North Korea Tops Powell's Agenda in Asia

Four years ago this weekend, then-Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright visited North Korea, in what appeared to be a breakthrough in US relations with the reclusive Stalinist government.


Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton say it has made an offer worth $147bn to buy rival Rio Tinto.


Eddie Sutton Chases 800th Victory, and a Brighter Legacy

Eddie Sutton, whose departure from Oklahoma State came three months after he was involved in a car accident after drinking, was given another chance at the University of San Francisco.


Indian politician's son finally jailed for high society murder

An Indian court has sentenced the son of an influential politician to life behind bars for the murder of a young model, a crime he could have got away with had there not been a public outcry.


Genentech Beats Forecast but Slips on a Core Drugâs Sales

Genentech reported a 6 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, but its stock slipped after news that its cancer drug, Avastin, failed to meet sales expectations.


US President George W. Bush has outpolled Democratic challenger John Kerry by five points among likely Florida voters according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday, while other polls indicated a tighter race.


PM Lee hopes ASEAN will be an Economic Community before 2020

VIENTIENE, Laos: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hopes ASEAN will be able to bring forward the deadline to become an Economic Community before 2020.


International Paper Co. IP.N said  Friday it completed the sale of 1.1 million acres of forest  lands in Maine and New Hampshire for about $250 million to a  forest investment management company.


Retailers Seen Posting Modest Nov. Sales

U.S. retailers are expected to post  modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart  Stores Inc. WMT.N already cutting its holiday outlook on high  oil prices and warmer weather.


Lindsay Lohan's Mother Files for Divorce

The mother of actress-singer Lindsay Lohan has filed for divorce, a spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday. Dina Lohan filed for divorce from Michael Lohan in Nassau County Supreme Court Tuesday, said Leslie Sloane Zelnick, spokeswoman for Lindsay Lohan.


Supreme Court Limits Lawsuits by Shareholders

In its most important securities fraud ruling in years, the Supreme Court placed a huge obstacle before shareholders looking to sue someone after a stock purchase turns sour.


Arjen Robben scores early on as Chelsea go 11 points clear in the Premiership by beating Blackburn.


A government-backed anti-bullying scheme in England is "gagging" debate on the issue, a charity warns.


Consumer confidence and earnings trip up Wall St

Stocks fell on Tuesday after a weak outlook from Procter & Gamble, disappointing earnings from U.S. Steel and a report showing consumer confidence at a two-year low fueled worries about the economy, consumer spending and corporate profits.


AMERICA/HAITI - Nomina del Direttore nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Card. Ivan Dias, Prefetto della Congregazione per lÂEvangelizzazione dei Popoli, in data 25 maggio 2007 ha nominato Direttore nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie in Haiti per un quinquennio (12.11.2006...


Stanford freshman Candice Wiggins has a season-high 31 points, leading the eighth-ranked Cardinal to a 68-57 victory over Arizona State on Friday night.


Sharapova surges to third grand slam title

It was to be the Glam Slam, the squealer versus the squeaker. Instead, Saturday's Australian Open women's final was a battle of brinkmanship and jangling nerves. Ana Ivanovic blinked first and Maria Sharapova was the champion.


As the hometown of the current Afghan president, Kandahar should be wrapped up for Hamid Karzai. But look around, and


Kevin Correia had his longest outing as a starter in more than two years, and Rajai Davis' broken-bat double capped a three-run second inning Friday night in the San Francisco Giants' 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.


Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin and the Avett Brothers lead the nominees for the sixth annual Americana Honors and Awards with three apiece.


Israel, PA seek to free CNN's Druze worker

Israel and the Palestinian Authority were engaged in intensive efforts Monday night to bring about the release of an Israeli Druze employee of CNN who was kidnapped by armed Palestinians in Gaza on Monday.


Antarctic Glaciers Quicken Pace to Sea; Warming Is Cited

Some of Antarctica's glaciers have accelerated their seaward march, suggesting that ocean levels might be irreversibly on the rise for centuries to come.


Nearly $4 Bln Spent on Election Campaigns

Spending by contestants and  supporters in the U.S. elections this year will be nearly $4  billion, the highest ever, a study released on Thursday said.


U.S. judge challenges Monsanto seed approval: NYT

A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Agriculture Department violated the law by failing to adequately assess possible environmental impacts before approving genetically-engineered alfalfa from Monsanto , the New York Times said on Wednesday.


'Law and Order' Actor Jerry Orbach Dead at 69

Actor Jerry Orbach, longtime star of the "Law & Order" television series, died from prostate cancer on Wednesday, his manager told a local New York City radio station.


Roma, 17:29 - CALCIO, GUSSONI SCRIVE A ARBITRI: VI DIFENDERO'

Cesare Gussoni, neo presidente dell'Aia, ha scritto una lettera agli arbitri di calcio italiano pubb...


Honduras minister resigns after video-taped brawl

Honduran Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez resigned on Thursday after local television aired a video that caught him punching police after he was arrested for drunk driving.


SME - Pm chiede condanna Berlusconi a 8 anni per corruzi

Nel processo stralcio Sme a Milano, il pm Ilda Boccassini ha chiesto la condanna di Berlusconi a otto anni per corruzione semplice. Il pm ha deciso di uniformarsi alla sentenza del processo Sme principale


Kodak and Sun Microsystems have reached a settlement in their patent dispute over Java technology, with Sun agreeing to fork over $92 million to settle the suit.


Syria began dismantling a number of small army posts and pulling back hundreds of troops from positions near Beirut on Tuesday amid international pressure to end its long-standing military presence in Lebanon.


Nablus, 1 novembre 2004 - Ha appena sedici anni il palestinese che questa mattina, cinto di esplosivo, si Ã¨ fatto saltare in aria in un mercato di Tel Aviv. Lo ha appurato un cronista della France Presse


Serbia to annul Kosovo "puppet state" in advance

Serbia will not allow itself to be humiliated by a "puppet state" on its territory, Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said on Thursday as Serbia prepared to annul Kosovo's proclamation of independence in advance.


Napoli, 21:44 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: IN VENDITA ALTRI 4 MILA BIGLIETTI

Il Napoli metterà in vendita domani altri 4 mila biglietti per la sfida di domenica con il Le...


Di due persone date per scomparse, indagano polizia e Cc


ASIA/IRAQ - Sedicimila casi di colera nel nord del paese dove non arriva acqua potabile e il sistema delle fognature Ã¨ inadeguato Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Un'epidemia di colera ha colpito circa 16.000 persone nelle province settentrionali dell'Iraq, dove vivono 3 milioni di persone. NellÂultimo mese 10 sono i morti finora registrati.  ÂTra il 23 agosto e il 10 settembre, almeno ...


Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and CBC Leaders to Discuss Issues and Agenda at Opening of Annual Legislative Conference

News Advisory:   WHAT: Opening Press Conference of the CBCF 36th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) -- "Changing Course, Confronting Crises, Continuing the Legacy".  Leadership of the Congressional Black Caucus and the CBCF will describe conference agenda and objectives.


A car bomb exploded outside the cement blast barriers of the Australian Embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, witnesses said. It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.


In Italia c'e' fondamentalismo negativo, e scoppia polemica


African Anglican bishops said Monday that they were considering establishing a theology that conforms to the continent's culture, including prevailing beliefs against same-sex unions.


FAISALABAD, Pakistan, Oct 20 (BBC): Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera was made to wait for his fourth century as bad light ended play early on day one of the first Test against Pakistan.


The pre-dental sophomore said she has dealt with the problem since she was 17, and both her father and brother have similar anxiety issues.


64 perish in fire on India-to-Pakistan train

DEWANA, India -- An explosion on a train headed for Pakistan early this morning set off a fire that swept through two cars and killed at least 65 people in an attack that a government minister said was aimed at undermining the peace process between India and Pakistan.


OAKLAND PARK, Fla. -- The clinic where four patients went for wrinkle-smoothing treatments but ended up getting botulism has been secured as a crime scene.


If your wallet vanishes, save time and money by knowing what to do.


They have arrived here rested, relaxed, and raring to get going again. After earning their off week with a 29-7 victory over the University of Massachusetts Oct. 2 at Alumni Stadium, Boston College's football team, back to near full strength, will attempt to flex its muscles when the Eagles square off against Pittsburgh for the last time as ...


No laurels for "All the King's Men" at film fest

Some of the biggest names in Hollywood   had their egos bruised at this year's Toronto International   Film Festival.


Ford Motor Company said today it was recalling about 474 000 Escape and Mazda Tribute sport utility vehicles (SUVs) globally because the accelerator cable may prevent the engine from returning to the idle position, which could increase stopping distance


The sale of National Australia Bank's Irish businesses reached a surprise conclusion yesterday when Denmark's Danske Bank clinched a Â£967m takeover.


Several Britons are among a group of tourists missing after kidnap reports in Ethiopia, the UK government says.


Akron businessman Henry Klages carved out an empire by keeping the city running hot and cold

In the thick of winter, Henry Klages and his men trudged onto the frozen surface of Blue Pond and went right to work.


An Upstart in Films With Many Fast Moves

Overture Films is running on a small budget, but looking like a major studio.


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. . No one curtsies now. Society women no longer fret for weeks about what to wear when they meet her or how to address her properly.


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


In an attempt to spark growth in its Net phone service, AT&T has turned to cable companies to pitch the technology to more consumers.


Si chiede liberazione del giornalista rapito in Afghanistan


Apple Computer's new line of iMacs, which goes on sale later this month, gives the company's diehard fans several reasons to upgrade, including a big speed boost and more affordable prices.


'Lasciare ai giovani futuro non ancorato a questi baratri'


Dopo il record, dollaro in rimonta sull'euro

MILANO - Piazza Affari chiude la seduta in terreno positivo. Il Mibtel ha terminato salendo dello 0,44% a 22.928 punti. L'indice S&P Mib sale dello 0,33%, a 30.272 punti. L'indice Midex guadagna lo 0,16%, a 28.503 punti.


Politicians must tackle Internet paradoxes: Google chief

Politicians must get their heads around the myriad paradoxes of the Internet if they are to stay ahead of the game, the head of Internet search giant Google insisted.


Per il Viminale partita vinta "Tutti in cella gli assassini"

ROMA - "Con tutta la prudenza necessaria per un argomento di cosÃ¬ grande delicatezza mi sento di escludere che oggi ci siano in Italia brigatisti a piede libero pronti all'omicidio. Le notizie filtrate dal


(InfoWorld) - Fujitsu offered visitors to the Ceatec exhibition in Chiba, Japan, a look at how entertainment PCs of the future could be with the display of two prototype computer designs. The Turn Table PC represents one possibility for a home entertainment PC that can switch between being used as a notebook computer or as a digital turntable, allowing aspiring DJs to scratch and spin digital media files. TheTurn Table PC design calls for a 20-inch LCD (liquid crystal display screen) that can be folded closed to use the turntable function. The turntable function would be controlled by a touch screen on the outside of the notebook's lid. The other design that Fujistu showed is the Ultra Mobile, a handheld-computer design that calls for a touchscreen and includes a built-in digital camera for taking photos, as well as a digital music player and support for wireless Internet access. Measuring the same size as a CD jewel case, the Ultra Mobile design uses a novel method to turn the system on and off: users rotate the front half of the machine -- including the screen -- 45 degrees, changing the computer's shape from square to a star. Fujitsu has no plans to manufacture either design, said an attendant manning the company's booth.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


Dutch PM Urges Dialogue After Sectarian Violence

Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter  Balkenende visited a mosque on Sunday and urged dialogue among  different communities in the Netherlands after a wave of  sectarian attacks in a country once known for its tolerance.


The OECD says the levels of inflation in the eurozone, Japan and the US do not justify further interest rate rises.


Googleâs Secret Display Advertising Network

Google has created a ’secret’ Google Display Advertising Network to attract Fortune 1000 companies into the Google advertising realm. Google’s Display Advertising Network is exclusive and invitation only, and based upon high CPM (cost per thousand impressions) rates and not cost per click, like Google AdWords or the current AdSense network. John Chow describes the Google [...]


Uganda, Nigeria, and Malawi have pledged 2,500 peacekeeping troops, but most member nations remain silent.


Bond's Balkan fans amused by lavish Montenegro

James Bond fans in the Balkans seem as pleased as any by the darkness and edge of their hero in Daniel Craig's new 'Casino Royale' portrayal, but some cannot suspend their disbelief when the plot gets him to Montenegro.


Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, said on Thursday that group net profit slid by 22 percent in 2006/07 from its previous financial year as the company was hit by higher taxes.


Iran fuel rations spark anger, pump stations burn

Angry Iranians torched pump stations and hurled abuse at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government after the world's fourth-largest oil exporter said it was imposing fuel rationing on Wednesday.


The Los Angeles Opera is to stage  its first "Ring" cycle of four classic Wagnerian operas, thanks  in part to a $6 million gift from businessman Eli Broad who  wants to boost the city as cultural destination.


A Christian prayer group calls for a play depicting Jesus as homosexual to be prosecuted for blasphemy.


GREAT Britain's drive to reduce obesity now includes cutting larger chocolate bars down to size, the food and drink industry said today.


Reviewer Says Depression Drugs, Suicide Linked

BETHESDA, Md.  - A U.S. government medical  reviewer told an advisory panel on Monday new findings  confirmed his conclusion months ago that certain  antidepressants increase the chances of suicidal behavior among  children and teens.


The world's most expensive military project, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is due to take to the skies next week.


Nel 2/o trimestre 2006 era al 6,5%, ma crescono gli inattivi


Un gruppo di manifestanti incatenati su uno dei terrazzi per protestarecontro il via libera di Prodi, il 16 gennaio scorso, ai progetti statunitensi                                          Vicenza, comitato contro base Usa il "No Dal Molin" occupa prefettura


Yao Ming is expected to play for the  first time in almost three months when the Houston Rockets face  the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, team officials said.


Bush campaign using smoke-screen tactics to avoid issues: Kerry

As Democrats and Republicans spar over attack ads in the race for the White House, Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry accused President George W. Bush's campaign of putting up a smoke screen to divert attention from important issues.


Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Hewlett Packard yesterday announced availability of what they claim are the industry's first storage and server systems offering 300GB Fibre Channel and small computer system interface (SCSI) disk drive capacity.


Bush Pledges 'Nothing Will Hold Us Back'

NEW YORK - President Bush picked apart John Kerry's record on the Iraq war and tax cuts Thursday night and summoned the nation toward victory over terrorism and economic security at home. "Nothing will hold us back," he said in a Republican National Convention acceptance speech that launched his fall re-election campaign...


Gran successo per il rivoluzionario telefonino musicale


Pallavolo, grande Italia ai Mondiali batte anche Cuba

La squadra di Montali non si ferma. Nel secondo match della 2a fase della rassegna supera 3-1 i caraibici.


Cardinals Win in 12 Innings to Set Up Decider

Jim Edmonds thumped a two-run homer in  the bottom of the 12th inning to give the host St Louis  Cardinals a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros Wednesday, forcing  a seventh and deciding game in the National League Championship  Series.


The UK's jobs market for graduates stays buoyant - but starting salaries in London are falling, a survey suggests.


Las Vegas rockers The Killers may be enjoying some new found fame, but lead singer Brandon Flowers says in an interview with AP Radio that touring can be a little exhausting.


All top managers of embattled oil major YUKOS have fled Russia fearing that state prosecutors may order their arrest, a YUKOS source says.


Angels sign center fielder Matthews to five-year deal

The Los Angeles Angels have signed center fielder Gary Matthews Jr from the Texas Rangers on a five-year deal worth a reported $50 million on Wednesday.


Air Controllers Chafe at Plan to Reduce Staffing Levels

The drive by the F.A.A. is producing tension, anger and occasional shows of defiance among controllers.


UK Regulator Calls Shell Misconduct `Unprecedented'

UK regulators said Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Europe's second-largest oil company, was guilty of ``unprecedented misconduct'' in overstating reserves that led to fines of $151.


Indian press lashes Putin for ruling out UN Security Council veto

President Vladimir Putin earned a thumbs-down from India's media after failing to back veto rights for any new permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.


Ward Is Taking Advantage of the Opening Left by Jacobs

Brandon Jacobs was set to step in as a leader for the post-Tiki Barber Giants. He carried the ball six times before Derrick Ward took his place.


Federer swaps living room for centre court at last

Champion Roger Federer will have to dust the cobwebs off his racket on Thursday before returning for the first match of his Wimbledon defense in six days.


$1.1b spent last year to care for state's uninsured, report says

Hospitals, doctors, and health centers last year provided $1.1 billion of medical care to Massachusetts residents without health insurance, according to a report that's part of a new push to cover the state's uninsured workers.


We asked the novelist what he's watching, reading, and listening to.


A TV Show Hopes to Cover a Lot of Ground in Postapocalyptic Kansas

âJerichoâ may be remembered as the postapocalyptic drama canceled by CBS and only temporarily revived by vocal and Internet-savvy fans, but its executive producers would have it otherwise.


Target raises September sales forecast to 5 percent

Target Corp. TGT.N on Monday   raised its September forecast, saying it now expects same-store   sales to rise about 5 percent.


Lega Nord ha deciso il loro ritorno per martedi' 19 dicembre


Public urged to watch price of flu vaccine

Attorney General Greg Stumbo yesterday asked Kentuckians to be alert for possible price gouging by either distributors or providers of flu vaccine.


Gadgets Makers Face Old Challenge: Keep It Simple

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is fond  of saying this is the decade that the digital approach to  living will be taken for granted.


Britney wallops Shakira in search tussle

Your clicks don't lie Talent-lite genetalia flasher and mother of two Britney Spears has topped Yahoo's list of the year's most popular search terms.â¦


Microsoft is taking security risks with its forthcoming Vista operating system, says software firm McAfee.


SIALKOT, Pakistan - Thousands of minority Shiite Muslims rampaged through an eastern Pakistan city Saturday in a riot sparked by a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque that killed 31 people.    Rioters set fire to a police station and the mayor's office in Sialkot, destroyed several motorcycles and attacked a court...


There is widespread disgust at the murder of an anti-Syrian Lebanese MP in Beirut on the eve of a key vote.


Nearly 1000 people are dead or missing after a storm triggered landslides and floods in the Philippines this week, rescuers said on Thursday as a new and even more powerful deadly typhoon approached the main island of Luzon.


Book gives disturbing death penalty view

"Texas Death Row: Executions in the Modern Era" (Plume. 432 pages. $16), edited by Bill Crawford: In the state where everything is bigger, the death penalty is practically supersized.


Sweden's new PM vows cautious pace of reforms

Sweden's new conservative Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, who won election three weeks ago ousting the Social Democrats from 12 years of power, said his centre-right government would implement a slew of reforms but at a cautious pace.


BBC children's presenter Mark Speight is bailed after being arrested in connection with a woman's death.


Gum That Wonât Stick to Shoes? Itâs in the Works

Inspired by the gum-splotched sidewalks of New York, a British professor is taking on the sticky problem and developing a nonstick chewing gum.


As priceless as winning the franchise's first World Series in 86 years may have seemed, the Red Sox yesterday absorbed a $3.1 million tax for exceeding baseball's $120.5 million payroll threshold by $14 million.


No glitz as Hollywood awaits Globes amid strike

Hollywood on Sunday awaited the  strike-plagued Golden Globe Awards at a drab news conference to  announce winners, rather than the usual star-filled gala.


Existing home sales off 4.1 pct. in July

House hunters shied away from buying in July, driving down sales of previously owned homes to a 2 1/2-year low. The inventory of unsold homes climbed to a record high.


Square Feet: In Silicon Valley, Steady but Cautious Growth Returns

As Silicon Valley undergoes a resurgence, companies like Google, Yahoo and Apple are again looking for space to grow.


Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker criticises TV talent shows, saying the winners never have "good voices".


Takeover Battle Ends With Sale of Big Landlord

The Blackstone Group won the bidding war for Equity Office in the biggest leveraged private equity buyout ever.


Financial results were fierce for this agricultural enabler.


The brand new network courts young viewers with new media and old shows.


The US is considering sending more troops to Iraq in the run-up to January election, the Pentagon confirms.


Despite setback, Democrats vow to pressure Bush on Iraq

US Senate Democrats, thwarted in their bid to force a debate on President George W. Bush's planned US troop buildup in Iraq, are expected to step up their pressure on the administration in order to force it to change its strategy in the war.


Israel admits the bombing of a UN post in southern Lebanon that killed four peacekeepers was a "tragic error".


13 dead as militants attack Nigerian oil port

Thirteen people died after armed militants attacked targets in Port Harcourt, Nigeria's main oil industry hub, a military spokesman said today


'Morning After' Treatment Advised to Prevent AIDS

A "morning after" treatment for the  AIDS virus can help prevent infection after a rape, contact  with a contaminated needle or even a night of passion without a  condom, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.


Cabinet of Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri resigns

The office said Hariri would not form the next government. The outgoing prime minister has led Lebanon for most of the time since the end of the civil war in 1990.


News: Hacker penetrates T-Mobile systems

An intruder had access to customer records, Social Security numbers, and private e-mail for at least a year ending last October. Trophies included celebrity cell phone snapshots, and a trove of restricted Secret Service documents stored on an agent's Sidekick.


Patriots perfect again as NFL win streak reaches 21

FOXBORO, United States  - Corey Dillon rushed for 115 yards as New England outlasted the previously unbeaten New York Jets 13-7 to win their 21st straight National Football League game.


LIVERMORE, Calif. - It didn't take a nuclear physicist to realize changes were needed after a $40,000 ceramic mural was unveiled outside the city's new library and everyone could see the misspelled names of Einstein, Shakespeare, Vincent Van Gogh, Michelangelo and seven other historical figures...


Earnings Reports Trigger Steep Stock Sell-Off

The Dow was down more than 200 points at one point today as earnings reports from Wachovia and Caterpillar disappointed investors.


Real Madrid soccer star David Beckham and his wife, Victoria, are expecting their third child in March, the couple announced Sunday.


IBM announces new chip technology for mobile devices

IBM has developed new technology to allow separate chips to be integrated into one, reducing the space needed inside a mobile device to allow more functions.


Powell Wants Mideast Foes to Smooth Way to Election

Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday will invest U.S. prestige in a new Middle East peace drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps to help Palestinians elect a new president.


Russia has successfully tested a modernized anti-ballistic missile system, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov told President Vladimir Putin on Monday, according to the Interfax news agency.


Captain Paul Collingwood steers England to their first victory in the one-day series against New Zealand.


Talent between US, Europe is close, but Americans will win Ryder ...

The dynamics of the Ryder Cup in the 21st century have changed. The presumption by most Americans that the United States has the better team, and therefore should win the Ryder Cup, has long since evaporated.


Carmack's X-Prize rocket explodes on pad

Aspirations doomed for another year The sole remaining contender to win a prize for privately-built rocket lander systems exploded yesterday, ending hopes that the prize might be won this year.â¦


Luyindula called in for Trezeguet against Ireland

France coach Raymond Domenech called up Marseille striker Peguy Luyindula on Tuesday to replace the injured David Trezeguet for its World Cup qualifying match against Ireland on Saturday.


Gunman Slays 6 at N. Illinois University

A gunman, whom the authorities did not identify, went into a lecture hall on Thursday and killed six students and himself. Fifteen other students were wounded in the attack.


Heavy rain and winds gusting up to nearly 70 mph battered Southern California on Friday, triggering dozens of wrecks. At least two people died.


Segretario Stato Usa, penso si debba lasciare canale aperto


India 'very serious' about composite dialogue: PM

IMPHAL: A day after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's tough talk, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said, India was "very serious" about the composite dialogue and he looked forward to a "fruitful" exchange of views, when his Pakistani


USA: CONVENTION;TRA BIMBI E VETERANI, I VOLTI ANTI-BUSH

NEW YORK - L'America pacifista - quella che dice no al conflitto in Iraq e avversa le politiche dell'Amministrazione di Washington - ha il volto di tanti papa' con i piccoli ancora sul passeggino, dei veterani del Vietnam commossi e fieri, dei pensionati


Insulin increases mortality among heart failure patients

December 30 (HeartCenterOnline) - Diabetics with advanced heart failure who are treated with insulin are faced with a mortality rate that is four times higher than patients treated with oral medications.


Lou Yeâs âSummer Palaceâ examines youthful idealism and its unhappy aftermath.


American Patterson overcomes Russian for all-around Olympic title

The 20-year wait is over. America has its new Mary Lou, and her name is Carly Patterson. The 16-year-old dynamo beat Russian superstar Svetlana Khorkina to give the United States another Olympic all-around champion Thursday night, closing with a dazzling ...


Wars Past and Present, Rockers Evergreen

At the Berlin International Film Festival, the subjects range from Abu Ghraib to the Rolling Stones.


As Tom Brady prepared to take a snap, he shouted and pointed across the line, anticipating a blitz from end Jason Taylor lined up at middle linebacker.


Since Vladimir Putin became Russia's president in 2000, he has had his eye on tightening the state's direct control over the energy sector.


Two key studies on obesity settle ... nothing

Both sides in fit vs. fat argument can cite new evidence to back up claims. By ERIC BERGER. HOUSTON -- The obesity debate is about to become even bigger.


LONDON  Â The Rolling Stones announced Thursday they have signed a deal to release the soundtrack to their Martin Scorsese-directed concert film through Universal Music Group.


Cassini to Jettison Titan Probe on Christmas Day

"Everything is OK. Huygens is ready to go," said Jean-Pierre Lebreton, the probe's project scientist at the European Space Agency (ESA).


A man is shot dead at the wheel of a Land Rover car in the Halewood area of Merseyside.


One of the youngest mayors in the country has resigned three years into his four-year term, saying he wanted to pursue opportunities outside of Pennsylvania.


Hoping to whet the appetite of developers specializing in mobile and embedded devices, Microsoft on Monday made available a free technology preview of Windows XP Embedded containing Service Pack 2 (SP2) that it expects to deliver by year's end.


Alabama, which has some of the nation's toughest drug laws, has become an unlikely ally of California on medical marijuana use.


GlaxoSmithKline Plc GSK.L has agreed  to release all clinical studies of its drugs to settle a  lawsuit that accused it of withholding negative information  about the antidepressant Paxil, the New York Attorney General's  office said on Thursday.


Dubai, 20:13 - CALCIO, TORNEO DUBAI: INTER IN FINALE

L'Inter si è qualificata per la finale del Torneo di Dubai battendo l'Ajax 5-4 ai rigori. I t...


Clinton in Delhi to flag lower prices for children's AIDS treatment

Former United States president Bill Clinton said in India his foundation had negotiated agreements to lower the price of HIV-AIDS treatment for children in poor countries.


Mideast's largest IT fair opens in Dubai

DUBAI: The Middle East's largest technology exhibition, GITEX, opened here Sunday with the international IT industry out in full force to showcase the latest market innovations to an expected 100,000 visitors.


Mosca, 20:03 - PATTINAGGIO VELOCITA', FABRIS SECONDO NEI 1500 METRI A MOSCA

Enrico Fabris è giunto secondo sui 1500 metri nella terza prova della Coppa del Mondo Essent ...


AOL is getting a software makeover, its first since deciding to make more of its services available for free in the chase for online advertising dollars.


5 convicted of rapes on island founded by Bounty mutineers

The mayor of the Pacific Ocean island of Pitcairn and his son were among five men found guilty Monday of a series of rapes and sexual assaults against girls on the island stretching back over four decades.


Miguel Tejada, Brian Roberts and Jay Gibbons deny the accusations that they used illegal anabolic steroids and the Orioles support their players.


Tony Blair has delivered an ultimatum to all sides in the Northern Ireland peace talks - this is decision time. As the Prime Minister and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern began a critical bid to restore the power


Howard Stern was becoming so expensive to keep that the shock jock's departure may lead to higher profits, the Viacom co-president who oversees its radio business said yesterday.


Death Penalty Protocol to Change: But a Judge Removes a Requirement That Has Halted Lethal Injections in Missouri.

By Tony Rizzo, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Sep. 13--Missouri prison officials have until Oct. 27 to submit a revised protocol for putting condemned inmates to death, a federal judge ordered Tuesday.   U.S.


VERSAILLES, France  - British designer John Galliano marked his 10th year at the creative helm of iconic fashion house Dior with an extravagant fall/winter show in Versailles Palace inspired by Impressionist and Modern painters.


Within Days, Share Price of Blackstone Is Below $31

The slide poses an embarrassing setback for Blackstone, whose debut was among the most widely anticipated of the year.


U.S. spends average $8,701 per pupil on education

The United States spent an average of $8,701 per pupil to educate its children in 2005, the Census Bureau said on Thursday, with some states paying more than twice as much per student as others.


Everyone who skis must have found themselves at some time poised at the start of a race course looking down at the gates, trying to size up a strategy, and finally settling for just getting it over with.


TIGER WOODS today made it clear he still views individual glory as more important than team success ahead of the Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills.


Immigration takes toll on women's health: study

The study by the Canadian Institute for Health Information examined health data from across the country collected by Statistics Canada.


O'Hara, Wilson inactive for Falcons game

Center Shaun O'Hara and safety Gibril Wilson were both inactive for the New York Giants' game Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.


Diventa cosi' il quinto produttore del mondo


CHICAGO -- Todd Walker homered and drove in four runs, Carlos Zambrano won his fourth straight decision and the Chicago Cubs extended their lead in the NL wild-card race with a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds tonight.


Former Raider Is Charged With Attempted Murder

The Miami Beach police released an arrest report detailing a scary struggle that three police officers said they had had with the 380-pound Barret Robbins.


AP Leader Sees Internet As Future of News

The Internet will change the way news is provided to the world by giving consumers the power to demand and receive any sports score, analysis or breaking story instantly, the head of the world's largest news organization said.


Russia's new super computer performs over 2 trillion operations a second

The list of most powerful computers was first published in 1993. The super computer of the Russian Academy of Sciences was included in the prestigious top five list, but the machine lost its position in a short ...


Gunmen Kidnap Baghdad Shopkeepers, Bystanders

BAGHDAD, Dec. 14 -- Hardly a soul stirred on Thursday afternoon inside the warren of narrow dark alleys and side streets in Sanak, one of the Iraqi capital's busiest commercial districts. Shop after shop remained closed, their steel doors sealed with thick padlocks. Empty stalls, flanked by...


Tony Blair wants to avoid a 'stand up row' with Russia's president but will tell him he is being 'counter-productive'.


Palestinians Seek Wider Prisoner Release by Israel

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians urged Israel  Friday to expand a prisoner release to ensure the success of a  summit both sides hope will result in a formal declaration to  end violence.


Google leads the charge of indexing information outside the web as it turns to TV. Also: Video-game maker Take Two buys a chunk of Sega & hellip;.  Google hiring practices raise eyebrows and speculations on future projects & hellip;. and more.


Proteste per impedire trasferimento statua in Giappone


Philippine PSE Still Probing Metro Pac On Sale Disclosure

MANILA (Dow Jones)--The Philippine Stock Exchange, or PSE, said Monday it will continue its probe into Metro Pacific Corp. (MPC.PH) for possible violation of disclosure rules, even though the bourse oversight


A New Script for Searching Texts Written by Hand

Search technology for images may lead to a way to search handwritten manuscripts.


Four foreign oil workers seized in Nigeria

Gunmen disguised as riot police have abducted four foreign workers from the residential compound of oil services giant Schlumberger in Nigeria's oil city Port Harcourt, authorities said on Saturday.


Russian Rocket Site Linked to Child Sickness

Unburned fuel from rockets launched at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is causing serious illnesses in children who live near the site, a leading science journal said on Wednesday.


Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson expects to face Arsene Wenger's young Gunners when the fierce rivals meet again at Old Trafford on Wednesday.


RLX Technologies drops blade server hardware business

Citing intense competition from larger rivals, blade server vendor RLX Technologies Inc. said it will drop its hardware lineup and focus on developing its blade server management software suite.


Aberdeen, UK Fund Companies Agree Trust Settlement

Aberdeen Asset Management Plc and 17 other fund companies and banks agreed to pay about 194 million pounds ($262 million) to reimburse investors who lost money in the collapse of so-called split-capital trusts.


Somali government fighters and Ethiopian troops attack Islamist positions, an Islamist leader says.


Merck (MRK:NYSE - news - research) shares fell early Thursday after a study sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration concluded that its Vioxx arthritis drug put users at a greater risk to heart attacks than Pfizer's (PFE:NYSE - news - research


Study uncovers ants' 60 degrees of navigation

Ants use angled signposts and tiny scent markers to find their way home or follow the path into the wilderness, according to a study published in British science weekly Nature.


Foreign Office Minister Baroness Symons is travelling to Libya today on a mission to develop the newly warming relations between the two countries, a day after the European Union agreed to lift an arms embargo ...


Tokyo, 16:43 - CALCIO, GIAPPONE: MIGLIORANO CONDIZIONI EX CT OSIM

Primo passo verso la guarigione per Ivica Osim. Ricoverato in ospedale da metà novembre in se...


Dutch Discover Vermeer Studio in Delft Garden

An art restorer says he has solved a centuries-old mystery with the discovery of the studio of the 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer.


Care for U.S. veterans could cost $662 bln: study

Medical costs for U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could range from $350 billion to $662 billion over the next 40 years, as soldiers survive injuries that would have killed them in past conflicts, according to a Harvard University study.


AOL Dumps Microsoft's Spam Filter Standard

America Online, the largest Internet service provider, said it would stop using Microsoft's Sender ID technology to filter unwanted e-mail being sent to its millions of members, and instead embrace an open-source friendly alternative.


Phelps Ruled Out of 400 Medley with Sore Back

Michael Phelps pulled out of the 400 meter individual medley at the short course world swimming championships with a sore back Friday.


A tax shelter factory bared in KPMG memos

KPMG, the accounting firm under scrutiny for promoting tax shelters that were found to be abusive, discussed selling a new shelter highly similar to a banned version more than two years after the US Internal Revenue Service outlawed the original one and


The Web can help travelers create customized walking tours.


Microsoft Corp. has announced it will target 2006 for release of its newxt Windows client operating system, code-named "Longhorn".


Within hours of the announcement that antivirus maker Symantec (SYMC:Nasdaq - news - research) and software storage vendor Veritas (VRTS:Nasdaq - news - research) would merge, skeptical investors shaved about a billion dollars off the value of the all


Roma, 12:04 - CALCIO, ARBITRI: JUVE-ROMA A SACCANI, DE MARCO PER INTER

Sarà Saccani a dirigere Juventus-Roma, l'anticipo serale del campionato di calcio di serie A ...


Cost Cutting Lifts Profit at Morgan Stanley MARKETPLACE By Bloomberg

By Bradley Keoun  Morgan Stanley reported record third-quarter profit Wednesday as earnings from investment banking, brokerage services and credit cards, along with reduced compensation costs, helped the chief executive, John Mack, provide the biggest stock gains on Wall Street.


Napoli, 16:20 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; PONTICELLI: SAN PAOLO ADEGUATO IN UN MESE

L'assessore comunale di Napoli allo Sport, Alfredo Ponticelli, che alle 19 terrà un vertice c...


A Pocket Digital Camera That Holds Its Breath Under Water

Just in case the fish speak, the Optio W30 shoots 30 frames a second while recording sound.


By mid-morning yesterday, the line for MoMA's grand reopening on West 53rd Street trailed right around the block. People going in were looking at the backs of the heads of others just joining the line.


The revised EU treaty will have to be in Britain's national interests, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett says.


Britain says backs more Iran sanctions if needed: FT

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said London will maintain a tough stance against Iran's nuclear ambitions and warned Tehran on Monday it did not "have the right to set off a nuclear arms race in the Middle East".


As the first star-driven film to cross completely over to the digital domain, "The Polar Express" might change the way movies are made and seen.


Deal would cut United's Chicago airport debt

Bankrupt United Airlines stands to erase 75 percent of its obligation to pay off $600 million of debt issued for projects at its Chicago O'Hare International Airport hub, in a deal that would leave bondholders with 60 cents on


By MARTA FALCONI  ROME - Nero's Golden Palace will partly reopen to visitors next week, offering rare insight into archaeologists' efforts to preserve the first-century imperial residence from decay and humidity.


Ugg! It's Andrew's round-up Smartphone Show The 1990s mania for Flintstones anthropology has been on the wane for some time. It was freighted with too many dodgy agendas, and people twigged fairly quickly that you can simply make up any "evolutionary psychology" you wanted. Studies such as the one that suggested rape provided evolutionary advantages didn't exactly help the cause. Stephen Jay Gould called it "Just So Stories", and EP turned out not to be an exciting new branch of science, or even social science, but gothic fiction - to be filed under "Creative Writing".â¦


Turkey holds 18 in Qaeda swoop during Pope visit: TV

Turkish police detained 18 people  suspected of having links to al Qaeda late on Wednesday, but  Istanbul's police chief said the move was unconnected to Pope  Benedict's visit to Turkey, NTV television reported.


South Korea chucks antitrust charges at Intel

Joins worldwide crusade South Korean officials have issued antitrust charges against Intel, in a move that caps a two-year investigation and creates one more headache for lawyers at the world's biggest chip maker.â¦


Pioneer Heart Patient Marks Medical Fieldâs 30-Year History

The first patient to receive an angioplasty paved the way for the 15 million patients to follow.


Police in South Africa arrest two men over the robbery and murder of a Welsh father-of-five at his home.


Antigua beats long odds on Internet gambling challenge by US

WASHINGTON  - Antigua and Barbuda beat long odds Wednesday as the World Trade Organisation confirmed a ruling that a ban in the United States on Internet gambling violates global trading rules.


Olympics 2004: Canoeing: Veraas Larsen ready for K-1 500m finals

Eirik Veraas Larsen had no problem winning his heat in the K-1 500m semifinals on Thursday morning, and is now favourite to win the Saturday final.


A bomb threat forces the evacuation of a Madrid soccer stadium on Sunday night during a game between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad.


Unreliable electronic voting systems could undermine UK democracy warns a report


Makhaya Ntini took three wickets in four balls as South Africa fought their way back into contention in the first Test against England at St George's Park on Sunday.


Gene may protect some women against breast cancer

Scientists have identified a gene variation found in about 13 percent of women of European descent that reduces their risk of developing breast cancer, a study released on Sunday said.


Patients Urged to Follow Painkiller Labels

While researchers plan to look at the use of all NSAIDs in clinical trials, people shouldn't take high doses or for too long. By Amanda Gardner.


J.M. Barrie's "Mary Rose" a mere curiosity

Supposedly, a young Alfred  Hitchcock saw a London-based production of J.M. Barrie's "Mary  Rose" and hoped to direct a screen version. His dream never  came to fruition. But if it had, the film likely would have  made Hitch's bombs -- "Torn Curtain" or "Stage Fright" anyone?  -- seem like classics.


Iran on Monday opened a two-day conference exploring the validity of the Nazi Holocaust, a move that has sparked outrage among Jewish groups.


Keith Jardine hadn't heard of Houston Alexander. So when Alexander, who was making his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut, pummeled "The Dean of Mean" in UFC 71, Jardine thought he may have landed himself on the next undercard.


Dolphins Waive PR Brightful, Sign Welker

The Miami Dolphins waived punt returner Lamont Brightful, who fumbled three kicks in their latest loss, and signed signed rookie returner Wes Welker on Tuesday.


Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton faces a ban after reportedly being found guilty of blood doping.


Six-time Pro Bowl fullback Mike Alstott announced his retirement after 12 seasons Thursday, saying goodbye to the NFL during a tearful news conference in a meeting room where the Buccaneers played a highlight film of some of his most memorable plays.


High-flying Brit entrepreneur Richard Branson today announced the imminent take-off of the "VSS Virgin" - a scaled-up version of Burt Rutan's SpacShipOne - which will offer well-to-do wannabe astronauts the chance of zero-grav flights for a mere Â£100,000


Hurricanes lower profits of American Financial

After hurricanes Charley and Frances, and with Hurricane Ivan's arrival, American Financial Group says its 2004 profits will come in at the low end of its forecasts.


The man behind the record oil price was a lone trader seeking a minute of fame, observers say.


When the going gets small, Paul Antico gets going.


Hollywood finally run out of ideas? Sin City director Robert Rodriguez is to remake sci-fi cult classic Barbarella, the BBC reports.â¦


Baseball: Schilling and Boston rise again, tying series

NEW YORK The Yankees are one loss from sinking to an inglorious place in baseball history. Their fans beat them to it Tuesday night.


President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia's test-firing of new missiles this week was a response to U.S. plans to build missile defense sites across Europe, and suggested Washington is pursuing an imperialist policy that has triggered a new arms race.


4th and 5 at the Cowboys 39 - Punt by Adam Brooks (WYO) returned by Craig Bragg (UCLA) to the Bruins 21 for no gain. 3rd and 6 at the Cowboys 38 (12:00) - Corey Bramlet (WYO) pass incomplete across the middle.


Iraqi militants wanted Bush to win presidency: French hostage

PARIS - Iraqi militants wanted President George W. Bush re-elected because he would keep US soldiers in Iraq, and that would boost the position of the insurgents, a French reporter says.


Sina Corp., China's most popular Web portal, said Thursday its fourth-quarter profits fell 15 percent due to higher expenses and a drop in revenues for mobile services.


An Electrolux cooker factory in County Durham is to close with the loss of 500 jobs, it is confirmed.


Chiron Says No Flu Vaccine Production Date Set Yet

Chiron Corp. said on Wednesday there is no basis yet to predict whether or when the company will get back its license to produce the Fluvirin flu vaccine.


Intel to Join in a Project to Extend Wireless Use

Intel is teaming up with telecommunications pioneer Craig McCaw to develop new wireless technology for Internet access.


Polling begins in the UAE's first elections, in which less than 1% of citizens are eligible to cast a vote.


US forces work to secure police stations in Iraqi city of Mosul

(Mosul, Iraq-AP) Nov. 16, 2004 - Residents of Iraq's third largest city, Mosul, report US warplanes and helicopters in the air as loud blasts and gunfire echo around them.


Pescara, 14:56 - CALCIO, PESCARA; BALLARDINI: SAPREMO DIVERTIRE IL PUBBLICO

E' stato presentato questa mattina il nuovo Pescara. La cerimonia è avvenuta nella sala consi...


Miramax Films on Thursday began cutting 55 jobs, or 13 percent of its staff, in a second round of layoffs that accompanied further word that co-chief Harvey Weinstein was looking to stay with the maker of Oscar winners like "Chicago" and "Shakespeare in Love."


Ad agosto deficit scende da 2.013 mln del 2006 a 961 mln


"Halo" No Longer Just a Game for Microsoft

"Halo" is crucial to the success of Microsoft's Xbox video game business, which has lost billions of dollars since it was started in 2001.


Sabres lose 10th straight with Rangers defeat

Goals from Petr Prucha and Brandon Dubinsky gave the New York Rangers a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, handing the visitors their 10th straight loss.


A judge in an Enron investor fraud suit is giving Enron shareholders another chance to describe the bankÃÂs role in the companyÃÂs collapse.


Cosi l'ad Polegato commenta la crescita del 28% del gruppo


Travis airman pleads guilty -- not as a spy

A Travis Air Force Base airman at the center of a high-profile military spying case pleaded guilty to minor charges Wednesday after US prosecutors ended their yearlong effort to prove he tried to spy for his native country of Syria.


UPDATE 1-Charlton climb to seventh with 1-0 win

A 49th-minute header by Moroccan defender Talal El Karkouri gave Charlton Athletic a 1-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers on Monday that lifted the London club to seventh in the Premier League.


Scandinavians, Germans Fear Worst in Asian Disaster

More than 2,000 Scandinavians and  1,000 Germans were still unaccounted for on Wednesday, three  days after their tropical paradise was devastated by Asia's  tsunami.


Three U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq's Najaf Province

Three American soldiers were killed on  Sunday in Najaf province, scene of fighting between U.S. forces  and Shi'ite militiamen holed up in the holy city of Najaf, the  military said.


NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.  Â A lawyer who represented a Rutgers University women's basketball player complained to the school that her coach pressured the athlete to drop a lawsuit against Don Imus over the radio host's sexist and racist remarks about the team.


A biography of Gen. Robert E. Lee and a book about the relationship between President Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass were this year's winners of the Lincoln Prize for Civil War scholarship.


Several Police Reported Killed in Baghdad Attack

Gunmen stormed a police station in  southern Baghdad Friday, killing several policemen, survivors  of the attack said.


When it comes to finding the best deal on prescriptions under the Medicare health insurance program, 68-year-old Carol Paremske of Miami says she knows all the tricks.


Just as the Enron scandal triggered an overhaul of corporate accounting practices, the nation's prescription drug crisis may prompt a sweeping revamp of the way the Food and Drug Administration ensures drug safety, some say.


Microsoft Corp. will be forced for the first time to offer a version of its flagship Windows operating system stripped of a major feature, based on a court order issued yesterday.


After long years of development and some tricky Hollywood dealmaking, a movie version of the best-selling novel "Memoirs of a Geisha" is headed into production.


Odyssey Healthcare Inc. (ODSY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the hospice care provider, said on Monday its third-quarter earnings will be weaker than expected and its chief executive officer has resigned.


CBS plans to announce on Wednesday that it is trying one of the first serious experiments with cellphone advertising that is customized for a personâs location.


SHARES are set for a bumpy ride after Wall Street lost ground on the weekend, derailed by weak US jobs data and a poor prognosis from Intel which sparked worries for the health of the tech sector.


If Americans were not embarrassed enough when the Abu Ghraib atrocities came to light, and when researchers of John Hopkins University and Columbia University reported in October that up to 100,000 Iraqis have died during the US-led attack, they were in


Mourners pay tribute to Lady Bird at Texas funeral

AUSTIN, Texas  - In a funeral at a church overlooking her beloved Texas hills, Lady Bird Johnson was remembered on Saturday as the devoted wife of former President Lyndon B. Johnson and a courageous advocate for social causes.


BEA to tempt developers with Essex server

WebLogic weight loss Next year will see BEA Systems' first implementation of a slimmed down application server. Codenamed 'Essex', WebLogic Server version 10.3 will launch by March 2008 - BEA said at BEAWorld this week - and marks the debut of an architecture that lets developers remove modules they don't want prior to installation.â¦


Most Places Reporting Fair Fishing... [Derived Headline]

Most places reporting fair fishing.  Walleye are on the move with the larger catch still deeper, as deep as 50 feet. Smaller walleye are coming shallow, at 20 to 25 feet.


Roma, 12:50 - CALCIOPOLI, PROCURA FEDERALE: RINVIATA AUDIZIONE TARDELLI

In qualità di ex membro del Cda della Juventus, Marco Tardelli oggi avrebbe dovuto essere asc...


Boeing Co.  unveiled a long-range version of its 777 commercial airliner on Tuesday, which the company said can fly from London to Sydney, making it the world's longest-range commercial aircraft.


An honourable exit for European banking barons

Will the bad news never end? On Wednesday, UBS (NYSE:UBS) revealed its third hit from the US subprime crisis, bringing the Swiss bank's total write-downs for 2007 to a staggering $18bn. This while the world is still trying to comprehend how Société Générale could have failed to stop an alleged rogue trading scam in the heart of its best-performing business - equity derivatives - costing it EU4.9bn ($7.2bn) and its international credibility. ...


They're all gone, every one of them, the players who became members of the Red Sox at the trading deadline last July 31, the day Boston said goodbye to an icon, Nomar Garciaparra. They did their part to help the Sox win a World Series and moved on.


Car billed as world's oldest up for sale

A steam-powered car, billed as the oldest car in the world that still runs will be sold in a Pebble Beach, Calif., auction in August.


I piemontesi non riescono a entrare in partita e affondano al BentegodiOttima prestazione degli uomini di Del Neri, doppietta per Bogdani                                            Torino, sesta sconfitta per Zaccheroni Il Chievo aggancia i granata in classifica


Hamas executes Palestinian collaborator with Israel

Ezel Dein al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the radical movement Hamas, has executed a Palestinian accused of collaborating with Israel.


Ideal Holmes exhibition leads to golden double

Kelly Holmes of Great Britain captured her second Olympic title of the Games here as she won the 1500 metres.


Should you put your money where your mouth -- and heart -- are?


The US has provided airlifts and pledged $300 million to support African troops in western Sudan.


Comcast welcomes FCC inquiry into traffic management

Company has defended its practice of sometimes slowing P-to-P networks such as BitTorrent.


This season's FA Cup semi-finals will be played at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.


A low-cost laptop, designed for children in developing countries, finally goes into mass production.


Dutch Charge 7 Muslim Men in Killing of a Critic of Islam

Seven Islamic militants were charged here on Friday with terrorist-related activities in connection with the killing of the Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, Amsterdam's public prosecutor said.


Panthers RB Davis to undergo knee surgery

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Already without speed receiver Steve Smith for at least two months, the Carolina Panthers now must go without three-time Pro Bowl running back Stephen Davis for at least the next few weeks.


Madrid, 23:44 - CALCIO, LIGA: REAL MADRID PASSA SUL CAMPO DEL LEVANTE

Risultati della diciannovesima giornata della Liga spagnola: Almeria-Espanyol 1-0 (88' Uche/A); Osas...


First Data Int'l sees Asia business up 4-5 times by 2011

First Data International, a unit of payment processing company First Data Corp. , said on Monday its Asia business should grow four- to five-fold by 2011.


Armed man breaches barrier, captured in US Capitol

An armed man crashed his vehicle   into a barrier outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday and raced   into the heavily secured building before being captured in a   basement room storing flags.


Style Is Part of the Battle in Bush, Kerry Debate

As President Bush and his Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry slugged it out Friday night over issues from Iraq to stem cell research, they also sought to look good, sound good and nail the right image.


Sette giorni di Magazine tutta la settimana online

L'emergenza rifiuti a Napoli infiamma il dibattito politico nazionale. La reticenza di Grillo con i giornalisti scatena la discussione in Rete. E ancora, i protagonisti della musica live, la salute, la moda e il gossip


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 22 -- With President Pervez Musharraf facing an election in just two weeks, police on Saturday night arrested key opposition leaders who had vowed to try to block the general's plans for winning a new term.


Buttiglione resta ministro. Frattini possibile candidato alla ...

Niente europarlamento per Rocco Buttiglione. Alla fine Berlusconi ha deciso: Â«Buttiglione resta ministro. Ã inutile negare che questa rappresenta la strada piÃ¹ probabile anche dopo gli incontri di queste ore con Barroso e con i leader europeiÂ».


The Beatles' Across the Universe will become the first song ever to be beamed directly into space next week, Nasa announces.


A 30-pound chunk sliced off one of the most famous meteorites in the world, the Willamette meteorite, will be auctioned on Oct. 28.


The Kerry campaign has demanded a response from President Bush about the 380 tons of explosives missing in Iraq, and on Wednesday it got one: "A political candidate who jumps


Youngsters are meeting up with people they met on the internet, without their parents knowing, research suggests.


There's been a lot of media attention directed at the iPhone recently. Some of it has been positive, some negative, but none have come forth to acknowledge the obvious, sinister context of Apple's latest toy. This device is obviously designed to introduce our children to witchcraft and sorcery.


G8 pledges 60 bln dollars for Africa, warns Iran and N Korea

The Group of Eight industrial powers ended their annual summit Friday by pledging 60 billion dollars to fight AIDS in Africa and warned Iran and North Korea over their nuclear programmes.


Assassination Of Hamas Leader In Syria Sparks Calls For Revenge

Israeli diplomatic and other missions abroad have raised their alert levels in response to threats after the assassination of Hamas terrorist Iz a Din al-Sheikh Khalil in Damascus Sunday.


Australia's parliament opens with its first-ever Aboriginal welcome, ahead of an apology for past wrongs.


In 4 anni si prevede di recuperare 7.500 posti per detenuti


Eleventh Palestinian killed in Khan Younis

The eleventh Palestinian was killed by Israeli troops in the town of Khan Younis in southern Gaza on December 18, Palestinian medics said.


Swedish Burglars Steal Fish Cakes, Shrimp

Burglars tore down part of a wall to get into a grocer's shop in central Sweden, but apparently were only after fish cakes and a little shrimp - they didn't touch the cash.


Belarusians approve scrapping presidential term limits

MINSK, Belarus In Belarus, officials say voters have overwhelmingly approved a referendum on scrapping presidential term limits. The vote allows the authoritarian leader of the former Soviet republic to seek a new term in 2006.


Slain Redskins safety Sean Taylor is voted to the NFC Pro Bowl team posthumously on Tuesday as a starting member of the secondary.


Baku - England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson promised on Tuesday that he would "take care" of the controversy surrounding David Beckham's booking against Wales later this week.


SAN RAYMUNDO, Guatemala -- At the slippery base of a steep, muddy path, Armando Sanchez, a thickset man with dark bags beneath heavily lidded eyes, slumped in a plastic chair and sobbed.


No. 5 Stanford Women Beat Washington State

Brooke Smith scored 19 points to lead No. 5 Stanford past Washington State 72-39 on Sunday.


Gunners go to Liverpool stung by more negative headlines

Arsenal gained a 1-1 tie with nine men against a Champions League group winner yet still came home to negative headlines. Thierry Henry scored a quality goal for an equalizer at PSV Eindhoven


Valencia, Spain (Sports Network) - Valencia will be without defender Roberto Ayala due to a knee injury the Argentine international picked up at the Olympic Games in Greece.


Holes Found in Cisco, Veritas, Samba Products

Ziff Davis - Security sources announce four mostly unrelated enterprise vulnerabilities in Cisco Unity, Cisco Guard, Veritas' Backup Exec, and Samba, the Windows file-sharing utility for Linux.


German ex-chancellor Kohl first winner of Italian European award

Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl has become the first winner of a prize for the building of Europe, named after an Italian statesman who died 50 years ago.


Roy Scheider, Actor in âJaws,â Dies at 75

Mr. Scheider was a stage actor with a background in the classics who became one of the leading figures in the American film renaissance of the 1970s.


President Bush has been saying that the US economy has ''turned the corner." Democratic presidential candidate Senator John F. Kerry, in the wake of this month's poor jobs report, quipped that it was more like a U-turn.


Manchester United moves from fourth to second in Deloitte's list of wealthiest clubs, topped by Real Madrid.


Deploys new VoIP prefix, then steps back


A House vote to overturn new Bush administration rules on which workers qualify for overtime pay was hailed by Democrats trying to convince undecided voters they are the party that better protects worker rights.


Starter Willis McGahee and backup Travis Henry missed practice Wednesday, leaving the Bills' battered offensive backfield uncertain for Sunday's game at San Francisco.


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson filed for bankruptcy Monday, becoming the second U.S. diocese to seek court protection because of the cost of clerical sex abuse cases.


Sri Lanka bus blast kills 24 as truce scrapped

A roadside bomb tore through a Sri Lankan bus killing 24 people and wounding dozens on Wednesday, officials said, as a 6-year ceasefire formally expires between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels.


Deaf Kids in Nicaragua Give Birth to New Language

Deaf children thrown together in a school in Nicaragua without any type of formal instruction invented their own sign language -- a sophisticated system that has evolved and grown, researchers reported on Friday.


With his term ending, President Roh Moo Hyun wants a dÉtente with Pyongyang to cap his political career. Not everyone is convinced


WTC agency to sue Saudi Arabia for 9/11 damages

The agency that owned the World Trade Centre says it will file a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for damages it suffered on September 11, 2001, noting 84 of its employees were killed in the air attacks that toppled the twin towers.


Karzai Tells Blair He Fully Committed to Drugs Fight

Afghan President Hamid Karzai told British Prime Minister Tony Blair Tuesday he remained fully committed to ridding Afghanistan of the menace of illicit drugs.


Charred Indonesian ferry sinks, cameraman dies

An Indonesian ferry that caught fire last week, killing at least 42 people, sank on Sunday as officials and journalists on board scrambled for safety.


Msg to Rude Playgoers: Trn Tht Drnd Thng Off!

It's supposed to be completely dark in the auditorium, but instead all these little light shows are going on. FLICK! The face of the guy across the aisle is bathed in a blue electronic glow. FLICK! Another man two seats down regularly seems to blink on and off -- he's a neon sign in jeans and sports...


Bush to give address Monday on 9/11 anniversary

President George W. Bush will   deliver a prime-time televised speech on Monday night to mark   the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the White   House announced on Friday.


Forecaster Sees Fewer Atlantic Hurricanes in 2005

Next year's Atlantic hurricane season will again be more active than usual but is unlikely to be a repeat of this year's disaster, a noted storm forecaster said on Friday.


Matteson Gets His Bearings and Grabs the Lead

Troy Matteson managed to birdie eight holes and bogey only one to shoot a 65 to take the first-round lead at the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course.


Colts Could Be Missing 2 Starting Guards

The Indianapolis Colts could be without their starting guards Sunday against Chicago.


Sports Arena, MNB deals top Bosch branch's agenda

Major security projects for the Budapest Sports Arena and the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) are among the big money-spinning contracts that have recently been snapped up by the security technology and ...


Groups Lose Bid for Central Park Anti-Bush Rally

An Arab-American organization and an  anti-war group lost a bid on Monday to hold a joint civil  rights rally in New York's Central Park two days before the  Republican convention.


Judge allows British doctors to let premature baby die

Doctors caring for a critically-ill premature baby were given permission by a British judge to allow her to die if her condition seriously deteriorates and her breathing stops.


FOXBOROUGH -- There was no back-breaking interception, no ill-advised read, no Champ Bailey interception this time for Tom Brady. His demise was more subtle last night. Just another frustrating Sunday under center at the controls of the Patriots' not-ready-for-prime-time passing game.


Bahamas minister resigns over Anna Nicole: paper

Bahamas Immigration Minister Shane Gibson resigned on Sunday amid controversy over his involvement with Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy Playmate who died earlier this month, the Bahama Journal said on Monday.


In the wake of two positive "A" tests for homologous blood transfusions, Olympic time trial champion Tyler Hamilton has strong defended himself.


As soon as rumors began to fly about the IBM-Lenovo deal, bloggers and others began to buzz about the possibility that IBM would use the opportunity to buy Apple. The contract posted by Lenovo, however, says no. [Missing Links]


West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers officially opens the Cricket World Cup on Sunday.


Home Depot shares up amid reports of deal for unit

Shares of Home Depot Inc.  rose 2  percent on Monday after published reports, citing unnamed  sources, said the home improvement retailer agreed to cut the  price in the sale of its supply unit by $1.8 billion to $8.5  billion.


NEW YORK - After preliminaries stuffed with enough lawsuits and trash-talk to make Don King proud, the first of TV's battling boxing series faced its opening round Tuesday.    Fox's "The Next Great Champ" takes 12 amateur boxers and has them compete for a contract with Oscar De La Hoya's promotional company and a title fight within the World Boxing Organization...


Oil costs blow up French gas prices by 10pct

PARIS, Oct 22  - The French government will raise gas prices by nearly 10 percent on November 1 owing to surging oil prices, the French daily Le Parisien reported Friday.


Al Qaeda is present along the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan and is encouraging Afghan insurgents to disrupt presidential elections scheduled in just two weeks, on Oct.


The Millinocket area, like much of Maine, lacks the type of accommodations and amenities that many tourists seek, costing the region and state valuable tourism dollars. A resort plan, which cleared its first regulatory hurdle this week, could begin to solve this problem.


The US Army thought the makers of up-armored Humvees were producing the vehicles at their maximum rate, a service spokeswoman said Friday.


Ecco le nuove veline di Striscia una pugliese, l'altra dalla ...

MILANO - Eccole le nuove veline di Striscia. Lucia Galeone, 24 anni, studentessa di Grottaglie, bruna, e Pisu Vera Atyushkina, 22 anni, nata a Kyzyl (Russia), bionda, hanno sbaragliato le altre sei finaliste


D.C. Police Force Has 34 Arrests of Members This Year

One D.C. police officer helped himself to a woman's credit card while investigating a burglary at her home, another allegedly spit on a nightclub bouncer in a drunken rage and a third was caught soliciting sex within 10 blocks of police headquarters.


Announcement leaves cancer experts guessing

Just as legal scholars analyze Supreme Court decisions, people concerned about the health of Chief Justice William Rehnquist struggled on Monday to interpret sparse details about his diagnosis of thyroid cancer.


Parzialmente accolta l'istanza della difesa


Gunman may have planned sex assault at Amish school

NICKEL MINES, Pennsylvania  - The man who stormed an Amish school and killed five girls had confessed to his wife he molested two girls 20 years ago, and police said he may have planned to sexually abuse his 10 hostages.


Ha portato la sua quota al 79,99% del capitale


Thousands in Darfur flee fresh violence, says UN

More than 3,000 people have been displaced by violence in northern Darfur since the end of August, a United Nations report said yesterday.


Benedict XVI has been wary of inter-faith dialogue. But now he's making a show of ecumenical unity


Another EU minister attacks Turkey's entry

The European Commission's agriculture commissioner, Franz Fischler, is questioning Turkey's suitability for EU membership in the latest note of dissent in the European Union's executive.


Tycho:  You couldn't pay us to play Lair any more than we have already.  The game has given me a new respect for the professional reviewer, because when a game like Lair hits their desk, they have no recourse.  They must tread, as Dante did, down that scarred staircase and into the greasy throat of hell.


Merck Board Names Committee on Vioxx Withdrawal

Drug maker Merck & Co. Inc. on Tuesday said its board appointed a committee to review the company's actions prior to the voluntary withdrawal of its painkiller Vioxx.


Oil eases under $59, eyes U.S. gasoline stocks

Oil prices eased back below $59 a barrel as investors focused on U.S. fuel data due later on Wednesday that is expected to show a rise in gasoline stocks in the world's top consumer.


Chancellor Gordon Brown tells the CBI conference that he is "evangelical" about globalisation and its benefits.


The wall protecting the public from big cats at the San Francisco Zoo -- where a tiger escaped on Christmas Day and killed a teenager and mauled two brothers -- is below the minimum height recommended by the nation's zoo accrediting agency.


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Yale to Boost Financial Aid, Research Spending

After another year of strong returns on its $22.5 billion endowment, Yale University will spend more of that money to help students pay for school, bolster scientific research and make the university's resources more widely available.


L'amore ritrovato, con Maja Sansa e Stefano Accorsi sa di 'prima serata', di lunedÃ¬ piovoso, di fiction, solo che qui siamo ad una Mostra... Un film che finisce cento volte, nasce e muore in continuazione nel corso di una stessa proiezione.


Share 26,5% per la fiction Mediaset e 26,7% per quella Rai


With opinion polls stacking against him, British Prime Minister Tony Blair is making a crucial speech to his Labour Party conference on Tuesday.


Stocks were lower on Wednesday after  investment bank Morgan Stanley MWD.N reported lower quarterly  profit and a U.S. regulator challenged Fannie Mae's FNM.N  accounting methods.


There's no one-size-fits-all answer for what to do about annuities

If you deliver bad news, you should also deliver remedies. That's the message from readers about my column showing that variable annuities did poorly when measured against a simple, low-cost, and flexible index fund investment.


Q3: The housing market stalled at the end of 2007. How deep will the correction be, and how far will it affect the broader economy?

Alan Budd: I don't know how far house prices will fall and I was wrong to have predicted a fall earlier. A fall of more than 10 % would not surprise me at all. The rise in house prices appeared to have little or no effect on the UK economy and the fall may be the same. However there could be effects on borrowing (because of falls in collateral values) and wider loss of consumer confidence. That is why I have mentioned falls in asset values as one of the risks.


Air in the home could affect infant health

NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters Life!) - Compounds found in air in the home could pose more of a health risk to breast-fed babies than chemicals they are exposed to through their mother's milk, researchers in the United States said on Tuesday.


A study testing whether naproxen would reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease was halted after researchers noted an increase in heart attack and stroke among participants who were taking the pain reliever.


Talking Business: A Tight Grip Can Choke Creativity

A small book publisher faces off against the titans in a Harry Potter copyright case.


Hamas fighters and looters control Gaza, defy Abbas

Islamist Hamas fighters and looters ransacked the blood-spattered Palestinian presidential compound in Gaza on Friday as their leader ordered an end to reprisals against their routed, Western-backed Fatah rivals.


LA QUINTA, Calif. -- It's going to be a rich morning for someone at the Skins Game.


Salesforce.com Readies New Service Interface

Visualforce introduction Monday approaches the user interface as a service.


Multifunction Devices Draw Back-To-School Crowd

The consumer electronics gizmo that offers many functions in a small package is what's compelling back-to-school shoppers to open their wallets.


Vivisimo Search Engine Clusty Offers More Targeted Search

Vivisimo this week unveiled Clusty.com, the first full-service search engine site powered completely by Vivismioâs breakthrough clustering technology.


US troops take to river, opening new front against insurgents

ON THE EUPHRATES RIVER, Iraq -- The three flat-bottomed boats ease onto the river under a full moon.


Marion Jones qualifies for long jump final

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Marion Jones' quest was all about winning five medals in track. This time, it's a little different.


Democrat John Kerry and President Bush delivered fresh criticisms Friday as they emerged from a campaign debate that, for the first time in weeks, put Bush as much on the political defensive as Kerry.


Israel launches counter-attack on militants

Israeli forces launched a counter-attack on Gaza City Palestinian militants who blew up an Israeli army base Sunday. The weekend blast at the checkpoint on the Gaza-Egypt border killed five Israeli soldiers


The body of a man shot in the head and found on a London estate had been there for over 24 hours.


Asteroid to Come Closest to Earth Since 12th Century, NASA Says

Toutatis, a mountain-sized asteroid, will today come the closest to the Earth since at least the 12th century, giving scientists an opportunity to gather data about it, NASA said on its Web site.


Roma, 23:19 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: EVITARE LIONE E CHELSEA

Questo il commento di Luciano Spalletti dopo la vittoria sul Valencia e la qualificazione agli ottav...


The empirical evidence of India's enormous economic expansion in recent years — in particular the sharp run-up in stocks there — has proven an irresistible draw to some mutual fund investors. But those chasing the siren song should be aware that, as with any developing economy, there could be bruising stumbles.


Mozart, the troubled daughter of Flower, the late matriarch of the Whiskers clan on the popular Animal Planet series âMeerkat Manor,â died at the end of Fridayâs episode; it was the second death to shake fans of the showâs loveable but hard-luck stars in a month.


UN expert decries turning food into fuel

A U.N. expert on Friday called the growing practice of converting food crops into biofuel "a crime against humanity," saying it is creating food shortages and price jumps that cause millions of poor people to go hungry.


Per realizzazione di un impianto di produzione di alluminio


Toyota will introduce the first non-American car to compete in the racing league when it enters the Daytona 500.


Il leader della Cgil avverte il governo: la Finanziaria deve scenderesotto i 30 miliardi. "Sulle pensioni Maroni meglio di Damiano"                                          Epifani: "Pensano solo ai tagli cosÃ¬ andremo allo scontro"                                                                                di ROBERTO MANIA


Bucky Jacobsen drove in three runs with a home run and a double to lead the Seattle Mariners past the Kansas City Royals 9-7 Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.


Bettis, Steelers post eighth straight win

CINCINNATI - Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards and the Pittsburgh Steelers' blitzing defense created havoc in the second half in a 19-14 win over the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday.


The Dow and S&P stock gauges fell on Tuesday after disappointing quarterly results from Procter & Gamble and U.S. Steel hurt confidence about the outlook for earnings, while a Wall Street Journal article raised doubt the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates this week.


How Outgunned Broadcom Won a Major Cellphone Battle

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


Vaccine Useful Against Cancer in Clinical Trial

An experimental vaccine extended the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer in a clinical trial, the therapy's developer, the Dendreon Corporation, announced yesterday.


IBM has introduced three new POWER5 processor-based servers that the company says outpace Sun and HP in performance records and establish a new standard for server virtualization capabilities.


A ban on smoking in public places is being enforced in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, for the first time.


Couple granted audience with Benedict XVI in St Peter's Square


Canadian, 15 Taliban killed in Afghanistan

Hundreds of Canadian and Afghan soldiers raided Taliban strongholds throughout southern orchards Sunday, sparking fighting that killed at least 15 militants and one Canadian.


California 'green tuners' clamor for plug-in cars

Russell Long already owns a pair of  fuel-efficient hybrid cars -- a Toyota Prius and a Honda Civic  -- but his dream car is not on the market yet: a zippy number  he could plug in to recharge at night that would get over 100  miles per gallon.


Mitch Kupchak and Jerry Buss issued a four-point written statement. Rudy Tomjanovich offered words of praise outside the locker room.


US seeks more NATO troops in Afghanistan

The Pentagon warned Tuesday that NATO nations will be expected to fill the void when a contingent of about 3,200 U.S. Marines leaves Afghanistan at the end of this year.


Jay Leno has maintained his customary position atop the ratings in late-night television despite the Hollywood writersâ strike.


Merck should have pulled Vioxx in 2000, study concludes

Merck & Co.'s Vioxx painkiller showed heart risk in studies four years before the drug was recalled, and it should have been pulled from the market then, according to a study published in the medical journal Lancet.


AXA grabs ink with business crime league table

Crime against individuals over-hyped, says exec Insurance company Axa yesterday released an intriguing survey of business claims by region, which has been widely reported.â¦


Papers discuss the crisis in South Ossetia, Czech foreign policy and Americans' heightened interest in foreign affairs


Israel flattens Hamas ministry in Gaza Strip

Israel bombed the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza and closed border crossings with the coastal strip on Friday in an intensified campaign to halt Palestinian rocket attacks.


Amid Tough Times, It's Blue Skies for Bluegrass

At a time when much of the mainstream music business is desperately trying to connect with consumers and sell albums, the bluegrass music community has seen its fortunes rise.


Drugmaker Teams With Law Enforcement To Use RFID To Halt Thefts

Pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma LP is working closely with law-enforcement agencies to use radio-frequency identification technology to protect shipments of OxyContin, Purdue's painkiller drug that's a frequent target for theft.


Will it be a matter of "one-and-done" for Alan Greenspan & Co. at its Sept. 21 policy meeting? Since a quarter-point rate hike at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on that date seems a fait accompli


Redknapp and Smith, a popular pairing during their time together at Southampton's arch-rivals Portsmouth, took Pompey into the Premiership two seasons ago.


Justine Henin reaches the French Open quarter-finals where she will meet Serena Williams.


By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON - More than five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the government cannot show how the $5 billion given to public health departments has better prepared the country for a bioterrorism attack or flu pandemic.


Trip to Ireland Memorable for Some Golfers

Some players at the 84 Lumber Classic thought they were getting a perk unlike any other on the PGA Tour. They wound up with a flight they won't soon forget.


Cagliari, 18:14 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: A BERGAMO SENZA FOGGIA

Per la gara di Bergamo, il tecnico del Cagliari Giampaolo dovrà fare a meno di Foggia, alle p...


Kosovo: elezioni; proiezioni, LDK rugova al 47%, PDK al 27

PRISTINA - Il partito del presidente Ibrahim Rugova, la Lega democratica del Kosovo (Ldk), ha vinto le elezioni di ieri nella provincia ma senza raggiungere la maggioranza assoluta, secondo proiezioni realizzate da osservatori indopendenti.


Livorno, 18:19 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: SQUADRA ESCE E LANCIA MAGLIE A TIFOSI

Inconsueta ma bella iniziativa dei giocatori del Livorno, che subito dopo la vittoria con il Messina...


Shareholders of Australian retailer Coles Group Ltd. on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a $17 billion buyout from conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd. in Australia's largest-ever takeover bid.


UN chief urges actions against Bosnian Serb war crimes suspects

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday that a new Bosnian Serb report on the 1995 massacre against Bosnian Muslims in the city of Srebrenica should lead to action against the perpetrators.


A Nazi Past Casts a Pall on Name of a Disease

A movement to discredit the name of Dr. Friedrich Wegener, who discovered a rare blood vessel inflammation in 1936, is beginning to gather momentum.


Copernic Desktop Search Targeting Multi-Lingual European Markets   Copernic and its international business development partner Contraco initiated a European market penetration strategy by announcing German, French, and Dutch versions of the award-winning Copernic Desktop Search (CDS) product, with an Italian version soon to follow. Copernic continues to outmaneuver both Microsoft and ...


Bee Washington Bureau. WASHINGTON - Just a few weeks ago, Sen. John Kerry's aides were saying the homestretch of his bid to oust President Bush would focus on the economy, health care and other domestic issues.


Climate change demands Britain consider building new nuclear power plants, says Lord May, the Royal Society president.


An under-sea earthquake, measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on Sunday, unleased powerful waves which killed people in several countries.


Coinvolti manager di aziende a partecipazione pubblica


Hoping to spark an offense that has struggled without the suspended Michael Vick, Coach Bobby Petrino said that he planned to keep Byron Leftwich as his starter for the rest of the season.


Cisco Profit Rises 40% As Customers Upgrade Briefing: SAN FRANCISCO

Cisco Systems, the world's biggest maker of computer-networking equipment, said Tuesday that second-quarter profit rose 40 percent as customers upgraded their communications systems for video.  Net income in the period ended Jan.


Olympic reign of US NBA stars ended by Argentina in semi-finals

Argentina defeated the United States 89-81 in the Olympic men's basketball semi-finals, dethroning the three-time defending champions.


Probe after journalist smuggles fake bomb on British plane

British transport officials launched an urgent investigation after an undercover reporter smuggled fake bomb-making equipment on board a holiday jet at a central England airport.


Hundreds of pensioners are to lobby MPs amid speculation over who will take over government pensions policy.


In Cannes, a Romanian Takes Home the Fronds

In its closing ceremony, the Cannes Film Festival gave two of its most important prizes to Romanian films.


China has withdrawn 3,000 soldiers from a military exercise on an island facing Taiwan, prompting speculation that Beijing may have cancelled its annual war games, the Taiwan defence ministry says.


Holiday shopping season doesn't end till next week

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Lazily roasting chestnuts over an open fire was clearly not on the agenda for millions of shoppers Friday, and that fact provided a ray of hope for retailers hoping either to salvage or bolster holiday sales results.


US woman orders $150k cloned pitbull terrier

'Particularly attached' to dead original Korean cloning outfit RNL Bio has taken its first order for a cloned dog - a copy of a deceased pitbull terrier called Booger whose Californian owner was so attached to her mutt she's willing to stump $150,000 for the privilege.â¦


HOHEN DEMZIN, Germany, June 7 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel's greatest accomplishment in advance of this week's G-8 summit had nothing to do with global warming or easing tensions with Russia. Rather, it was just persuading her reclusive husband to show up.


A child killer received a reprieve Friday from the Nebraska Supreme Court, which ruled that electrocution, the state's only means of capital punishment, is unconstitutional.


In previous issues, I  kept the user experience somewhat spartan which allowed the application to be modified with a mimimum of effort. This time we add points, ellipses, bezier curves and look at a new application class called Control, which allows users to tell the Doodle application what shape they want to draw next. By Guyon Roche. 0404


The plan produced by the Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission was generally the same as Mayor Bloomberg's original plan on congestion pricing, with a few differences.


US says 'time running out' for Iran to comply with nuclear demands

WASHINGTON, Oct 29  - The United States said Friday that "time is running out" for Iran to avoid being hauled before the UN Security Council for possible sanctions by complying with international demands to halt uranium enrichment activities and come


Madhur Bhandarkar seems to have slipped this time.


Il tecnico: 'Situazione debitoria Italpetroli non preoccupa'


Top Ten National Geographic News Stories of 2004

Cicadas, a possible flooded future, and the discovery of a hobbit-like human were the most popular National Geographic News stories in 2004. Read the full list and "vote" by clicking on the stories.


With only a few days to go before a ban on Internet taxes expires, the Senate approved a measure to extend the prohibition for seven years. The House approved a similar bill last week, but the differences must now be ironed out in a final bill submitted to President Bush before the current law runs out on November 1.


A mid-afternoon boost pushed the most widely followed benchmark of U.S. stocks past a previous high set amid the dot-com boom.


L-3 Communications Corp., which sells equipment to detect bombs in airport luggage, settled a lawsuit in which it claimed business partner Analogic Corp. violated a contract by submitting independent proposals to the Transportation Security Administration. Peabody-based Analogic said terms of the settlement were kept confidential and that the agreement didn't entail a payment by either side. "We look forward to ...


NYC mayor: Fathers missing in fight to cut poverty

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said that fighting poverty now requires enlisting fathers, explaining the last decade of progress stemmed mainly from putting mothers to work.


Sirius to launch Metropolitan Opera channel

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.SIRI.O on   Wednesday said it will launch a channel programmed primarily by   New York's Metropolitan Opera, which will feature live and   archived broadcasts.


After getting a taste of the radio business in college, software designer Craig Patchett never lost his interest in broadcasting. But without a job in radio, it seemed likely to remain one of those unfulfilled passions — until something called "podcasting" came along.


Warner's Blu-ray Disc move has industry buzzing

InfoWorld - The decision byÂ Warner Bros. to drop HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray DiscÂ for high-definition movies has set the electronics industry abuzz. Announced on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show, the move put a single question in the minds of thousands of industry-insiders heading to the show in Las Vegas: Could the high-definition format wars be over?


Woods fires 69 but lags behind leader Garcia

Tiger Woods fired a two-under 69 in the British Open third round on Saturday but failed to make any immediate impact on leader Sergio Garcia.


TUESDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- Severely obese people wrack up almost twice the annual medical expenses as those who aren't overweight by the time they reach their golden years.


The White House told lawmakers it would send Congress a revised proposal late Monday for dealing with terrorism suspects as the number of GOP senators publicly opposing President Bush's initial plan continued to grow.


Marsh & McLennan to sell Putnam for $3.9 billion

Insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.  said on Thursday that it would sell its troubled money manager, Putnam Investments, to a unit of Canada's Power Financial Corp. . for $3.9 billion.


Drug-resistant microbes emerging among urban poor

NEW YORK  - The rate of skin and soft tissue infections that were resistant to most antibiotics, acquired in Chicago communities, increased rapidly between 2000 and 2005, researchers report.


Car-Free, Solar City in Gulf Could Set a New Standard for Green Design

Masdar City, a nearly self-contained mini-municipality designed for up to 50,000 people, is intended to be a hub for research on nonpolluting energy technologies.


Thai PM says willing to negotiate with Thaksin

Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said on Saturday he was ready to negotiate with his ousted predecessor, Thaksin Shinawatra, to defuse growing political tensions in the country.


'No specialist training required' It's all go on the OS-flavoured eBay number plate auction front, and no messing. No sooner had we reported on the availability of the highly-desirable L1NUX combo, than the owner of W1NNT decided to cash in on his fortuitous registration assemblage.â¦


DeKalb author Carol Hegberg s recently published novel, Pen Pals, is an inspirational story that encourages people, through the story s main s example, to make choices to forgive those who have wounded them.


Election in Nigeria has US ramifications

ABUJA, Nigeria -- President Olusegun Obasanjo is clear about his plans after finishing his second term and overseeing the national election in April: He will retire to the pastoral life of a gentleman chicken farmer.


Five Palestinians are killed, and several injured, by Israeli fire in the north and south of the Gaza Strip.


Lawmakers want ASEAN to push Myanmar for reforms

KUALA LUMPUR: ASEAN should deny Myanmar the chairmanship of the regional grouping in 2006 if the military-run state fails to show tangible proof that it is moving towards democracy, regional lawmakers and activists said on Saturday.


Nashville's government has adopted English as its official language, following similar moves by several smaller cities around the country.


Update 2: Merrill Execs Discussed Buyback: Witness

Several Merrill Lynch & Co. executives knew Enron Corp. pushed hard for the brokerage to buy interest in three barges by the end of 1999 so the energy company could book the profit, a former credit analyst for Merrill Lynch said Thursday.


NFL Wrap: Barber Runs Over Packers as Giants Win

Tiki Barber rushed for 182 yards and ran half the length of the field for a touchdown as the New York Giants used a stifling defense to upset the Packers 14-7 in Green Bay on Sunday.


RBS-led trio bids $96 bln for ABN, tops rival

AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland  has launched a 71.1 billion euro ($95.9 billion) bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO, trumping Britain's Barclays in a battle for the world's biggest bank takeover.


Tequila will take another 'Shot at Love'

"A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila" is apparently over for Bobby Banhart.


"It's like they wanted to help us, which is weird," says one security expert of the latest bizarre twist in the worm's development.


Yahoo to Begin Testing Desktop Search in January

Yahoo Inc. said on Thursday it will begin testing a free desktop search service in early January, following rivals hoping to extend the reach of wildly profitable search-related advertising.


Seattle rallies in ninth again, wins 2-1

Jose Guillen's bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the ninth scored Ichiro Suzuki from third, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2-1 Friday night for their third straight win.


Due kamikaze contro due posti sicurezza, attentato a Baghdad


He's got a new fund, and he wants YOU to invest.


The Long Run: A No-Nonsense Style Honed as Advocate and First Lady

When asked about her as a manager, people who have worked for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton described her as âorganized,â âmethodicalâ and âdisciplined.â


Ralph Bradshaw White, 66, Is Dead; Filmed Titanic

Mr. Whiteâs film footage provided the world with its first look at the Titanic wreckage.


New Microsoft CIO has a full and diverse resume

The new public face of Microsoft's enterprise information policies has a long and very accomplished history, plus what appears to be a personal need to make his mark on the world. That may be exactly what Microsoft needs after the last guy.


Both of Saturn's poles have surprising swirling hotspots that persist even through years of polar winter, a new study reveals.


Shevchenko: AC Milan's not-so-secret weapon

ROME  - Andriy Shevchenko, who was named as European Footballer of the Year, has been a revelation since he signed for AC Milan from Dynamo Kiev five years ago.


Toys R Us expands toy safety notification efforts

Retailer Toys "R" Us said on Wednesday that it is expanding its efforts to inform shoppers of the latest toy recalls after a slew of Chinese-made toys were recalled this summer due to unsafe levels of lead paint.


The world's second biggest record label, Sony BMG, talks to online file-sharing firm Grokster about possible collaboration.


eBay launched a revamp of its auction  Web site in Germany on Tuesday, where it says it needs to raise  listings and the volume of goods sold.


OXON HILL, Md. - School officials in a Washington, D.C., suburb have a lot of questions about a phony test given to some high school students...


Chelsea cutting edge too sharp for Canaries

Chelsea eased their way into the FA Cup quarter-finals as their clinical finishing proved too much for Norwich who were brushed aside 4-0 at Stamford Bridge.


ABC clicking its heels with "Dancing" premiere

After a near-summerlong  hiatus from the top of the ratings heap, ABC waltzed back into  the lead with Monday's return of "Dancing With the Stars,"  while NBC's "Heroes" was on track to win in adults 18-49.


Siding with his business allies, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed bills Saturday that would have raised the minimum wage to $7.75 an hour and required economic impact reports before local governments approve Wal-Mart-like mega-stores.


She may be happily married to Marc Anthony, her third husband, but Jennifer Lopez's marital blues just don't seem to disappear.


'Project Nextgen' integrates two compliance assessment products for easier management.


Market opens down slightly on retail worry

Stocks opened lower on Monday as investors worried that rising inflation and signs of holiday retail weakness darkened the outlook for the economy.


News 12 Talks with Wounded Soldier in Germany

Every night this week, we're bringing you stories from Germany's Ramstein air base.


Ivory Coast Bombs Rebel Zone Again, War Fears Rise

BOUAKE, Ivory Coast  - Government warplanes and  helicopter gunships pounded rebel-held towns in northern Ivory  Coast for a second day on Friday, fueling fears of a slide into  all-out war in the world's top cocoa grower.


By Minderjeet Kaur; Heidi Foo;   Mazlinda Mahmood; Sean Augustin; David  CALLING Wong Ee Lynn a "tree hugger" is an understatement. And she sees it as a compliment.   For her, preserving the environment is more than cutting down fewer trees or recycling garbage.