HARD to believe of a man who has won three major championships, been in the shake-up at numerous others and has been ranked among the worldâs best for nearly a decade, but Ernie Els still gets nervous before a round of tournament golf.


Ottimismo su quadro economico grazie a revisioni su crescita


Bush sharpens jabs against Kerry ahead of debates

President George W. Bush sharpened his jabs against Democratic challenger John Kerry, who has called for an end to the nasty advertising war that he said was scaring off voters only days before the rivals' first televised debate.


On Stand, Terrorist's Lawyer Denies Aiding Violent Cause

Portrayed as an accomplice to her clients, Lynne F. Stewart testified that she was an adversarial lawyer but had never aided violence.


Roma, 10:50 - CALCIO, FALSE FATTURE: RINVIATA UDIENZA PER PRESIDENTE LAZIO

E' stata rinviata dal gip del Tribunale di Roma, Claudio Mattioli, al 17 marzo prossimo, l'udienza p...


Derelict power plant symbol of Iraq woes

A giant smokestack looms over the green pastures and lazily flowing canals south of Baghdad. There is no smoke — just the sense of lost economic potential and an uncertain future.


E' problema che ci portiamo avanti da una ventina di anni


Saudi detains blogger, rights group urges release

The U.S.-based Committee to Protect  Journalists has urged Saudi Arabia to release a blogger who has  been detained in the conservative Muslim kingdom for almost a  month for his writings.


Siena, 18:54 - CALCIO, SIENA: PER L'ATTACCO LOCATELLI-FRICK IN POLE POSITION

Il Siena ha effettuato la rifinitura a Genova in vista della gara di domani contro la Sampdoria. Ber...


DreamWorks Animation Executive Joins MobiTV

EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 29  /PRNewswire/ -- MobiTV, Inc., the leading provider and platform for content delivery over mobile and broadband networks, today announced the appointment of Bill Losch as the Company's chief financial officer (CFO).


Samsung squirrels $100 million for DRAM cartel case

GIANT CHAEBOL Samsung will put $100 million in a safe place in case the US government decides it is guilty of price fixing DRAM prices.


"Ocean's Twelve": Scene-stealing gang of thieves is back in action

Steven Soderbergh's so-breezy-it-could-blow-away caper "Ocean's Twelve" is not so much a movie as a riff on a movie, a game played by beautiful people in exotic locations who all seem to be having a fabulous time.


Consumers Feed Pick-Up in Economic Growth

U.S. consumers fed a pick-up in U.S.  economic growth in the third quarter but a sentiment survey for  this month showed oil prices were dampening their spirits,  government and private-sector data showed on Friday.


Roche Disappoints on Weak Flu Drug Sales

BASEL, Switzerland  - Core net profit at Roche  Holding AG rose by less than expected in 2004 despite strong  sales of cancer drugs, as products such as flu drug Tamiflu  suffered a weaker fourth quarter.


Injectable contraceptive can weaken bones, company warns

TORONTO - The manufacturer of an injectable contraceptive is warning teenagers and young women that the drug could permanently weaken bones.


Londra, 12:14 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: GEREMI AL NEWCASTLE

Il Newcastle ha ingaggiato il centrocampista camerunense Geremi, 28 anni, svincolatosi dal Chelsea. ...


Real estate mogul Donald Trump is extending his reach to Puerto Rico, announcing a partnership Friday to build a $600 million golf complex on the island's northern coast.


Tanzanian envoy to South Africa attacked by robbers: police

Tanzania's ambassador to South Africa and his wife were attacked by armed robbers at a farewell dinner hosted for them in the capital Pretoria, police said Saturday.


Freshman tailback Joe McKnight finishes with 170 of USC's 633 yards in a record-setting rout Tuesday, as Southern California defeats Illinois, 49-17.


Charlottesville, VA (Dec. 23) - Playing in their second game in three nights more than 3,000 miles from home, Loyola Marymount University fell in a heartbreaker as JR Reynolds hit a running floater with 1.2


Sir Alex Ferguson praised the confidence in the Manchester United camp after Saturday's 2-0 win against Middlesbrough ensured his team remained in touch with fellow title candidates Chelsea and Arsenal.


Notre Dame Upsets Ninth-Ranked Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (Sports Network) - Mike Goolsby's  interception return for a touchdown gave Notre Dame the lead  and the Fighting Irish held on for a 17-13 win over  ninth-ranked Tennessee at Neyland Stadium.


Apple's new OS just part of its surging computer business

SAN FRANCISCO - It may have dropped the word computer from its name, but Apple is certainly selling plenty of Macs.


UAW strikes GM as talks fail to produce a deal

More than 73,000 General Motors Corp workers walked off the job on Monday after marathon contract talks between the United Auto Workers union and GM stalled and the union called the first national strike since 1970 against the top U.S. automaker.


China-Italy SME fair opens as Prodi continues to promote economic

The China- Italy Small and Medium Enterprise Fair opened in Guangzhou on Friday, with Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi hailing it as an important opportunity to boost economic ties between the two countries.


China hits back at critics of rights record

China hit back on Tuesday at critics of its human rights record, saying the world was using the Olympics, which Beijing will host in August, as an excuse to make a villain out of its government.


An earthquake on a remote Antarctic archipelago home to 850,000 King Penguins was the strongest on earth in four years, seismologists say.


Strong job growth in the Washington area has spurred companies to seek more office space, making this one of the healthiest markets in the country.


Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N on  Thursday posted a sharply wider fourth-quarter loss as it  struggled with high fuel prices and low fares, and analysts  warned of an even bigger loss in the first quarter of 2005,  sending its shares down over 10 percent.


Italian man may have been taken hostage, killed in Iraq

Italian authorities responded cautiously to reports that an Italian national may have been taken hostage and killed in Iraq.


Whirlwind Tour of N.F.L. Leaves Strait a Bit Dizzy

Former Jet Derrick Strait is the defensive back who keeps getting regifted, having graced five N.F.L. teams since the start of training camp.


Oggi attesa la sentenza Tremano Giraudo e co.

Torino, 26 novembre 2004 - E' entrato in camera di consiglio il giudice Giuseppe Casalbore, che oggi pronuncera' la sentenza del processo per i farmaci ai giocatori della Juventus. Prima di ritirarsi, Casalbore


Two of the major indexes notched record closes after the Fed raised hopes of an interest rate cut.


10 tips to secure your small business network

The beauty of these tips is that they provide big security payoffs without taking a lot of time, money or effort.


Roma, 13:05 - CALCIO, SERIE A: GLI ARBITRI DELLA QUARTA GIORNATA

Queste le terne arbitrali (piÃ¹ quarto uomo) designate per le gare della quarta giornata del campiona...


Senators slam voluntary bird flu testing

Senators on Friday criticized the Agriculture Department's planning for deadly bird flu, saying the voluntary nature of its testing program threatens the U.S. poultry industry.


Team delays departure to Dhaka after death threat

NEW DELHI, DHAKA, DEC 5: The BCCI has deferred the departure of the Indian cricket team to Bangladesh for a two-Test tour after its players were issued a death threat by little-known Harkat-ul-Zihad in a letter to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.


Oracle releases content management add-ons

(InfoWorld) - Oracle is making content and records management tools available to users of its database in a bid to gain share in the base-level content management software market. Released Wednesday, Content Database (Content DB) and Records Database (Records DB) are optional add-ons to Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition. The tools are designed to help Oracle customers and partners securely manage unstructured content such as Microsoft Office documents, PDF (portable document format) files, document images and graphics. Oracle firstÂ announced the two offeringsÂ in June, positioning them as part of the company's plan to bring content management to the masses. Using the tools, users can capture, classify, retain and then get rid of content based on internal corporate policies. Content DB allows organizations to consolidate their unstructured content into an Oracle Database repository, while Records DB manages the storage and disposal of content. On a Tuesday conference call to discuss Oracle'sÂ first-quarter fiscal 2007 financial results, Charles Phillips, company co-president, singled out Content DB and Records DB as future revenue generators for Oracle. Oracle doesn't view Content DB and Records DB as replacements for enterprise content management (ECM) software from the likes of EMC's Documentum, FileNet, IBM, Interwoven, and Open Text. Instead, Oracle has positioned its tools asÂ providing more basic functionality, while the traditional ECM companies focus on offering more sophisticated capabilities. However, moves by Oracle and Microsoft to enter the lower levels of the content management market are one of the factors leading toÂ consolidation in the ECM market. Last month, IBM announced a bid toÂ acquire FileNet for $1.6 billion, while Open Text moved in on ECM rival Hummingbird making aÂ $489 million offerÂ for the company. With Open Text publicly supporting the June unveiling of Content DB and Records DB and increasing its closeness to Oracle, some analysts are predicting the database and applications vendor may end up acquiring Open Text for its ECM expertise. Users can download Content DB and Records DB from Oracle's Web site. Both tools are priced at $50,000 per processor. The two products run on most Oracle Database platforms including Linux, Hewlett-Packard's HP-UX, Sun Microsystems' Solaris, and IBM's AIX5L. There's also a client version of Content DB which runs on Microsoft's Windows.


New Bush administration rules that scale back overtime eligibility for white-collar workers took effect on Monday over protests that they would slash paychecks at a time of economic uncertainty.


Bush calls for action by biggest greenhouse emitters

The US president today made his clearest admission yet of the threat posed by climate change.


City health officials are working to track down sex partners of a man diagnosed with a rare strain of highly drug-resistant HIV that progressed rapidly to AIDS.


Google - DoubleClick Deal Draws Criticism

Europeâs major consumer group said Wednesday that it feared Google Inc.âs takeover of DoubleClick Inc. would damage European Union privacy rights and limit consumersâ choice of Web content.


Jobless claims fall, wholesale inventories rise

The number of Americans submitting   new claims for jobless aid dropped by 9,000 last week, while   stockpiles of wholesale durable goods rose for the 35th   straight month, government data released on Thursday showed.


Cheryl Ford had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and the Detroit Shock moved a step closer to the WNBA playoffs with an 82-71 overtime victory Tuesday night over the New York Liberty.


The video analyst who exposed South Africa's infamous pre-World Cup Kamp Staaldraad is found dead.


Kerry Ads Underscore His Vietnam Service

WASHINGTON - The Democratic Party launched a costly round of ads Friday to buttress John Kerry's credentials to be commander in chief as the White House accused the Massachusetts senator of "losing his cool" over attacks on his war record.   "John Kerry is a fighter and he doesn't tolerate lies from others," spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter shot back at President Bush's spokesman...


A boy reported to have been given a playful slap by Cherie Blair for making "rabbit ears" behind her says it was all just a bit of fun.


Sport: Blues reward Israeli boss with new contract in the wake of team's impressive run of form


AID organisation CARE suspended its operations in Iraq today following the kidnapping of an Irish-Iraqi woman who had been delivering aid to the "poorest of the poor" in the country for more than 25 years.


Rice to Visit Middle East, Signals U.S. Push for Peace

Condoleezza Rice will visit the  Middle East and Europe next month on her first trip as U.S.  secretary of state to make a new push on Middle East peace and  to mend ties with European allies, officials said on Thursday.


The U.N. Security Council on   Thursday voted to create a United Nations peacekeeping force in   Sudan's Darfur region, despite the Khartoum government's strong   opposition.


A six-month trial that could revolutionise the way bags are tracked begins at Heathrow airport.


Tibet clings to frontier life as modern China encroaches

Chinese minders keep a watchful eye on journalists in the ancient Buddhist theocracy.


Europeâs Ethics Panel Says Cloning Harms Animals

Just days after being told that milk and meat from cloned livestock were safe for human consumption, Europeans were warned that cloning causes suffering to the animals.


THE Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, was yesterday cleared of bribery charges that could have ended his political career.


Former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri believes he can recreate another "miracle" if he is given the vacant post at Manchester City.


Mystery behind the origin of cosmic rays unravelled

An international team of astronomers has succeeded in solving the 100 year-old mystery about the origin of the cosmic rays by producing the first ever image of an astronomical object using high energy gamma rays.


London 2012 chairman Lord Sebastian Coe names the first official Olympic sponsor.


Flickr Gains 38% Market Share After Yahoo Search Integration

Late last month, Yahoo Image Search integrated live Flickr photostreams into its index, which seems to have introduced Flickr to a new (or perhaps older) generation of Yahoo users. After several weeks, it seems that the inclusion of Flickr into Yahoo Search has been a success, with Flickr traffic up 38% according to a Hitwise [...]


The U.S. carrier scrapped 24 domestic flights today when the computers it uses to dispatch flights failed.


Toshiba Corp says it plans to boost output capacity for flash memory chips at a plant in central Japan by 7.5 percent to meet robust demand from digital camera and mobile phone makers.


Auto-parts maker Delphi Corp. said Monday that it completed the planned shutdown of its Flint West, Mich., manufacturing plant, the largest of four US consolidations in its previously disclosed plan to reduce


THE Environment Court has fined a farm a record $35,000 for illegally discharging effluent.   Plateau Farms owners Frank, Alan and Elizabeth Crafar pleaded guilty to effluent discharge on one of their Reporoa farms.


With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.


Rescuers search for the bodies of air crash victims at the site of an air crash in Baotou, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Sunday November 21, 2004.


Lift Every Sweet Voice and Sing, Rascals, Sing

This French film tells a deeply conventional story about truculent or orphaned boys and the gentle soul who finds himself by shaping the tots into a chorus.


Gunman kills 3 girls at Pennylvania Amish school

NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - A gunman killed three schoolgirls execution style and then shot himself dead on Monday after bursting into an Amish school in rural Pennsylvania, where he ordered the boys to leave and lined the girls up against the blackboard, police said.


Spielberg brings King's "Talisman" to TNT

Following last year's  limited series "Into the West," TNT is getting into business  with Steven Spielberg again, this time to bring the Stephen  King-Peter Straub novel "The Talisman" to the small screen.


Roma, 15:56 - CALCIO, MONDIALI FEMMINILI 2011 IN GERMANIA

La Germania ospiterà i Mondiali di calcio femminili del 2011. Lo ha deciso l'esecutivo della ...


Reducing police command units could undermine Patten Report reforms, the Oversight Commissioner warns.


LOS ANGELES  - Thomas Dekker is set to play John Connor in Fox's drama pilot "The Sarah Connor Chronicles," a project based on the "Terminator" franchise.


Middle East ; Iran still striving for centrifuge exemption

Middle East News, Iran said yesterday that it was still discussing with Europe on its demand on the exemption of 20 centrifuges from the suspension, sniffing at the prospect of the referral of its nuclear case to the UN Security Council.


Amnesty International accuses Hezbollah of war crimes for targeting Israeli civilians in the recent conflict.


Byrd amendment buys US $150 million in WTO sanctions

The World Trade Organization granted authorization Friday to the European Union, Japan, Canada, Korea, Mexico, India, and Chile, to slap retaliatory sanctions if the US fails to repeal the Byrd amendment.


Lou Diamond Phillips, best known   for his role as rocker Ritchie Valens in the movie "La Bamba,"   has been charged with domestic battery in a fight with his   girlfriend, officials said on Friday.


Asia's top terror suspect, the al-Qaida linked Islamic militant Hambali, was put on trial in absentia Tuesday along with other suspects on charges of attempted murder in an alleged plot to bomb targets in Cambodia.


Top U.S. phone company AT&T Inc  posted a 41.5 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Tuesday, as Apple Inc's  iPhone helped boost wireless subscriber growth above market expectations.


Wheelchair user hitches lift on front of lorry

'Quite a ride', admits Michigan man A wheelchair user in Michigan admitted to enjoying "quite a ride" after being accidentally attached to the front grille of a lorry and taken on a 50mph white-knuckle jaunt down the state's Red Arrow Highway, the BBC reports.â¦


Yankees braced for circus known as dysfunctional Red Sox

One of the players held the 28-inch self-described actor, Nelson de la Rosa, in his arms, Pedro's little pal dodging the flowing champagne and buckets of water to find himself in a corner with the button-down Red Sox general manager.


Tired of waiting. Flew to Belfast. The trial of a UK man suspected of defrauding eBay users was scuttled after an employee for the online auction house abruptly left the island before offering key testimony.â¦


U.S. stocks fell on Friday dragged  down by a string of negative reports from drug makers, with  Pfizer Inc. PFE.N, AstraZeneca Plc. AZN.L and Eli Lilly and  Co. LLY.N delivering bad news about key products.


In an attempt to stem the growing tide of online scams, identity theft and the proliferation of junk e-mail, the Justice Department and state law enforcement officials have initiated what seems to be the largest dragnet yet against spammers, so-called "phishers" and other Internet con artists. -washingtonpost.com


Feds Warn on Children and Antidepressants

WASHINGTON Sept. 13, 2004 - A Food and Drug Administration epidemiologist who triggered a closer look at suicidal behavior among children taking antidepressants cited independent experts at hearings Monday who he said support his findings.


Iran has confirmed that it has begun processing uranium to prepare it for enrichment, reports Voice of America adding that it is "a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons.


BAGHDAD, Oct. 16 -- Two U.S. military transport helicopters crashed Saturday night in southwestern Baghdad, killing two soldiers and bringing to six the number of American servicemen reported killed in violence across Iraq over the past two days.


Paul Stalteri scores an injury-time winner to deepen West Ham's relegation worries.


Red Sox and Rockies to rumble in World Series

The Boston Red Sox try to build on their new image of success, while the Colorado Rockies write the first chapter of their Fall Classic history in Major League Baseball's World Series starting on Wednesday.


Microsoft Shuffles Online Services, Mobile Execs

TechWeb - A total of 18 executives have changed their roles this time around, including 14 promotions, three departures and a temporary shift.


Indice Nikkei in aumento dello 0,20 per cento


More than six years since the Taliban were ousted from power in Afghanistan, the militant movement is being "contained,"


Up to four fully-armed RAF fighter planes are likely to have escorted Olympic Airways flight 411 into Stansted today, with orders to shoot it from the skies if it threatened the capital.


WOMEN'S MARATHON The Pain of Defeat Is Still Fresh

Crushed by her failure to finish the women's Olympic marathon Sunday, Paula Radcliffe broke down twice yesterday as she struggled to explain how her dreams were shattered.


Sprint, Nextel announce $35 billion merger

Sprint and Nextel Communications agreed Wednesday to a merger that will create the third largest US wireless company. The stock-cash deal has an estimated value of more than $35 billion, depending on the value


U.S. man axed Dutch student, lawyer says

A U.S. citizen who hoped to punish the Netherlands for its government's support of the war in Iraq has confessed to axing a 22-year-old Dutch student to death after failing to find a soldier to kill, his lawyer said Tuesday.


Yao urges Yi to talk with the Milwaukee Bucks NBA club

Yao Ming has urged his Chinese teammate, Yi Jianlian, to hold talks with the Milwaukee Bucks, amid a stand-off between the star recruit and the NBA club who picked him in last week's draft.


Lo afferma avvocato esperto in diritto amministrativo


Cambodian king starts official tour of "second homeland,"  the Czech Republic

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni started the official part of a week-long visit to the Czech Republic, a country where he spent 13 years from 1962-1975 and considers as his "second home."


By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington and Frances Williams in Geneva. The International Committee of the Red Cross has accused the US of using psychological and physical pressure to interrogate prisoners at


Bids Total $2.78 Billion in Opening Day of Auction for Airwaves

The Federal Communications Commissionâs auction of federally owned airwaves is eventually expected to bring the government at least $10 billion.


Car bomb explodes in southeastern Turkey

A car bomb exploded in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Thursday, wounding around 30 people, including military personnel, news reports said.


F.D.A. Panel Urges Ban on Medicine for Child Colds

A ban could transform the way parents cope with the most common illness in young children, but drug makers said they would fight the recommendations.


Cingular to Cut 7,000 Jobs to Trim Costs After Buyout

Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest cellular phone company, plans to cut about 10 percent of its work force as a result of its purchase of AT&T Wireless.


FT rivela tentativo di contrastare predominio di Porsche


Israel eases blockade, Gazans get some fuel

Israel resumed fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip's main power plant on Tuesday, offering limited respite from a blockade that plunged much of the Hamas-ruled territory into darkness and touched off international protests.


OU, USC Strive to Overcome Weakest Links

Oklahoma's secondary was so shaky that coaches turned to a freshman they planned to redshirt. Even now, Southern California's offensive line is a "work in progress," coordinator Norm Chow says.


Yemen's al Qaeda wing vows to free jailed militants

Al Qaeda in Yemen vowed to free its prisoners from the country's jails and retaliate for the killing of militants by the government.


Now that the new World of Warcraft expansion is upon us, it's time to consider the extras that are yet to come. How about smokin' cybersex, more elves than you can shake a Quidditch broom at, and humanoid tapirs? Commentary by Lore SjÃ¶berg.


Bill O'Reilly, Fox News Channel commentator, settled his much publicized lawsuit out of court today.  Both O'Reilly and a female co-worker, who accused him of sexual harassment, agreed to drop all allegations against each other. The settlement details ...


Respect in a Box: Giving John Ford the Major American Artist Treatment

âFord at Foxâ is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.


DELITTO MANFREDONIA, ''IL CERCHIO SI STRINGE''

Il responsabile del commissariato: ''Le indagini stanno procedendo speditamente e in maniera capillare. Siamo ottimisti''. Foggia, 16 nov. (Adnkronos) - ''Le indagini stanno procedendo speditamente e in maniera capillare. Stiamo tagliando i rami secchi.


U.S. sponsors postpone push for Armenian genocide bill

Backers of a resolution to formally name the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a genocide said on Thursday they would postpone efforts to bring it to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.


I carabinieri indagano sulla morte dei 2 calciatori Beretti


SpaceShipOne Set for Historic 2nd Flight Monday

LOS ANGELES  -- The world's first private manned spacecraft will make its second space flight in five days Monday in the final stage of its attempt to win a 10 million USD prize, organisers said.       SpaceShipOne is scheduled to take off at around 7:00 am (1400 GMT) and blast out of the earth's atmosphere just over an hour later in its quest for the Ansari X Prize purse, aimed at spurring a new era of commercial space travel...


This Week on Perl 6, Week Ending 2004-09-03

Piers Cawley has the latest from the Perl 6 mailing lists. The Parrot folks create some TODOs, hash out math semantics, and discuss cross-compiling. The Perl 6 language folks argue about ranges, roles, pipelines, and PRE and POST hooks.


Struggles Continue for Athletes on the Fringes of Academics

Would-be student athletes who enrolled at Miami prep school to boost grades in order to earn college scholarships struggle after school closed following a New York Times report.


Moenchengladbach, 19:18 - CALCIO, BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH: HEYNCKES RESTA ALLENATORE

Il Borussia Moenchengladbach ha rinnovato la fiducia al tecnico Jupp Heynckes. Il Borussia, senza vi...


With Victory, US Slides Back Into the Tournament

Jason Blake's game-winning goal was an impressive mess of effort for the United States in the World Cup of Hockey. But moments not recorded on the score sheet also contributed


Oil slips after Nigeria cut appears unilateral

Oil fell back toward $62 on Friday after   OPEC member Nigeria appeared to be alone in its decision to   trim output to stem a two-month price slide.


US Tanks Move Toward Najaf Shrine as Talks Falter

US tanks advanced to within 800 yards of the Imam Ali mosque in the Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday after talks on surrendering control of the shrine at the center of an 18-day siege ran into trouble.


Joss Stone and Dizzee Rascal are the latest stars to join the recording of the new Band Aid single.


As Web Fuels Bike Thefts, Victims Turn Vigilantes

By the time he got the call last month, Martin Moulton had given up on his stolen $3,000 bike.


Separati nel '99, tre anni fa lui si era risposato ma le liti continuavanoTre coltellate alla schiena sotto lo sguardo della bambina. Poi la confessione                                            Reggio Calabria, uccide l'ex moglie davanti alla figlia di undici anni


A new generation of x-ray machines will screen hand luggage in Britain's largest airports in a move which could lead to the relaxation of cabin baggage restrictions on UK flights.


SUDAN: Darfur peace talks make sluggish progress

DAKAR, 26 Aug 2004 (IRIN) - Hit by power cuts and administrative hitches, the Darfur peace talks in the Nigerian capital Abuja made slow progress on Thursday, a spokesman for the African Union (AU) which is sponsoring the negotiations said.


When to use bird flu vaccine a "tricky issue"

A vaccine against the killer H5N1 bird flu virus could be licensed for human use in a year, but when to use it is becoming a "tricky issue", a senior World Health Organization official said on Wednesday.


Home bats light up 'Juice Box' as Houston takes series lead

HOUSTON - It is nicknamed the Juice Box because it is named for a fruit drink, but the juice resembling electricity is what flows through Minute Maid Park.


Il 15 gennaio sara' ufficializzata costituzione PdL


Avellino, 15:59 - CALCIO, AVELLINO: INGAGGIATO ALDEGANI

L'Avellino ha ingaggiato il portiere Gabriele Aldegani, 31 anni, la scorsa stagione al Bari. Per lui...


Scientist Has Theory On Where Peterson Bodies Were Dumped

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- The body of Laci Peterson may have been dumped near where her husband said he went fishing the day she disappeared.


Scouring remote regions for plants, oils and extracts can yield cures â and big profits â for pharmaceutical companies and indigenous tribes.


Roma, 14:00 - CALCIO, FIGC; MATARRESE: NON SO COME FINIRA' VICENDA ROSSI

Il presidente della Lega Calcio Antonio Matarrese ha liquidato con una battuta le domande dei cronis...


Gay activists and Western mayors express shock at anti-homosexual violence in Moscow.


Facing his 40's, Tommy Lee has decided to undertake an image intervention, in particular with his book, "Tommyland."


Travel: Delhi is boomtown, but the choice of hotels is still limited to palaces or pits â unless you know where to look. Amelia Gentleman leads the way


U.S. retail gasoline prices have hit a short-term peak and drivers could see a further decline of 5 cents to 10 cents a gallon at the pump this month, the government's top energy forecaster said on Monday.


Calcio: per Carraro utile la moviola in campo

Il presidente della Figc Carraro ha scritto una lettera a Uefa e Fifa su possibilita' di aiutare gli arbitri con tecnologia. Carraro ha voluto proporre uno 'studio approfondito sulla possibilita' di dotare


The Treasuryâs schedule of financing this week included todayâs regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow.


Gateway Inc. on Monday said its personal computers will be sold at consumer electronics retail giant Circuit City Stores Inc. locations starting next month.


The Supreme Court Justice is vying for the chief's seat on the bench


Clues to Black Plagueâs Fury in 650-Year-Old Skeletons

New findings suggest that the plague selectively took the already ill, while many of the otherwise healthy survived the infection.


UN to consider Sudan attacks as genocide

The UN Security Council passed a resolution Saturday establishing an international inquiry to determine whether systematic attacks on black African villagers in Sudan constitute genocide.


Allianz Increases Croatia Joint Venture Share

Germany's Allianz Group announced that it has increased its stake in Croatian insurer Allianz Zagreb to 80 percent, by acquiring an additional 28 percent of the company's capital from its partner Zagrebacka ...


Space Shuttle Astronauts Train for August Launch

Seven astronauts, including teacher-turned-spaceflyer Barbara Morgan, are taking a close look at NASA's shuttle Endeavour as they train for an August launch towards the International Space Station (ISS).


Boeing may invest in Japan's Mitsubishi jet: report

Boeing Co.  may invest in  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd's (7011.T) project to build  Japan's first passenger jetliner, the Asahi newspaper reported  on Wednesday.


Toshiba, SanDisk have Samsung in their sites

Toshiba expects demand for NAND, widely used for data storage in portable electronics like Apple Inc.'s Pod digital media player devices, to grow by an average 130% a year between 2006 and 2010.


Indonesiaâs VP in stunning win for party post

JAKARTA - Indonesiaâs vice president won leadership of the Golkar party in a major upset that could make the biggest opposition party an ally of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the countryâs hostile parliament.


Per creare nuova societa' in grado rilanciare attivita'


Rice Praises Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking Push

ANKARA/JERUSALEM  - Secretary of State Condoleezza  Rice said on Saturday Washington was ready to help Middle East  peacemaking but the best outcome would be for Israelis and  Palestinians to go on making progress on their own.


The growing services industry is hiring, but tech workers looking for a job may need to do more than brush up on their coding.


Long Jump Gold for American Dwight Phillips

Dwight Phillips of the United States  completed a hat-trick of global long jump titles when he  crushed the field with his opening leap to take gold in  Thursday's Olympic final Thursday.


A small new European study adds to the growing body of evidence that exercise can stave off mental decline in older people. The 290 participants, all men, were between the ages of 70 and 90 when the study began in 1990.


Ferguson thanks Newcastle for Rooney capture

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson admitted that had Newcastle United not made a bid for Wayne Rooney he would not have made an offer.


Japanese players attract big media following

Games between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox have, for at least the last half-century, attracted a media mob fascinated with every scrap of information about the famous rivalry.


Many NHS units lack specialist care and support for patients with the skin condition psoriasis, a study finds.


Afghan Candidates Reject Vote After Mix-up Over Voter ...

History is being made in Afghanistan, as the country takes part in its first-ever presidential election. But while most Afghans are enthusiastic, the candidates challenging interim President Hamid Karzai claim


Item No 17: Mukesh got authority over all directors

MUMBAI: The redrawing of lines of authority in Reliance seems to have sparked off the current discord between the two Ambani brothers.


The NFLâs meekest division is in no position to contest the issue, and thatâs fine by the Seattle Seahawks. âWeâre in first place despite the general feeling you get when people talk about us,â quarterback Matt Hasselbeck said Wednesday.


The former TIME correspondent talks about his mother, a pioneering television journalist


Feds push for new, zestier Fourth Amendment A federal judge today struck down provisions of the Patriot Act as unconstitutional, adding fuel to the politically charged debate over the controversial law.â¦


After a skeptical greeting, Google shares climb

NEW YORK Wall Street, which forced Google, the Internet search engine, to sharply lower the price of its shares in its initial public offering in August, has now decided that the company is worth a lot more today than it was then.


A leader of a banned Kenyan sect is freed by a judge, days after gruesome killings were blamed on the group.


Irish churchmen to witness IRA arms move: report

Northern Ireland's largest Roman Catholic paramailitary group, the Irish Republican Army, has agreed to allow a Protestant and a Catholic churchman to witness the decommissioning of its weapons, the BBC said.


'Preoccupanti' i dati diffusi dall'Istat sulle retribuzioni


Analysts' opinions on rates varied, altering

While economists widely expect Federal Reserve officials to raise interest rates when they meet Tuesday, opinions about what the Fed will do late this year and


Olympic Games committee shortlists IT firms

Winner to be chosen next month Leading IT firms have been shortlisted to run the London Organising Committee for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics Game's (Locog) back office system.â¦


BOSTON - Mark Bellhorn singled in two runs in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday night as the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, snapping a three-game losing streak.


rwven writes "MSNBC is reporting that the engine on SpaceShipOne has been modified to provide more thrust, for a longer amount of time.


At least seven Ukrainian troops die in an explosion in Iraq while reportedly trying to defuse munitions.


Former Oakland Raiders center Barret Robbins was charged Wednesday with three counts of attempted felony murder, less than a week after being shot during a struggle with a detective investigating a burglary call.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A powerful explosion today in a house in west Baghdad killed at least 29 people and wounded 18, police said. They described the blast as an ambush staged by insurgents.


Jazz Reflections From Below: From His Basement, Rochester Hills Man Creates Podcasts

By Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 18--From the street, it's a nondescript house in an old part of Rochester Hills.   But beneath this small home near Auburn Road and John R is a sleek, updated basement with a modern recording studio.


U.S. stock markets looked set to lack clear direction on Friday with market participants waiting for inflation data and a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, both at 1230 GMT.


US embassy confirms kidnappings in Baghdad

The US embassy confirmed Thursday that two Americans and one Briton were kidnapped in Baghdad. "Two American citizens, Jack Hensley and Eugene 'Jack' Armstrong, were kidnapped


YouTube says it will comply with Viacomâs request that it remove more than 100,000 clips from the Web.


Fans of the burgeoning technology, which lets users broadcast and download audio content feeds to MP3 players, say it represents audio broadcasting's future. But podcasting still has a long way to go. By Daniel Terdiman.


Alleged bin Laden tape targets Saudi rulers

An audiotape message by Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has laid the blame for recent unrest in Saudi Arabia on the country's ruling royal family.


Democratic congressman indicted in bribery probe

U.S. Democratic Rep. William Jefferson was indicted on Monday on 16 criminal counts including soliciting bribes and paying off a Nigerian official, a U.S. Justice Department official said.


BT renews US assault with $1bn Infonet deal

BT moved to bolster its position in the global market for providing communications services to multinational corporations yesterday with the $965m (Â£376m) acquisition of loss-making California telecoms group Infonet.


Connecticut AG adds Allstate to antitrust probe

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said on Friday that his antitrust probe into the insurance industry includes Allstate Corp. , the largest publicly traded auto and home insurer.


A Lancashire man missing in the Lake District is found dead on one of the national park's highest peaks.


Kirui and Sun Yingjie claim world half-marathon titles

Paul Kirui pulled away from the field in the final stages to claim the men's title and lead Kenya to the team honours in the world half-marathon championships on Sunday.


Supersonic stealth jumpjet rolls off production line

Harrier successor: very cool, but is it useful? The plane which will replace the famous Harrier "jump jet" passed an important milestone yesterday, with the first production F-35B rolling off the assembly line at US builder Lockheed Martin.â¦


The chairman of Russia's upper house of parliament said Saturday that Vladimir Putin, barred from seeking a third consecutive term in elections next year, should run again for the presidency in 2012, Russian news agencies reported.


Ziff Davis - After 13 years, the Free Software Foundation will update the GPL, and the to-do list is a long one.


Stress Speeds Up Aging, Researchers Confirm

Long-term stress can make people sick and grow old before their time, according to a new study that has identified the first direct link between stress and aging, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.


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IBM to sell computer unit, in talks with China's Lenovo

NEW YORK, New York, United States of America -- International Business Machines (IBM) Corp has put its computer business up for sale, the New York Times said Friday, quoting people close to negotiations.


Unseasonably warm air touched off a flurry of tornadoes across the Midwest on Monday night, killing two people in Missouri and smashing homes and cars, and knocking over railroad cars, in a swath extending from Oklahoma to southern Wisconsin.


Gates downsized war-crimes trials locale

Defense Secretary Robert Gates downsized a planned compound for war-crimes trials, telling Congress he thought the initial Pentagon plan for a $100 million facility was "ridiculous."


If LSU officials choose to contact Tommy Tuberville about replacing Nick Saban, the Auburn coach is willing to listen. A person with knowledge of the process said Sunday that Tuberville's agent, Jimmy Sexton


Experts Say Some Antidepressants Linked to Suicide

The use of some antidepressants appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in some children and teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel ruled on Tuesday.


A man who becomes ill when he stays in his own home hopes to move into another house with fewer chemicals.


Iran said it was freezing its controversial nuclear fuel work Monday after brokering a deal with Britain, France and Germany. The UN's atomic watchdog sees the move as easing fears the Islamic regime is seeking the bomb.


The last four British men held as terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay are due to arrive back in the UK.


Preakness winner Curlin is Belmont favorite

ELMONT, New York  - Preakness champion Curlin can underline his claim as top three-year-old in Saturday's 139th running of the Belmont Stakes where the big colt was established Wednesday as the 6-5 early favorite.


A southern Indian state plans to switch all school computers from Microsoft Windows to the free Linux operating system, an official said Thursday.


The auto industry is anxiously waiting for the Supreme Court to decide if the EPA should limit greenhouse gases. While the decision is critical in the long run, it won't affect vehicle development for years to come. In Autopia.


Indonesian Police Detain Seven People on Terror Links

Indonesian police have detained seven people linked to terrorism since last week's bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta that killed nine people and wounded 182, officers said on Friday.


Two Palestinians killed in Gaza, would-be female bomber nabbed

GAZA CITY : Two Palestinian men including an armed militant were killed by Israeli fire in the southern Gaza Strip, while a would-be female bomber was arrested in the West Bank.


If they gave an award for the greatest turnaround by a college baseball player, then Jake Christman of Newton, a second baseman at Franklin Pierce College, would be a prime candidate.


Cdm approva Taeg 'trasparente' e introduce diritto recesso


US genocide charge is Bush election ploy - Sudan FM

Sudan's foreign minister rejected US charges of genocide in the western region of Darfur as a reelection ploy by US President George W. Bush.


Wallace and Gromit on the comeback trail

Wallace and Gromit, the quirky plasticine stars of British cinema, are on the comeback trail.


Congress Passes $145 Bln Tax Cut, Ends Export Subsidy

The US Congress approved a $145 billion bill providing new corporate tax breaks and a buyout for tobacco farmers as part of legislation that eliminates an export tax credit ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.


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All your comms in one bundle Siemens Communications is offering a bundle of communications applications for small and medium sized businesses.â¦


Indonesia Death Toll Up to 40,000, Seen Rising -- VP

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla  said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and  tsunami had reached as high as 40,000 people. He said an  estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's  provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died.


Bologna, 19:31 - VOLLEY, LEGA: UFFICIALIZZATA LA SERIE A 2007/2008

La Lega Pallavolo Serie A Maschile ha concluso le verifiche sulle documentazioni presentate dalle tr...


New York officially links a death to the toxic dust caused by the World Trade Center's collapse on 9/11.


Paul Casey has claimed the richest prize in golf with a comprehensive 10 and 8 victory over Shaun Micheel in the World Matchplay Championship final here.


Yushchenko's dioxin level is 2nd highest ever

New tests reveal Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko's blood contains the second-highest level of dioxin poisoning ever recorded in a human - more than 6,000 times the normal concentration, ...


Washington Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs held a closed-door meeting yesterday with wide receiver Brandon Lloyd and said the results of a second meeting that is likely to be held today could determine whether Lloyd is active for Sunday's home game against Philadelphia.


Friends and Foes Mark the End of Chirac Era

French President Jacques Chirac's announcement that he will leave frontline politics brought no end to the controversy over his record and legacy on Monday.Comment


CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine - Dr. Ray Stone had no warning before he was knocked off his feet last month while skiing down the Haulback Trail at Sugarloaf/USA.


Experts advise ban on free IVF for obese women

Severely overweight women should be  denied access to free fertility treatment in England and Wales  and obese women must lose weight before being offered the  chance to try IVF, experts said on Wednesday.


L'omicidio vicino Latina, dissidi familiari il movente


Milano, 22:37 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MILAN-BENFICA 2-1

Il Milan ha battuto il Benfica 2-1 (2-0) in un incontro valido per la prima giornata della fase a gi...


Update 3: Live Christmas Tree Rentals Fill Void

She doesn't like the idea of killing trees, and the size of her yard prevents her from getting a potted one. So year after year she strung lights and ornaments on the indoor yucca plant, hanging toy drums and colored orbs from its stiff branches.


Hurricane forecasters debate the usefulness of the "skinny line" in tracking maps, and look at more accurate alternatives.


Focus Now on Cleanup of Alaska Wrecked Cargo Ship

Officials shifted their focus from rescue work to cleanup and protection of marine habitat on Friday at the site off an Alaskan island where a cargo ship split apart two


A Formula for Success, but Not for Innovation

The image-conscious N.F.L. got the matchup it wanted for Super Bowl XLII: two popular large-market teams and, more important, two attractive quarterbacks with compelling stories.


Economix: You Want Innovation? Offer a Prize

Back in the 1700s, prizes were a fairly common way to reward innovation. But todayâs economy doesnât have nearly enough of them.


Greenspan sceptical about central bank intervention, warns on US ...

FRANKFURT, Nov 19  - US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan deflated European hopes Friday for coordinated central bank intervention to check the record-setting pace of the euro.


Pledging to respect private wealth and fight corruption, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has told his opponents they should not fear his left-wing "revolution".


Connections or references to Nazis that have occasionally embarrassed Britain's royal family:


Iraq Strikes Kill 8; U.S. Soldier Killed

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes, tanks and artillery units struck the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding 15 in a day that saw new violence across the country...


Deep in the heart of every hockey fan lurks the fluke-flamed fear that something bizarre, something truly against all reason, could snatch victory in its cruel jaws.


Israel flattens Hamas ministry in Gaza Strip

Israel bombed the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza and closed border crossings with the strip on Friday, sharply escalating what it called a campaign to halt Palestinian rocket attacks.


Springsteen returns to No. 1 in slow week

NEW YORK (Billboard) - In a slow week for album sales, Bruce Springsteen returned to the top of the U.S. pop charts Wednesday, a week after he lost the crown to Kid Rock.


Microsoft unveils simplified version of WindowsXP in Asia

World's leading software developer Microsoft has announced that it will promote its cheaper and simplified version of WindowsXP in Russia and soon launch a series of marketing


The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee warned in a 2003 letter that destroying videotapes of terrorist interrogations cause suspicion of the CIA


Weak Sales Prompt Pfizer to Cancel Diabetes Drug

The discontinuation of Exubera, an inhaled insulin, is another black eye for Pfizer, the worldâs biggest drug company, which has recently sustained a series of reversals.


Heath Ledger edgy and anxious over Christmas holidays

Australian actor Heath Ledger, who was found dead in his New York apartment, was edgy and anxious during his Christmas holidays about not seeing his daughter Matilda, close friend and model Sophie Ward told local media.


Any concern President Emeritus Guido de Marco may have had that when he stepped down last April 4 his lifetime routine of working 10-12-hour days would be disrupted and, for the first time in his life, he would ...


TOTTENHAM striker Robbie Keane scored his 24th international goal last night as the Republic of Ireland beat Croatia 1-0 in a friendly international in Dublin.


Update 1: SF Hotel Employees to Return to Work

Unionized hotel workers in San Francisco agreed Saturday to return to work following an eight-week lockout, dealing a major boost to the city's tourism industry on the eve of the busy holiday season.


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2 Americans, 1 on Copter, Killed in Iraq

BAGHDAD, July 4 -- As U.S. troops in some bases marked the Fourth of July holiday, two Americans were reported killed in separate incidents, one when a helicopter went down in Nineveh province north of Baghdad and the second during combat operations in southern Baghdad.


UN Security Council to send delegation to Darfur: minister

The UN Security Council is to send a delegation to Sudan's war-torn Darfur region to witness the crisis there first hand, Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Ismail said.


Rose wields the axe as M&S slide continues

Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Rose yesterday took hands-on control of the underperforming retailer, announcing the departure of four main board directors and two other senior executives.


Pfizer Inc.  said on Tuesday it  would cut its U.S. sales force by about 20 percent, or some  2,200 jobs as part of a comprehensive cost-cutting program.


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The story of an east London man who was determined to fight for al-Qaeda.


Napoli, 21:35 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; REJA: FIRMO PER IL 2/O POSTO

Il Napoli si gode il successo di oggi contro il Piacenza. "Noi e la Juventus stiamo viaggiando a bra...


Forget squeezing millions from a few megahits at the top of the charts. The future of entertainment is in the millions of niche markets at the shallow end of the bit stream. By Chris Anderson from Wired magazine.


Two ships are seen from in the Delaware River from a view in Wilmington, Del., just south Philadelphia and of the Commodore Barry Bridge as they wait for the river to be re-opened Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004.


Mormon church well prepared to handle leader death

The Mormon Church is well prepared to deal with nearly unprecedented scrutiny resulting from the White House bid of one of its followers despite the death of influential church leader Gordon Hinckley.


Victoria Beckham debuts fashion label in New York

Victoria Beckham, wife of British soccer star David, launched her debut denim collection in New York on Thursday to a crush of photographers, television cameras and journalists.


Scott: Wal-Mart CEO Tightens Reins As Coughlin Retires

The strength of six men: An echo of classical mythology that apparently applies to Wal-Mart Stores (nyse: WMT - news - people ) Vice Chairman Thomas M. Coughlin.


Tropical Storm Jeanne Headed for the Bahamas

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


Severn Trent Water says July's floods in Gloucestershire should be an "alarm call" to the utilities industry.


Consumer Groups: Holiday Spending to Rise

A rosier economic outlook will boost US holiday spending by up to 5 percent this year despite a firm resolution by many consumers to spend less, a consumer group said on Monday.


Microsoft's Hotmail spanks McAfee, sends Trend Micro soaring.


By Stephen Speckman Deseret Morning News  Computers can keep track of time just fine. That is, until we humans start to monkey around with how to set a clock.


Keeping tabs on your company's industry can help energize your portfolio's returns.


Study Shows 1 in 3 Adults Has Hypertension

As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said Monday.    A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four...


Crematory Operator Pleads Guilty To Corpse Abuse, Fraud

A former crematory operator in Georgia has pleaded guilty to dumping 334 bodies and giving the families cement dust instead of ashes.


Pedro Martinez's comeback was vintage — a victory and a little history, too. Back on the mound for the first time in almost a year, the right-hander got his 3,000th career strikeout Monday and led the resurgent New York Mets to a 10-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds.


LOS ANGELES: NASA has delayed a planned flight of an unmanned hypersonic jet designed to reach a record speed of Mach 10 (11,200km/h).


How to sniff out private information on Facebook

Social network makes it a snap Facebook users who like to control who gets to see your account details, take note: political views, religious back ground and other sensitive details may be wide open to prying eyes even though you've configured your profile so its viewable only to designated friends.â¦


Rogers to help AT&T Wireless unload stake

Toronto-based Rogers Communications Inc. has agreed to do what it can to help AT&T Wireless Services Inc. unload its minority stake in subsidiary Rogers Wireless Communications Inc.


Zurich still hoping for Euro 2008 status

The Swiss city of Zurich believes it may still be able to host matches at the 2008 European Championship finals despite last month's announcement that the Hardturm stadium would not be ready in time.


Google offers mini-programs for use on other sites

Google Inc. GOOG.O is allowing   users to add hundreds of different miniature Web-based programs   built by Google or outside programmers to other sites, the   company said on Tuesday.


German FM: Iranian nuclear arms buildup would be a 'nightmare'

Fischer says an Iranian nuclear challenge only adds to Middle East problems that include bringing security and stability to postwar Iraq.


Suicide bomber kills 13 in Pakistani capital

A suicide bomber killed 13 people on Tuesday outside a court in the Pakistani capital Islamabad where the country's suspended chief justice was due to speak, police and officials said.


Hynix under investigation for accounts irregularities

Prosecutors said yesterday they were investigating an accounting fraud of almost 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion) at Hynix Semiconductor that began in 1996 and ended in 1999.


VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II kept up his campaign against gay marriage Saturday, telling the ambassador from Canada - where some provinces allow same-sex couples to wed - that such unions create a "false understanding" of marriage.    In past months, the pope urged authorities to stop approving gay marriages, saying that they degrade the true sense of marriage...


Senate to take up bill to cut gasoline demand

The Senate will begin debate this week on legislation to reduce America's gasoline demand by increasing the fuel economy of cars and trucks and boosting the use of non-petroleum fuels like ethanol, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Monday.


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Toshiba shares gain more than 5% on speculation the firm is about to shelve its high definition DVD format.


Argentina international forward Carlos Tevez says he will play for West Ham along with national and Corinthians team-mate Javier Mascherano.


Stroke, heart disease kill 17 million people every year

Heart diseases and strokes kill 17 million people every year - more than any other cause - and are increasingly likely to afflict people in poor countries, the World Health Organisation said today as it published an atlas mapping the scale of the global


Swedish boy found alone after tsunami reunited with dad

A Swedish toddler was reunited with his father Wednesday, days after being found alone in the aftermath of the deadly tsunamis that swept Asia.


Climate talks draw world's biggest polluters

The U.S.-sponsored meeting of major emitting countries is aimed at supporting and accelerating the U.N. process on climate change, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insisted on Thursday.


No, not by hopping the next flight out of Athens, which was what all the US men's basketball players no doubt felt like doing after shooting bricks and playing like strangers in their miserable first week of the Olympics.


Missile test failure seen as blow to US defence shield hopes

WASHINGTON, Dec 15  - The failure of a US interceptor missile test flight is a major blow to US efforts to have a missile defence shield in operation by the end of the year, experts and US media said Thursday.


FCC Head: Cities Block Cable Competition

By JOHN DUNBAR  WASHINGTON - Cable television rates keep going up while prices for other communications services are going down, says the nation's chief communications regulator, and he blames local governments for blocking competition.


George W Bush attends a string of lavish inauguration balls in Washington, as he begins his second term.


Parasitic worms may offer effective treatment for Crohn's disease, research suggests.


When outsourcing, don't forget security, experts say

When outsourcing IT operations offshore, companies often focus on lower costs and more productivity -- and fail to keep in mind the cultural differences that could affect their security, said experts at the Gartner IT Security Summit.


Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged to strengthen friendship and cooperation with Pakistan in a letter yesterday to his newly appointed counterpart in Islam-abad, the foreign ministry said.


Oil's return to Canadian Arctic is no stampede

CALGARY, Alberta  - Imperial Oil Ltd and Exxon Mobil Corp turned heads in the oil industry in July with a nearly $600 million bid that won them a big exploration block in Canada's Beaufort Sea.


Cerf: Internet, both good and bad, reflects society

The Internet and its abuses are a reflection of the people who use it, said Vinton Cerf, Google's chief Internet evangelist.


Royal Dutch/Shell Proposes to Unify Boards

The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Cos. unveiled plans Thursday for its two holding companies to merge after nearly a century, a response to a scandal over its downgrading of oil reserves, and said third-quarter ...


Intelsat Ltd. has regained control of a communications satellite whose failure had threatened the planned $3.1 billion sale of the company.


Roma, 11:30 - CALCIO, EL PAIS: MOGGI? IN ITALIA SI PERDONA TUTTO E TUTTI

El Pais, che in passato ha dedicato ampio spazio al caso italiano di calciopoli, torna sulla vicenda...


Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Galaxy has sacked coach Sigi Schmid despite leading the Western Conference and League with 34 points.


ORLANDO, Florida  - Authorities broke up a suspected steroid ring in Florida on Tuesday that is accused of distributing anti-aging treatments to celebrities and muscle-building drugs to professional athletes.


Drowned Ind. Girl May Have Seen Drug Deal

A man charged with killing a 10-year-old girl whose body was found in a creek told investigators her abduction was intended to scare her into keeping quiet about methamphetamine activities in her neighborhood, prosecutors said.


Colorized $50 bill makes debut as $10 bill readied

WASHINGTON - A new $50 bill with touches of red, blue and yellow went into circulation Tuesday and soon will be showing up at banks, cash registers and wallets.


The ex-chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan says President Bush ignored his advice.


UPDATE 3-Hovnanian profit rises 26 pct, ups forecast

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (HOV.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit as it backlog orders rose solidly, sending


Republican Giuliani plummets in national poll

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has fallen 13 points since November and is now tied with Mitt Romney nationally in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday.


North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Choe Su-hon told the UN General Assembly Monday: "We reprocessed the 8,000 spent fuel rods, and we've already declared we weaponized them.


Tentative Deal to Salvage Real Estate Empire

Harry and Billy Macklowe, the father-and-son team of real estate developers, have come under intense financial pressure with the near collapse of the credit markets.


Don't Run From That Portfolio. Tweak It.

If 2003 was the year for investors to live dangerously, 2004 is fast becoming the year to duck and cover.


Twice former champion Serena Williams   recovered from a slow start to beat 17th seed Daniela   Hantuchova 7-5 6-3 and reach the third round of the U.S. Open   on Thursday.


British retailers have suffered their worst Christmas in 10 years. Were you cautious with your spending over the festive season?


MIAMI -- Forecasters say Hurricane Ivan is still on track to hit Jamaica Friday as a dangerous Category 4 storm. At 8 pm EDT, the center of Ivan was 325 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, moving west-northwest at 13 mph.


Japanese internet guru pleads not guilty

Livedoor boss denies securities law breach The unconventional internet businessman at the centre of a Japanese corporate scandal has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him by prosecutors.â¦


Sen. John McCain disposed of a snag in his personal financial disclosure requirements and a GOP presidential rival, Mitt Romney, has put off his disclosure obligations.


Welcome has taken a rocket opening in the UAE according to the reports by its overseas distributor Indian Films-Studio 18


"Ladder 49" finally brings Disney's movie segment some relief.


Child health fears over high salt levels in sweets

Many sweet foods popular with children contain potentially dangerous levels of salt which are putting their health at risk, a campaign group warns today


Report: Fire in Moscow hospital kills 42

A fire broke out in a Moscow drug treatment hospital early Saturday, killing 42 people, Russian news agencies reported.


Roma, 13:06 - CALCIO, SERIE B: GLI ARBITRI DELLA QUARTA GIORNATA

Questi gli arbitri designati a dirigeri gli incontri della quarta giornata del campionato di serie B...


Pakistan rejects US criticism of arrests

Pakistan on Tuesday rejected an unusually harsh rebuke by the United States for arresting dozens of activists who oppose the re-election of President Pervez Musharraf.


Some of the successes and failures of House Democrats under the leadership of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in 2007 Â her first year as speaker.


SPOKANE, Wash. - What should he do about the dead woman in the freezer? the 59-year-old man inquired of Spokane police. Detectives who responded to the Chateaux Apartments found the body of a 57-year-old woman inside a chest-style freezer, Capt. Bruce Roberts said.


Milano, 23:44 - CALCIO, LEGA: 420 MILA EURO A MOGLIE RACITI

Il presidente della Lega, Antonio Matarrese, consegnerà domani un contributo di 420.000 alla ...


Absolute Artifice: A Movie Star of the Old School

More than 30 years after her death, Joan Crawford continues to exert a fascination that has little or nothing to do with her gifts as an actress, a fact that is one working definition of the term âmovie star.â


Protesters throw paint and eggs at the UK embassy in Tehran to disrupt a birthday party for Britain's Queen.


Time Warner and Comcast Discuss Bid for Adelphia

Comcast said it was in talks with Time Warner to make a joint bid for Adelphia, which has been operating under bankruptcy protection.


Update 5: Ex-Enron Exec Describes Confrontation

A former Enron Corp. executive's dramatic account of a confrontation over an alleged sham sale of three barges to Merrill Lynch & Co.


SALISBURY, Md. Nov 30, 2004 - Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps' drunken driving trial was set for Dec. 29. Phelps, 19, was stopped by a state trooper on Nov. 4 for running a stop sign in Salisbury.


DELITTO COGNE: PERQUISIZIONI A CONSULENTI DIFESA FRANZONI

TORINO - I magistrati di Torino stanno coordinando le perquisizioni presso le abitazioni-studio di Enrico Manfredi, a Curacarpignano (Pavia) e di Claudia Sferra, a Desio (Milano), entrambi consulenti della difesa di Anna Maria Franzoni.


U.S. airmen happy to have helped victims of Sudan crisis

Lt. Col. Ben McMullen, standing left, and Master Sgt. Rob Sestan, standing right, of the 86th Air Mobility Squadron, supervise as airmen do push-ups while killing time Thursday morning at an air base in the ...


U.S. Army Drops Charges Against Guantanamo Colonel

The U.S. Army has dropped all  charges against a colonel who served as an intelligence officer  at the Guantanamo prison and had been accused of trying to take  classified material from the base, officials said on Thursday.


Arantxa Sanchez Vicario admits she may not be ready for the emotions tomorrow may bring.


GE jet engine backlog hits $5 billion in China

As China's aviation industry takes off, General Electric Co's  orders for jet engines in that country have hit the $5 billion mark, the second-largest U.S. company by market capitalization said on Sunday.


U.S. Stock Funds Disgorge $4.11 Billion      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Investors pumped $10.75 billion of new money into stock funds in July. But most of it went to world equity funds, while U.S. stocks saw outflow of $4.11 billion.


Mike Potter's Blog: Using Flex to browse a MySQL database using PHP - Updated PHP SDK

In his latest blog post, Mike Potter shares some about a simple Flex application he's constructed that's now contained in the PHP RIA SDK from Adobe.   I have created a sample Flex application that lets you browse your MySQL databases and allows you to do simple filtering on that data. The application is part of the PHP RIA SDK by Adobe that I've updated today. It also includes some new samples and libraries, mostly done by community members.   He notes that it's not meant to be a replacement for things like phpMyAdmin, but it does have its place.


Yahoo investors see CEO switch as more of the same

Investors in Yahoo Inc.  abandoned on Tuesday their initial excitement over a management switch at the Internet media company, sending its shares lower on expectations that little real change was in the works.


Movie fans prefer the theater experience

Never mind the plasma-screen TVs. The theater is still tops with movie fans, according to the Motion Picture Association of America.


Negotiators met past a midnight Friday deadline as unions across the country prepared for a possible strike.


Tainted Polio Jabs - Did Australian Govt Knowingly Release Them?

Australia - The Federal Government will investigate a report that a contaminated polio vaccine, which has since been linked to cancers like mesothelioma, was knowingly released in the 1960s by the then government.


Nation's cybersecurity chief abruptly quits DHS post

OCTOBER 01, 2004  - WASHINGTON -- Amit Yoran, the government's cybersecurity chief, abruptly resigned yesterday after one year with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a move that raised serious questions about the Bush


A Kuwaiti company bows to demands of kidnappers in Iraq holding seven of its employees, saying it will halt operations there.


Bush Wants CIA to Offer Up 'Diverse Views'

President Bush has ordered up new measures to bolster the CIA in combating weapons of mass destruction and other threats, directing an agency that lawmakers have accused of engaging in "group think" to present "diverse views" to policy-makers.


BlackBerry Makerâs Profit More Than Doubles

Third-quarter profit for Research in Motion more than doubled on strong demand for its BlackBerry smart phones and related services by consumers and businesses.


Third-seeded defending champion Anastasia Myskina upset second-seeded Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 7-6 (1) Saturday to set the first-ever all-Russian final at the Kremlin Cup.


U.S. offers to delay shield if Russia cooperates

The United States has proposed delaying the activation of parts of its missile defense shield if Russia cooperates on the project, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.


NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Jay-Z has been named  president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings, home of such acts as  Grammy frontrunner Kanye West and rap veteran LL Cool j.


Allstate, Other Insurers Face New Losses as Frances Nears Coast

Allstate Corp., St. Paul Travelers Cos., Ace Ltd. and other insurers face billions of dollars in losses as Hurricane Frances heads toward a collision with Florida's east coast today.


Cancer drug helps early lung cancer patients

A drug that starves tumors of their blood supply can help patients live longer, without adding to some of the worst effects of chemotherapy, researchers reported on Thursday.


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Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich intends to continue his...

Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich intends to continue his visit to the Carpathian territory although he has been wounded in Ivano-Frankovsk, spokeswoman for the prime minister Anna German told ...


Roger Clemens was asked to compare starting the All-Star Game at Minute Maid Park earlier this season to what he might feel before Game 3 of the National League Championship Series today.


Il ministro dell'Economia Ã¨ intervenuto al Senato

Nell'insieme la pressione fiscale scende Â«dal 41,8% dell'anno in corso al 41,2% del 2005. E non ci fermeremo quiÂ». ROMA - Â«Altro che stangata. La pressione tributaria nel 2005 scenderÃ  dal 28,6% al 28% del pilÂ».


Alitalia ha annunciato la cancellazione di 96 collegamentiI problemi maggiori all'aeroporto di Fiumicino                                          Scioperano controllori di volo disagi per chi viaggia domani


The top-seeded Belgian was upset in the fourth round of the year's last Grand Slam tournament by 14th-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-2.


Eduardo sends ten-man Gunners marching into last four

Eduardo Silva sent ten-man Arsenal into the last four of the League Cup here on Tuesday, the Croatian international's second goal of the night sealing a 3-2 extra-time win over Blackburn.


LOS ANGELES - He hasn't been an entertainer for decades, but when the folk-rock singer once known as Cat Stevens has resurfaced over the years, it's usually in a way that stuns or confuses the fans who still love his old songs.


The founder of Wikipedia on Friday urged contributors to the free Internet encyclopedia to put more emphasis on quality instead of quantity.


IN THAT FAMOUSLY irritating advert, Thierry Henry smiles smugly as he struggles to explain to his audience what he means by âVa va voomâ.


Internet users play tag with online content: study

Folksonomies Web 2.0 pioneers are taking personal control of how online content is organised, according to new research.â¦


No alla guerra, critiche a chi vuol bloccare nucleare Iran


Smentito categoricamente presunto coinvolgimento governo


13 per cent, unlucky for some Professional services firm Morse today reported a 13 per cent group profit fall and said its continued drive away from the IT infrastructure market had put a dent in its financial figures.â¦


Caribbean school ships out students after hurricane, some to ...

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. - About 320 second-year students from a medical school paralyzed by Hurricane Ivan's crushing blast in Grenada have moved to a suburban Miami campus, while some veterinary students from the same school are now in Kansas.


Mediators to meet in Jerusalem after Gaza split

Envoys for international powers trying to mediate a peace in the Middle East agreed on Friday to talk in Jerusalem next week, a day after the first meeting in two months between Israeli and Palestinian leaders.


Iraq's new justice unfolds in a fortress

The suspect stood behind the polished wooden bars in the new courtroom. His eyes flitted nervously as the litany of accusations was rattled off: mortar attacks, car bombings, kidnapping and murder — among other crimes linked to his alleged role as an al-Qaida in Iraq fighter.


Iniziativa della Basilica di Santa Anastasia al Palatino, nella capitaleUn gruppo di persone raccoglie le telefonate e prega per l'aiuto di Dio                                          "Pregate per me", il 'call center' della fede per chi ha poco tempo e tanti problemi                                                                                "C'Ã¨ chi non ha lavoro, madri che chiedono al Signore aiuto per i problemi scolastici dei figlie mariti e mogli che vogliono l'intercessione per il matrimonio che va in frantumi"


Court Opens Way for Leader's Exoneration

A court has opened the way for the possible exoneration of a commander who fought against the Red Army in Russia's civil war and was executed by the Bolsheviks, a human rights activist said Tuesday.


When Strains on Military Families Turn Deadly

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


SCOTLANDâS Finlay Mickel improved once again on his career-best World Cup downhill result when he finished 13th on the difficult Stelvio course in Bormio, Italy yesterday, finishing only 1.77 seconds behind Austriaâs Johann Grugger.


Military unit to ensure Olympic security

China's military has established a special unit for next year's Olympics that is trained to counter threats such as terror attacks, state media reported Thursday.


Europe ; Expert team to help end Ukraine crisis

Europe News, The mediation talks on resolving the Ukraine election runoff agreed on Wednesday evening to set up a joint expert group to explore approaches to end the election crisis.


Countrywide Comforts Investors ... to a Point

Countrywide's third-quarter earnings had investors celebrating, but what's the bigger picture?


No. 2 European airline hopes resumed talks with unions over pay dispute will prevent a walkout. LONDON  - British Airways Plc resumed talks with unions Tuesday in a last-ditch bid to stave off a planned 24-hour strike that threatens to disrupt ...


Lohan going to Alcoholics Anonymous for a year

Actress Lindsay Lohan, a mainstay on Hollywood's party circuit, has been going to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for a year and has not had a drink in a week, People magazine said on Tuesday.


German movie on Hitler's final days opens to applause and controversy ...

A new movie that taps the memoirs of Adolf Hitler's secretary for a controversially intimate portrait of the Nazi leader's final days in his Berlin bunker received a standing ovation at its debut in Germany.


The BBC News website gives its predictions for five technologies that could start to become big in 2008


Breast Milk Doesn't Help Very Small Newborns

Feeding very low birth-weight infants with mother's milk rather than formula doesn't seem to improve their neurological development, researchers have found.


Cresce domanda accessi internet e servizi telefonici


By Kathy Gilbert, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Mar. 3--"A dead plant is an opportunity," joked Carol Reese, extension area specialist in ornamental horticulture from Jackson, Tenn. at Greenway Farms in Hixson last month.   Ms.


Were you all excited at the prospect of Denzel Washington going all Rat Pack to direct the biopic of Sammy Davis Jr? Yes, well so were we but according to a recent interview with MTV, Washington's follow-up to directorial debut Antwone Fisher will be ...


PeopleSoft CEO: 'Have you ever had a bad dream?'

PeopleSoft chief executive Craig Conway wasted no time during his keynote address at the companyâs annual user conference reassuring customers that an Oracle takeover is not in its future.


Epic Games' Gears of War is the fastest selling next-generation game of the year, and the fast-selling exclusive for the Xbox platform ever, Microsoft says. The game was the best selling title during the month of November.


Juve say they have signed ex-Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu on a five-year deal.


The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to clear Chiron Corp.'s influenza vaccine for US use this flu season, Dr. Lester Crawford, the agency's acting commissioner, said Friday.


SEC Sues Former Counsel Over Backdating at 2 Firms

U.S. regulators sued the former general counsel of Juniper Networks and KLA-Tencor, making her the first person targeted for fraudulently backdating stock options at more than one company.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has asked his party's Central Committee to approve co-opting the Labor, Torah Judaism and Shas parties into the coalition.


No flu vaccine shortage is reported outside US

PARIS While patients are panicking over a shortage of flu vaccines in the United States, vaccination programs in the rest of the world are progressing normally with a good supply of medicine, health authorities say.


A Manhattan architect is attempting to marry modernist design and reasonable cost in a Long Island modular home.


Iran slowing down uranium enrichment work: ElBaradei

Iran has slowed the expansion of its disputed uranium enrichment program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, after Western powers threatened to hit Tehran with harsher sanctions.


Somali premier blames al Qaeda for suicide bombing

Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi accused al Qaeda of being behind a suicide bombing that killed seven people outside his home in Mogadishu on Sunday and said its militants had to be eliminated.


YESTERDAY Close $73.92 Change +$6.08 52-WEEK High $73.97 Low $45.55 Waters Corp.'s profit rose 6 percent in the third quarter on strong demand for new products, the Milford maker of analytical instruments said yesterday.


U.N. climate panel says global warming man-made

The U.N. climate panel issued its strongest warning yet on Friday that human activities are heating the planet, adding pressure on governments to do more to combat accelerating global warming.


Bruxelles, 11:30 - CALCIO, MERCATO: VANDEN BORRE A FIRENZE

Anthony Vanden Borre, 20 anni, laterale belga, è già a Firenze per sottoporsi agli esa...


A 14-year-old girl on Monday was confirmed as the latest victim of bird flu in Thailand, bringing the total number of people killed by the epidemic to 12, the health ministry said.


By Associated Press  Faced with mounting competition in the smart-phone market, Palm Inc. is selling a quarter of its company to a private equity firm to arm itself with new leadership, most notably the former technical guru behind the iPod.


U.S. small business optimism dipped  slightly last month but remained near record levels, suggesting  a strong outlook for growth, a survey released on Tuesday  showed.


Efforts to recover slain lawmakers begin

The International Committee of the Red Cross said Saturday a mission is under way to recover the bodies of 11 former regional lawmakers killed this summer while held captive by Colombia's largest rebel group.


No. 2 Wake Forest 97, George Washington 76

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Wake Forest spent the preseason working to improve a defense that ranked among the worst in the Atlantic Coast Conference last season.


We just published my high-level look at the nascent technology of geotagging, the incorporation of GPS-based location data into digital photos.


What to do when hardware vendors stop updating their drivers

Find help for problem devices that have been abandoned by the companies that make them.


According to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, the province is hooked on gambling. Reacting to a study that shows that 4.8 per cent of problem gamblers account for about 35 percent of all provincial gaming revenues, McGuinty said:


UA graduate places 19th on mountain bike

ATHENS - Todd Wells, a graduate from the University of Arizona who still trains in Tucson during the winter, equaled the best performance by an American man in Olympic mountain biking Saturday.


NASA said on Monday it  plans to build a permanently occupied base on the moon, most  likely at the lunar south pole.


India take a long walk after pedestrian show

birmingham, september 19: Players write the story not me, was what Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer said before the India-Pakistan game.


Where will they buy body armour now? The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is banning all staff from accessing eBay.â¦


San Diego Church agrees $198 million sex abuse deal

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego has settled lawsuits with 144 victims of sexual abuse by priests for $198 million, the diocese and lawyers for the victims said on Friday.


British Court Strikes Down Key Part of Anti-Terror Law

Britain's highest court has ruled that suspected foreign terrorists cannot be held indefinitely without trial. The ruling is a major blow to the anti-terrorist strategy of Prime Minister Tony Blair.


Shell may struggle to recoup Sakhalin-2 costs

Gazprom  may pay Royal Dutch Shell Plc  for money already spent developing the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas fields if it buys a stake, but analysts do not expect the Russian giant to pay a premium for expected profits or control.


Cerimonia solenne a Roma Il ministro Martino in Iraq

Roma, 12 novembre 2004 - Oggi si ricorda il primo anniversario della strage di Nassiriya, in cui morirono 19 italiani: 12 carabinieri, 5 soldati e due civili. Tutto il Paese ricorda i caduti. Il ministro della


Treasuries Fall as Investors Take Profits

U.S. Treasury debt prices fell for a  second straight session on Wednesday as buyers' resistance to  higher prices spawned a wave of profit-taking.


More Than 200 US Fallujah Casualties Reported

NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq -- US soldiers and Marines launched a large attack Thursday into the southern half of Fallujah, where insurgents still holding, opening a second phase in the offensive, US officials said.


As people gathered on the beaches of southern India to scatter flower petals on the sea, and began to bury the dead, nations


Per ministro decisione Bruxelles non incide in alcun modo


Israel Plans 530 Settler Homes, with U.S. Nod

HAR GILO, West Bank  - Israel plans to build more  than 530 new settler homes in the West Bank after Washington  signaled it would accept growth in Jewish enclaves in the  occupied territory, political sources said Monday.


House Committee Subpoenas Chiron Over Flu Vaccine

The House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce has subpoenaed Chiron Corp. for certain documents and materials relating to its Fluvirin flu vaccine, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday.


The vote by EU foreign ministers in Brussels Monday came after lobbying by Italy to lift the ban, so Libya can strengthen its borders against illegal immigration.


Attorneys general in Connecticut and Texas have filed suit against ASAP Meds Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for flu-vaccine price gouging.


Chrysler in deal to source seats from India: report

U.S. car maker Chrysler LLC's Indian unit has signed a 4 billion rupee ($101 million) contract with a New Delhi-based car seat maker to source seats for its Jeep Wrangler, an Indian newspaper reported on Sunday.


A British soldier is killed and two others are injured in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.


TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- Scientists have uncovered yet another reason to maintain a healthy weight: Obesity and weight gain are linked with an increased risk of developing kidney stones.


Northern Rock is likely to be grilled by shareholders over its sale process at a key meeting later on Tuesday.


US Lawyer Helped Spread Terror Message - Prosecutor

A U.S. criminal defense lawyer was  part of a plot to help her militant Muslim client smuggle  messages out of prison calling for a return to violence in  Egypt and the killing of Jews wherever they are, a federal  prosecutor said on Wednesday.


Visitors headed for showdown with Arafat's wife

Amidst the ongoing confusion over Yasser Arafat's health, there is an unlikely showdown brewing in Paris -- between top members of the caretaker Palestinian administration and their ailing leader's wife.


Here we go again! First, remarks made by Pervez Musharraf over a mouthful of Iftaar goodies are touted as a blueprint for peace and then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gives it legitimacy by rejecting it.


At least five people are killed by a car bomb attack on an Iraqi police officer's wedding, local police say.


Several pilots have  received a second lease on life after the options on their  actors were extended.


Assente Valentino. Alla guida di Givenchy, Riccardo Tisci


U.S. motorists sue Big Oil over "hot fuel"

U.S. truck and car drivers have sued 17 oil companies and gasoline and diesel retailers claiming their service stations overcharge at the pump for fuel that's hotter than an industry standard.


The race for higher-speed wireless devices got another contestant Monday, when Sprint announced the availability of the Mogul smartphone from HTC. It is the first Sprint handset to support the higher transmission speeds of EVDO, as well as the first CDMA device in the U.S. to sport Windows Mobile 6 Professional.


Successful docking clears way for two spacewalks

The crew of the International Space Station flew an emergency lifeboat from one docking port to another at the outpost Monday, clearing the way for two spacewalks planned for next year.


Ashlee Simpson's Orange Bowl halftime performance was a lemon, according to the 72,000-plus Miami crowd. The 20-year-old singer received a discernible chorus of boos following a performance of her song "La La."


Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto visited bomb blast victims on Sunday in her first public outing since a suicide attack killed at least 136 people and wrecked her jubilant return to Pakistan from exile.


IAEA sees "good" Iran cooperation ahead of talks

A senior U.N. nuclear agency official said cooperation with Iran was "good" ahead of talks on Monday about Tehran's disputed atomic work, after an Iranian warning that new U.S. sanctions could harm ties with the agency.


A global mix of British stars, Hispanic ingenues, hip-hop royalty, politicos and Oscar winners united under one language at this year's Academy Awards parties: glamour.


Assistant Head Coach at Rutgers Charged With Assaulting Woman

Chris Demarest, the assistant head football coach at Rutgers, was arrested early Saturday and charged with assaulting a woman after an incident at a bar in Long Branch, N.J.


A non-nicotine drug specifically designed to help smokers quit is approved for use on the NHS.


A dancing penguin was king of the Thanksgiving birds among movie-goers. The animated penguin romp "Happy Feet" remained the No. 1 movie with $37.9 million in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, while the James Bond adventure "Casino Royale" stayed in second place with $31 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.


Minister Howells visits Sri Lanka to assess fighting damage

Foreign Office minister Kim Howells was to start a three-day trip to Sri Lanka to assess the impact of recent fighting and reinforce Britain's support for a negotiated settlement.


A guide to the new Bush budget's winners and losers


Export Support for Germany's Recovery Slips in August

German exports fell slightly in August, the government's statistics agency said Friday, in a sign that the strong support from exports for the country's budding recovery is beginning to ease.


Bonds' 700th home run ball: It's going, going, gone for $804,129

It was no ordinary baseball, but the baseball that Barry Bonds hit over the left-field fence last month at SBC Park in San Francisco for his 700th career homer and promptly was put on the online auction block.


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Ad Industry Group Set to Name First Female Chief

Nancy Hill, a longtime agency executive, has been nominated as the new president and chief executive at the American Association of Advertising Agencies in New York.


Russia will cooperate closely with China on moon exploration, and the two nations could sign space cooperation agreements by the year's end, the Russian space chief said Monday.


Caryl Churchill's stunning new play is a gripping dramatic consideration of what happens in a world where people can be cloned.


NetSuite raises IPO price range, sets auction

NetSuite Inc, a software maker  majority-owned by Oracle Corp  Chief Executive Larry  Ellison, on Tuesday raised the estimated price range for its  initial public offering to $16 to $19 per share and said it is  conducting the IPO as a modified Dutch auction.


World Business Briefing: France: Funds Affected by Subprime Loans Reopen

BNP Paribas, the French bank, said it reopened two investment funds it had frozen amid problems in the subprime mortgage sector in the United States.


Olmert delays Palestinian prisoner release

JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel delayed a plan to release from prison scores of members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah movement, Israeli officials said yesterday.


We launched our new Web site yesterday--what do you think?


The Oakland Athletics are doing their best to eliminate one of their pursuers in the AL West. Texas entered the weekend needing a series sweep to get back in the race. Instead, the Rangers are on the verge of being swept and falling 10 games behind division-leading Oakland with a month left in the season.


MATT KENSETH: Chase for Championship is good for the racing fans

Roush Racing driver Matt Kenseth, the defending NASCAR Nextel Cup champion, will share his views with Free Press readers through the final race in the Chase for the Championship, which ends Nov. 21 at Homestead, Fla.


Rehabilitation as well as punishment for criminals is no soft option, Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy is saying.


Police fired into the air and arrested several people demonstrating Friday in support of an Islamic group that is vying for authority in Somalia and against calls for the deployment of peacekeepers here.


Security professionals gloomy on terrorism outlook

The international terrorist threat is increasing as more recruits become radicalised, even though police and intelligence agencies are getting better at disrupting militant plots.


50 Hurt During Opposition Strike in Bangladesh Capital

In Bangladesh, at least 50 people have been injured in clashes with authorities during a general strike called by the main opposition party.


Business groups on Friday urged Congress not to adjourn before addressing key trade issues, including normalizing trade relations with Vietnam and renewing several expiring acts that make it easier for developing countries to sell goods in the United States.


Making love in a bar lavatory does not breach public decency laws so long as the door is shut, an Italian court has ruled.


Microsoft search: Not yet ready for prime time

Microsoft's latest step into the enormously profitable search sector is unlikely to win any first-stop commitments from users, but the signs are promising.


Talks Fall Apart On Stadium for D.C. Soccer Team

Negotiations to build a soccer stadium for D.C. United in Southeast Washington have collapsed, leading District officials to pursue other options for the site and team officials to threaten to move the franchise out of the city, government sources said yesterday.


Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf withdraws new media restrictions after protests and foreign criticism.


Gold Fields shares suspended on trading on NYSE

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Gold Fields Ltd. said Friday that the New York Stock Exchange has suspended trading of its shares until it receives preliminary figures from Harmony Gold Mining on the number of Gold


Tim Tebow's unprecedented season keeps getting better.


SST Extends Leadership in Low-Voltage, Low-Density Flash With Introduction of New 16-Mbit Solution

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.), , a leader in flash memory technology, today rounded out its 1.8V low-density flash product portfolio with the announcement of a 16-Mbit Multi-Purpose Flash Plus (MPF+) device.


Iraqi PM vows to defeat militia across Iraq

Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has vowed to defeat militia across Iraq who refused to disarm, after calm returned to the holy city of Najaf following a ceasefire between militia and US-backed forces.


Kenyan and Austrian Women Win Nobel Prize

Wangari Maathai, Kenya's Deputy Environmental Minister and a former head of the National Council of Women of Kenya, became the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize last Friday for her work on issues such as education, nutrition, and women's rights.


Workers at a Plymouth Hospital hand in a petition to Downing Street in protest at health service cutbacks.


Havel is a long-time ally of Cuban dissidents

The meeting is also attended by former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and former Latin American leaders.


Joel Winston, associate director of the FTC's Division of Privacy and Identity Protection will answer your questions on how to shield yourself from identity theft and what to do if you're a victim.


Catholics of the Muslim World Ponder Coexistence

A Venice confab among those on the front-line helps the Church formulate its thinking on how to relate to Islam


Details of new television ad from President Bush to begin airing Friday:


[Health India]: Sydney, Dec 14 : Forget torturous exercises and sweaty workouts, as popping a pill is the latest mantra for loosing weight.


Dancing video game helps kids avoid weight gain

West Virginia, which has the worst childhood obesity problem in the United States, is stepping up plans to use Konami Corp.'s "Dance Dance Revolution" to battle the bulge in its schools.


By Scott Waltman, American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Jun. 2--Floodwaters have led the Farm Service Agency to offer emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers.   Registration begins Tuesday for the Farm Service Agency's Emergency Conservation Program.


Bonfire event banned in Guy Fawkes' home town

A bonfire celebration in York, the home town of Guy Fawkes, has been banned on health and safety grounds, the local council said on Tuesday.


Pope says mass as he prepares for Auschwitz visit

A huge crowd attended a mass  with Pope Benedict in Poland on Sunday as he prepared to visit  the Auschwitz death camp to pray as leader of the world's Roman  Catholics and a "son of Germany."


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James Brown Undergoes Surgery For Prostate Cancer

James Brown has undergone surgery for his recently diagnosed prostate cancer and is expected to fully recover. Brown, 71, was treated at Midtown Urology Surgical Center in Atlanta on Wednesday (December 14).


President George W. Bush on Monday spared former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby from going to prison for 2 1/2 years for obstructing a CIA leak investigation.


Zabian Dowdell scores 20 points as the Hokies put five players in double-figures and beat Miami, 73-57, to reach 20 wins for the first time in 11 years Saturday.


India face Pakistan in crunch Trophy clash

Old rivals India and Pakistan meet at Edgbaston on Sunday in the biggest clash so far in the Champions Trophy but the seasonal English weather threatens to ruin the big day.


Lopez, Anthony celebrate salsa legend in "Cantante"

It might not seem a stretch for salsa   singer Marc Anthony to play a salsa legend and for Jennifer   Lopez to play his wife -- the couple have been front-page   tabloid fodder since their sudden wedding two years ago.


The start of Game 2 of the National League championship series, scheduled for 8:19 p.m. EDT Thursday, will be delayed because of rain. The estimated starting time for Game 2 now is 8:45 p.m. EDT.


Bush to address National Guard Association

The Vietnam War continues to roil the 2004 presidential campaign - and there's no sign the battle will end soon. Tuesday, President Bush travels to Las Vegas to address the National Guard Association, made


Australian ad campaign to fight racism against foreign doctors

Australian officials said Wednesday they were planning an advertising campaign to fight racism against foreign doctors after Indian medics were questioned over failed car bombings in Britain.


George Michael Hits Back in War of Words with Elton

Singer George Michael has issued a stinging reply to uncomplimentary remarks made by Elton John, which he said were garnered from gossip on the "gay grapevine.


While poets and lovers ponder how to mend a broken heart, doctors now have a tool for repairing an enlarged heart. One of the more unusual medical devices yet developed, a mesh "jacket" can actually reverse this dangerous condition.