Race to Bury Asia's Dead as Toll Hits 68,000

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Thousands of corpses  rotted in Indonesia's tropical sun on Wednesday as rescuers  scoured remote coastlines across the Indian Ocean for survivors  of Sunday's giant waves that killed more than 68,000.


India to fly home 10 new French Mirage jets despite Dassault dispute

The Indian Airforce is shortlisting pilots to fly in 10 French fighter planes amid a rumpus over the use of illegal middlemen ahead of the 350 million dollar deal, military officials told AFP.


Neighborhood Plan Favors Mixed Uses, Walkers, Cyclists

By Mahalia Asanaenyi, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 14--New landscaping, "gateways" at major intersections and a mix of commercial and residential development are part of the final revitalization plan for the Benson and Ames neighborhoods.


California Puts  Stem Cells To  a Popular Test

The proposal to spend $3 billion on embryonic stem cell research is a virtual end-run around the Bush administration.


The family of Angelika Kluk are still waiting for identification of a body found in the church where she was staying.


The hard-charging homebuilding stocks are making believers of some investors.


The Arizona Cardinals agreed to the terms of a six-year contract with quarterback Matt Leinart that can bring the rookie up to $51 million, Leinart's agent said Monday night.


Berlin- Leading politicians from both sides of Germany's grand coalition government Sunday swung behind proposals to treble the number of daycare places for small children, but disagreed about how they should ...Comment


Car Bombs Target Saudi Security Apparatus

RIYADH, Dec 29 (MASNET & News Agencies) - Two car bombs targeting Saudi Arabia's security apparatus exploded in the capital Riyadh in the latest violence to rock the oil-rich kingdom, witnesses and security sources said.


Scientists believe they have discovered the reason why mosquitoes find some of us more tasty than others.


Sprinter Kostas Kenteris declared himself innocent as he left an Athens hospital yesterday amid questions from prosecutors, fellow Greeks and the IOC about his missed drug test and motorcycle accident. "I am suffering a great injustice and I want to ...


EU chief seen as keen to push Oracle merger through

The European Commission has confirmed that it wants to reach a decision on Oracle Corp.'s hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc. before the end of October, prompting speculation that it will approve the merger.


The Asian disaster must not "suck money" from other crises, says Oxfam.


Dispute temporarily cools after judge halts investigation initiated by Qualcomm with U.S. International Trade Commission.


Make sure your pet enjoys your vacation, too

Worried about how Fido will fare while you're away? Do some research to minimize the stress of leaving your pet in someone else's care.


Police in Italy, Germany hold four in anti-mob raids

Police in Italy and Germany on Tuesday  arrested four members of an Italian crime family linked to the  execution-style killings of six Italians in Germany last  August.


Cleric's Lawyer Shown as Zealous Advocate

A lawyer accused of aiding terrorism  through her defense of a militant Muslim cleric was portrayed  on Tuesday as a fervent advocate who believed her client was  wrongly convicted of a plot to bomb U.S. targets.


Powell to Bush: Long-Term Tsunami Assistance Needed

Secretary of State Colin Powell said  Sunday the United States should plan to provide long-term aid  to Indian Ocean countries battered by last month's tsunami as  efforts begin to shift from saving lives to rebuilding  communities.


Nations unite in four-way alliance to spread power of Security ...

Four nations have announced their intention to support each others' candidacies as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in an attempt to make the UN's executive body more representative and legitimate.


German exports booming despite strong euro

German exports were booming in the first nine months of the year and are heading for record levels despite the strong euro, data released by the federal statistics office showed.


Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has declared a state of emergency for 60 days, his spokesman said on Sunday. The emergency declaration excludes Iraqi regions run by Kurdish peoples


Microsoft's decision to pare back features of the upcoming OS is not bad news, some say.


Bush presses for more power to rein in US spending

President Bush on Saturday pressed   Congress for expanded veto power to rein in spending, which has   exploded during his tenure to $2.7 trillion to the anger of his   fiscal conservative supporters.


Found in the search marketing forums: Quality Scores; SEMNE: Getting Into Google; The Illogical Use of AdSense; and more.


President Bush accused Sen. John F. Kerry in South Florida on Friday of abetting Fidel Castro's repression of Cuban dissidents, an incendiary charge in a state where White House


Britain faces Europe's biggest bird flu outbreak

LONDON -- Britain is confronting Europe's biggest outbreak of bird flu with a massive slaughter of turkeys -- and worried consumers are asking whether the disease will hit humans next.


A verdict is expected in a trial of 73 men charged with a wave of suicide bombings in Turkey in 2003.


Shame on the Swift Boat Veterans for Bush

I came to know Lt. John Kerry during the spring of 1969. He and his swift boat crew assisted in inserting our Special Forces team and our Chinese Nung soldiers into operational sites in the Cau Mau Peninsula of South Vietnam.


NBA ROUNDUP James Helps Cavaliers Hold Off Late Push by ...

LeBron James had 26 points with 12 assists, and the Cavaliers answered each time Minnesota threatened in the fourth quarter in a 107-97 victory last night in Cleveland.


Data About Zetia Risks Was Not Fully Revealed

New evidence shows that drug makers Merck and Schering-Plough never published several studies that raised questions about a cholesterol drugâs risks to the liver.


Napoli, 22:50 - CALCIO, NAPOLI-JUVE: VENDUTI 30 MILA BIGLIETTI

Sono poco piÃ¹ di 5 mila i biglietti ancora disponibili per Napoli-Juve di sabato prossimo al San Pao...


Jailed Ex-Minister in Baghdad Escapes; Iraqi American Faces Corruption Charges

BAGHDAD, Dec. 18 -- Iraq's former electricity minister, a dual U.S.-Iraqi citizen who was awaiting trial on corruption charges, escaped from a police station in the heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday with the help of private security agents, an Iraqi anti-corruption official said on Monday.


Adrian Mutu is offered a coaching role days after being banned from playing for failing a drugs test.


EDF shares surge on delay for Suez-GDF deal

Shares in French electricity generator EDF have reached record high points on a ruling delaying any possible deal between gas group GDF and Suez and also finding against controlled prices.


Struggling clothing retailer Wet Seal  Inc. WTSLA.O on Tuesday said it will close about 150  underperforming stores as part of a major restructuring plan  and layoff about 2,000 employees.


Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Orlando Cabrera clubbed a solo homer in the bottom of the 12th inning to the seats above the Green Monster, lifting Boston to a 7-6 thriller over Baltimore in the third installment of a four-game series at Fenway Park.


The Easyjet founder teams up with UK download service Wippit to enter the online music market.


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High-fiber cereals may make weight loss healthier

NEW YORK  - High-fiber whole grains may   help dieters lose weight while making gains in some nutrients,   new research suggests.


Families of WWI Soldiers to Trace Records

Families of British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in World War I will be able to trace their relatives' war records through a Web site launched Monday.


Nei prossimi due anni scenderanno solo in Germania


Developing countries have criticised the IMF and World Bank for failing to give more decision-making power to smaller nations. Ministers from the Group of 24 (G24) developing countries made their statement


AT&T said over the weekend that it had nearly sold out of its entire stock of iPhones, while Apple Stores were reportedly not far behind. An analyst with Piper Jaffray said that 500,000 phones had been sold nationwide over the weekend.


'Ora bisogna scavare per capire la qualita' dei candidati'


TomTom includes Trojans with satnav device

Mickey included for no added fee A small number of satellite navigation devices manufactured last year by TomTom were shipped containing malware, the company confirmed in a terse statement that raised more questions - and user ire - than answers.â¦


U.S. Army Sergeant Charged in Afghan Prisoner Abuse

The U.S. military charged an Army  military police sergeant with prisoner abuse and may charge  numerous other soldiers in the December 2002 deaths of two  prisoners in Afghanistan, Army officials said on Wednesday.


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When asked for his assessment of the Celtics last week, Lakers coach Phil Jackson singled out Gerald Green. Sort of.


US Trade Deficit No Cause for Alarm-Evans

U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans on Tuesday brushed off financial market concerns about America's massive trade deficit and stressed that a recent sharp uptick was fueled in part by surging energy prices.


Long after the advent of the video iPod, Sony has finally responded with a video Walkman, which it will release in April.


Steve Slaton ran for 185 yards, Pat White rushed for two touchdowns and the West Virginia defense made two interceptions deep in its own territory to give the Mountaineers a 42-14 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday.


If any party acquires 15 percent or more of News Corporation, all the other shareholders will be able to buy up to $80 worth of shares at half-price for every share already owned, under a "poison pill" defense adopted by Rupert Murdoch.


PARK CITY, Utah  - The Sundance Film Festival entered its second week on Monday amid a cooling market for buying films, while documentaries stole the spotlight and Hollywood insiders defended the indie spirit of star-filled movies like "What Just Happened?"


Montezemolo chiede investimenti, sindacati incalzano governo


Notre Dame introduces new football coach

"I'm here because expectations weren't met," Weis said at a news conference. "My job is to raise those expectations.


MEPs call on EU member states to hold simultaneous referendums on the new European Constitution.


Dutch officials and conservationists reach a deal to save the tree that brought comfort to Anne Frank.


In the space of one day, a small archaeological dig in Jerusalem's Old City became a rallying call aimed at uniting Palestinians against Israel.


Greek researchers have found that eating dark chocolate seems to make the blood. Now for some news to make chocolate-lovers feel less guilty: eating dark chocolate seems to make


Spanish police detain 76 in major Internet fraud probe

Police in Spain have detained 76 people acrosss the country as part of what they described Sunday as their biggest-ever probe into Internet fraud.


TEHRAN: Iran has increased the range of its missiles to 2,000km a senior official was quoted as saying yesterday.The range would put parts of Europe within reach for the first time.


Bethesda-based Coventry Health Care Inc. is buying managed health care company First Health Group Corp. for $1.8 billion in cash and stock in a deal that would create a national health benefits company capable of providing health insurance and administrative services to a broad array of clients.


South Africa's pull out of Sri Lanka hurt cricket: ICC chief

World cricket boss Percy Sonn said he was disappointed at South Africa's decision to abandon the tour of Sri Lanka for security reasons, but declined to impose sanctions on the Proteas.


Public Forums on Recycling Months Away: Meetings on Proposed DOE Project Are Expected in Late 2007.

By Joe Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Dec. 13--Because of federal funding restrictions, public meetings for a proposed 1,000-job nuclear fuel recycling plant here won't be held until at least the latter part of 2007.


Immigration Application Fees to Rise By 80 Percent

The Bush administration will announce an increase today in immigration application fees of more than 80 percent, federal officials said yesterday.


Iraqi MPs approve a bill to allow officials from ex-leader Saddam Hussein's Baath party to return to public life.


Ivan Intensifies, Moves Into Southeastern Caribbean

Hurricane Ivan, the fifth Atlantic hurricane this year, swept through Grenada with winds up to 135 miles (215 kilometers) per hour and strengthened as it headed into the southeastern Caribbean Sea.


Manchester United's drive to reclaim the Premiership title accelerated on Saturday as Sir Alex Ferguson's side pulled nine points clear of Chelsea.


Landmine summit appeals to all countries to join ban treaty

NAIROBI (Kenya): Delegates at a major landmine conference in Nairobi on Thursday called on states still outside an international ban to join the treaty, and condemned the continued use of the deadly devices that kill or main some 40 people every day.


The world's first 45nm gaming CPU Review Intelâs 45nm 'Penryn' update for its Core 2 microprocessor family has been an open secret for many months. It's first desktop incarnation, the Core 2 Extreme QX9650, is due to be formally introduced on 12 November, but today we can tell you how it will perform.â¦


Steve Novak hit a 3-pointer with two seconds left to give the Houston Rockets their eighth straight win, an 89-87 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.


A Steadfast Force in Dislodging Money From Politics

F red Wertheimer is not what you would call laid-back. Earlier this year, the veteran government reformer canceled a two-week vacation to Sicily so he could attend oral arguments before the Supreme Court in an important campaign finance case -- even though he was not making the arguments himself.


RIL may decide a price of Rs 550-555 a share for buyback:

[Business India]: Mumbai, Dec 26 : Reliance Industries Board is likely to fix tomorrow a price of around Rs 550 a share for the proposed buyback of the company's equity that had taken a beating in the last one month following the battle between Ambani


While inflation was moderate last month, it still pushed the limits of the central bank's comfort zone.


(InfoWorld) - YahooÂ is schmoozing mobile phone operators atÂ the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona in the hopes of enlisting partners for its new mobile search services. With mobile phones soon expected to push PCs aside as the most popular tool to access the Internet, the company has given mobility a top priority and is taking steps to establish its mobile search engine as the technology of choice for mobile operators Marco Boerries, senior vice president of Yahoo Connected Life, said Tuesday at a news conference at the mobile phone show in sunny Spain. A gamma version of the company's new Java-based search application, Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0, is now available afterÂ a beta version was released in January at the International Consumer Electronics ShowÂ in Las Vegas, according to Boerries. The application is designed to help users easily navigate a selection of personal channels for such areasÂ as news, sports, entertainment, and maps. "Mobile search so far hasn't worked because it's been an adaption of PC search," Boerries said. "Mobile users want instant answers" that are intelligently selected for small devices. A key feature of Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0 is oneSearch, a new search engine designed specifically for mobile devices. Instead of returning a list of Web sites, the search engine provides facts related to the query term, according to Boerries. More than 400,000 users have downloaded the beta application to about 100 different devices. Yahoo is particularly keen to have mobile phone operators and vendors preinstall the application. On Monday,Â the company reached a deal with LG ElectronicsÂ that will bring its brand to the screens of tens of millions of LG cell phone handsets shipped later this year. Under the deal, LG will preload Yahoo services, including Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0, Yahoo Mail, and Yahoo Messenger on phones sold worldwide. Clearly set on establishing an ad-funded search service on mobile phones similar to its service for PCs, Yahoo said Monday it will start showing mobile display ads on its Yahoo Mobile Web service in 19 countries across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Major advertisers include Intel, Pepsi, and Proctor & Gamble. The use of ad-funded search services will help mobile phone operators generate revenue that they may want to return to customers in the way of free services, Boerries said. "You can only give something away if you make something," he said. "Mobile advertising will enable this." Â


Iran parliament backs porn death penalty

Iran's parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill that could lead to the death penalty for persons convicted of working in the production of pornographic movies.


Air passengers travelling to European Union countries may face a 100ml limit on how much they can take on board.


McConnell Says Immigration Doesn't Hurt Lawmakers' Re-Election

Bloomberg - May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said the controversial immigration bill in Congress won't cost ``a single member of either party'' at the polls next year and predicted the bipartisan compromise will win Senate approval next month.


A group of Russian deputies go on hunger strike to protest against a controversial benefits reform.


Google gets into the Web registration business.


Mosul clashes plague forces in North Iraq

American and Iraqi forces clashed with insurgents in several areas of Mosul yesterday, killing at least 11 attackers in a key northern city that has seen a surge in violence recently, officials said.


US planes bomb Najaf, hopes of peace fade

Iraq: US planes pounded Najaf's cemetery and historic centre near the Imam Ali shrine on Monday, dimming hopes of a peaceful end to a near three-week stand-off between US-led Iraqi troops and Shiite militia.


The special edition Pink Pioneer inno receiver/player benefits breast cancer research. In Gear Factor.


Taiwan takes steps to prevent new SARS outbreak

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwanese health officials urged the public Monday to check their temperatures daily and wear surgical masks when visiting hospitals, as the island began a series of measures to guard against a new SARS outbreak.


President George W. Bush yesterday signed the largest overhaul of US intelligence-gathering in a half-century, aiming to transform a system designed for Cold War threats so it can deal effectively with the post-Sept.


An avalanche warning is issued for Helvellyn, England's third highest mountain, with climbers urged to stay away.


Price of Average U.S. House Rises 8.5 Pct

The October average U.S. house price  jumped 8.5 percent from a year ago, setting the stage for  mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to raise the limit  on mortgages they can buy, a Federal Housing Finance Board  survey showed on Tuesday.


Disney to debut two channels on KDG Germany

Fi, Kinowelt, History Channel, Nat Geo, Planet, Extreme Sports, ESPN Classic Sports, Sailing Channel, NASN, Motors TV, MTV Hits, MTV Dance, VH1 Classic, Trace TV and Playboy TV.


House boosts domestic security funds for 2008

The House of Representatives on  Friday approved significant increases in funds next year for  domestic security and veterans care in a challenge to President  George W. Bush's more limited budget requests.


Oprah effect brings microlending to Main Street

The credit crisis may be fouling up billion-dollar takeover deals, but if you're a poor African seamstress who needs a loan for a new sewing machine, you could not ask for a better borrowing market to expand your business.


Wakefield comes through in extra innings

Tim Wakefield already had left Aaron Boone's homer that won last year's AL championship series far behind. Now he has a more pleasant playoff memory.


Heidi Klum and Seal are expecting their second child together. The couple, who were married last May, have a 9-month-old son, Henry Guenther Ademola Dashtu Samuel. Klum also has a 2-year-old daughter, Leni, from a previous relationship with Formula One manager Flavio Briatore.


A quota 62,26 dollari, 5 centesimi in piu' di ieri


Five slain prostitutes were mourned Thursday at a memorial service, and police identified one victim as a woman who told reporters days before her death that she was afraid of a suspected serial killer but ...Comment


Ian Huntley, jailed for life for the 2002 Soham murders, is found unconscious in jail after a suspected overdose.


Premier Foods, the owner of brands such as Branston Pickle and Ambrosia, agrees to buy rival RHM for Â£1.2bn.


September's payroll gains lower than expected

Payrolls grew by an estimated 96,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate remained at 5.4%, the Labor Department said Friday, providing fodder for the presidential campaign.


Al-Sadr Tells Militia to Turn Over Shrine

NAJAF, Iraq - Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his fighters Thursday to hand control of a revered Najaf shrine to top Shiite religious authorities, hours after U.S. forces bombed militant positions and Iraq's prime minister made a "final call" for the cleric's militia to surrender...


'Ognuno faccia la sua parte, aspettiamo il prossimo cda'


Beijing's participation at dinner with industrial nations signals its clout but comes with strings.


Varese, 16:09 - BASKET, RADUNO ARBITRALE DI DUE GIORNI IN VISTA DELLA A

Alla vigilia del campionato, che scatterà nel prossimo week end, i 33 arbitri di serie A si s...


Oracle's Q1 another strong financial showing

(InfoWorld) - Oracle Corp. declared another strong quarter of financial results, exceeding both its own expectations and analysts' predictions, in what the database, applications and middleware software vendor has typically defined as a tough time period. In results for Oracle's first quarter of fiscal 2007 issued Tuesday for the period ended Aug. 31, the company saw its net income climb 29 percent over the year-ago quarter to US$670 million on revenue up 30 percent to $3.6 billion. Earnings per share (EPS) grew 28 percent to $0.13. Discounting the impact of recent acquisitions and other factors, Oracle's net income rose 26 percent to $931 million compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2006, while revenue was also up 26 percent to $3.7 billion, and EPS grew 24 percent to $0.18. A consensus estimate of Thomson Financial analysts had predicted that Oracle would report revenue of $3.5 billion on an EPS of $0.16. The figures were better than what Safra Catz, co-president and chief financial officer at Oracle, estimated back in June when the company issued its fourth-quarter results for fiscal 2006. She predicted then that total fiscal 2007 first-quarter revenue would rise 19 percent to 20 percent on an EPS of $0.16, without accounting for any specific charges likely to be taken in the quarter. "We exceeded our guidance on every metric and delivered strong revenue growth across all product lines and geographies," Catz said in an Oracle release. In the first quarter of fiscal 2007, Oracle gained $2.7 billion of its revenue from software sales, with new software licenses accounting for 22 percent of revenue or $804 million, while software license update and product support contributed 54 percent or $1.9 billion to Oracle's bottom line. Services made up the remaining $846 million or 24 percent of revenue. Revenue from new applications shot up by 80 percent compared to the same quarter last year, with new database and middleware license revenue growing by a more modest 15 percent, while service revenue rose by 33 percent. Â


Music retailer Fopp is in talks with Ernst and Young about the possibility of going into administration.


Bologna, 17:00 - CALCIO, BOLOGNA; ULIVIERI: MODULO LECCE INDIGESTO PER NOI

Bologna all'esame Lecce e a caccia del primato. Ulivieri teme i pugliesi: ''Con Sacchi, Zeman &egrav...


European ministers are to discuss the death of the former Russian agent, Alexander Litvinenko.


The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe, Marine Corps Gen. James Jones, arrived Tuesday in Bulgaria to inspect military sites that could host American troops as part of a Pentagon plan to create new, ...


Annual reports are usually deadly boring documents filled with legalese -- Google's 10-K makes for interesting reading. Plus: If Steve Jobs is a crook, he's not getting richer from it. In Epicenter.


Actor Jim Carrey was forced out of his London hotel after a fire broke out. Carrey's in London promoting his new movie, Lemony Snicket.


Nokia, Trimble ink navigation tech licensing deal

Exclusive agreement allows Nokia to use Trimble's location-based technology in consumer products and services.


The discovery of a baby mammoth preserved in the Russian permafrost gives researchers their best chance yet to build a genetic map of a species extinct since the Ice Age, a Russian scientist said on Wednesday.


Lo rileva la Covip. Damiano, smentiti profeti di sventura


Domani la giornata mondiale delle persone con disabilitÃ Dal ministero iniziative per abbattere le barriere architettoniche                                          Rutelli e Morandi al Colosseo per i disabili "I luoghi d'arte siano accessibili a tutti"


Captain Michael Vaughan praises a "tremendous effort" by England following their victory over Sri Lanka.


Partners will bundle Sansa player with Rhapsody to target iTunes and iPod.


Microsoft faces crucial EU judgement in cliffhanger court case

Microsoft faces on Monday a decisive chapter in its epic battles with antitrust regulators when Europe's second-highest court rules whether the software giant is guilty of abusing its crushing market share.


Fox won a major decision in court on Friday, allowing them to air their boxing reality show, "The Next Great Champ," as planned, starting next week.


Sweden's government will review a proposed takeover of Nordic bourses owner OMX  by Nasdaq  over worries companies could be forced to obey U.S. stock market rules, an official said on Wednesday.


O RACLE CORP. Chief Executive Larry Ellison said he's achieved the impossible and probably will never attempt another deal as big as the $10.3 billion takeover.


An engineer has promised that within a year he'll start selling a car that runs on compressed air.


Questions Raised About Bush Guard Service

WASHINGTON - New documents unearthed in the midst of the presidential campaign fill in some blanks but raise other questions about the sometimes mysterious and spotty story of President Bush's military service during Vietnam when he won a coveted spot in the Texas Air National Guard and avoided the war.    Reviving issues that have shadowed his political career, the documents show Bush ignored a direct order from a superior officer and lost his status as a Texas Air National Guard pilot more than three decades ago because he failed to meet military performance standards and undergo a required physical examination...


U.S. food firms want binding rules for safe imports

Top U.S. food companies, worried recent import scares may turn away customers, launched a plan on Tuesday to add teeth to existing safety guidelines and increase funding for bare-bones federal regulators.


Il ministro della SolidarietÃ  Sociale annuncia un disegno di leggecon "una diversa filosofia": "Abrogheremo la Fini-Giovanardi"                                                  Ferrero: "Depenalizzeremo lo spinello Il consumatore non Ã¨ un criminale"                                                                                Previsto inoltre un potenziamento delle politiche di prevenzione


The Republican Party is following up record fund raising for President Bush's re-election effort by asking donors to finance its efforts to get Bush's message "past the liberal media filter" to the public.


Papers: Litter Box Full, Woman Sets Fire

PORT ANGELES, Wash. - Court documents filed in Clallam County Superior Court tie an alleged arson in an apartment complex to a smelly cat litter box...


A new, star-studded recording of the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" hit British record stores Monday, many of which opened early in anticipation of large crowds.


This year television â good, bad and mediocre â found itself obsessed with big shots, big bucks and the arduous climb up the class ladder. So letâs hoist a glass, have some fun and raise some fury.


U.S.-Led Forces Thrust Towards Central Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces thrust at least  one km (half a mile) toward the center of rebel-held Falluja on  Tuesday despite heavy resistance, officers said.


Rising oil prices will weigh on US economic growth but the increases seen so far will not derail the expansion and need not fuel a troubling inflation, Federal Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said on Monday.


BERLIN - The US dollar plunged to a new low against the euro Wednesday as markets shrugged off Washington's insistence that it is committed to a strong dollar.


Pop star Britney Spears marries dancer Kevin Federline in a private ceremony in Los Angeles.


Milano, 16:41 - VOLLEY, ALL STAR GAME DONNE: ITALIA-RESTO DEL MONDO 1-3

Il Resto del Mondo ha battuto l'Italia 3-1 (25-19; 20-25; 25-23; 26-24) nell'All Star Game femminile...


Unexpected good news as jobless claims drop

Unexpected strength from weekly U.S. jobless claims provided rare good news for the troubled U.S. economy on Thursday, but a measure of buying demand in the housing market continued to chill.


Si esibira' il 15 e il 21 settembre a Opera e a Sulmona


Chain Store Sales Up 0.1 Percent - Report

U.S. chain store sales rose in the  latest week, but business continued to fluctuate from the  effects of Hurricane Charley and high gasoline prices, a report  said on Tuesday.


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E sull'onda delle voci di una pausa della Bce sui tassi


Idaho residents who believe Cold War nuclear testing harmed their health will testify before a National Academy of Sciences panel to say they should be included in a federal compensation program.


'Lemony Snicket' Premiere No Glitzy Affair

At first glance, it was just another family movie premiere, as celebrities slogged their way down the arrivals line at Hollywood's Cinerama Theatre, as many beamed proudly with children and spouses in tow. Then you looked again — down, to be specific — and saw that the red carpet was nowhere to be found. The route to "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" was done in basic black.


Research Finds Firstborns Gain the Higher I.Q.

The difference in I.Q. between siblings was a result of family dynamics, not biological factors.


Patrick Crowe says he is having a blast promoting talk-show icon Oprah Winfrey for president. Winfrey's lawyers are not.


Angry Michael Jackson Says Eminem Video Demeaning

Pop star Michael Jackson, angry  over a "demeaning and insensitive" new Eminem music video that  makes light of the child molestation charges against him, on  Tuesday asked that networks pull it off the air.


"The Departed," "Babel," "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Dreamgirls" have each collected seven nominations for the 12th annual Critics' Choice Awards. All four films got a nomination for best picture.


Currencies: Dollar falls as traders await Fed testimony

NEW YORK The dollar fell against the euro and the yen amid optimism over Japanese growth and as traders awaited congressional testimony by the Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan.


"Dancing With the Stars" competitor John O'Hurley and his wife, Lisa, have welcomed their first child, a boy, the actor's spokeswoman, Liza Anderson, confirmed Thursday.


The DUP wants to humiliate the IRA over its demand for visible decommissioning, Sinn Fein's chairman says.


Nine Militants Killed After Saudi Bombings

Nine militants in Riyadh were reportedly killed by Saudi security forces after two big explosions rocked the capital. Police say the first blast came when two militants set off a remote-controlled car bomb in a traffic tunnel near the Interior Ministry.


Baldoni e le molte ombre sul suo rapimento

Adesso gli 007 italiani in Iraq si danno da fare per riavere indietro il corpo. Nessuno ha ancora chiesto ufficialmente per Enzo Baldoni i funerali di Stato e non si sa se la famiglia accetterÃ  la parata delle autoritÃ  nel momento del lutto.


Zurigo, 11:57 - CALCIO, BLATTER: REGOLA SU 5 STRANIERI IN CAMPO SI FARA'

Sepp Blatter ha confermato, in un'intervista al magazine tedesco 'Kicker', che la regola su un massi...


Posen Displays Collection at Fashion Week

Zac Posen, winner of this year's award for emerging talent from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, offered a futuristic look for spring 2005.


Tehran says it will move forward on uranium enrichment

Presidential candidate John Kerry's plan to provide Iran with the nuclear fuel it wants in exchange for a promise to forgo efforts to enrich the material for the development of weapons of mass destruction was rejected out of hand this weekend by the


All the action from Friday's fourballs as the USA and Europe prepare to tee off at Oakland Hills.


Roma, 16:29 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; RUGGERI: COL TORINO UN INCIDENTE

In casa Atalanta si pensa solo e unicamente alla sfida di sabato contro contro la Roma. A parlare de...


Newsletter Watch: Buying The China Syndrome

Now is the time to be greedy, not fearful.  Here are the stocks some of the top advisers are buying.


Rilanciamo l'idea di Enzo Bearzotper ricordare un grande giocatore                                                  Ritiriamo la numero 6 Scirea Ã¨ inimitabile


CRM customers will be listening this week when Mike Lawrie takes the stage at the Siebel Systems Inc.'s user conference in Los Angeles for his first public appearance as CEO of the customer-relationship-management software pioneer.


The primaries, conventions and debates are finally over and now itâs the sprint to the finish line. In the latest Zogby poll, the race is a dead heat once again, as it has been so often during this election season.


Car Bomb Kills 3 Near Australian Embassy

Abdul-Razzak Yousif arrives to a Baghdad hospital for treatment after a bomb exploded Monday, Oct. 25, 2004 near a US military convoy in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least three people and injuring several, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.


Engineer at BP venture in Siberia killed

The chief engineer at a Siberian subsidiary of oil company BP's Russian joint venture was found shot dead over the weekend, the RIA Novosti agency reported Monday.


Brazil Hands Out Record 11 Million Carnival Condoms

BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil, one of the Latin  American countries hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic, will hand  out a record 11 million condoms to prevent the spread of the  disease during its erotically charged Carnival festival when  casual sex rises.


R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe was among more than a dozen potential jurors dismissed at the beginning of the trial for a man accused of sneaking into a middle school and trying to sexually assault a girl.


Some Holy See buildings will start using solar energy, reflecting Pope Benedict XVI's concern about conserving the Earth's resources, a Vatican engineer said Tuesday.


An animal rights group failed to persuade a judge Thursday to immediately suspend Alaska's aerial wolf control program, which it likened to a slaughter.


New Iraq Mass Grave May Contain 500 Bodies - PM

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq  - Laborers digging on a  construction site in northern Iraq uncovered human skulls and  bones on Tuesday, which interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said  were part of a mass grave believed to contain some 500 bodies.


UPDATE 1-Oracle raises PeopleSoft offer, sets deadline

Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday raised its hostile takeover offer for rival software company PeopleSoft Inc.


3 children, teenager killed in Ill. house fire

CHICAGO -- Three children and a teenager were killed in a late-night fire at a pastor's home while the pastor and his wife attended a church service, fire officials said yesterday. The frame house was engulfed in flames and the blaze had jumped to a neighboring house when firefighters arrived Friday night, said Deputy District Fire Chief Patrick Keehoe. An ...


BOSTON Aug. 18, 2004 - Madeline Mann once weighed less than a can of soda as the tiniest surviving newborn known to medicine. Next week, she enters high school as something even more extraordinary an honor


Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, answered questions from Israeli children Tuesday in his first visit to the Holy Land, showing animation and energy in discussing the feelings and justification for space travel.


'Blog' Tops US Dictionary's Words of the Year

A four-letter term that came to symbolize the difference between old and new media during this year's presidential campaign tops US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's list of the 10 words of the year.


Justices May Iron Out Compromise On Voter ID

The Supreme Court appeared unmoved yesterday by arguments that an Indiana law requiring voters to present photo identification imposes an unconstitutional burden. Some justices, however, appeared to search for a middle ground on the divisive and partisan political issue.


NASA's Mars rover, Opportunity, has discovered more evidence that water may have flowed over rocks on the Red Planet. Data sent back by Opportunity suggests an area known as the Meridiani Planum, was drenched


GIBRAHAYER e-newsletter simon@cytanet.com.cy http://gibrahayer.cyprusnewsletter.com The largest circulation Armenian online e-newsletter on the WWW GUNMEN ATTACK ARMENIAN CHURCH IN MOSUL (AFP/ December ...


update Intel's board, in widely expected move, voted Thursday to elevate Paul Otellini from president to chief executive officer in May.


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Bob Bradley will be named interim coach of the U.S. men's national soccer team after negotiations between the sport's federation and Juergen Klinsmann collapse this week.


Mich. Democrat Ex-Chair Cleared of Charge

A judge threw out a solicitation charge against the former state Democratic Party chairman Friday, ruling that sheriff's deputies did not have the authority to stop his car.


'Batman' Protester Scales Royal Residence

LONDON - A protester dressed in a Batman costume scaled the front wall of Buckingham Palace Monday, reaching a ledge near the balcony where the royal family appears on ceremonial occasions.    The protester was identified as Jason Hatch, 33, of Gloucester, a member of the Fathers 4 Justice group, which is campaigning for greater custody rights for divorced or separated fathers...


Ingram Micro to buy Tech Pacific for $493 million

Ingram Micro Inc. (IM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's largest computer products distributor, on Monday said it would acquire Australia-based Tech Pacific for $493 million in cash, including debt.


Japanese games giant Nintendo has raised it financial outlook for the fiscal year, after robust sales of its hand-held game machine.


Wired.com How-To Wiki: Brew Your Own Ginger Beer

Go from a gentle boil to cool nonalcoholic refreshment. Follow our recipe and learn how to make your own batch of ginger beer in your kitchen. Get started on a serious soda mission  at Wired's How-To Wiki.


Microsoft has warned that it's preparing a Google killer in the form of a better search tool. But while MSN fine-tunes its algorithms, Google has struck at the heart of Windows with a beta release tool to search PC desktops.


Militants linked to al-Qaeda are believed to be behind an attack which leaves 15 dead in Algeria.


ALLEN PARK, Mich.  -- Detroit Lions running back Kevin Jones will not play at Green Bay on Sunday, and team officials are concerned that his foot injury could keep him out a lot longer.


Floods plunge Uganda displaced in further misery

Ongoro is usually one the driest parts of Uganda and Francis Egoliam was sure the rains would stop. But now his house has been swept away by floods and his camp has disappeared under water.


Romania's coach quits after draw in Armenia

Anghel Iordanescu quit as coach of the Romanian national team Friday following an embarrassing 1-1 draw in Armenia in a Group 1 World Cup qualifier.


Montreal Might to Lose 2005 World Championships

Montreal could be forced to pull out of  hosting next year's world championships if help with funding is  not forthcoming, according to the chief executive of the  organizing committee.


Operazione da 26 miliardi di dollari completata entro l'anno


The pipeline drugs hold promise, but it will be a while before the company shows a profit.


Community News: New Version of Free PhpEd Debugger Released

As mentioned by Elizabeth Naramore on the php|architect site, there's a new version of the free debugger from the PhpEd folks that's been released and ready for download - version 2.15.5.   Updates in this latest version include:   All php versions from 4.3 up to 5.2 are supported Fixed problem with profiler denominator Pre-compiled binaries for Win32 and Linux Source code   It's not going to be quite as powerful as the one that comes with the full version of PhpEd, but it is still a very useful little app. download it for yourself and give it a try.


The government and a private group are at odds on tunaâs safety.


The prevalence of obesity is rising faster among adults in New Jersey than in neighboring states, and has hit an ominous 20 percent among the state's sixth-graders, according to a Rutgers University researcher.


When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting microchips in humans, the manufacturer said it would save lives, letting doctors scan the tiny transponders to access patients' medical records almost instantly. The FDA found "reasonable assurance" the device was safe, and a sub-agency even called it one of 2005's top "innovative technologies."


The price of crude oil hit another record high yesterday, capping a wild week on Wall Street, punctuated by widespread rumors and violent market swings.


ROME Huge numbers of migrants from Africa have showed up in rickety boats on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa in the last few days, and the government is responding quickly and contentiously, sending most of them back to Libya, almost immediately, by


Taser Hits Back at Amnesty International

Stun gun maker Taser International  Inc. TASR.O on Tuesday accused human rights group Amnesty  International of ignoring independent reports showing the  company's weapons to be safe and effective.


Your good friends are still here, Toronto

One day, we hear that the city government wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars on un-used hotel rooms. Another day, the ongoing computer leasing inquiry reveals more details of violated procedures and lack of accountability.


The US Senate orders the White House to give up papers relating its surveillance of domestic terror suspects.


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Afghans Repeat Hostage Threat But Show Flexibility

An Afghan militant group on Monday  repeated a threat to kill three foreign U.N. workers held  hostage since late last month unless Taliban prisoners were  freed, but said it was willing to be flexible on other demands.


A strong earthquake jolted the central Aleutian Islands early Friday.


EU ministers are to discuss processing asylum seekers in camps outside the block, including north Africa.


Un nuovo socio, la Telecom di Marco Tronchetti Provera, per dare l'assalto alla Coppa America. De Angelis chiama accanto a sÃ¨ uno dei piÃ¹ forti timonieri del mondo, l'australiano James Spithill. GENOVA - Gli


The war crimes trial of the ex-Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic is to resume after a month-long delay.


Sunia, nuovi rincari a giugno e affitti raddoppiano


Protests against Afghan election crumble

Afghanistan's historic election hung on a pot of ink in the end. Even as the ballot boxes from Saturday's presidential election were on their way to the counting stations, intensive


Congo has arrested and turned over for trial an army colonel and former rebel leader accused of leading a deadly 2003 attack on a village in the country's lawless east, the International Criminal Court announced Thursday.


Aging evangelist Billy Graham huddled by his comatose wife's bedside with their five children Thursday at the couple's home in the mountains of western North Carolina.


Michael Moore shot back at Republicans on Wednesday after they requested that the filmmaker be prosecuted for offering underwear and food to college students in exchange for their promise to vote.


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Theater Review | 'Come Back, Little Sheba': So Quiet You Can Hear a Heart Stop

Emotional sincerity is the hallmark of this deeply felt revival, which stars S. Epatha Merkerson in a performance that stops the heart.


'Me lo disse prima che si sapesse dell'avvelenamento'


Blitz Disobbedienti, identificate dalla Questura 68 persone

La questura di Roma ha identificato 68 persone tra quelle che hanno dato vita all' azione di 'spesa proletaria' ieri mattina nel centro commerciale Panorama della Capitale. Lo fa sapere il Dipartimento di


Judge in Microsoft Case Prefers to Settle

The judge deciding whether to uphold or suspend the European Union's landmark antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp. prefers encouraging parties to find a "third way" outside of litigation — partly because that's the way things are often done back in his home country of Denmark.


Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said Monday he would not oppose Turkish European Union accession talks provided Turkey met European standards.


For Some Island Residents, Storm Plan Was to Stay Put

When Hurricane Frances cut through this low-lying barrier island off the east coast of Florida just three weeks ago, every permanent resident of the Ocean Harbor North condominiums quickly cleared out.


Prince Charles Helps Boscastle Count the Cost

Residents of Boscastle are counting the cost today of the damage estimated at millions of pounds caused by a freak downpour.


There's more to growth than just a high growth rate.


Palestinians and Israel near deal on elections

Israeli and Palestinian officials yesterday were on the verge of resolving what could have been a nasty dispute over voting by East


Kobe, Shaq finally get to battle on court

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


Mischa Barton was arrested Thursday morning for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol and possessing marijuana after sheriff's deputies saw her car straddling two lanes of traffic.


Varato anche provvedimento sull'innovazione industriale


Powerful typhoon Chaba lands on southern Japan as thousands evacuate

Powerful typhoon Chaba landed on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu as it brought heavy rain and strong winds to the region, officials said.


Belgrado, 19:56 - PALLANUOTO, EUROPEI: ITALIA-CROAZIA 9-8

Esordio con vittoria per l'Italia agli Europei maschili di pallanuoto. Nel primo incontro del girone...


Frequent Flier: Clothes Shopping in Port au Prince, Unexpectedly

With a soapy hand, I fumbled around for my cellphone in the dark, pushing a random key so the display screen would light the concrete walls of the tiny bathroom in Cherident, Haiti.


Hanno battuto per 17 a 14 i New England Patriots


Drew Barrymore yaps for Disney animal comedy

Drew Barrymore will  voice a pampered Chihuahua in "South of the Border," a  talking-animal Disney comedy whose lineup includes a who's who  of Latino actors.


Online campaigns and e-petitions are only the beginning of what the net can do to politics, argues Bill Thompson.


Salt manufacturers have made an official complaint about a health campaign which uses an animated slug to highlight warnings over salt intake.


Olive Oil May Now Carry Heart-Healthy Label

WASHINGTON -- Olive oil will soon be slapped with a new label: Good for your heart. The Food and Drug Administration now says olive oil can carry a label saying it may reduce the risk of coronary disease.


Ingrid Betancourt was smiling ear to ear. It was 1998, and she had just emerged as the biggest vote-getter in Colombia's congressional elections.


Mosques torched after worst Iraq bombing

Gunmen bent on revenge burned mosques and homes in a Sunni enclave of Baghdad on Friday as Iraq's leaders pleaded for calm, a day after the worst bomb attack since the U.S. invasion.


Democratici irritati per 'rilancio' Bonino su seggi e tv


Norway to host donor conference for Sudan in March: Arab League

Norway is to host a donor conference in March to finance reconstruction projects in war-battered Sudan, an Arab League official said.


Qualcomm has acquired SoftMax, a noise-reduction technology vendor, in a move that spreads the rivalry over cell phones to  the area of sound quality.


Shatner Wants to Boldly Go on Space Flight

"Star Trek" star William Shatner and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Dave Navarro are among thousands of people who want to fly on Virgin's proposed commercial space flights, company chief Richard Branson said Friday.


Iraqi National guards arrest Iraqis during a joint raid with British forces in the town of Gurna, 40 km north of Basra, southern Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004.


VA shifting research away from stress as cause of Gulf War illness

The Veterans Affairs Department said Friday that it no longer will pay for studies that seek to show stress is the primary cause of mysterious ailments afflicting thousands of veterans of the 1991 Gulf War.


DJ Spooky: How a Tiny Caribbean Island Birthed the Mashup

DJ Spooky assembles his compilation celebrating Trojan Records' 40th birthday, and he finds countless parallels between the Jamaican reggae scene in the 1960s and '70s and the digital mashup ecosystem of today. Spooky elaborates in this Wired News interview.


Opening night is on the horizon, but Allan Houston is still more curiosity than fixture in any discussion of the Knicks' rotation, and the remodeled lineup appears ready to take its first steps without him.


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A study of recommended blood pressure drugs has produced a result even the researchers find hard to explain: Adding a calcium channel blocker to a diuretic was associated


Bush condemns Iran's detention of Americans

U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday said he strongly condemned Iran's detention of American citizens and called for them to be freed "immediately and unconditionally."


Index points to steadily slowing economy

The economy could be headed for slower growth in the next several months, according to a report released Thursday by a private research group.


PESHAWAR, Pakistan, July 19 -- The wave of violence that has gripped Pakistan in recent days spread to new parts of the country and featured more ferocious tactics Thursday, with suicide bombers targeting a mosque, a police academy and a convoy of Chinese engineers in attacks that killed more than...


Study Says Glaciers Formed During a Very Warm Period

Giant glaciers formed about 90 million years ago during a warm period when alligators thrived in the Arctic, researchers said, calling into question the belief that all ice melts in a âsuper greenhouseâ climate.


Intel has dropped plans for 4GHz version of its flagship Pentium 4 chip, making a shift in approach.


MALCOLM Glazer has underlined his determination to pursue his ambition to take over Manchester United by approaching a new bank to back his bid.


SYDNEY The Australian government said Wednesday that terrorists may be preparing an attack in Indonesia, possibly at a Hilton hotel.


Chocolate giant Cadbury admits food and hygiene breaches over a salmonella outbreak last year.


Polio Returns to Guinea, Mali, New Cases in Darfur

Polio has spread to two more African countries where it had been eradicated, Guinea and Mali, highlighting the risk of a major outbreak across west and central Africa, international campaigners said on Tuesday.


In the latest step in its continuing effort to focus the Web services model around its own servers, Google this morning introduced a way to enable individuals to embed some Google Gadgets within Web pages, without the need to install software.


Audit Finds Large FBI Translation Backlog

WASHINGTON - The FBI has a backlog of hundreds of thousands of hours of untranslated audio recordings from terror and espionage investigations, despite large increases in money and personnel for translations since the 2001 terror attacks, a Justice Department audit released Monday said.    In addition, the audit by Glenn A...


SLOVAKS are out of alignment with the new EU world order, according to a recently published international opinion poll.


This Friday, October 26, Apple retail stores will open from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. to celebrate the availability of Mac OS X Leopard. Visit a store near you, and youâll see live demos of Leopard and have a chance to be one of the first to test drive the most impressive version of Mac OS X yet. Thereâll even be free T-shirts for the first 500 guests to visit an Apple Store.


White House Taking Unearned Credit for Emissions Cuts

Seeking to counter international pressure to adopt binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions, the Bush administration has been touting the success of three mandatory programs to curb U.S. energy consumption: gas mileage standards for vehicles, efficiency standards for home appliances and state laws...


S.Korea says Lone Star/KEB deal illegal-prosecutor

South Korea has found illegal aspects in the 2003 sale of Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) to U.S. fund Lone Star, a senior prosecutor said on Thursday, which may eventually lead the courts to declare the deal void.


Republican Senate hopeful Katherine Harris says Florida's Democratic incumbent supports unchristian political policies.


McCartneys face-to-face in London courtroom

Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his estranged wife Heather faced off in court on Thursday in what has become one of show business's most publicized divorces.


Hamas challenges Egypt's bid to close Gaza border

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt started to close its breached border with the Gaza Strip on Friday but Palestinian militants bulldozed a new opening in a challenge to Cairo and Israel's blockade of the Hamas-run territory.


Firenze, 12:36 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; MUTU: TONI NON ANDARE ALLA JUVE

Adrian Mutu, attaccante della Fiorentina, replica alle voci che vorrebbero il compagno d'attacco Luc...


Colombian Troops Capture Guerrilla Leader

Colombian troops have captured a top leftist rebel commander suspected of masterminding the 1999 kidnapping of an entire congregation from a Roman Catholic church, the army said Sunday.


Samuel Isaac Weissman, a professor and chemist who helped develop the first atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project, has died, his wife said Friday. He was 94.


The final Manning Bowl bragging rights belong to Lynn English. The Bulldogs closed out the career of the deteriorating 66-year-old Lynn landmark, which is slated to be torn down this winter and replaced by a state-of-the-art facility, by rolling over archrival Lynn Classical, 28-8, yesterday before more than 3,500 fans. For the first time in 28 years, English ...


Getting the future right isn't as important as feeling right about the future.


Green's Three Touchdowns Lifts Packers Over Panthers

Ahman Green scored three touchdowns  and rushed for 119 yards as the Green Bay Packers opened their  season with a convincing 24-14 win over the Carolina Panthers  in Charlotte on Monday.


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European Media Take Sides in U.S. Election

U.S. President George W. Bush and the war in Iraq have so galvanised European public opinion that many newspapers are officially endorsing a candidate in the U.S. election for the first time.


Bank of England Says Dollar Decline Increases Risk to Banks

The possibility of a further slide in the dollar and a decline in demand for US assets has become one of the potential risks to financial stability, the Bank of England said in its semi-annual Financial Stability Review.


British firm UniquePhones is writing an app to let iPhone customers use a carrier other than AT&T.


It's official - you really do need that coffee in the morning, and if you don't get it you really are in withdrawal. As little as one cup of coffee a day can produce caffeine addiction, say researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.


Microsoft blasts out strong fourth quarter, year

Blog: Revenue from Windows Vista and Office 2007 releases propels the software giant over $50 million for fiscal year.


Exasperated eBay Sellers Threaten to Strike

EBay sellers are calling for a strike in the wake of changes made to the fee structure and feedback system. Skeptics say it will have little impact.


Da Sassari fa discutere il caso dell'ex arbitro algherese


More evidence that genetic tests can help predict whether breast cancer will recur could aid doctors and patients in deciding when to use chemotherapy.


Bush to lay out second term plans after Kerry concession

President George W. Bush was to lay out his plans for a second term after Democratic rival John Kerry conceded defeat in their White House race, Bush's spokesman said.


At-Home Blood Pressure Devices Get High Marks

Dec. 21, 2004 -- At-home blood pressure machines may do a better job of screening for high blood pressure than devices in doctors' offices, says the American Heart Association (AHA).


China poses a challenge over intellectual property

Peter A. Petri, dean of the Brandeis University International Business School, tells incoming MBA classes a story about the role of intellectual property in the flowering of American manufacturing.


Most of the action in Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center," Hollywood's first look at the terrorist attacks that destroyed two of the world's tallest buildings, takes place far below the surface.


Peru Wants Intl Court to Take on Fujimori Case

LIMA, Peru  - Peru should call in theInternational Court of Justice to rule on its request for theextradition of former President Alberto Fujimori from Japan,state attorney Nelly Calderon said on Sunday, expressingfrustration at Japan's failure to act so far.


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Franz Ferdinand lead singer eats way round world

Munching fishbrain bread from Finland,  chewing bull's testicles in Buenos Aires -- touring with the  rock band Franz Ferdinand can be a real culinary adventure.


Yao, Liu arrive in Shanghai, both exhausted

Two NBA basketball teams, the Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings have arrived in Shanghai preparing for China's inaugural NBA game, with both teams having a Chinese player.


Chile took a key step Wednesday toward confronting the grim legacy of abuses under the 1973-90 dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, completing a lengthy report on torture and political imprisonment with testimonies from some 35,000 victims.


State of the Art: Breaking the Myth of Megapixels

âThe more megapixels a camera has, the better the pictures,â is a big fat lie.


A man who is burying his soldier son hopes his car accident serves as a warning to young motorists.


A soon-to-be U.S. senator lends money to a lobbyist. The lobbyist never pays it back. The lawmaker then uses her Senate position to help direct more than $11 million in government money to projects benefiting the lobbyist's clients.


Per l'Istat il dato riguarda un quarto delle separazioni


Somali police seek first suicide bombing mastermind

BAIDOA, Somalia  - Somali police stepped up   investigations on Tuesday to discover who was behind the   country's first known suicide bombing, which targeted interim   President Abdullahi Yusuf.


Stocks Rally as Investors Welcome Election's End

The stock market rallied at the opening bell yesterday as investors expressed relief that a clear election victor was in sight and that President Bush looked set to return to the White House for a second term.


Microsoft releases BI tools for Dynamics CRM

InfoWorld - Microsoft has taken another step to make it easier for customers and partners to customize its BI software suite.


THE cost of oil soared to a record $US49.64 a barrel today as unrest in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia alarmed traders. Oil futures jumped to their highest closing price on record on the New York Mercantile Exchange.


JENSON BUTTON has moved to rebuild bridges with his BAR team after being told he is not allowed to quit at the end of the season. Button signed for Williams in an attempt to leave BAR after this weekend's


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A key witness against Richard Scrushy testified yesterday the fired HealthSouth chief executive never told him to break the law at the start of a huge fraud, and that FBI agents were ''pressing" him for figures about the scam after he went to investigators.


Asian shares slump on U.S. mortgage woes

Asian shares slumped on Wednesday, tracking heavy losses on Wall Street on fears about an intensifying crisis in U.S. mortgage lending that spooked investors nursing losses from a sharp sell-off two weeks ago.


Iraqis headed to military dump for work latest targets in massive ...

Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying unarmed Iraqis to work at a US weapons dump near Tikrit on Sunday, killing 17 and bringing the toll


Music Biz Heads to Australia for Kazaa Trial

Industry eyes are turning toward Oz as more than 50 lawyers begin waging a courtroom battle over Kazaa, the peer-to-peer technology owned by Australia-based Sharman Networks


Librepos is a point of sale application designed for touch screens, supports ESC/POS ticket printers, customer displays and barcode scanners. It is multiuser and has a great backoffice with a product entry form, reports and charts.   A lot of progress has been made since the previous release and there will be more progress the next release. A discussion in the forums explaining in detail the features included this release will start soon.  Changes:  * New logo. * Table state and receipts information now is shared between terminals. * New editor for Product-Warehouses information. * Enhanced security in the sales window. * Translations for fields in find dialogs and sort dialogs. * No more defaults for resources. Now all the resources are stored in the database. This is a change to the previous behavior . * The image editor now remembers the last opened folder. * Added to the image editor the images *.bmp. * Added message when the bar code entered does not correspond to any product found in the database. * Removed edition and visualization of the "Id" field in several tables. * Upgraded libraries: Jasperreports 2.0.1, Velocity 1.5, HSQLDB 1.8.0.8, JavaPOS 1.11 * Other little fixes.  You can download the binaries and sources in the following link:   http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=127939


Economic View: Catching a Wave of High-Tech Exports

American companies are making many of the durable goods and other capital equipment emerging countries need to improve their infrastructures.


China extends Asian Winter Games dominance

South Korea surged up the medals table thanks to their short-track speed skating champions but China still dominated the Asian Winter Games with four new titles.


Darwin may work in the flat enterprise software market--mergers and acquisitions are expected to increase the clout of leading firms.


Blind Workers File Suit Against Oracle, Texas

A lawsuit that has been filed against Texas and Oracle by three blind state workers and the National Federation for the Blind calls for all internal state applications to be accessible to the blind.


Khmer Rouge "Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea is ready to lift the lid on Pol Pot's murderous regime when he appears in court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, a trial judge said on Thursday.


Indian left renews threat over U.S. nuclear pact

Communist allies of India's government would end support to the ruling coalition if it went ahead with a controversial nuclear deal with the United States, the most powerful left leader said on Thursday.


Death toll from China floods reaches 161

At least 161 people have died in China as the country battles the worst flooding in a century. Villages downstream on the Yangtze River are braced for further deluges and water levels are expected to peak


Myanmar opposition welcomes UN debate on junta

The party of detained opposition figure   Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday welcomed the United Nations'   decision to add Myanmar to its list of nations that represent   threats to international peace and security.


Netflix Partners With LG to Bring Movies Straight to TV

Netflix, the DVD-by-mail company with more than 7 million customers, has a new strategy that may one day make those red envelopes obsolete.


SP Mib -3,97%, molto pesanti i titoli Fiat


Britain's Straw to Keep World Pressure on Sudan

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw flew to Sudan on Monday to keep up international pressure on Khartoum to comply with U.N. demands to end the conflict in Darfur that has already killed up to 50,000 people.


EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Saturday night urged President Bush to "stand up and stop" what he called personal attacks on him over his combat record in Vietnam...


Mission scientists worry that nearly a month's worth of storms could permanently damage or disable the Mars rovers exploring the Red Planet.


A 92-year-old man died of a heart attack after a junior doctor gave him a drugs overdose, an inquest hears.


The government predicts 2,000 specialist schools will be created by September 2005 - a year ahead of target.


Toddler rescued four days after earthquake

A Japanese toddler was today pulled alive from his family car that had been buried in a landslide for four days after a deadly earthquake.


Bugging row reignites 'Big Brother' debate

A row over the bugging of a MP has reignited debate about how far the country has gone towards becoming a "Big Brother" surveillance state.


Sony's PlayStation Portable draws a new selection of TV programming, including MTV shows.


Two Prisoners Appear Before U.S. Tribunal

Two men accused of links to the al-Qaida terror network appeared before U.S. military review panels Wednesday while four other prisoners refused to attend their hearings at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


BAGHDAD, Feb. 24 -- Leaders of Iraq's oil-rich Kurdish region have apparently approved a draft oil law that will be presented to Iraqi lawmakers in coming weeks, an eagerly awaited breakthrough that is expected to professionalize and expand drilling in the country.


Londra, 14:22 - CALCIO, INTER; CAMBIASSO: SONO AL TOP DELLA CARRIERA

Autore del gol che ha deciso il derby di Milano, Esteban Cambiasso fa il bilancio del 2007 dalle col...


Sun to ship Microsoft Windows Server on its hardware

Sun Microsystems will become a distributor of Windows Server on its entire line of compatible servers.


US President George W. Bush named Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns as the new secretary of agriculture on Thursday, to succeed Ann M. Veneman, who announced her resignation in mid-November.


MCI, the telecom giant that used to be called WorldCom, has appointed bankers to explore a possible sale of the business. WorldCom has only recently emerged from what was


Nortel Says 3rd-Qtr Revenue Will Fall From 2nd Qtr

Nortel Networks Corp., North America's largest maker of telephone equipment, said revenue in the third quarter will decline from the second quarter's $2.


By Cringely, Robert X  NOTES FROM THE FIELD  SO WHAT ARE A FEW SEARCH TERMS BETWEEN FRIENDS? A LOT, as AOL found out after it blithely released a database of some 20 million Web searches last week.


Police says London bomb could have killed

Explosive experts defused a car bomb packed with petrol, gas and nails on Friday which could have caused huge loss of life in London's busy theatre district and raised fears of a terrorist attack, police said.


Horror 'Grudge' Reigns at Halloween Box Office

The haunted-house thriller "The Grudge," starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, held on to the No. 1 slot at the North American box office, scaring up $22.


Startup Offers Privacy For Sale -- But Is Anyone Buying?

ReputationDefender is the latest startup to offer a product in what appears to be a burgeoning market for consumer privacy services. But is anyone willing to pay for such services? If the past is any guide, probably not.


Arch Coal Inc. ACI.N said on  Friday it had completed the acquisition of rival Triton Coal  Co. after a U.S. appeals court denied the government's bid to  block the deal.


The government apologises to the family of a Londonderry teenager shot dead by the Army.


New Cassini Images of Titan Reveal Stunning Surface Detail

Cassini is just now speeding past Titan in her first close approach to Saturn's enigmatic moon. With her instruments pointed at the planet, she cannot communicate with Earth, so Cassini's


Conservatives lose latest Darwin battle in Kansas

TOPEKA, Kansas  - The Kansas Board of Education on Tuesday threw out science standards deemed hostile to evolution, undoing the work of Christian conservatives in the ongoing battle over what to teach U.S. public school students about the origins of life.


Budget airline Ryanair pushes ahead with its Â£1bn bid for Aer Lingus, upping its holding in its Irish rival.


Canada's Eric Lamaze jumping at Beijing chance

After missing the 1996 and 2000 Olympics over failed drug tests, Canadian show jumper Eric Lamaze believes he is finally heading for his Olympic debut in Beijing.


Mexico said Friday it will try to persuade President Bush not to sign a bill that would extend a wall along the border in an effort to stop illegal immigrants.


Australian train derailment injures scores

BRISBANE - A high-speed passenger train carrying more than 160 people jumped the rails and crashed in eastern Australia, injuring most of those on board, officials said.


'Motivo di disappunto', cosi' Governo Usa su rapporto Onu


Providence, sitting in eighth place in Hockey East, gave 14th-ranked Boston University all it could handle last night, but the Terriers emerged with a 3-2 victory at Agganis Arena, thanks to a goal by junior forward David Van der Gulik at 6:10 of the final period.


HMRC promises light touch for honest late starters Traders in a broad range of electronic goods have three months to overhaul their systems ahead of a VAT shakeup designed to crack down on missing trader fraud.â¦


Marcos Baghdatis records a comfortable win over Mario Ancic to claim the China Open.


The grass isn't always greener, but the money always is.


Organic cognac producers seek cheer on the European market

Pioneering alcohol producers in southwestern France hope their particular kind of tipple -- organic cognac -- will soon flow on the European market.


Treviso, 20:18 - CALCIO, TREVISO: I CONVOCATI PER IL CHIEVO

Seduta di rifinitura per il Treviso in vista della gara di domani con il Chievo. Al termine il tecni...


Daniel Radcliffe, who has captivated moviegoers as the bespectacled schoolboy wizard in the Harry Potter films, has donated the first pair of glasses he wore as a child to an exhibition marking the horrors of the Holocaust.


N.Korea wants U.S. to drop "hostile" policy at talks

North Korea will not abandon its  nuclear weapons until the United States gives up what Pyongyang  regards as a "hostile" policy toward it and drops financial  sanctions, its envoy to nuclear talks said on Saturday.


A Cycling Medalist Denies Evidence of Doping

Tyler Hamilton, the American bicycle racer who won a gold medal in the individual time trial at the Olympics last month in Athens, is suspected of receiving illegal performance


Lawyers Clear Krispy Kreme of Wrongdoing

Troubled doughnut maker Krispy Kreme said Thursday that lawyers have concluded for a second time that no one at the company engaged in intentional misconduct related to the company's acquisition of a Michigan franchise.


Eleven years after 'Waterworld,' Kevin Costner returns to the ocean in 'The Guardian.' But will it be a box-office splash?


SSL bug fixed in latest Microsoft security patches

InfoWorld - Microsoft has released its monthly set of security patches , fixing problems in Windows, Internet Explorer and in the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) software used for secure Web browsing.


Mastella: buona riforma, ora Anm revochi sciopero


Three-time champion Venus Williams faces surprise finalist Marion Bartoli for the Wimbledon crown.


Finanziaria, Schifani: governo non chiederÃ  fiducia

Il Governo non chiederÃ  la fiducia sulla Finanziaria in aula al Senato. Lo ha dichiarato, al termine della conferenza dei capigruppo, il presidente dei senatori di Forza Italia a Palazzo Madama, Renato Schifani.


Panel Envisioning Hancock's Future: Group to Discuss Plans for Growth

By Ryan Lafontaine, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 8--HANCOCK COUNTY -- Experts project Hancock County's population to top 80,000 by the year 2030 and Thursday an 18-member advisory committee began hammering out a plan to handle the massive boom.


Airbus Withdraws Microsoft Backing-Source

Airbus EAD.PA has withdrawn a filing  which gave support for Microsoft MSFT.O in an antitrust case  before the European Union's Court of First Instance, a source  close to the situation said on Friday.


Costly corn cuts hog producer profits: economist

DES MOINES, Iowa  - A record 3-1/2 year stretch of profits for hog producers appears to be coming to an end this year due to high corn costs, but a growing export market could again bolster profits in coming years, a leading agriculture economist said.


Blog: Camera maker will spend $450 million to build a new manufacturing site that will build 3 million CMOS sensors a year.


Cendant Near Deal to Buy Orbitz for $1.2 Bln-Source

Travel and real estate company Cendant Corp.  is close to an agreement to buy online travel site Orbitz Inc.  for about $1.2 billion in cash, a source close to the talks said on Tuesday.


Exercise Might Protect Against Parkinson's Disease

In research with rats, University of Pittsburgh scientists found that exercising limbs helps protect brain cells that are normally damaged or destroyed by Parkinson's disease (news - web sites).


Turkey denies major incursion into N.Iraq

Turkey denied a report on Wednesday it  had launched a major incursion into northern Iraq to crush  Kurdish rebels, but a military source said troops had conducted  a limited raid across the mountainous border.


Fred Smoot's reaction was much faster than Steve McNair's release.


U.S. consumer spending rebounded  sharply July, government data showed on Monday, erasing the  disappointment of June and bolstering hopes that the U.S.  economy has recovered from its recent soft spot.


In Egypt, a Rising and Vocal Push Against Genital Cutting

Circumcision, as supporters call it, or female genital mutilation, as opponents refer to it, was suddenly a ferocious focus of debate in Egypt this summer.


Russia's Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Thursday, clearing the way for the worldwide adoption of the pact — despite U.S. opposition — once the Russian parliament ratifies it as expected.


U.S. Dream Team Spanked in Ryder Cup Play

Hal Sutton wanted his best two players to set the tone for the Ryder Cup. Did they ever. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson got hammered in the morning and blew it in the afternoon, and the rest of the Americans followed suit Friday as Europe matched the largest first-day lead in Ryder Cup history.


Alexandra Wallace, a vice president of the news division, will replace John Reiss, and be charged with maintaining the programâs lead in the ratings over âWorld News With Charles Gibsonâ on ABC.


Protesters aim to shut down British power station

Hundreds of protesters have marched on Britain's biggest coal-fired power station in a bid to shut down what they say is the country's biggest single emitter of carbon dioxide.


This time it's really fit for use, says DataCore Storage virtualisation is finally going mainstream, DataCore Software has claimed, as it limbers up for a major new release of its flagship SANsymphony app later this week.â¦


Update: AOL's CEO change raises eyebrows

(InfoWorld) - Reactions to Time Warner Inc.'s decision to sack AOL LLC's chief executive officer (CEO) range from lukewarm endorsement to strident disapproval, as the industry tries to make sense of a move many observers find perplexing. Jonathan Miller, who guided AOL through a complicated transformation from an Internet has-been to a credible player, got his walking papers last Wednesday. Randy Falco, a TV industry veteran who was president and chief operating officer of the NBC Universal Television Group, will take over as AOL's chairman and CEO. "It's a strange move, because AOL is on the way up. Miller was responsible for turning around the ship successfully, so it's not clear to me why they're replacing him," says industry analyst Greg Sterling of Sterling Market Intelligence. Miller, named chairman and CEO in August 2002, had the difficult task of changing AOL's business model from one focused on dial-up Internet access subscriptions to one centered on online advertising. This involved tearing down AOL's "walled garden" and making freely available on the Web the content and services it previously reserved for paying members via its proprietary software. This leap of faith assumes AOL will make up and surpass with online advertising the revenue it will give up by abandoning its Internet access business. Early indications suggest the plan is working. Although in Time Warner's third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, AOL's revenue declined 3 percent, due to the shrinking access business, online advertising revenue increased 46 percent, faster than the industry average, which hovers between 33 percent and 37 percent. This prompted Time Warner officials and financial analysts to shower Miller and other AOL top leaders with praise. Privately, however, the recovery signs may have come too late and been underwhelming for Time Warner. At a time when an Internet startup like YouTube Inc. gets bought for $1.65 billion, Time Warner may have astronomical expectations for AOL that it didn't see Miller meeting. "Miller's accomplishment is that he transitioned AOL from a fee model to a free model, which gives AOL a future. The problem is that AOL remains a property in trouble, one that isn't performing particularly well, certainly behind Google and Yahoo. That has been the big disappointment. Today, if you have a [company with a] Web model, you're looking for a very rich return on investment," says industry analyst Rob Enderle of Enderle Group. But as it searches for bigger online ad growth with an Internet industry outsider as CEO, Time Warner risks turning AOL's recovery into a relapse. "Falco doesn't really know the business. That's going to be the problem: he's going to be learning on the job. It may not be a huge problem if he's packaging the company up for sale, but if he's going to try to run it, it's probably going to be a [long] learning experience," Enderle says. As learning goes, Miller is also credited with synchronizing AOL to varying degrees with key trends driving the rebirth of the Web economy, such as blogging, Internet search, digital music, online video and open-development platforms. Lately, he had been spurring AOL product teams to shift their philosophy from making simple yet integrated products and services to developing outstanding ones. "The emphasis today is to make stuff great," Miller said at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco a week before he was dismissed. He added then that this focus is key if AOL wants to increase traffic to its Web sites, which in turn fuels its online ad business. Unlike his successor, Miller was no stranger to the Internet business when he joined AOL. He had been president and CEO of USA Interactive's USA Information and Services (USAIS), which included at the time businesses like Ticketmaster.com, Citysearch, Match.com, USA Electronic Commerce Solutions and Expedia.com. A Time Warner spokesman disputed claims that Falco is an Internet newbie, saying that at NBC he oversaw the launch of several Web sites, including one tied to the network's Olympic Games coverage , and of online initiatives, such as the joint portal for U.S. Hispanics that Yahoo and NBC's Telemundo network announced in May. Ultimately, however, Falco comes on board because of his ad sales and traditional media background. "His TV experience and advertising connections really dovetail perfectly with AOL's focus on video and advertising going forward," the spokesman said. "Randy Falco is the right person to take AOL to the next level." Falco will provide more details about what that "next level" goal is when he takes over at a yet undetermined date, according to the spokesman. Miller remains at AOL for now but will leave Time Warner at a date that also has yet to be determined, the spokesman said. At least one high-profile AOL official has decided to jump ship rather than work under Falco. Jason Calacanis, who sold his very successful Weblogs Inc. company to AOL last October and continued to run it as a stand-alone subsidiary, resigned on Friday, after writing on his blog about his disappointment over Miller's removal. Of course, there are precedents among Internet companies appointing chief executives from traditional media companies, like Terry Semel, who became Yahoo's CEO in 2001 after 24 years with Warner Bros., says James C. Goss, a media and entertainment financial analyst at Barrington Research. Whatever Falco does, it's clear his key mandate will be to leverage his experience in the TV industry to accelerate AOL's ad sales business. If he fails at that, his appointment will be seen as a major mistake. "Obviously, AOL has changed its stripes and this just seems like a reaction to the shift in its business, to have somebody as CEO who has a lot of experience in the media side and, from an organizational standpoint, with a large operation of that nature," Goss says. "This is reflective of the dramatic business model change and of the aspirations" that come with it. Be that as it may, some Internet industry observers remain befuddled. "From the outside, it doesn't seem to make any sense," Sterling says. Â ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.


FOREIGN Affairs Minister Alexander Downer has warned Australians to avoid Hilton hotels and other Western-style accommodation in Indonesia after a terrorist bomb threat.


In weather that's for the birds, Sharapova dressed for success

As moisture continues to descend on Wimbledon, you wonder if this is the Swan's lake. You wonder, if the rain ever stops, will this be the Swan's tournament once again?


Respect in a Box: Giving John Ford the Major American Artist Treatment

âFord at Foxâ is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.


Oprah Winney turns in a tenacious performance, leading from gate to wire to win the Grade II $300,000 Barbara Fritchie Breeders' Cup Handicap on Saturday.


Money given to schools to support pupils who have special educational needs should be ring fenced, campaigners say.


Welfare recipients who go to college will be able to use up to a year of classwork to meet the program's work requirements and will no longer need to have their homework supervised to have some of that time count as well.


Philips Leads Europe Shares Up; ARM Down

Philips Electronics, a rally on Wall Street, and tamer oil prices lifted European shares on Monday, but trading volumes and corporate news are remain thinned by the holidays.


Football drama "Gridiron Gang"   scored a touchdown at the North American box office, while the   thriller "The Black Dahlia" withered, according to studio   estimates released on Sunday.


Immigration bill facing final Senate vote

Senators are betting the U.S. would benefit from giving most illegal immigrants the chance to become American citizens &#151; highlighting their resolve to pass a landmark immigration overhaul.


Johannesbourgh, 12:48 - CALCIO, SUDAFRICA: PARREIRA CT SENZA PERMESSO LAVORO

L'avventura del brasiliano Carlos Alberto Parreira sulla panchina del Sudafrica potrebbe subire un b...


Ruling party conservative Felipe   Calderon won Mexico's presidency on Tuesday, ending a long   legal battle over vote fraud claims, but his leftist rival   vowed to fight on in the streets.


Roma, 22:56 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: IL LEVANTE BLOCCA IL BARCELLONA

Nell'anticipo della 13/a giornata della Liga, il Barcellona non va oltre l'1-1 sul


Millions of disaster victims are missing out on vital aid despite record donations in 2005, a report says.


A NASA spacecraft carrying solar particles that were captured a million miles from Earth slammed into the Utah desert yesterday and cracked open after its parachutes


Manmohan Singh's recent trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, his first as India's prime minister, has been widely seen as a diplomatic triumph.


Gary Player put steroids at the forefront of the British Open on Wednesday, saying golf has its head buried in a bunker if it thinks the sport is clean and he knows of one player using performance-enhancing drugs. The nine-time major champion urged golf organizations to start random testing.


New Yorker magazine breaks with tradition, endorses Kerry

For the first time in its 80-year history, the venerable New Yorker magazine has endorsed a presidential candidate, urging readers Monday to vote for Democrat John Kerry in next week's election.


Iran backs enrichment as government demands commitments from ...

TEHRAN  - Iran's parliament passed a bill backing the resumption of uranium enrichment, as the government left the door open for further negotiations with Europe over the controversial practice.


Musica. Addio Giuni Russo, voce di 'Un'estate al mare'

La cantante Ã¨ morta la scorsa notte a Milano, nella sua abitazione. Palermitana, all'anagrafe Giusi Romeo, la Russo aveva da poco compiuto, lo scorso 10 settembre, 53 anni, ed era malata da tempo di tumore.


New Additions to Film Registry Show Diversity

The National Film Preservation Board has added 25 films to the National Film Registry. The movies are chosen not on popularity but on their being 'culurally, historically or esthetically significant.


N.Korea Denies Removal of Leader Kim Portraits-Xinhua

Reports that portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had been removed were a "groundless fabrication," China's Xinhua news agency quoted a Foreign Ministry official on Friday as saying in Pyongyang.


Bernabe', riguardano le societa' che erogano servizi


Se corro da solo difendero' identita' cristiana


Games maker and publisher Acclaim, famous for dino game Turok, has filed for bankruptcy in the US.


Microsoft Buys Thai Health Software Vendor

GCS of Thailand markets hospital administration software, which Microsoft will sell in emerging markets.


U.S. Declares War on Intellectual Property Theft

The U.S. Justice Department on  Tuesday outlined what it called its most sweeping crackdown on  bootleg DVDs, fake designer goods, illegal music downloads and  counterfeit drugs.


Tv, lunedÃ¬ in corsia La carica dei dottori seriali

Invasione dei medici in prima serata. Da stasera su Fox Life la terza stagione di Grey's Anatomy, sesso e carriera in sala operatoria. Mentre va forte la dodicesima di E.R. su Rai2


On 1-6 Jets, Everybody Is Under the Microscope

Jets Coach Eric Mangini spread the blame around on Monday, from the defense to the coaching staff to the quarterback, but vouched for the character of the players in his locker room.


South Korea culls thousands of chickens after its sixth bird flu outbreak in three months near the capital, Seoul.


Google Up in Market Debut After Bumpy IPO

NEW YORK/SEATTLE  - Google Inc. shares jumped 18 percent in their long-awaited stock market debut on Thursday, after a scaled-down $1.67 billion IPO marked by missteps and lackluster market conditions.


The latest Pentagon report on Iraq says the situation is continuing to improve but the handover is lagging.


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Biggeri in audizione davanti alle commissioni Bilancio


Mexico's Femsa Brews 53 Pct. Profit Rise

Mexico's Femsa, Latin America's top  bottler and brewer, posted a 53 percent jump in quarterly  earnings driven by rising beer sales, expansion of its  convenience store chain and a stronger peso.


Five percent of U.S. adults report food allergy

NEW YORK  - More than 5 percent of U.S. adults may have food allergies, and many of them say food labels make it hard to protect themselves, according to a government study.


An Indian security team looks at arrangements to keep cricketers safe in Bangladesh.


Ford Motor Co.  President Nick Scheele, who helped lead the second-largest U.S. automaker's recovery efforts after the massive Firestone tire recalls, will retire early next year after 38 years with Ford, the company said on Thursday.


Asahi Tec to buy Metaldyne for about $1.3 billion

Japanese auto parts maker Asahi Tec Corp.  (5606.T) said on Friday its board will decide on the  acquisition of U.S. rival Metaldyne Corp. later in the day, in  a deal worth about $1.3 billion.


LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Technology shares closed mostly higher Monday, with semiconductor-related stocks extending the gains made last week as Artisan Components soared on word that UK-based ARM Holdings agreed to buy the chip-design company.


Hurricane state follows familiar drill as deadly Jeanne closes in

Florida was braced for its fourth hurricane in six weeks last night, becoming the first US state in more than a century to receive a quadruple strike in a single storm season.


A nationally renowned cardiac surgeon who worked tirelessly to extend the lives of young heart patients at Arkansas Childrenâs Hospital apparently took his own life early Sunday morning in


New Crop of Portable Players Nips at IPod

At least a dozen portable music players are angling to steal sales away from Apple Computer Inc.'s wildly popular line of iPods this holiday season. In the past month alone, five companies have unveiled their iPod challengers — pocket-sized players with hard disks that can store anywhere from 1,000 to 10,000 songs.


'Parte negoziato vero e difficile, governo determinato'


Plane carrying 50 people crashes in China

BEIJING - There were no survivors in a plane crash that occurred in northern China Sunday, say government officials. There were 47 passengers and three crew members on board the plane headed for Shanghai.


Caroline McCarthy's brand new blog on every social angle of the tech universe, from the unwritten etiquette of Facebook to hilarious misadventures in text messaging.


Primo comizio Veltroni a Pescara, siamo risaliti di 2 punti


Japanese magician Princess Tenko breaks several ribs and her right cheek when a sword trick goes wrong.


Ieri sera i telespettatori sono stati oltre 13 milioni


Last month, venture capitalist Fred Wilson drew a lot of attention on the Internet when he declared a 21st century kind of bankruptcy. In a posting on his blog about technology, Wilson announced he was giving up on responding to all the e-mail piled up in his inbox.


SocGen says trader ran up $73 billion bet

French bank Societe Generale defended its handling of the world's biggest trading scandal on Sunday, but admitted its risk systems had failed to detect a 50-billion-euro ($73.3 billion) market bet by a lone trader.


Benzinai, sciopero ridotto la chiusura il 6 e 7 giugno

Ridotta di 24 ore la serrata dei gestori contro il ddl Bersani. Due quindi i giorni di sciopero, mentre l'8 giugno il servizio sarà regolare


20 sickened by derailed train in Ukraine

A freight train carrying yellow phosphorus derailed in western Ukraine, causing a fire that produced a giant poison cloud and contaminating the area around 14 villages, emergency officials said Tuesday.


The shampoo for your luscious locks may damage your nervous system as an antimicrobial agent found in many shampoos and hand lotions has been found to be severely harmful for the development of some particular neuron structures that are essential for


Amburgo, 15:38 - CALCIO, MERCATO: KOLLER RITORNA IN GERMANIA AL NORIMBERGA

Il Norimberga ha ingaggiato dal Monaco l'attaccante ceco Jan Koller, 34 anni. Per il giocatore si tr...


The provision made for a white knight offer in the irrevocable undertaking given by Russia's Norilsk Nickel to Harmony Gold, which is attempting to swallow its larger local rival


Wal-Mart, union call for universal health care

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and a labor union with which the retailer often clashes joined forces on Wednesday to call for universal health care coverage for all Americans by 2012, but offered no specific proposals.


Congolese warlord appears before war crimes court

Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga on Monday became only the second war crimes suspect to appear before the International Criminal Court in The Hague.


Hamas official says BBC reporter to be freed Sunday

A Hamas official said on Sunday BBC reporter Alan Johnston, abducted in Gaza three months ago, would be released within hours.


Isiah Thomas has one year to turn around the Knicks &#151; something Larry Brown couldn't do. And if Thomas doesn't, he'll be gone, too.


Robert Rufino, the president of creative services at Tiffany & Company, favors discreetly striped, stately colored, stiffly structured woven or textured silk ties.


Bomber kills self, hurts 7, including 3 from NATO

KABUL, Afghanistan - A purported Taliban militant with grenades strapped to his body detonated them on a shopping street popular with foreigners yesterday, killing himself and wounding seven others, including three NATO soldiers.


Rediscovering a Heroine of Chicago Architecture

As part of an effort by scholars to raise the profile of female architects, Marion Mahonyâs designs are now available online.


Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty talks of his struggle to stay off drugs after completing a stint in rehab.


Janet Leigh, the wholesome beauty who co-starred with James Stewart, John Wayne and Frank Sinatra in films of the 1940s to 1960s and achieved her most lasting fame as the victim of a shower slashing in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," died Sunday at her Beverly Hills, Calif., home, the New York Daily News reported on its Web site Monday. She was 77.


The Loch Ness monster is back — and there's video.


Huckabee Wins Kansas Caucuses, Vows to Stay in Race

Bloomberg - Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Mike Huckabee swept to victory in the Kansas Republican presidential caucuses, beating his party's presumptive nominee John McCain by a margin of almost 3-1.


>ÂI haven't won as much praise for my work in KHAKEE [one of his best performances] as much for MUJHSE SHAADI KAROGI,Â says a thrilled Akshay Kumar.


Some prostate cancer treatments better than others

NEW YORK  - An analysis of men with early prostate cancer treated at the Cleveland Clinic found that those treated with external beam radiation therapy had poorer overall survival than those treated with radioactive seed implants (brachytherapy) or by surgical removal of the prostate (radical prostatectomy).


Busy? I'll show you busy, says Thai airport boss

With the clock ticking down to the   opening of Bangkok's $4 billion new airport, Chotisak   Asapaviriya mopped his brow with a handkerchief before lighting   a cigarette and ordering a large bottle of beer.


Ike Turner managed to rehabilitate his image somewhat in the past few years, touring around the globe and drawing acclaim that included his first solo Grammy earlier this year.


United, Continental hold preliminary talks: source

UAL Corp.'s  United  Airlines and Continental Airlines  have held preliminary  talks about a potential merger as consolidation in the airline  industry heats up, a source familiar with the situation said on  Wednesday.


The pristine Arctic waters of the Barents Sea are overfished and face serious pollution problems, the UN says.


For an NFL devotee reading or hearing about a flexible Monday Night Football schedule, an option contained in the six-year, $8-billion contracts awarded to CBS and Fox on Tuesday, the concept appears quite intriguing.


The US Senate votes to double the reward for the death or capture of Osama Bin Laden to $50m.


Alzheimer Drug May Also Help Parkinson's Patients

The drug Exelon, prescribed to restore  memory in Alzheimer's patients, may also offer some help for  people who develop dementia from Parkinson's disease,  researchers said on Wednesday.


Apple and Beatles settle trademark squabble

Apple Inc. has settled its long-running trademark dispute with The Beatles' company, Apple Corps Ltd, in a deal that could finally pave the way for the Fab Four's songs to be sold on the iTunes music store.