Supermodel Naomi Campbell, accused of assaulting her maid with a cell phone, failed to show up in court Wednesday, puzzling the judge who asked for but never got a reason for her absence.


US stocks were headed for a flat open on Monday a day ahead of the US Presidential election, as Wall Street awaits a clear-cut winner.


The United States will sell Israel nearly 5,000 smart bombs in one of the largest weapons deals between the allies in years, Israeli military officials said Tuesday.


Yahoo Makes a New Play for Ads on Mobile Phones

Yahoo plans to announce it has opened up some of its key mobile software and services to outside publishers and programmers.


Bucarest, 21:54 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: ROMANIA-BIELORUSSIA 3-1

La Romania ha battuto la Bielorussa 3-1 in una partita del gruppo G delle qualificazioni a Euro 2008...


A hospital probes "shocking" claims that a patient went without food and drink on a 12-hour ambulance journey to Inverness.


Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N said on   Tuesday Chairman Patricia Dunn will step down on January 18,   2007, after coming under fire for ordering a controversial   board investigation into leaks to the media.


Russia, Israel Agree on Anti-Terror Union

Russia's foreign minister welcomed Israel's offer of help in combating militant groups on Monday, saying Russia needs to be more effective in fighting terror after last week's deadly hostage school standoff.


With no Australian reporters covering the World Swimming Championships, Ian Hanson has been responsible for reporting all the news from Indianapolis.


O'Gara hits back at 'despicable' allegations

Sport: Rugby World Cup: Ireland fly-half responds to French newspaper reports of gambling and marital problems.


Though it may be a bit late for it to enter the download market, Time Warner's HBO will begin a controlled launch of HBO Broadband tomorrow, a free add-on to HBO on Demand.


Long-term therapy for post-Lyme syndrome rejected

NEW YORK  - After considering the clinical evidence, members of the National Academy of Neurology conclude that "there is no compelling evidence that prolonged treatment with antibiotics has any beneficial effect in post-Lyme syndrome."


Linux Standard Base Gathers Vendor Support

Several major IT vendors have agreed to support the Linux Standard Base 2.0, which establishes a global standard for the open-source operating system.


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Inspector General Backs Withholding Halliburton Payments

The inspector general for Iraq's reconstruction yesterday threw his weight behind withholding some payments from Halliburton Co.


Trump does deal on $1.8bn debt at his casino business

DONALD TRUMP is to remain chairman and chief executive of his Hotels & Casino Resorts business and avert a possible bankruptcy filing.


S&P may cut $12 bln worth of subprime-related debt

Standard & Poor's may cut 612 residential mortgage-backed securities backed by U.S. subprime loans, affecting $12 billion in debt, the rating company said on Tuesday.


Ellen DeGeneres walked away from a three-vehicle collision caused by a suspected drunken driver, police said. "She had a little neck and back pain, but it doesn't look like it was anything serious," said Sgt. Ken Buscarino of the Los Angeles police said after Friday's accident.


Officials said it was the largest beef recall in the United States, surpassing a 1999 ban of 35 million pounds of ready-to-eat meats.


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Samsung MP3 player touts built-in speakers

The company takes aim at the party-on-the-go crowd, but are slide-out speakers worth the extra bulk?


Berlino, 13:05 - ATLETICA, MARATONA BERLINO: SUCCESSO DI GEBRESELASSIE

L'etiope Haile Gebreselassie ha siglato la miglior prestazione del 2006 vincendo la 33/a edizione de...


Bush Wants Baseball to Work Out Steroids Problem

President Bush wants Major League Baseball management and players to come up with a tough steroids testing program on their own and believes progress is being made, his spokesman said on Wednesday.


Bin Laden Condemns Bush, Says New Attacks Possible

Osama bin Laden burst into the US election campaign on Saturday, releasing his first video tape in more than a year to deride President Bush and warn of possible new Sept.


Ericsson Returns to Profit but Lowers 2005 Outlook

Ericsson, the world's largest maker of mobile phone networks, posted a quarterly profit on Friday, but reported disappointing new orders and offered a subdued outlook for 2005.


Huge Blast in Jakarta, at Least Three Dead

A powerful explosion rocked the Australian embassy in central Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least three people in the vicinity and injuring more than 100, witnesses and local radio said.


Untold Numbers Are Missing in 6 Countries

An estimated 12,000 people were killed in half a dozen countries across South and Southeast Asia, with thousands more missing or unreachable.


Famed Scientist Apologizes for Quoted Racial Remarks

James D. Watson, who helped decipher the double-helix of DNA, apologized âunreservedlyâ today for comments reported this week suggesting that black people, over all, are not as intelligent as whites.


Let Your Creativity Flow With Ed Gamble's Artistic Funny Bone

Once a month, our nationally syndicated cartoonist, Ed Gamble, gives readers a chance to enter his humorous world.  He draws a cartoon. You get to imagine the caption.  Ed selects his favorite, and the winner receives a signed copy.


MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A masked robber who beat his victim was remorseful enough to take the man to the hospital for treatment, but his change of heart didn't last long. Within hours the thief was telephoning threats to the victim, who was an acquaintance, authorities said.


Woods and Mickelson in Early Assault on Europe

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Tiger Woods and Phil  Mickelson, the United States' two trump cards, have been paired  together for the opening fourballs of the Ryder Cup which  starts Friday at Oakland Hills.


Israeli forces kill gunmen in Gaza Strip

Israeli soldiers and helicopter gunships operating inside the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip killed at least 10 Palestinian gunmen on Thursday, the highest militant death toll in two months, medical workers and militants said.


Primavera outsources agile product development to India

(InfoWorld) - Primavera Systems, a vendor of enterprise project management software, has outsourced product development using theÂ agile development processÂ to the Indian operation of product engineering outsourcer Symphony Services. A section of developers hold that agile development is difficult to do offshore because of the requirement of close interaction and communication between team members. Traditional software development has used the sequential "waterfall" methodology, which starts with requirement definition, followed by requirement analysis, programming, testing, and documentation, said Ibrahim Abdelshafi, vice president for development at Primavera. Using the agile development process, Primavera has broken down the development into smaller projects or iterations, lasting between two to four weeks, each with requirement analysis, programming, testing, and documentation phases. At the end of each iteration, the result is working software, Abdelshafi said. The advantage of the agile process is that the software is developed incrementally and the requirements can be modified between these iterations to respond to market changes, he added. The agile development process has worked very well for Primavera when used in a multilocation development model, although it was earlier thought among developers in the U.S. that it would be an alternative to offshore development, Abdelshafi said. Primavera started using agile development techniques in the U.S. over three years ago. The company is using the offshore model to develop a new version of Primavera Enterprise, its flagship product suite. It is also considering the outsourcing of other product development to India. Primavera has split its developers into teams, each with designers, programmers, testers and documentation staff. Of Primavera's 10 agile development teams of between eight to 10 staff each, two are offshore in India at Symphony Service, while the rest use Primavera's own staff in the U.S. The company is adding two more agile development teams in India over the next three months. While it is distributing its development teams across the U.S. and India, Primavera has taken the precaution of not splitting a team across the two locations. "If you have a small team, collocate them, give them very clear tasks, and leave them alone to get the work done: It is more productive," Abdelshafi said. Symphony does offshore product development using agile development techniques for eight software companies.


Central City Riverside Project Costed at $50m

By GILL, Mary Anne  Plans were unveiled today for a $50 million five-storey office and retail development fronting the Waikato River in Hamilton.


Sparring cross-country about who can better protect America, Democrat John Kerry urged supporters yesterday to reject President George W. Bush's scare tactics and "vote your


US views Iran's missile as threat to American interest

The US government reiterated its"serious concerns" about Iran's missile program on Tuesday, claiming it is a threat to regional peace and American interests.


Iran should comply with IAEA by Nov 25-ElBaradei

Iran should freeze all its uranium enrichment-related activities by a Nov. 25 board of governors meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, said on Friday.


US, Iraqi troops target resistance in Sunni Triangle

US Marines and Iraqi troops raided several mosques in resistance strongholds west of Fallujah yesterday, in a broad offensive just days before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.


Independents found New Hampshire's Democratic primary the most attractive place to vote on Tuesday and gave Barack Obama a boost. Women, lower-income voters and senior citizens favored Hillary Rodham Clinton, exit polls showed. Immigration was a defining issue in the Republican contest, as John McCain far outdistanced the field among voters friendlier to illegal immigrants while Mitt Romney scored among voters who want them deported.


Stop executions for a while and perhaps they can be stopped forever. That calculation has been part of the strategy of capital punishment opponents for decades.


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Oil prices steadied on Friday, stemming heavy losses this week, with a bout of cold weather in the United States expected to keep up demand for heating fuels over the weekend.


E. Coli Sickens 39 in New Jersey and New York

Traced to the Taco Bell chain, it was the most serious E. coli outbreak since contaminated spinach killed three people in September.


'Saved By the Bell' actress sues tabloid

Lark Voorhies, who played Lisa Turtle in TV's "Saved By the Bell," has sued The National Enquirer for libel over an article that included claims she had a drug problem.


My 'Revolution' Will Not Hurt You, Chavez Tells Foes

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told his opponents on Sunday they should not fear his left-wing "revolution" after his referendum win and pledged to respect private wealth and fight corruption.


Blackstone CEO gala is sign of buyout boom

Comedian Martin Short, singer Patti LaBelle, two Harlem choirs and a marching band had already warmed up the crowd who gathered to celebrate the birthday of Blackstone Group's chief executive.


Pauline Gore, whose son Al became vice president and nearly captured the presidency and whose husband served a lengthy and distinguished career in Congress, died Wednesday. She was 92.


The operators of a plastics factory which exploded killing nine people are fined for breaching safety laws.


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Given the low expectations for success, the International Olympic Committee might well feel vindicated for returning the Olympic Games this year to their birth country.


FTSE loses gains after weak US jobs data

London lost intraday gains  on Friday, after news of weaker-than-expected job creation in the US resurrected fears of a recession in the world's biggest economy.


It seems to be a basketball paradox. Kentucky dominates its early-season opposition. Coach Tubby Smith finds no difficulty in convincing his players of their shortcomings.


Japanese stocks climb; dollar up vs. yen

Japanese stocks rose Thursday after two days of declines as investors bought steel, auto and trading company shares.


Not the Killer, but Still Facing a Date With the Executioner

Ensnared in a Texas law that makes accomplices subject to the death penalty, Kenneth Foster is to become the third death row inmate this week to be executed.


U.S. to support up to 10,000 extra Abbas troops

The United States will expand assistance to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to include about 8,500 members of his national security forces and possibly 1,000 Fatah fighters based in Jordan, U.S. documents show.


EU Cuts 2005 Fish Quotas to Save Depleted Species

The EU ordered minor cuts in 2005  national fish catches Wednesday, rejecting proposals to shut  fishing grounds in favor of more limits on the time trawlers  can hunt for depleted species like cod.


As if to build a tragedy upon a tragedy, Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved to recentralize political power in Moscow in the wake of several terrorist attacks.


A Colorado congresswoman is seeking a congressional investigation into allegations that Iraqi war veterans near the end of their enlistments were given a choice between re-enlisting or being sent back to Iraq.


Euronext shareholders set to vote on NYSE merger

Euronext  shareholders are due to approve a $14 billion plan to merge with the New York Stock Exchange  and create the first transatlantic bourse.


General Electric Co. (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said third-quarter earnings rose as profit gains across many of its financial and industrial businesses outweighed hurricane-related costs.


UniCredit denies report of interest in Merrill

European banking giant UniCredit  on Friday denied a report in Italy's leading business daily that it might be interested in buying the $47 billion U.S. investment bank Merrill Lynch .


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Suspected bird flu shuts Hong Kong park's aviaries

A Hong Kong theme park is to shut its aviaries for three weeks following the discovery of a wild heron suspected of dying from bird flu.


LIBERTY, Ohio - A grocery store manager was struck in the head with a 10-pound sack of potatoes by a customer angry about having to wait in line, police say. Police in Liberty, near Youngstown in northeast Ohio, say a 59-year-old woman from Youngstown is suspected in the attack.


China police seize fugitive mine manager

Chinese police have detained a manager  of a mine, wanted in connection with a flood that trapped 57  miners, who had fled to Inner Mongolia with his mistress, state  media reported on Friday.


Actuate Joins Eclipse; Starts Open Source BI Project

Actuate Corp. announced that it has joined the Eclipse Foundation, the organization focused on delivering an open source development environment, and has launched a new Eclipse project to focus on open-source business intelligence and reporting tools.


Oxford student charged with murder at top school

An Oxford University undergraduate has appeared in court charged with the murder of a schoolmaster's daughter at the exclusive Harrow private school.


It is the season of exploration. Everywhere you look, prospective 2008 presidential candidates are forming exploratory committees. Three leading Republicans and one prominent Democrat who have long been pursuing the presidency announced  such committees in recent days, saying they are not ready to...


Lauro: efferatezza non trova riscontro in vendetta


The Leader of the House of Commons, Jack Straw, has been criticised by Labour MPs and lords over Lords reform.


DAMASCUS, Syria - Israel assassinated a Palestinian militant from Hamas with a car bomb that exploded just after he started his vehicle Sunday. The killing was Israel's first slaying of a Hamas member on Syrian soil and came after weeks of warnings that members of the Islamic militant group would not be safe anywhere...


Sixty years ago, the skies above the Dutch countryside filled with the white silk of parachutes of 30,000 Allied troops while tanks rolled up from Belgium along a narrow road that became known as "Hell's Highway."


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Titans quarterback Vince Young will be a game-time decision Sunday against Houston after he took one series of snaps with the scout team Friday.


Wireless broadband gets a boost with optimized EV-DO installations in several regions.


US Marines Investigate Possible Unlawful Shooting of Insurgent in ...

The US military has opened an investigation into whether a US Marine used illegal force in the fatal shooting of a wounded and apparently unarmed Iraqi insurgent inside a mosque in Fallujah.


Beheaded Bodies Found in Mosul; US Storms Baghdad Mosque

As many as a dozen beheaded corpses have been discovered in western Mosul, while in Baghdad today Iraqi and American troops killed at least three people during


Creating a bank to store a new type of stem cell produced from donors' ordinary skin cells could help reduce time and money for treating patients with regenerative medicine in the future, a Japanese researcher said on Wednesday.


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Video recreation of JFK assassination marks a new low

A spokesman for Sen. Edward Ken- nedy had an apt description of a video game that shamefully exploits the assassination of John F. Kennedy: The release of "JFK: Reloaded" on Monday -- the 41st anniversary


Senator gets arrested; quits Romney campaign

Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig quit Mitt Romney's presidential campaign after pleading guilty to a charge stemming from his arrest at an airport. Roll Call newspaper reported Craig was picked up by an officer investigating complaints of lewd behavior in the men's room.


Oil workers threatened to step up an 11-week strike on Norwegian offshore oil fields on Friday by shutting down an oil production ship — a move that could cut the amount of crude produced by the Nordic country by some 30,000 barrels a day.


SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Tropical Storm Jeanne brought heavy rain and winds to the Dominican Republic yesterday after killing two people in Puerto Rico, as the latest in a stream of Atlantic storms crossed the Caribbean toward the United States.


Three British soldiers killed in suicide attack

Three soldiers of the Black Watch regiment were killed by a suicide car bomb at a checkpoint. One translater was also killed. The attack comes as US forces launched fresh air and artillery strikes on Fallujah


Vampire-Style Killer Found Dead in Prison

A Scottish man convicted of murdering his best friend, whose blood he said he drank in an effort to gain immortality, was found dead Tuesday in his prison, officials said.


For Gay Marriage Ruling, Quiet Anniversary

The first anniversary of the court decision sanctioning gay marriage in Massachusetts was marked with little fanfare Thursday, but both sides in the controversy said it was simply the calm before a renewed political and legal storm.


Rain-Swollen Rivers Burst Banks in Jakarta, Killing at Least 20

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Feb. 4 -- Boats ferried supplies to desperate residents of Indonesia's flood-stricken capital on Sunday as rivers burst their banks following days of rain. At least 20 people have been killed and almost 340,000 forced from their homes, officials said.


Gladiatorial games were probably held at Britain's largest Roman amphitheatre, archaeologists reveal.


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A deadly sheep virus which affects mainland Europe could hit the UK, experts are warning.


In volume and variety, the Bay State Games series annually is the most intriguing amateur sports competition in Massachusetts. Among the hundreds of local athletes -- from ages in the single digits to the 70s -- competing last weekend and this week in a variety of sports, here are a few whose stories stand out: Badminton


This Valentine's Day, lonely hearts turn to mobile dating services for a personal connection.


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Cadiz, Spain (Sports Network) - Alastair Forsyth shot a four-under 67 on Saturday to grab the lead after the third round of the Volvo Masters Andalucia.


Chadian rebels are pushed back from the capital N'Djamena, which they had seized over the weekend.


Television Review | 'Coma' : Coping With Uncertainty After Injury to the Brain

Informed by the Terry Schiavo case, âComa,â a documentary about severe brain injury to be shown on HBO tonight, floats above the ethical debates it inspired.


Arafat's No. 2 Is Set to Assume Palestinian Leadership

Mahmoud Abbas wears a business suit, not a military uniform and kaffiyeh. He is a former elementary school teacher - studious, gracious, pragmatic and opposed to terrorism.


Bush Rivals Doubt If US Can Hold Fair Iraq Poll

Washington, Sept. 25 (NNN): In yet another row here over the Iraq issue, political opponents of the US government have questioned its ability to ensure that full elections are held in the troubled Gulf nation in January 2005.


Facebook's sex predator safeguards questioned

Prosecutors in New York state are investigating whether social networking website Facebook is living up to its word when it comes to protecting young Internet users from sexual predators.


CBS said Thursday it will become the first network to simulcast its evening news broadcast online, starting on the night of Katie Couric's debut as anchor Sept. 5.


Roma, 17:42 - F1, SPIONAGGIO: FIA ANNULLA RIUNIONE CORTE D'APPELLO 13/9

Nuovo colpo di scena nella spy story tra McLaren e Ferrari. L'arrivo di nuove prove ha portato la Fi...


U.S. warns of attacks in Indonesia during holidays

Americans and other Westerners in Indonesia should remain alert to the possibility of militant attacks over the Christmas and New Year period, the U.S. embassy in Jakarta said on Monday.


Pet Ferret Hit by an Arrow? Hereâs a Book for You

The new Merck/Merial Manual for Pet Health: Home Edition is a 1,345-page book likely to find readership in an animal-crazed nation.


The late morning temperatures were just beginning to reach into the 80s on a recent day, and the sky s blue was periodically interrupted with white tufts of clouds.


Washington Governor's Race May Not Be Over

The exhausting, exasperating, excruciatingly close Washington governor's race might be the worst thing to happen to democracy since Florida's pregnant chads. Or, it might be no big deal.


Also: What does Netflix have up its sleeve? Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Sendo, Microsoft settle smart phone lawsuit

Microsoft Corp. and UK mobile phone maker Sendo Holdings PLC have ended a two-year legal dispute over smart phones with a settlement, the companies said Monday.


President Bush urges Northern Ireland's Protestant, Catholic ...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland President Bush phoned the key Protestant leader in Northern Ireland today, telling him to do his best to reach a deal with his longtime Catholic enemies.


Stop & Shop Supermarkets is giving milk away to loyal customers in four Northeastern states but not in Massachusetts, where an unusual law is preventing the chain from offering the promotion.


Logitech's  MX Revolution Laser Mouse is far ahead of the competition


Iran confirms diplomat kidnapped in Iraq: ISNA

Iran's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that an Iranian diplomat in Baghdad was kidnapped on Sunday and said it held U.S. forces responsible for his safety, Iran's students news agency ISNA reported.


Iran and South Korea snatched the glory on the second day of the Olympic taekwondo competition, which once again was marred by controversy.


With the Golden Globes called off, Hollywood assesses the damages

The awards ceremony is a major casualty of the 10-week-long screenwriters' strike.


FDA: Blood substitute test shouldn't go on

A Navy plan to test a blood substitute on civilian trauma victims should remain on hold, federal health advisers recommended Thursday, saying the experiment's risks outweigh its benefits.


UPDATE 1-Bear Stearns to buy Cigna's TimesSquare bond firm

Bear Stearns Cos. (BSC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said its asset management arm agreed to buy Cigna Corp.'s (CI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) TimesSquare Capital Management Inc.


Robert Novak, who triggered an FBI investigation in 2003 by revealing the identity of a CIA operative in his syndicated column, was set to testify Monday in the "Scooter" Libby trial


Fred Couples made two big putts - worth at least $300,000 apiece - to again emerge the big winner at the Skins Game, which also featured Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam and Adam Scott.


A Portland man was sentenced to six months in federal prison for breaking into a NASA computer systems in 2001 and causing more than $200,000 in damage.


A look at the Black Watch and Queen's Dragoon Guards, the British units being deployed to the U.S.-controlled sector of Iraq.


Senator Tim Johnson is making progress, but he remains seriously ill and may face a long recovery, doctors said.


Car bomb kills 26 in Baghdad book district

A car bomb ripped through Baghdad's booksellers' district on Monday, killing 26 people and setting shops and cars ablaze on the street and sending out choking black smoke that hampered rescue efforts.


Red Hat announces open-source developer tools

Red Hat and Exadel today unveiled a partnership aimed at bringing Eclipse-based developer tools to Red Hat's JBoss middleware.


Security experts say phishing attacks becoming more sophisticated, and outnumber e-mails infected with malicous software.


Sex doesn't necessarily sell in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES - Contrary to popular belief, sex doesn't necessarily sell. While movie ads are usually rife with the promise of romance and sensuality, the rare film that frankly delves into explicit sexuality does so at its own risk.


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Scored a gift card for Christmas? Maybe cool, maybe not.


Massachusetts' recovery picked up speed in October as an improving job market and strong consumer spending propelled the state's economy to one of its best performances


Although the US Supreme Court has not indicated what type of thyroid cancer Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist has, some experts in the field said they hope news of his illness will spark


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Paying Health Care From Pensions Proves Costly

Money is running out for some local governments who use pension funds to help pay for retired workersâ health care.


Campaigner pins latest shooting on video games

Violent gaming the 'stimuli' behind teenager's actions Games campaigner Jack Thompson believes that last week's school shooting in North Carolina was caused by the teenager involved playing violent video games. Thompson is the lawyer behind a suit against Take Two games over its upcoming title Bully.â¦


U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday pledged to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as Israel tightened the diplomatic and economic embargo on Hamas Islamists who control Gaza.


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Fiat Bravo al via prezzi e schede tecniche

Dopo il lancio a Roma, oggi nella sede di Confindustria la presentazione. Sarà in vendita dal 3 febbraio


Brazil eyes ethanol as fast track to power

Brazil aims to double its production of ethanol in 10 years as the high price of oil and growing concerns over climate change spark a demand for biofuels.


One operation went awry after an experienced brain surgeon insisted to a nurse he knew what side of the head to operate on Â but got it wrong.


A Miami Â«Hey yaÂ» premiato come best video. Commuove il tributo di Keys a Ray Charles. Aguilera imita Marilyn Monroe. MIAMI - La solita parata di star, di tappeti rossi, di vestitini succinti e sfavillanti.


Grace acknowledges workers at center of federal probe

WR Grace & Co. and several of its senior-level employees are the targets of a federal grand jury investigation relating to possible violations of environmental laws in Montana, the company announced Friday.


Conductor Shoots Himself Dead in Cathedral

The orchestral conductor of a  Southern California cathedral barricaded himself inside the  building and shot himself dead on Friday morning after efforts  to persuade him to surrender failed, police said.


Campbell seeking $1 bln-$1.5 bln for Godiva: report

Campbell Soup Co  is seeking $1  billion to $1.5 billion for its Godiva Chocolatier division,  Bloomberg News reported on its Website on Friday, citing two  people with direct knowledge of the sale.


Exclusively brings you the first look of this yearÂs most awaited film, Jodhaa Akbar. Take a look at the first officially released posters of the film, only on IndiaFM.com.


U.S. suffers first death in new armored truck

The U.S. military has suffered a first fatality in one of a new fleet of heavily armored vehicles designed to protect soldiers from roadside bombs, the military said on Tuesday.


US, allies strike deal with EU trio on Iran-diplomat

The United States has reached an agreement with France, Britain and Germany on a draft UN resolution on Iran that calls for an immediate halt to Tehran's uranium enrichment programme, a Western diplomat said late on Thursday.


MASS funerals of thousands of tsunami victims got underway today in Sri Lanka as the death toll from the weekend's devastation surged to 17,640.


Hamburger chain Wendy's International Inc.  said on Monday it would explore the possible sale of the company instead of other restructuring options.


Tim Brabants suffered disappointment in the K1 1,000metres final at the Athens Olympics today after finishing fifth. The 26-year-old from Chertsey was the fastest qualifier but could not stay with the pace in the final.


Canada Raises C$3.18 Billion in Petro-Canada Sale

Canada raised C$3.18 billion ($2.49 billion) by selling about a fifth of Petro-Canada, marking the nation's biggest share sale and the government's exit from a 1970s-era effort to control its own energy supplies.


Basilea, 23:55 - CALCIO, SVIZZERA-ARGENTINA 1-1 IN AMICHEVOLE

Svizzera e Argentina hanno pareggiato 1-1 (0-0) in un'amichevole giocata a Basilea. Argentina in gol...


Dimmi che musica ascolti ti dirÃ² chi sei. E che fai

Quali segreti nascondono gli amanti dell'hip hop, della dance o della classica? Uno studio dell'università di Leicester svela altari e tabÃ¹


Cavaliers' Ilgauskas says Spurs can "smell blood"

Zydrunas Ilgauskas is offering no excuses for the Cleveland Cavaliers' disheartening performance in the NBA finals.


Crashed plane found in Cambodia, no survivors

Rescue teams found the wreckage of a plane carrying 22 people, including 13 Korean and three Czech tourists, high on a jungle-clad Cambodian mountain on Wednesday. There were no survivors.


Newborn Palestinian twins named Yasser and Arafat

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Just after Yasser Arafat's death was announced, a pregnant Palestinian woman told her husband she wanted to name their child after the departed leader.


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Telescope Sees Possible Mini Solar Systems

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted a dusty disc of material around a very small "failed star" called a brown dwarf, raising the possibility that there may be miniature solar systems in which planets orbit objects not much larger than planets, scientists said Monday.


Tamil rebels push to recapture peninsula

Rebels mounted a fierce offensive Saturday in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna Peninsula, the heart of the island's Tamil minority, military officials and the rebels said amid the heaviest fighting since the two sides signed a 2002 cease-fire.


K.G., Allen sit while C's embarrass Heat

Even Boston's other 'Big 3' was way too much for the Miami Heat to handle. Leon Powe scored a career-high 25 points with 11 rebounds, Rajon Rondo tied a career-high with 23 points, and Tony Allen scored 20 points with six assists as the NBA-best Celtics to an overwhelming 117-87 victory Tuesday night over the Heat Â who followed the win that snapped their 15-game losing streak with an absolute clunker.


First Backdating Conviction Brings Prison Term and $15 Million Fine

Brocade Communications Systemsâ former chief executive  received a 21-month prison sentence for designing a plan to tamper with the firmâs records of stock option grants.


Alitalia reportedly plans to cut 5,000 jobs

Italy's flagship air carrier Alitalia plans to cut 5,000 jobs as part of restructuring efforts aimed at avoiding collapse, news reports and an industry source said Monday.


Hunger Striking "Palestinian" Prisoners Get No Special Treatment

Hunger-striking Arab "Palestinian" prisoners who fall ill will not be treated in Israel's hospitals. "I am not prepared for the lives of patients and medical teams in our hospitals to be endangered by admitting


Car insurer Admiral unveils a 24% jump in profits to Â£68.7m for the first six months of the year.


Movie Review | '1/3': Opposites Threaten to Attract

A paper-thin wall within a grungy East Village apartment building separates good and evil, hope and despair and Eastern and Western practice in this generally affecting debut feature.


Report lays out science map for return to moon

Scientific missions to the moon   should concentrate on sampling its thin atmosphere and on   examining as much of the lunar surface as possible, the   National Research Council advised on Tuesday.


Scientists believe they have found some of the steps needed for bird flu to turn into a pandemic strain.


Since its premiere in 1986, Andrew Lloyd Webber's megamusical "The Phantom of the Opera" has become the most frequently performed stage show in the world.


Don't rely on drugs to delay flu pandemic

Vaccines and drugs will not be enough to slow or prevent a pandemic of influenza, according to a U.S. government report released on Tuesday.


Factory orders for costly manufactured goods in July recorded the biggest gain in four months. New-homes sales, meanwhile, slid, according to a pair of reports that offered a mixed picture of economic activity.


Soon there will be two iPhones on the market. Each will do different things, but at least the companies behind them won't be squabbling over who can use the name and how.


Oil Rises as Hurricane Moves Toward Platforms in Gulf of Mexico

Crude oil futures rose on concern Hurricane Ivan may disrupt production, refining and the arrival of shipments as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico, where a quarter of US oil and natural gas is pumped.


Inasprimento della pena in relazione a una tentata rapinaalle poste, per la quale aveva ottenuto i domiciliari                                          In carcere il rom che uccise 4 ragazzi Ahmetovic finora in un residence


Mourners mark Princess Diana's death 10 years on

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Paris and London on Friday to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, an object of enduring fascination around the world.


Newspapers examine attitudes towards Muslims in Europe, Anglo-French rivalries and a key Czech anniversary.


Chad rebels to EU states: don't send troops to Chad

N'DJAMENA  - Chad's rebels on Monday urged European Union member states not to send peacekeeping troops to the country's east, saying the force would not be neutral because it was dominated by France.


With defenders like this, Italy didn't really need spectacular offense to get past Ukraine and into the World Cup semifinal.


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Stocks Are Lower Ahead of Inventories Data

Stocks are lower as investors hold their breath ahead of weekly data on oil inventories due out later in the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 17 points in today's early going.


Fresh doubt cast on disputed Pollock paintings

A Harvard study has raised new doubts over the authenticity of three paintings previously thought to be works by abstract artist Jackson Pollock, weighing into a simmering controversy in the art world.


Iraqis welcome British and Danish pullout

Iraqis welcomed the news on Wednesday that Britain and Denmark are preparing to dramatically scale back their military forces in and around the unruly southern port city of Basra.


The U.S. ITC gives Broadcom relief for patent violation.


HP Unleashes New Set of Quality and Service Management Tools

Building on last year's acquisition of Mercury Interactive, Hewlett-Packard this week rolled out a slew of new business optimization products and services at its Software Universe conference in Las Vegas.


Indian PM announces troop reduction in troubled Kashmir

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced a troop reduction in disputed Kashmir this winter, a move welcomed by regional rival Pakistan as a boost to peace efforts.


London is hosting an exhibition about the art inspired by the irreverent punk rock movement that gripped and shocked both sides of the Atlantic three decades ago.


Merck & Co  reported a better-than-expected profit on Monday, helped by sales of its vaccines and cholesterol drugs, and raised its 2007 profit forecast.


The body of a teenage soldier swept away during floods in North Yorkshire is found by search teams.


Boca Raton-based Siemens Communications said Cingular Wireless has chosen it to help with the mobile phone company's nationwide deployment of a true third generation (3G) high-speed universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) network.


Not Just for Retailers, RFID Helps Track Rainforest Wildlife

Radio frequency identification tags, usually used to track commercial products, are helping researchers study the movements of Amazonian peccaries.


Brazil's Bruno Junqueira cruised to victory at the Gold Coast Indy behind a safety car after another explosive end to the Surfers Paradise street race.


Police investigate a cabinet minister in connection with the death of a Canadian woman in Pakistan.


England reach for the painkillers as World Cup qualifiers loom

England's marketing men must have been tempted to approach the manufacturers of Alka Seltzer, the country's favourite hangover remedy, about sponsoring the international friendly with the Ukraine.


RESCUERS in India's Andaman and Nicobar islands struggled yesterday to assess the toll from the tsunami but said the destruction might not be as bad as feared.


Doctors' warning on fall in organ donors

THE number of organ transplants carried out in Scotland has dropped by almost a fifth in the past five years because of a growing shortage of suitable donors.


Sergio Garcia remained one ahead of Scotland's Alastair Forsyth after nine holes of the third round in the Volvo Masters at Valderrama today.


Firenze, 15:17 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; FREY: NOSTRO OBIETTIVO E' LA SALVEZZA

La stagione della Fiorentina in questo momento la si legge nelle parole del suo portiere, Sebastian ...


The Chinese authorities are expecting fewer executions this year than at any time in the past decade, state media says.


Morgan Stanley to cut 1,000 jobs as markets slow

Morgan Stanley  is cutting about  1,000 jobs in the coming week, part of efforts to trim costs  ahead of what it expects will be a tougher business  environment, a person briefed on the moves said on Thursday.


Indian outsourcer Wipro says 2007 revenues were up, but profits growth was slow due to higher salaries and reduced margins.


CEO Hurd responds to spy scandal with HP ad

Piling it on HP today released a message from CEO Mark Hurd that vaguely addresses the company's ongoing spy scandal. The missive serves more as an advertisement than a real confrontation with the issues affecting HP.â¦


Segmenting and growing open-source communities, Actuate/BIRT-style

Not all communities are created alike.  Nor should they be, as Actuate shows.


Obama in dead heat with Clinton in White House race

Barack Obama is hitting his stride, just as Hillary Clinton's Democratic campaign stutters, setting up a closely fought sprint to January's first White House nominating contest.


Iran says considering attending Iraq meeting: TV

Iran, accused by Washington of backing militants in Iraq, is reviewing Baghdad's invitation to attend a regional conference on ways of easing tensions in Iran's neighbor, a senior official said on Wednesday.


An independent watchdog is being launched in England to counter criticism that exams are getting easier.


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U.S. Curtailing Bids to Expand Medicaid Rolls

The Bush administration is restricting the ability of states to expand Medicaid in an effort to prevent them from offering coverage to families of modest incomes.


Steroid Row Mostly Forgotten as Bonds Wows Fans

Barry Bonds failed to lift the San Francisco Giants to victory against title rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday, although he did cap a revitalization of his reputation in his last home game of the regular season.


Sales soar to new heights for wind turbine systems

Home wind turbines may never become be as ubiquitous as satellite dishes, but their popularity is steadily gaining momentum.


New Microsoft software targets small companies

Microsoft launched a new software product aimed at small and midsize businesses on Monday to strengthen its position in a fragmented market it sees as ripe for growth.


Performing rights groups ASCAP and BMI handed out their annual country music honors Monday in Nashville as a prelude to Tuesday night's 38th annual Country Music Assn. Awards.


Kosovo moves toward independence as EU nears unity

"There is virtual unity on Kosovo."  By David BrunnstromBRUSSELS  - Kosovo Albanian leaders said on Monday they will start immediate talks with Western backers towards an independence declaration as the EU came closer to unity in support of the province's drive to secede from Serbia.With a United Nations deadline for agreement on the future of the breakaway province expiring on Monday, Russia warned any unilateral recognition could trigger problems around the world."From today, Kosovo begins consultations with key international partners to coordinate the next steps to a declaration of independence," Skender Hyseni, spokesman of Kosovo's negotiating team with Serbia, said in Pristina. Read more


Krakow's Devastated Jewish Ghetto Undergoing Revival

Once a vibrant center for Jewish culture, the Kazimierz ghetto in the Polish city of Krakow was devastated during World War II.


Cliffs that should be packed with thousands of breeding birds are almost empty, says RSPB Scotland.


Il piccolo pugnalato a morte da un uomo a volto coperto che ha fatto irruzione nell'istituto.  Fermato dalla polizia, forse una tragedia familiare                                            Olanda, dramma a scuola ucciso bambino di otto anni


Israel's troops kept hold of a Lebanese border village and its aircraft prowled the Lebanese skies Monday, prompting the Beirut government and Hezbollah to dismiss the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon as "incomplete."


Google has fixed a flaw in its high-profile webmail service, Gmail, which created a possible route for hackers to gain full access hackers full access to a user's email account simply by knowing their user name.


Britain awaits Brown as next prime minister

Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair on Wednesday to become Britain's 52nd prime minister, charged with healing wounds over Iraq and restoring public faith in a Labour government in order to win a fourth consecutive term.


EU, U.S., Canada escalate China row at WTO

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON  - The EU, the United States   and Canada will launch the first ever litigation against China   at the World Trade Organization (WTO) by seeking on Friday to   convene a panel to resolve an auto parts dispute.


Eagles back with more of the same 28 years on

The Eagles are back with their first  studio album in 28 years, and, for better or worse, it appears  the legendary U.S. rockers have barely changed.


For the second time this year, an alliance of major Internet providers - including Atlanta-based EarthLink â-iled a coordinated group of lawsuits aimed at stemming the flood of online junk mail.


Ghost of East Village Past Shows Up for Christmas

An ember of a vanishing sensibility burned bright Saturday at P.S. 122: â500 Clown Christmas,â from a Chicago troupe combining music, clowning and acrobatics, was in raucous motion.


Israeli Forces Continue Deadly Attacks in Gaza

Palestinian witnesses say an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip has killed two Palestinians. The strike Sunday is the latest by Israeli forces during a big operation to halt Palestinian rocket attacks


Disney Charged by SEC Over Director Hires

U.S. market regulators charged Walt  Disney Co. DIS.N on Monday with failing to disclose a web of  relationships between the entertainment giant and some of its  directors and their family members.


4,000 Iraq police killed in past 2 years

About 4,000 Iraqi police have been killed and more than 8,000 wounded in the past two years, the U.S. commander in charge of police training said Friday, but he said the force's performance was improving and officials are working to weed out militiamen.


At least 22 officers have been killed in attacks on police targets in the western Iraqi province of al-Anbar.


Ferocious Storm Punishes Northern California, Depriving 1.2 Million of Power

A fierce storm howled into Northern California, bringing blizzard conditions for some and a treacherous mix of hurricane-force winds, torrential rains for millions more.


A relatively unheard-of gut disorder is becoming much more common, say US researchers.


NL Wrap: Cubs Earn 10th-Inning Win in Pittsburgh

Corey Patterson scampered home following Salomon Torres's wild pitch in the first extra inning to give the playoff-hopeful Chicago Cubs a 5-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Tuesday.


Boston Red Sox outperform their owner's funds

Boston Red Sox owner John Henry's bet on baseball has paid off big with the team's first World Series championship since 1918, but his calls in financial markets have been less blessed this year.


Two dead and hundreds stranded as floods hit northern Britain

Two people were dead and hundreds were stranded on Monday as torrential downpours caused widespread chaos and the worst floods seen in northern England in years.


NEW YORK/WASHINGTON  - The U.S. Supreme Court on  Monday rejected appeals by Visa and MasterCard of a ruling that  the two credit card associations violated antitrust law by  barring banks from issuing credit cards for rival networks.


A New York il greggio quotato 92,93 dollari al barile


Poll race tight as Irish PM bids for record third term

Irish voters went to the polls Thursday in close-fought parliamentary elections in which Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, one of Europe's longest-serving leaders, is battling to win a third term.


A hawkish faction in Prime Minister Ehud Olmertâs coalition pulled out of the government, weakening him at a time when he needs broad support to reach a peace deal.


The trouble began on the golf course, when unidentified insiders at Telos Corp. began questioning whether director David Borland's use of a company club membership compromised his independence as a member of the firm's audit committee.


The NHS is still spending too much on costly stand-in nursing staff to cover absences, say MPs.


Aragones criticized for racist remarks about Henry

Spain coach Luis Aragones drew criticism in the country's press Thursday for his alleged racist comments about French striker Thierry Henry.


Augsburg To Hold Meeting About Flu Shots

Augsburg College will meet with students and staff today to discuss the unauthorized shots that a nurse gave to some on campus last week.


"I tifosi hanno capito il momento e ci fanno lavorare con ...

Gigi Delneri, alla vigilia della sfida con il Siena in Coppa Italia, difende il suo operato: "Sono vivo e vegeto, non getterÃ² mai la spugna, nÃ¨ ho mai pensato di farlo - tuona il tecnico - Dopo Reggio l`amarezza era tanta, ma sono convinto che i


Bush ends peace mission without breakthrough

U.S. President George W. Bush wrapped up his mission to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Friday, emboldened enough to have predicted a peace treaty within a year but with no major breakthroughs for his efforts.


Jackpot of 750,000 pounds for British Open champion

World number one Tiger Woods will receive a first prize of 750,000 pounds ($1.51 million) if he retains his British Open title at Carnoustie later this month, an increase of 30,000 pounds on Hoylake last year.


Milano, 17:20 - CALCIO, INTER; MORATTI: IL KO A LISBONA SENZA SCUSANTI

Rientrato a Milano da Lisbona, dove ieri sera ha assistito alla scofitta della sua Inter per 1-0 con...


Appeals court reinstates most serious Padilla charge

A U.S. appeals court reinstated the most serious charge against alleged al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla on Tuesday, reviving a murder-conspiracy charge that could imprison the former "enemy combatant" for life.


ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan illegally detained innocent people on suspicion of terrorism, secretly imprisoned them, and transferred them to US custody for money, Amnesty International, a human rights watchdog, said yesterday.


California judge lets family keep Winnie the Pooh

A federal judge in Los Angeles has  rejected a Walt Disney Co.-backed attempt to strip rights to  the "Winnie the Pooh" character from the estate of long-time  Pooh licensee Stephen Slesinger, according to court documents  made public on Friday.


Four more named in cash for honours case

Detectives in the cash for honours investigation seized a draft list of people Labour wanted to nominate for peerages which showed all those put forward had loaned the party millions of pounds, sources confirmed yesterday.


Venti ragazze in difficolta' indosseranno abiti stilista


AMESBURY Coach: Thom Connors (fifth year, 13-31). Last year's record: 3-8. Playing surface: Grass. Football website : ci.amesbury.ma.us. Returning starters (4): Jamie Mroz, TE-LB, 6-1, 225, Sr.; Ryan Kilmartin, C-DT, 5-10, 230, Sr.; Joe Klufts, QB, 6-2, 188, Sr.; Dominique Houston, LB-HB-DE, 6-1, 190, Sr. Strengths: Team speed, particularly in the backfield. Concerns: Inexperience. Outlook: Amesbury took a step back ...


In death, as in life, Yasser Arafat lit the flames of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and dignity. If he did nothing else - he made certain that the Palestinian struggle for liberty and


Growth of Genetic Tests Concerns Federal Panel

Regulation and oversight has not kept pace with the development of new genetic tests and efforts to sell them directly to consumers.


The Indian army says one soldier has shot himself dead in Indian-administered Kashmir.


Somalia's Islamic militia rules out talks

The leader of Islamic militants who have seized much of this chaotic African nation said Tuesday that the presence of Ethiopian troops sent to bolster Somalia's weak government has scuttled any chance for peace.


French Rocker Convicted of Murder to Serve

Bertrand Cantat, the French rock star convicted of manslaughter in the beating death of his actress-girlfriend, will leave Tuesday for France to serve the rest of his eight-year prison sentence.


BURLINGTON, Vt. (CP) - Charline Labonte stopped 33 of 34 shots for Canada in a 1-1 tie with the US in the Four Nations Cup international women's hockey tournament Thursday.


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


"Light" cigarette suit certified as class action

A lawsuit accusing tobacco companies of   defrauding smokers into thinking "light" cigarettes were safer   than regular brands can proceed as a class action, a federal   judge in New York ruled on Monday.


Jessica Simpson to co-host Teen Choice show

Jessica Simpson's schedule is getting even busier now that she's co-hosting the Teen Choice awards.


New Computer Associates CEO will be paid $8.6 million

Computer Associates International Inc., a business software company, has agreed to give its new CEO, 50-year-old John Swainson, a pay package amounting to more than $8.6 million in salary, signing bonuses and stock.


Worker missing in N. Calif. pipeline blast

The possibility of a second explosion kept rescue workers from searching for a construction missing following a deadly California fuel pipeline blast.


The poll suggested voters favour a split A majority of voters in both England and Scotland back the break-up of the United Kingdom, a poll has suggested.Comment


Napoli, 16:42 - CALCIO: FALLIMENTO NAPOLI, ALL'ASTA TROFEI RESIDUI

Paolo Celentano, giudice delegato al fallimento del Napoli, ha fissato una nuova gara per il 2 marzo...


Tree Issue Tees Off Warren Residents: Dead, Diseased Limbs Should Be Trimmed, They Say

By Dan Cortez, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 25--There is a red, 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III sitting in the garage behind Ed Bolsendahl's house on Martin Road.


Tensioni con il Colle e col Pd. Respinta un'offerta di Letta"Sono una persona seria, questi consigli non li accetto"                                          L'ira fredda del Professore "Non lascio, voglio la conta"                                                                                di CLAUDIO TITO


The biker buddy comedy "Wild Hogs" and its ensemble cast of John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy and Tim Allen was the weekend box office champ with a $38 million take, according to studio estimates Sunday.


Magny Cours, 16:54 - F1, GP FRANCIA; MASSA: SIAMO PIU' COMPETITIVI

C'è ottimismo in casa Ferrari dopo i risultati delle prove libere a Magny Cours. ''Abbiamo fa...


Ethics Committee Ends DeLay Fact-Finding

House ethics committee leaders said Monday they soon will present the panel with information on Majority Leader Tom DeLay's conduct and recommend whether to undertake a full investigation.


Korean Air orders Boeing aircraft worth $5.5 bln

Boeing Co.  scored one of its  biggest orders so far this year on Tuesday as Korean Air Co.  (003490.KS) said it would buy 25 passenger and freighter  aircraft worth $5.5 billion, extending the U.S. planemaker's  lead over European rival Airbus.


US envoy tells Ukraine leaders to hold fair vote

A top US senator met outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma to urge him to ensure a fair presidential election at the weekend, amid opposition warnings of massive vote-rigging to ensure victory for Kuchma's protege.


Nella necropoli di Herakleia, scheletri in ottimo stato


US assault on Fallujah turns south, repels insurgent push

American forces went on the offensive against concentrations of militants in southern Fallujah who tried to break out of a security cordon, as guerrillas launched attacks in one of Iraq's major cities in what could be a bid to


A foreign oil worker reportedly dies in a gun attack on a compound in Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta.


Eight Iraqis killed, at least 13 people wounded as clashes erupt ...

RAMADI, Iraq : Eight Iraqis were killed and 13 people wounded, including three US marines, in clashes and explosions between rebels and US troops in the flashpoint Iraqi city of Ramadi, medical sources said.


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Marwan Barghouti's surprise announcement that he plans to run for chairman of the Palestinian Authority sent shock waves throughout the PA leadership.


Stocks fell on Friday as a report  showing slower-than-expected U.S. jobs growth in September and  high oil prices overshadowed General Electric Co.'s GE.N  higher earnings.


Londra, 19:02 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UNITED KO CON IL WEST HAM

Sconfitta a sorpresa della capolista Manchester United in uno dei posticipi della 18/a giornata dell...


With her tiny earphones and slim  digital player, Jakarta office worker Mira Indriarti looks like  any other young music lover -- only she's not listening to the  latest tunes, but to a recording of the Koran.


Dublin's hi-tech research laboratory, Media Labs Europe, is to shut down after running out of money.


Third-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia is closer to a second title this year after dispatching qualifier Tobias Clemens of Germany 6-4, 6-1 to reach the Open de Moselle semifinals Friday.


Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Pope Benedict in a new effort to heal the Vatican-Orthodox rift.


U.N. team in N.Korea for reactor shutdown talks

U.N. nuclear officials arrived in North Korea on Tuesday to negotiate terms for inspectors to monitor the shutdown of Pyongyang's nuclear reactor, its source of bomb-grade plutonium.


With bouzoukis and pipas in hand, indie rock goes global. Buzz ensues.


Stocks End Up on GDP Reading, Oil Prices

NEW YORK - Stocks extended their gains into a second day Wednesday as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product while keeping a close eye on falling oil prices. The tech-dominated Nasdaq composite index posted an especially robust advance...


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Pope's debate group to publish evolution talks

Pope Benedict and his former doctoral   students plan to publish the proceedings of their weekend   seminar on evolution to promote a dialogue between faith and   science on the origins of life, participants said.


Georgia says it fired at Russian plane this week

Georgian forces fired at an airplane they believed was Russian after it violated the Caucasus republic's airspace on Wednesday, a senior interior ministry official said.


Tra le novita' un ascensore in visone bianco e con dj


Fox hunters take battle to British courts after sport is banned

Supporters of fox hunting took their battle to the courts after Britain's Labour government capped a seven-year debate by ramming through a ban of the centuries-old blood sport.


Swiss nationalists poised for vote gains

A nationalist party riding an anti-immigrant wave on the right and the Green Party appealing to environmental concerns on the left were poised to gain strength in parliamentary elections Sunday.


Cancer risk from Hodgkin's radiotherapy reduced

NEW YORK  - The radiation therapy that is currently used to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma is expected to reduce the rate of second cancers substantially, although the risk will vary considerably among individual patients, according to a new report in the medical journal Cancer.


An explosion in an outdoor market crowded with holiday shoppers in the southern Philippines killed at least 15 people, the military said.


MIAMI - Hurricane Charley probably will not cause Floridians' insurance premiums to skyrocket like 1992's Andrew, and fewer insurers should go bankrupt from paying out damages expected to reach the billions of dollars, state and industry officials said Saturday.    They say previous premium increases and overhauls made because of Andrew, the most expensive natural disaster in U.S...


Michael Schumacher looking for victory on Ferrari's home circuit

Michael Schumacher, a seventh world title under his belt and a high-speed crash from last week all but forgotten, looks to celebrate his best season so far with a win on Ferrari's home circuit at Monza in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix (TV


Nortel Delays Filing Statements Until End of October

Nortel Networks Corp., a telephone equipment maker that is the focus of regulatory and criminal probes in the US and Canada, delayed by a month the filing of financial statements for 2003 and the first half of 2004.


Sports Briefing | Olympics: Seven Cities in Running for 2016

Chicago and six other cities from four continents are officially in the race to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee said it had received formal applications from Chicago; Baku, Azerbaijan; Doha, Qatar; Madrid; Prague; Rio de Janeiro; and Tokyo. Thursday was the deadline to submit applications.


Wal-Mart: Economy Better, Fuel a Concern

The economy appears to be improving but high fuel costs for automobiles and home heating remain a concern for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the head of the world's largest retailing company said Tuesday.


Suprise and Shock in North Korea! Guess Who's Still in the White ...

SEOUL, South Korea -- If I were Kim Jong Il, I'd quickly hop into one of those Daepodong missile silos, seal up the hatch and just hope that reelected President George W. Bush forgets that the North Korean government basically endorsed John Kerry for the


EU seeks to avert split on Kosovo future

The European Union will try to avert a damaging split over Kosovo on Friday when foreign ministers debate how to respond to a possible unilateral declaration of independence by the breakaway Serbian province.


Ukrainians began casting their ballot Sunday in the presidential election to choose a successor to President Leonid Kuchma. A total of 24 candidates were on the ballot to succeed


Banche. Sull'anatocismo ricorso alla Consulta e alla Corte europea

Le banche italiane ricorreranno alla Consulta e alla Corte di giustizia europea sulla decisione presa dalla Cassazione contro l'anatocismo, ovvero la capitalizzazione degli interessi passivi. Lo ha annunciato


Glaxo Vaccine Stops Virus Linked to Cancer -- Study

It's one of the most common cancers in women and kills about a quarter of a million patients each year but scientists said on Friday that a new vaccine could prevent most cases of cervical cancer.


Riots flare as Kenya's Kibaki takes lead

Kenya's presidential rivals were  neck-and-neck on Saturday with nearly 90 percent of official  results counted and accusations of rigging that ignited ethnic  violence across the east African nation.


New Century stops taking loan applications

New Century Financial Corp., whose shares fell 25 percent on Thursday amid speculation it would seek bankruptcy protection, said it has received $265 million in financing, but stopped accepting loan applications after some lenders blocked its credit lines.


Iran said to enrich 100 kg uranium before new talks

Iran has stored 100 kg of enriched uranium material, its interior minister was quoted on Friday as saying, in comments that may worry Western powers who suspect the Islamic Republic of seeking to build nuclear bombs.


England and Ireland face off at Croke Park Saturday, 87 years after Bloody Sunday marked the stadium's place in Irish history.


Conservative stalwart Newt Gingrich has done nothing to lay the foundation for a presidential run except talk, yet he ranks third among Republicans in most national polls.


It's a sweet time for honeybees in the rolling hills of eastern Pennsylvania, and the ones humming around Dennis vanEngelsdorp seem too preoccupied by the blooming knapweed nearby to sting him as he carefully lifts the top off their hive. VanEngelsdorp, Pennsylvania's state apiarist, spots signs of plenty within: honeycomb stocked with yellow pollen, neat rows of wax hexagons housing larval bees, and a fertile queen churning out eggs.


The US is set to rack up an even bigger budget deficit than first thought over the next decade, officials say.


French ban on strain of GM corn becomes official

France officially imposed Saturday a ban on a strain of genetically modified (GM) corn produced by the US agribusiness giant Monsanto, with the publication of an agriculture ministry order in the state's official journal.


Utah Slips One Big Spot In BCS Standings

_ Southern California and Oklahoma remain one and two in the Bowl Championship Series standings released Monday, as the top five teams remain unchanged.


Robert Zoellick, the U.S. choice to head the World Bank, warned Saturday that Venezuela's economic and political troubles were growing under President Hugo Chavez's leftist government.


MTVN's Entertainment Group Promotes Erik Flannigan to Executive Vice President, Digital Media

NEW YORK, June 21  /PRNewswire/ -- MTV Networks' Entertainment Group has promoted Erik Flannigan to executive vice president, digital media.  The promotion was announced by Doug Herzog, president, the Entertainment Group, to whom Flannigan reports.


Sepang, 13:34 - MOTO, TEST SEPANG: DE PUNIET IL PIU' VELOCE

Il piÃ¹ veloce nella prima giornata di test MotoGp a Sepang, in Malesia, è stato Randy De Puni...


Source says Spurrier headed to South Carolina

COLUMBIA, SC A source tells The Associated Press that Steve Spurrier will be hired as Lou Holtz's replacement at South Carolina.


Chief financial officer of China's leading search engine dies over holiday.


Users See HP Scandal As a Test for Top Exec

HP was blasted by legislators last week, but corporate customers say the scandal is a minor distraction, and they’re still backing CEO Mark Hurd.


Airplanes Vulnerable to Bombers, Experts Say

Despite urgings from Congress and the Sept. 11 commission, U.S. commercial jets remain vulnerable to suicide bombers, aviation security experts said.


Reports that shoppers are leaving it late in the hope of finding festive bargains may be borne out by new High Street data.


Parma, 14:51 - CALCIO, PARMA: PLAY RADIO NUOVO SPONSOR

Nuovo sponsor per il Parma. Il club emiliano ha ufficializzato l'accordo con la Rcs Broadcast. Sulle...


EU tries to hold Iran to nuclear weapons deal

The European Union was last night attempting to salvage a hard-fought deal with Iran after Tehran insisted on exemptions to its agreed suspension of activities that could produce a nuclear weapon.


Long Island Steroid Labs Found to Be Big Business

In a central Long Island town, raw ingredients for steroids were transformed into a usable form and supplied to a sprawling underground distribution network, a federal complaint says.


Iraqi PM calls regional meeting for March 10

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


Cink leads from Woods after second round of NEC

Ryder Cup captain's pick Stewart Cink continued his assault on the $7 million NEC Invitational after completing his rain-delayed second round in two-under-par 68 on Saturday.


Eddie Basden and his Charlotte teammates knew that Marquette would rally on its home court. The 49ers made sure it wasn't for a win.


Questions Are Seen on Merck's Stance on Pain Drug's Use

Merck officials had evidence far back as 2001 that Vioxx might not help thousands of users of the arthritis and pain drug.


E' Francesco Luppino, era in carcere per duplice omicidio


A US contract for training Iraqi police was so badly managed that auditors do not know how the money was spent.


Operators charging more than NASA for messaging VoIP provider Vyke has added text messaging to its mobile phone client, enabling its customers to text each other for free and charging just over a penny to text anyone else.â¦


AGE, BIRTH DATE: 49; born Sept. 4, 1955, in Newark, NJ

WASHINGTON - Bernard Kerik helped reform law enforcement in New York and responded effectively to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but will have to overcome a lack of Washington experience to effectively lead


Search teams find no trace of a Highland woman and her son who went missing 28 years ago.


Pitchfork-carrying intruder nabbed at Prince Charles' home

A man carrying a pitchfork was arrested after breaking into the grounds of Prince Charles' country home in Gloucestershire, police have said.


Oil prices continued falling on Thursday after an unexpectedly large rise in U.S. crude inventories spurred profit-taking from record highs.


jPOS is a Java[tm] based financial transaction library/framework that can be customized and extended in order to implement financial interchanges. This new version represents over an year of hard work that include bugfixes, performance tuning, new components,  new TransactionManager framework,  etc.   See ChangeLog inside the distribution for details.  You can find this version here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=27878&package_id=19707


Canadian sub 'dead in the water; waiting for help

The timing of the fire represents another blow to an already skeptical public image of Canada's submarine fleet. Since Canada signed a deal to buy the used subs from the British four years ago the navy has


New Yorkâs attorney general is looking into whether insurers overcharged patients for out-of-network doctors.


FALLUJAH - United States forces battled rebels in Iraq's militant stronghold of Fallujah last night as American tanks, armoured personnel carriers and Humvee vehicles gathered on a highway on its outskirts.


Northern rivers are pouring more fresh water into the Arctic Ocean, UK researchers say.


Justice wants Detroit terror convictions thrown out

Heralded as 'major victory against terror,' US government now says it made too many mistakes. In a move that the BBC reports could not be worse timing for President Bush as he goes in front of the nation Thursday


Students should make their university applications after their A-level results, says an official report.


Dead Guantanamo prisoner had U.S. military training

The Guantanamo prisoner who died in his cell this week was a Saudi army veteran who trained with U.S. soldiers before going to fight for the Taliban in Afghanistan, military records show.


Consumer Priority Service Inc.'s humble little stand at the International Consumer Electronics Show has no blaring speakers, no shiny flat-screen display, no "booth babes" in tight clothes. But it is memorable for its honesty.


Bush may press Musharraf for troops to Iraq

US President George W. Bush is likely to press his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf on the issue of sending Pakistani troops to Iraq when both of them meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Senior Giuliani campaign staffers forgo paychecks, a sign of possible money troubles ... Clinton offers economic plan to make it easier for people to pay mortgages, energy bills ... McCain draws crowds while campaigning along S.C. coastline ... Anemic crowd greets Romney as he returns to Michigan ... Huckabee criticizes Thompson, says he wasn't for Reagan way ... Edwards says SC primary race remains unpredictable ... Arizona Gov.


Fatal train crash probe targets missing metal bar

A preliminary probe into a fatal high-speed train crash focused on a pair of points just ahead of the site, where a vital "stretcher bar" was missing, accident investigators said Monday.


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.


RANGERS marked manager Alex McLeish's third anniversary in the job with a 3-0 win over Dundee to move back to the top of the table, for 24 hours at least.


UN envoy to Iraq discusses elections with top US official

WASHINGTON - The United Nations special envoy to Iraq met with US Deputy Secretary of Defense Richard Armitage Friday to discuss Iraqâs January elections, the State Department said.


LeapFrog Hopes for Next Hit With Interactive Reading Toy

After a big success with its LeapPad, the educational toy maker is hoping for a new winner in the Tag.


The Lure of Treatments Science Has Dismissed

Exploring the reasons people swear by treatments that have no scientific evidence backing them.


1,100 Acres in Southern Harris County to Be Transformed into The Grove: Community Expected to Be Completed in 20-30 Years

By Harry Franklin, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Mar. 13--Two of Columbus' oldest and wealthiest families are joining forces to develop an 1,100-acre planned community in south Harris County.   The Woodruff Companies and the children and grandchildren of W.C.


Regulators have ordered Chinese Web sites to limit the use of "virtual money" after concerns that the online credits might be used for money laundering or illicit trade.


Police name the teenage girl who died when she was swept away in a swollen river while on a training expedition on Dartmoor.


Union delegates, asbestos victims and workers are marching from Melbourne's Trades Hall to the Stock Exchange, calling on James Hardie to provide sufficient funds for asbestos victims.


Some highlights from preliminary results of exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday:


East Timor celebrates the fifth anniversary of a historic vote to break away from Indonesia's rule.


ADV: $150,000 Mortgage for Under $690/Month

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Afghans enjoy freedom despite growing fear

Five years after U.S. forces launched their offensive to oust Afghanistan's Taliban, Shakeela Jan says she is happy to have the freedom to work but that she travels to her job every day in fear.


NEW DELHI - Despite the war of words over Kashmir threatened to complicate the wide-ranging talks, India and Pakistan began two-day talks with a positive note on Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) and reiterated their commitment to carrying forward the


Oil prices fall below $60 a barrel, continuing their sharp decline of recent weeks, as Iranian tensions reduce.


Oil falls to $87 on large U.S. fuel stocks build

Oil fell to $87 on Wednesday after a  larger-than-expected build in U.S. crude stocks and growing  fears of a U.S. recession.


Gen. Petraeus is a smart and capable leader. But he's not the savior Congress imagines him to beâand his strategy wonât work.


National City Corp. NCC.N, the No. 8  U.S. bank, on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit rose 76  percent, as a one-time gain, increased deposit fees and fewer  bad loans offset a big drop in mortgage banking.


Workers killed in Dubai airport building collapse

Several workers are believed to have been killed and others injured after a contruction site collapsed at Dubai airport. The workers were trapped under rubble at the site of a $4.


A federal jury convicted six people Monday in a tax shelter scheme that helped 1,500 people take $120 million in false income tax deductions from 1997 to 2001.


There has been little progress in the battle against Islamic insurgents in Thailand's south, officials admit.


Zelda game voted best game of all time--WRONG

Blog: A recent poll that names The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time readers' favorite video game of all time is appalling.


London - Space tourism, the business of rocketing civilians into orbit as British tycoon Richard Branson vowed on Monday to do, is technically feasible within a few years but fraught with perils, a space expert said.


Branson commits $3 bln to fight global warming

British billionaire Richard Branson on   Thursday committed to spending all the profits from his airline   and rail businesses -- an estimated $3 billion over the next 10   years -- on combating global warming.


Rudi Voeller has quit as Roma soccer coach after the club's 1-3 defeat away to Bologna. Voeller, who quit as Germany coach after Euro 2004, was drafted in last month to replace Cesare Prandelli.


Ericsson Cutting 4,000 Jobs as Profit Plunges

The cellphone-network equipment maker said that it would cut up to 4,000 jobs, about 5.4 percent of its work force, after profit plunged 42 percent in the fourth quarter.


US and Iraqi forces have raided mosques in a western rebel stronghold, after US warplanes flattened a popular restaurant in another town overnight.


Carolina officials watch storm, expected to affect states early ...

Hurricane Jeanne's erratic movements are keeping area weather and emergency officials on guard and hopeful its glance over the Carolina coast early next week won't bring major damage and devastation.


U.N. sees Iraq progress despite misgivings

The United Nations envoy to Baghdad said on Wednesday he would present a positive picture of progress in Iraq in a report to the Security Council despite earlier having serious misgivings about reconciliation efforts.


Prince Charles: Terrorism Has Unified Us

The British Embassy in Istanbul, which was damaged in the terrorist attacks killing 16 people on November 20, 2003 was re-opened for service by Crown Prince Charles yesterday.


European Comission Accuses Rambus of 'Patent Ambush'

The European Union is taking a close look at the company's monopoly on the DRAM chip market.


IBM increased its lead in a growing server market, nibbling away share from rivals Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems, according to figures to be released Wednesday.


The British Council is cutting its budget for Europe to shift its focus to Muslim countries.


MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc. confirmed for MacCentral on Wednesday that the Canadian iTunes Music Store has been delayed. Company representatives declined to comment on a specific timeframe for the store, but said in a statement that it would be very soon.


A spokeswoman for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat denies he is brain dead but says the 75-year-old is "between life and death" and in a reversible coma.


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has pleaded with supporters to have patience after his side made hard work of a 1-0 win against injury-plagued Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.


UK Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett urges Sudan's president to work with the UN for peace in Darfur.


One Hamas leader survived assassination; five Palestinians killed in an Israeli bombardment in Gaza

Five Palestinians were killed and other seven injured today at dawn in an Israeli air raid carried out by one Israeli helicopter at the house of a leading figure from the Islamic resistance movement ( Hamas) in al-Shuja'eya quarters to the east of Gaza.


Late acting legend MARLON BRANDO's former business manager JO AN CORRALES has filed a $3.5 million (GBP1.8 million) claim against the actor's estate, accusing the OSCAR-winner of sexual harassment and breach of contract.


Toshiba claims hard drive storage record

Toshiba has developed what it claims are the world's first hard disk drives based on perpendicular recording, a technology that can boost data density on a single 1.8in hard-disk platter to 40GB.


Catherine Tate is to be Doctor Who's new companion, reprising her "Runaway Bride" character, it is announced.


Oil workers in a key Nigerian petroleum center said they would go ahead with a strike planned Monday unless two expatriate oil executives blamed for cutting worker benefits heed their call to leave the country.


Lowe's Cos. , the second-largest  home improvement retailer behind Home Depot Inc. , on  Monday said quarterly profit rose, but trailed estimates.


After losing the toss and being asked to bat first, Sri Lanka were all out for 208 at stumps on day one of the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi.


Roma, 15:10 - CALCIO, ROMA; FERRARI: ISOLIAMOCI DAI TROPPI ELOGI

Matteo Ferrari, il difensore della Roma che ha fatto rientro nella capitale dopo un anno in Inghilte...


The EU and environmental groups hail the Russian cabinet's decision to back the Kyoto climate change treaty.


3 People Seduced by the Bloody Allure of the Ring

Clint Eastwood's drama about a grizzled boxing trainer and a spunky young fighter is the best movie released by a major Hollywood studio this year.


China formally arrests NY Times researcher

Chinese researcher Zhao Yan, detained last month for allegedly leaking state secrets to the New York Times, has been formally arrested, his lawyer says.


3 Canadian soldiers die in Afghan road blast

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's surging violence left three Canadian soldiers and 21 suspected Taliban militants dead yesterday, while insurgents grabbed control of another district headquarters in the south.


Murphy International Development Ltd. Bolsters Crab Cay Prestige With Sedona Resorts Partnership

HOUSTON, March 7  /PRNewswire/ -- The secluded uninhabited island of Crab Cay -- just off the Bahamas' Great Exuma Island -- will be transformed into an exclusive 200+ acre old-world style ecological oasis for private luxury living, vacationing and yacht harboring.


F.T.C. Goes After Alleged MySpace Hijackers

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal court to require an alleged Web page hijacking operation to obey previous orders barring unfair and deceptive practices.


Somber intensity smothers this reincarnation mystery

The plot line of "Birth" sounds suspiciously like that of "Ghost" or "Prelude to a Kiss": A young beautiful widow comes to believe that her dead husband has returned to life in a most unexpected manner.


House prices in England and Wales fell slightly in August, according to figures from property research company Hometrack, offering another sign the market may be cooling in the face of higher interest rates.


Rosemount-Inver Grove Heights / Pollutant Not Found in Cities' Water: Private Washington County Wells to Be Tested for Chemical

By Bob Shaw, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 1--Wells in Rosemount and Inver Grove Heights show no traces of a pollutant that has tainted water in other communities, a state health official said Wednesday.


Major computer problem looms over space station

A major, new problem popped up on the International Space Station on Wednesday as space shuttle astronauts finished installing a new solar-power unit -- the failure of key computers that could in an extreme scenario force the crew off the station, officials said.


At least eight dead in Pakistan suicide attack: police

At least eight people were killed and 10 wounded in a suicide attack near an army school in Pakistan's restive northwest, police said.


Shoe Drops, Ire Rises In Knight's 899th Win

Bob Knight earns his 899th win but loses his right shoe in the midst of a tantrum as Texas Tech drops UTEP, 75-68, on Saturday night.


E' maggiore perdita della sua storia, Asia in profondo rosso


A medical examiner blames a 17-year-old track star's death on the use of too much muscle cream, the kind used to soothe aching legs after exercise.


Lobbying Tab Is $1.1 Billion for Half a Year

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — As President Bush campaigned for reelection pledging to protect doctors and insurance companies from patient lawsuits while easing the tax burden on businesses, industry groups spent record amounts of money lobbying to influence the White House, Congress and their constituents.


Crotone, 12:02 - CALCIO, CROTONE: A MANTOVA CON IL DUBBIO GIAMPAOLO

Crotone a Mantova a caccia del riscatto dopo il ko con la Juve. Gustinetti dovrebbe rilanciare dall'...


Wealthy Americans cautious on retirement investing

Affluent Americans worry about losing   their retirement savings to rising inflation and high health   care costs but the painful memories of the bear market of   2000-2003 lead many to invest more conservatively, according to   a study released on Tuesday.


Polling begins in Romanian presidential, legislative elections

BUCHAREST - Romanians went to the polls on Sunday for a general election and the first round of a presidential vote, marking the end of the era of Ion Iliescu in the former Soviet state.


The militant group Ansar al-Sunna posted a video on the Internet on Sunday claiming to show the explosion at a military mess tent in Mosul that killed 18 Americans and 4 others last week.


Isabella Rossellini turns to directing insect sex

Isabella Rossellini treated audiences at  the Berlin Film Festival to wild and crazy sex scenes in a  series of short films she directs and stars in.


A 32-YEAR-OLD Thai woman was today confirmed to be suffering from bird flu, the second confirmed human case of the disease since the country's latest outbreak started in July.


New Lava Dome Growing on Mount St. Helens

Volcanic rock has flowed to the surface of Mount St. Helens' crater, creating a new lava dome after weeks of seismic activity, a geologist said Tuesday.


Francesco Totti became Roma's all-time leading scorer on Sunday as the Giallorossi destroyed strugglers Parma 5-1. Totti and Antonio Cassano grabbed two goals apiece with Vincenzo Montella completing a fantastic day for the Romans.


Many Red Flags Preceded a Recall of Hamburger

Questions have been raised about whether the meat industry has been given too much leeway to police itself.


The Champs-Elysees, free at last, was awash with wild joy on Aug. 25, 1944. But deep in the heart of France the war raged on, with Frenchmen killing Frenchmen to aid a desperate Germany.


Church massacre pushes Kenya death toll near 250

A mob torched a Kenyan church on Tuesday, killing about 30 villagers cowering inside, as the death toll from ethnic riots triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election approached 250.


Israeli Surgeons Helping Swaziland in Drive to Curb HIV

MBABANE, Swaziland -- The young men seated in a cramped waiting room in Swaziland's capital twitched with nerves. Feet tapped. Fingers drummed. The occasional brave joke was delivered with a smirk.


Disparities: Rural Residents Less Likely to Get Organ Transplants

Add patients living in small towns and rural areas to the list of people who stand a lower chance of getting an organ transplant if they need one.


Tata Steel says Corus deal visionary; stock tumbles on price concerns

India's Tata Steel said its acquisition of Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus is a "visionary move" but investors were giving the deal a thumbs down as too expensive and sent the stock plunging more than 9.5 percent.


NASA Believes It Has Found Reason Foam Fell on Shuttle

Engineers believe they have found the cause of and remedy for the problem that damaged the Endeavour heat shield tiles.


Intel delays delivery of chip for projection TVs - report

BEIJING (AFX-ASIA) - Intel Corp said it is delaying the delivery of its first chip for projection television sets, while rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc is moving on schedule to an advanced manufacturing process, the Wall Street Journal reported.


Farrakhan Speech May Be His Last Major Address

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is slated to give what might be his final major address this weekend in the birthplace of the controversial religious organization.


Ukraine's feuding presidential candidates  failed to find a clear way out of a standoff over a contested  presidential election that has brought tens of thousands in the  streets, but new elections looked likely.


Ford set to trim up to 13,000 more jobs: WSJ

Ford Motor Co  is set to announce  up to 13,000 new job cuts after agreeing with the United Auto  Workers union on terms of the redundancies, The Wall Street  Journal reported on Thursday.


After keeping a low profile for about six years, MicroStrategy has started to come out of its shell.


Fujitsu protects corporate PCs with Palm Secure log-in

(InfoWorld) - Fujitsu Ltd. is targeting corporate desktop computer access with new versions of itsÂ palm vein biometric scanner. The system, which is said to offer a higher level of security than fingerprint or iris scan, has been built into a USB (Universal Serial Bus) mouse and scanner and coupled with PC authentication software so enterprise customers can deploy it without the need to add an authentication server. TheÂ palm-vein systemÂ takes an infrared image of the user's palm. Because it is infrared, the veins inside the palm can be seen and this pattern is matched against a database as a means of verification. The system takes into account identifying features such as the number of veins, their position and the points at which they cross. The technology, which Fujitsu brands as Palm Secure, is already in use in more than 18,000 bank ATMs in Japan but its adoption by enterprise users has been limited to a few specialist applications. Fujitsu hopes to expand the market with the new scanners and their ability to work with the OmniPass authentication system from Softex Inc. To log in to a PC with the scanner attached, users need to simply bring their hand to within a few centimeters of the scanner and hold it there for a second. That is sufficient time to scan and verify their identity. Until now, the system has required a dedicated authentication server to take the input from the scanners and authorize users. The server has the advantage of working across the network so users don't need to register on each computer they have access to but it adds cost and complexity. The new system uses a palm vein database that is local to each machine. The scanner will be bundled with software and sell for about Â¥30,000 ($265). Â


AFRICA/GHANA - Si rinnova la consacrazione del Ghana al Sacro Cuore di GesÃ¹ in occasione del Giubileo dÂoro del Paese Accra (Agenzia Fides)- ÂAlla vigilia dellÂindipendenza del Ghana nel 1957, i Vescovi di allora consacrarono il Paese al Sacro Cuore di GesÃ¹. Riteniamo opportuno  rinnovare la consacrazione oggi, mentre celebriamo il Giubileo dÂoro della nostra indipe...


WASHINGTON, Sept 19: With the transfer of 35 prisoners to Pakistan on Saturday, only three Pakistani prisoners have been left at the US Navy's prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Kerry Says Bush Plan Could Lead to Draft

There is a "great potential of a draft" to replenish U.S. forces in Iraq if President Bush wins a second term, Democratic challenger John Kerry said on a campaign stop in Iowa...


Reclining in an easy chair before he began play at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Andre Agassi appeared relaxed, at ease with his recent decisions to skip the Olympics and hold off on retirement. He also was pleased with his recent ...


L'idea, lanciata da un ex dipendente della BMW ora proprietariodi una societÃ  di consulenza, ha avuto moltissime adesioni                                            Dall'informatica alle quattro ruote si lavora all'auto "open source"                                                                                "Quando sarÃ  a un ottimo livello qualcuno la produrrÃ  di certo"di LUIGI BIGNAMI


Ex-KRouge commander jailed over backpacker murders dies: wife

Former Cambodian Khmer Rouge commander Sam Bith, who was serving a life sentence over the kidnapping and murder of three Western backpackers in 1994, has died aged 74, his wife said Saturday.


IBM Releases Enterprise Mashup Technology to alphaWorks

IBM Corp is lifting the covers on an experimental enterprise mashup technology built around a Wiki engine, and offering it on a hosted basis on its alphaWorks developer site.


By Sun Herald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 18--The National Hurricane Center in Miami is still tracking hurricanes Gordon and Helene in the Atlantic Ocean, and are keeping a close watch on a low pressure system off the coast of the North Carolina.


Quasi due su tre ignorano la materia, va meglio in casa


Hair-raising sights at World Beard and Moustache Championships

Some of the most stylish fuzzy faces from across the globe gathered in Britain on Saturday to do battle over their beards.


PHILADELPHIA - Clashing over Iraq, Sen. John Kerry said Friday that President Bush's policies made the war against terror harder to win and "let Osama bin Laden slip away." Bush chastised his Democratic rival for questioning the motives of Iraq's interim prime minister...


Torino, 20:12 - CALCIO, TORINO: ROSSI IN BILICO, PRONTO MALESANI?

Acque agitate in casa Torino dopo la sconfitta interna con l'Albinoleffe. A serio rischio la panchin...


With three open seats to defend, Republicans winnowed the field Tuesday in their bid to replace former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and picked a candidate they hope will succeed GOP Rep. Jerry Weller, who is stepping down amid ethics questions.


Cuban official defends internet controls

A senior Cuban official has defended the country's Internet restrictions as a response to U.S. aggression and called for controlling "the wild colt of new technologies."


Powell and Gay cruise through on fast Osaka track

OSAKA, Japan  - Jamaica's world record holder Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay cruised through their 100 meters heats at the world championships on Saturday.


A coroner says a student jumped off a bridge to her death as a "direct consequence" of being raped.


E.Guinea Close to Demanding Mark Thatcher Transfer

Equatorial Guinea is close to asking  South Africa to extradite Mark Thatcher, son of former British  Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, to answer accusations he  helped fund a coup plot, the state prosecutor said on Friday.


Turkey Says 150 Killed in Strikes on Rebel Kurds

Two Turkish airstrikes on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq hit more than 200 targets, the Turkish Army said.


US candidates follow money trail to London

Â· Bill Clinton and Michelle Obama seek funds in UK Â· Expatriates are big source of campaign dollars


I'm still ahead of Nicklaus's pace, says Woods

Despite enduring his worst season since turning professional nine years ago, Tiger Woods says he is on track to overtake Jack Nicklaus's haul of 18 major championship victories.


Kevin Reilly is managing the programming of Fox as it goes into competition against the programming he put together for NBC two months ago.


CantÃ¹, 17:03 - Basket, a CantÃ¹ festa per addio di Antonello Riva

L'addio al basket giocato da parte di Antonello Riva, storica bandiera della Pallacanestro CantÃ¹, ve...


Margaret Hassan's family devastated after murder video

The family of Margaret Hassan have spoken of their profound grief after a videotape emerged last night purporting to show the execution of the aid worker.


Two local hospitals are taking part in a program run by the China Disease Prevention and Control Center and a US-based medical company in an effort to establish the nation's first guidelines on hand hygiene in hospitals.


Recognizing political change as the hot new commodity, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is launching a television ad Wednesday in Iowa and New Hampshire casting himself as the Republican best able to reclaim a wayward party and lead it in a new direction.


Scoperto da Arbore a 'Quelli della notte', domani i funerali


In the Age of the Wireless Phone, a Louisiana Town Awaits the Real Thing

It's no secret what the 15 householders in Mink, La., want for Christmas: the same thing they have always wanted year round - telephones.


Entertainment highlights during the week of Feb. 10-16:


The main U.S. negotiator on North Korea said Saturday he believes the next round of international arms talks with the communist state could produce real progress.


The new all-time high was fueled by continuing worries over supply in Nigeria and reduced output in the hurricane-hobbled Gulf of Mexico.


Sharper Image Corp., a retailer of personal and home electronics, posted a third-quarter loss Thursday, saying same-store sales slipped and that the presidential election campaign hurt business.


Germany's Sebastian Vettel became the youngest Formula One driver to score a point when the 19-year-old finished eighth for BMW Sauber in the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday.


Gunman Opens Fire at N.Y. Mall; 1 Injured

A lone gunman opened fire with an assault rifle Sunday inside a crowded mall in upstate New York, wounding one person before running out of ammunition and being subdued by employees, authorities said.


Bulgarian Nurses to Seek for Indemnity From Libya

SOFIA (bnn)- Five Bulgarian nurses, whom Libya has sentenced to death for allegedly causing an AIDS outbreak at a childrenâs hospital, will likely sue the Arab state for illegally arresting and torturing them, an official said Monday.


The CIA ran secret prisons in Poland and Romania from 2003 to 2005 to interrogate al-Qaida suspects, a European investigator said Friday, detailing harsh treatment that included months of solitary confinement, shackling and sleep deprivation. A CIA spokesman called the report "biased and distorted."


Milano, 23:59 - CALCIO, MILAN; BERLUSCONI: SIAMO I FAVORITI PER LA CHAMPIONS

''Avrei preferito un Milan con le due punte ma quando si vince va sempre bene''. Silvio Berlusconi s...


25 manifestanti accusati di devastazione e saccheggio


A UN expert says growing crops to make biofuels to replace petrol is a crime against humanity.


US top court to weigh in on file sharing

It's a key argument in the use of file-sharing services -- and it's one that the United States Supreme Court says it will take up.


Movie Review | 'Rock Bottom': Addiction, Magnified

A graphic study of sex and drug addiction, âRock Bottomâ goes beyond the pieties of the recovery movements to confront deeper questions about the pursuit of sensation.