he is expected to have a formal trade agreement to review among the New York Yankees, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers.


A Formula for Success, but Not for Innovation

The image-conscious N.F.L. got the matchup it wanted for Super Bowl XLII: two popular teams and two attractive quarterbacks with compelling stories.


SW China Drought Not Related to Three Gorges, Minister Says

SW China drought not related to Three Gorges, minister says    BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Minister of Water Resources Wang Shucheng on Wednesday denied the correlation between the drought in southwest China last year and the Three Gorges Reservoir.


Conduttura malfunzionante crea miscela pericolosa


The Angolan authorities sends some 25,000 people back to  DR Congo, according to a UN-backed radio station.


Comedian Al Franken makes Minnesota Senate bid

Comedian and political commentator Al Franken ended a three-year stint as a talk radio host by announcing on Wednesday he will seek the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman.


Brazilian Adriano scored two wonderful goals as Inter Milan beat Udinese 3-1 in Serie A on Sunday while a superb Andrea Pirlo strike gave AC Milan a 1-0 win at Cagliari.


Ethical clothing booms, but labor rights a worry

LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters Life!) - Hand-knitted jumpers, tie-dyed trousers or stiff woven shirts in a range of drab colours once sprang to mind at the mention of ethical clothing.


IBM wants to topple the world's leader in computer storage technology with a new shoe-box sized disk system developed at IBM Storage Systems Divisions in Tucson.


AMO recalls Complete MoisturePlus lens solution

Advanced Medical Optics Inc.  said late on Friday that it was recalling its Complete MoisturePlus contact lens solutions and called on consumers to stop using them after data showed a higher risk of eye infections.


Fortunes rebound for Europe's last uranium mine

Everything from the faded blue overalls donned by the miners to the bone-jolting trains and primitive extraction methods seem to cry out for Europe's last operating uranium mine to be turned into a museum.


Microsoft downplays stealth Windows Update file updates

Automatic updates to Windows Updates in August occurred without prior notification to users.


Immediately after Pakistan's highest court ruled he could return, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he would go home soon to lead his party's campaign to oust President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who exiled Sharif eight years ago.


Abbas wins Western pledges, vows to control Gaza

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency cabinet, bolstered by Western promises to resume aid, vowed on Monday to exert its authority over the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.


SpaceShipOne stakes claim to $10mn prize

US rocketship SpaceShipOne has blasted into space for the second time in five days, staking claim to a $10-million prize for the first private manned space travel and setting a new altitude record.


Siena, 18:33 - CALCIO, SIENA: SI ALLENANO I NON CONVOCATI PER IL CHIEVO

Allenamento solo per alcuni giocatori del Siena, precisamente per quelli non convocati per la gara c...


Gadget lovers seek out 2008's hottest products

The world's premier  consumer electronics show kicks off in Las Vegas next week, but  economic headwinds may mute the glitz and glamour of a  conference that defines what gadgets are in store for 2008.


TORONTO (CP) - Chris Bosh scored 23 points and hauled down nine rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors to an 86-83 NBA pre-season victory over Italian powerhouse Benetton Treviso on Wednesday.


Venezia: prevista acqua alta per il sesto giorno consecutivo

VENEZIA - Ancora acqua alta a Venezia. Per le 11.20 di stamattina e' prevista una marea con una punta massima di 115 centimetri. Il dato pero' potrebbe variare in conseguenza delle condizioni atmosferiche.


Weekend Movies: a Box Office Record Nears

Three new movies make U.S. debuts and one independent film, shark tale "Open Water," expands nationwide on Friday as the summer winds down to what should be a record box office haul fueled by hit sequels.


The Iraqi government declares an immediate curfew in the capital, affecting both vehicles and people.


Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti dies at the age of 71 after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.


Rice: Mideast meeting will tackle "critical issues"

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday "critical issues" would be tackled at a U.S.-led peace conference that Palestinians hope will move them closer to statehood.


Before its first snap of the season, Army has been invited to the Poinsettia Bowl. Now the Black Knights have to win enough games to be eligible.


Economy leaves mixed spirits for drink companies

Tough financial times call for tough decisions ... or maybe just an extra drink or two.


Rialzi tra 50 e 68 euro al mese, +8% per costi mantenimento


The cost of policing an RAF base used to launch B-52 bombers during the Iraq war was almost Â£8m.


Tendulkar honoured and thrilled but not satisfied

DHAKA - Sachin Tendulkar was thrilled, but not satisfied, by his record-equalling 34th Test century against Bangladesh in Dhaka yesterday.


Study: Workplace stress ups heart attacks

Swedish researchers say short but intense workplace pressure boosts by a factor of six the chances of a heart attack within the following 24 hours.


OAKLAND, Calif. Alfonso Soriano had three hits and two RB-Is as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics, 12-to-9. The win comes a night after Texas reliever Frank Francisco threw a plastic chair into the stands in Oakland and broke a woman's nose.


Parliament to debate on AIDS issue and the fight against it

SINGAPORE : Parliament will be debating the AIDS issue and the fight against it, when it sits on November 24. The Senior Minister of State for Health, Dr Balaji Sadasivan, told


TV Guide Publisher to Launch New Weekly TV Magazine

Gemstar-TV Guide International, whose  TV Guide magazine has struggled with a long-term circulation  slide, said on Wednesday it was launching a new weekly magazine  focused on television news.


Cullum Meets Cullum in New Knoxville Production of 'The Dresser'

Playbill - The new John Cullum-JD Cullum production of  Ronald Harwood's The Dresser will begin performances Aug. 26 at the Clarence Brown Theatre Company of Knoxville, Tennessee.


International Business Machines Corp. on Monday posted a flat quarterly net profit, weighed down by a legal settlement, but the world's largest computer company sounded


Stasera sara' allestita la camera ardente a Ferentino


Marlins set to 'host' Montreal in Chicago

CHICAGO -- The Montreal Expos and Florida Marlins will play games Monday and Tuesday at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the White Sox, after the Marlins were forced to adjust their schedule for the second time this month because of a hurricane.


Looks like Ben Affleck won't have to worry about surviving Christmas. After this weekend, his new movie likely won't make it much past Halloween.


Three studies suggest gene raises autism risk

Three U.S. teams of scientists using different research approaches said on Thursday that different flaws in a single gene raise the risk of autism.


Florida won't let Zook coach Gators in Peach Bowl

Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong will coach the Gators in the Peach Bowl, taking a spot left vacant because Ron Zook is leaving for Illinois and Urban Meyer wants to coach Utah through its postseason game.


World Bank Unit Close to Wolfowitz Cited for Reform

An anti-corruption unit at the World Bank heavily promoted by ousted president Paul D. Wolfowitz needs to be overhauled to mend tense relations with the rest of the bank's staff, according to a report released yesterday by a high-level outside review panel.


Absolutely preposterous. Dino Rossi's call for a rerun of the governor's election has no basis, at least so far. Christine Gregoire, Rossi's Democratic opponent, is now governor-elect as the result of a stunningly close election.


Ameriquest closes, Citigroup buys mortgage assets

Ameriquest Mortgage Co, the largest U.S. subprime lender as recently as 2005, is closing, the latest home loan provider to shut down amid the nation's housing market slump.


72 dead as cholera follows floods in Mozambique

At least 72 people have died of cholera and other intestinal diseases brought on by floods that have ravaged central Mozambique since the beginning of January, medical staff said Tuesday.


Six people, including three children and two US soldiers, have been reported killed in Afghanistan, a week after millions voted in a landmark election meant to help bring peace back to their war-ravaged nation.


Future of Stem Cell Tests May  Hang on Defining Embryo Harm

With the active encouragement of the Bush administration, U.S. scientists in the past year have developed several methods for creating embryonic stem cells without having to destroy human embryos.


Boxer's rebellion and Democrats' new tone

Smarting from defeat, Senate minority leaders talk about values and let colleague play 'bad cop.'


Police recover a car stolen from outside a house in Oxford with a toddler in the back.


Celtics trip on first step in loss to Kings

SACRAMENTO -- Celtics coach Doc Rivers knows the first game of an extended West Coast swing can set the tone for the entire trip. Boston can only hope its 119-105 loss to the Kings last night does not set a pattern for the remaining four games on the itinerary. Otherwise, the trip might seem a lot longer than the scheduled ...


Keep off the streets, British prostitutes urged

Police hunting a serial killer who is murdering women at a rate unprecedented in British criminal history urged prostitutes on Wednesday to stay off the streets.


US Internet giant Yahoo creates home for online video community

US Internet search giant Yahoo launched a video-sharing service in a move that could capitalize on a hot online trend made clear by the popular young YouTube website.


Google shares surge 17% on strong outlook

Shares of Google, the most-used Internet search engine, which went public this summer, surged 17 percent Friday after quarterly profit more than doubled and the company said the market for Internet advertising was showing no signs of slowing.


Effect of rules overhaul unclear for local forests

Managers of the nation's 155 national forests will have more discretion to approve logging and other commercial projects without lengthy


Ziff Davis - Yahoo releases a version of its search-based toolbar for Mozilla Firefox in another sign that search engines are taking note of the open-source Web browser.


Barat Chapel Gets a Reprieve: Lake Forest Panel Rejects Demolition

By Lisa Black, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 12--The Lake Forest Historic Preservation Commission denied a developer's request Monday night to demolish a chapel at the former Barat College after alumni and preservationists objected.


At least 50 die in fighting between forces loyal to the Herat governor and a rival militia in west Afghanistan.


Passengers overcome fear on India train after bomb

Hundreds of passengers overcame fear and strict security checks on Thursday to travel by rail from India to Pakistan, the first journey on the route since 68 people were killed when a train was bombed this week.


No new arms race despite U.S. missile plan: Russia

SEVILLE, Spain  - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov on Friday rejected U.S. arguments for deploying an anti-missile defense system in eastern Europe and insisted Russia would not be drawn into a Cold War-style arms race.


Russian investigators are looking into allegations that Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky could have been involved in the poisoning death in London of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, a top law-enforcement official said Friday.


Paper: Home Depot Shares Look Undervalued

Shares of Home Depot Inc. (HD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US home improvement retailer, may extend gains amid solid expected growth in sales of homes and home improvement


Marbury Powers U.S. Over Spain, Coaches Square Off

The U.S. and Spanish coaches had to be  separated when an argument erupted at the end of the game as  the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the Olympic men's  basketball quarterfinals Thursday.


SpaceShipOne propels space travel future

Monday's triumphant second flight of SpaceShipOne is a perfect example of private business taking up where government left off and improving an idea.


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Aussie-India test could be over in three days

BOMBAY: Australia's Jason Gillespie produced a superb spell of pace bowling to help rout India for 104 only for Anil Kumble to keep home hopes alive on the second day of the fourth cricket test overnight.


(Cleveland, Ohio and Dallas, Texas-WABC, November 1, 2004) - Monday may have been the longest day of a long campaign for president.


Robert Blake may or may not ever take the stand in his murder trial, but the jury has already heard him out. Videotape of the former Baretta star's 2003 jailhouse interview with ABC News' Barbara


UN council mulls Sudan resolution, US to speak on genocide

UNITED NATIONS : The UN Security Council was to discuss a new US draft resolution aimed at tightening the pressure on Sudan over the crisis in Darfur, including possible sanctions on its oil sector.


Ohio to Keep Counting Provisional Ballots

The counting of more than 150,000 provisional ballots cast in Ohio will go forward, despite John Kerry's concession that President Bush had won the state's 20 electoral votes, election officials said Wednesday.


There is no truth in the belief that cancer patients can delay their death for important events, a study suggests.


A U.S. warplane bombed the restive city of Fallujah on Friday, witnesses said.


AUSTIN, Texas - An overweight plastic surgeon performed liposuction on himself on camera to promote the potential use of stem cells that can be harvested in such operations.    Dr...


US President George W Bush outlines a new strategy to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of a G8 summit.


Indian actor Saif Ali Khan is being treated in an Indian hospital after suffering from chest pains.


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L'allarme e' del Procuratore antimafia Piero Grasso


In London society, Leigh Sebba is a man to be reckoned with. His family's century-old real estate company was valued last year at almost $380 million, with most of its offices, apartments and shops located in ...


The two men contesting the presidency in Ecuador end campaigning before a second round run-off vote.


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Agassi, Haas reach semis; Joachim Johansson retires in Stockholm

Stockholm, Sweden (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Andre Agassi and fourth-seeded Tommy Haas advanced, while US Open semifinalist Joachim Johansson of Sweden was forced to retire during his quarterfinal match Friday at the Stockholm Open.


Carlos Moya beats Andy Roddick to give Spain an unassailable 3-1 lead over the USA in the Davis Cup final.


Spacey Makes Splash with Bobby Darin Film, Music

NEW YORK (Billboard) - The weight of the Bobby Darin biopic  "Beyond the Sea" rests greatly on Kevin Spacey's shoulders. Not  only did the Academy Award-winning actor direct, star and  co-produce the movie, he also had the challenge of singing  Darin's songs in the film and on the soundtrack.


Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano on Thursday hurled fiery rocks and sent a column of ash and steam 1 1/2 miles above its crater. Experts have warned that Tungurahua is poised for a major eruption within a matter of days or weeks.


British military at limit of capacity: Britain's top soldier

Britain's military is at the limit of its capacity and can barely cope with the demands placed on it, the head of Britain's army said in an interview.


Arctic ice cap warming at twice the global rate:

[Technology India]: London, Nov 3: A new study conducted by an international team of 300 researchers from the Arctic Council, which is comprised of the eight nations including the US with Arctic territories suggests that the northern ice cap is warming at


Discussions of faith and spirituality replaced chatter about mergers and revenue Thursday morning at the High Tech Prayer Breakfast at the Hilton McLean, an annual event that draws a who's who of local tech players.


Off-ice workers find jobs put in deep freeze

You can't blame Mike Fore for simply wanting a paid night out with the boys. For most of his working life, Fore has gotten that as an off-ice official at home games for the Flyers, who won't be starting their


Senate bill takes aim at insurance companies

Some key players in the legislative battle over medical-liability reform support attacking soaring malpractice-insurance premiums by making it harder for insurance companies to raise their rates.


Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, whose fall from grace has been one of the most sudden in U.S. sport, will formally plead guilty Monday in a dog-fighting case almost certain to wreck his football career.


Golf: Cink beats Woods by four strokes to capture WGC Invitational

AKRON : American Stewart Cink captured his second title of the year with a wire-to-wire win at the US$7 million World Golf Championship Invitational on Sunday.


As Superman and Batman would no doubt reflect during their cigarette breaks, the really draining thing about being a hero was that you have to keep riding to the rescue.


Food From Cloned Animals Seems Safe, a Panel Finds

Meat and milk from cloned animals seem to pose no special health risks, said a report released by the European Food Safety Agency. It was a first step toward the eventual sale of such products within the European Union.


California sues Microsoft for antitrust...again

Five California counties and two cities sue the software giant under state antitrust laws, for taking advantage of government buyers.


com. Commissioner Bud Selig underwent surgery on Monday to remove a cancerous melanoma skin lesion from his forehead at New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.


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At least 14 people killed, 200 injured in Bangladesh's bomb blasts

At least 14 people were killed and over 200 injured, as a series of bombs and grenades exploded through a rally here organized by the main opposition the Awami League Saturday


Murdoch Offers Record Amount for Triplex

Description: News mogul Rupert Murdoch pays a record-setting $44 million for a three-story Fifth Avenue penthouse in Manhattan formerly inhabited by the late Laurance Rockefeller.


A federal judge sentenced Hollywood director John McTiernan to four months in prison Monday after refusing to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea to charges of lying to the FBI about his association with disgraced private eye Anthony Pellicano.


Out of Blair's shadow, treasury chief is Britain's next PM

LONDON -- He shows up for work in famously drab ties with his nails bitten to the quick. He hates networking, and didn't marry until he was 49. He's the glowering figure often seen harrumphing on the bench behind his preternaturally poised boss, Prime Minister Tony Blair, in the House of Commons.


Charges Fly Over the Detainee Treatment Bill

Now that Congress is on the verge of giving the President the legislation he wants on interrogating terror suspects, the partisan posturing over the bill is heating up


Susan Hofacre, Robert Morris University's first female athletic director, died Saturday of cancer. She was 54.


Cheney, Debating Edwards, Says Iraq Invasion `Exactly Right'

Vice President Dick Cheney defended the 2003 invasion of Iraq as Democratic challenger John Edwards said the administration isn't ``being straight'' with the American people early in the candidates' debate in Cleveland.


A popular English teacher has been placed on paid leave Â and faces possible criminal charges Â after a student's parents complained to police that a ninth-grade class reading list contained a book about a murderer who has sex with his victims' bodies.


Britain Charges Suspects in U.S.-Linked Terror Case

Britain charged eight men on Tuesday with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, some relating to plans for U.S. buildings such as the New York Stock Exchange that were the subject of terrorism alerts this month.


Shopping By Cellphone Has a Few Kinks: Price-Comparison Services All Suffer Drawbacks

By Andrew D. Smith, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 9--The trumpeters sound great when they blare out those old Communist marches, but $16.99 plus tax seems a bit steep for a greatest hits CD from the Soviet Army Chorus and Band.


The message was sometimes blunt as Condoleezza Rice made her case for a new start with disgruntled European allies on her first trip abroad as President Bush's chief diplomat.


Mumbai, Nov. 26: Mukesh Ambani apparently commands the full support of the board on all recent decisions, including the controversial one that elevated him to the âfinal authorityâ in the group.


Taxpayers have just a day left to pay any outstanding tax and file their returns or face hefty fines.


BEIJING -- A gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine killed at least 60 miners, and rescuers were searching for 88 others who had only a slim chance of survival, the government said Thursday.


Sen. Jinggoy Estrada was allowed by the Sandiganbayan yesterday to fly to Hong Kong to join his father, ousted President Joseph Estrada, who will be undergoing knee surgery in the Chinese territory.


Security tightens in lead up to election

EMERGENCY and security resources are being deployed to strategic locations across the nation amid terror fears in the lead up to election day.


Gunmen attack Nigeria oil export station

Gunmen attacked a southern Nigerian oil export terminal belonging to a subsidiary of Italy's Eni SpA early Thursday, taking three Italians and a Lebanese hostage and killing another person, officials said.


Tens of thousands of vulnerable workers are being exploited by rogue employers, warns Citizens Advice.


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Judge Weighs Halting Sale of Bonds' 700th Homerun Ball

A state judge is expected to hear arguments Wednesday on whether to immediately block the auctioning of Barry Bonds' 700th homerun ball.


A British terror suspect held captive in Guantanamo Bay for 33 months is to sue to government, it is reported.


Seeing as it was late to the game with Web 2.0, Microsoft is making a preemptive effort to be ready the next time around. The company has pledged $500,000 in research grants toward what it calls "Intelligent Web 3.0," in which the Web becomes more aware of where and how it's being accessed in order to custom tailor information.


Chris Rock to be host of 77th Academy Awards

Comedian actor Chris Rock has been chosen as the host of the 77th Oscars awarding ceremony next year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday.


S.Africa Police Arrest Thatcher Son in Coup Probe

South African police arrested the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a mercenary plot to topple the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.


Retrofitting SP2 to Windows 98 or Windows NT simply would not make much sense, argues Yankee Group's Laura DiDio. Both operating systems are eight years old, and the PC and Internet worlds were much different places then.


Incorrectly Installed Switches Caused Space Crash Earlier This ...

The US space agency NASA says incorrectly installed switches are the likely cause of the crash earlier this year of the Genesis space capsule.


Swimming: Phelps Wins a Classic Then Steps Aside

Michael Phelps, who thrilled packed  crowds for a week with his record-breaking feats in the pool,  bowed out in true style on the penultimate evening of the  Athens Olympic swimming competition.


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President promises prosperity to Afghans

President Hamid Karzai took the helm yesterday of a country whose revival is threatened by a growing opium trade and a persistent Taliban insurgency, pledging to bring stability and prosperity to Afghanistan even as rebels made attacks near the Pakistani


Taleban members who disarm will not be punished, the US ambassador to Afghanistan promises.


Winter storm dumps snow, ice on northeast

A winter storm roared into the northeastern United States on Wednesday, dumping a mixture of snow, ice, sleet and rain that caused transportation havoc and forced many schools to close.


The "Tonight Show" helm will pass from the man with the chin to the redhead, but not until 2009. NBC announced Monday that Conan O'Brien, onetime "Simpsons" writer and host of "Late


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A Swedish bomb squad called out to disarm a suspicious package on Wednesday did not find a ticking bomb. But they did find a vibrating sex toy.


Yet another URL flaw for Safari 3.0 for Windows beta

Blog: Researcher shows how URLs can be spoofed and content arbitrary within Safari 3.0 beta.


Extremist speakers a dilemma at colleges

Is a college campus a place for all views to be aired, or are some public figures too extreme to deserve the platform?


Woods looks on target for return to winning ways in 2005

TIGER Woods hinted that his victory at the Target World Challenge on Sunday was a sign that his old self may be set for a return in 2005.


Yahoo Buys E-Mail Startup To Battle Google

Yahoo! has purchased a privately held e-mail software company that develops software technology that allows users to quickly search through mails and attachments.


Indagine Confesercenti: 16 miliardi per battere il caldo


Police say they know identity man who threw chair in Pacers ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Police believe they know the identity of the man who threw a chair in a brawl between players and fans during the Indiana-Detroit game on Nov. 19.


A 34-year-old is charged after a man was arrested with an axe close to where the Queen was due to begin a walkabout.


Schwarzenegger Opens Stop on 'Hydrogen Highway'

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dedicated a pioneering hydrogen fueling station on Friday, calling it the first stop in a "hydrogen highway" that would someday stretch across


Red Cross Finds Detainee Abuse in GuantÃ¡namo

A confidential report states that the U.S. military has used psychological and sometimes physical coercion "tantamount to torture" on prisoners.


Google to Push for More Electrical Efficiency in PCÂs

Google is calling on the computer industry to create a simpler and more efficient power supply standard.


ICQmail To Launch Premium E-Mail Service

Jennifer Wilson, vice president of marketing and data at e-mail performance management firm Return Path, said there is still plenty of interest in new e-mail services.


Cheney Is a Quiet Force Behind Bush Presidency

Dick Cheney worked behind a veil of secrecy to become one of the most powerful vice presidents, regarded as a driving force behind the Iraq war and the Bush administration's industry-friendly energy policy.


The president of the American Hospital Association discusses how Bush's proposed budget cuts could hurt the nation's medical facilities.


Scandinavian airline SAS stops flying Bombardier Q400 turboprops after a series of landing gear problems.


Bush says "bring 'em on" was big mistake

President George W. Bush admitted on  Thursday that his bellicose "bring 'em on" taunt to Iraqi  insurgents was a big mistake, as he and British Prime Minister  Tony Blair carefully avoided setting a timetable for removing  troops from Iraq.


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Ex-Kosovo leader facing war crimes trial

Ramush Haradinaj, who was once a nightclub bouncer and martial arts expert and rose to become a guerrilla chieftain and Kosovo's prime minister, faces trial in which he is accused of mounting an ethnic cleansing campaign against Serbs.


IMMIGRAZIONE - Missione di Pisanu a Tripoli

'E' stato un pieno successo',cosi' il ministro Pisanu ha definito la visita ufficiale a Tripoli. Via libera quindi al piano di contrasto all'immigrazione clandestina, definito oggi con la visita di Pisanu


EFES, Turkey  - Turks praised Pope Benedict on Wednesday for moves to bridge the divide between Christians and Muslims as he began the part of his Turkey trip that is devoted to Christian issues.


BUCHAREST, Jan 17 (IPS) - The European Commission (EC) has given a positive  opinion on construction of a nuclear plant at Belene by Russian  Atomstroiexport, controlled by Gazprom.


A woman accused of stalking actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has pleaded not guilty to charges of stalking and making criminal threats.


Deep Fried Foods Go Down a Treat in Scotland

Whether it's fish and chips, Mars bars,  sweets or even battered pizza, the Scots have a taste for all  kinds of deep-fried foods, researchers said on Friday.


EU rewards Libya by easing weapons embargo

LUXEMBOURG - The European Union has agreed to ease an 18-year arms embargo against Libya, going one step farther than the US which dropped its trade embargo against the former pariah, but maintained a weapons ban.


A judge suggested a possible compromise in a patent dispute between Internet phone carrier Vonage and Verizon Communications that would allow Vonage to continue signing up new customers while it modifies its technologies.


Visiting one of Italy's most crime-ridden cities, Pope Benedict XVI told ayatollahs, rabbis, priests and patriarchs from around the world Sunday that religion must never be used to justify violence.


'Uomo e gentiluomo' sostituito da trasmissione con Pupo


Boston' Northeastern University dropout Shawn Fanning, who tapped out the code to Napster in 1999, is back in the music downloading game.


China offers extra US$60.5m aid to tsunami victims

BEIJING: Premier Wen Jiabao Friday increased China's aid to tsunami-hit nations around the Indian Ocean by US$60.5m, state media reported.


Oil prices fall below $43 in fourth day of selling

The selloff in crude oil futures continued for a fourth straight day Friday, with prices skidding below $43 a barrel to roughly 14 percent below where they were at the beginning of the week.


Suicide bomber likely wearing Iraqi Army uniform: US general

WASHINGTON, Dec 23  - The suicide bomber who killed at least 22 people in a lunchtime attack on a US base in Iraq was likely wearing an Iraqi Army uniform, US Brigadier General Carter Ham, commander of the Mosul base where the attack occurred, told


The US is to tighten airport security in the wake of an incident at Glasgow airport and a bomb alert in London.


Iowa voters open 2008 White House campaign

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Iowa voters in two close nominating races began the process of choosing the next U.S. president on Thursday, as the first test in the Democratic battle between Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards came down to a nail-biting finale.


Cigarette packs will be required next year to display such graphic images as diseased organs in a bid to scare smokers into snuffing out their butts, the government announced Wednesday.


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How Starbucks hopes to trim its emissions footprint.


Checks to clear much faster as 'float' disappears

written a check with the hopes that it wouldn't clear for a few days, so there's enough time to get more money in the bank account to cover the expense.


Russia to decide TNK-BP's Kovykta fate on Friday

BP Plc's Russian venture is likely to lose its license for the giant Kovykta gas field on Friday, although Moscow could postpone the tough action until after the G8 Summit and its landmark economic forum.


Kinks Seen in Theft of Saturn's Ring Material

New images from the Cassini spacecraft reveal undulating kinks in one of the rings and theft of ring dust by a moon. The kinks are seen in greater detail than ever before and the thievery has been photographed for the first time.


To the dismay of her own party's leaders, Rep. Katherine Harris was the odds-on favorite Tuesday to win the GOP nomination for Senate, while both the Democrats and Republicans picked their candidates to succeed the popular Jeb Bush as governor of Florida.


ALEXANDER Downer's entreaties in North Korea last week bore bitter fruit yesterday when Pyongyang branded US President George W. Bush a political "imbecile" more tyrannical


Settlement Sought in O'Reilly Case, Sources Say

Lawyers for Fox News Channel  commentator Bill O'Reilly and a female co-worker who has  accused him of sexual harassment are in negotiations to settle  their dispute out of court, sources familiar with the case said  on Friday.


Liz Claiborne Inc. said that it had agreed to sell the Ellen Tracy Brand to a group of investors for up to $42 million in cash.


The Oakland Raiders reported Monday that quarterback Rich Gannon will be sidelined at least six weeks with a neck injury. Gannon broke vertebrae in his neck when he collided helmet


A 75-year-old man was charged with four counts of capital murder in the shooting deaths of his wife, daughter, son-in-law and grandson at the trailer park where they lived.


Four things you need to know to beat the market.


Alliance Boots share price rockets on takeover bid

Shares in Alliance Boots, Europe's biggest pharmacy chain, surged almost 20 percent on Friday after it said it had received a "preliminary and highly conditional" takeover approach.


Cambodian pop starlet critical after shooting

A Cambodian pop singer was critically wounded Friday when unknown gunmen shot her twice as she arrived at an English-language school in the capital Phnom Penh, police said.


IBM has added features and simplified management of its storage portfolio, ranging from the DS8000 down to the DS3000 drive arrays and including tape products.


Resistance Rages to Lift Pressure Off Fallujah

BAGHDAD, November 12 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - As the US military continued Friday, November 12, their massive sweep of Fallujah, resistance attacks were remarkably intensified across the war-torn country, in an effort to alleviate the


British pharma company strikes deal with Unilever on weight-loss product

A small British pharmaceutical company said it had given the Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever exclusive rights to market a novel weight-loss product based on a South African cactus.


Russia's Gazprom monopoly to bid for Yukos crown jewel

Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom will bid for the crown jewel of the embattled oil giant Yukos during an upcoming December auction, a top company official said, confirming long-held market rumors.


Dollar Treads Water as U.S. Data Awaited

The dollar shuffled in narrow ranges on  Tuesday as the market looked to U.S. economic indicators due  later in the day for clues about the pace of monetary  tightening.


With Florida facing the possibility of its third hurricane in a month, NASA is putting together a backup plan for its message system based on Research in Motion Ltd.


Graeme Souness felt his Newcastle United side failed to cope with Bnei Sakhnin's tactics during a 2-0 first leg Uefa Cup victory at St James Park that saw Nicky Butt and Abbass Swan of Bnei Sakhnin sent off and five visiting players booked.


Japanese buyers queue up for Sony's first handheld games console, the PlayStation Portable, as it goes on sale in Tokyo.


An animal-rights group has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the U.S. Department of Agriculture of improperly withholding information gathered during its investigation into the near-fatal tiger attack on illusionist Roy Horn.


Are toys in time-out? Today, Mattel (NYSE: MAT) echoed Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) in reporting earnings that were a bit of a bummer. In addition, the prognosis may not be too good for the upcoming holiday season.


U.S. still top British ally: new foreign minister

New British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, seeking to squash speculation that London may distance itself from Washington over Iraq, has insisted the U.S. is still Britain's number one ally.


New York has recently witnessed the unveiling of nearly half a dozen major architectural landmarks, an abundance the city hasnât seen in decades.


Shuttle Mission Extended for Repair of Thermal Blanket

HOUSTON, June 11 -- Astronauts will try to fix a thermal blanket that peeled back during the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, extending the spacecraft's mission from 11 to 13 days, NASA managers said Monday.


Microsoft announces SP2 support for Singapore users

The days of piece-meal patching and shipped updates are over as Microsoft Singapore urged users to take advantage of the Automatic Updates feature in Windows XP to upgrade to Service Pack 2 (SP2).


US Air agents agree to pay, benefits cuts

ARLINGTON, Va. - The union for 5,800 US Airways Group Inc. customer-service and reservation agents said it reached agreement on pay and benefit cuts the airline had sought to help emerge from bankruptcy.


Capital One Bowl: Michigan 41, Florida 35: Michiganâs Spirited Wolverines Win One More for Carr

In Coach Lloyd Carrâs final game in charge, Michigan won a closely contested Capital One Bowl that featured trick plays, fluke breaks, multiple turnovers and an especially frantic final quarter.


One of the 16 people sought for questioning in an alleged terror plot in Boston has been in federal custody for more than two months and has no terrorist connection, the FBI said Saturday.


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Fujitsu ETERNUS4000 Storage System Sets New World Record in Storage Performance

Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced that the ETERNUS(R)4000 Model 500 storage system achieved the top position with the Storage Performance Council (SPC) in two benchmarks for mid-range disk array performance.


Effort to Free UN Hostages at 'Sensitive' Stage

Efforts to free three foreign hostages threatened with death by a Taliban splinter group have reached a âsensitiveâ stage, the US military said today, and urged the kidnappers not to harm them.


Intel updated its MacBook Pro line of laptops Tuesday, giving the computers slightly faster processors, more memory, and better graphics capabilities across the board.


For both President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry, political experts said don't count out the wife factor in this fall's election. The popularity of Laura Bush and Teresa Heinz-Kerry may translate into votes.


Travel and real estate heavyweight Cendant Corp. (CD) is nearing a deal to buy online travel site Orbitz Inc. (ORBZ), which is controlled by the top five US airlines, for about $1.


Turkey's Abdullah Gul is again expected to win the latest presidential vote - but not by enough votes.


Intel: Otellini, La Convergenza e' Una Realta'

Roma, 8 set. (Adnkronos Multimedia) - In occasione dell'Intel Development Forum, il piu' importante evento tecnico del settore della tecnologia per gli sviluppatori di hardware e software su piattaforma Intel


A makeup artist presses a pencil into the delicate skin around Placido Domingo's left eye, drawing a dark line. A woman's hand applies a touch of spirit gum to the tenor's hairline, to keep an elaborate wig from slipping.


Bill grants legal immunity to telecommunications companies that aided government wiretapping.


Three Christian militants were executed by firing squad early Friday for leading attacks on Muslims six years ago that left at least 70 people dead, sparking fresh sectarian clashes on restive Sulawesi island, police said...


People in the News: Simpson to play Daisy in 'Dukes'

Jessica Simpson's plans for world domination continue apace: The reality pop diva will play countrified hottie Daisy Duke in the big-screen remake of "The Dukes of Hazzard.


Iraqis Split on Government's Effectiveness

On a day heralded as a new beginning for Iraq, many Iraqis were divided on whether the newly inaugurated national unity government will be able to curtail sectarian violence in the country.


The family of a man who murdered his wife have been found guilty of allowing her death.


The British Library is putting high-resolution copies of Shakespeare's plays on the internet.


Polish rescuers find last victim of worst mine disaster in three decades

Hopes of finding any survivors from one of Europe's deadliest mining accidents have ended, as rescue workers recovered the final body of 23 victims of a gas blast at a pit in southern Poland.


Jerry Stackhouse hit a 3-pointer as time expired, and the Dallas Mavericks got 22 points from Dirk Nowitzki and 20 from Jason Terry in a 95-94 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.


Shock words misunderstood, no change on condoms: Spain's Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church in Spain moved to quench any notion of a sea-change in its attitude to the use of contraceptives, saying remarks by one of its top people had been misunderstood and that doctrine remained as before.


Alexander Ovechkin, the Team Russia winger and No. 1 overall draft pick of the Caps last June, suffered a shoulder injury while playing in the World Junior Hockey Championship title game.


Hundreds of pages of decades-old documents declassified and released by the CIA yesterday revealed a 1970s-era agency in the throes of unaccustomed self-examination, caught between its traditional secrecy and demands that it come clean on a  history of unsavory activities.


Is the soon-to-debut site wikileaks.org a bold new forum for exposing corruption or a front for some intelligence agency? Conspiracy theorists want to know.


Tim Koschuetzki's Blog: The First CakeFest - A Summary

On the PHP Coding Practices blog, Tim Koschuetzki has posted his wrapup of the very first (of many, I'm sure) CakeFest conferences that wrapped up at the beginning of this month (Feb 2008):   I would like to tell you about the first CakeFest we had from February 6th till February 8th in Orlando / Florida. I attended the conference which was dedicated to CakePHP [...] There were a few nice talks as well.    He mentions talks by Garrett Woodworth, his own talk about what's new in CakePHP 1.2, Nate Abele's look at REST interfaces and a talk from Felix Geisendorfer dealing with the CakePHP/jQuery combination.


Indonesia 's president has said his government will provide incentives to long-term investors in the country's struggling energy sector and promised to strip away red tape to help improve infrastructure.


Japan's efforts to have restrictions lifted on the trade in whalemeat are rebuffed at an international meeting.


Wireless broadband and satellite TV -- together at last.


Tunisia, presidente Ben AlÃ¬ rieletto con oltre 94% dei voti

Il presidente tunisino Zine El Abidine Ben AlÃ¬, Ã¨ stato rieletto per la quarta volta consecutiva con il 94,49% dei voti espressi da 4,8 milioni di elettori. E' questo l'esito delle elezioni presidenziali


Crimson goalie Richter could be the one to tip scale

The last time Harvard won the Beanpot, goaltender Kyle Richter was a few months shy of his seventh birthday. When the Crimson take on Boston College in tonight's championship game at TD Banknorth Garden, the sophomore will try to give his school its first title since 1993.


MySpace original series 'Roommates' debuts Monday

This is the News Corp.-owned social-networking site's first time producing a scripted Web series; three-minute episodes will run through Dec. 21.


NC can be proud it is on leading edge of bioterrorism preparedness

The report, gathered by the nonprofit Trust for America's Health, graded states according to whether or not they met 10 criteria such as flu vaccine rates, the amount


A judge on Thursday dismissed a hit-and-run case against pop star Britney Spears after her lawyer revealed an out-of-court settlement was reached with the person whose car she struck in a parking lot.


Greg Beaver's Blog: Vote in the first PEAR election

Greg Beaver has announced an "official referendum on the future of PEAR" that he has set in motion to get PEAR developers voting on proposals for where PEAR should be going.   As of February 22, 2007, I have called an official referendum on the future of PEAR.  There is a news item on the front page of pear.php.net with the same instructions in this message.  This election is only open to PEAR developers who have contributed to the development of a PEAR package at any time in history, but you must have the ability to log in at pear.php.net, and must have "pear.dev" karma.   There's three options - "don't change anything", Greg's constitution, or Anant Narayanan's constitution. The results will pick the path that PEAR will follow and the future of the project. If you have access and the pear.dev karma, head over here and cast your vote today.


The investment ends two months of jockeying among Microsoft, Google and Yahoo for the right to invest in and forge close ties with the fast-growing social networking Web site.


Hungary completes troop withdrawal from Iraq

BUDAPEST, Dec 23  Hungary has pulled out the last of its 300-strong military contingent from Iraq after parliament refused to extend the transport unit's mission beyond 2004, a Defence Ministry ...


In the movie The Rock, the protagonist is a chemestry nerd who gleefully signs for a package as if he's a kid who's just gotten his box tops honored with a toy in the mail. He opens it- and it is an old, presumably pristine, Beatles LP.    His fellow chemist asks, "why would you pay $600.00 for that when you can get the CD for thirty?"    "Because," the nerd says, "these sound better."    But do they, really?


Il ministro del Lavoro ricorda la scadenza del 30 giugno, dopo la quale scatterÃ  il silenzio assensoIl termine vale solo per chi era giÃ  in servizio dalla data dell'1 gennaio 2007                                          Tfr, lettera aperta di Damiano ai lavoratori "E' importante una scelta consapevole"


Traffic Jams Added to List of Potential Heart Attack Triggers

A recent German study has found that people prone to a heart attack face triple their usual risk as a result of traffic, whether they are in cars, on bicycles or on mass transit.


International attention focuses on Ukraine, where the two presidential candidates are making their final appeals to voters.


Torino, 14:43 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: 18 CONVOCATI PER MATCH CON CAGLIARI

Sono 18 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Juve, Claudio Ranieri, per la gara di domani contro ...


MUNCIE, Ind. - A.J. Hunter can't start the day without first pulling out his laptop. Each morning, the 21-year-old Ball State University junior downloads his schedule onto his Mac Powerbook G4, which - along with his iPod and cellphone - is always close at hand.


Russia Seeks to Boost Software Production

Russia is seeking to slow the brain-drain of computer specialists and increase software production, a top government official said Friday, in an effort that some hope will help diversify the country's oil-dependent economy.


Democrats say climate report smoking gun

A report from the world's top climate scientists concluding the world is in for centuries of manmade warming put pressure Friday on the Bush administration to reverse the growing U.S. share of gases that trap heat in the atmosphere.


Israeli Helicopter Fires Missile Into Southern Gaza

An Israeli helicopter fired a missile into  a town in the southern Gaza Strip late on Wednesday, hours  after a Palestinian suicide bomber killed two Israeli border  policemen in Jerusalem.


BIG TIMBER, Mont. - An enormous wildfire that has prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people continued to spread Monday, though winds didn't kick up as much as firefighters had feared, a Forest Service official said.


Leone di Trieste risponde a critiche del fondo Templeton


One of the premier third-down wide receivers in recent NFL history, maybe one of the league's best success stories ever, Wayne Chrebet could be playing in his final home game for the New


The Storm Worm's days may be numbered, according to a University of California researcher.Brandon Enright, a network security analyst at UC San Diego, has been tracking Storm since July and said that, despite the intense publicity that the network of infected computers has received, it's actually been shrinking steadily and is presently a shadow of its former self. On Saturday, he presented his findings at the Toorcon hacker conference in San Diego.Storm is not really a computer worm. It's a network of computers that have been infected via malicious e-mail messages, and are centrally controlled via the Overnet P-to-P protocol. Enright said he has developed software that crawls through the Storm network and he thinks that he has a pretty accurate estimate of how big Storm really is.Some estimates have put Storm at 50 million computers, a number that would give its controllers access to more processing power than the world's most powerful supercomputer. But Enright said that the real story is significantly less terrifying. In July, for example, he said that Storm appeared to have infected about 1.5 million PCs, about 200,000 of which were accessible at any given time.Enright guessed that a total of about 15 million PCs have been infected by Storm in the nine months it has been around, although the vast majority of those have been cleaned up and are no longer part of the Storm network.Since July, it's been downhill for Storm. That's when antivirus vendors began stepping up their tracking of Storm variants and got a lot better at identifying and cleaning up infected computers, Enright said.Then on September 11, Microsoft added Storm detection (Microsoft's name for Storm's components is Win32/Nuwar) into its Malicious Software Removal tool, which ships with every Windows system. Overnight, Storm infections dropped by another 20 percent.Today, Enright said that Storm is about one-tenth of its former size. His most recent data counts 20,000 infected PCs available at any one time, out of a total network of about 160,000 computers. "The size of the network has been falling pretty rapidly and pretty consistently," he said.Still, Storm has had a remarkably successful run. It's called Storm because it first popped up in mid-January in spam e-mails that offered late-breaking information on powerful storms that had been battering Europe. Users who clicked on the "Full Story.exe" or "Video.exe" attachments that accompanied the spam were infected by malicious software, making them part of the Storm network.These machines were then used to send out more spam and launch attacks against other computers. The recent MP3 stock spam that was first spotted earlier this week was sent out by the Storm network, Enright said.Storm was effective because its creators were really good at creating messages that victims would feel compelled to click, Enright said. In its first few days, it managed to infect more than 300,000 computers, making it the worst malware outbreak since 2005. Its creators have since been masters at creating timely messages for their spam and have also had success getting victims to click on fake e-greeting cards.The Storm network itself is constantly changing, and has used a variety of technologies that have made it an interesting phenomenon to study. In addition to the peer to peer network, it has used rootkit software to disguise its presence on the PC and a server-switching technique called "fast-flux," which makes the Storm servers harder to find on the network.It's also developed some interesting ways of keeping researchers like Enright at bay. "If you're a researcher and you hit the pages hosting the malware too much... there is an automated process that automatically launches a denial of service [attack] against you," he said. This attack, which floods the victim's computer with a deluge of Internet traffic, knocked part of the UC San Diego network offline when it first struck.Lately Storm has been responsible for a large quantity of "pump and dump" spam, which tries to temporarily boost the price of penny stocks. But one area that does not seem to be of interest to Storm's creators is identity theft. "Believe it or not, credit card numbers aren't worth that much money," Enright said. "It's much better to make money... via pump and dump."


Raptors win as strong defense stops Mavericks

Chris Bosh scored 17 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to their third successive win with a 92-76 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.


Countrywide says helped avert 81,000 foreclosures

Countrywide Financial Corp   said on Wednesday it helped more than 81,000 borrowers stay in  their residences and avert possible foreclosures in 2007, by  either modifying or otherwise restructuring their home loans.


Best in consumer electronics displayed at CES Innovation Awards.


Blair tells Pope: I'm ready to be a Catholic

Tony Blair yesterday used his last official foreign engagement before leaving office to tell Pope Benedict he wanted to become a Roman Catholic, a Vatican source said last night.


Napoli, 16:50 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; CORIONI: SQUALIFICA SAN PAOLO RIDICOLA

San Paolo squalificato per un turno, decisione che Gino Corioni definisce ''ridicola''. ''Non avrebb...


Life & style: Linda Grant despaired of finding stylish clothes on the high street for anyone over 40. Then she discovered the revamped Jaeger.


Labour delegates have forced a debate and vote on Britain's role in Iraq hours after Tony Blair said he would not apologise for the war.


Microsoft sets Vista prices, expands testing

Company says more than 5 million people will test a near-final version of the oft-delayed operating system.


Ground Zero Workers Seek Insurance Funds

NEW YORK, July 17 -- Ailing rescue workers from the World Trade Center site filed a lawsuit Tuesday  charging that a $1 billion insurance fund set up after Sept. 11, 2001, violated a congressional mandate to pay their injury claims and instead spent millions of dollars fighting those claims.


The Patriots Made a Man of Me, in a Manner of Speaking

The author had resigned himself to a communication impasse. That is, until three years ago, when he made the fateful decision to begin watching the New England Patriots play football.


L'economia italiana puo' crescere a tassi piu' alti


Stewart Cink, celebrating his selection for the Ryder Cup, leads the storm-hit NEC Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.


0 of 7 convicted in Sears Tower terror plot

One of seven men accused of conspiring to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower was acquitted Thursday, and a federal jury in Miami failed to reach a verdict on six others arrested in the alleged terror plot.


Items Stolen From George Harrison's Sister

Pictures of former Beatle George Harrison were taken from his sister's car while she was donating memorabilia to the Clinton Presidential Library, she said Monday.


THANKS to the widening obsession with "the curse of the Bambino" that supposedly has prevented the star-crossed Boston Red Sox from winning the World Series since 1918, the St Louis Cardinals were cast in the role of party poopers as the teams prepared to


New Real Madrid boss Marino Garcia Remon has very little time to turn things around if his out-of-sorts side are to halt their slide when they entertain Osasuna on Tuesday.


A line nearly 250 people long was standing all the night and thatâs just in order to buy a new video game from Microsoft "Halo 2".


Sales tax deduction gets final congressional approval

Congress gave final approval Monday to legislation that could save Washington residents roughly $500 annually on their federal tax returns by making state sales taxes deductible again after 18 years.


I governi devono affrontare le riforme strutturali


The Hamilton County Board of Elections was a hub of activity Monday as people streamed in all day to register for the November election on the last day of eligibility.


Study: Parkinson's Disease Drug May Slow Underlying Illness

The latest study of the drug that's the gold standard in the treatment of Parkinson's disease has shown mixed results. The drug levodopa is widely used to treat Parkinson's disease symptoms such as slow movement, stiffness and tremors.


Disney ramping up push into games market: CFO

Walt Disney Co.  will triple the  amount of money it spends developing video games to benefit  from strong growth prospects in the global market, the  entertainment company's chief financial officer said on Friday.


Rules Urged to Govern Investing by Nations

The worldâs leading finance ministers called Friday for a joint effort to set up guidelines for government-owned investment funds.


Music Review | Terence Blanchard: Wailing the Losses After Katrina

Terence Blanchardâs first set at the Jazz Standard on Tuesday started with his unaccompanied trumpet solo, orderly and open-ended.


"Transformers" grabs $8.8 million at box office

LOS ANGELES  - "Transformers," director Michael Bay's screen interpretation of the Hasbro toy line, rolled into theaters Monday and quickly amassed $8.8 million in North America.


Aftershocks rock northern Japan, day after quakes killed at least ...

Strong aftershocks rocked northern Japan on Sunday, after a barrage of powerful quakes jolted the region the day before, killing at least 14 people and toppling buildings.


Palestinian Sources Say Arafat Dead, Others Deny

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat suffered  a brain hemorrhage on Tuesday and aides said he had died at a  French hospital, but confusion over his fate grew as officials  insisted in public that he still clung to life.


Barak wins leadership of Israel's Labor Party

Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak won the leadership of Israel's Labor Party on Wednesday, putting him in an influential position to decide the fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his coalition government.


Boris to take on Red Ken for London mayor

One of the most recognisable figures in British politics, Conservative MP Boris Johnson, said Monday he wants to stand against incumbent Ken Livingstone to be London's next mayor.


Eminem Kicks Off MTV Europe with Anti-War Anthem

Rap star Eminem kicked off the MTV Europe  Music Awards on Thursday with the rat-a-tat of machine guns and  whirring of helicopters as he performed his new politicized  single "Mosh" in front of an armored tank.


Last week, when William H. Rehnquist, chief justice of the United States underwent a tracheotomy to treat thyroid cancer, more questions were raised about the possibility that the next president


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Houston Astros aren't pitching future Hall of Famer Roger Clemens or 20-game-winner Roy Oswalt in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.


June 29, 1888: Handel Oratorio Becomes First Musical Recording

Using a paraffin cylinder developed by Thomas Edison's laboratory, recorded music becomes a reality.


The Boston Red Sox rally past their haunted history -- and the hated Yankees -- to face one last ghost: the Cardinals in the World Series


Consumers are much more interested in what their phone does for them than bits and bytes, research suggests.


Highlights from the SEW Blog: June 18, 2007

Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.


Israel, Palestinians Declare End to Violence

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli and    Palestinian leaders declared a cease-fire on Tuesday at a  summit in Egypt aimed at ending more than four years of  bloodshed and reviving long-stalled peace talks.


Two more games in play at NBC from Mark Burnett

NBC has slotted two new  reality series from Mark Burnett, the producer whose TV hits  include "Survivor," "The Apprentice" and "Are You Smarter Than  a 5th Grader?"


Anti-fraud law sought by Ukraine opposition

Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko yesterday pressed for the prime minister's removal from office, dismissal of electoral officials, and


Control order on convert to Islam overturned

Control order imposed under anti-terrorist legislation on a British convert to Islam to be overturned


US, Europe at Odds on Emissions Controls

Argentine Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia, left, and UN Executive Secretary of the 10th International Convention on Climate Change Joke Waller-Hunter talk during a news conference at the 10th International Convention on Climate Change in Buenos Aires


Milano, 09:43 - CALCIO, COCO VERSO GLI STATI UNITI

Francesco Coco verso l'America. I New York Red Bulls e i New England Revolution, club della MLS, son...


Cagliari, 18:06 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: SI SVUOTA L'INFERMERIA

Doppio allenamento per il Cagliari. In mattinata Ballardini ha fatto svolgere tecnica individuale e ...


Detectives investigating the 1998 Omagh bombing arrest a man from the Republic of Ireland.


Insurer Coventry Health Care Inc  on Friday posted a 14 percent increase in third-quarter profit, in line with Wall Street's target, as membership grew in its Medicare plans for the elderly.


An asylum seeker who was jailed for several sex attacks but allowed to stay in Britain is jailed for a further attack.


The outlook for the UK job market is at its worst for a decade, an employment organisation says.


Morocco raised its terror alert to its highest level and ordered stepped up security nationwide Friday, citing a "serious threat of a terrorist act."


Five Lebanese soldiers killed in refugee camp battles

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Five Lebanese soldiers were killed on Saturday in the latest bout of heavy fighting against al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp, a military source said.


Online Customized Ads Move a Step Closer

Yahoo will announce new tools for online advertising that could pull the company ahead in the race to better tailor online advertisements to the people most likely to buy.


Truffe a Malpensa, nel mirino figure istituzionali

La rivelazione Ã¨ del pm Craveia, che indaga con la Procura di Busto Arsizio sui furti scoperti nell'aeroporto milanese attorno alla societÃ  di spedizioni Federal Express. Trafugate partite di diamanti ma anche opere d'arte.


Portuguese police name Madeleine parents suspects

Portuguese police named  the parents of missing British four-year-old Madeleine McCann  as suspects in their investigation on Friday, their lawyer said  after they were questioned for hours by police.


Three strong earthquakes shook northwestern Japan within a span of minutes on Saturday, rocking buildings hundreds of kilometres away in Tokyo.


Il weekend nel pallone tutto il calcio in tv

Tutti gli appuntamenti del fine settimana sul piccolo schermo. In chiaro e sul satellite. Sabato i tre incontri di punta con Inter-Cagliari, Empoli-Roma e Siena-Milan


The European Commission was wrong to bar the takeover bid by U.S. telecoms firm WorldCom for rival Sprint, a European Union court said on Tuesday, annulling the action taken four years ago.


A listing of news events to watch for in the coming week.


Colombia rebels keep hostages and Chavez waiting

Marxist rebels kept hold of three hostages in Colombia on Monday despite a deal to free them after years in secret camps, worrying Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez who negotiated the handover with the guerrillas.


Joey Betancourt's fingers dart over the long, light-brown tobacco leaf. They nudge loose tobacco inside and wrap and tug, smooth and straighten. A tightly rolled cigar takes shape.


Stocks dip again as subprime fears weigh

Stocks closed down for a third session on Tuesday as higher bond yields raised concerns about borrowing costs and more fallout from the subprime mortgage market kept investors on edge.


SCHOOL VOUCHERS;  Playing a Losing Hand; The Legislature Missed a Chance to Fix a Burdensome Flaw in the Way the State Pays for Voucher Schools. Legislators Should Keep Fighting to Make Milwaukee Taxpayers Whole.

By HAYNES  Did Rep. Pedro Coln (D-Milwaukee) misplay his hand at the expense of Milwaukee taxpayers?  That's what some critics argue after the Joint Finance Committee recently turned aside an attempt to close a loophole in the funding plan for the city's voucher schools.


Business ; Tokyo Stocks Weak, Dollar Hurts Exporters

Business News, TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.69 percent by mid-afternoon on Thursday as a fall in the dollar further weakened investor confidence over company earnings, prompting selling on exporters such as Canon Inc.


Infant study casts doubt on vaccine-autism link

The mercury in a vaccine preservative is pumped out of a baby's body too quickly for it to do any damage, researchers reported on Wednesday in a study they say should further absolve shots of causing autism.


Court finds Tsvangirai not guilty - as Mugabe always hoped it ...

The scratchy black and white video that formed the crux of the Zimbabwe government's case against the leader of its main opposition was of such poor quality that it was difficult to be sure of the identities of the four men sitting around a table in a


Dollar losing streak continues as euro hits new highs

The dollar tumbled to new all-time lows against the euro, a 12-year nadir against sterling and a near five-year trough against the yen, buckling under the weight of the US twin deficits.


This past week's summit on the future of health care in Ottawa wasn't so much a gong show, as I predicted in the days leading up to it.


Attacks on Sudan rebels reported despite cease-fire vow

KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan has pledged to halt military operations in Darfur, a United Nations spokeswoman said yesterday, but African Union officials said the government had kept up attacks on rebels in the region.


Outbreaks Reveal  Food Safety Net's Holes

First it was spinach. Then tomatoes. Now possibly green onions.


Huge Montana Wildfire is Still Out of Control

BIG TIMBER, Mont.  -- An enormous wildfire that has prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people continued to spread Monday, though winds didn't kick up as much as firefighters had feared, a Forest Service official said.


Following music industry measures to clamp down on illegal song piracy, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) are launching civil suits seeking damages of up to $30,000 (â¬23,200) per film.


Hungary to pull troops from Iraq within 5 months

Hungary will withdraw its 300 troops from Iraq by the end of March, the country's new prime minister said Wednesday. The announcement is a blow to President Bush's efforts to hold


Jets 20, Giants 12: Dress Rehearsal Shows Teams Not Set to Open

The teams revealed little of their playbooks because they will play again Oct. 7, the fifth game of the regular season, when final scores have some relevance.


Coal miners' air packs fail test in West Virginia

In a random test of nine emergency air packs used by West Virginia coal miners, all nine failed, the state's Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training said Thursday.


Looking for a last minute Christmas gift? Think goat!


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Huckabee bags a pheasant in Iowa ... Some South Carolina ministers on Obama's list say they didn't endorse him ... Giuliani begins Florida swing by meeting with veterans ... Edwards shores up NH support, says he sounds like a Democratic president ... Poll says George W. Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton are the man and woman most admired by Americans


European Stocks Edge Up After U.S. Rally

European shares edged higher in opening  trade on Wednesday, boosted by a solid performance on Wall  Street overnight but chip equipment maker ASML fell after  issuing a cautious outlook.


Today, the Consumer Electronics Association and the National Association of Broadcasters announced upgrades to Antennaweb.org, aimed at telling the consumer whether his TV antenna (remember those?) is ready for the DTV transition.


Chad Pennington passed for three touchdown and Curtis Martin rushed for two more Sunday as the New York Jets posted a 37-14 win over the Seattle Seahawks.


Escaped Timor rebel makes television appearance

The rebel East Timor military leader who escaped from jail earlier this week appeared on television and criticized the country's government.


Prodi da Ciampi: garantire il pluralismo

ROMA (30 nov. 2004) - Prima Ã¨ andato in piazza con i manifestanti, poi Ã¨ salito al Quirinale per un incontro programmato da tempo con il presidente della Repubblica Ciampi. Al quale Romano Prodi ha manifestato


An Argentine court rejects a request by India to extradite a suspect in the Bofors corruption case.


Scambiato a 1,4732 dollari e a 160,93 yen


By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 22--The CW network will hold a nationwide casting call March 3 in Raleigh for its new reality series "Crowned." The eight-episode series will focus on the relationships of mother-daughter teams as they compete in a beauty pageant.


EARLY vote projections in the US presidential race pointed to a close contest but contained potential warning signs for George W. Bush in his bid to stave off a strong challenge by Democrat John Kerry.


Some men should have sex every day to maximise the chances of  their partner conceiving, a study suggests.


Health premiums rose five times faster  than U.S. workers' salaries this year, according to a survey  released on Thursday, a trend analysts said is likely to throw  more people into the ranks of the uninsured.


Astros' victory renders rout of LA non-factor in chase

LOS ANGELES - Now that the preliminaries are out of the way, Odalis Perez and the Los Angeles Dodgers are ready for the main event.


Relatives of a man who murdered a family of four testified Friday that his childhood was filled with abuse, but jurors deciding whether he should be executed also heard a witness describe being stabbed in his mouth, face and neck in another merciless attack the defendant confessed to.


Fruit and vegetable distributor Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. on Tuesday said high commodity costs, bad weather and weak banana pricing in Asia drove third-quarter profit below year-ago results.


Today, Class, Weâre Playing Carnegie Hall

The ensemble is well tuned, reasonably together and certainly not lacking in enthusiasm. Its size was not right for the space.


Johan Santana and the New York Mets agreed Friday to a $150.75 million, seven-year contract, a record for a pitcher and the last major step needed to finalize the team's blockbuster trade with Minnesota.


Bush urged to get to grips with cybersecurity

A cybersecurity group yesterday called on US President George Bush to invest more in IT issues and to make the top IT security job a bigger posting.


No. 18 Washington Nips No. 12 N.C. State

Will Conroy and Tre Simmons each scored 12 points and Brandon Roy returned earlier than expected from knee surgery to add 10 points, leading No. 18 Washington to a 68-64 victory over No. 12 North Carolina State on Sunday.


A company with a middle-brow reputation announced a deal today to buy the singularly trendy clothing chain.


Reinventing Date Night for Long-Married Couples

Brain and behavior researchers say many couples are going about date night all wrong.


Issue May Really Be How Far Players Will Go to Gain an Advantage

With items like over-the-counter pills and prescription injections, baseball playersâ medicine cabinets have expanded as unmistakably as their physiques.


Lessing says Sept. 11 attacks not so bad

Nobel laureate Doris Lessing said the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States were "not that terrible" when compared to attacks by the IRA in Britain.


Nel Trapanese, in manette 42enne di Alcamo abusi del 2004


E' morta Rosa Berlusconi aveva novantasette anni

La madre del leader di Forza Italia si è spenta nel suo appartamento di Milano. Era da tempo malata