Audubon: Common backyard birds disappearing

Some of the most common birds seen and heard in American back yards are becoming a less frequent sight and sound in much of the United States, according to a study released by the National Audubon Society.


KABUL, Afghanistan  - At least nine children and  one adult were killed when a blast ripped through a school in  the southeastern Afghan province of Paktia, a U.S. military  spokesperson said on Sunday.


Contatti Formigoni-Palazzo Chigi,settimana prossima incontro


Djamshid Popal set to return to Afghanistan

Less than five months after he arrived in Canada for life-saving heart surgery, 10-year-old Djamshid Popal is ready to go back to Afghanistan.


Darfur Rebels Say Power Deal First, Disarming Later

ABUJA, Nigeria  - Rebels from Sudan's Darfur  region Thursday rejected calls to disarm or confine their  fighters to their bases before a political solution to the  conflict.


Moqtada Sadr, the radical Iraqi Shia cleric, appears in public for the first time since a US troop surge in Baghdad.


Dario Argento torna alla tv con Hitchcock

Dopo 30 anni Dario Argento torna in tv con 'Ti piace Hitchcock?', giallo realizzato da Genesis Motion Picture per Raifiction che verrÃ  trasmesso su Raidue. Â«L'ho girato - spiega il regista - come se fosse un film, non una fictionÂ»...


accused of sheltering fighters led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Washington's main foe in Iraq. which involved US air strikes on targets in the city.


STANFORD, Calif. -- Don't have a date tomorrow? A San Francisco radio station jumps into the fray as Cupid's helper. Among the listeners is a recently divorced woman. The announcer telephones her and tells her on the air that she has been chosen to come into the studio and meet half a dozen great guys, among whom she will pick her valentine. "It's about the future . . . about hope . . . love," he booms. "It's all about love," the woman wails. Yes, continues the announcer: "Love . . . marriage . . . and, uh, baby carriage!"...


What's new in search? Found in the forums: How Do Links And Traffic Find You; Starting My SEO Strategy; Quality Score Column; and more.


John McCain and Mitt Romney looked ahead on Wednesday to the next sprawling battles in a heated Republican presidential race that is about to have one less combatant -- former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.


U.S. won't probe Canadian film subsidies

The Bush administration said on  Friday it turned down a request from the Screen Actors Guild  and other film industry groups to file a complaint against  Canadian film subsidies at the World Trade Organization.


Connecticut Mohegans hold a belated tribute

LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II joined a group of Connecticut Indians yesterday to pay tribute to a Mohegan chief who traveled to England more than two centuries ago to complain directly to the king about British settlers encroaching on tribal lands.


Phoenix police arrest man in serial killer case

Investigators hunting a serial killer   suspected of eight murders and a string of sexual assaults in   Phoenix have arrested a man for two sexual assaults linked to   the case, police said on Thursday.


Hamas leader had eluded Israel for years

Adnan al-Ghoul, the Hamas military leader assassinated in an Israeli missile strike Thursday, had long eluded Israeli forces through a mixture of stealth and luck.


Protesters demand Aristide's return to Haiti

Protesters armed with machetes and rocks demonstrated in Haiti's capital yesterday to demand the return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, chanting "Aristide or death", while the toll of dead and missing from


Will Digital Film Send Ballantyne Reeling?

Ballantyne of Omaha is a small player in film equipment and is considering how best to tackle the migration to digital movies.


France, Britain and Germany said yesterday that they had reached a formal agreement with Iran that commits the country to suspend production of enriched uranium that can be used to make nuclear bombs.


With Harvey Fierstein as Tevye, "Fiddler" has gone from having too little of a personality at its center to having too much of one.


Terror Squad's 'Lean Back' tops US chart

Terror Squad's Lean Back is No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for the second consecutive week, Billboard reported Thursday.


Argentina's first couple, a power pair often compared to Bill and Hillary Clinton, won't say whether it will be a his or hers candidacy in this year's presidential election.


United Nations officials issued an urgent plea for some $25 million in emergency aid to the Central Asian country hardest hit by an unusually harsh winter.


For "Beyond the Sea," Kevin Spacey was not only the star and a producer, but also director, co-writer and leader of a tour of nine cities, backing his Darin act.


YUKOS should be sold for $15bn, official says

RBC, 27.09.2004, Moscow 15:49:32.YUKOS's assets should be sold for about $15bn, Ivan Materov, Deputy Minister for Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation, said at an economic conference "Russia: investments in the economy of growth".


Pakistan's government gives the go-ahead to a Dubai firm for a $43bn property development.


The American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout took place yesterday, the third Thursday of November, challenging smokers to smoke less or quit smoking for that day.


Named Lockheed's top executive in August, Robert J. Stevens presides over the biggest defense contractor in the world at a time of shifting military priorities and precarious defense budgets.-The Washington Post


George Clooney named U.N. messenger of peace

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named actor George Clooney, who has campaigned for refugees in Darfur, as a U.N. "messenger of peace" on Friday to promote the world body's peacekeeping efforts.


These lesser-known funds can offer up some compelling values.


By Soule, Alexander  After coming up short in its bid for $15 million in federal grants a year ago, The Workplace Inc. last week received a $5 million commitment from the U.S. Department of Labor to create new work-force development programs in Fairfield County.


A judge in Italy holds the first hearing in the case of last year's match-fixing scandal, centring on Luciano Moggi.


If you want to know why Christopher Wheeldon, only 34, has become such a big deal in ballet, just check out which dancers are appearing with Morphoses, especially which female dancers.


Buses and trains from across Europe streamed into the northern port city of Rostock on Saturday, bringing thousands of protesters to the largest-yet demonstration over the upcoming G-8 meeting of industrialized powers.


BUFFALO -- The Bruins might have jump-started their playoff run last night, as they outlasted the Buffalo Sabres in a 4-3 shootout victory.


NBA's young Bobcats add experience in Smith

The Charlotte Bobcats signed shooting guard Steve Smith, a National Basketball Association veteran who brings a wealth of experience to the expansion team.


Santy worm attacks thousands of phpBB boards

Anti-virus experts at Sophos have advised that a new Internet worm is defacing web bulletin boards across the globe. The Santy worm exploits a vulnerability in a piece of software often used to provide discussion


Former Egyptian hostage says he was kept with French captives

An Egyptian released by kidnappers in Iraq said he was temporarily held with two Frenchmen, but did not say if they were two journalists abducted in August, and whose whereabouts are still unknown.


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Arte contemporanea Montpellier contro Venezia

Prove di Biennale in Francia. Mostre ed esposizioni nel segno del genio dadaista di Marcel Duchamp


Symantec Rolls Out Anti-Phishing Service

Symantec Corp. is expected to announce on Monday a new service to help financial institutions fight phishing attacks and online fraud.


code-named "Stinger" -- featuring autonomic-computing technologies. Big Blue says the new features will reduce the time and skills needed to set up and maintain a database.


Toy wrestler figures recalled in U.S. for lead levels

About 5,400 Chinese-made toy wrestler figures sold at discount stores are being recalled because they contain excessive levels of lead, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.


High definition entertainment is expected to be the focus of the IFA consumer electronics show.


Managers of the nation's 155 national forests will have more discretion to approve logging and other commercial projects without lengthy environmental reviews under a new Bush administration initiative.


The Russian authorities are treating the crash of one of the Tupolev airliners as a "terrorist act" - confirming many Russians' suspicions that Tuesday's twin plane disaster was in no way a tragic freak accident.


RiTdisplay Corporation is one of the top three OLED makers in the world. The company provides the right technology for innovative knowledge, the right time for real-time competitiveness and the right products for customer satisfaction.


The United States women's soccer team is bracing for Brazil. It knows Thursday's Women's World Cup semifinal will be rough, smoothed a bit by the artistry of Marta, the game's best female player.


Microsoft, Philips Retest 'White Spaces' Device

The prototype wireless device intended to in unused portions of the television spectrum has been resubmitted for testing after it malfunctioned in eariler FCC tests.


U.S. admits more Iraqi refugees, but pace slow

The United States took in 375 Iraqi refugees last month, the State Department said on Monday, a small gain over previous months but still below the pace needed to reach its own target of 12,000 for the year.


A bomb in the Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least 10 people, police say.


Clinics in retail stores bring controversy

After three months of feeling lethargic with bouts of blurred vision, 65-year-old Jim Einsweiler walked into a clinic in his local Walgreens pharmacy, mostly, he said, to appease his wife.


England's most at-risk listed buildings need about Â£400m to secure their futures, English Heritage says.


Thirteen Coptic Christians detained after clashes with police at a recent Cairo demonstration have been released.


Leap Wireless Restates Results for Last 3 Years

The operator of the Cricket and Jump pay-as-you-go mobile phone services restated more than three years of its financial results.


Protesters still occupy Mexico City streets. The country is still divided along class lines. Two candidates each still claim to be the next president.


Virtualization services market $11.7 billion by 2011

Blog: VMware and its competitors are helping to drive demand in market expected to more than double its current level in four years, according to an IDC report.


Blast at fireworks workshop kills 16 in China

An explosion at an unlicensed fireworks  workshop in southwestern China has killed 16 people and injured  15, local media reported on Tuesday.


Iran Makes Key Nuclear Concession in EU Talks

Iran formally withdrew its demand to exempt sensitive research from a freeze of key parts of its nuclear program -- a last-minute bid to remove the threat of UN economic sanctions, Western diplomats said Sunday.


As the fate of a British hostage remains unclear, two Egyptian engineers have been kidnapped from their Baghdad office Thursday night, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official says.


Oestersund, 13:42 - BIATHLON, CDM: BJOERNDALEN VINCE SPRINT OESTERSUND

Il norvegese Ole Einar Bjoerndalen ha vinto la sprint di Oestersund, valida per la Coppa del Mondo m...


Siena, 19:55 - CALCIO, SIENA; DE CANIO: STOP POLEMICHE, PENSIAMO ALLA FIORENTINA

Gigi De Canio mette da parte le polemiche e si concentra sulla sfida di domenica contro la Fiorentin...


Express shipping giant FedEx Corp. on Wednesday reported that first-quarter earnings more than doubled on sharply higher revenue and average daily package volumes to meet Wall Street expectations.


INTERNET giant Google has taken its searching tools one step further with a service for individual desktops. Its new desktop search application means users can search their email, files, web history, and chats


United Artists reaches deal with striking writers

United Artists, the film company  backed by actor Tom Cruise and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc, said on  Monday it has reached a deal enabling striking Hollywood  screenwriters to work on the company's films.


Taliban launch second day of Afghan suicide attacks

Taliban suicide bombers launched a second day of attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least four people in the capital and a northern city, raising tensions in areas that had been considered relatively secure.


The designer of the SpaceShipOne vessel, which cracked the barrier to manned commercial space flight earlier this year, signs a deal with Virgin Airways' Richard Branson to build more spacecraft based on that design.


2nd Count Is Even Tighter in Washington State Race

The election was already achingly close, but the recount in the race for governor of Washington State was almost absurdly close, the results showed Wednesday.


Thousands of people flee their homes as a cyclone batters Pakistan's coast after days of rain in the south.


Chancellor Gordon Brown has been given a lecture ahead of tomorrow's pre-Budget Report - he faces raising taxes or cutting spending.


State Street Corp. Is Sued Over Pension Fund Losses

State Street ousted a senior executive and said it would set aside $618 million to cover legal claims stemming from investments tied to mortgage securities.


The Mexican cement tycoon overpays in a quest for growth.


Judge Acquits Baker Man in Child Pornography Case

By ADRIAN ANGELETTE  A state judge said Friday it is more likely than not that a Baker man was involved in downloading child pornography on his home computers, but it also was possible that others who lived at or visited the man's home could have committed the crime.


The Dutch police said today that they had raided a site they described as a terrorist training camp for Kurdish separatists in the southern Netherlands, arresting 38 people


BUENOS AIRES  - Araceli Gonzalez   saunters across the sidewalk in pale pink pumps and a matching   silk robe, chatting amiably with her assistant and garnering   gawks from the grips. With her long legs, ivory skin and   considerable cleavage, she is, physically speaking, the polar   opposite of Gabrielle Solis.


Ecuador leftist Correa leads vote in official tally

QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuadorean leftist Rafael Correa, an admirer of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, was headed for victory following Sunday's presidential run-off after promising sweeping reform in the unstable Andean country.


Rumsfeld Under Bipartisan Fire Amid White House Support

WASHINGTON , Dec 19 (MASNET & News Agencies) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is the target of increasing criticism from both his own Republican camp and Democrats, as the White House voiced its continued support for the Pentagon chief.


Wayne Chrebet wanted so badly to play against the San Diego Chargers last week. Even though he sustained a mild concussion in the regular-season finale against St. Louis, Chrebet prepared as though he would play. He got on the airplane to California thinking he would play. Then came the bad news: Jets coach Herman Edwards decided against it.


Tra di loro 21 donne, di cui una incinta, e sette bambini


American Indians are reconnecting to their heritage through a game that was invented by their ancestors.


Omar Abdullah escapes bid on life; two injured in blast:

[India News]: Srinagar, Oct 24 : National Conference Chief Omar Abdullah and his father Farooq Abdullah today escaped unhurt when militants triggered a powerful blast as they reached a graveyard in Anantnag district to attend a ceremony for a slain party


Angela Park shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday at LPGA International for a share of the second-round lead with South Korea's Hye Jung Choi in the LPGA Tour's 90-hole final qualifying tournament.


Spinning space probe to record the 'birth cries' of black holes

A new space observatory was rocketing into orbit yesterday preparing to scan the universe for the most violent celestial explosions since the Big Bang.


NIreland clerics mull South African-style truth commission

Two community leaders were appointed Friday to study how to reconcile Northern Ireland's ertswhile Catholic and Protestant foes, including possibly setting up a South African-style "truth" commission.


Presso Presidenza consiglio, fondi per 50 milioni


Ryanair sues European Commission over competition complaint

Ryanair, the Irish low-cost carrier, said Tuesday it would sue the European Commission over "its repeated failure" to tackle "illegal" state aid to rival European airlines.


AutoItalia immette nel mercato Ypsilon, Thesis, Musa, Phedra


E' successo nel Napoletano, era proprietario del locale


Insulti razzisti e violenze nel cortile di un oratorio


Sgominata organizzazione affiliata a camorra


SACRAMENTO, Calif.  - Members of the board of  Calpers, the biggest U.S. pension fund, voted on Monday to  demand that major car makers meet with them to defend their  lawsuit against California's new air quality regulations to  reduce exhaust emissions from cars and trucks.


America's 25 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies

Even in a rough market, these companies are poised to soar.


Britain will expel four Russian diplomats over the Kremlin's refusal to extradite the key suspect in the murder of a former KGB agent fatally poisoned in London, the foreign secretary said Monday.


NATO under pressure for more Afghan troops

The United States will lead pressure on European allies to supply more troops and equipment to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan at NATO talks on Wednesday but could come away frustrated, alliance sources said.


SitePoint: Introducing PHP 5's Standard Library

From SitePoint.com today, there's a new piece entitled Introducing PHP 5's Standard Library. It goes into some detail about an extension that snuck in the back of the PHP world - the Standard PHP Library.


Leonard Green, Container Store set partnership

Private equity firm Leonard Green &  Partners LP and retailer The Container Store said on Tuesday  they have agreed to a financial partnership in a private  transaction whose terms were not disclosed.


Amazon says 2007 holiday season strongest ever

Shares of online U.S. retailer Amazon.com Inc rose more than 2 percent on Wednesday after the online retailer said the 2007 holiday season was its strongest since it opened in 1994.


Milano, 14:17 - CALCIO, MILAN: MALORE PER BERLUSCONI

Il presidente del Milan Silvio Berlusconi è stato colto da malore mentre parlava dal palco de...


Palermo, 18:40 - CALCIO, PALERMO: LUNGO STOP PER CAPUANO

Lungo stop per Ciro Capuano, il difensore del Palermo infortunatosi domenica a Livorno.


Some Germans Seek to Shop 24 Hours a Day

Germany's state governments will this week ask parliament for the freedom to further extend shop-opening hours, long seen as one of the most visible symbols of the heavy regulation of the country's economy.


Roma, 15:02 - F1, SCHUMACHER: ORA SONO COMPETITIVO, MA NEI PROSSIMI ANNI?

''Adesso sono competitivo. Ma nei prossimi anni? Io non corro tanto per correre, ecco perchÃ© ho deci...


A series of blasts hit the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, witnesses said, a day after Ugandan peacekeepers started arriving in the lawless Horn of Africa country.


Fla. Beach Residents Return to See Damage

Janet Hettinger waited more than two days to return to her home on this city's barrier island only to be told she couldn't go inside.


Cuban TV shows brief video images of Fidel Castro meeting Vietnam's Communist Party chief in Havana.


Defacement video tutorial pulled after attack Saudi hackers manged to deface a page on Microsoft's UK web site last week, recording the techniques they used in an online video.â¦


The next federal Vioxx trial, which opens in federal court here on Monday, focuses on a man who began taking the painkiller after its label said that it could increase the risk of heart attacks.


A new kid on the block promises to give offshore outsourcing a run for its money--by routing technology work to rural America. [Outsourcing Blog]


Lauren Hutton is set to  play a Hollywood publicist in at least three episodes of FX's  "Nip/Tuck."


Russia orders a partial withdrawal of officials in Georgia as a spying row escalates.


Mel Gibson's redemption tour is heading to TV. The embattled 50-year-old actor-director, whose high-profile drunken-driving arrest and subsequent anti-Semitic tirade made international headlines over the summer, is set to appear on "Good Morning America" next week.


Weather Looks Good for Wednesday Shuttle Landing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Atlantis are hoping for clear skies over Florida tomorrow as they near the end of a successful construction flight to the International Space Station (ISS).


Nina Kraft, winner of last month's Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Hawai'i, acknowledged yesterday that she had used the banned endurance-boosting drug EPO.


One of the men mauled in a Christmas Day tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo pleaded for help and asked why it was taking so long to get it, according to a 911 recording released Tuesday.


In brief Exploit circulating for unpatched vuln


Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara married Italian-born widow Diana Masieri Byfield in a private ceremony Thurday in St. Francis Basilica in Assisi.


Scottish woman becomes first female Beefeater

A 42-year-old Scottish woman became the first female "Beefeater" on Monday, taking up her post as a guardian of Britain's Tower of London.


Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has laid a wreath at Yasser Arafat's West Bank grave and says talks with new Palestinian leaders have given him optimism about a revival of Middle East peacemaking.


US forces prepare to move on rebel city; elsewhere over the weekend, insurgents killed scores of Iraqi troops.


Monks on an island monastery are accused of unfair dismissal by their former handyman and cook.


Estoril, 10:38 - MOTO, TEAM PRAMAC-DANTIN LICENZIA HOFMANN

Il team Pramac-D'Antin Ducati ha licenziato Alex Hofmann. "A seguito del fatto occorso durante il Gr...


Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. , the first of Wall Street's biggest firms to report second-quarter earnings, said profit rose 27 percent to a record as a rally in stocks fueled equity trading and investment-banking revenue increased.


McAfee VirusScan Online will come bundled with AOL 9.0 Security Edition.


U.S. trying to lift Kuwait travel ban on teacher

The United States is trying to help an American teacher to leave Kuwait after the Gulf Arab state imposed a travel ban on her, the U.S. embassy said on Saturday.


Radio had its golden age in the 1930s. In the 1950s, it was television's turn. Historians may well date the golden age of the blog from 2004--when Merriam-Webster.com's most searched--for definition was blog. How long can it last? Who knows? Here's what we discovered about the new medium this year


A Russian cargo ship blasted off early Friday carrying badly needed food and equipment for the international space station, where supplies for the American and Russian crew have been dwindling rapidly.


In a trend Montgomery County officials called shocking, the median price for a newly constructed single-family detached home in Montgomery rocketed to a record high of $1.13 million in the first quarter of this year, according to government data released yesterday.


Gateway Shifts Back to Personal Computers

Gateway Inc. GTW.N on Monday  launched its rebirth as a seller primarily of personal  computers, hoping to return to profitability after losing  market share to rivals after several years of focusing on  selling gadgets such as TVs and digital cameras.


Tiny Kosovo Â poor, mostly Muslim but feverishly pro-Western Â braced itself Saturday for a historic declaration of independence from Serbia, a decade after a war that killed 10,000 people and years of limbo under U.N. rule.


British Airways cancelled six domestic flights yesterday, as thousands of holidaymakers descended on Heathrow for the airline's busiest weekend of the year.


If criminals were to target unsecured wireless routers, they could create an attack that could piggyback across thousands of Wi-Fi networks in urban areas, according to researchers.


British detectives inspect Bhutto murder scene

British anti-terrorism police Saturday started examining evidence in the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, officials said.


Japan's Mixi network site says entering China

Japan's hugely popular online social networking site Mixi said Wednesday it planned to expand into China, whose growing number of Internet users are already being courted by Rupert Murdoch's MySpace.


Schruns, 17:36 - SCI, COPPA EUROPA: ZUZULOVA VINCE SLALOM SCHRUNS

La slovacca Veronika Zuzulova ha vinto il secondo slalom di Coppa Europa in programma a Schruns, in ...


Tape of Bigley Decapitation Posted on Web

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A videotape of the beheading of British hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared Sunday on an Islamist Web site, showing the civil engineer pleading that he wanted "to live a simple life" moments before he was decapitated.    The nearly five-minute tape appeared two days after Bigley's family said it had proof that the 62-year-old civil engineer from Liverpool was dead...


America wastes gazillions with always-on PCs

Switched off to the environment Next time you leave the office, turn off your machine. According to a new report, the typical mid-sized American business wastes more than $165,000 a year in electricity costs thanks to PCs left on through the night. Thatâs more than $1.72bn in wasted funds across the country.â¦


Nokia Corp. unveiled plans Wednesday to reorganize its corporate structure next year, saying the move would help it take advantage of new opportunities in the convergence of mobile communications and Internet technologies.


Washington State's highest court has given the green light for a class-action lawsuit.


Angelina Jolie, visiting Sudan in her role as U.N. goodwill ambassador, said it's too soon for refugees from western Darfur to return to their homes, as the government is urging.


AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The global food retailer Ahold NV, which owns the Stop & Shop and Giant chains in the United States, said Monday it will buy a 20 percent stake in Scandinavian grocer ICA AB for 7.35 billion Swedish kronor ($1.


AMHERST -- Five years had passed since the University of Massachusetts women's basketball team had faced a top-25 opponent at home. Coincidentally, it had been five years since the Minutewomen played Boston College.


Antidepressant Approved To Treat Diabetic Pain

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Eli Lilly drug Cymbalta for the treatment of pain associated with nerve damage in diabetics.


Tony Blair is due to hold talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki in Pretoria.


Indonesia says serious in pushing Iraq solutions

Indonesia will push forward the suggestions on how to resolve the crisis in Iraq that its leader presented after meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush earlier this week, a minister said on Wednesday.


Chambers: Cisco CEO Teams With Bill Gates To Combat Hackers

Chief Executive John Chambers and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates may have different leadership styles. And their firms certainly specialize in disparate aspects of the computer-Internet spectrum.


Ha precedenti per reati di usura, raggiunto da sei colpi


Spain says arms find averted ETA bombing this week

Basque separatists caught trying to cross into Spain from France in an explosives-packed van on Monday had planned to detonate the vehicle this week, the Spanish interior minister said on Wednesday.


Bush and Kerry brawl over Iraq, terrorism

John Kerry charged that George W. Bush's "failures" had left America more exposed to terrorism, while the president blasted his challenger for failing to see the "true dangers" in a post-September 11 world.


You know about Republican Sen. Larry Craig's arrest on disorderly conduct charges in a Minneapolis bathroom. Now you know he has resigned. But do you know about the cop he tried to solicit?


England call up fast bowler Stuart Broad for the CB Series finals against Australia with injured Jon Lewis and Chris Tremlett to fly home.


By Kat Bergeron, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 15--If you're on the front line of Hurricane Katrina recovery, you're likely exhausted and have put aside many personal necessities as you help others. You don't feel you can claim time for yourself.


'Agora' giovani occasione per confermare fenomeno profondo'


European shares fell on Friday as weakness for banks followed results from Swedbank and news of a US acquisition by Spain's BBVA.


UPDATE 1-Singh wins to pass $10 million in season earnings

Fiji's Vijay Singh became the first player in PGA Tour history to earn more than $10 million in a single season with victory in the Chrysler Championship on Sunday.


Four teenagers die when the car they are in leaves a road and hits a tree in Worcestershire.


SINGAPORE -- Crude oil futures rose to a record for a third day Monday, surpassing $55 in New York on speculation US demand for heating oil will deplete inventories this winter.


At midnight, like magic, Harry Potter appeared. Like castles lowering their drawbridges, bookstores across Britain and as far away as Singapore and Sydney, unveiled their copies of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final volume of the young wizard's adventures.


Sales remain strong, but steps to lower inventory levels negatively affect earnings.


Memorial services are held in Britain for slain prostitutes

IPSWICH, England -- Five slain prostitutes were mourned yesterday at a memorial service, and police identified one victim as a woman who told reporters days before her death that she was afraid of a suspected serial killer but needed money to support her heroin habit.


Free samples of Chicken Selects form a bold move for the fast-food giant.


New Jersey civil union law fails to protect

A new state civil unions law has failed to ensure that same-sex couples in New Jersey enjoy the same rights as married heterosexuals, an official report said on Tuesday.


The end may be nigh for the British Grand Prix but here's 10 reasons why we'll never forget Silverstone... Stowe, Copse, Becketts, the Hangar straight - go on say them again.


Sharing wireless may be the way to universal net access, says Bill Thompson.


After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself.  However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.


Moving to end a political crisis with its government coalition partner, the Socialist Party on Thursday effectively ousted Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy from office and said it would nominate his replacement ...


Chinese Scientists Develop Bird Flu Vaccine-Media

Scientists in China have developed a bird flu vaccine for poultry and mammals that can fend off the deadly virus and help stop its spread, the China Daily newspaper said on Monday.


Roma, 12:47 - CALCIO, LAZIO: CORDOGLIO DI MARRAZZO PER CASONI

Il presidente della Regione Lazio, Piero Marrazzo, ha voluto esprimere tutto cordoglio per la morte,...


Republican National Convention: Analysis

The Republican National Convention set the tone and outlined the major positions of the Bush administration for the upcoming election.


JFK Assassination Witness Summers Dies at 80

Malcolm Summers, one of the closest eyewitnesses to the John F. Kennedy assassination, has died of a heart ailment at age of 80, a funeral home said on Monday.


Web program may help ward off eating disorders

NEW YORK  - Young women showed less dissatisfaction with their weight and shape after participating in an Internet-based eating disorder prevention program, researchers from Germany found.


By JOHN DOBBERSTEIN World Staff Writer  Drought assistance in the federal package for livestock producers will be distributed by Oklahoma agriculture officials.   Oklahoma will get about $6 million from the U.S.


InfoWorld - Attempts to find an investor for bankrupt German mobile phone maker BenQ Mobile have failed, after the last potential buyer ended negotiations, the company's insolvency administrator said Sunday.


Santander to Cut 3,000 Jobs at Abbey After Takeover

Santander Central Hispano SA, which last month offered 8.2 billion pounds ($14.9 billion) to buy the UK mortgage lender Abbey National Plc, said it will eliminate 3,000 jobs at the British company.


Iraqi oil exports slow for repairs to pipelines

BAGHDAD Iraq's southern oil exports are expected to remain reduced over the next five days as engineers work on repairing sabotaged pipelines linking oil fields to export storage tanks, an oil official said Monday.


When Hospitals Kept Children From Parents

From the 1960s onward, advances in hospital architecture have radically changed accommodations for family members.


Greek Sprinters Vow to Fight Drug Allegations

The two Greek sprinters who face an Olympic hearing Wednesday into whether they deliberately missed a drug test last week have been discharged from the Athens hospital where they were treated for minor injuries they sustained in a mysterious motorbike ...


Nel quarto trimestre 2007 a 953 milioni (-47%)


Confusion surrounds a Hamas threat to target Israelis abroad following today's assassination of one of the group's officials in Damascus.


A labor dispute between the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and players has halted World Cup preparations and could result in the national team using replacement players for the Feb. 9 opening of the final round of qualifying in Trinidad & Tobago.


Spears Said Not to File Marriage License

LOS ANGELES - So, did she or didn't? Britney Spears most definitely got married last week, People magazine reports in its Oct. 4 issue filled with pictures of the pop star and her fiance, Kevin Federline, in wedding apparel and surrounded by family and friends...


Five Days: Deals in Radio and Food; Remorse From an Airline

Regulators will have more time on their hands as the Bush administration rejected more oversight of the rapidly growing hedge fund industry.


Jarrett Jack almost records a triple-double to lead Portland, playing without its suspended star, to a 93-83 over Toronto on Sunday.


Homeland Security will hold a hearing to discuss the agency's own problems battling electronic attacks.


New Tool Assesses Home Health-Care Programs

SUNDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- A new tool to assess the quality of home health care for the elderly and people with disabilities has been developed by an international team that includes University of Michigan researchers.


NTT DoCoMo, FamilyMart Conclude Capital, Business Tie-Ups

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  May 28--TOKYO -- NTT DoCoMo Inc. and convenience store chain FamilyMart  Co.


The Cleveland Indians picked up a club option Friday on left-hander Scott Sauerbeck, who did not pitch last season because of shoulder surgery.


Texas mandates cervical cancer vaccine for girls

Texas became the first U.S. state  to require that all 11- and 12-year-old girls be vaccinated  against the human papillomavirus, or HPV, a sexually  transmitted disease that can cause cervical cancer, the  governor's office said on Friday.


Pakistan, Iran agree to reform UN on consensus basis

Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri and visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi here Tuesday agreed that the reform of the United Nations and expansion


Tar Heels Stay Unbeated With Lopsided Victory

Tyler Hansbrough scores 26 points and Wayne Ellington adds a career-high 23 to help No. 1 North Carolina beat Nevada, 106-70, on Thursday night.


Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after an anti-graft court found him guilty of plunder and barred him from holding public office again.


Wildfires Spur Emergency Antelope Hunt in Nevada

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  RENO, Nev. - A string of wildfires that scorched hundreds of square miles of prime habitat has prompted an emergency antelope hunt and relocation of unprecedented scope in Nevada, state officials said.


Ministro francese: Â«I due giornalisti sono viviÂ»

PARIGI -I giornalisti francesi rapiti in Iraq sono vivi. Lo ha detto il ministro degli Esteri francese Michel Barnier, che si e si Ã¨ detto fiducioso di una Â«conclusione positivaÂ» della crisi. Â«Abbiamo


Ceres P. Doyo. IT'S six days before World AIDS Day, which falls on Dec. 1. This year's theme is "Women and AIDS." For the past two successive years (2002 and 2003) the theme was "Stigma and Discrimination


Elton John, aka 'the Other First Lady,' Honored

LOS ANGELES  - Elton John was honored alongside five other entertainers at the 27th annual Kennedy Center Honors held at the White House on Sunday, Dec. 5. On Sunday afternoon, the 57-year-old


UN Mediator to Leave Colombia After Failed Talks

The United Nations will suspend its mediation efforts between the Colombian government and Marxist rebels after two years of talks that have failed to resolve the country's 40-year conflict, U.N. officials said on Monday.


Since August, President Bush has welcomed just one foreign leader to the White House — the interim prime minister of Iraq. No other meetings with foreign dignitaries are on the horizon until Bush goes to Chile in late November for a gathering of Asia-Pacific leaders.


A frontbench Conservative MP is reprimanded after suggesting selective schools can boost overall standards.


Privacy experts shun black boxes in cars

Plus: Is Microsoft search engine crawling Google? [News.com Extra]


Laws abolishing 800 years of feudal property rights come into force in Scotland.


Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday set December 2 as the date for parliamentary elections, seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2008 presidential vote.


Muslim "fanatic" kills Pakistani woman minister

LAHORE, Pakistan  - A suspected Islamist zealot shot dead a Pakistani woman provincial government minister on Tuesday because he believed women should not be in politics, officials said.


I DON'T think there's a big enough slice of humble pie in Berkshire to satisfy my needs this week. Why, you ask? Well I was the bright spark who called for Colin Montgomerie's exclusion


Kate Allen of Austria wins the triathlon with a late surge Wednesday, passing more than half of the field in the final leg and edging Loretta Harrop of Australia at the finish line.


Boosting U.S. troop levels in Iraq by 21,500 would create major logistical hurdles for the Army and Marine Corps, which are short thousands of vehicles, armor kits and other equipment needed to supply the extra forces, U.S. officials said.


North Korea says resumption of six-nation talks depends on US ...

North Korea on Tuesday accused the administration of US President George W. Bush of using a dispute over its nuclear weapons program to gain votes in next week's presidential election.


Microsoft's new Windows XP Media Center 2005 operating system has new features that help a PC compete with consumer electronics devices in the living room, and that turn a PC into a home server capable of feeding audio and video to multiple devices on a


Reforms of the IMF's voting and financial structures give China and other emerging economies more influence.


Saudi Arabia is preparing for the first municipal elections in that nation's history. Saudi voters will go to the ballots on February 10, 2005 to elect half of the City of Riyad's City Council members.


Sure, many penny stocks are bad. But some of them offer divine returns for the Foolish bargain hunter.


U.S. to Join Iraq Meeting With Iran and Syria

It is the first such engagement between the Bush administration and those two countries in three years.


Prosecutor says enough evidence against Zuma: radio

South Africa's top prosecutor believes there is enough evidence to bring renewed graft charges against Jacob Zuma, newly elected head of the ruling ANC, a local radio station reported on Thursday.


An immigration bill, expected to pass, requires knowledge of French and proof of support.


Europeâs Appetite for Seafood Propels Illegal Trade

Europeâs dinner tables are increasingly supplied by global fishing fleets, which are depleting the worldâs oceans to feed ravenous consumers.


To Eat Less, Start Meals with a Low-Cal Salad

Sometimes ordering more food helps you eat less -- that is, if what you order is a low-calorie salad, new research shows.


The security vendor has fixed the damage, but the site briefly redirected visitors to a malicious site in China.


Gore's global warming flick wins 2 Oscars

Sure, the White House slipped from former Vice President Al Gore's grasp, but how many politicians end up on stage at Oscar night?


How three amateur journalists dethroned an icon and turned the mainstream media upside down, all without quitting their day jobs


Dutch regulator slaps spyware purveyors with â¬1m fine

Millions of PCs infected Telecoms watchdog OPTA has fined three Dutch firms and their two directors a total of â¬1m for the illegal distribution of spyware.â¦


Da oggi un libro sulla vicenda che ha sconvolto uno sportQuelle settimane tra telefonate, pressioni e un mondiale da vincere                                            Quando Prodi chiese: Lippi vada via i retroscena dei giorni di Calciopoli                                                                                di EMANUELA AUDISIO


UK-based charity Save the Children pulls out of Sudan's troubled Darfur region after the killing of its aid workers.


A man wearing hospital scrubs threw a toddler 30 feet from a pedestrian overpass onto a major highway Thursday, and the boy was later pronounced dead, authorities said.


Bank of Japan leaves ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged

TOKYO : The Bank of Japan's policy board has voted unanimously to leave its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged, as widely expected, amid signs that the world's second-largest economy may be slowing.


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


US heavyweights storm supercomputer league

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


Once, drug gangs mostly fought each other, now they're joining forces to wage open warfare on the government


Non vi e' nessun riscontro su asserita morte capo al Qaida


Per sopravvenuta mancanza delle esigenze cautelari


Vendite in aumento del 13%, ma utile netto in calo del 27%


Ministro dell'energia prende il posto dell'arabo Al-Hameli


Americans Given Rare Access To Russian Nuclear Warehouse

YEKATERINBURG, Russia, Aug. 31 -- For the first time in 3 1/2 years, Russia on Friday allowed visiting American officials to look inside the world's largest fortified warehouse for nuclear materials, a graveyard for plutonium that Russia has tried to keep closed.


UPDATE 1-Leeds says no to purchase offer by Sainsbury

Leeds United, one of the great names in English soccer, have denied they are negotiating a possible sale of the second division club to British businessman Sebastian Sainsbury.


Are You With Him? Why Yes, Want to Date Him?

Allison Frenkel is one of a dozen women who work for Wingwomen.com, earning up to $30 an hour to accompany single men to bars and help them chat up other women.


Ukraine Candidate Says Cheating Will Set Off Demos

KIEV, Ukraine  - The liberal challenger in a  closely fought presidential election in Ukraine vowed Friday to  lead his supporters out on to the streets if authorities  cheated to give victory to his opponent.


Il gruppo Arrigoni vince per 1-0 (Lucarelli) ad Auxerree conquista uno storico passaggio ai sedicesimi di finale                                            Coppa Uefa, miracolo Livorno Parma ko senza conseguenze                                                                                Emiliani, giÃ  qualificati, sconfitti in casa per 3-0 dall'Osasuna


Trieste, 21:24 - CALCIO, TRIESTINA: ACQUISTATI PIANGERELLI E ANTONELLI

Doppio colpo di mercato della Triestina: arrivano Luigi Piangerelli, 34 anni, proveniente dal Bresci...


Satellite Radio Companies Agree to Merge

XM and Sirius announced a consolidation that is sure to face scrutiny from federal regulators.


SAP launches enterprise search application

(InfoWorld) - SAP AG unwrapped its Enterprise Search application to help customers conduct specific secure queries of structured and unstructured data held in both SAP and non-SAP software. The vendor announced the search application Tuesday at its TechEd developer conference in Las Vegas during a flurry of announcements promoting innovation and simplicity. "We can do deep searches into enterprise data," Peter Graf, executive vice president of solution marketing for SAP, said during a conference call to discuss the news. "We can leverage all the knowledge we have about a user from [SAP] applications in terms of their preferences, roles and authorization for what information they can see." For instance, an individual within a company could carry out queries around the organization's corporate structure as to who reports to whom or determine which of their peers are experts in technologies like Java, he added. The aim is to make enterprise search tied to business context accessible to nontechnical users for a "Google-like" searching capability, according to Graf. "You don't need a very long learning experience to use Enterprise Search," he said. Formerly known as Project Argo, the application runs on SAP's NetWeaver 2004s integration platform. The underlying indexing engine is SAP's existing Trex search technology combined with newly developed search capabilities. SAP developers can download a free trial version of Enterprise Search now from the company'sÂ SAP Developer Network (SDN) Web site. The company plans to make the application commercially available in 2007, at which point SAP will release pricing details. Developers will be able to adjust Enterprise Search so they can use the application to search non-SAP applications, Graf said. They will also be able to embed search capabilities in other applications and create new search services. Enterprise Search has open interfaces so it can hook into third-party information sources and search engines. SAP plans for Enterprise Search to support a number of different user interfaces. The vendor will make the application available as a browser-based user interface for simple Web search and as a desktop widget embedded in its mySAP ERP 2005 enterprise resource planning application. SAP also intends to offer Enterprise Search as an enhancement to its Business Intelligence Accelerator (BIA) product. Graf stressed that Enterprise Search and BIA are complementary technologies, both using in-memory capabilities and being highly scalable.Â SAP released its BIA analytical engine in May after working closely with Intel Corp., IBM Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. The software enables users to quickly analyze and query vast amounts of business data on the fly without having to pre-aggregate and store the information in a database before querying it. SAP pre-installs BIA on blade servers from HP and IBM. Shai Agassi, president of SAP's product and technology group, described BIA as a "mini-grid and a mini-Google." SAP's main applications rival Oracle Corp. debuted aÂ stand-alone enterprise search product, Oracle Search Enterprise 10g, in March. Other applications players are also looking more seriously at the enterprise search market, including Microsoft Corp. with its Index Server software. Â


India 'Idol' Launches a New Turban Legend

Ishmeet Singh is good news for Sikh communities desperate for role models to inspire young men to keep their hair long and bound


Ridley Scott and Denzel Washington provide a smooth and appealing update on the gangster-as-tragic-hero myth


The Bank of England has left its key lending rate at 4.75 percent for the fourth month in a row, but analysts are split over whether borrowing costs will go up again next year.


Troppo vento ad Aare, gara doveva aprire la manifestazione


Sir Mark Thatcher will go before a South African court on Thursday on charges that he helped finance a foiled coup attempt.


Londra, 10:55 - CALCIO, CAPELLO: INIZIANO LE LEZIONI DI INGLESE

Fabio Capello lo ha promesso: imparerà la lingua inglese in pochissimo tempo. CosÃ¬ è g...


More states try to model N.Y.'s passenger bill of rights

Airlines are resisting talk of a passenger bill of rights, saying such regulation is the purview of US government.


Turkey's new president to approve reform cabinet

Abdullah Gul's first task as Turkish president will be to approve the new cabinet of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, hoping to push ahead with stalled reforms needed to join the EU.


EU urges Russia to lift economic sanctions on Georgia

The European Union called on Russia on Tuesday to lift economic sanctions on Georgia or risk deepening the crisis between the ex-Soviet neighbors sparked by a spying row.


Tony Parker scored a season-high 27 points and San Antonio fended off a series of rallies by Boston to post a 107-90 victory over the Celtics on Sunday.


Bulls forward Thomas banned for one game for fighting

Chicago Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas has been suspended for one game for fighting during the game against the Indiana Pacers, the NBA said on Friday.


Israel on Sunday signaled it will consider freeing some Palestinian prisoners involved in attacks on Israelis, defusing a crisis with the Palestinian Authority ahead of a historic Mideast summit.


Funds Grapple With Insurance Scandal (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - If you have doubts about how mutual fund managers reacted to news that insurance broker Marsh & McLennan was the target of a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, you need look only at the share price.


Microsoft aims to end Apple's sprint on music

SAN JOSE, California Steve Jobs has promised that Apple Computer's iPod will become "the Walkman of the 21st century," but for that to happen, Jobs must do what he failed to do in the 1980s: prevail over his old nemesis, Bill Gates, who sees entertainment


Seven Afghan policemen are killed by a landmine in the Kandahar province, ahead of landmark elections.


HOUSTON - From the start, Game 5 of the National League Championship Series was unlike any of the previous four. But in the end, it was decided by another home run, this one from Houston's Jeff Kent with


MoD names British soldiers killed by friendly fire

Britain's Ministry of Defence on  Saturday named the three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan  by a bomb dropped by a U.S. aircraft coming to support them in  a battle against the Taliban.


May consumer prices rise but core prices tame

A steady rise in food and energy  costs pushed overall U.S. consumer prices up 0.7 percent in  May, the sharpest rise in 1-1/2 years, a government report  showed on Friday.


FDA warns about epilepsy drug, birth defect

Taking GlaxoSmithKline Plc's  Lamictal epilepsy drug during the first three months of  pregnancy may increase the chances of having a baby with a  cleft lip or palate, U.S. regulators warned on Friday.


Accusati di false certificazioni per ottenere invalidita'


Aviva, the biggest insurer in Britain has delivered better-than-forecast pretax profits for the first half, spurred by strong sales growth and a solid performance at its vehicle breakdown service.


London: Orlando Bloom has reportedly split with his girlfriend Kate Bosworth, after a three-year relationship because their demanding acting careers took them away from each very often to distant shores.


Per esplosione mine a Sirnak, nella parte sud-orientale


Germany has commemorated the country's 1990 unification as debate raged about continued east-west divisions, the financial cost of the process and whether the federal state even has a future.


The Bush administration failed to achieve an increase in the ownership ceilings that the Chinese impose on joint ventures with American firms, officials said.


Vinovo, 18:46 - CALCIO, JUVE: BUFFON NON ANCORA PRONTO, PALESTRA PER MOLINARO

Gigi Buffon sembra non essere ancora in condizione per affrontare un impegno agonistico. Anche oggi ...


Microsoft Plays Up Family Appeal of Xbox

Microsoft announced a deal to distribute films from the Walt Disney Company on Microsoftâs Xbox Live Internet service and outlined a broader array of games.


Abidjan, 18:34 - CALCIO, DROGBA RIELETTO MIGLIOR CALCIATORE IVORIANO

Per il secondo anno consecutivo Didier Drogba è stato eletto miglior calciatore dell'anno del...


DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that about 38,000 of its hourly production workers have accepted buyouts or early retirement offers so far this year.


Japan Makes Strategic Move to Cut Whale Protection

The minke whale lay on the heaving steel deck, its vast gray body slack in death. Images such as this one marking the start of the autumn whaling season could become common


Hu takes over China's top military job from ageing Jiang

BEIJING : Chinese President Hu Jintao was named Sunday to replace elderly leader Jiang Zemin as head of China's powerful Central Military Commission, state press said.


India's PM to press case for UN Security Council seat on US trip

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will leave Sunday on a nine-day tour of Britain and the United States culminating in an address to the UN General Assembly, an official said.


Taiwan Says China Forming Legal Basis to Attack

Taiwan condemned China's plan to draft an anti-secession law, describing it Saturday as a move to establish a legal basis to attack the self-ruling, democratic island that Beijing claims as a province.


Colloquio con Carlo Azeglio Ciampi: "stop al qualunquismo, puÃ² travolgere tutto"Per l'ex capo dello Stato l'Italia di oggi Ã¨ "infinitamente migliore" di quella di Tangentopoli                                            "SÃ¬, la politica deve riformarsi ma Ã¨ sbagliato evocare il '92"                                                                                di MASSIMO GIANNINI


WASHINGTON: Sir Elton John and Warren Beatty are among six entertainment legends who have been honoured for their lifetime contributions to American culture.


US oddball comedy Sideways steals the show at the New York Critics Circle awards with four honours.


Roma, 12:45 - CALCIO, PREFETTO MOSCA DISPONE 'MISURE' PER LAZIO-NAPOLI

ll prefetto Carlo Mosca ha disposto, per motivi di ordine e sicurezza pubblica, alcune misure per l'...


Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon designated George Clooney as a U.N. "messenger of peace" Friday to promote the world body's activities, especially in its far-flung peacekeeping missions.


Paul Binder, TARGET International Executive Search director for central Europe (PB): Most of the fears of a mass migration from the new EU member states were not justified and I think they will not be fulfilled ...


Great Britain play Austria in the Davis Cup as they aim to get back into the World Group. But what is the World Group and how exactly does the Davis Cup work?


Brent Carver Will Play 'The Elephant Man' in Toronto

Playbill - Acclaimed director Robin Phillips' new production of Bernard Pomerance's The Elephant Man for Canadian Stage Company will star Tony Award winner Brent Carver as the deformed Victorian celebrity John Merrick.


Water Replacement Plan Will Fail, State Engineer Predicts; More Wells Likely to Be Shut Down

By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Feb. 23--A water replacement plan for irrigation wells in Weld, Morgan and Adams counties probably won't be approved and three cities are to blame, the state engineer said Thursday.


The Conservatives say publishing poor primary school results on the same day as GCSE results "has the whiff" of burying bad news.


"Appleseed," a new animated science-fiction spectacle from Japan, has a plot that frolics in the no-man's land between fiendish complexity and utter incomprehensibility.


Israel frees scores of Palestinian prisoners

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Israel  - Israel released more than 250 Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas Islamists took over the Gaza Strip last month.


Heart Expert Urges Review of Controversial Pain Drugs

One of America's leading heart specialists is calling for less aggressive direct-to-consumer advertising of the arthritis pain drugs known as cox-2 inhibitors, in light of recent reports linking them to increased risk of heart attack and stroke.


"Taliban gloomy" after Pakistani arrests

QUETTA, Pakistan  - Pakistani police arrested five suspected Afghan militants in a raid in the city of Quetta and a Pakistani newspaper said on Sunday the Taliban had conceded the arrest last week of one of their top leaders.


Chess legend Bobby Fischer dies in Iceland

Bobby Fischer, the eccentric genius who became America's only world chess champion by humbling the Soviet Union's best but who spent his last years as a fugitive from U.S. authorities, has died at 64.


: Condoleezza Rice, President George W Bush's choice to be the next US Secretary of State, has undergone surgery to treat noncancerous growths in her uterus, a White House official said.


David Wells beat Greg Maddux in a matchup of 40-something pitchers, James Loney drove in four runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 6-3 on Thursday night.


American Airlines raises fares, reveals credit problem

American Airlines says it is fully drawn on a $834 million line of credit and "might not be able to comply" with all of its terms.


Hundreds of mourners pay tribute to Marcel Marceau at the French mime artist's funeral in Paris.


Madrid, 10:48 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: IRURETA NUOVO ALLENATORE SARAGOZZA

Javier Irureta è il nuovo allenatore del Saragozza. L'ex allenatore del Deportivo La Coruna h...


UN Peacekeepers Storm Haiti Slum in an Effort to Halt Violence

Hundreds of United Nations peacekeeping troops on Tuesday stormed a stronghold of supporters of the ousted president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, seeking


Il religioso era rientrato in Sardegna per farsi curare una grave malattiaParecchi gli episodi contestati. Il vescovo: "Niente condanne avventate"                                            Cagliari, arrestato il missionario dei bambini La procura del Nicaragua l'accusa di pedofilia


This weekend there seemed to be more banners on streetlights and bridges in Boston hailing James Levine's arrival as the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra


Uganda's former health minister goes on trial accused of embezzling money for vaccines and an Aids fund.


Israel, Egypt Swap Prisoners in Sign of Warmer Ties

Egypt sent a convicted Israeli spy home after eight years in jail and Israel released six Egyptian infiltrators Sunday in the clearest sign of a warming of relations strained by a Palestinian uprising.


Pepe's fish place awaits better times in Lebanon

BYBLOS, Lebanon  - The Fishing Club in Byblos port, where the Mediterranean slaps against boats moored off Crusader ruins, offers one of Lebanon's most enticing views.


Government planning to ease passport rules: report

The U.S. government is expected to announce on Friday that it will ease rules for summer travel in the Western Hemisphere amid complaints of a huge backlog of passport applications, The New York Times reported.


A study finds Scottish people from poor areas are more likely to kill themselves than those from affluent homes.


Baghdad, Sept. 25 (NNN): In the third kidnapping of foreigners in the Iraqi capital in less than three weeks, armed men have snatched two Egyptians from their office in Baghdad.


There'll be no last-minute pressure this time. The United States advanced to the next round of World Cup qualifying with a game to spare.


High court bolsters sentencing guidelines

In a closely watched decision, court's majority says they're more than advisory but less than mandatory.


Oracle increases its offer price for PeopleSoft

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Oracle is increasing the stakes in its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft. Oracle has increased its cash offer for PeopleSoft shares from 21 dollars a share to 24 dollars a share.


Dozens of Taliban said killed in Afghan battles

Battles between soldiers and Taliban have raged across Afghanistan in the past 24 hours with more than two dozen rebels killed and a teenage boy dying in the crossfire, the US-led coalition said Friday.


UK general insurer Royal & Sun Alliance  Insurance Group Plc  said on Thursday it was selling its  U.S. arm to Arrowpoint Capital, providing the company with a  long-awaited exit from its U.S. unit.


Six Canadian soldiers killed, German abducted in Afghanistan

A bomb struck a NATO vehicle in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, killing six Canadian soldiers and their interpreter, while a German national was reported kidnapped in a remote and dangerous area.


West Bank Settlements Often Use Private Palestinian Land, Study Says

JERUSALEM, Nov. 22 -- An Israeli advocacy group has found that 39 percent of the land used by Jewish settlements in the West Bank is private Palestinian property, which the organization contends is a violation of international and Israeli law guaranteeing property rights in the occupied territories.


Premier assicura impegno Italia per profughi palestinesi


Jimmy Fallon Said to Be in NBCâs Late-Night Plans

A deal may bring Mr. Fallon back to the network and put him in position to be a prime contender for Conan OâBrienâs job as host of NBCâs âLate Nightâ show.


Investigators arrive to examine the wreckage of a jet which crash-landed in Indonesia, killing 22 people.


Microsoft's Software-Plus-Services Plan Praised

Microsoft Corp. partners introduced to the company's software-plus-services strategy this week at its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) applauded the plan, though they noted a few challenges as the company makes the transition from selling business software to offering more hosted and Web-based services.


Government outsourcing shifts to front line

Local services for local people An emphasis on meeting policy outcomes and an increase in local procurement are set to create a more diverse market for government outsourcing.â¦


Grenade attack on Dhaka political rally kills 18

DHAKA: Bangladesh was in turmoil last night after co-ordinated grenade attacks targeting a senior opposition leader killed at least 18 people and wounded hundreds.


Cards Look for First Win in World Series

The St. Louis Cardinals are 6-0 at Busch Stadium this postseason and are looking for some hometown cheering to help carry them to their first victory against the red-hot Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the World Series on Tuesday.


Refinance while rates are low. Save up to $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes - bad credit OK!


Frequent moviegoers tend to arrive at the theater 16 percent earlier than the average moviegoer, according to a survey by Arbitron, the audience research firm.


U.S. Tanks Move Toward Najaf Shrine as Talks Falter

NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. tanks advanced to within 800  yards of the Imam Ali mosque in the Iraqi city of Najaf on  Sunday after talks on surrendering control of the shrine at the  center of an 18-day siege ran into trouble.


Indonesia welcomes an initiative by rebels in Aceh province to join a ceasefire.


Turkey's bid to join the European Union has won a boost when a key European Parliament committee rejected calls to offer Ankara anything less than full membership.


Storace, 'Cavaliere e' nostro alleato non nostro principale'


Margaret Hassan's husband appeals for her release

BAGHDAD, Iraq The husband of a kidnapped relief worker in Iraq is appealing for her release "in the name of Islam.". Tahseen Ali Hassan told Al-Arabiya television that "it hurts" to see his wife cry.


China leader gives tiny Macau big pat on the back

Chinese President Hu Jintao hailed the success of the ''one country, two systems'' policy today on the eve of fifth anniversary of tiny Macau's return to China after four and a half centuries of Portuguese rule.


Proclaiming "voters of America have set the direction of the nation for the next four years," President Bush yesterday outlined a second-term agenda that includes fighting the


In a scene of legal deja vu, a grayer, heavier O.J. Simpson stood handcuffed in court Wednesday to face charges that could put him behind bars for life. The prosecutor who failed to get him a dozen years ago was there to watch, and news cameras tracked his every move as if they were covering a slow-speed chase.


'L'eccesso sciupa il corpo, sedurre con lo sguardo'


Two French journalists freed from captivity in Iraq arrived home yesterday to a tearful welcome from their families, ending a four-month drama that had gripped this country, which had opposed the U.S.-led war ...


Behind the robes, Stewart finds controversy

Page 99 of the best-selling satire America (The Book) by Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show shows the justices of the Supreme Court as they have never been seen before: naked, as in full-frontal, sagging nudity.


Venezuela denies plan to buy Russia subs

The Venezuelan government has no immediate plans to buy Russian submarines, the defense minister told the state news agency Friday, denying a Russian newspaper report.


Sun's acquisition of the VirtualBox project is very much part and parcel of what is probably Sun's single greatest thrust--to reconnect with the development community that it once essentially owned but who abandoned it en masse for Linux.


Reggio Calabria, 17:12 - CALCIO, REGGINA; BRIENZA: FOTI MI FA SENTIRE IMPORTANTE

Il neoacquisto della Reggina, Franco Brienza, si è detto entusiasta della sua nuova collocazi...


IBM sells its PC business to Chinese firm

The largest computer company in China, the Lenovo Group, has bought a majority stake in the PC-making business of the multinational IBM.


Pope John Paul II is taken to hospital with breathing difficulties after falling ill with flu, the Vatican says.


COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Mitt Romney was projected to win Nevada's Republican presidential nominating contest on Saturday and voters in South Carolina cast ballots as an unpredictable White House race moved to the South and West.


You bought into mobile email - what have you got to show for it?

Have mobiles increased productivity? Mobile Clinic Our mobile clinic returns today, this time looking to get some clarity on whether or not we really have become more efficient since the advent of the mobile phone, and if we have, by how much, and why. As before our panel of experts provide their opinion, something which you can do to via the comment forms at the bottom of the article.â¦


Bosnians Vote for Local Councils and Mayors

Bosnians voted Saturday in local  elections in which the main Muslim, Serb and Croat nationalist  parties are expected to confirm their dominance nine years  after the end of the 1992-5 war.


The combination could force other carriers to seek partners, people with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday.


Israeli police say they have broken up a gang of neo-Nazis who attacked foreigners, gay people and religious Jews.


Tensions with Russia rising ahead of G-8

When Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for the annual G-8 gathering of the world's industrialized power next week, he may be greeted with tense smiles and strained pleasantries.


Bulldozers start knocking down a building at the centre of some of the worst rioting in Copenhagen for decades.


Leading shares closed firmer, nearing session peaks, with stronger mining issues and a recovery in dollar-exposed stocks helping to offset disappointing results from HSBC and Tesco's, and with Wall Street higher as inflation worries recede, dealers said.


'100 rebels dead' after US troops storm Samarra

American forces have stormed the rebel-held town of Samarra, claiming more than 100 insurgents killed, as coalition forces try to establish control in the Sunni triangle.


UPDATED: In a coordinated attack against spammers, some of the country's largest ISPs have filed new lawsuits against businesses and individuals that allegedly deluged users with unwanted and offensive e-mails.


IBM unveils Power5-based supercomputing server

Each skinny server houses eight processors. Plug a few together, and voila! A high-performance machine.


Stun Gun Maker Taser Gains Government OK

Stun gun maker Taser International  Inc. TASR.O on Monday said it won U.S. government approval  for the first use of its products on some commercial airline  flights to protect passengers from potential terrorist  activities or other harm.


Anche gli obesi avranno l'assegno di invaliditÃ

La Corte di cassazione ha dato il via libera all'assegno di invaliditÃ  per le persone afflitte da obesitÃ . Lo ha sancito accogliendo il ricorso di una signora torinese, Rita G. che, pur essendo un metro


Ivory Coast nabs 2 execs in dump scandal

Authorities arrested and charged two executives of a Dutch commodities company whose dumped toxic waste has caused seven deaths and widespread sickness in the Ivory Coast's largest city, a government official said Monday.


Desktops will be available at several retailers, including CompUSA.


So what is left of the emotions that have run so deep the last two seasons? Drew Bledsoe is now in his third season with the Buffalo Bills, long since removed from that testy trade which ended his nine-year run in New England.


New lawmakers demanding trade policy role

Freshmen Senate Democrats asked on  Monday for a role in crafting any new U.S. trade legislation,  joining a similar push by their colleagues in the U.S. House of  Representatives.


Bono, lead singer with rock band U2, is to take centre stage at the Labour Party conference on Wednesday.


NASA eyes faulty gauge wires as source of shuttle problems

NASA said Tuesday it is focusing on the wiring linking crucial fuel gauges into the liquid hydrogen tank as the likely cause of failures that forced the US space agency to scrub the space shuttle's launch earlier this month.


MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The lawsuit over a $4 million buyout clause in the contract of former West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez is headed back to the court where it originated.


Interstate Bakeries files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Interstate Bakeries Corp., the parent company of the Wonder/Hostess Bakery in Davenport, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early Wednesday.


A rescue boat is brought in to help five people trapped in a building after flash floods in south Wales.


Astros beat Rockies, secure wild card tie

â¢ If the Astros finish in a two-way for the wild-card lead with the San Francisco Giants, they would play a one-game playoff at 3:05 pm Monday at San Francisco.


Per difensore d'ufficio basteranno 2 anni di anzianita'


Empoli, 18:54 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: ALLA RIPRESA ASSENTE VANNUCCHI

Seduta pomeridiana per l'Empoli in vista della gara di domenica sera, in posticipo contro la Lazio: ...


Traffic plan threatens ancient quarter of Damascus

Pilgrim buses clog a road just outside the Old City of Damascus. Partly to solve that nuisance, municipal planners want to carve a highway through a historic but neglected quarter of the Syrian capital.


Japan says U.S. sex slave resolution won't harm ties

Japan said on Wednesday that its ties with Washington would not be shaken by a U.S. Congressional move to seek an apology for forcing women to serve as sex slaves during World War Two.


FCC Clears Broadband over Power Lines Barriers

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has cleared the way for Internet access over the same infrastructure that carries electricity to homes and businesses in America.


Spesa proletaria, Veltroni: ''Condanna totale e senza appello''

''Condanna totale e senza appello''. Il sindaco di Roma, Walter Veltroni commenta in maniera netta la 'spesa proletaria' di ieri ai danni dell'ipermercato 'Panorama' e della libreria Feltrinelli, fatta da un gruppo di Disobbedienti.


Musharraf Foe Gets Just 4 Hours Back Home

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Sept. 10 -- Pakistani authorities deported former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday just hours after he returned from seven years of exile to take on his nemesis, President Pervez Musharraf.


Cristiano Ronaldo opens talks on a new contract with Man Utd, according to reports on Portuguese radio.


At the House of Lanvin, the Return of French Chic

Few designers are able to adapt French technique to that modern ideal better than Alber Elbaz, who received thunderous applause at his Lanvin show on Tuesday.


NATO takes command across all of Afghanistan

NATO assumed responsibility for security across the whole of insurgency-hit Afghanistan on Thursday when it took command in the east of the country from a U.S.-led coalition force.


More Doctors in Texas After Malpractice Caps

After Texas limited awards in medical malpractice lawsuits, doctors arrived from all over the country.


A pilot is killed after his light aircraft crashes in the Scottish Borders, police confirm.


Union sets up database to track job outsourcing

The AFL-CIO cranked up its campaign to stop the export of US jobs yesterday by launching a new database designed to track companies that outsource jobs overseas.


On the court and off, the Mystics season has been one of disappointment, but the playoffs are still a possibility.


Bergamo, 19:01 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: UOMINI CONTATI CONTRO LA ROMA

In vista della delicata partita di domenica contro la Roma, l'Atalanta è in emergenza. Gi&agr...


Second Briton arrested in prostitute murder case

British police hunting the suspected serial killer of five prostitutes arrested a second man on Tuesday and were given more time to question the first suspect detained on Monday.


'Apprendiamo da giornali eventuali novita' su nostra figlia'


Italy PM praises troops on Afghan holiday visit

Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi flew to Afghanistan on Sunday for a Christmas visit with Italian troops, whom he praised for their efforts to bring peace to a country gripped by a growing insurgency.


Australia build a lead of 355 over India on day three of the first Test.


Saragozza, 19:25 - CALCIO, SPAGNA; OLIVEIRA: STAGIONE DI RISCATTO

"Ho avuto un anno un pÃ² particolare in Italia anche per via del sequestro di mia sorella ma ora &egr...


p2pnet.net OT News:- The OneWorld Health drug company is now $42.6 better off, thanks to a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.


Troops Find Afghan Plane Crash Site, No Survivors

A Dutch military helicopter on Saturday found the wreckage of an Afghan passenger plane that went missing two days ago with 104 people on board after turning away from the capital Kabul in a snow storm.


Interim coach Jim Bates is expected to interview today for the Miami Dolphins' coaching job, but all indications continue to point to LSU Coach Nick Saban accepting the position this week.


Sri Lanka urged to offer more support to Norway peace efforts

Sri Lanka's main foreign donors have warned that some members of the ruling coalition are undermining the peace process aimed at ending the decades-long civil war.


Archaeologists say they have found a huge ancient settlement used by the people who built Stonehenge.


Iranian video game offers chance to blow up U.S. tanker

A new Iranian computer game sets players  the task of blowing up a U.S. tanker in the Gulf to block the  sea route for much of the world's oil supplies, a newspaper  reported on Saturday.


New York Goes Deep, Gets Jump on Detroit

The Liberty tied a franchise playoff record with nine three-pointers Friday night in a 75-62 victory over the Detroit Shock in Game 1 of the opening round of the WNBA playoffs.


The bodies of three young men feared drowned in a Lake District lake are recovered by police.


Reuters cameraman dies in Cuba after road accident

Ignacio Insua, a Cuban cameraman working   for Reuters Television in Havana, died on Monday of a heart   attack after suffering spine injuries in a car accident. He was   57.


The Feds are targeting 14 companies for possible subprime shenanigans. Who might they be?


Australian opposition pulls ahead in close election race, polls show

Australia's opposition has clawed back a potentially election-winning lead, boosted by its insistence on extra protection for cheap prescription medicines, two new polls showed.


In Somalia, Promise of Order Remains a Vapor

It has now been nine months since the country went through its biggest political change in 16 years, but actually, surprisingly little has changed.


Los Angeles-based music downloading service Napster has partnered with another company to sell mobile phone ringtones, ITObserver.


Apple Introduces Time Machine Companion Hardware

Taking the keynote stage at Macworld Expo on Tuesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs wasted no time in introducing Time Machine, a new product designed as companion hardware to Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard's" Time Capsule backup technology.


Tough summer expected to hurt American's 3rd quarter

FORT WORTH, Texas _ Intense competition, rising fuel prices and the wave of hurricanes in Florida socked American Airlines' finances last month, executives said Wednesday, and will likely hurt the airline's third-quarter results.


Among believers, the river has many names: The Pure. Destroyer of Sin. Light Amid the Darkness of Ignorance. But mostly they call it "Ganga Ma" — Mother Ganges — and they worship it with a blinding intensity.


Pope Enters Fray on European Commission Dispute

Pope John Paul, a close friend of  Rocco Buttiglione, dived into the crisis over the new European  Commission on Thursday, saying it had to be resolved by showing  respect for all points of view.


Sudan agrees to bigger AU force in Darfur but nothing signed

The African Union confirmed that Sudan's government has "formally accepted the reinforcement of the AU force" in Darfur, the western region in the grip of civil war, but denied that any accord had been signed.


Some of the world's top scientists, ethicists and policy experts on stem cell research gathered yesterday at the Salk Institute in La Jolla to speak about both the promise and ethical perils tied to the young field.


Army Deserter Jenkins to Settle in Japan

U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins' new home sits nestled on a quiet lane of single-story wooden houses next to a farm. A small patch of tomatoes and red peppers lines the edge of the property.


US 'robot surge' deal re-inked after droid piracy fracas

Roomba maker set to build mechanoid legions Noted droid manufacturer iRobot has this week landed a major contract from the US Army, after the deal had initially been awarded to a competitor. However, iRobot successfully argued that its rival, Robotic FX, had stolen its technology.â¦


WildPackets Adds Vista, Centrino and 11n Support to OmniAnalysis

Network analysis vendor WildPackets Inc is to announce the new version of its OmniAnalysis Platform, with support for Windows Vista, the Intel Centrino 3945 chipset and 802.11n, as well as a new Web-based reporting tool.


Arafat Urges Palestinians to 'Correct Mistakes'

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat, under pressure to enact anti-corruption reforms,  said on Wednesday that some officials had misused their posts  and urged efforts to correct "all the mistakes."


Between a rock and a hard place: A lesbian daughter's dilemma

AT THE Republican National Convention this year, Ms Mary Cheney and her partner Heather Poe sat together to watch Mary's father, United States Vice- President Dick Cheney, deliver his acceptance speech.


Historians unearth the wreckage of an RAF Halifax bomber and the remains of its crew in the south of Poland.


The US military says four troops were killed in Anbar province and three in Nineveh province on Thursday.


Ajay Devgan: The dark horse of Bollywood

Amitabh Bachchan once called Ajay Devgan the "Dark Horse" of the film industry. But he is also   proving to be a winning tortoise with his slow and steady growth.


Bear Stearns to be sued over subprime funds: CNBC

Investors in Bear Stearns Cos.   hedge funds that were virtually wiped out from large bets on  risky mortgages are planning to sue the company as early as  Monday, television channel CNBC reported on Friday.


Stocks rose on Thursday after brokerages upgraded General Motors Corp.  and Merck & Co.  and McDonald's Corp.  boosted its annual dividend by 50 percent.


Bank of England keeps interest rate unchanged

The Bank of England (BoE) announced Thursday it decided to leave its interest rate unchanged at 4.75 percent in September following recent signs of cooling in the property market and a dampening of consumer spending.


Dogs Trained to Smell Bladder Cancer in Urine

Man's best friend could also be a lifesaver in the fight against cancer. Scientists said Friday dogs can be used to detect bladder cancer by smelling urine.


The end of the Hollywood writers strike means the Oscar show will be the usual star-studded, fashion-filled extravaganza, organizers promised.


Thousands protest Iraq war, Powell visit

ATHENS -- In the first major public demonstration since the start of the Olympics, thousands of protesters clashed with police who stopped them from marching on the United States Embassy to protest the war in Iraq and Secretary of State Colin Powell's scheduled visit to Greece.


Rice Breaks Ice With France's New Leaders

PARIS, June 25 -- Beneath nude cherubs on a gilt ceiling and before flashing cameras at ground level, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner seemed not to know whether to kiss Condoleezza Rice or shake her hand.


Sprinter Rail Bike Trail to Stop Just Inside Oceanside City Line From Escondido

By Paul Sisson, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  Feb. 9--OCEANSIDE -- It was a simple vision: One continuous bike trail  that runs through the heart of North County from Oceanside to Escondido next  to the new Sprinter rail line.


A contact of ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is to meet UK investigators, an associate has told the BBC.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton wanted to talk about the economy. A voter in the audience wanted to talk marriage.


U.N. Security Council Takes Up Discussion of Rights in Burma

Members of the U.N. Security Council met yesterday behind closed doors to discuss the political situation in Burma for the first time, and afterward the U.S. ambassador, John R. Bolton, said the United States would push for a resolution on human rights and freedom for political prisoners to be voted...


Around 40 firefighters are tackling a blaze at an industrial laundry in south Belfast for a second time.


GB: UN ITALIANO DI 16 ANNI CONDANNATO ALL'ERGASTOLO

LONDRA - Un ragazzo italiano di 16 anni, Elias Cecchetti, e' stato condannato all' ergastolo per aver assalito con un coltello, lo scorso anno, nel parco di Clissold, a nord di Londra, un' insegnante di 38 anni.


A un punto seguono Juve, Napoli e Palermo


David Beckham picked up a knee injury after enjoying one of his better games in a Real Madrid shirt on Sunday in a 1-1 draw with Getafe.


The United Nations warned Wednesday that respiratory and waterborne diseases could break out in areas affected by southern Asia's tsunami disaster "in the next few days."


U.S. to do health tests on Katrina victims' trailers

Federal health experts will begin testing for formaldehyde in trailers provided to people displaced by Hurricane Katrina after complaints of health problems, U.S. officials said on Thursday.


Bulgaria Struggles to Kick Chain-Smoking Habit

Milena hates herself for it, but she  lights another cigarette anyway.


Doctors are often lauded as miracle workers, but even the most skilled have patients they can't help. Demetrios Leontaris keeps a picture of one on his cell phone organizer.


Disney learns lessons from "High School"

If you were caught a little off  guard by the explosive success of this year's Disney's "High  School Musical," well, you weren't alone.


After watching the Lakers last season, nothing surprises me

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


VERONA, 18 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Zucchero ha vinto la 41/a edizione del Festivalbar. Altri riconoscimenti sono andati a Biagio Antonacci, a Eamon ea Luca Dirisio. Il nome del vincitore e' stato dato da Andrea Salvetti


Rumors spreading of European iPhone news for Monday

Blog: A report surfaced Friday--also known as iPhone Day--that Apple and several European carriers will announce their launch plans on Monday for a 3G version of the iPhone.


Agreement among Ukraine's political foes hits snag over presidential powers

KYIV, Ukraine  - A tentative deal to ease Ukraine's political crisis foundered Tuesday over the opposition's refusal to endorse constitutional changes and outgoing President Leonid Kuchma's rejection of the call to fire his prime minister.


Three British soldiers killed in Iraq suicide attack

: Insurgents attacked British troops at a checkpoint in central Iraq, killing three and wounding eight in a suicide bomb and mortar barrage aimed at soldiers sent to the high-risk area


Labor claims PM's Net Harbour deals breach Spam Act

The federal Opposition has asked Australia's spam legislation enforcers to investigate what it claims is a breach of the Spam Act 2004 by the Prime Minister, coalition politicians and a company whose directors include the Prime Minister's son.


Japanese Automakers' Stocks Such as Toyota Gain; NEC Declines

Japanese automakers' stocks such as Toyota Motor Corp. rose after a US government report showed retail sales gained more than some economists expected.


Oil Prices Hover Just Below $50 a Barrel

U.S. oil prices hovered just below $50 a barrel on Tuesday, holding recent gains on a rash of crude supply outages and fears over thin heating oil tanks.


The U.S. National Institutes of Health, which spent nearly $20 billion last year funding research, urged scientists on Thursday to let the agency publish their studies on the Internet.


Brosnan, Costner Take Career Turns at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah  - In younger years, Kevin Costner  and Pierce Brosnan played suave leading men in movies, but this  week at the Sundance Film Festival they tried on new characters  that were more mature and world-weary.


Arctic Monkeys, Scissor Sisters star at Scots music festival

The Arctic Monkeys, Scissor Sisters, Snow Patrol and The Killers are among the bands playing at this year's T In The Park festival in Scotland, organisers said Thursday.


The Saturday Profile: Berlin Mayor, Symbol of Openness, Has National Appeal

Charming, sociable and openly gay, Klaus Wowereit is the newest star in a German political firmament short on stars.


THE US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the fifth time since June and signalled it was likely to keep pushing them higher at a "measured" pace in the new year.


Mukesh replies in the name of the father

MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 22 : Five days after rattling the markets and corporate India with his statement on TV about ââownership issuesââ in the Rs 99,000-crore Reliance group, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani did some damage control on Monday.


Suicide attacker kills 9 at Yemen temple

A suspected al-Qaida suicide bomber plowed his car Monday into a group of Spanish tourists visiting a temple linked to the ancient Queen of Sheba, killing seven Spaniards and two Yemenis in a part of Yemen known for its lawlessness.


Contro il Chievo 15/o successo consecutivo, tiene la Roma


Placido Domingo's eyes filled with water and his voice choked with emotion. He was singing ahead of the World Cup soccer final, and his portly partner wasn't with him.


Wal-Mart adds to health plans for employees

NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the largest private employer in the United States, is expanding the number of healthcare plans it offers employees and giving discounts on some types of coverage in an effort to blunt criticism about benefits.


City of brotherly love may embrace Wi-Fi

Philadelphia may spread the joy of wireless Internet access to its citizens.


Powell has dinner chat with Iranian minister

seated alongside his Iranian counterpart in the most extensive, high-level contact between the countries in years. relations but occasionally over the past few years their senior envoys have crossed paths at international meetings.


Six family members hanged in Egypt over killing spree

Six members of the same family were hanged in Egypt after being convicted for the revenge-killing of 22 members of a rival family two years ago.


Jazz star George Melly has died at his home in London at the age of 80, his wife Diana said Thursday.


Alcoa and China's Chinalco are "monitoring developments" after mining giant BHP Billiton's bid for Rio Tinto.


Ukraine's Opposition Shrugs Off Vote Challenge

30 December 2004 -- Allies of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko say they are confident their side will win any court challenges and that Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych will not be able to overturn Yushchenko's victory in the country's 26


Sele left off roster but he stays cheery

Aaron Sele , the former Red Sox righthander, went an impressive 9-4 during the regular season for the Angels. But he and that .692 winning percentage will be out of the Division Series between the Angels and Sox.


Long-term mortgage rates fell again this week to the lowest level in six months, Freddie Mac reported Thursday.


By Hu Yinan  China needs to "recognize" its food safety situation and take effective measures to safeguard imports and exports, a top official said.  "At present, food safety issues have attracted wide attention globally.


By Doug Smeath Deseret Morning News  A candidate for Salt Lake City mayor is questioning whether The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints belongs in the downtown renovation business.


Gunmen kill Hamas leader in West Bank; Rice to visit

QALQILYA, West Bank  - Three masked men shot and killed a Hamas leader as he left a mosque in the West Bank on Wednesday, witnesses said, a day after gunmen from a rival Palestinian faction threatened to kill senior Hamas members.


We should be grateful for Tony Blair's advice on the outcome of the US presidential election. On Friday he chose the medium of his friend Rupert Murdoch's more upmarket tabloid (the Times ) to tell us: 'President Bush is there for four years.


No direct German stake in EADS planned: source

Germany does not expect to take a direct stake in aerospace group EADS  via state bank KfW or other federal or state institutions, a senior government official told Reuters on Thursday.


al-Qaida-linked group for the massive explosion outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta that has killed at least seven and left more than 160 people injured.


How a ââpremiumââ brand manages the dance with the mass market.


Dopo l'arresto della moglie per tentata concussione mossa a sorpresadel ministro: "Fra l'amore della mia famiglia e il potere scelgo il primo"                                          Mastella, annuncio in Parlamento "Mi dimetto per senso dello Stato"                                                                                "Colpito da frange estremiste dei giudici che mi vedono come un nemico da abbattere"


Malaria Vaccine Described As A "Breakthrough"

For the first time in medical history, scientists have developed a malaria vaccine that has shown promise in a large scale trial conducted in Mozambique.


Iran Readies Uranium for Enrichment, UN Watching

Iran said on Wednesday it had processed several tons of raw "yellowcake" uranium to prepare it for enrichment -- a process that can be used to make atomic weapons -- in defiance of the UN nuclear watchdog.


President calls for calm as ex-premier's supporters camp out in Dili

East Timor's president has issued an appeal for calm as thousands of supporters of ex-prime minister Mari Alkatiri prepared to camp out after rolling through the capital in a major show of strength.


Six-party negotiations on winding up Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program resume on Thursday, with hopes raised for progress on at least the first steps after milestone talks between U.S. and North Korean envoys last month.


'Grazie al dottor Riccio e' stata una morte serena'


Germany on top of the world after playoff victory

ST. JAMES, Barbados  - Germany won the World Cup for the second time with a gripping playoff victory over Scotland at Sandy Lane Resort's Country Club Course on Sunday.


The British number one reached the semi-final of the US Open and French Open - but his challenge in Houston seems just as difficult as landing a major title.


The approved merger of Spanish toll road operator Abertis with Italian counterpart Autostrade is cancelled.


Ducks still hunting for fans in Southern California

ANAHEIM, California  - When Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, the NHL saw the move as a major breakthrough in its ambitious expansion dreams into non-traditional markets.


A German container vessel with 27 crew runs aground in the Dover Strait, off the coast of Kent.


JERUSALEM: A Palestinian was shot dead late Friday by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip and his body recovered on Saturday, a military source said.


Merrill Lynch Beats Expectations as Profit Falls

Merrill Lynch & Company said today third-quarter profit fell 8 percent, hurt by reduced investment banking and trading.


California regulators approve world's toughest smog rules

California air regulators Friday unanimously approved the world's most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that contribute to global warming - a decision that could affect car and truck buyers from coast to coast.


Parlamento promulga legge per i diritti degli individui


Jagger, Stewart Excited to Win at Globes

Dave Stewart asked buddy Mick Jagger to help him out writing songs for the Jude Law cad movie "Alfie." Their collaboration proved a winning one.


Personal computer maker Gateway Inc.  on Thursday swung to a quarterly profit from a year-ago loss as revenue rose 18 percent on better-than-expected retail performance and the company retired its preferred stock.


Rodman to Play in Mexico on NBA Comeback Trail

Retired basketball great Dennis Rodman is to play two games with a Mexican league side next month as part of his slow-burn campaign to return to the NBA.


The American envoy in Bangladesh urged its bickering political parties to stop meddling in the electoral process and called on the interim government on Sunday to play an impartial role in the vote.


The Week in Photos: December 8-December 14, 2006

See a roundup of the week's news and events, from a dictator's demise to a meteor's blaze of glory to a tiger "trapped" by a remote camera.


Giants 24, Redskins 17: Defense Shows Up for Giants

The Giants scored 21 consecutive points in the second half, erasing a lead and stifling, for now, the growing doubt about their chances of making another playoff run.


The Bush administration has spent more than $65 million in the past two years to aid political organizations in Ukraine, paying to bring opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko to meet U.S. leaders and helping to underwrite exit polls indicating he won last month's disputed runoff election.


La formula ha sostituito in video e alla radio il pastone politicoE ora il Palazzo chiede al nuovo direttore del Tg1 di abolirla                                                  "Ultima parola sempre alla Cdl" CosÃ¬ Mimun inventÃ² il panino                                                                                Quando l'Ulivo vinse fu rovesciata la ricetta: parola all'opposizione due voltedi SEBASTIANO MESSINA


Apple introduces two new Jam Packs for its GarageBand music creation software, giving musicians and aspiring musicians more Apple Loops and software instruments to create music. Jam Pack 2: Remix Tools makes it easy to produce compelling dance, hip-hop and electronica tracks, while Jam Pack 3: Rhythm Section offers songwriters a complete backing band for their rock, alternative and country music. [Sep 29]


MI5 recruitment has always been a secret affair - and none more so than for their most famous agent, 007. But plans for another James Bond outing have been put on hold as the film's producers have been unable to find someone to try out Q's latest gadgets.


One Million Still Powerless in Florida After Frances

Five days after Hurricane Frances hit  Florida's east coast, more than a million homes and businesses  were still without power in the Sunshine State.


McCain edges Huckabee in capital area primaries

John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, swept rival Mike Huckabee in three capital area primaries Tuesday, even as polls pointed to his lingering weakness among conservatives.


Late Rodriguez homer lifts Yankees past Red Sox

Alex Rodriguez homered with two out in the ninth inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday and a 2-1 edge in the weekend series between the old rivals.


A suicide car bomber linked to al-Qaida killed 13 people just outside Baghdadâs Green Zone today, the first anniversary of Saddam Husseinâs capture.


Ragusa, 19:23 - CALCIO: TRASFERISCE LA SQUADRA, MINACCE A PRESIDENTE VITTORIA

Scritte minacciose sono apparse stamattina a Comiso contro il presidente del Vittoria, Franco Caruso...


Motegi, 10:24 - MOTO, LANCIATA PROPOSTA MONOGOMMA PER MOTOGP 2008

La MotoGp come la Formula Uno. In occasione delle prove del Gp del Giappone, Carmelo Ezpeleta, respo...


Nanik Rupani, the chairman of Priyadarshini Academy has announced that their


Former U.S. sailor arrested on terror charges

Police in Arizona arrested a former U.S. Navy sailor on charges of spying and providing material support to terrorists, authorities said on Wednesday.


Chief Justice William Rehnquist Treated for Thyroid Cancer

US Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, officials announced Monday. Rehnquist, 80, the second-oldest man to preside over the country's highest court was admitted to Maryland's


Anorexic Girls Bond on Web to Dismay of Doctors

An underground subculture of  teenage girls who bond over their eating disorders and glorify  bone-thin celebrities has surfaced on the Internet, in a  growing trend that experts say frustrates treatment.