Sudan's Warring Factions Pledge Peace; WCC Presents Peace Proposal

At a rare United Nations Security Council session in Nairobi, Kenya, Sudanâs warring factions agreed to end their two-decade long war that had killed millions of Christians and Muslims in the impoverished nation.


In edicola il nuovo VenerdÃ¬ restyling e piÃ¹ news

Rinnovati grafica e contenuti, domani appuntamento cin Repubblica. Il nuovo libro di Umberto Eco in copertina, Michele Serra risponde ai lettori


One in every five U.S. jobs pays less than a poverty-level wage for a family of four, according to a study by the nonpartisan Working Poor Families Project.


Visitors could face digital fingerprinting at airports under plans to beef up border security


NEW YORK  - Janet Jackson's wardrobe  malfunction may have grabbed the most attention at the last  Super Bowl, but a new study puts the spotlight on children's  exposure to violence in commercials aired during that and other  major sporting events.


Leave it to cowboy capitalism and Texas to come up with a weird monster energy deal involving a dozen new coal plants and a green $44 billion buyout that would scuttle some of the plants. In Epicenter.


Football New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush insisted yesterday he and his family have done nothing wrong, responding to allegations that they accepted gifts, money, and other benefits worth more than $100,000 from two marketing agents during his career at Southern California. "I'm not worried about any of these allegations or anything like that, because I know what the ...


AU Darfur Deployment to Start Within Next Two Weeks

The African Union is to begin deploying more than 3,000 additional troops to Sudan's Darfur region within the next two weeks, the head of the 53-member organization's security organ said Wednesday.


On with the "Countdown" for Olbermann, MSNBC

Keith Olbermann will count  down the day's top stories on MSNBC for another four years and  will add two primetime specials a year and occasional essays to  "NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams," the news cable channel  said Thursday.


Cardiac problems like an abnormal heartbeat are exacerbated by rigorous exercise in a way that can be fatal in athletes, and regular testing for the problem could save lives, doctors at a heart conference said Sunday.


SF say NI deal 'possible' despite 'humiliation'

According to Sinn FÃ©in President Gerry Adams a deal that will restore devolution in Northern Ireland is still possible despite current difficulties.


House Republicans grapple with sex scandal

House of Representatives Republican leaders, already facing a tough election fight to keep control of the U.S. Congress, struggled on Monday to contain a mushrooming sex scandal just five weeks before the November 7 vote.


Fulbright recipients plan travel research

Six members of the University of Tennessee community received the prestigious Fulbright Award, allowing them to take part in international study, teaching and research during the 2004-2005 academic year.


A geologist who spent four years traipsing in and around Frederick has mapped areas most likely to develop sinkholes — depressions in the earth that appear suddenly, swallowing cars and homes.


La vicenda di Filomena Luongo che aveva chiesto e ottenuto di poter tornare sui banchidella terza elementare. Stop dai dirigenti: "La normativa parla solo di fanciulli"                                                  La scuola boccia nonna-sprint "Non puÃ² frequentarla a 73 anni"                                                                                di PINA GAUDIOSI


Ninth-ranked Duke blankets U-Va. star Sean Singletary the entire game Sunday night to send the Cavaliers to their 12th loss in their last 13 ACC openers, 87-65.


IAEA Chief Says World Getting Impatient with N.Korea

North Korea's 2-year-old nuclear crisis has taxed the world's patience, the chief U.N. nuclear regulator said Wednesday, urging communist Pyongyang to return to its disarmament treaty obligations.


Neither George Bush nor John Kerry has ever lost a debate, or so the legend goes. In fact, observers of presidential debates


Space Visionaries Hope to Save Manned Space Exploration

Manned space-travel enthusiasts hope to salvage planned trips to the moon and beyond, which are quickly taking a back seat to more earthly matters amid market meltdowns.


IOC chief hails 'awakening of Asia' at Athens

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge says the strong performances of China and Japan in Athens marked the "awakening of Asia" ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.


Toto, con Air One sarebbe quarta compagnia europea


Il programma andra' in onda dal 21 gennaio su Canale 5


News Corp offers to buy out minority investors in Fox Entertainment Group, its TV and film subsidiary, for about $5.4bn.


India, Pakistan commit to peace, police probe bombs

India and Pakistan vowed on Wednesday to stay committed to their peace process despite attempts to undermine it, as police probed possible cross-border links to the bombing of a train connecting the neighbors.


The Justice Department unsealed an indictment yesterday accusing a senior Hamas leader and two other men of a 15-year racketeering conspiracy that raised millions of dollars for


Rashidat Sadiq scored a career-high 16 points and Charde Houston added 14 to lead No. 15 Connecticut to an 83-33 win over Providence last night in Storrs, Conn.


Focus of Video Games Shifts to Lure More Casual Players

By fall, software developers will start introducing offerings aimed at nudging players to bond with Grandma, balance their hormones and eat their peas.


He may be 120 places lower in the world, but it was advantage Alastair Forsyth in his Volvo Masters duel with Sergio Garcia today before a thunderstorm suspended play.


CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 13 -- In a historic vote that supporters said would open a new chapter in Australian race relations, lawmakers on Wednesday unanimously adopted Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's motion to apologize to Aborigines on behalf of all citizens.


Prime Minister Tony Blair sought consensus with President Bush on Thursday to make peace in the Middle East an urgent priority, exploring whether the death of Yasser Arafat offers new avenues for restarting Israeli-Palestinian talks.


Flu Shots for Elderly May Not Save Lives

A new study based on more than three decades of U.S. data suggests that giving flu shots to the elderly has not saved any lives.


Frosinone, 19:00 - CALCIO, FROSINONE: A PARTE DI NARDO, CARBONE E MARGIOTTA

Il Frosinone continua a preparare la sfida di sabato con il Napoli. Hanno lavorato a parte Di Nardo,...


Browns' Savage Goes From Spectator to GM

Phil Savage got an early lesson in scouting NFL prospects when he watched a Senior Bowl practice with his elementary school classmates and spotted a little-known receiver from Alabama A&M.


Actor Peter Boyle, who played the monster in the movie "Young Frankenstein" and more recently starred as the father in the TV series "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died, his publicist's office said on Wednesday.


Utility E.On AG said Friday it raised its offer for Spain's Endesa SA to $53.4 billion as it delivered its final bid in a more than year-long takeover saga.


A U.S. Army helicopter crashed Friday in a hail of gunfire north of Baghdad, police and witnesses said -- the fourth lost in Iraq in the last two weeks


Three Palestinians are killed in the West Bank city of Jenin by Israeli troops, local sources report.


Starbucks Expanding Custom CD Service to 45 Stores

Starbucks Corp. on Wednesday said  customers will be able to make custom music CDs at 45 of its  U.S. coffee shops by later this month, the first step in a plan  to expand the service nationwide.


A medical aid group says they can't handle any more tsunami donations. Zurich, Switzerland -- People who want to give money to the tsunami relief effort should skip over the aid group Doctors Without Borders.


Windows Home Server Vulnerable to Critical Bug

Microsoft adds another product to the list of those vulnerable to a critical bug patched nearly three weeks ago.


US fears attack using nuclear, biological weapon

While most Americans focus on the   threat of another aviation attack like the September 11   hijackings, the U.S. government is quietly working to prevent   something far worse -- a catastrophic strike with a weapon of   mass destruction.


Citigroup Profit Rises, Cautious on 2005

Citigroup Inc. C.N on Thursday said  quarterly profit rose 12 percent as consumer and investment  banking grew, but said it sees 2005 profit at the low end of  Wall Street estimates due to rising interest rates and other  factors.


Annan launches Kenya mediation as violence spreads

Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan launched formal mediation efforts on Tuesday to end the post-election crisis in Kenya, where the killing of an opposition legislator stoked bloody protests.


Sex Offender Laws Suggested ; E-Mail Registration, Polygraphs Proposed

RICHMOND, Va. - Officials in two states proposed unusual plans Monday to tighten oversight of convicted sex offenders: Virginia's attorney general wants them to register their e-mail addresses and online IDs, and New York officials want them to take lie-detector tests.


Il gruppo precisa di non avere esposizioni sui subprime


A fire on board a Russian nuclear   submarine in the Barents Sea killed two crew members but there   was no threat of a radiation leak, the Defense Ministry said.


Russia has been used as the launch-pad for a new wave of cyberattacks aimed at political and media organizations.


Australia's Howard Says Bush Win a Victory for Terrorism Fight

Australian Prime Minister John Howard said the re-election of close ally US President George W. Bush was a victory for the fight against terrorism.


NASA: Extra Heat Shield Inspection Unlikely for Shuttle Discovery

HOUSTON â Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery will likely not have to perform a focused inspection of their spacecraftâs heat shield, NASA said Thursday.


A US court rules female staff claiming discrimination by retail  giant Wal-Mart can go ahead with a class action.


Strange spoofing technique evades antiphishing filters

Targets include PayPal, eBay and others A Reg reader has produced screen shots that demonstrate a powerful phishing technique that's able to spoof eBay, PayPal and other top web destinations without triggering antiphishing filters in IE 7 or Norton 360. Plenty of other PayPal users are experiencing the same ruse, according to search engine results.â¦


Nagesh KukunoorÂs next project after Dor

Percept Picture Company will commission two films with Nagesh Kukunoor as the director in the year


Ivan Noble, a British Broadcasting Corp. journalist who chronicled his battle with brain cancer in an online diary, has died, the BBC said Tuesday. He was 37.


Total deal shows appetite for Russian oil, but limits foreign role

A deal between French energy group Total and Russian gas firm Novatek shows that oil majors have an appetite for Russia's energy riches despite the Yukos affair, but also the limited role now possible for foreigners in this strategic sector, analysts say.


Recovering From Injury, Returning to TV, Speaking for the Wounded

Bob Woodruff has recovered to the point that he has returned to work full time as a correspondent for ABC News on its various programs, including âWorld Newsâ and âNightline.â


A genetic study sheds light on the mystery of how fish made the move from water to land millions of years ago.


Iraq Captors Wanted $5 Million Ransom, Editor Says

The Kuwaiti daily which predicted the  release of two Italian hostages in Iraq said on Wednesday that  the captors had originally demanded a $5 million ransom but  settled for $1 million in the end.


Crackdown on âKiller Busesâ Strands Delhi Commuters

A series of fatal accidents on privately owned buses has pushed New Delhiâs long-suffering commuters beyond the limits of tolerance.


CBS' Reality Duo Make Do Against NBC, Olympics

LOS ANGELES  - CBS' summer reality  entries "Big Brother 5" and "The Amazing Race" held up well in  primetime Tuesday against the summer Olympics competition on  NBC.


Albertsons Inc., the No. 2 US supermarket chain, said second-quarter profit dropped 36 percent after the Boise, Idaho-based company slashed prices to attract shoppers lost during a strike in Southern California.


Your LIFE: POTS OF COLOUR ; GARDENING HOW TO CREATE A WINTER WONDER

By PIPPA GREENWOOD  THERE'S one sure-fire way to brighten up your garden in the miserable wintry weather - pack an outdoor container with brightly coloured, perfumed plants.   It's quick, easy, looks great and will give your sense of smell a treat too. Here's what I did...


BODE Miller won his fifth victory of the World Cup season in a giant slalom here today after the three men ahead of him all faltered.


Playoff Boosts PGA Championship's Ratings

A three-way playoff helped the PGA Championship's final-round TV ratings increase 4 percent from last year.


Welsh expertise helps preserve famous ship

Experts from Cardiff University are helping to win a race against time and the elements to preserve a famous Victorian steamship, which is rapidly corroding.


N.S. government issues call for proposals to develop Cape Breton coal mine

SYDNEY, N.S. (CP) - Nova Scotia's Conservative government issued a formal call for proposals Monday to develop Cape Breton's Donkin coal reserves.


Poll Indicates Bush, Kerry Deadlocked Again

A new poll suggests that the race has once again settled into a virtual tie. In the days after the Republican National Convention, a poll by the Pew Research Center found Bush ahead of Sen. John Kerry 52 percent


Weed and Seed Program Gains $5,854: Donation From AT&T Will Help Set Up Web Site

By Rosalio Ahumada, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Sep. 22--Community organizers trying to clean up and restore west Modesto will have a new communication tool thanks to a corporate grant.   The AT&T Foundation has donated $5,845 to Modesto's Weed and Seed program to create a Web site.


"Abbiamo vinto con 50 sms" CosÃ¬ Ã¨ scattata la trappola

Presenza obbligatoria". Firmato, Antonio Boccia, deputato del Partito popolare. Con un sms di poche righe, l'opposizione ha fatto scattare il "trappolone" che ha battuto il governo al primo voto sull'emendamento al primo articolo della legge finanziaria.


US stocks up on durable goods news; chips down

US stocks got a mild boost on Friday as government data showed better-than-expected demand in August for durable goods other than transportation equipment, but climbing oil prices limited gains.


NASCAR issues its biggest fine in history and?ejects two employees of Michael Waltrip Racing from Daytona for mixing illegal substances in its?fuel.


Break out the sunscreen... summers of scorching heat will be back

MAN-MADE changes to the climate have at least doubled the chances of having a summer in Europe as scorching as that of 2003, according to British scientists.


Storm Causes Deaths, Outages Across Several States

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 23 -- A storm blustering through the Midwest on Sunday with heavy snow and howling wind made highways hazardous for holiday travelers and knocked out electricity to thousands of homes and businesses.


TiVo starts sales of premium TV video recorder

TiVo Inc.  on Tuesday started  selling its latest digital video recorder which is capable of  displaying high-resolution TV signals, as the recording  technology company seeks new subscribers among buyers of  premium home theater systems.


BEIJING -- A gas explosion in a coal mine in central China killed 56 people and left dozens more missing or trapped, the government said Thursday.


Defender Aitor del Horno scored in the ninth minute to earn Spain a 1-0 victory over England in their friendly at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.


It wasn't as if he'd become the invisible man. Aaron Cook still had a uniform, still had a locker at Coors Field, and still was drawing a paycheck. The Rockies brought him to Phoenix for the two National League Championship Series games there and he got sprayed with the same celebratory champagne as everybody else after Colorado swept the Diamondbacks ...


Dice ministro Bersani.Quadrino (Edison),a noi non interessa


FPJ: The death of a legend, the beginning of a myth

He was at a very young age, 15 in some documents, already a film actor. His father died of rabies brought about by rabid puppies licking his wound, records say.


Bermuda's residents stock up as officials warn that approaching storm Florence could become a hurricane.


Su emendamento Lega al dl votato anche da opposizione


ASIA/COREA DEL SUD - La prima GMG tutta coreana si terrÃ  nellÂagosto 2007 nella diocesi di Cheju; il 18 febbraio arriva in Corea la Croce della GMG Seul (Agenzia Fides) - Una sorta di Giornata Mondiale della GioventÃ¹ tutta coreana: il sogno di migliaia di giovani cattolici nella penisola di Corea Ã¨ diventato realtÃ . La Commissione per la Pastorale giovanile, nellÂambito della Conferenza Episcopa...


The Pentagon said Friday that it will investigate a Marine's sworn statement that guards at Guantanamo Bay bragged about beating detainees and that they described it as common practice.


Sony Considers MP3 Support to Silence iPod Fans

Consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. said on Thursday it is mulling a major strategic shift to make digital music devices that play MP3 song files.


Buenos Aires, 17:58 - CALCIO, ARGENTINA: VERON TORNA IN NAZIONALE DOPO 3 ANNI

Juan Sebastian Veron potrebbe far parte della lista dei convocati del ct dell'Argentina, Alfio Basil...


SitePoint PHP Blog: The state of functional programming in PHP

On the SitePoint PHP Blog today, Troels Knak-Nielsen has written up a post concerning the current state of functional programming in PHP.   With the rise of Javascript, and languages like Python and Ruby, functional programming is becoming more mainstream. Even Java seems to be getting closures in the next version, so does this leave PHP lacking behind or is there an unrealized potential hidden within?   He looks at a few different aspects of functional programming and sees how well PHP fits into them (like dynamic dispatch, binding a variable to a function and an implementation of currying for a function). This last option is the only "true" functional feature that PHP can realistically handle.


Former Lebanese premier Karameh named to form new government

BEIRUT  - Pro-Syrian Lebanese President Emile Lahoud named former premier Omar Karameh to succeed Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, who resigned a day earlier amid international criticism of the influence Damascus wields over its tiny neighbour.


: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday nudged US interest rates up a quarter percentage point for the fourth time this year, citing healthier job markets and indicating it will press on with a rate-rise campaign.


Hassled for bribe? Press panic button in Mexico

In a country where minor corruption is commonplace, Mexican water consumers are reaching for the panic button to sound the alarm when municipal officials demand a bribe.


Mexico denies drug suspect's allegations

The Mexican government said Sunday it received a letter from a drug suspect alleging that millions of dollars seized at his house in March — the largest drug-related cash seizure in history — were in fact illegal ruling-party campaign funds.


MEPs draft ring of flowers for fortress Europe

Caring, sharing police databases The European Parliament has fashioned a wreath of caveats it hopes will brighten up legislative measures designed to raise biometric borders and erect a network of biometric controls for police across the continent.â¦


A blast in a Shiite Muslim mosque in eastern Pakistan on Friday killed at least 15 people and left dozens injured. The blast occurred when the Friday prayers were on at the Mistri Abdullah Imambargah mosque in Sialkot.


Yankees 14, Angels 9: Rodriguez and Yanks Look Good vs. Angels

Alex Rodriguez rejoined the Yankeesâ lineup and showed off All-Star form Friday night, hitting a home run that tied him with Lou Gehrig on the career list and leading the Yankees to a wild win.


President Hamid Karzai has chosen a new Cabinet, heeding calls to sideline warlords from top positions — including the defense minister — and creating a new post to oversee the fight against opium production, government officials said Thursday.


Islamic Web site shows footage of attack on US base in Mosul

BAGHDAD, Iraq A newly released video shows three militants describing their plans to carry out last week's suicide bombing on the US military base in Mosul, Iraq.


Vodafone says it remains keen on purchases in France, eastern Europe and fast growing Asia and Africa after detailing annual cost cuts


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton told New Hampshire voters Saturday that ending the war in Iraq is more important than whether she repudiates her 2002 vote authorizing President Bush to use military force there.


The president faces an array of challenges on issues from warrantless wiretaps to military tribunals.


FTC: We won't block Google-DoubleClick merger

Controversial ad deal valued at $3.1 billion "unlikely to substantially lessen competition," agency rules in 4-1 vote.


For Tax Reasons, Telus Will Convert From Shares to an Income Trust

CanadaÂs second-largest telecommunications company said it would abandon its current stock ownership in favor of an income trust.


More than 5,000 people attend a memorial service for Australian television naturalist Steve Irwin.


ITC Investigating Nokia Claim Against Qualcomm

Nokia said Tuesday that the US International Trade Commission would begin investigating its claims of unfair business practices and patent infringement against Qualcomm.


Arsenal lapses prove costly as Greeks hold their own

ARSENAL rarely throw it way in the Premiership, but it is a habit they are struggling to break in the Champions League. Arsene Wengerâs men again failed to seize the initiative in Group E last night when


US, NKorea signed nuke deal memorandum last month: report

The United States and North Korea have signed a memorandum under which Pyongyang has agreed to shut down a nuclear reactor in exchange for energy aid, a newspaper said.


Torino, 23:34 - CALCIO, JUVE; RANIERI: DEL PIERO MERITA LA NAZIONALE

Claudio Ranieri commenta cosÃ¬ il ko con l'Inter nel ritorno dei quarti di coppa Italia (3-2) e l'eli...


A Catholic aid agency  voices deep concern after a priest working on land  rights in Brazil gets death threats.


Intel sponsors a $1 million contest to design a decent-looking computer.


Time for blogosphere to get real about church-state

Blog: CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the fuzzy acceptance of "conversational marketing" is leading to confusion among blog readers. Isn't it time to set down clear rules of the road?


With little more than the standard $100 in his pocket, Ernest Willis walked out of prison a free man Wednesday after 17 years on death row for a crime that may have never even occurred.


Somalia's presidential spokesman was shot in the neck while he was stuck in a traffic jam in the latest assassination attempt on a government official in this chaotic nation, authorities said Tuesday.


Â¡Â¡Russia's State Duma approves Kyoto Protocol ratification

Russia's lower house of parliament,the State Duma, has approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the greenhouse gas emissions limitation treaty drawn up by the United


Los Angeles Dodgers Team Report - October 1

(Sports Network) - Los Angeles will try to win the NL West title tonight, while hampering San Francisco's playoff chances, as the Dodgers and Giants open a three-game series at Dodger Stadium.


Terminato l'incontro a Parigi tra Ghosn e Wagoner


Silk Brocade Soaked in Blood and Passion

Set in the twilight of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers" is a gorgeous entertainment, a feast of blood, passion and silk brocade.


IRAQ'S justice minister said in an interview published today that the Iraqi government is rushing too quickly to try top officials of the government of Saddam Hussein.


Democratic Udall Running Strong in New Mexico Senate Race

Democratic hopes for a gain of at least one Senate seat in 2008 are growing, buoyed by new campaign finance reports and polls in New Mexico. Despite retiring Republican Sen. Pete V. Domenici's long tenure, popularity and strong reputation in the state, Democratic Rep. Tom Udall already dominates his two Republican challengers.


The mayor of a Flemish town in Belgium defends a ban on speaking French in schools.


Hungarian demonstrators storm television building

Demonstrators went on the rampage in the capital of Hungary, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and briefly occupying the television building as police used teargas and water cannon to try and restore order.


A 44-year-old man died of bird flu in Indonesia, a senior health official said Sunday, putting the country on the cusp of being the world's hardest hit by the disease.


A beefed-up motor will boost the power of a rocket vying for the $10 million human space flight prize. SpaceShipOne became the first privately funded craft to carry a person to the edge of space in June.


Samsung has announced it will be releasing an addition to its Q1 Ultra line in 2008. Packed in a tiny sub-2 pound form factor, the Q1 Ultra Premium PC will have a 1.33 GHz ULV Intel Core Solo U1500 Pentium processor and 1 GB of DDR2 system memory.


China, EU say progress being made on arms embargo

Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said Friday that talks to lift the European Union's 15-year arms embargo were making solid progress on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe meeting (ASEM).


VATICANO - Benedetto XVI nella SolennitÃ  del Santissimo Corpo e Sangue di Cristo: ÂCome la manna per il popolo dÂIsraele, cosÃ¬ per ogni generazione cristiana lÂEucaristia Ã¨ lÂindispensabile nutrimento che la sostiene mentre attraversa il deserto di questo mondoÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂLÂEucaristia Ã¨ il cibo riservato a coloro che nel Battesimo sono stati liberati dalla schiavitÃ¹ e sono diventati figli; Ã¨ il cibo che li sostiene nel lungo cammino dellÂesodo attraverso il deserto dellÂumana esis...


A maggio, passeggeri trasportati sono stati 6,3 mln


LOS ANGELES - Christopher Parr won't go so far as to bring his sleeping bag to his local AT&T store to be first in line for Apple's coveted iPhone when it goes on sale next week. But he will be there opening night to plunk down $599 for the combination iPod, cellphone and wireless Internet device within hours of its debut.


A new federal rule intended to keep illegal immigrants from receiving Medicaid has instead shut out tens of thousands of U.S. citizens.


Probabilmente travolta da un'auto pirata nel Chiapas


GALLIANI-DELLA VALLE, SCONTRO CONTINUO IN LEGA CALCIO

MILANO - Continuano a definirsi amici, ma la battaglia per la presidenza della Lega Calcio sta facendo diventare Adriano Galliani e Diego Della Valle due avversari che non si risparmiano battute polemiche che ormai sono sciabolate.


American Album: Working Hard to Give Others a Better Beginning

A former drug dealer now serves as âthe field generalâ at the fancy new football field that helps bring his ragged Philadelphia neighborhood together.


Iraqi citizens said Thursday a U.S. advisory's group recommendation that Washington move toward military disengagement offered little hope of an improvement in their lives anytime soon.


US FDA says will watch drugs similar to Vioxx

Drugs in the same category as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn Vioxx painkiller will get close scrutiny to see if they can also cause heart attacks, US Food and Drug Administration officials said on Thursday.


CORRECTED: Castro recovering and giving orders: Chavez

Corrects to remove reference to Castro wanting to go back   to work in lead, removes paragraph five


Honda To Build Plant In Northwest Georgia

ATLANTA -- Honda Motor Company will build a new auto parts plant in Tallapoosa in Haralson County in northwest Georgia. Officials with Honda and the state held a news conference in Atlanta Tuesday to announce plans for the $100 million plant.


Poland unlocked and it's Defoe who has the key

Sometimes you can just tell. It only takes a few minutes of action, one or two touches, a run off the ball. The talent is obvious, so is the self belief.


Nokia Corp. intends to boost its mobile ad business through the acquisition of Enpocket, which provides cell phone marketing technology and services to advertisers, Web publishers and carriers.


Bologna, Italy (Sports Network) - Czech striker Pavel Nedved scored off a free kick in the 86th minute Sunday to give Juventus a 1-0 win at Bologna.


The US says opium production in Afghanistan reached record levels last year, undermining the fight against the Taleban.


Interim Sprint CEO Sets Out To Restore Company's Focus

Sprint Nextel's interim chief executive acknowledged yesterday that the company had lost focus, and he vowed to rally its beleaguered workforce.


The South African rugby team is criticised for dropping the township of Soweto from their victory parade.


Singh on Top of Pile Again in Pennsylvania

World number one Vijay Singh fired an eight-under-par 64 to take a three-shot lead when the first round was suspended for the day at the $4.


Euro Hits New High; Oil Nears $80 a Barrel

The dollar fell to an all-time low against the euro and oil prices hit a record, suggesting higher prices for imports.


Keyshawn Johnson has caught the damn ball in the NFL for the last time. Johnson, who played a great game and talked one as well during an 11-year career, retired Wednesday despite several offers to continue playing.


China Mine Blast Kills 56, Death Toll Could Soar

A gas explosion in a crowded coal mine  in central China has killed at least 56 people and left 148  missing with little hope left of finding any alive, Xinhua news  agency said on Thursday.


Torino, 12:31 - CALCIO, ARBITRI; BLATTER: DEVONO DIVENTARE PROFESSIONISTI

''Per eliminare la corruzione tra gli arbitri urge il professionismo''. E' questa secondo il preside...


Look ma! No PC! Tivo and Amazon have finally gotten it right. Starting today, TiVo DVR users can download movies from Amazon's Unbox service straight from their television sets - without help from a PC.â¦


Not to demean the Dolphins, whose 17-0 overall record in 1972 is one of the greatest feats in our sporting lifetimes. But I think that tying the NFL?


A $13,000 handbag and other items were snatched from "Spider-Man" star Kirsten Dunst's penthouse suite at a posh Manhattan hotel earlier this month, according to court records.


Stocks Mixed On Short-Term Credit Report

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 -- The Dow Jones industrial average slipped Thursday as investors looked past an upbeat report on the economy and instead focused on data showing weakness in a crucial corner of the corporate-lending market.


Blair Reshuffles Cabinet, Appoints Ally to Coordinate Elections

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has completed a reshuffle of his cabinet, appointing his staunch supporter and former health minister to coordinate the Labor Party's re-election efforts.


U.S. Rallies Past Europe for Solheim Win

HALMSTAD, Sweden  -- The Americans were hardly chokers when the stakes were highest at the Solheim Cup. Doggone good was more like it.


"Sun Also Rises" an eye-catching China fantasy

Fluid motion and  glorious colors provide a visual treat in Jiang Wen's sumptuous  romantic fantasy "The Sun Also Rises," which screened in  competition at the Venice International Film Festival.


Taiwan Said Set to Buy $15 Billion of U.S. Arms

Taiwan's lawmakers are expected to  give their long-delayed approval next month to a special budget  for U.S. weapons purchases worth as much as $15 billion,  Taiwan's point man on China policy said on Wednesday.


Pakistan to Garrison Gas Field, Relocate Locals

Pakistan plans to set up a permanent  military base and displace thousands of people to secure its  main gas field, which had to be shut down this month after an  attack by tribal separatists, officials said on Friday.


Blair, New Iraqi Leader Discuss Security

British Prime Minister Tony Blair agreed with Iraq's new leadership Monday that Iraqi security forces would start assuming full responsibility for some provinces and cities next month, beginning a process leading to the eventual withdrawal of all coalition forces.


Hillary jokes Bill looked into No. 2 job

Hillary Rodham Clinton has already had to forgo one potential running mate — her husband.


Justice Department prosecutions of international terrorism cases, which surged in volume after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, have nearly returned to the levels seen prior to the hijackings, according to an independent analysis of government data released yesterday.


If NASCARâs old points system were in place for Nextel Cup this season, Jeff Gordon would be on the verge of winning his fifth series championship.


An internal report shows the government has missed many of its education and children's targets since 1998.


RICHMOND, June 2 -- Actor and former senator Fred D. Thompson of Tennessee rallied a crowd of several hundred Republicans here last night, offering a bluntly conservative appeal in his first major appearance since taking a formal step last week to run for president.


Hewlett-Packard will stop selling workstations equipped with Intel's 64-bit Itanium processors. HP said its workstation customers want chips that are more compatible with 32-bit software, like Intel's Xeon and the AMD Opteron.


Interest rates fall on short-term T-bills

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in yesterday's auction with rates on six-month bills dipping to the lowest level since early December.


Per nerazzurri Cambiasso e Maicon, per iberici Villa e Silva


Time Warner net slips on legal reserve Reuters, New York ...

Time Warner, the world's largest media company, on Wednesday said third-quarter profit fell as it established a $500m legal reserve and it will restate results for its AOL Europe unit prior to 2002.


Holocaust survivors, US settle claims Army stole Jewish riches

The US government and Hungarian Holocaust survivors announced Monday they have settled claims that the Army wasted and pillaged family treasures that were seized by Nazis and loaded onto a train in the waning days of World War II.


Per diventare secondo vettore tedesco e quinto in Europa


Company's U.S. search market share rises to a record 66 percent for the month of  December, according to latest figures from Hitwise.


Giornalista indagato, perquisita anche la casa di campagna

Perugia, 19 novembre 2004 - Una nuova perquisizione e' stata compiuta la notte scorsa in un'abitazione del giornalista Mario Spezi nell'ambito dell'indagine della procura di Perugia sul presunto omicidio di Francesco Narducci.


Wall Street Retreats After Bernanke Comments on Growth, Inflation

NEW YORK, June 5 -- Wall Street skidded lower Tuesday after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and a strong reading on the service sector suggested that the central bank has little reason to lower interest rates.


Ashley Young's dramatic late volley salvages a point for Watford after an extraordinary climax at Vicarage Road.


Ewww! New Exhibit is Gross -- in a Fun, Educational Way: SPACE CENTER HOUSTON

By Lana Berkowitz, Houston Chronicle  May 28--It's gross, but not that gross.   The Animal Grossology exhibit at Space Center Houston delivers gooey facts about blood-sucking, vomit-munching and slime-making creatures with very clean animatronic characters, games and displays.


Movie Review | 'Spider-Man 3': Superhero Sandbagged

If ever a movie had a case of the blues and the blahs, itâs âSpider-Man 3,â a sequel that is fizzled rather than fizzy.


A major rescue operation is launched after 110 children are swept into the Irish Sea, but all are rescued safely.


A kennel worker whose arm was amputated after being savaged by a Rottweiler undergoes more surgery.


The Sudanese government is failing to protect civilians in Darfur, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report that also calls for a substantially larger international ceasefire


Met Office issues severe weather warning

Heavy rain will return to the country later this week, forecasters at the Met Office warned Thursday, threatening more of the floods that killed four people.


The BBC News website looks at the key questions arising from the death of Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestinian cause for more than 40 years.


Agency commissioners hope to issue a final ruling on the deal by the end of the month.


Standard Chartered Hong Kong CEO Resigns

HONG KONG - Standard Chartered PLC said Monday its chief executive in Hong Kong has resigned, less than a week after the British-based bank said it was laying off 200 local employees.


Nick Carr's scary take on the future of computing Radio Reg Semi-Coherent Computing listeners who have yet to read Nick Carr's new book The Big Switch will almost certainly want to pick up a copy.â¦


Britney Spears is throwing 200,000 pound Halloween bash!

Pop star Britney Spears and her brand new husband Kevin Federline are reportedly throwing a lavish 200,000 pound Halloween party at their new Malibu home, and have reportedly invited 80 guests for the 'spooky' bash.


Rumsfeld Cautions on Intelligence Reform

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld conceded Tuesday that a new, powerful intelligence director could bring "some modest" improvements to efforts to safeguard the nation but warned that any changes must not hurt the flow of information to military commanders...


Community says goodbye to 3 killed while hunting

Rice Lake, Wis. -- Robert Crotteau and his son Joseph were mourned together Saturday, days after both were killed in a confrontation with a hunter trespassing on their land.


Let iPhoto solve all your holiday gift giving dilemmas. Make elegant photo books, personalized calendars and custom greeting cards in iPhoto. To receive your professionally printed masterpieces by Christmas Day, place orders before December 11 with standard shipping or December 16 with express shipping.


First female Beefeater takes up post at the Tower of London

The first female Beefeater at the Tower of London overturned more than 500 years of tradition when she took up the post on Monday.


InfoWorld - A flaw in the pop-up blocker of the open-source browser Firefox could allow an attacker to access local files, according to security analysts.


Bramble and Sibierski join Wigan on free transfers

Wigan have made a double raid on Newcastle United to snap up centre-back Titus Bramble and French forward Antoine Sibierski on free transfers, the club said Monday.


WALTHAM -- Their singular focus, from victory to victory, has been on the game at hand.


A 1,4375 dollari, mercato scommette su taglio tassi da Fed


Heavy fighting erupted in Mogadishu after about 100 insurgents attacked Somali interim government troops and their Ethiopian allies at a base inside the former defense headquarters on Tuesday, a witness said.


Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver were on stage together, joking about a unification fight for the light heavyweight title. As for Roy Jones Jr.


Thaksin calls for more cooperation in fighting bird flu

Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Friday called for enhanced collaboration efforts among Asian countries in fighting bird flu, especially on epidemiological surveillance in humans and animals.


Is optimisation the root of all evil - or, at least, many bugs There was a time in my career, in the 1960s, when optimisation wasn't optional. System memories were measured in kilobytes, instruction times in tens or hundreds of microseconds. We planned our programs around those limited resources.â¦


Today on the presidential campaign trail

People focus on candidates' personalities and their views keep changing, AP-Yahoo poll shows ... CNN announces plans for 2 Feb. presidential debates in Ohio ... Obama races to trim Clinton's lead among Latinos as multistate primary day approaches ... Mormon leader's death renews focus on Romney's faith; candidate less reticent


The Justice Department is investigating Joe L. Allbritton's extensive personal use of the Gulfstream jet and other company assets during and after his time as chief executive of the company.


Turks in Germany torn between assimilation and ties to home

Mehmet Ali Danisman has lived for 31 years in this quaint town in the hills near Frankfurt, and still doesn't count any Germans as friends.


Quotes from Ukrainian presidential election

"There is news: It's over. Now, today, the Ukrainian people have won. I congratulate you," opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko.


La famiglia di Denisechiede il silenzio stampa

MAZARA DEL VALLO (Trapani) - Luci e fiammelle per schiarire il buio attorno alla scomparsa di Denise. Ieri sera a Mazara del Vallo un lungo corteo con oltre mille persone Ã¨ stato organizzato per chiedere il rilascio della piccola di quattro anni.


Improvements to voting machines and election administration saved a million votes that otherwise would likely have gone uncounted in the 2004 elections, with states and counties that made the most comprehensive upgrades recovering the most votes, a new academic analysis says.


Theater Review | 'Rock Doves': The Troubles Arenât Dead; Theyâre Not Even Past

Buoyant, colorful acting enlivens this moderately contrived but engaging comedy from Marie Jones, the author of âStones in His Pockets.â


U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as  oil prices climbed higher, while a thinly staffed Wall Street  awaited Friday's jobs figures and remained wary with the  Republican National Convention getting underway in New York  City amid heightened security concerns.


Barry Bonds underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday and is expected to be at full strength when the San Francisco Giants open spring training in February.


Palestinians Savage Blair's Peace Initiative

Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia poured scorn on Tony Blairâs peace initiative today - throwing into doubt a London conference that Israel has already said it will boycott.


The Senate plan to provide illegal immigrants with a shot at citizenship probably is a deal-breaker that will prevent passage of a compromise on immigration overhaul, the House's lead negotiator said Sunday.


Ex-NASA Worker Pleads Innocent of Fake Inspections

ORLANDO, Fla.  - A fired NASA safety inspector  accused of falsifying space shuttle inspection reports pleaded  not guilty to 166 criminal charges on Friday and a trial was  tentatively set for Dec. 1.


Deal reached with Fatah to stop fighting: Hamas

Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah reached a deal on Sunday to stop fighting after a day of bloodshed in which President Mahmoud Abbas's offices came under mortar fire and his forces took over two ministries, Hamas said.


* Extremists gain in the formerly communist east

Germany's mainstream political parties were sharply rebuffed yesterday when voters in two regional elections in formerly communist East Germany handed extremists their best results in years.


An Economy That Turns American Values Upside Down

he Labor Department reported last week that 144,000 payroll jobs were created in August. Let's put that in perspective. The number was below market forecasts.


Annan meets Kenya's Odinga for crisis talks

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday as ethnic violence in Rift Valley undermined efforts to mediate a month-long crisis that has killed 750.


A member of a gang who murdered LVF leader Billy Wright in the Maze prison is found dead in his jail cell.


Followers of Muqtada al Sadr, the radical cleric, began handing their weapons into police stations in the Iraqi capital yesterday and US forces suspended operations against their strongholds in Sadr City.


Terminal cancer sufferer, Jane Tomlinson, has been made a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours list.


An option slips away: Gaza withdrawal plan becomes more perilous

Seven months ago, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's astonishing announcement of a plan to withdraw all the Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip ignited a tiny spark of hope among people searching for some way out of another ghastly intifada.


Cassa integrazione prorogata 13 settimane, 'crisi mercato'


Malaria vaccine candidate looks extremely promising

In a proof-of-concept study published this week in The Lancet, researchers report that GlaxoSmithKline's RTS,S/AS02A malaria vaccine candidate protected a significant percentage of children against uncomplicated malaria, infection, and even severe forms


Google says its cookies will auto-delete after two years in an effort to "improve privacy".


China is creating an investment company to make better use of its $1 trillion foreign currency reserves.


Indonesia farmers: Floods destroyed crops

Farmers living outside Indonesia's flood-hit capital said Monday they were struggling to survive after hundreds of square miles of land were inundated, destroying rice and other recently planted crops.


Mauresmo was a runner-up in Moscow and a winner in Philadephia last year while Davenport didn't play at all due to injury. According to the new standings released today Mauresmo has 4395 points to Davenport's 4380.


Online Shopper: Inside NanaÂs Lamp Was a Genie: Nana

Repairing her torchier was a way of keeping faith with the old sould.


Lebanese army increases forces in tense Beirut

Lebanon's army deployed more soldiers in Beirut on Monday after the killing of a pro-Syrian Shi'ite Muslim demonstrator raised fears anti-government protests could turn into sectarian violence.


Russia says it may target missiles at Ukraine if it joins Nato and deploys the US missile defence shield.


Gold Kist accepts Pilgrim's Pride buyout bid

U.S. chicken producer Gold Kist Inc.  has agreed to a sweetened buyout bid by larger rival Pilgrim's Pride Inc. , ending a takeover battle that began four months ago.


Sharon wins vote on pullout plan, but divisions appear

Flushed from his victory in the parliamentary debate endorsing Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has repeated his opposition to holding a referendum on the issue, the Ha'aretz daily reported yesterday.


<i>Oil:</i> Prices rise as Opec considers curbing supply

LONDON - Oil prices rose for the second day in a row on Thursday as several Opec ministers called for the cartel to stop producing more oil than its official target to prevent a glut next year.


Cinquina del Bologna contro i calciatori in cerca di squadra dell'Equipe Romagna in un test disputato al centro sportivo di Casteldebole.


Lithuania wants direct talks with Russia on Kaliningrad transit

Lithuania is calling on Russia to search solutions to the problem of transit traffic to and from Kaliningrad through direct talks with Vilnius, and not with Brussels, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas ...


Time running out for Lebanon, Arab League warns

Time is running out for rival Lebanese factions to resolve their worst political dispute since Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said on Wednesday.


Bank of America Earnings Fall 32 Percent

Capital markets losses offset solid revenue growth in most businesses at the bank, which posted net income of $3.7 billion.


U.S. "imperialism" means new arms race: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a scathing attack on the West on Thursday, accusing Washington of imperialism and of starting a new arms race.


Freddato con diversi colpi di arma da fuoco


Roger Clemens got his 326th win to tie Eddie Plank for 11th on the career list and the Astros hit four first-inning home runs to beat the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, yesterday in Houston and move into the wild-card lead with their 12th straight win.


DOMANI SUL VENERDI'                                          L'altra faccia di Sarkozy                                                                                Dopo il trionfo mediatico e le aperture (ricambiate) alla sinistra, il presidente francese si Ã¨ messo al lavoro. E, mentre le sue grane private riempiono i giornali, i suoi primi provvedimenti, come quelli sugli immigrati, dividono la Franciadi MARCO CICALA, ANNA LOMBARDI e LEONARDO MARTINELLI


Ottawa balking over new offshore royalty regime for Nfld., says minister

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - Ottawa and Newfoundland have agreed to disagree over offshore oil royalties.


The ritual of organised bullying in the Russian army is getting worse, an international rights group warns.


It will take at least 20 years for Greek forests ravaged by forest fires to recover, the WWF says.


FBI Wiretap Cut Off After Feds Fail To Pay Telecom Spying Bills

A phone company cut off a FBI foreign-intelligence wiretap after the FBI failed to pay its bills, according to an internal audit. The disconnection was just one consequence of the FBI's routine late payments to the nation's telecoms for wiretaps and surveillance infrastructure.


Bush in Chicago in bid to boost standing

President Bush had breakfast at a popular diner and met with business leaders during an overnight trip to Chicago, part of an effort to boost his sagging popularity by putting him on the road more often this summer.


AMD: Barcelona on time, but Budapest slips

Blog: Chipmaker reaffirms third-quarter launch schedule for quad-core Barcelona chip but says shipments to Cray of different quad-core processor have slipped.


Rules to prevent fraud going undetected at US companies are to be amended after complaints they are too costly.


Tra il pubblico di allora numerosi vip e un giovane Al Bano


MOSCOW The chief financial officer of Yukos, Russia's embattled oil company, said Thursday that he had delayed his return to Moscow indefinitely after Russian prosecutors had summoned him for questioning.


Hamas Indicates It Will Challenge Arafat

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Israeli troops pushed into the northern Gaza Strip and killed at least two Palestinians, witnesses said, while new signs emerged that the violent Hamas group is preparing a political challenge to Yasser Arafat despite a series of blows from Israel.    The incursion into Gaza came late Tuesday, the day Palestinians marked the fourth anniversary of their bloody uprising...


Teenage qualifier Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland upset top-seeded Elena Dementieva 7-5, 6-2 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Fortis Championships.


Update: PeopleSoft throws customers a discount and free upgrade

PeopleSoft Inc. unveiled a new incentive program on Wednesday offering customers free upgrade assistance and a credit toward new purchases, an initiative the company hopes will spark sales and encourage customers to move to its latest releases.


Former FBI spycatcher calls poker bluffs

As an FBI spy catcher, Joseph Navarro could identify traitors through their subtle behavioral tics Â even something as simple as a squint could be a giveaway.


An armed gang flees with hostages after freeing 30 people held for more than a day at a bank in Venezuela.


Putin accuses US of trying to "isolate" Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday accused the United States of trying to "isolate" Russia from its neighbours among the former Soviet republics.


Attention, Candidates:    MySpace Members Vote

'Impact Presidential Poll' reveals users of the social network follow politics (often online) and vote.


Suez, GDF headed for merger agreement: source

French energy group Suez and state-owned Gaz de France (GDF) are "headed for an agreement" on a merger to create a new European power giant after 18 months of delays, a source close to the negotiations said Sunday.


Alltel buys assets from Cingular; swaps market interests

NEW YORK, November 26  - Alltel Corporation (AT.NYS) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets from Cingular Wireless for $170 million in cash, while the two companies have agreed to swap partnership interests in


Seventh victim dies in shooting in Chinese eatery in Germany

The death toll from a shooting in a Chinese restaurant in northern Germany has risen to seven after a man died in hospital from severe gunshot wounds, police said on Tuesday.


FDA Orders Strong Antidepressant Warnings

WASHINGTON - All antidepressants must carry a "black box" warning, the government's strongest safety alert, linking the drugs to increased suicidal thoughts and behavior among children and teens taking them, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.    Because the warnings are primarily seen by doctors, the agency also is creating a medication guide for patients to advise them of the risk...


Jay Haas, who turns 51 on Dec. 2, leads the Tour Championship. That's The Tour as in PGA Tour, not Champions Tour where most pro golfers 50 and over are expected to play and prosper.


Golden Globes reduced to news conference

The Golden Globes, the ceremony known for getting Hollywood's awards season off to a rollicking start, will be reduced to a news conference Sunday by the writers strike and will likely draw picket lines and lack star power.


Linux, AOL tie up for security solutions

Leading distributor of Linux open source solutions to the enterprise Red Hat, Inc has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with America Online, Inc to acquire certain assets of Netscape Security Solutions.


Inflation Fears Ease as Price Index Dips

Wholesale prices dipped 0.1 percent in August as a retreat in food costs helped to blunt a rise in the price of some energy products.


Alaska Revokes Leases on the North Slope

Exxon said it was reviewing its legal options in the wake of AlaskaÂs decision to strip it of leases to an oil and gas field.


Condominio, chi deve pagare in caso di morosità

Gli altri condomini non sono tenuti a pagare le quote degli inadempienti senza un fondo cassa ad hoc. Le risposte dell'esperto di Kataweb Economia ai quesiti su casa, diritti e consumi


KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo -- On this day, the first sunny day in a while, Omer Waka decided to stake it all on bamboo wall calendars.


L'autore teatrale compie 80 anni, premiato dal sindaco


Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his side will beat Tottenham in Saturday's north London derby.


Oscar-nominated German director 'no wunderkind'

German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, who has impressed critics worldwide with his Oscar-nominated debut feature film "The Lives of Others," modestly says that compared to say, Orson Welles, he is no wunderkind.


Miller gives new-look Ireland fringe benefits

We can forgive Ireland that they didn't surpass the 70 points England scored against Canada, or the century Scotland put past Japan last week.


Smart viewers of The WB's premiere of its new drama "Jack & Bobby" will be in place a minute early on Sunday evening to listen right from the 9 pm ET open and pick up some of the slickest subtleties of the hour.


Blistering sun main threat so far for Amazon swimmer

Blistering sun and river debris, not the Amazon's crocodiles or piranhas, have been the main adversaries of Slovenian Martin Strel so far in his 3,375-mile (5,430-km) swim down the world's greatest river.


U.S. to create 'risk assessments' of air passengers

Department of Homeland Security implements data-mining system for passengers traveling to the U.S.


Teen Abortion Bill Could Have Big Impact

The abortion bill most likely to become federal law this year would affect a relatively small number of pregnant teens, yet its impact on them could be dramatic — sharply reducing the options for girls in many states who dread telling their parents of their plight.


com October 22, 2004, 8:26 AM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.


The St. Louis CardinalsÃÂ claim a third straight NL Central title on Sunday despite a 5-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.


Under slate-grey skies and the first rain to fall for weeks on Canberra, and facing increasing attacks on his honesty and competence, Prime Minister John Howard yesterday declared a federal election for October 9.


The Compleat Gentleman - MMM's Guide to Bitches, Buddies and Booze

This article is not about what George Carlin called the pussification of the (American) male. This article is not about ever-lowering testosterone levels in men. This article is not about over-diagnosing of ADHD in adolescent males, the over-use of Ritalin to emasculate young men, not about the game of tag being banned on schoolyards in fear of liability or how TV, ads and movies lack positive, realistic male role models. And most importantly, this article is not about equality of the sexes. This article is about how you can take charge of your own life. How you should take charge as the red-blooded, testosterone-filled, muscle-bound aggressive man you are. Now, don't get me wrong: there is still hope for you even if you are a girly-man who has words such as "sensitive" or "communication" in your everyday vocabulary, even if you are a pencil-neck who can't bench-press your own bodyweight or if you are a timid fuck who'd rather take Jill out to watch the latest chickflick than open her eyes and orifices to the wonderful world of anal sex. This article is for all of us and will guide you to a better life.


The mother of one of five women found murdered in Suffolk tells a court she barely knew her daughter.


Short delay of chemo safe after breast surgery

NEW YORK  - Research has shown that women who undergo chemotherapy after surgery for early-stage breast cancer have an improved chance of survival. Now, investigators have evidence that therapy can be safely delayed for up to 12 weeks - but waiting longer may adversely affect the outcome.


Woman Who Set Wildfire Has Sentence Tossed

An appeals court Thursday threw out a 12-year state prison sentence given to a former forestry worker who started the largest wildfire in Colorado history.


Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman says she'd rather been born a brunette instead of a blonde, and would've liked having a darker complexion so she wouldnt have to worry about skin cancer. In addition to her disdain for blonde hair, she express how sh...


Mickelson confident despite change in equipment

Phil Mickelson remains true to his TV ads that ask: "What will Phil do next?" At the end of the most successful season of his career, Mickelson arrived


5 days to go, candidates continue their trek

With less than a week to go until Americans head to the polls, the candidates continue their trek through the swing states. For the second day, President Bush is campaigning in Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.


For those who dread coming back to an e-mail overflow, the solution is often to take time off from leisure to weed the in-box.


US Airways' (UAIRQ:OTC BB - news - research) passenger service employees approved a package of concessions estimated to save the airline about $137 million a year.


Millions of pounds will be spent in the coming months trying to persuade people to upgrade to 3G phones. What do two users of the services which have been launched already think about what their fancy phone can do?


Gates unveils school technology initiatives

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates outlined on Wednesday a vision of education in which students worldwide use high-speed Internet connections and curriculums that draw on online resources such as Wikipedia to become more globally competitive. "We are now on the verge of something where technology will make a difference," Gates said in an address before the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland. Advances in hardware, software, and connectivity and are enabling a "user-centric" focus for technology, letting people access information over vast distances inexpensively, Gates said. The address by Gates concluded the two-day Government Leaders Forum, an annual Microsoft-sponsored conference attended by government leaders throughout Europe. The delegates addressed education issues and how Europe can become more competitive through the use of IT. Gordon Brown, the U.K.'s chancellor of the exchequer who oversees financial matters, warned in a speech before Gates' address that the number of jobs that require no skills in the country will drop from 3.4 million today to only 600,000 by 2020. Those who donât have access to education programs and acquire IT skills are "at risk of being unemployed over the next decade." "We cannot afford to ignore the potential of any child," Brown said. Microsoft is backing several educational programs aimed at integrating technologies into classrooms that some young people may already be encountering outside of school. Teachers may have trouble keeping up with students who are already using devices such as the Xbox Live gaming system at their homes, Gates said. "When they [students] come back into the classroom and there's a chalkboard there, that teacher has a hard time living up to the level of drama and richness," he said. Gates announced that Microsoft will expand the company's Innovative Schools initiative, which looks at ways to better integrate technology and learning, to an additional 12 countries: Ireland, the U.K., France, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Qatar, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Hong Kong. Microsoft has undertaken a variety of projects as part of the program. In Philadelphia, the company joined the city's school district and built a 750-student high school -- called a School of the Future -- that focuses on how technology can improve student performance. It opened in September 2006. The company provided technical guidance, which included the building of a secure Web portal for parents and students for access to assignments, class schedules and grades. In the U.K., Microsoft backs the Building Schools for the Future program, a Â£40 billion ($78 billion) government program to revamp secondary education. The company assists local authorities on ways to integrate technology into education. In Taipei, students at Zhong Lun High School have improved their acceptance rate from 36 percent to 50 percent since it became a School of the Future two years ago, Microsoft said. The company also helped with a distance education facility for teachers, where they can design and publish e-learning material. At the start of his address, Gates spoke of Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-American steel magnate who later used his wealth to fund libraries and educational institutions. Next year, Gates will step down as Microsoft's chairman to focus on the philanthropy through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which focuses on global health and development issues. Gates recalled one of Carnegie's statements: "He who dies rich, dies disgraced." "Iâm working on avoiding that, but it's a high responsibility," Gates said to laughs.


More Profit and Less Nursing at Many Homes

Insulated from lawsuits by their corporate structures, private investors in nursing homes have cut expenses and staff, sometimes below minimum requirements.


A man is jailed after police smashed a paedophile ring run from the UK and involving people from 35 countries.


BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of people flocked to Baabda Presidential Palace Sunday, in a huge and popular show of support for President Emile Lahoud over his three-year mandate extension that was decided by Parliament on Friday.


Charges against a man accused of planting a listening device at Nicole Kidman's home are dropped.


GENEVA Swiss voters have backed a law allowing stem-cell research in the first national referendum on an issue that has divided both the European Union and the United States.


Nats Safely in Fourth With Fifth Straight Win

The Nationals beat the Marlins, 6-4, completing a three-game sweep, staying unbeaten in September and holding a three-game lead over Florida in the NL East.


N.D. Woman Marks 50 Years Making Rosaries

DICKINSON, N.D. - Evelyn Wehner has been making rosaries for 50 years. "I can make one in 45 minutes," she said. "I enjoy making them. Its something I can do for the Lord." Wehner said likes to make rosaries while drinking coffee with her friends.


ATHENS - The 2004 Olympic Games officially came to an end in Athens with a spectacular closing ceremony yesterday. Greek music and dance kicked off an evening of celebration before the flame was extinguished and the flag lowered.


Floods from a week of storms in the US Midwest swamp thousands of homes and cause power blackouts.


Astronauts begin spacewalk to rewire station

A veteran spacewalker and his rookie partner slipped outside the International Space Station on Saturday to complete a power rewiring job that should leave the outpost ready for the long-delayed addition of European and Japanese laboratories.


Miller Beer's '50th Anniversary Of Rock' Missing One Thing: Black Artists

The Miller Brewing Co. has tapped the keg of controversy with a promotion designed to commemorate the "50th Anniversary of Rock and Roll." Miller, working with cover images from Rolling Stone magazine, chose rock musicians to be featured on cans of Miller ...


FORMULA One is likely to continue with the same number of teams next season despite Ford's decision to quit, world motorsport head Max Mosley said yesterday.


Church Raffle Nets Edwardsville Man $15,000: St. Mary and St. Boniface Split $60,000

By Jayne Matthews, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Feb. 9--EDWARDSVILLE -- A $50 raffle ticket under a Christmas tree soon may have an Edwardsville man raising the roof.


Sleeping pill for longer use wins approval

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sleeping pill that some specialists say could pave the way for longer-term use of such medications.


Swiss vote to raise barriers to asylum-seekers

Neutral Switzerland backed plans on   Sunday to make it harder for asylum-seekers to gain entry to   the rich Alpine state, according to early poll projections.


Optimizing manual testing with HP Business Process Testing Software

(Source: Hewlett Packard) Find out how QA specialist with Raymond James, Michael Warner, has used HP Business Process Testing software to help his team optimize their testing and provided them with the flexibility to do manual or automated testing as needed. HP software has helped his team to realize a 50 percent reduction in compatibility testing time. This paper provides an overview of the product and how they use it, along with practical advice for those who are considering HP Business Process Testing software.


Besides the usual increases in cases of heartburn, emergency room workers see a Thanksgiving surge of people with food stuck in their esophagus, according to an expert.


Leeds-based Northern Foods announces that it is parting company with its chief executive after three years.


Soyuz Spacecraft Docks With Space Station

KOROLYOV, Russia Oct. 16, 2004 - A Russian spacecraft ferrying a fresh crew to the international space station had to be docked manually Saturday after an unexplained glitch sent it toward the outpost too quickly.


Zarqawi takes credit for Japanese slaying

The Iraqi militant group led by al-Qaida associate Abu Musab Zarqawi took credit on a Web site Tuesday for the beheading of a Japanese hostage, Kyodo reported.


After promising unprecedented openness regarding Congress' pork barrel practices, House Democrats are moving in the opposite direction as they draw up spending bills for the upcoming budget year.


India's first woman president to be sworn in

India's first female president, Pratibha Patil, will be sworn in on Wednesday as head of state of the world's largest democracy.


Craigslist cuts off Listpic, cites bandwidth issues, TOS violations

Blog: Third party Craigslist browsing service Listpic has been cut off from accessing Craigslist.org.


Mel Gibson decides to have a low-key campaign to promote The Passion of the Christ to Oscar voters.


Profit Falls 10% at Gannett as Real Estate Ads Slump

The newspaper publisher said earnings fell because of slumping real estate ads and a tough comparison with year-ago profits that were boosted by heavy political advertising.


Porn Producers To Be Severely Punished in China

According to the interpretations by China's Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate, grave cases of non-profit production and dissemination of pornographic materials are also criminal and subject to punishment.


Europe Flourishes as Woods, Mickelson Flop

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The heavyweight  United States duo of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson lost twice  on the opening day of the 35th Ryder Cup Friday as Europe  opened up a lead of 6-1/2 points to 1-1/2.


Baseball Federal investigators can keep using the names and urine samples of about 100 major leaguers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, a federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled yesterday. Investigators seized computer files containing the test results in 2004 during raids of labs involved in Major League Baseball's drug-testing program. The investigators had search warrants for only 11 ...


Maestra picchia alunno Emergenza scuola?

A Caserta un'insegnate colpisce un bambino con un bastone. E' l'ultimo caso di violenza a scuola. Cosa sta accadendo? Di' la tua


Man charged with stalking singer Lavigne

EVERETT - A 30-year-old Lynnwood man was charged yesterday with stalking punk-pop singer Avril Lavigne. Snohomish County prosecutors said they've been investigating the case since soon after James Speedy's


Has Madhur Bhandarkar teamed Aamir Khan and Ayesha Takia for


Red Crescent halts Baghdad work after abduction

The Iraqi Red Crescent suspended operations in Baghdad after gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped about 30 people from one of its offices in the capital on Sunday, an official of the humanitarian body said on Monday.


Touch of Life: ; Some Coal Boaters Lack Courtesy for Riverside Residents

By Don Springer  Warm weather has arrived. I know because the boat traffic has begun in earnest on Coal River. The water skiers are out and even the youngest of the young are wading or swimming in the waters.


Drug stocks took another hit Friday, a day after a veteran Food and Drug Administration researcher said that five drugs currently on the market needed closer scrutiny for possible safety risks.


Author Susan Sontag, widely regarded as one of America's leading intellectuals, dies aged 71.


'Piuttosto meglio uno 'young day' a favore dei precari'


Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Bits & Bytes Column

By Corilyn Shropshire, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Sep. 16--LIFE SCIENCES GREENHOUSE CHIEF EXITING: Doros Platika has  announced plans to leave after his contract as chief executive officer of the  Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse expires at the end of November.


Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Monday to discuss guidelines for resuming peace negotiations, the prime minister's office said.


Review: Ubuntu's New 'Gutsy Gibbon' Brings Linux Out of the Jungle

The new release of Ubuntu Linux, dubbed "Gutsy Gibbon," makes substantial improvements to the user experience in the free and open-source operating system. New interface enhancements and the ability to seamlessly import settings and data from Windows make it the easiest Linux yet.


Report: Less capital punishment in China

The number of death sentences meted out by Chinese courts has dropped since legislation was introduced requiring the approval of the country's highest court before anyone is executed, state media said Friday.


Book ship sails peacefully into Grand Harbour

The Malta-registered floating bookshop mv Doulos, whose visit to the island last year was the centre of a raging controversy, arrived at Grand Harbour yesterday - this time encountering no troubled waters.


By Paul Davenport Associated Press  PHOENIX -- The Arizona House on Monday endorsed a proposed multistate agreement that allows Arizona, California and Nevada to each retain the rights to the water that each adds through conservation or other means to the supply in the Colorado River.


Soaps in hot water as fresh scripts run out

The daytime soap operas might be  losing their bubbles in the weeks ahead as networks resort to  episodes not penned by striking writers.


Philippoussis Likely to Miss Australian Open

PERTH, Australia  - Mark Philippoussis is almost  certain to miss this month's Australian Open after he was  forced to pull out of the Hopman Cup because of a groin injury.


Pete Munro and Matt Morris will start Game 2 in St. Louis. (Getty ...

If Game 1 is any indication, this National League Championship Series could be headed for astronomical offensive numbers. And we haven't even gotten to the cozy confines of Minute Maid Park yet.


Get Lost in Photographer Palla's Kaleidoscopic Images of Japanese Cityscapes

The kaleidoscopic shoot-and-twist images are the work of Japanese architect and photographer Kazuhiko Kawahara, aka Palla. The posting of the digitally manipulated ordinary urban snapshots on his blog have led to ad-hoc crowdsourcing that Palla channels into his art.


Murdoch needn't fear 'happy, friendly shareholder', says Liberty

NEW YORK - A share-swap transaction that will nearly double Liberty Media's voting power in News Corp has been described by the company as a "friendly" move.


Heidi Klum and her husband Seal, currently expecting their second child together, might not be done. "We want to have a lot of children," the supermodel tells Life magazine in its latest issue. "(Seal) always says that he finds me the most beautiful when I'm pregnant."


PeopleSoft's firing of its president and chief executive increased the likelihood that the company would be taken over by the Oracle Corporation.


Hack iTunes to remove the movie-rental time limit

If you can't finish watching your rented movie in 24 hours, try this simple trick to extend the "doomsday clock."


CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri called on Muslims to step up their resistance against the U.S. in a video aired by CNN early Monday on the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.


St. Moritz, 14:51 - SCI, CDM DONNE: HOLAUS BEFFATA, LA LIBERA ALLA SLOVENA MAZE

A St. Moritz accade l'incredibile. L'austriaca Maria Holaus aveva già festeggiato sul podio l...


A new UN draft resolution on Sudan calls for agreement on peace accords, and offers promises of aid.


Pakistan to compensate hostages' families

As a goodwill gesture, Islamabad will compensate the families of two Chinese workers taken hostage in Pakistan, one of whom died in a rescue attempt last week.


Hers was the game that launched a thousand kicks, then tens of thousands, then millions, a rare blend of brains, beauty and hard-nosed grace that redefined what it meant to play like a girl.


Il primo ministro polacco Marek Belka ha annunciato oggi la liberazione della cittadina polacco-irachena Teresa Borcz-Halifa, rapita in Iraq lo scorso 28 ottobre in Iraq. In una conferenza stampa il premier Belka ha detto che la donna "Ã¨ sana e salva".


Thomas Grandi does it again, wins second World Cup race in three ...

(CP) - Thomas Grandi credits a more relaxed approach to competition and work with a sport psychologist for his sudden success on skiing's World Cup circuit.


Bush, Roh, recommit to six-party talks to end North Korea nuclear crisis

US President George W. Bush said that he and visiting South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun had recommitted themselves to six-party talks aimed at defusing the North Korea nuclear crisis.


Governors Unite in Effort to Stave Off Medicaid Cuts

The nation's governors are mounting a bipartisan lobbying effort to stave off new federal limits on Medicaid.


Liza Penning Screenplay About Life in a Cabaret, and Has CD, Acting and Concert Plans

Playbill - Life will be a cabaret once more for Liza Minnelli, who said she is writing a screenplay for an original movie about a small cabaret in New York City.


A respected Russian human rights group says 38 people have been killed in racist violence this year.


Bills Are Hoping Lynch Will Run the Ball, Not His Mouth

The Buffalo Bills want Marshawn Lynch to be at least as effective as Willis McGahee was â without any controversy.


Portis, tough defense help Redskins bring down Bears

Washington's defense was solid, as it has been all season. And with Mark Brunell still off target, Clinton Portis had to carry the Redskins' offense.


Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Thursday said fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent with record revenue from virtually every business line, but investors expecting even better results sent its shares down in premarket trade.


A Little Bit County, a Little Bit Coloratura

How is a Broadway golden girl to proceed when the whole world appears to be at her beck and call? That is the treacherous question facing Kelli OâHara.


Brees has had Chargers dialed in all year

Several hours after the Chargers swung their blockbuster draft-day deal in April, Coach Marty Schottenheimer got a phone call from a prominent member of his team.


EUROPA/SPAGNA - Bilancio molto positivo delle giornate vissute a Roma per la beatificazione dei 498 martiri spagnoli, Âil tesoro della Chiesa del XX secoloÂ Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Grande soddisfazione e bilancio molto positivo delle giornate vissute a Roma per la beatificazione di 498 martiri della Spagna, domenica 28  ottobre: cosÃ¬ si Ã¨ espresso P. MartÃnez Camino, Portavoce della Conferenza Episcopale ...


Talking of Cheney's daughter speaks about Kerry

TEMPE, Ariz. - One of the most revealing moments in last Wednesday's final presidential debate came when moderator Bob Schieffer asked President Bush and Sen. John Kerry if they thought homosexuality was a choice.


The Web 2.0 darlings can't pay - won't pay Guest Opinion So 2008 brings another battle in the war over the value of music.â¦


Few teams have endured more battering and embarrassment than have the 2007 Orioles yet Dave Trembley's squad is still playing hard.


Moneta unica ad un passo da massimo storico sul dollaro


In an industry bleeding money, home builder NVR of Reston yesterday bucked the trend by reporting a profit.


Afghanistan suicide attack kills two NATO soldiers

A suicide car bomber rammed a convoy of the NATO-led force near the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing two soldiers, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.


Cloudy skies and cold temperatures were forecast Monday for much of the Northeast, while milder air settled over the Midwest and rain fell over the Pacific Northwest.


A Look at Foreigners Taken Hostage in Iraq

Insurgents in Iraq have kidnapped more than 150 foreigners. Those reported held are:


Bologna, 19:07 - CALCIO, BOLOGNA: RIENTRA L'ALLARME PER MARAZZINA E BELLUCCI

Rientra l'allarme Marazzina e Bellucci nel Bologna. I due attaccanti si sono allenati regolarmente. ...


Armitage Says He Was the Source in C.I.A. Leak

The former deputy secretary of state said he held back at the request of Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the prosecutor.


China vows to clean up toxins amid food scares

China will clamp down on foods tainted with illegal and excessive chemicals as it seeks to quell domestic and foreign alarm about toxins in meat, seafood and vegetables, the country's top agriculture official said.


The hi-tech ePassport could make forgery and identity theft easier, BBC Click discovers.


Esequie nella Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli a Roma


PG&E restores power to most customers in N. California

PG&E Corp's Pacific Gas and Electric Co subsidiary restored electric service by Sunday evening to more than 1.9 million of the 2.1 million customers who lost power during multiple Pacific storms that battered parts of the northern and central California since Friday.


ADV: Free 4-Room Digital Satellite System

Free installation for your free system in up to 4 rooms. Upgrade to a digital video recorder (DVR) in up to 4 rooms, or HDTV receiver in up to 2 rooms for free.Programming from $29.99/mon.


Bollywood veteran G.P. Sippy, who produced Indian cinema's biggest blockbuster "Sholay" (Flames), has died in Mumbai at the age of 93, a report said Wednesday.


Even EarthLink is scaling back deployments, some cities and regional networks are pushing forward with plans to build citywide Wi-Fi networks.


7 Palestinians Killed; CNN Producer Held

Israelis killed seven Palestinians in attacks Monday, including a Gaza airstrike that killed one militant and wounded a militia commander, who vowed revenge from his hospital bed.


Sri Lankan students collecting donations for aid to tsunami-devastated homeland

Several students from Sri Lanka here in Latvia have begun to collect donations to send to their devastated country, LETA was informed by the Sri Lankan Honorary Consul in Latvia Arnis Ancupans.


Lloyds TSB cuts its charges for unauthorised overdrafts, in the face of a customer revolt.


North Korea's Kim basks in birthday, nuclear glory

Singing soldiers and flower shows marked the birthday of the man dubbed North Korea's "invincible brilliant commander" by state media, as regional powers wondered whether he would abide by a nuclear deal.


DETROIT -- Chrysler LLC plans temporarily to close four assembly plants and to shut down one shift at another due to the bankruptcy filing of one of its plastic parts suppliers, the automaker said Monday.


US was dominant, but could have done better in beating El Salvador ...

It was a rumble at the Big Razor (as Gillette Stadium is widely known). Historically, El Salavador and the United States men don't much like


Failure to Navigate: Billions Later, Plan to Remake the Coast Guard Fleet Stumbles

The initial venture has been canceled after hull cracks and engine failures made the first eight boats unseaworthy.


Football Tank Johnson went over the line in the eyes of the Chicago Bears, but he wasn't over the limit at the time of his most recent arrest. Johnson's blood alcohol level was below the legal limit when the former Bears defensive tackle was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving June 22 in Gilbert, Ariz. Johnson's blood alcohol level was ...


Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai has suspected skull fracture

Morgan Tsvangirai, who heads the opposition to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's rule, was in intensive care with a suspected skull fracture on Wednesday after what he says was a brutal police attack three days ago.


Groups Try to Aid Elderly Charley Victims

SARASOTA, Fla. - The devastation brought on by Hurricane Charley has been especially painful for an elderly population that is among the largest in the nation...


It's tornado season, and at this Midwestern office that does lots of in-person customer service that means emergency evacuations are part of the routine.


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


Rowling angered as NYT reviews last Potter

The New York Times published a review of the final Harry Potter book on Thursday before it went on sale, drawing a stinging response from author J.K. Rowling.


Dow Up; Bin Laden, Election Cloud Outlook

U.S. blue-chip stocks finished higher  on Friday, helped by gains in energy companies' shares,  although investors showed caution before next Tuesday's  presidential election.


Window or aisle, chicken or beef, laser protection or SAM in the fuselage?

Defense contractor tests system designed to protect airliners from laser-guided shoulder-fired missiles.


US Economy: Manufacturing Index Falls, Incomes Lag

Manufacturing expanded at the slowest pace in more than a year in October, Americans spent more than they earned in September and home construction declined in the final economic reports before tomorrow's presidential election.


National Intelligence Estimate provides bleak assessment of Iraq

A highly classified National Intelligence Estimate provides a pessimistic assessment about the future security and stability of Iraq.


2 Milwaukee schools punished after brawl

Parents or guardians of players will be the only fans allowed to watch two high school teams play after a melee led to six injuries and 10 arrests.


Kolama, 19:15 - PATTINAGGIO VELOCITA', EUROPEI: FABRIS QUARTO DOPO PRIME 2 PROVE

Enrico Fabris si è piazzato quarto nella gara dei 5.000 metri disputata oggi a Koloma, in Rus...


A City banker was sacked from his Â£2m a year job because he was "not German enough", an employment tribunal hears.


Shares in Britain's EMI  rose on  Thursday following a media report that it was in talks with a  number of private equity firms over potential alternatives to a  takeover approach from Warner Music .


Report: Microsoft may buy Facebook stake

Setting the stage for a possible bidding battle, Microsoft Corp. is mulling an investment in Facebook Inc. that would value the rapidly growing online hangout at $10 billion or more, according to a report published Monday.


Astronaut Gordon 'Gordo' Cooper, 1927-2004

Grant writes "Leroy Gordon 'Gordo' Cooper, one of America's first seven astronauts, died today in his home at the age of 77.


Two of the biggest games of the season are on this weekend's SEC slate. Unbeaten Auburn visits unbeaten Tennessee and defending national champ LSU visits unbeaten Georgia.


Firefighters were waiting for a chemical fire at a Wisconsin plant to burn itself out Friday before trying to enter the site.  It was just too dangerous for us to keep people in there, Eau Claire County Sheriff Ron Cramer told the Eau Claire (Wis.) Leader Telegram.


Monks arrested, tear gassed at Myanmar pagoda: witness

Myanmar security forces sealed off Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda on Wednesday, fired tear gas and arrested up to 200 monks trying to get into the shrine, cracking down on the biggest anti-junta protests in nearly 20 years.


The Internet radio-cum-smart phone music streaming service reinvents self with social-media-friendly moniker.


Gore: Cheney 'Wrong Choice' Remark Sleazy

Vice President Dick Cheney's remark that "the wrong choice" by voters could result in another terrorist attack was "a sleazy and despicable effort to blackmail voters with fear," Al Gore said Thursday.


American goes over seven minutes without a field goal in the second half and allows Holy Cross to take control in overtime in a disappointing 76-67 loss Sunday.


The nation's service sector expanded at a slower-than-expected rate in February amid a slowdown in new orders that economists think may help cool inflation.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to address tribal leaders Thursday on the need to eliminate this war-ravaged country's booming drug trade, an aide said.


Sonu to go bare-chested for his new music video

Sonu Nigam is one talented singer who has created a niche for himself in industry.


Chinese doctors separate conjoined twins: Xinhua

Chinese doctors have separated four-month old conjoined twin baby girls in an operation lasting nearly 12 hours, Xinhua news agency said on Monday.


Boston and Anaheim must pay baseball's luxury tax along with the New York Yankees, according to figures compiled by the commissioner's office.


Peyton Manning had a perfect passer rating during Indianapolis' 41-10 playoff victory over Denver nearly a year ago. But play of the league's most valuable


Who's next at Britain's Glastonbury Festival dirty weekend

Veteran rockers The Who close the final day of Britain's massive Glastonbury music festival Sunday, which organisers declared a great success despite the quagmire conditions.


More money urged for emergency communications

More money and modern technology is needed to help police, fire and other first responders better communicate when responding to terrorist attacks and natural disasters, two former U.S. government officials said on Thursday.


HOUSTON - If the weather cooperates, the international space station should be visible at various times during the holidays from the continental United States, NASA said Tuesday.


FDA Sets Deadline for Unapproved Medications

Manufacturers of unapproved extended-release cough and cold drugs that contain an expectorant called guaifenesin have until Nov. 25 to stop shipping the medications, health officials said yesterday.


A British newspaper urged readers to write to Ohio voters to share their thoughts on the presidential race.


Ashura, premier Maliki rafforza misure sicurezza a Kerbala


Scotland now 16th in world for ecological impact

WHEN Scots turn up the heat the rest of the world dies a little, a report by an international conservation charity claimed yesterday.


Napoli, 19:04 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: CLUB RICORRE CONTRO SQUALIFICA ZALAYETA

Il Napoli ha deciso di presentare reclamo contro le due giornate di squalifica inflitte per simulazi...


Advertisements Insinuated Into Video Games

Roar down city streets in the upcoming "Need for Speed Underground 2" racing game and you'll see a Best Buy store amid the skyscrapers along with bright billboards hawking Cingular Wireless, Old Spice, and Burger King.


The Universe still produces massive newborn galaxies full of baby stars, despite being billions of years old.


Israel to limit strikes in West Bank, Gaza

JERUSALEM -- Israel announced yesterday that it would curtail offensive operations against Palestinians in response to President Mahmoud Abbas's efforts to halt attacks on the Jewish state, marking a significant step toward a full-scale cease-fire between the two sides.


Tearful U.S. soldier recounts Iraqi rape-murder

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky  - A U.S. soldier under court-martial at a Kentucky military base broke down in tears on Wednesday as he described how he and others planned the rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl, murdered along with her family.


Wetlands Are a Major Hurdle to Building: In Soggy South Florida, School Construction is Complicated By Environmental Regulations

By Nirvi Shah, The Miami Herald  Dec. 10--Wetlands present a unique obstacle to South Florida school construction.   From the northeast corner of Broward to the southwest, the limestone that can support construction becomes buried under deeper layers of muck and peat.


Panama says it wants Manuel Noriega extradited when he is freed from a US jail, but France is also pursuing him.


Michelle Rodriguez reported to jail Sunday in Lynwood, Calif. to begin serving her six-month sentence for violating probation in a DUI case.  According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Web site, the former Lost star was booked at 4:33 p.m. in the same fa...


A government scheme  to encourage children to eat more fruit and veg has boosted children's intake, research suggests.


Kids Need Help Staying Slim, Congress Told

Schools may need more money and  regulators may need more authority to help America's children  from spiraling into obesity, experts and politicians told  Congress on Tuesday.


Scotland's run of poor results could not be blamed solely on manager Berti Vogts, Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson claimed.


Irish recruitment firm, Sigmar, today said it had opened an office in Prague in the Czech Republic.


Timo Perez bunted in the go-ahead run and Joe Borchard hit the longest homer in U.S. Cellular Field history Monday to help the Chicago White Sox defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8.


SpaceShipOne Successfully Soars Into Space Again

By JOHN ANTCZAK     MOJAVE, Calif.  -- The first private manned rocket recovered from a wild corkscrew roll on its ascent to soar to space and back Wednesday in a bid to earn a $10 million prize...


Ukraine gripped by standoff as opposition cries foul over vote outcome

A tense standoff gripped Ukraine after its pro-Russia prime minister won the presidential runoff, with the opposition mounting massive protests to contest results of a vote that Washington and Europe said was rigged by the state.


EUROPA/SPAGNA - Scuola di formazione per le Confraternite promossa dallÂUniversitÃ  cattolica spagnola  UCAM di Murcia Murcia (Agenzia Fides) - La UCAM, UniversitÃ  della Chiesa cattolica spagnola che si trova nella regione di Murcia, ha promosso una scuola di formazione per i membri di tutte le confraternite di Murcia che raggruppa le diverse organizzazioni religiose...


Women in Business Face the 'Glass Cliff'

EXETER, England  - Women are increasingly breaking  though the glass ceiling to get seats on company boards but  only to find themselves teetering on the edge of the glass  cliff, a leading psychologist said on Monday.


Tennis Roundup: Bryan Brothers Stake U.S. to 2-1 Lead Against Sweden

Lindsay Davenport lost a tennis match for the first time since giving birth, falling by 6-3, 7-5 to Jelena Jankovic in the semifinals of the China Open Saturday in Beijing.


UEFA threatens Austria-Switzerland over Euro 2008

European soccer's governing body threatened to remove the 2008 European Championships from hosts Austria and Switzerland, citing the Swiss for failing to build a new stadium in Zurich.


Euro's record high set to hinder recovery

The euro yesterday reached a new record high against the dollar, renewing fears that the faltering economic recovery in mainland Europe will be choked off next year.


Tributes hail "outstanding" and "genius" composer Sir Malcolm Arnold, following his death aged 84.


Michael Schumacher believes that the input from the Grand Prix Drivers Association has not only made Formula One safer, but also helped to improve the safety on public cars and roads.


Â£10m London jewel thieves arrived in Bentley

Â· Stylish appearance and air of affluence fooled staff  Â· Armed raiders take rings, necklaces and diamonds


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The Space shuttle Atlantis closed in on the International Space Station on Saturday as shuttle crew checked the ship's wings for any damage from blastoff.


Panel Sees Shuttle Flights Resuming Soon

NASA should be able to meet all the requirements for resuming space shuttle flights next spring, an oversight panel said.


Donatella pensa a donne diverse, da Merkel a Rania Giordania


Along with all the other problems in Iraq, now comes analogy fatigue. The latest comparison is the most preposterous


OGGI SU INTERNET/GERMANIA - Apre sito della Giornata Mondiale della GioventÃ¹ 2008 in Germania DÃ¼sseldorf (Agenzia Fides) - Un sito molto ricco con informazioni, indicazioni per il pellegrinaggio, fotografie e una agenda di preparazione spirituale al grande evento di Sydney. (C.E.) (Agenzia Fides 29/1/2008)...


Body heat touted as future mobile power source

German researchers claim they have figured out a way to use body heat to generate power that could eventually run mobile devices.


Sindacati giudicano positivo incontro con ministro De Castro


Bari, 13:07 - CALCIO, DUE DENUNCIATI PER AGGRESSIONE A PRIMAVERA AVELLINO

Due uomini, di 24 e 21 anni, sono stati denunciati per aver aggredito quattro giorni fa un giocatore...


Ora Ã¨ davvero una sfida a tutto campo tra le ferrovie e il trasporto aereo. Dopo i treni speciali low cost sulle direttrici strategiche, adesso scatta la seconda fase del nuovo corso tariffario voluto dall


Givens takes opportunity: Receiver enjoys career day

When the first half ended with the Patriots [stats, news] leading 14-6, David Givens [news] had one catch for 15 yards, but he had a feeling his number might come up more often after intermission.


London - The BBC said on Tuesday it would eliminate 2 900 jobs, or more than 10 percent of its workforce, as part of a cost-saving "transformation" of the world's biggest and best-known public broadcaster.


The Chinese government has drawn heavy criticism by two US business groups urging China to crack down on its growing piracy market and focus on protecting intellectual property rights in the country.


Children living in damp and mould-infested houses could be at more risk of developing permanent asthma, say researchers.


OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc. Reports Comparable Store Sales

TAMPA, Fla., March 1  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.


Arts & entertainment: Which carols do we love the most and why? We knocked on a few well-known doors and asked


Give your retirement savings a boost this year.


Group asks FTC chairman to step down from DoubleClick review

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras is consulting with the agency's ethics officer to see if she should recuse herself from a review of Google's planned acquisition of online ad network DoubleClick.


Two French journalists freed after being held hostage in Iraq for four months returned to Paris on Wednesday and had an emotional reunion with their families, while telling of their "very difficult" time in captivity.


The Fifth Down Blog: Coughlin, Alone, Takes Heat for the Defense

Giants Coach Tom Coughlin -- without the aid of his coordinators or defensive team captains -- was peppered with pointed questions Monday about his team which has allowed 80 points in the first two games.


"Fat? Not my kid!" That reaction, according to researchers at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, was common among more than 2,000 parents surveyed this year as part of the National Poll on Children's Health.


U.S. Suit Says Arab Bank Aiding Suicide Bombers

Victims of militant violence in Israel  filed a multibillion-dollar lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday  accusing Arab Bank of supporting Palestinian suicide bombings,  lawyers said.


The burlesque show at the Box begins when the performers enter the club from the street.


The U.S. Justice Department is investigating possible antitrust violations at the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the American Stock Exchange, according to the National Association of Securities Dealers annual report.


Memo suggests HP's Hurd knew of probe in July 2005-WSJ

Hewlett-Packard Co.  Chief  Executive Mark Hurd may have known as early as in July 2005 the  company was looking into private phone records as part of its  leak investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported in its  online edition on Monday.


PLYMOUTH -  Two Plymouth students have been chosen to play with the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras this season.  Percussionist William Dinardo Jr. and clarinetist Sara Purdy were among 350 musicians selected from nearly 700 elementary and secondary students who auditioned.


Texas Still Upset by Arkansas Celebration

Texas still remembers Arkansas' players prancing all over the field, waving their state flag in the end zone and digging up pieces of the turf after the Razorbacks beat the Longhorns 38-28 last season.


The UK spends more per person on treating heart disease than any other country in Europe, figures show.


Tottenham completed the signing of right-back Alan Hutton from Rangers on Wednesday and hope to pitch their new man into  Premier League action against Manchester United at the weekend.