"With this letter, I wanted to express both my deep spiritual affection for all Catholics in China and a cordial esteem for the Chinese people"  Pope Benedict XVI and French President Nicolas Sarkozy exchange gifts during a private audience at the Vatican Thursday, Dec. via The Macon Telegraph


Iraqâs interim government Saturday vowed to hold national elections Jan. 30, despite rising demands to postpone the vote because of the countryâs violent insurgency.


Blog: Salesforce.com, SugarCRM find bones to pick with Microsoft's depiction of its hosted Live CRM plans.


170 militari della coalizione uccisi con ordigni da Iran


France Wants Referendum on Turkey's EU Entry

French President Jacques Chirac says France will hold a referendum on Turkey's entry to the European Union. Speaking to reporters Friday in Strasbourg, France, Mr.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 18  â The House approved a plan on Tuesday to expand federal backing of mortgages in hopes of helping struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure.


Palermo, 19:41 - CALCIO, PALERMO: CEDUTO DI MICHELE AL TORINO

Il Palermo ha ceduto a titolo definitivo al Torino l'attaccante David Di Michele, 31 anni. (Nic. ...


As Condoleezza Rice faces confirmation hearings next week as secretary of State, she signals a pragmatism on foreign affairs.


Harmony's Swanepoel Bids to Create World's Biggest Gold Miner

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Chief Executive Bernard Swanepoel has plans for the 18-hole golf course, complete with zebras and monkeys, his company would acquire if his 52.


SAP plays tease over mid-market Salesforce 'killer'

It's different, but better. Oh yes... SAP has doled out a handful of details on A1S, its eagerly anticipated mid-market on-demand suite, while promising to be better than Salesforce.com.â¦


The Red Sox [stats, schedule] literally flew into action yesterday following Pedro Martinez [stats, news]' surprise meeting with New York Yankees [stats, schedule] owner George Steinbrenner one day earlier.


(InfoWorld) - Two months after theÂ resignation of Shai Agassi, a driving force behind SAP's product strategy, the German software vendor on Wednesday announced the appointment of its first chief technology officer. Vishal Sikka, formerly senior vice president and chief software architect at SAP, will head the company's newly created Office of the CTO, responsible for ensuring a "clear and harmonized roadmap" for SAP's products, the company said. He will report to CEO Henning Kagermann and be based in the U.S. SAP felt it needed a CTO to oversee some broad changes that are underway at the company, including its renewed focus on the midmarket, the introduction of new on-demand products, and the continued rollout of NetWeaver and its SOA strategy, said SAP spokesman Frank Hartmann. "We thought it was necessary bearing in mind the strong strategic focus of such a role and the responsibilities he is going to bear," Hartmann said. Sikka shouldn't be seen as a replacement for Agassi, whose responsibilities have been divided among several executives who report directly to Kagermann, although part of his job will overlap with Agassi's former duties, Hartmann said. Agassi had been president of SAP's product and technology group and was credited with spearheading its NetWeaver and on-demand strategies. Once tipped as a future SAP CEO, he resigned April 1 after SAP voted to keep Kagermann in that position until 2009. SAP also recentlyÂ lost another senior executive, Aliza Peleg, managing director of SAP Labs in the U.S., who will leave the business applications company by the end of June. It wasn't immediately clear how Sikka's responsibilities as CTO will differ from those of his previous job, where he was responsible for SAP's roadmap and software architecture. Before joining SAP, he was responsible for application development technologies at Peregrine Systems. He holds a doctorate in computer science from Stanford University and is based in SAP's office in Palo Alto, California.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


For Barack Obama, the millions of dollars he's raised can't quite paper over the nagging doubts and growing pains.


A UN envoy says the Philippines army is in "almost total denial" about a wave of extra-judicial killings.


Russia's defence minister is in China for discussions aimed at boosting military co-operation between the two countries.


UPDATE 1-Open-Federer, Mauresmo launch US Open bids

Roger Federer launched his campaign for a third grand slam title of the year on Monday as the US Open began under cloudy skies at Flushing Meadows.


Seattle cornerback Ken Lucas left the field on a cart after bruising his chest Sunday in the Seahawks' game against the San Francisco 49ers.


Americans' supply of flu vaccine was abruptly cut in half Tuesday, prompting the government to ask most healthy adults to delay or skip flu shots so that the elderly and others most at risk from influenza can get scarce supplies.


City Room: Bruno Ends Investment Firm Ties

The State Senate majority leader severed his ties with a Connecticut investment company that manages tens of millions of dollars for union locals in and around his district, northeast of Albany.


Technology for Spying Lures More Than Military

Hewlett-Packard is not the only company diving into the murky world of private investigators and secret surveillance.


Do not for one moment believe that Jose Mourinho was in any way happy that FC Porto, the club he led to Champions League glory last May, had qualified for the knock-out stages by the skin of their teeth.


The first Episcopal bishop who admits being gay said Wednesday that he regretted that his groundbreaking elevation to the church leadership created turmoil in the Anglican Communion.


Home Foreclosures and Delinquencies Higher

Delinquencies and foreclosures among homeowners with weak credit moved higher in the first three months of the year.


Jennifer Garner Ill With Viral Infection

Golden Globe nominee Jennifer Garner is sick. "She has a viral infection," publicist Nicole King said Tuesday, adding the "Alias" star isn't hospitalized and is resting at home in Los Angeles.


Da noi, dicono gli stilisti, lo star system 'e' cheap'


Online video game studio gets $18.5 mln infusion

Red 5 Studios, an online video-game  developer led by members of the team behind the wildly popular  "World of Warcraft" game, said on Monday it has raised $18.5  million in venture capital.


Thailand gets stop-gap, post-coup charter

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej endorsed a stop-gap constitution on Sunday which the army says will be in place until a new long-term charter is drawn up in around nine months after September's bloodless military coup.


L.A. Film Chief Gets Probation in Embezzlement Case

The former head of an agency that aims to keep film production in Hollywood was sentenced on Monday to probation on charges of embezzling public funds to pay for lavish entertainment.


Boston, MA (Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics Wednesday placed forward Tom Gugliotta back on the injured list. Gugliotta, who has a mild right ankle sprain, is averaging 1.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in eight games this season.


Treating migraine sufferers with a mixture of Botox injections and surgery significantly reduces the amount of time they have to take off work due to their headaches, researchers have said.


Very few care that Ichiro is hitting machine

Ichiro Suzuki isn't some guy out there padding his statistics. Yeah, Seattle is a bad baseball team, but Ichiro was putting up great numbers when the Mariners were good.


HP Moves Deeper Into Consumer Electronics

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Personal computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. is stepping deeper than ever into the consumer electronics arena with its fall product lineup - so don't be surprised if you hear about "HP TV


Rutgers researchers optimistic about trio of AIDS drugs

PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a trio of drugs they believe can destroy HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to a published report.


Israel PM Olmert to have prostate cancer surgery

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Monday he has prostate cancer that requires minor surgery in the coming months but said he was fit to govern as he works toward peace talks with the Palestinians.


"Toshiba Corp. said in a statement today it has received separate commitments of support not only from Universal, but also from Paramount Pictures, New Line Cinema, and Warner Bros.


Sudan Accepts More AU Troops, Washington Welcomes

NEW YORK, October 2 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Sudan has agreed to welcome an expanded African Union force in its troubled region of Darfur and expand its mandate to monitor government troops, a move welcomed by the US, said an American newspaper


With or without the Rodham, she's still Hillary

What's in a name? Not much it seems for a U.S. presidential hopeful whose first name is Hillary.


Edwards Tells Leno Theory on Bush 'Lump'

John Edwards has a theory about what was hidden underneath an unusual wrinkle that appeared on the back of President Bush's suit jacket during his first debate with John Kerry.


Sri Lankan TV station takes minister hostage

A Sri Lankan government minister was taken hostage by a TV station after he complained it had failed to cover one of his speeches. By John Plunkett


WASHINGTON -- Some US Marines yesterday defended their comrade who was depicted in video footage executing a suspected Iraqi insurgent, even though specialists in human rights law said the unnamed Marine appeared to have committed a war crime.


Kansas State was never in it. After only a few minutes, Virginia was totally out of it.


Per seconda volta in 3 mesi, denunciato anche Fiano


Merrill Cuts Citigroup Rating, Stock Down

Citigroup Inc. C.N shares fell more  than 2 percent early Monday, after Merrill Lynch analyst Guy  Moszkowski cut his stock rating to "neutral" from "buy," citing  recent ethics problems.


A party that openly espouses xenophobic and neo-Nazi views made further inroads in a regional election.


Rescuers try to reach 141 trapped miners

Beijing -- Rescue teams were trying to push through miles of rubble- and smoked- filled tunnels Sunday to save as many as 141 miners trapped after a gas explosion blasted through a coal mine in central China.


During most of last Thursday Yasir Arafat wouldn't hear of leaving his West Bank headquarters for medical treatment abroad. Though he'd lost consciousness the day before and couldn


Northern Ireland skipper heads for Fulham

Northern Ireland captain Aaron Hughes became Fulham's first signing of the close season when he agreed a one-million-pound (two million dollars) move from Aston Villa.


Middle East Quartet to meet with new envoy Blair

Leaders of the Middle East Quartet meet former prime minister Tony Blair here Thursday, with the focus on his role as their new special envoy against a backdrop of a renewed US push for peace.


Los Angeles Times - PARIS — Muslim women in head scarves, journalists in jeans and senators draped in tricolored sashes rallied here Monday in support of two French hostages held in Iraq by kidnappers demanding that France repeal a new ban on the Islamic head scarf in public schools.


ASIA/INDIA - Il Rettore Maggiore dei Salesiani in visita in Kerala invita i religiosi a essere ÂSamaritaniÂ Kochi (Agenzia Fides) - Due modelli evangelici, la donna Samaritana (Gv 4,1) e il buon Samaritano (Lc 10,30): sono i riferimenti indicati da don Pascual Chavez, Rettore Maggiore dei Salesiani, ai religiosi presenti in Kerala, (India Sudoccidentale) d...


Tadic Pledges to Explain Serbia's Position on Kosovo During US Visit

Serbian President Boris Tadic says that during his visit to Washington this week, he will seek to explain to U.S. officials his country's opposition to independence for Kosovo.


Baseball's Return to D.C. Long Time Coming

The last time the nation's capital was home to the national pastime, the game was literally a riot.


With everyone from ESPN to Eminem opening sales channels to cellphone-owning fans, m-Qube Inc., a Boston wireless company that delivers entertainment content, has raised $17.5 million in venture capital funding to ramp up its sales and technology development.


Health ministers from across Europe meet in Lithuania to discuss ways to prevent an HIV/Aids epidemic.


F.D.A. Requiring Suicide Studies in Drug Trials

Drug makers are being asked for the first time to put a comprehensive suicide assessment into clinical trials.


Scientists call for UN compromise on cloning

Britain's leading scientists today urge the United Nations to ban cloning of babies but leave open the door for cloning of embryo stem cells as treatments for so-far incurable illnesses.


Libya has missed its first payment under a $35 million compensation deal for 168 non-U.S. victims of a 1986 Berlin disco bombing, a German lawyer said Wednesday.


"Labyrinth" leads way at Mexico film awards

MEXICO CITY  - Guillermo del Toro's dark fantasy "Pan's Labyrinth" garnered an impressive 12 nominations Wednesday for the 49th Ariel Awards, Mexico's top film prize.


MTV, Real, and Wal-Mart Shake Up Digital Music

At least one online music service without digital rights management restrictions is launching.


Bush, Kerry trade shots on missing weapons

Addressing a growing campaign controversy, President George W. Bush suggested Wednesday that a missing cache of Iraqi explosives may have vanished before last year's US invasion


Japan's Supreme Court clears way for MTFG and UFJ merger

TOKYO : Japan's Supreme Court cleared the way for UFJ Holdings and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group to merge by rejecting a bid to halt the deal by Sumitomo Trust and Banking, a court spokeswoman said.


Stocks turn lower on oil, subprime jitters

Stocks turned lower on Monday as oil futures pared their losses and more worries about the subprime mortgage market swirled.


NATO chopper down in Afghanistan, seven soldiers dead

A helicopter carrying NATO-led military in Afghanistan went down late Wednesday, with seven soldiers "known dead," the force said as the Taliban claimed to have shot down the chopper.


Google launches search service for computer code

Google  is introducing a  new search service -- strictly for computer programmers only.


Temporary Export For Works By James Baillie Fraser

LONDON, ENGLAND.- Arts Minister, Estelle Morris, has placed a temporary export bar on a rare, complete and intact album of twenty-four watercolors, Views of Calcutta, by James Baillie Fraser.


Congress OKs Extending Stopgap Highway Funding

Congress approved an eight-month  extension of temporary highway funding on Thursday with  lawmakers still wrangling over spending and other proposals and  reluctant to test a White House veto threat.


The suicide bombing that killed an Israeli woman Monday was the first such attack in Israel since Jan. 29, 2007, when three people were killed in the southern port of Eilat. Since 2000, 541 Israelis, tourists and foreign workers have been killed in 131 Palestinian suicide bombings in Israel. Here are some of the deadliest attacks:


Two Blasts Rock Market in Ukraine Capital, 13 Hurt

Two blasts rocked a wholesale market in  the northern suburbs of Ukraine's capital Kiev on Friday,  wounding 13, two seriously, an Emergencies Ministry official  said.


Banknorth may gain foreign flavor: Toronto-Dominion Bank, NE ...

North Carolina, Scotland, Pennsylvania and Canada could soon all have something in common: serving as the home base of New England's top four banks.


Bombs explode in separate Spanish towns after a warning in the name of the armed Basque separatist group, Eta.


"Sunshine," "Half Nelson" lead indie film nominees

The hit road comedy "Little Miss  Sunshine" and the acclaimed drug-addiction drama "Half Nelson"  led the list of contenders on Tuesday for the Independent  Spirit Awards, the American art-house world's version of the  Oscars.


Republican Mitt Romney, flush with cash from early fundraising, this week will air his first presidential campaign ad to introduce himself to voters in several early voting states.


Video games improve street children's learning skills and social inclusion, Argentine researchers find out.


Accra, 09:03 - CALCIO, COPPA AFRICA: KO CON ANGOLA, SI DIMETTE CT SENEGAL

Henri Kasperczak si è dimesso dalla guida del Senegal dopo il ko con l'Angola in Coppa d'Afri...


The Dalai Lama was formally installed as a professor at Emory University on Monday as Tibetan monks wearing large moon-shaped, yellow hats chanted and played cymbals, gongs and horns.


British police said Saturday they have arrested four terror suspects in London who were reportedly on suspicion of plotting to explode a dirty bomb on the streets of Britain.


CMP Technology Launches Over the Air, Comprehensive Mobile Enterprise Blog for CIOs and IT Managers

MANHASSET, N.Y., Feb. 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CMP Technology's InformationWeek today announced the launch of Over the Air, a mobile enterprise blog which is the only media source focused on in-depth mobile enterprise news, intelligence, and analysis targeted to CIO's and senior IT managers.


Debate about reforms to Turkey's penal code, critical to the country's bid to join the European Union, has highlighted the relationship between the mainly-Muslim state and the 25-member bloc.


Time Warner pays $510m to settle fraud probe

Time Warner said yesterday that it had agreed to pay the US government $510 million (R3 billion) to resolve criminal and civil charges that its America


Malaria Drug Found Effective Against SARS

The anti-malaria drug chloroquine could be used to treat the SARS respiratory illness which killed hundreds of people last year, virologists at the Belgian Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) said on Friday.


Madrid, 10:57 - CALCIO, MARCA: MILAN INTERESSATO A SERGIO RAMOS

"Marca" scrive oggi che "Sergio Ramos mette in serio pericolo il patto di non aggressione firmato da...


By Staff Reports  Video:  Hail Storm Damage Delays Shuttle Launch     CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA on Tuesday postponed next month's launch of space shuttle Atlantis after a hailstorm left hundreds of small dings on the spacecraft's external fuel tank.


BRASILIA -- The paper trail ends in an unmarked office in Brazil's federal police headquarters, where duffel bags full of confiscated files are heaped on the floor, waiting to be opened and analyzed.


Stopping Off in the Gothic South, on the Road to Ruin

In the first feature directed by Shainee Gabel, John Travolta delivers a hammed-up scenery-chewing variation of the brainy good ole boy he played in "Primary Colors."


Roy Makaay almost single-handedly led Bayern into the second round of last season's Champions League with seven of Munich's eight goals in the competition and Bayern's reliance on the Dutch striker looks set to continue this year.


Bush cites city's gains on sixth anniversary of No Child Left Behind. Critics see uneven results.


Virtual communities are as important as their real-world counterparts, many members of online communities believe.


Peru's ex-intelligence chief Montesinos gets a 20-year jail sentence for selling arms to Colombian guerrillas.


Miami Woman Wins $86M in Bay of Pigs Suit

A judge awarded more than $86 million Thursday to a woman who sued the Cuban government over her father's execution following the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion.


Vaccine "could cut cervical cancer deaths 76 pct"

GlaxoSmithKline's  experimental  vaccine against a virus that causes cervical cancer could cut  the number of cases and deaths from the illness by up to 76  percent, the drug company said on Monday.


Doctors advised to defer booster shots of vaccine

Doctors should defer giving booster shots of a widely used childhood vaccine in the wake of a voluntary recall last week of 1.2 million doses by Merck & Co Inc, U.S. health authorities said on Wednesday.


The Kick Racism Out Of Football campaign believe Luis Aragones will receive little more than "a slap on the wrist" after the Spanish Football Federation yesterday belatedly opened a disciplinary


Only 4% of the world's oceans remain undamaged by human activity, a study has indicated.


Baseball Notes | A Red Sox parade, with limits

Because so many members of Red Sox Nation are expected in Boston today to celebrate the team's World Series triumph, the victory parade won't be making any stops and won't culminate with a staged rally, either.


Olympics Chief Says Zeus Smiled on Athens

Zeus and the other gods of ancient Greece smiled on the Athens Olympic Games, whose spectacular success surprised the world, the head of the organizing committee said Monday.


Two men face a retrial over the 21 July bombings after a first jury failed to reach a verdict.


Princess Diana still an icon a decade on

The mounds of flowers are long gone from the gates of Kensington Palace, but Princess Diana's presence lingers.


Mourners at the funeral of attack victim Paul Quinn are told the killing was 'barbaric and deeply sinful'.


White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card says he believes that the Food and Drug Administration is doing a "spectacular job." That's hard to understand, given the mounting evidence that something is seriously wrong at the agency.


After quite a few of negotiations, China's non-state-run Joyo.com Ltd. has finally reached a deal with Amazon.com Inc., the US E-commerce giant, which possibly meant a beginning


Michael Jackson offered to give the boy at the centre of his child molestation case a house and college funds, the child's stepfather has said in court.


India successfully launches an Israeli spy satellite, officials at Sriharikota space station in southern India say.


Flu Vaccine Maker Won't Assure US Sales in '05

Executives at the Chiron Corporation hedged yesterday about whether the company would be able to return to selling flu vaccine in the United States next year.


Complaints from customers about late arrival of online deliveries have risen by a third, a consumer group has said.


Hamas, Fatah say they agree to stop hostilities

Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah said they had agreed to a ceasefire on Sunday after a day of bloodshed in which President Mahmoud Abbas's offices came under mortar fire and his Fatah forces seized two ministries.


Premier critico su affermazioni di alcuni ministri


Decine di sfollati, 8 strappati a morte certa dai vigili


Bureaucracy and a lack of money are slowing the rebuilding of New Orleans nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina hit, Mayor Ray Nagin said Monday.


By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 7--BILOXI -- The Biloxi City Council chose a firm to devise a new post-Katrina comprehensive plan Tuesday and also discussed widening the time frame for homeowners to build back at lower elevations.


A couple have been jailed for nine years for the death of a 17-month old boy who was repeatedly tortured.


Roma, 12:57 - Calcio, Morgia nuovo allenatore del Foggia

Massimo Morgia Ã¨ il nuovo tecnico del Foggia (C1/B). Morgia, che sarÃ  a Foggia giÃ  questa sera per i...


AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING ODDS NEWS

Queenslander Adam Scott is VC Bet's heaviest liability ahead of this week's Australian PGA Championship. Scott's opening quote of 7/1 was quickly gobbled up by punters who fancy the golden boy of Aussie golf's


U.S. boosting security at airports: White House

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - The United States is boosting security at airports following an explosion at a Glasgow airport that British police described as an attack and car bombs found in London, the White House said on Saturday.


Nepali capital peaceful after lifting of curfew

The streets of Nepal's capital were crowded and shops opened early on Monday after authorities lifted a curfew imposed last week after mobs protesting against the killing of 12 Nepalis in Iraq ransacked a mosque.


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Frisbee still flying high after 50 years

Wham-O Inc. changed the name of the Pluto Platter to Frisbee 50 years ago Sunday, flinging a new word into the cultural ether that still conjures images of carefree fun in the park and breezy days at the beach.


Folic acid linked to breast cancer in preliminary study

Folic acid, a B vitamin widely taken by pregnant women to protect against birth defects, has been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, in a new health study.


UPDATE 1-Leverkusen see off Dynamo Kiev to win Group B

Bayer Leverkusen scored three times in the second half to beat Dynamo Kiev 3-0 on Wednesday and reach the knockout phase of the Champions League as Group B winners, ahead of Real Madrid.


Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, who became the face of the American military effort in Iraq in 2006 and 2007, begs the armed services to let troops blog and post to YouTube. But Army rules squeeze military bloggers hard and military nets ban the video site.


The Chief Medical Officer for England says alcohol tax should be increased to protect people's health.


Bills' Reed, Vincent Likely to Miss Game

Buffalo Bills receiver Josh Reed and cornerback Troy Vincent are expected to miss Sunday's game against the New York Jets.


The companies say the settlement involves a âlimited cross licenseâ to three Nortel and three Vonage patents, and will not call for any monetary payments by either company.


Repairing Europe-US rift won't be easy: Chirac

PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac says US policies will make it difficult to mend the divide between Europe and Washington. In a report published Tuesday in the Times of London, Chirac said that repairing


Sudanese officials welcome the African Union's decision to extend its Darfur mandate until the end of the year.


Chances of recession rise in Blue Chip forecast

The chances of an economic recession are increasing as troubles in the housing sector and credit markets take their toll, according to a survey of economists released on Monday.


"Croc Hunter" pulled barb from chest before death

SYDNEY, Australia  - Fatally injured by a   stingray, Australian "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin pulled its   serrated barb out of his chest before losing consciousness and   dying, the world-famous naturalist's manager said on Tuesday.


IBM offers RFID services for manufacturers

Big Blue also introduces radio tag services for midsize suppliers working under mandates from retail giants such as Wal-Mart.


Disease cited in White's death is usually not lethal, experts say

Sarcoidosis, the respiratory disease that may have contributed to the death NFL great Reggie White, usually comes and goes mysteriously, with about 95 percent of patients recovering, experts say.


[World News]: Islamabad, Nov 21 : Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Sunday said he would hold talks on all issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh during his two-day visit to New Delhi beginning Tuesday.


Nets Cross the River and Sink the Knicks

The Nets' victory was fashioned from every corner of the their roster, and had as much to do with the Knicks' sloppy play as anything else.


Priyanka has done quite a few naughty things and has been caught red-handedÂ


A well-made absorbing tale of two brothers in a small town.


Abstinence programs present false, misleading information ...

Federally funded abstinence education programs that are used in 25 states contain false and misleading information about contraception, abortion and sexually transmitted diseases, a Democratic lawmaker said Wednesday.


Costs of Romania's integration into EU are costs of modernization, says Minister Ene Dinga

The costs of Romania's accession to the European Union in 2007 are actually the costs of this country's modernization, which should anyway have been planned even without having a community support.


George W Bush says violence in Darfur must be stopped "once and for all", as he continues his tour of Africa.


ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - Nuovo Centro di formazione professionale per ragazze, gestito dalle Missionarie della CaritÃ  Dushanbe (Agenzia Fides) - Le Missionarie della CaritÃ  hanno aperto un nuovo Centro di formazione professionale interamente riservato alle ragazze in Tajikistan, paese a larga maggioranza islamica. Nel paese operano quattro suore dellÂOrdine fondato ...


Stocks Drop Despite Greenspan Assessment

NEW YORK - Investors adopted a wait-and-see attitude on the economy, despite Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's improved assessment, and bid stocks modestly lower Wednesday as Wall Street waits for better economic and earnings news.    While Greenspan said the economy has "regained some traction" after the summer's slowdown, investors looked past his congressional testimony, focusing instead on uncertainty about the health of the economy, third-quarter earnings pre-announcements and fiscal policy...


No security force members will be charged in connection with the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.


The Times Square tradition of dropping the new year's ball began a century ago with a 700-pound ball of wood and iron, lit with 100 25-watt incandescent bulbs


The Florida Department of Law Enforcement sent its most aggressive agent to work on the case full time, armed with big stacks of files from the FBI and sheriff's investigators.


Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards implored New Hampshire voters Friday to repudiate the Iowa caucus results and vote for a candidate "who will fight for the middle class" against corporate interests that he accuses of moving jobs overseas and making health care expensive.


INDIANAPOLIS - Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps, Aaron Peirsol, Natalie Coughlin and Amanda Beard head US rosters released Tuesday for next monthâs short course world championships.


Tanker Spills Crude and Creates 20 Mile Slick On Delaware

( Philadelphia -- November 28, 2004) --  Dozens of birds have fallen victim to a big oil slick on the delaware river. A tanker spilled 30-thousand gallons of crude oil into the river between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey.


A cautionary bedtime tale for kids and their freaked-out parents.


Castro's brother: Cuba will stay communist

Fidel Castro's brother said the Communist Party will remain in control of Cuba if there is a leadership change, according to comments published Thursday.


Salman gets interrogated by Crime Branch

Salman Khan was interrogated by Crime Branch yesterday.


Red Sox counting on Schilling, Pedro against Angels

Five outs -- five measly outs. That's how close the Boston Red Sox came to going to the World Series last year and perhaps ending an 85-year championship drought.


Drought prompts LA mayor to urge cut in water use

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa asked Los Angeles residents on Wednesday to cut water use by 10 percent amid a drought of historic proportions.


Metallo prezioso da giorni sul limite dei 600 dollari


Search engine giant Google is going to make it easy for book lovers to search though pages of books online and read a few pages too.


Kornberg wins 2006 Nobel prize for chemistry

American Roger Kornberg won the 2006 Nobel prize for chemistry for work on how cells copy genetic information to be used by the body, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Wednesday.


Italian appeals court agrees to extradite an Egyptian man suspected of planning the Madrid bomb attacks.


Beckham set for recall to Real Madrid squad

David Beckham's month-long spell in the stands since he announced he was leaving Real Madrid in the summer is set to come to an end after the club announced that he will be recalled to the squad for their league game against Real Sociedad at the weekend.


The main asset of Yukos, the crippled Russian oil company, will not be integrated into Gazprom, the state gas monopoly, but remain as a separate state-controlled group, the Russian government said yesterday.


Two Koreas Discuss Road, Rail Links Across Border

Military officers from Seoul and  Pyongyang met Thursday to discuss rail and road links through  the Demilitarised Zone, ending a three-month break in two-way  talks, but North Korea dodged making any clear pledge over key  issues, the South Korean defense ministry said.


Aperto 'tavolo Milano', Malpensa centrale per sistema Paese


Nuns have multi-point mind-link to God, say researchers

Er, sort of Nuns don't have a single G-spot (that is G to God) in their brains after all. This groundbreaking and no doubt riveting piece of information comes courtesy of researchers at the University of Montreal.â¦


Milano, 20:47 - CALCIO, INTER: PER VIEIRA STIRAMENTO AL GEMELLO MEDIALE

"Stiramento di secondo grado al gemello mediale della gamba destra", questo l'esito degli esami ai q...


Bosnian police seize the passports of close relatives of wanted war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic.


Dell hires Solectron's Cannon to head new division

Dell Inc.  has hired Solectron Corp.  Chief Executive Michael Cannon to the newly created position of president of global operations, as the No. 2 personal computer maker seeks to retake market share from Hewlett-Packard Co.


Ten young children are taken into care and 25 people held in raids targeting suspected gangs and child trafficking.


Londra, 10:04 - CALCIO, STAMPA INGLESE: DERUBATI DA INZAGHI

''Una vera tragedia greca''. La stampa inglese fotografa cosÃ¬ la sconfitta del Liverpool nella final...


Sentito da procuratore come persona informata sui fatti


Torino, 18:44 - CALCIO, SERIE A; TORINO: AFFATICAMENTO AGLI ADDUTTORI PER ARDITO

Ultimo allenamento a porte chiuse oggi pomeriggio per il Torino, che domani affronterà l'Empo...


Great Britain has one of its best ever days at the Olympics, winning five golds.


Blog Comments Become Fodder For Attack Ads

RICHMOND, Sept. 21 -- A Republican state legislator from Fairfax County has launched an attack ad on cable TV against his Democratic opponent that features unidentified, unverified quotes from a blog.


Digital Music Group to Buy San Francisco Rival

By Clint Swett, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Sep. 11--Seeking to tap into new markets for distributing music online,  Sacramento-based Digital Music Group Inc. plans to announce today it will buy  a San Francisco rival for nearly $5 million in cash and stock.


Sidonie Goossens, a harpist and the last survivor of a musically distinguished family of brothers and sisters, has died. She was 105.


Milano, 16:45 - CALCIO, MILAN: CONVOCATI PER LA REGGINA

Carlo Ancelotti ha convocato 20 giocatori per Reggina-Milan di domani. Ecco l'elenco: Fiori, ...


While Current TV has gained a lot of attention, mainly because of Al Goreâs involvement, it is not clear that the cable channel is attracting an audience.


Capuano fails in All-Star bid, beats Cubs

Chris Capuano is relieved that the All-Star voting process is over, even if he didn't make the team. Capuano threw a six-hit shutout to continue his mastery of the Cubs as Milwaukee beat Chicago 2-0 Thursday night.


Colombia writer Garcia Marquez feted in homecoming

Colombian novelist Gabriel  Garcia Marquez returned for the first time in more than 20  years on Wednesday to the home town that inspired him to create  his most famous novel, "100 years of Solitude."


The biggest economy in Asia you don't hear about!


Intel, the world's biggest semiconductor maker, said on Monday that it had succeeded in building a test chip that packs 10 million transistors into an area the size of the tip of a ball-point pen.


Actress Dame Julie Andrews says she has no hope of her voice returning - despite  singing in Princess Diaries 2.


Nepal's parliament gives itself the power to abolish the monarchy if  the king interferes in forthcoming elections.


Oil Falls Below $49 on Nigeria Cease-Fire

Oil prices dropped from record highs  above $50 a barrel on Wednesday as the U.S. government reported  a surprise increase in crude stocks and rebels in Nigeria's  oil-rich delta region agreed a cease-fire.


Planning for Big Game No Different for the Jets

Despite the urgency of the Jets' situation, Friday's workout looked and felt the same as any other Friday during the regular season.


Ajax Amsterdam were doubly relieved on Wednesday following their 3-0 Champions League win over Maccabi Tel Aviv and the resignation of Louis van Gaal as the club's technical director.


Poll finds Medicare hotline callers frustrated

Callers to the U.S. government's hotline for the Medicare health program for senior citizens are increasingly frustrated by the service, according to a poll released on Thursday.


Movie Review | 'The U.S. vs. John Lennon': Lennon as Superior to Nixon

Using archival clips and talking-head interviews, this documentary makes the case that John Lennon was a much better person than Richard Nixon.


A souped-up version of a naturally occurring immune system protein can protect female monkeys from the AIDS virus, scientists have reported


Heath Ledger, Actor, Is Found Dead at 28

The Australian-born actor was found in a New York apartment with sleeping pills near his body, the police said.


A police manhunt is launched for a murderer who escaped from prison guards at a hospital.


Microsoft, the behemoth Redmond, Wash., software company lurking over the computing world, Nov. 11 released a "beta," or test, version of its online search service.


Major powers need more talks on Iran's nuclear programme before agreeing on a new UN resolution, US officials say.


Healthy Pennington Refocuses the Jets' Trajectory

Chad Pennington, in his first game back from injury, and the Jets consolidated their position as the top wild-card team in the A.F.C.


Tension grows in Lebanon over slaying of a Syria foe

BIKFAYA, Lebanon -- Mourners wept and showered rice yesterday on the coffin of a slain government minister who opposed Syrian influence in this divided nation, as his supporters mobilized for a massive show of force at his funeral in the capital, Beirut.


Vista adoption to outpace XP, analyst says

(InfoWorld) - Adoption of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system will happen at a faster pace than any previous operating system release, a software analyst predicted last week. Up to 15 percent of PC users will move to Vista within the first year that the operating system is available, said David Mitchell, the software practice leader at Ovum Ltd. "That would make it the fastest-moving operating system ever," he said. By comparison, between 12 to 14 percent of users switched to Windows XP during the first year of its release, Mitchell said. Vista will gain traction in the market from quick adoption by both corporate and consumer users. For example, companies that participate in Microsoft's Software Assurance licensing program will automatically get upgrades to Vista, Mitchell said. "On the consumer side, there has been a bit of pent-up demand. Just look at the beta adoption in the consumer space -- it's very high," he said. Windows Vista will be available to business customers from November 30, with the operating system available to consumers from January. For users who buy a new computer before Vista is released to consumers, Microsoft is now shipping Vista upgrade coupons with computers that are sold with Windows XP. The upgrade coupons mean that Microsoft will not be hurt financially by missing the year-end holiday shopping season -- a peak time for computer sales. While corporate and consumer users will quickly move to Vista, the adoption prospects forÂ Office 2007 -- which goes on sale at the same time -- are less clear. While many users may now see no need to upgrade, once Office 2007 starts to make its way into companies users may find themselves upgrading to keep pace, Mitchell said. Overall, the rate of adoption of Office 2007 will be lower than Vista during the first year, Mitchell said. "You don't get the OEM drag effect. If you buy a new PC, you get a copy of Vista. You don't necessarily get a copy of Office," he said. Â


A Maine school bus driver won $200,000 in a NASA-sponsored contest to design a new glove for astronauts.


Molly Shannon teeters between kooky and lovable as an obsessive dog lover in this quirky indie.


Worldwide Technology Consumers To Lose in DVD Standards War

Blu-ray and HD DVD -- will be costly to everyone concerned, analysts say. The availability of two rival formats will raise prices and confuse consumers.


SAP's ERP 2005 'stable core' for five years

(InfoWorld) - SAP AG is making a major change in the way it delivers ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications to customers, breaking with the traditional approach of upgrading the entire software release every 12 to 18 months. Instead, SAP committed Tuesday to keeping the current version of its ERP software, mySAP ERP 2005, in place through 2010 and providing new functionality via a steady stream of optional enhancement packages. The vendor made the announcement at its TechEd developer conference taking place in Las Vegas this week. SAP determined the new strategy in response to customer demands, according to Peter Graf, executive vice president of solution marketing for SAP. "The customer is in a dilemma," he said. "They want the least distraction to their business possible, while continually innovating in a very short time frame." Not having to upgrade entire SAP ERP applications on a regular basis and being able to choose which functionality to take on via the optional enhancement packages should help ease the pain, Graf added. MySAP 2005 will act as "a stable backbone" on top of which customers can add new functionality from SAP and its partners, Graf said. It's a very different approach from the several hundred product enhancements the vendor showcased in mySAP ERP 2005, he added. The first enhancement package is due to ship in December. It will include new functionality around talent management and financial collaboration, new composite applications, enterprise services, industry-specific capabilities and possible extensions to SAP's NetWeaver integration platform, Graf said. MySAP is based on NetWeaver. Going forward, SAP will likely issue enhancement packages once every quarter or two, with each package grouped around a particular theme. "We'll make sure we deliver them in a very focused way," Graf said. "For example, we'd say this package is all around talent management. If you want it, go for it. If you're not interested, don't use it." Other enhancement packages will includeÂ CRM (customer relationship management)Â andÂ Project Muse, a new GUI (graphical user interface) to mySAP applications developed through a partnership with Adobe Systems Inc.'s Macromedia business unit. SAP begun making mySAP ERP 2005 generally available in May at its Sapphire user conference in Orlando. So far, 200 to 300 customers are live with the latest ERP software version, Graf said, with several thousand other users live on the earlier release, mySAP 2004. SAP is hoping that users on older versions of its software, notably R/3 4.6C and 4.7, will also rapidly move to mySAP ERP 2005. While the message at Sapphire from SAP executives to its users was to adopt mySAP 2005 sooner rather than later, the message from TechEd is rather more blunt. "There's no mySAP ERP 2007. This is it. Move," Graf said. Â


IT wasn't nearly as inflammatory as some of the actions that have preceded it in 34 years of top-level cricket at the WACA Ground, but Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's send-off to Matthew Hayden on Thursday added another chapter to the colourful


Top Democrat vows to block possible Bush nominee

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vowed on Wednesday to block former Solicitor General Theodore Olson from becoming attorney general if President George W. Bush nominates him to replace Alberto Gonzales.


In passerella a Parigi collezione di Ennio Capasa


PeopleSoft, Oracle at `Impasse,' Setting Stage for Proxy Battle

Oracle Corp. said it is at an impasse with PeopleSoft Inc., signaling the two software makers will wage a proxy battle to resolve Oracle's $8.8 billion takeover bid.


2 lanes of I-70 reopen; repair to take months

Drivers could face single-lane traffic in each direction for up to three months at the site of a Thanksgiving Day rockslide on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon.


TeamQuest predicts worthwhile data center trends for 2005


Tom Wolfe Leaves Longtime Publisher, Taking His New Book

Tom Wolfe has severed his 42-year relationship with Farrar, Straus & Giroux and agreed to sell the rights to publish his next novel to Little, Brown & Company.


London Stock Exchange Plc said on Monday  it had received an approach from mainland European stock market  Euronext.


Ibiza, which has an international reputation of being the ultimate party destination, doesn't seem like the place to go when you're trying to focus on work.


Healthy lifestyle can help the elderly to live longer

A HEALTHY lifestyle can reduce the death rate of elderly people by more than 60 per cent, a study has revealed. Researchers looked at the effects of a Mediterranean diet, not smoking, being physically active


Republican Mitt Romney, who once said donating to his presidential campaign would be a nightmare, told an audience Wednesday that the millions he is pouring into the race keep him free of special interests.


Comment is free: George Galloway: It would be a disaster for the Middle East if the US neutered the region's most independent TV station.


A lightning storm stopped play early on the third afternoon of the fifth and final Test between South Africa and England at Centurion Park.


Hitachi Looks to Penetrate North American Blade Market

PC Magazine - The company is launching a blade server with embedded virtualization software and which can use either Intel's Xeon or Itanium processors.


Opposition swells to Pakistani judge's sacking

Opposition swelled on Tuesday to the government's move to sack Pakistan's top judge as a judicial council heard the case against him behind closed doors.


Bush, Cheney 'In Denial' Over Iraq - Edwards

President Bush is in "a complete state of denial" about the deteriorating situation in Iraq, Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards charged on Wednesday.


Ex-Guantanamo inmate appears in UK court

One of three British residents newly returned from the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay was ordered Thursday to face an extradition hearing for allegedly belonging to an al-Qaida terrorist cell in Spain.


Yahooâs Overture Keyword Selector Tool Working Again

After experiencing a lot of downtime last week, Yahoo Search Marketing’s Overture Keyword Selector tool is up and running again. Search engine marketers and search bloggers were up in arms last week when they found that the Overture tool, a foundation of the search industry and keyword planning, was not working, nor were the third party [...]


'Shrek 2,' 'Incredibles' Eligible for Animation Oscar

LOS ANGELES  - Will it be a family of superheroes or a green ogre taking home the animation Oscar? DreamWorks' "Shrek 2," the highest-grossing film of the year and Pixar's "The Incredibles" are


U.S. factories picked up their pace in  December, capping off a year of expansion in the manufacturing  industry despite some recent signs of a downturn in employment,  a report showed on Monday.


And now, with Scott Peterson's life on the line, his attorney must confront some serious problems created by his previous go-for-broke strategy.


A Swindon man who spent six years in a Thai jail for a drugs conviction arrives home after the case was quashed.


Â· Reforms must include 'engaging with the people'  Â· Policy forums on table before autumn conference


Russian Forces Complete Anti-Terror Plan

Russian commandos battled terror suspects in the southern Dagestan region allegedly planning another attack like last fall's seizure of a Beslan school, and security authorities Sunday declared the insurgents dead after a tank razed their suspected hideout. One commando also was killed.


Good news from IBM helps stocks to a higher close ahead of inflation data and financial earnings later in the week.


Pygmies pin hopes on resource-hungry China

BELINGA, Gabon  - The pygmies of Gabon's lush northeast equatorial forests may soon be learning Chinese.


The faulty points that caused a fatal rail crash should have been checked and repaired five days before, a report reveals.


Number of prisoners in England and Wales reduced by 1,500 since emergency measures came in.


Lenovo Sponsors Global Webcast to Encourage More Women Engineers

Lenovo today announced its sponsorship of the "Global  Marathon For, By and About Women in Engineering,"  a live webcast event that will be broadcast to a worldwide audience on  Thursday, March 22.


Michael Redd scored 37 points and Andrew Bogut had 17 points, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 104-92 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.


The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration unveils a newly updated Web site that lets people call up a map of the storm that wreaked havoc on Louisiana.


A. O. Scott's picks for the best films of 2004 include "Million Dollar Baby," "Moolaade," "Tarnation," "Goodbye Dragon Inn" and "The Incredibles."


Racing: Brazil's Kanaan set to clinch Indy-car crown

FONTANA, United States : Brazil's Tony Kanaan can clinch the Indy Racing League season championship by finishing in the top four at the Toyota Indy 400 here Sunday.


England rugby coach Brian Ashton and retired former skipper Jason Robinson are among the sport stars featured in the New Year Honours.


Ministers are outlining plans to close the UK's skills gap with other developed countries and boost basic training.


Shares of Google jumped today after the Web search leader posted its first results as a public company, and one broker said the stock could hit $200, rekindling dot.com-era fervor.  -Reuters


President Bush surrendered to congressional foes yesterday in his fight to install John R. Bolton as permanent ambassador to the United Nations, a harbinger of how the political world has changed since Democrats captured both houses of Congress.


US spy satellite set to hit Earth by early March: Pentagon

An out-of-control US spy satellite is expected to crash to Earth in late February or early March, the Pentagon said Monday without specifying where it might land.


Spot Future Trends and Developments in the Broadcasting & Cable TV Market in France

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51136)  has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report: Broadcasting &  Cable TV in France to their offering.


Fans Urge Mexico's Fallen Madonna to Resume Career

MONTERREY, Mexico  - Thousands of cheering fans  called on Mexico's tarnished "Madonna," Gloria Trevi, to resume  her singing career when she arrived at a hometown Mass on  Thursday to celebrate her release from jail.


Five Ways to Bend Windows Vista to Your Will

Got Vista already? Make it your own with these five easy customization tweaks.


Some 300 Galapagos Islands rangers peacefully occupied park research stations Monday to protest the reported firing of the park director and his probable replacement.


Michael Jackson is due back in court on Tuesday for the second day of jury selection in his child abuse trial.


World Business Briefing: New Zealand: Dubai Ends Airport Bid

Dubai Aerospace Enterprises abandoned plans to buy control of Auckland International Airport, New Zealandâs largest airfield.


Many Yahoo shareholders are waiting for a higher bid than that offered by Microsoft, but analysts say it is increasingly unlikely.


50,000 dead and thousands more bodies to find

The death toll from the killer waves unleashed across the Indian Ocean by the megaquake climbed inexorably toward 50,000 tonight. Indonesia believes at least 25,000 people died on Sumatra island - 10,000


Researchers say they have found the most effective treatment for a bad back.


A horse's death grips many in the United States

For some Americans, weary of war in Iraq and uncertain about the future, the race horse Barbaro's fight for life was a welcome tale of hope in the face of adversity.


Biofuels to power mobile networks in India

(InfoWorld) - Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and the development fund of the GSM Association (GSMA), which represents the interests of GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) operators, have started a pilot project to develop biofuels to power rural India's wireless networks. A similar pilotÂ to the one in India is currently being run by Ericsson and GSMA in Lagos, Nigeria, with the MTN Group, a service provider with operations in Africa and the Middle East. In India, Ericsson and GSMA are partnering with a large local operator, Idea Cellular. India has large rural areas that lack electricity connections or have an inadequate power supply, which is likely to be a bottleneck for mobile operators planning to expand their coverage to the countryside, said P. Balaji, head of marketing and strategy at Ericsson India, on Thursday. Instead, users in rural areas in India and elsewhere in the world have to choose between using biofuel or fossil fuels to power their generators. Using biofuels is environmentally friendly as it reduces carbon-dioxide emissions by between 70 percent to 80 percent, Balaji said. Biomass for biofuel can be locally produced, providing employment in rural areas, he added. Ericsson and GSMA are aiming to create an ecosystem consisting of mobile services operators, local farmers who will grow the crops for biofuel and local entrepreneurs who will generate the biofuel for the wireless base stations, using converter technology developed by Ericsson and the GSMA. Biofuel will currently provide only marginal savings to an operator, but the benefit is likely to increase as biofuel is more widely adopted, while the cost of fossil fuels rises, Balaji said. Using biofuel will also translate into savings on logistics and transportation of diesel, he added. India has been adding over 6 million mobile subscribers each month, and many operators are targeting the countryâs underserved rural markets as the next big revenue opportunity. In India, Ericsson and the GSMA have identified nonedible plant-based fuels such as cotton seeds and jatropha, a plant grown in the region. In the second phase of the pilot in Pune in Maharashtra state, the two organizations and Idea Cellular are setting up a supplyÂ chainÂ usingÂ locallyÂ grown crops to produce biofuel to power betweenÂ five and 10 base stations in the region. The goal is to have these base stations powered by cotton or jatropha by the middle of this year.


One year ago, a 32-year-old trader at a giant hedge fund named Amaranth held huge sway over the price the country paid for natural gas. Trading on unregulated commodity exchanges, he made risky bets that led to the fund's collapse -- and, according to a congressional investigation, higher gas bills...


Former Employees Urge Payday Loan Limits

Stacey Brown said he went to Check 'n Go on Eighth Street SE in 2001 and borrowed $500 in a payday advance loan to help him pay some bills.


In a few weeks, the Philadelphia Phillies might look back at a pair of one-run games that ended minutes apart as the critical moment of the division race.


High prices in sale of items from Damien Hirst restaurant

LONDON: Sold to collectors of modern art: the set of bar stools shaped like aspirins, towering medical cabinets, the DNA-themed sculptures and the molecule-inspired ashtrays.


Israel Invites Bids in Construction Plan

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved bids for construction of 1,000 homes in Jewish West Bank settlements after freezing them earlier this month, amid growing friction with the United States over continued settlement expansion.


Kidnappers free US journalist captured in Iraq

BAGHDAD - A US journalist kidnapped in Iraq more than a week ago was released Sunday. In an interview with Al-Jazeera television, Micah Garen, 36, thanked representatives of radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr for working to secure his release.


BIN LADEN RIVENDICA ATTENTATO DI GEDDA:"COLPITO BASTIONE DEI ...

Il gruppo di Bin Laden ha rivendicato con un comunicato della sua rete saudita su un sito internet, l'attacco al consolato americano nella cittÃ  di Gedda. "Lo squadrone dei martiri Abu Annas al Shami ha proseguito


Roma, 12:34 - CALCIO, MAZZINI: NO CONCILIAZIONE, MA PRESO CONTATTO

Alla Camera di Conciliazione del Coni, a Roma, è terminato il tentativo di conciliazione tra ...


Redskins' Secondary Gets in Deep Trouble

Through the first four games of the season opponents have attacked the Redskins' vulnerable secondary, leaving the defense wondering how to fix the pass coverage problems.


The European Jetmaker Has Long Skirted Subsidy Rules. Now Washington's WTO Complaint Will Drag That Abuse Into The Light Of Day.


In the nation's first-ever $3 trillion budget, President Bush seeks to seal his legacy of promoting a strong defense to fight terrorism and tax cuts to spur the economy


More than 4,000 foreigners have left Ivory Coast in the recent surge of violence, says France.


Bono, Hirst auction combines art and charity

The contemporary art world's brightest stars, including Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst, have aligned to provide AIDS relief in Africa with a special auction in New York conceived by Hirst and rock star Bono.


Â· 75% of young black males will soon be on DNA filesÂ· Action proposed to break 'web of disadvantage'


Fuel oil-laden tanker grounded off New York City

A tanker carrying more than 19 million gallons of fuel oil grounded off New York City on Thursday but was not leaking, the U.S. Coast Guard said.


Four more face trial Two young Dutch hackers who built a large botnet were sentenced to prison earlier this week. The main suspect, now 20, was handed a two-year sentence and a â¬9,000 f($11,800) fine, while his 28-year-old partner was given 18 months and ordered to pay â¬4,000 0 ($5,200). As they had both already served jail time, they were released this week.â¦


NEW YORK  - When it comes to alcohol, many teenagers may take a cue from their parents, new research suggests.


U.S. Hails Iraqi Vote; Rice Says Tough Days Ahead

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  hailed Sunday's landmark elections as "the emergence of an  Iraqi voice for freedom" but acknowledged there would be many  difficult days ahead.


Cingular wraps up AT&T Wireless acquisition

Cingular Wireless (Profile, Products, Articles) LLC announced Tuesday that it completed a $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.


Plans to allow 24-hour drinking will raise the cost to the NHS of alcohol-fuelled harm, a top medical group says.


Il Governo provera' a risolvere il fenomeno ma serve tempo


House a lock for GOP, as Dems pin hopes on Senate

Republicans are poised to renew their grip on the House on Tuesday, and Democrats' faint hopes of a Senate takeover hinge on close races in a string of southern and western states that favor President Bush.


UK court to rule on whether to let baby die

PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - The British parents of a sickly premature infant are fighting a hospital in Portsmouth that has asked permission to not revive their baby if she again stops breathing.


Vettura con 3 gendarmi inseguiva un altro veicolo


di Diego Decarli TRENTO  Una lezione politica attuale come non mai, un''eredità capace di indicare tuttora la strada alla politica italiana e contemporaneamente di ribadire il ruolo fondamentale della Comunità Europea nello scenario mondiale. Ma ...


Now that the EU appears to have settled the main rows over its new treaty, writer Kirsty Hughes asks what big things are coming up next.


Viewpoint Search Tool and Avon Team to Battle Breast Cancer  Graphical search engine toolbar Viewpoint is working with the Avon Foundation to create and distribute a custom search toolbar that promotes the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade. The program will give the Foundation access to a new source of funding as ...


KB Homeâs Loss Swells Amid Housing Slump

The homebuilder said its fourth-quarter loss ballooned to $772.7 million as home sales slowed, prompting it to book charges to write down unsold inventory and for a tax allowance.


High oil prices, which have been a factor in virtually all US recessions over the past three decades, are surging again this year.


Fujitsu Siemens launches mini-mainframe servers

The new machines support service oriented architecture and virtualization.


8 Turkish Soldiers Are Missing in Kurdish Attack

Turkey continued to bolster its forces at the Iraqi border after an ambush that left at least 12 Turkish soldiers dead and touched off an escalation in tensions.


Michael Cuddyer homers and drives in four runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics, 9-4, to move within 1 1/2 games of idle Detroit in the AL Central.


CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Little Natasha is a giggling, wriggling bundle of mischief. She adores Barney the Dinosaur, claps along to her favorite songs, and throws a typical 3-year-old's temper tantrums.


Hurricane Frances expected to brush Caribbean islands

MIAMI - Hurricane Frances weakened slightly Monday, but forecasters warned it would pick up strength as it headed toward the Caribbean islands, which it could begin affecting Tuesday.


October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For more information about breast cancer, call toll free 1 (800) ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.


Newcastle's Jonathan Woodgate could move to Real Madrid for Â£13.4m on Friday.


SAN`A, Yemen Aug. 28, 2004 - A chaotic three-month trial ended Saturday with 15 militants convicted for roles in terror attacks on a French oil tanker and a helicopter carrying US oil workers, as well as


Brian McBride scored in the 43rd minute, and the United States completed a grueling series of three World Cup warmup games in six days by beating Latvia 1-0 Sunday night.


Golf: Hamilton relishes joining golf's elite

KILKENNY, Ireland : British Open champion Todd Hamilton proved he deserved to be playing with the big boys when he shot a blistering six-under 66 in the first round of the seven million dollar WGC American Express Championship.


LAWRENCE, Kan. -- It began as a friendly basketball game in Mark Mangino's old neighborhood of New Castle, Pa. One of the Mangino's teammates kept making mistakes. Finally, Mangino threw up his hands and let the kid have it.


Director and editor chemistry key to a film's success

LOS ANGELES  - When Tony Gilroy's  mother heard that he was going to have his younger brother John  edit his directorial debut, "Michael Clayton," she was worried  her boys would clash.


Investigators look for clues in Lebanon killing

Lebanese army investigators searched for clues on Thursday in the assassination of a top general who had been tipped to become the next army chief.


Nexavar shows promise in acute myeloid leukemia

The kidney cancer pill Nexavar has shown promise in treating a small number of people with a type of blood cancer known as acute myeloid leukemia or AML, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


Israeli forces kill two Palestinian children in Gaza

Two Palestinian children were killed Thursday by Israeli fire in the Jabaleya refugee camp in northern Gaza as Israel's bloody offensive enters its ninth day.


Britain's Matthew Pinsent wins his fourth straight  Olympic gold as the men's coxless four triumph in a photo finish.


'Politica e giustizia devono rispettarsi reciprocamente'


Telekom Malaysia To Buy 27.3% Of Indonesia Excelcomindo

KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Telekom Malaysia Bhd. (4863.KU) late Thursday said it will buy a 27.3% stake in Indonesia's PT Excelcomindo Pratama for $314 million in cash.


SAN FRANCISCO - Scott Peterson's murder trial is scheduled to resume today in Redwood City, Calif., as the defense begins presenting its case.    The defense may call experts to say the fetus Laci Peterson was carrying when she disappeared on Christmas Eve 2002 was born full term...


Thirty-five people killed in western India blasts: TV

Thirty-five people were feared killed in   a series of explosions on Friday in a town in the western   Indian state of Maharashtra, TV reports said.


Nokia to Buy Software Developer Trolltech

Nokia has offered to buy Trolltech, the Norwegian developer of a widely used application framework, for $153 million.


Hugo Chavez has made an unannounced visit to Cuba to meet his friend and ally Fidel Castro.


Last year over 36,000 Americans died from exposure to the flu, and of those, more than 32,000 were 65 years of age or older. Another 200,000 people were hospitalized with symptoms of the illness.


I due leader seppur con riserve apprezzano nuova bozza


LONDON, England -- Andrew Symonds rode his luck to score the second one-day century of his career as Australia scored 269-6 from their 50 overs against Pakistan at Lord's.


Fox Wins Sunday Race with World Series Game 2

LOS ANGELES  - Curt Schilling didn't  shed his blood on the mound in vain Sunday night.


Blockbuster favors Blu-ray DVDs to HD DVD

Blockbuster Inc. on Monday put its weight behind Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray DVD format, as the No. 1 video rental chain said it would boost its inventory of the high-definition discs to 1,700 stores by mid-July.


Kidney Cancer Drug Linked to Higher Rate of Heart Problems

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A greater percentage of patients than previously thought may develop heart failure when taking the breakthrough cancer drug Sutent, researchers report.


Wsj, collocata presso Bank of America partecipazione residua


The party allied to ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra claims it has enough backing to form a coalition.


Firenze, sentenza accoglie il ricorso di una donna affetta da una rara malattia"Lecito anche rifiutare i tre impianti se la salute Ã¨ in pericolo"                                          Il giudice: sÃ¬ ai test sugli embrioni E' possibile la diagnosi preventiva                                                                                di MARINA CAVALLIERI


Officials in Tajikistan reduced the death toll from an avalanche to three, saying Monday that the earlier total of 15 dead was a mistake.


How much September 11 is enough -- or too much? On the first night of their national convention in New York's Madison Square Garden, Republicans tested the line between fitting tribute and political exploitation of that seminal and wrenching event.


Internet service providers file more spam lawsuits

In a second round of lawsuits four major US internet service providers (ISPs) are taking on senders of e-mail spam and unwanted commercial messages sent via instant messaging.


Steve Slaton was outstanding, as usual. No one, however, expected West Virginia's running game to be so Devine. Slaton ran for 137 yards and three touchdowns, Noel Devine amassed 125 yards on his first three carries, and No. 4 West Virginia cruised past Maryland 31-14 Thursday night.


Torino, 20:42 - CALCIO TORINO: BOVO E COCO OK PER LA LAZIO

Le uniche notizie buone in casa Torino sono i recuperi di Coco e Bovo, Per il resto grossi problemi ...


1. Novelists Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan are collaborating on a book about this year's Red Sox. The working title is The Girl Who Now Hates Tom Gordon.


TechWeb - Virgin Group Ltd. on Monday launched its online music store, pitting the retailer best known for its music "megastores" with tech companies such as Apple Computer Inc., which operates the most popular digital music service.


Cancelled Flights, Lost Bags Frustrate Holiday Travelers

Evan Dawson (Rochester, NY) 12/27/04 -- Airline Comair was able to get about 15 percent of its flights into the air Sunday after canceling all 1,100 of them on Saturday.


EU to give MasterCard months to change fee-source

The European Commission will give  credit card company MasterCard  six months to reconfigure  the fee it sets for processing transactions or face daily  fines, an industry source said on Wednesday.


Your opinions solicited The Register started out as a UK operation with a UK addressed web site, but accidentally and against our expectations became a pretty successful international operation. In deference to marketing we should point out that in recent years the international success has been both planned and deliberate, but that certainly isn't what we were thinking about back in the mid-90s when we set up theregister.co.uk. And that is, sort of, what we feel the need to ask you about today - the .co.uk was at first an obstacle to be overcome, then arguably became an important component of The Register's branding, but how important is it to you, and in what ways?â¦


The announcement of an effective malaria vaccine announced this week could become a life saver in areas of the world where deadly malaria claims millions of lives each year.


Report Details Threat From Mothball Fleet

More than 21 tons of lead, zinc, barium, copper and other toxic metals have fallen or washed away from decaying government ships in Suisun Bay, and high levels of the materials were found in sediment under the vessels, according to a draft report.


Friendship is one thing, competition quite another. That was apparent when reporters asked Juwan Howard and Liu Wei about playing against friends, Chris Webber and Yao Ming, in the China Games.


PENSACOLA, FLA. - US President George W. Bush toured parts of Florida and Alabama on Sunday to see for himself the damage caused by Hurricane Ivan.


With Fear and Wonder in Its Wake, Sputnik Lifted Us Into the Future

Sputnik changed everything - history, geopolitics, the scientific world. A reflection on the triumphs and disappointments of the space age.


Saints face Falcons in emotional Superdome return

Lost amid the hype of the NFL's   long-awaited return to hurricane-ravaged New Orleans on Monday   night is the battle for supremacy in the NFC South.


the bloodiest attacks inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, an attack claimed by America's top enemy in Iraq. suicide bombings inside what is supposed to be the safest place in Iraq.


U.S. Furious as Hamm Asked to Give Back Gold Medal

U.S. Olympic chiefs accused world  gymnastics officials of putting "outrageous and improper  pressure" on gold medallist Paul Hamm to give his medal to a  South Korean rival.


Con molta probabilitÃ  il formato MP3 sarÃ  supportato dai player Sony. Ad anticipare la notizia Ã¨ stata la stessa Sony per mezzo di un proprio portavoce francese. Il colosso giapponese, pur ritenendo il


Harrison Sister on Heist Louise says no valuable Beatles ...

Louise Harrison's car was broken into Sunday in Little Rock, Arkansas, but the sister of the late Beatles' guitarist George Harrison says that -- contrary to published reports -- the items stolen were of little consequence.


Australian FM plays down Poland's announcement on Iraq withdrawal

SYDNEY: Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has declined to reveal any timetable for a possible withdrawal of Australian troops from Iraq following a statement by Poland that it is aiming for a pullout by the end of next year.


Survey: New Orleans under 190,000 people

Fewer than 190,000 people are living in New Orleans a year after Hurricane Katrina, according to a door-to-door survey released Thursday.


Latin American leaders mourn death of Arafat

Latin American leaders on Thursday expressed their condolences over the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died earlier in the day at a French military hospital outside Paris.


F1 Rookie Hamilton wins pole in Montreal

Lewis Hamilton is a phenomenon. The 22-year-old Mercedes McLaren driver started his F1 career with five consecutive podium finishes — a third in the opener in Australia followed by four straight seconds.


Portate in salvo sei persone tra le quali due bambini


Wall Street retrenched Monday, closing substantially lower as investors cashed in profits from the marketâs best week in nearly five years.


Pakistan: U.S. Official's Osama Claim Was 'Political'

Pakistan Tuesday dismissed a claim by  a U.S. counter-terrorism official that the United States and  its allies were closing in on the world's most wanted man,  Osama bin Laden.


During an appearance on Israeli radio, Israeli President Moshe Katsav expressed his sympathy for the deteriorating health of Yasser Arafat, who is currently in Paris undergoing treatment: "I respect the sadness of the Palestinians.


Ten Kurdish rebels and two soldiers were killed in a clash in southeast Turkey, a news agency reported Saturday.


German teenagers held over suspected bombing plan

German police arrested two teenagers  suspected of planning a bomb attack at a local "apple festival"  in a village in the northern state of Schleswig Holstein,  officers said on Wednesday.


The premiere of the fourth season of âLostâ delivered 16.1 million viewers on Thursday, Nielsen estimated, lifting ABC to a No. 1 finish on the night, though the audience was down from the 18.8 million who watched last seasonâs debut. The premiere followed an 8 p.m. show summarizing the seriesâs complicated back story (13.1 million).Fox and NBC ranked second and third on the night among adults 18 to 49. CBS was fourth in that demographic but managed to finish second in total viewers. And CNNâs broadcast of the debate between Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton drew an average of 8.3 million viewers, the most ever for a primary debate on cable news.


Wide U.S. Inquiry Into Purchasing for Health Care

The case appears to be focused on whether hospitals are fraudulently overcharging Medicare and other programs for goods.


People across the north-east of England are voting in a referendum on whether they should have a regional assembly.


Iraqis flee homes, violence for shantytowns

Iraqis fleeing their homes because of sectarian warfare are starting to set up makeshift camps inside the country -- a development reflecting the dire scope of the Iraq's displacement problem. Most of the camps are not big yet. But a U.N. spokesman said: "Iraqis detest living in camps and the fact that we are now seeing these types of camps being established is a very bad sign."


AG nominee will face Iraq, death penalty questions from Senate

WASHINGTON Alberto Gonzales' road to confirmation as the first Hispanic US attorney general may run through two controversial places -- Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison and the death row of Texas.


New York bid for Olympic gold tarnished by battle of the titans

NEW YORKâS rush to build an Olympic stadium has provoked a clash between the cityâs billionaire mayor and a multimillionaire cable television tycoon that has thrown the Big Appleâs bid for the 2012 Games into jeopardy.


IT buyouts and acquisitions going strong

Strong corporate financials, eager venture capital, a liberal lending environment, and markets in transition continue to inspire buyouts and acquisitions in the IT world with Avaya and Palm beingÂ just two of the high-profile targets this week.


Romney's Father, MLK And the Meaning of 'Saw'

Mitt Romney never marched through Detroit with Martin Luther King, as the Romney campaign now acknowledges. Nor is it true that the GOP candidate "saw" his father, a former governor of Michigan, join King on a subsequent civil rights march, as he has been claiming on the presidential campaign trail....


Nearly 80% of local authorities earn  three-star or four-star grades in the Audit Commission's annual ratings of council services.


Sony selects NVIDIA for Playstation 3 chips

NEW YORK, December 8  - Sony Corp (SNE.NYS) named NVIDIA yesterday as the supplier of the graphics chips required for its upcoming Playstation 3 video game console.


OGGI SU INTERNET/MESSICO - I cattolici devono rinvigorire lo zelo missionario per rispondere alle nuove sfide Hidalgo (Agenzia Fides) - Mons. Juan Pedro JuÃ¡rez MelÃ©ndez, Vescovo di Tula, ha invitato i cattolici a riprendere il loro zelo missionario per rispondere alle sfide della globalizzazione, alla crescita delle sette, alla crisi di fede dei cattolici, e...


VA Still Looking for Light at End of IT Security Tunnel

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hasn't finished implementing most of the IT security improvements recommended by federal auditors after a laptop containing sensitive data was stolen from an employee's home in May 2006.


Mexico City hosts largest ever Frida Kahlo exhibit

The Mexican capital will host the largest ever exhibition of Frida Kahlo's works this week to mark 100 years since the birth of the artist, who has become a feminist icon in the past decade as her fame blooms.


Industrial Biotechnology Corporation Announces Implementation of the ALCHEMx(TM) Bio Renewable Resources Production Platform

Industrial Biotechnology Corporation (PINKSHEETS: IBTY) (IBC), a company dedicated to new biotechnologies and innovations in the chemical industry, today announced that it has expanded its ALCHEMx(TM) technology capabilities by implementing a Bio Renewable Production Platform.


Lack of agreement keeps the EU from flexing its foreign policy muscles. That is especially apparent in Darfur's humanitarian catastrophe, which has ministers "extremely concerned" but unable to enforce any action.


Woods looks on target for return to winning ways in 2005

TIGER Woods hinted that his victory at the Target World Challenge on Sunday was a sign that his old self may be set for a return in 2005.


WASHINGTON - Eight states worth just 99 electoral votes are up for grabs in the closely fought presidential race, with the White House going to whoever conquers this shrinking battlefield.    While another dozen states could come into play if either candidate breaks open the race, President Bush and Democratic Sen...


Andy Roddick squeezed past Britain's Tim Henman 7-5 7-6 at the Masters Cup, giving his fellow Texans the hometown win they came to see.


Visteon shares fall 15 pct after outlook warning

Shares of auto parts supplier Visteon Corp. (VC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 15 percent to near a 10-month low on Friday after it warned that production cuts by major customer Ford Motor Co.


Alliance Data takeover by Blackstone in trouble

Alliance Data Systems Corp , a provider of transaction, credit and marketing services, said on Monday its $6.76 billion buyout by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP  was in jeopardy.


Latest hurricane assault leaves Florida battered anew

Jeanne, Florida's fourth hurricane in six weeks, piled on destruction in already ravaged areas Sunday, slicing across the state with howling wind that rocketed


A SECOND CASE OF BSE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS MAD COW DISEASE, HASN'T BEEN CERTIFIED YET HERE IN THE US. THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SAYS A RAPID SCREENING TEST ON A COW IN AN UNDISCLOSED STATE IS INCONCLUSIVE.


Police officers find the bodies of a man, woman and a baby girl at a property in east London.


Unrest hits output; workers fight plan to slash 12,000 positions, say losses due to mismanagement.


LOS ANGELES - The DVD of Mel Gibson's biblical epic "The Passion of the Christ" went on sale Tuesday and sold 2.4 million copies by midday.   "We think a lot of the consumers will be going in after work to pick it up," said Steve Feldstein, spokesman for Fox Home Entertainment, which is distributing the DVD...


Allarme di un chirurgo, i consumatori rischiano danni gravi


Poles in Britain may be double official estimates: ambassador

There are likely to be twice as many Poles living in Britain as official figures show, Poland's new ambassador to Britain said in an interview published in The Times.


Turkish police hold four suspects over a deadly car bombing in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.


NFL legend Reggie White remembered at funeral

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre was among several current and former NFL players that honoured Reggie White at a private funeral on Thursday.


Apple Beats Microsoft and Motorola in 4Q Phone Sales

Even after being on the market for less than half a year, more iPhones sold in the fourth quarter than Windows Mobile phones in the U.S., according to research from Canalys.


Where Risk and Choice and Hope Converge, a Guiding Voice

Daniela Iacoboni, a genetic counselor, seeks to balance information about risk with caution about passing on serious diseases.


Gov't to withdraw 600 troops from Bosnia

The goverment confirmed Thursday it is to withdraw more than 600 troops from Bosnia-Hercegovina, amid claims it is being forced to "scratch around" for extra manpower to send to Afghanistan.


Pontefice assicura vicinanza spirituale a sofferenti


Poorer nations asked to aid mentally ill

War, poverty and diseases such as AIDS are adding to mental health problems in poorer countries, which are generally ill-equipped to respond to depression, schizophrenia and other such ailments, according to health officials.


A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a part of the US Patriot Act that allows the FBI to demand company records from businesses without court approval is unconstitutional.


Clinton and McCain press on after comebacks

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Led by Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain, candidates fanned out across the country on Wednesday in a presidential race dramatically reshaped by their comeback wins in New Hampshire.


Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Oct. 4-10. Top 20 listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.


Jamaica travels to Ohio this week knowing that a first ever win against United States would wrap up a place in the third and final stage of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.


Oro nero vale 69,05 dollari (+1,5%) a New York


DAMBULLA, Wednesday - Sri Lanka spinners strangled the South African batting dismissing them for 191 in 50 overs on a slow two-paced pitch at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium here today - venue of the third one-day international played under lights.


Homebound Elderly Hit Hard by Depression

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- There's no racial distinction when it comes to depression in the homebound elderly, says a new study in the October issue of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.


Telecoms regulator Ofcom says BT must provide rivals with "real equality of access" to its phone lines network, or else face action.


Those zany Fockers began 2005 just as they left 2004--on top--as   Meet the Fockers rung in the new year by ringing up a whopping   $41.7 million from Friday to Sunday, according to studio figures   Monday.


Dollar Sinks Under Weight of Trade Report

The dollar took a nose-dive on  Wednesday after a much wider-than-expected November U.S. trade  deficit fueled a sell-off in the currency.


Si scava in un terreno sotto un viadotto nel Crotonese


Davenport easily takes WTA title in Auckland

Former world number one Lindsay Davenport continued her impressive return to the WTA circuit on Saturday, outclassing France's Aravane Rezai 6-2, 6-2 to win the Auckland Classic.


Major League Baseball Returns to Washington, DC

Major League Baseball is moving the Montreal Expos to Washington DC The city has been without a Major League team since the Senators team moved to Texas and became the Rangers in 1971.


Return of the Rotund Guy (No, Not Santa)

The screen version of the animated television series "Fat Albert" opens with a glint of promise. From there, the movie, alas, just lies down and dies.


ip.access opens Oyster femtocell to the world

3G in the home ip.access has launched a consumer-friendly 3G cell, called Oyster, that's designed to be plugged into the internet. Oyster routes normal 3G calls over the customer's broadband connection; supplying all the advantages of a VoIP solution with none of the complexity.â¦


Vicino Firenze, investigatori pensano a omicidio-suicidio


Jacksonville's Spicer breaks leg against Denver

Jaguars defensive end Paul Spicer broke his right leg against the Denver Broncos on Sunday and could be out for the season. Spicer had to be carted off the field late in the third quarter after he cut inside


Murray to Claim Share of Record As He is Reunited With Regular Partner Hines

By KEVIN FERRIE CHIEF RUGBY WRITER  SCOTT MURRAY will have Nathan Hines, his long-time second-row partner, beside him as he wins his Scottish record-equalling 82nd cap against Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday.


Venus Jumps to No. 9 in Women's Rankings

NEW YORK -- Venus Williams climbed five spots to No. 9 in the rankings Monday, meaning she and her sister, No. 7 Serena, are both in the top 10 for the first time in nearly two years _ even though both lost in straight sets at the U.S. Open to eventual champion Justine Henin.


It hasn't even been eight months since Sun Microsystems promoted Jonathan Schwartz to be Chief Executive Scott McNealy's right-hand man, but the two are already acting like an old couple. [Missing Links]


Evidence of 'blunt-force trauma' is consistent with homicide, coroner Dr Louis Pena told jurors in the Los Angeles trial.


Soil Mounds Around Nuclear Plant Not New, Worker Says: The Longtime Employee Says Investigators Were Told of the Contaminated Dirt Piles in 1999.

By Joe Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Feb. 20-- -- Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant workers told federal investigators several years ago about contaminated dirt piles around the factory that in recent months were reported as newly discovered, 32-year employee Chris Naas says.


Reuters photographer and driver killed in Iraq

An Iraqi photographer and driver working for Reuters in Iraq were killed in Baghdad on Thursday, the international news and information company said.


Black Rocket Euro RSCG has crashed here, and only Heat remains.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is calling for the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. combat brigades from Iraq, with the pullout being completed by the end of next year.


Lawyer Mills and Italy's Berlusconi go on trial

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will be in the dock once again Tuesday, along with his British former tax lawyer David Mills, when their trial opens in Milan.


'Batman' Scales Buckingham Palace in Fathers' Protest

A campaigner dressed as Batman, from the fathers' rights group that pelted Prime Minister Tony Blair with flour-filled condoms, staged a dramatic protest on a Buckingham Palace balcony Monday.


LONDON, Sept. 16. - Bayer Leverkusen, losing finalists to Real Madrid in 2002, hammered the Spaniards 3-0, the most stunning upset in the opening rotation of the Champions League.


Likud MKs decide to boycott no-confidence votes, defer referendum ...

Facing withering criticism from Jewish settlers, and from his within his own Likud party, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday nothing would


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians in the fashion industry can learn a lot from Italy, said Datin Paduka Seri Endon Mahmood.


Former Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar was released from a hospital in Moscow Monday evening following a mysterious illness that raised suspicions of another poisoning after a former KGB agent died in London from ingesting a radioactive substance.


EBay sellers not happy about fee changes

Vendors who sell their goods on eBay are scratching their heads after the company unveiled a new fee structure in effort to boost listings and maintain its share of the online auction market it helped start a decade ago.


Torino, 18:53 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: ZANETTI NON SI ALLENA

In vista della gara con il Treviso, Juventus in piena emergenza. Non ci saranno Trezeguet e Camorane...


The Simpson Book Was a Mystery Order, Dealers Say

ÂBlindÂ sales of books, where a book like O.J. SimponÂs latest is sold to bookstores without naming the title, author or subject, are increasingly common.


Gazprom to bid for production unit of Yukos

Gazprom, Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly, on Tuesday said it would bid for the main production unit of Yukos, the country's embattled oil


Strike wraps too late for Oscar promo plans

The return of writers --  and celebrities -- to the full palette of late-night shows  comes too late for studios hoping to swell support for their  Oscar-nominated films and stars.


Lithia quarterly earnings drop as expenses rise

Car dealership group Lithia Motors Inc.  posted a 47 percent decline in fourth- quarter earnings on Thursday, as higher expenses more than offset a gain in new vehicle sales.


Lo stilista ha ricevuto il titolo da 'La Sapienza' di Roma


Piano di 1,2 mld di investimenti, 4.800 posti di lavoro


Facing Sanction, Duke Prosecutor Says Heâll Resign

In a barely audible voice at a disciplinary hearing, Michael B. Nifong apologized to three former lacrosse players and their families.


Kenya parties to work with African panel: AU

Kenya's president and opposition leader agreed on Thursday to work together with an African panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to end turmoil that has killed 500 people, the African Union said.


Creating Information Management Leverage with Veritas Storage Foundation by Symantec

(Source: Symantec) Veritas Storage Foundation and its Dynamic Storage Tiering (DST) facility delivers the unique ability to transparently automate file allocation and relocation onto different volumes within the same file system. Customized policies encompass flexible rules to provide a tiered storage solution across multiple volumes that aligns with individual business requirements. Read this analys report to learn more.


The family of a woman killed in a car crash involving R&B star Brandy sue the performer for $50m (Â£26m).


U.N. ambassadors consider new sanctions on Iran

In an effort to pressure Iran into suspending uranium enrichment, six key U.N. ambassadors began a week of negotiations on possible new sanctions but agreement was still elusive.


SoundExchange Rejects NAB Compromise Radio Royalties Proposal

In a public show of disappointment, National Association of Broadcasters President and CEO David Rehr wrote an open letter to SoundExchange Executive Director John Simson last Monday, indicating that SoundExchange had rejected its compromise royalties offer for radio stations with Internet streaming operations.


Blair attacks "feral" media he once tamed

Britain's media is like a "feral beast" that tears people and reputations to shreds, Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Tuesday in his parting shot at journalists after a decade in power.


Puntata 'Italia Cult' al Ministero, il ruolo dei Carabinieri


Hanno supportato 3500 passeggeri, ora soccorso in Sri Lanka


Big Ten play will kickoff for both Penn State and No. 20 Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium on ESPN's College Football Saturday Primetime.


As the ANC gathers to elect its leader, a new round of corruption allegations are leveled against the leading contender, Jacob Zuma


According to reports, copies of the eagerly awaited Halo 2 Xbox game made an impromptu debut last night on Usenet groups and pirate sites.


Car bombers struck twice in rapid succession in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 11 people including an American soldier and wounding at least 16.


The scales of "American Idol" may have tipped in Ruben Studdard's favor in 2003, but there are other scales he would like to tip a bit less.


Every day, emergency responders and law enforcement officers nationwide help non-English-speaking people whose lives might be in immediate danger. The job is particularly challenging for small agencies in the South, which has seen a recent influx of Hispanic residents.


Pakistan has taken two quick wickets to have Australia in trouble at 4-115 off 27 overs in their one-day international at Lord's.


The flood of serialized dramas hitting television has created a quandary for viewers when shows fail in the ratings and are canceled, leaving key plot points eternally unresolved.


LOS ANGELES - A man was charged with trespassing after he stripped naked, scaled a airport fence, ran across the tarmac and climbed into a plane's wheel well before firefighters talked him out, officials said.


Hezbollah invita a rivedere posizione su Islam


Hurricane Creeps Toward Southeastern U.S.

MIAMI - A menacing Hurricane Frances, packing 140 mph wind, crept closer Wednesday to the southeastern United States, and forecasters said Florida - still cleaning up after Charley - was at risk for another hurricane strike as soon as Friday.    As Frances closed on the Bahamas, it was expected to fluctuate in intensity and could become a Category 5 storm with winds of 156 mph or higher, said Jamie Rhome, a meteorologist with the National Hurricane Center in Miami...


Ethnic Albanian Takes over Macedonian Embassy in Sofia ... |read|

Politics: 20 October 2004, Wednesday. The ethnic Albanian Rizvan Syulejmani is expected to take over the chief of Macedonian embassy in Sofia till end of month.


Dolly visits ex-duet partner in hospital

Dolly Parton visited former duet partner and longtime Opry performer Porter Wagoner in the hospital and pledged to sing with him again.


Il premier dichiara lo stato di emergenza nazionale


Pavin Hits 62 to Charge Into Three-Shot Buick Lead

CROMWELL, Connecticut  - Corey Pavin posted his  best score in 14 years, firing an eight-under-par 62 to take a  commanding three-shot lead after the first round of the  inaugural $4.2 million Buick Championship Thursday.


A court hearing is set to decide whether ailing supermarket chain Kwik Save can keep trading.


Republican Mitt Romney said Thursday he could govern in the country's best interest because "I don't have lobbyists running my campaign," although Washington insiders are on his senior staff and registered lobbyists are top advisers.


A former Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) employee who gave US officials information about what he saw as accounting irregularities will not testify as


Spiraling costs and a missing long-term strategy bedevil the US-VISIT program, which screens incoming travelers to the United States for terrorist links. Luke O'Brien reports from Washington.


Beyonce is planning a new release — her own fashion collection. The Destiny's Child singer has signed a licensing agreement with the Tarrant Apparel Group to produce a line of apparel for young women. She named the House of Dereon collection after her grandmother Agnes Dereon, who worked as a seamstress.


UK's Brown: G7 Will Back Tsunami Nation Debt Freeze

British finance minister Gordon Brown  will say on Thursday he has full support from all the G7  industrialized nations to immediately freeze debt repayments  from countries afflicted by the Asian tsunami disaster.


AC MILAN striker Andriy Shevchenko gave his strife-torn country Ukraine some reason for celebration when he was named European footballer of the year for 2004 yesterday.


Police arrest 4 over shots fired at Oslo synagogue

Norwegian police on Tuesday arrested four   men suspected of firing shots at an Oslo synagogue last   weekend, the national news agency NTB reported.


Bin Laden vows war of 'attrition' against US

'We will press ahead with this policy of attrition against America until it is bankrupt, God willing,' says bin Laden. DUBAI - Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has vowed to wage a war of "attrition" against


The CAPS community loves this oil refinery stock.


Discovery of Jesus' Burial Site in Doubt

Israeli archeologist Amos Kloner, who discovered the reported burial site of Jesus Christ, has warned that such claims have not yet been validated.


La compagnia: gli esuberi sono previsti ma non quantificati


As far as is known, no. But it does have an advanced nuclear fuel cycle that could deliver bomb-grade fissile material. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it has found no evidence that Iran


Developer Asks Stamford to Help Fund South End Public Improvements

By Doug Dalena, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 18--STAMFORD -- The developer of a proposed South End redevelopment project is looking to the city for help in financing more than $160 million in public improvements.


Militant arrested in connection with Gaza killings

Palestinian intelligence agents arrested a member of a militant group in Gaza on Thursday in connection with the deaths of three young children earlier this week, witnesses and a security source said.


British Considering Protest of Peirsol's Gold Medal Victory

ATHENS, Aug. 20 -- The British Olympic Association is considering whether to bring its protest of an American swimmer's gold medal-winning performance before an international arbitration panel, potentially keeping alive a fiasco that ...


US Basketball Men in Unfamiliar Territory

The US men's basketball team is in the unfamiliar position of trying to look forward after backing into the quarter-finals of the Olympic basketball tournament.


Delta 4 Liftoff Delayed For At Least Week

CAPE CANAVERAL -- Weather and technical conflicts scrapped three planned attempts this weekend to launch the first Delta 4 Heavy from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, according to a report.


Further evidence refuting link between MMR vaccine and autism, The ...

A UK study published in this weekâs issue of THE LANCET (p 963) provides further evidence that measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) immunisation is not associated with the development of autism or other pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) in children.


Rancho Mirage paves honor to Dean Martin

An honor for Dean Martin has added another celebrity street name to one of Southern California's desert playgrounds.


Mandela's appeal to Sweden for aid succeeds

Sweden has announced a new contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria in response to an urgent appeal from former President Nelson Mandela and rock star Bono, according to the government news agency, BuaNews.


Three arrested in Bulgaria for WWII tank theft

Police in Bulgaria arrested two Germans and a Bulgarian army officer for stealing a World War II tank and attempting to thieve another, Bulgaria's defence ministry said Tuesday.


"Mass Effect" space epic aims to evoke emotion

TORONTO, Oct 25  - Saving the galaxy from  annihilation has to be emotional, according to a Canadian video  game developer who wants players of action role playing title  "Mass Effect" to weigh their choices carefully as they fight  for the future.


Apple to nearly double iPhone production: report

Apple Inc  has prepared plans  to nearly double its iPhone production in the fourth quarter,  financial news Web site TheStreet.com reported, citing people  familiar with the company.


FTC hasn't paid victims of breach at ChoicePoint

ATLANTA -- Nearly eight months after regulators trumpeted a settlement with ChoicePoint Inc. over a data breach, the government has not paid any money to victims from a $5 million fund that was to be set up as part of the agreement.