It is with the greatest pleasure that I write to you today. Our successes of late have been many and profound, and your advice has helped further our cause immensely. As Our Father Below requested, I have compiled a list of our recent successes and victories. It is difficult to express in words how excited I am at our prospects.


Torino 2006: Valentino Castellani si difende

TORINO - "C'Ã¨ la consapevolezza di aver agito nella totale osservanza delle leggi, una regolaritÃ  confermata da tutti gli organi di controllo interni ed esterni". Lo ha detto Valentino Castellani, il presidente


Attack Is Part of Increasing Violence as Election Nears

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 21 - A powerful explosion ripped through an American military base in northern Iraq today, the American military said.


Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

Most Canadians know so little about their own country that they would flunk the basic test that new immigrants are required to take before becoming citizens, according to a poll released on Friday.


A grandmother found guilty of plotting with her son to have his wife murdered to "defend the family honour" is jailed for life.


China to Use 55 Billion Yuan to Settle Problems in Three Gorges Region

China to use 55 billion yuan to settle problems in Three Gorges region    BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will invest 55 billion yuan (6.88 billion U.S.


Gates: Microsoft To Test MSN Spaces Blog Thursday

Vox populi, 2004 style. Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) on Wednesday said it will offer blogging to the online many-headed.


A district judge has ruled that Google can continue selling advertising triggered by searches for trademarked brand names. Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that the adwords program does not violate US federal trademark laws.


AFRICA - LÂallarme criminalitÃ  al centro del dibattito politico in Sudafrica e in Kenya Roma (Agenzia Fides)- LÂalto tasso di omicidi e rapine a mano armata Ã¨ divenuto una prioritÃ  nazionale in Sudafrica e Kenya.  \


Tread Carefully When Searching on the Internet for the Best Deals

By Rosemary Gallagher  GONE are the days when people visited their local bank or building society when they wanted a mortgage or savings account - and brand loyalty is becoming a thing of the past.


Russian Spacecraft Avoids Collision, Docks with International ...

A three-man crew has arrived at the International Space Station, after a two-day trip in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Two of the men will replace the crew now on the station as part of the normal six-month rotation.


Spy scandal has not tainted Patriots' season says Goddell

A spying scandal at the start of the  season had not tainted the achievements of the New England  Patriots, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Friday.


WASHINGTON-- One year and 64 million phone numbers later, the legality of the nation's "Do Not Call List" was upheld by the US Supreme Court yesterday.


The Viacom chief on the Rather flap and MTV in China


Tropical Storm Jeanne claimed at least 556 lives in Haiti over the weekend.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo). HAVANA, Sept. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Tropical Storm Jeanne claimed at least 556 lives in Haiti after it rampaged


Bush, Kerry camps exchange blows on Iraq

US President George W Bush pressed hard to undermine Democrat John Kerry as a prospective commander in chief, accusing the Massachusetts senator of waffling on Iraq and sending dangerously misleading signals to friend and foe alike.


ThinkPads for consumers Lenovo's otherlaptop brandname, the 3000 series, doesn't quite have the same ring to it as ThinkPad. Enter, then, IdeaPad, the new name for the company's consumer notebooks, three of which debuted in the US yesterday.â¦


Un incontro di circa mezzâora, sufficiente per confermare una sostanziale intesa sul rilancio del processo di pace in Israele e nei Territori palestinesi. Il ministro degli Esteri Gianfranco Fini, in visita


Iran Softens Tone, Declares Readiness To Resume Talks

MUNICH, Feb. 11 -- Facing the prospect of broader international sanctions, Iran's president and national security chief on Sunday offered to resume negotiations over their country's nuclear program and eased up on some of the contentious  rhetoric of the past, including threats to destroy Israel.


PC superstore suffers breakdown over Linux notebook

PC World's PR fails to trickle down PC World's shop floor management and the PR machine behind the retail behemoth's marketing strategy appear not to be on the same page when it comes to customer satisfaction.â¦


Bob Mathias, 75, a Decathlon Champion and a Former U.S. Congressman, Dies

Bob Mathias was an all-around athlete who at age 17 won the first of two Olympic gold medals in the decathlon and went on to serve four terms in Congress.


Spanish Soprano Victoria De Los Angeles Dead at 81

Soprano Victoria de los Angeles, one of the great Spanish opera voices of the 20th century, died overnight in a Barcelona hospital at age 81, the Liceu opera house said on Saturday.


Scientists Feel Miscast in Film on Lifeâs Origin

A group of scientists are upset about their inclusion in a film that makes the case for intelligent design.


Bird & Bird takes Norton Rose German partner

Bird & Bird has recruited an M&A and capital markets partner from Norton Rose to join its burgeoning German operation.


From the airwaves to movie theaters, the emphasis is on talking rather than listening, on volume rather than content, on being heard rather than being understood, and on having your say rather than engaging in dialogue.


Outsourcers Induslogic, Bonus Technology merge

Induslogic, a provider of outsourced software product development services, is merging with another outsourcer, Bonus Technology, to get access to Bonus' operations in the Ukraine, the companies said Monday. The financial terms of the merger were not disclosed.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


Rogers returns in style as Red Sox rout Braves

Kenny Rogers returned to action with a  flourish on Friday, pitching the Detroit Tigers to a  interleague 5-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves in his first  start of the season.


New Hampshire voters: Net neutrality? Huh?

Despite our best efforts to unearth tech-inclined voters, Net neutrality doesn't ring a bell with most residents we interviewed in the Granite State.


Jens Quistgaard, 88, a Designer of Popular Tableware

Mr. Quistgaardâs clean-lined, popular pieces for the Dansk brand of tableware helped define the Scandinavian Modern style for postwar Americans.


China leading crackdown on Internet: media watchdog

Backed by "armies" of cyber-police, China is spearheading an increasingly sophisticated movement by repressive regimes to restrict the Internet, a global media watchdog said in its annual report.


Colo. Weighs Proportional Electoral Votes

A plan to scrap the winner-take-all system of allocating electoral votes in Colorado is heading to the ballot in November.


Prime minister begins planning fourth term after election win in ...

Prime Minister John Howard, fresh from winning an election mandate to keep Australian troops in Iraq as long as needed, accepted congratulations from President Bush and began planning his fourth term Sunday.


GoDaddy.com, the leading registration company for Internet addresses, has agreed to take over and manage more than 850,000 domain names belonging to customers of a troubled rival, officials announced Tuesday.


Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham and Preston Gates & Ellis agreed to merge yesterday to form one of the nationâs largest law firms, with 1,400 lawyers and expected 2007 revenue of $750 million.


Per gli organizzatori in piazza 80mila persone


A major criminal network arranging fake marriages in Britain is smashed by the Immigration Service.


Bush links terror war to U.S. independence war

MOUNT VERNON, Virginia  - President George W. Bush linked the U.S.-led war on terrorism on Monday to the country's struggle for independence led by George Washington more than 200 hundred years ago.


Footage showing Sudanese security forces storming a refugee camp sparks condemnation from Jack Straw.


Sarkozy demands Syrian action on Lebanon: report

France's president has told Syria to use its influence to allow the Lebanese presidential election to go ahead on Saturday and suggested his patience with Damascus was wearing thin, a pan-Arab newspaper reported on Wednesday.


Listings On-the-Go: Online Classifieds Via Cell Phone Using the Gumiyo Platform

What do you get when you cross the largest database of online  classified ads with the messaging capability of the mobile phone?  The answer is freedom - freedom for buyers and sellers to find anything  and connect with each other anytime and from anywhere.


Pareggio pirotecnico allâOlimpico tra Lazio e Lecce per 3-3. Padroni di casa capaci di rimontare due volte gli ospiti e con la palla della vittoria fallita nel finale. Zeman schiera il consueto 4-3-3 e come


This has been a painful stretch for the Northeastern football team. Starting quarterback Anthony Orio is limping with a right ankle sprain. His backup, John Sperrazza, has jammed fingers on his throwing hand. Tailback Maurice Murray (knee tendinitis) has been limited since a 27-carry effort at Holy Cross. And coach Rocky Hager was hobbling after undergoing an arthroscopy Monday to ...


RFID Deadlines Intensify Need To Manage Product Information

Enterprises face dual 2005 deadlines relating to RFID and supply-chain data synchronization. Those that haven't moved forward with a product-information-management strategy will be under-prepared to realize RFID's value.


Productivity rises, labor costs growth muted

Productivity in the fourth quarter  rose at a stronger-than-expected pace as the biggest cutback in  working hours in nearly five years helped restrain growth in  labor costs, a U.S. Labor Department report showed on  Wednesday.


America Online says you've got less mail thanks to its ongoing battle against spammers. Despite the recent spike in spam, the company claims to have had a banner year in its fight against the scourge, which


Viacom, Disney Settle Over Kids' Ads with FCC

Children's cable TV channels owned by Viacom Inc. and Disney Corp. have agreed to settle allegations they violated federal advertising restrictions in children's programming, U.S. regulators said on Thursday.


Between 1997 and 2003, Conrad Black and his associates personally received in cash up to 92.5 percent of Hollinger's entire adjusted net income -- much of it to keep the various Black households


FastScale dishes new Nicole Richie Composer Suite

What a slimming server Dietary software specialist Fastscale has tied a bow around a new version of its flagship software and offered up the package to customers.â¦


Editorial: Sub incident shows China's stripes

After days of speculation and a chase by Japanese destroyers and a surveillance plane, it has finally been determined that the nuclear submarine that intruded into Japanese territorial water between Okinawa and Taiwan was Chinese.


Ricky Williams has stuck it to the Dolphins one more time. By deciding once again he wants no part of playing football, he ruins any chance Miami had of trading him in the offseason for a No.


Padraig Harrington revels in his Open play-off victory against Sergio Garcia at Carnoustie.


Communication Issues Delay Park: Council Tables Holloway's Request

By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 15--BILOXI -- The city's failure to quickly act on a plan to create a park around the Biloxi Lighthouse that would be funded with federal money is centered on a lack of communication between Mayor A.J.


Stampede for New Mexico's Three Open House Seats Continues

With all three of New Mexico's House incumbents pursuing the Senate seat left open by retiring five-term Republican Pete V. Domenici, the political game of musical chairs -- full-contact rules -- is already well under way across the state's electoral map. The candidate fields for all three seats are developing fast and are very fluid, with new developments on almost a daily basis.


Bucs' Galloway Will Miss Four to Six Weeks

Tampa Bay's sputtering offense suffered a major blow Monday when the team learned receiver Joey Galloway will miss four to six weeks after aggravating a groin injury.


Colombia rebuffs Europe petition on hostage deaths

Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe on  Saturday rejected a request by three European countries for an  international probe into the killing of 11 hostages held by  rebels for more than five years.


Kostas Kederis and Ekaterini Thanou, the sprinters who brought shame on Greece on the eve of the Olympics, are facing the end of their careers after being charged with missing a drug test and faking a motorcycle accident.


Madrid, 15:10 - CALCIO, ROMA; MARCA: INCONTRO AGENTE CHIVU-BARCELLONA

Il Barcellona continua il pressing su Cristian Chivu: dopo aver ottenuto l'ok dalla Roma per negozia...


U.S. Attacks Problem of 'Produced Water'

The U.S. Department of Energy has designed a Web program to help oil and natural gas companies solve the environmental challenge of produced water.


Publisher Steve Ross, who as head of the Crown division at Random House, Inc. has worked with such authors as Sen. Barack Obama, Ann Coulter and Jonathan Kozol, is leaving to run a nonfiction division at HarperCollins.


Palermo, 17:05 - CALCIO, PALERMO; JANKOVIC: VENGO NEL CAMPIONATO PIU' BELLO

Il Palermo ha presentato il centrocampista serbo Bosko Jankovic, 23 anni, proveniente dal Maiorca.  ...


WASHINGTON - President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry have starkly different economic priorities with a common thread: price tags exceeding $1 trillion that could pump already huge deficits skyward over the next decade...


So what does Randy Jackson know about dance? "Quite a bit," the "American Idol" judge says. Jackson is executive producer of the new competitive dance series, "America's Best Dance Crew," which premieres Thursday on MTV.


UK and Swiss scientists find a way to trigger an out-of-body experience in healthy volunteers.


rediff.com broke the news a few days ago that the Sivaji duo Shankar and Rajnikanth will be working together in Robot again.


Head coach Tony Dungy considered retirement after the Colts' loss to the Chargers in the AFC playoffs but decided to return to the Colts for a seventh season Monday.


France is selling almost half its stake in Air France KLM, in a deal set to raise at least 700 million euros ($933 million), sources close to the operation said.


By Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun. 10--DESTIN -- A St. Augustine man died in a twovehicle accident Saturday after a Jeep broadsided his BMW on Tranquility Lane in Crystal Beach.


With the regular season less than a week away, coach Doc Rivers and the players agree a lot of work remains, so the Celtics may practice twice today.


Bank of England governor King wins reappointment

Bank of England chief Mervyn King has been reappointed for another five years, the government announced Wednesday, ending speculation over his future due to the Northern Rock bank crisis.


Nearly 24 hours after five CRPF jawans were killed in a fidayeen attack on their camp, the encounter between security forces and terrorists in the Sopore district of Jammu and Kahmir is still on.


Xstrata offers $2.8 billion for Australia's Jubilee Mines

Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata Plc offered A$3.1 billion ($2.8 billion) on Monday for Australia's fifth-largest nickel producer Jubilee Mines NL, the latest outback miner to catch the eye of a big international firm as metal prices soar.


A group of retired Pakistani generals and admirals is stepping up its unprecedented campaign against President Pervez Musharraf, even joining in a public protest to demand that the former military chief resign.


I medici del pronto soccorso l'hanno mandato a casa credendoche avesse l'influenza. Quando l'hanno ammesso era giÃ  in coma                                          Gela, ricoverato dopo due rifiuti ventenne muore in ospedale


Oil prices today hit a new high amid fears over low fuel stocks as winter approaches and renewed concern about the security of supplies.


Ceasefire needed before peacekeepers in Darfur: UN

A ceasefire and political talks must  take place in Sudan's Darfur region before an international  military force there could guarantee security, the head of U.N.  peacekeeping said on Tuesday.


LunedÃ¬ mattina un velivolo Md82 avrebbe attraversato la pistasenza autorizzazione: l'8 febbraio un caso simile a Fiumicino                                                  Malpensa, collisione sfiorata in pista                                                                                I due aerei erano carichi di passeggeri. Aperta una inchiestadi ANNALISA CAMORANI


Fed to Raise US Rates to Underpin Steady Growth

Another hike in US interest rates is seen as a certainty when Federal Reserve policy-makers meet on Wednesday -- a step on the march toward a level of rates necessary to underpin long-term expansion.


China Slams Taiwan Threat to Attack Shanghai

In an escalating war of words, China denounced Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun on Wednesday for threatening to fire missiles at Shanghai if the People's Liberation Army (PLA) attacks the self-ruled island.


September sales at Target stores beat retail average

MINNEAPOLIS - While other retailers struggled with a sluggish back-to-school season, Target Corp. reported same-store sales well above the industry average.


Stress Quadruples Risk of Asthma Attacks in Children - Study

Children with asthma face quadruple the risk of an attack following stressful events in their lives, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Thorax.


Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo says proposals to restrict the amount of testing Formula One teams can do in 2005 is nothing more than a "stupid manipulation".


Two spacewalking astronauts floated out of a hatch on the international space station on Friday to help install a new live-in compartment on the orbiting lab.


Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Fidel Castro Monday for talks focusing on the broadening ties between Cuba and China, which has become the island's third-largest trading partner.


The president of the African Union asked NATO on Thursday to give more support for its peacekeepers in the violence-wracked Darfur region, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said.


Excerpts from the citation awarding the 2004 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences to Finn E. Kydland of Norway and Edward C. Prescott of the United States for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics and the time consistency of economic policy


Tobacco Industry Defends Itself From Feds

WASHINGTON - Tobacco industry lawyers say the government won't be able to prove cigarette makers schemed for decades to deceive the public about smoking hazards and that the industry intends to keep up such bad behavior.    Industry lawyers plan to offer opening arguments in the $280 billion civil racketeering case against them Wednesday...


On his 35th birthday, Ernie Els received a familiar present -- a World Match Play title. And he just might have his 96-year-old grandfather to thank.


World Bank closes offices after bomb threat

The World Bank said on Thursday its security was investigating a bomb threat made by telephone and asked its staff at its Washington headquarters to stay home on Friday.


Taliban Blast Kills Four Afghan Policemen

Four Afghan police officers were killed and five wounded when their car was hit by a blast in the central province of Uruzgan on Tuesday, officials said, in an attack for which Taliban guerrillas claimed responsibility.


Suits: A Taste of Detroit on Capitol Hill

All manner of automotive executives have found their way to Washington to lobby lawmakers on efforts to raise automobile fuel economy standards.


Presidente Rafiction indagato a Napoli per corruzione


Finance Minister Michael Cullen has made an embarrassing gaffe by apparently announcing the Reserve Bank's decision to raise interest rates a day early.


Airline safety is being compromised by pilot fatigue, a BBC News investigation finds.


Anticipazione su relazione inaugurazione anno giudiziario


A retired army colonel, shot dead on his doorstep, may have been killed because he was secretly gay, police say.


Tea drinking may not curb ovarian cancer risk

NEW YORK  - Tea drinking, in general, does not appear to decrease the risk for ovarian cancer, according to combined data from nine studies.


Hockey league for locked-out players denies suspension

A hockey league formed for locked-out NHL players called off some preseason games but will proceed with its regular season, which is to start Oct. 7. The Original Stars Hockey League, however


base in Mosul is just how little is known about the group that claims to have carried it out. September 2003, and is thought to have operated mostly in northern and western Iraq since.


Kerry Camp Calls on Bush to Halt Vietnam Vet Ads

(CBN News) - Questions about John Kerry's service in Vietnam are not going away. The issue is heating up. And the Kerry campaign thinks President Bush should stop the commercials attacking Senator Kerry.


Even Good Health System Is Overwhelmed by Tsunami

With the prospect of people living in camps for extended periods, doctors in Sri Lanka worry about the threat of epidemics.


Prices of prime commercial real estate have gone through the roof, climbing so much people wonder if they still make business sense. Does this sound like the time to jump in and make the biggest purchase of your life?


IAEA says North Korea reactor shut, Seoul sends aid

U.N. nuclear inspectors verified the shut down of North Korea's reactor, confirming the most significant move to curb the North's atomic ambitions in years, but more remains to be done, the head of the IAEA said on Monday.


Protagonista cartone nel w-e ha incassato 47,2 mln dlr


Office workers more prone to blood clots

Office workers glued to computer screens are at greater risk of deadly blood clots forming in their legs than long-distance air travelers, the author of a New Zealand study on thrombosis said Monday.


Pakistan test fires long-range ballistic missile

Pakistan test-fired a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,250 miles) on Friday, a military official said.


From Hawaii to the Philadelphia suburbs, community sings, or singalongs, draw together the average-voiced and bring old songs into common memory.


Northern California feels 'pretty strong jolt'

A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck Northern California Tuesday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake's epicenter was about nine miles northeast of San Jose's City Hall. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, but the quake sent residents scrambling for cover.


One million more people face retirement without a pension than when Labour came to power, the Conservatives say.


China Said to Cut Spending, Trim Deficit

China will selectively reduce spending to help trim its ballooning fiscal deficit, state media reported Monday, citing top economic officials.


Livorno, 19:03 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: SOLO TERAPIE PER PAVAN

Allenamento pomeridiano oper il Livorno in vista della trasferta di Genova. Ancora assenti i naziona...


'Comfort women' wanted money: Japanese conservatives

Japanese conservative activists on Friday protested US congressional demands for a clear apology over wartime sexual slavery, saying the women were not slaves but just making money.


Simple Solutions Common Ingredients Can Be Household Cleaners

By LIBBY KEELING, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7450 or keelingl@courierpress.com  The guests will begin arriving in minutes, and the counters are piled with dirty pots and pans leftover from preparation of the holiday meal.


Pakistan's foreign minister, in India for peace talks, visits survivors of an attack on a cross-border train.


NASA gives green light for Thursday Atlantis landing

Officials overseeing the Atlantis shuttle mission have given the go-ahead for its planned landing on Thursday in Florida, despite earlier concerns over debris floating near the orbiter, a NASA spokesman said.


A new AT&T service lets parents limit their kids' cell phone usage on many handsets, including iPhone.


Britney Spears again ducks court hearing over custody

Britney Spears went to court on Wednesday in her latest bid to regain visitation rights with her two young sons but failed to make it to the courtroom where the hearing went ahead without her.


Sun looks to steal Linux thunder with OpenSolaris

Sun is moving to a two-tier development environment in which corporate customers can get the commercial version of Solaris and developers can access the binary version.


Rese pubbliche alcune delle conclusioni del rapporto NieAllarme 'Europa: "Area di attacco per gli interessi occidentali"                                             L'intelligence Usa: "Jihad si diffonde e la guerra alimenta l'odio per l'America"


Spanish heartthrob Alejandro Sanz, one of the few well-known musicians vying for a Latin Grammy on Wednesday, swept the awards show, taking home trophies for best song, best record and best album.


What's in an name? The iPhone has been with us for many years, in a variety of forms, and its slow and painstaking development has taken many twists and turns before reaching its forthcoming destination.â¦


Experts Urge Exchange of Scientific Talent

An panel on Thursday recommended that the government create a commission to promote the free flow of scientific knowledge and talent from other countries.


In 2d deal, American Ski agrees to sell Vt. resorts

American Skiing Co. has agreed to sell Vermont's Killington and Pico ski resorts for $83.5 million, four days after disclosing the sale of Mount Snow in southern Vermont and New Hampshire's Attitash ski area.


Milano, 15:01 - CALCIO, ANCELOTTI: DIDA? SE NON RINNOVA ANDRA' DOVE CREDE

''Dida? Nel ruolo del portiere non c'è turnover, quando sta bene gioca lui. Fino a giugno &eg...


By DON THOMPSON  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's corrections secretary said Friday that the state will create a commission to review sentencing guidelines for felons, potentially a key step in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's efforts to relieve prison overcrowding.


Tropical storm Durian kills at least 37 in Vietnam

At least 37 people have died when severe tropical storm Durian hit southern Vietnam, destroying boats and houses after leaving more than 1,000 dead or missing in the Philippines.


Colorado Prisoner Gets Access to Sensitive Data

A Colorado prisoner obtained sensitive  information on a county sheriff and nearly 1,000 other  local-government employees after he got a password into the  county's computer system, authorities said on Friday.


THE fate of kidnapped British aid worker Margaret Hassan hung in the balance last night after her heart wrenching plea for her life stunned the world but triggered little positive response from government.


Prezzi in calo anche a Londra, con una flessione del 1,9%


The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay fell by much more than expected last week to 317,000 in the steepest decline in three years, Labor Department data showed on Thursday.


Molten Rock Rising Inside Mount St. Helens Crater Gives Peak an Eerie Red Glow at Night. Mount St. Helens gives off steam down the west side as the volcano as its lava dome-building activity continues in southwest Washington Wednesday morning, Oct.


China urges Iran, Europe to resume nuclear talks

China has urged Iran to resume negotiations with the international community in a fresh attempt to end their long-running standoff over its nuclear programme, state press reported Friday.


Micell Technologies Announces Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer

RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Micell Technologies announced today that it has appointed David Dresner to serve as the Company's Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis effective December 16, 2006.  Mr.


Business & money: Â· Alcoa bows out of contest in face of $38bn offer Â· Bid battle helps push Dow Jones to record close


WASHINGTON - The latest Army investigation into the Abu Ghraib scandal is raising new questions about whether the CIA, operating outside military rules, contributed to the breakdown of military discipline at the prison.    The report cites the presence of unregistered "ghost detainees" who did not fall under the military's usual system of registration, interrogation and medical care...


The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits plunged last week, partly reflecting a tapering off of filings related to Hurricane Charley.


In agosto dato rivisto a -0,8% dal precedente -0,6%


NEW YORK - On. Dec. 17, the US Food and Drug Administration released a statement relating to Pfizer's (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Celebrex.


Human rights law applies in Iraq killing, lords rule

Resounding blow to British conduct in Iraq after Lords rule for independent investigation into civilian's death.


German retail sales up in June thanks to World Cup effect

Retail sales in Germany rose in June, largely as a result of the positive effects on consumer spending of the World Cup soccer championships, data showed.


A good Lazio side had no difficulty in administrating the second leg of the Uefa Cup first round in order to qualify to the next stage.


Presidente Antitrust precisa: parere tecnico, non politico


Â£15k model Vickers Valiant crashes and burns

Expensive V Bomber mishap A 16 foot jet-powered replica of a Vickers Valient which cost model-maker Simon Steggall Â£15k, two years' graft, and one wife, crashed and burned on its fourth flight, The Sun reports.â¦


American Album: A Farmer Fears His Way of Life Has Dwindled Down to a Final Generation

In the heart of the heartland, Randall Warner wonders what will become of his legacy and his land when his son goes off to college.


Biomet accepts $11.4 billion takeover offer

Biomet Inc.  on Thursday accepted a sweetened takeover bid of $11.4 billion from a group of private equity firms after an influential proxy advisory service urged the orthopedic device maker's shareholders to reject a previous $10.9 billion offer.


Tokyo, 15:39 - VOLLEY, MONDIALI: GIBA MIGLIOR GIOCATORE

Il brasiliano Giba è stato eletto miglior giocatore del Mondiale di pallavolo maschile conclu...


Find a Los An geles-area au ditorium big enough to accommo date a red carpet, an orchestra and Holly wood-size egos. Hang around long enough, and an awards show is cer tain to break out around you.


Jose Mourinho may have removed himself, his backroom staff and two key defenders from Porto this summer but he also took one priceless commodity with him to Stamford Bridge - a winning mentality.


Gene Arrangement Makes Some Europeans More Fertile

Researchers working in Iceland said on Sunday they identified a genetic pattern that makes some Europeans more fertile.


Mike McKenzie wanted out of Green Bay. It was a trade many fans wanted as well. The cornerback's trade to the New Orleans Saints was the talk of the day Monday among Packers fans, who are eager


CondÃ© Nast Publications announced a management shake-up, including the departure of Mitchell B. Fox, one of the companyâs highest-ranking executives.


Sudan to announce Darfur ceasefire at peace talks

The Sudanese government will announce a ceasefire in the war-torn Darfur region at peace talks opening in the Libyan town of Sirte on Saturday, Khartoum's minister of state for foreign affairs Al-Sammani al-Wasila al-Sammani told AFP.


Blog: When the iPhone freezes it's not the blue screen of death. It's the black screen...of death.


Peter Hain was guilty of "an incompetence" over donations that he has admitted to, the prime minister says.


Weaker Jack Daniel's Gets Sober Reception

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


HP to tempt holiday shoppers with sights and sounds

The computer-hardware giant, best known for products such as PCs and printers, on Friday laid out its plan to become a brand-name in consumer electronics products such as flat-screen TVs, music players and the devices that move content between them.


Walking exercises our bodies, and now we're finding it might exercise our brains too. A study of older women found that regular walking, just a few hours a week, can have a significant effect on protecting the brain from early signs of dementia.


A Spanish judge charges 40 Rwandan soldiers with mass killings of civilians after the genocide in 1994.


Motopesca con 8 uomini a bordo sequestrato lunedi' scorso


Early results show President Ben Ali heading for his expected landslide victory in the Tunisian elections.


Tony Blair raised concerns about a probe into a Saudi arms deal days before it was dropped, a letter has shown.


Cassell a no-show, Mourning a no-go, Pippen retires

Two things are certain in life: The sun will rise in the East, and Sam Cassell will be unhappy with his contract. Training camps opened Tuesday around the NBA, but Cassell declined to grace the Minnesota Timberwolves with his presence.


'Shark Tale' Wins Third Straight Weekend

Movie-goers stuck with fish and football over puppets and prancers as "Shark Tale" and "Friday Night Lights" retained the top two box-office spots for another weekend.


U.S. Military Calls Al-Qaeda in Iraq 'Principal Threat'

BAGHDAD, July 11 -- U.S. military officials on Wednesday said they expected the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq to "lash out and stage spectacular attacks" and fuel sectarian violence in response to an ongoing U.S. offensive north of Baghdad.


A Pakistani-British man suspected of involvement in an al Qaeda plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners over the Atlantic has escaped from custody in the Pakistani capital, a senior official said on Sunday.


THE West Indies Cricket Board today handed Australian Bennett King the arduous task of reviving their cricketing fortunes. King was was named the national side's new coach in place of Gus Logie.


Eurotunnel reports fall in first half sales

Eurotunnel, the recently restructured operator of the Channel rail tunnel between France and Britain, Wednesday reported an 8.0 percent decline in first half sales to 373 million euros (512 million dollars) compared with the same period last year.


Bomb at Shiite Shrine Kills 7 in Karbala

A bomb targeting a prominent Shiite cleric killed seven people outside one of southern Iraq's holiest shrines Wednesday as campaigning began for Iraq's first post-Saddam elections — a vote that is going ahead despite suicide attacks and assassinations by Sunni insurgents.


Entro 15 mesi, spostate a Terni tutte attivita' produttive


In a game where both teams switched quarterbacks in the second half, it was the Billsâ backup who did more damage in Buffaloâs victory at Giants Stadium.


Now Brown must show exactly why he was so impatient to take control

Comment is free: Polly Toynbee: All the dire Blairite predicitions have proved false. But there's so much we still don't know about this prime minister.


Activists on both sides are in a heated confrontation in the city of Aurora over a new Planned Parenthood clinic


Rettificate per sovrastima di spese ricerca e sviluppo


Venus strolls through, Federer sweats again

Venus Williams and Ana Ivanovic thundered into the Australian Open quarter-finals and Roger Federer overcome his second stern test of the tournament to reach the last eight on Monday.


September 18, 2006 Has Socialism Started Retreating In Europe? Two weeks ago, I wrote about Nicolas Sarkozy's electoral strategy to run against the "60s mentality" in France and support market based reforms of ...


News: Watch out, there's a scammer about

The British government has unveiled a new website to help punters "wise up to scams".


Kerry's Poll Position The campaign argues that he's not really ...

PALM BEACH, Fla.âJohn Kerry's campaign professes to be unconcerned about the multiple national polls that have shown a small but discernible downward movement for the Democratic nominee since the third presidential debate.


A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down a 30-year-old Washington, D.C., law that bans handguns in homes, a precedent-setting ruling that dealt a setback to a city with one of America's highest crime rates.


FDA gives blessing to food from cloned animals

The U.S. government ruled on Tuesday that meat and milk from cloned animals and their offspring is as safe as other food, but pressed firms that produce clones to hold off on bringing them into the food supply.


Strong 7.5-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra

A strong 7.5-magnitude quake struck Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, sparking a local tsunami alert and triggering panic, US meteorologists and residents said.


A couple's 18-year-old son is arrested after they are found dead at their home in Melling, Merseyside.


Sibling Slugfest, Ã  la George and Martha

An intersibling death match reminiscent of Sam Shepard's "True West," the independent feature "Solitude" details a tortured, possibly incestuous relationship.


Intel backs project to give laptops to poor kids

Intel Corp. said on Friday it would support a non-profit foundation's project to put computers in the hands of poor children around the world, reversing its long-standing opposition to the proposal.


First, the son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was caught in his pyjamas when police raided his Cape Town home. Then he was robbed in a holding cell while waiting to be charged with helping finance a foiled coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.


Armed men attacked a school in a southern Russia region near Chechnya on Wednesday and seized hostages among schoolchildren and parents, Interfax news agency said.


Moving the Menu Bar After Internet Explorer 7.0 Update

Q: Microsoft's Internet Explorer was updated on my computer recently, and now I can't get the menu bar that used to be shown on top.  How do you move the menu bar to the top of the page using the new MSIE?  _ Brian Novak  A: Welcome to a large and growing club, Mr.


Bush Hits Back at Kerry Charge Over Explosives

President Bush broke his silence on missing explosives in Iraq, accusing John Kerry of making "wild charges."


Searching for Michael Jordan? Microsoft Wants a Better Way

Trying to catch up with Google, Microsoft says it will change the way computer users search.


Maribor, 15:53 - SCI, MOELGG-KARBON: UN PODIO BELLISSIMO PER DUE

Due azzurre sul podio del gigante di Maribor: Manuela Moelgg seconda, Denise Karbon terza. ''Un podi...


Collezione autunno-inverno disegnata da Rossella Jardini


With a reputation for emphasizing brains over conventional beauty, the women of the Delta Zeta sorority at Indiana's DePauw University endured the jokes and unkind nicknames: their chapter was widely known among students as the "dog house."


Former British home secretary David Blunkett was exonerated on Tuesday when an inquiry said it could not ascertain whether he personally gave instructions to speed up a visa application for his ex-lover s ...


Guitarist Steve Cropper still haunted by Redding

For Guitarist Steve Cropper, the day the music died was not February 3, 1959, when Buddy Holly died. It was an icy Dec 10, 1967, when the plane carrying a 26-year-old Otis Redding went down in a Wisconsin lake.


Turkey's Erdogan faces rocky road after big win

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan  celebrated on Monday a decisive poll victory but now faces  challenges over delayed presidential elections, Kurdish  separatist violence and Ankara's troubled EU bid.


Double Fault: Aged 30-15, Two Mismatched Pros Can't Hit It

n his autobiography, You Cannot Be Serious, John McEnroe pauses a moment to acknowledge Rod Frawley, the Australian tennis player who, at the relatively advanced age of 28, vaulted out of


France ready to open up to Syria if it stays out of Lebanon

France is ready to open up in a "spectacular way" to Syria if it stops meddling in Lebanon, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said in a newspaper interview Sunday.


First Look: Priyanka becomes a superhero

The actress has teamed up with Virgin Comics to create a new superhero character for comic books, animation and games.


Mba: subprime, in ritardo uno su sette nel secondo trimestre


No personal shareholding in Reliance Energy, claims Anil

Caught in a row with elder brother Mukesh Ambani over the ownership of Reliance empire, Reliance Energy chairman and managing director Anil Ambani on Sunday sought to enlist support of all the 25,000 strong workforce of the company saying like them he was


ANCHORAGE - The University of Washington men's basketball team was without Brandon Roy Saturday night, but the 22nd-ranked Huskies still won the Great Alaska Shootout.


Britney Spears was the subject of intense media scrutiny Friday: Had the 25-year-old pop star checked in — and quickly out of — rehab? Larry Rudolph, Spears' manager, couldn't be reached for comment late Friday.


Japan's Docomo Unveils 3G Phones with 3D Sound

Japan's largest mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437.T), unveiled on Wednesday a new line of advanced mobile phones with stereo-quality surround sound, high-resolution digital cameras, and a special chip that allows owners to use their phones as a debit card.


Should LinkedIn do battle with Facebook?

Dan Farber, over at ZDNet, is reporting that LinkedIn's founder, Reid Hoffman, has made their plans clear to open up API's and create a developer platform. From CNET Blogs Network.


Spain said it will keep up pressure on the Basque separatist group ETA following the weekend arrests of ETA's suspected political leader by French police.


Hollywood stars and recording artists from Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis to Madonna and Elton John put their wattage to work on Saturday, raising money for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster in a nationally broadcast telethon.


TUI, Europe's largest travel firm, is cutting 800 jobs at its UK businesses - Thomson Holidays, Lunn Poly and Brittania Airways.


Serves up ads for deceptive security software Facebook has become the latest website to be found pushing services that deliver highly deceptive security warnings designed to trick users into buying software.â¦


Abbas, a budding leader, now needs strong Arab support

Recently, I wrote that the opportunity for resuming the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations required two partners: one who opened the window and one at the other end who kept it open.


Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe  plans to attend a summit despite  Gordon Brown's boycott threat.


Vote on The Tech Trends That Will Change Your Business in 2008

What technology trends will reshape the face of business in 2008? Wired News picks five trends that will rock your world -- and invites you to vote on them or nominate your own.


India and Pakistan are set to hold a second day of talks in Delhi aimed at boosting their peace process, with Kashmir the main theme.


End of Rout in Reach for Technology Stocks EUROPE MARKETPLACE By Bloomberg

By Alexis Xydias  European technology stocks, the worst performing industry sector since the market peaked in 2000, could take the lead if they avoid an earnings slump forecast for the region.


A Conservative party association in the small Welsh town of Delyn is trying to buy back its Web site domain name after it was taken over by pornographers.


Sometimes life gets so crazy that you just want to shave your head, stop wearing underwear in public and go to rehab.


Roma, 20:32 - CICLISMO, MANAGER CIPOLLINI: PER ORA NIENTE CONTATTI CON USA

Dallo staff di Mario Cipollini arriva la smentita su un presunto ritorno alle gare dell'ex campione ...


A series of bombs killed at least 43   people in and near Baghdad on Saturday, police said, in one of   the bloodiest days in Iraq since a U.S. military air strike   killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi 10 days ago.


Canada's Parliament scrapped two contentious anti-terror measures on Tuesday, angering the minority Conservative government, which accuses opposition legislators of being soft on terror.


Amid the twisted metal and rubble of downtown storefronts and homes, in the side streets where residents tentatively ventured out, and even among the rebels in retreat, the word


Counting Calories, but Not to Shed Pounds

My daughter's illness and recovery have taught me that there is no such thing as good and bad foods.


Microsoft to senators: Google-DoubleClick deal is bad for America

Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith says Google-DoubleClick merger "will be bad for publishers, bad for advertisers, and most importantly, bad for consumers."


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New Jersey-based Honeywell International Inc. , the aerospace and high-tech manufacturer, has agreed to buy the British industrial holding company Novar PLC for about $1.7 billion, the companies said yesterday.


Air controllers report chaos, near misses

Airplanes passed dangerously close to each other in at least five instances after a computer failure knocked out radio contact between pilots and air traffic controllers across the West, a union official said Wednesday.


The US government is to let oil refineries borrow crude from its emergency stockpile to make up for supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.


NEWCASTLE boss Graeme Souness hailed his side's win last night and admitted they are now are in a 'fantastic position' in the UEFA Cup.


County to Revisit Trailer Rules: Workshop Monday Tackles 3rd Hot Topic in Land-Use Plan for Unincorporated Areas

By Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 10--Among the complaints that people have about a proposed land-development code for Catawba County's unincorporated areas, rules on home businesses, minimum lot sizes and trailer homes top the list.


Guns N' Roses rocker tries new tune as businessman

With his ragged mane and heavily tattooed wiry frame, former Guns N' Roses bass player Duff McKagan looks every bit the rock star.


Paint the World Series red — Red Sox and Redbirds, a classic matchup filled with a rich history.


Roma, 13:38 - BASKET, BARGNANI: MAGLIA AZZURRA MI EMOZIONA SEMPRE

Alla nazionale si puÃ² dire di no se la condizione fisica non è quella migliore. ''Giocare in ...


MILITANTS threatening to kill three foreign United Nations workers abducted in Afghanistan said yesterday they had split them up to thwart rescue attempts.


Profit Drops at NTT DoCoMo on Service Fees

NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's top mobile carrier, reported a 6 percent drop in first fiscal half earnings Friday as it introduced discounts to fight intensifying competition. But it raised its full-year forecast, citing anticipated gains on asset sales.


Parma, 18:10 - CALCIO, PARMA; DI CARLO: PENALIZZATI DAGLI EPISODI

"Abbiamo giocato contro una squadra ben messa in campo ma la differenza alla fine l'hanno fatta gli ...


Five Iraqi Civilians Killed in US Air Raids on Falluja, 3 ...

. US artillery shelled the beleaguered Iraqi city of Falluja on Thursday after overnight air and tank attacks, which killed five people, braced for an all-out offensive now the US presidential election is over.


President Bush and Democratic candidate Sen. John F. Kerry have decidedly different ideas about how Americans' health care should be managed and paid for.


Billionaire investor Carl Icahn's American Real Estate Partners LP  raised its takeover offer for Lear Corp.  to about $3 billion, but the auto parts maker's second-biggest shareholder remained unconvinced.


Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik is chosen as the new US homeland security chief.


President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck a defiant yet vague tone on Sunday, telling Iranians during the 28th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that their country would not give up uranium enrichment but was prepared to talk with the international community.


Singer Katy Setterfield wins BBC One's talent contest The One and Only... for her tribute to Dusty Springfield.


Red carpet dusted off for return of Bhutto

Supporters hope for end to exile after officials hint at deal with Musharraf.


Gruppo opera nel settore delle imbarcazioni di lusso


SEC East race will take shape with Florida-Tennessee showdown

There is no love lost between these two teams. Florida quarterback Chris Leak was heavily recruited by Tennessee, but chose the Gators after criticizing Vols coach Phillip Fulmer for not giving his brother


U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower  market open on Tuesday ahead of an expected U.S. central bank  interest rate hike, with investors pulling back from Monday's  rally.


Flickr Users Consider Their Potential Microsoft Overlords

Microsoftâs bid is shaking up the community of the photo-sharing site Flickr, which is owned by Yahoo.


Stocks dropped on Friday as investors tempered their optimism that the economy could avoid recession, and locked in profits on banking and pharmaceutical shares after two days of sharp gains.


Sharapova to lead Russia v U.S. in Fed Cup semis

World number two Maria Sharapova will lead defending champions Russia in next week's Fed Cup semi-final against the United States.


Palermo, 18:50 - CALCIO, PALERMO: EFFETTO AMAURI SU CAMPAGNA ABBONAMENTI

Effetto Amauri sulla campagna abbonamenti del Palermo. Dalla media di 70 tessere giornaliere si &egr...


Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes has announced the resignation of his conservative government.


Iran bars grandson of the revolution leader from election run

An Iranian hardline watchdog body has banned a grandson of the country's late revolutionary leader from running in the March parliament vote, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.


Musicians performing in the hometown of James Brown may soon be getting a reminder that they're in the stomping grounds of the Godfather of Soul.


Sears goes to Lands' End to boost Web site

Sears Roebuck and Co. goofed its rollout of Lands' End apparel in Sears stores, but it's counting on winning the online war with Lands' End's unique shopping technology.


India Says Fresh Firing at Kashmir Cease-fire Line

Several mortar bombs were fired from Pakistani territory into India's part of Kashmir on Thursday, the Indian military said, two days after accusing Pakistan of violating a regional cease-fire.


Suicide bomber hits NATO Afghan convoy, several dead

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber on a   bicycle attacked a NATO patrol in southern Afghanistan on   Monday killing several soldiers, Afghan police said, a day   after NATO declared the area free of Taliban insurgents.


If tired-armed righthander Orlando Hernandez continues to feel better, he may well get the call for Game 4 Saturday ahead of Javier Vazquez . Hernandez, who has not pitched this postseason, threw 40 pitches in the bullpen yesterday and came through it well, according to Yankees manager Joe Torre .


PALM HARBOR, Florida  - Jonathan Byrd shot his  second successive five-under-par 66 on Friday and joined Jeff  Sluman on top of the leader board after two rounds at the  Chrysler Championship.


Bollo auto, canone Rai, ravvedimento per Ici non pagata


A day after tangling over stem cell research and health care, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry will fan out again Friday to states that could tip the election.


UK Can't Hold Terror Suspects Indefinitely

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, takes the arm of Home Secretary David Blunkett, with his seeing eye dog, Sadie, in Sheffield, England, in this Thursday, Dec. 9 2004, file photo.


LOS ANGELES - This song is my song, this song is your song. That's the agreement reached between the publishers of Woody Guthrie's classic "This Land is Your Land" and JibJab Media, creators of an animated Internet short that uses the tune in a comic sendup of President Bush and Sen...


U.S., others may rap Venezuela at OAS for TV closure

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other regional leaders are expected to criticize Venezuela's recent crackdown on independent media at a regional meeting next week, a U.S. official said on Friday.


Two American GIs Die in Afghanistan Blast

KABUL, Afghanistan - A bomb killed two American soldiers and wounded three others in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Saturday, and an attack in an eastern province killed three children and two others on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan...


Lettera al Corsera, ferma terza lenzuolata liberalizzazioni


Thousands evacuated after N.Carolina chemical fire

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


Potential Kremlin contender takes to cyberspace

Dmitry Medvedev, a Russian first deputy  prime minister and a potential successor to President Vladimir  Putin, took his charm offensive to cyberspace on Monday,  hosting a two-hour Internet conference.


San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - San Francisco 49ers linebacker Julian underwent successful surgery on his torn left Achilles' tendon Tuesday and will miss the remainder of the season.


A woman falls more than 140ft to her death from the balcony of a hotel in the Spanish resort of Benidorm.


India and Pakistan edge closer to rapport

Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz started a two-day visit to India on Tuesday amid signs of conciliation between the two nuclear-capable nations.


The Kvint Distillery with its smooth, wooden casks full of honey-colored brandy is so revered in Trans-Dniester that it graces the 5-ruble bank note.


Monkey stem cells can repair the brain damage caused by Parkinson's disease, researchers have shown.


Francoforte, 13:33 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: PUBBLICO RECORD E STADI PIU' PIENI D'EUROPA

La Bundesliga ha chiuso con numeri record il girone di andata. In 17 giornate gli spettatori totali ...


Scott Pagano & Jochem Paap: Hi-Fi Fusion

Put together the mixed and mashed art of Scott Pagano and the multifarious music of Jochem Paap  and you get something the likes of which youâve never experienced before.


Jefferies Group probed over gifts to mutual fund executives

Jefferies Group Inc. , a New York-based brokerage, is under investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a probe into whether brokers doled out gifts to mutual fund executives to win trading business, people familiar with the matter said.


Trend Micro offers new mobile security for PDA and smartphones

Trend Micro, Inc. has announced the Trend Micro Mobile Security, an antivirus and anti-spam protection for SMS messaging customers using smartphones and PDAs.


Serbs warns U.S. against policy of force on Kosovo

Serbia disregarded European Union calls for less provocative Serb rhetoric on Kosovo at the weekend and warned that the United States was leading the West down a path of force to make the province independent.


NEW YORK - Four years ago, Marat Safin marched onto the center court at the National Tennis Center and defeated Pete Sampras to capture the U.S. Open title...


News: Hacking tool reportedly draws FBI subpoenas

Law enforcement has sought to identify some users of the Nmap freeware port scanner, the author says.


Russia's Gaidar ill in hospital with mystery ailment

Yegor Gaidar, architect of Russia's market reforms, was being treated in a Moscow hospital on Wednesday after coming close to death with a mystery ailment during a visit to Ireland, friends and family said.


Montevideo, 13:03 - CALCIO, URUGUAY: DANUBIO CAMPIONE, ALLENATORE CAMMINA 100 KM

Gustavo Matosas, tecnico del Danubio di Montevideo vincitore del Torneo di Apertura in Uruguay, ha c...


Family appeals for release of UK hostage

The family of Kenneth Bigley, the British hostage being held in Iraq, has made a direct appeal for his release to the militants who abducted the 62-year old-engineer.


A ground-breaking case filed by the Securities Commission at the High Court in Wellington yesterday identifies five crucial areas of Tranz Rail inside information that six defendants allegedly traded on.


Anche ministro austriaco alla festa per l'anniversario


Pakistani troops storm mosque; nearly 60 dead

Pakistani forces stormed a mosque compound on Tuesday, killing about 50 militants, as they fought their way through an Islamic school where they believed a rebel cleric was hiding with women and children hostages.


Apple Computer Inc., maker of the 50 percent market shareholder iPod music player, has announced a special edition U2 iPod for music fans.


Get ready to buy a lot of expensive ink in 2057 Stupid future HP has wheeled out a futurologist to tell everyone we're going to need a lot more enterprise-class storage, printer ink and and branded glossy photo paper in the year 2057.â¦


Wall Street ends higher despite oil price spike

NEW YORK : Wall Street managed to end on a positive note Wednesday, brushing off fresh oil price spikes and disappointing economic news, including a surprise drop in consumer sentiment last month.


Sudan Agrees to Immediately Stop Darfur Fighting

Sudan said on Sunday it would  immediately and unconditionally cease hostilities in its remote  Darfur region, and asked the United Nations and African Union  to request that rebel forces do the same.


Saddam Hussein made a mistake that few Americans would ever make: He gave Washington politicians more credit than they deserved. He thought any US president would be able to see straight through his big bluff


Study-abroad programs at 15 colleges and universities, including Harvard and Columbia, are being scrutinized by the New York attorney general's office to ensure that business deals are not cheating students, a top investigator said Monday.


Bombing That Injures Australian Soldiers Not Suicide, Army Says

An attack that injured Australian soldiers near the nation's embassy in Baghdad yesterday wasn'ta suicide bomber, an army commander said.


Respect Lebanon's sovereignty by respecting the Constitution

The sovereignty of Lebanon has suddenly become an issue of regional and global interest, including resolutions in the US Congress and the United Nations Security Council.


When it was more difficult, skiing was definitely more elegant. The simple act of staying upright on two long boards as one shot down over a frozen surface was wonder enough, but then making turns along the way, actually steering the darn things. It was amazing.


The Countryside Alliance prepares a legal challenge to the Parliament Act - used to force the hunt ban into law.


MARK Latham's ability to hold a warring Labor Party together is being stretched to its limit after another frontbencher quit and foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd indicated he was considering his future as he pressed for a promotion.


Wizards Continue Down Wrong Road in Dallas

Dirk Nowitski, above, scores 30 points to go along with 14 rebounds and five assists Tuesday as the Mavericks break open a close game in the third quarter to hammer the Wizards, 107-80.


Marijuana use boosts risk of psychosis: study

LONDON - Teens and young adults who frequently use marijuana are at higher risk of developing psychotic symptoms later in life, researchers say.


Williams Rejects Deal, Says He Won't Return in 2005

Miami Dolphins tailback Ricky Williams has no immediate plans to resume his NFL career and, at least for now, intends to stay in retirement, according to his attorney.


The Ag Department says it's no cow-pie in the sky dream -- a fiberboard flooring material made from sterilized cow manure could replace sawdust composite boards for building. By the Associated Press.


Nearly three years after Enron Corp.'s  dramatic collapse into bankruptcy, the first criminal trial  against the disgraced energy company's former employees is set  to kick off on Monday.


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White House press center reopens after evacuation

The White House Conference Center, the temporary press corps headquarters near the U.S. presidential residence, was evacuated on Friday, witnesses reported.


Food is so scarce aboard the International Space Station that the two-member crew might have to leave as early as New Year's Day if something goes wrong with a robotic


Four suspected Basque separatists, including a key bomb-maker, are held in France, Spanish officials say.


Rumsfeld Offers Condolences To Victims Of Mosul Attack

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld offered his condolences Wednesday to the families of the American service members killed and injured in the lunchtime suicide attack on a mess tent at a multinational force base near Mosul.


European Union foreign ministers have failed to agree on whether to set binding targets for the use of green renewable energy sources, setting up a potential clash when the bloc's leaders meet this week.Comment


Consumers thes e days have to navigate a plethora of return policies. Be certain you know the store's rules before you pay. By Joe Goldeen.


Scores of kids die in Baghdad car blasts

Baghdad: At least 49 people were killed, most of them children, in a series of devastating car bombs that left a trail of carnage in Baghdad and northern Iraq on Thursday, medics and the US military said.


Trattative con Agip Kco per risarcimento 10 mld di dollari


A Welsh police force reveals crimes  by under-10s almost doubled last year, while other forces record sharp drops.


Roma, 17:14 - CALCIO, ZAVAGLIA: MANCINI NON C'ENTRA NULLA CON LA GEA

''La Gea con Mancini non c'entra nulla, con l'allenatore dell'Inter non ho avuto nessun rapporto, nÃ©...


VATICANO - ÂLa Chiesa cattolica attraverso i suoi fedeli, si Ã¨ sempre curata delle persone affette da malattie infettiveÂ: il Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio per la Salute alla presentazione del XXI Convegno internazionale sugli ÂAspetti pastorali della cura delle malattie infettiveÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Si Ã¨ tenuta questa mattina presso la Sala Stampa Vaticana, la conferenza stampa di presentazione del XXI Convegno internazionale sugli ÂAspetti pastorali della cura delle malattie infettiveÂ che si terrÃ  in Vatica...


Hard work yet to come on N.Korea nuclear deal: Hill

Chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill cautioned on Wednesday that difficult work remained to implement an energy-for-arms agreement with North Korea.


Nick Lachey strolled right through the lobby, new girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo on his arm, an entourage of about a dozen in tow and a few paparazzi out front.


Sequestratore si e' arreso, ha agito per motivi passionali


InfoWorld - Multifactor authentication is all the rage these days, thanks to increasingly sophisticated trojans and phishing attacks and even rootkits aimed at stealing passwords and sensitive data. High-stakes online crime has even spurred financial services companies and some enterprises to consider new, "risk-based authentication" solutions, which examine behavioral patterns and session characteristics to identify rogue users.


At Chrysler Unit, Buyouts for Older Workers

The Chrysler Group said it would offer some of its older employees three monthsâ pay if they leave the company by May 31.


America wakes up in shock to the likelihood that US hostages held by militants in Iraq are both dead.


Second Briton arrested in prostitute murder case

Police arrested a second man on Tuesday on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes in one of Britain's most dramatic suspected serial killings.


Oracle makes 'best and final' PeopleSoft offer

Oracle today unveiled its "best and final offer" for PeopleSoft, promising to withdraw entirely from the long-running takeover battle if its $24 per share proposal is not accepted by 19 November 2004.


Man Allegedly Pays Ticket With Foul Bills

BURLINGTON, Iowa - A psychiatrist who police say smeared excrement on dollar bills used to pay a parking ticket has been charged with harassment of a public official.    Ronald Preston McPike, 52, was arrested Sept...


Secondo i conti ufficiali di Bankitalia ad aprile 2007


After a break of three days the Bangladesh cricket team once again will be thrown into the international spotlight today when the first game of the three-match RC Cola one-day series against New Zealand begins at the MA Aziz Stadium.


Consumers can make $$$ on Amazon, sort of

Amazon's Mechanical Turk lets you earn money for doing small computer tasks like eyeballing highway photos and classifying Web sites, but with average rates ranging from a penny to 10 cents, you have to have a lot of time on your hands to make it worth yo


ASIA/TERRASANTA - Messaggio del sindaco di Betlemme: difficile situazione economica e sociale nella cittadina dove Ã¨ nato GesÃ¹ Betlemme (Agenzia Fides) - Mentre il Natale si avvicina, Betlemme vive Âuno dei periodi piÃ¹ difficili della sua storiaÂ, dice il sindaco Victor Batarseh nel suo consueto messaggio natalizio, diffuso attraverso i mass-media. Il muro di separazione, er...


The euro edged higher in European morning trade on Friday as Germanyâs influential IFO survey beat expectations. The index of business sentiment rose to 96.2 in December, the highest


Kumarakom Lake Resort India ; 24-HOUR ROOM SERVICE

By SOPHIE LAM  After 16 uncomfortable hours on an overnight train and two hours in a taxi (both car and driver looked too old to be on the road), we pulled into Kottayam.


Toronto holds style of '60s Baltimore for "Hairspray"

John Waters shot his  "Hairspray," about the characters he knew in his misspent  Baltimore youth of the early 1960s, in that Maryland city.


Leading Cardiologist Urges Slowdown in Drug Ad Campaigns

This year has been tough for drug manufacturers and the advertising agencies that have been charged with marketing their products.


Karzai Rival Says Afghan Vote Marred by Cheating

KABUL, Afghanistan  - The likely runner-up in  Afghanistan's historic presidential election alleged on Monday  that the vote was marred by cheating, as President Hamid Karzai  appeared on course to win without needing a second round  runoff.


Colombia Says Rebel Leader May Avoid Extradition

BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia said on Friday asenior Marxist guerrilla leader may avoid extradition to theUnited States if his rebel group frees 63 hostages, includingthree Americans and one German.


Due sono originari del Saarland, secondo ministero locale


World Bank reports drop in poverty levels in East Asia, Pacific

The World Bank says fewer people than ever are living in extreme poverty in East Asia and the Pacific due to economic growth of around seven per cent.


=== Phoenix Suns Team Report - December 18 ===

(Sports Network) - The NBA-best 20-3 Phoenix Suns go for their eighth straight victory this evening, when they host the upstart Washington Wizards at America West Arena.


US Airways (UAIR) executives Tuesday held out hope of reaching a key money-saving deal with pilots, despite a major setback late Monday.


With DST nigh, here's the latest on vendor patches, fixes

With the move to daylight-saving time fast approaching, IT vendors are still posting last-minute software and hardware fixes to resolve any problems associated with the time change.


Livorno, 18:24 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: PAULINHO VICINO AL GROSSETO

Il dg del Livorno Elio Signorelli ha prolungato il contratto con il portiere Luca Mazzoni (classe 1...


A 13-year-old boy dies after being shot during a during a hunting expedition in Devon.


Nikkei hits 5-week closing high on upbeat capital spending data

TOKYO - Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index hit a five-week closing high Monday on upbeat capital spending figures for the April-June quarter by Japanese companies.


N.Korea Seen Using South Atomic Issue to Stall Talks

South Korea Monday shrugged off North  Korean criticism of the South's experiments with nuclear  materials as familiar posturing that would not rule out the  mercurial communist North's return to atomic arms talks.


Violence will worsen ahead of Iraq polls, Rumsfeld warns

BAGHDAD - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, on a surprise visit to Iraq, has predicted that violence will increase ahead of January's election.


NOAA's role in warning nations is questioned

Congress will investigate why the US government did not notify some nations lining the Indian Ocean of early indications that a deadly tsunami might be headed their way, a spokeswoman for Senator Olympia Snowe, Republican of Maine, said yesterday.


News Corp posts higher 2nd-quarter profit on Fox News

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp  posted a moderate rise in fiscal second-quarter profit on Monday on higher advertising sales at its Fox News channel and the Fox television network, offsetting a decline in its movie studio business.


On the PHP 10.0 Blog, there's a new post today talking about variable tainting and what it might be like if PHP included it too.   Perl and Ruby have variable tainting. Maybe PHP should have it too?   Variable tainting is a bit of built-in functionality that provides a "safety net" of sorts to the contents of variables to help protect both the users and the script itself from potentially harmful content.   He talks about how Ruby and Perl handle the functionality and how, were PHP to work it in, which approach would fit better with PHP's current model:   If one wants to implement proper tainting or sandboxing, it probably should be based on more generic approach that would account for existence of functions unknown in design time.


Indictments issued in software scam case

A federal grand jury has indicted 11 people for conspiring to distribute nearly $31 million worth of bootlegged software programs.


Americans push deeper into Fallujah; Police in Mosul lose control ...

American forces Friday pushed deeper into the last remaining insurgent stronghold in Fallujah, and the Iraqi government rushed reinforcements


President Bush, in an Oval Office meeting Tuesday with Salvadoran President Tony Saca, pushed for immigration reform and nudged Congress to pass a guest worker program that would allow immigrants to seek temporary work visas.


A 14-year-old Palestinian child and two Palestinians in a car died Saturday in separate incidents in the West Bank, according to sources.


Sudan's government is preparing a major offensive in Darfur, says the head of the African observer team.


H&R Block Inc. , the largest U.S. tax  preparer, said its quarterly net income from continuing  operations rose 9 percent, helped by a strong performance at  its consumer financial services division.


Pentagon trying to pin down when materiel disappeared

The Pentagon has begun reviewing old satellite images of a weapons facility south of Baghdad to see whether analysts can determine when nearly 380


In the Village, Sex Shops Multiply and Test a Neighborhood's Tolerance

Almost a decade after Mayor Rudolph Giuliani proclaimed war on the sex-shop business, it is alive and well and, at least in Greenwich Village, growing.


TV Showman, Once Exiled, Returns With Video Site

Stephen Chao, a hit maker fired from News Corporation, is starting an Internet video venture in how-to clips.


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Dec. 16 -- Outside, a winter wind whipped across the icy parking lot of Giants Stadium, the field inside the place was caked hard with frost. But with the heaters churning inside the locker room Sunday night, the Washington Redskins laughed, the playoffs were suddenly in si...


The accounting irregularities at home loan giant Fannie Mae could end up raising mortgage rates, but the impact, if any, will be difficult to measure given the enormous size and dynamic nature of the market.


St. John's Wort May Interfere with Cancer Drug

The herb St. John's Wort, used as an alternative therapy for mild depression, may hinder the effectiveness of a newer type of cancer drug, according to researchers.


Alessandro Nivola to play blues mogul in "Chess"

Alessandro Nivola, in  theaters with the horror remake "The Eye," will star in  "Chess," one of two competing movies revolving around Leonard  Chess, the record mogul who signed such acts as Muddy Waters  and Chuck Berry.


Istanbul court charges 'Caliph' over treason plot

An Istanbul court yesterday formally charged Islamic militant Metin Kaplan with treason for allegedly masterminding a failed 1998 plot to crash an airplane into the mausoleum of secular Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.


U.S. transport helicopter crashes in Iraq

A U.S. military transport helicopter crashed near Baghdad on Wednesday, the fifth such aircraft lost in Iraq in three weeks, an army spokesman said.


Miller touched by poem given by blind man

Actress Sienna Miller was so touched by an old poem "Desiderata" given by a blind man   in Guatemala that she got it engraved on an amulet that she carries with her all the time.


Gunmen Seize Two Americans, Briton in Baghdad

Gunmen snatched two Americans and a  Briton from a house in central Baghdad on Thursday, the latest  in a wave of abductions of foreigners in Iraq.


Nations on the Indian Ocean from Indonesia to Sri Lanka searched amongst the wreckage of a devastating Tsunami for bodies to bury today as fears grew the toll would exceed the 29,000 now reported killed.


Bigley briefly escaped after captors bribed by British intelligence: report

A British hostage killed in Iraq, Kenneth Bigley, escaped briefly by car after two of his captors were bribed with the help of British intelligence services, a newspaper reported here.


For the first time in 20 years, an American woman did not win the 100-meter dash at the Olympic Games. And now, after Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus


Locusts Ravage Key Mauritanian Farming Region

An agricultural region in eastern Mauritania faces the loss of its entire crop to swarms of locusts unless action is taken immediately, a regional government official has warned.


Radical UK Cleric Accused of Inciting Murder

Abu Hamza al-Masri, a radical British Muslim cleric wanted by the United States, was charged by UK police Tuesday with 16 counts including inciting murder and stirring up racial hatred.


The U.N. refugee agency rushed aid to hundreds of Darfur women and children who survived a 125-mile journey to safety after their town was attacked by planes and helicopters, a spokeswoman said Friday.


Chris may become 1st hurricane of season

Tourists evacuated two small islands off the coast of Puerto Rico on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Chris gained strength in the eastern Caribbean and was expected to become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season.


The US economy will slow in the second half of the year and the risk of recession remains, the OECD warns.


After playing a gay in ÂMy Brother NikhilÂ, Sanjay Suri would be seen in


Oracle sets new deadline on PeopleSoft bid

com September 23, 2004, 4:49 PM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.


Record oil prices are creating headwinds for the U.S. economy but do not place its recovery at risk, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert McTeer said on Monday.


Roma, 18:30 - CALCIO, TOTTI E LA SENSI CREANO LA 'FONDAZIONE ROMA 1927'

Rosella Sensi, amministratore delegato dell'A.S. Roma e il capitano giallorosso Francesco Totti, han...


U.S. Envoy Wants Talks With Iran Over Iraq

Formation of a national unity government in Baghdad has cleared the way for proposed direct talks between the United States and Iran about the situation inside Iraq, U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said Sunday.


France says Arafat's death should mark birth of Palestinian state

France stressed that the Middle East peace process has to be pushed forward in a way to establish a viable Palestinian state and make late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's dream come true.


Two American soldiers were killed Monday in separate attacks in the Baghdad area, the U.S. military said. Names and units were not released. A U.S. statement said one soldier was hit by small arms fire early in the day in western Baghdad and died at 12:55 p.m.


U.S. Seeks Account of North Korean Nuclear Effort

North Korea must fully disclose its efforts to produce highly enriched uranium, the chief U.S. negotiator said.


President Bush gestures as he speaks to supporters at the Office Depot Center during a campaign rally Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004 in Sunrise, Fla.


Bosnian Serb War Crimes Suspect Surrenders

A commander of a Bosnian Serb wartime prison camp where several hundred Muslims were killed has surrendered, Bosnian Serb police said on Saturday.


A man hailed as a hero after trying to stop an armed robbery undergoes surgery for shotgun wounds.


Here's how wildly unexpected and utterly inspired some of the Golden Globe nominations were: Sacha Baron Cohen is up for best actor in a comedy for "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan."


For Maryland, an upset victory at No. 5 West VirginiaÃÂ on national televisionÃÂ could bring back some of that elusive confidence thatÃÂ the Terps haveÃÂ been missing.


Cifre record anche per opere di Bellotto,vendute per 9,6 mln


Terra Firma plans to dismiss about a third of the staff at  EMI as it moves to streamline marketing operations and focus on the discovery of new artists.


Four tournaments into his season, Phil Mickelson showed signs of turning the corner Thursday. Mickelson, nowhere near the leaderboard since his collapse at the U.S. Open last summer, eagled his final hole at Poppy Hills for a 7-under 65 to share the lead with rookie John Mallinger and Nick Watney in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.


Halo effect Microsoft's Xbox 360 outsold the hugely popular Nintendo Wii in the US last month as consumer caught Halo 3 fever, sales figures from local market watcher NPD reveal.â¦


Advertising: With a Big Day Ahead, Marketers Are Turning to Numerology

Saturday is July 7, 2007, or 7/7/07, and the opportunity to celebrate it has become the centerpiece of a spate of marketing campaigns.


Olympic cycling champion Tyler Hamilton has been told he can keep his gold medal after the results of a drug test at the Athens Games proved inconclusive.


Russian authorities say they intend to pursue a criminal case for bribery against Ukraine's nominated prime minister.


Rocket Wins $10M Prize for Trip to Space

MOJAVE, Calif. - A stubby private rocket plane blasted through the Earth's atmosphere for a second time in a week on Monday, capturing a $10 million prize meant to encourage space tourism...


Ascoli, 14:31 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: DUE ARBITRI AGGREDITI DAI TIFOSI

Due arbitri sono stati aggrediti dai tifosi durante due gare del campionato di seconda categoria mar...


David Bush pitched a two-hitter for the first complete game of his major league career, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Orlando Hernandez and the New York Yankees 7-0 Friday night.


The Dutch government is taking control of its country's gas transport network in a deal that analysts say will boost competition in the Netherlands and ease the way for the creation of a single European gas market.


Bulgaria's Parliament to Elect Ombudsman

Bulgaria's parliament was scheduled Friday to elect a national ombudsman _ a public official to mediate in disputes between citizens and the state.


From fast-food chains to Congress, moves are afoot to reduce animal suffering and ensure food safety


Big wins in Wisconsin, Hawaii make it Obama's race to lose

His large margins of victory in Tuesday's contests put Clinton on the ropes.


Police Say Spector Admitted Shooting L.A. Actress

Rock producer Phil Spector told police that he accidentally shot dead B-movie actress Lana Clarkson, an account that contradicts his later claim that she committed suicide, grand jury transcripts show.


Nintendo Co. Ltd.  zipped past Sony Corp.  in market value on Monday and became one of Japan's top 10 issues for the first time, as it elbows the PlayStation maker out of its decade-long dominance of the game industry.


Rome - David Beckham said Real Mardrid had done what they needed to after defeating Roma 3-0 here on Wednesday to book their place in the last 16 of the Champions League.


Bits: Spectrum Auction: Now Comes the Action-Packed Bonus Round

The Federal Communications Commission said that, starting Wednesday, new rules will apply that will encourage more bidding and hasten the auctionâs end.


Thieves, rapists, kidnappers and hoaxers are preying on tsunami survivors and families of victims in Asian refugee camps and hospitals and in the home countries of European tourists hit by the wave.


RAMALLAH - New PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas called for an end to the armed uprising, as Israeli tanks rolled into Gaza yesterday in the aftermath of the most lethal Palestinian attack since Yasser Arafat's death.


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


UPDATE 2-US appeals court turns down ABB's asbestos deal

A US appeals court on Thursday turned down ABB's (ABBN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) (ABB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) proposed $1.2 billion settlement of an asbestos lawsuit involving the Swiss engineering group's Combustion


Rescue crews in Panama found an American girl on Tuesday who survived a plane crash that killed the other three people on board, including a wealthy California investor, authorities said.


HANOI: Malaysia does not want further expansion of the membership of the Asian-Europe Meeting (Asem) that currently stands at 39 states, including the European Council.


Fim-Cisl, Fiom-Cgil, Uilm-Uil chiedono il rinnovo del contratto, scaduto da quattro mesiPer i sindacati le adesioni allo stabilimento Fiat di Mirafiori sono superiori al 70%                                          Sciopero dei metalmeccanici A Torino 10.000 in corteo                                                                                Ad Ancona blocco stradale. Manifestazioni a Firenze, Genova e Venezia


Bush Tours Fla., Kerry Faults Bush on Oil

On the eve of the first presidential debate, President Bush toured hurricane-battered Florida for the fifth time in six weeks on Wednesday, while rival John Kerry blamed Bush for sky-high oil prices.


DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Tom Vilsack, the former governor of Iowa, dropped his longshot 2008 White House bid on Friday because he could not keep pace with his big-name rivals in raising funds.


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Sunni bloc ends boycott of Iraqi parliament

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


Pakistan's Musharraf calls for unity against global terrorism

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf kicked off a three-day visit to Italy by calling on the world community to stand united in the fight against global terrorism.


ADV: $150,000 Mortgage for Under $690/Month

Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.


By day, Alexander Vincent is a mild-mannered secretary for a Vallejo real estate broker. By night, he's an online crusader protecting users of a new Internet browser from glitches and security bugs.


Joe Zawinul, the jazz keyboardist who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz-rock fusion with the band Weather Report, has died, a hospital official said. He was 75.


Sport: Six Nations: Brian Ashton will give Richard Wigglesworth his first start for England against France


Benazir Bhuttoâs 19-year-old son announced that his motherâs party, the biggest and most potent in Pakistan, will contest the coming election.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that immigrants living in the U.S. illegally would not be covered by her proposed universal health care plan.


"For us, rubbish is gold," is how one Italian gangster explained the mafia's involvement in waste trafficking to an investigating magistrate in Naples.


Faget designed the original spacecraft for Project Mercury and played a role in the design of every US human spacecraft from Mercury to the space shuttle.


Ralph Nader, blamed by many Democrats for their 2000 election loss, will be on Florida ballots in the US elections.


Boston Scientific renews fight to oust billionaire unit chief

A year after trying to fire a well-known medical inventor who heads one of its divisions, Boston Scientific Corp. finds itself going to court against Alfred Mann today, appealing a judge's order keeping him in his position against the will of his bosses in Natick.


Nokia, Philips to Test German Bus Fare Payment System

Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, and Royal Philips Electronics NV, Europe's third-largest semiconductor maker, will next year test a system in Germany allowing people to pay for bus fares using handsets.


Hidden faith struggle is to be laid bare in a book that shows she felt alone and separated from God.


The Senate confirmed federal judge Michael Chertoff as the nation's second Homeland Security secretary on Tuesday, placing the tough-on-terrorism former prosecutor in charge of a bureaucracy prone to infighting and turf wars.


Lebanese army battles militants around refugee camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Battles raged around a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday as Lebanese troops tried to tighten the noose around al Qaeda-inspired militants holed up there.


Lackluster Afghan Poll Campaign in Final Stages

HERAT, Afghanistan  - Afghanistan's first  presidential election is just over a week away, but campaigning  and enthusiasm have been muted for an event described by  President Bush as one of his major achievements.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. (GMST) said late Thursday that Chief Executive Officer and director Jeff Shell has resigned.


Do crime cameras make us safer or just undermine our privacy?

While we've grown used to these security cameras in our malls and at stop-lights, the influx of surveillance cameras in our public spaces should be of great concern to everyone.


Microsoft is set to launch an attack on Google, saying that its rival's book-scanning service "violates copyright".


MELBOURNE - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga seems like a natural when it comes to settling into the Champ's shoes.


Fashion Wire Daily - After a four hour-plus Oscar awards ceremony at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, the winners, the nominees and the rest of the entertainment world elite headed to Morton's in West Hollywood for the annual Vanity Fair Oscar party to extend Hollywood's biggest night a few hours more.


'Gloria' Singer Laura Branigan Dies From Brain Aneurysm

Her manager, John Bowers, told The Associated Press that Branigan died at home in East Quogue, New York, in her sleep. She apparently had been complaining to her family of headaches for weeks but had not seen a doctor.


A wholesale produce importer on Friday recalled several thousand cartons of cantaloupes after some tested positive for salmonella.


LONDON, December 20  - The London Stock Exchange (LSE-GBX) announced today that it has received a purchase offer from the Franco-Belgian stock exchange, Euronext.


BAGHDAD: The general who gained notoriety as Chemical Ali for the gassing of thousands of Kurds and once regarded as one of Saddam Husseinâs most feared cohorts, looked haggard and leaned on a cane while facing a judge on Saturday, in the first


Travis Bickle, Robert De Niro's character in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver, is voted the best anti-hero in film history.


The American Heart Association defended the drug Vytorin, an expensive drug combination for cholesterol, which was shown last week to work no better than Zocor, a cheaper alternative.


Britain cracked WW2 spies' secret "dress code"

German spies hid secret messages in   drawings of models wearing the latest fashions in an attempt to   outwit Allied censors during World War Two, according to   British security service files released on Monday.


Changing Times and Titles Make the Patriots Vulnerable

In meeting the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in a divisional playoff game, New England's nerve and focus will be tested, as will its coverage skills.


UPDATED: Search engine darling Google (Quote, Chart) has slashed the price of its long-awaited public offering by about 30 percent to between $85 and $95 per share and plans to sell fewer shares.


Ahmadinejad, risolvere problemi in contesto giustizia


Istat, a luglio il saldo e' stato negativo per 584 mln


Turmeric May Protect Against Leukemia -Scientist

Turmeric, a spice used extensively in Asia as a key ingredient of curry, may be protecting children against leukemia, a scientist said on Thursday.


Belton Man Sentenced to Eight Years for Child Porn

By Daily Record Staff  A Belton man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to eight years and one month in federal prison without parole for receiving child pornography over the Internet.  Jeffery A. Ray, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A.


Shane Montgomery, the RedHawks' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the past four seasons, was promoted Tuesday to succeed Terry Hoeppner.


JM Smucker Co. (SJM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday posted higher quarterly profit as improved sales at its Jif peanut butter and Smucker's jelly business helped offset higher raw


Company has decided, thankfully, to make something for the living room too by partnering with Meridian to create its F80 entertainment system. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


US Airways accord may set the tone for others

A concessionary agreement struck late Thursday with a union representing nearly 6,000 US Airways customer service workers appears far less onerous than what the airline


Novell backs away from Ballmer comments on Linux

Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian, in an open letter posted on his company's Web site, said he disagrees with recent claims by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that the Linux OS infringes on Microsoft patents.


Former president Bill Clinton on Monday helped launch a new Internet search company backed by the Chinese government which says its technology uses artificial intelligence to produce better results than Google Inc.


Canary Island Plane Hijacking Ends In Arrest

MADRID, Spain An armed man who hijacked a Mauritanian plane to Spain's Canary Islands Thursday was overpowered by passengers and crew before he was arrested by police who boarded the plane shortly after ...Comment


Iraqi Sunni Clerics Urge Election Boycott for Fallujah Siege

Sunni Muslim clerics in Iraq have called for a boycott of the country's nationwide elections in January. The chief of the Association of Muslim Scholars, Harith al-Dhari, said Tuesday the boycott


Was the counterculture festival's eco-friendly theme a success, or just a mirage? Maybe both.


Gymnastics takes a tumble - Hamm and egg on judges' faces

ATHENS : If they gave out medals for unhappiness and misery, Olympic gymnastics would provide a podium sweep. It seems everyone involved is peeved at someone, feeling slighted or robbed, and not even gold


President Bush's re-election disappointed many in the publishing industry, a blue-state business where liberals have long predominated, but it has boosted sales for a few anti-Bush books, notably Thomas Frank's "What's the Matter With Kansas?"


Bellamy moves to play down Souness incident

IN THE wake of his ill-chosen words at The Valley, Craig Bellamy has adopted a rather more conciliatory tone in an attempt to defuse a potentially explosive confrontation with Graeme Souness, the Newcastle United manager.


Taking a Long, Bumpy Ride to Systematic Brutality

If recent American history is ever going to be discussed with the necessary clarity and ethical rigor, âTaxi to the Dark Sideâ will be essential.


FINANZIARIA: VIA LIBERA A STRETTA SU CONSULENZE MINISTERI

(AGI) - Roma, 3 nov. - Arriva la stretta sulle consulenze assegnate dall'amministrazione centrale dello Stato. I Ministeri, dal 2005, non potranno spendere piu' di quanto speso quest'anno. Lo prevede l'emendamento


Take part in the Great NME Downloading Debate

The BRITISH PHONOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY (BPI) announced yesterday (October 7) that they are taking legal action against 28 UK file sharers, kicking off a rolling programme of legal action against "major uploaders" - and NME wants to know what you think about


Peterson gets death sentence for murdering pregnant wife

Repelled by Scott Peterson's seeming lack of sorrow and remorse, a jury decided Monday that he deserves the death penalty for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, almost two years ago to the date.


Omnivision conference call notes and forcasts.


Tenor Watson has emergency brain surgery

Singer Russell Watson is rushed to hospital in Manchester with a suspected new brain tumour.


Emmy-winning actor Peter Boyle, who played the tap-dancing monster in the movie "Young Frankenstein" and grouchy father Frank Barone in the TV series "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died at age 71.


Indian PM Manmohan Singh says intelligence agencies have warned of more terrorist attacks in the country.


IBM acquisition targets Microsoft in SMB market

InfoWorld - IBM boosted its software portfolio for small and medium-size businesses with plans announced Friday to acquire Net Integration Technologies, a software vendor in Markham, Canada.


L'annuncio del governo per sostenere il presidente dell'Anp Abu MazenSchiarita in vista della conferenza internazionale di pace voluta dagli Usa a novembre                                            Israele: "Presto liberi 90 prigionieri palestinesi"


Giants end longest loss streak in decade

Moises Alou homered, hit a two-run double and also singled in a run, Jason Schmidt struck out 10, and the San Francisco Giants ended their longest losing streak in 10 years with an 8-6 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.


Yukos fined $1.34bn for failure to pay tax

LONDON, October 11  - Embattled Russian oil giant, Yukos Oil (YUSA.FSE), has been ordered to pay $1.34 billion in fines and penalties for failing to pay its tax liabilities for 2001 on time.


Blair-Chirac Talks to Focus on Iraq War Split

Attention will inevitably focus on the relationship between France and Britain following the split over the Iraq war and on Britainâs closeness with the United States.


The last full trading week before the presidential election is jam packed with earnings. Get ready. By Alexandra Twin, CNN/Money Staff Writer.


Life & style: When the National Consumer Council investigated 'rip-off mineral water' in restaurants, it found one in five people 'too scared' to ask for tap water


Economy - Friday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - The Economic Cycle Research Institute's leading U.S. index edged down to 140.6 in the week ended Sept. 14 after climbing in the prior 2 weeks. The 4-week annualized growth rate ticked up to 0.4% from 0.3%, which was the lowest since last Oct. ECRI says readings would have to fall sharply negative before they'd signal recession.


LUBBOCK, Texas -- Bob Knight celebrated his 877th victory by going hunting. Knight moved two wins of leader Dean Smith on the Division 1 career coaching list when Texas Tech beat Centenary, 98-64, yesterday.


Microsoft won't launch iPhone rival: report

Bill Gates has told a German publication that Microsoft has no plans to develop a competitor to Apple's highly successful iPhone.


D.C. Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp said that city and baseball officials are close to an agreement that would ensure her support in Tuesday's stadium vote.


Britney Spears was quietly released from a hospital Wednesday and slipped away unnoticed, only to be spotted hours later driving through Los Angeles with paparazzi and a television helicopter in tow.


Verizon launches US appeals court at Google-backed wireless plan

Throws Jello at Congress Much to Google's chagrin, Verizon has asked a federal court to shoot down new rules that would allow consumers to attach any device and any application to a prime portion of the U.S. wireless spectrum.â¦


The number of U.S. Internet telephony subscribers is expected to surge to 1 million by the end of 2004.


"Some 110" Killed in North Korea Fuel Pipe Blast - South Civic Group

of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap  [Yonhap headline: "Fuel pipe explosion killed 110 N.


Corps Details New Orleans Flood Risk After Repairs

NEW ORLEANS, June 20 -- In this city still half-emptied from one of the worst floods in American history, one question provokes the ever present doubt.


Scotland's first minister threatens to resign if MSPs do not back his government's budget.


Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait still risky investments: study

Investing remains risky in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, notably because the presence of US forces in the region makes these countries vulnerable to terrorist attacks, a security consulting firm said.


New Exhibit Looks at Price of War and Freedom

Badly wounded in Iraq, Army Spec.  Rosetta Floyd joined other U.S. veterans at a dedication  ceremony on Wednesday for a new Smithsonian exhibition tracking  250 years of American military conflicts.


Gallery: Cosplay Rules the Day at Tokyo Game Show

Many Japanese gamers dress up as their favorite characters at the giant convention, where the chance to get hands-on demos of new titles draws huge crowds.


Mourners pay tribute to slain Lebanon minister

Hundreds of Lebanese mourners pressed on Wednesday to touch the coffin of minister Pierre Gemayel whose assassination, blamed by his allies on Syria, stoked fears of more killings and a surge in factional violence.


A high-flying City boss has been charged with the murder of his two-year-old daughter, Scotland Yard confirms.


It isn't the smell of a Douglas fir or baking cookies that reminds Renee Zellweger of Christmas; it's the smell of cigars. For Tom Hanks, it's the smell of banana bread. He says he always took the bus to visit his mom on Christmas, and if he was lucky, he'd sit next to an old lady who'd give offerred him dessert.


Vietnam reports 29th human bird flu case; 16-year-old in critical ...

A 16-year-old girl from southern Vietnam has become infected with the bird flu strain that killed 32 people earlier this year and devastated the poultry industry across Asia, a doctor said Thursday.