A drug that could do for women what Viagra has done for men is being tested at the University of Virginia. The drug is a testosterone-laden ointment called LibiGel and it's intended to boost the libido of women who have lost interest in sex. It will be prescribed at UVa in coming months to women who are suffering from hypoactive sexual desire disorder.


La situazione preoccupa le organizzazioni sindacali


The versatile actress, who projected the quintessential image of the proper Englishwoman but was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950âs, died today.


Real Sells 1 Million Songs in First Week of Promotion

RealNetworks says it sold a million songs in the first week of its 49-cent-per-track promotion. The digital-media firm also signed agreements with the University of California at Berkeley and


Jobless claims jump to 321,000 in latest week

The number of U.S. workers seeking jobless benefits rose by an unexpectedly steep 12,000 last week to 321,000, government data showed on Wednesday, but remained at levels pointing to a healthy labor market.


Democrat John Edwards kept up a long-distance debate over his "two Americas" campaign theme with Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday, saying it was no illusion to thousands of laid-off workers in Ohio.


LAS VEGAS (Ticker) -- Jeff Lacy likes to fight often, but he may take more time off before his next title defense. Lacy rallied from a slow start Saturday night to retain his IBF super middleweight title by


Family: Kidnapped Iraqi Businessman Killed

The brother of a kidnapped Iraqi businessman, who was a longtime resident of Italy, said Monday that the Italian government told the family that the man was killed by his captors in Iraq.


Yukos cuts output forecast, shares fall on latest ominous report

MOSCOW  - Beleaguered Russian oil company Yukos announced Monday that it had reduced its crude output forecast for the year as bailiffs continued to collect cash against the company's crushing back taxes bill from its frozen bank accounts.


Bush Gives $20 Mln to Palestinians to Pay Israeli Bills

President Bush on Wednesday approved $20 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority to help pay its Israeli utility bills after key lawmakers opposed plans to


The death toll from flooding and landslides in south-western China rose to 177 yesterday as the authorities warned of fresh storms.


EDITORIAL: State Should Lead, Not Follow, on Lakes Law

By Detroit Free Press  Jun. 8--Minnesota got there first, and now Ontario has claimed second place.


German leaders on Friday scrapped a proposal to create an extra working day by moving the holiday marking German reunification, bowing to a swell of criticism that the government had lost respect for the nation's history.


As a 17-year-old living in one of the poorest counties in Appalachia, Evelyn Cosgriff eagerly listened to Robert F. Kennedy's early morning speech on Feb. 14, 1968 at the Letcher County Courthouse.


BAGHDAD, Nov. 24 -- In a wave of reprisal killings, Shiite militiamen attacked Sunni mosques in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq on Friday, defying a government curfew and propelling the country further toward full-blown civil war.


U.S. Warplanes Pound Insurgent Stronghold

U.S. warplanes pounded the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Friday, a day after the city's leaders suspended peace talks and rejected the Iraqi government's demands to turn over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


Bettis Runs Over Bengals, Steelers Win 8th Straight

Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards and the Pittsburgh Steelers used a stifling defense to edge the Cincinnati Bengals 19-14 for their eighth straight win in National Football League play Sunday in Cincinnati.


E aggiunge 'piu' facile lui a Mediaset che io in Rai'


Portland TV station WGME plans to air a prime-time documentary that is critical of John Kerry's public opposition to the war in Vietnam, a move that some viewers condemned as unfair, so close to the election.


YPSILANTI, Michigan  - Republican rivals Mitt Romney and John McCain clashed on Saturday over how to revive the depressed economy of Michigan, the former manufacturing powerhouse that hosts the next contest in the presidential race that still has no clear front-runner.


SO another series is over and more bouquets deservedly are coming the way of this redoubtable Australian cricket team. Yesterday, Ricky Ponting held aloft the Trans-Tasman Trophy after another


Charles William Maynes, editor of Foreign Policy magazine for 18 years and a former State Department official, died last weekend at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 68.


php|architect has posted the latest edition of their magazine - the July 2007 issue spotlighting an insiders guide to web bots and spiders and how you can use PHP to harness their potential.   Other stories in this issue include:   Networking tricks with SSH another look at SQL Injections a bit of Shell Shock for readers working with Adobe Flex (part 2) and pagination using objects and design patterns   You can pick up a copy of the current issue by itself or you can subscribe to php|architect for a full year and get this issue and tons of other great PHP content in the months to come.


Ashley Bryan is a master artist in a range of media from painting to printing to storytelling.


Journal Communications, Inc. Elects Ellen Siminoff to Board of Directors

Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN) today announced that Ellen  Siminoff has been elected to Journal Communications'  Board of Directors, effective immediately. The addition of Ms. Siminoff  increases the size of Journal Communications'  Board of Directors to nine members.


The chancellor refuses to give assurances he will rule out military action against Iran over its nuclear programme.


Ben S. Bernanke sent a strong signal that the central bank will lower interest rates again this month as it attempts to stave off a recession.


An inquest into the deaths of six tourists - two from south Wales - killed in a fire at an Australian hostel is to start.


U.S. stocks are expected to open  little changed on Thursday ahead of the long Christmas weekend,  but a raft of economic data and the latest fall in oil prices  could move the market.


Obama making first stop in New Hampshire

First there was Clinton time. Now there's Obama time. Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who is weighing a White House bid, said Friday his own political clock kept him from traveling to New Hampshire, the critical first primary state.


DevShed: Introduction to Creating Command Objects with PHP 5

DevShed starts off a new series today in this first part of the series looking at the creation of and working with command objects in PHP5.   In this article, the first part of a series, you'll learn the basics of applying the command pattern with PHP 5. As always, plenty of hands-on examples are included.   A command class involves having a commander and the implementers that work together to do things like (what they illustrate) manipulating strings. They create the commander class and give a simple example of a subclass that implements it. They create a few more and tie them all into a master class to work together. Finally, they give an illustration of the code in action - uppercasing a string and inverting it to read backwards, then output.


Friday's defusing of the three-week military standoff in Najaf has the disappointing result that Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his militia survive to fight another battle, threatening US military forces and the fledgling Iraqi government.


THE Boston Red Sox have made history. Now they would like to make the World Series. With a hobbled Curt Schilling giving up just one run in seven gutsy innings, the Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-2 yesterday


Scoring 129 points means a win almost every time, but Kelvin Cato wants the Orlando Magic to realize that giving up 108 will get them beat more often than not.


Was Patrick Robinson's departure from Perry Ellis emblematic of the industry's failure to nurture its own or the fallout of a bad match?


Ryan Howard is making the most of the few pitches he gets to see.


Sony, Canon to shine as Japan elec makers report

Sony Corp.  and Canon Inc.  are expected to deliver strong results as Japanese electronics makers gear up for quarterly earnings this week, driven by robust digital camera sales and a softer yen.


Nei primi 7 mesi dell'anno +6,4%, calo vettori Medio Oriente


Vongo Video Downloads to Support More Media Center Devices

In response to what its parent company today called the top request voiced by its "passionate customer base," video download service Vongo announced today the 2.0 revision of its software, which now supports more Windows Media Center Extenders.


While most mobiles find their way to the trash heap after only a year or two, these decadent devices need their own security details. By Rob Beschizza.


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he is tired of talking about his team's fiery loss to Manchester United as his Red Devils counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson won't let the subject go.


Di scena oggi in concorso "La giusta distanza", che ha convinto una buona fetta di criticiIn un paesino del Veneto, l'amore tra una maestra e un immigrato tunisino scatena una tragedia...                                          Razzismo, passioni, crimini e misfatti nella provincia "nera" di Mazzacurati                                                                                Il regista: "Racconto la solitudine, l'infelicitÃ  della mia terra, con un approccio oppostoa quello scandalistico della tv". E sull'intolleranza verso i diversi: "Certo non c'Ã¨ solo al Nord..."di CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


Kevin Jones runs for 105 yards and a touchdown and the Lions show they're serious contenders in the NFC with a 16-7 win over the Bears.


England boss Capello lays down the law ahead of Switzerland debut

As England's players sat down for breakfast at their team hotel it quickly became clear Fabio Capello's strict regime had already made its mark.


Salute: 'Drogati Di Caffe', Una Tazzina Al Di' Puo' Dare ...

Roma, 30 set. (Adnkronos Salute) - C'e' chi assicura di non riuscire a iniziare la giornata senza una tazzina di caffe'. E ora dagli Stati Uniti arriva la conferma: basta una tazza al giorno per correre il


Employers Added 96,000 Jobs in September, Less Than Expected

The figure is expected to sharpen a presidential debate later today. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.4 percent.


Equestrian: O'Connor claims Ireland's first jumping gold

Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Riding gelding Waterford Crystal, Ireland's Cian O'Connor won his country's first Olympic gold medal in jumping on Friday night.


Stalle, maneggio e 5 cavalli, progetto unico in Europa


Il ministro Fioroni assegna 64 milioni di euro


Consigliere An ucciso: ancora indagini a tutto campo a Foggia

BARI, 26 ott - Polizia e carabinieri a Foggia indagano a tutto campo per scoprire movente e assassino del consigliere comunale foggiano di Alleanza Nazionale Leonardo Biagini, di 39 anni, ucciso ieri sera con due colpi di pistola al torace nel circolo


Pop diva Madonna adopted a young boy in Malawi on Wednesday and moved ahead with plans to fund a center for 1,000 orphans, many of whom lost parents to AIDS in the impoverished African nation.


45 Die in Suspected Arson at Moscow Hospital for Addicts

MOSCOW, Dec. 9 -- Fire broke out in a women's section of a Moscow drug treatment hospital early Saturday, killing 45 people who were trapped by a locked gate and barred windows, officials said.


STRAGE TABA: ELICOTTERO MILITARE ITALIANO PARTECIPA A SOCCORSI

(AGI) - Roma, 8 ott. - Anche un elicottero militare italiano partecipa ai soccorsi sul luogo della strage di Taba, costata la vita a decine di turisti nell'hotel Hilton. E proprio nel lussuoso albergo sono


A global economy was thought to be more stable â but not if everyone is speculating.


ZIKKIM, Israel  - A rocket launched by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Tuesday wounded 30 soldiers in Israel, an attack likely to increase pressure on Israeli leaders to crack down on the Hamas-controlled territory.


US light crude climbed to $49.36 a barrel, up 48 cents and just four cents below the record high set in late August at $49.40. In London, Brent crude oil futures in surged to a new peak of $45.


E' 'Lettera a Pinocchio' tra tutte le 50 edizioni


Nintendo to Bring Music, Video to DS Game Machine

Nintendo Co. will begin selling an adaptor for its DS and Game Boy Advance handheld game players to allow them to play music and video, the company said, matching a popular feature on Sony's portable game machine.


Dan Rather asserts that CBS violated his contract by giving him insufficient airtime on â60 Minutes.â


Ethiopia slaps life sentences on more than 30 opposition figures

Ethiopia's high court on Monday sentenced 35 opposition leaders to life imprisonment for inciting rebellion, after the prosecution had asked for the death penalty.


Britain's top law-and-order official wants extremist content off the Web, saying Thursday she intends to deny Islamist ideologues the use of a key recruitment tool.


PORT BLAIR, India -- Two days after a tsunami thrashed the island where his ancestors have lived for tens of thousands of years, a lone tribesman stood naked on the beach and looked up at a hovering coast guard helicopter.


State-owned development bank KfW is selling up to 4 billion euros ($4.9 billion) worth of shares in Deutsche Telekom, the latest step in the privatization of the former German phone monopoly.


Pakistanis bury dead from battle for mosque

Pakistanis buried bodies on Thursday from among more than 70 followers of a revolutionary cleric, a day after commandos killed the last few gunmen hiding in the ruins of the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, in Islamabad.


UN Calls on Iran to Freeze Nuke Enrichment Plans

The U.N. nuclear watchdog called on Iran  on Saturday to immediately halt activities related to uranium  enrichment, a process that can be used to make atomic weapons.


It should have been the perfect cap to another precious win for Corey Dillon. For the first time in his three games as a Patriot, Dillon


Nokia's 'hero' phone trapped in phone booth

N95 slips The phone that Nokia described as its "hero product for Q1" has got its superman knickers in a twist.â¦


Hoard buried for over 1,000 years goes on display at the British Museum.


INDIANS 22, YANKEES 0---At New York, Omar Vizquel went 6-for-7 to tie the American League record for hits as Cleveland handed the Yankees the largest loss in their history last night.


Myriad technical obstacles could face terrorists who might try to manufacture biological weapons, problems that would confound even skilled scientists who tried to help them, biological warfare experts say.


Former EADS chief denies having insider data on Airbus delays

A former top manager in the Airbus aircraft group rejected on Wednesday renewed suggestions that he made a fortune illegally by selling shares, knowing that the company was in deep trouble.


Directors of the UK's top firms have now amassed pensions worth Â£891m, according to a survey by the TUC.


Testa a testa tra Simona Ventura e Striscia la notizia


BCA chief 'disappointed' with black coach's firing

Floyd Keith expected a routine day Tuesday in his office at Pan Am Plaza. He even thought he might finally get a chance to hang a few plaques, including one from Rep. Julia Carson, D-Ind.


Hiring is picking up and President Bush is on track to preside over job growth in his second term, shedding the Herbert Hoover label of being the first president since the Great Depression to lose jobs under his watch.


Multithread frenzy takes another step at Sun: "Victoria Falls" chip will mean 128 threads in a single server.Video: Sun CEO looks to future


Blockbuster Interested in Hollywood Chain

Blockbuster Inc. , the largest U.S. video rental chain, on Thursday said it has contacted Hollywood Entertainment Corp.  about acquiring its top rival for $700 million.


Ritardi medi di 4 ore, allertata la Protezione Civile


Far more mutations than thought involved in cancer

A painstaking scan of the DNA of tumor cells shows hundreds of previously unsuspected genes are involved in cancer, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that offers new ways to fight the disease.


Secretary of State Colin Powell has decided to withhold $10 million in assistance from Serbia and Montenegro because of failure to cooperate with the international war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands, the State Department said Thursday.


Courts must impose maximum sentences after road deaths, a Lanarkshire mother says.


Here comes the summer - holiday kit on test

The gadgets you shouldn't leave home without Round-up Packing your bags for the annual sojourn overseas is getting more complicated every year, as the lines of what is and isn't essential gadgetry blur ever further. Which is why we've rounded up some of the tastiest travelling technology currently on offer. Something for everyone, in fact...â¦


Argentina's first lady closed her campaign to take over her husband's job Thursday after spending much of the presidential election season abroad, holding few major rallies and no debates.


Serbia unfit for EU, reform plan needed: cen.bank

Serbia's central bank governor has said the country is currently in no condition to join the European Union, and called on politicians to draw up a plan quickly to lead it in the direction of membership.


Rulon Gardner Retires After Winning the Bronze

Two Russians, an Azerbaijani and a  Hungarian won Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling gold Wednesday as  the main attraction, American Rulon Gardner, a bronze medal  winner, shed a tear and stepped off the mat for the last time.


Fossil Pushes Upright Walking Back 2 Million Years, Study Says

"Dating the beginnings of bipedalism is very important in the human story because, for many experts, it would mark a clear divergence from the ancestral/ape pattern and show that the human lineage had really begun," said Chris Stringer, director of the


Nuclear missiles flown across US by mistake

As many as six nuclear warheads, each with a destructive potential almost 10 times that of the Hiroshima bomb, were mistakenly flown across the US, Pentagon officials conceded yesterday.


IBM Safari to help developers navigate languages

InfoWorld - Seeking to assist software developers coping with many languages, IBM plans to offer its Safari technology to the Eclipse open source community, an IBM official said at the EclipseCon 2007 conference on Thursday.


Nokia Corp. said Thursday it will lay off up to 700 people globally, mostly in its enterprise business operation, in a move to increase efficiency and improve competitiveness.


Torino, 18:32 - CALCIO, JUVE; BLANC: CALCIOPOLI, DOBBIAMO PROTEGGERE NOSTRA IMMAGINE

"Non ci sono prove di comportamenti illeciti del nostro direttore sportivo. Gli ho comunque ricordat...


CVS Corp. boosted its bid yesterday for Caremark Rx Inc. by tripling to $6 per share the special cash dividend it plans to pay shareholders of the prescription drug benefits manager.


FBI Interviews Halliburton Whistleblower

Bunnatine Greenhouse, chief contracting officer of the Army Corps of Engineers, is seen in her official undated government photo. FBI agents recently spent a day interviewing Greenhouse, the Army contracting


The flu vaccine shortage that's stirred worries here and abroad could look mild compared to another public health crisis that might be waiting in the wings.


They still decrease our risk of dying, but the statistics are not all black and white. In fact, according to one researcher, seat belts may actually cause people to drive more recklessly


The first human trials of a vaccine against Type 1 diabetes were described as âvery excitingâ by one of the lead researchers today.


Crude prices fall again as profit-takers move in

OIL prices fell again yesterday as forecasts of mild weather in the United States prompted traders to take profits from a rally that has added more than 30 per cent to the cost of crude this year.


Volkwagen wins product placement deal from NBC Universal

US media and entertainment giant NBC Universal will use Volkswagen cars in television programmes and movies in future, NBC and German auto giant VW announced jointly.


New on DVD: 'No Reservations' and 'Gone Baby Gone'

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart discover a recipe for romance; Ben Affleck directs a Boston-based crime chiller by the author of 'Mystic River.'


In Germany, protesters and police ready for G-8 standoff

Up to 100,000 are expected to march Saturday. A $17-billion fence and 16,000 officers aim to guard against violence surrounding next week's summit.


Time Warner profit rises on cable, asset sales

Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc.  said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit rose more than 30  percent, boosted by asset sales, more digital cable and phone  customers, and a rise in AOL advertising sales.


A major Hispanic interests group praised US President George Bush Tuesday for picking Kellogg's chief executive Carlos Gutierrez for commerce secretary.


Microsoft Clarifies Multicore Processor Software Licensing

Microsoft gave some encouraging news for IT managers considering future server hardware based on multicore processors. Both Intel and AMD are developing multicore chips, which pack two processors onto a single


Party Leaders Oust Idaho Senator From Leadership Posts

The political career of Senator Larry Craig of Idaho appeared to be collapsing today amid the fallout over his guilty plea in connection with an incident in a restroom.


Prince Charles's wife emerges from Diana's shadow

In the immediate aftermath of Princess Diana's death, it would have been impossible to imagine Camilla Parker Bowles attending a memorial to her erstwhile rival for Prince Charles's affections.


Luxottica  and Tiffany & Co   have signed a 10-year agreement for Luxottica to make  ophthalmic and sun glasses under the Tiffany name.


British PM presses Musharraf on 'credible elections'

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Monday that next month's elections had to be credible, insisting the country's stability was vital for South Asia.


Computer skills are still undervalued in the UK board room, software giant Microsoft argues.


A valuable collection of Swiss watches is found in France shortly after being stolen from a museum in Switzerland.


IPod owners can download the Band Aid single after Apple reaches agreement with the charity.


Samsung signs deal with USA Today for Web on TV

Samsung and Sharp are trying web TV, but a cheaper version that what people have done in the past.


Congress by a wide margin approved the first increase in automobile fuel economy in 32 years Tuesday, and President Bush plans to quickly sign the legislation, accepting the mandates on the auto industry.


Needing a Win, Politics Makes Strange Fellas

The Washington Redskins weren't splintered by a four-game losing streak in which the offense sputtered while the defense flourished.


Coin dealer sentenced in donation scheme

A rare-coin dealer and GOP fundraiser at the center of a scandal that has rocked Ohio's Republican Party was sentenced to more than two years in prison Tuesday for illegally funneling about $45,000 to President Bush's re-election campaign.


Dogs Can Be Trained To Smell Bladder Cancer In Urine

Researchers have trained dogs to detect bladder cancer by smelling urine, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).


COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Faced with potential loss of black support, Democratic contender Hillary Clinton said on Sunday her chief U.S. presidential rival Barack Obama was distorting her comments on race.


We can't isolate ourselves from every danger. That was the message from the Food and Drug Administration. We can't isolate ourselves from the danger of the FDA.


Taiwanese computer firm Acer signs a multi-million pound sponsor deal with European football champions Barcelona.


North Korea policy under scrutiny as White House race heats up

White House aspirant John Kerry's plan to hold direct talks with North Korea to end its nuclear weapons drive may turn up the heat on President George W. Bush and force him to revamp his policy toward the Stalinist state if reelected, analysts say.


Two passengers stepping off a disabled Greyhound bus were hit by a car early Friday along Interstate 70. One was killed and the other was seriously injured, the State Highway Patrol said.


The agreement with Connexion by Boeing will give iPass customers Wi-Fi access while flying, while Boeing gets a partner that knows how to sell service contracts for hot spot connectivity to business travelers.


Column: An offer Mangini couldn't refuse

As if NFL commissioner Roger Goodell didn't have enough wayward players to worry about, Jets coach Eric Mangini was caught on camera in a New Jersey restaurant last week meeting a known mob boss who has wagered large sums of money on his team.


Calcio: serie B, i risultati della 2a giornata

MILANO - Si e' completato il quadro della seconda giornata del campionato di calcio di serie B. Vincono tutte le squadre del gruppo di testa: il Torino e' andato a vincere ad Ascoli per 3-0, l'Arezzo ha travolto fuori casa il Treviso per 4-1, successo


Garcia a key player in Europeans' success

In the end, the Europeans took their shoes off and threw them into the gallery at Oakland Hills. By Amy Sancetta, AP. Did this mean they were shoo-ins to beat the USA in the Ryder Cup?


Un anno di reclusione con sospensione condizionale pena


In Painting the Town, Russian Folk Artist Hits a Wall

BOROVSK, Russia -- Not much was happening in Borovsk, population 12,000, a place of cottages slouching on grassy slopes. Then, five years ago, amateur folk artist Vladimir Ovchinnikov was possessed by a vision that the town should become one giant artist canvas.


Stillbirth may signal risks for the mother

NEW YORK  - A study from Israel indicates that women who have had a stillborn child are at greater risk of dying over the subsequent decades than women who've had only live-born babies.


Nissan stock jumps 12 pct on surprise profit gain

Shares of Nissan Motor Co surged 12  percent on Monday, poised to post their biggest one-day rise in  7 years after Japan's No. 3 automaker posted a surprise gain in  quarterly profit on a pick-up in global sales.


Two women tried to revive Kanye West's mother after she had a heart attack and stopped breathing, according to emergency 911 recordings released Monday.


Evesham tempts us with Intel's 'Santa Rosa' notebook technology Review Evesham has moved fast to pack its Zieo N500-HD laptop with a long list of 'Santa Rosa' Centrino Duo features. The 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 processor runs on the new 800MHz frontside bus and the chipset is a combination of 965 northbridge and ICH8M. Ordinarily, a new southbridge adds a handful of new features such as extra USB ports, but Centrino Duo is heavily skewed towards power management and longer battery life.â¦


The growing bank reports its second-quarter 2007 earnings.


Asian stock markets took a breather on Monday with Tokyo's Nikkei slipping on fresh worries about the economy, while the yen was steady in a session likely to be dulled by the U.S. Labor Day holiday.


In the first three games of this season, the Redskins have been unable to gain vital yards on the ground at the most crucial junctures, particularly in goal line situations.


Minnesota starter Johan Santana is a walking optical illusion. He's not particularly imposing at his program guide dimensions of 6-feet, 206 pounds, or especially menacing with


A British soldier accused of mistreating Iraqi detainees faces a court martial on Monday.


FDA of Failing To Act on Information About Link Between ...

FDA could make a decision within days on whether to adopt an advisory panel's recommendations to include a black box warning about the increased risk of suicidal tendencies that antidepressants pose for children, and any labeling changes could be


UK lawyer says Spain complicit in Guantanamo abuse

Spanish authorities were complicit in the secret U.S. transfer of two British residents to Guantanamo Bay and took part in their interrogation there, a lawyer for the two men said on Wednesday.


Bush, Kerry Take Jabs at Pre-Debate Rallies

President Bush headed Monday toward his first face-off with Sen. John F. Kerry by mocking his challenger as a vacillator who could spend the whole


Microsoft Investigates Windows Server Flaw

Vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain complete control of a system.


Siemens has 'nothing to announce' yet on fate of mobile phone division

German electronics giant Siemens has nothing to announce just yet regarding the fate of its mobile phone activities, chairman Heinrich Von Pierer said.


Javed Akhtar still feels 'very young' at 63

Javed Akhtar, poet, lyricist and screenplay writer turns 63 on Thursday.


ISLAMABAD, Oct. 1. - A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Shiâite mosque packed with worshippers during Friday prayers killing at least 33 people and injuring 70 in Sialkot.


Serbia's Tadic ekes out narrow, pro-Europe mandate

The Christian Science Monitor - European leaders breathed a sigh of relief after Serbian democrat Boris Tadic eked out a victory Sunday over ultranationalist Tomislav Nikolic in a divisive election held days before the expected loss of Kosovo, often spoken of here as the soul of ancient Serbia.


A cyborg skeleton from "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" brought in nearly $500,000 on Friday in an auction of Hollywood memorabilia dominated by props and costumes from Arnold Schwarzenegger's shoot-em-up sci-fi franchise.


Glasgow, 19:47 - CALCIO, SCOZIA: MALORE IN CAMPO, MUORE CAPITANO MOTHERWELL

Tragedia nel calcio scozzese. Phil O'Donnell, capitano del Motherwell, è morto dopo essere st...


U.S. Stocks Rise; Retailers, Dollar Help

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, with  investors reassured by some retailers' sales figures, while a  rise in the dollar also bolstered stocks, helping to  offset  the impact of a $2 increase in crude oil prices.


Soaring Interest Compounds Credit Card Pain for Millions

Credit card companies are changing the terms of their accounts at a historically high rate, costing Americans millions of dollars.


Delegates attending the Third International Conference of Asian Political Parties in Beijing have called on Asian countries to strengthen cooperation of energy resources to maintain sustainable development.


Bush, Maliki to meet as Iraqi deaths hit new high

U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week with grim new statistics showing record numbers of Iraqis were killed last month and many more fled the country.


Japan's new imperial baby has been named Hisahito in a traditional ceremony in hospital in the capital, Tokyo.


China tells Japan it cares about food safety: official

Chinese food experts promised Japan Monday they were serious about consumer safety, an official said, amid a nationwide scare over Chinese-made dumplings that left hundreds complaining of illness.


While many fans would love to see Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Gary Sheffield and any other baseball player who cheated by taking steroids punished, the reality is that there is little that Major League Baseball can do.


A jury finds Greek engineer Ionnis Revenikiotis was responsible for the kidnap and manslaughter of Stephanie Hammill.


Harmony Issues Charge Against Gold Fields

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. said Monday that Gold Fields Ltd. had attempted to hire one of its senior employees to leak information about Harmony's hostile takeover bid.


Potter makes history as fastest-selling book

U.S. sales of the seventh and final  Harry Potter volume hit an estimated 8.3 million in the first  24 hours, confirming its place in the history books as the  fastest-selling book ever.


China on Thursday announced it would hike interest rates for most deposits and loans by 0.27 percentage points, the first rise in nine years.


SPX shakes up leadership: Blystone out, Johnson in

The SPX Corp. Board of Directors accepted the resignation and retirement of Chairman, President and CEO John Blystone. The now Charlotte NC-based SPX -- which for years was the Sealed Power Corp.


Bush tightens sanctions on Sudan over Darfur

President George W. Bush tightened U.S. sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for new international penalties out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end the bloodshed in Darfur.


Bari, 22:53 - CALCIO, BARI: ACQUISTATO IL BELGA PERGEANT

Il Bari ha acquistato dal Wagem il centrocampista belga Tony Pergeant, 30 anni. Ha firmato un contra...


Following the lead of Google and Yahoo!, Microsoft has announced a 'beta' version of a desktop search tool, the 'Toolbar Suite'.


ConocoPhillips Acquires Russian Government's Stake in Lukoil

American oil giant ConocoPhillips has acquired the Russian government's 7.59 percent stake in Lukoil, one of Russia's largest crude producers, for $1.


Aircraft subsidies trigger trans-Atlantic trade fight

Washington state's $3.2 billion package of tax incentives for Boeing's 7E7 project has become a focal point of the quickly worsening trade dispute between the US and Europe over government support for airplane makers.


An American Primitive, Forged in a Crucible of Blood and Oil

âThere Will Be Blood,â Paul Thomas Andersonâs epic American nightmare, arrives belching fire and brimstone and damnation to Hell.


Roman Catholic leaders said Saturday they are worried about President Hugo Chavez's plans to rewrite the constitution, and said he has no right to insult priests who publicly disagree with him.


The UK opens a national centre for women scientists, engineers and technologists to combat under-representation in the field.


In an announcement, Sirius Satellite Radio said it has met its 2006 subscriber forecast.


Disagi in Emilia, Liguria, Veneto, Trentino e Friuli


Deconstructing a pretty good joke, and the investment lesson held within.


Bari, 20:26 - CALCIO, BARI: TIFOSO SCRIVE A PRESIDENTE DELLA REPUBBLICA

Michele Triggiani, tifoso del Bari animatore del sito solobari.it, ha scritto una lettera al preside...


SWEDEN:  Refugees Test Progressive Claims

STOCKHOLM, Aug 6 (IPS) - Rejected Afghan and Iraqi asylum-seekers have  launched nationwide protest against a stricter migration policy.


Judge Sets First Hearing in Fountain Creek Lawsuit

By Robert Boczkiewicz, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 8--DENVER -- The judge overseeing Fountain Creek pollution lawsuits against Colorado Springs has scheduled his first courtroom proceeding in the case next week.   U.S. District Judge Walker Miller has set 11 a.m. Feb.


California's Lake Tahoe fire 40 percent contained

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - Firefighters had a wildfire near California's popular Lake Tahoe resort 40 percent contained on Monday after it engulfed 2,500 acres


pioneering bid to win a $10 million (5.6 million pounds) prize and prove that space is open for business. space travel as ordinary as a Caribbean cruise.


THE Federal Government is investigating claims two Australians have been kidnapped in Iraq and will be killed if Australia doesn't pull out of the war zone in 24 hours.


GM ends $4.1 bln credit pact, says liquidity OK

General Motors Corp  on Friday said it had terminated a $4.1 billion standby credit agreement with a syndicate of banks, saying it had sufficient liquidity without the borrowing arrangement.


Will powerline home networking finally sizzle at CES?

With iPod- and MP3-enabled home networked audio systems now launched by multiple vendors, and a major test by DirecTV reportedly set for early in 2008, will networking on powerlines actually start to shine at this year's CES?


EMC didn't start out as a storage company, unless you consider the drawers in the office desks the company first sold.


The future: managed desktops? Eddie Bleasdale, open source evangelist and the man behind NetProject, has a new plan. Secure, managed desktop computing: Linux for the non-techies.â¦


It's not too late to make money in small caps.


California grower recalls salmonella-tainted spinach

California produce grower Metz Fresh LLC said on Wednesday it voluntarily recalled fresh spinach in grocery stores and food service packages after a sample tested positive for salmonella.


Roundup: Gold chain, Ching help US men win

Brian Ching got another big goal, and the US men's soccer team received the gift of jewelry. Ching, a former standout for the Seattle Sounders and Gonzaga, scored


'Anche centrodestra dice che c'e' il problema dei salari'


Grits and barbecue. That's what's on the menu for presidential hopefuls looking to make an impression in South Carolina. The hometown restaurants serving up those dishes are looking for something else: the status that goes with being famous for feeding the famous.


PENSACOLA, Fla. - The storm that was Hurricane Ivan extended its deadly march across the South on Friday, destroying homes, swamping streets and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power from the Gulf Coast to the Carolinas...


Taliban growing stronger in Afghanistan: UK report

The British-led NATO force in Afghanistan does not have enough troops to carry out its mission and the Taliban show worrying signs of growing stronger, a report by Britain's parliament has found.


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Federal Judge Bans Enforcement of U.S. Abortion Law

KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - A federal court on Wednesday  ruled that an abortion law signed by President Bush last year  was unconstitutional and banned the U.S. Justice Department  from enforcing it, joining two other states that struck down  the law.


Peruvian ex-leader Alberto Fujimori, under house arrest in Chile, considers an offer to run for office in Japan.


DNC Gives $2M for Congressional Candidates

The Democratic National Committee is donating $2 million to help the party's House and Senate fund-raising operations prepare for the 2006 elections.


China paper suspends cartoonist for drawing Hu crying

A newspaper in southern China has suspended a cartoonist after he drew a weeping Chinese President Hu Jintao, a Hong Kong newspaper reported on Thursday.


Franz Ferdinand wins Mercury Music Prize

The band Franz Ferdinand of Glasgow, Scotland, has won the annual $35,000 Mercury Music Prize for the best British or Irish music act.


Children's charity pulls out of Darfur over killings

LONDON - UK charity Save the Children is pulling out of Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, where it was serving a quarter of a million children, after attacks killed several of its staff.


Roma, 15:46 - COLLINA: FARINA, GOL DA ANNULLARE E TERZO TEMPO DA FARE

Il designatore Pierluigi Collina si fa sentire dopo le polemiche suscitate dalla direzione arbitrale...


Fujitsu and Cisco team up to sell high-end routers

Fujitsu and Cisco have joined hands to produce high-end routers and switches for the Japanese market. Ever since Cisco acquired a few brands earlier this year, its goal was to increase its market shares throughout the world, which didnât happen.


Rural Africa new frontier for cell phone boom

KGAUTSWANE, South Africa  - Lucy Mhlapo had noticed people in the nearby town chattering into tiny metal boxes pressed to their ears, but she never dreamed she'd use one of the devices herself.


USA 5, RUSSIA 3: Minor miracle -- Tkachuk's four goals carry USA ...

Someone wearing an old Soviet sweater sat in Section 215, and a big, white banner stretched across his entire row. In red letters, it said: "MIRACLE IS OVER.


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U.S. Pounds Falluja Diehards; Violence in North

U.S. artillery pummeled Falluja on Wednesday and troops hunted guerrillas still fighting days after Washington said its offensive had destroyed rebel control of the Sunni Muslim city west of Baghdad.


A HIV positive woman is being sued by the city of Amarillo, Texas, to force her to seek treatment and stop spreading the disease. The women, identified in court paper by the initials TT, has infected at least


Fayrewood in talks with North Atlantic Value LLP

Possible bid to follow? IT distie Fayrewood Plc has confirmed that it is in talks with potential bidder North Atlantic Value LLP.â¦


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Strife Laps at Gates of Kenya's Privileged

NAIROBI -- With tear gas falling elsewhere in the city, John Mburu, a lawyer in a pinstriped suit, walked into a sleek coffee shop here the other day and ordered a double latte.


A US Senate panel is set to discuss the nomination of Robert Gates as the country's new defence secretary.


Tropical cyclone may form in Gulf of Mexico: NHC

A tropical cyclone could form during the next day or two as a tropical disturbance moves westward across Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a report Wednesday.


Hockey Player's Girlfriend Acquitted in Murder Plot

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.  - The 19-year-old girlfriend  of jailed former hockey player Mike Danton was acquitted by a  jury on Monday of conspiring with him to murder his agent.


Pierre Salinger, who was press secretary to Presidents John F Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, dies of a heart attack.


Two bus blasts in southern Israel kill 16

At least 16 Israelis were killed Tuesday and almost 100 injured when two Palestinians aboard buses blew themselves up within seconds of each other.


Official says plans to send 3,300 troops to halt the violence are inadequate and more than twice that number is needed to restore calm.


Milano, 18:02 - CICLISMO, GASPAROTTO: SANREMO, UN BEL REGALO DI COMPLEANNO

Enrico Gasparotto l'anno scorso ha conquistato la prima maglia rosa del Giro d'Italia e ora è...


Ray Charles the musician revitalized the music industry, combining (some would say sacrilegiously) gospel and R&B, transcending color boundaries and becoming one of the first artists to have control of his master recordings.


Political spouses in public eye early in race

Candidates' spouses may not  determine voters' choices on Election Day but in these early  months of campaigning, they are playing central roles as  Americans meet the contenders in the 2008 presidential race.


Jobless people who cannot speak English will have to learn the language or face benefit cuts under new plans.


Pakistan Tests Medium-Range Nuclear-Capable Missile

Pakistan test-fired on Wednesday a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, capable of hitting targets deep inside arch-rival India.


Vikings' Erasmus James Is Out for Season

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings defensive end Erasmus James will have season-ending surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.


I'm 77% sure that Baidu will rise again this week.


DATABASE administrator Benjamin Lee was announced the grand prize winner of the Make a Creative Statement contest organised by Hewlett- Packard (M) Sdn Bhd.


The Russian Parliament has passed a bill proposing a radical overhaul in the way Russia is run. The measure abolishes the direct election of regional governors, who will now be appointed by the Kremlin.


Shares of investment firm State Street a "cheap" buy: Barrons

NEW YORK - Shares of investment firm State Street  fell after investors balked at the $4.5 billion price tag it paid for a smaller rival in February, but weakness in the shares now gives investors the chance get a piece of the firm when it is poised to benefit from expanding global securities markets, Barron's reported on Sunday.


Karzai unharmed in Taliban rocket attack

Taliban guerrillas made a failed attempt to kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai with a rocket attack on Sunday, narrowly missing a building where he was giving a speech, Taliban and the government said.


Microsoft's drive to Longhorn took an unexpected turn this week as the company strives to meet its deadline for the ambitious Windows revision.


Pundits Brace for Strange Twists in Election

Strange twists may lie ahead in an  already suspenseful presidential race: a disputed ballot count,  an inconclusive vote ultimately resolved by lawmakers or even a  sentiment-shifting capture of Osama bin Laden are just a few  possibilities and bizarre twists.


Martha Stewart Appeals, Says Tarred by U.S.

Martha Stewart is urging an appeals  court to overturn her conviction because she was "tarred" by  prosecutors' implications she committed the uncharged crime of  insider trading, according to court papers made public on  Thursday.


African Ministers Vow to Halt Polio Spread in '05

Health ministers from Africa, where a  Nigerian-centered polio epidemic is raging, vowed on Thursday  to halt the spread of the crippling disease this year.


The auction house Sotheby's said that it would sell contents from the Kennedy house in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, and from other family homes in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Virginia.


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Roma, 4 dic. - (Adnkronos) - Piu' di una partita di calcio. ''Itaca'', l'ultima puntata del ''Medico in famiglia'', che prevedeva il ritorno di Lele Martini, il personaggio interpretato da Giulio Scarpati, e


The Justice Department is sending out three times as many poll watchers on Election Day as it did in 2000, assigning some to Florida and other closely contested states in the presidential election.


Saddam prosecutors show graphic video of dead

Prosecutors in Saddam Hussein's trial for genocide against ethnic Kurds showed graphic footage on Tuesday of dead civilians, including infants, allegedly killed in chemical attacks on their villages.


W.H.O. and Bloomberg Open Global Antismoking Project

Tobacco could kill up to a billion people during the 21st century, the World Health Organization said.


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Coors, Salazar clash over war in Iraq, Osama Bin Laden

Republican beer heir Peter Coors and Democratic Attorney General Ken Salazar clashed over the war in Iraq on Sunday in a nationally televised debate in their battle for the US Senate, a race that could decide which party controls the Senate.


U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hinted Monday at an independent probe of last month's twin suicide truck bombings that killed 17 U.N. staffers in Algeria.


KHARTOUM, 1 September 2004 - Conditions are worsening for refugees in Darfur, UN agencies said yesterday, as the Sudanese government and rebels struggled to make headway in talks aiming to ease the conflict in the Darfur region.


Calgary teammates among CFL Players of the Week

Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Calgary Stampeders running back Joffrey Reynolds and defensive back Joey Boese were among the CFL Players of the Week announced Tuesday.


At least seven people have died in a bomb blast in south-western Pakistan's Balochistan province, police say.


Torino, 17:58 - CALCIO, JUVE-INTER: POLIZIA CHIEDE ANTICIPO AL POMERIGGIO

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A former Abu Ghraib guard pleaded guilty Tuesday to battery and two other charges in the Iraqi prison abuse scandal as part of a deal with prosecutors on the eve of his trial.


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Fighting in Chadâs Capital Ebbs, but Big Problems Loom

The clash that nearly toppled Chadâs government has heightened tensions with Sudan, threatening to pull the neighbors deeper into each otherâs problems.


S.Africa's Mbeki vows quick end to power crisis

South African President Thabo Mbeki pledged on Friday quickly to overcome a power crisis that has damaged Africa's biggest economy and raised questions over whether it can host the 2010 soccer World Cup.


Smith Attorney, Developer Feud Over Mansion

NASSAU, Bahamas  -- The locks at the Bahamas mansion where Anna Nicole Smith had been living were changed twice Saturday as an ownership dispute heated up between her estate and a U.S. developer who had a brief relationship with her.


Five women and one married man are ordained in Toronto in a ceremony that openly defies Catholic doctrine.


Master batsman Jacques Kallis's ability to keep India at bay on Thursday seems likely to decide South Africa's fate in the second test - and the series.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


Most IT Managers won't question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.


Americans begin fleeing as Ivan enters Gulf

PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba - Hurricane Ivan whipped western Cuba with 257-kilometre-an-hour winds, ripping the roofs of tobacco barns and houses and drenching fields before moving into the Gulf of Mexico today, threatening offshore oil rigs and setting off an


The European Commission has lost a second designate commissioner, as Latvia's nominee was pulled out yesterday. The development follows the resignation of Italian Rocco Buttiglione over the weekend.


MELBOURNE - Australian nickel and copper miner WMC Resources rejected aA$7,4bn takeover bid from Xstrata, but left the door open for a higher offer, which sent its shares soaring.


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Companies to jointly sell routers, operating software in Japan in attempt to increase market share. TOKYO  - Fujitsu Ltd.


Yale's undergraduate student newspaper on Friday chose one alumnus over another in the race for the White House, endorsing John Kerry.


A prosecution investigator acknowledged Thursday that wiretaps did not capture all of Scott Peterson's telephone calls in the weeks after his pregnant wife vanished.


Sen. Daniel Akaka faces a challenge in Saturday's Democratic primary from a congressman who wants voters to dump the 82-year-old lawmaker in favor of younger blood.


British actress Sienna Miller has been captured on camera naked in the woods for her role in a new movie Hippie Hippie Shake.


UK blue chips have closed lower, with a cautious morning by Wall Street and sliding commodity stocks outweighing another scattering of M&A stories and pulling the FTSE 100 back from Friday's six-year highs.


Yemen has set free one of the al-Qaida masterminds of the USS Cole bombing in 2000 that killed 17 American sailors, a senior security official said Thursday.


Bush courts China, Russia on North Korea

US President George W. Bush courted Russia and China's support for confronting North Korea over its missile barrage as US diplomats aided a Japanese push for UN sanctions on Pyongyang.


Hedge Fund Shrinks Staff and Faces S.E.C. Inquiry

Pirate Capital is said to be under investigation by the S.E.C. on suspicion of failing to alert the commission when it was selling stock.


Fuel refiners and distributors comply with the law and make ultra low sulfur diesel readily available at the pump. According to the EPA, about 85 percent of highway diesel filling stations offer ULSD. In Autopia.


Health care crisis squeezes working families

Volunteer firefighter Cindy Holland has no medical insurance, and her husband's health benefits as a full-time paramedic do not extend to family members, so she and their three children go without.


For New Yearâs, a Party Where They Honor NoÃ«l Ca-ad

Taken in small doses, one bitter comedy or frothy farce at a time, NoÃ«l Cowardâs work goes down easily.


Kerry, Bush, Bring Out Superstar Supporters

(Philadelphia-WABC, October 25, 2004) - Just seven weeks after heart surgery, former President Bill Clinton is back, and appeared on Monday with Senator John Kerry at a rally in Philadelphia.


EBay Inc said on Wednesday it had  a strong quarterly performance in auctions, masked by a big net  loss due to a write-down, and that its full-year earnings would  be at the top end of expectations.


Centre-left and liberal MEPs unite to prevent a far-right bloc in the European Parliament getting positions of power.


Thierry Henry fails to make the final shortlist for this year's Fifa World Player of the Year award.


Mayor Richard Daley vetoed an ordinance Monday that would have required mega-retailers to pay their workers more than other employers after some of the nation's largest stores including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. warned the measure would keep them from opening their doors within the city's limits.


Hunt for Oscar contenders underway at Toronto

The Toronto International  Film Festival kicks off Thursday at a time when few, if any,  Oscar contenders have emerged so far.


Dubai fund buys historic London site from Queen

A property fund backed by an investment arm of the Dubai government bought prime west London property from the Queen's portfolio, the monarch's property managers announced on Wednesday.


Socialist Party in France Approves E.U. Constitution

France's opposition Socialist Party voted in favor of the European Union's proposed constitution, party leaders announced Thursday, a victory for the party's moderate, pro-European wing.


Could differences in economic performance among states determine how the election shakes out? The answer is a definite maybe.


Marine commander shows pictures of insurgent weapons, hideouts

The commanding general of American Marines in Fallujah says troops have found plenty of evidence of insurgent activity -- and they've taken pictures of some of it.


TRADE:   Poor Infrastructure Undermines Food Safety in West Africa

BRUSSELS, Mar 11 (IPS) - A container ship is docked at Ghana's Tema  port,  stuffed to the brim with frozen food products, including  thousands of  metric tonnes of poultry parts recently arrived  from Brazil. These are  unloaded into cold storage facilities  until they can be transported to the  capital of Accra or  elsewhere in the country.


3rd Rare White Buffalo Born on Wis. Farm

By EMILY FREDRIX  MILWAUKEE - A farm in Wisconsin is quickly becoming hallowed ground for American Indians with the birth of its third white buffalo, an animal considered sacred by many tribes for its potential to bring good fortune and peace.


Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Tuesday following Wall Street's modest gains. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen.


Both Sides Cite Science to Address Altered Corn

A proposal to ban the planting of a genetically modified corn strain, sets up a bitter war within the European Union.


China prepares for moon launch with patriotic blast

China readied to launch its  first moon orbiter on Wednesday accompanied by a blaze of  patriotic propaganda celebrating the country's space ambitions  and technological prowess.


Sifting through the best that Japan has to offer.


Alitalia employees leave the company's Rome headquarters yesterday. The Italian carrier plans to slash thousands of jobs to get back on track.


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The World Series has been over less than 48 hours and already I can't wait for the free-agent signing period to commence, for the Winter Meetings to unfold, for tensions between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees to escalate to unprecedented levels.


Global news and information provider  Reuters Group Plc is not in formal talks to sell Instinet, its  U.S. electronic trading subsidiary, but does not view it as a  long-term core asset, a company spokesman said on Friday.


Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos acknowledged publicly today that he is willing to strike a deal with Major League Baseball to allow the Montreal Expos to move to Washington if certain conditions are met.


Monty's hopes of winning are distinctly paella in the sky

There has been no shortage of media interest in Colin Montgomerie's new Spanish girlfriend ("Monty Bags Birdie!" etc), and the news that she plays off a handicap of 30 has prompted speculation


FOOD convoys to the Darfur region of Sudan were suspended after rebel forces attacked the market town of Ghubaysh and the government retaliated, reported the United Nations Office for the Co- ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).


Ashlee Lip Syncs - And You're Surprised?

Jessica Simpson's little sister Ashlee appeared on 'Saturday Night Live' this weekend and let everyone know exactly what we already known about her.


A 57-year-old man is jailed for three years after he admits grooming teenage girls on the internet.


India and Pakistan resolved to widen their peace dialogue yesterday as they discussed festering issues including their decades-old dispute over Kashmir.


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House Blocks Court on Pledge Case Rulings

WASHINGTON - The House, in an emotionally and politically charged debate six weeks before the election, voted Thursday to protect the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance from further court challenges.    The legislation, promoted by GOP conservatives, would prevent federal courts, including the Supreme Court, from hearing cases challenging the words "under God," a part of the pledge for the past 50 years...


Troubled pop star Britney Spears reportedly yelled that she was "too hot" for clothes and refused to dress up for the police during the bathroom standoff with her son last week.


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A privately-owned firm from Londonderry has been involved in one of Scotland's largest property deals so far this year, it was disclosed today.


Jerez De La Frontera, 19:38 - MOTOGP: MELANDRI DEBUTTA IN SPAGNA SULLA RC212V

Marco Melandri prova la nuova Honda RC212V. "Nonostante la pioggia, questa prima giornata di prove &...


A PALESTINIAN activist serving a life sentence in an Israeli jail, Marwan Barghouti, took centre stage in the Palestinian political drama yesterday when associates said he was planning to seek the presidency of the Palestinian Authority in elections to be


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Stocks fall as interest rate concerns weigh

Stocks fell on Tuesday as investors  worried that higher interest rates would cut into corporate  profits, while a disappointing outlook from Texas Instruments  Inc.  dented optimism about tech spending.


Dominik Hasek will wait a few weeks before deciding whether to return to the Detroit Red Wings next season or retire.


New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has quietly been polling and conducting a highly sophisticated voter analysis in all 50 states as he decides whether to launch an independent presidential bid, associates said Wednesday.


Katie Couric Encourages Cancer Screenings

NEW YORK  — "Today" show host Katie Couric came to Fashion Week at Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan Wednesday in an attempt to make colorectal cancer screening more fashionable.


Spoilers and hysteria as Harry Potter's end nears

The seventh and final Harry Potter book goes on sale at midnight, a publishing milestone that will end months of fevered speculation among fans over the fate of the fictional boy wizard and his wand-wielding friends.


As tsunami shock fades, Canadian disaster relief troops face mental trauma

AMPARA, Sri Lanka (CP) - For many Canadians working closely on the tsunami disaster, the shock is wearing off. The mental-health fallout is just beginning.


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Mount St. Helens erupts, spewing steam, ash

For the first time in 18 years, Mount St. Helens has blown its top, spewing a huge column of white steam and gray smoke over the Washington state volcano.


NASA To Send Space Shuttle Discovery and Seven Astronauts on STS ...

NASA, the American space agency responsible for putting a man on the moon but who also lost seven astronauts in its 2003 Columbia Shuttle voyage and seven astronauts in its 1986 Challenger take-off, says the first space shuttle mission since the disaster


Hidden camera footage broadcast on television in the Netherlands on Sunday showed Dutch student Joran van der Sloot saying he was with Natalee Holloway when she died on a beach in Aruba, and that he asked a friend to dispose of her body at sea.


Chittagong: Young Bangladeshi batsman Mohammad Ashraful today said his unbeaten century in the first innings of the second cricket Test against India marked his coming of age as an international batsman.


8 Marines Dead in Iraq; Car Bomb Kills 7

Eight American Marines were killed in fighting west of Baghdad on Saturday, the military's bloodiest day in nearly six months.


Bai Ling's good looks and eccentric outfits have frequently put her picture in celebrity magazines, but that doesn't mean she can take the magazines for free.


Electronic Arts Inc., benefiting from brisk holiday sales of video games used on Sony Corp.'s new Playstation 3, exceeded Wall Street's earnings expectations Thursday despite fiscal third-quarter sales that dropped 38 percent.


Three Democratic presidential contenders courted the party's hard-core activists at a political fundraiser Friday night, arguing the party can win the values debate with Republicans.


Sunni bloc ends boycott of Iraqi parliament

Iraq's main Sunni Arab bloc has ended its boycott of the Shi'ite-dominated parliament, officials said on Thursday, in a positive sign for the country's faltering attempts at national reconciliation.


Amid the furor involving pain drugs, it may be of interest to ponder the theoretical problem of the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) prematurely deciding to ban a drug whose benefits outweigh its risks.


British Airways' carbon offset scheme has saved the equivalent of just four flights to New York, MPs are told.


Cambodians prepare for the coronation of King Sihamoni, amid an array of official festivities.


Disparities: Rural Residents Less Likely to Get Organ Transplants

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


Problems with online payment service PayPal persist for fifth day

SAN JOSE, Calif. Despite repair efforts, service outages at the online payment service PayPal continue for the fifth consecutive day.


Employers slowed their hiring as they headed into the holiday shopping season, adding just 112,000 new jobs in November for the weakest gain in five months.


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Bomb at Shiite shrine kills seven in violence, wounds 31 on first ...

A bomb exploded at the gate of a revered Shiite shrine Wednesday, killing seven people in an apparent attempt to kill an aide to Iraq's


The Agriculture Department last night took the unusual step of insisting that U.S. farmers refrain from planting a popular variety of long-grain rice because preliminary tests showed that its seed stock may be contaminated with a variety of gene-altered rice not approved for marketing in the United...


Stocks opened weaker on Monday as Treasury yields perked back up, reviving fear of higher interest rates that weighed on the market last week, and as steelmaker Nucor Corp.  gave an earnings warning, signaling potential trouble for the corporate profit outlook.


Powell Seeks to Revive N.Korea Talks on Asia Trip

Secretary of State Colin Powell will  try to revive talks to scrap North Korea's nuclear programs on  a trip to Asia starting on Saturday but his chances are limited  by uncertainty over the outcome of the U.S. election.


'Happyness' is hard-earned in Will Smith drama

This story of a father trying to help his son is supposed to be heartwarming, but feels a bit cold-blooded.


WASHINGTON -- Oil prices settled above $60 a barrel yesterday on expectations that OPEC would soon cut its output, though a representative of Saudi Arabia denied there was a deal to reduce production.


'EBay' for wagering bets law is on its side

It's illegal for US citizens to place bets on the Internet -- or is it? A Seattle attorney thinks he's found a million-dollar loophole.


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Poll: Iraqis back attacks on U.S. troops

About six in 10 Iraqis say they approve of attacks on U.S.-led forces, and slightly more than that want their government to ask U.S. troops to leave within a year, according to a poll in that country.


Microsoft, parte online il controllo delle licenze Windows

Microsoft, con lo scopo di incoraggiare l'utilizzo di solo software originale, ha iniziato un programma denominato Windows Genuine Advantage che consente agli utenti di verificare l'autenticitÃ  dei programmi installati sui propri sistemi.


Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Mass for 30,000 people at the 850-year-old shrine of Mariazell in Austria.


Shares in Russian oil giant Yukos have fallen by 17.5% after the government hit the company with a fresh back-tax bill of $10bn (Â£5.


Canadian Blood Services boosts testing for West Nile virus in ...

TORONTO (CP) - Canada's blood bank is now doing more sensitive testing for West Nile virus in Toronto and Winnipeg after the two areas recorded probable human cases of the disease.


EU urged to lead world on climate change

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore urged the EU to lead the fight against global warming ahead of a summit that is due to pledge to slash greenhouse gases but leave key ...Comment


Flags at Lambeau Field are being lowered to half-staff through Sunday's playoff game in memory of legendary player Reggie White, who died Sunday.


Spike Lee eyes film on U.S. black soldiers in WW2

Spike Lee will pay tribute to black U.S. soldiers who fought during World War Two with a new film to be shot in Italy.


Shareholders United, the Manchester United supporters trust, are bracing themselves for another aggressive strike by the American tycoon Malcolm Glazer this week, despite


He has been the Rolling Stones' hard-living guitarist for more than three decades. Now he is telling it all in his autobiography, Ronnie. Ron Wood will now take your questions


Iraq ; Black Watch soldiers remain defiant

Iraq News, Baghdad: Black Watch soldiers in Iraq's "triangle of death" said the killing of four of their comrades had strengthened their resolve to stay and see their task through.


Veteran Broadway Composer Cy Coleman Dies at 75

Composer Cy Coleman, who wrote the  musical "Sweet Charity" and whose songs included such Frank  Sinatra classics as "Witchcraft," "Big Spender" and "The Best  is Yet to Come," has died at the age 75, associates said on  Friday.


Sweden wants to ban hooligans from sports events

STOCKHOLM, Jan 13  Sweden, hit by serious soccer crowd trouble at the end of last season, wants to ban hooligans from sports events, the government said today.


There were more than a few smiles two years ago when the fabulously wealthy Joe Hardy suggested that his 84 Lumber Classic would someday become golf's fifth major.


Google Inc. yesterday settled Securities and Exchange allegations that it awarded about $80 million in stock options from 2002 to 2004 without properly informing employees about the company's financial performance.


Retailers see subdued start to Christmas period

Retail sales fell in October for the first time for three months, official figures showed, raising worries about a subdued start to the crucial Christmas trading period.


Appello del presidente Usa in visita in Arabia Saudita"I prezzi eccessivi mettono in difficoltÃ  la nostra economia"                                          Bush: "Petrolio troppo caro l'Opec deve intervenire"


The lowdown on the world's most treacherous places--and what to do if you have to visit one.


iTunes battles Amazon with DRM-free price drop

Not in the UK, still more expensive. Whodathunkit? Apple has responded to the launch of Amazon's DRM-free music download store with a price cut to its own iTunes Plus.â¦


RadiSys Raises Industry Standard With Leading COM Express Modules, Embedded Server

NUREMBURG, Germany, Feb. 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RadiSys Corporation  announced today at Embedded World the availability of two new PICMG Compatible COM Express modules as well as a quad core embedded server that deliver unsurpassed performance and functionality.


Investigators combed the tangled wreckage of an express train in southern England, a day after it slammed into a car at a level crossing, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 100.


Best-Selling Novelist Arthur Hailey Dies

Arthur Hailey, author of "Airport," "Hotel" and other novels that became hit movies, has died, his wife said Thursday. He was 84.


Some African-Americans Returning to Ghana

As a young African-American wondering how to connect with his heritage, Marcus Manns may have been alone in thinking that his ancestral homeland had a great need for a decent chiropractor.


Most IT Managers won't question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.


Friction.TV promises to spark the debate

Blog: A look at the video conversation site Friction.TV


Westfield QB Glennon Commits to N.C. State

A week after attending football camp at North Carolina State, Westfield quarterback Mike Glennon makes an oral commitment to the ACC school.


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.


'Little Miss Sunshine' wins indie film awards

"Little Miss Sunshine" won the top prize at the Spirit Awards, the art-house world's equivalent of the Oscars, on Saturday, a day before the underdog comedy competes in four categories at the Academy Awards.


More U.S. children suffer chronic health problems

The number of U.S. children with chronic health problems such as obesity has soared in the past four decades, foreshadowing increases in adult disability and public health-care spending, researchers said on Tuesday.


Missing Marine Cesar Laurean, wanted in the slaying of a pregnant colleague, visited relatives in Mexico last week but left without saying where he was headed, a man identified as his cousin said Tuesday.


Nicaragua is a graveyard for all of yesterday's 'message' T-shirts - even those celebrating phantom triumphs


Powell Criticizes Some European Allies on Iraq

In a fresh sign of lingering tensions over the Iraq war, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell Thursday rapped European allies who declined to assist a NATO-led Iraq training


Sun turns to Neil Diamond for Amazon utility 'killer'

Sweet Caroline Here's Sun Microsystems. Ahead of the curve with utility computing? Check. Interested in gaining the business of today's internet companies? Big check. Full of server-side software skills? Check. Behind Amazon.com of all companies in actually putting these things together as a product or service companies can buy? Yep.â¦


US troops are engaged in intense clashes on two fronts in Iraq, with Shi'ite rebels in eastern Baghdad and Sunni insurgents west of the capital in Fallujah.


After six perfect innings, Erin Wade broke a pitcher's cardinal rule. The Taunton hurler realized she was pitching a perfect game and then "jinxed myself."


Oil prices scaled new heights at $53 for U.S. crude Thursday on concerns over tight winter heating fuel supplies and an unexpected strike at Nigerian oil terminals.


Scientific survey confirms humanitarian disaster in Darfur

The first scientific survey to assess the deadly nature of the conflict in the Sudan's Darfur region has found that death rates there were three to 10 times higher than normally found


Old traditions live at Brazil's carnival

As morning breaks over the rolling green cane fields, the 19-year-old sugar cane cutter takes an herbal bath and offers a prayer to indigenous and African spirits before transforming himself into something resembling an electric, Day-Glo lion from outer space.


Bemoaned by most foes, White was beloved by all

Death doesn't take many holidays. We were reminded of this persistence even as the recitals had begun of those sports figures we had lost in 2004: Ken Caminiti, Hal Epps, Elroy "Crazy


Va. Tech Report Cites Privacy Law Problems

Confusion over privacy laws blocks the sharing of information about troubled college students on many university campuses, according to a report released Wednesday on the Virginia Tech shooting.


Retirement savers have a dizzying array of options these days. Which is right for you?


Tennis No.1 Player Roger Federer is having a ball of a time. With a hugely successful 2004 year, he believes 2005 can get even better.


ATHENSâBrazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima was 46 seconds ahead of the pack - only five kilometres from Panathinaiko Stadium and in line for a gold medal in the historic Olympic marathon race.


Commerce One patents auctioned for $15.5 million

About 40 patents owned by bankrupt software vendor Commerce OneÂ were auctioned for $15.5 million in a San Francisco bankruptcy court Monday.


Republicans candidates to debate tonight

Now it's the Republicans turn. The ten announced GOP presidential hopefuls will debate tonight at St. Anselm College on the same stage where eight Democrats faced off two nights ago.


Bush says Iran nuke claims must be verified

CARTAGENA, Colombia - President Bush said Monday that he hopes Iranâs claim that it has suspended uranium enrichment and has no nuclear weapons ambitions is true, but âthere must be verification.


Roma, 10:50 - CALCIO, CATANIA; PULVIRENTI: RIGORE JUVE LASCIA AMARO IN BOCCA

La vittoria sfumata in piena recupero ha lasciato l'amaro in bocca al presidente del Catania, Antoni...


Livorno, 16:36 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; CAMOLESE: EMPOLI RIVALE DI VALORE

"La serie A, quest'anno piÃ¹ che mai, è un campionato difficile e noi, per salvarci, dovremo g...


Korean Study Suggests Diabetes-Cancer Link

A study of more than 1 million South Koreans suggests diabetes can raise the risk of developing and dying from several types of cancer, including digestive-tract tumors.


IBM Takes on Microsoft With OpenOffice Suite

Lotus Symphony targets Microsoft Office with a free bundle of applications.


Mars Express Yields Provocative Observations

Europe âs Mars Express is gathering data regarding the geological and atmospheric processes on the red planet -- information that might shore up the case that present-day life is percolating subsurface.


But we don't know when, and by how much. Here's what to do.


Insurers Feel Pressure, Drop Commissions

In the four days since New York Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer alleged that brokers and corporate insurance carriers were engaged in bid-rigging and secret payoffs, three big industry players have dropped the commissions that Spitzer blamed for the problems.


Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi holds talks with Libya's Colonel Gaddafi on curbing illegal immigration.


Avery Johnson is retiring as a player to focus on his new role as Don Nelson's lead assistant, league sources told ESPN.com's Marc Stein.


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Man United fans angrily oppose Glazer takeover bid

MANCHESTER, 4 Oct -- Manchester United has been targeted for a takeover by Malcolm Glazer, the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to an angry reaction from its fans.


Retired Army Lt. Col. Bruce P. Crandall wears a hearing aid and speaks haltingly at times. But when asked about a harrowing 1965 battle in South Vietnam's central highlands, his voice resounds with a resolve that leaves little doubt why, today at the White House, he will receive the Medal of Honor,...


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Tripoli lobbies for return of jailed Lockerbie bomber

The government of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is lobbying to block the imminent transfer of Lockerbie prisoner Abdel Baset al-Megrahi from Glasgow's Barlinnie prison to a facility 30 miles away as part of a ...


NEW YORK -- One in five American parents believe their kids are spending too much time on the Internet, though most say the online activities haven't affected grades either way.


France calls U.S. cotton subsidies "scandalous"

French President Jacques Chirac  on Friday said U.S. cotton subsidies were scandalous and  immoral because they hurt African farmers.


Calif. Air Board Adopts Vehicle Emission Cuts

California air-quality regulators on Friday adopted the nation's first-ever rules to reduce car emissions linked to global warming, an action likely to prompt tough pollution standards in other states and a legal challenge by the


General Motors Corp. GM.N on Thursday  posted disappointing quarterly earnings and cut its 2004 profit  forecast due to mounting losses in Europe and slowing growth in  China, sending its shares down 5 percent.


Lighter-Hit Fla. Area Gets $21.5 From FEMA

MIAMI - Local officials agree that hurricane damage to Miami-Dade County this year was light, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $20 million in residents' requests for aid.    Four hurricanes hit Florida in the summer, with Frances and Jeanne toppling some trees and causing some isolated power outages...


Brain stimulation seen best for late Parkinson's

Deep brain electrical  stimulation appears to be more effective than the best medical  treatment in reducing motor symptoms and improving quality of  life in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, according  to the results of a clinical trial.


Since the government's unexpected fall on Oct. 28 and President Vaira Vike-Freiberga's decision to put off talks on forming a new coalition at the Riga Castle until after this week's holiday, it is still ...


There WILL Be a Quiz: Weekly Markets Recap

Stocks rallied following last week's solemn anniversary.


Shares of Herndon-based government information technology contractor DigitalNet gained as much as 27 percent in Monday trading, after a weekend buyout offer from BAE Systems.


Messaggio al Papa per la giornata mondiale della pace


The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed U.S. interest rates by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point, the biggest rate cut in more than 23 years, in an emergency bid to lend support to a U.S. economy some fear is on the verge of recession.


No Bomb Found in Scare at U.S. Navy Base -MSNBC

Authorities evacuated and searched two  buses near the U.S. Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia, on Thursday  after reports one of them was carrying explosives, but no bomb  was found, MSNBC television said.


'Sulle sue tradizioni storiche e sui propri spiriti animali'


Arrest in Okla. Rape May Be Tied to Deaths

A man considered a "person of interest" in a string of 10 killings in seven states has been charged with raping a woman who was found off a highway in northern Oklahoma.


An early morning fire in flats in Belfast from which 14 people were led to safety is being treated as suspicious.


Russians Close to Prosecuting 'Pinch' Trojan Authors

Thousands of versions of Pinch, which comes in Russian and English language versions, are still circulating on the Internet.


Last night, Hasty was the heartbeat of a Bellevue High School football team that breathed life into the hopes of underdogs in a world where top dogs rarely fail.


Virtual reality techniques are helping Danish doctors diagnose heart defects in newborn babies.


Henry Kissinger met President Vladimir Putin on Saturday during a private visit at the Kremlin the former U.S. Secretary of State said was aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations, whose presidents are to meet for a summit this month.


Bush, Iraqi Leader Vow Jan. 30 Elections

President Bush and interim Iraqi  President Ghazi al-Yawar vowed on Monday to press ahead with  Jan. 30 elections in Iraq despite a surge in violence that has  killed more than 70 people in recent days.


Staph 'Superbug' May Pose Greater Threat Than AIDS

The incidence of drug-resistant staph infections is climbing, affecting as many as 90,000 Americans a year and leaving them open to contracting invasive, and often fatal, diseases, a government report says.


Injured Djokovic withdraws from Thailand Open

Top seed Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Thailand Open on Tuesday with a back injury, organizers said.


Davenport Powers Past Molik, Dementieva Falls

Lindsay Davenport powered past Australian Alicia Molik 6-1, 6-0 in her opening match at the Filderstadt Grand Prix Wednesday. Playing her first match since her


More than 1,000 members of Reebok's staff were on hand as Nuggets guard Allen Iverson was presented with bronzed sneakers Sept. 19 in the lobby of the company's Canton headquarters in honor of selling the most shoes of any of its athletes. The eight-time NBA All-Star took questions from Reebok employees, including one on whether he could ever see himself ...


The Caucus: BET Founder Slams Obama in South Carolina

The Clinton supporter defends her and likens Barack Obama's candidacy to Sidney Poitier in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?".


October Trade Gap a Record, Up 9% in Month

The trade deficit hit another record high in October, with imports outpacing exports by $55.46 billion. The 9 percent increase from September was higher than expected


Many young women with a healthy body size worry about how they look, a BBC survey suggests.


Empoli, 17:58 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: ASSENTI IN CINQUE ALLA RIPRESA

L'Empoli ha ripreso la preparazione in vista della prima di campionato di domenica contro la Sampdor...


There was the Aussie leading the race. There was the American with the Aussie-themed daughter named Sydney hanging tough in second.


Istat, media e' 2.300 euro ma 14,6% non arriva a fine mese


Jose Valentin has been the White Sox shortstop for five seasons, but there is no guarantee he will be back in 2005. Valentin, who turns 35 in October and is


Cricket: Fleming out to end losing streak

Stephen Fleming is pushing the quality-over-quantity theory as he eyes New Zealand's make-or-break Champions Trophy one-dayer against Australia on Thursday.


Germany seeks to restrict far-right rallies ahead of sensitive World War II anniversary events.


The real treasure of Motley Fool Hidden Gems is hearing from you.


She was the star in her family -- beloved wife for nearly four decades, a sports mom for her three sons, adored friend, successful businesswoman, role model for her younger sisters, president of the student body in high school, tennis champ. "My mom was an incredible, vivacious, inquisitive person," said her son, Geoffrey Evans Beard of San Francisco.


A man is stabbed and several people are crushed as crowds flock to the opening of an Ikea store in the UK.


Cuban TV shows brief video images of Fidel Castro meeting Vietnam's Communist Party chief in Havana.


Hundreds of police, soldiers and villagers searched an icy river in western Nepal on Wednesday for more than 100 people feared missing and dead after a steel footbridge collapsed


Stocks Rise, Led by Oil, Metal Companies

U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday as  rising oil and other commodity prices drove up shares of major  energy and metal producers.


Rocket train smashes world land-speed record

Secret warhead tested in helium-filled polytunnel It's been a big 24 hours for the US weapons-tech establishment in terms of making stuff go really fast. American war-boffins shot a railgun slug with ten megajoules of muzzle energy (and speed of Mach 7+) yesterday; a different weapons lab has also broken the world land speed record.â¦


Blog: Google acquires Panoramio, a Spanish photo sharing site that maps photos on Google Earth


Elvstroem all set for race that stops a nation

For 24 sets of horses, trainers, jockeys, strappers and connections, the ultimate Australian sporting prize is within reach today at famous Flemington - the $4.


The Compex Sport: Shock therapy for workout warriors

Already a staple for pro athletes, electric stimulation--sort of like shock therapy for triathletes--is now being marketed to the mainstream.Video: Zapped to glory


The US Federal Reserve, headed by Alan Greenspan, raises interest rates by 0.25% in a widely anticipated move.


If getting rid of clutter happens to be one of your New Year's resolutions, nothing will clear up a few cubic feet of space like getting an old computer, monitor or printer out the door.


Torino, 17:08 - CALCIO, JUVE: A BOLOGNA MAGLIA CON NOMI ALESSIO E RICCARDO

Domani sera, in occasione della sfida con il Bologna, la Juve scenderà in campo con una magli...


Need an insider's view of the market? CAPS can show it to you.


EU approves purchase of Chrysler by Cerberus

Private U.S. equity firm Cerberus won approval from the European Commission on Tuesday to buy the Chrysler operations of auto giant DaimlerChrysler , under a simplified procedure.


Home Alone star Culkin arrested on drug charges

FORMER child star Macaulay Culkin has been arrested on drug charges after his car was stopped by traffic police in Oklahoma, it was revealed last night.


In China, where coal is king, the governmentâs push to increase the use of alternative energies faces obstacles, from bureaucracy to bottlenecks in manufacturing.


House OKs Humanitarian Aid for N. Koreans

The United States could spend up to $24 million a year in humanitarian aid for North Koreans, much of it for refugees who have fled the impoverished, totalitarian state, under legislation approved by the House Monday and sent to the president for his signature.


Japan PM taps veterans in cabinet to boost ratings

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked familiar faces for key posts in a sweeping reshuffle of his cabinet on Monday, but analysts doubted whether the changes would do much to revive the Japanese leader's badly sagging popularity.


American launches its first service between US and Ireland in almost sixty years

Travel Weekly reports that American Airlines has confirmed it is to launch its first service between the US and Ireland since 1945.


Sir Mark Thatcher is to be interviewed about his alleged role in a coup plot by Equatorial Guinea authorities.


Kenya opposition, police clash at funeral

Kenyan police fired teargas to disperse stone-throwing youths at a funeral on Wednesday held by the opposition for slum residents killed in a crackdown on protests against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed election.


The World Health Organization is spearheading a campaign to reduce the numbers of women who die in childbirth.


Moderate Exercise Cuts Heart Disease, Diabetes Risk Factor

Moderate exercise by older people can cut the risk factors associated with heart disease and diabetes, according to John Hopkins' researchers.


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

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


OPEC divided on need for deeper output curbs

OPEC ministers were divided on Saturday on the need for deeper oil-supply cuts, with some concerned about high fuel stockpiles and others reluctant because crude prices are holding firm above $60.


Starbucks Corp., the world's largest coffee retailer, has chosen Pacamara, a specialty coffee from El Salvador, to sell in its 8,000 stores worldwide, Salvadoran officials said on Sunday.


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Irish PM Denies Wrongdoing Over Payments

Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, facing unprecedented personal criticism for taking money secretly from wealthy friends, confirmed Tuesday he received $62,500 from a dozen businessmen 13 years ago _ but denied ...Comment


How the right tools can create a solid search strategy.


DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the studio behind the animated hit "Shrek 2," reported third quarter earnings Wednesday in line with analyst expectations, but said "Shrek 3" would be released six months later than previously scheduled. The company's stock fell in late trading.


Kerry blasts Iraq invasion as "historic" failure

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry delivered his sharpest attack yet on the Iraq war, accusing President George W. Bush of "colossal failures of judgment" that created a "crisis of historic proportions."


Six found dead in Seattle Christmas Eve shooting

Six people including two children were killed in a home shooting in a small town outside of Seattle on Christmas Eve, the King County Sheriff's Department said on Wednesday.


Putin dissolves government ahead of elections

Russian president, Vladimir Putin, dissolves government in lead-up to parliamentary and presidential elections


The social networking site -- once the exclusive domain of students and


A car bomb kills at least 10 recruits in western Iraq as US-led troops move against militants near Baghdad.


US said to tap UN nuclear chief's phone calls with Iranians

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration has dozens of intercepts of Mohamed ElBaradei's phone calls with Iranian diplomats and is scrutinizing them in search of ammunition to oust him as director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, according to three US government officials.


Motorsport.com. FIA President Max Mosley believes that the three teams with an uncertain future will survive the current problems and that there will be 20 cars on the grid in 2005.


CHICAGO -- The Celtics credited Kendrick Perkins with securing last night's win over the Chicago Bulls, even though he watched the decisive fourth quarter from the locker room.


Two San Francisco Chronicle reporters will avoid jail time after a lawyer pleads guilty to leaking them secret grand jury documents from the Balco steroids investigation.


Hundreds of women rallied in Rome and Naples on Thursday to protest police interrogation of a woman after she underwent an abortion and to oppose a campaign push by some conservatives to change Italy's abortion law.


Hakia launching new spin on social searching

Find other people searching for the same weird crap you are.


Apple-Rival Creative to Double MP3 Player Lines

Computer audio equipment maker  Creative Technology Ltd. said on Thursday it would double its  MP3 player product lines from its current eight by year-end,  stepping up competition for rivals such as Apple Computer Inc.  AAPL.O


Ford offering cheap loans on pickup trucks

Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday it was offering low-rate financing deals on many of its 2007 model-year vehicles and interest-free loans on its 2006 vehicles to boost sales.


Bank of America Corp , the second-largest U.S. bank, on Wednesday said it plans to eliminate 3,000 jobs, and that the head of its corporate and investment banking unit will depart after a dismal quarter led to a 32 percent drop in quarterly profit.


Statements by two top US policymakers contradicting administration dogma on Iraq provided new fuel to relentless Democratic criticism of President George W. Bush that have jolted his re-election bid.


Crisis talks in Paris as concerns grow for kidnapped French ...

PARIS  -- As hopes dimmed that two French journalists held captive in Iraq would be freed soon, French President Jacques Chirac was to discuss the crisis Sunday with his foreign minister, who returned from a mission to the Middle East with no news of


North and South Korea resumed high-level meetings Tuesday for the first time since the North tested a nuclear bomb in October, paving the way for a resumption of aid to impoverished Pyongyang after it pledged to start dismantling its atomic weapons program.


Weaker Jack Daniel's Gets Sober Reception

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - If you've noticed that your Jack Daniel's is carrying a little less kick these days, you're probably right...


Getting out of September intact was the hard part for the St. Louis Cardinals, who clinched a division title while stuck in reverse.


Iraq officials reject US election proposal

A proposal floated by the US government and several prominient US senators Sunday to 'adjust' the outcome of next month's election in Iraq to ensure more Sunni representation has been rejected by the Iraq Electoral Commission (IEC).


Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Labour party loyalists Monday that ties to the United States were vital to fostering peace in Africa, promoting human rights and winning the fight against terrorism


India Govt., Truckers Fail to End Strike

The government and India's main truckers group were unable to reach agreement in talks Friday to halt a weeklong strike that has caused shortages and higher prices for vegetables, fruits, milk and other commodities.


Nigeria's answer to Stonehenge: the Ikom Monoliths

For the past couple of years, these mysterious circles of carved stone figures, which villagers in southern Nigeria still worship on occasion, have been causing a frenzy of excitement here.


UPDATE 1-Charlton climb to seventh with 1-0 win

A 49th-minute header by Moroccan defender Talal El Karkouri gave Charlton Athletic a 1-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers on Monday that lifted the London club to seventh in the Premier League.


A review of cancer services in Wales says patient care needs better planning and managers must work together.


Futures slide sharply on recession fears

U.S. stock index futures were sharply lower on Monday, as fears of a U.S. recession gripped investors, suggesting Wall Street will join a global equity markets plunge when they resume trading Tuesday.


Industry says kids' jewelry needs lead to be cheap

The shiny tiaras and bracelets that little girls love to wear need to contain lead despite its dangers to keep the cost down for consumers, the Fashion Jewelry Trade Association told a congressional committee on Thursday.


Bush, Blair optimistic for establishment of Palestinian state

WASHINGTON  - President George W. Bush, meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, declared Friday, "We have a great chance to establish a Palestinian state."


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The World Matchplay has become a nice little earner for Ernie Els, with the South African amassing almost Â£2 million from 10 appearances.


California fires rage on but some progress seen

Firefighters made headway against 18 wildfires blazing across Southern California on Wednesday as hot winds abated for the first time in four days, but they were still battling to save entire neighborhoods from hopscotching flames.


Il religioso Ã¨ stato rapito un mese fa nelle FilippineUn quotidiano locale riferisce del messaggio, scritto in italiano                                            Sms di padre Bossi a un amico "Fai il possibile per liberarmi"                                                                                La Farnesina mostra cautela: ''Non sarebbe attentibile"


Nonprofit Retreat Faces Test -- Neighbors Skeptical of Equestrian Project for Disabled

By Tom Bailey Jr baileytom@yourappealcom  Neighbors are responding with questions about, support for and opposition to a proposed equestrian retreat in Collierville. "I thought it was wonderful," Joan Jenkins said of plans unveiled last week for Ryan's Ranch.


More than 200,000 people sign an online petition calling for the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston.


Canadians can discover wartime bonds to Washington monuments

(CP) - In 1986, Ron Parkes made a pilgrimage to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington.


Senate Panel Approves New Surveillance Bill

The Senate intelligence committee yesterday produced a new bipartisan bill governing foreign intelligence surveillance conducted inside the United States, but objections by several Democratic lawmakers to some of its provisions raised questions about how quickly it might gain passage.


Politician shot dead in Pakistan's tribal region

Two unidentified gunmen Wednesday shot dead a politician named Shah Alam Wazir in Pakistan's tribal region, according to private News Network of International.


The dollar edged up on Tuesday, taking a  breather from recent heavy selling after the European Central  Bank chief warned against the euro's rapid climb and ahead of a  decision on U.S. interest rates.


Rice acts to boost oversight of contractors in Iraq

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ordered measures on Tuesday to boost oversight of security contractors in Iraq, including tighter rules on the use of force and improved training, the State Department said.


Market frenzy befuddled some online brokers

As stock markets plunged on Tuesday, some online brokerage companies couldn't keep up with their customers' clicks.


CLEVELAND -- The Celtics and successful comebacks do not often go together. Ricky Davis and Cleveland do not often go well together.