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CLEVELAND -- Former Bulls guard Ron Harper sat courtside at Gund Arena on Saturday night, shaking his head and laughing in disbelief at what has become of the team he helped win the last three of their six championships.


Talks in Berlin between Iran and the EU end without agreement on resolving the Iranian nuclear dispute.


Madonna's Malawi trip in confusion over adoption

BLANTYRE, Malawi  - Officials in Malawi insisted on Thursday that pop star Madonna was going to adopt a local child but acknowledged tension with the visiting singer, who denies having chosen an orphan boy.


Search engine spawned from anti-terrorism efforts finds place in business

Businesses in several markets are starting to use expanded search technologies used by military and government agencies to combat terrorism.


There is too little support for the long-term mental health needs of veterans, a committee of MPs finds.


"Da pace nel Paese dipende anche sicurezza dell'Italia"


The African Union's inability to end the fighting in Darfur echoes the West's failure to prevent the genocide in Rwanda 12 years ago, Rwanda's president said Tuesday during a visit to Britain.


Britain prepares to honor Princess Diana

Princess Diana is at rest, but the passions that swirled around her tempestuous marriage to Prince Charles are still evident as friends and family prepare to commemorate her life at a memorial service Friday.


Daly says NHL season done after talks break off

The National Hockey League and the NHL Players Association broke off talks yesterday in Toronto aimed at ending the lockout and beating a weekend deadline to save the season.


Smoke Alarms With Mother's Voice Wake Kids Faster

MONDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- "Johnny! Johnny! Wake up! Get out of bed! Leave the room!"


Sprint and Nextel Communications could unveil their $36 billion merger within a few days, but speculation has intensified about the emergence of a rival bid.


CNN axes financial channel, to retool Headline News

Breaking news: CNN said Thursday it has subjected CNNfn to its own form of numbers-crunching and will shut down the financial news network around the time of its ninth anniversary in mid-December.


Bush and Bernanke to launch twin subprime assault

U.S. President George W. Bush will outline reforms on Friday to help struggling subprime mortgage borrowers and his central bank chief will deliver a speech which will be pored over for hints of a looming rate cut.


Viewpoint: The Republican presidential aspirant's commencement speech may have stirred up a hornet's nest on the web, but it was a political masterstroke


(National-NBC) Oct. 1, 2004 - What does it take to run into a burning building? Actors John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix try to answer that question in their new movie, "Ladder 49.


Iraq chopper crash kills 7 U.S. troops: official

All seven U.S. troops aboard a military helicopter were killed when the aircraft crashed northwest of Baghdad on Wednesday, according to an initial military report, a U.S. defense official said.


Mobile entertainment market to soar over next 5 years

InfoWorld - Revenue from mobile entertainment services could soar over the next five years thanks to high-speed mobile phones and a range of new offerings, according to market researcher Informa Telecoms & Media.


Athlete's Foot Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

Sneaker retailer Athlete's Foot Stores LLC filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition Thursday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, according to court papers.


IBM, Others Push for Greater U.S. Innovation

Nation needs government help to maintain competitive edge, group says.


West Nile Symptoms Can Last a Year or More

NEW YORK  - Convalescence after West Nile  virus infection can be protracted, particularly for older  adults, researchers in New York have found. Physical, cognitive  and functional impairments often last more than 18 months after  the initial illness.


Movie Review | 'Zodiac': Hunting a Killer as the Age of Aquarius Dies

David Fincherâs magnificently obsessive new film, âZodiac,â is part police procedural, part monster movie, a funereal entertainment that is a testament to this cinematic savantâs gifts.


The Brazilian striker Adriano scored two goals Sunday as Inter Milan beat Udinese, 3-1, in Serie A. An Andrea Pirlo strike gave AC Milan a 1-0 victory at Cagliari, moving Milan three points behind first-place Juventus.


Treviso, 18:03 - CALCIO, TREVISO: CON IL PIACENZA A CACCIA DEL TRIS

Dopo le vittorie con Lecce e Crotone, il Treviso va a caccia del tris contro il Piacenza. Per la sfi...


Beyonce positioned herself as the performer to beat in next month's annual Soul Train Music Awards, gathering a leading three nominations Tuesday, including one for best female album for "B'Day."


Bout of fund-led selling counters decision to cut supplies by top OPEC exporter Saudi Arabia. LONDON  - Oil prices fell to a five-month low Monday as a bout of fund-led selling countered a cut in supplies by top OPEC exporter Saudi Arabia.


Swan Songs as a Duo Plan Life's Second Act

An interview with Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman, respectively Kiki and Herb, whose farewell performance is at Carnegie Hall on Saturday.


Prostate Cancer Treatment Impairs Sexual Function

Over a 5-year period, men with localized prostate cancer showed a much sharper decline in sexual function and urinary control than did similar men without the disease, researchers report in the medical journal Cancer.


UK home furnishings retailer Courts is already attracting "serious" interest from potential buyers, the firm's administrators say.


Bush Says White House Race Boils Down to Trust

George W. Bush predicted he will be re-elected president next week, saying in a newspaper interview that the contest hinges on trust and he has proven he can lead in tough times.


Terrorists should not be allowed to hide behind asylum and refugee laws, the UK foreign secretary tells the UN.


Man's ability to digest starchy foods may explain our success on the planet, genetic work suggests.


Chilean senators agree to scrap provisions in the constitution widely viewed as undemocratic.


New Europol powers need new protection, says watchdog

Consistency is key Europe's police data protection policies must be more consistent before Europol's powers can be increased, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has said (PDF). The European Parliament last week proposed increasing the police body's powers.â¦


When Strains on Military Families Turn Deadly

An examination of cases of fatal domestic violence and child abuse indicate wartime pressures have complicated the Pentagonâs efforts to change their current system.


China concerned by U.S. satellite missile plan

China is concerned by U.S. plans to shoot down an ailing spy satellite and is considering what "preventative measures" to take, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.


Billionaires still playing catch-up with Gates

Bill Gates remained atop the list of richest people in the United States, but investor Warren Buffett edged closer and Google's founders are rising fast, according to Forbes magazine.


The top cleric of a mosque being besieged by Pakistani forces urges students to surrender or flee.


Digital mammogram best for younger women: study

Digital mammography was much better than traditional film mammography at spotting breast cancers in younger women or those with dense breasts, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


Software update patches bug in wireless drivers that left systems vulnerable.


The coroner who demanded sight of a video of a "friendly fire" attack in Iraq will not have his contract renewed.


Beijing faces challenge to "civilize" population

Spitting, pollution, dirty toilets, text messages advertising weapons and a nationalistic sports media -- Beijing officials admitted on Wednesday they had many problems to face some 500 days before the Olympics open.


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British actress Gabrielle Anwar will co-star opposite Jeffrey Donovan in USA Network's drama pilot "Burn Notice."


Il 'merger' di Gilead si risollevera' a partire dal 2010


Nuova Boutique aperta nel centro storico di Roma


Tursunov lives in U.S., plays for Russia

Russia's Dmitry Tursunov could pass for an American, and not only because he tends to struggle on clay.


Israeli forces kill 4 Gaza gunmen in raid

Israeli tanks and troops backed by helicopter gunships raided the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least four Palestinian gunmen, militant sources and hospital officials said.


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New Jersey on Friday became the first state to require flu shots for preschoolers, saying their developing immune systems and likelihood of spreading germs make them as vulnerable to complications as the elderly.


E' successo a Treviso forse per intossicazione da monossido


Computer-chip maker Intel Corp. said yesterday that earnings for its third quarter were $1.9 billion -- up 15 percent from the same quarter a year ago -- but the company cautioned that computer


Kamikaze si e' lanciato con auto contro posto di polizia


Mystery of mass whale beachings in Tasmania

Volunteers worked frantically to save dozens of stranded whales and dolphins in Tasmania yesterday after more than 100 died in mass beachings on two offshore islands.


GOP Senator Calls Iraq Policy 'Absurd,' Urges Pullout

Sen. Gordon Smith, a moderate Oregon Republican, broke sharply with the Bush administration over the war in Iraq in an emotional speech on the Senate floor Thursday night in which he called for a U.S. pullout.


Robert Fazekas is to be stripped of discus gold after trying to switch his urine sample during a drugs test.


Cina, esplosione in una miniera di carbone. Forse 150 morti

Ã di almeno 56 morti accertati il bilancio di un'esplosione avvenuta nella miniera di carbone di Daping, situata nei pressi della cittÃ  di Xinmi, nella provincia centrale cinese di Henan. Lo hanno riferito le autoritÃ  locali.


United Technologiesâ Profit Rose 4% in 2nd Quarter

The parent of Pratt & Whitney, Otis Elevator and other industrial companies credited its profit-rise to strength in the international, aviation and commercial construction markets.


Formia, 21:18 - CALCIO, FROSINONE: 4-1 IN AMICHEVOLE AL FORMIA

Il Frosinone ha battuto 4-1 in amichevole il Formia. Per i gialloblÃ¹ a segno Margiotta, Di Nardo, Pa...


HOUSTON -- Furniture dealer Hilton Koch bought the Houston Comets, making the four-time WNBA champions the league's fifth independently owned franchise.


Texas police seek witnesses to the fatal beating of a passenger in a car, the driver of which apparently hit a child.


The Tories should "unveil the party's soul" rather than make "vacuous" reforms, former deputy leader Michael Ancram warns.


NAJAF, Iraq - Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr accepted a peace plan Wednesday calling for his militiamen to disarm and leave their hideout in a revered Shiite shrine, raising hopes of ending a battle that has threatened to undermine Iraq's fledgling interim government.    But gunfire and explosions crackled across Najaf after the deal was announced and there was no indication of whether there could be a quick end to two weeks of fighting between al-Sadr's forces and U.S...


Doctor Says Billsâ Everett Will Walk Again

One day after doctors described his condition as potentially life-threatening, Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett was moving his arms and legs Tuesday.


India, EU ink deal on âstrategicâ partnership

Dr Manmohan Singh said that India and EU shared values of democracy, pluralism and an independent judiciary which made them natural partners.


Genova, 20:05 - CALCIO, GENOA: TORNA A DISPOSIZIONE ROSSI

Il Genoa cerca i tre punti a Treviso per dare continuità al pari con la Juve. Gasperini dovre...


Pentagon Weighs Use of Deception in a Broad Arena

The Pentagon is engaged in bitter debate over how far it should go in managing information to influence opinion abroad.


China says stepping up checks on food exports

China's customs authorities have begun checking food exports, like some proteins and glycerine which is used in toothpaste, after a series of health scares abroad involving tainted Chinese-made products.


France will recognize the independence of Kosovo, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Monday.


Twenty-year-old Pavel whipped out a can of spray paint from under his leather jacket and wrote a single word on the wall of a building in central Minsk: "Nyet.


Greenspan's vaunted wisdom may just have landed us in a big bowl of soup.


American-Trained Afghan Police Ill-Prepared, U.S. Report Says

The American-trained police force in Afghanistan is not effectively prepared and is incapable of carrying out routine law enforcement duties, a U.S. government report found.


In the middle of the Sept. 3 tech wreck on Wall Street, there was at least one upside to chip giant Intel's (INTC ) lowering of expectations for the current quarter: It made it easier for other tech companies


Singer Courtney Love is to choose the music on digital radio station BBC 6 Music for a day in December.


Apple fans hope for subcompact computer at Macworld

LOS ANGELES  - It's back to the Mac this week. During a record-setting 2007, Apple (AAPL) rewrote its history with the success of the iPhone and continuing strong sales of the iPod line. This week, the company is expected to turn the focus to its roots: computers.


Circuit City's recent profit warning and concerns about competition have pulled the plug on the consumer electronics retailer's shares.


Jim Furyk has finished in the top five six times this year, including in his last three events at Oakmont, Warwick Hills and Congressional.


F.D.A. Warns of Toothpaste Made in China

Although there are no reports of anyone being harmed, the United States is the seventh country in recent weeks to find a poison in Chinese-made toothpaste.


Wall St set for firm start after Tuesday's drop

U.S. index futures pointed to a firm  start on Wall Street on Wednesday after sharp losses in the  previous session on mounting concerns that the U.S. mortgage  crisis could lead to a slowdown in the world's biggest economy.


Activist's Daughter Speaks Against Castro

Her political activist father is her hero and Sayli Navarro wants to follow in his footsteps — at any cost. The soft-spoken, articulate teenager was just 6 when her father went to prison the first time, for posting signs reading "Down with Fidel."


ATKINS-style diets are the best for shifting pot bellies in middle-aged men, say researchers. Doctors found fat loss from the chest and stomach was three times greater on the low carbohydrate regimes than a low-fat plan.


Police searched for suspects Friday in the shooting deaths of two Louisiana State University students, and unlike other schools in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, administrators decided against locking down the campus.


Ohio sues Marsh & McLennan and other insurers

The state of Ohio has filed an anti-trust lawsuit accusing Marsh & McLennan Cos, the world's largest insurer, AIG  and three other insurers and their subsidiaries of price fixing and other anti-competitive behavior, Attorney General Marc Dann said on Monday.


The UN chief says escalating violence in Sudan's Darfur region risks suffering on a "catastrophic scale".


The US assault on Fallujah should be regarded in the same way as opponents of Hitlerâs Nazi regime viewed the fascist bombing of the Spanish town of Guernica on April 27, 1937: a warning of


US arrests ex-analyst over trip to Taiwan

WASHINGTON -- A former high-ranking State Department official who is one of the nation's leading experts on China passed documents to Taiwanese intelligence agents and has been charged with concealing a trip to Taiwan, court papers allege.


Revellers at this year's Glastonbury Festival are in for another wet and muddy year, forecasters warn.


Washington's Distillery Leads Tour Trail

Everyone has heard the phrase "George Washington slept here." A new museum and tourism trail will pay tribute to where he made and drank whiskey.


Origami peace gesture met with violence in Thailand

A creative peace offering has been met with renewed violence in the troubled south of Thailand. Hours after 50 Thai army planes dropped some 100 million Japanese-style origami cranes over the predominantly


U.S.'s Kornberg wins Nobel, follows laureate father

American Roger Kornberg, the son of a Nobel laureate, won the 2006 Nobel chemistry prize on Wednesday for showing how cells copy genes, a process essential to how cells develop and to life itself.


San Francisco Paper Posts Readers' Calls

By The Associated Press  SAN FRANCISCO - Readers have been angrily calling newspapers with complaints almost since the first telephones were installed. Now, the San Francisco Chronicle is turning some of those calls into podcasts and posting them on its Web site for all to hear.


Microsoft: Google gets undue credit for ad conversions

Google undeservedly has gotten all the credit for many clicks on the online ads it delivers via its search engine, but Microsoft wants to put a stop to that.So said Brian McAndrews, senior vice president of Microsoft's Advertiser Publisher Solutions Group during a panel discussion at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco Thursday.Currently, systems for tracking ad conversions and analyzing online marketing campaigns focus on the last ad a user viewed or clicked on, he said. This gives all credit to that last publisher and not to others the user may have been at before and influenced the user to seek more information about the advertiser, McAndrews said.In particular, this situation has unfairly benefitted Google because many times someone will see a display ad on a site and go to Google, search for the vendor's name, and then click on the vendor's text ad served by Google, he said.But Microsoft is developing a technology called "conversion attribution" that will track the trail of ads seen by a user, so that advertisers get a more complete understanding of how effective their marketing campaigns are, he said.Along the way, advertisers will get a more balanced view of the value of their ads across a wider trail of Web sites and via a variety of ad formats, not just the last ad displayed by the last publisher, which is often Google, he said."We'll introduce conversion attribution to give [more publishers] credit and it will devalue search [advertising]," McAndrews said.Search advertising is the largest online ad format, accounting for about 40 percent of total ad spend. Google has built its empire on these pay-per-click ads, which the company matches to the content of queries on its search engine and to the content of third-party Web sites on its ad network.While search has been the main driver of the blistering growth of online advertising in the past five years, that won't be the case in the coming five years, McAndrews said.In addition to the "conversion attribution" technology, the shift away from search ads will be fueled by the increased spending in online ads from large companies which prefer display and rich media advertising designed to boost their brands, and for which pay-per-click text ads are less effective, he said.Google didn't have any representatives participating in the panel. The company didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.Microsoft didn't immediately respond to a request for clarification on the availability of the "conversion attribution" technology.McAndrews, who came to Microsoft recently via its $6 billion purchase of aQuantive, of which he was the CEO, shared the stage with other ad executives in a panel titled "Edge: The Advertising Model" moderated by conference chair John Battelle.


South Korea's Lee withdraws from San Jose ATP

Fifth-seeded South Korean Lee Hyung-Taik withdrew from the 436,000-dollar ATP indoor tennis tournament here Monday with a back injury.


Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. reported a 23 percent jump in profit in its third quarter yesterday despite escalating costs on a contract to build commercial oil tankers.


State prosecutors on Thursday subpoenaed documents from an Oakland Park clinic and four Arizona companies as part of their criminal investigation of how four South Floridians got botulism


One night after being outslugged, the Marlins came up on the short end of a splendid pitchers' duel. Carl Pavano was as efficient as he's been all season, limiting the Braves


MOSCOW - Attackers wearing suicide-bomb belts seized a school in a Russian region bordering Chechnya on Wednesday, taking hostage about 400 people - half of them children - and threatening to blow up the building. At least two people were killed, one of them a parent who resisted an attacker...


Indianapolis celebrates Super Bowl victory

Happy fans hit the frigid streets of Indianapolis on Sunday night after the Colts beat the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl, celebrating the Indiana city's first big-time professional sports crown in more than 30 years.


AC Milan and Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko has been named European Footballer of the Year. Barcelona's Deco and Ronaldinho were second and third with Arsenal striker Thierry Henry fourth.


Investigators study claims that European Commission cleaning contracts were faked in a four-year fraud.


C&C issues a profit warning after the recent wet weather dampens sales of its flagship Magners brand.


Oil shocks no excuse for inflation: Fed's Poole

St Louis Federal Reserve President William Poole said on Friday that oil supply shocks need not cause recessions and were no excuse for a central bank to allow inflation to escape its control.


Ex-BBC reporter Andrew Gilligan warns BBC journalism is in danger of being "cowed" after the Hutton Report.


Il titolo corre ancora in Borsa, +2,35% nei primi scambi


The Yankees are expected to make a push in the next couple of days to sign Eric Milton, and the lefthander has allowed the Yankees to examine his surgically repaired left knee.


As Russia reels from the hostage crisis at School No. 1 in Beslan, in the republic of North Ossetia, the repercussions continue. Russian President Vladimir Putin has furiously blamed Islamic terrorists for


On November 19, 2004 the President of the Republic of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus presented Lithuanian Export Prize to the Director General of SE Klaipeda State Seaport Authority (KSSA) Sigitas Dobilinskas for the ...


Wal-Mart to be ESPN Monday Night Football sponsor

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the  world's biggest retailer, is ready for some football.


Reggio Calabria, 18:02 - CALCIO, REGGINA; BIANCHI: CONTENTO PER GOL, PECCATO PER SCONFITTA

Si puÃ² essere capocannonieri del campionato ma non essere felici. E' il caso di Rolando Bianchi, l'a...


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CVS Corp.  on Thursday again sweetened its $23.9 billion takeover bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  with an increased dividend, calling the new proposal its "best and final" offer for the pharmacy-benefits manager.


Ohio receives an 'F' in college affordability

A "report card" issued today by a group trying to make it easier for people to attend college gave Ohio an "F" and Kentucky a "D-" when it comes to making college affordable.


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One might expect cancer researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They donât.


People who use internet networking sites are being warned that they could be at risk of identity theft.


At a time when resource conservation is at the forefront, the days of eating 200 pounds of meat a year may also be on the way out.


Flatbread prices rising in Mexico Demand for eco-friendly bio-fuels in the US is being blamed for a massive rise in the price of corn in Mexico. The recent 400 per cent increase in the price of a tortilla has driven thousands of Mexico's poorest people onto the streets in protest.â¦


RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejigged his government on Friday at the end of a month-long state of emergency declared when Hamas Islamists seized control of the Gaza Strip.


GOLF: Ryder Cup review: Europe, course star

Now that the Ryder Cup has safely returned to Europe, where it will stay in safekeeping the next two years at the Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England, we present the final grades for the 35th Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills Country Club.


comment: Fallouts from Farooqiâs killing

Nawabshah, the hometown of the incarcerated spouse of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Asif Zardari has now become an international focal point following Sundayâs incident in which


Court rules two software firms not liable for file-share claims

Grokster Ltd. and StreamCast Networks Inc. are not liable for the swapping of copyright content through their file-sharing software, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a blow to movie studios and record labels.


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BETHEL, N.Y. -- It rises from the hilltop, bigger than a barn, built of stone and roofed in copper. Officially it will be the Museum at Bethel Woods, and it will be focused on the Woodstock festival, the "three days of peace and music" that took place here in August 1969. But the museum has been...


Snipes "kooky" mail to govt not a crime: lawyer

OCALA, Florida  - Rather than file tax returns on an estimated $38 million in income, actor Wesley Snipes flooded the U.S. tax agency with correspondence that his lawyer admitted on Tuesday was sometimes "kooky, crazy and loony."


OCEANIA/PAPUA NUOVA GUINEA - Avvento di preghiera e solidarietÃ  verso i poveri e gli emarginati Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - La comunitÃ  cattolica della Papua Nuova Guinea sta vivendo il periodo di Avvento allÂinsegna della preghiera e della solidarietÃ . Nelle diverse parrocchie, gestite spesso da congregazioni missionarie, si moltiplicano i ...


The United Nations was increasingly worried about three of its election workers, it said on Thursday as it marked one week since they were abducted at gunpoint in Kabul by a Taliban splinter group which has threatened to kill them.


Zimbabwe's State Broadcaster to Launch 24-Hour News Radio Station

Text of report by Zimbabwean TV on 24 May  All is now set for the official switching on ceremony tomorrow of ZBC's new radio station, Voice of Zimbabwe, based in Gweru [central Zimbabwe].


Clinton Delivers Long-Awaited Health Care Proposal

DES MOINES, Sept. 17 - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) unveiled her long-awaited proposal for health care coverage here on Monday, describing a plan that would pair government resources with private insurance plans to help insure all Americans.


Jena 6 defendant's release plea 'premature'

A Louisiana appeals court ruled it was too early to consider a motion to release an black teenager who allegedly took part in beating up a white classmate in Jena, Louisiana, last year.


Bush Nominates Spellings for Education Post

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


"Sideways" led Golden Globe contenders today with seven nominations, including best musical or comedy film, three acting nominations and best director.


New Limits on Fluke ; Anglers Have Little Reason to Rejoice

By JIM FREDA  Over the winter, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced that the total allowable landings for fluke this season will be 17.1 million pounds. The commercial quota will be 10,267,098 pounds and the recreational sector gets 6,844,800 pounds.


Iran says will not beg for its atomic rights

Iran will not beg world powers for its right to develop nuclear technology and has shown it will not retreat from the "field of danger" to protect such rights, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday.


Il marchio abbandona le passerelle milanesi


Afghanistan's war crimes must be prosecuted

Those suspected of war crimes in Afghanistan, including key officials in the country's former administrations, must be prosecuted if stability is to be achieved, top UN and Afghan rights officials said.


Foxy Brown pleaded guilty Thursday to a probation violation for leaving New York without permission.


AMD system pumps PC content to TV screens

AMD announced a TV and PC convergence system that could reach markets by the end of this year.


Treo smart-phone maker Palm Inc., which is facing increasing competition and recently pulled a major new product just before its scheduled launch, said Wednesday it expects its profit to fall in its fiscal first quarter.


An unmanned U.S. military aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Friday after developing a mechanical failure, U.S. military statement said.


World stage beckons for German resistance to Hitler

More than 60 years after a group of German officers tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler, international recognition that has eluded them for years may soon be on its way -- despite resistance from within Germany.


Update 5: Crude Prices Slump Below $42 a Barrel

Crude futures fell by more $2 a barrel on Monday as traders anticipated warmer weather in the US Northeast later in the week and responded to weekend snowstorms in the US Midwest that kept motorists off the road.


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Brain training can have lasting benefits

Brief sessions of brain exercise can have long-lasting benefits for elderly people, helping them stay mentally fit for at least five years, one of the most rigorous tests of the "use-it-or-lose-it" theory suggests.


De La Rosa gets rare win as Royals sweep

Jorge De La Rosa won for the first time since May 13, Mark Teahen singled home a run in the third inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.


At the Office of Information Technology computing cluster in Perkins Library, junior Alexandra Oliveira was among the many students browsing the Internet.


Movie Review | 'The Latin Legends of Comedy': On Stage and Off With Three Veterans of the Comedy Scene

If it wasnÂt true before, itÂs certainly true with the appearance of ÂThe Latin Legends of ComedyÂ: the word legend has been devalued to the point of worthlessness.


Suspected suicide bomb near Somali govt, 4 dead

A suspected suicide car bomb killed  at least four people near the Somali government seat of Baidoa  on Thursday, witnesses said, pushing up tensions in the chaotic  Horn of Africa nation some fear is sliding to war.


Deep-fried Mars bars not a Scottish myth

LONDON - Like the Loch Ness monster, the deep-fried Mars bar is regarded by some as a Scottish myth. But a study published Friday in a medical journal confirms that Scots consume thousands of the battered


Freed Italian Hostage Says Iraq Rebels 'Justified'

An Italian aid worker held hostage last  month in Iraq said guerrillas there were right to fight  U.S.-led forces and their Iraqi "puppet government."


Arafat's death raises hopes for a new push for peace. But much depends on who takes charge and how the US responds. Just a few months after Israeli and Palestinian leaders signed the Oslo peace accord in 1993


JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 28 -- South African prosecutors on Friday delivered new corruption charges to Jacob Zuma, who only last week was elected leader of the African National Congress, his attorney told news services.


Annan Warns U.S., World to Respect Rule of Law

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned world leaders on Tuesday that international law was being "shamelessly disregarded" and cited the U.S. abuse of prisoners in Iraq as an example of such violations.


LONDON -- As part of his series of farewells, Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday addressed a government-organized conference on Islam and declared that the "authentic voices" of the religion should be given a stage over the voices of extremism. Blair, who has said he will take a special interest in interfaith affairs when he leaves office at the end of ...


In Kirksville, Missouri this morning, investigators are trying to find out why a commuter plane crashed last night, killing at least eight of the fifteen people on board.


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Japan extends SDF deployment in Iraq by one year

TOKYO - Japan on Thursday extended the Self-Defense Forces mission in Iraq for a year through Dec 14, 2005. The cabinet endorsed the extension of the deployment of up to 600 ground troops in Iraq after the


Vonage in Deal with Cisco in Subscriber Push

Internet phone service Vonage on Tuesday said it has struck a deal with Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to sell Vonage-ready equipment at hundreds of retail stores in a bid to boost new subscriptions.


Web site allows anonymous warning of STD infections

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A Web site that enables people with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to send anonymous email warnings to their partners could help slow a rise in new infections, a New York health official said.


Two passenger trains collided head-on on a stretch of rural track in northern India on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.


Biometric scans to speed up airport checks unveiled at London Heathrow

A system which allows air passengers to sign up for biometric scanning to speed up their journeys is being unveiled at London's Heathrow Airport.


Cycling Race Will Test for Blood Booster

By Elliott Almond, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 14--Organizers of the Tour of California cycling race have taken the unusual step of ensuring all tests at this year's event include a screen for the blood-boosting drug EPO.


Speaking at the India Economic Summit in New Delhi, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that the Indian economy will grow at 7% annually, for the next ten years, reports CNBC-TV18.


Detroit's Big 3 expect tough year for auto sales

U.S. auto sales will likely fall again  in 2008 due to economic stress on consumers, raising pressure  on struggling Detroit automakers to cut prices or use sales  incentives, economists and officials said on Tuesday.


New York is on the verge of becoming a wireless city, but not everyone is happy about the prospect.


North Korea accuses the US of  "threatening war" after Washington carries out a test of its missile defence system.


The Turkish leg of the Live Earth concerts is shelved due to insufficient sponsors and a lack of time.


A scheme allowing motorists to drive along the hard shoulder is to be rolled out across the country.


One half of the super-duo Hanna-Barbera passed away Monday. Joe Barbera helped create some of America's most beloved cartoon characters such as Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons and the Flintstones. Both partners met while working for the Hollywoo...


Lawsuits Spread in Over Penis Enlargement Claims

A New Jersey man has filed a false advertising lawsuit against a maker of herbal penis enlargement pills, alleging the medicine does not fulfill its promises, the plaintiff's lawyer said on Monday.


Italians Oppose Marriage, Adoption for Gays

Italians largely oppose gay marriage with 61 percent rejecting homosexual wedlock and even more opposed to adoption for same-sex couples, a poll on Sunday showed.


Australia captain Ricky Ponting apologises after being fined for dissent.


The BBC confirms its children's TV series Blue Peter broke editorial rules in an online vote to name its cat.


Suicide Bombing Kills at Least One in Jerusalem

A Palestinian woman suicide bomber  blew herself up near a hitchhiking post in Jerusalem on  Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding 14 in the  first such attack in the city in seven months, police said.


Flight attendants union board OKs strike plan

At a meeting today in Pittsburgh, board members of the United States' largest flight attendants union voted unanimously to authorize a nationwide strike and criticized the airline industry for using the bankruptcy process to wipe out union contracts.


Nickel tycoon calls on Russians to behave abroad

Billionaire Vladimir Potanin, who controls Russia's top metals miner Norisk Nickel , called on Russians to behave abroad in order to improve the country's business reputation.


Officials to Take Comments on Relicensing of Dams Here

By Ripley, Richard  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will hold two sessions on Thursday, Feb. 8, to receive public comments on Avista Corp.'s applications to relicense its five Spokane River dams.  Both sessions, from 9 a.m. to noon and from 6 p.m.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair's former envoy to Iraq has said the Iraq War may have catered to the aims of al Qaida.


Sailboat Blogger Vies for Seaside Broadband

A retired newspaperman and his wife drop out of society and head to Mexico on their sailboat. They learn that blogging presents as many adventures as sailing.


US House Passes Bill Targeting Net Song Swappers

Users of Internet "peer to peer" networks, already dodging lawsuits from the recording industry, could face up to three years in prison under a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday.


Iraq at Risk of Further Strife, Intelligence Report Warns

A long-awaited National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq, presented to President Bush by the intelligence community yesterday, outlines an increasingly perilous situation in which the United States has little control and there is a strong possibility of further deterioration, according to sources...


Hurricane Frances destroyed thousands of sea turtle nests as the storm tore through their most important beaches in the middle of the nesting season, biologists said.


Oil drops below $61 on healthier US supply picture

Oil fell below $61 a barrel on Tuesday, extending a 3 percent drop in the previous session, as forecasts for a further build in fuel stocks in the United States offset slight cuts in OPEC output.


Israeli Cops Arrest 2 Madonna Bodyguards

Police detained two bodyguards of pop star Madonna on Friday after a brawl with photographers waiting for the singer outside her Tel Aviv hotel.


Kerry campaign deploys army of lawyers in Florida

Still reeling from the 2000 election debacle in Florida, Democrats have deployed an army of lawyers in the battleground state that gave George W. Bush the presidency after five weeks of recounts and legal wrangling.


Iraq War Crimes Trials to Begin Next Week

Iraq will bring top figures of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime to court next week for the first time since they appeared before a judge five months ago, and formal indictments could be issued next month.


After Latest Incident, Islesâ Simon to Get Help

The Islanders gave Chris Simon an indefinite leave of absence Monday, one day before the N.H.L. was to decide whether he would be suspended for stamping on the foot of a player on Saturday.


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The geeky comedy "Napoleon Dynamite," a little movie that made a big splash at the summer box office, sold 60% of its initial shipment during its first day on video store shelves Tuesday, according to executives at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.


Government plans to ban smoking in the majority of enclosed public spaces in England, ranging from offices to restaurants, within four years were labelled a "bodge" yesterday.


NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - A judge issued an arrest warrant for actor Daniel Baldwin on Tuesday after he failed to appear in Orange County Superior Court on charges that he illegally took another person's car.


The Tories will put tackling poverty at the heart of their next election campaign, the BBC learns.


Alitalia-Air France alliance would not lead to job cuts: Spinetta

A possible alliance between Air France-KLM and the Italian national carrier Alitalia would not lead to cutbacks in jobs, the chief executive of Air France-KLM, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, has said.


CORRECTED-Girl claims rape by guest at Nick Nolte's home

In LOS ANGELES story headlined "Girl claims rape by guest at Nick Nolte's home" ... please read in 6th paragraph ... under 21 at the time ... instead of under 18 at the time. By Steve Gorman. LOS ANGELES (Reuters


Khartoum agrees to abide by 'unfair' resolution

Sudan promised to protect civilians in Darfur yesterday, responding to Saturday's UN security council resolution threatening the regime with oil sanctions and ordering an inquiry into whether the atrocities in the region constitute genocide.


Forest drug tops Lilly's in depression trial

Forest Laboratories Inc.'s  Lexapro proved more effective than Eli Lilly and Co.'s  newer antidepressant Cymbalta in treating moderate to severe depression in a small head-to-head study of the two medicines, Forest said on Wednesday.


Iraq, Jobs on Agenda for Bush-Kerry Debate

President Bush seeks to rebound from his poor showing last week when he faces Sen. John Kerry on Friday night in a second debate that is sure to focus on the Iraq war and a lackluster U.S. economy.


Suspect in tunnel plot said to visit U.S.

The Lebanese man accused of masterminding a plot to destroy Hudson River train tunnels to bring death and flooding to lower Manhattan had visited the United States at least once &#151; a trip to California six years ago, a federal law enforcement official said.


In Indianapolis, Peyton Manning will ultimately be judged not on his numbers, but on his number of championships.


Ron Artest got his, and good. Now he loses a season out of his basketball prime, and his earning prime, because he couldn't control himself.


Up to 10,000 displaced people are dying in troubled Darfur each month from disease and violence, a UN agency says.


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BAGHDAD, Iraq Aug. 29, 2004 - The US military and Iraqi Shiite and tribal leaders held talks Sunday aimed a reducing tensions in the Baghdad's Sadr City slum, where 10 people died in fighting a day earlier between Shiite militiamen and US troops.


Woman upbeat after internal decapitation

Most days are good, some not for a woman who is recovering from what has been called "internal decapitation." Shannon Malloy suffered "atlantooccipital dislocation" — that's what doctors call it. The force of her head hitting a car dashboard separated her skull from her spine.


Investigators study claims that European Commission cleaning contracts were faked in a four-year fraud.


Six Palestinians died in four separate attacks by the Israeli military in Gaza on Saturday, according to Palestinian security and medical sources.


Dreams of new life unravel for Afghan homecomers

GORIMAR, Afghanistan  - On a windy day, which is   every day, the grand Industrial Village for Carpet Weaver   Returnees disappears into a storm of stinging dust whipping   across this barren plain in northern Afghanistan.


Occasione per saldare ostilita' contro forze dell'ordine


Democrats Celebrate Strong Kerry Showing

Gleeful Democrats, some almost giddy with relief after weeks of carping within the party over their presidential campaign, on Friday trumpeted Sen. John Kerry's debate performance as vindication of his ability to take on the job of commander in chief.


Irritable bowel increases risk of other conditions

NEW YORK  - The findings from a large study indicate that patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are at increased risk for migraine, depression or fibromyalgia, a chronic condition of fatigue, muscle pain and other symptoms.


Molte al rialzo,interessano 10% autonomi sottoposti a studi


Biagio Rotondo si e' ucciso a fine agosto in carcere Lucca


Speculation mounts of Bloomberg presidential bid

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg may simply be promoting bipartisanship or he may be plotting his own independent presidential campaign.


The EU called off its sanctions on $4  billion worth of U.S. goods on Monday after Washington repealed  illegal export tax subsidies, bringing some balm to  transatlantic ties wounded by a battle over Airbus and Boeing.


In Switzerland, Federer Advances, Blake Falls

Roger Federer beats Juan Martin Del Potro , 6-1, 6-4, to advance to the quarterfinals at the Swiss Indoors in Basel, his home tournament.


Australia's government in front as campaign enters final week

CANBERRA - Australia's conservative government leads the centre-left Labor party as the nation's six-week campaign enters the home stretch ahead of an October 9 election, showed an opinion poll released on Monday.


BBC to cut 1,800 jobs as it confronts digital age

Britain's public broadcaster the BBC announced plans on Thursday to cut 1,800 jobs and integrate its TV, radio and Internet news operations to confront the digital-age shift away from traditional media.


US agents use Internet to wage undercover war on child porn

In a normal working day, US criminal investigator Flint Waters will surf the Internet, chat online with someone whose acquaintance he made a few weeks earlier, and exchange photos and videos.


Aumentano i timori relativi all'attesa dei prezzi


Plans by Airbus to Eliminate Jobs and Shed Plants Set Off Labor Protests

Nearly 14,000 employees stopped work as long as two hours to protest the companyâs decision to eliminate 10,000 jobs.


Israelis kill three Palestinians in second day of Gaza raid

Israeli troops killed three Palestinians yesterday, on the second day of an Israeli raid in the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza, witnesses and hospital officials said.


West Virginia Wesleyan has joined a small group of colleges and universities with their own MySpace pages on the Internet.   School officials made the announcement this week.


The âBlack Listâ has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.


Aveva aggredito e rapinato donna nel forlivese


American forces began an offensive to seize back control of the Iraqi city of Samarra yesterday, claiming to have killed almost 100 insurgents in several hours of bombing raids and street fighting.


PSV Eindhoven faces Arsenal at Highbury tomorrow night on the back of a free-scoring start to the season. Despite losing Mateja Kezman to Chelsea in the summer, the Dutch side has scored 12 goals in the first


Six Catholic nuns have been excommunicated for heresy after refusing to give up membership in a Canadian sect whose founder claims to be possessed by the Virgin Mary, the Diocese of Little Rock announced Wednesday.


Two years ago, Andrew Smith received a heart transplant at UCLA Medical Center. Today, the 46-year-old is healthy once again, training to compete in a triathlon -- thanks to the


Workers at the Opel plant in Bochum, Germany enter their sixth day of "wildcat" strike action in response to planned job cuts by US parent company General Motors (GM).


Roma, 17:17 - CALCIO, ROMA: VUCINIC E GIULY IN DUBBIO, PIZARRO RECUPERA

Sono Vucinic e Giuly gli unici dubbi di Spalletti per la gara di domenica a Bergamo contro l'Atalant...


Romano Playing Meat Salesman in Next Film

Actor Ray Romano learned about meat then took the heat. The "Everybody Loves Raymond" star plays a meat salesman in the San Fernando Valley in his next film, "Grilled."


Radio tags to vouch for drugs' legitimacy

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued guidelines it hopes will prompt drugmakers to use tiny radio tracking chips on their product packaging to help thwart counterfeiters.


Seeking to bolster its credentials on global warming, the United States signed an agreement Tuesday with 13 other nations that calls for investing up to $53 million in companies that will profitably control emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas.


Race Is On for Control of Key Internet Domain

The search for the next operator of "dot-net" is officially underway, as bidders from around the world had until late last night to submit their applications to the group that oversees the Internet's global addressing system. -washingtonpost.com


Mary J Blige, James Blunt and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the stars doing battle at the Grammy Awards.


Spain to salute Don on 400th anniversary

The Spanish government plans an all-out celebration of the 400th anniversary of Don Quixote, one of literature's most famous characters.


Israeli air strike kills two militants in Nablus

Two Palestinian militants were killed on Monday as Israeli Apache helicopters hit their car, Palestinian witnesses and medical sources said.


Mexican leader faces chilly U.S. relations

When the next president takes office, one of his most daunting tasks will be breaking the diplomatic wall of ice that has formed between Mexico and its neighbor to the north.


MySpace to launch video filtering system

The popular online hangout MySpace said Monday it will experiment with a video-filtering system designed to block clips containing copyright materials.


The New York Times harvested a mighty scoop with its 2,600-word, Oct. 25 lead story about the 380 tons of high explosives missing from Saddam's Al-Qaqaa military-industrial complex ("Huge Cache of Explosives Vanished From Site in Iraq").


Car bomb kills 10 near market in Baghdad

A car bomb killed 10 people and wounded 21 near a vegetable market in Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraqi police said, as insurgents kept up a campaign of bombings despite a new U.S.-backed security crackdown.


Accumulated lead exposure may be an important risk factor for ...

Accumulated exposure to lead may be an important but unrecognized risk for developing cataracts in men, according to a study in the December 8 issue of JAMA.


'Abbiamo avuto un buon incontro, non molto lungo'


Washington can continue wiretapping without warrants until its appeal against a ban on the practice is heard, a US court rules.   A US government wiretap scheme breaches the constitution and should be halted at once, a judge says.


U.S. expert tells Saddam trial of mass grave find

A U.S. forensics expert took the stand in Saddam Hussein's trial for genocide against ethnic Kurds on Tuesday to tell in grim detail how he unearthed the remains of 27 people from a mass grave in northern Iraq.


NBC, Trump agree to 'Apprentice' renewal: sources

NBC and producers of "The  Apprentice" have agreed to bring Donald Trump's reality TV show  back from the brink of cancellation for at least one more  season, industry sources said on Friday.


The Arab news network Al-Jazeera showed footage Thursday of 10 new hostages seized in Iraq by militants.


UK's Blair Urges France, Germany to Help in Iraq

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair urged European leaders who opposed the war in Iraq to contribute more to efforts to restore stability in the country ahead of elections planned for January.


Bush May Have to Act to Save Intelligence Reform

President Bush, who opposed creation  of the Sept. 11 commission, may have to confront his own party  in Congress if he wants the panel's main intelligence reform  recommendation enacted this year, analysts and officials say.


Alistair Darling defends his handling of the Northern Rock crisis, after an MPs report criticises his actions.


New England Patriots victims of trademark hubris

Don't count your eggs before they're hatched American football team the New England Patriots applied for a trademark on the phrase 19â0 to represent the 18 games leading up to last Sunday's Super Bowl and the victory they had predicted for themselves. They then lost the match.â¦


2 Networks Are Accused of Rejecting Ad on Religious Bias

The United Church of Christ, one of the nation's most liberal Christian denominations, accused CBS and NBC yesterday of rejecting a commercial it had produced about religious


WASHINGTONâChristopher Reeve's death has added another layer of emotion to what already had become a volatile debate over stem cell research on the US campaign trail.


Tea drinking may protect against Alzheimers-study

Drinking tea may help protect against Alzheimer's disease, though it is by no means a cure for the brain-crippling illness, British scientists said on Tuesday.


Drew to Dodgers, Duque to White Sox; Astros talk to Beltran

NEW YORK - JD Drew is set to join the Los Angeles Dodgers, while Arizona plans to put aside Randy Johnson trade talks until after Christmas.


Poll: Nurses Tops in Honesty, Car Salesmen Last

Nurses get top marks when it comes to  honesty and ethics, and car salesmen are the least trusted  people, according to Gallup's annual U.S. survey of professions  released on Tuesday.


Amazon to Buy Audiobook Seller for $300 Million

Amazon.com, which has been rapidly adding digital downloads to its vast Web store, will bolster those offerings with Audible, the largest online seller of audiobooks.


CHRISTMAS composting is likely to cost a little more for those wanting to embark on a new year recycling initiative.


Microsoft seeking SaaS, Web 2.0 partners

Not even a club with no rules...yet Microsoft may be going gangbusters on Web 2.0-related technology, but the arrival of tools such as Expression and WPF means little unless they are out there being used.â¦


Secondo quanto riferito dal Wall Street Journal


Pakistani, Indian pilgrims slain in Iraq

Fourteen Pakistani and Indian Shi'ite   pilgrims were abducted and killed in Iraq's western desert,   police said on Saturday, victims of sectarian strife between   Sunnis and Shi'ites that threatens civil war.


Oracle says to buy rival Hyperion for $3.3 billion

Oracle Corp. , the world's  largest database software maker, said on Thursday it would buy  rival Hyperion Solutions Corp.  for $3.3 billion, to  boost its position in the market for performance management  software.


Siemens posts solid results but is dogged by corruption scandal

German engineering giant Siemens posted solid fourth quarter results Thursday, but a shadow clouded the presentation as it admitted 1.3 billion euros (billion dollars) in dubious transactions in its accounts.


Sallie Mae restates nearly three years financials

SLM Corp. , better known as Sallie Mae, said on Thursday it restated nearly three years of financial statements because of several errors in its statement of cash flows.


The US ambassador to Tajikistan welcomes the opening of a Russian military base as key to building stability.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said the ongoing military raid of northern Gaza, which has already killed 56 Palestinians, should be expanded.


Il premier lascia la presidenza per l'entrata in vigore della nuova normativa antitrust. Da Mediaset: "Non sarÃ  Piersilvio il successore". Silvio Berlusconi si Ã¨ dimesso dalla presidenza del Milan. Lo ha


Baghdad Violence Leaves at Least 52 Dead

A suicide car bomber slammed into a line of police cars sealing off a Baghdad neighborhood Friday as American troops rounded up dozens of suspected militants, capping a day of violence across Iraq that left at least 52 dead.


Wachovia accused of aiding telemarketing fraud

Wachovia Corp , the fourth-largest U.S. bank, is fighting a lawsuit accusing it of letting fraudulent telemarketers use its accounts to bilk millions of dollars from the bank's customers, court papers show.


Ex-singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, says he has instructed lawyers after being refused entry to the US.


A dusk-to-dawn curfew is in place in the Iraqi city of Samarra following a major offensive Friday in which at least 109 insurgents and one American soldier were killed, military officials said.


Doctors in Monmouthshire are expected to resign from Chepstow Community Hospital in a dispute over out-of-hours cover.


Roma, 19:32 - CALCIO, ROMA: DOMANI IN CAMPO A DORTMUND CON MAGLIE SPQR

Domani la Roma, per la prima amichevole estiva a Dortmund contro il Borussia, scenderà in cam...


Birds in Great Salt Lake Felled by Cholera by the Thousands

A recent outbreak of avian cholera was especially potent, killing about 15,000 birds.


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.


Britain Charges Eight Terrorist Suspects

LONDON - British police charged eight terrorist suspects Tuesday with conspiring to commit murder and use radioactive materials, toxic gases, chemicals or explosives to cause "fear or injury" in a case involving an alleged top al-Qaida operative at the center of a U.S. terror alert this month...


Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is in talks with Yahoo about a possible deal, according to a press report.


Sporting a brushed metal case, a crisp, wide touch screen and wireless Internet capabilities, the latest portable media gadget from Archos sounds like a match for the newest iPods.


Alice Munro Wins Canada's Giller Prize for Fiction

Alice Munro's collection of short stories, which focus on the lives of women, was awarded the Giller Prize on Thursday, the second time the author has won Canada's most lucrative award for fiction.


India announces troop reductions in Kashmir

India's prime minister ordered a reduction in the number of troops in the disputed Muslim-majority state of Kashmir last night, breathing new life into a peace process with Pakistan.


Firms fret bombings may undermine Indian IT hub

HYDERABAD, India  - Two bombings within three  months that killed dozens in India's prominent IT city of  Hyderabad have set off alarm bells for many companies who worry  investor sentiment could start to sour.


Tokyo Stocks Open Lower; Dollar Up Vs. Yen

Tokyo stocks opened lower after Wall Street declined on disappointing earnings from the technology sector. The dollar was higher against the yen and the euro.


Mibtel -0,04% e Numtel +0,08%. piazze europee contrastate


Presidente Nania, 'scostamenti sono fisiologici'


India court orders new bids for TV rights sale

BOMBAY: Indian cricket's record sale of television rights for $308-million was put on hold yesterday after a court proposed a re-bid following objections from the sports network which missed out, a report said.


Vicenza, 17:56 - CALCIO, JUVE; DESCHAMPS: BUTTATO VIA DUE PUNTI

La Juve manca un'altra occasione per spiccare il volo e Didier Deschamps non puÃ² essere soddisfatto....


Diet study tips scale in favor of Atkins

A study of four popular diets found that women put on the one with the least carbohydrates -- the Atkins plan -- lost at least twice as much weight as those on the others, researchers said on Tuesday.


The burrito baron's quarter looks far better from a long-term perspective.


Spain's Ibiza airport evacuated after bomb alert

Ibiza airport was evacuated on Saturday, after a bomb warning upset the start of the peak holiday season on the Mediterranean island, Spanish police said.


Hello! magazine is to appeal against damages awarded to its rival OK! over Catherine Zeta Jones' wedding photos.


Letters reveal Mother Teresa's doubt about faith

A book of letters written by Mother Teresa of Calcutta reveals for the first time that she was deeply tormented about her faith and suffered periods of doubt about God.


Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein was neither surprised nor hurt after he read Pedro Martinez [stats, news]' comments in yesterday's Boston Herald.


Edwards begins tour to highlight poverty

Linking the federal minimum wage to inflation and strengthening collective bargaining rights would be two steps toward the eventual elimination of poverty in America, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Monday.


Basman Sabah doesn't feel it's Christmas. He'll stay home and skip Mass. Most of his friends and relatives have fled the country. He didn't even buy a Christmas tree.


Radioactive seeds may aid breast cancer fight

An experimental new treatment developed in Toronto could be big news for women battling early stage breast cancer. It's a one-shot dose of radiation that literally treats breast cancer from the inside out.


Scientists defend "ethical" stem cell experiment

Senators trying to promote human   stem cell research rebuked a team of corporate scientists on   Wednesday, saying their claims to have produced human embryonic   stem cells without harming the embryo had misrepresented their   work and hurt the cause.


Taylor Hicks might have won "American Idol," but he doesn't have his record deal anymore.


China tightening control over Net access, U.S. says

The Chinese government took steps during 2006 toÂ increase its controlÂ and monitoring of Internet access by the country's growing Internet population, the U.S. Department of State said in a human-rights report released on Tuesday.


US and EU allies put on hold plans for a UN Security Council vote on Kosovo, citing Russian opposition.


The Great Wall of China, Rome's Colosseum and India's Taj Mahal were among seven architectural marvels named the new wonders of the world Saturday.


ST. PETERSBURG, Florida  - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney often casts himself as an agent of change who would fix a "broken Washington" but he spares an obvious target -- President George W. Bush.


Wal-Mart Website Crashes on Black Friday

In an effort to take advantage of the online Black Friday sales currently going on which mirror the in-store sales, I tried to cruise over to Walmart.com and see if I could purchase the Sony PSP for the advertised price of $169. Because of the popularity of online shopping and Wal*Mart television ads publicizing the ability [...]


Solo fisco non basta.Nessun contrasto con Padoa-Schioppa


NO. 8 KENTUCKY 82, CAMPBELL 50: At Lexington, Ky. - Tubby Smith won his 200th game as Kentucky's basketball coach and the Wildcats (9-1) routed Campbell (2-7) on Wednesday night.


Hockey: Finland Squeeze by Spirited Germany 2-1

A late goal by Mikko Eloranta helped Finland scrape past Germany 2-1 Monday in their World Cup Ice hockey quarter-final, sending the Finns to the semi-finals in North America later this week.


Drive-ins, both traditional and guerrilla, are on the rise


Iraq to Try Saddam Aides in Election Run-Up

Iraq will put some of Saddam Hussein's  top lieutenants on trial next week, a month before a national  election many hope will lay the ghosts of his rule, interim  Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Tuesday.


Un'indagine rivela un San Silvestro parsimonioso


Phone, Internet sales start soon for Sox tickets

With Boston's World Series championship still fresh, Red Sox fans can get ready for next season.


Bush Aides Laugh Off 'Wired Debate' Rumor

CHANHASSEN, Minn. - Campaign aides to President Bush on Saturday laughed off rampant Internet speculation about whether the president was wired to get help from advisers during his first debate with Sen...


We turned off share.opml.org yesterday, for good, as far as I know. It was a good idea, but we never got it together to make it the powerhouse I wanted it to be.  Now that Google and Bloglines both have discovery mechanisms for feeds that you might like, based on what you and others like, there would only be a future for SYO if it were a thriving and growing community, and it isn't.  Normally, I'd leave a site like that running indefinitely, but this one needed its own server, and I wanted to cut my server expenses now that my S3 bill is going up, serving some very big JPEGs and generally being the back-end for a community that is growing, the people using FlickrFan. If there's a big demand to bring it back, we can -- but that's going to require cash flow to go with it. At this point, I don't think it's a good investment for me. Still diggin!


At least 25 prisoners in a Brazilian jail die after fellow inmates set fire to mattresses in a cell, police say.


UM opener at Orange Bowl might be shifted to Sept. 11

School officials, including UM President Donna Shalala and FSU's TK Wetherell, will talk with ACC and ABC-TV officials today and likely make a decision about postponing the season opener at the Orange Bowl.


SAN SALVADOR, El Sal- vador Â· Brian McBride and Eddie Johnson scored to lead the United States over El Salvador 2-0 Saturday night and put the Americans in commanding position to advance to the final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.


Here's a video, released today, of his much-discussed talk at Gnomedex in August.


A Pizzoferrato residenti risparmiano fino a 500 euro l'anno


Suspected terrorist facing deportation says he suffered abuse behind bars

TORONTO (CP) - An Egyptian refugee suspected of being a terrorist with links to Osama bin Laden told a harrowing tale of emotional abuse Tuesday as he described spending the last four years behind bars in Canada.


Cisco and Microsoft Unveil Joint Architecture for NAC-NAP Interoperability; Security Architecture to Enable Customers and Partners to Deploy Interoperable Cisco Network Admission Control and Microsoft Network Access Protection

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) are delivering on their previously stated commitment to provide customers and partners with clear guidance on how Cisco Network Admission Control (NAC) and Microsoft(R) Network Access Protection (NAP) will interoperate.


Rapper 50 Cent was arrested in New  York on Friday for driving dangerously in an uninsured  Lamborghini through midtown Manhattan, police and witnesses  said.


Briton Blames Rumsfeld for Situation in Iraq

LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The general who headed the British army during the 2003 Iraq invasion said that former U.S. defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's handling of postwar Iraq was "intellectually bankrupt" and pointed to Rumsfeld as "one of those most responsible for the current situation in Iraq."


Tenn. Teacher Charged With Sexual Battery

An elementary school teacher has been charged with having sex with one of her students, a 13-year-old boy, at his home and at school, authorities said Tuesday.


Ma per Angeletti l'accordo e' ancora lontano


Per segretario Pd 'importanti passi in avanti'


Il piccolo Zidane affonda la Roma. Dopo il 3-1 Voeller si dimette

La sconfitta di Bologna costa la panchina a Rudi Voeller. Il tecnico tedesco, tornato a Roma sullâonda del secondo posto dei mondiali e della nostalgia per i suoi gol, ha allargato le braccia: Â«Non ce la faccio piÃ¹Â».


Argentine Hector Cuper signed a three-year deal with struggling Spanish first division side Real Mallorca. Cuper's task is to turn around the fortunes of the club currently second from bottom of the Primera Liga.


Gordon Brown is set to be confirmed as the new Labour Party leader at a special conference in Manchester.


The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.


Nike agrees to buy UK sportswear firm Umbro in a deal that values the company at Â£285m.


Oil prices fell to four-month lows on Friday even though the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries moved to curb production above its official 27 million barrel-per-day output ceiling.


Opener Justin Langer was last out after a glorious innings of 191 as Australia totaled 381 on the second morning of the first test against Pakistan in Perth on Friday.


LOS ANGELES: Bowing to family concerns over whether husband Kevin Federline would get half her property in the event of a divorce, pop diva Britney Spears has made him sign a contract less than three days after their wedding.


Lindsay Lohan is following in the footsteps of the most famous blond bombshell of them all â Marilyn Monroe. In the issue of New York magazine on sale Monday, the 21-year-old star of "Mean Girls" and "Freaky Friday" poses nude for photographer Bert Ste...


Croatian girl paid nearly $40,000 to teens who threatened to kill her father

ZAGREB, Croatia  - A 13-year-old girl who paid off three older teens so they wouldn't tell her parents she smoked soon found herself in even worse trouble: the teens threatened to kill her father if she didn't fork over more money, police said.


EU Recommits Itself to U.S. Relationship

The European Union and the United States recommitted themselves to a smooth trans-Atlantic relationship Friday and hoped the second term of President Bush would no longer be marred by nasty political and trade disputes.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 28 -- Negotiators in Afghanistan said Tuesday they had reached agreement on a deal that will allow 19 South Korean church volunteers to go free after six weeks in Taliban captivity, apparently ending a hostage crisis that has gripped both nations, officials said.


A settembre, rincaro dello 0,2% rispetto al mese precedente


British police patrols stepped up after bombs found

British police bolstered patrols on the  streets of London and scoured CCTV footage on Saturday after  foiling a possible al Qaeda plot to detonate two  fuel-and-nail-packed car bombs in the heart of the capital.


Whether you are using Firefox or Internet Explorer, Maxthon or Opera, there is no "safe" browser, says Symantec. The company also said Firefox flaws outpaced IE flaws during the first six months of 2006.


Dell tells customer 'Mac is good option'

Anything Jobs can do... Computer giant Dell stunned a Reg reader seeking a processor upgrade when it told him he might want to consider a "Mac".â¦


Sudan pushes for Darfur peace talks, ceasefire: envoy

Sudan's government is willing to meet rebel groups from Darfur anywhere, any time and would commit to a unilateral cease-fire while peace talks are held, Khartoum's ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday.


Oil hits record above $80 on supply worries

Oil soared to a record above $80 a barrel on Monday on worries that global energy supplies could shrink to critical levels this winter heating season due to strong demand growth.


Blair says Darfur situation in Sudan is "completely unacceptable"

British Prime Minister Tony Blair criticised the Sudanese government over the "completely unacceptable" situation in Darfur and accused it of breaking ceasefire agreements signed with rebels.


Grandpa developed a waterproofing molecule and the family put it in building materials to stop problems with seepage.


DAIRY company National Foods expects continuing growth after today reporting a 14 per cent rise in net profit to $68.66 million for 2003/04.


Enriched uranium unearthed from man's garden

A German man obtained enriched uranium and buried it in his garden, raising concerns about the security of Germany's nuclear reactors, the environment ministry in the state of Lower Saxony said on Thursday.


Dollar Falls Broadly vs. Major Currencies

The dollar fell broadly against major  currencies on Friday in a technically-driven session, as  traders ignored a generally positive batch of U.S. economic  data and sold the greenback.


Microsoft Trims the Fat on Longhorn   On Friday Microsoft announced that it would not be shipping WinFS with its next-generation operating system Longhorn. This announcement can be viewed as either good or bad news. Good in the sense that Longhorn, for the first time has an official release date and ...


Arafat Has Low Blood Platelet Count - Doctor

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Ailing Palestinian leader  Yasser Arafat is suffering from a low blood platelet count but  does not appear to have leukemia, one of the doctors treating  him said Thursday.


Devils Canât Hold Lead, Then Lose in a Shootout

Eric Staal had the âAâ sewn onto all his jerseys earlier this week after a teammate was traded and he became Carolinaâs newest alternate captain. Now, he must take even more of a leadership role


RESIDENTS are invited to have their say on the environment in the next meetings of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's six area environment committees.  They start with an hour-long question and answer segment on issues ranging from community safety to grass cutting.


Countrywide Financial Corp  posted a $1.2 billion third-quarter loss on Friday as the housing market slumped, but its shares soared after the largest U.S. mortgage lender projected a return to profit this quarter as it slashes jobs and regains its footing.


com. Rockies lefty Joe Kennedy will make his second start against the Los Angeles Dodgers this season on Saturday at Coors Field in Game 2 of a three-game set.


BUTTERWORTH: A priest was yesterday charged with molesting a woman who had trusted him to rid her of bad luck.  S.


EBay buys top Dutch classified-listings site

Online auction powerhouse eBay Inc. has scooped up Dutch classifieds Website Marktplaats.nl as part of an effort to expand its classifieds trading activities and grow internationally, it said Thursday.


US regulator calls for limits on use of Celebrex, Bextra

WASHINGTON, Dec 23  - US regulators called Thursday for use of Pfizer's painkilling drugs Celebrex and Bextra to be limited, urging doctors to keep in mind indications of higher heart attack and stroke risks.


NYU School of Medicine Expert Can Comment on Christopher Reeve

NEW YORK, Oct. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Moses Chao, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology and Neuroscience at New York University School of Medicine is available to comment on the spinal cord research efforts of Christopher Reeve.


You don't need a lefse maker? Or that reindeer sweater? Well, get in line at the return counter. And on the day after Christmas, plan on staying there awhile.


Two black South Carolina ministers listed by Barack Obama's campaign as endorsing his White House bid say they did no such thing, and at least two others affirmed their support only after being contacted by campaign workers when questions were raised about their endorsements.


Turkey Says EU 'Homework Done,' Green Light Ahead

Turkey declared it had fulfilled all the  political criteria for membership talks with the European Union  on Sunday, three days before a recommendation from the EU's  executive that will give Ankara a green light.


Five Across introduces server, adds RSS to IM client

Five AcrossÂ has upgraded its workgroup instant messaging client by adding RSS support and developed its first workgroup instant messaging server, the Palo Alto, California company plans to announce Wednesday.


Exports grow as French wine fights back against New World

French winemakers are beginning to claw back their dominance of the global wine market after years of problems in responding to innovation from the New World.


Apple unveils ultra-thin MacBook Air notebook

Apple Inc  chief Steve  Jobs unveiled a super-slim laptop computer on Tuesday, beefing  up its offerings in a fast-growing segment that is helping the  company grab market share in personal computers.


Adam Parore: Fans come to see runs not wickets tumbling

Nothing I saw at Eden Park yesterday swayed my opinion that New Zealand should win this one-day series against Sri Lanka comfortably.


Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. on Monday said it is launching a public offering of two series of its senior notes to repay commercial paper borrowings and for general corporate purposes.


Nerazzurri qualificati agli ottavi ma rosso per Adriano

Finisce 0-0 la sfida di San Siro, valida per la quarta giornata del gruppo G di Champions League, tra Inter e Valencia. Una gara in cui le due squadre non hanno dato vita ad un grande gioco. Dopo un primo


Golden Globe judges love everything Jamie Foxx did this year, but an offbeat comedy about a dysfunctional oenophile leads the nominations, writes Jay Stone.


Gritti: errore far saltare il tavolo negoziale


A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down a 30-year-old Washington, D.C., law that bans handguns in homes, a precedent-setting ruling that dealt a setback to a city with one of America's highest crime rates.


MILITANTS have reportedly set a 48-hour deadline after taking two French journalists hostage in Iraq and demanding the rescinding of a ban on the Islamic headscarf in French schools.


Torino, 18:00 - CALCIO, RANIERI VEDE ROSA: JUVE A BUON PUNTO

"Siamo a buon punto". Claudio Ranieri vede il bicchiere mezzo pieno anche dopo il pareggio casalingo...


Feds launches new offensive against Internet crime

More than 100 people have been arrested following the US law enforcement agencies' latest offensive against Internet related crime.


U.S. Jet Flight to Vietnam Makes History

United Airlines became the first U.S. carrier to fly to Vietnam since the war ended nearly 30 years ago, marking a new milestone in relations between the former enemies as VIPs on board were greeted at the airport with lotus blossoms and silk lanterns.


Heat From Eagles' Defense Too Stifling for the Vikings

The wide receiver duel between Randy Moss and Terrell Owens never materialized. The early-season matchup of leading NFC contenders turned into a showcase not for offensive


Search for tainted spinach focuses on California

Investigators are focusing on three   counties in central California in the search for the source of   an E. coli outbreak linked to fresh spinach that has spread to   23 states and sickened more than 100 people, the U.S. Food and   Drug Administration said on Wednesday.


MartÃnez to Make Return Monday Against Reds

After waking up Saturday morning feeling no ill effects from his bullpen session, Pedro MartÃnez was cleared to make his first major league start since last October.


British court upholds large divorce pact

Britain's Court of Appeal upheld a $95 million award to the ex-wife of an insurance tycoon on Thursday, the largest judgment ever in a contested divorce in England and Wales.


Three Democrats competed for the nomination for governor Tuesday, including a former Clinton administration official seeking to become the first black ever elected to Massachusetts' highest office.


Milano, 15:43 - CALCIO, MILAN; BROCCHI: QUA NESSUNA SCENEGGIATA COME ALL'INTER

Christian Brocchi, centrocampista del Milan e della Nazionale, in un'intervista pubblicata dal setti...


US army not conducting operations in Pakistan: FO Spokesman

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesman Masood Ahmed Khan has said that the talks on nuclear CBMâs with India would be held on 14th December.


Microsoft Acquisitions Head Bruce Jaffe to Leave

Microsoft has announced the resignation of its head of acquisitions, Bruce Jaffe, two days after the company bid $1.2 billion for enterprise search expert Fast Search & Transfer.


Arafat nephew travels to Paris for medical file

A nephew of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat left for Paris to obtain a copy of his uncle's medical file detailing his illness and cause of death, a Palestinian official said.


Everything fell apart for the 49ers on Sunday. And then they put it back together again. Well on their desultory way to securing status as the very worst team in the NFL, the Niners instead climbed suddenly from the abyss with an incredible comeback.


US Navy came close to firing on 'attack craft' over weekend, CNN reports


Color to the Numbers: Top Contrarian Stocks

We put the numbers in context to find the top contrarian picks in CAPS.


Revver Videos Coming to Verizon DSL, FiOS

Verizon has signed an agreement with Revver that would allow the site's content to be made available through the telecommunications company's broadband service by the end of March, and on FiOS TV by the end of this year.


Lo stilista: celebro i 45 anni attivita' e l'amore per Roma


[Johannesburg, 10 December 2004] - Mobile operator MTN has announced a strategic partnership with Ericsson, which will become its partner of choice for its third-generation (3G) network.


The Taleban's former media head arrives in the Afghan capital and is likely to join the Western-backed government.


UK Verdict May Jeopardize Blair's Terror Policies

British Prime Minister Tony Blair's security strategy, a central plank in his re-election bid, looked in trouble on Friday after a landmark legal ruling against a vital part of his anti-terror policy.


Govt, Senate Democrats on SPR collision course

The U.S. Energy Department on Wednesday put itself on a collision course with Senate Democrats with a plan to buy more oil for its strategic reserve even as prices hover near $90 a barrel.


Soccer matches can break fans' hearts - literally

Watching a big soccer match can strain a fan's heart -- not just figuratively, but literally, German researchers reported on Wednesday.


Roma, 18:55 - CALCIO, GENOA; GASPERINI: SUCCESSE TROPPE COSE STRANE

La sconfitta in pieno recupero contro il Mantova lascia il segno in Gian Piero Gasperini, l'allenato...


Canadian authorities have arrested a fourth suspect in connection with an Internet video threat by Islamic militants against Austria and Germany, officials said Thursday.


Languages should become a standard part of the English primary school curriculum, a report is expected to say.


Dwight Yorke may quit Birmingham City in the wake of alleged racist taunts received from Blackburn fans. The Telegraph says Yorke is upset by the lack of support he has had from plc chairman David Sullivan and is now considering his future at the club.


Cisco Fights Aggressively In Telecom Space

Cisco Systems, which has been under growing competitive pressure lately in the high-end router space, announced a series of initiatives this week designed to improve its market position, as well as bolster its relationship with telecom service providers.


Munich Re Sees Less Than EU100 Mln in Tsunami Claims

Munich Re, the world's largest reinsurer, forecast less than 100 million euros ($136 million) in claims from the earthquake that sent 33-foot (10 meter) waves crashing into coastlines from Thailand to India.


For Those With Hearing Loss, the Noise Can Be Awful

The hardest thing I've had to come to terms with in the 17 years since my hearing started to fail is not silence but intrusive noises: They ring in my ears, obscure the sounds I want to listen to and startle me when they amplify themselves without warning. There I am, working quietly at my desk, ...


Israel kills 13 Palestinian militants in Gaza Strip

Israel killed at least 13 Palestinian militants in air strikes in the Gaza Strip that marked on Tuesday its most deadly military response in months to frequent rocket attacks from the Hamas-controlled territory.


New Jersey Nets Team Report - November 21

(Sports Network) - The Nets' struggles continued on Saturday, as they found themselves on the wrong end of a 97-86 decision against the Washington Wizards at Continental Airlines Arena.


Schwarzenegger issues "emergency" prison order

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued an "emergency proclamation" on Wednesday over California's overcrowded prisons, a move that will allow officials to temporarily house inmates in other states.


Newest Darfur peacekeepers delayed a week-Rwanda

A battalion of Rwandan peacekeeping troops scheduled to arrive in Sudan's Darfur region this weekend will be delayed by a week because of logistical problems, Rwanda said on Sunday.


Stage 11: Marseille to Montpellier, 113.4 miles. Stage winner: Robert Hunter (South Africa), Barloworld , in 3 hours 47 minutes 50 seconds.


Server shipments and revenue increased in the second quarter, as Sun Microsystems and Dell gained market share at the expense of Hewlett-Packard and IBM, according to research recently released by Gartner.


Stocks dip after weaker consumer sentiment

U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a weaker-than-expected consumer sentiment reading raised worries about the outlook for spending.


Myanmar Prolongs Opposition Leader's House Arrest

The US is disappointed that Myanmar extended the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi, their opposition leader and Nobel Prize winner.


Scafati, 15:44 - BASKET, LEGEA; PETROVIC: BRACEY FARA' MOLTO BENE

Il coach della Legea Scafati Aza Petrovic commenta l'ingaggio dell'ala statunitense con passaporto i...


BERLIN, N.H., Feb. 10 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y) faced tough questions over her 2002 vote to authorize the war in Iraq during a town hall gathering Saturday in this small mill city tucked away in the far northeastern reaches of the state.


U.S. Promises to Protect Trade Interests

The Bush administration said Friday it would comply with a World Trade Organization that penalizes some U.S. exports even as it tries to get Congress to change the law that prompted the sanctions.


Thousands of Muslims urge Pope not to visit Turkey

More than 20,000 Muslims in Istanbul on Sunday held the biggest protest so far against Pope Benedict's controversial visit to Turkey this week.


MOSUL, Iraq - A rocket struck a dining facility at a US military base near the northern city of Mosul (search), FOX News confirmed Tuesday.


OGGI SU INTERNET/AFRICA - SolidarietÃ  con il Sud Sudan Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Un progetto di solidarietÃ  tra gli Istituti religiosi, membri dellÂUnione dei Superiori Generali (USG) e dellÂUnione Internazionale delle Superiore Generali (UISG), e della Chiesa del Sud Sudan, sotto la direzione della Confere...


The suspected murder of British aid worker Margaret Hassan in Iraq was widely condemned here as a wave of unrest across Sunni Muslim hotspots killed more than 20 people, many of them women and children.


Le parole di Marcello Dell'Utri dopo la sentenza

ROMA - Â«Prendo la sentenza di condanna cosÃ¬ comâÃ¨. La giustizia non Ã¨ di questo mondoÂ»: queste le primeparole del senatore di Forza Italia Marcello Dell'Utri dopo la sentenza del tribunale di Palermo


Two congregations are to announce whether they will leave the US Anglican Church in a row over gay clergy.


Salford Lads Club and the real Coronation Street could soon be given conservation status.


Studenti alberghiero Chiavenna in alternativa fanno pulizie


Munch's 'Scream' Is Stolen From a Crowded Museum in Oslo

Edvard Munch's masterpiece, "The Scream," and another painting were grabbed off the wall of a crowded museum by armed robbers.


To mark his first official appearance as co-chairman of NBC Entertainment, Ben Silverman opened a news conference on Monday with announcements intended to inject a blast of energy into that networkâs struggling prime-time performance.


p2pnet.net News:- "We've been hush-hush about it, so far. But we understand this is a major market opportunity," Erik Huggers, director of Windows Digital Media division, told Reuters in an interview "on the


Ask not why so few inaugural speeches resonate long after they are given.


After decades of relying on telephones to book tables, the restaurant business has gone high-tech.


Fondatore del marchio cult dei '60,un bambino armeno in fuga


President Musharraf says security forces should halt operations at Islamabad's Red Mosque to let women leave.


Insider Challenges Drug Industry on Imports

A dissident executive from Pfizer denounced the pharmaceutical industry for resisting legislation to allow imports of low-cost prescription drugs from other countries.


While the race for the White House draws most of the public's political attention between now and Election Day, operatives of both parties and private-sector industries will focus a good deal of effort on state races.


Stocks Lower Ahead of Fedâs Rate Decision

Wall Street pulled back today amid light volume as investors refrained from making any big bets ahead of the Federal Reserveâs rate decision.


Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner said he expects to leave the board when he steps down as CEO in 2006, ending speculation that he would switch roles and become chairman of the company.


Astronauts install solar unit on space station

Astronauts made a tricky job look easy on Tuesday when they used a robot arm to latch a 17.5 tonne solar power girder to its new home at the end of the International Space Station.


One year on and deregulation disappoints


John Howard 1st Iraq Invader to Face Vote

CANBERRA, Australia Aug. 29, 2004 - Prime Minister John Howard will become the first of three allied leaders who launched the US-led invasion of Iraq to face voters, having announced Sunday that Australians will go to the polls on Oct. 9.


Lisa Leslie recorded the third triple-double in WNBA history, finishing with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks in Los Angeles' win over defending league champion Detroit.


Wii named fastest-selling console in UK history

But its lead over the PS3 in Japan is slipping Nintendo has yet another reason to crack open the bubbly. Its Wii console has been named the fastest-selling games console in UK history by an independent sales tracking firm. However, in Japan, its lead over the PS3 is narrowing.â¦


Indice Nikkei a -0,28%, euro si indebolisce su dollaro e yen


Greek air force chief fired over death of patriarch

ATHENS A day after a helicopter crash killed Africa's senior Greek Orthodox leader and 16 other people, Defense Minister Spilios Spiliotopoulos of Greece dismissed the head of the air force and then offered his own resignation.


Continental Signs Accord With China Southern International Traveler / Update: DALLAS

Continental Airlines said it had reached a marketing agreement with China Southern Airlines, as flights between the two countries are set to more than double.


Wineke: Military atrocities merit some soul-searching

First, it was the torture photographed in an Iraqi prison. Now, we see videotape of an American Marine shooting and killing an apparently wounded and unarmed insurgent soldier on the floor of a mosque.


Berlusconi: "La collaborazione tra Italia e Libia sia un modello"

Tripoli, 25 agosto 2004 - "La cooperazione tra Italia e Libia sull'immigrazione, sia d'esempio per la futura collaborazione tra Europa e Africa". Lo ha detto, secondo quanto si apprende, il presidente del


Soccer as an Escape to Hope for Afghan Teenager

Shamila Kohestani, the captain of the Afghanistan national womenâs soccer team who was deprived an education for much of her childhood, is now growing as a student in America.


Parties seek advantage in Vietnam debate

The events may be 35 years old, but the heated discussion hasn't stopped because Republicans and Democrats alike sense a political advantage in keeping the debate over John Kerry's service in Vietnam on voters' minds.


The world's largest chipmaker, Intel, boosts its prediction of sales for the final three months of the year to $9.3-9.5bn.


Mexico advances to 2nd round despite loss

Mexico will play in the second round of the World Cup for the fourth straight time. The Mexicans lost 2-1 Wednesday against already-qualified Portugal but still advanced because Angola was held to a 1-1 draw by Iran in the other Group D match.


A few key players could change on policy team

As a reelected incumbent presiding over a growing economy, President Bush is under no pressure to appoint new faces to his economic team.


The biggest-selling electronic product in the world is mobile phones. Analysts estimate that consumers from Canada to China will snap up more than 600 million handsets this year -- five times the number of TVs or personal computers expected to sell.


Software giant announces new tools for plugging digital cameras into PCs.


CHICAGO - A tour bus travelling from Chicago to a casino in Mississippi crashed Saturday morning, killing 15 people. There were 31 passengers on the bus when it suddenly swerved and overturned early Saturday


'Peter Pan' sequel launched worldwide on centenary of creation

The first official sequel to Peter Pan, entitled "Peter Pan in Scarlet," hit bookstores in Britain and 30 other countries Thursday, 100 years after Scottish author JM Barrie created the character.


By SEAN OLSON Journal Staff Writer Officials believe the green light for a new city in Sandoval County lies more than a mile below the surface of the Rio Puerco basin.


Tesco beefs up under 20 quid software offering

Sausages: check, milk: check, word-processing app: check Tesco is upping the ante in the software market by widening the availability of its own-brand applications off the back of what it described as a hugely successful initial roll-out.â¦


Report fuels OpenOffice vs. OOXML debate

Speculation mars Burton Group report that suggests Microsoft's OOXML document format is preferable to ODF, says OpenOffice.org.


FBI, military names being used in e-mail scams

(InfoWorld) - TheÂ FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning of fraudulent e-mails that appear to come from the FBI and U.S. military. "The IC3 has increasingly received intelligence of fraudulent schemes misrepresenting the FBI and/or Director Robert S. Mueller III," the center said in an alert published Tuesday. "The fraudulent e-mails give the appearance of legitimacy due to the usage of pictures of the FBI Director, seal, letterhead, and/or banners." The spam is actually pumping lotteries or are phony inheritance notifications, the IC3 said. Other scams use the FBI's name to "intimidate and convince the recipient the e-mail is legitimate," the IC3 said. Criminals have used the agency's name in extortion e-mails and online auction scams as well. The IC3 is a clearinghouse for complaints of criminal activity on the Internet. Run jointly by the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center, it works with other law enforcement agencies and industries to help crack down on illegal online activity. In a separate statement also issued Tuesday, the IC3 warned that scammers were also sending out fraudulent e-mail claiming to be from U.S. soldiers stationed overseas. "The scam e-mails vary in content; however, the general theme of each is to request personal information and/or funds from the individual receiving the e-mail," the IC3 said. The e-mails are variations on long-running scams such as the Nigerian "419" spam, which has been "surprisingly effective at extracting large amounts of cash from victims.," said Adam O'Donnell, a senior research scientist at antispam vendor Cloudmark. "Users have to be aware that anyone asking for your bank account information via e-mail, regardless of their stated reason, is trying to steal your hard-earned money," he said.


NASA Approves Mission to Seek Nearest Stars, Brightest Galaxies

Jet Propulsion Lab -- A new NASA mission will scan the entire sky in infrared light in search of nearby cool stars, planetary construction zones and the brightest galaxies in the universe.     Called the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, the mission has been approved to proceed into the preliminary design phase as the next in NASA's Medium-class Explorer program of lower cost, highly focused, rapid-development scientific spacecraft...


Arsenal ties Bolton, extends unbeaten streak

Arsenal stretched its record unbeaten streak in the Premier League to 46 games Sunday, but the 2-2 tie with Bolton ended its perfect league record this season.


Low Turnout Expected in La. Runoff Votes

A trickle of voters across southern Louisiana turned out Saturday to settle the last bit of unfinished business from the 2004 election season — runoffs in two bitterly contested U.S. House races.


Afghan Militants Hopeful Over U.N. Hostage Talks

Militants in Afghanistan holding three  U.N. workers hostage said on Saturday they were hopeful their  demands would be met in negotiations but there were conflicting  reports on whether the talks had started.


McAfee Inc.'s purchase of Foundstone follows several moves in the past year to focus its product offerings and bolster its standing in the intrusion detection and prevention market.


Personnel from a private U.S. security firm in Afghanistan have engaged in "aggressive behavior" while protecting President Hamid Karzai, the State Department said Wednesday.


MediaGate MG-350HD Declared Affordable Alternative to Apple TV By PC Magazine

MediaGate, a provider of wireless HD TV and PC digital video drives, has been declared by PC Magazine as the affordable alternative to the Apple TV.  The MG-350HD is capable of streaming online media, music, and photos to your high definition television, stereo system, or PC -- wirelessly.


Consumers were feeling confident in January: The job market was chugging along and oil prices were down. Their optimism may dwindle, however, on concerns that job and wage growth may slow.


THE Dutch love their skies. They brag about their infinite variety, so different from vistas of flat, green, water-ditched polders.


Powell Acknowledges Signs of NK's Missile Test

Following recent reports indicating that North Korea may be preparing to test fire a missile intelligence agencies worldwide are keeping tabs on the latest information.


Fed's Gramlich Says US Must Cut Deficit to Boost Savings

The US must cut its budget deficit to finance the investments it needs to prepare for the retirement of the baby boom generation without borrowing from abroad, Federal Reserve Governor Edward Gramlich said.


The Black Sea resort of Sochi, boosted by the personal intervention of Russian president Vladimir Putin, won the right to stage the 2014 Winter Olympic Games on Wednesday.


IOGEAR Exposes Dirty Little Office Secrets This Flu Season

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- Many employees fail to clean their personal workspace, which could ultimately lead to more sick days, according to an online poll conducted by IOGEAR.