Immersion filed a lawsuit against Sony Computer and Sony Computer Entertainment of America, claiming that the Japanese company used its game technology in the PlayStation game consoles without the company's approval.


Government powers enabling foreigners to be detained without limit under emergency anti-terror laws threaten the values they were designed to protect, the law lords were told today.


Agassi ends career with tears and tribute

Andre Agassi's brilliant 20-year   career ended at the U.S. Open on Sunday after he lost to German   qualifier Benjamin Becker 7-5 6-7 6-4 7-5 in the third-round.


Alaska judge backs rejection of Point Thomson plan

The state of Alaska acted  properly when it rejected as inadequate a development plan for  the long-languishing Point Thomson oil and gas field on the  North Slope, a state judge ruled on Thursday.


Travel: Mat Smith finds there's more than one way to hurtle down a Slovenian mountain at speed. But whatever method you choose it'll be a lot cheaper than in many neighbouring European resorts.


Joss Stone, Scissor Sisters bag glory at Brit awards

Fresh talent grabbed centre stage at the 25th Brit Awards with British teen star Joss Stone and radical US dance act Scissor Sisters bagging a string of honours, while household names such as Robbie Williams and Bob Geldof also got a taste of the action.


Wall St. Banks Confront a String of Write-Downs

Wall Street banks are bracing for another wave of multibillion-dollar losses as the crisis that began with subprime mortgages spreads through the credit markets.


Focus Narrows in Search for Autism's Cause

Scientists are zeroing in on brain growth and inflammation as possible suspects in the cause of autism.


IBM to buy Internet Security for $1.3 billion

IBM  said on Wednesday it agreed  to buy Internet Security Systems Inc.  for $1.3 billion  to beef up its product line in the rapidly growing business of  Internet security.


UBS Financial Services fined over late disclosures

UBS AG  UBS Financial Services Inc has been censured and fined $370,000 in a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for making what the self-regulatory group said were hundreds of late disclosures about its brokers.


French President Chirac's ruling party risks losing its outright majority in an indirect vote to the Senate.


A television news anchor from Philadelphia was arrested in Manhattan on Sunday after she punched a police officer in the face, the police said.  The anchor, Alycia Lane, hit the officer at West 17th Street and Ninth Avenue about 2 a.m., said the poli...


Wipro, one of India's leading software exporters, reports a 60% rise in profit, topping market expectations.


Verizon Reverses Decision to Block Text Messages

Phone company decides not to block text messages on its network from an abortion rights group.


Windows Vista's share of online users has increased every month this year, a metrics company reports.


Law firm turns to software to streamline case data searches

When a balky and slow search system bogged down work at a California law firm, it checked out options from Google, Yahoo and others before settling on a solution from Recommind Inc.


General Motors Corp. GM.N Chief  Executive Rick Wagoner said on Friday the automaker's U.S.  sales would fail to match last December's strong levels.


Londra, 15:13 - CALCIO, GB: SQUALIFICATO GIOCATORE POSITIVO ALLA COCAINA

Nuovo caso di giocatore positivo per cocaina nella Premier League inglese. L'agenzia britannica anti...


Immigration Minister Shane Gibson resigned Sunday night in a flap over his relationship with Anna Nicole Smith.


Suicide Bomb Kills 18 in Iraq; Zarqawi Hunted

A suicide car bomber killed 18 people  near a hospital south of Baghdad on Saturday, keeping violence  at the forefront after Iraq's landmark election and ahead of an  important Shi'ite Muslim religious ceremony.


Scientists issue passive smoking warning

No one should be exposed to passive smoking because of the serious health risks it poses, according to an expert committee of scientists, it emerged today.


Derrek Lee hits an RBI single in the 10th inning and Aramis Ramirez homers in the seventh, leading the Cubs to a 2-1 win over the Mets.


Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox plans to resign as John McCain's state campaign chairman, according to two top Republicans who asked not to be identified because Cox has not yet spoken with McCain in person.


A French woman who two years ago became the first person to receive a face transplant has recovered with remarkably good aesthetic results and has gradually regained normal skin sensation and control of her facial muscles, doctors reported yesterday in the first detailed account of her progress.


Tony Blair urges Labour to focus on policy and not the race to succeed him at the party's conference this week.


Lily Allen has had a miscarriage, a source close to the British singer told Reuters on Friday. The 22-year-old, nominated for a Grammy award for best alternative music album, was expecting her first child with Chemical Brothers star Ed Simons.


Electronic Data Systems Corp. said Tuesday it has agreed to pay $50 million to extend an agreement with Opsware Inc. for software used in running data centers.


Ecuador peasants seek new life away from volcano

PENIPE, Ecuador  - Transito Gavilanez, a 70-year-old Ecuadorean farmer, has lived in and out of shelters since the "Throat of Fire" volcano began nine years ago to roar and spit fiery rock near rural hamlets tucked on its folds.


The French Competition Council will not force Apple to license its FairPlay digital-rights management technology to competitors. The Council rejected an argument by Virgin France, which


Cagliari, 17:33 - CALCIO, CATANIA; BALDINI: ABBIAMO SOFFERTO, PAREGGIO GIUSTO

"Il Cagliari è stato bravo a sfruttare un episodio ma ha comunque meritato il pareggio perch&...


A Spanish court is to try an ex-soldier accused of killing dissidents during Argentina's "Dirty War".


Prosecutors and lawyers for five fraternity members picked jurors Monday for the second time to test a new state law making it a felony to cause serious bodily injury through hazing.


Starry-Eyed Innkeeper Hopes to Bring van Goghâs âFieldsâ Home

It is Dominique-Charles  Janssensâ dream to see an authentic van Gogh hanging on the wall of the tiny attic room where the artist died on July 29, 1890.


Barcellona, 15:30 - CALCIO, RONALDINHO: MILAN? VEDREMO A FINE STAGIONE

"Il Milan? Nella mia testa ho l'idea di dare tutto per chiudere la stagione bene e vincere la Liga. ...


Actress Lindsay Lohan narrowly escaped a horrible accident on the set of her new movie "Herbie: Fully Loaded." Missing her by only inches, a billboard which hung from a huge chain swung at the 18-year-old teen queen. The movie is based on the 19...


No. 21 George Washington Drives by Bonnies

Pops Mensah-Bonsu scored 14 points, helping No. 21 George Washington shake off a cold start to cruise to an 85-59 victory over St. Bonaventure on Wednesday night.


Chancellor Gordon Brown has sought to quell speculation over who should run the Labour Party and turned the attack on the opposition Conservatives.


The score on Saturday night was 6-6 after three innings and headed higher -- much higher. Ten runs had been enough in the opener, so that was the base line for the Yankees. "See how quickly we can get it to 10 and see what happens," third baseman Alex Rodriguez figured.


The alleged suicide attempt by the actor, known for his happy-go-lucky characters, shocks the movie industry


With Dow Jones acquired, Rupert Murdoch is making strategic cuts.


Digital Purchases Rise as Album Sales Fall

Album sales have continued their downward slide this year, but sales of digital tracks are up almost 50 percent over this time last year.


Ban Live Bait in Maine's Wild Trout Waters

Smallmouth bass in the Rapid River. Togue and northern pike in Sebago Lake. Bass on the Kennebec. Pike in the Belgrades. Muskellunge in the St. John.


L'intervista. Leader spirituale e simbolo politico: nÃ© il governo nÃ© il Papa l'hanno ricevuto. E lui replica cosÃ¬: "Mi dispiace se sono ingombrante"                                          Il Dalai Lama: "Italia, i miei rimpianti Non boicottate le Olimpiadi in Cina"                                                                                di ANAIS GINORI


Vodafone Tech Change Stings Mobile Web Designers

Mobile developers around the world are in an uproar over a change Vodafone Group PLC has made in the U.K. that dramatically decreases the quality of their products and that they fear could prevent new and innovative mobile services from reaching the market.


Lately, I have been asked if there is anything really good playing at the movies. Now I have something to rave about -- a film called "Hero.


Bob Rock says he feels "20 years younger" after his split with ...


Anna Nicole funeral finally under way in Bahamas

The funeral for former Playboy pin-up Anna Nicole Smith finally got under way in the Bahamas on Friday after a three-week fight for her corpse and amid continuing legal skirmishing over her 5-month-old baby.


Leaders of several women's groups said Tuesday that Democrat John Kerry fell short in his bid for the White House because he didn't make a more direct appeal for support from women voters.


The video-sharing site YouTube agrees a deal with Warner Music giving it legal use of their artists' material.


Melbourne, 10:22 - TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN: FARINA AVANTI, PENNETTA FUORI

Silvia Farina ha superato il primo turno degli Australian Open, prima prova del Grande Slam. La Fari...


As Liverpool bids to hold Wales' biggest cultural festival, the Archdruid brands it "a stupid idea".


Blair, Ahern press Northern Ireland rivals in talks grind

Prime Ministers Tony Blair of Britain and Bertie Ahern of Ireland dug in with Northern Ireland's rival Catholic and Protestant parties for a second day of talks aimed at restoring the province's power-sharing government.


Stanley Works to Improve Customer Service With Communications Software

Tools and hardware maker Stanley Works has deployed IP-based business communications software from Interactive Intelligence as part of a strategy to improve its customer service.


GLASGOW is outperforming London in the shipping services sector as the two maritime centres face contrasting fortunes in the face of aggressive overseas competition.


Break in weather slows California wildfires

California wildfires that have destroyed 1,300 homes and forced the evacuation of 500,000 people raged into a fifth day on Thursday but firefighters seized on a break in the weather to largely halt the march of destruction.


A number of chip manufacturers are showing Google's Android software platform for mobile phones running on prototype or proof-of-concept phones at the Mobile World Congress.


An inquest into the death of Rachel Whitear is adjourned as a new witness comes forward.


LANDOVER, Md. Terry Glenn hauled in a 26-yard touchdown pass from Richie Anderson on an early fourth-quarter halfback option play as the Dallas Cowboys held off the Washington Redskins 21-to-18.


Shell boss admits job on line over reserves scandal

The chief executive of Royal Dutch/Shell, Jeroen van der Veer, has admitted his "head is on the block" unless the Anglo-Dutch oil giant can sort out its energy reserves accounting problem.


Thousands of people are holding a seventh day of protest in Kyiv to denounce the results of last weekâs Presidential election. Ukraineâs Central Election Commission had declared Prime Minister Viktor Yanukoyvch


Exiled Kenyan former graft investigator John Githongo tells the BBC he wants to return home and resume work.


Ben Wallace hit the go-ahead free throw and blocked Brad Miller's jumper with a second left to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 94-93 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.


Two newest members of OpenSEA Alliance will only bolster open-source alternative to 802.1X protocol, says Jon Oltsik.


Roma, 12:58 - RUGBY, ITALIA: MALLET CONVOCA BUSO E NITOGLIA

Niente sfida con il Galles per l'ala del Montepaschi Viadana, Kaine Robertson, e l'estremo del Montp...


Cesena, 21:52 - CALCIO, CESENA: ARRIVANO TURATI E CROCE, PARTE MAZZOTTI

Il Cesena ha acquistato in comproprietà dal Verona il laterale destro Marco Turati, 25 anni, ...


Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Koby Clemens, the oldest son of National League Cy Young award winner Roger Clemens, will follow in his father's footsteps and play baseball at the University of Texas.


Shares of CDW Corp.  rose 9  percent early on Tuesday following a report that the computer  technology retailer may be a takeover target from private  equity firms.


Katie Melua's duet with the late Eva Cassidy displaces Leona Lewis at the top of the charts after seven weeks.


For 18 months, Office Depot executives have delved into the minutiae of the retailer's financial controls, scrutinizing how it accounts for the goods it buys and testing to see, for example, that daily sales match daily deposits.


Californians Not Warm to Schwarzenegger for President

Washington legislators may be  debating amending the Constitution to allow foreign-born  presidents, but Californians are not quite ready to make Arnold  Schwarzenegger commander-in-chief, a poll on Friday found.


Elezioni amministrative votano 10 milioni di italiani

Si vota oggi fino alle 22 e lunedÃ¬ dalle 7 alle 15 per 7 province e 119 comuni, tra cui Genova e Verona. Votanti in lieve calo


Tracking down the gang behind the theft  of $43 million from a bank in Northern Ireland will be tough  given the professional nature of the crime, police said on  Wednesday.


Movie Review | 'Music and Lyrics': Melodic Guy, Verbal Gal Meet Cute and Get Lyrical

âMusic and Lyricsâ aspires to nothing more than the competent dispensing of mild amusement and easy emotion.


John weakens to tropical storm in Mexico

John weakened to a tropical storm Saturday just hours after it hit land as a hurricane in the southern part of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, ripping the roofs from shacks, knocking out power and sending billboards flying.


Finley slams Dodgers to NL West title with win over Giants

Steve Finley hit a grand slam home run to cap a seven-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the NL West title with a 7-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.


The New York Yankees and New York Mets have reportedly agreed on a deal to swap lefthanded relievers.


Utah gunman was Bosnian refugee, no known motive

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  - The gunman who shot dead five people in a Salt Lake City shopping mall rampage was an 18-year-old Bosnian refugee, but his motive was a mystery, police said on Tuesday.


Aveva sottratto lo zainetto del prelato a Sanremo


Olympians pursuit of marketing gold begins long before medals ...

For millions of Americans, gymnast Paul Hamm's fame began only when the broad-shouldered Olympian shrugged off a fall in the vaulting competition last week and made an inspired comeback to win gold.


John Paul II appeals for the release of two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq.


Nasdaq launches friendly bid for Nordic OMX stock exchange

The all-electronic US stock exchange Nasdaq is to buy OMX, which operates seven Nordic and Baltic exchanges, in an agreed takeover operation, OMX said in Stockholm on Friday.


A fantastically grotesque retrospective of an influential-yet-overlooked filmmaker. By Jason Silverman.


Ex-WorldCom Controller Says Ebbers Fretted Over Stock Price

WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers fretted in a 2001 meeting that all he had worked for "will basically be wiped out" because of the company's sliding stock price, a former WorldCom executive testified Friday.


Strength in the software giant's mainstay product powered a healthy quarter. Weakness elsewhere shows why PeopleSoft is a target.


Denver Nuggets guard J. R. Smith was suspended for the first three games of the regular season âfor conduct detrimental to the team.â The Nuggetsâ player personnel director, Mark Warkentien, declined yesterday to specify what Smith had done.


Consortium aims to expand the Kerberos network authentication protocol into a universally used single-sign-on security authentication platform.


UN Warns Darfur Falling Into Anarchy, Lawlessness

Sudan's Darfur region could fall into anarchy unless the 15-nation Security Council takes bold action and thousands of African Union troops arrive quickly, a senior UN official warned on Thursday.


BASEBALL ROUNDUP Cubs Score Four Times In 9th to Beat the Reds

With a little help from an umpire, the Chicago Cubs won for the sixth time in seven games. Neifi Perez opened the ninth inning by reaching first base on a disputed call, and Moises


President-elect Felipe Calderon on Friday named several close allies from his conservative National Action Party to lead his administration's anti-poverty efforts, which are considered crucial to winning the support of millions of poor Mexicans who voted for his opponent.


Pixar Animation Studios reported higher third quarter earnings Thursday on home video sales of its five animated films, most notably last year's hit "Finding Nemo."


Bachchan's special gesture for late Teji

The Bachchans are known for making people feel special in their own unique way.


New York Yankee officials and a score of politicians gathered Wednesday across the street from The House That Ruth Built to break ground for a new billion-dollar Yankee Stadium project.


Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama split the spoils in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, a race marred by late charges of dirty politics. John McCain and Mike Huckabee dueled for victory in a hard-fought Republican primary in South Carolina.


Nerdy neckties are the new "geek chic." Read more on Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


America is still gaining weight. Mississippi, Alabama and West Virginia are the three states with the highest rates of obesity, according to a new report by the nonprofit advocacy group Trust for America's Health. In all three states, nearly three of every 10 adults tip the scales with a body mass...


New Jersey Supreme Court rules against the possibility of a national class action Vioxx lawsuit.


Amateur historians and academics can take advantage of a wealth of archived data on the web.


Blast in Baghdad, Could Be Car Bomb-Police

A loud blast was heard in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday and could have been caused by a car bomb, a police source said.


Roberts, Cabrera lead Orioles past Twins

Daniel Cabrera took a four-hitter into the seventh inning, Brian Roberts homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Friday night.


MADRID - A spokesperson claiming to be from the Basque separatist group ETA issued warnings before at least six small explosions went off around Spain Monday.


Zend Developer Zone: PHP Abstract Podcast Episode 9: PHP-Java Bridge

On the Zend Developer Zone today, they've posted the latest PHP Abstract Podcast covering the PHP-Java Bridge:   Our special guest today is Kevin Schroder. Kevin is a technical consultant for Zend Technologies' Professional Services Group. He has wide range of experience from large scale system administration to software development in multiple languages. Based out of Dallas, TX, he travels throughout the country for Zend providing consulting, programming and architecture services centered on PHP.   Topics mentioned include the Java Bridge (obviously), the Zend Platform and Zend's Professional Services.    You can either grab the show directly from here or subscribe to their feed and get this and other great shows in the PHP Abstract series.


Blast for players' union over benefits, pensions

Hall of Fame lineman Joe  DeLamielleure blasted the NFL's players' union Tuesday over  benefits and pensions.


Experts continue to disagree over the best drugs to treat schizophrenia - newer or older antipsychotics.


STOCKS & BONDS Markets Rise a Bit Despite Sluggish Growth of the ...

sluggish gross domestic product reading was nonetheless better than expected, prompting investors to send stocks slightly higher yesterday.


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Nov. 28 - Even the flamboyant Terrell Owens was subdued at the end of Sunday's 27-6 victory over the Giants. The Eagles had just dominated a rival and clinched the division, but it is a little hard to get excited about accomplishments that were never seriously in doubt.


Japan PM's support sinks ahead of upper house poll

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's public support rate has slumped to its lowest level since he took office last September, two newspaper surveys published on Monday showed, increasing chances that his ruling camp could lose its majority in a July upper house election.


Court dismisses lawsuit on secret flights

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a unit of Boeing Co that charged the firm helped fly terrorism suspects abroad to secret prisons.


Ivan, the Remake, Heads to Texas as Tropical Storm

The remnants of deadly Hurricane Ivan,  which rampaged through the Caribbean and then into the U.S.  Gulf Coast a week ago, killing more than 100 people, have  reformed in the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm threatening  the Texas and Louisiana coasts.


NATO to send training staff to Iraq before year's end: US ...

NATO will send military trainers to Iraq before the end of the year in response to appeals by Iraqi leaders for speedy action, US ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns said Wednesday.


EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio - The mayor has ordered the city's firefighters to cut grass and trim shrubs while on duty to help the service department care for parks and other public areas. "We have 54 firefighters, and they have a lot of downtime," Mayor Eric Brewer said Thursday.


Israel scales back its deadly offensive in Gaza

Israel announced on Friday it was winding down its 17-day deadly offensive in the Gaza Strip, after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon observed the army's warning that staying more than that in crowded Palestinian areas was too risky.


Will Muslim call to prayer ring out over Oxford?

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A battle of faiths is being waged in the ancient English city of Oxford, where some people are bitterly opposed to Muslim plans to broadcast the call to prayer over the fabled dreaming spires.


Telecommunications and networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc is planning to launch a new Japanese R&D facility early in 2005 at a cost of $12 million spread over five years.


Falla critica in Windows: JPEG a rischio

Questa volta sono le popolarissime immagini JPEG la possibile esca che i malintenzionati cracker potrebbero disseminare nel Web e nelle e-mail, per attrarre gli ignari utenti di Windows. L'ultima falla di


Nike Inc.  said on Wednesday  that quarterly profit jumped 10 percent, topping Wall Street  estimates on strong U.S. demand for its footwear and robust  growth overseas, sending shares up over 3 percent in  after-hours trade.


Il ministro accusato per indulto e 'sfascio della giustizia'


Nadal and Federer Set Up Classic Paris Rematch

Will the worldâs No. 1 play No. 2 in the final? Will Federer finally beat Nadal at Roland Garros?


Sparano dal balcone con fucile ad aria compressa


Pat Burrell goes 4-for-4 as Philadelphia beats the Marlins 7-4

Pat Burrell went 4-for-4, including a tiebreaking two-run single in Philadelphia's six-run seventh inning, helping the Phillies rally for a 7-4 victory over the Florida Marlins on Thursday night.


Republican Mitt Romney is conceding the bulk of the Northeast to rival John McCain, counting instead on his home state of Massachusetts, a split in California and wins in a series of caucus states to extend his presidential campaign beyond Super Tuesday.


A contrite Governor James E. McGreevey delivered a farewell address yesterday in which he said he does not apologize ''for being a gay American


Lehman Bros. pays millions for Enron suit

new yorkâLehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the fifth-biggest American securities firm, agreed to pay $222.5 million (US) to resolve a suit filed by investors over the bank's role as an underwriter for Enron Corp.


Councils should provide caravan sites for Gypsies to stop illegal encampments and clashes with locals, MPs say.


Olympic gold medal winners are feted once again

Kelly Holmes, Matthew Pinsent and Tanni Grey-Thompson are among the athletes honoured today for their medal-winning performances at the Athens Olympics.


For many years, the middle tier of companies in the $200 billion federal services industry was regarded as a source of innovation and productivity. They grew into companies that today are big names in the contracting space -- SRA, Alion, CACI and Mantech.


Use of children reportedly triggered clash of captors

Some of the hostage-takers who took over a school in southern Russia, leading to the death of more than 150 children, may not have known what they were getting


Company Thrives Offering Hotel Services (and Day Care) for Pets

PetSmart has been growing by selling day care and hotel accommodations for pets, proving that being treated like a dog may not be a bad thing if pampering is part of the deal.


UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says he sees the search for a solution to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict as his top priority.


For the firm Sevin Rosen, the high-risk, high-return venture capital business may have turned into all risk and no return.


Age of Dissonance: A Party at Every Turn

Anniversaries are so common these days and just as overused antibiotics can lose potency, so can numbers.


Da venerdi' su Odeon, alla presentazione anche Carraro


Muore? SÃ¬, no, chissà! Harry Potter, addio sorpresa

Per non 'bucare' la notizia, i media dimenticano il bon ton. E il destino del maghetto non è piÃ¹ un mistero. Di' la tua


Crude Oil Futures Fall a 3rd Day as Iraq Increases Shipments

Crude oil futures fell for a third day as Iraq, the sixth-largest supplier to the US, increased shipments to tankers for the first time in two weeks.


Company Focus Follow the dinosaurs to airline profits

As the big carriers sink into the ooze, their smaller cousins are poised to benefit greatly -- if the big guys' trouble doesn't pull them under, too.


Police get 10,000 calls as prayers held for murdered prostitutes

Police probing the murders of five prostitutes said they had received nearly 10,000 calls from the public offering tips in one of the country's biggest murder hunts.


NATO planes escort Russia bombers in Atlantic: Ifax

Russia's Air Force said on Tuesday  British and Norwegian air force jets are tracking Russian  "Blackjack" bombers on exercises off the Atlantic coast,  Interfax news agency reported.


Speculation is rife that the successful team of MURDER - producer Mukesh Bhatt, writer Mahesh Bhatt, actors Emraan Hashmi and Mallika Sherawat and director Anurag Bose - have decided to join hands again for another bold, path-breaking film.


How Do You Move a Career Into High Gear? By Breaking the Rules

Simone Dinnerstein, the concert pianist, has made her career by breaking every rule in the book.


The aunt of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Alice, died on Friday at the age of 102, Buckingham Palace say. She had been the longest living member of the Royal Family.


, il magistrato che si era autoassegnato quella causa e che spazzÃ² via con una sentenza gli accordi tra lÂ´Iri di Romano Prodi e la Cir di De Benedetti. Sono accuse che si sono sentite appena sette giorni faâ¦


Oscar organizers hope Hollywood's biggest stars will let down their hair and have fun at the Academy Awards on Sunday, giving a much-needed spark to a show that runs over three hours and can grow tiresome.


Heavy sediment deposited in the Mississippi River delta in the last ice age has caused New Orleans to sink and will continue to drag down coastal Louisiana bit by bit for hundreds of years, according to a new study by NASA and Louisiana State University scientists.


Travel: The best way to immerse yourself in New Zealand's deep scenery is to stay simply. Kiwi native Sarah Bourn shows you the way


The US may delay activating its Europe-based missile defence shield, Defence Secretary Robert Gates says.


Contesta ingiunzione che gli proibisce di denigrare la ex


Incoming U.N. Chief Ban Pledges to Restore Trust

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 14 -- South Korean diplomat Ban Ki Moon was sworn in Thursday as the United Nations' eighth secretary general in a ritualistic General Assembly ceremony as the United States and other countries  praised Kofi Annan's 10-year stewardship of the world's premier political institution....


Analysts: Putin Has Squandered Influence

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dented his prestige and squandered influence by backing the wrong side in political clashes in Ukraine and in the breakaway Georgian province of Abkhazia, analysts say.


By Jim Kershner, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Jun.


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


Beckham insists she's just a normal girl

Victoria Beckham insisted Monday that she's "just a normal girl from London" who happens to be "living quite a surreal life" with her soccer star husband David and their three young boys.


General quits Afghan police-training job

BERLIN - The general commanding the European Union's police training mission in Afghanistan is returning to Germany three months after his appointment because of wrangling with the European Union, NATO, and officials inside the Afghan Interior Ministry, senior Western diplomats in Kabul said yesterday.


Microsoft unveils desktop search rival to Google and Yahoo

Microsoft has unveiled beta version of a new MSN Toolbar Suite that lets users search all documents, media files and emails on their PCs at the same time as searching the Web.


EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A family can allow their chickens to roam their backyard, despite complaints from a neighbor, because a new city ordinance is unclear, a city board ruled.


Hostages unharmed as bus hijackers surrender

Both armed hijackers, who threatened to kill the captives and blow the bus up, have surrendered. The two men, believed to be Albanians, exited the bus with their hands on the heads after throwing two shotguns out of the driverâs door.


JPEG Exploit Hits Usenet, Worm Close Behind

An exploit attacking the most recent Windows bug is circulating on Usenet, security experts said Tuesday, that crashes machines, yet another indicator that attackers will chase the vulnerability until they've launched mass mailing-style worm-based attacks


Sweden Awards Nobels But Shy Writer Stays Home

Scientists and economists from the United States, Israel and Norway received their Nobel prizes on Friday at a ceremony marked by the conspicuous absence of literature laureate Elfriede Jelinek of Austria.


All he wanted were the facts. But Dick Cheney ended up generating confusion_ and lots of it.


Ultimi giorni di afa A Roma brucia il Veio

Resiste il caldo al Centro-sud. Fino a domani temperature sopra i 30 gradi, ma al Nord pioverà.  Nella capitale, funestata da un incendio, la situazione piÃ¹ a rischio


US: US army probing killing of Iraqi prisoner in mosque

WASHINGTON: US military officials said on Tuesday they are investigating a videotaped incident in a Fallujah mosque, in which pool television pictures show a US Marine shooting and killing an already captive and wounded Iraqi prisoner.


LONDON The International Olympic Committee has opened an investigation into doping allegations against US athlete Marion Jones. IOC president Jacques Rogge (ROH'-guh) set up a disciplinary commission to look


Two US sailors are shot dead in their barracks in the Gulf state of Bahrain, the US Navy says.


Bulgaria's Sofia airport was temporarily evacuated and flights suspended for over an hour on Sunday, after a bomb threat which proved a hoax, police said.


STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances crashed ashore at Florida's east coast early Sunday with sustained wind of 105 mph and pelting rain, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing Floridians to endure a frightening night amid roaring gales that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...


Roma, 16:46 - CALCIO, ROMA; FATY: HO TROVATO GRANDE SPIRITO DI GRUPPO

E' soddisfatto dei primi passi nella Roma il francese Ricardo Faty, impegnato nell'amichevole vinta ...


Polish Holocaust victims remembered 60 years after transports to death camps

LODZ, Poland  - Holocaust survivors and their families gathered at one of Europe's largest Jewish cemeteries Sunday to remember more than 200,000 Jews from this city killed by the Nazis, a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the last transports from the Lodz ghetto to Hitler's death camps.


Treviso, 18:55 - RUGBY, ITALIA A-SCOZIA A 15-37

L'Italia A è stata battuta dalla Scozia A 37-15 (11-3) in un test match disputato nel pomerig...


A pair of fronts sweeping through the eastern half of the country was expected to bring widespread rain on Saturday. The West was forecast to be mainly dry.


Swiss drugmaker Roche beat forecasts  with a 37 percent rise in first-half net income to 4.543  billion Swiss francs ($3.62 billion), boosted by bumper growth  in its cancer drugs.


In passerella il tocco piu' aggiornato della moda femminile


With two Louisiana congressional seats still up for grabs, Vice President Dick Cheney campaigned in the state Wednesday on behalf of Republicans who hope to extend their winning streak in Saturday's runoff elections.


Asian Shares Fall on Tech Profit Worries

Asian stocks slid on Monday as investors fretted over high oil prices and bleak earnings prospects at technology firms, while Australian markets cheered a resounding election win for Prime Minister John Howard.


Clinton in good spirits as he prepares for open heart surgery this ...

Former president Bill Clinton is telling friends he is in good spirits despite facing the challenge of a multiple bypass operation for blocked blood vessels to the heart.


Gunmen shoot, wound aid workers in Darfur

Gunmen shot and seriously wounded three aid workers in an attack on a humanitarian convoy in the Darfur region of western Sudan, the U.N. said in a statement.


Carmakers rip California vehicle emissions plan

The California Air Resources Board yesterday approved landmark regulation to tackle global warming by forcing cuts in carbon-dioxide exhaust from passenger cars and trucks.


Yes, ItÃÂs a Spoof, but ItÃÂs Also Selling Something

Advertising agencies have turned to spoofing their own industry to attract viewers long enough to deliver a new message.


Hilton leaves jail, sheriff cites suicide fears

Hours after a beaming Paris Hilton was freed from three weeks in jail, the sheriff criticized for briefly putting her under house arrest said on Tuesday he allowed her out because he feared for her life.


MEMPHIS -- An 8-year-old girl taken from an American couple and returned to her Chinese parents earlier this year after a seven-year custody fight now faces another big adjustment: moving to China.


By John Ritter  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- This vast county east of Los Angeles, the biggest in the contiguous USA, could contain the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Vermont and Rhode Island and still have room left over. Most of San Bernardino County remains mountains and empty desert.


Nessa's Blog: Working with Permissions in PHP

On her blog Nessa has a brief look at working with permissions with PHP via three functions - chown, chgrp and chmod.   PHP uses the same command as *nix systems when dealing with changing permissions for files. These commands are particularly useful in situations where PHP runs as a different user on the system, which is common when PHP is compiled as an Apache user.   She includes a basic syntax for each of them and how one (chmod) could be used in an example of file creation.


LeBron James spent part of the past week shooting hoops with Dave and eating cheeseburgers with one of the world's richest men.


Reg readers save the planet from offshored asteroids

Knickers to the lot of you Is this the end for IT peeps in the UK? Analyst Bob McDowell certainly seems to think so. Not a cheerful subject for readers of El Reg, and understandably once you'd read his article, you had a few things you wanted to get off your chests:â¦


BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 15, 2004 - Security forces discovered three beheaded bodies Wednesday on a road north of Baghdad, and a car bomb exploded in a town south of the capital, killing two people amid a surge


Update 1: German Business Sentiment Drops in Nov.

Worries about the strengthening euro and concerns over persistently high oil prices helped push German business confidence down in November, a closely watched survey showed Thursday.


Dance: Glad to Dance and Eager to Talk About It

At 93, Frederic Franklin can relate much of the history of ballet from firsthand knowledge. But that doesnât mean heâs finished performing.


A suspected suicide bomber who killed 22 people in a mess hall at a US base near Mosul, Iraq, probably wore an Iraqi military uniform, the US commander in the area says.


Nextel Cup rookie sensation Kasey Kahne set a NASCAR Busch series qualifying record by taking the pole Friday at Dover International Speedway.


Blood tests for patients in hospital alert

More than 550 patients who underwent shoulder investigations over seven years have been offered blood tests to establish whether they were accidentally infected with diseases such as HIV or hepatitis.


Indian, British scientists working on drug to fight malaria

At least 27 people are reported to have died of malaria in Alindra, India and 293 are seriously ill with the disease which broke out after the heavy rains and floods.


Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp., the twin peaks of the Seattle area's technology community, are joining forces to attack the tide of spam and fraudulent e-mail messages that clog in-boxes


Clint Eastwood's Iwo Jima film resonates in Japan

Hiromasa Murakami went to see Clint Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima" to find out if an American could tell the Japanese side of a battle that became a symbol of U.S. patriotism, but for Japan was a bitter memory of defeat.


Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has fired his army chief of staff, Gen Mathias Doue, the BBC reported Saturday. Gbagbo hired Col Philipe Mangou, the field commander


London's 'erotic gherkin' wins top architecture prize

A new skyscraper in London popularly dubbed the "erotic gherkin" for its curvaceous shape has won one of Britain's top architecture prizes, organisers announced.


Qualcomm plans to study whether to change its accounting practices to reflect the growing size and volatility of the mobile communications market.


Small Crowds Stinging Hornets Owner Shinn

The Hornets have been a success on the court but a bust at the box office in New Orleans, making the All-Star Game potentially a final celebration before the team leaves the city.


Ministro Bindi, decisione puo' pregiudicare cooperazione


Salary cap for next NBA season set at $55.6 million

The National Basketball Association's salary cap for the 2007-08 season will be $55.6 million, the league announced on Tuesday.


Curt Schilling will try to add to his postseason resume and Boston's 1-0 lead in the World Series tonight. Coming off a 13-1 debacle in the opener, Colorado turns to Ubaldo Jimenez, the rookie with the 100 mph heat.


Bayou ex-CFO sentenced to 20 years in prison

The former chief financial officer of defunct hedge fund Bayou Group was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in a scheme that defrauded investors of $450 million and led to the fund's collapse.


Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said Thursday he believes the time is ripe for peace with arch-rival India. Aziz, who returned Wednesday from his


A man from south Belfast is jailed for 12 years for killing a police officer while high on drink and drugs.


The flu vaccine shortage has prompted anxiety bordering on panic. Here's a look at some advice from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and comments from doctors and other health authorities.


CNN producer Riad Ali Ghanem, who was kidnapped at gunpoint in Gaza City on Monday, was released on Tuesday evening following an agreement reached between his abductors and the Palestinian Authority.


UPDATE 1-Man United's Rooney banned for three matches

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney was banned for three matches on Thursday after admitting a charge of violent conduct. The ban will start immediately, a Football Association


Kerviel, non ero il solo ad agire cosi' nella banca


JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel said yesterday that wide-ranging peace talks aimed at ending the conflict with the Palestinians will not be renewed until their leaders take strong action to prevent terrorist attacks on Israel.


U.S. officials will sit down with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts on Saturday at a conference in Baghdad aimed at stopping sectarian fighting in Iraq before the conflict spreads throughout the oil-rich region.


Moderate Drinking Can Benefit Heart Patients -Study

Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol can cut further narrowing of the arteries in patients who have had heart surgery, researchers said on Tuesday.


The sultry sirens will add sizzle to the New Year revelry at five star hotels in Mumbai.


Pakistan's election winners ponder coalition

The party of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto contemplated a coalition on Wednesday that could spell the end for President Pervez Musharraf after it won most seats in a general election.


Shuttle Carries History and Future to Station

What do a colonial shipping tag, a sci-fi series on DVD, a couple of referee's whistles and a board game's playing pieces have in common? They are all part of the cargo aboard space shuttle Atlantis, now docked at the International Space Station.


NEW YORK CITY-Toys âRâ Us Inc. plans to open its first Manhattan Babies âRâ Us unit next year in a current Toys âRâ Us store in Union Square.


Car Bombers Strike Near Baghdad Green Zone

Twin suicide car bombs blew up outside  a police station near Baghdad's Green Zone on Saturday, killing  at least three people and wounding more than 40 in the latest  strike against Iraq's shaky security forces.


Marriott earnings rise but shares fall on outlook

Marriott International Inc. , the top U.S. hotel operator, said on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose a better-than-expected 11 percent, but concerns about slowing growth in North America led to a decline in its shares.


The US and Russia are to begin formal economic talks at ministerial level, the US embassy in Moscow says.


WASHINGTON--For much of the night, Shaquille O'Neal was right where the Washington Wizards wanted him. Saddled with foul trouble, the center was cramming his 7-foot-3-inch body onto a way-too-small folding chair on the Miami Heat's bench.


Antitrust: decisione per chiudere procedimento


Egypt arrests five suspects over Sinai bombings

The Egyptian authorities on Monday arrested five people in connection with a deadly bomb attack that rocked the Red Sea resort of Taba on Oct. 7, the official MENA news agency reported.


Shares of Tom Online Inc. dived Friday after the Chinese wireless services provider warned that its third-quarter revenue would fall short of Wall Street expectations.


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FCC chief sees hurdles to satellite TV deal

Television service being launched by   telephone companies has not yet offered sufficient competition   to allow consolidation in the satellite television industry,   U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin   said on Thursday.


In his campaign to win over Republican conservatives, presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani has a persuasive ally in Theodore Olson, a high-profile lawyer often mentioned as a possible replacement for departing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.


DHAKA, Bangladesh Aug. 21, 2004 - A series of bombs exploded at a rally where the top opposition leader was speaking in Bangladesh's capital Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring hundreds, witnesses and news reports said.


Tulyaganova ousts top-seeded Bartoli in Tashkent

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Sports Network) - Uzbekistan's own Iroda Tulyaganova returned to the WTA Tour on Tuesday and upset top-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli in the opening round of the Tashkent Open.


Oil major Total SA has signed a draft agreement to purchase a 25 percent stake, plus one share, in the privately held Russian gas producer Novatek, the French company announced Wednesday.


Mexico border sewage deal hits the rocks

When it rains along the border, millions of gallons of sewage and industrial waste from Mexican slums and factories flow down the Tijuana River into the United States and end up in the Pacific Ocean — a mess that closed the beach here to swimmers and surfers a total of 198 days last year.


Tracy McGrady scores 32 points and Dwyane Wade is taken off?in a wheelchair Wednesday as the Rockets sprint past the Miami Heat, 112-102.


Business & money: It's a long way from Elgar and gramophones to Facebook and smoothies.


Natale amaro per i Lakers, che sul parquet di casa si vedono beffare per 104-102 in overtime da Miami. La tripla di Bryant sulla sirena si ferma sul ferro regalando cosÃ¬ la vittoria agli Heat dell'avvelenato


China sentences Web porn king to life in prison

A Chinese court sentenced the founder  of the country's largest pornography Web site to life  imprisonment on Wednesday and jailed another eight of the  site's organizers, state media reported.


West African Oil Gives U.S. New Security Challenge

NIAMEY, Niger  - Sent from China to hunt for oil  under the Sahara desert, Wenhui Tan looked distinctly uneasy as  the conversation turned to security fears ranging from the  spread of Islamic radicalism to cold-blooded banditry.


Sue Bird, the No. 1 pick in the 2002 WNBA draft, didn't get many minutes at the Athens Games. By Jack Gruber, USA TODAY. In the gold medal game, a 74-63 victory against Australia, she played just one.


Governo spera di ridurre deficit pubblico a 43 mld nel 2007


IBM executive expected to be named CA chief

Computer Associates International Inc. is expected this week to announce a succession plan for its chief executive post in which a top IBM executive will assume the role now held by Kenneth Cron, sources said.


News.com Extra: The death of the free cell phone game

Plus: Trivial blogging pursuits. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Democrats Push Toward Middle On Iraq Policy

Democratic leaders in Congress have decided to shift course and pursue modest bipartisan measures to alter U.S. military strategy in Iraq, hoping to use incremental changes instead of aggressive legislation to break the grip Republicans have held over the direction of war policy.


Google rewards original reporting, SFWA "caves," Scribd straightens up

It's been a long weekend of copyright-related news; Glaskowsky finishes up with a Google deal and an announcement by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.


A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 14-year-old Danielle Beccan who was gunned down as she walked home last week from a funfair in Nottingham.


PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Hawaii's Michelle Wie shot a two-over-par 74 in Thursday's opening round of the Samsung World Championship.


Two modern residential buildings with moderately priced condominiums and an elongated 5-acre park will be built as the first phase of the large NorthPoint project in East Cambridge, the developers said yesterday.


Black Watch Move Ahead of US Fallujah Assault

Black Watch troops have move into position ahead of the imminent US and Iraqi assault on the rebel stronghold of Fallujah, it was reported today.


Lo accompagna anche il direttore generale Cappon


Companies say they are postponing release of the new animated film to June 2006 from November 2005. LOS ANGELES  - The Walt Disney Co.


Oregon Student Participates in Newly Established NASA Program

GREENBELT, Md., June 4  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tamela Maciel, a student from Grants Pass, Ore., has been selected to participate in a newly established NASA program at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Maciel currently attends the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore.


Samarra May Be Key to Handling Iraq Cities

For two months, this historic city of commerce and culture was a "no-go" zone for American troops, firmly in the grip of religious extremists, some linked to al-Qaida. During that time, residents say they endured a reign of terror, where gunmen snatched men from their homes and killed at least 10 of them as American spies.


Police want to question a man in connection with the rape of an 18-year-old girl in County Tyrone.


US President George W Bush pledges to declassify parts of an intelligence report said to criticise the Iraq war.


The Cassini spacecraft has discovered three new lakes near the south pole of Saturn's moon Titan.  These strange bodies are filled not with water but liquid methane and ethane. Researchers are also studying a lake near Titan's north pole larger than Lake Superior.


Four race cars barrel down a virtual track, jostling for position. Announcers shout their commentary over growling engines until a winner speeds past a checkered flag.


Iverson in Starting Lineup Despite Injury

ATHENS, Greece - Allen Iverson has a broken right thumb but was in the starting lineup anyway Tuesday night against Greece, hoping the U.S. Olympic basketball team could bounce back from an embarrassing loss to Puerto Rico in its opener...


Top Legislator Named Interim Palestinian President

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Parliament speaker Rawhi  Fattouh was named interim Palestinian president on Thursday to  replace Yasser Arafat who died hours before.


N.F.L. Warns a Headhunter to Keep It Clean

League officials cautioned the Browns' Gerard Warren not to follow through on his threat to take a cheap shot at Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.


Iniziato incontro capigruppo maggioranza con Prodi


Vola a quota 1,375 al litro,un pieno costa +3 euro in 2 mesi


A British anti-corruption campaigner arrested in Angola is charged with espionage.


As world leaders gather for the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, economic turmoil is on top of their agenda.


It wasn't quite "Friday Night Lights," but Harvard delivered a lights-out "Saturday Night Live" performance in staging its first night football game in the 104-year history of venerable Harvard Stadium.


Pope 'Quite Well,' Spent Peaceful Night -- Ansa

Pope John Paul is "quite well" and  spent a peaceful night in hospital, Ansa news agency said on  Wednesday, quoting an unnamed Vatican source.


A US laboratory set up to study ESP is to close, ending a strained 30-year relationship with the scientific world.


PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The PGA TOUR announced Tuesday the schedule for the 2005 season, with 48 official money events. The TOUR opens its season in Hawaii, Jan. 3-9, with the Mercedes Championships in


Priests working in the Vatican for Poland's secret services during the communist era spied extensively on Pope John Paul II, a Polish cardinal was quoted as saying Tuesday.


Unpopular at home, Bush basks in African praise

Unpopular at home and in much of  the world during the last year of his presidency, George W.  Bush is basking in rare adulation on his African tour.


Roma, 11:01 - CALCIO, MELANDRI: INOPPORTUNA MIA PRESENZA A MATRIX

Il ministro delle Politiche giovanili e dello Sport Giovanna Melandri ha spiegato di non aver partec...


A campaign is launched to help people who put money into savings clubs to prevent a repeat of the Farepak disaster.


Program automating online jihad found in the wild

Electronic jihad 3.0 Security researchers say they have discovered a program that could be used by Islamic terrorists to launch data attacks against Western targets.â¦


At least $38.1 billion in compensation has been distributed to victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, a Rand Corp. study shows.


Heath Ledger will play the Joker in "The Dark Knight," the sequel to last year's "Batman Begins."


Alonzo Mourning walked into Pat Riley's office one day this summer for some contract talks, yet his mind quickly drifted elsewhere. Scattered about were drawings of something Mourning spent a career chasing: the championship ring.


Titleholder Ernie Els moved within sight of a record sixth World Match Play title on Saturday by solving a putting problem to overcome injured Irishman Padraig Harrington 5 and 4.


The number of men held at Guantanamo Bay is declining rapidly, but there is no way out for most of the Yemeni detainees because their homeland's government and Washington are mired in a diplomatic impasse over security concerns.


Leonard Thought He'd Won PGA Championship

Justin Leonard thought the Wanamaker Trophy had his name on it when he hit a 5-iron and watched the ball sail over Seven Mile Creek guarding the front of the 18th green. "I thought I'd just ended this golf tournament," he said.


Thanks two a partnership with Dwango Wireless; the new Napster is prepared to enter the mobile technology realm. But this time, it's not for illegal mp3s.


Clemson added another Orange Bowl chapter to its scrapbook. Returning to the site of their greatest football triumph, the Tigers rallied from a two-touchdown deficit to upset No.


Lawyers have filed a suit that aims to be a class action, representing all those who have had problems connecting to Xbox Live in recent weeks.


Pakistan's Bhutto assassinated in gun, bomb attack

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on Thursday as she left an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi, putting January 8 polls in doubt and sparking anger in her native Sindh province.


DoCoMo, Motorola to build FOMA/GSM handset

Increasing NTT DoCoMo's reach outside Japan, the Japanese carrier has partnered with Motorola to build a 3G FOMA phone that also does GSM/GPRS.


The Association of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) and China have signed an agreement to create the world's biggest free trade area by removing tariffs for their two billion people by the end of the decade.


UK's Blair Seeks Relaunch After Iraq Woes

Britain's Tony Blair set out his vision  for a third term in office on Monday in a bid to shift the  spotlight onto domestic policies that win or lose elections and  off the divisive war in Iraq.


Camelia Potec of Romania won gold in the Olympic 200-meter freestyle Tuesday night, coming from behind in an outside lane.


Bush Says Questions About Guard Memos Used by CBS 'Need to Be ...

resident Bush said in an interview published yesterday that there were serious questions about the authenticity of documents featured in a CBS News report that he received preferential treatment


An "air-breathing" test plane will attempt to break a world speed record for the second time in a year by flying at nearly 10 times the speed of sound.


Update 13: Fannie Mae Turmoil Continues After Ousters

The forced departure of Franklin D. Raines as chief executive of Fannie Mae hardly ends the turmoil at the nation's second largest financial institution.


BA directors to help staff cope with holiday rush at Heathrow

Rod Eddington, the chief executive of British Airways, and 11 of his fellow directors will be working at Heathrow airport over the Bank Holiday weekend as part of a desperate


Pits still ahead for post-Arafat Mideast peace process

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's passing away last week lowered the curtain for his half-century efforts of Palestinian liberation, but the Middle East peace process continued and arrived at a new crossroad.


A major spill of dense, viscous fuel from a freighter that ran aground was menacing sensitive wildlife habitat in the Aleutian Islands, but finding the six crew members lost


Citta' del Capo. Mark Thatcher, figlio dell'ex primo ministro britannico Margaret Thatcher, e' stato arrestato nella sua casa sudafricana di Citta' del Capo, per la sua presunta implicazione in un tentativo


It was called "Operation Baghdad" and, to be sure, the headless bodies of the three police officers recalled the violence in that city. But these attacks happened in Haiti, not in Iraq.


Attacks on Shia pilgrims in Iraq continue with at least nine people killed on their way to the holy city of Karbala.


Clanging New York Subways, Screeches Intact, Go Miniature

A model subway train by the Lionel company will use sounds recorded in the New York City transit system.


Controversial Disney boss retiring in 2006

In a move that may have been designed to reassure shareholders, Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner has announced that he will retire from the company when his contract ends in 2006.


40-45 mln costi legali, nessuna acquisizione in vista


China summons U.S. envoy over Dalai Lama award

China slammed the United States on Thursday for awarding the Dalai Lama one of its highest honors and summoned the U.S. ambassador in Beijing to complain, saying its actions had "gravely undermined" relations.


University  Accused of  Lying to Hide Killing

CHICAGO -- A janitor found Laura Dickinson dead in her Eastern Michigan University dorm room in December, naked below the waist, a pillow over her face. The door was locked, and her keys were gone.


Serb war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj ends his hunger strike, paving the way for his trial to resume.


This film version of the super successful, long running stage musical 'The Phantom of the Opera' is virtually a recreation of the stage show, complete with swirling mists, candles rising from


Episcopal report gets conflicting responses

Different interpretations of the Bible have been at the heart of an ongoing dispute among the world's Anglican Christians over the place of gays and lesbians in their churches.


China's food safety crisis has tarnished its reputation abroad and threatens to spur social unrest at home, where more health scares are expected, a top official was quoted as saying Monday.


One US soldier, one Iraqi killed in Baghdad blast as US planes ...

A US soldier and at least one Iraqi were killed when a bomb struck a patrol in southern Baghdad on Thursday, as US warplanes bombed the rebel-held city of Fallujah in a bid to crush a deadly insurgency.


Samsung becomes second largest mobile phone manufacturer

Worldwide mobile phone sales surpassed 167 million units in the third quarter of 2004, a 26 percent increase from the third quarter of 2003, according to a report released by market rtesearch firm Gartner.


TRU Voices New Plays Series Now Has an Award Attached; 2007 Slate Begins

Playbill - The first annual Joel and Phyllis Ehrlich Award "for a socially relevant new work of theatre" will be awarded to one of four plays being showcased as part of the 2007 TRU Voices New Plays Reading series.


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Actress Patty Duke Pearce Up and Walking

Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke Pearce was up and walking Friday, two days after cardiac surgery, officials said.


Ford, GM report weak November; Toyota, Nissan, Chrysler up

(Detroit-AP) Dec. 2, 2004 - The nation's two largest automakers are reporting weak November sales and announcing plans to reduce production.


Ryan Smyth made a big impression in two games. Unfortunately, both were losses. Lee Stempniak's power-play goal 25 seconds into overtime gave St. Louis a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over New York on Thursday night in Smyth's debut on Long Island.


Fed slashes interest rates to buffer economy

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed benchmark interest rates by a half-percentage point in a bold bid to buffer the economy from a housing slump and related financial market turbulence.


RealNetworks Inc. urged digital-music lovers yesterday to stand up for their freedom of choice. They responded by exercising their freedom of speech -- much to the company's chagrin.


When poor people pollute - the Tata Nano and eco-crime

But come in, little car, the modellers have been expecting you It's small, it's cheap, it's low emission so... the arrival of the Tata Nano, India's new 'people's car', has been greeted by a wailing and a gnashing of the teeth from the environmental aristocracy. The prospect of millions of the global peasantry driving, emitting and pushing up 'our' gas prices is a nightmare. It promises to be, said Yale environmental law professor Daniel Esty, "an environmental disaster of substantial proportions."â¦


Newest models use flash memory, have high still-image resolutions.


Hamilton confirms pact of silence with Alonso

McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton and double world champion team mate Fernando Alonso have agreed not to talk about each other in future unless both are present.


A Florida law that allows students at failing public schools to attend private schools at taxpayers' expense is unconstitutional, a state appeals court ruled Monday.


UK insurer Norwich Union announces plans to move 950 jobs to India and Sri Lanka  over the coming year.


NEW YORK (Ticker) - With the season spiraling toward oblivion, the National Hockey League moved one step closer Wednesday. With no sign of an agreement between the league and the players association on the


Pro-Thaksin victory puts Thai army on back foot

The party backing ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra easily won the most seats in Sunday's election, a stunning rejection of the coup which booted out the telecoms billionaire in 2006.


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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited one of the world's greatest monuments to love Saturday, pacing the elegant white marble hallways of the 17th-century Taj Mahal with a group of top advisers.


Microsoft buys anti-spyware technology firm

Microsoft, on Thursday, announced its decision to purchase anti-spyware firm, Giant Software Company, for an undisclosed amount. The reason for this move is merely the fact that Microsoft is willing to provide anti-spyware tools to its customers.


Ralf Schumacher has mapped out the path he wants his F1 career to take over the next five years, starting with podium finishes and culminating in the World title.


Computer giant Microsoft has told a European judge that it should not have to share its technological secrets with its rivals. In March, the European Commission ordered the firm to share details of its software


The Supreme Court upheld limits Wednesday on income tax deductions for trusts and estates, ruling against the family that created Pepperidge Farm.


Software maker makes a grab for Norway's Fast Search & Transfer, a leader at the high end of the business search market.


Christo's 'The Gates' to Unfurl in New York Park

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the husband  and wife team whose $20 million art project "The Gates" unfurls  in Manhattan's Central Park on Saturday, know that their large,  fanciful, short-lived public art works puzzle many people.


Fresh arrests over British bomb plot, seven held

Police arrested two more suspects in a widening hunt for members of a suspected al Qaeda cell which rammed a fuel-packed jeep into a Scottish airport and left two car bombs in London, police said on Monday.


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Even Tiny Plastic Pieces Can Carry Pollution Throughout the Oceans

To marine biologists, âplasticsâ is a dirty word. Fish and birds can eat or become tangled in fishing gear or other plastic flotsam.


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Putin wants new business partnership with India

Bangalore: Russia is seeking a new economic partnership to boost a decades-old friendship with India, envisaging sophisticated arms sales, high-end technology swaps and political support on the world stage.


Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Maine presidential caucuses Sunday, grabbing a majority of delegates as the state's Democrats overlooked the snowy weather and turned out in heavy numbers for municipal gatherings.


Artificial heart made in state wins OK from FDA after saving Mesa ...

ARIZONA-MADE HEART: An experimental artificial heart that saved a Mesa teen's life won Food and Drug Administration approval Monday, making the technology available to others throughout the country.


Scandinavians, Germans brace for casualty reports from Asia

STOCKHOLM -- People in Scandinavia and Germany, fond of viewing Asia as a winter refuge, faced up to the possibility that a tsunami had turned a tropical paradise into hell for hundreds of friends and loved ones.


Renault, GM talks off, focus shifts to Ford

General Motors Corp. , Renault SA  and Nissan Motor Co.  on Wednesday said they had broken off talks over a proposed alliance between the three automakers.


Turkey clears first hurdle in its bid to enter European Union

AFTER 40 years of trying, Turkey was told yesterday it had passed the first hurdle in its campaign to join the EU after the European Commission recommended that entry talks begin.


N.Irish Talks Deadlocked with Time Running Short

LEEDS CASTLE, England  - The British and Irish  prime ministers struggled to break an apparent deadlock in  talks aimed at sealing a final peace settlement for Northern  Ireland as a deadline loomed.


Louisville and Memphis combined for 105 points, 1,202 yards and 15 plays of more than 20 yards. But it was the shortest of runs - a 1-yard touchdown by Eric


Metallica Sets Vinyl Boxed Set for October

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Metallica, which has already put out  a documentary feature, an EP and a book this year, is getting  ready to release a boxed set of albums on vinyl.


The deaths of five labourers at the construction site of the new airport terminal in Dubai will renew questions about conditions in which migrant workers toil in the United Arab Emirates.


The 97-year-old widow of a New Zealand soldier who led a dramatic escape from Nazi-occupied Greece was overcome with emotion yesterday when she came face to face with the man who, as a boy, helped her husband ...


Maurice Papon, a former Cabinet minister who became a symbol of France's collaboration with the Nazis for his role in deporting Jews during the Second World War, has died.Comment


Storia di orsetti con voci Martin Lawrence e Ashton Kutcher


Immune cells taken from one person may be able to join the battle against cancer in another, says a researcher.


Woman's safe haven from storms fails her

Tonya Selken's home sat in a dip along a ridge on Dog Mountain, where they had a sweeping view of rolling horse pasture and the misty Ozark foothills in the distance. But she didn't choose these two of her grandfather's 210 acres just for the scenery.


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The British Grand Prix has been dropped from the provisional calendar of Formula One races for next year, media reports said yesterday.


Tree for All Seasons -- Kousa Dogwood Offers Splendor Aplenty in Full Bloom and Full Fruit Stages

By Christine Arpe Gang  A kousa dogwood is undoubtedly beautiful when it is in its full flowering glory in the spring.  But I couldn't believe how stunning it is now in its full fruit stage.


SAfrica's ANC confirms Zuma as candidate

African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma will be the governing party's candidate for national elections, the group declared Tuesday, despite his pending trial on corruption charges.


College Board Could Vote on New USM Site: Gulfport Location is a Possibilityhad Been Mentioned

By Melissa M. Scallan, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 12--GULFPORT -- The state College Board this week could vote on a site for an additional campus for the University of Southern Mississippi.


Marc Gene put in a good performance on his first day of testing with his new Ferrari team, setting the pace at Barcelona, Spain. Gene, who has spent the past four years testing for rival BMW-Williams, posted a top lap of 1:15.662 in the F2004.


DevShed: Keeping Track of Objects when Using Destructors in PHP 5

Devshed continues their series looking at the use of destructors in PHP5 applications with part three, a method for keeping track of objects you've created during execution.   In this third part of the series, I'm going to show you how to retrieve some useful information about a specific object, including its properties and methods, prior to its being destroyed by the PHP parser via the implementation of a simple destructor.   Their new user class extracts the details about each of the objects right before they're destroyed via a call to get_object_vars and a loop to display the property and its value.


Actress Nicole Kidman is afraid that her children will grow too fast and has already imposed a ban on getting tattoos.


Prince single free to cell phone listeners

Prince is giving away the first single  from an upcoming album to cell phone users as the rock star,  who is also launching a perfume, looks to create a buzz around  his "Planet Earth" album, due out in weeks.


The US welcomes the killing of top Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh, implicated in numerous bomb attacks.


If anyone was in any doubt about what a London 2012 Olympics would mean to the country, then a stifling Athens evening on Sunday, Aug 22, provided the answer.


Salman's hearing postponed till Wednesday

Bollywood actor Salman Khan will now have to spend at least two more   nights at the central jail here as the Rajasthan High Court Monday deferred the hearing of his   revision and bail plea till Wednesday.


Gunmen attacked a police station and polling sites in the Chechen capital Saturday night, killing several people eight days before a special election to replace the region's assassinated president, according to Russian news agencies.


Displaced Sudanese women and children ride their donkeys at a camp in Darfur. Picture:Reuters. Children are being targeted in the latest abuses in Darfur, writes Pamela Bone in Addis Ababa.


Egypt Blasts Claimed by 3 Different Groups

JERUSALEM Oct. 8, 2004 - Three previously unknown groups, including one reportedly linked to al-Qaida, published separate claims of responsibility for the deadly car bombings at two Egyptian resorts crowded with Israeli tourists.


Why are these premiers smiling? Pharmacare is a Trojan horse

Imagine the reaction if Prime Minister Paul Martin stood up and said the federal government no longer wants to pay for hospital costs, or for doctors' services.


Living the PC lifestyle sans the space heater Comment Stealthy chip start-up Teradici Corp. in Burnaby, British Columbia emerged from behind the curtain on Tuesday to reveal their long anticipated semiconductor fix for the remote PC desktop dilemma. The product, geared towards OEM systems manufacturers, consists of a pair of chips designed to overcome the shortcomings of existing Blade PC solutions.â¦


Pakistan says 11 alleged militants have been arrested since security forces killed leading al-Qaeda suspect Amjad Farooqi on Sunday.


UPDATE 10-Oil below $50 as US crude stocks swell

Oil prices held below $50 on Wednesday as a fresh jump in US crude oil inventories tempered the impact of President George W. Bush's move towards victory in the US election.


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Bryant Suspended for Tonightâs Knicks Game

Kobe Bryant was suspended for one game without pay for an incident in Sundayâs game with the Spurs.


Gordon Brown says he will push for lower taxes on environmentally friendly products across the EU.


In China's Cities, a Turn From Factories

The country's labor force is stalling as urban workers, tired of paltry pay and rat-infested apartments, seek higher wages and better conditions in rural areas.


Myanmar junta scraps key intelligence body after power struggle

YANGON : Myanmar's military regime has scrapped the body that gave intelligence officers loyal to deposed premier Khin Nyunt widespread powers, state media reported.


Bill Thomas is a rebel with a cause, a 44-year-old geriatrician who wants to overthrow an empire -- the demographic empire of adulthood. That long season of life that has become like a cult, he says, a tyrannical power as vicious as the former Soviet Union, crushing dissidents by distorting childhood and marginalizing old age in a vain effort to control the world.


A former band instructor pleaded guilty Thursday to duct-taping and molesting 11 female students and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.


Gunmen abduct two Italian aid workers in Gaza

Gunmen abducted two Italians working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in southern Gaza on Tuesday, the latest in a spate of kidnappings of foreigners in the Palestinian coastal strip.


Jeanne Lashes Fla. With Heavy Wind, Rain

STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne blasted ashore in Florida with drenching rains and 120 mph wind, tearing off rooftops, hurling debris through the air and sending huge waves crashing into buildings before weakening as it sliced across the central part of the state...


Wallace powers Pistons to win over Pacers

Rasheed Wallace earned the plaudits with 24 points and 10 rebounds to help Detroit beat the Indiana Pacers 110-104 on Tuesday, earning the Pistons their third win in a row.


Washington Mutual Profit Falls 72 Percent

Washington Mutual said third-quarter profit fell 72 percent, hurt by mounting losses and write-downs related to mortgages.


Hundreds of Turkish women marched on parliament Tuesday to protest a proposal to outlaw adultery, a measure that could undermine the Muslim nation's hopes of being accepted into the prosperous European Union.


3 County Schools Wired into State's Future' Program

By Robyn Meadows  Manheim Township, Warwick and Conestoga Valley high schools to share $850,000 to boost classroom technology.  If you've always hated the sound of chalk scraping across the board, oh, then this is for you.


Police arrest nine over allegations that the National Lottery and children's charities were defrauded.


FIFA recommend West Ham take Tevez dispute to CAS

World football's governing body FIFA on Tuesday recommended the English Football Association (FA) and the Premier League advise West Ham to take the Tevez transfer dispute to the Court of Abritration for Sport.


Hagel blasts civilian bosses in Pentagon

Deteriorating conditions in Iraq are a consequence of "the arrogance and incompetency of the civilian leadership at the Pentagon," Sen. Chuck Hagel said Monday.


Football and other sporting events from dozens of colleges and universities will be available live over the Internet through a service launching Friday.


Angels win 7th straight, 10-5 over Tribe

Garret Anderson and Orlando Cabrera hit two-run homers, Maicer Izturis had a career-high four hits, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 10-5 Monday night for their season-high seventh straight win.


Afghan vote is peaceful but draws loud protests

KABUL, Afghanistan -- In schools and mosques, wearing suits and burkas, Afghans voted yesterday in the first presidential election, and did not suffer the widespread violence that officials had feared. But the ballot was thrown into doubt when candidates challenging interim President Hamid Karzai called the results invalid after many stations used the wrong ink to mark voters' thumbs.


'Time' names iPhone 'invention of the year'

Apparently, nothing really important was invented this year in biology, space travel, health care, personal safety, economics, nuclear research, disease control, or transportation.


The government has thrown US Airways (UAIRQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) a lifeline until the middle of January, agreeing with key lenders to extend financing the


McNamara likely to return to action in six weeks

CELTIC received a boost yesterday with the news that Jackie McNamara should be back in action within six weeks. The Celtic captain was stretchered off in the second half of the 3-1 Champions League defeat


Commander: Osama Probably Not in Pakistan Region

PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - Osama bin Laden is unlikely  to be hiding in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan  border, the top military commander in the area said on Tuesday.


Bryan Randall threw two second-half touchdown passes and No. 11 Virginia Tech moved one victory away from the Atlantic Coast Conference title Saturday with a 24-10 victory over No. 16 Virginia.


Jeff Maggert turned to an old friend to help straighten out his sagging golf game, dusting off a Ping Anser putter that might be older than his five children.


Indonesia's Megawati Apologizes, Warns on Terror

President Megawati Sukarnoputri urged Indonesians on Thursday to accept the results of the country's first direct election of a leader, but stopped short of conceding defeat.


KEY WEST, Fla. - The only whooshing sound Hurricane Ivan stirred in the Keys and populous South Florida on Sunday was a sigh of relief from residents no longer fearful the 150-mph storm would make a direct hit...


Man Sets Fire to Car Outside Japan Parliament

A man protesting at the Japanese  government's lack of progress in talks with North Korea set his  car on fire outside a gate to Japan's parliament building on  Thursday, witnesses and media said.


BlackBerry Thumb Now Officially an Ailment

Sorry, Blackberry. Anything you can do they can do better.


Aussies wary of Indian backlash: Gilchrist

Full ScorecardBangalore: Wiser after their Kolkata experience in 2001, the Australians would guard against complacency and walk onto the ground tomorrow determined to execute their plans to perfection, skipper Adam Gilchrist said.


Iran needs "stop button" on nuclear program: Rice

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice responded to Iran's declaration that it had no "reverse gear" on its nuclear program by saying on Sunday that what Iran needed to do was halt weapons-related activities.


Gunmen kidnap CNN producer in Gaza Strip ambush

A producer for the American television network CNN was kidnapped last night in Gaza by armed men who stopped his car, but left his two Western colleagues unharmed.


Calls for IMF to consider non-European to replace Rato

The surprise resignation of the head of the International Monetary Fund immediately prompted calls for the job search for his replacement to reach beyond Europe -- which has provided all the IMF's leaders.


Seven people, including three police officers, are killed in the Somali capital, after a new opposition group is formed.


German Antiterror Law Links Large Databases

Law takes effect creating comprehensive pool of personal data in antiterrorist effort.


BHOPAL, Nov. 28. - In a tragic incident, 12 youths, mostly college students, were run over today by a train when they were fighting among themselves on the track at Sukhi Sevania railway station, some 5 km from here.


State on watch for West Nile virus signs

The state Health Department yesterday issued an alert asking local doctors to be on the lookout for any cases of West Nile virus, after more new cases turned up in California and Las Vegas.


2nd Fire Heads South,at Least 100,000 Acres Are Expected to Burn

FOLKSTON, Ga. - Firefighters on Friday battled the second Georgia wildfire to burn more than 100,000 acres as gusty winds spread the  fast-moving blaze farther into northern Florida and toward the tiny town of  Fargo west of the Okefenokee Swamp.


TRIPOLI, Libya -- The death sentences for five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV have been commuted to life in prison, Libya's foreign minister said yesterday .


He made a surprise visit to the US military base that was attacked in Mosul Tuesday. Meanwhile, security has increased at some US bases in Iraq.


Hines, James Madison Ground Out the Victory

Raymond Hines rushed for 193 yards and a one-yard touchdown as James Madison defeated Lehigh, 14-13, in the first round of the Division I-AA playoffs in Bethlehem, Pa., yesterday.


Federal prosecutors in Washington, DC, have opened an investigation into possible wrongdoing at mortgage giant Fannie Mae, just days after regulators accused the company


Â· Benedict tries to row back on 'colonial' speechÂ· Former colleagues sign petition against Vatican


Amid Anna Nicole furor, Bahamas gears for election

It's not obvious from the news coverage, but amid the fuss over the late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith's burial in the Bahamas the country is gearing up for an election.


At its Network Computing '04Q4 launch today, Sun Microsystems, Inc.  launched the much anticipated Solaris 10 Operating System (OS), addressing the enormous waste of resources forced upon customers


Pettitte Apologizes to Yankees and His Fans

Andy Pettitte held an hour-long news conference at which he discussed his use of human growth hormone.


Bush urges Northern Ireland peace efforts

Intervening for the second time in three days, President Bush on Sunday telephoned Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams in an effort to advance negotiations toward a power-sharing agreement between Northern Ireland's ...


Lead poisoning in pets is decreasing as lead paint grows more rare. But if your pet shows symptoms of lead poisoning, you should be tested as well.


Help take back America! Donate $50 to MoveOn PAC. With your support, MoveOn PAC will undertake a groundbreaking, precinct-level, neighbor-to-neighbor campaign to leave no voter behind.


US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld today said that Washington wants its defence ties with India to be further 'knitted' together.


McCain and Romney battle over who is conservative

Republican presidential candidates John McCain and Mitt Romney argued on Monday over who is the real conservative with their battle headed toward a Super Tuesday climax.


CORRECTED-Inco urges shareholders to support CVRD offer

Please read in the first paragraph the price as C$19.35   billion, not $19.35. Adds dropped word.


The Dublin market managed modest gains in early trading as investors snapped up Elan shares after it said it had settled a USD75m suit.


Bears Fan Loses Bet and Must Change Name

DECATUR, Ill. - Scott Wiese, a die-hard Chicago Bears fan, will legally change his name to that of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning after signing a pledge in front of a crowd at a Decatur bar last Friday night. He vowed to adopt Manning's name if the Bears lost Sunday's Super Bowl.


Unprecedented numbers joined the protests today, intensifying a confrontation with the ruling junta.


Nation Mourns as Ceremony Begins at Ground Zero

The ceremony began at 8:40 a.m. ET, six minutes before the time when the first jet struck the north tower.


French cycling star Richard Virenque retired Friday, ending a career marked by his fierce mountain climbs but tainted by his part in the Tour de France's worst doping scandal.


Australia offers assistance to secure release of CARE leader in ...

Australia's Foreign minister, Alexander Downer, says the Government will provide any help it can to help secure the release of CARE Australia's leader in Iraq, Margaret Hassan.


Black Tide proves you're never too young to rock

NEW YORK (Billboard) - When Black Tide's members were barely out of high school, they landed an Ozzfest date on the second stage.


The Pac-10 usually finds itself down the list when conferences are being evaluated at this time of year. Not this season.


Non ci sono dubbi, il Pallone dâOro questâanno lo merita Shevchenko. Almeno stando alle parole di Marcello Lippi, allenatore della Nazionale italiana. Il mister degli azzurri scommette sul bomber del Milan e non lo nasconde. "Il pallone d'oro?


Yukos awaits US ruling on break-up order

MOSCOW: Embattled Russian oil major Yukos should hear later today whether a United States bankruptcy court will back its last-ditch attempt to halt the sale due on Sunday of its main production unit.


David Johnson and Melina Afzal walked into the SpinCycle Coin Laundry in Southeast Washington just after 10 p.m. -- armed with condoms, not dirty clothes.


BHP Billiton wins 3.2 billion dollar iron ore deal with Chinese ...

SYDNEY : BHP Billiton said it had struck a 3.2 billion US dollar deal to supply four Chinese steel companies with iron ore over the next decade.


Merck's (nyse: MRK - news - people ) decision is based on new three-year data from a clinical trial designed to test the effect of Vioxx on preventing colorectalpolyps.


Inchiesta Procura Bari su fallimento Cedi Puglia


Asian men more likely to survive prostate cancer

NEW YORK  - In a study of prostate cancer patients living in California, most Asian men with the disease survived longer than their white counterparts. The exception was men from South Asia; their survival was worse than that of white men.


Nucleare? la vera sfida e' lo sviluppo di fonti rinnovabili


The Iraqi government Sunday declared a state of emergency for 60 days throughout the country except for Kurdish-run areas in the north as US and Iraqi forces prepare for an expected all-out assault on rebels in Fallujah.


Russian state TV airs an interview with an alleged hostage-taker, as two days of national mourning begin.


Russia Will Charge Suspect in School Hostage Siege, AFP Reports

Russia will charge one of three people arrested for suspected involvement in last week's school siege in North Ossetia that resulted in the deaths of at least 335 people, half of them children, Agence France-Presse reported.


Shari Redstone may leave Viacom board: source

Viacom Inc. Vice Chairman Shari  Redstone may leave the board over a falling out with her  father, Chairman Sumner Redstone, a source familiar with the  matter said on Thursday.


"The Queen" rules as Venice film fest hits half way

"The Queen," a superbly acted   reconstruction of the crisis within the British monarchy caused   by Princess Diana's death in 1997, is the early favorite to   land the big prizes at the Venice Film Festival this year.


Gas Prices Dip to Average $1.96 a Gallon

The price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States fell over the last two weeks during a seasonally slow consumption period, according to an industry analyst.


British anti-terrorism police arrest radical cleric Abu Hamza

British police Thursday arrested radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri under the Terrorism Act at a prison in southeast London where the cleric was already jailed under a US extradition warrant.


Ahmadinejad warns of Islamic 'explosion'

Iran's hard-line president warned Friday that continued Israeli strikes against Palestinians could lead to an Islamic "explosion" targeting Israel and its Western supporters.


Sull'onda dei buoni dati macroeconomici congiunturali


Two law firms on opposite coasts are discussing a merger that would create one of the nationÂs largest corporate legal advisers.


H&M to sell Madonna-designed fashion line

Fashion group Hennes & Mauritz said on Thursday that it would launch a line of clothes and accessories designed by pop icon Madonna in March 2007.


Arts & entertainment: Fifth series to be put on hold for 12 months, throwing David Tennant's future on the show into further doubt.


US State Court Strikes Down Law Keeping Brain-Dead Woman Alive

The Supreme Court of the US state of Florida has struck down a controversial law that forced the husband of a severely brain-damaged woman to keep her alive by artificial means.


Drug violence threatens Mexico's tourism

Brazen daylight killings by presumed drug smugglers just up the hill from Acapulco Bay are worrying business leaders that increasingly bloody drug wars will cripple Mexico's critical tourism industry.


Palestinian Leaders Call off Arafat Visit after Wife's Fury

Palestinian leaders abruptly called off a visit to Yasser Arafatâs bedside today, after the ailing leaderâs wife accused them of trying to depose her husband.


Roma, 20:03 - CALCIO, ROSSI: DONADONI HA PERSONALITA' PER GUIDARE NAZIONALE

Guido Rossi rinnova la fiducia a Roberto Donadoni: ''Dimostra serietà, tranquillità e ...


Potenza, 13:52 - CALCIO, SERIE C2/C: SI DIMETTE TECNICO POTENZA

Francesco Dellisanti si è dimesso questa mattina dalla guida del Potenza (C2/C). (Nic. Api...


Livorno, 18:26 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: TAVANO SI E' ALLENATO A PARTE

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Livorno in vista della gara con il Napoli: in mattinata atletica...


New Delhi: When someone as colourful as the Chairman of the Virgin group, Sir Richard Branson, comes visiting there is bound to be some fun and games.


Final bell tolls ominously as Holyfield is banned

Evander Holyfield, the former undisputed world heavyweight champion, may finally be forced into retirement after being placed under an indefinite medical suspension by the New York Athletic State Commission.


Dice il documento finale del summit di tre giorni a Roma


NEW YORK - Yankees pitcher Kevin Brown will be out at least three weeks - and possibly the rest of the season - after breaking his left hand when he punched a wall in the clubhouse.


Williamses' Half-Sister Trial Progressing

A judge refused Wednesday to dismiss the case against a man charged with murdering the half-sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams.


IBM planned sell off of PC business would end long good-bye

IBM's expected decision to sell its $11.5 billion PC business would mark the end of an era and dramatically reshape the systems landscape, posing


More than half of Americans, 54 percent, continue to believe Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or a program to develop them before the United States invaded last year, according to a poll released Friday.


NEW YORK  — Beverly Sills, the Brooklyn-born opera diva who was a global icon of can-do American culture with her dazzling voice, bubbly personality and management moxie in the arts world, died Monday of cancer, her manager said. She was 78.


Shortages of Nintendo Wii consoles leave some gamers who pre-ordered the new machine frustrated.


Federal officials on Friday were tracking 60 large, active fires that were burning more than 1 million acres, or more than 1,500 square miles, across the West.


KHARTOUM, Sudan Sept. 19, 2004 - A US-backed United Nations resolution threatening oil sanctions for the violence in Sudan's Darfur region will only make it harder for the government to calm the insurrection there, a Sudanese official said Sunday.


Health Tip: Buying Prescription Drugs Online

(HealthDayNews) -- Consumers who want to buy prescription drugs online are faced with the daunting challenge of finding the right provider, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concedes. The FDA offers these suggestions:   Check with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy at www.nabp.net to see if a Web site is backed by a licensed pharmacy in good standing.  Don't buy from sites that offer to sell a prescription drug without a medical doctor's prescription.  Don't do business with sites that have no access to a registered pharmacist to answer questions. ...


THE British Government has been accused of "clearly misleading" the public over plans for post-war Iraq after a newspaper reported Tony Blair was warned a year before the invasion that stability would be ...


Torino, 17:54 - CALCIO, TORINO: OTTO RETI NEL TEST CON IL CASELLE

Otto reti al Caselle per il Torino nel consueto test infrasettimanale. Non hanno partecipato al test...


Soft rock band The Eagles are to release their first studio album in 28 years, it is confirmed.


Police are searching an area of scrubland nine miles from where Madeleine McCann went missing.


When they met behind the batting cage Wednesday night, hours before Game 1 of the World Series, Clint Hurdle had a warm embrace for Red Sox hitting coach Dave Magadan .


Dato Istat secondo trimestre, per industria aumento del 3,8%


Dell to users: What do you want in a Linux desktop or laptop?

Dell Inc. is asking users what kind of Linux OS and hardware configuration they'd want on laptops and desktops if the company opts to offer hardware running Linux.


Inconclusive start sets up potential Sunday Skins bonanza

The first nine holes of the Merrill Lynch Skins Game decided, well, almost nothing Saturday. On a day that saw the fewest skins won in the 22-year history of the event


Casa Bianca rende nota decisione del presidente


UN nuclear agency reports secret, small-scale South Korean experiments

VIENNA, Austria  - South Korean nuclear experiments revealed earlier this year produced minute amounts of plutonium and near-weapons grade uranium but there was no evidence linking them to an attempt to make nuclear arms, the UN atomic watchdog agency said Thursday.


Barry Bonds strode to the plate with one on and one out in the bottom of the ninth, the Giants trailing by two runs. His team hadn't scored in 20 innings, and needed a big hit.


Gip Tivoli accoglie la perizia psicologica sui 19 bambini


Disney to include local ads with ABC shows online

The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday  said it reached an agreement with ABC television affiliates to  include local advertising in the network's online offering of  seven prime-time TV series, including "Desperate Housewives"  and "Lost."


IBM attorneys argued that Utah-based SCO Group has failed to provide any evidence that IBM allowed proprietary Unix code to enter the freely distributed Linux operating system and its $5 billion suit making that claim should be dismissed.


Dairy for teen moms may help build infants' bones

NEW YORK  - Pregnant teens who get plenty   of calcium from dairy foods may be helping their babies build   stronger bones, a new study shows.


Seconda sconfitta consecutiva per i granata. Vince a Bari il Genoa. Bene Arezzo, Ascoli, Catania, Modena, Catanzaro e Treviso. Stasera Perugia-Cesena. MILANO, 10 ottobre 2004 - Il Torino perde l'occasione


Bernanke, Paulson set to discuss economy

Fighting to keep the U.S. economy afloat, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will give Congress fresh insights into economic and financial conditions greatly strained by the one-two punch of the housing and credit crises.


Iraqi Group Threatens to Kill Western Hostages, al-Jazeera Says

An Iraqi group linked to al-Qaeda has threatened to kill two American hostages and one British captive within 48 hours unless Iraqi women prisoners are freed, al-Jazeera said.


China Vice Premier Huang Ju dies: Xinhua

China's Vice Premier Huang Ju died in the early hours of the morning on Saturday after a long illness, the official Xinhua news agency reported.


Rwanda Tells U.N. It Put Troops on Congo Border

Rwanda, appearing before the  U.N. Security Council, denied again on Wednesday that it had  sent soldiers into neighboring Congo in pursuit of Hutu rebels  but acknowledged it had massed troops along the border.


Lawrence Dallaglio says England coach Brian Ashton must give his players the chance to make amends for the loss to Wales.


PETALING JAYA: His world came crumbling down when he was diagnosed with Parkinsonâs disease but brain surgery has given retiree Oh Cheng Hong a miraculous new lease of life.


An Upstart in Films With Many Fast Moves

Overture Films is running on a small budget, but looking like a major studio.


With a new $136 million NBA contract, Kobe Bryant will be making jump shots for years to come — provided, of course, he stays out of prison. Whether he will ever hoist a can of Sprite in front of a camera again is another question altogether.


If you've been depending on your Microsoft Excel software to do your number crunching for you, you might want to grab a calculator and review your spreadsheets before you send the document out the door. That's because the latest version of Excel is housing bugs that are dead set on ruining your reports.


Genova, 19:40 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: PROBLEMA MUSCOLARE PER TERLIZZI

Il difensore dlla Sampdoria Christian Terlizzi è in dubbio per la gara di sabato prossimo con...


Chimpanzees may have been using stone "hammers" as long as 4,300 years ago. An international research team, led by archaeologist Julio Mercader of the University of Calgary, Canada, said Monday it had uncovered the hammers, dated to that time, in the West African country Ivory Coast. It would be the earliest known use of tools by chimpanzees.


A House panel is to discuss the actions of Congressman Mark Foley, who sent lurid e-mails to teenage boys.


Brazil's deadliest jetliner crash was an accident foretold. For months, air safety concerns have been aired in congressional hearings, and pilots and traffic controllers have worried for years about the short, slippery runways at Brazil's busiest airport.


Beta search app creates vulnerabilities that may threaten your data's   security.


The German handset maker joins the ranks of swivel-inducing manufacturers with its new SF65, a megapixel-toting mobile phone with a clamshell design.


Scores Are Dead After Violence Spreads in Iraq

In a series of tightly sequenced attacks, at least 25 Iraqis were killed by suicide car bombings and a barrage of missile and mortar fire in several neighborhoods across Baghdad on Sunday.


Only $1 billion of the $77 billion the city is seeking from the Army Corps of Engineers is for infrastructure damages it says it suffered because of levee breaches during Hurricane Katrina. The rest is for such things as the city's tarnished image and tourist industry losses.


U.S. stocks fell on Thursday,  pressured by record oil prices, disappointing September sales  from retailers and a drop in drug stocks.


One of the last two surviving French World War I veterans, Louis de Cazenave, dies in his sleep at the age of 110.


N.B.A. Roundup: Pistons Take Early Lead and Cruise Past Magic

Richard Hamilton scored 32 points and Rasheed Wallace had 13 of his 15 points in the first quarter, helping the Detroit Pistons coast in a 101-93 victory against the visiting Orlando Magic.


Shadow chancellor George Osborne is to accuse Labour of planning to abandon Tony Blair's public service reforms.


China is to face greater competition from foreign banks as a WTO deadline to open its markets looms.