New Pakistan PM is former international banker

Shaukat Aziz, who was elected Pakistan's 23rd prime minister on Friday, is a former high-flying banker who President Pervez Musharraf plucked from Citibank in New York to become finance minister after his 1999 military coup.


New York hosts the first major US exhibition of Shomei Tomatsu, Japan's most important postwar photographer.


Antarctic icebergs may offset carbon emissions

American study says nutrient-rich melt water creates marine ecosystem that absorbs carbon dioxide.


Ministers agree patients can have the right to veto the sharing of their medical details under the new e-records system.


Sharon Revives Ties with Abbas After Gaza Move

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  lifted a ban on contacts with the Palestinians on Wednesday  after new leader Mahmoud Abbas ordered Gaza security forces to  halt militant attacks on Israelis within days.


Muslim clerics warn against using verses from the Koran "for entertainment." In Gear Factor.


Who says food fads can't last? Thousands of years before the advent of Tex-Mex, ancient Americans were spicing up stew with red hot chili peppers. New fossil evidence shows prehistoric people from southern Peru up to the Bahamas were cultivating varieties of chilies millennia before Columbus' arrival brought the spice to world cuisine.


Test of Insomnia Drug Bolsters Vanda's Plan

A few years ago, drug giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. announced it was retooling its strategy, meaning a drug it was developing for insomnia was probably headed for the sidelines. Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. pounced.


Blair: U.K., U.S. to Assess Iraq Security

Britain and the United States will send a team to Iraq to reassess security in the face of spiraling violence, Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a televised interview Sunday.


The U.S. Federal Reserve sent record payouts of more than $4 billion in cash to Baghdad on giant pallets aboard military planes shortly before the United States gave control back to Iraqis, lawmakers said on Tuesday.


The Senate is by design a cumbersome place to do business. Any one of the 100 senators can gum up the works, and they often do — without uttering a word.


BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union's top f


Oscar-nominated German director 'no wunderkind'

German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, who has impressed critics worldwide with his Oscar-nominated debut feature film "The Lives of Others," modestly says that compared to say, Orson Welles, he is no wunderkind.


'Viva la Cinquecento' titola il quotidiano finanziario


Energy Workers Union to Merge with Steelworkers

The United Steelworkers of America and  the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers  International Union (PACE) said they will ask their members to  approve a merger of the two organizations, which would form the  largest industrial labor union in North America.


Flooding Devastates Historic Richmond, Va.

RICHMOND, Va. - Giant sections were taken out of roads where the earth had given way to rushing water beneath the concrete...


Virginia Linebacker Will Enter NFL Draft

Virginia linebacker will enter NFL draftBC-FBC--Virginia-Blackstock,0120


CHIBA, Japan  - Thousands of Japanese rocked to the rhythm of a virtual techno beat act on Saturday in the second of nine concerts worldwide aimed at persuading the globe to go green.


Mortar bombs killed 15 people in a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad on Sunday in fresh violence after a truck bomb killed 135 people in a Shi'ite area in the worst single bombing since the U.S.-led 2003 invasion.


Tyco to Sell Undersea Cable Unit to an Indian Telecom Company

Tyco International said yesterday that it would sell its undersea cable business to the Indian telecommunications company Videsh Sanchar Nigam for $130 million, giving the company a significant


UN's Ban visits Libya to spur action on Darfur

SIRTE, Libya  - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to Libya on Saturday for a meeting with leader Muammar Gaddafi to discuss Libya's role as a mediator in an upcoming Darfur peace conference.


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Blair calls for expanding Palestinian forces

Middle East envoy Tony  Blair, seeking to bolster Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking  efforts, said on Wednesday it was critical to expand the  capabilities of Palestinian security forces.


Genetic Study Bolsters Columbus Link to Syphilis

Scientists have found what they say is the strongest evidence yet linking the first European explorers of the New World to the origin of sexually transmitted syphilis.


Louisianaâs Raginâ Cajuns got a career-high 37 points from junior Tiras Wade and played No. 12 North Carolina State down to the wire Wednesday night in Raleigh, but the Wolfpack used free throws to seal


DWS says Chrysler spin-off should remain option: paper

DaimlerChrysler (DCXGn.DE)   shareholder DWS has called on the carmaker's management to  consider a spin-off of the firm's ailing U.S. Chrysler unit as  an option as it gets ready to unveil its latest restructuring  plan for Chrysler, a German newspaper reported.


One billion mobiles will be sold by next year but the boom times could be over, a report predicts.


RABAT, Morocco -- Arab leaders rebuked the United States on Saturday for its policy on Israel, saying US efforts to curb Islamic extremism and promote democracy in the Middle East could not be taken seriously because of its one-sided stand in the Israeli


Microsoft agrees major changes after losing antitrust case: EU

US software giant Microsoft has agreed to make "substantial changes" to comply with an EU ruling that it was abusing its dominant market position, the European Commission said Monday.


Star is porn as Telstra points Idol fans to the wrong Casey

RED-FACED Telstra executives were scrambling last night to undo damage caused by a massive print advertising campaign that directed fans of Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan to a graphic gay porn website.


A bipartisan group of Senators is pushing legislation that would force the CIA to release an inspector general's report on the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001


Apple Inc. will start selling its iPhone on June 29, a debut that will test whether the company's design success with Mac computers and iPod media players can carry over into mobile handsets.


Dance Review | 'Tap City Downtown': Feet Pumping Hard and Shuffling Softly

Sundayâs program at Battery Park offered a spectrum of tap style from all ages, with enthralling solo and ensemble performances.


FINANZIARIA:COMPETITIVITA',ARRIVA COLLEGATO AD HOC

(AGI) - Roma, 16 set. - Un collegato ad hoc sulla competitivita' accompagnera' la Finanziaria 2005, mentre al piu' presto partiranno appositi tavoli tecnici per studiare le nuove regole per gli incentivi alle


FDA clears device that may save soldiers' limbs

U.S. health officials said on Friday they approved a new device that could help save the arms and legs of injured soldiers and trauma victims.


Real Madrid's Luis Figo of Portugal, right, and Roma's Traianos Dellas of Greece, top left, and Philippe Mexes of France reach for the ballr during their Champion's League Group B soccer match between Roma and Real Madrid, in Rome's Olympic stadium


The search giant's future isn't about buying big things. It's about spurring a million small businesses.


An analyst firm predicts ISPs could start charging websites for faster, prioritised access to its customers.


Candidates hammer home message in Iowa race

BURLINGTON, Iowa  - White House hopefuls hammered home their closing messages on Saturday in a frenzied hunt for votes in Iowa, with Democrat Barack Obama promising a new kind of politics and rival Hillary Clinton proclaiming her readiness to lead.


Iraqi security men and volunteers remove one of seven bodies dug out from the rubble of a civilian house, which was destroyed by an explosion on Friday evening in the al-Mansur district in Baghdad, December 25, 2004.


115 Accused of Gambling on Insect Fights

HONG KONG - Hong Kong police arrested 115 men for illegally gambling on insect fights on Sunday in the same building that housed a cricket lovers' association, a police spokesman said.    Police seized about 300 crickets and $1,025 in cash during the bust, said police spokesman T.K...


Review: Firefox impresses as IE alternative

Web surfing has belonged almost exclusively to Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer ever since it buried Netscape's pioneering browser.


Alan Curbishley is in no doubt of the impact Jerome Thomas has made to Charlton's resurgence, but will give the young winger a rest if it all becomes too much over the hectic festive season.


Some people fear complacency; others fear forgetting. Six years away from the fire, how should we mark Sept. 11?


Times Company Puts Its Nine Television Stations Up for Sale

The stations are all profitable, the company said, but it wants to focus on its newspapers and digital properties.


Indexes sink on rising interest-rate fears

Stocks tumbled on Thursday as Treasury yields surged above 5 percent, reinforcing fears that global inflation would force borrowing costs to rise.


State Department enforces postings to Iraq

Facing staff shortages in Iraq, the U.S. State Department announced on Friday that diplomats would have no choice but to accept one-year postings in the hostile environment or face losing their jobs.


UN-led vaccine body to launch NKorea programme

The UN-led vaccine development agency will work in North Korea next year for the first time to protect children from bacterial meningitis and Japanese encephalitis, officials said Sunday.


A.T.M. Fees: Always Rising, Often Avoidable

Convenience usually comes at a price â and that price has been climbing.


Senate Democrats Delay Stimulus Showdown

Senate Democratic leaders put off an expected showdown over an economic stimulus plan until next week, worrying that the absence of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) could doom efforts to force changes to the package fashioned by House leaders and President Bush.


Israel seizes Hamas leaders in West Bank, bombs Gaza

NABLUS, West Bank  - Israeli forces seized a Palestinian cabinet minister and 32 other officials in the occupied West Bank and launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, stepping up a campaign against Hamas Islamists.


Chelsea end a long-running saga by signing England defender Ashley Cole from Arsenal.


Genova, 15:36 - CALCIO, INCIDENTI GENOA-JUVE: 4 DENUNCIATI E 15 FERITI

Tensione a Genova dopo Genoa-Juve. Il bilancio degli scontri tra forze dell'ordine e tifosi biancone...


Paramilitary thugs hauled Rafael Barbosa from his mother's home on a Good Friday, accusing him of making off with bags of cocaine found floating in the Caribbean. Toughs from the same gang "disappeared" his brother Freddy soon after, because he had taken up with one of the gunmen's sisters.


Obesity Linked to Unhealthy Heartbeat in Study

Obesity raises the risk of atrial  fibrillation, an abnormal heartbeat that can lead to stroke and  early death if not controlled, researchers said on Tuesday.


As Strike Persists, Late-Night Hosts to Be Guests

In an unusual act of unity, Jay Leno of NBC and Jimmy Kimmel of ABC will be on each otherâs shows Thursday.


Google takes big step to make Web work offline

Google Inc.  said on  Wednesday it had created Web software that runs both online,  and offline, marking a sea change for the Internet industry by  letting users work on planes, trains, spotty connections and  even in the most remote locations.


TechEd 2007: Muglia Saves Humanity From Horrible Alternate Future

UPDATED WITH PICTURES - In a very memorable effort to erase executive vice president Bob Muglia's reputation for overstating the "Microsoft Vision," the company's senior vice president starred with the legendary Christopher Lloyd in a "Back to the Future" video where he was given an opportunity to go back in time two years and undo the mistakes of his prior keynotes.


The Iranian parliament, which is dominated by hardliners, passed a bill yesterday obliging the government to press ahead with efforts to develop a nuclear energy programme.


ASIA/TIMOR EST - Continua la crisi dei rifugiati: la Chiesa fa appello alle autoritÃ  civili Dili (Agenzia Fides) - La crisi dei profughi a Timor Est non sembra avviata a una prossima soluzione. ÂNei 51 campi della capitale Dili sono ospitati circa 30 000 sfollati,  mentre altri 70.000 si sono spostati nei distretti dove vivono in famiglie a...


Germany's Merkel suffers blow in key state election

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives suffered heavy losses in a key state Sunday, in a significant setback for her authority ahead of national elections next year.


Big Three auto sales down while foreign hybrid sales rise

General Motors and Ford Motor, the nation's two largest automakers, both said demand for new vehicles last month was off 5 percent from a year ago, even as Japanese competitors


Smoking, family alcohol history alter taste buds

NEW YORK  - Cigarette smoking and a family history of alcoholism both alter how women perceive sweet foods and what foods they crave, according to studies conducted by two researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia.


Jose Mourinho's Chelsea put one foot in the second round of the Champions League yesterday with a 3-1 win over his former club, defending champions Porto.


Science Alliance Brings Honors for Achiever

By Eric Kurhi, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. May 26--Jonathan Wu is an ambitious student. The Monte Vista High School senior is bound for Yale University, he just returned from receiving honors at the White House, and he's going to be the class speaker at his graduation.


Clashes in Ramadi as US Troop Reinforcements Arrive in Iraq

RAMADI, Iraq, Nov 1 (MASNET & News Agencies) - Violence flared in the flashpoint city of Ramadi as nearby Fallujah braced for an all-out assault with fresh US and Iraqi troops massing in the rebel heartlands.


Verizon Wireless on Thursday launched a broadcast TV service for cell phones in about 20 Midwestern and Western markets, charging $15 to $25 a month for the initial lineup from eight leading networks.


Roma, 16:21 - CALCIO, CCA CONI: RINVIATE UDIENZA MENCUCCI E DELLA VALLE

La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato del Coni ha rinviato ad altra data, su richiesta da parte di ...


Middlesex handles high volume of flu-vaccination requests

MIDDLESEX COUNTY: Nearly 1,000 people at high risk of getting the flu called a county phone bank yesterday to register for flu shots.


TOKYO - A Japanese civilian taken hostage in Iraq by militants has been killed, Kyodo News agency reported Saturday, citing Japanese government officials.


Report: 10 killed in Siberian mine blast

MOSCOW -- An explosion ripped through a coal mine in western Siberia early Thursday, killing at least 10 miners, the Interfax news agency reported.


The European Commission president visits Greek areas hit by wild fires, promising aid for those affected.


Ford Eyes Sirius Radios in 1 Mln Vehicles

Ford Motor Co. F.N will begin  offering Sirius Satellite Radio SIRI.O as a factory-installed  option in up to 1 million vehicles over two years beginning  this summer, the companies said on Tuesday.


South Africa's justice ministry on Monday began studying a request from Equatorial Guinea to question Mark Thatcher who has been charged with bankrolling an alleged coup plot to topple the government in Malabo.


EBay Official Arrested in India over Auction Listing

EBay has expressed "outrage" over the arrest of the chief executive of its India operations because a user of its shopping and auction portal, Baazee.


Oprah Winfrey says her lawyers shouldn't have gone after the man who is trying to promote her as a candidate for president. Not because she's running, mind you.


Add another stop on Mitt Romney's trip down memory lane in his native Michigan.


Dick Cheney Leaves Hospital, Doing âFineâ

The tests are back and an aide to US Vice President Dick Cheney says 'they're fine.'. Cheney spent three hours in hospital Saturday after he had been complaining of shortness of breath.


Dopo inatteso aumento scorte, barile a NY scende dello 0,2%


VIJAY SINGH celebrated his new world No.1 status by winning his second title in as many weeks on Sunday, capturing the Canadian Open by defeating local hero Mike Weir in a play-off with a par on the third extra hole.


Sixteen days after naming a chief executive to end nearly a year of leadership turmoil, Boston technology services firm Keane Inc. yesterday surprised analysts -- and its employees -- by agreeing to be acquired for $854 million by a private equity-backed buyer.


Shaken And Stirred: Barkeep, Thereâs a ...

The latest microtrend in upscale mixology â or at least in precious garnishes-has arrived.


Gordon Brown has rejected renewed calls from the Conservatives for a national vote on the new European treaty.  Your views?


Weight-loss experts have a novel prescription for people who want to shed pounds: Get some sleep.


The government issued an alert Thursday to U.S. stock market and banking Web sites about a possible Internet attack from a radical Muslim group, but said the threat was unconfirmed and seemed to pose no immediate danger.


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Japan trying to confirm if body found in Iraq is hostage's

TOKYO - The Japanese government was trying to confirm Friday if a body believed to be of an Asian person reportedly found in northern Iraq is that of a Japanese traveler held hostage in Iraq after the kidnappers' 48-hour deadline for beheading him


LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton's publicist said Wednesday the reality television personality's missing Chihuahua Tinkerbell has been found.    The lanky socialite and star of the Fox reality show "The Simple Life 2: Road Trip" was offering $5,000 reward for the dog, missing for a week, Tracy Shaffer confirmed...


Rockers Fall Out Boy hit "High" Note on US chart

Pop/rock outfit Fall Out Boy scored  its first No. 1 on the U.S. albums chart Wednesday with  "Infinity on High," which sold 260,000 copies in the week ended  February 11, according to Nielsen SoundScan data issued  Wednesday.


No Welcome for Rights Groups in Guantanamo

The American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International arrived to witness the historic terrorism trials in Guantanamo Bay, but were not greeted by the military upon arrival.


Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez wants his players to emulate the achievements of Anfield legend Emlyn Hughes. The club will hold a minute's silence before Wednesday's Carling Cup tie with Middlesbrough after


FISCO: BERLUSCONI, SULL'IRPEF GRANDI PASSI AVANTI

ROMA - Cosi' il premier ha risposto ai cronisti che gli chiedevano come si fosse concluso il vertice di ieri sera con il vicepremier Gianfranco Fini, il ministro dell'Economia Domenico Siniscalco e il viceministro dell'Economia Mario Baldassarri dedicato


Blast kills at least 11, wounds nearly 30 in crowded market in ...

A powerful explosion rocked a public market packed with Christmas shoppers in the southern Philippines Sunday, killing at least 11 people and injuring nearly 30 others, police said.


Charley, Frances and Ivan. Three major hurricanes. Two assaults on Florida already and possibly a third by next week. Get used to it.


Torino, 14:07 - CALCIO, JUVE; DEL PIERO: ROMA BATTUTA CON LA DETERMINAZIONE

Alessandro Del Piero commenta sul suo sito internet la vittoria della Juventus sulla Roma. Il capita...


He took the action after political factions failed to agree a plan to revise the countryâs flawed electoral law.


php|architect: December 2006 Issue Released

The latest edition of php|architect magazine has been released today - the December 2006 issue.   Included in this month's edition are articles like:  Sean Coates' look at Asterisk Styling XML through XSL by Theo Spears Will Fitch and Greg Black's look at a useful application of Ajax - working with search engine results  And, of course, the two usual columns - "Security Corner" with Chris Shiflett and "Test Pattern" by Jeff Moore   You can check out the contents of the issue on the php|architect site or directly order a copy or subscription.


Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto posts a 42% jump in full year profits in 2006 to a record $7.4bn.


Israeli Forces Attack in Gaza, Killing 7 Arabs

Israeli forces continued a major operation in Gaza on Thursday with tanks and armored vehicles to suppress rocket fire into Israel, and in the process killed seven Palestinians.


DaimlerChrysler warns it could lay off up to 4,000 jobs at it North American truck operations next year.


Human genome researchers have said we have about 10,000 or 20,000 fewer genes than they originally estimated.


Mohamed Al Fayed's former head of security lied about how much Henri Paul had drunk, the Princess Diana inquest hears.


China Vice President out of new Party lineup

Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong retired from the Communists' upper ranks on Sunday, bolstering Party boss Hu Jintao's grip on power and clearing the way for a younger generation of potential successors.


Non e' del tipo che ha provocato le tre vittime


ASHINGTON, Aug. 17 - Consumer prices declined slightly in July, pulled down by an incongruous drop in gasoline prices and by lower prices in other less volatile areas, suggesting that inflation may be slowing, the government reported ...


Red Sweater Software has released MarsEdit 2, a major upgrade to its blogging software for the Mac.


Australian PM John Howard says he will focus on national security and the economy during his fourth term.


Kaal - Karan JoharÂs next is one exciting venture. With a song already shot with SRK and Malaika, another rocking song is on its way.


Income differences in the United States are too stark, and the government should provide jobs and training for those having a tough time, according to majorities in a national poll released yesterday .


Krauss, Union Station top bluegrass noms

Perennial award favorite Allison Krauss and Union Station are the top nominees, with 11, for the International Bluegrass Music Association awards.


Ardence upgrades software-streaming platform

Ardence Inc. has updated its software-streaming platform to version 4.0, saying the update should make it easier and faster for IT administrators to roll out software to targeted PCs.


Gunmen attack Israeli embassy in Mauritania: police

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the Israeli embassy in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott early on Friday, police said.


SlingPlayer for Blackberry coming in 2008

The long-promised SlingPlayer for Blackberry is due by year's end.


Al confine tra Veneto ed Emilia, vanta un record di club privÃ© e locali per scambistiMolti i reati individuati nei blitz. Ma c'Ã¨ anche chi si innamora per davvero                                             Il business dell'amore nel paesino a luci rosse                                                                                dal nostro inviato JENNER MELETTI


Egypt Air and Gulf Air sign strategic alliance

Egypt Air and Gulf Air signed a strategic alliance to boost their cooperation, especially in the Middle East.


Silent signs show politicians' power and weakness

Whether it's a power walk, raised eyebrows or who walks through a door first, politicians like George W. Bush and Tony Blair use a silent language to appear dominant and likeable.


Although virtually unknown in the U.S., Lenovo - in talks to buy I.B.M.'s personal computer business - is China's largest PC maker and the world's fastest growing one.


At Least 88 Killed as Plane Crashes in Thailand

A low-fare jet carrying many foreign tourists crashed in heavy rain on the resort island of Phuket and broke apart on Sunday afternoon.


Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse was arrested on Tuesday as part of an investigation into perverting the course of justice, London police and her publicist said.


Oggi a Gemonio, a casa del Senatur, l'incontro con il leader di AnIeri nella tarda serata, intesa ad Arcore tra i vertici di Lega e FI                                             Legge elettorale, grandi manovre nella Cdl Bossi vede Fini dopo l'accordo con Berlusconi


The 13th-ranked Terps ran No.25 Memphis into submission 84-61 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic at Springfield Civic Center.


Biomira reports favorable Phase II test results.


In Movie Labor Talks, Past Issues Cloud Future

A decades-old system for paying residuals ignites a new fight.


Investigators hunt for cause of German train crash

LATHEN, Germany  - German investigators were   trying on Saturday to discover why a high-speed magnetic   levitation train crashed into a maintenance vehicle on its   elevated track, killing 23 people and injuring 10.


Hundreds of students on the University of Michigan campus are part of a research study that could change the way the world looks at influenza.


Ventiquattro ore dopo l'esplosione di una bomba contro un blindato a FarahScontro a fuoco nella valle di Musahi dove un anno fa rimasero uccisi altri due soldati                                            Nuovo attacco ai militari italiani In Afghanistan ferito un soldato                                                                                "Quella zona Ã¨ molto pericolosa. La vigilanza Ã¨ sempre ai massimi livelli"


CONCORD -- His face, contorted by anguish much of the day, turned to a grin after Burgess Houston sank a 5-foot putt to win the Massachusetts Amateur Championship yesterday at Concord Country Club.


Talk of Changing Pension Math Raises Concern on Benefit Cuts

A proposal that would require companies to give a more accurate picture of their pension plans may result in companies deleting attractive features from their plans.


Iraqi Shiites Say Blasts Aimed at Inciting Sectarian Conflict

Iraqi authorities in the Shiite holy city of Najaf say they have detained at least 50 people in connection with Sunday's deadly car bombings in Najaf and nearby Karbala.


At Storage Networking World (SNW) in Orlando this week, several storage vendors are adding to their arsenal of products and technologies aimed at IT managers dealing with the explosion of data storage.


What causes the burnlike skin lesions associated with Stevens-Johnson syndrome?


Pentagon wants faster delivery of mine-resistant vehicles

Blog: Roadside bombs are a big threat to troops in Iraq. An armored truck called the Cougar could help protect the troops.


Congo Supreme Court declares Kabila president

Democratic Republic of Congo's Supreme Court proclaimed Joseph Kabila president on Monday after throwing out a legal challenge to his election victory by rival Jean-Pierre Bemba.


Feds enlist public's help on techy patent filings

Blog: A yearlong pilot project called Peer to Patent aims to help patent examiners by compiling public comments about computer- and software-related applications submitted by companies like Red Hat, Intel and IBM.


In Indiana, 21 percent of the people with HIV - the virus that leads to AIDS - are women, while 12 percent of those with AIDS are female.


Branson's Virgin Group creating '21st-century airline' in Nigeria

Virgin Group boss Richard Branson has signed an agreement with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to launch a new airline in the African country that will be majority owned by Nigerian investors.


C'è Palermo-Sampdoria Coppa Italia in diretta

All'andata fu 1-0 per i liguri (Bonazzoli nel finale), dunque il passaggio ai quarti è in bilico. Novellino ci crede: niente turnover


Un potente terremoto (8,9 gradi Richter) con epicentro al largo di Sumatra ha colpito il sud est asiatico, causando una serie di maremoti che hanno inondato le coste di Thailandia, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malesia e Maldive.


AMD tries for the cycle with triple-core chip

The company will release a desktop PC chip with three cores in 2008, when it will also have quad-core and dual-core chips for the PC market.


IRVING, Texas (Ticker) -- Terrell Owens and the Philadelphia Eagles bounced back from their first loss in impressive fashion. Owens caught three touchdown passes and Donovan McNabb recorded his fourth 300-yard


Oil prices declined Monday in what traders describe as profit-taking after futures hit a new high above $55 a barrel. November crude futures fell $1.


Damien Duff scored to lead Chelsea to a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa yesterday in English soccer's Premier League. With the win, Chelsea remained in top spot, five points ahead of the competition as three teams chasing Chelsea also won.


Nobody puts Lionsgate in a corner. That's the message of a trademark infringement lawsuit the studio behind "Dirty Dancing" has filed against several companies selling merchandise featuring the phrase "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" from the hit ...


Israeli politicians are preparing to vote for the first time on a plan to pull settlers out of the Gaza Strip. Israel has occupied the Strip, which is home to millions of Palestinians, since a war in 1967, and


BUFFALO, N.Y. - She's a 200-pound-plus hugging machine, but her affection comes with a price. Police are warning men about the "Hugging Bandit," who heartily embraces men coming out of downtown bars and leaves them wallet-less. Dozens of men say they have been victims.


How can owners of suspended players regroup after brawl fallout?

The Melee in Motown between the Pacers and Pistons didn't only shake up the NBA, it laid waste to many a fantasy team's chances this season.


Roma, 17:48 - CALCIO, CELLINO: AVREI PREFERITO CHE SUAZO ANDASSE ALLA ROMA

Il presidente del Cagliari, Massimo Cellino, ha parlato ai microfoni di Radio Radio dei retroscena d...


New overtime regulations take effect today

Highlights of the Labor Department's overtime regulations taking effect today: Workers earning $23,660 annually or less are eligible for overtime pay for working more than 40 hours a week. The department says about 1.3 million workers will be newly eligible.


NASA, UK boffins plan tunnelling Moon mole robot

Beagle 3 to seek Martian fossils in lunar caverns A joint working group set up by the British government and US space agency NASA has recommended that the two countries cooperate on a "UK-led" unmanned moon mission.â¦


THE grieving family of slain aid worker Margaret Hassan yesterday begged her murderers to hand over her body to allow her the dignity of a proper burial.


Zurigo, 19:04 - CALCIO, BLATTER: IMMORALI GLI STIPENDI DI ALCUNI CALCIATORI

Il presidente della Fifa Sepp Blatter definisce ''immorali'' gli stipendi milionari che molti club e...


IBM and Sun reseller goes into administration

PCS hits the ropes Exclusive: Productivity Computer Solutions, an IBM and Sun reseller based in Wakefield, has gone into administration.â¦


Lorena Ochoa vanquished the playoff demons. Now the world's No. 1 player is aiming for her first major title. Ochoa erased a three-shot deficit over the last two regulation holes Sunday and then beat South Korean rookie In-Kyung Kim in a playoff to capture the Wegmans LPGA for the second time in three years.


Six dead when truck crashes into Canadian crowd

VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - A pickup truck driven by an elderly man struck a pre-wedding party near Vancouver, killing six people and injuring 17, police said on Saturday.


SINGAPORE: Oil prices stayed on the boil above $53 a barrel on Monday, bolstered by persistent anxiety over Opec member Nigeria and the nearly month-long loss of a quarter of US Gulf of Mexico production, traders said.


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

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


As first reported by the Washington Post, America Online is expected to eliminate more than 700 jobs from its workforce next month. The majority of the layoffs will occur at AOL's Dulles, Virginia headquarters where nearly 5,000 are presently employed. Analysts cite AOL's dwindling subscriber base; however, a company spokesperson refused to validate that assertion. Officially, AOL has no comment.


Vaccine could help prevent cervical cancer

An experimental vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, first proved effective in preliminary testing two years ago, has continued to provide protection against the disease, researchers reported yesterday.


Dutch author, famous for sexual prose, dies at 81

Dutch author and sculptor Jan Wolkers, once controversial for his explicit writing on sex and later famous for his glass and steel creations, died on Friday aged 81, his publisher said.


Toshiba to announce HD DVD pullout on Tuesday: report

Japan's Toshiba Corp  will  announce plans to cease production and sales of HD DVD players  on Tuesday, the Nikkei business daily said.


Rumsfeld visits soldiers hurt in Mosul bombing

MOSUL, Iraq -- US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited wounded soldiers and brought holiday greetings today amid tight security at the air base in northern Iraq where an insurgent's attack killed 22 people earlier this week.


Probability of U.S. recession growing: energy secretary

The probability of a U.S. economic recession is growing and high oil prices pose a significant problem for the world's largest energy consumer, Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said on Thursday.


Nigerian Unions Launch Strike, Oil Exports Flow

Nigerian unions began a four-day strike  on Monday, helping drive world oil prices to record highs  although shipments from Africa's top exporter were unaffected.


China Rules Out Terrorism in Plane Crash

Investigators in China have ruled out terrorism in the crash of a passenger plane Sunday that claimed the lives of 54 people. State media said Monday that investigators sent from Beijing hadn't determined


Summary Box: Obesity Epidemic Reaches Tots

BABY FAT: More than 10 percent of US children ages 2 to 5 are overweight - a figure 7 percent higher than in 1994, the American Heart Association (news - web sites) reports.


Bologna, 19:30 - CALCIO, BOLOGNA: ADAILTON SALTA LE VISITE, AFFARE SVANITO

Al termine della partita tra Bologna e Rimini, il presidente petroniano Alfredo Cazzola ha detto che...


Like the big car companies in his native state of Michigan, Mitt Romney could use a rebound.


Hurricane death toll hits 130 on Nicaragua coast

PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua  - The number of people killed when Hurricane Felix tore into the border area of Nicaragua and Honduras this week has jumped to at least 130, a Nicaraguan rescue official said on Friday.


A soldier identified partly through dental records and a 1944 newspaper clipping found in his billfold was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday, more than a half-century after he was killed in action in North Korea.


PENSACOLA - Charley decimated mobile home parks and barrier islands. Frances leveled decades-old trees, left many in the dark for weeks and turned marinas into scrap heaps.


SitePoint: Review - Database Driven Websites

In the third edition of their book Build your own Database Driven Website using PHP and MySQL", the author briefly covers some of the points made in the book, including chapter names:  Installation Getting Started with MySQL Getting Started with PHP Publishing MySQL Data on Web


Andre Ingram scores 20 points to lead American past Delaware, 64-58, on Sunday as the Eagles snap a two-game losing streak.


Bloomfield Hills - Colin Montgomerie wrote the perfect fairytale conclusion to the greatest European victory in Ryder Cup history here on Sunday, sinking the putt to ensure the win over the United States.


The chief U.S. nuclear envoy for North Korea met South Korea's top diplomat Wednesday to fine-tune strategy for efforts to push ahead with the communist country's nuclear disarmament.


Kellogg appoints Jenness CEO after Gutierrez resigns to join ...

Kellogg Co. on Monday announced the appointment of James M. Jenness as chairman and chief executive, following the resignation of Carlos Gutierrez to take the post of US Commerce Secretary.


Bail doubled for O.J. Simpson on armed robbery charge

A judge on Wednesday doubled the bail for former football star O.J. Simpson after ruling he violated a previous agreement when he tried to contact a defendant in his Las Vegas armed robbery case.


Peterson's lack of emotion sealed his fate, some jurors say

Upon learning of his recommended death sentence, Scott Peterson sat defiantly still and tight-jawed, the same expression he wore throughout a murder trial in which he never spoke.


CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action.But marine scientist Steve McCulloch immediately saw this rescue was unique.


Movie Review | 'Breach': What Will My Spy Be? Capitalist, Drone, Deviant...

The thriller âBreachâ manages to excite and unnerve despite our knowing the ending.


Hundreds more Europeans were evacuated from Ivory Coast on Friday amid tales of pillaging and violence, as President Jacques Chirac pledged France would act "tirelessly" to ensure the safety of foreigners in ...


Blog: It may sound naughty, but it's actually a photo-sharing site that relies on AOL Instant Messenger for uploading.


King Abdullah II on Wednesday opened a private school in Jordan that is modeled after Deerfield Academy, the Massachusetts prep school he attended as a young man.


Merck Profit Falls, Hurt by Vioxx Recall

Merck & Co. MRK.N on Thursday said  its quarterly profit fell 28 percent due to last month's recall  of its Vioxx arthritis drug, and the company predicted 2004  earnings will fall as much as 11 percent because of the recall.


By Andrew Brophy, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Jun. 23--FAIRFIELD -- Sacred Heart University has apparently entered into a contract to buy 4.25 acres at Park Avenue and Jefferson Street, where developers wanted to build 78 condominiums last spring.


Dow, S&P end at record highs on retail sales

NEW YORK  -U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, with the Dow hitting a record on its biggest point gain in more than 4 years, after healthy retail sales reassured investors about consumer spending and a $38 billion mining takeover fed expectations for more deals. The S&P 500 also ended at a record closing high.


Five youths dead in New Orleans shooting

Five teenagers were shot to death   early on Saturday morning in New Orleans in one of the worst   mass killings in the history of the city, police said.


Leaving the nest might inspire Mosley success

By Sean Waisglass: I haven't seen the weigh-in reports for the Winky Wright/Shane Mosley junior welterweight championship rematch tonight, but I'm pretty sure Sugar Shane is going to be tipping the scales much lighter than the last time.


Biodiesel maker Imperium Renewables slims down workforce

After delaying its IPO and losing its CEO, the company reduces staff to navigate short-term challenges.


Halliburton admits bribes 'may have been paid' in Nigeria

WASHINGTON : US oil service firm Halliburton has acknowledged that improper payments "may have been made" to Nigerian officials through a consortium of which it was a member.


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


Thumbplay: Unlimited storage now, Facebook apps coming soon

Thumbplay jumps on the social networking bandwagon with unlimited storage for user-generated content. It's also planning two sweet-looking Facebook apps for uploading and sharing images between Thumbplay, Facebook, and your phone.


Dolly Scientist Gets Human Cloning License

The British government on Tuesday gave the creator of Dolly the Sheep a human cloning license for medical research.


Arts & entertainment: The queen of 70s funk has a new album and a starring Broadway role - and this time she's doing it straight


ORE CRUCIALI PER ALITALIA, L'AZIENDA PRESENTA PIANO CON ESUBERI

ROMA - Oggi o domani si sapra' se verra' raggiunto l'accordo tra azienda e sindacati sul piano di ristrutturazione, cui il Governo guarda con grande attenzione: 'Se non ci sara' - ha detto ieri il ministro del Welfare Maroni - la compagnia e' destinata


Iran might want U.S. help against al Qaeda: expert

Iran could be interested in cooperating with the United States to combat al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, a leading U.S. expert on Afghanistan said on Thursday.


Wild elephants stray into B'desh village, kill man

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh  - Wild elephants straying into a Bangladesh village killed a man, injured another and trampled several homes on Saturday, forest officials said.


Costera' 350 euro, piu' 45 per il kit di preparazione


Competing with a similar offering from Google but taking an approach one analyst describes as "sound, prudent and correct," Microsoft on Wednesday launched a beta version of Live Search Books.


More Mozambicans are being evacuated as the giant Kariba Dam prepares to release water down the Zambezi river.


Paper Cuts Blog: A Playlist by Nicholas Christopher

Nicholas Christopher (Marion Ettlinger) On Wednesdays, this blog is the delivery vehicle for âLiving With Music,â a playlist of songs from a writer or some other kind of book-world personage. This week: Nicholas Christopher, a novelist and poet who is the author, most recently, of "The Bestiary," a novel, and "Crossing the Equator, New & Selected Poems," [...].


Crude Oil Futures Slip a Third Day as Iraq Raises Oil Shipments

Crude oil futures fell for a third day as Iraq, the sixth-largest US supplier, raised exports for the first time in two weeks, easing concern about supply shortages.


Consumer Confidence Falls Again in Sept.

U.S. consumer confidence edged lower  again in September after falling in August, as persistent  worries about the job market weighed on sentiment, a report on  Tuesday said.


Without warning, Myanmar's military junta has ordered a massive 166-fold rise in the annual satellite television levy in an apparent attempt to stop people watching dissident and international news broadcasts.


Digital music leader Soundbuzz lures Motorola, seeking to expand the selection of platforms.


Tabloid journalist admits royal phone hacking

The royal editor of the nation's biggest selling newspaper has admitted to mobile phone hacking charges against the office of Prince Charles in a London court.


Smoker loses appeal in cigarette price fix case

A smoker who accused tobacco companies of jacking up cigarette prices to recoup billions of dollars they pay each year to U.S. states lost a federal court appeal on Wednesday.


Vendute le partecipazioni bancarie, e ora guarda a Palladio


Euro commissioners swap slaps in video game row

Italians all in a lather over perversity The EC's media commissioner has attempted to sedate a colleague who became outraged over the Italian launch of a Gothic horror computer game he feared would corrupt the continent's children.â¦


ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- While the Red Sox remained relatively tight-lipped about their postseason pitching plans, they made this much clear: They will go with a four-man rotation and resist any temptation to bring back their Game 1 starter on short rest in Game 4.


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the world has failed over Darfur, ahead of a Paris conference.


Health Care Quality Gap Blamed For Thousands Of Deaths

WASHINGTON -- Routine failure to provide needed health care in the United States came with the price tag of $1.8 billion in additional medical costs and up to 79,000 avoidable deaths, according to a new study.


The world's biggest mining group, BHP Billiton, says its second-half net profit has more than doubled on strong demand for industrial raw materials and forecast sustained high prices for commodities.


Dell's Inspiron 1525 and Elitegroup Computer Systems' G10IL won a contest to design the best budget notebooks with built-in HSPA adapters and software.


Klitschko visits hospital but no bones broken

After returning from the hospital at around midnight, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko met with the press to discuss his eighth-round knockout victory over Danny Williams Saturday night on HBO Pay-Per-View at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, his


CBS, NBC Battle for Ratings Glory Monday

Monday was a night of dueling dramas in primetime. Fox and NBC parried with "24" and "Las Vegas" at 9 p.m., and then at 10 p.m., NBC's hot midseason entry "Medium" made it a horse race with CBS' "CSI: Miami."


British artist Damien Hirst -- known for using dead animals in his works -- has sold the contents of his iconic London restaurant "Pharmacy" for 11.


Oil prices remained just below record  highs on Friday amid concern over possible conflict in  Nigeria's oil-producing delta region, where a two-day truce  between rebel militia and government forces is holding.


Add Sean Hill to the ever-changing New York Islanders' defense corps.


Actor George Clooney dismisses calls for him to enter politics, as he continues to campaign on Darfur.


UN efforts start to free kidnapped Israeli soldiers

The United Nations has started work   to try to secure the release of two Israeli soldiers kidnapped   by Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbollah in July, a senior U.N.   official said on Sunday.


The region with the highest ratio of smokers in Scotland is targeted for help by health bosses.


Conservative Klayman sues pro-Bush group

Larry Klayman, once a hero of conservatives for persistently taking Bill Clinton to court, sued former aides and financial backers of President Bush on Monday for using the name "Freedom's Watch" to mount a multimillion dollar campaign in support of the war in Iraq.


Senator Hillary Clinton is taking the White House to task for the ...

NEW YORK Senator Hillary Clinton says when it comes to the flu vaccine, the Bush administration has its priorities wrong. Clinton says about five-point-six (b) billion dollars is being spent to create an Anthrax


I giudici anti-riforma adesso arruolano i colleghi europei

Ben venga il dialogo, ma ciÃ² Â«non deve corrispondere allâimposizione delle idee di chi Ã¨ minoranza nel Paese, sui programmi di chi ha ricevuto il mandato di governareÂ». E soprattutto, il âdialogoâ, Â«non


Da Garante su scioperi in servizi pubblici essenziali


It has been a busy start to transfer deadline day and the pick of the deals has seen Portsmouth snap up Chelsea's Glen Johnson.


Kobe, Shaq finally get to battle on court

They could have gone down as one of the NBA's most successful duos. If only they could have learned to get along. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, two of the NBA's greatest players who ultimately couldn't


Russia denounces Kosovo independence bid

Russia denounced Kosovo's independence declaration Sunday and called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, underlining its opposition to the Serbian province's Western-backed bid for statehood.


Brema, 10:30 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: BOROWSKI AL BAYERN MONACO DA PROSSIMA STAGIONE

Tim Borowski, 27enne centrocampista del Werder Brema, ha annunciato che nella prossima stagione gioc...


A consumer group sued the Food and Drug Administration Thursday, charging the agency is ignoring calls for stronger warnings that Cipro and similar antibiotics may cause serious tendon injuries.


Actor Jude Law, rugby hero Jonny Wilkinson and pop star Ms Dynamite are accepted into Debrett's.


TEMPE, Ariz. - President Bush and rival John Kerry vaulted into the home stretch of the race for the White House by trading blows on taxes, gun control, abortion and jobs, striving in their final debate to cement impressions in voters' minds...


News: Feds invite comment on Internet wiretaps

U.S. regulators open a public comment period on a plan to wire broadband and VoIP systems for law enforcement surveillance.


Mavericks fans offer front-row seats to wounded soldiers

By BOBBY ROSS JR. Associated Press Writer. play the Atlanta Hawks. They will be treated to free food and drink and have. their pictures taken with Mavericks players, dancers and team officials.


Lleyton Hewitt finished as the No. 1-ranked player in the world in 2001 and 2002 by running down more balls and winning more matches than anybody.


Analysts don't see big problems in Apple's options

Apple Computer Inc. , which  said this week that it uncovered irregularities in some of its  stock options granted between 1997 and 2001, does not stand out  as an egregious example of options backdating, analysts said.


"Non ci si puo' discostare dalla mediazione tedesca"


Rioting in China Town Kills Seven People

Violent clashes in a village in central China killed seven people and injured 42, the government said Monday, as police imposed martial law on the area after the fighting


Doctor killed in Gaza by Israeli gunfire: Palestinian medic

A Palestinian doctor was killed on Sunday evening in his home by gunfire from the Israeli army in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian medic said.


Dillard's Taps McEntire for Clothing Line

Entertainer Reba McEntire will design a line of women's clothing for Little Rock-based Dillard's Inc., the department store chain announced Monday.


The death toll due to the landslides and floods caused by a tropical storm in the northern Philippines has risen to 74, the Philippine government said Tuesday.


Israel and Germany call for tough line on Iran

Israel and Germany called for a strong international front on Iran's contested nuclear program as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned a Holocaust conference in Tehran.


Serbian President Boris Tadic begins a two-day visit to Kosovo ahead of talks on the future status of the province.


Authorities investigate hacking attack at University of California

Authorities are trying to determine how a hacker gained access to a University of California computer that contained personal information for more than 1 million people, many of them recipients of an assistance program for the elderly.


Kuznetsova Gets Win at WTA Championships

Serena Williams hits a return to Patty Schnyder at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, in this Sept. 5, 2004 photo. Serena will be the only Williams sister playing in the WTA Championships beginning Wednesday Nov. 10, 2004.


Conservatives win Morocco polls, Islamists cry foul

Morocco's conservative Istiqlal party, part of a ruling coalition, won most seats in assembly polls according to results issued on Saturday, but opposition Islamists said they had been robbed of victory by vote buying.


Three-Term Republican Sen. Craig Thomas Loses Battle Against Cancer

Wyoming Sen. Craig Thomas, a three-term conservative Republican who stayed clear of the Washington limelight and political catfights, died yesterday. He was 74.


Twin suicide car bombs blew up outside a police station in Baghdad on Saturday, killing seven people and wounding 57. Police sources said that the two bombs went off simultaneously and destroyed many vehicles, including 17 police cars.


Kremlin intrigue feeds theories on poisoned-spy case

Who was behind ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko's highly public demise?


Cheering Section: Dedicated to the Team He Loves

Roger Director, a screenwriter and television producer who grew up on Long Island, wrote the book on being a Giants fan.


Red Sox vs. Yankees: Bitter enemies clash with Series on line

Stick a tape in the VCR and save it for posterity. Clip the newspapers. Buy the frame for the ticket stub. Baseball history beckons.


Human energy harvesting-- a very silly idea

Glaskowsky analyzes the latest, and least, idea in alternative energy.


When the BBC recently announced it would air "Jerry Springer: The Opera," the West End hit famous for its vulgarity and a cast of characters including transsexuals and a man wearing a diaper, no one batted an eye. In Britain, after all, the biggest-selling daily newspaper carries a photograph of a bare-breasted woman every day.


U2 Heads Rock&Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

U2 has added another item to their impressive list of accomplishments: the Irish rock band headed by lead singer Bono was selected for induction to the Rock&Roll Hall of Fame yesterday as leaders of the class of 2005.


Always outspoken, often outrageous and loved by football fans across Britain, legendary manager Brian Clough died in hospital this morning, aged 69.


MySpace in potential deal with 'Blood Diamond' creators

Blog: MySpace has quietly licensed a new series of original programming from Hollywood duo Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, according to a source.


Hundreds of Japanese who contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood products hammered out a deal with legislators Friday that includes a government apology and monetary compensation.


A letter bomb exploded Monday at a London company that controls the city's traffic congestion fee, fire officials said. One worker suffered minor injuries to her hand


Lilly Considers $1 Billion Fine to Settle Case

The fine would settle a civil and criminal investigation into the companyâs marketing of an antipsychotic drug.


Ailing "Law & Order" faces uncertain future

"Law & Order" may  stumble in its quest to replace "Gunsmoke" as the longest  running primetime drama in television history.


The Bank of England's rate-setting body voted 7-2 to hold interest rates at 5.25% in February, minutes show.


There's money to be made in mediating others' software rivalries.


Utile trimestrale in crescita (+5,4%), ma meno del previsto


Gorbachev seeks mercy for teacher accused of software piracy

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev asked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede on behalf of a Russian teacher accused of using pirated software in his classroom.


Marc Jacobs Turns Past Into Never-Never Land

Marc Jacobs' show on Monday night seemed to reflect a young person's curiosity about the designs of Rei Kawakubo and Romeo Gigli.


Kerry's service 'more heroic' than his: Bush

US President George W. Bush now says Democratic challenger John Kerry's military service was more heroic than his own. But in an interview with NBC's Today show, to be broadcast Monday, Bush said the whole debate over military service should be dropped.


Pakistan arrest 5 more Al-Qaeda terrorists - More than 60 since ...

Pakistan have arrested 5 people believed to be linked to Al-Qaeda, who planned to carry out suicide attacks in the country. The suspected terrorists were apparently targetting a number of buildings in Pakistan


EU embroiled in taxing debate over 'fiscal dumping'

European finance ministers clashed over Franco-German proposals to harmonise EU corporate taxes to prevent lower-cost member states grabbing too much of the investment pie.


Will There Be a Recording of 'Dracula the Musical '?

Playbill - Composer Frank Wildhorn has been exploring the creation of a "concept album" for Dracula the Musical that would not use members of the Broadway company and would restore material not seen in the Broadway staging, according to cast members.


EU Trade Chief Slams US Election 'Euro Bashing'

The EU's outgoing trade chief lashed out at "euro bashing" in the US presidential campaign, linking it to the all-out battle that has erupted over state aid for aircraft manufacturing rivals Airbus and Boeing.


ATHENS A day after Greece escaped censure by euro zone partners over figures it used to join the currency, Athens said Wednesday that the EU had granted the country an extra year, until 2006, to reduce its public deficit.


Nigerian militants call off attacks in oil delta

Militants in Nigeria's oil heartland said on Thursday they had called off attacks on troops after two bloody gunbattles and would fight only in response to actions by the military.


What a Square! An Actor's Life as SpongeBob

What's it like to be yellow, absorbent and porous? Don't ask Tom Kenny, the man better known as SpongeBob SquarePants. "I've never actually put on the SpongeBob costume," says


Delta Air Lines Inc. Chief Executive Gerald Grinstein yesterday said that even if the carrier's pilots approve a $1 billion cost-cutting agreement, the airline may still have to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.


Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was on Sunday night conferred the prestigious "Insignia of Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters" by the French government.


Canada's Grandi rains on Maier's parade in Austria

With 15,000 Austrians willing a Maier triumph, the Canadian skied to his second giant slalom victory in three days on Tuesday after 12 years without a single World Cup win.


Indonesian police on Tuesday summoned the American director and two other foreign staffers of a U.S.-based mining company for questioning over the alleged contamination of a bay in eastern Indonesia.


Buyout firm Blackstone may bid for Chrysler: source

Private equity firm The Blackstone Group  may bid for the troubled U.S. division of German automaker DaimlerChrysler AG , a person familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.


Musharraf says he'll stay as Pakistan's army chief, president

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, yesterday accused his political opponents of "threatening" democracy as he explained to the nation his decision to renege on a promise to step down as army chief by the end of 2004.


Whoopi Goldberg defends Vick's dog-fighting role

Outspoken comedian Whoopi Goldberg drew a scathing rebuke from animal rights activists on Tuesday for defending U.S. football star Michael Vick's role in dogfighting during her debut on ABC's talk show "The View."


There may have been times this season when you wondered if Mark Blount really was worth all the fuss, not to mention the $38 million.


Narrow escape for Princess Anne's aircraft

An aircraft carrying Princess Anne was involved in a near miss with a British fighter plane over northern England on Thursday. The Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet was on an exercise from a Royal Air Force base


Gordon Brown says it would be wrong to dismiss any options over Northern Rock - including nationalisation.


In a public rebuke of the Episcopal Church, a conservative diocese voted Saturday to affirm its membership in the worldwide Anglican Communion after distancing itself from the American denomination over issues of sexuality and the ordination of women.


MTV makes videos available on other services

Viacom Inc's MTV Networks Group has  signed deals to make videos available on five online video  services and Comcast Corp's broadband site, as the company aims  to increase its presence on the Web.


$oulseek Police have arrested a Seattle man over allegations he used P2P networks to swipe sensitive financial data from the PCs of file sharing fans.â¦


Parliant's PhoneValet Anywhere lets users access calls from a browser, including call history and messages.


Colombo: Sri Lankan police is probing the grenade attack on a concert of Bollywood mega star Shahrukh Khan in Colombo on Saturday, which killed two people and injured 19, including the wife of former cricketer Ravi Shastri, as the actor and his troupe


Venus Williams sat down in the interview room and noticed the nameplate in front of her read, "Maria Sharapova." So she quietly placed it under the table in the interview room.


Huge Lawsuit Could Change Handling of the Dead

It was years after Mark and Diane Albrecht laid their son Christopher to rest that they discovered they had not buried all of him.


A hearing into the collapse of food firm Parmalat, Italy's biggest ever corporate scandal, begins on Tuesday.


Incolmabile il vantaggio dei nerazzurri su Roma e Juve


Cancer Drug Warning Won't Change Its Use

THURSDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- A recent warning that the colorectal cancer drug Avastin has life-threatening side effects seems unlikely to change its application, experts say.


Mount St. Helens began blowing a large cloud of smoke and steam Friday afternoon following a week in which scientists have closely monitored the volcano.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday proposed an international conference next year focused on implementing reforms in the Palestinian administration.


Lleyton Hewitt, of Australia, reaches to return a shot against Carlos Moya, of Spain, during the third set of their Tennis Masters Cup match Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004 in Houston.


Conductor Sir Simon Rattle is preparing for a performance of Wagner's The Ring featuring period instruments.


Bernanke cautions on raising GSE loan limit

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress on Thursday that raising the ceiling on the size of loans that mortgage finance enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy could undermine market discipline.


BT declares ceasefire in broadband speed wars

Users don't care about speed, telco claims BT is aiming to push access speed down the broadband agenda as the copper wires which carry data into homes swiftly approach their technological limits.â¦


Milano, 12:53 - CICLISMO, REBELLIN UFFICIALIZZA PRESENZA ALLA VUELTA

Davide Rebellin sarà il leader della Gerolsteiner alla Vuelta al via sabato prossimo col cron...


L'INTERVISTA/Parla l'inventore della societÃ  di contenuti televisivi, che adessol'ha ricomprata insieme a Mediaset. "La tv di Stato avrÃ  i prodotti migliori"                                          De Mol: "Metto la mano sul fuoco Endemol non penalizzerÃ  la Rai"                                                                                di ETTORE LIVINI


David Coulthard says he will not retire from Formula One even though he does not yet have a drive for 2005.


Thailand tells Myanmar it must take steps toward democracy? ...

Thailand on Tuesday told military-ruled Myanmar that it must take real steps toward democracy in the coming year, but failed to get any clarification from the junta on reports that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest has been extended.


Ford confirms more fuel-efficient gas engine

Blog: Automaker says  "Twin Force" will be a V8 with V6 efficiency; no word on when   models with the new technology would come to market.


British Government to Make Drug Safety Data Public

Britain is to overhaul and open up its  drug safety monitoring system, already viewed as one of the  better schemes worldwide, in the wake of recent scandals over  the side effects of some medicines.  Patients will in future be able to view anonymous data on  suspected adverse drug reactions on the Medicines and  Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency's (MHRA) Web site, Health  Minister Lord Warner said Monday.


Sonya Caleffi uccise 5 pazienti iniettando aria nelle vene


Bank of Japan 'tankan survey' also shows strong capital spending, boosting stocks and the yen. TOKYO  - Confidence among Japan's big manufacturers waned for the first time in seven quarters, the Bank


LOS ANGELES  - Rotten Tomatoes, the online movie site that aggregates critics' reviews, tossed out its ninth annual Golden Tomato Awards on Monday, hailing "Ratatouille" as its best-reviewed wide-release movie of 2007.


New Real Madrid coach Mariano Garcia Remon is confident he will have the support of the players in his attempt to help the glittering soccer side recover from their disappointing start to the season.


Si chiama 'Batti le bionde' ed e' un format olandese


While baseball immortality awaits Barry Bonds, it remains to be seen whether he will be a more popular figure once he becomes the third player in history to hit 700 homers.


Mahathir says 'ignorant' Americans ready to re-elect Bush as president

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia  - American people are "very ignorant," and will almost certainly re-elect a "liar" as their president, Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said in a trademark tongue lashing directed at U.S. President George Bush as well as his allies Tony Blair of Britain and John Howard of Australia.


Tokyo Stocks Up, Property and Retail Lead

Japanese stocks rose by midsession on  Monday as growing confidence over the country's economic  outlook lifted retailers and real estate firms such as  Mitsubishi Estate Co. that rely more on domestic business.


Merck & Co.  said on Monday that quarterly earnings rose 12 percent on strong demand for its newer vaccines and medicines, and raised its 2007 profit forecast, sending its shares up 4 percent.


PalmOne grabs Microsoft Exchange license

com October 5, 2004, 8:32 AM PT. Rivals PalmOne and Microsoft appear to have cast aside their differences, as the handheld maker licenses an e-mail synchronization tool from the software giant.


Cerasuolo record La sciabola perde il bronzo a squadre

Atene, 23 settembre 2004 - Paraolimpiadi ricche di soddisfazioni per l'Italia, Imma Cerasuolo Ã¨ in finale nei 200 misti di nuoto, ma anche di qualche amarezza. L'italiana Cerasuolo, neocampionessa nei 100


Tanzi & C. alla resa dei conti La rabbia dei risparmiatori

Il Gup, Cesare Tacconi, ha fissato al 29 ottobre alle ore 10,30 la nuova udienza. Il giudice ha anche fissato il calendario delle prossime udienze: 5, 16, 19, 23 e 30 novembre e 3 dicembre. Da quanto si apprende


Vodafone, Essar make an uneasy partnership

(InfoWorld) - India's Essar Group will remain as a key shareholder in Indian mobile services provider Hutchison Essar, but will likely negotiate stronger minority shareholder rights with Vodafone Group, which Sunday announced it wasÂ acquiring a controlling 67 percent stakeÂ in the company. Essar Group does not intend to exit Hutchison Essar, and will run the company together with Vodafone, Essar Group Vice Chairman Ravi Ruia told reporters late Thursday after Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin met him in Mumbai. The terms for cooperation between Essar and Vodafone were laid out later in a statement from the Essar Group. "We will ensure that all of our shareholder rights, including under our shareholders' agreement with Hutchison, are adhered to," Essar Group said late Thursday. This gives the Essar Group theÂ right of first refusal to the proposed saleÂ of its equity by Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. (HTIL), according to informed sources. This right does not apply to the sale to Vodafone, Sarin told reporters this week. But the Essar Group could tie down Vodafone in protracted litigation. It is more likely to use this clause in the shareholder agreement with HTIL to negotiate a more favorable shareholder agreement with Vodafone, the sources said. The Essar Group holds 33 percent in Hutchison Essar. Vodafone has said it would prefer Essar stayed as a partner, but if it chose to exit it would offer to buy its stake for the same price per share it is offering HTIL. Essar hasn't entirely ruled out divesting from Hutchison Essar. Vodafone has approached Essar to discuss a possible partnership as regards Hutchison Essar, the Essar Group said in its statement. It will decide its future course of action in due course and in the best interests of the Essar group, it added.


Vitamin E May Do More Harm Than Good, Study Finds

Vitamin E supplements, which  millions take in the hope of longer, healthier lives, may do  more harm than good, researchers reported on Wednesday.


By Anonymous  Fugro Structural Monitoring, a division of Fugro Global Environmental & Ocean Sciences Ltd., has been awarded a contract from FMC Technologies to provide a riser management system for the completion/workover riser for Statoil's Tyrihans Field in the Norwegian North Sea.


Ex-Prosecutor Alleges Pentagon Plays Politics

Politically motivated officials at the Pentagon have pushed for convictions of high-profile detainees ahead of the 2008 elections, the former lead prosecutor for terrorism trials at Guantanamo Bay said last night, adding that the pressure played a part in his decision to resign earlier this month.


Premier: su riforma Ici andare, ma con mano leggera


Father's appeal in Pakistan stays British schoolgirl's repatriation

A Pakistani court has ordered that Scottish schoolgirl Molly Campbell will not be repatriated to Britain until it decides on the admissibility of her father's appeal later this week.


Bush Proposes Big Cuts to Rein in Deficit

President Bush on Monday proposed a  $2.57 trillion budget that slashes domestic programs from farm  aid to housing grants for the poor, as he sought to curb budget  deficits that have soared on his watch.


Reports: Co-Pilot In Ebersol Crash Resided In Daytona

MONTROSE, Colo. -- Published reports on a deadly jet crash in Colorado over the weekend indicate the co-pilot of the flight lived in Florida.


Tom Ridge to Step Down as Homeland Security Secretary

Tom Ridge, the nation's first director of Homeland Security, announced Tuesday that he would resign his post effective Feb. 1, or earlier if a replacement is named.


She sings, she acts and now Madonna directs films

Madonna can sing, her acting has been hit and miss, and now the question is, can she direct?


Napoli, 21:01 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; REJA: SQUADRA HA FATTO GRANDE GARA

Edy Reja è soddisfatto del pari ottenuto dal Napoli a Roma. ''Abbiamo ribattuto colpo su colp...


Australia Govt in Pole Position for Saturday Vote

Australia's government looked set for a fourth straight term, according to a poll trend released on the eve of Saturday's election, as rival leaders made last-minute pitches over the economy and the U.S.-led Iraq war.


Source: Bush administration briefed about spy probe early

The FBI first briefed senior White House officials early in the Bush administration about an investigation into whether a major pro-Israel lobbying organization was providing US intelligence information to Israel, officials said Friday


A leading panel of experts handed NASA's leadership a sharp reproof today, concluding that the space shuttle should be used to service the Hubble Space Telescope and can do the job without posing unacceptable risks to shuttle astronauts.


Secretary of State Colin L. Powell yesterday expressed strong disapproval of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's description of the US-led war in Iraq as illegal, saying the comment was "not a very useful statement to make at this point.


Ganguly praises team India, awaits arch-rival Pakistan

SOUTHAMPTON: Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Saturday expressed happiness over the all-round performance of the team in the ICC champions trophy match against Kenya and said they were ready for the big game against Pakistan.


Sport: Julio Baptista sets Brazil on the way to a thumping win over Argentina.


Katrina dampens interest in La. colleges

Elizabeth Brothers is 17 and looking for her dream college. Her search took her to devastated New Orleans. To college recruiters, the aspiring military officer from Midlothian, Va., was a welcome sight. Without a steady flow of students coming to poke around, New Orleans' long academic tradition could dim to a memory. Some of the city's premier colleges rely largely on tuition from out-of-state students.


With no picket signs in sight, stars were free to attend the Critics' Choice Awards on Monday.


THE number of wild animals across the world has plummeted by 40 per cent in the past 30 years because of changes in the way humans are living.


Fifth-ranked Boston College beat Seton Hall 60-52 on Saturday night to become the first team in conference history to start the season 20-0 — and they did it in their last season in the Big East.


A study of four-year-old twin girls has identified a rogue cell which is the root cause of childhood leukaemia.


Two US marines are to face a court martial in connection with the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005.


A 102-year-old will become Britain's oldest emigrant this weekend when he leaves to start a new life with his wife in New Zealand.


Judge Recommends Abu Ghraib Court-Martial

A military judge has recommended a court-martial for Pfc. Lynndie England in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal, but said the young Army reservist was "easily led" and had been "heavily influenced" by an ex-boyfriend who is also charged in the case.


Giants: Strahan season is over; Washington also done

There were two players the Giants could not afford to lose to injury. Running back Tiki Barber was one. The other is now done for the season.


Hingis claims Kolkata Open title with emphatic win

Top seed Martina Hingis of Switzerland bagged the Kolkata Open title with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over unseeded Russian Olga Poutchkova in the final.


Q: I am having a problem with woodpeckers. I had the holes filled in that they made, and the very next day there were a couple more.    There are products online such as eyes that you dangle from the rafter at $50 for five.


P. Diddy Talks About Child Support Lawsuit

The baby mama drama just won't stop for P. Diddy. The mogul also known as Sean Combs says he's hurt that the mother of his first child has gone to court to increase his child support payments, claiming that "it's ridiculous to think any of my kids would want for anything."


Microsoft says error in e-mail led some to incorrectly conclude that Vista Service Pack 1 beta is available.


Firm Strikes Song Deals: Musicnotes to Offer Free Guitar Notation on Web

By Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  May 25--Musicnotes Inc. of Madison said Thursday that it has signed licensing agreements with several thousand music publishers and administrators as part of a bid to build a Web site offering free, legal guitar notation for copyrighted songs.


Nassiryia, feriti due militari italiani. A sparare una pattuglia ...

Due militari italiani sono rimasti feriti, all'alba, da alcuni colpi di arma da fuoco esplosi per errore da una pattuglia rumena. Ã successo a Nassiryia, circa 6 chilometri a sud di Camp Mittica, il quartier generale italiano.


To promote its first season under its new general manager, Peter Gelb, the Metropolitan Opera will give away 3,000 free tickets to Friday's dress rehearsal of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly."


Blog: Dell announces its new Inspiron desktops


Oracle profit tops Wall Street forecasts, shares up

Oracle Corp.  posted a  quarterly profit on Tuesday that topped Wall Street estimates  as new business software license revenue rose, sending its  shares up 13 percent to their highest in four years.


A doctor arrested in Australia over  the failed car bomb attacks in the UK can be held for another 96 hours.


Illini get their man; 'Zook', line and sinker

_ Ron Zook says taking the head coaching job at the University of Illinois was an easy decision and he pledged to make the Illini football program something to be proud of.


A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy who was rescued from a crushed car suffers intense fear and asks about his mother who was buried today, a week after a major earthquake struck Japan, doctors said.


US bombs pound rebel city, British hostage reportedly killed

FALLUJAH, Iraq  - US planes targeted a suspected militant hideout in Iraq's rebel city of Fallujah where medics said a wedding party was hit and 12 people were killed, amid unconfirmed reports that British hostage Kenneth Bigley had been killed.


France Rejects Iraqi Kidnappers' Demand on Scarf Ban

France said it will maintain its law banning Muslim scarves and other signs of religious belief in state schools, rejecting a demand by the Iraqi kidnappers of two French reporters for its revocation.


Alle urne 30 milioni di elettori, un terzo del totale


The Lebanese government on Tuesday approved a bill asking the U.N. Security Council to extend by one year the mandate of an international team investigating the assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri.


Britain slugger prince heads to Argentina

Britain's "Party Prince" - who scuffled with a paparazzi photographer last week - is being sent to Argentina following his public outburst.


Prior to this, Blu-ray had the greatest backing, while HD DVD's support was limited. "Before, you could say that every major player was supporting Blu-ray.


Indonesian activists aim to raise awareness about AIDS

By Channel NewsAsia's Indonesia Bureau Chief Haseenah Koyakutty. And they are not just targeting those at high risk. They are also spreading the message to so called low-risk groups like housewives.


The teamâs demonstration yesterday in Lyon met with public acclaim: the large crowd left the city suitably impressed!


Unease Lingers on Last Day of Wild Trading Week

After four years of strong growth, low interest rates and prosperity, investors appear to have become too complacent about risks.


Police in Bangladesh clash with thousands of opposition supporters outside the prime minister's office.


ATA to temporarily lay off 156 employees

INDIANAPOLIS - ATA Airlines announced temporary layoffs Thursday throughout its system amid speculation that the struggling airline was in merger talks.


Ron Silver won't let his liberal tendencies stop him from voting ...

Like many left-leaning voters, Ron Silver, the popular character actor, says he is appalled by what he calls the incompetence of the intelligence services before and after Sept.


N.F.L. Study Authors Dispute Concussion Finding

Two of the five co-authors of a paper published in the journal Neurosurgery said research on concussions in football should not be applied to high school and college players.


Detoxifying Yasser Arafat's Disastrous Legacy

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died on November 11, has left the Middle East a more brutal, nasty, and toxic place. Arafat's disastrous leadership exploded the once promising Arab-Israeli


Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif will return home on 10 September to challenge President Pervez Musharraf.


Microsoft in Deal on Low-Cost Smartphones

Microsoft Corp. announced a partnership with Singapore-based Flextronics International Ltd. on Monday to market a new range of high-specification phones, running Windows Mobile, to handset makers and network operators worldwide.


Wal-Mart cuts growth estimate after errors

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, unexpectedly lowered its estimate for September US comparable-store sales growth to 1.3 percent after discovering mistakes in its calculations.


Virgin Media, British Cable Service, Gets Takeover Offer

Virgin Media, the British cable company whose largest investor is Richard Branson, said that it had received a takeover proposal.


The music composer was in the US for his concert.


By ELIZABETH M. GILLESPIE   Associated Press writer  SEATTLE -- Amazon.com Inc. launched a digital video downloading service Thursday, ending months of speculation that the Internet retailer would be getting into the online TV and movie business.


Peter Forsberg showed why Philadelphia wants to keep him and so many other teams want to trade for him. Forsberg scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and sparked the Flyers to a 6-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night.


More interoperability woes for Redmond The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) has referred Microsoft to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for alleged anti-competitive practices in the schools software market.â¦


Lens, 19:11 - CALCIO, PARMA: TURN OVER A LENS

Parma a Lens per il terzo impegno di coppa Uefa. Gli emiliani sono già qualificati. Pioli dar...


Moderate Earthquake Shakes Western Japan

A moderate earthquake shook western Japan on Tuesday, two days after over 40 people were injured when two strong quakes hit the region.


After 9/11 Remembrances, A Return to the Campaign

President Bush marked the third anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackings by plugging his Iraq policy in a live broadcast yesterday from the Oval Office, and Sen. John F. Kerry followed a


ATHENS, Greece - Lamar Odom made a key defensive play on Greece's Dimitris Pipanikoulaou, preventing him from getting a clean layup attempt that could have cut the United States' lead to two points, and the Americans won 77-71 Tuesday night in the second round of the Olympic men's basketball tournament.    In a much closer game than expected, the Americans bounced back from their embarrassing loss to Puerto Rico in their opener and avoided dropping to 0-2, which would have matched their loss total from the previous 68 years...


Michael Ancram's criticism of David Cameron's attempts to change the Tories is called "bizarre" by Stephen Dorrell.


General Electric Co's NBC Universal  said on Monday it has removed its promotional videos from  Google Inc's YouTube online video sharing service ahead of an  anticipated test launch of its own video service.


On Sunday, German Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der embarks on a five-day Asian tour to China and Japan. Economics and trade will dominate the trip, but a number of important political issues will also top the agenda.


The White House is to consider whether defence chiefs should take over CIA covert paramilitary operations.


Artist says Prophet picture meant to stir debate

A Swedish artist threatened with death over his drawing of a dog with the head of Islam's Prophet Mohammad said on Tuesday he drew the picture to spark debate about freedom of expression in the art world.


Summary: Ohio Voter Registrations Dispute

THE CHALLENGED: Some 35,000 voter registrations in Ohio have been challenged by the state's Republican Party. They include the homeless, soldiers serving in Iraq and people with post office boxes.


Explosives Found In Wreckage Of Both Russian Planes

29 August 2004 -- Russian investigators are continuing their probe into the near simultaneous crashes of two airliners on 24 August after finding traces of explosives at both wreckage sites.


Aug. 31, 2004 - American astronomers say they have discovered the two smallest planets yet orbiting nearby stars, trumping a small planet discovery by European scientists five days ago and capping the latest


Report: Iran vows to halt uranium enrichment

Iran has given the United Nations a written promise to fully suspend uranium enrichment, diplomats said today, in an apparent bid to dispel suspicions that Tehran wants to build a nuclear bomb.


Microsoft Spyware Acquisition Hits Ownership Snag

Microsoft's big move into the anti-spyware business has hit an immediate speed bump, with questions swirling around a Florida company's claim that it co-owns the Giant AntiSpyware codeâand all future definition updatesâthat Microsoft purchased earlier


As talks begin over autoworkers' contracts, the industry's generous benefits are under scrutiny.


EU car industry set for margin squeeze amid soaring raw materials costs

Europe's leading carmakers are facing a profit margin squeeze in the coming year as soaring raw materials costs look set to outstrip any price rises the companies can force through in what remains a consumer-led market, analysts said.


Hypersonic research craft set to fly Monday

NASA engineers and researchers are gearing up to end a hypersonic research program with a world-record flight approaching 7,000 mph over the Pacific Ocean.


Attesa per confronto Padoa-Schioppa-Montezemolo dopo manovra


The records of nearly 2.3 million consumers have been exposed after an employee of a Fidelity National Information Services subsidiary stole the information and then proceeded to sell it to a data broker.


Date with destiny for private rocketeers

LAS VEGAS - A three-seat rocket plane with stubby wings and a nose studded with round windows will try to blast out of Earth's atmosphere above the Mojave Desert today to qualify for a US$10 million ($15.


CONSTRUCTION of two new kidney dialysis units together worth BD200,000 will start at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) in January. They are being funded with money from a Kuwaiti donor, revealed


As in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and her "Scooby-Doo" movies, Sarah Michelle Gellar battles the undead in "The Grudge," a remake of a Japanese fright flick.


Akre stresses the importance of return on invested capital.


Kevin Federline, aka K-Fed and Mr. Britney Spears, is more than just a rapper, dancer and famous father. He's also a fashion model.


Can you say 'joke'? Now try it with a 'ch-'

Team USA's 94-90 loss to Lithuania last night was not revelation, but confirmation. It reaffirmed that the erstwhile Dream Team is deeply flawed and poorly suited to international basketball; that its shooting


âSarah Landon and the Paranormal Hourâ swan-dives into the tween-teenage market dominated by the behemoths Disney and Nickelodeon.


Karzai Leads, 99 Pct of Afghan Votes to Be Counted

With 99 percent of the votes still to be  counted in Afghanistan's presidential election, incumbent Hamid  Karzai has taken a lead many observers expect him to retain  right to the end of a marathon count.


Hundreds of thousands of people could die in Sudan's western Darfur region if aid workers are forced to leave because of violence, a top UN official says.


Skin Deep: The Smile Boutique in the Dentistâs Office

Industry analysts say more than a dozen doctors have brought out oral-care products in the last year or plan to this year, but are these products better because a doctor has designed them?


The student loan industry is collecting a record amount of the old subsidies Congress thought it had retired.


44 N.Koreans Break Into Canada's Beijing Embassy

A group of 44 North Korean asylum seekers used makeshift ladders to scale the fence and leap into the Canadian embassy in Beijing on Wednesday, officials said.


New Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor will be available in a high-end PC from Dell. Intel is expected to release a faster version of its powerful but expensive Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor this week


Napoli, 17:49 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; DE LAURENTIIS: ANCHE ARBITRO CONTRO DI NOI

Al termine della partita contro la Lazio, il presidente del Napoli Aurelio De Laurentiis è fu...


The Dutch insurer wants the government to fulfil its promise to sell it another 21 per cent of PZU.


US issues terror warnings in Baltic and Nordic areas

PARIS On the eve of the American presidential election, the US State Department has warned US citizens in Nordic and Baltic countries of a potential imminent terrorist attack in the region.


A Quarter Million iPhones Are Unlocked, Apple Admits

About 18 percent of all iPhones sold can use cellular networks other than the approved AT&T service.


Isiah Thomas is vowing to give Eddie Curry all the playing time he needs to spread his wings, setting the stage for a long-awaited breakout season.


Pakistan make an early breakthrough against England at the Rose Bowl.


Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. said Tuesday it has submitted a bid for the generics unit of Germany's Merck KGaA, but did not disclose how much it was offering.


When a financial opportunity seems too good to be true, it probably is.


TOKYO Nov 7, 2004 - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked northern Japan on Monday, injuring at least eight people, near the area where the country's deadliest earthquake in years struck last month.


âFriday Night Lightsâ opens in theaters Oct. 8

For some communities, life revolves around football. Such was the case with Nantucket in the mid-1960s, and it was the environment in which then-Inquirer and Mirror reporter and island resident Buzz Bissinger was surrounded.


A growing number of people rely solely on cell phones to make and take calls, putting them out of reach of polling organizations trying to get a fix on the American electorate.


In Turkey, Pope Benedict XVI supported Turkey's bid to enter the European Union and visited a key mosque.


Genova, 18:01 - CALCIO, CATANIA; BALDINI: PRESO UN GOL NEL MOMENTO MIGLIORE

Ancora una sconfitta esterna per il Catania di Silvio Baldini, che ha comunque poco da rimproverare ...


Pontiac wanted to draw attention to its brand-new sport sedan, and Oprah Winfrey wanted to celebrate the start of her 19th season. The result was Pontiac G6s for 276 surprised audience members on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" — and an event that marketing executives say could set a new bar for product placement.


Initial report: Afghan election a success

Vote counting in Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election began on Thursday, five days after polls closed, reports The Associated Press.


Roma, 12:22 - CALCIO, SERIE B: GLI ARBITRI DELLA 15/a GIORNATA

Questi gli arbitri designati per le gare della 15/a giornata di serie B in programma sabato alle ore...


Bombs Set Off at Argentine Banks; Guard Killed

Homemade bombs exploded in two Buenos Aires banks before they opened Wednesday, killing a security guard, police said.


KIEV -- Ukraine's parliament declared the country's disputed presidential vote invalid yesterday, increasing the political and legal pressure for new elections that were increasingly seen as acceptable to supporters of the declared winner, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.


Seven dead in northern Spanish warehouse blast

Seven people died and several more were injured when an explosion tore through a warehouse in the northern Spanish city of Burgos.


Nasr: 'He's sending a message to the American people'

The Al-Jazeera network aired a new videotape of Osama bin Laden Friday, in which the al Qaeda leader says that in order to avoid further attacks, the United States should not attack al Qaeda.


Entrate tributarie nei primi sette mesi salgono a 216,1 mld


Brit's birthday windfall on bet he'd reach 100 years

A British man celebrated his 100th birthday more than 7,000 pounds (10,400 euros, 14,000 dollars) the richer after placing a bet 10 years ago -- on his own long life expectancy.


Vikram Kumar is hardly your typical tech chief executive. He shares a two-bedroom apartment with a sister and a nephew and gets around town by bicycle or in a 20-year-old Mercedes Benz.


Republican Mike Huckabee said Friday that marriage shouldn't be treated as an experiment in response to questions about whether Vice President Dick Cheney's lesbian daughter should have the right to wed.


Sono stati 5,2 milioni i passeggeri trasportati


WHO strives to reduce number of women dying during childbirth

The World Health Organization (WHO) called on here Tuesday African governments to provide more resources and show political commitment in the fight against maternal and neonatal mortality.


Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern says he received loans from friends when he was finance minister in the 1990s.


Fine Crafts in India Go the Way of Fairy Soap

Strip malls, and Benetton franchises are being put up daily to accommodate huge numbers of young, educated, urban Indians.


Mine accidentally explodes at S.Lanka show

A land mine on display at an exhibition in Sri Lanka's capital accidentally exploded on Tuesday, the military said, injuring at least 14 people -- two of them seriously.


Glazer saga takes new twist on day of intrigue at Old Trafford

The Malcolm Glazer takeover bid took a further twist yesterday with Manchester United announcing they had broken off talks with the American businessman.


Capogruppo Carroccio: 'alleanze in funzione di obbiettivi'


US Forces Say Target Guerrillas Training in Iraq

US forces launched a "precision strike" Saturday on a building in the rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja where 15 to 20 guerrillas were training for attacks, the American military said.


Putin says international terror at work in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised address that the hostage-taking at a school in southern Russia showed that international terrorism was at work in the country.


Operation Fastlink Nets 1000s in Pirate Sting

womanfiend writes "The Iowa City (Iowa) Press Citizen has been reporting the last two days about "'Operation Fastlink,' a multi-national investigation launched in April.


More than 60 international experts on HIV/Aids call for the  resignation of South Africa's health minister.


Australia's Lleyton Hewitt is in an excellent position to win the Paris Masters after he was handed free passage and several seeds were knocked out.


Private investment firm Andell Holdings has closed its deal to buy the Chicago Fire soccer team from sports giant Anschutz Entertainment Group, the companies said.


Once middle age disease, diabetes hits more children

Diabetes is striking growing numbers of children around the world as parents and doctors fail to diagnose a disease which until recently was associated mostly with middle-aged and elderly people, experts said on Tuesday.


Bush Says Kerry 'Wrong Man' for White House

YARDLEY, Pa.  - President Bush said on Thursday  John Kerry lacked the conviction to lead and was "the wrong man  for the wrong job at the wrong time," mocking his Democratic  rival's criticism of the Iraq war.


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Thomson Partners with Microsoft, Time Warner

Aiming to promote the development of inter-operable digital rights management (DRM) systems, Paris-based Thomson has become a strategic investor in ContentGuard, a developer of DRM intellectual property, making it a partner with current investors


A fifth man accused of murdering two teenage girls is named after a judge lifts a banning order.


The Waller County district attorney is systematically harassing black leaders in a "reign of terror," six of those leaders charged Tuesday in a federal lawsuit filed in Houston.


Reports Show Mixed Economic Picture Ahead of Fed Meeting

September new home sales rose slightly yet remained near decade lows, while orders for durable goods declined, presenting a mixed economic picture ahead of next weekâs Fed meeting.


A storage vendor lesson Comment There is really nothing much to backing up data - or there shouldn't be. The trouble is there is so much of it to back up these days and, with 24/7 working, no longer an opportunity just to shut down until the job is finished.â¦


USDA Rules Out Mad Cow Disease in Animal

The result cheered the beef industry, which had braced itself to hear that a second case of mad cow disease had been discovered in the U.S.


TB Patient Gives His Account to Congress

In a Senate hearing, Andrew Speaker contradicted some accounts by government officials about the timing of who knew what and when about his plans to travel abroad.


Police Say Woman Tried to Poison Husband

WARREN, Pa. - A woman tried to kill her husband by sneaking rat poison into his food, but was arrested after the man reported finding a strange substance in his lunch, police said.  State police arrested Cheryl M.


Widow Says Reeve's Death Has Left a Void

Christopher Reeve's wife said she remembers how he dealt with his own tragedy as she tries to work through the "void in our home life" after his death.


Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden returns to Oakland tonight for the first time since leaving the Raiders after the 2001 season, then beating his old team in the Super Bowl after the 2002 season.


Obama and Clinton turn battle to New Hampshire

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama, fresh from a dramatic victory in Iowa, took his presidential campaign to New Hampshire on Friday, where he hopes to deal a potential knock-out blow to one-time front-runner Hillary Clinton next week.


A weekend shooting that left six people dead in an apartment, including twin baby boys, was a murder-suicide committed by the father of the children, police said Wednesday.


Pakistan mosque parents weep for 'daughters of Islam'

Every day, when the shoot-on-sight curfew lifts, the parents of women and girls inside Pakistan's Red Mosque draw near the battle-scarred walls, and almost inevitably they leave in tears.


Group says U.S. citizen wrongly deported to Mexico

The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. government on Monday over what the rights group said was the wrongful deportation of a developmentally disabled U.S. citizen who is now missing in Mexico.


After Katie Couric was introduced on her first night as "CBS Evening News" anchor by a Walter Cronkite voiceover, she delivered a fast-moving newscast that the legendary newsman might have found unrecognizable.


TUNCELI, Turkey  - Kurdish rebels killed at least 12 Turkish soldiers and wounded 16 others in an ambush on Sunday, prompting Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to call crisis talks to consider a military strike against rebel bases in Iraq.


Sluggish Kuznetsova reaches Aussie Open tennis third round

Russian second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova admitted she had an off day as she struggled to a hard-fought win over Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova to reach the Australian Open third round Thursday.


In Battle of Downtrodden, the Giants Scrape Bottom

In the 5-10 Giants, the Cincinnati Bengals found a team more bewildered than them, a team drowning in a sea of misery engulfing two seasons.


American rider Chris Kappler won a bronze medal in show jumping yesterday in Athens, and was even happier when he learned his horse wasn't seriously hurt following a breakdown during a timed jumpoff.


A group examines the way ahead for the local economy after the closure of Wylfa nuclear power station on Anglesey.


Belgrado, 11:17 - CALCIO, AILTON ALLA STELLA ROSSA BELGRADO

La Stella Rossa Belgrado ha ingaggiato il brasiliano Ailton. L'attaccante, 33 anni, la scorsa stagio...


It's a Cold Day In Moscow for The Clippers

With its 94-75 win over the Clippers on Saturday, CSKA Moscow becomes the second European team to beat an NBA team in a three-day span.


Height Doesn't Influence Kids' Popularity: Study

NEW YORK  - Parents of a short child who  believe growth hormone therapy will better his or her social  life may be mistaken, new study findings suggest.


Karzai maintains lead in early Afghan vote count

President Hamid Karzai maintained his early lead in Afghanistan's election after just over eight percent of the ballots had been counted, the election commission said.


Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko wins Golden Ball award

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko was named the Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) award winner on Monday as European soccer player of the year.


Santarelli: trattativa riparte con calma e con pazienza


Indonesia to Choose Between the Old and Not So New

Indonesia will vote in its first direct  presidential election Monday with incumbent Megawati  Sukarnoputri seeking another chance to revive the economy and  tackle security, and her challenger vowing change.


Actress Julia Roberts Gives Birth to Twins-Report

Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday, People magazine reported on its Web site, citing an anonymous source.


Australia Unemployment Dips for 2nd Month

Australia's unemployment rate dropped for the second straight month to 5.6 percent in September, the government said Thursday.


Manchester United showed why it has been the dominant club in the Premier League era, ending Arsenal's 49-match unbeaten streak and closing within eight points of the league leader.


Furcal gets concurrent sentence on second impaired driving charge

Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal, who is serving a 21-day jail sentence for being arrested while on probation, pleaded guilty Thursday to his second drunk driving charge.