U.S. allies in the war on terror marked the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with memorial events for the victims and renewed resolve to keep fighting.


Wild winter weather across China left hundreds of thousands of people stranded on Monday and crippled energy and transport, stoking fears of rising deaths and economic damage blighting the biggest holiday of the year.


Roma, 18:29 - CALCIO, LAZIO: ANCORA A PARTE FOGGIA

Doppio allenamento per la Lazio in vista del derby di domenica prossima. Lavoro atletico in mattinat...


I fiorettisti sfiduciano Andrea Magro. E il ct sbatte la porta

Il duello infinito fra i fiorettisti azzurri e il loro ct. Andrea Magro si Ã¨ concluso con un comunicato. La rottura Ã¨ stata resa pubblica, con la lettura di un documento, da Salvatore Sanzo, che ha parlato a nome di tutti suoi compagni.


Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 21 points and Derrick Rose added 19 as No. 1 Memphis remained undefeated with an 81-73 victory over Gonzaga on Saturday.


Torino 2006, presidente Castellani annuncia le dimissioni

Il presidente del Toroc, Valentino Castellani, ha annunciato oggi le proprie dimissioni. L'ufficializzazione avverrÃ  perÃ² solo nel corso del prossimo Consiglio di Amministrazione del Comitato Organizzatore


Yushchenko Urges Ukrainians to Vote, Defend Choice

Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko told  voters on Wednesday the re-run of Ukraine's rigged presidential  election would be no "easy stroll" and urged them to cast  ballots to make certain of his victory.


Car Bomb Near Rebel Iraqi City Kills 7 U.S. Marines

A car bomb attack on a U.S. patrol  outside the rebel-held city of Falluja on Monday killed seven  American marines and three Iraqi National Guardsmen, in the  deadliest single attack on U.S. forces in five months.


Oprah tops list of highest paid TV stars

Talk might be cheap, but Oprah is not, topping a list of the highest-paid television stars in the United States.


Retailers get back-to-school boost in August

Major retailers, led by discounters Wal-Mart and Target, turned in better-than-expected August sales on Thursday, as consumers went back-to-school shopping despite higher gasoline prices and the nation's housing meltdown.


Cigna said its fourth-quarter profit rose more than 10 percent as medical spending fell.


Mike Jones scored 21 points in his final home game Saturday to lead No. 24 Maryland to a 79-59 win over North Carolina State.


Two young New York men accused of trying to extort $150,000 from MySpace.com by developing code that tracked visitors pleaded no contest Monday to illegal computer access in a bargain with the prosecution.


com. Shortstop Barry Larkin has expressed interest in playing for the Washington-bound Expos and being reunited with interim general manager Jim Bowden.


Two years ago, federal prosecutors boldly proclaimed a civil racketeering lawsuit against the mighty International Longshoremen's Union that would "once and for all" shatter alleged mob control on the nation's docks.


Firenze, 14:11 - CALCIO, ARBITRI; ROSETTI: SIAMO PRONTI

Toccherà a Roberto Rosetti Fiorentina-Inter, primo big match della stagione. ''Una bellissima...


Everything Ohio State has accomplished so far, including that huge win over Texas, was a mere prelude for the Buckeyes. "We know we're starting the real season," defensive tackle David Patterson said of Saturday's Big Ten opener between the top-ranked Buckeyes and No. 24 Penn State.


Cricket: Australia crushes Pakistan to win 5th series in 2004

MELBOURNE Australia thrashed Pakistan by nine wickets Wednesday, becoming the first nation to reach 300 test match victories and capturing a record fifth series for the calendar year.


Nedbank Challenge's status to be enhanced

It is known to many as Africa's major. However, the Nedbank Challenge is in line to get enhanced status. There are possible plans to include the Sun City event in the World Golf Championship calendar.


Cambridge University is best in the world for science, say experts


I know itâs hard to believe, but during the past 12 months I sometimes went two or three weeks in a row without finding anything to mock, deflate or be disappointed by.


David Beckham will launch his new career in the United States later this year with realistic footballing ambitions, the former England captain said on Friday.


(InfoWorld) - Check Point Software Technologies is making its second acquisition in as many months, scooping up NFR SecurityÂ for about $20 million. Check Point plans to incorporate NFR's intrusion detection and prevention technologies into its own security portfolio of firewall, VPN (virtual private network) and security management products. The resulting product will offer a high level of intelligence, adaptability and manageability, Check Point said. In addition to that bundled offering, Check Point will also sell a stand-alone intrusion detection and prevention product that will combine NFR's product line with Check Point's InterSpect internal security gateway products. Check Point specializes in pre-emptive security, offering a unified security architecture that provides protection across an entire network. NFR offers intrusion detection and prevention technologies, protecting against malicious code, backdoors, intrusion attacks, and other issues. NFR, of Rockville, Maryland and has 22 employees. U.S. regulatory authorities have already approved the acquisition, which is expected to close before the end of this year. Last month, Check PointÂ announced it would buy Pointsec Mobile TechnologiesÂ for $586 million in order to extend its offering to laptops and other remote access devices. That deal followed a proposed acquisition of Sourcefire earlier this year, whichÂ Check Point had to withdrawÂ after some U.S. government agencies, which are Sourcefire customers, protested in apparent concern about the acquisition's national security implications. Check Point is an Israeli company.


PHUKET, Thailand  - A budget airliner packed with foreign tourists crashed on the Thai resort island of Phuket on Sunday, killing 88 people as it broke up and burst into flames while trying to land in heavy rain, officials said.


Oracle Corp. goes to trial Monday on its legal bid to dismantle the dwindling takeover defenses of PeopleSoft Inc., the rival it has been attempting to acquire for 15 months.


Prosecutors announced a forgery investigation Tuesday against the campaign of the only liberal Kremlin critic still in Russia's presidential race, a contest already expected to be won easily by Vladimir Putin's hand-picked candidate to succeed him.


France appeared to have removed a threat to one of Europe's largest energy deals on Sunday after the boards of Suez and Gaz de France voted on a politically charged merger delayed by disputes over strategy and control.


The queen of the all-female alliance on CBS' "Survivor: Vanuatu — Islands of Fire" has been dethroned. Last week, part of the all-female alliance mutinied after Twila Tanner initiated a voting bloc with the game's lone male, Chris Daugherty. On Thursday's episode, the leader of the female alliance, Ami Cusack, was voted off the show after receiving four votes.


Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski dismisses his deputy, bringing an end to the governing coalition.


Iran says uranium facility nearly ready; calls European proposal 'unbalanced'

TEHRAN, Iran  - A uranium conversion facility in Iran is nearing completion, a top official said Sunday, only days after European countries offered a deal in which Iran would reportedly have to give up all nuclear activities.


Does Backlash Loom Against Opinion News?

Is it time to turn down the volume on TV news? A handful of developments this fall suggest a brewing backlash against opinionated news, most personified by those cable segments that set people up to argue political points, or outshout each other.


Iraq: rilasciati due iracheni rapiti ieri

BAGDAD - Rilasciati nella notte i due iracheni rapiti ieri. Erano membri della Guardia di Sicurezza. Ancora nelle mani dei guerriglieri un americano e un nepalese che lavoravano per la compagnia saudita Satco.


A freight train derails, ploughing through buffers into a transport company yard in Eastleigh, Hampshire.


Il greggio con consegna a novembre ha superato i 49 dollari al barile nelle contrattazioni after hours di New York. Il petrolio si Ã¨ portato a 49,36 dollari, poco sotto il prezzo record del 20 agosto scorso, quando ha raggiunto i 49,40 dollari al barile.


Stormy seas pushed a coal freighter carrying at least 21 Filipino crew members onto a sand bank off Australia's east coast Friday, prompting a major rescue operation and fears of an oil leak.


Army officials are gearing up for the 3rd annual Land Combat Expo, the service's professional development symposium.


Australian Workers in Iraq Accounted for After Hostage Claim

Australia's government has accounted for 88 non-military Australians working in Iraq and a claim that two Australians were taken hostage there may be a hoax, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.


No one is saying Paul Kelly has the job, and that includes Paul Kelly, but unless the National Hockey League Players Association has one more surprise punch up its tattered sweater sleeve, the former Needham High hockey coach officially will be named the new executive director of the league's oft-troubled union Wednesday.


Flickr upload tool turns 3.0, goes open-source

Let the porting begin: Uploadr 3.0 is not only out of beta, it's also governed by the GPL now.


More Financing Is Urged to Fight TB in Africa

The World Bank is spending far less on proven methods to combat tuberculosis in Africa than in India, China and Russia, according to a report by an advocacy group.


Ukrainian Presidential Candidate Survives Assassination Attempt

Campaign officials say Mr. Yushchenko fell ill in early September and was flown to Vienna for treatment several days later. Aides say he was diagnosed in Ukraine as having the flu, but doctors in Austria said


Tesco is told to pay more than Â£50,000  after admitting 25 charges of selling food passed its expiry date.


Egyptian: Mideast conference to be in NY

A Mideast peace conference called for by President Bush will be held in September on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, Egypt's foreign minister said Thursday.


Greenback gains on euro even as US economy slips

The US dollar climbed against the euro after some traders abandoned bets that a slowdown in growth reflected in economic reports this week would push the US currency to a one-month low.


In-form opener Justin Langer has taken his place in the Australian line-up for the second Test against Pakistan starting today at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).


HD Radio received a boost Tuesday as Sony announced that it will be shipping both a table radio and mobile tuning device for the service. The devices are part of a multi-year agreement to support the technology.


The very image of success HP is putting its mouth where its money is by offering 2,300 of its key account customers a printer consultancy service.â¦


Here's a simple way to help grow and protect your nest egg.


Durable Goods Orders Up, Beating Forecasts

America's factories saw orders for costly manufactured goods in July post the biggest gain in four months, an encouraging sign that the economy is emerging from an early summer funk.


A disabled biker lost his artificial hand after he left it gripped on to the handlebar of his machine.


VATICANO - Portare un messaggio di Speranza alla comunitÃ  marittima, poichÃ© Âla Speranza Ã¨ lÂancora sicura e ferma dellÂanima. Essa, per noi cristiani, ha un nome: GesÃ¹ Cristo, il Signore RisortoÂ - Il documento finale del XXII Congresso Mondiale dellÂApostolato del Mare CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂBisogna impegnarsi a restare solidali con la Gente del Mare come testimoni di Speranza, con la Proclamazione della Parola, la Liturgia e la Diakonia, e a promuovere un autentico umanesimo marittimo. PoichÃ© lÂApos...


Japanese director wins over US with 'The Grudge'

Japanese director Takashi Shimizu scared up more money than any other film at the North American box office over the weekend, with his latest horror movie The Grudge, according to early figures.


Money to Test Waters Runs Low: State's Beach Season Length is to Blame

By Tina Lam, Detroit Free Press  May 26--Michigan is getting shortchanged on federal funds to test for contamination at its beaches, according to a new federal report.


An Iraqi passerby walks past the body of a Turkish truck driver at the scene of a convoy attack south of Mosul, Iraq Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004.


T-Mobile Adds Nearly One Million U.S. Subscribers

T-Mobile USA added nearly a million cellphone subscribers in the fourth quarter, but full-year results fell short of its parent companyâs target.


Scary Spice among new talent in "Dancing"

Singers Marie Osmond and Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown are among the celebrity contestants in the upcoming season of ABC's popular "Dancing with the Stars" show, the network said on Wednesday.


Iraq - Â«Margaret Hassan Ã¨ stata uccisaÂ»

La tv araba Al Jazira sarebbe in possesso del video in cui viene mostrata lâesecuzione di una donna tenuta in ostaggio. Con tutta probabilitÃ  si tratterebbe della donna inglese rapita il 19 ottobre a Baghdad.


Dogs with paralyzed hind legs regained the ability to walk after getting a shot of a chemical cousin of antifreeze that helped repair nerve cells in their damaged spinal cords, scientists reported.


Human rights organisation Amnesty calls for tougher action against countries who seek to repress online freedoms.


Liftoff! Fourth Space Tourist, New Crew Launches Toward Space Station      (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)

SPACE.com / A Russian rocket launched the world's fourth space tourist and two astronauts into orbit early Monday morning on a two-day trip bound for the International Space Station (ISS).


Nessun applauso al termine della proiezione di Paolo Franchi


Balkan states sign CEFTA free-trade zone

Seven Balkan countries formed a free-trade zone in southeastern Europe Tuesday, creating a market of 30 million people, media said.Comment


9/11 Commission Details Lax U.S. Controls

A new report from the now-defunct Sept. 11 commission details the lax controls on immigration and customs that the hijackers exploited to carry out their plot.


Brain Scans May Unlock Candidates' Appeal

Applying some of the same brain-scan technology used to understand Alzheimer's and autism, scientists are trying to learn what makes a Republican's mind different from a Democrat's.


Mike Ashley is set to take over Newcastle United after Freddy Shepherd agrees to sell his stake in the club.


Powell: U.S. Open to Discuss All N.Korea Issues

Secretary of State Colin Powell has rejected the notion that divisions in the Bush administration had hindered Washington's ability to roll back North Korea's nuclear program.


Caracas, 10:23 - CALCIO, MESSI CHIAMA MILITO: VIENI AL BARCELLONA

Leo Messi chiama Gabriel Milito al Barcellona. "Abbiamo parlato, gli ho detto che al Barcellona star...


Horror film Cloverfield goes straight to the top of the North American box office, with takings of $41m (Â£21m).


Predators sign former Stars center Arnott

Free-agent center Jason Arnott, who scored a career-high 76 points for Dallas last season, signed a five-year, $22.5 million contract with the Nashville Predators on Sunday.


Mobs of government supporters looted French businesses and attacked French nationals Sunday.


Airports operator BAA is to say that last month's terror security alert cost the business at least Â£20m.


Update 4: Sprint, Nextel Stocks Up on Merger Reports

Wall Street was abuzz Friday over a potential merger between Sprint and Nextel, though the companies declined to comment on a slew of news reports that they are negotiating to combine to create a celluar provider that would almost rival Cingular Wireless


Rom uccise guidando ubriaco 4 ragazzi a Appignano del Tronto


Taiwan market: SanDisk to launch MP3 players, aiming for 20% of ...

SanDisk plans to add MP3 players to its product mix in 2005, with the goal of capturing 20% of the Taiwan market, according to the companyâs Taiwan general sales agent Princeton Technology C&C.


Another Deutsche Boerse shareholder expresses reservations about LSE bid

Yet another major shareholder in German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse expressed reservations about the proposed takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange, saying the project should be put to a vote at an extraordinary general meeting.


One in eight pupils at primary schools in England speaks English as a second language, official statistics show.


Market Week: Job Growth May Be Fading Fast

Economists anticipate sluggish job numbers for December, and some think the markets will react favorably.


Brock Spack was so desperate for a victory over Notre Dame that he was willing to give up his cherished mustache. The Purdue defensive coordinator told his players he


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Endowments might be surging, but don't rely on colleges to give your kid a free ride.


Autopsy shows Brad Renfro died of heroin overdose

Actor Brad Renfro, a former child  star in films such as "The Client" and "Tom and Huck," died of  an accidental overdose of heroin, the Los Angeles coroner's  office said in a report on Friday.


South African gold miner Harmony Gold Mining Company (NYSE: HMY) officially made its much-anticipated "tender offer, Part I" yesterday, and received a remarkably lukewarm response from shareholders of rival Gold Fields Limited (NYSE: GFI).


Elderly women fare better with lung cancer: study

Older women with lung cancer live longer than men the same age, U.S. researchers reported on Saturday, and said their finding suggests that estrogen might affect chemotherapy.


Pubs group JD Wetherspoon says it is the "right time" to ban smoking in all of its pubs and bars from May 2006.


Ushering in New York City's fourth-generation high-speed wireless internet, Sprint Nextel taps Samsung to provide WiMax infrastructure for the city. The same duo will create infrastructure and equipment for similar networks in Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Boston.


Bill Gates has grown up and made us proud

Who expected Bill Gates to make us proud to be in high-tech? The geek-turned-philanthropist has surprised us all.


Editors at The New York Times and Los Angeles Times showed similar judgment one day last week in running large, front-page pictures of tsunami victims. Faces of dead babies in makeshift morgues were clearly visible. They were the type of images you were hard-pressed to see during hours of television coverage.


'Amazing Race' Team Axed After Gate Crash

Father-and-daughter duo Gus and Hera McLeod couldn't row, row, row a boat on CBS' "The Amazing Race" fast enough, making them the fifth team eliminated in the sixth edition of the race around the world.


The Flyers, their game in what Wall Street might term a "quiet period" while under watch by NHL headquarters for delivering wanton head shots to opponents this season, Thursday delivered a league-wide two-hander to budgets across the Original 30.


Azienda 'troppo rigida' e in difficolta',perdite anche 2007


Pakistani crisis eases after vote postponed

Pakistan's political crisis appeared  to stabilize on Thursday with parties looking ahead to an  election in which the party of assassinated opposition leader  Benazir Bhutto is set to make gains.


City academies should lose control of their admissions to create a more mixed intake, says a think-tank.


New vulnerabilities hit Firefox and Internet Explorer

Blog: The most serious vulnerabilities allow attackers to run code on compromised machines.


When it's typed up and aligned just so and stuck in the PGA Tour media guide someday, Ryan Moore's resume may rank among the best in the book.


By Susan Salisbury, The Palm Beach Post, Fla.  Jun. 4--Larry and Susan Crossman, former Boynton Beach corn farmers,  began their quest toward a new, more laid-back lifestyle in January 2001 when  they bought the Wanta Linga Motel off U.S. 441 in Okeechobee.


G. D.Warrington, 55, Transit Executive, Dies

Mr. Warrington ushered in the Acela high-speed service when he headed Amtrak and double-decker cars when he was chief executive of New Jersey Transit.


J.C. Penney Hires Saatchi To Find 'Middle America'

J.C. Penney's desire to reposition its brand as the preferred choice in the "hearts and minds of Middle America" drove its decision last week to shift creative duties on its ad account from DDB to Saatchi & Saatchi, said Penney chief marketing officer Mike Boylson. The shift came after months of presentations by both DDB in Chicago and Saatchi in New York.


VAT discounts could help Educational science centres are facing a funding crisis, a group of MPs has warned in a new report.â¦


Roma, 16:45 - CALCIO, AIA; AGNOLIN: L'ARBITRO INFALLIBILE NON ESISTE

''Non è possibile avere l'arbitro infallibile sbagliano come tutti, l'importante è che...


Hanoi releases a third detainee on U.S. list

Authorities on Saturday released a lawyer who was on a U.S. list of activists detained this year by Vietnam, two days before President Nguyen Minh Triet goes to the United States on a state visit.


US ; NBA Wrap: Nowitzki Leads Dallas Past Minnesota

Dallas pulled away in the second half after leading by just four points at the half, out-rebounding the T-Wolves 54-35. Minnesota was without Latrell Sprewell, who was suspended for one game by the NBA for


South Africa's Harmony Gold has made an unsolicited 52.9 billion rand ($8.2 billion) bid to take over bigger domestic rival Gold Fields to create the world's biggest gold producer, it said on Monday.


The publication date for the last instalment of the Harry Potter saga has been announced.


A female suicide bomber blew herself up at the main pet market in central Baghdad, killing at least 43 people and wounding 78 in the deadliest bombing to strike the capital since 30,000 more American troops began flooding into central Iraq last spring


Computer Associates to Cut Jobs by 5 Pct.

Software maker Computer Associates  on Wednesday said it would cut 800 jobs, or 5 percent of its work force, to pare costs amid stiff competition in software and services.


Leaders gather in the Portuguese capital for the first summit between the European Union and Brazil.


Se cade Prodi si va a voto, altre soluzioni sono colpo Stato


Iraqis vow to fight al Qaeda after sheikh's death

RAMADI, Iraq  - Sunni Arab Iraqis and U.S. forces in Anbar province vowed on Friday to keep fighting al Qaeda after the assassination of a tribal leader who worked with Americans to create one of Iraq's few security success stories.


ENVIRONMENT-GREECE:    Recycling Begins, At Last

ATHENS, Jul 23 (IPS/IFEJ) - Household waste recycling is on the rise in Greece  but there is still a long way to go before the cleanup is  complete.


Shares of Fortress Investment Group LLC  opened up 89 percent in a highly anticipated market debut on Friday, the first by a diversified private equity and hedge fund in the United States.


Israel agrees to ease Gaza blockade after protests

Israel agreed to allow some fuel, medicine and food into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday, at least temporarily easing a blockade that has plunged much of the territory into darkness and sparked international protests.


Milano, 17:26 - CALCIO, GILARDINO: RESTO AL MILAN

Alberto Gilardino resta al Milan. ''Ho incontrato Galliani - ha detto l'attaccante - ci siamo chiari...


Pro Basketball: Spanish Guard Permitted to Join N.B.A.

Guard Juan Carlos Navarro, whose N.B.A. rights are owned by the Washington Wizards, will be allowed by his Spanish club, F.C. Barcelona, to leave for the N.B.A. Navarro, 27, is one of the Spanish leagueâs best shooters from behind the 3-point line, with a 40 percent career average.


Blair says no decision yet on redeploying troops in Iraq

LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair has come under fire over the way his government is handling a US request to redeploy 650 British troops in Iraq.


ROMA, 5 NOVEMBRE 204 - ''Come ha detto Berlusconi: tempo al tempo. Frattini e' stato un ottimo ministro e sara' un ottimo commissario Ue''. Lo ha detto Gianfranco Fini rispondendo, nella trasmissione ''Punto


North Korea failed to meet a year-end deadline to declare all its nuclear programs under an aid-for-disarmament deal, prompting disappointed reactions Monday from South Korea, the United States and Japan.


The government faced looming battles with supporters of fox hunting in both the courts and the countryside after ramming through a law banning the centuries-old blood sport.


ABC to Make Over Exonerated 'Snaggletooth Killer'

A wrongfully convicted man once known as the "snaggletooth killer" will soon have the facial feature that landed him on death row corrected by ABC's "Extreme Makeover," the TV show's producers said on Friday.


Demonstrators take to the streets of New York Monday, raising a ruckus about the Republicans who have come to town for the week.


Athletics: 800m winner urges fellow Brit Radcliffe to try again

ATHENS - Kelly Holmes was not meant to win an Olympic title in Athens and Paula Radcliffe was. Holmes, try as she might, could still not grasp the way things had turned out on Monday for the two British team mates.


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United States haggles with N.Korea over energy aid

The United States and North Korea haggled on Monday over energy aid the North would receive in exchange for ending its nuclear arms ambitions as six-party talks looked likely to straggle into an extra day.


Oms: "Virus polli, sarÃ  epidemia". Allarme giustificato?

Che avranno visto mai, quale orrendo spettacolo si saranno trovati di fronte gli esperti dell'Organizzazione mondiale della sanitÃ  inviati nel sudest asiatico? Solo un mese fa, a proposito dell'influenza


Merkel says EU-African summit to go ahead even with Mugabe

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday accused the regime of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe of "unspeakable acts" but said December's EU-African Union summit would go ahead even if he attended.


Grocer J Sainsbury is expected to create 3,000 new store jobs to improve customer service and increase the availability of stock on its shelves, a source familiar with the company says.


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Cloaking for Religious Reasons - Is Link-bait Ruining The Web? - Yahoo To Test Image Advertising On Mobile Phones - Shopping Cart Abandonment Rates - The Reality Of SEO, and more.


Iraq Explosives Become Issue in Campaign

The White House sought to explain the missing explosives in Iraq; John Kerry said the president had put U.S. troops at risk.


Ex-Chiquita Execs Won't Face Bribe Charges

The Justice Department notified Chiquita Brands International yesterday that it will not seek to criminally charge its former top executive and other former high-ranking officers over the company's payment of bribes to a Colombian organization on the State Department's list of terrorist groups.


Points were in abundance for some of the NFL's top teams, even in road games.


Fewer Kids Use Ecstasy, LSD, Drug Report Finds

Fewer U.S. teens are using  marijuana, Ecstasy or LSD but more are bingeing on alcohol and  abusing prescription drugs, according to an annual government  survey released on Thursday.


US presidential contenders George W Bush and John Kerry are fighting to win over voters in Florida, the US state which narrowly decided the 2000 polls.


It's splitsville for Clijsters and Hewitt

Brussels, Belgium (Sports Network) - Tennis stars Kim Clijsters and Lleyton Hewitt have ended their relationship, according to Clijsters' web site.


Grocery store chain Kroger Co. said Friday that its grocery and meat employees in the Seattle area approved a new three-year labor contract.


A lawyer for G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo, who is accused of slapping a 14-year-old boy on a Manhattan street, wants the charges dropped after prosecutors revealed Thursday that another man has confessed.


Australian regulator gives Qantas-BA alliance another five years

Australia's competition watchdog recommended that national carrier Qantas should be permitted to maintain a nearly decade-old alliance with British Airways for another five years.


Thousands of cars flooded by Katrina towed

A forklift raised a muddy and battered car from beneath an interstate overpass Monday morning, marking the start of the cleanup of some 100,000 vehicles flooded by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.


Gunfire erupts in Mogadishu as peacekeepers land

Insurgents unleashed two attacks against the Somali government and its foreign allies in Mogadishu on Tuesday, just hours after Ugandan peacekeepers assigned to tame the anarchic city landed.


Orchids likely decorated dinosaur stomping grounds

Fossilized orchid pollen on the back of  a bee preserved in amber has offered the first evidence that  these delicate flowers existed around the time of the  dinosaurs, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.


Jose Mourinho said Chelsea played the "perfect game" after they romped to an impressive 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain.


Data workers of the world unite Yes, I know this sounds a bit like the eighth Harry Potter book. In fact, what I want to discuss are some implications of data governance that I don't think everyone has thought through yet.â¦


Publicis Groupe, the advertising conglomerate, and Google, the Internet giant, said they would jointly develop an innovative approach to digital advertising.


IBM Says Its Supercomputer Is World's Fastest

International Business Machines Corp.  on Wednesday said it has developed the world's fastest  computer, putting it back on top after a Japanese supercomputer  claimed the title some two years ago.


France Celebrates as Freed Hostages Head Home

Two French journalists were heading home to France on Wednesday after the end of a 4-month hostage ordeal in Iraq which left many unanswered questions about the government's handling of the crisis.


Indonesia's main donors pledged on Thursday to give $5.1 billion in aid this year, far more than Jakarta expected, including $1.7 billion to help rebuild northern Sumatra, where 166,000 people died in last month's tsunami.


Brown to explore debt relief on African tour

Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown will tour four east and southern African nations this week to examine possibilities for debt relief and other assistance.


Advocates for home-schooled students have, almost by their nature, a grievance against the educational establishment.


Life & style: On a London industrial estate, 25,000 litres of used cooking oil are turned into biodiesel every month - so why the flak from environmentalists?


UPDATE 1-Kaif hits 80 as India scrape past Bangladesh

Mohammad Kaif struck a fighting 80 in difficult conditions as India completed a scratchy 11-run win against Bangladesh in the first one-day international of a three-match series on Thursday.


Clijsters' latest injury could be serious

Former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters apparently has ended her tennis season with a wrist injury. Clijsters, who will undergo tests this week, pulled out of her semifinal match in


The Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is visiting Kashmir for the first time since taking office, as some of its troops withdraw from Indian-administered Kashmir.


Sottosegretario Grandi,aliquota vendita immobili giu' al 20%


LOS ANGELES  - Now that Sandra Bullock  has stepped away from "Prime" amid concerns about the script,  Uma Thurman has risen to the top of the list of possible  replacements for the project, which is set to begin filming  Sept. 7.  Although no offer has been made yet, Thurman, who most recently  starred in the "Kill Bill" movies, is likely to be paged to  play a thirty-something woman who falls for the son (Bryan  Greenberg) of her therapist (Meryl Streep).


NYSE Chief: 8:30 A.M. Start 'Good Guess'

DAVOS, Switzerland  - New York Stock Exchange  (NYSE) Chief Executive John Thain said on Friday that the  exchange had not decided whether to change its hours but that  an 8:30 a.m. EST opening would be a "good guess" if it did.


Hungary's ruling Socialists choose a multi-millionaire to succeed Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy.


Atkins diet bores you into losing weight

Danish researchers have claimed that the Atkins diet works because it is very boring and the dullness of the diet is a likely explanation for why it helps people lose weight.


Iran foreign minister welcomes U.S. talks

Iran's foreign minister on Thursday welcomed direct talks with Washington on his country's disputed nuclear program but rebuffed a U.S. proposal that Tehran must suspend uranium enrichment as a condition, state-run television reported.


The bigger they are, the harder they (might) fall.


Pope backs Beijing's new state-approved bishop

A state-approved Catholic bishop of Beijing was installed to applause from parishioners on Friday in a tightly orchestrated ceremony that was subsequently endorsed by the Vatican, in a sign of a thaw in relations.


Barbra is back! Streisand launches her biggest tour

Six years after declaring she was giving up live performances, Barbra Streisand returns to the stage on Wednesday to launch her first proper concert tour in well over a decade, and the biggest of her career.


Workers at German car firm Opel vote to continue strike action against parent firm GM's plans to cut 12,000 European jobs.


Bush Nominates Spellings for Education Post

President Bush on Wednesday  nominated a longtime close aide, White House domestic policy  adviser Margaret Spellings, as the next education secretary.


Oscar-winning director James Cameron says his next film will be a 3D sci-fi movie called Battle Angels.


Travel: In pictures: The quiet farming village of St Hilaire du Touvet in the alps hosts the Coupe Icare (Icarus Cup) paragliding and hang-gliding festival.


The New Orleans Saints have gotten off to fast starts before. They're hoping their latest one is followed by a strong middle and stellar end to the season.


One-time covert CIA officer Valerie Plame sued the former No. 2 official at the State Department on Wednesday, accusing him of violating her privacy rights.


On the first day of the World Economic Forum, many expressed deep fears about the faltering American economy and blunt criticism of the Federal Reserve.


Five soldiers appear in court in South Africa accused of robbing Zimbabwean deportees.


Game of the day: LeBron scores 43 on Brown's Pistons

LeBron James barely got to play at the Summer Olympics. Last night, he showed Detroit coach Larry Brown that may have been a big mistake.


While Isaiah Washington may have been fired from the hit show Grey's Anatomy, he seems to be doing just fine. NBC announced on Monday that Washington will join the network in a remake on Bionic Woman this fall. His role will involv...


Obasanjo leaves Nigeria uncertain future

When Olusegun Obasanjo was elected Nigeria's president in 1999, Nigerians hoped long years of military misrule were behind them and stable democracy was ahead.


President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed to be delighted when reformist students disrupted his visit to their elite university in December, burning his portrait and shouting "Death to the dictator!"


Roma, 17:36 - CALCIO, SPORTING GENZANO: UN ANNO DI SQUALIFICA DEL CAMPO

E' costato caro allo Sporting Genzano il ferimento, avvenuto domenica scorsa nel corso dell'incontro...


Colorado Gunman Sent Letter Predicting Death

The gunman who held several students hostage in a Colorado high school sent relatives a letter the day before, apologizing for the action that would take place.


Nobel Literature Prize Winner Jelinek Focuses on Sex, Politics

Violence, sexuality and gender politics dominate the controversial writing of Elfriede Jelinek, winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature.


ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (Sports Network) - The Buffalo Bills  have called a 1 p.m. press conference on Wednesday at which  time it appears they will announce that quarterback Drew  Bledsoe will be released.


Sono accusati di associazione sovversiva e banda armata


Dubai rolls out red carpet for "Bobby" at festival

Hollywood, Bollywood and Arab stars  descended on Dubai on Sunday for the start of a film festival  that sees itself as a cultural bridge between the West and the  Arab world.


Analysis: Low flash memory prices could mean lower cost solid-state devices and bigger storage in gadgets.


Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho revealed Monday that he has failed to buy South African striker Benni McCarthy from Blackburn.


A sizable growth in tourism has had a sizable effect on the fragile ecosystem of the GalÃ¡pagos Islands, the globeâs first World Heritage Site.


Lo ha annunciato il direttore generale Roberto Santarelli


Vaccine Planned for Sheep, Cow Emissions

Sept. 22, 2004 - Belching and farting sheep and cattle, blamed by doomsters for driving the planet towards climate catastrophe, may have met their match.


Beta of Norton Smartphone Security Premier Edition released

Blog: New suite of smart phone protection includes antispam for SMS and data encryption.


Federer Caps Year with Masters Cup Title; US Davis Cup Squad ...

Roger Federer brutalized Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 6-2 Sunday in the rain-delayed Masters Cup final, becoming the only player to win three Grand Slam titles and the year-ending championship in the same year.


NASA delays U.S. space shuttle's landing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will try again on Friday to bring the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts home after clouds and rain at its Florida landing site prevented a touchdown on Thursday.


Russians Begin Burying Victims of Attack

Mothers wailed over the coffins of their children Sunday and dozens of townsmen dug graves in a football field-sized piece of scrubland next to the cemetery. Funeral processions snaked through the streets of this grief-stricken town as Russians began to bury victims of the terror attack on a school that left more than 350 people dead.


The Baltimore Ravens could be without one of their main offensive weapons for up to a month. Ravens coach Brian Billick said on Monday that two-time Pro Bowl tight end Todd Heap could miss two to four weeks with a severely sprained right ankle.


The head of the US space agency (Nasa), Sean O'Keefe, is preparing to resign, according to US newspaper reports. Mr O'Keefe will meet with a committee seeking to fill the job of chancellor at Louisiana State


Star's Perks: Hairstylist, Limousine, License to Kill

In this arrogant, immoral film produced by Mel Gibson, a fictional action-movie actor executes vigilante justice on a villainous photographer.


ASIA/VIETNAM - Esultanza e attesa nella Chiesa locale per la causa di Beatificazione del Cardinale Francois Nguyen Van Thuan Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - CÂÃ¨ grande gioia ed esultanza nella Chiesa vietnamita per lÂimminente apertura del processo di Beatificazione del Card. Francois Nguyen Van Thuan, indimenticato apostolo e Pastore della Chiesa in Vietnam, morto il 16 settembre...


Clues sought in plane crash that killed 4 Ohioans

Kansas City, Mo. - Investigators are inspecting all aspects of the Corporate Airlines twin-engine turboprop that crashed south of Kirksville Regional Airport on Tuesday night, killing 13 of the 15 people aboard, including four Ohioans.


Sam Bith, a former Khmer Rouge guerrilla commander serving a life sentence for masterminding the abduction and murder of three Western tourists in 1994, died Friday, a government spokesman said. He was 74 years old.


Automakers Challenge California Emission Rules

US automakers on Tuesday challenged California's new air quality regulations to reduce exhaust pipe emissions from cars and trucks.


In a fireside chat in Second Life, Gavin Newsom pays homage to everyone's inner geek.


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¦


WASHINGTON, Feb. 5  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C.


Tabloid Terror Making Its Way Toward Beltway

Rupert invading D.C. may be overstating things. Looks great in a big headline, though, doesn't it?


Chinese film "Tuya's Marriage" wins in Berlin

Chinese movie "Tuya's Marriage", which explores the environmental and human cost of the country's rapid economic growth through the lives of Mongolian herders, won the Berlin film festival's top honor on Saturday.


Korzhanenko Still Refusing to Return Gold Medal

Russia's Olympic shot put champion Irina  Korzhanenko, stripped of her gold medal after a drugs test,  said Tuesday she was determined to keep her medal because she  is innocent.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Trying to get past its recent execution setbacks, Intel demonstrated a working chip using its next-generation manufacturing technology Monday, and also stated that it is on track to continue with Moore's Law, doubling the number


Thousands of Congo refugees flee fighting to Uganda

At least 12,000 refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have crossed over the border into southwest Uganda, a Ugandan army spokesman said on Wednesday.


SEOUL: HSBC Holdings is expected to be named the preferred bidder to buy South Korea's eighth-largest lender Korea First Bank, a source at the Korean bank familiar with the deal said yesterday.


Culture loses more lottery cash to Olympics

Major heritage projects, from the National Gallery's attempted purchase of a set of Poussin masterpieces to the British Museum's proposed building of a new exhibition space, could be threatened because of lottery money diverted to the Olympics.


UK football here for first/moves if Sox win

The fields took shape yesterday for the $14 million Breeders' Cup races, with the Azeri bomb still smoking from the previous day.


A new National Intelligence Estimate paints a grim view of the violence and political situation facing the United States in Iraq


FoldRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a venture-funded start-up with out-sized ambitions that is following in the footsteps of Genzyme Corp. , the biggest biotech company in Massachusetts, ranked by market capitalization.


Oil rises $1 on Bhutto killing, U.S. stock fall

Oil rose more than a dollar past $97 a barrel on Thursday, on falling U.S. crude stocks and mounting geopolitical tensions after the killing of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.


United Airlines formally raised the  possibility of throwing out union contracts on Friday, asking a  bankruptcy judge for permission to discuss the matter at an  upcoming court hearing.


Crawford Is Golden Amid a Chorus of Boos

American Shawn Crawford won the Athens  Games 200 meters final Thursday in a race delayed five minutes  by chanting and booing from hostile sections of the crowd at  the Olympic stadium.


Harrah's Entertainment Inc.   said on Tuesday it agreed to be bought by private equity firms  Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group  for $17.1  billion in cash.


A Wall Street presidente dice: 'superato l'effetto 11/9'


Seven Austrian family doctors who came to England to help overcome a shortage of GPs are being issued with a pocket guide to South Yorkshire dialect to help them in their new jobs.


Unwary borrowers snared in U.S. housing "bloodbath"

Renae Gorney sees the human side of the slumping U.S. housing market, the people whose homes are part of the $1 trillion worth of unconventional mortgages that are about to get more expensive.


Judge asked to throw out Whitney Houston divorce

Lawyers for R&B singer Bobby Brown asked a California judge on Friday to throw out his divorce from Whitney Houston and reopen the question of custody over the couple's 14 year-old daughter.


WASHINGTON -- Oil prices fell sharply yesterday after briefly surpassing $54 US a barrel despite nagging concerns that the global supply buffer is too thin to handle a significant disruption of output.


EU clears Swift to continue giving banking data to US

(InfoWorld) - Financial data transfer company Swift can continue to pass details of European citizens' transactions to U.S. authorities provided the firm signs a formal get-out clause granting it immunity from European data protection laws, the European Commission said Thursday. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication SCRL (Swift) has been at the center of aÂ transatlantic dispute over data protectionÂ since being ordered to share millions of pieces of information about people and companies from around the world with U.S. agencies after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The information was deemed essential in tracing the financing of terrorism and Swift complied with the order. However, European data protection laws forbid transfers of European citizens' personal data outside the European Union, if the country receiving the data has a weaker data protection regime than Europe's. The U.S. is considered such a country under European laws. In June 2006, The New York Times revealed that Swift had been sharing the data with U.S. authorities for years, sparkingÂ investigations in EuropeÂ into how the European laws could so easily have been breached. In an agreement reached between the European Commission, the German government, which currently holds the E.U.'s presidency, and the U.S. Treasury department, Swift can continue to share the information if it signs the safe harbor agreement, and as long as individuals are informed by their banks that the information will be passed over to U.S. authorities, the Commission said. If these conditions are met, then U.S. authorities are free to keep the data for up to five years, said European Commission spokesman Friso Roscam Abbing. The safe harbor agreement has been signed by many large multinationals including Microsoft. By signing it, companies agree to respect Europeans' private data once it leaves the E.U. "The E.U. will have now the necessary guarantees that the U.S. Treasury processes data it receives from Swift's mirror server in USA in a way which takes account of E.U. data protection principles," said Commission Vice President Franco Frattini, the commissioner responsible for justice, freedom and security. "I welcome the United States Treasury Department's unilateral representations and the opportunity the Treasury has given the European Union to have its views and concerns duly reflected in the representations," Frattini added. "As well as Swift joining the Safe Harbor and its compliance with the Safe Harbor privacy principles, we now look to Swift and to the financial institutions which use its services to ensure that they fully comply with their information obligations under European data protection law. We urge them to take all the necessary steps to ensure their quick compliance with European data protection law." Swift has promised to sign the safe harbor agreement in the coming days, while banks that use Swift to transfer funds have agreed to set up systems that will alert their customers of data transfers to the U.S. by Sept. 1, Roscam Abbing said. However, it remains unclear what happens if customers decide that they don't want their information shared, the Commission spokesman added. Â


Several months after the initial announcement, Lenovo releases details on the models that will come pre-loaded with Linux.


Maddux Gets Record 15th As Cubs Sweep Bucs

PITTSBURGH - Greg Maddux reached 15 wins for a record 17th consecutive season and hit a two-run single in a four-run second inning, leading the Chicago Cubs over Pittsburgh 6-3 Thursday for their third series sweep of the Pirates this year.    Chicago, which began the day a half-game behind San Francisco in the NL wild-card race, completed a 7-2 trip with the three victories in Pittsburgh, winning for the 12th time in 15 games...


The Labour party today conceded Rhodri Morgan will be forced to work "humbly and slowly" as first minister of Wales to stop the assembly grinding to a halt.


The Caucus Blog: Romney Makes Obama-Osama Gaffe

The Republican candidate was referring to the latest tape by bin Laden.


Stocks flat amid mortgage sector worries

Stocks were little changed on Wednesday after comments from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. renewed worries about the mortgage market, but investors snapped up some bargains after Tuesday's 2 percent market fall.


Sears Sees Quarterly Profit Decline; Shares Down

Sears Holdings Corp.  on Tuesday forecast lower quarterly profit and admitted that it needed to become more relevant to consumers and control its costs, sending its shares down as much as 7 percent in premarket trading.


The Butler, a Confidence and a Profit of $48,000

Regulators say they have solved an insider trading mystery: It was the butler in the poolside office with the fax machine.


FDA to check safety of imported Chinese seafood

The Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it will detain imports of Chinese farm-raised catfish, shrimp and other seafood to make sure the shipments are free from harmful residues.


For one of the fastest men in European football, Dennis Rommedahl has certainly taken his time to arrive at Charlton Athletic. Sightings of the decorated Denmark international


Twenty-five years after it was published, "In Search of Excellence" is one of the most widely read business books ever, but its value and the value of its successors may lie purely in its anecdotes.


Key Senator Says Medicare Benefit Costs Too Much

A senior Senate Republican said on  Sunday Congress should adjust the Medicare drug benefit to rein  in costs, even though President Bush has threatened to veto any  weakening of the plan.


Recurring health concerns prompt Majerus re-think USC job

com. Just three days after coming out of retirement to become head basketball coach at USC, Rick Majerus is seriously considering resigning from the job, according to two sources close to the situation.


Britain, whose athletes with the exception of gold medal winners Kelly Holmes and the men's sprint relay, performed so poorly at the Athens Olympics, have turned to China for help in the buildup to the 2008 Beijing Games.


L'aumento e' dovuto all'acquisizione di azioni proprie


The company bidding to save the British GP insists the race will take place in 2005.


NBC Seeks to Avoid Another Election-Night Debacle

Hoping to avoid a repeat of 2000's election-night disaster, NBC News brass on Wednesday outlined the steps the news division has taken to ensure accuracy in its coverage of what is expected to be a close contest between President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry.


Costliest New Drugs Escape Patient, Insurer Revolt

CHICAGO/NEW YORK  - When it comes to the price tag  for the newest biotechology drugs for cancer and other  hard-to-treat diseases, the sky is likely to remain the limit,  insurers, drugmakers and industry watchers say.


Senator offers plan for powerful intelligence chief

WASHINGTON A key Republican senator unveiled what he called "a very bold plan" Sunday to remake US intelligence agencies.


Stocks fell on Tuesday as giant  retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N declined on disappointing  quarterly sales while news of a sharp rise in October producer  prices fanned inflation fears.


Springer Suspended for Throwing at Bonds

Houston pitcher Russ Springer was suspended for four games Friday after throwing several times at Barry Bonds and eventually hitting the San Francisco star earlier this week.


Some breast cancers don't respond to chemotherapy

An analysis of the results of  several studies confirm previous reports suggesting that  chemotherapy offers little or no survival benefits for young  women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancers and,  if given, it should not be the sole second-phase, or "adjuvant"  therapy.


Regular drink helps the heart, after surgery

Drinking a bottle of wine a week can help reduce a further narrowing of blood vessels in men who have undergone heart surgery, report German researchers this week, providing further evidence to support the ...


Ashcroft: 'Activist' judges can put nation's security at risk

In his first public appearance since submitting his resignation, Attorney General John Ashcroft sharply criticized federal judges Friday for "second guessing" the Bush administration's decisions on handling prisoners captured in the


Vodka and isolation: welcome to rural Russia

ZIMNITSY, Russia  - Friday is when the action happens in this isolated Russian village, six hours' drive north from Moscow along icy roads, past smoggy industrial towns and through vast pine forests.


Nel Napoletano pregiudicato aveva istallato 5 telecamere


These low-rated picks show that a stock doesn't have to be loved to outperform.


Dems slam White House over cut testimony

Two Democrats on Thursday challenged the White House's claims that sections of proposed congressional testimony on global warming were removed because they conflicted with findings from a U.N. panel.


Intel Corp. INTC.O this week is  expected to introduce a chip that adds support for a relatively  obscure version of Wi-Fi, analysts said on Monday, in a move  that could help ease congestion on wireless networks.


Boy dies after being hit by parade float

A 9-year-old boy has died after being hit by a float in the city's annual holiday parade.


Rupert Murdoch's plan to move his News Corp. global media empire's major share listing from Australia to Wall Street won overwhelming shareholder approval Tuesday at the company's annual general meeting.


Proposals for identity cards and a population register are opposed by Britain's information watchdog.


Paula Radcliffe will bounce back from her Athens marathon nightmare and make one last bid for Olympic glory in Beijing, according to David Bedford.


Industrial Park Hostage to U.S.-N.Korea Ties

An industrial park offering cheap labor, handy transport links and next door to major Asian markets should be a powerful lure for manufacturers looking for a competitive edge.


US diplomats tell Serbia-Montenegrin leaders it is in their best interests to hand over top war crimes suspects.


The Lord Black jury restarts its deliberations a day after it said its 12 members were failing to reach a verdict.


Growth in the vast US services sector slowed in September, with a significant decrease in prices paid, according to an industry survey published Tuesday.


Candidates in Special Georgia House Race Target Front-Runner

Georgia Republican Jim Whitehead, the apparent front-runner in a June 19 special election in the stateÃ¢ÂÂs strongly Republican-leaning 10th District, has come under fire from political opponents in the raceÃ¢ÂÂs homestretch Ã¢ÂÂ including on the hot-button issue of immigration.


FDA Clears Genentech's Tarceva for Lung Cancer

Biotechnology companies Genentech  Inc. and OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Thursday said U.S.  regulators have approved their drug Tarceva for treating the  most common form of lung cancer.


The children's retailer turns in sparkling 21% same-store sales growth for August.


"Non resteremo in Iraq un giorno in piÃ¹ del necessario"

VENEZIA, 14 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Il ministro della Difesa Antonio Martino non vede le condizioni perche' si possa realizzare ''un intervento diretto della Nato in Iraq'' anche se ritiene che ''una presenza multinazionale da parte di una organizzazione


EDS offers early retirement to U.S. staffers

MIAMI - Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) offered voluntary early retirement options to about 9,200, or 17 percent, of its U.S. employees, as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce costs, the company said Tuesday.


Gossip: il nude look di Uma e SÃ©golène visita Firenze

La Thurman incanta Londra indossando un abito Valentino che lascia poco all'immaginazione. Mentre la Royal arriva in Toscana per la festa delle primarie del Partito Democratico


Bush, Estonian president talk cyberattacks

Blog: After meeting stateside with the leader of the Baltic nation, the president says the recent incidents are an "interesting subject" and admits he has a "lot to learn" about the threats.


Microsoft Readies New Help and Support Site

Help is on the way - from Microsoft. The software giant is readying a new help and support Web site -- scheduled for the fall -- that has promised benefits such as product-specific troubleshooting and assisted support, centralized options, personalized views, and improved search functions. Microsoft has also simplified its incident submission process, providing easier access to outstanding support requests.


Florida on Guard for West Nile Outbreak After Charley

Floridians are being urged to drain  standing pools of water to cut the risk of an outbreak of West  Nile or other mosquito-borne disease in the wake of Hurricane  Charley, an official with the state health department said on  Thursday.


Trying Again for a Bill to Limit Tobacco Ads

A bipartisan group of members of Congress reintroduced legislation that would allow the federal government to regulate the tobacco industry.


The crew of space shuttle Discovery are preparing to lift off on what Nasa calls a "milestone mission".


Captain Paul Collingwood is fined an estimated Â£1,250 for England's slow over rate in the one-day defeat to India in Bristol.


Assignment Zero: Can Crowds Create Fiction, Architecture and Photography?

Newassignment.net's Jay Rosen introduces 80 stories on crowdsourcing and online collaboration from the Assignment Zero joint project with Wired News.


Volkswagen says not interested in Chrysler

Volkswagen ,  Europe's biggest carmaker, has no interest in acquiring  DaimlerChrysler's (DCXGn.DE) loss-making U.S. arm Chrysler or  expanding cooperation accords, a VW spokeswoman said on Friday.


The US Justice Department has said that internet service providers should be allowed to charge for priority traffic.


DOVER, Delaware  - Two students were shot and wounded early on Friday at Delaware State University, prompting a swift campus lockdown as police hunted for the gunman.


Portuguese Socialists Vow Abortion Referendum

Portugal's opposition Socialists have vowed to hold a referendum to ease strict abortion laws if they win snap elections next month.


Supreme Court will not hear appeal of convicted killer-rapist Larry Fisher

OTTAWA (CP) - The man convicted of the brutal murder and rape that kept David Milgaard wrongfully imprisoned for 23 years will not be able to appeal his case to the Supreme Court of Canada.


August Chip Sales Growth Slows on High Inventory

Global semiconductor sales growth  slowed to 1 percent in August as electronics makers reacted to  growing inventories in Asia by limiting orders of chips, an  industry trade group said on Thursday.


U.S. court hearing set for accused Iraq massacre leader

CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Marine accused of leading troops who Iraqi witnesses say massacred 24 unarmed civilians in Haditha will appear on Thursday for proceedings to determine if he should face court-martial.


Conductor and Orchestra, Playing Off Each Other

Wednesdayâs performance of two works of Mozart at Avery Fisher Hall made evident the intangible connection between the orchestraâs members and its conductor.


Oil hit nearly $79 a barrel today after OPECâs modest output increase failed to allay winter supply concerns and ahead of United States inventory data.


Serbs protest against "Milosevic Boulevard" plan

NOVI SAD, Serbia  - Serbs rallied in this elegant   city on the river Danube on Friday to protest against a plan to   name a boulevard after the late nationalist strongman Slobodan   Milosevic and wipe a champion of reform from the map.


If not Giuliani, who? Christian conservatives remain unsettled on a GOP champion for '08 race.


Apartments.Com Moves to Accipiter's AdManager; AdManager Hosted Helps Apartments.Com Maximize Revenue Potential

Accipiter Solutions, Inc., an online advertising technology innovator since 1996, today announced that Apartments.com, a nationally-recognized online apartment rental listing service, has migrated from a competitive solution to Accipiter's AdManager Hosted technology.


La serie speciale Fiat Stilo âMichael Schumacherâ, che debutterÃ  al Salone di Parigi e in commercio alla fine di ottobre, sarÃ  protagonista di numerose iniziative in occasione del Gran Premio dâItalia di Monza del 12 settembre 2004.


In crescita del 10,8% i ricavi a 102,9 milioni di euro


AT&T Corp. (TN: Quote, Profile, Research) will cut about 7,000 jobs and reduce the value of its assets by $11.4 billion due to its retreat from traditional consumer telephone services, the company said on Thursday.


UAL Corp., parent of United Airlines, said Thursday that it posted earnings of $6 million in July, with passenger unit revenue rising 1 percent while unit costs were flat during the period.


U.S. consumers will pay more for gasoline in the weeks ahead as fuel demand picks up going into the spring driving season, but a slowing economy may keep pump prices from rising as much as normal, energy experts said on Monday.


Si sospetta impedimento al mercato per le nuove imprese


Five Days: Some Curbs Put on the Appetites for Debt and Sugar

Consumers cast a worried eye on the bond market as mortgage rates rose, while investors rode a bullish wave to end the week. Blackstoneâs founders were poised for a big payoff as they prepared for an initial offering.


Oil exec: Workers remodeled Stevens home

The former head of an oil field services company admitted Friday that he had employees work for several months on remodeling the home of Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens.


Negramaro, la finestra sul cortile americano

Nato tra San Francisco e N.Y., esce il nuovo album della band: Carico di buone vibrazioni, con la partecipazione di Jovanotti. Intervista e clip


Real Madrid says French play-maker Zinedine Zidane will be out for at least three weeks after dislocating his right shoulder in their 3-0 Champions League defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in Germany.


Nokia says handset market to slow, share to rise

HELSINKI--The world's largest mobile phone maker, Nokia, expects slowing mobile phone growth in 2005 but plans to launch more handsets next year and take market share, the firm said on Thursday.


NHL players determined to fight salary cap

TORONTO (CP) - With the NHL season slipping away, players made it clear Tuesday they won't cave in to team owners. "We're more united now than we were before," star defenceman Chris Pronger said after 74 members


A slowdown in U.S. economic growth  during the second quarter of the year was not as sharp as  previously thought, the Commerce Department reported on  Wednesday, partly because businesses built up inventories at  the strongest rate in four years.


Afghan forces backed by 9,000 NATO troops are poised to provide security as national elections approach, but a spectacular offensive by anti-government rebels cannot be ruled out, the top U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan said Friday.


A few big brains in Palo Alto want to ease the corporate stranglehold on mobile communication. By Robert Strohmeyer from Wired magazine.


For many area residents, it was only yesterday local Italian-Americans came out en masse to celebrate the day in 1492 when the famous Italian explorer landed in the New World.


Indian, South African leaders in joint tribute to Gandhi

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki paid joint tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, seen as an inspiration for both countries' drive for freedom.


Newcomer Jones, Trembley Forge a High-Tech Bond

As the Orioles inched closer to completing the Erik Bedard trade, Manager Dave Trembley started a frenetic e-mail train with young center field prospect Adam Jones.


Footballer David Beckham will take his first major acting role in movie Goal!, in which he will play himself. Directed by Judge Dredd film-maker Danny Cannon, Goal!


The anti-virus scanning engine used extensively by Trend Micro has a critical flaw that can be used by attackers to crash or hijack PCs.


Britain is ready to help those hit by the Asian earthquake in any way it can, Tony Blair has said. The "world is united in sorrow", he said, for those affected by the devastating tidal wave which has killed about 68,000 people in 12 countries.


New figures show that the number of new share accounts being opened in China has been hit by the new share tax.


TsongasÃ¢ÂÂ Poll and Money Numbers Add up to Favored Status in House Special

There never was much doubt that Niki Tsongas would enjoy a significant name identification advantage as a candidate in the Sept. 4 special election primary for MassachusettsÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ vacant 5th Congressional District seat.


12 September 2004 (RFE/RL) -- The clashes broke out on Haifa Street in central Baghdad as the US military pressed on with new offensives aimed at retaking control of insurgent-held areas.


Roy Makaay was the toast of Munich on Tuesday after his hat-trick put pay to a spirited effort from Ajax in the second game in group C of the Champions League.


Barros podium, Hayden fourth in sweltering Sepang

Under a scorching Malaysian sun Alex Barros secured his fourth podium of the season with team mate Nicky Hayden following him home in an exhausting 21-lap race in fourth place.


A man who planned to kidnap and kill a Muslim soldier in the British is warned he faces a long sentence.


The world's largest mining firm, BHP Billiton, announces profits rose 41% in the second half of 2006.


Advanced Neuromodulation takes stake in Cyberonics

CHICAGO, Aug 20  - Advanced Neuromodulation Systems (ANSI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it took an equity stake in Cyberonics Inc. (CYBX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and initiated discussions about combining the two companies.


Former F1 World Champions Damon Hill and Nigel Mansell have both reacted furiously to the decision to scrap the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.


Coinvolti due imprenditori e un segretario comunale


Dopo un secolo scoperta l'origine dei misteriosi raggi gamma

Ã stata l'esplosione di una supernova a dare origine ai raggi cosmici: si chiarisce cosÃ¬, dopo un secolo di ricerche, l'origine delle misteriose particelle ricchissime di energia che bombardano la Terra dallo spazio e che si Â«scontranoÂ» contro l


Report: Bertuzzi will plead guilty to assault

More details about the reported deal that Vancouver Canuck Todd Bertuzzi has reached with prosecutors to avoid jail time. The CBC News says Bertuzzi will appear in court today to plead guilty


LAMPASAS, Texas - A local group is holding a school benefit raffle featuring a deer rifle, in hopes of raising enough money to fence in a portion of a school in this central Texas town.


Il patto elettorale con gli italiani non puÃ² essere rispettato perchÃ¨ mancano le risorse. Quindi Ã¨ meglio fare un nuovo patto e, magari, un nuovo governo. Lo dice Gianfranco Fini in unâintervista al Corriere della Sera.


Software maker in data leak makes deal with feds

Guidance Software, which exposed data on its government and law enforcement customers, agrees to install tighter security safeguards.


MILWAUKEE -- Twenty-three percent of US employers plan to hire more people in the first quarter of next year, a level of growth on par with the same period last year but lower than more recent quarters, according to a survey of 14,000 companies.


'Law  Order' star Thompson surges in US presidential survey

Fred Thompson, a former senator and star of the TV police drama "Law  Order", surged into second place behind Rudy Giuliani in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in a new poll released Tuesday.


The Bloody Sunday inquiry enters its final phase as  the counsel to the inquiry begins his closing speech.


Stephen Richards will retire from his positions as chief operating officer and chief financial officer.


After dealing with one public health crisis after another, the chief health officer for Maricopa County is quitting. Dr. Jonathan Weisbuch on Wednesday said he will retire as of Dec. 31.


DAVID Moyes has warned Chelsea and Arsenal that his Everton side are capable of pushing them all the way in the Premiership title race.


Court denies stay of Internet radio execution

Three days and counting... The Internet radio death watch continues. Late yesterday, a federal appeals court denied an emergency stay petition from webcasters, refusing to delay the arrival of massive royalty hikes that threaten to bring down online radio as we know it. The new royalty rates - which could mean a 300 per cent payment increase for large stations, 1200 per cent for smaller broadcasters - are due to kick in this Sunday.â¦


Michael Phelps: A very nice guy finishes first

At 8:41 pm Thursday, Greek time, Michael Phelps was on the medal stand, the champion of the 200-meter individual medley. He was wearing his official


Pescara, 17:17 - CALCIO, PESCARA: FORFAIT DI FERRANTE PER CESENA

Pescara a cesena senza Ferrante. L'attaccante ha tentato in extremis di riunirsi al gruppo, ma alla ...


Media probe mystery of possible U.S. spying on Diana

Were U.S. government spies bugging Princess Diana's telephone on the night she died? If so, which agency actually did the deed is very much a mystery.


"Sopranos" rub-out theory gains credence

Fans of "The Sopranos" are seizing on clues suggesting the controversial blackout which abruptly ended the TV mob drama meant that Tony Soprano was rubbed out, and HBO said on Thursday they may be on to something.


Blair vows to make climate change priority for G8

British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged to make climate change a priority of Britain's presidency of both the G8 and the European Union in 2005 to combat the world's "greatest environmental challenge.


All funded up with somewhere to go In an apparent response to our story yesterday, Azul Systems today announced the completion of a $40m funding round. The Java server appliance start-up stressed that "top tier" investors participated in the funding, including Accel Partners, Austin Ventures, ComVentures, Credit Suisse, JVax Investment Group, Meritech Capital Partners, Redpoint Ventures and Worldview Technology Partners. "All existing investors in the company participated in the financing."â¦


Dutch Foreign Minister and chairman of the council Bernard Bot, right, talks with Sweden's Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds during an EU foreign ministers council in Luxembourg, Monday, Oct. 11, 2004.


UK government departments are failing to meet targets for emissions, waste and water, an environmental watchdog says.


Well, what do you know? Apple shipped a product on time. Actually, Apple ships plenty of equipment on time. It's just that Apple's stumbles often take center stage in media reports, so


VIA LIBERA DALLA CAMERA ALLA FINANZIARIA

ROMA - Via libera dall'aula della Camera alla Finanziaria, che torna in Senato per la quarta lettura. La Camera ha approvato la manovra con 322 si' e 183 no. L'aula ha dato anche il via libera alla nota di


Hurricane Ivan has brought widespread devastation to the Caribbean "spice isle" island of Grenada, damaging 90 per cent of homes and dstroying a 17th century stone prison that left criminals on the loose as looting erupted.


Is MySQL's Fate the Future of Open Source?

It's not every day that the entire technical press goes bonkers over news in the open source world, but that's what happened last week, when Sun announced that it was buying MySQL.  Doubtless, the pleasant roundness of the sum involved - $1 billion ??? helped, as did the fact that most of that was cash.  But leaving aside the sense of satisfaction that events in the free software world should be suddenly thrust centre-stage, Sun's move does raise a larger question about the fate of all open source start-ups. read more


U.S. regulators are set to give Cingular Wireless final approval for its $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.  on Monday, on condition that it sells assets including wireless airwaves in more than 16 markets, according to a source close to the deal.


â¢CSI, CSI, CSI. All three editions of CBS' forensics drama finished in premiere week's top 5, with the newest, CSI: NY, averaging 19.


Il premier non vuole rispondere agli attacchi di Montezemolo


TOKYO Toyota Motor reported on Monday that its profit slipped 1.5 percent in the most recent quarter as the damage from a falling dollar offset strong gains in global vehicle sales.


The story of the long tracking shot would be best told in one take.


McCain defiant as Iraq fires early 2008 US vote talk

As Americans wonder when the troops will come home from Iraq, Republican White House hopeful John McCain is laying his first big bet of the 2008 campaign: demanding more soldiers for the war.


The International Monetary Fund has praised the Jamaican government for stabilizing the country's economy.


Il proiettile e' finito nella vetrina di un bar


Bipielle e Abn Amro, percorsi da costruire


5 Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes

Five Palestinians were killed in two overnight Israeli airstrikes carried out separately in northern and southern Gaza, Palestinian witnesses said Thursday.


Russia-Georgia tensions concern Rumsfeld

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, concluding a visit to the Balkan region Friday, voiced concern to his Russian counterpart about growing tensions between Moscow and Georgia.


The 33-year-old, who completed the 50 and 100 metres sprint double at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and repeated the feat in Atlanta four years later, spent a decade training at the Australian Institute of Sport after following his coach, Gennadi Touretski


Roger CedeÃ±o felt relaxed as he pinch-hit in the sixth inning, his mind clear of the anguish he suffered with the Mets. "They appreciate anybody," CedeÃ±o said about his treatment at Busch Stadium.


MANAMA, Bahrain  -- Two U.S. Navy sailors were killed and a third was critically wounded early Monday in a shooting incident on a U.S. military base in Bahrain, the U.S. Navy said.


Roma, 11:59 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: CON LIONE GARA IMPORTANTE PER FUTURO

La Roma è partita questa mattina per Lione dove domani sera sarà impegnata nel ritorno...


L.S.U. 48, Virginia Tech 7: Louisiana State Shows Whose Defense Is Superior

The Tigers scored 24 points in the first 19 minutes, and their defense bolstered its claim as the nationâs best with a dominating display.


Greek Police Surround Hijacked Bus Near Athens

Greek police surrounded a bus full of passengers seized by armed hijackers along a highway from an Athens suburb Wednesday, police said.


Mozambique's government cuts diesel prices for private minibus taxis after deadly riots.


International magazine `Time` has come up with a list of 20 Asian Heroes under the age of 40.


Zimbabwe braces for trouble as opposition leader faces treason ...

HARARE, ZIMBABWE - The government of Robert Mugabe has put Zimbabwe's security forces on high alert in anticipation of violent protests on Friday.


News.com Extra: Annoying automated chat bots

Also: Arthur C. Clarke's three wishes. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


The Baltimore Orioles haven't done many things right over the past several years, but their string of misfortune took a turn for the better last week when owner Peter Angelos hired Andy MacPhail to be CEO and president.


The Sri Lankan military says Tamil Tiger rebels have kidnapped 24 school children in the east of the country.


Search Continues for Microsoft Researcher Missing at Sea: PRIZE-WINNING ENGINEER LOST ON TRIP TO FARALLON ISLANDS

By Mary Anne Ostrom, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jan. 30--The search continued today for the pioneering Bay Area computer scientist who went missing after he left Sunday morning for what he told family was a day sailing trip to the Farallon Islands to dispose of his mother's ashes.


Gaza families live in the shadow of death

The last thing that young Suha Ayub Ibayd remembers before a barrage of tank fire ripped through her home is huddling together with her parents and eight brothers and sisters.


Heart ailment may be cause in Nash death

Damien Nash had just come home from a charity basketball game he'd organized in his brother's honor when he collapsed in front of his wife and 7-month-old girl.


Until yesterday, they were all big men, swaggering round a tiny island. But in its sweltering courtroom, six Pitcairners were exposed for what they are: bullies, rapists and child-abusers.


London, England (Sports Network) - Michael Owen's hamstring injury is not believed serious enough to keep him out for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Wales.


For Native Alaskans, Tradition Is Yielding to Modern Customs

Centuries-old traditions in Gambell, a village of 700, have been slipping away, as one of the most remote villages on earth finally contends with the modern world.


Incorporate HIV/Aids issue into textbooks

Experts at a seminar yesterday urged the government to incorporate the HIV/Aids issue into primary and secondary textbooks to create awareness about the disease at the grassroots level.


Japan's prime minister seeks to mend ties, bolster military

TOKYO -- Japan's new nationalist prime minister pledged yesterday to make his country a decisive force on the international stage and push for a reduction in tensions with China and South Korea.


International Traveler / Update:  DALLAS:

JetBlue will install as many as 150 computer terminals at Kennedy Airport in New York to allow passengers to seek refunds or rebook canceled flights during major disruptions.  (c) 2007 International Herald Tribune. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


Khartoum welcomes US envoy if mission is 'constructive'

Khartoum has dismissed charges that a US diplomat had been denied an entry visa and said the envoy would be welcome in Sudan as long as the mission was "constructive," the foreign ministry said.


NEW YORK - Oil prices closed above $50 a barrel for the first time in New York trading Friday, as traders fretted about Nigerian oil production amid a threatened rebel uprising.


Fifty years ago today, Boston surgeon Joseph Murray transplanted a kidney from Ronald Herrick into his identical twin, Richard. It was the first time an organ from one


Senator, Arrested at Airport, Pleads Guilty

Senator Larry E. Craig of Idaho pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after making what a police officer described as sexual advances from an adjoining stall.


Andre Iguodala scored 18 points and Andre Miller had 14 to lead Philadelphia to a 112-69 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, the 76ers' largest win in 12 seasons at the Wachovia Center.


Fourth quarter Europe gains extend in early trade

Fourth quarter gains extended in European markets Thursday even with crude oil holding above $52 per barrel.


Papa Wemba to Be Tried in France Over Fake Visas

Congolese-born world music star Papa Wemba will face trial in France on October 25 on charges of smuggling hundreds of people into the country using his band as a cover, the musician's French lawyer said on Monday. Papa Wemba, dubbed the King of Rhumba Rock, is charged with aiding illegal immigration, forgery and use of forged documents and criminal association. He faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.


Edmund Hillary, First on Everest, Dies at 88

Sir Edmund Hillary was the mountaineer who, with Tenzing Norgay, his Sherpa guide, was the first to scale the 29,035-foot summit of Mount Everest.


With the New York Yankees' starting rotation struggling, the team's offense matched its biggest performance of the season.


Gandhi grandson tells Palestinian leaders to adopt non-violence

A grandson of Mahatma Gandhi on Sunday said Palestinian leaders could improve their image in the United States by using non-violence to promote their claim to an independent state.


Nato il 26 gennaio l'interprete de 'La stangata'


Apple fans in Canada would be happy to know that iTunes has finally made it to their country. Canada users of iPod can now use Apple iTunes store to buy and download music at 99 cents per song.


An alleged Islamic radical accused of killing Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh will be tried on terrorism charges, prosecutors said Friday.


A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 shook Romania late Wednesday, Romania's Earth Physics Institute said. Authorities said there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.


Bush names Nebraska governor as secretary of Agriculture

President Bush on Thursday selected Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns, a Republican attorney who grew up on an Iowa dairy farm, as secretary of Agriculture to oversee the nation's farm and food programs.


The FTSE lost ground on Thursday as the Bank of England delivered the expected cut in UK interest rates but cautioned on rising inflation.


Nick Cassavetes, who directed New Line Cinema's tearjerker hit "The Notebook," is in negotiations to direct "Iron Man," the studio's adaptation of the Marvel Comics character.


In September, the Connecticut Post, a daily paper based in Bridgeport, ran an illustration with personal information of jurors in a case involving the death penalty.


Are CAPS investors getting electrified about this sector?


Casini 'benvenuto in politica', Giordano (Prc) preoccupato


Michael Jackson's child abuse trial is delayed after family illness hits a member of the star's legal team.


North Korea's claim about mysterious blast might be true: Seoul

SEOUL : Communist North Korea's claim that a huge and mysterious explosion was caused by a civil engineering project might be true, South Korea's intelligence agency has said.


Aggregation Enlightens: An Interview With Kayak's Paul English

In this audio podcast, David Weinberger interviews the founder of the travel search engine about the future of aggregated data and vertical searches.


Siena, 20:00 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: CON IL MILAN GARA MOLTO DIFFICILE

Dopo aver messo ko la Roma, l'allentore del Siena, Mario Beretta spera di ripetersi con il Milan a S...


Victorious on Gun Ban, NRA Looks Toward Elections

With its battle to kill the  decade-long U.S. ban on assault weapons won, the National Rifle  Association is now setting its sights on the Nov. 2  presidential and congressional elections.


Buttiglione backs down in EU Commission row

Controversial Italian nominee Rocco Buttiglione has announced he is withdrawing his candidacy after it threatened to bring down the European Commission.


Celebrate le esequie dei fratelli Pergola. Il padre: "Giustizia non vendetta"In mille a San Luca per i funerali di Marco Marmo, Sebastiano Strangio e Francesco Giorgi                                          Strage di Duisburg, il giorno del dolore Il vescovo: "Dio vi chiederÃ  il conto"                                                                                Folla e applausi accolgono i feretri tra agenti che blindano il paeseI genitori del sedicenne Francesco vestiti di bianco in segno di perdono


Paralympics scrap closing celebrations after crash

The school bus, on its way to Athens from central Greece, collided with a truck. Thirty people were injured, 26 of them pupils in their.


Entrano insalata pronta, navigatore e giochi elettronici


LONDON, Nov 8 (SW) - Tottenham Hotspur FC have handed former Roda and RKC Waalwijk coach Martin Jol the first-team managing position, following Jacques Santiniâs resignation last Friday.


Optimism Associated with Lowered Risk of Dying from Heart Disease

Searching on two words or more? Enclose them in double quotes. Add the Health Headlines to your website.


Web site helps name that tune stuck in your head

You know that annoying tune  that you can't place or get out of your head?


Does Social Security cheat black Americans? Yes, President Bush insisted last week. But some Social Security experts say the answer is clearly "no."


Austria, 08:33 - CALCIO, AMICHEVOLI: VINCONO CILE E GIAPPONE

Il Cile ha battuto l'Austria 2-0 in un'amichevole giocata a Vienna. In gol Droguett (66) e Rubio (84...


Big business bites back at governance foe

SEAN HARRIGAN has a talent for making powerful enemies. Warren Buffet, the legendary investor, Michael Eisner, Disneyâs boss, Sanford Weill, the Citigroup chairman, and Richard Grasso, the former New York


Kenya Wants Most-Protected Status for Lions

Even the King of Beasts needs a hand staying alive in his own domain.


Mutu appeals to Premier League over Chelsea sacking

Banned striker Adrian Mutu has lodged an appeal over his sacking by Chelsea last month after a positive drugs test, the Premier League said on Wednesday.


Unionized CBS News staffers who are members of the Writers Guild of America have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with the network.


Pelosi Still Wants More Miles Per Gallon

As the price of benchmark West Texas crude oil topped $70 a barrel for the first time in 10 months, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) yesterday affirmed her support for the tougher fuel-economy standards recently passed by the Senate.


Tropical Storm Jeanne Headed for the Bahamas

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic  - Tropical  Storm Jeanne headed for the Bahamas on Saturday after an  assault on the Dominican Republic that killed 10 people,  destroyed hundreds of houses and forced thousands from their  homes.


Tribunale di Firenze, 'il fatto non sussiste'


Striking Screenwriters Dismiss New Proposals

The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a âa massive rollback,â and called on their members to continue their walkout.


The world's largest software company has teamed with the world's largest retailer to help kick off the latest version of Windows Media Player.


Ten killed in Indonesian rock concert stampede

Ten people were killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a packed music concert in Indonesia's Central Java province, hospital workers and reports have said.


ATHENS, Greece -- The closing ceremony of the Athens Games is underway in front of a crowd of 75,000 at the Olympic Stadium. The arena, which has been the main venue for the sporting carnival for the past


SEATTLE Dec 6, 2004 - Some customers had trouble reaching Amazon.com's Web site on Monday in what analysts described as probable technical difficulties for the world's largest online retailer during the crucial holiday selling season.


Firefighters Avoid Cars During Grass Fire: Near-Collisions Are Reported As Motorists Go Through Smoke.

By Greg Elwell, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 20--CASHION -- Officials said drivers, not the flames, were the biggest danger to firefighters working a grass fire near Cashion on Monday morning.


Civil rights debate surrounds troubled LA County hospital

LOS ANGELES A civil rights debate is surrounding the proposed closure of a trauma unit at a troubled Los Angeles County public hospital.


A former tax inspector is jailed for six years after admitting a Â£1m blackmail plot against supermarket chain Tesco.


Compromise maystop commissionand MEPs clashing

A POLITICAL compromise to save the job of the new European Commissioner who thinks homosexuality is a sin was put to Euro MPs in Brussels yesterday.


United Airlines likely to end pension plans

UAL Corp.'s United Airlines, trying to attract financing to exit bankruptcy, said it probably will terminate and replace all its pension plans.


A Swiss court convicts a  Turkish politician who denied that mass killings of Armenians in 1915 amounted to genocide.


Cardiff's Millennium Stadium will host this season's FA Cup semi-finals as well as the final. It will be the first time the venue has hosted the semi-finals, with Old Trafford and Villa Park having been favoured in recent years.


Rapper Jay-Z is to step down as president of record label Def Jam after three years at the helm.


Lindsay Lohan has left a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility wearing an alcohol monitoring bracelet after completing a 45-day program, People magazine reported.


Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has placed its ratings on Dutch-registered steel consortium Ispat International NV (Ispat) and US-based International Steel Group Inc.


European stocks follow Wall Street lower

European equities fell on Thursday as dealers digested consolidation news in the stock market sector following overnight losses on Wall Street.


Cantante si aggiunge al cast della serata di Carlo Conti


Flu shot restrictions may cause doses to go to waste

ATLANTA A CDC advisory committee is expected to hold an emergency conference call today on whether more people should be allowed to get flu shots.


Lucent drags down telecom equipment shares

Shares of Lucent Technologies Inc.   fell on Tuesday, dragging down other telecommunications  equipment stocks with it a day after the company warned of a  fall in third-quarter earnings on slower wireless network  equipment sales.


Mike Huckabee is pro-gun, pro-life, and anti-gay marriage. So why isnât he catching fire with the social conservatives who dominate the GOP primary electorate? A chat with the other Arkansas governor who wants the White House.


O'Reilly Vows to Fight Harassment Charges

Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly made a TV talk show appearance on what he said was "the worst day of my life" Thursday, vowing to fight sexual harassment charges by one of his producers.


By the time its prey knew it was coming, it was probably far too late. Cruising murky coastal waters in search of food, the creature made magnificent use of its slender neck, nearly twice the length of its


DC Makes Baseball Pitch to Business Leaders

District officials yesterday began selling their plan to build a waterfront ballpark to business leaders who would end up paying the bulk of the cost, as a panel of


Broker watchdog NASD said on Friday it  fined wireless equipment analyst Walter Piecyk $75,000 for  spreading a rumor that cellphone chipmaker RF Micro Devices'  RFMD.O largest customer was delaying an order.


The death toll from the epic tsunami that rocked 11 countries rose to 40,000 people Tuesday, and food and supplies poured into the region, part of what the UN said


Santa Claus could not conquer "The Incredibles." The cartoon hit retained the top slot at the box office for a second weekend, taking in $51 million to fend off animated newcomer "The Polar Express," a Christmas tale that debuted at No. 2 with $23.5 million.


Afghan Helmand province becoming main drug supplier

Afghanistan's Helmand province, heartland of Taliban guerrillas fighting NATO forces, is about to become the world's largest drug supplier, the United Nations said on Tuesday.


Seventeen are held after raids in the military for allegedly 'plotting attacks', Belgian prosecutors say.


Don't withdraw troops, say shell-shocked villagers

Kashmiri farmer Bansi Lal, harvesting his rice crop for the first time in five years without fear of being smacked by a Pakistani shell, is dreading the impending cutback of Indian troops in the violence-racked region.


Atomic Energy Head Says Did Not Seek to Harm Bush

STANFORD, Calif.  - The head of the U.N. nuclear  watchdog agency rejected on Thursday accusations that he sought  to damage President Bush's reelection chances through his  agency's report on a huge amount of missing explosives in Iraq.


Yang shows off Yahoo Go 3.0, base of its mobile platform, at CES.


It's Howard Stern like you never heard him before he switched   to satellite.


Art Review | 'Excellence and Elegance': The Art of Control in a Manchu Box

The consummate ambition that Chinese artists brought to diminutive scale is a striking feature of the Metropolitan Museumâs small late-summer show.


Prima competizione internazionale per banca Stato cinese


Japanese high-flyers turn to farming for change of pace

SANMU, Japan  - A veteran cinematographer of   dozens of "Godzilla" movies, Kenichi Eguchi traded his camera   for a tractor two years ago to begin farming a couple of hours   away from Tokyo, his long time home.


Wesley Snipes to Go on Trial in Tax Case

The actor has become an unlikely public face for the antitax movement, whose members argue that Americans are not legally obligated to pax taxes.


The secondary school curriculum in England is re-shaped to be more relevant to modern learners.


Jakarta Embassy Bomb Attack Kills Nine, Wounds 182

A powerful car bomb exploded outside  the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least  nine people and wounding 182 in an attack Indonesian police  blamed on Islamic militants linked to al Qaeda.


Bollino rosso nel capoluogo siciliano e campano. Per domani attesa una riduzioneIn Albania temperature mai registrate negli ultimi 50 anni. A Tirana 80 ricoveri                                          Caldo record, Roma sopra i 41 gradi anche Napoli e Palermo nella morsa


Islamabad, Nov 25 : Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today briefed the National Security Council (NSC) headed by President Pervez Musharraf on his just-concluded India visit and said he had stressed that lasting peace was possible only with a solution


Somali Islamists advance to the outskirts of a crucial port without a shot being fired as thousands flee, reports say.


Long-Dead Celebrities Can Now Breathe Easier

Senate Bill No. 771, affectionately known as the Dead Celebrities Bill, passed without objection and was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger earlier this month.


Silicon Valley looks to Europe for brighter outlook

LONDON -- You know Silicon Valley companies have endured some stormy weather over the past several years when they show up in London looking for brighter skies. But that was the mood when a host of California's IT companies gathered with potential European investors and partners at the ninth annual Cal-IT Europe Forum on Monday.


NEW YORK  - Hot on the heels of its  beating the broadcast networks in coverage of the Republican  National Convention, Fox News Channel has added another feather  to its cap: It averaged more primetime viewers than its  competitors combined in the third quarter.


The US and French presidents say they will work jointly to convince Iran to give up its nuclear programme.


A curator of crowdsourced art talks about new media projects and how crowds produce and present art.


Japan's professional baseball players averted a second strike this weekend after team representatives softened their stance Thursday and agreed with management that a club may be added next season.


Amgen salespeople allege improper Enbrel promotion

Two former salespeople for Amgen Inc are suing the company for lost wages and other compensation after refusing to participate in improper promotion of the company's blockbuster psoriasis drug Enbrel, their attorney said on Thursday.


Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee and Democratic challenger Sheldon Whitehouse are neck-and-neck two months before an election that could help decide the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, according to a new Brown University poll.


âWith Leopard, Appleâs operating system widens its lead aesthetically and technologically,â states Ed Baig . Baig âmigrated to Leopardâ from Tiger âwithout pain on a MacBook laptop and my own iMac desktop; thereâs mercifully none of the software driver and other hassles associated with a Windows operating system upgrade.â Calling Leopard âone cool cat,â Baig praises Time Machine with its automatic backup and effortless file retrieval; the new videoconferencing features in iChat Theater; stationery, notes and To Do options in Mail; Cover Flow, Spaces, Stacks, and the ability to âhighlight and copy any portion of a Web page inside the Safari browser and turn it into a live Dashboard widget.â


Abbey holders to be spared tax inquisition

Spain's largest bank, Santander Central Hispano, yesterday removed a major hurdle for Abbey National shareholders ahead of Thursday's shareholder vote on its proposed 8.9billion recommended takeover.


Teachers group wins C$52 billion race for BCE

BCE Inc, Canada's largest telecommunications group, has agreed to a C$51.7 billion ($48.5 billion) offer from a group including the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, in what the purchasers said was the largest buyout in Canadian corporate history.


Hurricane Frances Damages NASA Space Center

By MARCIA DUNN     CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- Hurricane Frances did more damage to the Kennedy Space Center than any other storm in history, tearing an estimated 1,000 exterior panels from a giant building where spaceships are assembled, officials said Monday...


Highlights from the SEW Blog: August 27, 2007

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


British author Doris Lessing has collected the Nobel Prize for Literature at a ceremony in London.


Paradorn edges out Johansson to reach the last four in Long Island

Defending champion Paradorn Srichaphan overpowered Swede Joachim Johansson 3-6 7-6 6-3 to reach the final four of the Long Island Cup in Commack of New Yorkon Friday.


MONOPOLI (Bari) - Lâappuntamento Ã¨ fissato per lunedÃ¬ mattina alle 8,30, con Romano Prodi nella sede della Margherita a confrontarsi con tutto lo stato maggiore del partito, Rutelli in testa. Ma se nelle


Boleslav, 20:19 - CALCIO, UEFA: OLYMPIQUE MARSIGLIA, CLAMOROSA ELIMINAZIONE

L'Olympique Marsiglia è stato clamorosamente eliminato al primo turno di Coppa Uefa: i france...


Al-Sadr Delivers Fiery Speech at Kufa Mosque

BAGHDAD, May 25 -- Moqtada al-Sadr, the influential Shiite cleric and militia leader who went into hiding before the launch of a U.S.-Iraqi security offensive in February, made his first public appearance in months today, delivering a sermon before thousands of worshipers at a mosque in the south...


As part of the observance of the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout on Thurs., Nov. 18, a number of activities are planned by the Keokuk County Tobacco-Free Coalition.


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A climate conference overcomes last-minute objections to approve a deal on future talks global warning.


Dangerous Cases of Cold Medicines and Children

Cough and cold medicines send about 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, the government said in its first national estimate. About two-thirds of the cases were children who took the medicines unsupervised. But about one-quarter involved cases in which parents gave the proper dosage and an allergic reaction or some other problem developed, the study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Less than two weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration warned parents that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines were too dangerous for children younger than 2.