Weak Pope Appears, Says Still Serving Church

Pope John Paul, looking weak and barely  able to talk, appeared at his hospital window on Sunday for the  first time since he was taken ill and said through an aide that  he was still "serving the Church and all humanity."


La Roma vince tutto sommato facilmente la sfida contro il Livorno ma quasi esclusivamente per merito dei tre moschettieri di punta. Totti, Cassano e Montella fanno da soli la partita in attacco, vuoi perchÃ©


NAGOYA, Japan  - Toyota Motor Corp  will charge further into emerging car markets aiming to achieve another year of record sales in 2008, likely cementing its title as the world's biggest automaker ahead of General Motors Corp .


IDC Sees Pressure on Apple's iPod Dominance; Flash Player From ...

Market research firm IDC is forecasting Apple Computers dominance in the portable jukebox market of MP3 players with the iPod and iPod mini will see increased


The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission has asked Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. MMC.N for  information about partnerships that individuals affiliated with  the company have invested in, the insurance broker said in a  statement.


Ecclestone rebuke as Silverstone dropped

BERNIE ECCLESTONE has hit out at Silverstone's owners, describing the track as "embarrassing" just hours after axing it from the Formula One calendar.


TV presenter Speight not a murder suspect

Children's TV presenter Mark Speight is no longer being treated as a murder suspect in the death of his fiancee, police have said. By Leigh Holmwood


Il capo dello Stato interviene alla Fiera del Levante di Bari"Bisogna razionalizzare il sistema politico riducendone i costi"                                                  Napolitano scuote il Mezzogiorno "PiÃ¹ lavoro legale e federalismo solidale"


Lo ha detto il ministro Chiti, ringraziamento a GdF


Radcliffe nervous about baring all on Broadway

Daniel Radcliffe hopes to debut on  Broadway next year in a reprisal of his London role in "Equus,"  a performance where he shed not only his clothes but also the  mantle of Harry Potter.


800 Hacks? Congress Calls DHS on the Carpet

Listen to live coverage of the House hearing on DHS's cyber-security woes at Wired News Threat Level blog.


Altri due scontri provocati da pirati della strada, 3 feriti


2006 set to be 6th warmest worldwide: UK report

This year is set to be the sixth warmest worldwide since records began, stoked by global warming linked to human activities, the British Meteorological Office and the University of East Anglia said on Thursday.


Verizon Business adds branch office network services

Verizon Business is adding five network services for security and caching and other areas that a branch office can add with the use of a Cisco ISR router that's managed by Verizon.


Credit crunched Amazon.co.uk is claiming this Christmas was its best ever with sales peaking on 10 December.â¦


Whalers, Alaskans try to block oil lease sale

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - Groups in Alaska have sued the U.S. Interior Department to block an offshore oil and gas lease sale that residents say threatens Arctic marine wildlife and the traditional Inupiat Eskimo way of life.


Two weeks after Portsmouth appointed Croatian unknown Velimir Zajec as executive director, Harry Redknapp quit as manager on Wednesday, citing the need to take "a complete break from the game".


German car sector faces autumn of discontent

Labour conflict looks set to boil over in the German automobile sector in the coming weeks as car makers such as Volkswagen and Opel seek to impose rigorous belt-tightening measures as an answer to chronically weak demand.


Lo precisa la Farnesina, dopo polemica Mesic-Napolitano


Electrolux, the world's leading electrical appliance maker, reported a 53.2 percent fall in second quarter net earnings that it attributed to a rise in raw materials costs and delays in new product launches.


Zhao Ziyang, who was purged as China's Communist Party leader after the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, is ill but in stable condition, the government said Tuesday, denying a report that he died.


Blair 'feeling fine' as he goes for heart op

Tony Blair was today admitted to Hammersmith Hospital for treatment on a recurring heart condition. The Prime Minister said he felt "fine" as he left Downing Street for the London hospital.


Threats by Russia to take further action against the British Council "can only make matters worse", the foreign secretary says.


Si scommette su nuovo taglio tassi della banca d'Inghilterra


When the PGA Tour took its product into the world of playoffs for 2007, there were muffled warnings about their volatile nature from a sports culture raised on team sports.


Microsoft hires a law firm that specialises in proxy battles in a move that suggests it could try to oust the Yahoo board.


Federal Deficit Down Sharply This Period

WASHINGTON -- The deficit for the first five months of the budget year is down sharply from a year ago as the growth in government tax collections continues to outpace growth in spending.


Sony PSP Draws Crowds and Lines on First Day

Game fans stood in lines through a chilly Tokyo night to be among the first in the world to get their hands on Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable, the


Damien Traille scores a late try as France beat a battling Scotland side.


We all love Wi-Fi A survey of 253 Wi-Fi users by polling company YouGov has discovered that users would like more hotspots in more locations: half of them want Wi-Fi-equipped trains and a quarter want access on the tube, though with 86 per cent of them using laptops it's not clear how useful such connectivity would be during rush hour.â¦


The Miami Dolphins combine a polished offensive performance with solid defense for their first triumph this season, 31-14 over the St. Louis Rams.


Bear Stearns fund facing mortgage losses: WSJ

A hedge fund managed by Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  is scrambling to sell large amounts of mortgage-backed bonds in a potentially troubling sign for the broader mortgage-backed bond market, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Lucent Technologies and Nortel Networks on Tuesday won contracts totaling $2.5 billion to help Sprint upgrade its wireless network to offer high-speed service.


Business & money: Airports owner appeals to unions in hope of averting walkouts that would ground more than 1.3 million passengers next month


Third-quarter net profit at Allianz AG fell 8 percent, the insurance and banking group said Friday, but included an improved performance by the Dresdner Bank subsidiary and exceeded analysts' expectations.


Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on  Monday warned opponents not to hold anti-government protests,  saying they should instead support efforts to end an eight-year  economic recession.


An executive from the 80th floor is wracked with guilt knowing that as he fled the building to safety, his firefighter brother-in-law ran in - and never came out


[TS] Sports of the Times: Peace Talks Simple Compared With Steroids

Senator George J. Mitchell should pin a medal on Jason Giambi for being baseballâs lonely honest man, issue his report as soon as he can and go back to addressing world horrors.


A listless Serena Williams stumbled out of the Australian Open on Tuesday, the champion jettisoned by Serbia's "wounded animal" Jelena Jankovic.


Arts & entertainment: Singer and husband held overnight by Norwegian police for cannabis possession, but fined and released.


Green and black teas appear to inhibit brain enzymes that impair memory, British researchers say. The scientists at Newcastle University, writing in the journal Phytotherapy Research, said that tea's effects


With Carter, Nets opt to copy Sonics, Suns

In one fell swoop, the Nets simultaneously took the league's two hottest trade commodities, Vince Carter and Jason Kidd, off the block on Friday.


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Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Siena. Lavoro fisico al mattino, tecnico-tattico nel pomeriggio....


Indian officials say thousands of people are still missing following the quake that caused devastation in much of Asia.


High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Boosts Disease Risk Later in Life

FRIDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Women who experience high blood pressure during pregnancy have a higher risk of stroke, heart and kidney disease later in life, a new study found.


Sir Paul McCartney and Ozzy Osbourne will DJ on BBC Radio 1 to mark the station's 40th anniversary.


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Schwarzenegger never talked about Republicans moving left, German reporter says

A German reporter who interviewed California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says the governor did not say the Republican Party should "move a little further left" as his newspaper reported.


Thousands evacuated after N. Carolina chemical fire

RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Thousands of people in Apex, North Carolina, were ordered out of their homes on Friday after a late-night fire at a hazardous waste plant sent a toxic cloud over the Raleigh suburb, emergency officials said.


Appeals court judges hear from Slobodan Milosevic's lawyers, who want  the ex-Yugoslav president to defend himself.


New competition minister makes broadband rallying cry

Calls for public sector buy-in Competitiveness minister Stephen Timms has called for a road map to push forward the UK's move to super fast broadband.â¦


An explosion was heard late Wednesday in a public park in Rawalpindi, about a half-mile from the residence of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, but there were no reports of injuries, and the cause of the blast was not known.


Plastic surgeons have raised concerns about sales of cosmetic treatments through a UK clothing catalogue.


Promoting peace, Colombian crafts guns into guitars

Polished rosewood and an  artist's deft touch are all Colombian craftsman Luis Alberto  Paredes needs to turn tools of death into symbols of hope.


Pentagon Backs Bigger Military Death Benefits

The Pentagon unveiled a plan on  Tuesday to nearly double to about $500,000 the cash payments  for families of U.S. forces killed in combat, responding to  demands from the U.S. Congress to improve benefits for troops  in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Boston-area groups ready to offer relief

The halls of Unity Sports and Cultural Club in Dorchester will fill with food, water, and tents this week, as the Caribbean club becomes a collection site for supplies headed for hurricane-devastated Grenada.


LAT: Abrams inks Paramount, Warner deals

J.J. Abrams, the co-creator of "Lost" and director of "Mission: Impossible 3," signed a five-year deal with Paramount Pictures and a six-year contract with Warner Bros., together worth more than $55 million, it was reported Saturday.


The NFL reportedly is considering punishing the New England Patriots for spying on the New York Jets in their season opener


'Racists abuse won't alter my selections'

England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has insisted that he will not be hounded into altering his team selection or substitution policy by supporters hurling racist abuse at his players.


NEW YORK -- The Yankees' push Monday for a forfeit victory over the Devil Rays has landed them squarely in the eye of Tampa Bay manager Lou Piniella.


Ohio State President to Press for Change

COLUMBUS, Ohio  -- The new president at Ohio State University, the nation's largest, says college athletics must be fixed at the national level and he will have ''zero tolerance'' for player misbehavior at Ohio State.


Facing Rumors About Future, Thomas Remains Defiant

The Knicksâ record (9-26), their current slump (9 losses in 10 games) and the playersâ apparent ambivalence make Coach Isiah Thomasâs departure seem like a sure thing. Only the date is a mystery.


Arnaldo Otegi, leader of the banned Basque separatist party Batasuna, is arrested by Spanish police.


Insurgents attacked a NATO patrol in Afghanistan on Saturday, killing a Canadian soldier in a southern district that the alliance said had been cleared of Taliban fighters after a two-week offensive last month.


Indian PM hails EU's recognition of India ahead of summit

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday welcomed the European Union's proposal for a strategic partnership with India, as he left for a summit with EU leaders in The Hague.


Preservation group selects 48 social issue films

For the third in its  "Treasures" series of DVD box sets, the National Film  Preservation Foundation is focusing on films that cast a light  on contentious social issues during the first decades of the  20th century.


Saudis Win Backing for Anti-Terror Center

Security officials from 50 countries  Tuesday endorsed a Saudi Arabian plan to create an  international counter-terrorism center.


Moody's May Cut Philippine Ratings on Budget Deficit

The Philippines may have its long-term debt ratings cut by Moody's Investors Service, which cited the government's budget deficit and debt.


The Quad Blog: L.S.U. Leads Ohio State in Third Quarter

Follow real-time updates and game commentary of the Bowl Championship series title game between Ohio State and Louisiana State on the Quad Blog.


The Singing Ambassadors, big hit on Sweden's diplomatic scene

Move over ABBA, Stockholm's best-kept musical secret and local hit is -- the diplomatic corps, a group of emissaries from around the globe who meet regularly to sing Swedish folk songs.


The National Consumer Council considers making a 'super-complaint' about the BSkyB-Virgin Media TV row.


The World Trade Organisation confirms a ruling that says the US cannot ban internet gambling.


Experts Urge Action as U.S. Lines Up for Flu Shots

Concerned health officials began investigating what went wrong at a British vaccine plant where half the U.S. flu shots were made, while Americans jostled for now-scarce immunizations on Friday.


Markets Overview: Europe retreats after ECB rate comments

European stocks beat a hasty retreat on Thursday as the prospect of higher eurozone interest rates loomed over the market.


Intel is investing $40 million over the next two years to expand its development center in Bangalore, the company said Friday. Intel has invested a similar amount on the facility since January last year.  Intel Chief Executive Officer Craig Barrett wound up his two-day visit to India on Friday by laying the foundation stone for the second building at the 43-acre Intel campus in Bangalore. The new wing is scheduled to be in operation by August next year.  The new funding will be used to develop next-generation chipsets based on the Centrino mobile technology platform, as well as for development and validation of laptop motherboards and thermal design support. Intel also is investing in the design and development of Windows-based graphics drivers for the Intel Extreme Graphics and Intel Graphics Media Accelerator product families.  The center will also develop enterprise microprocessors, including all aspects of VLSI (very large scale integration) design and development.  Bangalore has become a key design location for Intel. The development center there is already working on a variety of designs, including a 32-bit microprocessor for the enterprise market. Intel is also evaluating India as a possible location for a chip manufacturing facility, Barrett said.


Powell Cancels Greece Visit Amid Protests

ATHENS, Greece - Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday canceled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics just hours after demonstrators staged a protest march in central Athens.    Greece's foreign ministry said that Powell informed his Greek counterpart, Petros Moliviatis, that "urgent responsibilities" prevented him from carrying out the visit - which was to include meetings with Premier Costas Caramanlis and U.S...


Dismal show by Bollywood in mid-year report card

Star appeal, big budgets and swanky  foreign locations have all failed to bring cheer to Bollywood  as the world's biggest film industry struggled to make a profit  in the first half of 2007.


Hamed criticised for flashy exit from prison

Former world boxing champion "Prince" Naseem Hamed has been criticised for leaving prison -- where he had been serving time for a dangerous driving conviction -- in a stretch limousine.


Stephen Neal already has a Super Bowl ring, but if the Patriots should win Sunday, he believes it would be the first one he's earned.


Wife hopes to give husband rare gift of life

In the past few months, Sarasota resident Mary Pierson has taken some of the most important tests of her life. Tests that determined she was a possible match for her husband, Mark, who needs a kidney transplant.


Myanmar regime using Buddhism as an instrument of propaganda

Buddhism, enthusiastically followed by the majority of Myanmar's 53 million people, is being exploited as a propaganda tool by the military junta, monks and analysts said after the curtain fell on a world Buddhist meeting held here.


Derick Rethans has posted a new item to his blog about the release of the popular PHP debugging software's latest version XDebug 2.0.1.   This version comes with a few bug fixes but the main thing is greatly improved performance of Xdebug's Code Coverage functionality. To give an idea on what kind of improvement I'm talking, I am including very rough benchmark results.   He describes the benchmarks and gives the results - without code coverage and the pre/post of this new version (2.0.0 versus 2.0.1). The results are very impressive.


The head of the United Nations nuclear agency is in Seoul, South Korea, to discuss the country's past unauthorized nuclear experiments.


The last few years have been a banner time for those inclined to play penny stocks, if only because there are so many of them.


Reggio Calabria, 23:48 - BASKET, LEGADUE: REGGIO CALABRIA NON ISCRITTA AL CAMPIONATO

La Viola Reggio Calabria non s'è iscritta al prossimo campionato di Legadue. La societ&agrave...


Michael Phelps breaks his own world record in the 200-meter butterfly Saturday at the Missouri Grand Prix race in Columbia, finishing in 1 minute 53.71 seconds.


Shiites Push Laws to Define How to Divide Iraqi Regions

Despite Sunni objections, Shiite lawmakers are pushing legislation that would carve Iraq into largely autonomous regions.


Pope Beatifies Last Emperor of Austria; Reaction Mixed

Pope John Paul II put the last Austro-Hungarian emperor on the road to sainthood on Sunday in a solemn beatification ceremony in St.


While Republicans are trying to keep Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on the ropes for alleged flip-flops on Iraq, his position has in fact been largely consistent with a couple of exceptions.


Check out these highly rated stocks that have had a big price cut in the past month.


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


The EU insists it will not remove Colombia's Farc rebels from its "terror list", despite recent calls by Venezuela.


Packers, Vikings Play for NFC North Title

The epitome of NFC mediocrity will be on display for the nation Friday afternoon: Green Bay at Minnesota, two decidedly average teams, playing for the championship of the NFC North.


Actress Amanda Peet marries: People magazine

Actress Amanda Peet,  a star in the new NBC series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,"  married her fiance, screenwriter David Benioff, in New York on  Saturday, People magazine reported.


RealNetworks badly needs a PR coup to regain credibility with music fans, but its latest "freedom of music choice" campaign is missing the mark, critics say.


Virginia will be playing in its first game since a win over N.C. State on Dec. 3 but will have to shake off the rust quickly as the Cavs host Hampton, the first of four games in six days.


Fit Serena vows to oust Henin as world tennis number one

A fit and relaxed Serena Williams vowed Saturday to topple Justine Henin as world number one, insisting she is feeling no pressure as she prepares to defend her Australian Open title.


IBM develops technology to check drug authenticity

IBM said on Friday it has developed  technology to help drug distributors, manufacturers and  retailers prevent counterfeit drugs from making their way into  the market.


Business as Usual: Johnson Set to Join Yanks

Randy Johnson, at the advanced age of 41, will become the ace of George SteinbrennerÂs extremely expensive team and the latest superstar to join his constellation.


Indonesian lawmakers have watered down an anti-pornography bill following criticism that it could restrict freedom and threaten the country's tolerant tradition, the parliamentary speaker said on Wednesday.


Suspect in court over failed Britain car bombings

An Iraqi doctor was due in court Saturday in connection with three failed car bombs in London and Glasgow, as Britain marks the second anniversary of suicide attacks in the capital amid tight security.


Reuters Poll: Bush Keeps Three-Point Lead on Kerry

President Bush holds a slim three-point lead over Democratic rival John Kerry one week before the Nov. 2 presidential election, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


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Il francese Jean Baptiste Grange ha vinto lo slalom di Kitzbuehel valido per la coppa del mondo masc...


Afghanistan's opium production jumps by nearly 50 percent: UN

Afghanistan's opium production will increase by nearly 50 percent this year to a record 6,100 tonnes after an "alarming" jump in cultivation in the lawless south.


The parents of missing Madeleine McCann  are keeping an open mind as to whether a photograph taken by a  Spanish tourist in Morocco is that of their daughter, their  spokesman said on Wednesday.


Writers strike a great opportunity for networks

LOS ANGELES  - The Hollywood writers strike might very well be the force that finally breaks the archaic broadcast development cycle.


US-led and Iraqi troops kill 20 suspected Shia gunmen in the south as police find 51 bodies in Baghdad.


The presidency comes with powerful tools that can help incumbents keep their jobs: a mighty public-relations machine, a bully pulpit, a famous airplane. Yet President Bush has been powerless to halt a recent tide of bad news, from surging violence and missing weapons in Iraq, to missteps by his own campaign, to a potentially damaging new probe by his own FBI.


CIVIL SOCIETY:  A Sort of Growth in China

LONDON, Oct 5 (IPS) - Civil society is growing rapidly in China --    where the government will let it, according to a new civil  society   index report by the group Civicus.


A pig farmer accused in the deaths of women from a gritty Vancouver neighborhood told an undercover police officer he wanted to kill 75 but planned to take a break after one more slaying made it "an even 50," according to a jail cell video shown at his trial Tuesday.


Rome looks for revival on global fashion stage

When native designer Valentino packed his  bags for the catwalks of Paris 17 years ago, Rome's fall from  the pinnacle of fashion glory appeared complete.


Ole' Blue Eyes made at least $50 million last year, not that big business is anything new for him.


Similar deals expected to follow Countrywide sale

Similar deals are expected to follow Bank of America Corp's  agreement on Friday to acquire battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp  for a knock-down price of $4 billion in stock.


Canadian Dollar Gains for Fifth Week in Six on Rate Prospects

Canada's dollar gained for the fifth week in six, reaching the highest since January 1992, on speculation the central bank will lift its interest-rate target next month.


Italy Hit By Nationwide Strike Of Workers

Rome, Dec. 1 (NNN) : Italy was on Tuesday virtually crippled as millions of workers staged a one-day walk-out against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.


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At yesterday's official launch of the new Solaris 10 operating system in San Jose, Calif., Sun executives said Solaris will be issued next January under an "open-source" licensing plan similar to that used by the rival operating system Linux and the


While the classic ski trip may bring to mind moving people and equipment many hours north to higher elevations, there is a simpler and less expensive approach.


US Open winner Kuznetsova struggles into quarterfinals at China ...

Against a Chinese player from nowhere, newly-crowned US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova from Russia had a narrow escape at the singles second round of the 585,000 US dollars


Congress sends Bush budget bill with Iraq money

The House of Representatives approved a $556 billion bill on Wednesday to fund most of the federal government through September 2008, ending a year-long budget fight with President George W. Bush by also including new money for the Iraq war.


The sharp decline of the U.S. dollar since 2000 is affecting a broad swath of the world's population, with its drop on global markets being blamed at least in part for misfortunes as diverse as labor strikes in the Middle East, lost jobs in Europe and the end of an era of globe-trotting rich...


IDF: Complete Intel processor lineup to migrate to dual-cores in ...

Intelâs complete lineup of processors for desktops, notebooks and servers will migrate to a dual- and multi-core architecture in 2005, company president and chief operating officer Paul Otellini said yesterday in a keynote speech at the IDF (Intel


It's Not All Fun And Games for Toy Manufacturers

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 -- The next great toys are in here somewhere, if you can imagine that.


Prosecutor: Blake Obsessed with Child, Hated Wife

Tough guy actor Robert Blake was so  obsessed with separating his infant daughter from her conwoman  mother, Bonny Lee Bakley, that he murdered Bakley after failing  to hire a hitman, prosecutors said Monday.


...against its own disk replicator Microsoft has agreed to let bygones be bygones with The MPO Group, an authorised disk replicator which it says made thousands of unauthorised copies if its server software.â¦


A new car from Tata Motors of India would likely fail Western emission and safety standards, but it could be an affordable car for the developing world.


Ottawa to talk with 'forgotten' hep C victims

Ottawa plans to hold a new round of talks on financial compensation to people infected with hepatitis C through the blood system before Jan. 1, 1986, and after July 1, 1990.


Strong overseas sales of shows such as Doctor Who help BBC Worldwide to  increase annual profits by 24%.


Michael Douglas confesses soft spot for Hillary Clinton

Actor Michael Douglas, in the spotlight at the American filmfest here, said on Thursday he would be "very happy" if Hillary Clinton became the next US president.


(Source: Qualys)  The security field is a changing game field. Organizations that are traditionally reactive in nature to security issues are being overwhelmed with the amount and the intensity of security threats.  Proactive security is an answer to this problem. Proactive vulnerability management is an essential component for proactive security. In this talk, Dr. Chenxi Wang, Principal Analyst for Security and Risk Management at Forrester Research, will cover the key aspects of proactive vulnerability management and more importantly, the steps via which you can follow to achieve proactive vulnerability management.


The way the BBC is governed and regulated is "unsustainable", an expert panel tells the government.


Tribune to pay $15 mln for inflating circulation

Media group Tribune Co has agreed to  pay $15 million in a settlement with federal prosecutors after  two of its newspapers, Newsday and Hoy, admitted to inflating  circulation numbers.


President Bush went to the Pentagon yesterday to hear firsthand the views of top military advisers concerned about the impact of extensive Iraq deployments on the overall health of the U.S. armed forces.


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Less TV doesn't boost exercise for kids: study

Getting children to switch off the television does not guarantee they will exercise more, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


Top world oil exporter Saudi Arabia vowed on Sunday to maintain a cushion of spare supplies of up to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) to meet future demand growth.


SHANGHAI â Morgan Stanley, the investment bank, and the Chinese government said Monday that the bank had determined the range of prices to be used when Chinaâs international investment fund converts $5 billion in securities into Morgan Stanley stock.


Scottish student found guilty in terrorism trial

A Scottish student was found guilty on Monday of possessing terrorism-related materials including bomb-making instructions, despite arguing he was only conducting research.


Amid media reports that players are unhappy with their union because of the lockout, NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow pronounced, "There is absolutely no cracks or divisiveness" on Tuesday after meetings with the union's player representatives.


About a million people are expected to take to the streets of west London to enjoy the 40th Notting Hill Carnival.


"Skinny" gene keeps mice lean, study finds

A gene that keeps mice and fruit flies lean might offer a way to prevent obesity and diabetes in people, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


Report: Time Warner, Sprint talk cell deal

Time Warner Cable is reportedly working with Sprint (FON) on a deal that would allow the cable provider to offer cell phone service on a trial basis next year.


Britain backs assault on Fallujah, dismisses UN warnings

The British government says a US-led assault on the city of Fallujah was needed to uproot insurgents who could derail elections in Iraq, dismissing UN warnings such an offensive would actually undermine chances for democracy.


Hotlines: Kia Shifts '05 Spend to Cable, Plans $30 Mil. Sportage Effort

Los Angeles Kia Motors America will back the relaunch of the Sportage small SUV with a $30 million campaign that breaks at the end of January, said Peter Butterfield, president and CEO.


Mexico leftists camp in Congress to stop Calderon

Leftist lawmakers who brawled with rivals in Mexico's Congress vowed on Wednesday to camp out there and wreck conservative President-elect Felipe Calderon's inauguration later this week.


Federer Crushes Hewitt in U.S. Open Final

Roger Federer emphasized his position  as the world's best player by demolishing former champion  Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6, 6-0, to win his first U.S. Open title  on Sunday.


Long lines of people braved a blistering sun Saturday to cast their vote in tight elections pitting Lesotho's ruling party, which has brought stability to the mountain kingdom, against a new rival set up on a platform of change.


ASTRONOMERS manning a radio telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, believe they may have found proof that extra-terrestrials exist. The astronomers reported in the New Scientist magazine this week that they have


Marsh & McLennan dumped its CEO yesterday to appease New York's crusading attorney general Eliot Spitzer who's still ramping up in his newest war - against the insurance industry.


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Turkey masses more troops, raids in Iraq confirmed

CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkish warplanes and troops have attacked Kurdish rebels inside Iraq and forces were being built up on the border, but Ankara was holding back from any major strike for now, military sources said on Wednesday.


Hilton Oktoberfest brings a taste of Germany to South Korea

Touting unlimited beer and a 'gargantuan buffet of Bavarian bounty,' organizers of the annual Hilton Oktoberfest are once again poised to bring a little taste of Germany to Seoul.


Richard Hamilton scored 24 points, Chauncey Billups had 17, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Indiana Pacers 98-92 Saturday night for their eighth straight victory.


Ukraine's parliament is reopening its inquiry into opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko's illness after doctors in Austria said he had been poisoned.


Zawahri Urges Muslims to Hit U.S., Allies' Interests

Senior al Qaeda official Ayman  al-Zawahri, in a purported audio tape aired Friday, urged  Muslims to set up an organized resistance to hit the interests  of "crusader America" and its allies throughout the world.


Greenspan Tries to Soothe Housing Worries

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan said on Tuesday that he did not foresee big price  distortions developing in home prices and said Americans were  handling their debts well.


Ryan Produces Flutie Moment for Boston College

In nearly every frenzied race toward a national championship, there are unscripted moments that yank a title-contending team from the cusp of irrelevance. For Boston College, that moment was Thursday night.


AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- On the day of his cremation, hundreds of people laid flowers, candles and notes at the spot where controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh was killed.


IBM to launch security software for small business

IBM on Monday plans to unveil a scaled-down version of its federated security software to reach companies of up to 5,000 employees.


Football Free agent running back Jamal Lewis agreed to a one-year deal with the Browns, a person within the NFL told the Associated Press last night. Lewis was released last week in a salary cap move by Baltimore, which elected not to pay its career rushing leader a $5 million roster bonus. Lewis was the Offensive Player of the Year ...


Randall Stephenson Becomes Chairman and CEO of AT&T Inc.

SAN ANTONIO, June 3  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Randall Stephenson today assumed the position of chairman of the board and chief executive officer of AT&T Inc. , one of the world's leading telecommunications companies.  Stephenson, 47, succeeded Edward E. Whitacre Jr.


Fridayâs Salvation Army red kettle kick-off marked the beginning of the true holiday season for longtime bell ringer James Simpson.


Charting the Course of the Show, 'Pirate Queen' to Launch On-Line Diaries and Web Events

Playbill - The ascension of The Pirate Queen, the Broadway-bound musical from the producers of Riverdance and the creators of Les MisÃ©rables, will be documented in on-line video diaries free to the public.


Draw (from top; seedings in parentheses): Ernie Els (1), South Africa, vs. Scott Drummond (16), Scotland; KJ Choi (8), South Korea, vs.


Journals Insist Drug Manufacturers Register All Trials

A dozen editors of prestigious medical journals jointly announced yesterday they will refuse to publish drug research sponsored by pharmaceutical companies unless the studies are registered


John Kerry managed the best showing in decades for a Democratic presidential candidate among mainline Protestants, but his failure to capture a majority of Roman Catholics — people of his own faith — gave President Bush an important advantage in last November's election, according to a new survey.


Taiwan's Penghu Residents to Be Allowed to Travel to China Via "Mini Links"

Text of report in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website  [By Deborah Kuo]  Taipei, Feb.


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BEIJING, China  - Rescuers said at least 25 miners were killed yesterday in a major gas explosion at a coal mine in north China's Shaanxi province, the official Xinhua news agency reported.


European scientists envisage robotic village on moon

European scientists are about to reach for the moon. After a 13-month journey, driven by a new kind of technology, an experimental spacecraft the size of a washing machine will begin to orbit around the moon on Monday night.


Bravo spell keeps Windies in contention in Test against SAfrica

West Indian vice-captain Dwayne Bravo took two wickets in a marathon spell as the tourists made South Africa struggle for runs on the second day of the second Test at Newlands Thursday.


USC Notebook: Byrd back in form against Oregon State

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- For the first time in his career, Dominique Byrd caught two touchdown passes in a game. It was barely enough for USC, which had to overcome a 13-point deficit to score a 28-20 win over Oregon State Saturday night at Reser Stadium.


Accused Couple Waives Extradition to Fla.

A couple accused of subjecting five of their adopted children to torture that included beating them with hammers and pulling their toenails out with pliers agreed Monday to be returned to Florida to face charges.


Brawn hints at technical role for Schumacher

Michael Schumacher could be lined up for a technical role at Ferrari after he retires as a Formula One driver next month.


Iran reviews nuclear "time out" idea: official

Iran is reviewing a "time out" proposal to stop its uranium enrichment expansion in return for a halt to further U.N. sanctions, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Sunday.


Japan's military watched citizens: Communist Party

Japan's military illegally gathered information on the activities of ordinary citizens in 2003 and 2004, including those who opposed the dispatch of Japanese troops to Iraq, Japan's Communist Party said on Wednesday.


By Lancaster New Era, Pa.  Feb. 6--Fenner Drives, a maker of polyurethane timing belts, rollers and  other products, has changed its name to Fenner Precision.


Amid mentions of family, a love of fast cars and interests in reading and painting, a MySpace page that appears to be that of a man accused of kidnapping and killing a teenager contains some bizarre references that turn more disturbing in light of the criminal charges.


The chip maker wants to pipe media to your home -- and within it.


Indonesia's Suharto ill, country prepares for his death

MATESEH, INDONESIA  - As Indonesia's former President Suharto lay critically ill in hospital on Saturday, the military and police rushed to prepare the Suharto family's mausoleum in central Java for his burial.


Parma, 19:59 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; CAMOLESE: ARRABBIATO MA CREDO NELLA SALVEZZA

"Sono arrabbiato perchÃ© la squadra ha disputato una prestazione all'altezza, ma ha pagato delle inge...


U.S. Begins Criminal Probe on Riggs-Paper

The U.S. Justice Department has  begun a criminal investigation into possible wrongdoing at  Riggs Bank, The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing a  letter from the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia to  federal bank regulators.


Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty is given a two-year suspended jail term for drug and motoring offences.


Florida families get down to serious cleanup; Bush views hurricane ...

In storm-battered Florida, Rev. Russell Levenson of Christ Episcopal Church gave his congregation "permission slips" Sunday to grieve for their lost possessions.


Wireless revenues make up for lackluster landlines, but the industry at large is still on hold.


RIM to restate results after options review

Research in Motion Ltd., , maker of the Blackberry email device, said on Monday it would restate its financial statements for fiscal 2004, 2005 and 2006 and the first quarter of 2007, following a review of stock options grants.


President Jacques Chirac awarded the Legion d'Honneur order to actor and director Clint Eastwood on Saturday, calling his latest films lessons in humanity.Comment


MotoGp, in Giappone è Valentino il piÃ¹ veloce

Prima giornata di prove a Motegi, col 'dottor' Rossi che fa il miglior tempo. Solo quinto Hayden. Calciopoli, la Reggina non concilia. Trapattoni "Pulire il calcio"


Interest Soars for Books by New Nobel Laureate, Elfriede Jelinek

Readers are eager to learn more about Austria's Elfriede Jelinek, who was virtually unknown in the United States before the announcement that she had received the Nobel Prize for literature.


OfficeMax Retail Division President Quits

Office-supply retailer OfficeMax  Inc. OMX.N said on Wednesday the president of its retail  division has resigned, but said his departure was unrelated to  a probe into improper billing.


Americans unaware of significance of triglycerides

NEW YORK  - A survey conducted by the   National Lipid Association (NLA) has revealed that 87 percent   of patients are unaware of the importance of high triglycerides   in risk of heart disease. Fewer than half say they have   discussed the topic with their doctor.


The Labour MP for Ealing Southall, Piara Khabra, has died aged 82.


Update 1: Verizon Wireless to Buy NextWave Licenses

Verizon Wireless is buying cellular capacity for 23 markets from bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. for $3 billion, ending the government's long tug-of-war over the never-used licenses and bolstering Verizon against


UK retail sales drop to lowest level since March: CBI

British retail sales volumes fell for a  second month running in November and to its weakest level since  March, a survey showed on Thursday.


A bag of rubbish that was part of a Tate Britain work of art is accidentally thrown away by a cleaner.


Judge dismisses case against 13 ex-KPMG partners

A U.S. judge dismissed criminal charges on Monday against 13 of 16 former employees of accounting firm KPMG in a tax-shelter case, saying prosecutors inappropriately interfered with their defense.


UK's highest court rules against holding terror suspects without ...

Britain's highest court ruled Thursday that the government cannot detain terror suspects indefinitely without trial. Nine Law Lords ruled in favor of a group of men jailed without charge for


Former OLPC C.T.O. Aims to Create $75 Laptop

Pixel Qi is looking to create a $75 laptop and trying to advance low-cost computers and power-efficient laptops, mobile phones and other consumer electronics that are sunlight readable.


Despite what the numbers say, Woods still rules

Golf entered a new era yesterday at 5:44 p.m., the moment Fiji-born Vijay Singh rolled in his short putt on the 18th hole and officially logged his three-stroke victory in the Deutsche Bank Championship. For the first time in more than five years -- a total of 264 weeks -- someone other than Tiger Woods walked off a ...


G8 leaders strike deal on Africa pledge: diplomat

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World leaders meeting in Germany turned their attention to Africa on Friday, agreeing a $60 billion pledge to fight AIDS and other killer diseases ravaging the continent, according to a diplomat.


Yellow Pages Income Fund Announces September 2006 Distribution

Yellow Pages Income Fund (TSX: YLO.UN) announced today that its monthly cash distribution of $0.08583 per Fund unit will be paid on October 16, 2006 to unitholders of record at the close of business on September 29, 2006.


Madrid, 16:39 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: INFORTUNIO IN ALLENAMENTO PER CANNAVARO

Infortunio in allenamento per Fabio Cannavaro. Secondo quanto racconta il sito del quotidiano spagno...


A television channel is to screen a mock documentary showing the imagined assassination of US President George W. Bush, it has announced in a move which looks set to court controversy.


The first power generating unit of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant ...

The first power generating unit of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant was switched off from the Ukrainian power supply system on the night to Wednesday on request of the plant's maintenance engineers.


Pinochet hospitalized after having a stroke

SANTIAGO, Chile Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet (pee-noh-CHET') is in a Santiago hospital after suffering a stroke. Doctors say his vital signs are stable but he's having neurological problems and difficulty moving.


New versions of the Bagle worm are rolling onto the Internet, prompting antivirus companies to warn customers about the threat and to push out software updates to spot the new worms.


US Court Rules Against Billionaire Pritzkers on Secrecy

The secret details on how one of  America's richest families, the Pritzker heirs to the Hyatt  hotel chain, divided up the family fortune among feuding heirs  could be revealed after a court ruling on Thursday.


J.J. Yeley won his first career pole Friday at Michigan International Speedway, making him like the two-mile oval even more.


No one is forcing anyone to put their work into the public commons. But, once you do, you need to accept that you no longer can wholly control how it is used. The open-source software world understands this to its benefit.


Dig beneath the surface of the raucous Republican presidential race and you will find even deeper turmoil: Four in 10 GOP voters have switched candidates in the past month alone, and nearly two-thirds say they may change their minds again.


Lawrie Sanchez is determined his Northern Ireland team give the supporters a performance to be proud of against Wales this week. The squad are due to arrive in Cardiff for their World


Adriatic Charter Reinforces U.S. Support for NATO's "Open Door"

The U.S. Department of State issued a fact sheet October 27 on the Adriatic Charter, a pact signed by Secretary of State Colin Powell and foreign ministers Meta, Mitreva, and Picula on May 2, 2003.


Myanmar junta to hold election in 2010: state TV

Myanmar's military government will hold a referendum on a new constitution in May 2008 followed by multiparty elections in 2010 as part of the junta's roadmap to democracy, state television announced on Saturday.


Microsoft doesn't want Longhorn reloaded

Blog: The software maker has put a halt to an effort by a group of developers that wanted to build an operating system on top of an early test version of the Vista predecessor.


Innovation comes from below. To find the weirdest new forms of play, look to independent designers. Commentary by Clive Thompson.


Leader FI tornera' in Italia per il prossimo weekend


Palestinian militants fire at border town

JERUSALEM -- Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza Strip managed to fire more crude rockets at an Israeli border town yesterday, even as Israeli troops and armor inundated a large swath of the seaside territory in a bid to halt such attacks.


The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, leaves Singapore for Sydney on its first commercial flight.


DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania -- The Tanzanian prime minister has resigned over a corruption scandal involving a contract between his office and a U.S.-based firm, he said on Thursday.


A fitness instructor killed on a holiday in America last summer is the first recipient of a new exercise award.


GLASGOW  - Former Celtic manager Tommy Burns was appointed caretaker coach of Scotland following the resignation of Berti Vogts earlier this week.


Police Arrest Presumed Bus Massacre Leader

President Ricardo Maduro said Monday that police have arrested the alleged mastermind of an attack on a public bus that left 28 passengers dead two weeks ago.


"Idol" Winner Hick's Seeing Slow Album Sales

2006 "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks, best know his his on stage antics and constant "soul patrol" chants, is experiencing difficulty connecting to an audience. His debut album released last December, landed in the #2 spot respectably, but h...


Wrestler Benoit, Wife and Son Found Dead

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. -- WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife, and son were found dead Monday and police said they were investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide.


India claims success against Maoist rebels

Indian officials search for Naxalites responsible for Friday's attack amid skepticism about rebel group's threat.


Firms from China and India are most willing to pay bribes abroad to do business, a survey suggests.


Documentary About Cop Shooting at Sundance

It began as a small documentary by two teenage filmmakers about guns, death and grief at a Brooklyn housing project. Then, in the midst of production, one of the teens saw his best friend die in a freak shooting on the project's rooftop. The shooter was a police officer.


Ace performance by Thailand's Thongchai at Mount Juliet

Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee aced the 165-yard 11th hole in the WGC-American Express Championship second round on Friday. The 34-year-old former paratrooper used an eight


Maryland's long-shot hopes for a bowl bid and winning season ended with the worst loss in coach Ralph Friedgen's four seasons.


California Public Utilities Commission Raises UNE Rates by 20%

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a proposal that will increase wholesale rates for SBC's California service territory by 20 percent.


Serb ultras blame U.S. over hunger strike leader

About 30,000 Serbs protested in front of the United States embassy on Saturday in defense of Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj, now 22 days into a hunger strike at The Hague's war crimes tribunal.


EU Tightens Rules on Chemicals Use Burden of Proof Rests With Companies

By From news reports  After years of haggling between businesses and lawmakers, the European Parliament agreed Wednesday to tighter rules governing the use of chemicals in goods from clothes to cars, and sought to impose environmental standards that could cost companies billions of euros.


Russian prosecutors detain a finance ministry official on suspicion of taking a bribe from two businessmen.


Crack Australian troops landed in East Timor as new fighting between the military and rebel soldiers forced thousands to flee the worst violence since independence four years ago.


The moderate veteran politician Yasuo Fukuda easily won election as president of Japan's struggling ruling party on Sunday, assuring his selection as the new prime minister in a parliamentary vote later this week.


Even in a Burned-Out Marriage, The Spark Can Be Rekindled

She is a pretty woman with short dark hair, in her early 60s. After 35 years of marriage, she and her husband broke up. Why now, after so many years together?


Pinna ha chiamato la sorella, allevatore e' provato e stanco


WTO awards Antigua sanctions in U.S. gambling case

Antigua and Barbuda is entitled to  compensation of $21 million a year from the United States for  being shut out of the U.S. online gambling market, a World  Trade Organisation (WTO) arbitration panel ruled on Friday.


More than 70 people are stuck on a ferry which is unable to dock in Belfast because its doors will not open.


Both events were as widely expected as they were painstakingly choreographed


Carolina captain Rod Brind'Amour scored with 1:40 left in overtime to give the Hurricanes a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.


Roma, 19:24 - CALCIO, SERIE D: IL 14 MARZO RECUPERO QUARTA DI RITORNO

Si recupererà mercoledÃ¬ 14 marzo alle 14:30 la 4/a giornata di ritorno del campionato di seri...


Canada Fires Coach of National Hoops Team

TORONTO - Jay Triano was fired as coach of the Canadian national team Tuesday, a move Triano said was due to his inability to give enough time to the job.


US Changes West Bank Policy to Help Sharon: NYTimes

The Bush administration has signaled approval of growth in some Israeli settlements in the West Bank in a policy change aimed at helping Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the New York Times said on Saturday.


UK businesswomen are breaking through the 'glass ceiling' to get on the board but then find themselves given impossible tasks, a leading psychologist claims.


WASHINGTON - Companies added 96,000 jobs to their payrolls in September, fewer than economists forecast for the last employment report before Election Day. The figures underscored the modest hiring pace that has become an issue in President Bush's re-election bid...


January video game sales hit $1.18 billion

U.S. sales of video game hardware  and software were $1.18 billion, with Nintendo Co Ltd's   Wii console keeping a slim edge over rivals amid  ongoing supply constraints.


Stewart Says She Wants to Begin Her Prison Term Soon

Martha Stewart, saying she wanted to ``put this nightmare behind me,'' will begin serving a five-month prison term while she appeals her conviction for obstructing justice.


Clinton, McCain head to next campaign fights

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


Scientist Watson returns to U.S. over race row

Nobel Prize-winning DNA authority Dr. James Watson cut short a book tour in Britain on Friday and returned to the United States over racially insensitive comments attributed to him in a British newspaper.


Associates' bonuses up at top Hub law firms

Associates at some top Boston law firms are having a very happy holiday season. Year-end bonuses awarded by Ropes & Gray, Seyfarth Shaw, and Nutter McClennen & Fish are sharply higher than 2003 bonuses because of a surge in business from clients amid a strong economy, a hot commercial real estate market, and investigations into the mutual-fund industry. Higher bonuses ...


North Lebanon fertile ground for Sunni militants

TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - The challenge Lebanon faces from Sunni Islamist militancy is likely to persist even if the army wins a battle against al Qaeda-inspired fighters in the north of the country, Islamists from the area say.


The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Nancy Brachey Column: Rejuvenation Pruning Might Save Azaleas

By Nancy Brachey, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 17--Q. Over the past five to eight years, all my boxwoods have died or are dying, and the azaleas do not look that great. Half of them get morning sun and others are under tall trees.


Versace vuole la cantante per la prossima campagna

LONDRA, 2 NOVEMBRE 2004 - La leggenda del pop Madonna potrebbe essere il nuovo volto di Versace. La Medusa infatti vuole che sia lei ad interpretare la collezione primavera-estate 2005 nella prossima campagna


Canada, US tie 1-1 at Four Nations Cup international women's ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (CP) - Goaltender Charline Labonte was looking for her first victory against the United States, but she had to be happy with her 33-save performance in a 1-1 tie at the Four Nations Cup women's hockey tournament Thursday.


La soprano, 83 anni, da tempo malata, si Ã¨ spenta nella sua residenza di San Marino. Resta storica la sua rivalitÃ  con la 'diabolica' Maria Callas. Fu lanciata a livello mondiale dal grande Arturo Toscanini.


More than a third of Britons believe the level of service they receive from call centres has got worse, a survey says.


US stocks rose on Wednesday lifted by a merger between retailers Kmart and Sears, better-than-expected earnings from Hewlett-Packard and data showing a slight rise in core inflation.


Inside the campaigns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, the final week before the election was a blur of tarmacs and rallies, of furious squabbling over elusive explosives


Study tips scale in favor of Atkins diet

A study of four popular diets found that women put on the one with the least carbohydrates -- the Atkins plan -- lost at least twice as much weight as those on the others, researchers said on Tuesday.


Goldman Sachs Group Inc  said on Tuesday fourth-quarter earnings rose 2 percent, beating expectations and capping a record year, but its shares fell after the investment bank cautioned that markets will remain challenging in the near future.


Tennesse's Rob Bironas kicks a 60-yard field goal -- the franchise's longest ever -- with 7 seconds left, and the Titans upset the Indianapolis Colts, 20-17.


Britain's Conservative Party, hoping to topple Prime Minister Tony Blair in upcoming elections, attacked his failures in Iraq on Wednesday and said the U.S.-led coalition did not plan sufficiently for the war's aftermath.


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US Internet titan Yahoo on Monday is introducing an upgraded free e-mail service with enhancements that include letting people send text messages from computers to mobile telephones.


Burmese authorities release three prominent dissidents involved in last month's democracy protests.


Optimistic message in first National Day Rally by Prime Minister ...

Singaporeans have been urged to think out of the box, throw out old ideas and be less conventional by it's new Prime Minister.


Two Albanian men are jailed for more than 12 years for trafficking women from abroad to work as prostitutes.


gardel writes "Voxilla reports that a VoIP price war was declared today. An announcement that AT&T would drop its prices for its CallVantage Service from $34.


After historic victory, Puerto Rico lose to Lithuania

August 17, 2004 -- Two days after a historic victory over the United States Olympic Basketball Team (Team USA), Puerto Rico suffered their first loss at the 2004 Olympics to Lithuania, 98-90 on Tuesday.


KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma accused the opposition Saturday of reneging on compromise agreements and called for quick foreign mediation of his nation's post-election political crisis.


The memory sticks will support U3 technology for portable computing and offer password security.


Bosnian Serb Given 27 Years for War Crimes, Cleared of Genocide

THE HAGUE, Sept. 27 -- The U.N. war crimes tribunal on Wednesday sentenced the former head of the Bosnian Serb parliament to 27 years in prison for a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Bosnian Muslims and Croats during the 1992-95 Bosnian war.


The listing of Link Real Estate Investment Trust will not proceed as originally planned on December 20, Secretary for Housing, Planning & Lands Michael Suen says, adding the Housing Authority will prepare for a re-launch after all the legal impediments


China signed an agreement Tuesday to prohibit the use of lead paint on toys exported to the United States.


Thais take to the streets to protest military regime

The Thai military frees up some political parties, while banning the most popular one.


Pope John Paul has traveled to Italy's Adriatic coast northeast of Rome to beatify two devout Italians and a Spaniard who lived and died in the 20th century, placing them on the road to sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church.


Prosegue confronto per riapertura discarica a Pianura


Geoff Hoon is to make a Commons statement on proposals to put some troops under US command in Iraq.


Countrywide says foreclosures highest on record

Countrywide Financial Corp, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Wednesday that foreclosures and late payments rose in December to the highest on record, sending its shares tumbling for a second day to their lowest in nearly 13 years.


Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan admitted Middlesbrough pair Mark Viduka and Stewart Downing were the difference after City's 3-2 Premiership defeat.


Quattro aliquote e no tax area Per gli statali stop al turn over

ROMA - I tagli alle tasse sui quali la Casa delle libertÃ  ha raggiunto oggi un accordo ammontano, secondo il governo, a 6,5 miliardi di euro, di cui il 90% a riduzione dell'Irpef (oggi si chiama Ire) e il 10% circa a riduzione dell'Irap.


Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by $5.17 billion in the latest week to $922.87 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.


Incentives Coming With NASA Contract: Perry to Tout $7.5 Million Deal on Orion Project to Locate 1,000 Jobs in the Area

By Polly Ross Hughes, Houston Chronicle  Sep. 20--AUSTIN -- Gov. Rick Perry plans to tout a $7.5 million incentive package in Houston today for a Lockheed Martin Corp. contract with NASA that will bring 1,000 lucrative jobs to the area.


Union officials representing 7,500 pilots at Delta Air Lines said Wednesday night they have reached a cost-cutting agreement with management, which presumably could halt, or at least


Europe to Kerry: Help (for Iraq) is Not on the Way

As the series of presidential debates starts off in Florida, it is easy to guess what the candidates will say about Iraq.


Conan Gets His Shot at the Late Night Title

"The Tonight Show" promises to become infinitely more interesting in five years. The reason? Conan O'Brien has been announced as Jay Leno's successor.


The Scottish Conservative Party issues a call for reforms to the bail system in a bid to crack down on knife crime.


John Howard was embarking on a surprise fourth term as Australia's prime minister yesterday in defiance of polls that had predicted a general election win for the anti-war Labour opposition.


Scientists: Tsunami Could Hit West Coast

Tsunami scientists and public safety officials are closely watching an earthquake-prone nation with thousands of miles of crowded coastlines for signs of an imminent disaster. Indonesia? Japan? Try the United States.


Syria says it will soon present "irrefutable" proof of who killed Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh on Tuesday.


LONDON: British Prime Minister Tony Blair should step down and make way for his finance minister Gordon Brown, the head of Britain's largest union said yesterday.


The World Trade Organization has criticized the European Union's protections of the identities of regional products like Parma ham and French Champagne, saying the union


Roma, 17:55 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: CDA RAI-LECA CALCIO, ACCORDO RAGGIUNTO

Il Consiglio di amministrazione della Rai ha dato il via libera all'intesa con la Lega Calcio sui di...


Deadly flu strikes as US eyes Cdn. vaccines

With signs pointing to an early start of the influenza season, it's looking less likely the US will turn to a Canadian vaccine manufacturer to help ease the shortage south of the border.


Torino, 19:16 - CALCIO, TORINO; FRANCESCHINI: ORA CI VUOLE CONTINUITA'

Doppia seduta di allenamento oggi per il Torino in vista della gara contro l'Atalanta. "Dobbiamo rip...


Bryan Robson has warned his players they are in for a long-hard season - but he wants them to work with a smile on their face. That's the formula new manager Robson sees as vital


For Fed, a Question of Whom to Rescue, and When to Dive In

Next weekâs meeting of the Fedâs policy makers is likely to focus on how much to cut rates and may mark a defining moment for the Ben S. Bernanke, the Fed chairman.


Terry Semel is leaving his post as Yahoo's non-executive chairman, six months after resigning as CEO.


By Levi J. Long, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 8--Talk about a totally rad job.


Dall'inchiesta mi aspetto sviluppi importanti


Plucky Casey Dellacqua captivated Melbourne Park on Friday night, filling local hearts with pride by downing former world number one and 2006 champion Amelie Mauresmo to reach the Australian Open's last 16.


Gunmen kill 15 Shi'ites in northern Baghdad

Gunmen killed 15 employees of a Shi'ite religious foundation on Tuesday, a day after one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders urged President George W. Bush to strike harder against Sunni rebels to avert a civil war.


A car bomb has exploded in central Baghdad, killing at least 35 people, officials say.


Imagine if everyone watched television using the same set, listened to the radio using the same audio system or surfed the Web using the same browser.


Pakistan troops ambushed by Taliban fighters

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - In an audacious display of force, Taliban fighters yesterday ambushed a convoy of military vehicles in a remote tribal area and took more than 100 Pakistani troops hostage, military and local officials said.


Europe's banks must inform customers of US snooping

Privacy chiefs impose deadline Privacy chiefs have given Europe's banks a September deadline for alerting customers that their financial transactions could be tracked by US security agencies. Customers must be warned that even transactions within Europe could be monitored, they said.â¦


With Microsoft's entrance into the portable music business, Apple's chief executive, Steve Jobs, must do what he has failed to do in the past: prevail over his old nemesis, Bill Gates.


UCLA's Danesha Adams (25) traps the ball as Princeton's Elizabeth Pillion (5) is blocked during the first half of the semi-finals of the 23rd Annual Division I Women's Soccer Championship College Cup at SAS Stadium on Friday, Dec.


World Business Briefing: China: Chairman of Danone Venture Resigns

The French dairy and beverage maker Groupe Danone said the chairman of its troubled joint venture, Wahaha, resigned. Danone said it had accepted the resignation of the chairman, Zong Qinghou, left, and appointed the ventureâs French vice chairman, Emmanuel Faber, to succeed him. Danone recently filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles over suspected illegal sales in China by companies it said were run by Mr. Zongâs relatives. The company has not disclosed the amount of compensation it is seeking. Danone has accused Hangzhou Wahaha Food and Beverage Sales of illegally selling products identical to those sold by the joint venture in violation of agreements. Mr. Zong accused board members of Danone of âinsulting and framingâ him and he accused Danone of resorting to personal attacks after an attempt by Danone to buy some of Wahahaâs assets failed.


Proprio domani previsto presidio contro carcere duro


Mylan gets FDA OK for generic of Colazal

Drug maker Mylan Inc  said its generic  version of Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd's  Colazal  capsules received final regulatory approval.


The Revolution's scouting trips to Central America paid off yesterday. Honduran left midfielder Mauricio Castro signed and could join the team for training in Bermuda, pending visa approval.


U.S. Soldier in Iraq Prison Scandal Has Baby

The American soldier photographed holding  a naked prisoner on a leash at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison -- one  of series of graphic images of abuse that ignited a scandal and  shook U.S. efforts to stabilize Iraq -- has had a baby, a  member of her legal team said on Wednesday.


Packeteer gets wide with WAN accelerators

Supports bigger data pipes, and laptops too Packeteer is extending its WAN acceleration range this week, with new systems at each end of the spectrum. The biggest is a box capable of optimising a 622 Mbit/s OC12 link, and aimed at linking primary and backup data centres. The other extreme is a software client for a desktop or laptop PC.â¦


Since outclassing Real Madrid in the Champion's League two weeks ago, Bayer Leverkusen has been a shadow of its former self. In a high-profile game against Stuttgart Saturday, they continued their spiral.


Putin flies into Turkey with anti-terror cooperation, trade on ...

ANKARA, Dec 5  - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Turkey Sunday for a landmark visit during which the two sides will look into ways of increasing cooperation in the fight against global terrorism and further boost spectacular progress in


Ortiz Powers Red Sox Past Blue Jays 11-5

David Ortiz homered twice and drove in four runs, and Curt Schilling earned his 16th win in the Boston Red Sox's 11-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.


Russian Oil Company Takes Dispute to US Court

Description: Russian oil company Yukos files suit against the Russian government in US Bankruptcy Court in Houston, Texas, attempting to head off an auction of its main production unit.


Seagate is a launching a pair of 1TB capacity disks with advanced power-saving technology.


Genetic clue tied to Nev. cancer cluster

Children in a northern Nevada leukemia cluster are more likely to have a variation in a gene that helps combat unsafe chemicals, and more research is needed to learn why, federal researchers said Thursday.


Genova, e' fuggita per l'assenza di suocera e coniuge


2008 is looking like a dud for Cedar Fair.


Possession of extreme porn to become criminal offence

Perpetrators face three years in chokey The Government has published a new law which will criminalise extreme pornography. The Government first indicated that it would criminalise the possession of violent pornography two years ago.â¦


Iran says European nuclear proposal unacceptable

Iran on Sunday has refused to accept a European nuclear proposal, terming it as "unbalanced.". An Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said Sunday that the proposal asking Iran to stop uranium enrichment activities


Dow Chemical Co  said on Thursday that third-quarter profit fell, hurt by a change in German tax law and a charge for acquisition costs.


Donetsk, 22:07 - ATLETICA, ASTA: ISINBAYEVA MIGLIORA IL SUO PRIMATO MONDIALE

Yelena Isinbayeva (giÃ  campionessa olimpica) ha stabilito il nuovo primato mondiale dell'asta donne ...


Del Ponte: No EU-Serbia pact before Mladic arrest

The European Union should not grant  closer ties to Serbia until former Bosnian Serb military  commander Ratko Mladic is arrested, United Nations war crimes  prosecutor Carla del Ponte said on Tuesday.


Permira to buy Japan's Arysta for $2.2 billion

Global private equity firm  Permira , said it had won the race to buy agrichemical  company Arysta LifeScience Corp for about 250 billion yen ($2.2  billion) enterprise value, marking its first deal in Japan.


Stem Cells Offer Hope for Urinary Incontinence

Women's own bodies may hold the key to their recovery from incontinence, researchers say. In a small study being presented Nov. 29 at the Radiological Society of North America


ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A man whose genitals were bitten off by a pit bull remained in serious condition Tuesday, and the dog remained on the loose...


U.S. Diet Guide Puts Emphasis on Weight Loss

For the first time since the recommendations were introduced in 1980, the new guidelines emphasize weight loss as well as healthy eating and cardiovascular health.


Roma, 19:48 - CALCIO, SIENA; MANDORLINI: ROMA SQUADRA PIU' IN FORMA

Andrea Mandorlini pensa ad un Siena piÃ¹ prudente per la sfida con la Roma. Niente 4-3-3, ma due atta...


Fox's short-lived "Married by America" reality show replaced Janet Jackson's booby boo-boo yesterday as the costliest cheap thrill in television history.


As once insular Indian companies prowl the planet for acquisitions, Indian-born executives are taking charge at some of the world?s top multinationals


Bush, Democrats Duel On Children's Insurance

President Bush again called Democrats "irresponsible" yesterday for pushing an expansion he opposes to a children's health insurance program.


Chip maker will being testing the emerging, high-speed wireless technology.


Kryptonite works to fix bike lock fiasco as bike shops wonder ...

Bike lock maker Kryptonite scrambled Friday to deal with the damage done to both its locks and its reputation by a ballpoint pen, as retailers swept the locks from their shelves and watched


I sindacati accusano l'azienda di aver 'violato gli impegni'


Bartolo Colon pitched into the ninth inning for his seventh win in eight starts, Vladimir Guerrero homered and drove in two runs, and the Anaheim Angels held on for a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Wednesday night.


Business & money: Former administrator of Railtrack to be put in charge of London Underground maintenance firm tomorrow.


Favre Exploits Lions, Throws 400th Touchdown

Brett Favre joins elite company with the 400th touchdown pass of his career, then adds two more to lead theÃÂ Packers to their first win of the season, 31-24 over the Lions.


US phone giant Verizon has beaten Qwest in a takeover battle for long-distance firm MCI, reports say.


Lebanon's showdown set for lengthy battle of wills

Lebanon's political crisis showed no sign of easing on Sunday, with the pro-Syrian opposition pressing its protest campaign to topple the Western-backed government.


EU asks four countries to justify call for Intel chips

The European Commission has asked four European Union countries to justify why they favor Intel Corp. processors in computers for public authorities, it announced Wednesday.


Survey finds Zune could grab iPod market share

While Microsoft's new Zune won't topple iPod as the leading media player, a survey indicates it could eventually take sales away from Apple.


Lexmark International Inc.LXK.N on  Monday posted a 12 percent jump in quarterly profit, fueled by  strong sales of laser printers and replacement toner.


England's most at-risk listed buildings need about Â£400m to secure their futures, English Heritage says.


President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is headed toward a first-round victory Sunday in Brazil's election, a new poll predicts.


Siena, 14:48 - CALCIO, SIENA: LA SOCIETA' CHIEDE DI CHIAMARSI MONTEPASCHI

Il Siena calcio chiederà alla Figc di cambiare il suo nome. La società potrebbe prende...


A UK team develops a concept mission to return rock samples to Earth from the Martian moon Phobos.


New research reveals that humans have only about 25,000 genes instead of the 100,000 originally guessed. Researchers scratch their heads. By Kristen Philipkoski.


Arsenal, Man United officials meet to patch up feud

Executives of the two rival clubs met to try to repair relations after Sunday's heated game at Old Trafford. Opposing players scuffled in the tunnel after United's 2-0 victory, leaving Red Devils' manager Alex Ferguson splattered with food.


Palestinian Prime Minister Accuses Leaders

Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia on Monday condemned what he called international indifference to Palestinian suffering in the face of a broad Israeli offensive


The deal with âThe Dealâ is that for HBO itâs a safe but unexciting offering, a reheated British leftover at a time when this cable network could badly use a fresh, sizzling platter.


Robby Albarado got the 3,000th victory of his career Thursday when he rode Isle of Silver to win the sixth race at Fair Grounds. Albarado, 31, is the defending champion jockey at Fair Grounds


Rio Tinto rejects BHP Billiton takeover bid

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto said Wednesday that it had rejected a 147.4-billion-dollar (100.9-billion-euro) takeover bid from peer BHP Billiton.


The tireless urban worker doesn't get a lot of opportunities to take a relaxing break, but MetroNaps is trying to change that, at $14 a pop. Rachel Metz reports from New York.


I can think of at least four reasons why the government is in trouble long before the unusual 2-hour oral argument starts this afternoon in two cases meant to clarify last summer's bombshell decision in Blakely v. Washington.


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

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


Gun Issue Plays in Presidential Campaign in Wisconsin

To the National Rifle Association, John Kerry brings to mind a pink-bowed poodle -- and for the powerful gun lobby, calling someone a lapdog that "don't hunt" is not a compliment.


A court convicted five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor Tuesday of deliberately infecting 400 children with HIV and sentenced them to death, despite scientific evidence the youngsters had the virus before the medical workers came to Libya.


Two former New York Yankees players who allegedly assaulted a Fenway Park groundskeeper during the 2003 American League Championship series could have charges against them dropped if they perform community service and possibly undergo counseling.


FINANZIARIA: SINISCALCO, STIME PRUDENTI ASSICURANO CREDIBILITÃ

(AGI) - Roma, 4 ott.- La prudenza nelle stime contenute nella Finanziaria assicurano la credibilita' dell'impianto. Lo ha affermato il Ministro dell'Economia, Domenico Siniscalco, nel suo intervento in corso alla Camera.


KIRKUK, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb Saturday outside an Iraqi police academy as hundreds of trainees and civilians were leaving for the day, killing 20 people and wounding 36 others in the latest attack designed to thwart U.S-backed efforts to build a strong Iraqi security force ahead of January elections.    U.S and Iraqi forces, meanwhile, launched an operation in another northern town, Tal Afar, to flush out a militant cell allegedly smuggling men and arms in from Syria, sparking a fierce gunbattle that left at least eight people dead and more than 50 injured...


Milano, 16:47 - CALCIO, MILAN: ARRIVATO TRANSFER, PATO PUO' ESORDIRE

E' arrivato oggi dal Brasile il transfer che rende definitivamente Alexandre Pato un giocatore del M...


Roma, 23:04 - BASKET, LEGADUE: PAVIA BATTE CASALE NELL'ANTICIPO

L'Edimes Pavia (Mobley 19, Colussi 15) ha battuto la Fastweb Casale Monferrato 70-65 nell'anticipo d...


Cgil 'serve trattativa vera', Cisl 'e con nodi gia' risolti'


Gene mutation linked to strokes and heart trouble

One single change in inherited DNA can put people at a heightened risk of heart disease and strokes, according to new research. Richard Lifton and his colleagues at Yale University school of medicine report


CBS arranged for a confidential source to talk with Joe Lockhart, a top aide to Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, after the


The 25-member EU government said the 10-to-15-year negotiation process starting Oct. 3, 2005 would be open-ended, with no guaranteed outcome, and might force Turkey to settle for a second-class membership


New genetic causes of facial clefts identified

Researchers studying the causes of facial clefts have identified a handful of new genetic mutations linked to these birth defects in a step that might help lead to a test to predict a family's risk.


Microsoft ruling may not bolster Europe's new case, warns lawyer

Don't count your chickens... A landmark court ruling which last year backed the European Commission's last competition action against Microsoft may not be as helpful in its current action as has been widely thought, according to a competition lawyer.â¦


Borse head office 'must stay in Frankfurt'

Deutsche Borse's attempt to take over the London Stock Exchange (LSE) faced fresh difficulties on Thursday when German politicians and bankers demanded a Frankfurt head office for the combined entity.


At least 10 people were killed and 21 others wounded in a powerful bomb blast Friday in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, state-run Pakistan TV reported.


Insurgents in Iraq kill 14 US soldiers in two days, US military officials say, as a truck bomb kills 15 Iraqis.


Russia Apartment Fire Death Toll Up to 25

The death toll from a fire at a building in the Siberian region of Tuva rose to 25, emergency officials said Thursday.


Federer and Agassi through to fourth round

World number one, Roger Federer of Switzerland and the American AndrÃ© Agassi are through to the fourth round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York.


Nokia Corp., the world's largest mobile phone maker, said Thursday it has filed a countersuit against Qualcomm Inc. in a patent infringement fight.


Britain would face a lower terrorist threat if the Iraq war had not "gone so badly wrong", a former top intelligence advisor has said.


Telstra Corp has announced a $750 million off-market share buy-back as part of its capital management program. Telstra expects to return $1.


Malcolm Glazer will make David Gill sweat before deciding whether he wishes to pursue his takeover plan for Manchester United. The Old Trafford board had been expecting some kind of public response from the


Lord Ashdown accuses Charles Kennedy of refusing a public handshake with the current Lib Dem leader.


Militants Kill Iraqi Contractor Working for Americans

Militants in Iraq have beheaded an Iraqi contractor who they say was working for US forces. Members of the Ansar al-Sunna Army, the group responsible for the beheading said in a videotaped message on an Islamist


Tracking of Killer Asteroids Runs Low on Money and Short on Time

NASA says there is not enough money in its budget to finish tracking nearby asteroids within a 15-year deadline mandated by Congress.


As the Hollywood writers' strike threatens to disrupt the 50th annual Grammy telecast, some in the music industry are befuddled, frustrated and even resentful.


Relief Efforts Underway for Haitian Flood Victims

At least 600 people have died in flooding in Haiti. Most people died in and around the northern port city of Gonaives as tropical storm Jeanne moved through the area.


Jeff Stacey, managing director of researcher IPO Monitor in Los Angeles, says Dutch auctions are designed to set the price accurately right away.


No new arms race despite U.S. missile plan: Russia

SEVILLE, Spain  - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov on Friday rejected U.S. arguments for deploying an anti-missile defense system in eastern Europe and insisted Russia would not be drawn into a Cold War-style arms race.


The Live Earth concerts and Denmark's Roskilde Festival are to be honoured with environmental awards at the music industry's biggest annual event.


Round two of US wireless industry consolidation is officially under way, with Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.making the much anticipated announcement that they have agreed to a $35 billion merger Wednesday, Dec.


Mourners line the streets of Armagh for the funeral corteges of friends killed in a car crash.


Singh Wins 84 Classic, Breaks Woods' Record

FARMINGTON, Pa. -- Vijay Singh held off Stewart Cink's fast finish to win the 84 Lumber Classic by one shot Sunday and break Tiger Woods' one-year PGA Tour money record.


Sprint buys Breedersâ Cup sponsor Nextel for $35-billion

Sprint Corp. is to acquire Nextel Communications Inc., title sponsor of the Breedersâ Cup Distaff (G1), in a $35-billion deal that will create the nationâs third-largest wireless telephone service provider


Compagna So e il terremoto tra i compagni

Per gli inquirenti la notizia di Cinzia Banelli "collaboratrice" di giustizia, o almeno dissociata da Lioce e compagni, Ã¨ piombata come un fulmine a ciel sereno tra i detenuti accusati di appartenere alle nuove Br e ha scosso piÃ¹ d'uno tra di loro


Nortel, Symantec partner on network security

Nortel Networks yesterday announced several products as well as a partnership with Symantec in moves designed to expand the company's offerings in the network security space.


NetBeans IDE will give Ruby developers a more productive environment.


CS spray used by police more dangerous than thought

CS spray, designed to help police incapacitate offenders without hurting them, may be more harmful than previously thought, according to a new study.


Drip Wars: A Pollock, in the Eyes of Art and Science

The intuitive scholar faces the hard evidence from the electron microscope.


Headliners include Mary J. Bligs, David Ortiz, Danica Patrick, members of Black Eyed Peas, Train, and others.


US unhappy over new Japanese trade punishment

The United States expressed concern at the prospect of renewed Japanese trade sanctions over a US anti-dumping law that was repealed last year.


Federal officials are developing government-wide identification card standards for federal employees and contractors to prevent terrorists, criminals and other unauthorized  people from getting into government buildings and computer systems.  -The Washington Post


Boeing trying to keep up Aircraftmaker seeks buyers for new ...

Seattle -- The assembly line at Boeing Co.'s cavernous Everett plant near here is designed to keep moving continuously, if almost imperceptibly, as workers scramble over the silvery bodies of skeletal Boeing 777s, applying finishing touches.


C of E blasts 'sacreligious' Sony shoot-'em-up

Resistance: Fall of Man in virtual cathedral shock The Church of England has become rather hot under the vestments after it learned that one of the locations aliens have chosen to launch their invasion of Earth in the PlayStation 3 shoot-'em-up Resistance: Fall of Man is modelled on Manchester Cathedral.â¦


NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday as new economic data showed strength in manufacturing and construction, and Wall Street greeted the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive by buying up technology shares. The Dow Jones industrials gained 100 points in morning trading...


LAST YEAR in my Graduation Gap Bowl, only 19 of 56 teams scored either a "touchdown" or a "first down." This year, in my 11th annual bowl, the number has zoomed to 37 of the 64 teams. By chance, the two smartest bowl teams will beat each other's brains out when Boston College (96 percent) plays Navy (98 percent).


Ukraine moves tentatively towards new elections as it awaits a Supreme Court verdict on electoral fraud.


Many travelers are chasing what may be a modern-day version of an old human impulse â to behold an untrammeled frontier.


The frank approach to sex in Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers" is part of a significant, if subtle change brewing in Chinese film.


Business & money: TalkTalk service aimed at high-spending pre-pay customers wary of long-term contracts.


Docs: Comatose man's brain rewired itself

Doctors have their first proof that a man who was barely conscious for nearly 20 years regained speech and movement because his brain spontaneously rewired itself by growing tiny new nerve connections to replace the ones sheared apart in a car crash.


Gambling Web site opens betting on $95 crude

A leading sports gambling Web site  said Friday it has expanded into the energy arena, opening up  betting on how high crude prices will go.


Millions of Britons face retirement poverty unless they work longer or save more to plug a Â£57bn shortfall, a government-inspired report is due to say.


Martin says Canada ready to help train election workers, monitor vote in Iraq

OTTAWA (CP) - The Canadian government is willing to smooth the way toward a national election in Iraq by helping to train officials there and monitor the voting process, say Prime Minister Paul Martin.


A Swiss Speedster Wins the Tour Prologue

Fabian Cancellara, a Swiss rider who as the world time-trial champion holds the title of the worldâs fastest cyclist, won the opening prologue of the Tour de France on Saturday.


Why Good Girls Love Bad Boys by Lisa Daily


Top seed Mark Webster beats Martin Adams 6-4 and will meet Simon Whitlock in Sunday's BDO World Championship final.


LOS ANGELES Milton Bradley singled home the game-winning run with one out in the bottom of the ninth as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 8-to-7.


The 2008 Sundance Film Festival awards were announced Saturday night with the Grand Jury Prizes going to âTrouble the Waterâ and âFrozen River.â


Former super flyweight boxing champion Robert Quiroga has been stabbed to death in San Antonio, Texas.


The European Union on Friday opened its new chemicals agency in Helsinki, tasked with implementing the EU's new chemicals legislation to eliminate dangerous chemicals through tightened regulation.


Canada's PM says Dalai Lama "is not a call girl"

When Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper tried to explain in a year-end interview why he'd met the Dalai Lama in his Ottawa office, it was clear he wanted to show respect for the exiled Tibetan leader.


Bits Blog: Did Warner Brothers Just Kill HD DVD?

Warner Brothers, the only studio to back both high-definition video disk formats, now will only publish movies in Blu-ray. Some say this shift will quickly kill the competing HD DVD format.


ASU Agribusiness Conference to Focus on Biofuels

By Anonymous  THE 13TH ANNUAL ARKANSAS STATE University Agribusiness Conference will be held Feb. 14 in the ASU Fowler and Convocation Centers in Jonesboro.  A general session on the outlook for biofuels and agribusiness will feature six speakers and a panel discussion.


Majority Leader Faces Balancing Act in Senate

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Leading the majority party in the Senate, a job that has been likened to herding cats, is tough enough in ordinary times. For Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), last week's Republican election triumphs paradoxically made the job tougher yet.


Musician Freddy Fender has incurable cancer, discovered after tumors were found on his lungs, and his wife said they are "hoping for a miracle."


At least four people are killed in a huge explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul, but the cause is unclear.


Israeli soldiers kill 2 militants in Gaza

The Israeli army killed two Palestinians who were planting explosives near the security fence in the northern Gaza Strip early on Tuesday.


SUNDAY, Jan. 2  -- The American Heart Association's warning last week that more children than ever are heading toward heart trouble is primarily due to the nation's obesity epidemic.


The second powerful earthquake in as many days shook western Indonesia Thursday, collapsing buildings in a coastal city and triggering tsunami alerts around the region.


Strawberry Fields not "forever" after all

Strawberry Fields, the English orphanage immortalized in the famous Beatles song "Strawberry Fields Forever", is to close soon.


Mexico's Calderon places ally in key reform post

Mexican President Felipe Calderon fired his interior minister and replaced him with a close ally on Wednesday in a cabinet shake up to help his government push economic reforms through Congress.


A tiny unmanned NASA "scramjet" soared above the Pacific Ocean yesterday at nearly 10 times the speed of sound, or almost 7,000 mph, in a record-breaking demonstration of a radical new engine technology.


Phillies become America's biggest losers

The Philadelphia Phillies are officially the biggest losers in U.S. sport.


A posse of players, including world number one Tiger Woods, was perfectly placed to launch a run at surprise leader Ross Fisher midway through the Dubai Desert Classic third round on Saturday.


Ex-President Menem Back Home in Argentina

Former president Carlos Menem was greeted by hundreds of cheering supporters Wednesday as he returned to Argentina following months abroad to avoid arrest. Menem announced he would run again for the presidency after an Argentine judge last week dismissed a warrant against him.


British scientists have created human embryos containing DNA from two women and one man, a procedure that could potentially prevent conditions including epilepsy, diabetes and heart failure.


The Associated Press asked the 2008 presidential candidates what their religion is, whether there is a particular church that they are a member of, and how often they attend services.


The general synod will search for ways in which it can reach a consensus over homosexuality to prevent a split.


French transport strikes move into day 2

Train service started back up throughout much of France but many commuters in Paris biked, roller-bladed and even used children's scooters Friday as city transit workers kept up a second day of strikes against proposed economic reforms.


(InfoWorld) - Google will do better in China, but don't look for the company to dominate the market anytime soon, the company's top executive said Thursday. "Although it does not appear we are number one in the market, it looks like we are now in a situation where we are quite competitive," Eric Schmidt, Google's chairman and CEO, told investors during a conference call. Google hasÂ invested heavily in China,Â setting up R&D centersÂ and developing aÂ search engine that censorsÂ results that government officials aren't likely to approve of. But despite Google's best efforts and the hiring of former Microsoft executiveÂ Kai-fu LeeÂ to lead its Chinese operations, the company trails far behind local rival Baidu.com. Google is the sixth most-visited Web site in China, with 4.4 percent of respondents choosing the search engine as the site they visit most often, according to an IDC survey released earlier this year. By comparison, Baidu ranked third, with 11.2 percent of respondents saying they visit the Chinese search engine more than any other site. Baidu also has a strong lead over Google in China's online advertising market, with a 16.5 percent share of the market in 2006, IDC said. Baidu earned US$105.2 million from online ads in 2006, making it the number two player in the market behind Sina, which runs China's top Internet portal. Google China ranked sixth in the country's online advertising market, with revenue of $38.7 million and a 6.1 percent share of the market, IDC said. Despite trailing behind its main rival, Google is upbeat about its prospects in China. Speaking to investors on Thursday, Google CFO George Reyes said the company's growth rate in China was "healthy." Schmidt said Google has a strong team in China and offers Chinese search capabilities that match or exceed those from rivals. "It's a very good start and although we don't think that this will result in an immediate huge success, we think that the tenacity of Google ... will bring significant victories in China over the next few years," he said.


By , FROM STAFF REPORTS  ANG Newspapers environmental reporter Douglas Fischer has won two more awards -- one statewide, one national -- for his March 2005 series, "A Body's Burden: Our Chemical Legacy," it was announced Tuesday.


Four Britons sue US over Guantanamo 'torture'

Four former British detainees of the US Guantanamo Bay detention camp for accused terrorists filed a law suit seeking damages from Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other top officials for torture and abuse, their lawyers announced.


ROMANIA:  U.S. Company Way with Pigs in the EU Way

BUCHAREST, Aug 28 (IPS) - Romania was hoping to put an end this year to a ban  on pork exports to the European Union (EU), but several swine  pest outbreaks at the farms of U.S. company Smithfield will cause  the interdiction to be prolonged for at least two more years.


Short-Term Ozone Pollution Raises Mortality Risk

NEW YORK  - When ozone goes up in cities,  even for short periods at levels below current regulatory  standards, so does the death rate, according to an article in  Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.


French hostage crisis adds tension to ban

PARIS: The Islamic Army in Iraq has given France 48 hours to revoke the controversial ban. As French leaders scrambled to strategy meetings on Sunday morning, it seemed unlikely they would revoke the ban which has wide support among French voters.


British unmanned Moon probe wins UK-NASA backing

A plan for the first British-led mission  to the Moon won the backing of an Anglo-American space  committee on Friday.


Browns dump Frye, clearing way for Quinn

Browns starting quarterback Charlie Frye, benched before halftime in the season opener, was traded to Seattle for an undisclosed draft pick on Tuesday, a stunningly swift move as Cleveland clears the way for rookie Brady Quinn.


The big-and-tall retailer wins a jury trial against a former employee and a competitor.


French automaker Renault said vehicle sales slipped 4.2 percent in May from a year earlier to 214,358 amid competition from Asian brands and an older product lineup.


Secondo le rilevazioni Istat le imprese operanti su piccolesuperfici hanno messo a segno invece un modesto +0,7%                                            Commercio, male i piccoli negozi Cresce la grande distribuzione                                                                                Tra i prodotti il rialzo maggiore per gli alimentari, +1,5%


Three years after being bought by EMC, VMware is going public.Â EMC announced plans Wednesday to offer 10 percent of its virtualization software subsidiary in an initial public offering (IPO).


St. John's Imposes Penalty After Basketball Inquiry

Officials said that a former St. John's player received cash from an employee in violation of N.C.A.A. rules. Two years of sanctions will be imposed on the men's program.


Failed Mars Probe Blamed on Lack of Funds

A failed European mission to land a probe on Mars last year was hampered by late funding from the British government and tensions between groups conducting the flight, a parliamentary committee said Tuesday.


Polish WW2 'Courier from Warsaw' Dies, Aged 91

Jan Nowak-Jezioranski, a Polish Second  World War hero who spent his life fighting for an independent  democratic Poland, died late on Thursday aged 91.


WHEN Beate Niemann went in search of her father she hoped to find a man she could be proud of, but...

WHEN Beate Niemann went in search of her father she hoped to find a man she could be proud of, but instead uncovered a truth that lay hidden for nearly six decades under family lies and deceit.


The Internal Revenue Service does a poor job in identifying tax-exempt groups that may have links to terrorists, according to a report released Friday.


Swedish DJ Eric Prydz goes straight to number one in the UK chart with dance track Call on Me.


Debatable: Should there be criminal charges in sports brawls?

NBA players charge into the stands and punch fans. College football players get into a brawl and one kicks another in the head as he's lying facedown on the ground.


Murdoch to be talk of Sun Valley media festival

Rupert Murdoch, who is pursuing a $5 billion bid for Dow Jones & Co., will be the center of attention when the world's biggest media chiefs gather this week at the 25th annual Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, Idaho.


O'Neill makes his point as Chelsea held by Villa

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill came out marginally on top in his rematch with Jose Mourinho after his side held out for a hard-fought point at Chelsea.


Roma, 20:02 - CALCIO, ROMA: INCONTRO TRA AGENTE MANCINI E SOCIETA'

Incontro a Roma tra il procuratore di Mancini, Gilmar Veloz, e la Roma: oggetto, il rinnovo del cont...


Brasilia, 18:19 - CALCIO, BRASILE: NEGATA LIBERTA' CONDIZIONATA A FIGLIO PELE'

Il Tribunale Superiore di Giustizia brasiliano ha respinto la richiesta di libertà condiziona...


Hollywood paper Variety lures rival's top writers

Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety  said on Monday it hired the editor and deputy film editor of  its archrival the Hollywood Reporter, a move that comes three  months after the Reporter laid off 10 people.


Harbinger of India's economic reforms, former PM Rao, cremated

Former Indian prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, who died of a heart attack, was cremated with state honours in southern India.


Former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry will travel to Iraq next month as the war-torn country prepares for elections.