THREE Palestinians have been killed as Israel pressed on with an offensive in the Gaza Strip, a bastion of Islamic hardliners where Palestinian presidential favourite Mahmud Abbas is due to take his election campaign.


Spa-Francorchamps, 11:46 - F1, GP BELGIO, PRIME LIBERE: RAIKKONEN LEADER

La prima sessione di prove libere del Gp del Belgio e' terminata con il ferrarista Kimi Raikkonen in...


A 79-year-old nun was sentenced Friday to one year in a county jail for sexually abusing two teens when she was their principal four decades ago.


Un'autobomba Ã¨ esplosa oggi di fronte al quartier generale del principale partito politico sciita, il Consiglio supremo per la rivoluzione islamica (Sciri). Il bilancio Ã¨ di 13 morti e 66 feriti. E' scampato


WASHINGTON - Tobacco industry lawyers say the government won't be able to prove cigarette makers schemed for decades to deceive the public about smoking hazards and that the industry intends to keep up such bad behavior.    Industry lawyers plan to offer opening arguments in the $280 billion civil racketeering case against them Wednesday...


Eight injured in train crash in northwest England

Eight passengers were seriously injured when a high-speed London-to-Glasgow train derailed in northwest England late on Friday, rescue services said.


Judge rules insurance covers New Orleans homeowners

A Louisiana federal judge has ruled  many New Orleans homeowners whose houses sustained water damage  after Hurricane Katrina are not excluded from coverage under  their insurance policies, a judgment that represents a loss for  the insurance industry.


Quarter of New Hampshire female voters watching Iowa

One-quarter of women voters in New Hampshire say they will cast their ballot in next month's presidential primary election based on the results of the Iowa caucus a few days earlier, a survey showed on Wednesday.


The United States says it fully supports Pakistan's renewed drive to crush Islamic militants in the north-west of the country.


Displaced Indian Muslims seek help to return home

AHMEDABAD, India  - Five years after their loved ones were brutally killed and they were forced to flee, thousands of Muslim victims of one of India's worst religious riots have pleaded for help to return home.


Management shuffle won't prevent it, apparently Panic ye not - you will have the opportunity to spend hours in the freezing cold queueing overnight to get your hands on a PlayStation 4, risking a cap in the a**, a Sony executive has revealed, but not before 2010. Just as well - Europeans haven't got their hands on the PS3 yet, let alone its successor, and won't until March 2007.â¦


Canada has defended its decision to buy second-hand submarines after a crewman died from injuries sustained on one of the vessels that had broken down.


After two years, the United States and the United Nations had hoped to take the spotlight off the bitterly divisive war in Iraq. It didn't happen. At the opening of the U.N. General Assembly, President Bush and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan sparred over the war that can't escape the headlines.


Palm offers free Treo 750 Windows Mobile 6 upgrade

Vodafone 750v gets HSDPA, too Palm has posted a free Windows Mobile 6 Pro upgrade for its Vodafone-branded Windows Mobile 5-based smartphone, the Treo 750v. The update also brings HSPDA high-speed download technology to the 3G phone.â¦


Drivers can start to the use the hard shoulder of a West Midlands motorway from Tuesday.


Cingular Wireless Projecting Job Cuts of 10 Percent

Cingular Wireless expects to cut its work force of 68,000 by about 10 percent over the next year to 18 months as it digests its merger with AT&T Wireless Services, Cingular's chief executive has said.


Green Day Sets Mini Tour to Promote New Album

Green Day has scheduled a slate of four club shows during which the punk trio will play its new album, "American Idiot," in its entirety.


Fla. Cleanup Is Biggest in FEMA's History

Floridians were again settling into the discomforts of a post-hurricane reality: lines for bags of ice or a hot meal, damaged homes that will take months to repair


Monday's papers tackle a controversial Swiss asylum bill, street protests in Hungary and a new statement from Basque separatist group Eta.


October 21, 2004 - Scott Rolen calls his pennant-winning home run a "once in a lifetime" opportunity that has powered the St.


US telecoms giant AT&T says hackers have stolen the credit card details of almost 20,000 online customers.


McNair Questionable for Game Against Jacksonville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sports Network) - Tennessee quarterback  Steve McNair is questionable for Sunday's home game against  Jacksonville with a chest injury. McNair missed the Titans'  last two games with a bruised sternum.


Singer Amy Winehouse meets officials at the US Embassy in London to apply for a visa.


Roy Halladay knew how to stay grounded despite the excitement of his first spring training start.


Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on Friday mocked the West's concept of democracy, in a speech to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Libya's Jamahiriyah, or State of the Masses.


A Bologna il presidente del Consiglio ritira la tessera del partito"Nessuna contraddizione se si aderisce ad una coalizione forte"                                          Prodi: "Pd da solo alle elezioni? Non sono io che faccio la linea"


Iran's supreme leader Ali Khameni calls on the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to curb surging prices.


Con petrolio a 62 dlr verso quota 45 mld da 48 del 2006


State and city governments, spearheaded by Massachusetts, are becoming the newest converts to the open source software movement.


Colombia's Top Court Overturns Irishmen's Acquittal

A top Colombian court on Thursday sentenced three Irishmen to 17 years in prison, overturning an acquittal on charges they were IRA members who taught Marxist rebels how to make bombs.


Whistle-Blower Asks for Halliburton Investigation

The Army Corps of Engineers' top  contracting official has demanded an investigation into  contracts given to Halliburton, citing improper action that  favored Vice President Dick Cheney's old company.


Detectives issue a fresh appeal for infomation about a young woman whose body was found in a car park.


"Living in an environment that gives them individual responsibility, challenges and demands ... can motivate inmates to change their behavior"  The minimum-security Bastoey Prison, a lockup on a lush island that has often been compared to a summer camp, now has claimed a new distinction: the world's first ecological prison.Without locked gates or barbed wire, the prison operates with solar panels, wood-fire heating instead of oil, strict recycling and eco-friendly food production _ a 10-year project officials say was aimed at helping the roughly 115 prisoners learn values such as protecting the environment and respecting others.'Our job is to create the best possible development opportunities for the individual, and lay the foundation for possible changes,' said prison director Oeyvind Alnaes. Read more


NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has found an unusual pattern of cracking on a rock it discovered inside a Martian crater -- evidence, perhaps, that water may once have soaked parts of the crater bed, researchers said yesterday.


The world must strive to solve the crisis in the Middle East, the UN chief tells the Non-Aligned Movement summit.


Aftershocks rattle Indonesian island hit by deadly earthquake

: Rescue teams scoured collapsed buildings for survivors on Saturday following a deadly earthquake on the Indonesian island of Alor, where at least 19 people were killed.


The "Hydrogen 7" announcement is full of hot air.


Appeals over school places rose in primary schools but fell in secondary schools last year.


Somali peace talks adjourned after mortar attack

Suspected Islamist rebels fired mortar bombs at the opening ceremony of a Somali peace meeting on Sunday but missed their heavily-guarded target.


Palm preliminary 1st-qtr revenue misses view

Palm Inc , maker of the Treo smartphone, on Wednesday posted a quarterly revenue estimate that missed expectations as competition increased from rival devices like Apple Inc's  iPhone.


The president of the United Arab Emirates, who helped forge a federation from seven Persian Gulf states and ruled it since its creation, has died, Abu Dhabi TV said.


Starting gun fires, for real, in White House race

Pace-setting Democrat Hillary Clinton set course for the White House Sunday, as the most intense US election in decades hit top gear awash in historic potential.


FDA Orders Review of Painkiller Data, Issues Cox-2 Advisory

The furor over the safety of arthritis painkilling medications shows no sign of abating. Vioxx is gone from the market, following data linking it to increased cardiovascular risk.


It will take several weeks to disarm Burundi's last rebel group after it signed a cease-fire deal solidifying the end of a 12-year civil war, officials said Monday.


IXI Mobile and AT&T Wireless have launched a text-centric device aimed at those who keep their fingers moving, and a surprising price.


Thousands of people are expected to flock to the banks of the Clyde for the Glasgow River Festival.


Iran announced yesterday that it has frozen all uranium-enrichment programs, weakening a US effort to refer its suspect nuclear activities to the UN Security Council.


Employees of retail giant Wal-Mart   have set up their second trade union in China, pushing  toward the Chinese labor federation's goal of unionizing every  Wal-Mart store in the country.


Firenze, 18:41 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: I 19 CONVOCATI PER IL PARMA

Questi i 19 convocati della Fiorentina per la sfida in programma domani con il Parma: Blasi, Brivio,...


ITU, GSMA collaborate on developing markets

InfoWorld - Two global telecommunication organizations have agreed to collaborate in boosting mobile phone access in developing countries.


The United States and China have both taken steps to control an expected flood of cheap Chinese textiles and clothing into the world market after a decades-old quota system expires on January 1.


Oozing into Our Lives: Serious Pollution Problems Plague the Navy's Cheatham Annex in Yorktown. But Cleanup Has Been Minimal.

By John M.R. Bull AND Patrick Lynch, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Jun. 11--YORKTOWN -- The problems at the Navy's Cheatham Annex are so serious and extensive, federal environmental regulators in 2000 rated the threat to the human food chain at 96.06.


Spielberg Awarded French Legion Of Honour

Award winning producer Steven Spielberg has another award to add to his collection, France's Legion of Honour medal. French President Jacques Chirac decorated Spielberg on Sunday with the country's highest


CHIHAK: Bush-Kerry race sparks responses

Efforts to influence the media on matters political are nothing new, but this year's ever-so-close presidential race and the widespread use of e-mail have elevated influence to an art form.


Venezuelans pack streets before Chavez's TV closure

Venezuelan police on Sunday fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse thousands of protesters demonstrating against President Hugo Chavez's closure of an opposition television channel.


Burma Extends Democracy Leader's Detention

Detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been told she will be held under house arrest until at least next September, a spokesman for her political party said.


WHO: Darfur Humanitarian Crisis Seems to Have Eased

A humanitarian crisis in Sudan's Darfur  region, once called the world's worst, appears to have eased,  with the death toll from disease dropping, a senior World  Health Organization (WHO) official said Tuesday.


Sulle pareti del Corno Medale, vittime 2 uomini e una donna


Palestinian  rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza will stop, and Israel will withdraw its forces, senior officials say.


Hundreds of people march in Athens to protest against a Olympics visit by Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State.


Seizing on a report that a plan to privatize Social Security includes raising the retirement age for full benefits to 72, vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Saturday renewed a promise that the Democrats would never raise the retirement age.


The choice among new S.L.R. cameras from Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus and Sony comes down to price, features and your existing lens collection.


LOS ANGELES - Movie-goers were easy prey for a double dose of space invaders. The sci-fi smackdown "Alien vs...


Just days after SpaceShipOne's prize-winning flight opened the world's eyes to the prospect for private spaceflight, legislation that might have opened the way for paying passengers to get on


6 years after 9/11, New York inspires singer Vega

Just as New York is rebuilding from the World Trade Center attacks, so too is singer Suzanne Vega, whose comeback album recalls the pain and resilience of the city she calls home.


TB patient's family defend controversial travel

The parents and in-laws of an Atlanta lawyer legally isolated after traveling to Europe with a dangerous form of tuberculosis insisted on Monday that he was certain he was not contagious.


The Palestinian struggle is greater than Arafat

The Palestinian struggle for freedom and independence is larger than the late President Yasser Arafat. The decades-long symbolism that Arafat embodied should not be underestimated.


Microsoft renews its push into TV with Windows XP Media Center

Television has been something of a great white whale for Microsoft. The company has tried to sell WebTV and build software for TVs and cable boxes.


Child heart surgeon Drummond-Webb commits suicide

Chief of pediatric and congenital heart surgery at Arkansas Children's Hospital Dr. Jonathan Drummond-Webb commited suicide on Sunday.


Ex-soldiers occupying Aristide's abandoned estate refuse to disarm

Ex-soldiers from Haiti's disbanded army occupied the plundered estate of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide for a third day yesterday, refusing to leave the compound unarmed and raising fears of a confrontation with UN


Serve creare societa' apposita dedicata a progettazione


SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- Amare Stoudemire scored 25 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 104-96 preseason victory over the San Antonio Spurs.


Injury Transforms Former NFL Player: Paralyzed in a Game, Ex-Cougar and Detroit Lion Raises Funds for Spinal Cord Research

By Jeff Bunch, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Sep. 23--The most remarkable thing about Mike Utley is that he says his life really didn't change on Nov. 17, 1991 -- yet admittedly everything did.


BEA Systems on Thursday is unveiling a free Web-based tool to measure a customerâs âbaselineâ for pursuing an SOA (service-oriented architecture), and also is bolstering professional service offerings.ADVERTISEMENTWhite paper: Solutions to Address IT Control RequirementsLearn how BMC Software Solutions address requirements such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 in this 20 page whitepaper!


Schroeder dismisses speculation over Dresden apology by queen

Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Tuesday met with visiting Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and dismissed "absurd" media speculation that she would apologize for the bombing of Dresden during World War II.


Incredibile: all'Olimpico ferito l'arbitro Frisk

22.40 - La gara di Champions League tra Roma e Dinamo Kiev Ã¨ stata sospesa, l'arbitro Frisk Ã¨ stato colpito da un oggetto e ha riportato una pericolosa ferita alla testa. Allo stadio Olimpico, la gara di


Kuusamo, 13:24 - SCI NORDICO, CDM DONNE: MAJDIC VINCE SPRINT TC

Petra Majdic ha vinto la sprint a tecnica classica femminile di Kuusamo, terza prova della coppa del...


An Islamic school is set ablaze in what appears to be another attack against Muslims in the Netherlands.


Last Part of Mustang Ranch Brothel Moved

The final section of the infamous Mustang Ranch brothel — the parlor in which the working girls lined up for customers — was airlifted four miles to the east on Sunday to the new location of the ranch at the Wild Horse Adult Resort & Spa.


Civilian death toll in Iraq spikes in May

The number of civilians killed in Iraq jumped to nearly 2,000 in May, the highest monthly toll since the start of a U.S.-backed security crackdown in February, according to figures released on Saturday.


Opec members call for a cut in rampant over-production as prices oil prices plummet amid warmer US weather.


Prospetto quotazione '96 non preciso.Gruppo: tutto veritiero


Pakistan debates bold new Musharraf plan on Kashmir

ISLAMABAD : A national debate is raging in Pakistan after President Pervez Musharraf's outlining of a range of bold new options for divided Kashmir that include independence, joint control with India and demilitarisation.


A major study of fossils by US scientists has concluded that evolution has sculpted our bodies into finely-tuned distance-running machines.


Riguarda il greggio russo in transito, Mosca non commenta


Opposition Democrats in the US say they will refuse to be sidelined as President Bush begins his second term.


Gold and oil prices hit record highs on Wednesday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its worst start to a new year since 1983 and Treasury bonds surged after fresh signs of weakness in the US economy.


Horses and hunger, an American woman's life in Iran

GHARA TEPE SHEIKH, Iran  - American Louise Firouz made Iran her home half a century ago. Now 75, she runs a stud farm in the remote northeast and has watched the turbulent transformation of her adopted country from U.S.-ally to arch foe.


Girl in Vietnam has bird flu - H5N1 virus

According to officials in Viet Nam, a 16 year old girl has the H5N1 bird (avian) flu virus. She is from Tay Ninh province (southern part of the country).


Manchester United Football Club manager to continue with ...

Sir Alex Ferguson will give his Manchester United Football Club youngsters the chance to play against Arsenal in the Carling Cup quarter-finals.


Spielberg Battles Paramount for Independence

A year after DreamWorks was sold to Paramount, Steven Spielberg is fighting to retain control of his companyâs independence.


OJ Simpson questioned in Las Vegas hotel incident

Las Vegas police questioned O.J. Simpson after a memorabilia dealer told them the former football star and murder defendant robbed him at gunpoint in a Las Vegas casino hotel room, police and other sources said on Friday.


Sales of new U.S. homes tumbled at the sharpest rate in more than a decade in November, the government said on Thursday, but a separate report showed  consumers' mood still buoyant as a close to 2004 neared.


Munich, Germany - Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez won his fourth title on the European tour this season, recording three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the back nine to claim the BMW International Open by two strokes.


Representatives of the Qatari Investment Authority have indicated a willingness to pay as much as 15 pounds a share for Nasdaq's  31 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange  the Sunday Times newspaper said.


LO si legge negli aggiornamenti della Consob


Lenders to talk with Tigers over Sri Lanka tsunami aid

Sri Lanka's key lenders will hold fresh talks with Tamil Tiger rebels to assess tsunami damage amid hopes of finalising a reconstruction plan estimated to cost 1.5 billion dollars, officials said.


Shorts don't take down companies -- crooked and incompetent executives do.


NZ seek to end jinx to stop America's Cup Swiss rout

Team New Zealand will push thoughts of a 24-year jinx aside on Sunday when they take on defenders Alinghi in their second America's Cup race after losing the first.


New York City Puts Hospital Error Data Online

The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation is to begin publicly releasing data on infection and death rates at its 11 hospitals.


The man who 13 years ago discovered the frozen remains of a prehistoric iceman in an Alpine glacier has been found dead in the Austrian Alps, eight days after he went missing, rescue authorities say.


Amgen fourth-quarter profit edges higher

Amgen Inc  said on Thursday that fourth-quarter profit edged higher, helped by cost cutting, and relieved investors with stronger than expected sales of all its key products.


BellSouth Reports Lower Quarterly Profit

BellSouth Corp. , the No. 3 U.S. telecommunications company, on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter operating earnings fell due to lower profits from its stake in Cingular Wireless and higher costs in its wireline telephone business.


Offerte preliminari dovranno pervenire entro il 16 aprile


For a British TV Movie, a Real President Is Shot

Leaving a hotel in Chicago after making a speech while a huge antiwar protest rages nearby, President Bush is suddenly struck down, killed by a sniperÂs bullet.


Exposure to even small amounts of the chemical benzene may pose a health risk, say scientists. They have shown that workers who inhaled less than one part per million had fewer white blood cells than those who were not exposed.


Offering Few Specifics, WellPoint Forces Out Its Financial Chief

The biggest U.S. health insurer ousted its chief financial officer after an external investigation found that he violated the company code of conduct.


Finanziaria, in arrivo superbollo per auto piu' inquinanti

Stangata in arrivo per i fuoristrada piu' inquinanti. Per dire basta allo smog in citta' il ministero dell'Ambiente ha intenzione di mettere in campo un meccanismo di tassazione differenziata in funzione delle


Terni, 13:00 - CALCIO, TERNANA: PRESIDENTE CHIEDE 60 MLN A CORRIERE UMBRIA

Il proprietario della Ternana calcio, Edoardo Longarini, ha intentato una causa civile al 'Corriere ...


Sen. Sam Brownback, campaigning for president Saturday before the National Catholic Men's Conference, questioned whether rape victims should get abortions.


Every year on the Thursday before Thanksgiving, the American Cancer Society challenges everyone to stop smoking... at least for the day.


Senators in the US Congress debate a bill opposing President Bush's plan to send extra troops to Iraq.


VANCOUVER - The future of of the Vancouver Molson Indy Race is up in the air again, following the release of the Champ Car World Series schedule for 2005.


Dniester situat requires intervention of international community

The situation in the Dniester region requires the immediate intervention of the international community, special envoy of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Piotr Stoyanov said in ...


Matt Murphy, who came up with Bonds's record-setting ball, talks to TIME about the online auction that just started


Catania, 00:01 - CALCIO, BALDINI CAMBIA IDEA: CHIEDO SCUSA A DI CARLO

CATANIA - Dopo le accuse del pomeriggio, in serata l'allenatore del Catania ha dichiarato al ...


Muslim Terror Suspects Offered Pork in UK Jail

Muslim inmates including terror suspects  at a British jail are refusing to eat meat after receiving a  menu with pork, their lawyer said on Friday.


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


Bush's job on the line ahead of second presidential debate

George W. Bush faces 90 of the most critical minutes of his presidency, with his rationale for war in Iraq in tatters and his bid for a second term threatened by challenger John Kerry.


Lawyers slam US for sending Guantanamo prisoners to Albania

"The US admits it has no reason to hold these men, but the inaction of the international community has left them stranded. "The prolonged detention of these men is unconscionable"  A group of lawyers representing Guantanamo detainees on Friday criticized a US decision to transfer a group of former inmates to Albania. via Raw Story


The sexual abuse scandal in the U.S. Roman Catholic Church that rocked Boston six years ago and rippled across the country before the latest after-shock in Los Angeles does not appear to have markedly thinned the church's ranks or the money it takes in.


New York hip-hop DJ critical after shooting

A hip-hop disc jockey who was shot several times was in critical condition on Friday, authorities said, as fans and friends prayed for his recovery.


Renewed concern about the U.S. trade  deficit pushed the dollar to a 7-month low against the yen and  a 7-year low against the South Korean won on Monday, while  strength on Wall Street drove Asian shares higher.


AMD Preparing for Mid-November '4x4' Launch

The Taiwanese electronics industry daily DigiTimes is citing motherboard manufacturers there as saying they're gearing up now for production of new models that will support three new AMD premium processors.


Hollywood Asks Top U.S. Court to Weigh File Trading

Movie studios and record labels on  Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that  Internet "peer to peer" networks cannot be held liable when  their users copy music and movies without permission.


Cadence Design Systems Inc. , a maker of software for designing microchips, is in talks with at least two buyout firms about a possible sale, the New York Times reported in its online edition on Monday.


City ease pressure on Keegan; Bolton peg back Gunners

High-flying Bolton ended Arsenal's perfect start to their Premiership title defence by twice coming from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at Highbury.


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WASHINGTON, 2 SET - Il 'body scan' intero, ossia la 'tac' per tutto il corpo, aumenta i rischi di sviluppare il cancro. La notizia arriva da un nuovo studio della Columbia university di New York. La tecnologia


LAHORE, Sept 18: Mrs Nusrat Shahbaz, wife, and Javeria and Rabia, daughters of PML-N President Mian Shahbaz Sharif, arrived here on Saturday morning for a two-month stay.


Volatile European stocks led lower by banks

The financial sector bore the brunt of heavy losses suffered by European equity markets this week.


Enterprise apps to run on games hardware, company hopes ATI - effectively AMD - has begun pitching its Radeon X1900 graphics chip at corporates, not for running graphics on workstations but for processing large data sets much the way Intel's Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) are meant to.â¦


US eases patdown policy for air travelers

The federal agency in charge of airline screening yesterday changed its policy on patdowns, in part because of complaints by women passengers about searches of their chests.


Saudi Sees Long, Bitter Fight Against Terror

Saudi Arabia, battling an al Qaeda campaign, vowed on Saturday to fight terrorism to the end but warned at a world anti-terror forum that the war in the world's biggest oil exporter would be bitter and long.


American al Qaeda militant urges attacks on Bush

American al Qaeda militant Adam Gadahn urged Islamist militants in a video posted on Sunday to get ready to welcome President George W. Bush with bombs when he visits the Middle East this week.


Ethics cloud over California Republicans

Hollywood party girls don't have a monopoly on trouble in California. A disproportionate number of the state's congressional Republicans are facing ethics questions that threaten to sink their careers and their party's political fortunes too.


Men called for bombings and killing of British soldiers at rally against Muhammad depictions.


WWF predicts great white shark's extinction

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has listed the great white shark among the 10 species of animals and trees it believes will most likely become extinct.


WASHINGTON (CBS/AP)- Tom Ridge's successor as chief of the Homeland Security Department will have to unify a sprawling bureaucracy, a deadly serious job where failure could put the United States at risk of another terror attack.


Anyone who sells anything for profit owes income tax on it. But in practice, for auctions on eBay and other Web sites, the I.R.S. is interested in enforcing the rules for high-volume sellers.


Australian Al Qaeda Suspect Pleads Innocent

U.S. NAVAL BASE, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba  -  Australian al Qaeda suspect David Hicks, formally charged on  Wednesday with war crimes by a U.S. military tribunal, pleaded  not guilty and then walked out of the courtroom smiling.


Canada's Alberta and Ontario provinces are cracking down on the growing number of US residents driving across the border to obtain flu shots.


Arts, Briefly : Record Price Seen for Francis Bacon Painting

A triptych by Francis Bacon, appearing at auction for the first time, is expected to set a record for a British or Irish work when it leads Christieâs Post War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in London on Feb. 6. Held by a private collection, âTriptych 1974-77,â above, is the last in a series painted by Bacon (1909-1992) in response to the suicide of his lover, George Dyer, in their room in Paris. Baconâs âStudy From Innocent Xâ (1962) sold in May for a record $52.6 million.


Russia Sends Military Satellite into Space

Russia sends military satellite into space    MOSCOW. Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Russia put a military satellite into orbit on Thursday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Russian news agencies reported.


Russia Reassures India on UN Security Council Bid

Russia said Saturday India should become a veto-wielding permanent member of the United Nations Security Council if the U.N.'s top decision-making body is enlarged to reflect post-Cold War realities.


Alan Greenspan came to the home of the euro Friday and warned anxious Europeans to expect little relief from the relentless decline of the dollar against their currency.


European commissioners criticise Germany for resisting a cap on industrial CO2 emissions in 2008-12.


Immune systems can perhaps accept tissues from people with other blood types, Canadian researchers find.


Padova, 17:27 - MOTO, CAPIROSSI: IL MONDIALE 2007 SARA' INCERTISSIMO

Intervenendo all'inaugurazione di una nuova concessionaria di auto nella zona industriale di Albigna...


The software maker said it got off to a fast start in the first quarter, with revenue up 27 percent from a year ago.


An unknown militant group holding Iraqi-British hostage Margaret Hassan in Iraq has threatened to turn her over to a group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi if Britain does not quit Iraq, Al Jazeera says.


Sono la Mahan Air e l'Ukrainan-Mediterranean Airlines


Flamanville on Normandy's Atlantic Coast is already home to one nuclear facility, and it's about to get another. Paris plans to start building the first of a new generation of nuclear plants in 2007.


New York Pension Fund Sues Merck Over Vioxx

The pension fund of New York State filed suit in federal court accusing Merck of misleading shareholders about the safety of its pain reliever, Vioxx.


Kerry Mounts Fierce Attack on Bush's Economic Policies

Senator John Kerry lashed out at President Bush's economic record on Wednesday, saying that Mr. Bush had created more excuses than jobs and that in the closing months


DUP MLA and Culture Minister Edwin Poots attends the GAA Ulster Council's conference.


Central banks'action plan takes FTSE 100 higher

News of a co-ordinated effort by a wide-ranging consortium of the world's central banks to address the liquidity crisis on credit markets pushed London equities significantly higher on Wednesday.


US actor Brandon Routh is cast as the man of steel in the new Superman film, due for release in 2006.


He signals plans to fix Social Security system, revamp tax code, and update school reforms.


Magloire out three months with dislocated finger

New Orleans center Jamaal Magloire will be out up to three months with a dislocated right ring finger. Magloire was injured in the fourth quarter of the Hornets' 95-86 loss at Phoenix on Friday and flew back to New Orleans for treatment.


Opponents: Macedonian Referendum Will Fail on Low Turnout

An official of Macedonia's ruling coalition says Sunday's referendum challenging ethnic Albanian autonomy will go down to defeat for lack of sufficient turnout.


'Sex and City' Siren Would Consider Film Version

"Sex and the City" siren Kim Cattrall  would consider doing a movie of the hit comedy series, but only  if the script is good enough and she is paid handsomely for her  efforts.


When Bill Shankly signed this young lad from Blackpool, we couldn't believe the energy this boy had, he was always in the front of the queue at training.


Torino, 18:39 - CALCIO, TORINO; NOVELLINO: HO VISTO UNA GRANDE SQUADRA

Walter Novellino è sempre piÃ¹ contento del suo Torino che cresce con il passare delle giornat...


Jets linebacker Jonathan Vilma was placed on injured reserve yesterday with a knee injury, ending the one-time Pro Bowler's season after seven games. Vilma, who was hurt in New York's loss at Cincinnati last Sunday, missed practice all week and was listed as "out" on the team's injury report.


Commerce sets tariffs for foreign shrimp exporters

Shrimpers from Brazil, India, Thailand and Ecuador dumped their product illegally on the American market and must pay tariffs if they want to keep selling to the United States, the Commerce Department ruled Monday.


Iran rejects EU move to halt nuclear plans

Iran has rejected a European Union proposal to stop its uranium enrichment programme as "unbalanced", increasing the likelihood of the United Nations imposing sanctions on Tehran.


Hamas supporters demand Haniyeh remain PM

Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters demanded on Friday that Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh head any Palestinian unity government despite a deal for him to step aside as a means of restoring Western aid.


Chechnya Bans Masks, to Open Fire on Infringers

Police in the Russian region of Chechnya  have new orders to open fire on anyone wearing a mask, the  local interior minister was quoted as saying Thursday.


It's been years since Boeing tried for lift-off with its Connexion service. Yet here we are still today, with barely a hint of airborne Wi-Fi.Photos: Putting Wi-Fi in the sky


Barrichello sets record lap to leave champion in the shade

The thousands of Tifosi, Ferrariâs patriotic army of red-bedecked, flag-waving fans, got the result they wanted, pole position for todayâs Italian Grand Prix at Monza.


Further bad weather could bring more problems for areas of the UK already battered by heavy rain and gales.


Liverpool's reserve striker Neil Mellor came up trumps with a stoppage time winner to hand struggling Arsenal a second league defeat of the season.


US mobile giants Sprint and Nextel to merge

Sprint and Nextel announced today that their boards of directors have unanimously approved a 'definitive agreement' for a merger of equals creating the third-largest US mobile phone carrier.


Check the checkers and see who is inquiring about your credit history.


Lou Dobbs, scramble your jets! Remember Dubai Ports World, the outfit that almost took control of the nation's biggest ports until Dobbs and his army of xenophobes rescued us?


Aperto oggi il salone dell'aeronautica e dello spazio


Ex-Soviet Georgia votes in democracy test election

Former Soviet Georgia on Saturday voted in a presidential election expected to hand its pro-U.S. leader Mikhail Saakashvili a narrow win but opponents said they may take to the streets in protest.


Foreign Drugs Approved  For Anti-AIDS Program

U.S. program allots $15 billion to buy low cost combination drugs made by foreign companies, opening the way to treat more patients in poor countries.


Tra gli acquisti vini,spumanti,prosciutti,formaggi e olio


Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Sam Rayburn suffered minor injuries after being involved in a two-car accident on Monday night in Northeast Philadelphia.


Intermec unveils first multi-protocol RFID printer

Intermec Technologies on Monday unveiled a prototype version of a multi-protocol RFID printer in its PM 4i Smart Printer product line at the Frontline Solutions Conference & Exposition in Chicago. Company officials said it is the first multi-protocol printer in the market.


Swiss banking giant UBS AG said Tuesday its third quarter net profit slipped 1 percent to 1.67 billion Swiss francs ($1.39 billion; euro1.


AL Wrap: Mussina in Control as Yankees Pound Red Sox

Mike Mussina pitched seven strong  innings and the New York Yankees pounded four home runs to beat  Pedro Martinez and the Boston Red Sox 11-1 in American League  play at Yankee Stadium on Sunday.


Nestled in a smallish town in the rolling hills of New England, the home of the NFL's most dominant team isn't the easiest stadium to get to on a Sunday afternoon.


It was No. 1 in 1984, and it's No. 1 again in 2004. The star-studded re-recording of the hit charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" hit the top of the British music charts Sunday after a strong first week of sales.


A guitar played by George Harrison and John Lennon is expected to fetch up to Â£270,000 at auction.


Bosnia And Herzegovina: Ashdown Stands by Sackings

Bosnia's top international envoy Paddy Ashdown has denied accusations that he acted unconstitutionally by sacking nine Bosnian Serb officials.


Intel readies Penryn chips, may release Silverthorne early

(InfoWorld) - Following theÂ launch of Intel's quad-core Xeon 7300 processorÂ on Wednesday, the company's efforts are now focused on preparations for the rollout of its first Penryn chips later this year. And there are signs the company is planning an early 2008 release of its Silverthorne chip for ultramobile PCs and handheld devices. Intel confirmed plans to release a server version of Penryn before the end of this year, but the company is releasing little information about its plans for mobile and desktop versions of the chip. Penryn will offer better performance than Intel's current processors, and the company is counting on them to hold off any gains rival Advanced Micro DevicesÂ makes with theÂ release of its quad-core Barcelona chipsÂ next week. "So far what we've said is that we intend to ship a broad family of 45-nanometer processors by the end of the year," said Nick Jacobs, an Intel spokesman in Singapore, referring to the technology used to produce theÂ Penryn chips. Penryn is the code name given to the 45-nanometer "shrink" of Intel's current chip designs, which are now produced using a 65-nanometer process. These numbers refer to the average size of the features that can be created on a silicon chip, and smaller is considered better for several reasons, including cost. Making the size of features smaller allows chip makers to reduce the chip's overall size, which reduces unit manufacturing costs since more chips can be made on a single silicon wafer. Chips made using a more advanced manufacturing process can also consume less power and run faster than those made using an older process. In the case of Penryn, Intel will take advantage of the ability to shrink the features of a chip to cram more memory cells into its processors, increasing the on-chip cache size and further boosting performance. The first Penryn processors are widely expected to come in November, but Intel has yet to announce exactly when the launch will happen. In addition to the release of Penryn chips for servers later this year, Intel is expected to release the Yorkfield and Wolfdale desktop variants of Penryn in early 2008, with some speculating that high-end versions of these desktop chips could arrive before the end of this year. Intel is holding off on the release of mobile Penryn chips until early next year, when the company plans to update its Centrino platform for notebooks. Dunnington, a chip designed for servers with four or more processors, will round out Intel's Penryn lineup. Set for release in late 2008, Dunnington will replace the Xeon 7300 chips that Intel announced Wednesday. Intel is also readying Silverthorne for launch next year. Produced using a 45-nanometer process, the dual-core Silverthorne chip is very small, allowing 2,500 chips to be produced on a single wafer to help keep costs low. The chip is designed for low power consumption and comes bundled with a single-chip chipset called Poulsbo. Intel originally planned to release Silverthorne during the second half of next year. But the company moved the chip's release date to the "first half of 2008." That timeframe could mean anything from January until the end of June, but one Intel source said the chip is likely to come sooner rather than later within that timeframe. Asked about an early 2008 release date for Silverthorne, Jacobs would only confirm the chip's planned release is on track for the first half of the year. Â


All General Mills Cereals to Go Whole Grain

Sept. 30, 2004 -- Marshmallow horseshoes aside, a bowl of Lucky Charms may soon be good luck for your health. General Mills today announced that it will make Lucky Charms and all of its other breakfast cereals with whole grain.


Pakistan Tests Short-Range Nuclear-Capable Missile, Army Says

Pakistan successfully test fired a short-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, as part of series of planned tests, the army said.


Lebanon camp battle enters 4th week, 5 soldiers die

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon entered its fourth week on Sunday and five soldiers died from wounds sustained in heavy battles the previous day.


He's known around here simply as L.T., and in the opinion of long-suffering San Diego Chargers fans, running back LaDainian Tomlinson is ready for nothing short of enshrinement in the Hall of Fame.


Fidel Castro wrote Tuesday U.S. President George W. Bush is threatening the world with nuclear war and famine Â an attack on Washington a day before the White House plans to announce new plans to draw Cuba away from communism.


A Palazzo Chigi su richiesta degli stessi sindacati


Looking to regain its footing, Computer Associates (Quote, Chart) will reportedly tap IBM (Quote, Chart) veteran John Swainson as CEO.


MANAGEMENT at the Italian national airline Alitalia put forward a rescue plan today to trade unions that foresees slashing 5000 jobs and splitting the struggling carrier into two in order to keep it aloft.


The Americans survived their toughest test yet in the world basketball championships, overcoming a 12-point deficit in the second half to beat Italy 94-85 Wednesday night. Carmelo Anthony scored 19 of his U.S.-record 35 points in the third quarter, when he played extensive minutes with fellow captains Dwyane Wade and LeBron James. U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski was forced to scrap his two-unit rotation after an anemic offense in the second quarter.


Dolly Parton honored for songwriting hits

Country music icon Dolly Parton was  honored for her songwriting on Thursday at the Songwriters Hall  of Fame, where she made jokes about her famous big bust that  she quipped would outlast her.


Sen. McCain Seeks $1 Billion to Speed Digital TV Shift

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee  Chairman John McCain is pushing for up to $1 billion in aid to  ensure consumers are not left in the dark when television  stations broadcast only new, crisp digital signals, according  to draft legislation obtained on Sunday.


Duro attacco del leader dei Liberaldemocratici al premier"Assurdo pensare che solo lui possa guidare il Paese"                                          Dini spara a zero contro Prodi: "Non ha i numeri per governare"


Study Tests Injected Male Contraceptive In Monkeys

WASHINGTON -- At some time down the road, there may be a new type of nonhormonal contraceptive available to men -- and it's one that would be injected.


A Mauritanian pilot made a rough landing so passengers and crew could overpower a hijacker, Spanish officials say.


Australian tennis player Alicia Molik reached the final of the Zurich Challenge in Switzerland overnight with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over local favourite and 10th seed Patty Schnyder.


Inditex, the Spanish fashion group which owns Zara and Massimo Dutti, agrees to ditch fur just days before widespread demonstrations.


Resta impunito il 92% dei reati, afferma la Confesercenti


Investigations into the recent foot-and-mouth outbreak find five bio-security breaches at a government lab.


Diet trend, high debt level cited. Interstate Bakeries had shown signs of financial trouble for months. Twinkies await sale on a shelf in a Wonder Bread outlet store in Lawrence, Kan.


"I have decided to serve my sentence now to put this behind me, and get on with my life and living as soon as possible." -Stewart.


After four years, NTT DoCoMo is liquidating its machine-to-machine communications services unit. The move is not expected to impact the Japanese operator's results.


PayPal.com resumes operations after four-day service disruption

OCTOBER 13, 2004  - Four days after its online payment Web site was slowed and only intermittently available to users due to a coding problem, PayPal.


SpaceShipOne Guru: NASA Needs a Visionary

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Burt Rutan, an aviator whose SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X-Prize for making three suborbital space flights, said NASA (news - web sites) needs another Wernher von Braun - and


Sinn Fein calls for an explanation why one of its offices in Londonderry was attacked with petrol bombs.


Along with the potentially devastating physical damage that a stroke can cause, a little known and rare consequence can be the loss of dreaming.


Enabling and maintaining the culture of compliance in financial services

(Source: SunGard)  It is through the delicate balance of both downstream and upstream needs that financial services oganizations will satisfy internal requirements for marrying business - and compliance - side responsibilities and do it in a way that delivers on the true promise of creating, enabling and sustaining a culture of compliance.


A 700-year-old church began its slow journey to a new home Thursday, moving at just over one mph atop a huge flatbed truck as it was transported from an eastern German village being turned over to open-pit coal mining.


Basque guerrillas ETA vowed on Sunday to  continue attacks on the Spanish state, saying last year's  exploratory peace talks showed there was no point in  negotiating with the government.


Bills Still Giving Bledsoe the Nod Over Losman

Half of the quarterbacks selected in the first round of this year's NFL draft are now starters, with the New York Giants promoting top overall pick Eli Manning on Monday to join the Pittsburgh


Burma's leader calls for national unity, as the country marks 60 years since the end of British colonial rule.


Iraqi elections announced amid mass repression

In the wake of the American military slaughter in Fallujah, the US-installed interim government announced over the weekend that elections will be held on January 30, 2005.


Australia tells Indonesia preemptive strikes 'unlikely'

SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister John Howard assured Indonesia on Tuesday that Australia is unlikely to launch a preemptive attack on its neighbor to take out a terrorist target.


Muslims kick off the holy month of Ramadan

Today Tasneem Shamim will begin her monthlong fast from sunrise until sunset for the holy month of Ramadan. But for Muslims such as Shamim and Yaser ElMenshawy, the holy month that begins this week is more than just a time for fasting.


I risultati della consultazione popolare per il passaggio al Trentino Alto AdigeIl sindaco di Cortina: "Ora i politici colgano il messaggio forte che parte da qui"                                          Referendum Cortina, trionfo dei "sÃ¬" superato il quorum nei tre Comuni


US.gov paints gloomy picture of overseas threats

Kidnapping, IP fraud and cyberterror blight trading landscape It's being a difficult year for US businesses operating overseas. Targeted computer attacks in Europe, intellectual property thefts in Asia, natural disasters in Latin America, and terrorism just about everywhere were among the varied threats faced by US firms in 2007, according to a year-end analysis by the US State Department's Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC).â¦


There's no easy breathing in the Washington area, which a new survey identifies as one of the top five "most challenging" places in the country for people with asthma to live.


Sysadmin admits planting 'logic bomb' in drug firm database

Judge could prescribe 10 years in prison A former Unix system admin at Medco Health Solutions, a big US drugs prescription management firm, has admitted to planting malicious code that would have destroyed massive amounts of critical patient information.â¦


Marks & Spencer's website tops a ranking of user-friendly sites, but rivals Next and Top Shop struggle.


Yankees' Closing Acts Resolve All Plot Twists

It was a surreal and stomach-turning night for the Yankees against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, and when it ended, it was also a successful night.


PARIS - Mary-Kate Olsen, recently treated for an eating disorder, and her twin sister Ashley are promoting McDonald's in France.    A Happy Meal campaign featuring the twins started Sept...


Draghi, la crescita sia sostenuta ma non drogata


Monkey's immune system aids scientists to design a new type of ...

They report that they injected nine male macaque monkeys with Eppin, a protein from the testes. Seven became infertile, and of these five became fertile again when the treatment stopped.


Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who has been inactive for four years, is to have surgery for a "severe infection in her legs".


A Cautious Reformer as Indonesia's Next President

Indonesia's next president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, moved swiftly up the military ranks during the authoritarian rule of Gen.


Ont health minister says proposal to cut drug costs not a 'bribe' ...

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman denied Saturday that the province is trying to bribe doctors into cutting prescription drug costs to the poor and elderly, saying the proposal is meant to curb the over-prescription of medication to


U.S. keeps world productivity lead by working longer

U.S. workers are the world's most productive, followed by the Irish, though productivity is rising fastest in China and much of the rest of Asia, according to the International Labour Organisation.


Government to donate Lm250,000 to tsunami victims

January 12, 2005 --0945CET--The Foreign Affairs Minister Michael Frendo said that the Maltese government has decided to donate Lm250,000 to help those that were affected by the tsunami disaster in Asia.


Prices rise as raging blizzards continue to destroy crops and hamper transport network


Inquiry Finds Australia Terror Suspects Not Abused

A US investigation found no evidence two Australian al Qaeda suspects held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba were abused by their American captors, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Thursday.


Walking may protect the elderly from developing dementia, research suggests.


Asus to update HD DVD laptop for Core 2 Duo

ATI's strained silicon GPU on board too Asus is preparing to update its W2 mobile multimedia notebook, equipping the new machine not only with a range of Core 2 Duo mobile microprocessors but also ATI's new Mobility Radeon X1700 chip and an HD DVD drive with HDMI output.â¦


Iraq Says Senior Zarqawi Aide Captured in Baghdad

U.S.-led forces in Iraq have captured a  senior member of the al Qaeda-linked network led by Jordanian  militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a raid in Baghdad, the Iraqi  government said on Thursday.


Judge Allows Oracle to Bid for PeopleSoft

The ruling handed the Justice Department a rare defeat in a legal challenge to a corporate merger.


He is building up a head of steam again, just as he did in the days when he was golf's irresistible force. Tiger Woods is at the top of the Tour Championship leader board, just 18 holes away from victory.


Fit Young Pitchers See Elbow Repair as Cure-All

The success of Tommy John surgery among major leaguers has prompted young pitchers to push for it.


CALCUTTA, India -- India captain Sourav Ganguly has been banned for two Tests for his team's slow over-rate in Saturday's defeat against Pakistan, match-referee Clive Lloyd said on Sunday.


Vector Control Technology Offers a Credible Alternative in Control Applications

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 11  /PRNewswire/ -- Vector control has allowed AC technology, long considered industry's workhorse, to enter control applications in an unprecedented manner.


Catania, 13:31 - CALCIO, CATANIA: FALSINI E PANTANELLI NON INDAGATI

Il portiere Armando Pantanelli e il terzino Gianluca Falsini non sono indagati dalla Procura della R...


The US military says a car bomb has exploded near a vehicle on the main road to Baghdad's airport. A US military spokesman says the incident occurred Wednesday on the highway leading from Baghdad to the city's airport.


Fons Rademakers, whose 1986 movie "De Aanslag" ("The Assault") won an Academy Award as best foreign language film, died Thursday at age 86, Dutch media reported. Rademakers died of emphysema in a Geneva hospital near his home across the French border, the Dutch news agency Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau reported.


Yankees' Rodriguez tops American League All-Stars

Hard-hitting Alex Rodriguez of the New  York Yankees headlines the American League squad for the 78th  All-Star Game to be played in San Francisco on July 10, Major  League Baseball announced on Sunday.


Gunfire Erupts in Pro-Aristide Haiti Slum

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Oct. 3, 2004 - Gunfire erupted in a slum teeming with loyalists of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Sunday, sending people scattering through trash-strewn streets following


Michael Jackson: Stop Calling Me 'Wacko Jacko'

Beleaguered pop star Michael  Jackson, responding to a recent TV movie about his life and  legal troubles, said in a statement he was tired of being  "vilified" and taunted as "Wacko Jacko" in the public eye.


Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes says he is confident that he will get his desired move to Liverpool. "Yes, I am going to England - I have decided," he was reported as saying on Liverpoolâs official website.


KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - Monsanto Co. MON.N on  Wednesday posted a narrower quarterly net loss as the  agricultural chemicals and crop company took a reserve of $284  million for legal problems, but saw a jump in seed sales.


Fixing Medicare's Drug Discount Card Program

Mark B. McClellan, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is understandably defensive about the study showing that 29 percent of beneficiaries are likely to receive incorrect or incomplete information when they call the


Parliament votes on extending aid budget

Parliament is deciding whether to extend for two years Switzerland's development-aid budget for eastern Europe and Central Asia.


Siemens dismisses its Web TV unit in China

German industrial conglomerate Siemens  AG may withdraw from the Internet TV market in China, a local  newspaper reported on Friday. Siemens has dismissed its team in  charge of Internet Protocol Television in China, the Shanghai  Securities News said, citing industry sources saying that it  was a "failure" for Siemens after the company had lost a bid to  cooperate in the launch of IPTV services in Shanghai.


IBM and Intel to open up blade specifications

SEPTEMBER 02, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - In an effort to encourage hardware vendors to build components for the blade platform they co-developed, Intel Corp.


The requirement for fertility clinics to consider the need for a father when deciding on IVF is set to be abolished.


Ned Johnson and his Fidelity acolytes have snapped up a quarter of all the Google stock available, at a Street value of more than $500 million.


Medicare Links DoctorsÂ Pay to Practices

Congress is offering a raise to Medicare doctors who report how often they provide quality care, as defined by the government.


Filmfest to push European films in Hollywood-dominated Philippines

The European Union (EU) and local film-makers hope that a forthcoming film festival will make Philippine audiences realize there is more to movies than Hollywood blockbusters and Hong Kong action flicks.


A report into the Buncefield oil depot explosion says victims of major incidents should get more government help.


Accusata di interferenza in indagine su scalate bancarie


Obsession, Separation Marked Astronaut's Downward Spiral: ; Lisa Nowaks Friends, Family Call Actions Out of Character, Ask for Understanding

By LOS ANGELES TIMES  HOUSTON - After 19 years of marriage, three children and one magnificent shuttle flight into space, NASA astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak's life was beginning to unravel.


Argentina rock tournament hosts France with a sensational 17-12 victory in the opening match of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.


No. Of Int'L Patent Applications Hits Record High in 2006

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 8--GENEVA -- The number of international patent applications reached  a record 145,300 in 2006, with Japan keeping second place for a fourth year in  a row, the World Intellectual Property Organization said Wednesday.


LA RICERCA. Otto universitÃ  analizzano la crescente instabilitÃ  della societÃ  italianaNel giro di dieci anni i fallimenti coniugali sono quasi raddoppiati                                            Divorzi boom. E lui torna dai genitori Uno su cinque di nuovo nella vecchia famiglia                                                                                di CATERINA PASOLINI


Portuguese Gov't Resigns Ahead of Elections

The Portuguese government resigned on  Saturday to avoid turf battles with President Jorge Sampaio in  the run-up to snap elections in February.


Pesano le tasse, 64/i dietro la Mongolia Hong Kong al top


In Surprise Step, Bush Is Vetoing a Military Bill

President Bush said a provision that could expose Iraq to legal claims dating to Saddam Husseinâs rule was at issue.


Instant Nostalgia? Letâs Go to the Videotape

The videocassette in film: an unsettling innovation, a romanticized artifact, an LP in an MP3 world.


Germany set to breach stability rules again as deficit soars in first half

Germany looked set to breach the EU's strict budget rules for third year in a row this year as its public deficit soared to a massive 4.0 percent of gross domestic product in the first six months, data showed.


Global Market for Cellphone Ring Tones Is Shrinking

After years of double-digit growth rates, the global ring tone market appears to have come to the end of its crescendo.


A report released yesterday by an Anglican church commission reprimanded the Episcopal Church for not taking worldwide church opposition into account when it confirmed an openly gay bishop last year and chided bishops from other countries for interfering


Sanyo to share battery recall cost with Lenovo

TOKYO/SHANGHAI  - Troubled Japanese electronics  maker Sanyo Electric Co.  said on Friday it would  shoulder with China's Lenovo Group  the cost of  recalling 205,000 Sanyo-made laptop battery packs that can  overheat.


Roma, 14:02 - F1, FISICHELLA TIFOSO: TOTTI TORNA IN NAZIONALE? SONO FELICE

Alla presentazione del 'Fisichella Motorsport Tecnopolo' la prima accademia al mondo dedicata all'au...


U.N.'s Ban says delays on Darfur force unacceptable

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday unacceptable delays were preventing help reaching millions of victims of Darfur's bloodshed, but negotiations on deploying U.N. peacekeepers were making only slow progress.


Expulsion near for aid officials inside Sudan

The government of Sudan is delaying the expulsion of country directors of two British-based aid agencies it has accused of making statements that suggest support for rebels.


Sean Penn Finds Truth in Tale of Would-Be Assassin

For an actor who has been called  unpatriotric and even treasonous, Sean Penn is not backing away  from controversy.


Man United midfielder Roy Keane charged with assault

Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane was charged with assault and criminal damage Tuesday over an alleged confrontation with a 16-year-old boy, Manchester police said.


Remembering Hurricane Hazel 50 Years Later

Fifty years ago, Hurricane Hazel unleashed death and devastation from South Carolina to Canada. The powerful storm also spurred new hurricane research and monitoring methods.


Decisione presa quasi in contemporanea con firma decreto


Last preparations being made for DST bug

Normally the switch to daylight-saving time isn't a big deal, but this Sunday, Jeff Ronner has to put people on the case.


Booker Gives Dolphins Needed Offensive Help

Marty Booker spent Monday meeting new teammates and getting used to his new surroundings.


The US military has charged two US soldiers with murder in the deaths of three Iraqis, the US command said today. "Sgt. Michael P. Williams and Specialist Brent W. May ... have been charged


Robotic Craft's Launch Delayed At Least 2 Days

NASA postponed for at least two days the launch of its robotic satellite-chasing spacecraft because the target satellite temporarily lost reception of a key navigational signal, the agency said Tuesday.


Oil From Wrecked Tanker in Alaska Spreads

Fuel oil from the Selendang Ayu has reached a fishing community 50 miles from the wreckage of the grounded freighter, prompting new concerns about the effect of last month's spill in the Bering Sea.


Scientists believe they are close to a significant breakthrough in the treatment of spinal injuries.


and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.  have settled a lawsuit in which RIM alleged the South Korean electronics giant had infringed on its well-known BlackBerry trademark with its competing BlackJack smartphone. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" border="0" /> BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. on Monday will unveil a new version of its top-end e-mail phone for business users, replacing the signature side navigation wheel with a front trackball that first appeared last year on the consumer-oriented BlackBerry Pearl.


Monaco, 19:00 - RALLY, MONTECARLO: AL COMANDO LOEB

Il francese Sebastien Loeb (CitroÃ«n Xsara) Ã¨ in testa al rally di Montecarlo. Il pilota della Citroe...


Torino, 12:29 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: PESSOTTO SARA' DIMESSO DOMANI

La direzione dell'ospedale Molinette di Torino ha deciso di dimettere Gianluca Pessotto, ex calciato...


136kg plutonium shipment open to terrorist attacks

Enough weapons-grade plutonium to make more than 15,000 nuclear bombs will be vulnerable to hijacking by terrorists and rogue states as the result of a disarmament initiative.


Iran promises to come clean on nuclear activities

MADRID -- Iran has pledged to end years of stonewalling and provide answers on past suspicious activities to the UN nuclear monitoring agency probing its atomic program, an official said yesterday, in a move seen as an attempt to avoid new UN sanctions.


San Diego's Incumbent Mayor to Be Sworn In

A state appeals court on Tuesday lifted an order that had stopped San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy from being sworn in for a second term.


Experts Concerned as Ballot Problems Defy an Overhaul

This monthÂs midterm election revealed that the country is still far from able to ensure that every vote counts.


HIV/AIDS Having Increasing Impact On Women

Today is World AIDS day, and across the globe, events are being held to draw attention to the disease and promote its eradication.


NEW YORK - The fallout from New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's probe into the insurance industry continued. Jeffrey Greenberg, the head of Marsh & McLennan, was replaced as chairman and chief


Boat carrying asylum seekers sinks off Tunisia

A boat carrying 75 people has sunk off the coast of Tunisia, killing many on board.


Russian region to host Day of Conception

Make a baby. Win a car. Don't be surprised if the streets are empty and curtains drawn in this central Russian region Wednesday as residents take up an offer by the regional governor to help stem Russia's demographic crisis.


Tony Moore and his college baseball teammates were jolted awake when their bus slammed against a concrete barrier and dropped off an overpass. At least two students were trapped, one player had already died and diesel fuel was leaking, survivors and family members said.


Quarterback Jason White, last year's Heisman winner, passed for five touchdowns as No. 2. Oklahoma escaped from No. 22 Texas A&M.


Iran's president says he wants nuclear power as soon as possible, as a deadline to halt enrichment activity passes.


Q&A: Ubisoft CEO Says Games Need More Emotion

Wired.com speaks to Yannis Mallat, CEO of Ubisoft's Montreal game development studio, on topics ranging from emotion in game design to casual games and Wii.


The survivors of the tsunami in South Asia face a long and fairly predictable list of threats to their health, starting with injuries sustained in the event itself, progressing to water- and


Even as antismoking campaigns have sharply reduced tobacco use, a recent study suggested that more than half of poor, black young adults smoke cigarettes.


Whether it's the albums you buy, the radio stations you choose or the songs you put in your portable player, music has always been a matter of personal taste. Now, a startup led by a team of veterans in the digital music arena seeks to offer what it considers a new level of "personal radio" by combining elements of Internet radio, portable music and satellite distribution, while letting users choose the tunes, genres or artists they want.


UN: More workers than ever before are living in poverty

More workers than ever were living in poverty last year, and greater efforts need to be made to create more and better jobs if the world is going to achieve the target of halving poverty by 2015, according to a UN report released yesterday.


Vitamin D is best known for building strong bones, but it may have another benefit: longevity.


After ultimate sacrifice relaxed Wilkinson is back with a new focus

Sport: Rugby World Cup:  England need Jonny the kid to become Jonny the man, writes Richard Williams.


World number one Roger Federer of Switzerland whitewashed Gaston Gaudio of Argentina in the opening match of the ATP Masters Cup championships in Houston.


Partito ieri alle 12:17 da Lecce e' arrivato stamani a Roma


Have you checked the value of your stocks or your real estate lately? In euros? Or British pounds? Has it all sadly disappeared seemingly while you were sleeping?


Pg di Milano, su intercettazioni caso Unipol non trascritte


The incoming president of the EU commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, today hinted that he would make "several changes" to his team of 24 commissioner-designates - although warned that simply removing controversial nominee Rocco Buttiglione may create a


Danforth Says No Tension with Washington Over UN Job

US Ambassador John Danforth dismissed suggestions on Friday he resigned from his UN post after just five months because he bridled at orders from the Washington


Sadr orders militia to disarm and leave Najaf

NAJAF - Rebel cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr yesterday ordered his fighters to lay down their weapons and leave the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf and neighbouring Kufa, effectively ending three weeks of fighting between his militia and US and Iraqi government forces


New York-based writer Lily Tuck last night won the 2004 National Book Award for her historical novel of Latin America, ''The News from Paraguay," in a New York ceremony.


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RIM launches dual-mode cellular, Wi-Fi BlackBerry

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion  Ltd.   announced a new model of its ubiquitous  smartphone on Tuesday, this one able to operate on both  cellular and Wi-Fi networks.


Russia's Putin makes video for judo textbook

ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - Russian President Vladimir Putin, a black belt in judo, apparently has the time to contribute to a textbook on the sport in addition to running the world's largest country.


Aston Villa sign Celtic midfield man Stilian Petrov on a four-year contract.


Boundary Line Tops County's Priorities: Goals Compiled for State Legislators

By Jefferson George, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 11--Gaston County leaders have compiled an extensive list of goals they want state legislators to pursue in this year's General Assembly.   Each year that the N.C.


A Welsh Dome? Last of the Millennium projects opens in Cardiff to a sceptical public

Asking the people of Cardiff for directions to their newest public building, the Wales Millennium Centre, is a fraught business.


Unlike his television show, Jerry Springer's new radio talk show doesn't have guests that get in fist fights or flurries of foul language being bleeped out.


The Beatles' Indian guru cremated on Ganges

ALLAHABAD, India  - The embalmed body of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Indian mystic and Beatles' guru who helped bring transcendental meditation to the West, was cremated on Monday on a huge pyre of sandalwood by India's holiest river.


A draft report from the Commerce Commission says mobile phone operators have abused their dominant position in the market to keep the cost of calling high.


A Louisiana senator publicly apologises for "a serious sin" after his name is linked to an alleged Washington prostitution ring.


Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a former drug addict seeking custody of her daughter in this hit from Sundance.


By John Dickey, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep. 12--Levees took a beating during high water this winter, driving the number of critical erosion sites from 29 to 140, a state official said.


Kosovo says Yes to U.N. plan, Serbia says No

BELGRADE/PRISTINA - U.N. envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan on Friday to set Serbia's Kosovo province on a path to independence, an outcome which Kosovo's majority ...Comment


An Arabic website posts images of what it says are the executions of 12 Nepalese citizens taken hostage in Iraq.


Lou Yeâs âSummer Palaceâ examines youthful idealism and its unhappy aftermath.


Share prices in Tokyo and Hong Kong fall more than 2% as  anxiety continues over world economic prospects.


The company reported net earnings of $108.4 million on higher shipments and selling prices, as well as a tax benefit.


Judge Reinstates Rules on Sonar, Criticizing Bushâs Waiver for Navy

The decision to restore a series of provisions meant to protect whales was a rebuke to an effort by the Bush administration to exempt the Navy from those rules and from federal law.


Governator's days of pumping iron topic of made-for-TV movie

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's salad days as an immigrant and up-and-coming bodybuilder are the subject of an A&E made-for-TV movie being filmed in San Diego. Titled "See Arnold Run," the project stars Roland Kickinger as Schwarzenegger. He played beefcake ...


Since last year, the Hawkeye State fell from 7th to 11th among the 50 states. However, officials said Iowa residents still remain healthy overall.


Apple Computer has scheduled a special event for next week, fueling speculation that the company could be ready to introduce an updated model of its iPod digital music player.


In Florida, a Company Finds a New Way to Sell Hurricane Insurance

Most big insurers are cutting back coverage in Florida and other coastal states after a string of hurricanes, but one businessman is using a nonprofit model to offer policies for well-off customers.


MSN Search Engine Uses Basis Technology for Natural Language Processing  Basis Technology announced this week that Microsoft Corp. has chosen the Rosette Linguistics Platform to support Web searches in its new MSN search engine. The companies have entered into a multi-year agreement in which Microsoft has the option to utilize all ...


L'esordio della nuova serie di Annazero supera Miss Italia


ESPN shows Champions League games online

ESPN is expanding its coverage of the European Champions League, streaming all 125 games of this year's tournament on its Internet sites for $9.95 per game.


Hijacked Mauritania plane lands in Canaries: officials

A hijacked Air Mauritania Boeing 737 passenger plane has landed on Spain's Canary Islands after making a fuel stop in Western Sahara, officials in Mauritania said on Thursday.


Dallas Mavericks center Erick Dampier left Tuesday night's game against Phoenix with strained hip, then guard Jason Terry was lost to a sprained ankle.


Forty-five fixes out. One missing in action Oracle released 45 security patches on Tuesday as part of its latest quarterly patch update, one less than expected.â¦


When the Liverpool footballer Harry Kewell parked his "greenmobile" beside his team-mates' sparkling Ferraris and Aston Martins he was teased mercilessly over his choice of wheels.


EU and U.S.: Iran's IAEA deal may be recipe for delay

Iran's nuclear transparency deal with  U.N. inspectors could be a recipe for delay and the lack of any  provision for Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment is  unacceptable, the United States and EU powers said on  Wednesday.


The victim of a fatal crash in which a car hit a wall after a police pursuit was a teenage boy, investigators say.


Iraq says ready to take over Basra after UK pullout

The Iraqi government said on Thursday it was ready to take over security in southern Iraq once Britain withdraws 1,600 troops in the coming months, but insisted that British forces would still be needed for support.


Cartoonist Doug Marlette killed in crash

Doug Marlette, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist who recently turned his incisive wit toward a budding career as novelist, died Tuesday in an auto accident in Mississippi. He was 57.


Saturn mission beams back first images of Titan

Cassini-Huygens, a joint US-European mission to Saturn, has had its closest encounter yet with Titan, one of Saturn's moons. It flew to within 745 miles and beamed back the first images of the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere.


Svolta nelle indagini sulla morte dell'attore Aru Tosiotrovato strangolato a giugno nella sua casa. Si cerca un terzo complice                                          Roma, la polizia arresta due romeni accusati di aver strangolato un uomo


Woman who refused to sell puppy to lesbian fined in Sweden

Stockholm's appeals court on Monday found a kennel owner who had refused to sell a puppy to a lesbian woman guilty of discrimination, slapping her with a 20,000-kronor (2,300-euro, 3,100-dollar) fine.


The 9/11 commission gives more details on the plot and its financing


New Android SDK has improved user interface and geocoder technology, but no changes to telephony package.


Fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels killed at least 55 over the weekend, the army says.


Communications equipment maker Tellabs scaled back the size of its purchase of Advanced Fibre Communications (AFC) Tuesday, reaching a new agreement that will drop the price tag on the deal to $1.


S.Africa's MTN plans pay-TV on mobile phones

South African cellular operator  MTN  is in talks with Naspers' (NPNJn.J) MultiChoice  pay-TV business to provide television on mobile phones by 2010,  a top company official said on Wednesday.


Pakistan's game plan left in tatters as Shoaib breaks down

Pakistan's pre-match plan backfired badly here when their key but fragile strike bowler Shoaib Akhtar again broke down, allowing the West Indies to build a big innings in their tri-series limited over international at the Gabba ground.


Indonesiaâs former strongman was buried with an overlay of the Javanese mysticism that, for some people, had given him the aura of a king.


Dell cautioned that its results were preliminary and subject to restatement because of questions raised by the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Leading al Qaeda suspect killed in gun battle

PARAMILITARY police killed a suspected top al Qaeda operative in a four-hour gun battle at a house in southern Pakistan yesterday.


Three UN hostages seized by militants in Afghanistan have appeared in a video shown by the Arabic television channel al-Jazeera. The three seemed in good health in the video, in which their kidnappers called


Art Review: Celebrating the Views That Others Looked Past

Henry Wessel captures the American West without sentiment nor condescension, as seen at the sleeper show at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco.


FEMA underestimated Katrina repair costs

Many initial estimates by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the cost of repairing thousands of water-logged buildings, cracked pipes and crumbling streets in hurricane-staggered Louisiana were way too low — and some reconstruction projects are being held up because of it.


N.F.L. Roundup: Owens Has Finger Surgery but Hopes for Quick Return

Terrell Owens hopes that the plate and three screws inserted into his broken right finger will enable him to play against the Eagles on Oct. 8.


Strong aftershocks are still shaking northern Japan after the country's deadliest earthquake in nine years killed at least 18 people.


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Jackson Acknowledges Settling Past Claims

LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson, saying he must respond to "untruths and sensationalism," acknowledged Friday that he has reached financial settlements with people in the past to avoid the public embarrassment of going to court.    Jackson's statement was issued just hours before the scheduled broadcast of a "Dateline NBC" report alleging that the entertainer paid $2 million to the son of an employee at his Neverland Ranch in 1990 to avoid a child molestation accusation...


Fiji Rights Group Concerned Foreshore Bill Inadequate

Excerpt from report by Fiji newspaper Fiji Sun website on 5 September  An indigenous organization is concerned that qoliqoli [traditional foreshore fishery rights] owners will be owners by name only upon the enactment of the controversial Qoliqoli Bill.


Blu-ray Lures Customers with Free Movies

Learning from its HD DVD rival, the Blu-ray Disc Association has launched a new promotion in which it will offer five free movies to purchasers of Blu-ray players -- including Sony's PS3 -- between July 1st and September 30th. Customers can choose 5 titles out of a list of 21.


Zardari was âsafer in prison,â and should be careful: Rahim

KARACHI: Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim said on Tuesday the government would consider providing protection to Asif Ali Zardari if he requested it, but the husband of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto should because there were charges against him in


A woman who lost her premature baby a day after she was thrown in jail is suing the police department and two arresting officers who repeatedly ignored her pleas for medical help.


Pilgrims flee Iraq city as gunbattles rage

KERBALA, Iraq  - Police ordered hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to leave the Iraqi city of Kerbala on Tuesday as a battle raged between Iraqi security forces and gunmen near two of Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines.


World number four and top seed Nikolay Davydenko was bounced out of the second round of the China Open by Croatian teenager Marin Cilic on Thursday, losing 6-3 6-4 in the first upset of the tournament.


Buenos Aires, 09:41 - CALCIO, ARGENTINA: SCONTRI TRA TIFOSI, UN MORTO

Un tifoso argentino è morto in seguito agli scontri scoppiati al termine della sfida tra il T...


BSNL, MTNL to launch high-speed Internet

India's two state-run telephone companies will start high-speed Internet services from Jan. 15 at about a sixth of the prevailing prices, a government statement said on Friday.


Ex-Wife of Operating System Pioneer Dies

Dorothy McEwen, the former wife of the software pioneer who famously lost to Microsoft the chance to supply IBM with the operating system for its first personal computer, has died. She was 61.


Sales chief ousted just over a year after being hired

LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Following a wave of declining quarterly sales, Manugistics Group has fired its top sales and marketing executive a little more than a year after he was hired, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday.


SanDisk shrugs off Berlin court ruling in MP3 spat

Italian firm says a judge has ruled that the seizure of SanDisk MP3 players at a trade show was legal.


Brisk Demand in Emerging Markets Keeps Aircraft Makers Busy

Buoyed by rapidly rising demand and aggressive financing from banks, even the youngest companies are ordering new planes.


Lippi chiude il caso Cassano: "Antonio Ã¨ un fenomeno ma ora Ã¨ ...

Gioca l'Italia, ritorna Totti e spazio alla prima di Esposito e Zaccardo. Ma a Coverciano tiene banco il caso Cassano. L'irrequieto talento della Roma ha battezzato l'esordio di Gigi Del Neri con una - piccola?


Benazir Bhutto's party challenged official versions of the opposition leader's assassination and accused Pakistan's government on Saturday of trying to cover up failures just days before planned elections.


At least one Election Day prediction turned out to be right: Ohio was the king of the swing states. Correctly forecasting which way the Buckeye State would turn -- and why -- was another matter.


US takes first steps to shut down spyware peddler

The Federal Trade Commission has taken the first step to crack down on the wave of spyware that is being installed on user's machines without their knowledge.


HILLA, Iraq  - Suicide bombers killed 21 people in  attacks on an Iraqi police academy and a checkpoint on  Wednesday, part of a campaign to derail Jan. 30 elections which  Iraq's prime minister vowed will go ahead.


Health Benefits of Birth Control Pills Debated

Federal officials say there's no evidence birth control pills cut the risk of heart disease, and that two major studies showing such a benefit were flawed.


Casino operator Stanley Leisure says it is considering a takeover approach from an unnamed suitor.


Shrugging off an ultimatum from the U.N. nuclear agency, Iran revealed Tuesday that it started converting tons of raw uranium as part of a process that could be used to make nuclear arms.


KEO SEIMA, Cambodia -- Capturing a tiger on camera has always been Ed Pollard's goal, but now it's a necessity.


Dr. Nicholas Perricone, the popular anti-aging guru, is the latest writer to benefit from the blessing of Oprah.


Satellite-shootdown try days away, sources say

The U.S. Navy will likely attempt to shoot down a faulty spy satellite on Thursday, the day after the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to land, two officials told CNN today. The Navy plans to fire a missile at the satellite as it enters Earth's atmosphere.


Group says factory Wal-Mart uses abuses workers

A U.S. watchdog group has called on Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to put a stop to what it says is worker abuse at a factory in the Philippines that makes apparel for the retailer.


Chrysler says exceeding financial targets

Chrysler LLC on Friday called recent media reports about its financial picture inaccurate, saying the auto maker is exceeding most financial targets heading into 2008.


Major hotel chains are aggressively planting the flags of their brands in cities and suburbs around the globe.


Anthem Inc. (ATH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and WellPoint Health Networks Inc. (WLP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday sealed their $16.5 billion merger, creating the biggest health


Judge: Guantanamo Suspects Have Fair Hearing Rights

Guantanamo Bay terrorism suspects  have the constitutional right to pursue lawsuits challenging  their imprisonment, a federal judge ruled on Monday in a defeat  for the Bush administration that struck down how the U.S.  military reviewed their cases.


The best view of all is our beautiful planet

You're speeding through space at 28 000 kilometres per hour, at times the outside temperature gets down to a chilling minus two hundred degrees Celsius, there is no quick getaway.


RIGHTS:  International Court Boosts Justice for Women

LONDON, Sep 10 (IPS) - The appointment of a deputy prosecutor to the   International Criminal Court is expected to strengthen the  court's  commitment to justice for women.


Think through the consequences of your sell decision.


A new humanitarian catastrophe like the one in Darfur could hit Chad, UK aid agency Oxfam warns.


Russian upper house OKs Kyoto Protocol, passes to Putin for signature

MOSCOW  - The Kyoto Protocol overcame its final legislative hurdle in Russia when the upper house of the legislature ratified the global climate pact Wednesday and sent it on to President Vladimir Putin for his signature - setting the stage for the treaty to come into force next year.


Manuel Bussac predicts he will smoke more and work less when France's ban on smoking in public spaces kicks in Thursday. His firefighter friend, Bernard Geoffrey, says the ban will help him quit his pack-a-day habit.


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


El Greco Painting in an Envelope Comes to Auction

An unknown painting by old master El Greco, discovered by chance in a brown envelope in a flat in Spain, will be offered for sale in December with a starting price of 600,000 pounds ($1.1 million).


After nearly two years, the alternate reality game Perplex City is won by a 38 year old man from the UK.


Trump Bondholders Agree on Recapitalization Plan

Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc., which has been on the brink of bankruptcy, said on Thursday that a majority of bondholders have approved a debt restructuring plan


A Weekly Roundup of the Buzz from the Sunday Talk Shows

As an  immigration overhaul bill is poised to return to the Senate this week, lawmakers from both parties showed little interest in compromise.


Virtual human puts doctors inside their patients

CALGARY, Alberta  - Canadian researchers say they have developed the most detailed model of a human yet, a movable "4D" image that doctors can use to plan complex surgery or show patients what ailments look like inside their bodies.


Entertainer Michael Barrymore vows to assist a new police inquiry into the death of a man at his home in 2001.


Ferrari boss Jean Todt is confident Michael Schumacher can seal the world title after his "decisive" win at Monza.


Sharon vows to press ahead with Gaza plan

JERUSALEM: Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon made an impassioned defense of his disengagement plan at the start of a crunch debate in Parliament Monday as 16 Palestinians were killed by troops in the Gaza Strip.


Tony Blair says Iraq is the "crucible in which the future of global terrorism will be determined".


Britain has first H5N1 bird flu outbreak in poultry

Britain tried to contain its first outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu in domestic poultry on Saturday after the virus was found at a farm run by Europe's biggest turkey producer.


Cory Boyd wasn't part of South Carolina's losing effort at the Independence Bowl last year. He knew, though, the Gamecocks' attitude wasn't what it should've been.


BLAST INTO SPACE ; Pioneering Tourists Soon May Be Booking the Trip

By JILL SCHENSUL, TRAVEL EDITOR "Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible ." Capt.


A hazy and humid Tuesday may see temperatures approaching the 1994 record for this date, 99 degrees. The National Weather Service is forecasting 97 degrees for this afternoon.


UPDATE 2-Cablevision suspends Rainbow Media spinoff

Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is suspending its spinoff of Rainbow Media Enterprises and plans to pursue strategic alternatives for the division's


A man shot dead by police after reportedly threatening someone with a sub-machine gun is named.


Hurricanes churn over Atlantic, no threat to land

Hurricanes Gordon and Helene churned   across the open Atlantic on Sunday, packing strong winds and   gusty rains but posing no immediate threat to land, U.S.   forecasters said.


Toshiba is to replace 340,000 laptop batteries, the third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony since mid-August.


Israel Raids Gaza Camp After Mortar Attacks

Israeli troops and armored vehicles raided a Palestinan refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday in what the army called an operation to halt mortar bomb and rocket attacks on Jewish settlements.


Spectrum Auction Teeters on the Brink of Success

Bids in the F.C.C.âs auction for wireless spectrum reached the governmentâs $10 billion goal. One problem: bidding for the biggest block of frequencies stalled at $4.3 billion, below the $4.6 billion reserve price.


RealEstate.Com Home Listings Access Exceeds 2 Million Mark

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- RealEstate.com today announced the premier Web site now offers its visitors access to more than 2 million listings to aid them in their new home searches.


Visa summit will counter data breach hype

Credit-card payments giant Visa is hoping to shed new light on problems like consumer data theft and identity fraud through a conference that will bring together leaders from the business, government, and technology communities to discuss security for the electronic payments industry.


For sixth year, valley leads nation in clean air violations

California had its cleanest summertime air in three decades, yet the San Joaquin Valley still had 104 violations of the daylong, or eight-hour, smog standard.


E' successo nella notte: l'ha attesa davanti a casa e l'ha trascinata in auto. Il cugino della donna ha dato l'allarme                                          Sequestra l'ex fidanzata battute della polizia a Roma                                                                                Si cerca nei quartieri a sud della Capitale. L'uomo ha precedenti


USA TODAY Taps Pluck Social Media Technologies to Create Conversations Around News

The adoption of social media technology by mainstream media  organizations continued today as Pluck™  Corporation announced that USA TODAY has incorporated Pluck SiteLife and  Pluck BlogBurst into its newly redesigned USATODAY.com site launched  this past weekend.


Arsenal wasted a golden opportunity to virtually guarantee themselves a place in the knockout phase of the Champions League when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Panathinaikos at Highbury on Tuesday.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Delta Air Lines shares rose sharply Wednesday ahead of a Thursday meeting at which the carrier is expected to offer its pilots a stake in the struggling company.


Hollywood star Brad Pitt feels vulnerable after he was ÂattackedÂ by a crazy fan but the Babel star says he wonÂt change his lifestyle to avoid admirers.


In Global Battle on AIDS, Bush Creates Legacy

President Bushâs initiative, which has helped 1.4 million people, may be his most lasting bipartisan achievement.


The number of people filing an initial claim for US jobless aid fell by a larger-than-expected 25,000 in the holiday-shortened week ended Oct. 16, the government said on Thursday.


A severe storm struck eastern Iowa on Friday, flattening homes in a small town and tossing cars on top of cars at a dealership.


Netflix Inc. expects its profit to sag the rest of this year as the online DVD rental leader absorbs the cost of lowering its prices and upgrading its customer service to ward off an intensifying threat from rival Blockbuster Inc.


AMD adjusts three-core Phenom roll-out plan, moles claim

Quad-core roadmap revised too AMD's upcoming tri-core Phenom 8000-series desktop processors will appear next month, though only two of the anticipated three three-core CPUs will make it to market, it has been claimed.â¦


Internet Gives Teenage Bullies Weapons to Wound From Afar

For teenagers, online harassment has become a part of life, but many schools and parents have only just become aware of it.


CBS, The TV Network For Oldsters, Tunes In To New Net Technologies      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - If you missed Monday's rerun of "CSI: Miami," don't worry. You can always catch the show on CBS.com. Or iTunes. Or Amazon.com. Or Xbox Live Marketplace.


SATURDAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon - Georgetown at Memphis, ESPN; Harvard at Sacred Heart, WBIX (1060); Women: Buffalo at UMass, WMUA


House approves Iraq war money with no withdrawal

The U.S. House of Representatives broke a four-month deadlock with President George W. Bush on Thursday and approved $100 billion in new funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan without a timetable for withdrawing combat troops.


(InfoWorld) - Troubled systems management and security software vendor CA aims to get back on track in its current fiscal year after a series of unforeseen setbacks last year, its chief executive officer pledged to shareholders. "2006 was clearly a year of transformation," John Swainson told shareholders at the company's annual meeting in New York Monday, which was also webcast. "We didn't fully deliver on our expectations for 2006. Execution is the theme for CA in 2007." CA had to delay final filing fourth-quarter and full fiscal 2006 financial results twice due to internal stock options investigations and the impact of a new sales-commission plan. "It didn't reflect well on us a company," Swainson said. "Hopefully, it's all behind us." Focusing on the convergence of systems and storage management and on security management software as outlined in the company's Enterprise IT Management (EITM) strategy, Swainson hopes to grow CA from a US$4 billion company to $6 billion by 2009, he said. The watchwords for CA going forward are "unification and simplification," he added. CA spent over $1 billion on nine acquisitions during fiscal 2006, a practice Swainson doesn't see CA repeating in the near future. Instead, the vendor will make "much smaller" purchases in fiscal 2007 and work on integrating into its existing software the technologies it has already acquired, he said. CA continues to be a company haunted by its past. One unidentified shareholder asked why in all of CA's recent ups and downs, the vendor hasn't mentioned Charles Wang, the company's charismatic co-founder and former chairman and CEO and his remuneration from the firm. "Mr. Wang doesn't have an operational role at company," Swainson said. "I've never met with him in my nearly two-year tenure" at CA. Wang is a stockholder, but Swainson said he's unaware of any other involvement the former company head has with CA. Wang's successor at CA, Sanjay Kumar, resigned from the company in 2004 following questions about his role in an accounting fraud in which the vendor recorded revenue before contracts were finalized to beef up quarterly financial results. Kumar was indicted and pleaded guilty to financial fraud charges in April, along with codefendant Stephen Richards, previously head of worldwide sales at CA. The two men are due to be sentenced in October. CA reached a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. government in September 2004, requiring the company to pay $225 million to a restitution fund to compensate victims of the fraud. Another shareholder asked about the status of that arrangement. Last week, CA announced an agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to extend the term of Lee Richards as an independent examiner overseeing CA's financial reporting until May 1, 2007. Richards' term had been due to expire last Saturday. "The company has largely met the agreements, but material weaknesses still exist," said CA Chairman Lewis Ranieri. "We're working on those areas and hopefully will end Richards' term even before May." CA has paid into the fund and its distribution is being finalized, he added. Ranieri directed CA shareholders to a special Web site -- http://www.computerassociatesrestitutionfund.com/ -- as the official source for information. At the meeting, CA shareholders elected all 11 members of the board to 1-year terms and defeated a stockholder proposal to put in place a poison pill designed to prevent a hostile takeover of the company. Â


Kerry Comments on Vice President Cheney's Daughter Resonate on US ...

With the US presidential election just a few weeks away, much political discussion centers on questions of national security and economic affairs.


The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Tuesday as widely expected, saying growth "appears to have regained some traction.


One way to alienate moderate Muslims: deport Cat

Cat Stevens, the pop artist best known for his songs "Wild World" and "Morning Has Broken" in the 1960s and 70s, was detained onboard a flight from London to Washington when US transportation


A BAND of 40 British pensioners with a combined age of more than 3,000 could top the charts this week.   The group, who call themselves The Zimmers, release their debut single today.


The subprime mortgage lender Accredited Home Lenders Holding and the private equity fund Lone Star said yesterday they had amended their merger agreement to settle a pending lawsuit between them.


Italian Premier Romano Prodi said on Tuesday that the Mideast peace initiative being mounted by Italy, France and Spain saw an international conference as the end rather than the start of a negotiating process.Comment


RIP Biggles The UK Ministry of Defence is to invest Â£124m in developing a new pilotless plane.â¦


Consumers Trade in Home Phones for Mobile and Web

Laura Bekke moved into her new  Amsterdam flat last week and declined to have a fixed phone  line installed. Merijn Groenhart, a disc jockey in the same  city, has lived without a home phone for over a year.


Jag X-Type gets worst side-impact rating

The 2004 Jaguar X-Type got the worst rating of any midsize sedan in side-impact crash tests conducted by the insurance industry. The X-Type, which starts at $31,000, fared worse


Sunil Gavaskar will assist India's out-of-form batsmen ahead of the Test series against Australia.


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UPDATE 2-Video game maker Acclaim files for bankruptcy

Video game publisher Acclaim Entertainment Inc. (AKLM.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) , which has been hampered by a lack of hit titles, filed for bankruptcy liquidation on Thursday after failing to line up new financing.


Bush Urges Putin Uphold Russian Democracy

President Bush on Wednesday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to "uphold the principles of democracy" in a carefully worded message expressing concern about Putin's proposed political reforms.