The New Year Honours list is crammed with household names from Olympic athletes to showbusiness celebrities and business high flyers.


Blair Was Warned of Post-War Iraq Chaos -- Paper

Britain's foreign secretary and senior officials warned Prime Minister Tony Blair a year before invading Iraq that chaos could follow the toppling of Saddam Hussein, a newspaper said Saturday.


Most pundits say there are just five men (Peter Reid, Tim DeBoom, Chris McCormack, Simon Lessing and Cameron Brown) who can win the 2004 Ironman Triathlon World Championship -- and Normann Stadler isn't on that ...


Hoon wavers on Black Watch Christmas return

Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, appeared to back off last night from Tony Blair's promise to Parliament that a Black Watch battle group being redeployed to help US Marines near Baghdad will be home by Christmas.


Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom began a joint press conference with visiting German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer today by praising the release of Israeli Azzam Azzam by Egypt.


Steroid Therapy for Allergies Doesn't Slow Growth

Children with persistent stuffy nose due to allergy, or "allergic rhinitis," who receive intranasal treatment with the steroid triamcinolone acetonide for


The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee warned fellow Democrats in the Senate on Sunday against trying to block the nomination of Rep. Porter Goss as CIA director, saying that would be picking the wrong fight in this election year.


Bologna, 13:48 - Calcio, Bologna: 18 convocati per Brescia

Il tecnico del Bologna Carlo Mazzone ha convocato 18 giocatori per la gara di domani a Brescia. Non ...


NEW YORK, Dec 13  - Following are key facts about Oracle, which is the number two global software company behind Microsoft, and PeopleSoft, a business software firm that agreed Monday to be bought after an 18-month battle.


KABUL, Dec 11: The US-led military in Afghanistan has kicked off a new operation to hunt Taliban militants in their winter stronghold and force them to accept an Afghan government reconciliation offer, a US military spokesman said on Saturday.


Virtualization services market $11.7 billion by 2011

Blog: Virtualization services are expected to turn into a $11.7 billion market by 2011, more than double its current level, according to an IDC report. VMware and its competitors are helping to drive this demand.


Fatto brillare pacco sospetto, aerostazione sbloccata


Rules for Overtime Pay To Take Effect Monday

Employers and workers are confused by eligibility and Classification of the new regulations.


Several years ago, the manager of a big insurance company received an odd request from a counterpart at Marsh & McLennan, the world's largest insurance broker.


South Africa's main unions are set to suspend their four-week strike, according to local media reports.


By Daniel Witter, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Feb. 19--Two weeks after approving the Yuba Highlands environmental impact report, the Yuba County Planning Commission will consider the project's zoning ordinances and development agreement Wednesday night.


Doctors are still assessing a contact of Alexander Litvinenko who tested positive for a radioactive substance.


My arrest politically motivated claims BNP chief

THE leader of the far-Right British National Party claimed last night he was the victim of a political conspiracy after he was arrested and brought to Yorkshire for questioning on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.


TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 11 -- Taiwanese voted Saturday not to give President Chen Shui-bian the legislative majority he had sought in a hard-fought campaign as reinforcement for his leadership and endorsement of his plans to edge the self-ruled island closer to independence.


Drug-Coated Stents Safe, Study Concludes

Doctors can safely use drug-coated stents to open up complicated blockages in coronary arteries for which the devices were not originally designed, according to new research. In fact, they appear to work better than older, bare-metal stents in those situations.


White Sox sign OF Dye to two-year contract

CHICAGO  - The Chicago White Sox did not offer arbitration to outfielder Magglio Ordonez. Evidently, it will be Jermaine Dye to pick up the slack.


EU Head Office Warns 3 Nations on Spending

The European Union told Italy, France and Germany — the three biggest economies in the euro area — Wednesday to do more to bring their budgets in balance as required by the rules of Europe's single currency.


Seeking to lift ad dollars, Sony to track user data

The video game industry has become a force to be reckoned with in the entertainment business. Now it wants a share of the advertising pie.


We learned that a year ago with three one-loss teams competing for two invitations to the BCS championship game in the first week of December.


NEW YORK -- Verizon Communications Inc., the nation's second largest telecommunications company, on Monday reported a 3.9 percent rise in fourth-quarter earnings on steady but moderate growth in its core operations.


Florida judge evades Anna Nicole paternity fight

A Florida judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by a former boyfriend of late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith to have a Florida court decide a paternity fight over Smith's 5-month-old baby daughter, Dannielynn.


The economy limped ahead at just a 0.7 percent pace in the first quarter, the slowest in more than four years. Some businesses clamped down on spending, given the uncertainties about the severity of the housing slump.


In viaggio per l'Italia i due dipendenti dell'Impregilo liberati"Forti pressioni psicologiche. Ma con qualcuno riuscivamo anche a discutere"                                            Gli ex ostaggi: "Siamo stati anche picchiati mai in Nigeria una situazione cosÃ¬ pesante"


Collegeroundup Jose Juan Barea scored 27 points and Shawn James added 12 points and six blocked shots to lead Northeastern past Detroit, 73-68, last night at Cabot Gym.


Darfur Ghost Town Awaits Return of Its Citizens

TINE, Sudan  - In the ghost town of Tine on the  Chad-Sudan border, a few residents remain, camping in the  hospital and the dilapidated school while they wait for their  old neighbors to return.


U.S. Soldier Jailed for Abu Ghraib Abuse

BAGHDAD, Iraq  - The first U.S. military  intelligence soldier to be court martialed over the Abu Ghraib  abuse scandal was sentenced on Saturday to eight months in  jail, a reduction in rank and a bad conduct discharge.


What's to Discuss if We Can't Talk About Dresses?

A moratorium on both raving about and panning outfits led to many an awkward conversation on the red carpet at the Golden Globes.


New Jersey asks Taco Bells to throw out their food

New Jersey health officials addressing an E.coli outbreak on Wednesday asked Taco Bell restaurants in the state to throw out all their food and better train workers in hygiene and food handling.


Six people killed in high-speed train crash in England

Six people were killed and 11 seriously hurt Saturday when a high-speed train derailed after colliding with a car at a rural crossing in southern England.


A simple blood test could tell doctors which women with breast cancer need more aggressive treatment.


How Does the FBI's Computer-Monitoring Malware Work?

Plenty of Windows holes could lend themselves to a bureau cyberattack. Which one, if any, do the G-men prefer?


Fatal Attraction star Glenn Close is to join US police drama The Shield, according to reports in Hollywood.


President Bush will head to Florida on Wednesday to survey hurricane damage and the president is asking Congress to approve $2 billion for "urgent needs" stemming from hurricanes Charley and Frances.


AstraZeneca Shares Fall on Crestor Worry

Shares in AstraZeneca Plc fell as much as 10 percent on Friday after regulators in the United States and Europe raised safety concerns about the Anglo-Swedish drug maker's anti-cholesterol treatment Crestor.


TEL AVIV: A teenage Palestinian bomber blew himself up and killed three other people and wounded 32 in an open-air food market in the heart of Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv yesterday.


Surging crowds and sharpening barbs preceded the climax of the New Hampshire primary campaign, as Democrat Barack Obama sought to hand Hillary Rodham Clinton her second defeat while Republican Mitt Romney worked furiously to avoid one himself.


Local developer buys stake in Canucks: reports

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Vancouver Canucks will announce Wednesday that local businessman Francesco Aquilini is buying half of the team, according to newspaper reports.


Alex Bogdanovic beats Yeu-Tzuoo Wang in the Thailand Open to set up a clash with Andy Murray or Tim Henman.


Solar Energy Poised to Go Mainstream, Say Researchers

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24 (OneWorld) - Solar power is the fastest growing source of energy in the world and likely will become much more affordable in the next few years, according to a new report out this week.


Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback


WASHINGTON - With only nine days to go before the US presidential election, political polls show that neither President George Bush nor John Kerry has a clear lead.


Detailed plans for the new U.S. Embassy under construction in Baghdad appeared online Thursday in a breach of the tight security surrounding the sensitive project.


Republican U.S. Sen. Craig to resign amid sex scandal

BOISE, Idaho  - Long-serving Republican Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho, embroiled in a sex scandal and finding little support from his party, said on Saturday he will resign from the U.S. Senate.


When Companies Flounder, Bring Back the Founder

Original leaders may be best qualified to rescue their struggling creations.


A small white gull with an ordinary name had bird watchers flocking to the Salton Sea for what they call a "mega-rarity."


TV pool report says US Marine shoots wounded prisoner in a ...

NEW YORK According to a television pool report broadcast today, a US Marine shot and killed a wounded prisoner in a Fallujah mosque.


Amnesty Challenges Singapore on Executions

Rights group Amnesty challenged  Singapore Tuesday to disclose the total number of executions  this year, saying the wealthy island has put more people to  death since 1991 than any other country on a per capita basis.


Roma, 22:01 - CALCIO, DONADONI: DI NATALE SUPER, PORTE APERTE A CASSANO

Roberto Donadoni coccola Di Natale e aspetta Cassano. Del giocatore dell'Udinese, autore di una sple...


The DUP criticises the Irish PM's remark that the issue of photographic evidence of disarmament is not workable.


Five bidders make the final round of the auction to buy Alitalia, which is being sold by the Italian government.


John Madden made his reputation in TV by being funny and fair. He doesn't carry a grudge or try to be nasty. He respects the difficulty of the game and admires the players. He'd rather analyze than criticize. But, sometimes, he'll drop the hammer.


Journalism in a world of open code and open self-education

Think about the differences between stories and facts. Between generating interest and pursuing knowledge. Between grabbing attention and building out what we know. Then think about the connections between the freedom to build code and the freedom to inform one's self and others. Because the former is a model for the latter. read more


A Florida appeals court suspended on Monday a lower court ruling that would have allowed the burial of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith in the Bahamas, as the battle over her baby shifted to the Bahamian capital.


Firenze, 16:48 - CALCIO, MERCATO: VANDEN BORRE ALLA FIORENTINA

La Fiorentina ha ufficializzato l'ingaggio del giovane difensore belga Anthony Vanden Borre, 20 anni...


U.N. police chief in Kosovo quits on request

PRISTINA, Serbia  - The United Nations police chief in Kosovo resigned on Wednesday at the request of the province's U.N. governor following the deaths of two Albanian demonstrators in a weekend protest rally.


Grave uno dei 100 poliziotti feriti durante assalto a tv


"Dances With Wolves" star Kevin Costner has married his girlfriend Christine Baumgartner in a ceremony set against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains at his ranch in Aspen, Colorado.


The locusts swarming across West Africa reach  northern Nigeria, devastating fields of crops.


Movie Review | 'You're Gonna Miss Me': A Rockerâs Climb From Despair

âYouâre Gonna Miss Meâ follows Roky Erickson, the lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators and maybe the most influential 1960s pop star that most folks havenât heard of.


Newcastle boss Graeme Souness has tipped Patrick Kluivert to re-establish himself as one of Europeâs top strikers after watching him help to dismantle Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin.


A indebolire il biglietto verde l'attesa per un nuovo taglio della FedMentre gli operatori si aspettano che la Bce mantenga stabile il costo del denaro                                            Nuovo record per l'euro arriva a 1,4130 dollari


Hurricane Jeanne Pummels Storm-Scarred Florida

Hurricane Jeanne peeled off roofs, snapped power lines and left large swaths of coastline knee-deep in water on Sunday as it plowed through parts of Florida already scarred by Hurricane Frances three weeks ago.


Nissan-Renault, GM chiefs discuss 'industrial alliance'

Renault-Nissan says it will continue talks with the struggling US-based General Motors on forming "an industrial alliance" after talks between the chief executives of the two car-makers.


Private firms and charities are to be given a key role in efforts to get people off long-term benefits,  Tony Blair says.


Venice's St Mark's Square will be transformed into a giant cinema for the premiere of animation Shark Tale.


Pakistani, Afghan leaders vow cooperation

The leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan vowed on Wednesday to boost intelligence cooperation to meet the menace of terrorism that was destroying both countries, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said.


NKorea prepared to shut nuclear reactor: US envoy

US envoy Christopher Hill said Friday he has "useful and positive" talks on a rare visit to North Korea and the regime was prepared to shut down the reactor at the heart of its nuclear programme.


Insurance giant faces massive payout over World Trade Centre ...

German insurance giant Allianz estimates that it faces an additional $US140 million-dollar charge following a US court ruling that the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre constituted two events instead of one.


Bush sees Palestine state treaty within year

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President George W. Bush told Palestinians on Thursday he believed they would sign a peace treaty with Israel within a year that would give them their own state.


US factories expand at slower pace in October

WASHINGTON : US manufacturing activity expanded for the 17th straight month in October, albeit at a slower pace, but energy prices squeezed profits, a survey showed.


WASHINGTON - The United States claimed victory in a trade battle against Europe over the protecting the names of regional products such as parmesan or champagne.


Stephen Baldwin injured in bull-riding fall

Actor Stephen Baldwin, nursing a broken shoulder and rib from a reality-TV rodeo accident, said on Friday the bull that threw him to the ground in four seconds was more fierce than he had expected.


The world's premier consumer electronics show wouldn't be complete without the fanciful and outlandish: A smart oven preserved and cooked meals based on remote commands, while a 102-inch plasma TV — taller than the 8-foot walls in many homes — inspired ooohs and aaahs from couch potatoes.


Government announces nationalisation of Northern Rock

British finance minister Alistair Darling announced on Sunday the temporary nationalisation of troubled bank Northern Rock, which was hit by the global credit crunch in August.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide attacker sped up to a U.S. military convoy outside Fallujah and detonated an explosives-packed vehicle on Monday, killing seven Marines and three Iraqi soldiers, U.S...


The United States and Iraq hope to sign   an agreement by next week to hand operational command of Iraq's   new army to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq said on Monday,   after wrangles on wording had held up the accord.


Members of the Indian parliament and state assemblies are voting for the country's 13th president.


To Raise Armyworms and Corn Borers, Study Insect Husbandry

Frank M.  Davis and other experts have developed an entire technology to breed large numbers of insects for a variety of exotic jobs.


Port OKs Land Deal Through Eminent Domain

By Reed Fujii, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Sep. 6--STOCKTON -- Port commissioners approved to acquire, through eminent domain, roughly 3 acres south of Highway 4 at Daggett Road to make room for a signal light, turn lanes and other improvements at the intersection.


We have a full review of Nokia's stylish new 6555 for AT&T.


Putin rips Cheney's verbal 'hunting shot'

President Vladimir Putin lashed out at Vice President Dick Cheney ahead of this weekend's G-8 summit, calling his recent criticisms of Russia "an unsuccessful hunting shot," according to a television interview broadcast Wednesday.


Vets are investigating a suspected case of foot-and-mouth at an agricultural centre in Lanarkshire.


Microsoft, Novell defend partnership, promise details

InfoWorld - Executives from Microsoft and Novell defended their controversial business agreement to collaborate and promote integration between Windows and Novell's SUSE Linux operating systems on Wednesday, saying that Microsoft's sales organization is now the biggest channel for SUSE Linux and that the deal will help, not hurt the prospects of Linux in the enterprise.


Noontime Web Video Revitalizes Lunch at the Desk

For Web video, lunchtime has become the new prime time, and media companies have started responding.


YouTube Signs Digital Music Group to Distribution Deal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Scoring a deal with one of the hottest companies in online entertainment, Sacramento-based Digital Music Group Inc. said Monday it will distribute its videos and some music through YouTube Inc., the video-sharing site owned by Google Inc.


Opposition Predicted to Win in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indoesia Sept. 19, 2004 - Indonesian voters hungry for change are expected on Monday to do something that was unthinkable during the country's three decades of authoritarian rule toss out an incumbent


Archiviato il procedimento contro l'ufficiale tedesco accusatodella strage: fece fucilare centinaia di italiani ma erano disertori                                              "A Cefalonia erano traditori" sentenza choc in Germania                                                                                dal nostro corrispondente ANDREA TARQUINI


Kevin Bomback took off in his plane two weeks ago to escape Hurricane Ivan. No one has seen him, his plane or his family since.


The UK's trade gap widens sharply from Â£4.4bn to Â£5.3bn, as imports hit Â£21.5bn, the highest monthly level since records began.


When it comes to finding a permanent replacement for Don Imus, only one thing appears certain: David Lee Roth is not a candidate.


A car bomb exploded Sunday outside a Baghdad cafe used by Iraqi police killing seven people and wounding 20, the US military said.


Space shuttle landing delayed by Florida weather

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Bad weather forced NASA to skip a first opportunity on Thursday to bring space shuttle Atlantis back to Earth but the U.S. space agency could make another attempt later in the day.


Unmanned aircraft with hydrogen engine does well in preliminary tests.


Goodale projects $5.9B surplus this year

OTTAWA - Canada is on track to post a budget surplus of $5.9 billion when the federal government's current fiscal year ends in March, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said Tuesday.


Schools Found Improving on Nutrition and Fitness

The nationâs schools have made âconsiderable improvementsâ in nutrition, fitness and health over the last six years, according to a new government survey.


Movie Review | 'Rock Bottom': Addiction, Magnified

A graphic study of sex and drug addiction, âRock Bottomâ goes beyond the pieties of the recovery movements to confront deeper questions about the pursuit of sensation.


Information about potentially dangerous people should be shared among those who protect the public, Acpo says.


Giants 38, Bills 21: Giants Survive Weather to Clinch Playoff Spot

A come-from-behind victory over the Bills means the Giants will go to the playoffs for the third consecutive season and relieves the persistent pressure that follows Coach Tom Coughlin.


Shares of Apple hit the $200 mark for the first time, as investor confidence in the company continued rising near the end of what has been a strong year for the iPod and computer maker.


The U.S. economy should contract slightly in coming months as the ongoing slump in the housing industry takes a deeper toll on the economy, a gauge of future business activity showed Thursday.


The threat of a constitutional crisis hangs over the EU as MEPs vote on whether to veto the new commission.


Brazil's Workers' Party gains in mayoral voting

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's left-leaning Workers' Party posted significant wins in nationwide municipal elections Sunday and expanded its reach into Brazil's mammoth interior.


Nay Myo Latt was taken into custody after writing about the suppression of freedoms following last fallâs crushing of pro-democracy demonstrations, Reporters Without Borders said.


Proposed patent reform legislation would kill the value of patents and allow the theft of U.S. intellectual property, a group of inventors says.


Study: Apple, Dell lead PC customer satisfaction index

The PC industry is doing a better job of satisfying its U.S. customers than in recent years, and improvements to technical support seem to have done the trick, according to the results of a study released Tuesday by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.


Praxis Engineering Products, LLC and Edge Technologies Announce a Strategic Partnership

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md., March 9  /PRNewswire/ -- Praxis Engineering, a leading consulting, products and solutions firm, is pleased to announce a strategic business partnership with Edge Technologies, a products and enterprise services company.


Police confirm six further arrests have been made in the investigation into claims of horse race fixing.


Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has launched an online petition drive to rally support for legislation he co-sponsored to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq by next March.


LeBron James powers Cavaliers to win over Lakers

LeBron James scored 41 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a nine-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 98-95 on Sunday.


The authorities extend the law allowing special powers to fight insurgents as 18 killed Iraqis are found near Mosul.


Vodafone said Monday that it remained interested in acquisitions in France, eastern Europe, Asia and Africa as the mobile phone company detailed cost cuts that it expects will reach an annual Â£2.


Osaka, 14:18 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: PERRY ORO NEI 100 OSTACOLI DONNE

E' andata a Michelle Perry la medaglia d'oro nei 100 metri ostacoli femminili ai Mondiali di atletic...


Afghanistan calls for more help to stamp out opium

Afghanistan called on Tuesday for more help to stamp out opium production as donor nations gathered in Tokyo to try to coordinate policy on the struggling nation.


A recent UBS survey of chief information officers found corporate spending on industry standard servers would grow 17 per cent over 2004, compared with estimates for overall 2005 IT spending growth of about 5 per cent.


_ Webster Financial Corp. plans to acquire a Wisconsin bank that has become a major player in the health savings account market. Webster will pay $26 million in cash for Eastern Wisconsin Bancshares Inc.


Dubai airport shuts down, after a Bimam flight to Dhaka has a minor accident on take-off, leaving 14 injured.


For the Linux loather in you Intel and Sun Microsystems have found some telco-filled fruits to go with their labor. The former mortal enemies and now partners have revealed a pair of Intel-based boxes certified to run Sun's Solaris x86 operating system.â¦


Interview With Arjan van de Ven of Intel and Lesswatts.org

Linux Journal recently caught up with Intel's Arjan van de Ven.  Van de Ven leads Intel's green Lesswatts.org initiative and is the developer of PowerTOP, one of the most acclaimed power management tools on the Linux platform. read more


Al Fayed calls Diana accident report "outrageous"

The father of Princess Diana's  companion on Wednesday called "outrageous" a forthcoming report  that said the couple's deaths were the result of a tragic car  accident rather than a murder plot.


Merck & Co.'s decision to pull its Vioxx anti-arthritis drug from the markets due to severe side effects left pharmaceutical sector mixed Thursday.


The Case of AOL's Missing Programming Initiatives

NEW YORK Last April, AOL gathered a group of prominent media buyers in New York to present five ambitious programming initiatives for 2007-08 at an upfront-like event dubbed First Look. Now, many of these same buyers are wondering when--even if--they will get their second and third looks at these concepts.


Adobe PDF Standardization Effort Not So New

While news of Adobe's submission of its Portable Document Format standard to an agency that works with the ISO is being interpreted today as a response to Microsoft's move to standardize its Office Open XML suite of document formats, Adobe's efforts with the AIIM group to entrench PDF extend back to 2002, and PDF standardization actually began in 1995.


(CBS/AP) In the end, it wasn'ta fingerprint or a blood spatter that led authorities to the woman suspected of strangling a mother-to-be, cutting the baby from her womb, taking the baby home and passing her off as her own newborn.


Forced to change, the photo company buys its way into the digital age -- at a heavy cost.


Undergrads getting to help with research

In knee-high rubber boots, Jennifer Young peers out over a dozen or so sows and their litters, seemingly oblivious to the stench coming from their pens.


Nasce Spiralfrog: da dicembre U2, Gwen Stefani e gli artistiUniversal da scaricare dalla rete senza sborsare un cent                                                  La musica torna gratis sul web siglato accordo storico anti-Apple                                                                                Il sito conta di rifarsi delle spese grazie agli annunci pubblicitaridi GAIA GIULIANI


LINZ, Austria (Ticker) - Without having to face one of her compatriots, No. 9 Elena Bovina of Russia recorded a straight-sets victory in the Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament.


Court orders whistle-blower site offline in U.S.

A California district court has shut down a controversial Web site in the U.S. that allows whistle blowers to p...


: Pierre Salinger, who served as President John F. Kennedy's Press Secretary and later had a long career with ABC News, has died, the network said.


UK's Harry 'Should Visit Auschwitz' in Nazi Row

A leading Jewish rights group demanded  on Thursday that Britain's Prince Harry go to Auschwitz to  atone for wearing a Nazi uniform at a party just two weeks  before the 60th anniversary of the death camp's liberation.


Rates Seen Rising as Fed Mulls Inflation

U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers  met for a second day on Wednesday and were expected to announce  a sixth straight interest-rate rise aimed at sheltering an  economic expansion from inflation.


Sprint Rumored to Be Looking for WiMax Partners

Sprint Nextel is looking for new ways to fund its WiMax network, according to the Wall Street Journal. Apparently, Sprint investors are concerned about the network's $3bn expense.


A man who admitted "cybersex" with a girl is jailed in what is thought to be a historic case.


PGA got it right naming Lehman Ryder Cup captain

Thatâs my observation following the official announcement Wednesday that Tom Lehman will be the 2006 US Ryder Cup captain. It was a surprising move by the sponsoring PGA


Amy Winehouse's father tells the BBC he asked for his daughter to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act.


Courts will clear the people attacked in Hollinger report, says Black company

TORONTO (CP) - An extraordinary report released Tuesday accused Canadian-born press baron Conrad Black and other controlling shareholders in newspaper publisher Hollinger International of "self-righteous, and aggressive looting" of more than $400 million US from the company over seven years.


BUDAPEST -- Hungary's prime minister asked parliament yesterday to hold a vote of confidence in his government, which suffered major losses in municipal elections after weeks of protests demanding that he resign for lying about the economy. Ferenc Gyurcsany, asking that the vote be held Friday, said he recognized that it would be about him as well as his government's ...


Marcia Gay Harden and  British actor Toby Jones have disappeared into "The Mist," an  adaptation of a Stephen King story.


Tropical Storm Isaac intensified Friday in the central Atlantic, and forecasters said it could become a hurricane as it drifted toward Canada, though it did not appear to be a major threat to land.


Il ministro Ferrero chiede piÃ¹ collegialitÃ : "Bisogna distinguere fra i mafiosie i writer". Russo Spena: "Il titolare del Viminale banalizza e travisa le nostre posizioni"                                            Sicurezza, la sinistra radicale "Amato avrÃ  bisogno dei nostri voti"


Boeing's fourth quarter profits will be all but lost in costs relating to development and shutting down production.


But they're still below target The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended that HM Revenue and Customs "rigorously benchmark" its 10-year deal with Capgemini after a steep rise in its revenue and profits from the deal after only three years.â¦


Viacom Inc's  MTV and  award-winning television and film producer Jerry Bruckheimer  will launch a video game development studio, marrying Hollywood  and technology in what has been historically an uneasy  alliance.


The Pirates and Indians completed a deal that had been rumored for weeks, trading reliever Arthur Rhodes and right fielder Matt Lawton.


Saudi says Arab peace plan only solution

Saudi Arabia said on Thursday that its  2002 Middle East peace plan remained the only framework to end  the Arab-Israeli conflict, as the United Nations prepares to  discuss the issue.


World Business Briefing: London Exchange May Bid $2 Billion for Borsa Italiana

The London Stock Exchange was considering making a bid of $2 billion to acquire Borsa Italiana, the operator of the stock exchange in Milan, two people close to the companies said. The two exchanges discussed a potential merger and were set to continue discussions today, a spokesman for Borsa Italiana said. The spokesman, Alessandro Pavesi, said the proposal from the London exchange is the only one being considered. Both exchanges have fended off takeover approaches in the last year, and a merger might help them avoid a takeover in the future, said Rupak Ghose, an analyst at Credit Suisse in London. âIt is not surprising that the L.S.E. is looking at different alternatives to become larger and hence avoid becoming acquired,â Mr. Ghose said in a note to investors.


Mark Lawrenson's verdict on this week's Premiership games


Graham, Lucas Help Oklahoma Paste NW Oklahoma

STILLWATER, Okla. (Sports Network) - Joey Graham and John  Lucas each poured in 21 points as third-ranked Oklahoma State  pasted NW Oklahoma State, 92-35, in Stillwater.


Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with leading Russian academics in Moscow's Kremlin Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004.


France's President Chirac condemns racist violence that led to a policeman shooting dead a football fan.


OpenOffice worm Badbunny hops across operating systems

Malicious software, spreading through OpenOffice documents, "can infect Windows, Linux and Mac OS X systems," Symantec says.


Mantova, 18:42 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: ALLENAMENTO SULL'ATLETICA

Seduta pomeridiana per il Mantova in vista del posticipo di lunedÃ¬ prossimo a Frosinone: il tecnico ...


Baghdad, autobomba contro polizia: 17 morti

L'esplosione Ã¨ avvenuta alle 7.00 locali. La deflagrazione, contro una stazione della polizia, Ã¨ avvenuta non lontano dal ministero del petrolio, ritenuto erroneamente l'obiettivo dell'agguato. Molti civili tra le vittime.


Open to all? Group claims first complete iPhone unlock

No opening the handset case, no soldering -- a hacker group has announced that they've come up with a workaround allowing iPhone owners to make calls via networks other than AT&T.


The British government, citing safety concerns, shuttered a drug plant yesterday that had been expected to produce nearly half of all US influenza shots this


'American Taliban' Lawyer Seeks Reversal

The attorney for American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh says Lindh's case should be reconsidered now that another U.S. citizen captured on an Afghanistan battlefield may soon be released.


Putin, Kuchma Oppose Quick Re-Run of Ukraine Poll

Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma  gained Vladimir Putin's backing on Thursday against calls for a  quick re-run of the last round of the disputed presidential  election the opposition is certain it would win.


The Detroit Red Wings spread the offensive fire power in their fourth straight victory, a 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.


The grim plight of the US dollar has been highlighted by news that the US economy notched up another record trade deficit in October.


Halliburton said that second-quarter profit from continuing operations rose 19 percent, topping Wall Street views, helped by new international contracts


Stark Sands Comes to 'Journey's End''s End With No Regrets

Playbill - Journey's End actor Stark Sands' pre-Tony Awards experience on Sunday, June 10, will be unlike that of any of his fellow nominees with the possible exception of fellow cast member Boyd Gaines, who is also nominated.


U.S. Report Sees More Diffuse Terror Threat to 2020

Al Qaeda will be replaced by  increasingly decentralized Muslim militants over the next 15  years who will feed on globalization to find recruits and stage  attacks, a new U.S. intelligence report said on Thursday.


Era un ricercatore universitario di 27 anni molto stimato


U.N.'s Ban denounces Iran on Holocaust, Israel

Incoming U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Iran on Thursday it was unacceptable to deny the Holocaust or call for Israel to be wiped off the map.


New technology such as alcohol-detecting devices in cars may hold the key to eliminating drunken driving, according to a campaign begun Monday by Mothers Against Drunk Driving.


For seven years, John P. Mackey, the co-founder of Whole Foods Market, had an online alter ego.


THURSDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- Endoscopic sinus surgery is a safe, effective way to relieve the pain and pressure of sinusitis in older people who can't be helped by drugs alone, says a Medical College of Georgia study.


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.


Sharp Electronics plans to stop selling its Linux-based personal digital assistant (PDA) in the US, reports Associated Press. The company will continue to


Iraqi PM Allawi to visit Germany for Schroeder talks

Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is to visit Germany next week for talks with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.


Apple launch of Leopard system its best ever-group

The launch of Apple Inc's   latest operating system, Leopard, was its best ever, a  research group said on Monday.


Six nations seek North Korea disarmament deadline

Envoys seeking to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions sought to forge agreement on Thursday on a deadline for disabling the North's atomic facilities and exposing its trove of nuclear secrets.


World number two Rafael Nadal thumps Jarkko Nieminen and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overpowers Mikhail Youzhny in the Australian Open quarter-finals.


SEOUL, South Korea -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that second-quarter net profit fell 5 percent from a year ago on price declines for its mainstay computer memory chips, but expressed confidence of a rebound in the market.


Kremlin's choice wins Chechnya elections

The Kremlin's choice for president of Chechya, Alu Alkhanov, has won the troubled region's presidential election, officials said today.


unable to pull off a second miracle for his sister, but some small signs of normal life have returned to the quake-hit region. Minagawa, though they had detected no signs of life.


Green buildings need more incentives in U.S.

CHICAGO/NEW YORK  - When it opens next year, the 54-story Bank of America Tower in New York will be the most environmentally friendly office building in the United States.


HBOS appeal adds new twist to Abbey saga

HBOS yesterday appealed to the European competition authorities to examine the relationship between Royal Bank of Scotland and Banco Santander Central Hispano, the Spanish bank which has bid Â£8bn for Abbey National.


Nicolas Cage's comic book movie Ghost Rider holds top spot at the North American box office for a second week.


Vendors add to wireless location-tracking products

A trio of vendors are adding or extending their wireless products for location services and tracking.


The Republic of Congo will set aside up to 3,800 square miles (1 million hectares) of land to help preserve elephants, chimpanzees, hippos, crocodiles, and gorillas.


Starbucks Corp. said on Monday it has formed its own record label that will develop music offerings to be sold both in the chain's coffee shops and through traditional music retailers.


A strain of MRSA that has never previously caused deaths in hospitals claims two lives, an agency reveals.


Last time ballots were cast in New Hampshire's presidential primary, hardly anyone in America knew the name Barack Obama. Now he is a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination hoping that momentum will propel him to become the first black president.


Palestinian presidential candidate says Israeli soldiers beat him

RAMALLAH - Palestinian presidential candidate Mustafa Barghouti said on Wednesday that Israeli soldiers had beat him at an army checkpoint south of Jenin in the West Bank.


But what happens when competition is not all in fun?

A bitterly disputed election involving the group that governs adult soccer in Massachusetts has ended up in court.


Sofia Warns Indonesia Travellers ... |read|

Politics: 21 September 2004, Tuesday. Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry issued a warning to compatriots who plan trips to Indonesia.


Bee Staff Writer. In what insurance officials are calling one of the largest fines for workers' compensation fraud, two Southern California firms have been ordered to pay $14.6 million


The Marketplace Report: Stern's Satellite Switch

Description: NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about "shock jock" Howard Stern's recent decision to leave his radio post at Infinity Broadcasting and to switch to Sirius Satellite Radio in January 2006.


Roma, 21:00 - BASKET, EUROLEGA: PROPOSTA PER LIBERA CIRCOLAZIONE GIOCATORI

L'Eurolega proporrÃ  nella prossima assemblea generale di introdurre la libera circolazione dei gioca...


Gates Donates $42.6 Million To Fight Malaria

Say what you will about Bill gates, and you probably will, however, there can be no other description other than generous when it comes to his charitable endeavors.


Gasol has 30 as Grizzlies end slide at 5

Pau Gasol scored 30 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Indiana Pacers 90-72 on Wednesday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Gasol also had 12 rebounds and shot 11-for-19 from the field.


Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted by Russian missiles if they agree to host a proposed U.S. missile defense system, a top Russian general warned Monday.Comment


A protest ends in violence in western Herat amid a struggle between President Karzai and the local governor.


Springtime for Hitâs End: âThe Producersâ Is Closing

The Broadway musical that broke a batch of records will play its final performance on Sunday, April 22.


The European Commission president warns he may impose carbon tariffs if the US fails to agree to a climate deal.


London commuters spared as union calls off tube strike

London's commuters were spared another day of chaos on Wednesday after the union leading a strike that has crippled the tube said it was suspending the industrial action.


Sides optimistic as GM, union edge closer to pact

Contract talks between the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. stretched into the night yesterday, slowed so much by the complexity of retiree health care and other issues that a deal could be days away.


Giro d'affari pari a 4,58 miliardi di sterline


Trump-led group may invest $3 bil. in Incheon

A group of investors, including Donald Trump Jr., plan to invest $3 billion to develop Yeongjong Island in Incheon, a Korean legislator has said, part of a government project to create a Northeast Asian logistics hub.


FOXBOROUGH — The MLS All-Star game in Colorado Thursday was a showcase event, but Revolution and Houston Dynamo coaches and players questioned the timing of the match after playing to a 3-3 tie yesterday.


The Short Story Shakes Itself Out of Academe

Short stories these days are often less formulaic than they used to be, as a new anthology demonstrates.


Il nuovo libro sulle donne afgane di Hosseini, l'autore del "Cacciatore di aquiloni"l'Anatolia poetica e crudele di Zaimoglu e l'Iran dalla Persia a oggi di un grande viaggiatore                                            Libri, via dall'Occidente percorrendo le strade dell'est                                                                                di DARIO OLIVERO


Boy glues himself to bed to avoid school

Mexican boy takes drastic action to avoid returning to school after the Christmas holiday


The blast, that killed at least four people, was the deadliest bomb to strike Kabul in two years, and it came days before campaigning begins for the country's first-ever presidential elections in October.


Charles E. Grassley has asked NASD, the largest securities industry regulator, to describe how it identifies and tracks possible insider trading among its members.


With oil prices dropping, stocks rallied to their second consecutive day of sizeable gains today, with the Dow again rising by triple-digits and the Nasdaq turning in the day's best overall performance.


Milano ''Senza la nostra storia siamo morti, la nostra storia non e' in vendita''. Con queste parole di Umberto Bossi, contenute in un messaggio letto dal palco dal ministro per le Riforme Roberto Calderoli


The European Union (EU) agreed in principle Wednesday to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy, which wants to help Libya close its borders to illegal immigrants, diplomats said.


Chelsea were dead right - it's bad enough that most of these lads are overpaid anyhow but when they abuse their position to, if you'll pardon the pun, 'rub our noses in it', i's out of order.


The Modesto Bee, Calif., Focus on Ag Brief: Focus on Ag: Farm Protection Revisions Up for Review

By John Holland, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Sep. 9--Proposed ways of protecting farming in Stanislaus County will go before the public Tuesday and Sept. 18. County officials have drafted revisions to the agricultural element of the general plan.


Some High Prices and Some Low Points in Auction at Sotheby's

Big estimates don't necessarily mean big prices. That was the lesson the art world learned at Sotheby's sale of Impressionist and modern art last night.


Wireless network smashes world speed record

A new world record has been set for transmitting data across a wireless network, claim researchers in Germany. A team at Siemens Communications research laboratory in Munich, have transmitted one gigabit (one


Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news.


A chronology of highlights and lowlights from Pedro Martinez's seven years (1998-2004) as a Red Sox pitcher:


Purdue center Matt Turner said he got over the Boilermakers' crushing 20-17 loss to Wisconsin last Saturday when he left the locker room.


Calif. Mental Health Services May Expand

As pressures increase on California's mental health system, its workers and advocates say they are forced to do more with a supply of money that seems to shrink each year.


"Anche se ogni giorno c'e' qualche sorpresa"


Iraq Group Says Kills Second U.S. Hostage-TV

Militants killed a second American  captive in Iraq after a 24-hour deadline passed on Tuesday, a  Web site statement and Arab television said.


Military academy scraps Vietnam for Iraq

Three soldiers crouch in the dust behind a plastic barricade and peer up the road. They know something's coming — maybe out of the deep scrub lining the road, maybe somewhere ahead on the asphalt, already steaming hot. They watch and wait.


The N.B.A. players union is considering an appeal of the seven-game suspensions given to Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson for legal issues. Each player was suspended by the league Saturday without pay and was scheduled to miss the first seven games of next season. Artest would lose a little more than $470,000 in salary, about $50,000 more than Jackson.Jackson released a statement through the Golden State Warriors saying he accepted his suspension. But the union, comparing the penalties with other recent suspensions given to players for off-the-court reasons, may take action. Artest pleaded no contest in May to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge that stemmed from a dispute with his wife on March 5. Jackson pleaded guilty last month to a felony count of criminal recklessness for firing a gun outside an Indianapolis strip club last fall, when he was with the Indiana Pacers. The union has 30 days from Saturday to file an appeal to be heard by an arbitrator.


Lo sostiene l'agenzia di rating Standard Poor's


Ford Posts Profit, Autos Disappoint Again

Ford Motor Co. F.N reported a  stronger-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, but losses  widened in its core automotive business and the company's  shares sagged after it said U.S. regulators were looking into  its pension accounting practices.


In comunicato disponibilita' a un cessate il fuoco reciproco


Clerics urge Muslims to back Iraq Sunnis

More than 30 prominent Islamic clerics from Saudi Arabia on Monday called on Sunni Muslims around the Middle East to support their brethren in Iraq against Shiites and praised the insurgency.


Torino, 11:21 - CALCIO, JUVE; TREZEGUET: PER RESTARE VOGLIO SQUADRA DA SCUDETTO

David Trezeguet vuole restare alla Juve ma con una squadra pronta subito a lottare per lo scudetto. ...


Primary Win Pushes Palin Ahead in Race for Alaska Governor

Alaska Republican Sarah Palin, a former mayor of Wasilla, likely salvaged her partyÃ¢ÂÂs hopes of retaining the governorship when she easily won the Aug. 22 primary Ã¢ÂÂ in which incumbent Frank H. Murkowski, whose trouble-plagued term had left him virtually unelectable in November, finished third.


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James returns to lead Cavaliers past Clippers

The Cleveland Cavaliers' plan for success this season is pretty basic: When LeBron James plays, good things usually happen.


Paul Martin pushes Liberals to focus on implementing election platform

OTTAWA (CP) - Paul Martin told his Liberal troops Wednesday it is time to start implementing what he described as the party's progressive election platform.


Pop star Kylie Minogue and TV host Michael Parkinson are among showbiz stars in the New Year Honours list.


Damage from Frances could be $15 billion

Germany's Munich Re, the world's largest reinsurer, said Monday that the overall insured damage caused by Hurricane Frances so far is between $5 billion and $15 billion.


A suspected bomb has blown the front door off a Muslim elementary school in a southern Dutch town and shattered windows across the street, days after a suspected Muslim radical killed a Dutch filmmaker, police said.


Virgin Media seeks sanctuary in telco buyer

Anyone out there actually interested in the business? Virgin Media has appointed an investment bank to court potential telco buyers as an alternative to private equity carpetbaggers, who are targeting the cable firm.â¦


Temple Surprises No. 13 George Washington

Shanea Cotton's basket with 23 seconds left lifts Temple to a 68-66 upset of No. 13 George Washington Saturday in Philadelphia.


Microsoft aims to scuttle pirated copies of Vista

Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O upcoming   Windows Vista computer operating system will include technology   that is designed to prevent pirated copies from fully   functioning, the software giant said.


LOW cost carrier Virgin Blue today said it was paying $150 million more to use Australian airports that it was in 2001, and has asked the Government to step in and review the system.


CORRECTED: "South Park" duo draw up lucrative deal

(Corrects in third-to-last paragraph title and company of Sameer Mithal)  By Andrew Wallenstein


Coughlin leaves unique legacy at home office

The big news in northwest Arkansas on Monday was the announcement coming from the worldâs largest retailer that its vice chairman had decided to retire.


Usher Wins 11 Prizes at Billboard Music Awards

R&B singer Usher, who scored the  biggest album of the year and four No. 1 singles, picked up 11  trophies at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on  Wednesday, with Alicia Keys, OutKast and Grammys frontrunner  Kanye West also sharing in the spoils.


Authorities test more for radiation as Blair voices support for police

Authorities had tested eight people for possible radiation exposure as the investigation into the death of a former Russian spy continued.


CALCUTTA, India - When his chickens started disappearing a few weeks ago, a farmer in eastern India figured dogs or jackals were to blame - until he discovered his calf making a meal of his poultry.


Genova, 13:41 - CALCIO, MAZZARRI: ALLA SAMP C'E' RISPETTO DEI RUOLI

Walter Mazzarri, nuovo allenatore della Sampdoria, si è presentato alla società blucer...


Congress embarks this week on the weightiest of debates on morality and the march of science, deciding whether to use public money for embryonic stem cell research and, in turn, setting up President Bush's first veto.


NEW YORK - Most of the top players advanced in straight sets to play Sunday in the U.S. Open, including Justine Henin-Hardenne, Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams, Roger Federer, Andre Agassi and Tim Henman...


Financials' monoline '08 write-downs may top $70 bln

U.S. financial institutions are on the hook for as much as $70 billion in new write-downs from bond insurers in 2008, Oppenheimer said on Wednesday, as losses from ailing monolines spread deeper into European bank results.


EUROPA/ITALIA - Il testamento biologico: contributi alla riflessione (3) Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Sulla questione del testamento biologico pubblichiamo lÂintervento del dottor Subino Angelo Giovagnoli. Medico-Chirurgo, specializzato in ortopedia e traumatologia. Responsabile dal modulo di ortopedia presso il presidio di Ron...


Long lines and confusion at airports after alert

Susan Quatrella was still near the  back of the line after waiting two hours to check in for a  flight to Colorado on Friday as new security measures slowed  air travel to a crawl.


Hollinger International has reached a deal with its ousted chairman, Conrad Black, that would allow the media tycoon to share in the proceeds of the $1.


Iranian TV Airs Video of Jailed American Scholar

Shaul Bakhash, his daughter at his side, waited in front of the television screen yesterday for a glimpse of his wife, Haleh Esfandiari -- the first time he would see her in the seven months since the local scholar traveled to Tehran to visit her 93-year-old mother and ended up facing house arrest,...


For Disney's Iger, New Orleans meeting is personal

For Walt Disney Co. chief Robert  Iger, the decision to hold the entertainment giant's annual  shareholder meeting in New Orleans on Thursday 18 months after  Hurricane Katrina was as much personal as professional.


In 1647, about 30 miles south of Barcelona, Spain, on a hilltop in the Garraf region of the Penedes, a castle was built.


After a series of big-budget flops, the videogame publisher finds success by focusing on small, fun titles for Wii and Nintendo DS.


Harley-Davidson net up but hints at production cut

U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc.  said on Thursday that quarterly earnings rose 19 percent as a strong performance in foreign markets offset a greater-than-expected decline in U.S. sales during a key quarter.


SarÃ  sfida di fiction domenica sera tra Raiuno e Canale 5, tra le nuove avventure della famiglia Martini guidata da Nonno Libero e la santitÃ  di Rita da Cascia. Sfida che si replicherÃ  anche lunedÃ¬, visto


A bomb explosion in an upscale shopping mall in the Philippine capital Manila on Friday killed eight people and wounded more than 100, police and local officials said.


Evert Pot's Blog: PHP WebDAV Integration Library

Evert Pot has posted about a library he's creating to integrate WebDAV support with PHP and make things simpler for those needing to access the shares.   I intend to make this library as easy as possible to use, without making it a black-box-like system. Focus will not be on everything WebDAV could possibly provide, but instead on the features that are actually supported by the operating systems.   His goal is to make it as simple as making a 'File' and 'Directory' class to interface with the remote system and has two things he's deliberating on as far as features to include in the library - support for the custom properties WebDAV allows and the ability to lock files and directories.   If you'd like to check out the current progress of the library, check out its page on the Google Code site (as well as this discussion group he's set up).


Al-Qaida's arm in Iraq released a video Saturday showing its militants lining up five captured Iraqi security officers and executing them in the street, one of a string of recent attacks claimed by the group led by terror boss Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Arizona State keeps referring to the "March mentality." It's about doing all the little things down the stretch, wearing teams down and rising to a new level leading up to the NCAA tournament _ and the Sun Devils certainly applied that approach Sunday, even with their star...


Uil, sono le citta' del Nord Italia a costare di piu'


Bombed-out roads and traffic jams slowed the delivery of humanitarian relief to south Lebanon after Monday's cease-fire, and many aid workers were stuck on roads alongside the refugees they were trying to help.


San Pedro del Pinatar, 17:39 - CICLISMO, VUELTA MURCIA: 3/A TAPPA ALL'AUSTRALIANO BROWN

L'australiano della Rabobank Graeme Brown ha vinto la terza tappa della Vuelta Murcia, 146 km da   P...


Michael Ã¨ sempre il re Ralph torna sul podio

Suzuka, 10 ottobre 2004 - Michael Schumacher su Ferrari ha vinto il gran premio del Giappone di Formula Uno e ha cosÃ¬ conquistato l'ottantreesimo successo in carriera. Il campione del mondo tedesco ha preceduto


Microsoft Yanks Update that Preps Vista for SP1

A glitch that causes endless rebooting prompts Microsoft to pull the software update that prepares Vista for SP1.


Florida St. Stuns No. 3 Wake Forest in OT

Todd Galloway scored nine straight points in overtime and finished with a career-high 21 to help Florida State snap No. 3 Wake Forest's 10-game winning streak with a 91-83 victory Tuesday night.


Romario scores twice in "Grand Farewell" friendly

Romario scored twice as Brazil beat Mexico 2-1 in Los Angeles on Wednesday in a match tagged as the "Grand Farewell" to the famed Brazilian striker.


Start by Getting in Touch With Your Inner Supermodel

A casting pro suggests a few new career moves for Hilary Swank, who needs to stop being just one of the guys.


The Israeli army killed nine Palestinians in Gaza yesterday as it poured its forces into the coastal strip, expanding a ground offensive intended to root out militants firing rockets into Israeli towns.


Entertainment: "Meet the Fockers" sets Christmas weekend record

LOS ANGELES "Meet the Fockers" met the record books with the best Christmas weekend debut at the box office. Ben Stiller's comedy of opposite inlaws raked in almost 45 (m) million dollars, beating the record


Twenty crew have been rescued from a ship which is listing in the Channel about 35 miles off the Devon coast.


Cagliari, 14:37 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: ESONERATO SONETTI, ARRIVA BALLARDINI

Il Cagliari ha uficializzato l'esonero di Nedo Sonetti e l'arrivo in panchina di Davide Ballardini. ...


Nouri Maliki urges Iraqis to set aside differences during the Muslim holy month as at least five people are killed.


As American children grow fatter and more out of shape, physical education classes are being found wanting. Experts say there's little accountability for P.E. teachers in most schools. They say the classes are often poorly run, and students don't spend much time in them anyway.


Senegal makes its biggest seizure of cocaine  valued at $100m just days after the previous record haul.


Chinese authorities confirm ethnic conflict in Henan

China has declared martial law in parts of the central province of Henan after bloody clashes between minority Muslims and the majority Han Chinese.


Ferzan Ozpetek torna al cinema con âCuore sacroâ, un film definito âun thriller dell'animaâ dal regista di "La finestra di fronte" (2003) e "Le fate ignoranti" (2001). Nel film che si gira proprio


Zimbabwe MPs approve a law to let the government monitor e-mails, phone calls and postal communications.


Shares in French drugs giant Sanofi-Aventis dive after a US panel rejects its weight-loss pill Acomplia.


Government faces fresh upheaval today as Labour contenders vow to end Ehud Olmert's tenure.


Australian captain George Gregan has re-signed with the Australian Rugby Union for three years, the ARU and the ACT Brumbies said Thursday.


Tre distinti blocchi sono passati di mano


Parisse Is Latest 'Law & Order' Prosecutor

LOS ANGELES  - Annie Parisse, co-star  of box office champ "National Treasure," is set to play the new  assistant district attorney on NBC's "Law & Order."


EAST RUTHERFORD -- It's no secret that Jason Kidd will see his return as a chance to present himself to interested suitors. But the Nets presented another point of view in their 109-88 rout over the Atlanta Hawks last night.


chesapeake  Deadline to apply for city water ends today  Property owners trying to tap into the city water and sewer system have until the end of business today to submit petitions with the Public Utilities Department.


Blair scrambles to stamp out talk of fresh rift with Brown

With a general election looming, Prime Minister Tony Blair and his powerful Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, scrambled to stamp out fresh speculation of a damaging rift between them.


Americans opt for healthy eating, not diets

Dieting has fallen out of favor while trying to eat more healthfully is in, a marketing research firm that tracks what Americans consume said on Friday.


Verizon Wireless to Buy NextWave Spectrum

Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of British telecom giant Vodafone Group PLC and Verizon Communications Inc., said late Thursday that it agreed to purchase all of NextWave Telecom Inc.


Nurse, Where Do We Keep the Chicken Wire and Lamp Cord?

Desperate for a solution, a doctor tries the hardware store when hospital equipment won't do.


TechWeb - Atari's CIO looks at Linux as historic cost-saving opportunity.


Parigi, 22:01 - Ciclismo, Phonax licenzia direttore sportivi

Brusco cambio al vertice per la squadra svizzera di ciclismo della Phonak: al posto dello svizzero U...


Game over for Thai Rak Thai as Thaksin quits

Deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra quit as head of the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party on Tuesday, signaling the de facto collapse of a political machine that had dominated the country until last month's coup.


The bootylicious R&B trio has signed on to be the latest face of the fast food giant, taking over for Justin Timberlake in the "I'm Lovin' It" campaign.


Eruption Risk for Mount St. Helens Growing

Mount St. Helens is waking up. Scientists say the risk of an eruption is much greater than it was just 24 hours ago. The geological survey raised the mountain's eruption advisory from level 2 to level 3 .


Free-agent reliever Antonio Alfonseca signed a one-year contract Friday to rejoin his former team, the Florida Marlins, who revised their offer when a routine physical disclosed a herniated disc in the right-hander's back.


Sales of new homes, after falling for three months, rose in August. But the gain was expected to be temporary as the battered housing industry struggles with a near-record level of unsold homes.


Norton's "Canary" technology creates "vulnerability signatures"

Blog: Symantec technology creates new protection for Internet Explorer users.


"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" will resume production on Jan. 7 without their striking writers, the Comedy Central network announced Thursday.


Fit-Cisl: domani in cda si consumera' l'ennesima farsa


Madrid, 11:47 - CALCIO, MARCA: PRONTA MEGA OFFERTA MILA PER ETO'O

Il Milan è pronto a presentare una mega offerta al Barcellona per Eto'o. Secondo il quotidian...


IRAQ'S descent into a chaotic cycle of violence worsened yesterday when at least 47 people were killed and 114 injured in a massive car bombing outside Baghdad's police headquarters.


Prince Charles Hosts Pacino's 'Merchant'

Prince Charles hosted a charity premiere of "The Merchant of Venice," and praised Al Pacino, the film's star and the prince's friend.


European Union  fisheries ministers thrash out a deal on national fishing catches for 2005.


Liberal Yushchenko Claims Victory in Ukraine Poll

Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor  Yushchenko claimed victory on Monday in a re-run of Ukraine's  rigged presidential election.


Cowboys' Owens made suicide bid: police report

Dallas Cowboys football star Terrell  Owens was treated for a drug overdose after taking more than 30  pain pills in an apparent suicide attempt on Tuesday night,  according to a police report obtained by local media.


Iraqis fleeing conflict flood over borders

Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.


Contro decisione tribunale civile che ha rigettato ricorso


Science & environment: Number of Indian wild tigers has dwindled to about 1,400, less than half the previous estimate


Research suggests that companies bought by private equity firms are not the massive destroyers of jobs they have been accused of.


Public indifferent to green overtures at IFA fair

Manufacturers at Europe's biggest  consumer electronics touted their green credentials in vain to  customers more interested in bigger and brighter screens.


Yahoo has acquired Stata Labs, a company whose e-mail application Bloomba allows users to search messages and attachments. Engineers from Stata Labs are to join Yahoo.


Oil prices soared to a new record above $50 yesterday as uncertainties over Nigerian output heightened worries of a severe supply disruption ahead of winter.


Rockets guard Bob Sura was activated from the injured list prior to the game and had six points and six assists in 21 minutes. Sura missed the team's first 14 contests after undergoing back surgery in September


No change toward Israel despite unity deal: Hamas

Hamas said on Wednesday its agreement to   form a Palestinian unity government should not be seen as a   softening in the Islamic group's position toward Israel.


Ahmadinejad: negoziati non possono essere forma di pressione


Microsoft's decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the nation is causing a major headache for some universities.


Explain a Medical Error? Sure. Apologize Too?

Most doctors are afraid to take responsibility for medical errors, but studies have shown that physiciansâ apologies may protect against litigation.


ALBANY, N.Y. - Snow-laden western New York braced for another wintery onslaught Wednesday as storms closed schools, menaced motorists and knocked out power in communities from the Midwest to the Northeast.  The storms were blamed for at least one death in Ohio.  New York Gov.


Chirac, Blair Say Relations Not Strained

French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair maintained Thursday that relations between their countries were not strained by their disagreements over the Iraq war, as evidenced by their cooperation on a number of international


Fire at Turkish copper mine kills 19, injures 17

A fire raged through a copper mine in northern Turkey on Wednesday, killing 19 workers and injuring 17 others. Rescuers were searching the smoke-clogged shafts to make sure no one was left inside.


More powerful American tug takes over towing of stricken Canadian sub

HALIFAX (CP) - A more powerful American navy tug took over the towing of a disabled Canadian submarine Saturday, moving up its expected arrival in Scotland to late Sunday. The tug Carolyn Chouest tied its tow lines to the HMCS Chicoutimi on Saturday, replacing the smaller British tug, the Anglian Prince, that made slow progress around the stormy northern tip of Ireland on Friday.


States pair with feds to supply air quality data to asthmatics

DETROIT â-ichigan is one of five states pairing up with the federal government to provide asthmatics with air quality data â - cell phone, pager or e-mail_ that they may need to plan their day and protect their health.


PREVIEW-Lippi refutes experimental team tag

Italy coach Marcello Lippi has denied picking an "experimental" squad for the friendly match against Finland on Wednesday.


How military credentials play in November elections

Military service may insulate candidates from 'weak on defense' charges.


Moles removed from Bush's face are not cancerous

Two moles removed from President George W. Bush's left temple were found to be non-cancerous, the White House said on Saturday.


ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- An African summit ended today with a proposed peacekeeping force for Somalia still lacking firm commitments for thousands of troops, despite fears that the country could plunge back into anarchy.


Singer Alicia Keys cancels a show in Jakarta following last week's bomb attack in the Indonesian capital.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - In the bloodiest day for the US military in Iraq since May, eight Marines were killed and nine more were wounded yesterday outside Fallujah, where a major US assault on the rebel city seemed imminent.


Customs warn transatlantic shoppers taking advantage of the cheap dollar not to get caught out by duty.


KILLER tsunamis unleashed by an earthquake have wiped out more than 23,000 lives, with at least two Australians dead and 100 missing.


Two leading scrap metal processors are joining forces, forming a force to be reckoned with.


170,000 runners, walkers and joggers attend breast cancer run ...

(CP) - More than 170,000 Canadians, many of them survivors, ran, walked, cheered or volunteered Sunday as part of the largest single-day fundraising event for breast cancer in Canada.


Should ABC be fined for showing Saving Private Ryan

Nearly 20 ABC affiliates chose to not show the Oscar-winning war picture, "Saving Private Ryan" on Thursday night. Those affiliates were afraid that the Federal Communications Commission would fine stations that showed the movie for indecency.


Bill France Jr., who transformed NASCAR from a small Southern sport into a billion-dollar conglomerate during his 31 years as chairman, died Monday at his Daytona Beach, Fla., home. He was 74.


Baseball-Ichiro Breaks Hits Record, Adds Single

The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki registered three singles to equal, break and then add to the Major League hits record with his 259th of the season in a game against the Texas Rangers Friday.


Afghan, coalition forces kill 45 militants

Coalition forces pressed forward with a major offensive in southern Afghanistan, killing an estimated 45 insurgents in attacks on two Taliban militant camps, military officials said Saturday.


Infineon to Plead to Price Fixing, Pay $160 Mln Fine

Infineon Technologies AG agreed to plead guilty to fixing prices for digital memory chips and pay a $160 million criminal fine, the third largest US antitrust enforcement penalty, the Justice Department said.


N.M. Court Orders Nader's Name on Ballot

The New Mexico Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Ralph Nader's name to be placed on New Mexico's Nov. 2 ballot as an independent presidential candidate, turning back a Democratic challenge to his candidacy.


FOES TRADE BLOWS OVER COLUMN BY POST'S DUNLEAVY

Both presidential campaigns yesterday pledged support to US servicemen and women in Iraq - and took swipes at each other â-n response to Post columnist Steve Dunleavy's impassioned farewell to his Iraq-bound GI son.


Sixty-eight nations met on Monday to offer billions of dollars in aid to the Palestinians and to support renewed peace talks clouded by Israeli plans to expand a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem.


Dan Rather, who has been working at "60 Minutes" since leaving as "CBS Evening News" anchor last year, apparently is in his final days at CBS News.


EMC (Quote, Chart) is expanding its network-attached storage (NAS) offerings with two new midrange options and a high-end product.


Russian communists say Putin more powerful than Tsar

The leader of Russia's Communist Party accused President Vladimir Putin on Saturday of piling up vast powers and said the Kremlin's main party represented billionaires rather than ordinary people.


A woman with no limbs who was told she could not fly without a carer says she has borrowed $10,000 to sue the airline in a US court.


WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged today for a second straight month, and many analysts think there won't be any more rate increases this year.


Nyon, 12:23 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: ARSENAL-MILAN NEGLI OTTAVI

Sorteggio non favorevole per le italiane a Nyon. Dopo Roma-Real Madrid e Liverpool-Inter, il Milan &...


Neuheisel's Lawyer Begins Presenting Case

Rick Neuheisel's case against the University of Washington and the NCAA started Monday, with his lawyer claiming that NCAA administrators set the former football coach up and Washington officials fired him wrongly.


Aid agency MSF withdraws its foreign staff from Somalia after three workers were killed by a bomb.


In yon Bonny Scotland, we took the high road and, while not getting to Loch Lomond, we did motorcycle the length of Loch Ness.


Film of woman's rise and fall ends Berlin festival

Scarlett O'Hara springs to mind when watching "Angel", a film by France's Francois Ozon about a young woman who rises to fame before falling from grace, and who commands love and loathing in equal measure.


Forte ribasso compravendite di asset denominati in dollari


The business-internet firm plans to announce Friday the latest move in a recent buying spree, a deal the company said will give it 2,400 new business customers for its high-speed Internet service.-The Washington Post


The amount of nicotine in most cigarettes rose an average of almost 10 percent from 1998 to 2004, with brands most popular with young people and minorities registering the biggest increases and highest nicotine content, according to a new study.


Better data is needed to determine the magnitude of human trafficking so it can be targeted effectively, and some countries are not taking the problem as seriously as they should, the top U.N. anti-crime official said Tuesday.


Sia nel 2006 che nel 2007 a causa forti consumi Cina


The theory that Saturn's giant moon Titan has oceans or seas of liquid methane and ethane faced its best test yet Tuesday.


Defusing the War Over the "Promiscuity" Vaccine

Viewpoint: The controversy over a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer is a sign of the deep suspicion on both sides of the cultural divide. It needn't be that way


Onondaga County receives more flu vaccine

Onondaga County will hold three public flu clinics over the next month. The announcement comes after they received 2,100 more doses of the flu vaccine from the New York State Department of Health.


Genitori:non temiamo pubblicazione prove Dna,e' stata rapita


WASHINGTON--Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, has said for the past few weeks that he probably would vote against a national intelligence bill if is not changed before it comes back to the Senate.


Top Bush Officials Clash Over Iraq Election

Iraq's elections should be  nationwide, a top Bush administration official said on Friday,   clashing publicly with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's  suggestion that voting might not take place in the most violent  areas.


Three planets will align over the weekend, giving Iowans a glimpse at something they haven't seen for at least 100 years, astronomy experts said.


NOVELL SAID that a new version of its Linux package SuSE professional will be available in November as it planned. The company plans to have regular six month upgrades for SuSE, which is currently siting on version 9.1.


A suicide truck bomber struck an Iraqi police agency in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least seven people and wounding 45, police said.


In their first year, 2005, the Boston Lobsters played in Harvard University's Bright Arena, and that was too hot. The arena was air-conditioned for the second season, but the space still felt too confining for tennis in July. Team owner Bahar Uttam hopes the Lobsters have got it just right this summer.


LOS ANGELES  - NBC's live competition series "Phenomenon" is set to premiere October 24. The show, featuring illusionist Criss Angel and mentalist Uri Geller, centers on the search for the next great mentalist.


Judiciary's GOP supports Specter as committee's new chairman

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday unanimously endorsed Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., as the committee's new chairman, overriding complaints from conservative


Survey: IT spending to grow modestly next year

CIO confidence is up in third quarter, according to Forrester poll.


Ministers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) gathered in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on September 29 to formulate a common anti-terrorism strategy.


U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher  open on Wall Street on Friday as oil prices held below a record  high and General Electric Co.'s GE.N earnings met Wall  Street's expectations.


Jerry Springer's latest step into the spotlight — honing his moves on "Dancing with the Stars" — has the public smitten with the host known for his bawdy TV talk show.


Piena sostenibilita' dell'indebitamento del Gruppo Telecom


In Medio Oriente, alternativa a governo e' guerra civile


Groups Says Condom Limits Sap AIDS Fight

Criticism of condoms and restrictions on access to them are undercutting the fight against HIV/AIDS in countries ranging from Nigeria to Peru to the United States, Human Rights Watch said in a report Tuesday.


The German chancellor remains optimistic despite gains for the far right and ex-communists in the east.


FedEx pilots council approves tentative contract

The Air Line Pilots Association said  the governing body of its FedEx unit has approved a tentative  contract agreement with management of the package delivery  company.


A closer look at the six players voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday, with the induction ceremony set for Aug. 2 in Canton, Ohio.


Search enabler Google says it has acquired digital mapping company Keyhole for an undisclosed sum. Keyhole maintains a multiterabyte database of digital images of geographic locations, culled from satellite and aerial snapshots.


Veterans from former French colonies — many of whom fought to free France from the Nazis during World War II — will soon be granted better pensions, ending decades of inequality, the defense minister said Monday.


The moguls at the D conference want to be everywhere with everybody's everything.


Ashlee Simpson's People Go Into Damage Control Mode

Singer Ashlee Simpson is feeling the brunt of her Saturday Night Live fiasco. Visitors have flooded her site and bashed Simpson on her official Web site's forum, the media continues to write articles and industry


THE death toll in a gas explosion in a coal mine in central China has risen to 66, with 82 miners still missing, officials said today.


Arquette's "Tripper" set to premiere at Screamfest

David Arquette's feature  directorial debut "The Tripper" will make its world premiere as  the opening selection at the sixth annual Screamfest Horror  Film Festival, which runs October 13-22 at the Mann Chinese  Theaters in Hollywood.


Beneath an oak tree on the campus of what is now Hampton University, historians say, Virginia blacks heard a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation and began to dream of a better life.


Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled his trip to Greece at the last minute partly because of concern his presence might have disrupted the closing ceremony at the Olympics.


Catania, 19:53 - CALCIO, CON 1' DI SILENZIO PER RACITI RIAPRE IL MASSIMINO

Prima di Catania-Genoa di domenica allo stadio Massimino, che riapre dopo i tragici incidenti del 2 ...


Fed hits the road in search of the real economy

Cody is a long way from the  marble hallways of the Federal Reserve in Washington, but its  fortunes will not be ignored when policy-makers meet to debate  interest rates later this month.


Scientist picked to take part in tech meet

LONDON: A top scientist from Northern Ireland has been selected to take part in a key conference in January aimed at boosting technology business between Britain and India.


The shakeout in the global airline industry has moved forward like a slow-motion train wreck since Sept. 11, 2001, but last week the pace quickened considerably.


Modena, 18:33 - CALCIO, MODENA: NON SI ALLENANO PINARDI E CHIECCHI

Doppio allenamento per il Modena in vista della gara di sabato prossimo a Bari. In mattinata lavoro ...


Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday will announce a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported.Comment


Procuratore Como, reato omicidio cancellato da amnistia


Sono circa 600 le poltrone che scottano, in scadenza ad aprileFra le piÃ¹ "delicate", Eni, Terna, Enel, Finmeccanica, Poste                                          Nomine bipartisan per le societÃ  di Stato                                                                                Prodi: "CercherÃ² il piÃ¹ possibile di trovare un accordoo almeno uno scambio approfondito con l'opposizione"


The global jihad landed in Linda Spence's e-mail inbox during the summer of 2003, in the form of a message urging her to verify her eBay account information. The 35-year-old New Jersey resident clicked on the link included in the message, which took her to a counterfeit eBay site where she entered...


All-but-declared GOP candidate Fred Thompson said Saturday he is in a sound position to make a run for the nomination even though others announced their candidacies months ago.


Federal authorities lowered the terror alert status for areas around financial institutions in New York, Washington and northern New Jersey, saying Wednesday that additional security precautions had reduced the threat.


Indonesia eyes path for ex-Aceh rebels to form party

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia will soon set the ball rolling to allow former rebels in Aceh to establish a political party and join the mainstream in the once volatile province, a top peace monitor said on Saturday.


Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather in the streets of west London for the Notting Hill Carnival.


Report Rebukes College Football for Lack of Diversity Hires

Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, releases a report Wednesday rebuking college football on race in several areas.


NEW YORK - Stocks moved mostly higher Friday as a stronger than expected retail sales report showed that higher oil prices aren't scaring consumers away from spending. Technology shares, however, fell on a disappointing report from Juniper Networks Inc...


The power to appoint people to the House of Lords should be removed from political parties, MPs have said.


8-vote victory claimed in recount for governor

OLYMPIA, Washington The chairman of the Washington State Democratic Party says that recount results from King County give his party's candidate an eight-vote victory in the closest governor's race in state history.


Bedard, Orioles Agree to $3.4 Million Deal

The Baltimore Orioles agree with Erik Bedard on a $3.4 million contract, thereby avoiding arbitration.


this historic stone-built detached house in the picturesque coastal village of Boulmer in Northumberland is thought to date from the 16th Century in parts.   Built in solid natural stone, the spacious property is located within a site of just over one quarter of an acre with sea views.


Now this was a Holiday Bowl to remember.


Getafe apologise but stand by controversial advert

Getafe apologised on Thursday for any offence cause by the use of Biblical references in their new television advert to attract season ticket holders for next season.


Late fall reports that The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO) would buy online magazine Slate from Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) were confirmed yesterday.


Termine a sindaci per realizzare catasto aree bruciate


An IRA suspect wanted in connection with a NI bomb attack on soldiers in 1996 is arrested by Spanish police.


Northbrook Technology, a software company, is to create 400 new jobs at its Northern Ireland bases.


Brad Gilbert, the former coach of Andre Agassi, has one of the most tactically astute minds in the game and, having seen his current charge Andy Roddick struggle against Tim Henman in the past, he hatched a plan to take the initiative in their Masters Cup


Pitt outbids DiCaprio for zombie film rights

It was a battle between  Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, and Pitt emerged the winner.


Winamp vulnerable to camouflaged-skin attacks

Users of the music player should watch out for hacked themes; a flaw allows would-be intruders to take control of PCs.


Some of the biggest net companies join forces to publicise a hotline to whistle-blow child abuse websites.


Peyton Manning, the 2004 quarterback dragon, was slayed by an opponent - Mother Nature - that cannot be lured and vanquished indoors.


Cage, pregnant teen in box office spotlight

Nicolas Cage's "National Treasure" sequel was the top draw at North American movie theaters for a third consecutive weekend, while a pregnant schoolgirl delivered another healthy box-office bundle.


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Yaounde', 15:51 - CALCIO, CAMERUN: HAAN RIMETTE INCARICO CT

Arie Haan ha rimesso l'incarico di ct del Camerun. Secondo il quotidiano Tribune, il tecnico olandes...


Changes in the way Facebook users are notified of developments in their friends' lives cause an unprecedented backlash on the social networking site -- and force users to reevaluate the nature of social networking communities. By Michael Calore.


Police conduct internal probe into student death

The family of a college student killed by a police officer outside Fenway Park will await the results of an internal police investigation before deciding whether to sue the department, the family's lawyer said Monday.


bug text As worms proliferated through the first half of the year, attacks gained in sophistication. Also: A start-up fights zombies.


ith a half-eaten sandwich next to him and looking as if he were a kindergartner suddenly promoted to the sixth grade, the 5-foot-5 Olivier Rochus recounted how he chopped down a giant yesterday in the third round of the United States Open.


Consumer electronics giant shows off its new wares with an emphasis on "lifestyle," "emotional" and "experience."


It's About Time Sox Became The Champs â And Real Rivals

Finally. the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox have a bona fide rivalry. Please don't assume that this belongs on the sports pages.


The word "Blog" is the word of the year by Merriam-Webster, the renowned American dictionary publisher. According to Merriam-Webster, the word "blog", short for Weblog, is a


Boeing, Northrop Grumman to team up on spaceship

Two US aerospace giants, Boeing and Northrop Grumman, say they will form a partnership to compete for the contract to build NASA 's next manned spaceship, China Radio International reported Thursday.


Mexico's Election: Lurching Toward Resolution

Election officials launch an inquiry over whether to recount a contested vote. But whatever the outcome, Mexico's next president will struggle to govern


Ramstein's defending European Division I champions integrated a pair of newcomers into the lineup nicely on Saturday, opening the season with a 32-7 nonconference victory over Kaiserslautern.


Judge Rejects Bid to Remove Jackson Prosecutor

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - A California judge on  Thursday rejected a bid by Michael Jackson's lawyers to remove  the district attorney from the pop star's child-molestation  case, saying that there was no proof the prosecutor had acted  improperly or overzealously.


Michael Koonce, who heads the legal department at Boston mutual fund manager Evergreen Investments, doesn't have a clue how much is deducted from his hefty paychecks for his family's health plan. And when the deductions go up, he said, it's "not going to break the bank for me."


Social services provided by local councils in England is steadily improving, a report suggests.


Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news.


Blake Case Witness Recalls Victim's Schemes

Bonnie Lee Bakley, the woman Robert Blake is accused of murdering, took a test to make sure she was ready to conceive a child before flying to Los Angeles to have sex with the actor and force him into marriage, her daughter testified on Thursday.


Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello has a change of heart and recalls David Beckham to his squad.


Shares look set to open higher on Thursday with economic data dominating investors' agenda as the oil price hits a two-month high.


Ontario wants to hear from experts, owners about possible pit bull ban

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's attorney general wants a provincial solution to vicious pit bull attacks by year's end and said Tuesday he's started informal consultations to find out what to do with the animals.


Il 'raffreddamento' dei prezzi favorito dal calo dei prodotti energeticiCostano meno benzina verde, gasolio e combustibili liquidi. In aumento invece gli alimentari                                          Istat, a gennaio inflazione all'1,7% Ã¨ il tasso piÃ¹ basso dall'agosto '99


Private spaceship is set to take a second trip

LOS ANGELES A private spaceship is to blast off for the second time in a week on Monday in the final stage of an attempt to win a $10 million prize.


European Union finance ministers expecting a smooth return from summer break were likely to be disappointed Friday as they gathered for a two-day session covering hot-button issues of taxes, budgets and deficit rules.


Marguerite Vogt, 94, Dies; Biologist and Researcher on Polio Virus

Dr. Marguerite Vogt was a biologist who helped shed light on the polio virus at a time when it was virulent in the United States, particularly among children.


Yahoo has launched a new public voting system on their Suggestion Boards which lets users contribute, comment and vote on feedback given by Yahoo users on different Yahoo Channels. Yahoo Suggestion Boards is a smart way for Yahoo to gather and prioritize user feedback from their half a billion registered members. Yahoo employees monitor the discussions, and [...]


In some cases, nothing succeeds like failure

Gustave Manso , a Brazilian-born finance professor who joined the faculty at MIT's Sloan School of Management this fall, is researching a problem that's not always considered a priority in executive suites: how to reward failure.


France's President Chirac condemns racist violence that led to a policeman shooting dead a football fan.


Beltran leaves after triple, homer due to elbow bruise

Beating the Cincinnati Reds for the 11th time in his career was only the second-best thing that's happened to Roy Oswalt in the last two days.


Saudi Export of Strict Islam Raises Suspicions

The collision of Saudi missionary work and suspicions of terrorist financing in San Diego illustrates the perils and provocations of a multibillion-dollar effort by Saudi Arabia to spread its religion around the world.


One of the most important recent events in the world of free software has been the release of version 3 of the GNU GPL.  There were fierce arguments about its utility while it was being drawn up, and although the rhetoric has abated somewhat, there is still a big question mark over its eventual success.  Some evidence suggests that GPLv3 uptake is coming along nicely, while other reports indicate a reluctance to adopt it (but note also Matt Asay's neat reconciliation of these contradictory messages).  To see what's likely to happen in the long term, it's useful to look back at the past history of licence adoption.


Official: Iraq Elections Are Open to All

WASHINGTON - The No. 2 official at the State Department said Friday that the elections planned for January in Iraq must be "open to all citizens," contradicting Defense Secretary Donald H...


L'Authority contro il gruppo: "Aveva di fatto mantenutoil controllo della societÃ  dopo la cessione"                                          L'Antitrust multa la Parmalat "11 milioni per il caso Newlat"


Novell spiffs up its desktop Linux software

Software maker has its eye on consumers who might be ready to make the switch from Windows.


Private Rocket Ship Lands After Space Flight

MOJAVE, Calif.  - SpaceShipOne landed safely on  Wednesday in the California desert after a wild corkscrew-like  ascent into space in a shot for a $10 million prize offered to  the first privately funded, manned craft to reach beyond the  atmosphere.


Berlino, 19:10 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA; POSTICIPI: BOCHUM OK, NORIMBERGA PARI

Il Bochum ha sconfitto 2-1 l'Arminia Bielefeld mentre finisce 1-1 Energie Cottbus-Norimberga. Erano ...


Doping - Agricola, chiesti 3 anni e 2 mesi

L'accusa ha chiesto una condanna, oltre che per il medico della Juve, anche per l'amministratore delegato del club Giraudo (2 anni e un mese). La parola passa alla difesa. TORINO - Questa mattina Ã¨ ripreso


United Rentals Is Target of U.S. Inquiry

U.S. securities regulators are  investigating United Rentals Inc. URI.N and have subpoenaed  some accounting records, the company said on Monday, sending  its shares down as much as 19 percent.


Some 1,600 Swedes missing after Asian tsunami-radio

Some 1,600 Swedish holiday makers are still unaccounted for after tsunami waves from an underwater earthquake devastated south Asian beach resorts on Sunday, Swedish public radio said on Tuesday.


Paris Hilton to give Larry King post-jail interview

Hotel heiress and reality TV star Paris Hilton will give her first post-jail interview on CNN's "Larry King Live" on Wednesday, the show's spokeswoman said on Saturday.


Europe's top wine-producing countries could be forced to dig up many vineyards under proposed EU reforms.


Last Call for Summer: Three Days Before Real Life Returns

After Labor Day, summer pretty much folds its tent, but that doesnÂt mean you canÂt cram for the final stretch, and the New York Times has the perfect cheat sheet.


Bulls 100, Knicks 83: For the Knicks, Another Listless Loss

The Knicks closed out the calendar year with another lineup change and another loss, and with no reason to believe the New Year will be any brighter.


A marketing company is told its painting of a naked lap dancer on a field in Surrey is illegal.


Democrat Disputes Social Security 'Crisis'

There is no looming crisis in Social Security, and Congress should not rush to create private accounts, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. said Saturday.


Milano, 13:01 - CALCIO, RONALDO: INTER? UNA STORIA BELLA MA FINITA MALE

''Sicuramente mi aspetto il rispetto della gente che è stata dalla mia parte e adesso ovviame...


U.S. economic growth slowed more  sharply in the second quarter than first thought as oil prices  rose and the trade gap swelled, the government said on Friday  in a report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring.


The nationâs largest retailer said it has decided to sell only Blu-ray DVDs and hardware in its 4,000 U.S. stores and no longer carry rival HD DVD offerings.


Two Forest Service workers who were believed killed in a fiery plane crash huddled together to stay warm in the freezing temperatures of the Montana wilderness, and one was in such excruciating pain that he had trouble bending over to get water from a stream, a doctor said Thursday.


We'll make Â£10m from Royal Mail strike, says post rival

Business & money: Private sector competitors see 'extraordinary' demand.


News.com Extra: Interview with a convicted hacker

Plus: Steroids sold on MySpace? Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Israeli billionaire climbs aboard West Ham takeover bid

Israeli billionaire Eli Papouchado has announced he is joining financier Kia Joorabchian's takeover bid for West Ham.


Nintendo Wii Japan sales beat Sony PS3 in January

Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s  Wii game  console outsold Sony Corp.'s  PlayStation 3 (PS3) by  nearly three to one in January, Japan's largest video game  magazine publisher, Enterbrain, said on Tuesday.


Second Human Case of West Nile Diagnosed in Va.

State officials said a second human case of West Nile virus has been diagnosed in Virginia this year. A spokesman for the state Department of Health said the man, who is in his 70s, is in the hospital but is expected to recover.


Zimbabwe's ruling party expels an ex-minister  who is to challenge Robert Mugabe to the presidency in March.


Manager Jerry Narron is fired Sunday night by the Cincinnati Reds, who raised their payroll and their expectations in the offseason only to find themselves with the worst record in the major leagues.


Police investigating the murder of Rhys Jones arrest four people in connection with the shooting.


The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia are to discuss terrorism, drug trafficking, and Afghanistan.


Utah's Urban Meyer received the Football Writers Association/Eddie Robinson coach of the year award Saturday after leading the Utes to a perfect regular season and a Fiesta Bowl berth.


Inizia visita di tre giorni, sara' anche nei Territori


Palestinians blow up border wall, flood into Egypt

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday through a border wall destroyed by militants, and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply because of an Israeli blockade.


Le ÂSettimane di Camaldoli 2007Â: il calendario delle iniziative di studio e formazione per l'estate Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Come ogni anno sono numerose le iniziative spirituali, di formazione e di studio promosse nellÂestate dal Monastero di Camaldoli (Arezzo). Questo il calendario: 15-21 luglio: Corso di ebraico biblico (per principianti). Relator...


Steel Stocks Down After Oversupply Report

CHICAGO - Shares of steel companies tumbled Thursday, after a published report detailed the threat of a global steel oversupply due to China's new position as a net exporter.


Home Depot expects profit decline in 2007

Retailer Home Depot Inc.  said on Wednesday it expects per-share profit to fall this year as the U.S. housing slump hurts sales and it increases spending on its stores.


Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif., In Basket Column

By Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif.  Feb. 19--YARD HOUSE GOES HAWAIIAN: He was once just an ambitious guy with  a few bucks in his pocket riding his bike around downtown Long Beach looking  for a place to build his dream restaurant -- with a lot of beer taps.


U.S. limits Okinawa troops to bases over rape case

The U.S. military in Okinawa ordered its members and their families on Wednesday to restrict their movements after the arrest last week of a Marine on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl.