It all ends in misery again for Radcliffe

PAULA RADCLIFFE promised she would be back after she last night failed to banish the ghost of her devastating marathon collapse. The 30-year-old Bedford superstar pulled up eight-and-a-half laps from the end


Scholars and the Military Share a Foxhole, Uneasily

At Harvard, some faculty and activists have been troubled that the universityâs Carr Center for Human Rights Policy helped revise the counterinsurgency field manual.


In the N.F.L., Itâs Not Cheating Until You Start Videotaping

Further advances in technology, combined with footballâs winking culture toward espionage, promise to confuse matters in what may already be the biggest cheating scandal in N.F.L. history.


Hendrix's fiery Monterey concert comes to DVD

Jimi Hendrix's breakthrough performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, when he transfixed the American rock cognoscenti with a set that climaxed with the immolation of his guitar, will be released on DVD for the first time on October 16.


The UN Security Council approves a peace force for Sudan's Darfur region - but only if Khartoum agrees.


Sottoposti a prove centinaia di clienti bar Millennium


Global sales of mobile phones hit record levels

PARIS Global cellphone sales rose to record levels in the second quarter as Nokia clawed back some of its lost market share, according to figures released Thursday.


Allawi: Saddam Hussein Appealed for Mercy

CAIRO, Egypt - Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said in an interview published Monday that a broken and depressed Saddam Hussein had appealed to him for mercy, saying his regime had meant no harm during the former dictator's years running the country.   "Saddam sent me a verbal message asking for mercy," Allawi told the pan-Arab daily Al Hayat...


Despite posting strong third-quarter results, a lackluster outlook for the fourth quarter caused Research In Motion (RIM) shares to fall nearly 5 percent.


What's the Rx for life's little pleasures?

This has not been an especially good year for regulatory government agencies, with their accompanying acronyms. Let's begin with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which can't quite make up its mind which drug will kill us first - or how quickly.


No Need to Dress Up for This Preview; Just Log On to the Home Computer

The WB Network has begun previewing its television shows over the Internet, hoping to reach more viewers more quickly, especially during the busy fall season.


Testo congiunto dei direttori delle cliniche ginecologiche delle universitÃ  romane"Un neonato vitale, in estrema prematuritÃ , va assistito anche se la madre Ã¨ contraria"                                          Aborto, documento-shock "Il feto dev'essere rianimato"


Winston-Salem Journal, N.C., Lisa O'Donnell Column: Get Out! State Forest's Treasures Are Its Waterfalls and Its Trails

By Lisa O'Donnell, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 9--HENDERSONVILLE -- The mountains of North Carolina are rarely disappointing. DuPont State Forest is another example of the state's staggering beauty.


United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has revealed that he believes the war on Iraq was "illegal". Mr Annan said the war was "not in conformity" with the UN Security Council or with the UN Charter.


Typhoon Megi has killed one person as it slammed ashore in northern Japan, bringing the death toll to at least 13 and cutting power to thousands of homes before heading out into the Pacific.


Kerry Steps Up Attack on Bush's Economic Record

John Kerry, stepping up his attack on President Bush after bad news about the economy, said Saturday the country cannot afford another four years of lost jobs, slow growth and creeping poverty.


Buck O'Neil, the goodwill ambassador for the Negro Leagues who fell one vote shy of the Hall of Fame, died Friday night at the age of 94. O'Neil became the first black scout and first black coach in the major leagues, both for the Chicago Cubs.


Chicago Factory Growth Slows, Jobs Index Dives

Growth in Chicago-area factories  slowed in December as the pace of hiring slowed for the first  time in six months, suggesting U.S. firms remain reluctant to  hire new workers.


German employees of Airbus take to streets over shake-up plans

German employees of European airplane maker Airbus have staged demonstrations at plants all around the country in protest against restructuring plans which they fear could lead to the loss of up to 8,000 jobs in Germany.


Microsoft ships second refresh for Vista SP1

Microsoft released a refresh of its first service pack for Vista to beta testers on Thursday, indicating the final release might be near.On Thursday, beta users of SP1 received an e-mail from Microsoft alerting them that Vista SP1 refresh 2 is available for download. Microsoft released the latest build, which addressed a small number of bugs that testers encountered in the previous version, to around 15,000 beta users, the company said.Microsoft issued Vista SP1 Release Candidate in December and a refresh earlier this month. It has said that the final Vista SP1 will be available to the public during the first quarter of this year, with some reports suggesting that it might come out as soon as Feb. 15.The fact that Microsoft even has a beta of SP1 and has now issued two refreshes to it indicates that the company is trying to be very careful in testing the software and ensuring compatibility, said Andrew Brust, chief of new technology for consulting firm twentysix New York. "They are working hard to under-promise/over-deliver," he said. "Given the dynamics around the initial release of Vista, that is a prudent course to pursue."Because it's quite unusual to issue a beta and multiple refreshes, Microsoft is likely very close to issuing the final public version of SP1, Brust said.That will depend, however, on any problems that testers may find in the newest refresh. If something is broken, Microsoft will have to spend time fixing it, said Chris Swenson, an analyst at NPD Group. "We're just in wait-and-see mode," he said.The release of a second refresh doesn't provide many more clues about when to expect the final version of SP1, agreed Michael Cherry, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft. "The only thing is that we know they are making progress, but we don't know how close they are," he saidStill, the initial indication from people who have been testing SP1 is that it's pretty solid, so it's reasonable to think the final version might come out in a couple weeks, Swenson said.The final public release of SP1 could boost Vista sales, at least among enterprise users, since some companies have said they are waiting for the release of SP1 before upgrading from XP to Vista. Consumers, however, don't appear to have decided to wait. Retail PC sales were up last year and less than 1 percent of all computers including Macs that sold in retail outlets last year had XP, Swenson said. "It's more of an issue for businesses," he said.


EU envoy allowed to complete stay in Sudan

Sudan will allow a European Union  envoy it ordered out of the country to remain until his tenure  expires next month, following an EU apology, a presidential  adviser said on Saturday.


The White House and congressional leaders called yesterday for swift investigation and repair of the problems plaguing outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, as veterans groups and members of Congress in both parties expressed outrage over substandard housing and the slow, dysfunctional...


Singer Cat Stevens Kicked Off Flight When His Name Found On Watch ...

The singer, who adopted the Muslim name Yusuf Islam in 1977, was denied entry to the United States on Tuesday when his name was found on an anti-terrorist watch list.


Some women with breast cancer are less likely to have their tumours picked up by scans, say experts.


The company introduces three base stations under the new BroadOne brand.


Water levels in areas worst-hit by flooding are falling but may take three days to clear, firefighters say.


DENVER -- Hideo Nomo is making $9 million in the final year of his contract with the Dodgers, but he might have made his last start for Los Angeles.


A car bomb killed an anti-Syrian lawmaker and at least seven other people in Beirut on Wednesday, less than a week before Lebanon's parliament was due to elect a new president.


IRAN'S NUCLEAR programme is causing diplomatic fission between India and the United States. A senior US official was quoted by Reuters on Thursday as saying the Bush administration is considering imposing


A challenge to Indonesia's death penalty by lawyers for an Australian drugs gang is thrown out of court.


Calif. panel may reopen "direct access" to power

The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday moved to possibly reopen a program suspended during the state's energy crisis in 2001 that lets consumers buy electricity from independent suppliers rather than from utilities.


Russian Telecom Looks To Dial In Gains In New Markets (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Could Russia's hypergrowth in cellular subscribers start slowing?


This is my dream for future so-called American dream teams, no matter if they swing a golf club or cross over on the dribble. Not only that, they sit in coach.


Lt Dunn is laid to rest at Barnhill Cemetery this morning. The funerals of two Royal Navy airmen, who died when their Lynx helicopter crashed into the English Channel on December 8, took place in Dundee today.


England national coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has left the door open for Paul Scholes to return to the fold.


OPEC chief expects oil prices to ease from recent high levels

By Channel NewsAsia's Indonesia Bureau Chief Haseenah Koyakutty. JAKARTA : The head of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, says he expects global oil prices to come well off their current crippling highs.


Mugabe launches Robert Mugabe intelligence academy

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has launched an intelligence academy named after him, saying it would produce officers able to counter growing threats from Western powers, state media reported on Friday.


Marines deploy SharePoint to improve administration

Sometimes culture clash can be a productive thing. For instance, handing a flexible collaborative package such as Microsoft's SharePoint to a bunch of Marines -- not the most flexibility-oriented organization around -- is leading to good changes for the service. The path to productivity was, however, not the usual orderly march.


When Adele Rothman bought her 16-year-old son a car in 2003, she made sure to pick one that had OnStar, the onboard communications and safety system.


Shorthanded Mizzou upsets No. 22 K-State

J.T. Tiller scored a career-high 20 points, including two key free throws with 6 seconds left, helping short-handed Missouri overcome recent suspensions in the wake of a nightclub altercation to shock No. 22 Kansas State 77-74 on Saturday.


Google goes viral with privacy message on YouTube

Google posts new videos on YouTube explaining its privacy settings in products as part of a privacy offensive.


Military working hard to upgrade Iraq vehicles' armor, officials ...

Military officials said Thursday they were working hard to upgrade the armor on Army vehicles in Iraq, a day after a soldier had pressed


ICC names first war crimes suspects in Darfur

Prosecutors for the International Criminal Court on Tuesday named a former Sudan state interior minister and a militia commander as the first suspects it wants tried for war crimes in Darfur.


Questions emerge about WellCare transactions

Questions emerged on Tuesday about transactions between beleaguered WellCare Health Plans Inc  and an offshore entity, further hurting the health insurer's battered stock price.


In another change of plans, semiconductor giant Intel Corp. canceled a project Thursday to develop a chip for projection TVs and said it planned to focus its resources in other areas.


n the days following Bill Clinton's quadruple bypass last Monday, Dr. Harvey S. Hecht, the director of preventive cardiology at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, received twice as many


Ex-Viacom Chief Karmazin Joining Sirius Satellite Radio

Mel Karmazin, the former president of media conglomerate Viacom Inc., is joining Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. as CEO, replacing Joseph Clayton, who is staying on as chairman, the company announced Thursday.


Dodici in piu' rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2006


New England Patriots defensive back Willie Andrews pleaded not guilty to drug possession Tuesday, hours after authorities said they found him with a half-pound of marijuana.


Iraq: sequestro Baldoni, Scelli fiducioso

ROMA - Il commissario straordinario della Croce Rossa, Maurizio Scelli, si e' detto fiducioso sulla vicenda del sequestro del giornalista italiano Enzo Baldoni. "I nostri contatti in Iraq - ha detto l'avvocato Scelli - stanno gia' lavorando".


Doctors Cite Pressure to Keep Silent On Bhutto

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Dec. 31 -- Pakistani authorities have pressured the medical personnel who tried to save Benazir Bhutto's life to remain silent about what happened in her final hour and have removed records of her treatment from the facility, according to doctors.


Nine Canadians arrested in child porn case

Nine Canadians, including social  workers and people involved with children's organizations, have  been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography  purchased from a European Web site, the Royal Canadian Mounted  Police said on Tuesday.


Oilers win 3rd straight after regulation

Fernando Pisani scored the deciding goal in the shootout for the Edmonton Oilers, who earned their third straight post-regulation win in a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.


Record Number of Pool-Related Diseases in U.S.

The number of Americans who got sick  from swimming or bathing in tainted pools, spas and other  facilities jumped 21 percent to a record high during 2001 and  2002, the government said on Thursday.


MacBook Air Versus PC Ultraportable Laptops

The MacBook Air is a stunner, no doubt, but it's going to be up against stiff challenges from PC notebook makers. Here are a few of the top ones.


Maj. George Polarek and Maj. Sharon Polarek didn't have much time to settle in. The Polareks are embarking on their first holiday season as the new area coordinator and associate area coordinator of the Salvation Army Buffalo Area Services.


Only some data thieves face two-year prison threat

Paper files exempt The Government's planned two-year jail sentence for information thieves will not apply to people who steal or trade in personal information from most manual filing systems. Apart from some Government files, the penalties will only apply to electronic databases.â¦


Barry Bonds hit his 750th career home run Friday night, pulling the San Francisco slugger within five of tying Hank Aaron's record.


More migrants die as U.S. tightens border security

REYNOSA, Mexico  - Tougher security along the U.S.-Mexico border is forcing migrants to take more dangerous, remote routes to cross into the United States and pushing up the number of deaths in the desert.


Dance Review: All of Nature Is on the Stage, in Sound and Light and Moves

Jordan Fuchsâs new âThicketâ is a small, neatly constructed piece that didnât just fill the stage on Thursday at Danspace Project.


Tony Blair arrives back in Britain from Africa after saying the continent should be the top priority for a new EU battle force.


A SUPERB headed by Kevin Davies on the stroke of half time ended Bolton's run of four premiership games without a win at the Reebok.


Two submarine wrecks, believed to be uncharted WWI German U-boats, are discovered off Orkney.


The creator of Ren and Stimpy takes his iconoclasm to the web, where he intends to revitalize the staid world of advertising. Wired News interview by Daniel Dumas.


France unveils its motorway in the clouds

Taller than the Eiffel Tower and longer than the Champs Elysee, the Millau viaduct was today opened by President Jacques Chirac to acclaim as marvel of art and architecture.


Mosca, 20:08 - VOLLEY, EUROPEI: ITALIA KO CON RUSSIA, NIENTE SEMIFINALI

La Russia ha battuto l'Italia 3-2 (25-21, 25-15, 20-25, 19-25, 15-10) nell'incontro che ha chiuso la...


High Fidelity the musical, based on the novel by Nick Hornby, is closing on Broadway after just 10 days.


Music labels offer deal in download case

The recording industry's trade group said Thursday it will give hundreds of college students suspected of illegally sharing music online a chance to reach settlements before being sued for copyright infringement.


The calm air above part of the Antarctic makes it the best place on Earth for astronomy, according to the scientists who propose building a telescope in the icy wilderness.


Disney's Eisner: Ovitz Irritated Other Top Staff

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner on Tuesday described a year in which his main job was to control Michael Ovitz, the company's   president who aggravated other staff, became depressed and finally refused to leave the company.


U.S. open-source group opens chapter in Europe

Consortium of companies working on software interoperability cites Europe's abundant open-source projects.


ATHENS, Greece Aug. 27, 2004 - The US men's basketball team will go home from the Olympics without a gold medal for the first time since it began using NBA players after the Americans were beaten soundly by Argentina 89-81 in the semifinals Friday.


T-Mobile marketing exec to leave by year-end

The head of marketing for T-Mobile,  Deutsche Telekom's (DTEGn.DE) mobile phone operator, will leave  his job at the end of the year as the unit changes its  marketing strategy, T-Mobile said on Tuesday.


Microsoft Releases New 'Critical' Patches

Microsoft Corp. today released an unprecedented number of software security updates to plug flaws in its products, including seven "critical" defects that it said hackers could use to hijack vulnerable computers running the Windows operating system.


The killer of British tourist Peter Falconio seeks a second appeal against his murder conviction in Australia.


Indian TV Network Appeals Cricket Broadcasting Dispute

An Indian television network has appealed to the Indian Supreme Court over a dispute involving Australia's cricket tour of India next month.


Foam, not shuttle repairs on the go, key flight issue

NASA can return shuttles to flight even if the agency is unable to fix in space the type of wing damage that caused the February 2003 Columbia accident, the head of an oversight group said Thursday.


Up High and In Close at Telluride Film Festival

This Labor Day weekend, hundreds of filmmakers, industry insiders, actors and movie fans will descend upon Telluride, Colorado, for a celebration of cinema at the 33rd-annual Telluride Film Festival. Get an insider’s view of one of the world’s most prestigious showcases of film.


Philippine Muslim Mindanao Left Hungry for Self-Rule

COTABATO CITY, Philippines  - For 15 years, Hadja  Bainon Karon fought in the southern Philippine jungle for a  Muslim homeland, losing five brothers and a husband in the  conflict.


Suicide attacks kill 33 people north of Baghdad

BAIJI, Iraq  - Two suicide bombings targeting U.S.-backed neighborhood patrols on Tuesday killed 33 people, highlighting the volatile situation north of Baghdad, where the U.S. military says al Qaeda gunmen are regrouping.


Labor unions on Saturday called off a strike aimed at overturning a government hike of automobile fuel prices, ending a four-day work stoppage that shut down most major economic activity in Africa's biggest oil producer, officials said.


Ukraine's parliament approves electoral reforms; opposition to ...

Ukraine's parliament adopted electoral and constitutional changes Wednesday in a compromise intended to defuse the nation's political crisis - prompting opposition leaders to say they would lift a blockade of government buildings.


PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia's Terrell Owens could miss at least one game after spraining his right ankle when the Eagles beat the Dallas Cowboys 12-to-7.


As the International Atomic Energy Agency's board met yesterday in Vienna to receive an update on the nuclear programs of North Korea


Heart experts warn on safety of drug-coated stents

Drug-coated stents -- tiny, wire-mesh   tubes used to prop open diseased arteries -- may increase the   risk of potentially fatal blood clots, researchers said on   Sunday.


Scotch Maverick Reinvents a Once-Conservative Drink

John Glaser, the founder of boutique whisky maker Compass Box, has turned the world of Scotch on its ear by introducing innovative blends and aging methods. It's just what the "old man's drink" needed.


Jerry Springer has been a politician, television news anchorman and host of a raucous TV show. Now he can add radio talk show host to the list.


OPEC to make first oil output cut since 2004

OPEC will take one million barrels of oil a day off oversupplied world markets as soon as possible with its first output cut in more than two years, OPEC officials said on Thursday, sending oil prices back above $60.


Torino, 21:00 - CALCIO, JUVE; BUFFON: UN MESE FA AVEVO SCELTO DI ANDAR VIA

''Un mese fa avevo quasi scelto di andar via, poi ripensandoci e dando valore a certe valutazioni ho...


A disparate group made up of dozens of state attorneys general, labor unions, retailers, professional sports leagues and others urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to hear a claim brought by the recording and film industries against two Internet file-sharing firms.


BRASILIA, Brazil  - Airborne searchers found the wreckage of a Brazilian passenger plane on Saturday that crashed a day earlier in Amazon jungle with 155 people on board and the chances of anyone surviving were slight, officials said.


NASA asteroid probe launched from Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A pioneering spacecraft that could serve as a blueprint for future interplanetary transport blasted off aboard an unmanned Delta rocket on Thursday on a mission to explore two giant asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.


Marbury Powers US Over Spain, Coaches Square Off

The US and Spanish coaches had to be separated when an argument erupted at the end of the game as the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the Olympic men's basketball quarterfinals Thursday.


News Corp, Dow Jones reach tentative $5 bln deal: report

Dow Jones & Co. Inc. Chief Executive Richard Zannino tentatively agreed on Monday to a $5 billion takeover bid by News Corp., though the company's controlling Bancroft family remains divided on the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported.


Europe Compromises With Automakers on Carbon Limits

The European Commission is expected to endorse a watered-down blueprint that would impose a limit on carbon dioxide emissions from new passenger cars.


Kidnappers demand foreign troops quit Iraq

Militants piled more pressure on Washington's military allies in Iraq on Thursday, seizing a Polish woman and holding a Japanese man under threat of death.


La casa delle beffe ecco le follie del catasto

Appartamenti al centro del valore di migliaia di euro con un'Ici inferiore ai caseggiati di periferia. PerchÃ©? Città per città le ingiustizie immobiliari. Su L'espresso


TVâs Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families Talk

News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.


com October 12, 2004, 11:27 AM PT. Despite increasing competition, Apple's iPod still rules the digital music world, according to new reports from market researchers.


Passera, acquisto 600 sportelli dismessi da Intesa-Sanpaolo


Archaeologists working in Syria find the remains of youths probably killed in a fierce battle 6,000 years ago.


Fears for Lebanon's future as Beirut crowds flock to funeral of murdered anti-Syrian MP.


IMF Predicts Strongest Growth in 3 Decades

The global economy should register its strongest growth in three decades in 2004 despite soaring oil prices, which are expected to restrain the US expansion a bit, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.


The family of a girl found hanged do not believe she was copying a cousin who died in the same way.


ABU DHABI/VIENNA  - OPEC is concerned by the fall in the dollar and the producer group will take up the issue when it meets next week to chart supply policy.


(Sept. 28, 2004) -- When asked for his thoughts on instant replay in the NFL, Bill Parcells once said that if you can't get all the calls right all the time, then he's not in favor of it.


By Larry Copeland, Martin Kasindorf and Charisse Jones, USA TODAY MIAMI BEACH - Noel and Zoe Very, who live in Paris, were strolling amid the palm trees draped in Christmas lights looking for bargains.


David Beckham celebrated his return to Old Trafford with one of his finest goals in an England shirt as Sven-Goran Eriksson's side imperiously brushed Wales aside with a composed 2-0 win.


Yanks' righthander could miss rest of season

BRONX -- New York Yankees righthander Kevin Brown underwent surgery Sunday for a broken left hand and is expected to miss at least three weeks and perhaps the rest of the season.


The drifter and self-proclaimed prophet accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart showed up to his competency hearing 90 minutes late Thursday and was kicked out after he started singing a Bible verse.


Britney Spears Reportedly Marries in California

Ooops! Pop star Britney Spears did  it again and got married for the second time this year -- this  time to dancer Kevin Federline in a private ceremony in Studio  City, California, "Access Hollywood" reported on Sunday.


A foreign terror suspect held in the UK without trial or charge since December 2001 is released from jail.


Lunedi' si riuniscono i due consigli di amministrazione


White House defends Rumsfeld from McCain criticism

The White House defended Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday from criticism from Republican Sen. John McCain that he was one of the worst U.S. defense secretaries ever for his handling of the Iraq war.


Actor Wesley Snipes loses a bid to cancel an arrest warrant stemming from a paternity claim.


Toronto Blue Jays Team Report - September 24

(Sports Network) - While first place the American League East is being decided in Boston, last place will be on the line in St. Petersburg when the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Devil Rays face off in a three-game set at Tropicana Field.


Jury Rules for Kodak in Java Patent Dispute

Eastman Kodak Co. won the first round of a Java lawsuit against Sun Microsystems Inc. that could impact Sun's bottom line and possibly threaten Microsoft's .


Rinviato quello emittenza al 6 e 7 ottobre e a 24 e 25/10


A boy of 12 is charged with the rape of a teacher in County Durham, police confirm.


Chips are down, cooks feel the heat and security bods go camping

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This service leverages new Windows Media 10 technologies to enable Napster subscribers to download music to portable devices, a technology called Janus.


21 Sep 2004. The Salt Lake Valley Health Department would not confirm reports of the first West Nile virus death in Utah, after a Salt Lake woman's obituary reported she died from complications of the virus.


President Bush is due to visit Colombia in a display of continued support for efforts to fight a leftist insurgency.


Ohio sues Best Buy, alleges deceptive sales practices

Best Buy Co., the biggest electronics retailer in the nation, was sued yesterday by Ohio's attorney general, who accused the company of deceptive sales practices such as repackaging used merchandise and selling it as new.


Taiwan telcos need at least two years for 3G services to take off

Taiwan's telecommunications industry will need at least another two years before third-generation (3G) mobile phone services generate meaningful revenues, an industry chief executive was quoted in the Financial Times as saying.


I applaud Burt Rutan and the SpaceShipOne team for their miraculous achievement of winning the Ansari X Prize. As an astronaut, I understand well the challenges they faced in reaching suborbital space.


Chirac Offers Cooperation and Criticism to US and Britain

President Jacques Chirac of France crossed the English Channel today to say that his country was ready to cooperate with the United States and Britain to make the world more stable, just and prosperous.


The attorney for a Colombian drug kingpin said Monday that it will be "virtually impossible" to get a fair trial for his client on charges he supplied most of the cocaine smuggled into the United States in the 1990s.


Tony Stewart once said he should be fired if he failed to make NASCAR's Chase for the championship. If his car owners take him up on the offer, the two-time and defending Nextel Cup champion could be looking for work.


Reggaeton strikes chord with advertisers

Like no other Latin genre before it,  reggaeton is a magnet for sponsors and brands looking to target  a specific youth market.


The one vaguely compelling element of "Crossover" is its casting of Wayne Brady — wholesome, smiling, all-around good guy Wayne Brady — as a villain.


Third time's the charm Punch drunk Fasthosts customers are set to be hit with a third compulsory password reset next week, as the budget web hosting company scrambles to cope with a major security breach.â¦


The Aftermath Of Charley: The Most Expensive States To Insure Your ...

There are always trade-offs to every place people choose to live. If you live in New York, it's too expensive. If you live in Montana, it's too remote.


This great free-market experiment is more like a corporate welfare scheme

Comment is free: George Monbiot: A hospital in Coventry lays bare the deceit of neoliberal logic: staff cuts, ward closures and millions to the financiers.


The chief United States financial watchdog is to force previously unregulated hedge fund managers to register with the agency, amid growing concern about their influence on global markets.


A Belgian senator of Moroccan origin, known for her criticism of conservative traits within immigrant Muslim communities, has gone into hiding after receiving death threats, officials said Wednesday.


Former OpenDocument advocates bolt for W3C standard

The document format sagas continue as ODF gets competition from the W3C's Compound Document Formats.


Scorsese chronicles horror film producer

"Very often," says Martin Scorsese, "anybody who will listen to me, I'll start talking about a picture."


Most cars in whiplash study fail to protect necks: report

WASHINGTON - The seats and head restraints in many cars fail to offer good protection against neck injuries in rear-end accidents, recent crash test results suggest.


Program Targets Erosion of Arroyo Bank Near Sunol

By Meera Pal, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep. 11--SUNOL -- Using nature's tools of logs and tree roots, local, state and federal agencies have joined efforts to battle streambank erosion along the Arroyo de la Laguna between Pleasanton and Sunol.


Protesters clear on anger, but murky on argument

Brimming with frustration, antiwar protesters are coming to next week's Republican National Convention, and New York is bracing itself.


Kiddie pics, politics dominate French film fest

DEAUVILLE, France  - The competition   section at the 32nd Deauville Festival of American Cinema got   under way here Monday with a pair of well-received movies   offering very different views of childhood.


Ex-US President Jimmy Carter criticises Tony Blair's "subservient" relationship with the White House.


US PGA AND EUROPEAN GOLF LATEST BETTING ODDS NEWS

Richard Sterne of South Afrrica won for the first time in his career on Sunday when he finished on 18 under par to win the Open de Madrid.


By Shyla Sangaran  LOCAL enterprises will now have access to a more powerful end-to- end solution that would help them to manage their information and communications technology (ICT) assets better and protect against viruses.


CORRECTED-20th Century Fox announces first Blu-ray titles

Film studio Twentieth Century Fox, a  unit of News Corp. , on Thursday announced its first  eight movie titles that it will publish on the new DVD format  called Blu-ray and which will be on sale by November.


LAS VEGAS, NV Friday Dec.10.2004 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- Usher and Alicia Keys continue to build on an already fantastic year. On Wednesday, Usher took home 11 Billboard Music Awards including Artist of


Motorola considers ditching cell phone biz

Company said Thursday that it's seeking alternatives that might include selling off its cell phone business.


Care International have made a televised plea to the kidnappers of Margaret Hassan, their director in Iraq, after a new videotape showed her begging Tony Blair not to send troops to Baghdad.


Hopes of a deal to write off completely the debts of some of the world's poorest countries were dashed after the Group of Seven rich nations club failed to reach agreement.


D'Alema, discussioni premature, per ora pensiamo a scomparsi


Hamm, Foudy, Two Others Enter Hall of Fame

Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy, a pair of stars who led the U.S. to two World Cups, are inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Sudnay.


Ukraine leader embraces ex-PM, urges "orange" vote

President Viktor Yushchenko, newly reconciled with "Orange Revolution" heroine Yulia Tymoshenko, embraced her on Thursday and urged liberals to set aside past quarrels and unite to win a weekend parliamentary election.


Gunmen Kill Official of Iraq's Main Sunni Party

Gunmen have killed a senior official of  Iraq's main Sunni Muslim party, which last month withdrew from  the Jan. 30 election race it wants postponed, the Iraqi Islamic  Party said Wednesday.


European Shares Flat as Euro Keeps Up Run

European stock markets held near  28-month highs Thursday as investors stayed confident in the  ability of firms to continue boosting profits in the face of  the euro's extended push past $1.30 to all-time highs.


Roma, 26 ott. (Adnkronos) - Un treno in fase di trasferimento al binario 9 della stazione Termini, a Roma, e' deragliato per cause imprecisate abbattendo due pali dell'alimentazione elettrica dello scalo ferroviario.


Gli incidenti sono iniziati durante una perquisizione


Bosnia elects men with clashing visions of future

Bosnians have elected leaders with diametrically opposing views on how to run the country after international supervision ends next year, preliminary results of Sunday's general election showed.


Breast Density Reduces Mammogram Accuracy

Women in their 40s, who tend to have relatively dense breast tissue, are more likely to have a breast tumor missed on a screening mammogram than are older women, new study findings suggest.


Legalized Drug Imports Too Costly and Difficult: Report

Americans would be better off if they increased their use of generic prescription drugs instead of being allowed to buy drugs from other countries, according to a Bush Administration task force report on the feasibility of legalizing drug imports.


Ferry Sinking Haunts Finland Decade Later

We still stand behind these findings, Kari Lehtola, the retired head of the Finnish team on the commission, told The Associated Press.


Fatah men rally for Gaza prayers, defying Hamas

At least eight people, including two foreign journalists, were hurt in Gaza when thousands of men from the Fatah movement used open-air Friday prayers to protest against the Hamas Islamist takeover of the Palestinian enclave.


Controversy costs Gitmo policy chief his job

The Pentagon's man in charge of handling the department's policy on detainees from the war on terrorism has resigned, Defense Department officials said Friday.


Olympic Games Hit Stride with Medals Free-For-All

Norway, Germany, France, Britain Romania, New Zealand and Australia all looted the gold-medal chest in the Athens Olympic rowing basin on Saturday, as Greece counted


Economia si sta aggiustando grazie alle nostre imprese


Advertising: Critics to Marketers: Suicide Is No Joke

A backlash over a spate of advertising with suicide themes has raised questions about ads that are deliberately provocative.


Britain to Nationalize Troubled Mortgage Lender

Britainâs treasury chief said that the struggling bank Northern Rock will be nationalized after the government rejected two private takeover bids.


Bain, 3Com withdraw security-review application

Bain Capital Partners said on Wednesday it withdrew its application for U.S. national security approval for its planned $2.2 billion acquisition of network-equipment maker 3Com Corp .


Track coach Remi Korchemny agrees to permanently stay out of elite-level coaching, marking the first time a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency case has led to a coach being banished for doping violations.


In 4 anni si prevede di recuperare 7.500 posti per detenuti


Mac market share breaks 8% mark in 2007's final days

It was a very good year for Apple, which capped a strong Mac-adoption year with a holiday sales push that gives the company a record-setting 8% market share.


At least one rocket and a launcher are found near Pakistan's parliament building in Islamabad, police say.


A un passaggio a livello di Campodarsego nel Padovano


Sinai resort bombings kill 30, Al-Qaeda-linked group claims ...

TABA, Egypt : At least 30 people were killed and 120 wounded when car bombs exploded at resorts packed with Israeli holidaymakers on the Red Sea coast of Egypt's Sinai desert in attacks claimed by a group saying it belongs to Al-Qaeda.


Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric is expected to try and lure ex-Southampton manager Gordon Strachan to Fratton Park.


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The UK's most senior general hits back at claims that injured soldiers get poor hospital care.


Telescope Sees Evidence of 'Baby' Galaxies

This image released Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, by NASA shows six of the three-dozen "ultraviolet luminous galaxies" spotted in our corner of the universe by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer.


With the year's end comes the traditional sleigh-full of "best of" news pieces covering all variety of subjects. Our monthly technology review annually offers the same, but this is more of


NASA Attempts Fix Before Atlantis Launch Today

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A fuel sensor that has given NASA headaches in the past began acting up early Friday morning as space shuttle Atlantis' crew prepared for liftoff.The agency was working to fix the problem and continuing with launch preparations, NASA spokesman Bruce Buckingham said.


BP says launches global review after Texas blast

Oil giant BP Plc BP.L said on Sunday   it had launched a root and branch review of its global   operations in response to a fatal explosion at its Texas City   refinery last year.


Former Fox Studios Owner Marvin Davis Dies

Billionaire Marvin Davis, a former oilman who sold his 20th Century Fox studios to Rupert Murdoch in the 1980s, died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 79.


Spoiled by sports: It can't get any better

When the Red Sox finally won the World Series, it was news on all seven continents. The Red Sox are world champions. Sounds good, huh?


Bookies take bets on a new Band Aid single being Christmas No 1, expected to be confirmed by Midge Ure.


7th-ranked Texas holds off No. 25 Baylor

Damion James came off the bench to score 17 points and grab eight rebounds, and No. 10 Texas rallied to an 80-72 win Saturday over No. 25 Baylor.


Cable network on the block again Virgin Media, bowed by its protracted legal tussle with Sky, has again become the target of a takeover approach by private equity carpetbaggers.â¦


A breve termine, a causa di una domanda molto dinamica


Weather forecasters help fight climate change

The European Union has found new partners in its campaign against global warming: weather forecasters.


No. 2 Oklahoma Wins Big 12 Title Game Over Colorado

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sports Network) - Adrian Peterson rushed for 171 yards and three scores, as the second-ranked Oklahoma Sooners likely punched their ticket to the Orange Bowl with a 42-3 pasting of the Colorado Buffaloes in the Big 12 championship game.


EDITORIAL: Johnny on the Spot: County Wastes No Time ? Well, Maybe Some ? in Tackling Graffiti.

By The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 18--This just in: Fresno County will soon begin doing something about graffiti in rural neighborhoods.   Well, not exactly soon. The program is another six or eight weeks away. But in county time, that's relatively fast.


The focus here the last couple of days has been on the health of Canada goalie Martin Brodeur and whether his jammed left wrist would


Trying to avoid vertigo, falls and other hazards of lost equilibrium.


'Sideways' Scores Knockout at SAG Awards

Modest wine country comedy  "Sideways" staged a surprise knockout over favorites "Million  Dollar Baby" and "The Aviator" by winning the top prize for  best ensemble acting at the Screen Actors Guild awards on  Saturday, an important pre-Oscar test.


Private Spacecraft Makes Successful Trip to Space

The private spacecraft SpaceShipOne briefly entered space above the California desert Wednesday, completing the first of two qualifying flights for the $10 million X Prize.


Editor's Note: Published on page A25 of the November 8, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. HANOI, Vietnam -- Angelo Que overhauled a two-stroke deficit early and then held off Thai star Thongchai


Ottawa proposes changes to cigarette labelling

Toronto -- Health Canada is proposing substantial changes to current requirements for the labelling of tobacco products in an effort to reach more smokers, the federal department said yesterday.


Next Star Wars Game Features New Technology

LucasArts has developed several new techniques to continue to Star Wars saga in the game due this summer.


Soldiers Challenge Enlistment Extensions

US troops inspect the site where they have detonated an abandoned car packed with explosives in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Dec. 6, 2004.


Poll Shows Opposition to Iraq War at All Time High

Six in 10 Americans say the U.S. should have stayed out of Iraq and more than three in four say things are going badly there.


Burma agrees a peace deal with a splinter group of Karen rebels, but the main body insists it will carry on its fight for autonomy.


Torino, 20:27 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS; SECCO: TREZEGUET E' MOTIVATISSIMO

Nonstante la sconfitta di Rimini e le voci che danno David Trezeguet e Mauro German Camoranesi ancor...


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Israeli army unit under scrutiny for killing

Recent allegations of atrocities committed by Israeli troops against Palestinians have overshadowed news of renewed violence in the Gaza Strip.


PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)â1er Novembre 2004--

Un groupe de sociÃ©tÃ©s leaders dans le domaine de l'Ã©lectronique grand public et des semi-conducteurs, parmi lesquelles figurent notamment Samsung Electronics Co.


Procter & Gamble halts SK-II skincare sales in China

U.S. consumer products giant Procter &   Gamble Co. PG.N has suspended sales of its SK-II skincare   line in mainland China, pending clarification from the quality   watchdog over traces of possibly harmful metals.


Red Roof Inns Selects T-Mobile for Broadband Service

Building on its strategy to push its service into hotels, T-Mobile will be making its HotSpot wireless-broadband service available throughout the Red Roof Inn chain, owned by Accor. Under the agreement, guests at the Red Roof Inns can access the network in the common area and in individual rooms.


Sri Lanka's feared Tamil Tiger rebels have threatened to resume a two-decade war for self-rule that killed more than 64,000 people if the government does not agree to discuss their demands soon.


Women Wrongly Warned Cancer, Abortion Tied

In several states, women considering abortion are given government-issued brochures warning that the procedure could increase their chance of developing breast cancer, despite scientific findings to the contrary.


The U.S. Federal Reserve on   Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady for a second   straight meeting, saying that while inflation risks remain,   they should abate as economic growth slows.


Andy Lau gives "The Departed" — an Americanized version of one of his movies — an eight out of 10.


Report Slams Air Force on Academy Assaults

The Pentagon's inspector general on  Tuesday blamed leadership failures by top Air Force officials  for a decade of sexual assaults against female cadets at the  elite Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.


Belichick looks to move past spy scandal

When he stands on an NFL sideline for 16 Sundays and a few more each year, Bill Belichick is an undisputed master, with a single-minded and cerebral approach that helped him win three Super Bowls during what might still be a Hall of Fame career. It's everywhere else that he's had trouble.


Doctors have been giving steroids to head trauma patients for more than 30 years, but the first major study of the practice has shown they are useless and may even have killed thousands of people.


The Kid With All the News About the TV News

A blog about television news run by a 21-year-old college student has become a virtual bulletin board for the industry.


La. Lawmakers May Have to Give Up Freebies

A state senator said he plans to try again this year to get lawmakers to give up the free tickets to sporting and cultural events they get from lobbyists — only weeks after a few complained the limit on the amount lobbyists can spend on those tickets was too low.


Cyberstalker to spend six months in jail

Months on the lam end with maximum possible sentence Convicted cyberstalker Felicity Jane Lowde has been sentenced to six months in chokey for her "vicious, vitriolic and vindictive" campaign of harassment against Rachel North, a survivor of the July 2005 London bombings. Her sentence was handed down at Thames Magistrate Court yesterday, along with an anti social behaviour order (ASBO) and is the maximum jail term the judge could impose.â¦


Federer Crushes Hewitt in U.S. Open Final

Roger Federer emphasized his position  as the world's best player by demolishing former champion  Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6, 6-0, to win his first U.S. Open title  on Sunday.


When the Genesis capsule comes back to Earth with its samples of the sun, helicopter pilots will be waiting for it, ready to snag it out of the sky.


Study: US workers are world's most productive

GENEVA - American workers stay longer in the office, at the factory, or on the farm than their counterparts in Europe and most other rich nations, and they produce more per person over the year.


A judge calls for the entire population of the UK and all visitors to be placed on the national DNA database.


The Yankees' pitching questions remain cloudy, and consequently Jason Giambi will take a seat. Because the Yankees aren't any closer to determining their Game 3


Miami Vice star Don Johnson is to join the cast of Guys and Dolls in the West End, replacing Patrick Swayze.


'Dream Team' Out of Gold Race After Loss to Argentina

United States failed to reach the men's  basketball final for the first time in 16 years and Italy  shocked previously unbeaten Lithuania Friday to set up an  Olympic gold medal game that nobody expected.


Music Industry Is Trying Out Digital-Only Releases

Record labels are looking to digital sales as a first step on the road to the larger music marketplace after years of infighting over how to sell music online.


A confidential report concludes that the chainâs reputation for discounts has worked against its efforts to move upscale.


The contest for deputy leader means more than most think

Comment is free: Andrew Rawnsley: Brown's number two will be the first person elected to a leadership position in 13 years.


John Carlson was as shocked as anyone when he heard Tyrone Willingham had been fired as head football coach at Notre Dame. After all, it was only two years ago Willingham dined with the Carlson family at a Litchfield restaurant on a recruiting trip.


Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai has suspected skull fracture

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


Toronto couple wins third-largest jackpot in Canadian history and retires

TORONTO (CP) - Tze-Lam Chan will be doing Tuesday morning what every worker dreams of: calling his boss to tell him he's quitting after winning the $26.8-million jackpot in the Super 7 lottery.


Cagliari, 14:45 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; BALLARDINI: HO VISTO BUONI SEGNALI

Se la fiducia non gli era mancata fin dal momento dei primi contatti con il presidente Cellino, dopo...


Britain's scientific community fuels controversies by shunning colleagues with rebel ideas, research suggests.


Europe's Darren Clarke insists his focus is firmly on golf as he prepares for the start of the Ryder Cup.


Heat Edge Kings to Win 10th Straight Game

Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal, center, hangs from the ram after dunking as Sacramento Kings' Mike Bibby, left, and Peja Stojakovic of Serbia-Montenegro look on during the first quarter in Sacramento, Calif.


Let's work on core stability, first "Foleo is the most exciting product I have ever worked on," Palm founder Jeff Hawkins, May 2007â¦


Science & environment: Government apathy sabotages Britain's shift to a low-carbon economy


Armani says would sell out entirely rather than keep minority stake

Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani said he would rather sell off his company than be a minority shareholder but insisted any new owner must preserve the Armani identity.


Apple fans will find out what the future holds for the firm when boss Steve Jobs unveils his 2005 plans.


USTR to Comply After WTO Sanctions Threat

The Bush administration said it  would work with Congress to avoid U.S. exports being hit with  potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in new sanctions  approved on Tuesday by the World Trade Organization.


Space shuttle prepares for return to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Astronauts on the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis closed their spaceship's cargo bay doors on Thursday, hoping clouds covering the Kennedy Space Center in Florida would clear in time for landing.


Historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Dead at 89

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 -- Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Kennedy insider who helped define mainstream liberalism during the Cold War and remained an eminent public thinker into the 21st century, has died, his son said. He was 89.


West Virginia Chief Justice Steps Away From Case

Chief Justice Elliott E. Maynard of the West Virginia Supreme Court disqualified himself  from further participation in a case involving a powerful coal executive.


The Yankees are getting used to the idea that Bernie Williams may not be joining them for spring training.


A look at the top movies stories this week.


A provisional agreement has been reached over Iran's nuclear program in talks conducted in Paris, but it must now be taken back to the capitals of Iran, Britain, Germany and France for confirmation, Iran and the EU said.


A three-month rally in Treasuries may remain stalled as investors await additional evidence the economy is slowing enough to prompt the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, said Paul McCulley, a Pacific Investment Management Co. bond fund manager.


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Good-Will Is Low for Social Security Talks

The parties have not been this far apart ideologically on Capitol Hill for decades, some analysts say, which could make an overhaul of Social Security hard to achieve.


Greenspan defends subprime role to Swedish bankers

Ex-Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan told a Stockholm audience on Friday he did not believe he had caused the U.S. subprime crisis and had warned of the risk in 2004, a person attending the event said.


The US Supreme Court annuls a ruling that Philip Morris must pay $79.5m to a dead cigarette smoker's widow.


Israel helicopters, tanks move into Gaza

Israeli soldiers backed by helicopter gunships, tanks and armored personnel carriers, moved into Palestinian-controlled areas near the main Israel-Gaza cargo crossing on Tuesday, conducting house-to-house searches and arrests.


Facing Free Software, Microsoft Looks to Yahoo

Internet-centered programs that compete with the core products of Microsoft are a driver of its bid for Yahoo.


60 years later, Europe recalls the brutal Battle of the Bulge

U.S. soldiers inspect a German tank that was abandoned after it ran out of fuel in eastern Belgium and its crew surrendered.


Using power lines for the net could disrupt a new digital radio system, a broadcasting conference hears.


There's no way No. 5 Illinois could have shredded THE Gonzaga, king of the mid-majors, the way it demolished its opponent at Conseco Fieldhouse on Saturday.


Services, factory data below expectations

Business activity in the U.S. services  sector in July and new orders at U.S. factories in June were  surprisingly weak, two reports showed on Thursday, signaling  that economic growth was decelerating.


Even in anything-edible-goes-in-the-pot China, the Huifu Fine-food Restaurant is drawing attention with special menu offerings that include alligator kebabs and soup — complete with the endangered species' head and tail.


AS Coalition strategists enjoyed a cold beer and the warm glow of a fourth term on Saturday night, the "spin" over the election result had already begun -- it was about more than just interest rates.


Viewpoint: Their post-midterm maturity has given way to presidential posturing


"Ex-Muslims" hoping to change the terms of debate about Islam in Europe will launch a British group in London on Thursday.


Jordan Indicts Zarqawi, 12 Others in Terror Plot

Jordan has charged 13 suspected militants, including fugitive Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, for an al Qaida-linked terror plot in the kingdom.


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A senior US army officer in Afghanistan says that only about 40% of the police force is properly equipped.


Teen girls on diets more apt to become smokers

NEW YORK  - Teenage girls who start dieting are nearly two times more likely to also take up smoking regularly, compared with teenage girls who are not dieting. Among teenage boys, it is the inactive dieters -- those that tried dieting but didn't stick to it -- that are at risk for taking up smoking.


Democrat Vilsack to drop out of 2008 race: sources

Democrat Tom Vilsack, the former  governor of Iowa, plans to drop his longshot 2008 bid for the  White House, campaign and party sources said on Friday.


Ossezia: sono arabi 10 dei 20 terroristi uccisi

BESLAN (Ossezia) - Sale a 20 il numero dei terroristi uccisi da stamattina a Beslan, in Ossezia. Dieci di loro sono stati identificati come cittadini di ''Paesi arabi''. Lo ha detto il capo del dipartimento


Courtney Love To Stand Trial For Assault

A Superior Court judges has ordered that 'America's Sweetheart' Courtney Love will have to stand trial on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon.


What does the Microsoft "partnership" with Facebook mean for users?

Here's the key fact: Facebook's users are not its customers. They're the targets to which Facebook's customers aim advertising. In old media this was no big deal. But Facebook isn't just a "medium". It's a vast walled garden where the social activity of members and visitors constantly improves the ability of advertisers to "target" both. This is a Good Thing only  if it works for everybody — including both those targeted as well as those doing the targeting. And if users are actually involved, they have some important questions:  What happens to my identity-related information? How is it used, and by whom? How much control do I have over my data (or data about myself) — including what Facebook "partners" do with that data? \


Genova, 16:43 - CALCIO, GENOA; GASPERINI: 4-4-2 BUONO ANCHE PER DI VAIO

Il giorno dopo il cambio del modulo, dal 3-4-3 al 4-4-2, il tecnico del Genoa Gasperini spiega i pos...


If Brett Favre is leaning toward returning for another season with the Green Bay Packers, he hasn't discussed it yet with his coach.


Sri Lanka killings worry U.N.'s Ban, Japan envoy visits

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has  voiced concern about the safety of aid workers in Sri Lanka  after the murder of two Red Cross volunteers, his office said,  as Japan's peace envoy began a visit to the war-battered  island.


The financial pressures associated with cancer can have dire consequences for patients, a survey finds.


IAEA freezes Iran nuclear aid over plutonium risk

The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation board of governors on Thursday indefinitely shelved Iran's bid for technical aid for a reactor project due to fears it could yield bomb-grade plutonium, diplomats said.


Iraq on brink of becoming failed state: report

Radical action is needed to save a "hollowed-out and fatally weakened" Iraqi state and ease violence that a new Pentagon report says is at an all-time high, a prominent think-tank warned on Tuesday.


Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei named a new head for the elite Revolutionary Guard, an organization Washington is looking to list as a terrorist group, state media announced Saturday.


G8's $60 bln AIDS and Africa pledge criticized

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World powers on Friday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had offered little fresh cash for the poor.


Fiuggi, 20:28 - Nuoto, Barelli: giÃ  proiettati ai Giochi di Pechino

"Abbiamo alle spalle Atene 2004 e siamo giÃ  proiettati ai Giochi di Pechino. Mentre fino a qualche t...


Russia's president Vladimir Putin says the purchase of Yukos' main asset by state-owned oil group Rosneft was done in accordance with free market principles.


Families of Iraq War Dead Target Bush in Ads

Angered by President Bush's policy in Iraq, a group of military families whose relatives died there is targeting the president in new television ads to be aired ahead of the Nov. 2 election.


Former Oregon State associate athletic director Kevin Anderson is the new athletic director at Army and the first black to hold the post at the academy.


Seven Palestinians die in Gaza as Olmert vows "war"

Israeli air strikes killed at least seven Palestinians, including a mother and child, in the Gaza Strip on Thursday as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed to wage a "war" to stop rocket attacks on the Jewish state.


Prince Charles' tirade against people who aspire to lofty goals beyond their natural talent earned him a rare public rebuke from a senior government minister on Thursday — and gasps of disbelief from the British media.


Michael Dell replaced Kevin Rollins as CEO of Dell Inc. on Wednesday as the No. 2 PC maker struggles with missteps in the U.S. consumer market and market share losses to Hewlett-Packard Co.


The world's largest soft drink maker, Coca Cola, has lowered its sales targets. The news, coming from the company's new CEO, Neville Isdell, is the latest gloomy forecast from the beverage giant.


AT&T revenue up on BellSouth acquisition

AT&T reported net income of $3.1 billion for the third quarter of 2007, up from $2.2 billion a year earlier, largely due to its acquisition of BellSouth.AT&T nearly doubled its revenue from a year ago, going from $15.6 billion to $30.1 billion, but those 2006 numbers don't factor in the BellSouth acquisition and revenue from Cingular Wireless, which AT&T and BellSouth co-owned. The BellSouth deal closed Dec. 29, 2006.AT&T's revenue was up 3.2 percent from the combined revenue from AT&T, BellSouth, and Cingular in the third quarter of 2006. Comparable earnings per share were $0.50 compared to $0.56 the third quarter of 2006.AT&T's adjusted third-quarter earnings, which exclude costs and accounting effects associated with the acquisition, were $4.3 billion, or $0.71 per diluted share, up from $2.4 billion, or $0.63 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2006.AT&T's third-quarter results were "excellent," Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and CEO, said in a statement. Stephenson cited growth in wireless, broadband, and U-verse TV customers as the reason for a strong quarter.AT&T's renamed wireless division saw an increase in 2 million customers in the quarter, the company said. The company's wireless division now has 65.7 million subscribers.AT&T's merger integration efforts are on schedule, the company said, and cost savings are running ahead of the original estimates. In the first three quarters of 2007, cost savings from the BellSouth merger were about $2.8 billion, and AT&T expects those savings to reach more than $3 billion for the year.Wireless data revenue increased 63.9 percent from last year, driven by increases in consumer and business data usage, including messaging, media bundles, laptop connectivity, and smart phone connectivity, AT&T said.In the broadband space, AT&T's connections, including DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), AT&T U-verse, and satellite broadband services, increased by 499,000 in the quarter to reach 13.8 million. That's up 2.2 million, or 18.6 percent, over the past year.


U.S. needs national energy, climate policy: GE CEO

The United States  needs to develop a national climate change policy, but also  recognize that coal and other fossil fuels will remain an  important energy source for decades, the chairman and chief  executive of General Electric Co. said on Saturday.


Superstar of international pop music, Robbie Williams will do a


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U.S. holds out hope for North Korea nuclear steps

Six-party talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions enter a third day on Friday after envoys settled on a set of tasks the United States said could be carried out this year, rather than a disarmament timetable.


Apple found out this week it had a new headache in its iPod labor woes: its manufacturer Hongfujin Precision Industry has filed a lawsuit against two journalists in China accusing them of defamation over a story reporting the abuses.


Iran military plane crash kills 38: state TV

A Iranian military plane belonging to the Revolutionary Guards crashed on Monday, killing 38 people, state television reported.


Gary McKinnon, accused of breaking into NASA networks, is fighting extradition to the U.S. where he could face antiterrorism charges.


One of two men who allegedly tried to sell Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez's stolen wedding video back to the couple for $1 million pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted grand larceny.


VENTURA, Calif. - Gordon Cooper, who as one of the original Mercury astronauts was a pioneer in human space exploration, has died.


Incumbent Faces Former Undersheriff in Crawford

By Anne Jungen, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 5--The incumbent Crawford County sheriff and his former undersheriff will battle on the ballot as voters head to the polls for the primary election next week.   Sheriff Bob Ostrander and Jerry Moran will face off in a Sept.


Alleged leader of Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse faces pretrial hearing ...

Spc. Charles Graner, the US soldier identified in testimony as leader of the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, went before a military judge on Monday for a pretrial hearing.


The Commission for Racial Equality launches a review of how local authorities treat gypsies and travelling communities.


Town leaders in the Cape Cod community of Yarmouth have long been on record opposing the wind farm proposed for the waters off its beaches, even passing a resolution two years ago expressing their disapproval for the plan to erect 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound.


US warplane fires at insurgents planting a roadside bomb in Sadr ...

A US warplane struck three suspected insurgents as they planted an artillery shell on a street in Baghdad's northeastern Shiite district of Sadr City on Friday, a military spokesman said.


Singapore - Crude oil prices surged past an unprecedented $55 per barrel Monday, driven by uncertainty over production, high demand and tight global supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.


J.L. Lewis matched his best score on the PGA Tour and was kicking himself for two easy birdie putts that got away.


Bristol-Myers' experimental vein graft treatment fails

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said an experimental treatment it is developing with Corgentech Inc. to treat vein grafts proved no better than a placebo in a late-stage clinical trial.


Cubans still getting used to Fidel's silence

A silence has settled over Cuban political life that ordinary Cubans find at once disconcerting and a big relief.


Fast bowlers revel in strangely conducive conditions

BY any measure, this was an extraordinary spectacle. On a warm winter's day in the geographical centre of India, elite batsmen on the most verdant of grounds had cause to duck, sway and weave against the rising ball.


ConAgra Fiscal 2nd-Qtr Net Falls to $242.3 Mln From $270.1 Mln

ConAgra Foods Inc., the third-largest US food company, said earnings fell to $242.3 million, or 47 cents a share, in the second quarter ended Nov. 28.


Bo Diddley was in stable condition at a Gainesville hospital after suffering a heart attack, his publicist said Tuesday.


Grammys Will Have Ray Charles on Their Mind

Ray Charles may be gone, but he's  unlikely to be forgotten at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, when  he competes for seven of the music industry's most coveted  prizes.


Federer enters record books with US Open win

Federer was close to perfection as he raced through the first set in 18 minutes, dropping only five points. Hewitt fought back winning a tie-break in the second, before Federer stormed through the third to


Glen Johnson KO'ed Roy Jones Jr. in Round 9 of their Saturday fight. For the second time in a row, Jones has been knocked out (previously KO'ed May 15 in the second round by Antonio Tarver).


Israel wants to cut its Gaza links: official

Israel wants to cut its links with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after militants blasted open the territory's border with Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade, Israel's deputy defence minister said on Thursday.


UK's Straw Causes Storm with Mugabe Handshake

BRIGHTON, England  - British Foreign Secretary  Jack Straw was left red-faced on Tuesday after television  cameras caught him shaking hands with Zimbabwe's President  Robert Mugabe, a leader he has attacked as an international  pariah.


Sunbathing reduces risk of lymph gland cancer: Swedish study

Contrary to previous belief, sunlight reduces the risk of developing tumours in the lymphatic glands, according to a Swedish study.


Andre Agassi will retire after this year's U.S. Open, leaving tennis after two decades during which he collected a career Grand Slam and morphed from "Image Is Everything" brashness to elder statesman.


Presidente israeliano oggi in visita in Italia


LONDON -- British authorities announced yesterday that they are officially treating the fatal poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko as murder and have found traces of a radioactive substance at the British Embassy in Moscow.


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Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has urged the South African National Blood Services (SANBS) to apologise after details of President Thabo Mbeki's blood donations were made public.


Exxon Mobil Corp. , the world's  largest public oil company, on Thursday reported quarterly  profit surged 35 percent to top $10 billion, driven by yet  another quarter of sharply higher oil prices.


E' salito a 8 morti e 6 feriti il bilancio del crollo di un complesso di edifici avvenuto intorno alle 3.20 di questa notte a Foggia. Il corpo dell'uomo di 79 anni, dato inizialmente per disperso, Ã¨ stato infatti estratto dalle macerie.


A court has sentenced three former rebels to death for killing dozens of people while rebel factions jockeyed for power more than a decade ago, a government spokesman said Thursday.


TCL Corp (000100.SZ) began sending  BlackBerry handsets to partner China Mobile (0941.HK) in 2007's  fourth quarter, suggesting the launch of the popular email  device in China is just around the corner.


Four U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq's Anbar

Seven U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq, including four in the western province of Anbar, where gains in security were hailed this week by U.S. President George W. Bush during an unannounced visit to the region.


Report finds handheld device market in continued decline

The worldwide market for handheld devices saw its third successive quarter of year-over-year decline in the third quarter of 2004, according to a new report released by IDC.


Chief Justice Won't Return to the Court This Year

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who missed the Supreme Court's November argument session while being treated for thyroid cancer, will be absent for the December session as well, the court announced on Friday.


Empoli, 22:02 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; MALESANI: SODDISFATTO PER GIOCO

"Ho visto un Empoli determinato, che ha dato il massimo, dimostrando grande impegno: credo che quest...


European shares traded sideways in subdued pre-Christmas volumes on Thursday, as an asset sale at Dutch retailer Ahold and steady oil prices were offset by weakness among technology stocks.


In the wake of Microsoft's pricey investment, analysts are remarkably sunny about the future of Facebook's new advertising initiative--even though it hasn't even launched or been fully explained yet.


Sabre Holdings Corp., operator of the Travelocity Web site, reported Monday its board named Sam Gilliland to serve as chairman in addition to being the company's chief executive.


'Vuole riunire uomini sposati che vogliono essere preti'


Ryder Cup-bound Casey shares early lead in Germany

Britain's Paul Casey followed the example of compatriot Luke Donald in giving Europe's Ryder Cup team a boost, taking a share of the early lead in Thursday's opening round of the German Masters.


Herve Gaymard, farm minister and loyal backer of French President Jacques Chirac, takes over the finance ministry from Nicolas Sarkozy.


A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook northern Japan on Saturday, rocking buildings hundreds of miles away.


Clark Gable exposed in sex-obsessed biography

LOS ANGELES  - Clark Gable's father taunted his son, calling him a "sissy." The young Gable responded by fashioning a macho-stud demeanor and projecting dad's disgust onto the many homosexuals he met and worked with. And author David Bret ("Joan Crawford: Hollywood Martyr") makes it clear that quite a few gays and lesbians populated Hollywood's soundstages and swimming pools.


Fearing Islamic reaction, Germans silence an opera

BERLIN -- One of Germany's foremost opera houses has abruptly canceled a modern production of Mozart's ``Idomeneo" because of fears of a violent reaction to a scene showing the severed head of the Prophet Mohammed.


Indian Bank Restores Site After Malware Attack

The Web site for the Bank of India is back up after a four-day outage because of hackers.


Office Depot Inc. ODP.N on Tuesday  warned of weaker-than-expected full-year profit because of the  string of hurricanes in Florida and poor sales across North  America and Europe, sending its stock down nearly 8 percent.


The Problem Isn't Kofi Annan - It's The United Nations

Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman wants UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to quit his job, retiring US Envoy John Danforth thinks the UN is not doing its job, and Pat Buchanan and conservative


AstraZeneca's Nexium Gets US Approval for New Use

AstraZeneca Plc, the UK's second largest drugmaker, said US regulators approved its ulcer treatment Nexium for use in reducing the risk of stomach ulcers in patients taking certain painkillers


Napoli, 16:49 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: REJA SENZA SEI TITOLARI

Seduta di rifinitura per il Napoli alla vigilia della sfida con la Sampdoria. Allenamento tecnico ta...


Parigi, 22:34 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: LIONE KO

Risultati della 25/a giornata del campionato francese: Le Mans - Lione                         1 - 0...


News Corp., Liberty Media deal seen next week: source

News Corp.  could finalize a deal "as early as next week" to swap its controlling interest in DirecTV Group Inc.  and other assets for Liberty Media's  $11 billion stake in News Corp., a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.


Letters Readers drive stake through parents' group


Iraqi delegation travels to Turkey amid reports of further clashes between Kurdish fighters and Turkish troops.


Catholic politicians must oppose gay marriage: Pope

The Church's opposition to gay marriage is "non-negotiable" and Catholic politicians have a moral duty to oppose it, as well as laws on abortion and euthanasia, Pope Benedict said in a document issued on Tuesday.


LA POLEMICA. I firmatari: non vogliamo intervenire sui feti abortitiI neonatologi: al di sotto della 24esima settimana Ã¨ solo accanimento                                          Medici spaccati sulla Carta di Roma "Non forzate i limiti della natura"                                                                                di PAOLA COPPOLA


Lexington High -- spearheaded by its feared foursome of seniors Darius Walker, Meikle Paschal, Bryan Longo, and Alex Lach -- continued its domination of the state track scene in the MIAA Indoor Track All-State Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center.


Nov. 16, 2004âStarting this week, US pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma will begin adding an RFID label to every 100-tablet bottle of the company's popular OxyContin pain reliever tablets to be shipped to Wal-Mart and drug wholesaler HD Smith.


NASA has abandoned plans to resume flying the space shuttle next March because of the impact of four hurricanes on space agency centers and work schedules.


Toscana, il colpo di fucile e' stato esploso da un coetaneo


ORLANDO, Florida  - Severe thunderstorms and at least one tornado killed 19 people on Friday when they ripped through Florida in the dead of night, tearing homes to shreds, toppling heavy trucks and leaving a trail of rubble.


Robbins 'well prepared,' says her Bentley coach

Former Franklin High girls' cross-country and indoor and outdoor track captain Samantha Robbins is now a freshman at Bentley College, where she has participated in both cross-country and indoor track and will compete in outdoor track this spring.


Polish and Czech leaders are to discuss a US missile shield, with Warsaw voicing concerns.


British team in Pakistan for Bhutto killing probe

A team of British police arrived in Pakistan on Friday to join an investigation into the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.


Sudan said Sunday that the UN Security Council's resolution threatening oil sanctions if it failed to end violence in the country's western region of Darfur was unfair


BOV sponsors Cittadella - Gozo for Arts and Culture

Gozo for Arts & Culture', a cultural festival being organised by the 'Socjeta Filarmonika Leone' at its Aurora Opera House in Victoria, Gozo between the 16th and the 23rd October.


FARMINGTON (Pennsylvania) - Vijay Singh took Tiger Woods' No 1 world ranking away earlier this month. On Sunday, he took one of Woods' records with him too.


Microsoft Corp  lifted its full-year forecasts and posted 23 percent quarterly profit growth on Thursday, topping analysts' estimates on strong sales of "Halo 3" and Vista, and sending its shares up 11 percent.


EU says rejects Microsoft suggestion it is holding up Vista launch

The EU executive commission rejected what it said had been a suggestion from US software giant Microsoft that it was delaying the launch of Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system in Europe.


Thomson announced Friday it that it will enter the HD DVD market with a line of players and that it will also manufacture HD DVD and Blu-ray discs.


Low-Fat Diet Safe for Weight Loss by Diabetics

NEW YORK  - A low-fat diet promotes weight  loss in people with type 2 diabetes without unfavorable  alterations in blood lipids or glucose control, according to a  new report.


Asians seek to break western literary stranglehold

UBUD, Indonesia  - Indonesian author Vira Safitri is only 18, but already has two novels under her belt.


Bush Says Iran Is Supplying Weapons in Iraq

President Bush said today he has no doubt that Iran has supplied weapons used against U.S. forces in Iraq, but he stressed that he does not know whether the top leadership in Iran ordered the activity, and he denied that he is using the issue as a "pretext" for war against Iran.


BP profits surge to record Â£2.14 billion

BP today announced record third-quarter profits of Â£2.14 billion on the back of soaring oil prices. The worldâs second biggest oil firm said pro forma net earnings included a charge for exceptional items of Â£218 million.


The Coast Guard and Navy seized 30,000 pounds of cocaine from a boat off South America's Pacific coast this month in what authorities called the largest-ever seizure of the drug at sea.


DALLAS -- Discount wireless phone service provider MetroPCS Communications Inc. on Tuesday offered to buy rival Leap Wireless International Inc. for about $5.12 billion in stock.


A teacher police believe was the target of a shooting rampage that killed her mother and a school colleague had planned to seek a restraining order against the suspect that day, court records show.


Myanmar junta seeks India's help to build democracy

Myanmar's military ruler Senior General Than Shwe met with the Indian leadership saying democracy was the only path to peace and prosperity, just days after he sacked the country's premier.


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Nene Web Site: Forward Had Tumor Removed

Doctors removed a tumor from Nuggets forward Nene, according to the player's Web site but it did not indicate whether the tumor was cancerous or where it was located.


Is Bob Iger a New Leading Man for Disney?

The job of chief executive of The Walt Disney Company increasingly looks like Robert Iger's to lose.


New single-family home sales fell 4.7 percent in December to its lowest rate in nearly 13 years while the median sales price dropped sharply and the inventory of unsold homes climbed, according to a government report on Monday that delivered more grim news for the battered housing sector.


VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - A delicate mission to free three hostages held by Colombian guerrillas appeared to collapse on Monday as the government and rebel leaders accused each other of trying to kill the deal.


Phish Begins Farewell at Muddy Vermont Festival

Tens of thousands of fans screamed and danced Saturday in a fantasyscape of upside-down trees and silver sculptures for the first in a series of farewell concerts by the jam band Phish.


Bank of America Corp. has told executives at the FleetCenter that it is no longer interested in putting its own name on the building, and even raised the possibility of renaming the arena as the Boston Garden as a gift to the city.


More than 11,000 people were cleared to work in the UK who should not have been, the home secretary says.


Toshiba to Unveil HD DVD Laptops in 2005 -- Paper

Japan's Toshiba Corp. 6502.T will  introduce laptop computers with HD DVD technology in December  2005, aiming to pressure rivals in the battle over formats for  next-generation DVDs, the Nihon Keizai daily said on Wednesday.


Nasce colosso borsistico del valore di 14,4 mld di dollari


'National Treasure' Surprise Winner at Box Office

Despite mediocre reviews, 'National Treasure,' the action adventure film starring Nicolas Cage, took home first place at the box office this weekend with a take of $35.3 million.


T.I. pleads not guilty on weapons charges

Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. pleaded not guilty on Friday to three charges of illegally possessing silencers and machine guns.


Campaigner breaches palace security to make five-hour stand

The Metropolitan Police was facing fresh embarrassment over royal security last night after a Fathers 4 Justice (F4J) campaigner dressed as Batman evaded armed guards to reach a ledge near the Queen's balcony at Buckingham Palace.


First came the Orwellian mash up YouTube video that portrayed Hillary Rodham Clinton as Big Brother. Then came a clip of her off-key rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Now, a stinging 13-minute video by a bitter Clinton foe is finding its own Internet audience.


Whistleblower earns kudos, fears reprisal

WASHINGTON - David Graham says he was surprised when he got back to his Food and Drug Administration office after telling Congress last week the government had allowed unsafe drugs on the market.


NEW YORK -- US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday there is no "hard evidence" linking deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida.


Two-thirds of Germans back Putin's U.S. criticisms

Around two in three Germans support Russian President Vladimir Putin's view that the United States is on a mission to become the world's "one single master", according to a poll released on Tuesday.


Ordinazioni in calo su previsioni rallentamento Usa


MANCHESTER, N.H. Elaine Boule met Sen. Barack Obama when he came through the Red Arrow diner on a campaign stop a few weeks back.


Poll Shows Majority Back Health Care for All

Americans are willing to pay higher taxes to do it, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.


Roma, 16:46 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: 37 GLI SQUALIFICATI

In merito alle gare dell'ultimo turno, in serie C2 sono stati squalificati per due partite  N...


Almost one in five dental students plans to shun NHS work completely, research suggests.


Notes On The News: Will Yahoo!-Soft Drive Down Ad Costs?

Microsoft has the software. Yahoo! has the ad revenue. Together they can challenge Google. Among the likely winners: online advertisers.


A GOP environmentalist who arranged lobbyist Jack Abramoff's entree into the Interior Department was sentenced to two months in a halfway house and four years probation


U.S. Says New Images Show Iran Plans Nuclear Bomb

A senior U.S. official said on Thursday  that satellite photographs of a suspected nuclear industrial  site in Iran demonstrated its intention to develop atomic  weapons, an allegation Tehran dismissed as "a new lie."


US forces target insurgents moving weapons in Fallujah

FALLUJAH, Iraq: Two civilians were killed and 10 injured in a series of overnight air strikes in rebel-held Fallujah, the city hospital said Sunday.


Ex premier chiude manifestazione Cdl contro la Finanziaria


LABOUR-SPAIN:   Summer Vacation Not for Everyone

MADRID, Aug 11 (IPS) - The number of employees who sign temporary work   contracts week after week, and thus have no right to paid  vacation, is  increasing among young people in Spain. But  immigrant workers have even more  to complain about, because they  are offered no job contracts or benefits at  all.


The world's greatest bartenders use molecular mixology to develop off-the-wall flavor combos and surprising textures. By Jason Daley for Wired magazine.


Who says the European Union is undemocratic? Its citizens will have the chance to vote for the design of the new two-euro coin


New York, NY (Sports Network) - Major League Baseball  Monday announced a decision on the appeal filed by Chicago Cubs  pitcher Kerry Wood regarding a suspension stemming from an  incident earlier this season.


The mother of a boy killed in a school bus accident calls for more action to ensure school transport safety.


Udine, 21:16 - CALCIO, UDINESE; GALEONE: AVVIO SULLA CARTA BUONO

Il calendario delle prime giornate di campionato soddisfa il tecnico dell'Udinese Galeone: ''Nelle p...


NASA is planning on a smash hit with a comet

You can learn something about a rock by looking at it. But what most geologists really want is to smack it with a hammer. That's just what planetary scientists will do July 4 when NASA's


Poor planning and coalition air strikes have led to more than 100,000 extra civilian deaths in Iraq, scientists find.


Alcune ditte con sedi in Puglia, Lazio e Lombardia avevanoorganizzato 36 lotterie istantanee, spacciandole per lecite                                            Oltre un milione di 'Gratta e vinci' falsi sequestrati dalla Finanza: 9 denunciati                                                                                I tagliandi di maggior valore venivano inseriti senza l'utilizzo di alcun congegnoin modo da affidare unicamente al caso la scelta dei premi promessi


Tiger Woods pursed his lips and cursed under his breath as he stood over his first tee shot, feeling spasms in his back and knowing the sharp pain that was coming with each shot.


Livorno, 16:02 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: TIFOSI CONTESTANO SQUADRA E SPINELLI

Il kappaÃ² che si delinea al 'Picchi' per il Livorno (0-4 alla fine del  primo tempo) ha scatenato i ...


Maggie Thatcher rushes home after son Mark's arrest

LONDON - Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has returned home to London from the United States, after a close associate told of her distress over the arrest in South Africa of her son.


In his second bid for governor, Republican U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal strongly led a field of 12 candidates in the Louisiana gubernatorial race late Saturday night as he attempted to avoid a Nov. 17 runoff.


Disney comedy "Snow Buddies" tops DVD sales

Disney's direct-to-video  sequel "Snow Buddies" scored a surprise win on the national DVD  sales chart Wednesday, beating several high-profile releases.


Fannie Mae Agrees to Demands of Regulator

September 29, 2004 - Fannie Mae, the nation's largest mortgage buyer, has signed an agreement with its regulator to fix accounting problems, raise billions of dollars in capital, and scrutinize management policies and internal controls


Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt  Romney won the Wyoming Republican presidential caucus on  Saturday, taking seven of the state's 12 delegates with nearly  all precincts reporting, according to a state party official.


Former Rite Aid Corp. vice chairman Franklin C. Brown was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for playing a leading role in an accounting-fraud scandal that drove the pharmacy retailer to lower previously reported earnings by $1.6 billion more than four years ago.


Unexpected difficulties have apparently impeded the hoped-for release of two French journalists being held captive in Iraq. The staging of a joint Iraqi-US counter insurgency raid in Latifiya, southern Iraq


New Set-Top Boxes: Bridging the PC/TV Divide

Extending Internet video into the living room puts set-top boxes and media extenders in the spotlight in 2008.


Diminuita in II grado condanna a 4 imputati, confermata a 19


Japanese stocks surged Monday following fresh economic data that showed businesses had boosted capital investment in the last quarter. Canon, Matsushita and Mitsubishi Estate all advanced.


Lecce, 19:19 - CALCIO, LECCE: 16 RETI NEL TEST

E' finita 16-0  la partitella amichevole tra Lecce e San Donato. I gol sono stati realizzati da Cacc...


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The father of a four-year-old boy who died from stab wounds in Huddersfield is charged with his murder.


The mobile world is at 3GSM in Barcelona discussing how to get people to do more with their handsets.


Delta releases new details on up to 6,900 job cuts

ATLANTA Delta Air Lines today released new details on the up to 69-hundred jobs it plans to eliminate starting January first. Delta earlier this year announced it's dropping Dallas-Fort Worth International


Therapeutic cloning is both vilified and hailed as the only hope for stem-cell cures. But it may be prohibitively expensive and unnecessary, at least for developing stem-cell therapies. By Kristen Philipkoski.


Roma, 12:48 - CALCIO, ROMA-LIONE; SERRA: COMPORTAMENTO TIFOSI STRAORDINARIO

''Comportamento straordinario, un tifo straordinario. E' quello che dovrebbe succedere ogni domenica...


Amelie Mauresmo and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova qualified for the semi-finals in the WTA Championships, keeping alive Mauresmo's bid to take away the number-one ranking from Lindsay Davenport in season finale.


Tribune to Consider Selling Some Media Assets

The Tribune Company said it had taken steps that could lead to the sale of any or all of its 11 newspapers and 25 television stations.


Harry Hurt III attempts a specially choreographed 15-second routine with a ballerina from the New York City Ballet.


Nortel Says Financial Statements Will Be Further Delayed

The accounting disaster at Nortel Networks -- which has already resulted in several firings - deepened today as the company said it is again delaying the release of its financial statements and restatements.


Oct. 8 - The September 30th recall of Vioxx is raising legal questions. Here's the drug's history. The FDA approved marketing of Vioxx in 1999.


White Roses, Candles Bring in Solemn New Year

PATONG BEACH, Thailand  - People held candles and  white roses on the tsunami-hit island of Phuket, tearfully  embracing as they grieved, in a poignant symbol of the mood  which darkened New Year celebrations across the globe.


As of Friday, June 15, 2007, at least 3,520 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,885 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Ireland's home international football and rugby matches may have to be played in England during construction work at Lansdowne Road, sports chiefs admitted today.


CEO Steve Ballmer is speaking at the big mobile phone trade show on Tuesday, and it will be interesting to see the tack he takes vis-a-vis Apple.


Five Years, Two Owners and a Town Still in Limbo

The 29 residents of Bridgeville are sour on the idea of selling their town on eBay.


Roma, 12:36 - CALCIO, SERIE A: GLI ARBITRI DELLA QUARTA GIORNATA

Questi gli arbitri designati a dirigere gli incontri della quarta giornata del campionato di serie A...


ATHENS, Greece -- Gold medal favorite Carlos Moya of Spain crashed out in the quarter-finals of the Olympic Tennis men's singles tournament on a stifflingly hot day Thursday when he lost in straight sets to pumped-up Nicolas Massu from Chile.


Hewitt crushes Gaudio to reach Masters semis

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt dispatched Argentine Gaston Gaudio 6-2 6-1 on Friday to clinch his place in the Masters Cup semi-finals.


Eight marines and 15 Iraqis killed in clashes

FALLUJAH: Eight US marines were killed and nine were wounded west of Baghdad on Saturday in the bloodiest attack on US forces in Iraq for months.


China threatens to veto UN Darfur draft UNITED NATIONS  ...

China has threatened to veto a revised US draft resolution that would consider UN sanctions against Sudanâs oil industry if Khartoum does not stop atrocities in its Darfur region, diplomats reported on Wednesday.


The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a compromise measure to increase the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade -- and provide billions of dollars in tax breaks to help businesses pay for it.


Older Americans Scrambling for Flu Vaccine

Two suppliers say they will be able to provide Americans with an additional 2.6 million doses of flu vaccine and another 1 million doses of nasal flu spray.


In attesa dell'intervento di Bush, mercato premia Ibm


Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to travel to Washington for talks with US President George W. Bush, just as an eagerly-awaited report on options for violence-scarred Iraq is published.


A federal agency is poised to say whether global warming means the bear should be added to the 'threatened species' list.


Verizon Wireless Expands Broadband to 17 Cities

Verizon Wireless, the largest US wireless company, said on Wednesday it was expanding its high-speed data service to all or part of 17 cities, under a $1 billion upgrade aimed at increasing customer spending on its services.


Tesco and Asda say they are looking into allegations of employee abuse at suppliers' factories in Bangladesh.


Climate change is exacerbating the spread of  infectious diseases, new research suggests.


Pension Fund Shortages Create Hard Choices

Almost half of the states may have to choose in the years ahead between their pension obligations and other public programs.


Man arrested in eBay sale of historic documents

A New York state employee who had  access to government-owned archives has been arrested on  suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of  which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday.


African Union mission to Kenya fails to end crisis

An African Union mission to resolve a political crisis in Kenya that has killed 500 people ended in failure on Thursday as the president and opposition leader accused each other of wrecking talks.


Indian Archipelago's Residents Beyond Easy Reach and Rescue

This island is so flat that residents say water did not just wash in from the sea during the tsunami that struck on Sunday morning, but came up through


A series of bombings damaged five churches in the capital early Saturday, and mortars later struck near a hospital and a hotel used by foreign news organizations and diplomats, Iraqi officials said.


Server Market Grows 5.5%; Linux Revenue Tops $1 Billion

The worldwide market for computer servers has posted its sixth consecutive quarter of growth, as revenues from Linux servers topped $1 billion in the third quarter and IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co.


A Chinese journalist jailed while working for the New York Times was released on Saturday, ending a controversial prison term that highlighted the country's tough media controls.


LNG And Northern European Pipeline: Cooperation Not Competition

Russia has the world s largest known natural gas reserves and one-eighth of the world s oil reserves.


Dublino, 18:03 - RUGBY, SEI NAZIONI; MALLETT: MANCATA UN PO' DI FORTUNA

E' un'Italia dal doppio volto quella che Nick Mallett racconta al termine della sconfitta in Irlanda...


Australian PM John Howard insists he will lead his party into the next election, despite trailing in opinion polls.


RIGHTS:  EU Urged to Stand Firm on Arms Ban

BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (IPS) - The European Union must raise the issue of human  rights abuse in China when its leaders meet their Chinese  counterparts at a summit this week, say leading human rights  groups.


Ontario to require 5 per cent ethanol in gas

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says gas sold in the province will have to contain at least five per cent ethanol within three years.


Calcio, Ancelotti: grazie Sheva ma servono i gol degli altri

Carlo Ancelotti applaude l'attaccante ucraino, autore di una doppietta contro il Siena, ma guarda avanti: "Sheva-dipendenti? Diciamo che per ora lavoriamo solo per lui, e lui Ã¨ l'unico attaccante che realizza. Va bene cosÃ¬.


Former HealthSouth CFO gets 3 years in resentencing

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - A Federal judge on Tuesday   sentenced former HealthSouth Corp.HLSH.OB Chief Financial   Officer Michael Martin to 36 months in prison, marking the   third time he has been sentenced for his part in a $2.7 billion   accounting scandal that rocked the company.


Pell Grants may disappear for some students

Next fall, more than a million college students nationwide will see a reduction in Pell Grant money, including some who might see their aid reduced to zero.


Countrywide says foreclosures highest on record

Countrywide Financial Corp, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Wednesday that foreclosures and late payments rose in December to the highest on record, sending its shares tumbling for a second day to their lowest in nearly 13 years.


NEW YORK - LSU's Nick Saban, who twice had the chance to coach the New York Giants, finally decided to make the jump to the NFL.


Spodestata Gianna Nannini in classifica da 31 settimane


Davenport races into third round at U.S. Open

Former world number one Lindsay   Davenport crushed Croatia's Jelena Kostanic 6-0 6-0 in 40   minutes on Thursday to race into the third round of the U.S.   Open.


Two brothers are jailed for a hammer attack which left a man severely and permanently brain damaged.


In a report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission regarding allegations that the company may have failed to report certain backdated options, Apple today said its CEO, Steve Jobs, knew something about his company's options backdating practices, but never benefited from backdating personally.


Microsoft Corp.  and  Hewlett-Packard Co.  have agreed to invest jointly at  least $300 million over three years and work more closely  together to win over large business customers.


Con un investimento di 65 milioni di euro in 2-3 anni


Autorita' valutera' piano 'Open Access' su base documento


Dramatic helicopter rescue of two pilots described

WASHINGTON -- "We're taking fire!" Chief Warrant Officer 2 Steven Cianfrini, 27, yelled to his co pilot as he looked out the helicopter door and saw tracer rounds flying his way.


U.S. home loan fears spark renewed stocks slide

Global stocks tumbled on Wednesday as fears about the impact of U.S. home owners falling behind with mortgage payments hit financial shares, prompting money to flow into safe-haven government bonds.


Hedge Funds Ponder New Ways to Make Money

Hedge funds, faced with falling profits and fading opportunities, are pondering fresh ways to make money, with one new strategy involving trading a company's debt against its equity, analysts said.