The White House expressed concern Sunday about recent indications of a heightened terrorist threat and said it points to a greater need to promote the benefits of democracy.


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Update 7: Oil Prices Steady Ahead of Arctic Cold

Oil futures fell slightly on Tuesday even as the market braced for a possible Arctic blast in the United States that could drive up demand for home-heating fuels.


"American Idol" to dominate strike-hit TV

U.S. television's top show, "American Idol," returns to the Fox network on Tuesday, poised to stand taller than ever in the ratings as it arrives in a prime-time landscape clouded by the Hollywood writers strike.


Executives around Boston ended business meetings with a handshake and a cheer of ''Go Sox" yesterday, turned office televisions from CNN to baseball, and left the office early to catch the team's first playoff game against the Anaheim Angels, which the Sox won 9-3. The weekday afternoon matchup, which started around 4 p.m., sparked workplace debates across Massachusetts, as some ...


Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Rangers defender Craig Moore is expected to be out eight weeks as he will have hernia surgery Monday.


Economy - Friday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - March crude rose $1.30 to $90.71 a barrel -- topping $91 intraday -- on rising beliefs that the U.S. is headed for a recession. Oil prices shot up $2.42 on Thu. after House leaders and President Bush agreed on a $150 bil economic stimulus plan. Crude hit a 3-month closing low of $86.99 on Wed. OPEC is expected to discuss further output hikes at its Feb. 1 meeting.


By AUDREY McAVOY  HONOLULU - Ansil L. Saunders speaks carefully into the camera, describing the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, when he stood on the deck of a ship at the entry to Pearl Harbor. "There was explosions coming from all over - different areas.


Dixon Backs Shore Park: Key Highway Site Once Eyed for Towers

By Jill Rosen, The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 17--For years, South Baltimore residents have thought a key piece of city property on the Inner Harbor was destined to become yet another high-rise, blocking even more of their shrinking view of the water.


Soccer: LuaLua spoils Liverpool's Christmas cheer

LONDON : Portsmouth's Lomana LuaLua scored an injury time equaliser to earn a point against Liverpool in a 1-1 draw at Anfield which will hamper the home side's attempts to get in touch with the leading clubs during the Christmas programme.


Judge Wants Spears to Explain Legal Action

Singer Britney Spears arrives to her album release party for her new album "Britney," in this Nov. 6, 2001file photo, in New York.


Mexico, U.S. Unveil Border Clean-Up Plan

With 5 million discarded tires littering the background, the United States and Mexico announced an accord Thursday to clean up the mountains of rusty cars, smashed school buses and rotting rubber that are a blight on the border.


EasyJet Shares Surge on Report Icelandic Airline May Buy Stake

Shares of EasyJet Plc, Europe's second- biggest low-cost carrier, had their biggest percentage gain in more than 16 months after the Guardian reported that an Icelandic airline bought a 3 percent stake in the carrier.


Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Man Approaching Jewish Settlement ...

Israeli troops Monday shot and killed a Palestinian man near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army said soldiers shot the man, as he approached the settlement of Gush Katif.


Disney Parks eyes stand-alone hotels, niche parks

The Walt Disney Co.  is considering "blue sky concepts" of creating smaller theme parks and stand-alone hotels, retail, dining and entertainment centers, Jay Rasulo, chairman of Disney's Parks and Resorts told analysts at a conference on Wednesday.


Mike Lively's Blog: PHPUnit Database Extension

On his blog today, Mike Lively has posted about the work h's done to create a database extension for the popular unit testing software for PHP, PHPUnit.   For those that may not have read any of my previous postings on the subject the goal of this software is to extend the functionality of PHPUnit to allow using seed data to put a given database into a known state prior to executing each test. It also provides an easy mechanism to compare database contents with an expected dataset.   Mike has just completed the initial feature set for his project - more or less a port of DBUnit over to PHP. The post includes not only details about this initial release but also code that demonstrates its use. In his example, it's used to validate that a bank account has been created properly by comparng database information before and after the insert.


Gov't loses key case over terror suspects' detention

The government suffered a major blow to its security policy as the country's highest court of appeal ruled that the indefinite detention without trial of foreign terrorism suspects was illegal.


COPPERS IN the Netherlands have arrested two teens, from Breda, who they reckon attempted to bring down government Web sites. The teens were arrested following a raid on their houses in which their computers were confiscated.


London equities rose on Thursday, after the sharp sell off during the previous session left mining and financial stocks looking undervalued.


Zimbabwe deports British 'coup mastermind' to E Guinea

The alleged British mastermind of a foiled coup in Equatorial Guinea has been deported there from Zimbabwe, even though he was still appealing against his extradition, court documents showed on Friday.


Edmonton signed goaltender Mathieu Garon, an unrestricted free agent, to a two-year contract. Garon was 13-10-6 with Los Angeles last season, with a 2.66 goals-against average and .907 save percentage. The Oilers were looking for a new backup to Dwayne Roloson after deciding not to re-sign Jussi Markkanen.


Prince Harry heads home from Argentina amid reprts of kidnap plot

Britain's Prince Harry is returning home from a stay in Argentina, a day after reports in Buenos Aires that he was the target of a possible kidnap attempt.


At a 1964 Halloween concert in Liverpool, Bob Dylan turned to the audience and said, "I have my Bob Dylan mask on."


WORCESTER -- Lauren Hollender learned her lesson well. As a precocious freshman for Newton South last season, Hollender made it to the individual state semifinals before losing to Norwell's Susan Bitetti. One year later, the pair matched up again at Clark University with a trip to the final on the line.


Servira' per verificare e confrontare dati su prezzi


Oscar winning director Sydney Pollack has slammed film watchers saying they are   desperate for instant on-screen gratification and don't want to be challenged by complex plots.


Premier invita alla calma, no a reazioni incontrollate


David Blaine has escaped — again. Shackled to a spinning gyroscope and hovering forty feet above Times Square, the magician managed to free himself Thursday about 2:15 p.m., bringing an end to his latest stunt.


FOXBOROUGH - Linebacker Junior Seau is heading back to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1994, in pursuit of the championship that has eluded him over the first 17 years of his career.


IMF Forecasts Growth in Sub-Saharan Economies

THE International Monetary Fund forecast yesterday a substantial jump in economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa this year and next, saying the outlook for the region was better than in years.


Phil Mickelson shot a 6-under 65 Thursday to share the lead in the first round of the Scottish Open. The two-time Masters champion had an eagle and five birdies in the British Open warmup at Loch Lomond.


A Right-Wing Rebellion on the Foley Scandal

Republican lawmakers are hanging with their leadership for now, but social conservatives needed for the election are raising an outcry


Adobe to release Intel-native Photoshop CS3 beta

Photoshop users who’ve been waiting for a version of the image-editing program that runs natively on Intel-based Macs are about to be rewarded for their patience. Adobe will release a beta of Photoshop CS3 on Friday, December 15, that’s available as a Universal Binary. The free beta can be downloaded at Adobe’s Web site by any user with a valid Creative Suite 2 serial number.


Olympics Wrap: Bad Day for U.S., New Dawn for China

The United States suffered their worst  day of the Athens Olympics on Friday when a tearful Marion  Jones flopped, their basketball "Dream Team" were humiliated  and they captured only one of the 20 golds on offer.


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Officials discuss health, climate change

Officials from more than a dozen Asian countries met Tuesday in Malaysia to outline health problems their populations are facing in relation to a rise in global temperatures.


'Maria' Nabs Top Prize at Deauville Film Fest

Film festival favorite "Maria Full of Grace," director-screenwriter Joshua Marston's first film, was awarded the top prize at the Deauville Festival of American Film Sunday.


Joe DiPenta scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, fellow defenseman Ric Jackman connected during a power play, and the Anaheim Ducks beat Phoenix 2-1 Wednesday night for their 10th straight home victory over the Coyotes.


Philadelphia, December 28 - Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta has ordered an investigation of Comair and US Airways for problems that seriously hampered holiday travel.


VATICANO - Il Mese di Maria - Santuari mariani in Africa (5) : Etiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mozambico CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) -  Etiopia. LÂEtiopia Ã¨ uno dei paesi piÃ¹ ÂmarianiÂ della terra. San Frumenzio (IV sec.) chiamÃ² la prima chiesa costruita ad Axum, capitale del regno, ÂEdda MariamÂ, che significa ÂDimora di MariaÂ. Maria Ã¨ venerata...


Tom Petty plays it safe with solid L.A. show

Tom Petty seemed to have  even more strut in his stride than usual. "I've come to rock  Hollywood," he told the sold-out Hollywood Bowl crowd Tuesday,  not bothering to conceal a mischievous grin.


Intel Takes on Gamers with 'Extreme' Chipset

Following a similar chip announcement from AMD in mid-October, Intel this week has released a chip targeting the gamer segment. The Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading (HT) technology


(Source: SAS) SAS® Enterprise BI Server includes both a suite of powerful business intelligence tools and a complete integrated BI architecture -- to provide fast, simple access to the consistent data that will move your business forward.


Palermo, 15:32 - CALCIO, DIRITTI TV SERIE A: SKY FA IL PIENO

Sky ha acquisito i diritti tv satellitari per le partite casalinghe di Catania, Fiorentina, Palermo,...


Il pm ipotizza concorso in corruzione e turbativa d'asta


US golf club in the rough over gay policy

Atlanta - In an unprecedented move, a golf club here has been fined $90 000 (R505 813) by city authorities for refusing to provide the partners of gay members with the same rights afforded to spouses.


Pixar Vs. DreamWorks Contest Panned by Wall Street

Computer animation pioneers Pixar and Dreamworks have set the stage for a potentially bruising box office battle after both studios changed their schedules this week


Runner Remembers Classmates Killed in Iraq

When Dan Browne runs, he thinks about more than crossing the finish line first.


Atene2004. Ufficiale: Kenteris e Thanou fuori dai Giochi

10.01: Adesso è ufficiale, Costas Kenteris e Katerina Thanou non gareggeranno alle Olimpiadi. Al termine dell'audizione davanti alla commissione disciplinare del Cio per non essersi presentati ad un test antidoping, il velocista ha dichiarato: "non ...


Ue. Almunia: preoccupati per il deficit italiano. Siniscalco: la ...

Il ministro dell'economia Domenico Siniscalco e il Commissario Europeo Joaquin Almunia si sono incontrati questa mattina a Bruxelles per fare chiarezza sulle cifre che copriranno il taglio delle tasse in Italia.


Poertschach, 16:25 - TENNIS, ATP POERTSCHACH: VITTORIA DI MONACO

L'argentino Juan Monaco ha vinto il torneo Atp di Poertschach (terra battuta, montepremi 343.450 eur...


Nigerian gunmen seize 7 from offshore oil facility

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Gunmen in speed boats kidnapped seven oil workers including one Italian in a raid on an oil production vessel off the Nigerian coast on Wednesday, authorities said.


BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 20, 2004 - A militant group posted a video on the Internet purporting to show militants sawing off the heads of three Iraqi members of a Kurdish party for cooperating with US forces.


Anti-Inflammatory Protein Cuts Heart Attack Risk

High circulating levels of a protein called mannan binding lectin (MBL), which prompts scavenger cells to remove various inflammatory agents, appear to reduce the risk of having a heart attack -- especially for people with diabetes -- Icelandic researchers report.


Bush pledges to "take on" deficit in hopes of supporting dollar

WHITE HOUSE President Bush is pledging to "take on" the nation's huge deficits -- in hopes of shoring up the sagging U-S dollar.


(InfoWorld) - South Korea's LG Electronics plans to next year introduce a range of products that support mobile WiMax technology, a company executive said at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2006 conference and exhibition in Hong Kong. The first products from LG to support mobile WiMax will be a version of the company's XNote C1 Tablet PC and a PDA (personal digital assistant) based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 software, said Nam Keehyun, manager at LG Electronics' Digital Media Strategic Planning Department. Mobile WiMax offers downlink speeds up to 10.2Mbps, which is expected to increase to 40Mbps or so next year. The technology is currently commercially available in South Korea and Japan. The technology is also being tested by operators in other countries and plans are underway to roll out the technology in the U.S. and China. The XNote C1 with mobile WiMax will also include support for 3G (third generation) networks that have been upgraded with HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology, which allows faster downloads. The new notebook will be available worldwide during the first half of the year, Nam said. The KC1 PDA will also hit the market early next year, offering support for mobile WiMax and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) 2000-1X EV-DO (Evolution Data Optimized), Nam said. EV-DO is the 3G technology most widely used in South Korea and is also used by U.S. operators. Prices for the mobile WiMax-equipped XNote C1 and the KC1 have not yet been decided, Nam said. Looking ahead, LG plans to expand the number of products that support mobile WiMax. For example, the company is considering the introduction of an Ultramobile PC with mobile WiMax support, but such a device would not likely be available before 2008, Nam said. Telecom World runs through Friday.


What happened after Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini finally returned to Afghanistan


Operazione dei Ros alla ricerca dei criminali coinvolti nella faidaI carabinieri hanno trovato nascondigli attrezzati nel centro del paese                                          Strage di Duisburg, a San Luca scoperti i bunker dei latitanti


Lost Evidence Is Found in Houston Crime Lab

Internal police investigators looking into the already discredited Houston police crime laboratory have found 280 boxes of lost evidence that include a fetus and body


CBS told a federal court  Monday that the government's new "zero tolerance" policy for  indecent broadcasts is threatening to choke off free speech.


The US offers rights for oil and gas in an area of north-western Alaska renowned for its wildlife.


Tens of thousands of people protested Sunday in northwest Spain against a government plan to privatize part of a money-losing, state-owned shipbuilder.


photos The NowHouse project in San Francisco brings together the latest in design, construction and digital wares.


Adam "Pacman" Jones must wait to see how felony charges filed against him in Las Vegas are handled before a Tennessee court rules on whether the suspended NFL player's plea bargain should be revoked. A new hearing was set for Jan. 3 to revisit the case.


Colin Wilson scored at 3:30 of overtime, giving Boston University a 1-0 victory over Maine last night at Agganis Arena.


More Google users interested in cricket than iPhone, Paris Hilton

If the world's interests can truly be encapsulated by the end-of-year Google Zeitgeist rankings, then perhaps it's time for the media to re-evaluate its priorities as British sports appear to outrank some American celebrities.


Friendly fire kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan

One NATO soldier was killed by friendly   fire and several were wounded on Monday during a major   offensive to crush a resurgent Taliban in southern Afghanistan.


"Halloween" brings summer to record-breaking close

Rock star Rob Zombie's reworking of  the classic slasher movie "Halloween" scared up record business  at the North American box office during the Labor Day holiday  weekend, while overall ticket sales for the lucrative summer  movie going period reached a new high.


Witness accounts from people who saw the huge waves triggered by an earthquake off the Indonesian coast.


Risultati inferiori alle previsioni degli analisti


Alamo Bowl Brings Helpful Fans To San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO -- Ohio State and Oklahoma State are taking each other on in San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl on Wednesday. Fans of each team are putting their rivalry aside to help the San Antonio food bank.


The President of Public Citizen and former head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) talks about the merits of having black boxes in cars


Strained silicon to accelerate transistors by 24 percent

AMD and IBM have developed a strained silicon transistor technology which the firms believe will dramatically increase processor performance.


Oil prices bounce back on winter supply worries

LONDON  - Oil prices pushed higher, extending sharp gains seen late last week as cold weather forecasts for the United States and Europe rattled markets nervous about tight winter supplies.


A make-up artist helped make disguises for a number of men accused of carrying out a Â£53m raid, a jury hears.


Bank of England cuts interest rate to 5.25 percent

The Bank of England on Thursday trimmed its key interest rate by a quarter-point to 5.25 percent amid concerns of slower economic growth, while keeping a close watch on inflation.


A documentary to be screened in October by Britain's Channel 4 television network, suggests that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart may have suffered from Tourette's Syndrome.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Human Rights Watch said Monday it has discovered two more US detainee deaths in Afghanistan, including an apparent murder more than two years ago, and said slow-paced investigations had "spawned a culture of impunity" that may have


Alice Lakwena, a Ugandan warrior priestess who led an insurgency in the 1980s and claimed to have spiritual powers to protect her fighters from bullets by anointing them with oil, was laid to rest at a funeral attended by several hundred followers.


Clinton, Obama shake up politics of identity

The presence of an African American and a woman at the front of the race for the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination is shaking up the politics of identity in unpredictable ways, analysts said.


Lebanon's political crisis heading for showdown

Hezbollah will take to the streets next week to try to topple the government, political sources said on Friday, in a move that would stoke tension in a country already reeling after the assassination of a minister.


Traveler Data Program Defied Ban, Critics Say

The Department of Homeland Security violated a congressional funding ban when it continued to develop a computerized program that creates risk assessments of travelers entering and leaving the United States, according to lawmakers and privacy advocates.


Contracts Keep Drug Research Out of Reach

Academic institutions and researchers are often seen as impartial actors in drug trials, but sometimes independence comes with strings attached.


GENEVA: Giving a severe blow to efforts to make cheaper medicines more widely available for the killer disease, the World Health Organisation has said that Indian firm Ranbaxy took all its anti-AIDS drugs off the United Nation's approved list.


Music at a Wheel's Click, but Do We Really Hear?

Who could complain about the iPod? But who can cope with it? If you can listen to everything, you may end up hearing nothing.


Australia coach Frank Farina has named a 20-man squad for next week's FIFA Confederations Cup qualifiers against the Solomon Islands.


Madrid, 13:52 - CALCIO, VAN NISTELROOY: SCARPA D'ORO? VOGLIO SOLO LA LIGA

Ruud van Nistelrooy ha un solo obiettivo in questo momento. E non è la scarpa d'oro. ''La Sca...


Update 6: Winter Fuel Supply Worries Continue on Data

Concerns about winter fuel supplies were heightened Wednesday after a report showed US inventories of distillate, which includes heating oil, shrank for the sixth straight week.


Cocaine-use charges send Bush book soaring up bestseller lists

Allegations that US President George W. Bush snorted cocaine at Camp David while his father was in office have fuelled sales of a new, gossip-filled book about the Bush family by controversial celebrity biographer Kitty Kelley.


Anche design e agroalimentare tra punti di forza dell'Italia


Clinton, Obama vie for support among US black voters

US Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama vied for crucial support among black voters on Sunday as they both commemorated a historic civil rights march in the southern state of Alabama.


'Natural' Remedies May Interfere With Clinical Trials

FRIDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Patients in phase 1 cancer trials may be skewing the results if they are also taking vitamins, herbal preparations, minerals and other dietary supplements, researchers report.


Key U.S. Figure in Iraq Prisoner Abuse Found Guilty

FORT HOOD, Texas  - A military jury found U.S.  soldier Charles Graner guilty Friday of abusing Iraqi prisoners  at Abu Ghraib prison in a scandal that badly damaged America's  worldwide reputation following the invasion of Iraq.


Drug makers working on complete AIDS pill

TRENTON, NJ - Two drug companies announced Monday they will collaborate on developing the first all-in-one, once-a-day pill to treat HIV infection - a long-sought goal that would make it much easier for patients to stick with their medication.


Injured Federer pulls out of Swiss event

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Roger Federer, the world's No. 1 tennis player, pulled out of the Swiss Indoors tournament Tuesday after injuring his left thigh in warm-up.


TSUNAMI IMPACT:  Beslan Reaches Out, Russia Does Not

MOSCOW, Jan 10  (IPS) - Shock waves from the tsunami hit the little Russian  town Beslan particularly hard.


Israel's military has begun scaling back arrest raids aimed at Palestinian militants in the West Bank, security officials said Monday, in another move designed to help moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.


Pakistan authorities arrest two over Bhutto plot

PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - Pakistani security agents have arrested a youth who said he had been trained as a suicide bomber to kill opposition leader Benazir Bhutto had other militants failed to kill her, in the first arrests in the case, a security official said.


Britain's Prince Harry apologizes after being pictured in Nazi uniform

Britain's Prince Harry apologized after a picture of him dressed up as a Nazi soldier was splashed across the front page of a mass-circulation newspaper.


Defense lawyers make final arguments as Mar. 11 Madrid train bombing trial winds down

MADRID, Spain: The trial of 28 people accused in the Madrid train bombings - Europe's biggest terrorist court case - wrapped up Monday with closing arguments by defense lawyers before the three-judge panel was ... via International Herald Tribune


U.S. Companies Move Call Center Work to the Home

People who reach Esther DeJesus when  they call Office Depot Inc.'s customer service center have no  idea that she's sitting at home in a room decorated with  pictures of Garfield and Betty Boop.


Abbas Declares Victory in Palestinian Presidential Vote

Mahmoud Abbas, 69, who opposes continuing violence against Israel, declared victory and dedicated it to Yasir Arafat.


Heineken Joint Venture Buys Fuerstenberg

Brau Holding International, a joint venture involving Dutch brewer Heineken NV, has agreed to buy German brewer Fuerstlich Fuerstenbergische Brauerei, Heineken said Tuesday.


The growing problem of accessing old file formats is a "ticking time bomb", the National Archives head says.


Dow Industrial Stocks Fall in Europe; Exxon Slips

(Corrects to show two-day gain was most in more than a year in first paragraph.). By Margo Towie. Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks fell in Europe after the index's biggest two-day gain in almost a year and a half.


Parliament defeat threatens Italian gov't

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi went into crisis talks over the future of his government Wednesday after it failed to secure a parliamentary vote of support for its foreign policy.


Elan to Pay $15 Mln to Settle SEC Charges

Irish pharmaceutical company Elan  Corp. ELN.N ELN.I on Tuesday agreed to pay $15 million to  settle charges that it misled investors, the U.S. Securities  and Exchange Commission said.


Music: One Name, Many Goals for a Driven R&B Star

Even in high school, while her classmates were busy fretting about boys, Ciara was preoccupied with something more intangible Â mapping out her music career.


Blades bursting with joy as balloons deflate City

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson saw his Premiership side crash out of the FA Cup but refused to blame a bunch of balloons which drifted across his team's penalty area as the first goal was scored.


Somali leaders meet to choose new president in effort to fill ...

Somalia's clan leaders gathered Sunday to choose their first president in more than a decade in an election that the international community hopes will


At I.B.M., That Google Thing Is So Yesterday

I.B.M. is attempting to develop a new search technology that will extract the underlying meaning from stored material no matter how it is structured.


Celebrated Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, 71, was in "very grave condition" early Thursday following his operation for pancreatic cancer in July last year and hospitalisation last month, media reports said.


Fewer Fans Watch Super Bowl on Television

RALEIGH, N.C.  - The New England Patriots 24-21  victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday's Super Bowl was  watched on television in the U.S. by almost four million  viewers fewer than last year.


Viagra Safe with Blood Pressure Drugs, Study Shows

Men who take multiple blood pressure medications can also take Viagra without risking additional problems, according to a new study.


Pulte Homes Inc , the No. 3 U.S. home builder, posted a quarterly loss on Wednesday, on charges topping $1 billion and said orders fell 37 percent, reflecting the deteriorating U.S. housing market.


Deal reached on cutting ozone-damaging emissions

Delegates from almost 200 countries agreed late on Friday to eliminate ozone-depleting substances faster than originally planned, the United Nations said.


Iraq, in un video l'ultimo disperato appello dell'ostaggio Gb

L'ultimo appello dell'ostaggio britannico, Kenneth Bigley, brutalmente assassinato dai suoi rapitori dopo un tentativo di fuga, Ã¨ apparso oggi in un video diffuso da un sito islamico. Qualche minuto prima


IDF: Parallel processing coming to a desktop near you

SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. and the PC industry are about to go through a major change in the way client computers are designed, built and marketed, said Intel President and Chief Operating Officer Paul Otellini during his introductory address Tuesday at the Fall Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.


Bhutto's party rejects 'meaningless' Scotland Yard probe

A Scotland Yard team that arrived in Pakistan on Friday to help investigate the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto will fail to shed any light on the murder, her party said.


CHARLOTTE, N.C.  -- Nextel Cup champion Jimmie Johnson broke his left wrist when he fell out of a golf cart during a celebrity tournament, his team said Sunday.


Still no remedy for Arsenal's travel sickness

A 2-2 Champions League draw at Panathinaikos is further proof that Arsenal's killer instinct evaporates on leaving British airspace.


Celebrities have little to fear at the resorts, where the paparazzi want to be their friends.


Soldiers used bulldozers Tuesday to push into a strip of Thai luxury resorts destroyed by tidal waves, and picked the bodies of European tourists from ruined gardens and suites.


Actual Expert Too Boring for TV! Lazy Scientists Discover New Cable Channel! TV-News Graphics Guy Gives Weatherman On-Air Surprise! Soon, you can have all the fake broadcast news you want from theonion.com. By Sonja Zjawinski.


Strike against fuel hikes freezes Nigeria's commercial capital

Abuja - Tens of millions of Nigerian workers began yesterday a four-day nationwide strike over rising fuel prices as labour leaders launched their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo's economic reforms.


Busting up germ gangs to find treatments

Think of germs as gangsters. One thug lurking on a corner you might outrun, but a dozen swaggering down the street? Yikes.


Nordic airline Norwegian Air Shuttle agrees to buy 42 of Boeing's "green" 737-800 passenger jets for more than $3bn.


Long-Suffering Quarterback Said He Could See This Victory All the Way

Donovan McNabb had often pictured what it would be like to go to the Super Bowl. In Sunday's bitter cold, his vision came to life.


Children would be offered two hours' free sports training a week by a future Tory government.


Del Ponte says Serbs not doing enough on Mladic

U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del   Ponte said on Friday she was "not satisfied" that Serbia was   carrying out its own action plan to arrest and extradite   Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic.


IBM (Quote, Chart) said it would spend a quarter of a billion dollars over the next year and a half to grow its RFID (define) business.


Thousands demonstrate in streets of Gaza

Thousands of government employees and security officials filled the streets of Gaza on Saturday, burning tires, blocking roads and firing in the air to protest delays and complications in receiving their long-awaited salaries.


Critics Say Putin Must Address Security Corruption

President Vladimir Putin's move to enhance his power in response to a wave of terrorism does not take on the real problem: the corrupt and unreformed security services that


E' Abdul Aziz della moschea Rossa di Islamabad


Quarterback Daunte Culpepper will play in the Miami Dolphins' exhibition opener Saturday, less than 10 months after a serious knee injury ended his 2005 season, coach Nick Saban said Thursday.


Pakistan on Wednesday postponed general elections until February 18 following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, which sparked days of unrest that left dozens of people dead.


Residents of Kenya's Mathare slum continue to abandon the area after a violent police crackdown.


In March 1996, when Dan Rather marked his 15th anniversary as anchorman of the "CBS Evening News," he was asked what such a milestone signified.


Obstacles to Clear: PennDOT Drivers Have More Than Snow to Deal With When They Head Out into the Storm.

By Rory Sweeney, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Feb. 14--Between the weather forecasts, the order to come to work four hours early and the ominous snow flurries, Pittston Township resident Carmen Timonte knew Tuesday's shift at work was going to be a long one.


Nebraska wasn't always the home of the triple-option quarterback.


Newly-promoted Birmingham City have signed young Dutch winger Daniel de Ridder on a free transfer from Spanish outfit Celta Vigo, the club announced on Tuesday.


WASHINGTON - Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Sunday of planning a surprise second-term attempt to privatize Social Security, and forecast a "disaster for America's middle class." Republican party chairman Ed Gillespie called the charge "just flat inaccurate."   The clash erupted as Kerry and his running mate both appealed to Florida voters to cast their ballots as early as Monday under the state's early voting program...


The US says UK Chancellor Gordon Brown's plans to boost aid funding are unnecessary.


Zone by Zone: Showcase and Chimera in the Desert

Ramadi, once an anti-American danger zone, is now a model for the tactic of courting moderate Sunni leaders, but will it catch on?


NEW YORK -- Chris Pronger and Ryan Getzlaf of the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks were among 16 players chosen Thursday to fill out the Western Conference roster for the NHL All-Star game.


Legalized Drug Imports Too Costly and Difficult: Report

Americans would be better off if they increased their use of generic prescription drugs instead of being allowed to buy drugs from other countries, according to a Bush Administration task force report on the feasibility of legalizing drug imports.


Modavox Names Ivan A. Martinez As Director of Interactive Sales

Modavox, Inc. (OTCBB:MDVX), Internet broadcasting pioneer in producing  and syndicating online audio and video, announced today that Ivan A.  Martinez has been named Director of Interactive Sales. Martinez will  assume the role beginning June 1st.


On the eve of CES 2008, vendors from Samsung to Philips to Herman Miller scurry to polish their booth product displays.


Profanity concerns prompt CBS to show "9/11" on web

CBS Corp. said on Saturday it would  broadcast the documentary "9/11" on the Internet as well as the  airwaves after several affiliates said they would delay or  forgo the award-winning film because it includes profanity.


D.Boerse at end of line in Euronext battle: source

Deutsche Boerse has reached the limit  of what it can offer Euronext shareholders in its bid to  convince them to abandon a proposed deal with rival suitor New  York Stock Exchange, a source close to the German bourse  operator's management said on Tuesday.


Microsoft, Europe Gird for Antitrust Ruling

A ruling is expected Monday in the lengthy antitrust battle, and the outcome is still anyone's guess.


Mental illness common in returning soldiers

NEW YORK  - High rates of mental health disorders are being diagnosed among US military personnel soon after being released from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to investigators in San Francisco.


For the Lost and Stranded, Help From a Smiling Face

For forlorn travelers, volunteers at Travelers Aid stations around the country offer a friendly face and a helping hand.


Court to hear appeal by Guantanamo prisoners

The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Friday it would hear appeals by Guantanamo prisoners arguing they have the right to challenge their confinement before federal judges, a test of President George W. Bush's powers in the war on terrorism.


Research suggests marijuana constricts the blood vessels, affecting supplies to the brain.


Smentite indiscrezioni circolate su stop a sito enciclopedia


Want to travel on a private space jet? Pack nerves of steel.

. - As soon as Monday, Burt Rutan could send his split-tailed space guppy past the envelope of blue sky for the second


American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, yesterday struck back at its low-cost competitors, sharply reducing fares for flights to and from Miami International Airport, from New York and elsewhere in the country.


The leader of Pakistan's main opposition party urges calm after a bomb kills 37 at a rally ahead of polls on Monday.


Not too hard to be happy for Red Sox fans

Fortunately I have a syndicated sports talk radio show to exorcise my demons as a Yankee fan after the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series.


The president's son-in-law is now a fugitive from the law and his all-powerful relative


BEIJING, China -- North Korea is committed to holding six-party talks aimed at resolving the crisis over its nuclear weapons program, British Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell said Tuesday, Reuters reported.


John Lennon Is No. 1 Music Icon, Poll Says

John Lennon has defeated Elvis Presley  to be voted the greatest rock 'n' roll icon of all time in a  poll conducted by Q music magazine.


President Pervez Musharraf says there is a no chance of al-Qaeda gaining Pakistan's nuclear weapons.


Il viceministro dell'Economia ha anticipato alla commissione Bilanciodel Senato i nuovi dati sul gettito fiscale, superiore alle previsioni                                            Visco: "Entrate fiscali +9-10% nel secondo semestre 2006"


U.S. favorite accepts key Palestinian ministry post

A U.S.-educated economist with close ties to the Bush administration agreed on Wednesday to serve as finance minister in a Palestinian unity government, despite the threat of a boycott by the United States and Israel.


NHL Lays Off Half of Staff Following Lockout

Around 150 NHL staff have been laid off  hours after the league's lockout of players on Wednesday as the  impact of the labor dispute was immediately felt in job losses.


A state of emergency is declared in parts of Colombia where floods have killed at least 14 people, officials say.


Comedy Meet The Fockers remains top of the North American box office chart after taking another Â£23.7m.


In a Feb. 7 story about the NBA game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Nets, reported erroneously that Vince Carter became the 41st NBA player to score 10,000 career points. He was the 264th, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.


A furious China has shut down over 1,600 Internet cafes and arrested people in a bid to curb the menace of content which is harmful to public morality.


Eight people die as a helicopter and light plane collide near an Austrian ski slope, Austrian media say.


Justice Antonin Scalia was the Supreme Court's most frequent traveler last year with 24 expense-paid trips that took him as far as Ireland, Italy, Turkey and Australia.


The judge due to rule on Microsoft Corp.'s appeal against the European Commission's antitrust order said Monday he hoped to publish his decision before he leaves office in September.


Future Opteron processors will have power management technology from AMD's laptop and desktop systems, the company has announced.


Expect 'Blazer Brigade' to Bow to Bernie

The threat to the future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone is not so much about money as the clash of personalities between Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and Sir Jackie Stewart.


Delta, Northwest may merge after union talks: report

Delta Air Lines Inc  and  Northwest Airlines Corp  may reach a merger agreement  within weeks after sharing details of their plans with pilot  unions, according to a report on Bloomberg.com citing people  familiar with the talks.


Israel began work on the southern section of its controversial West Bank barrier near the city of Hebron on Sunday, five days after Palestinian suicide bombers from the city killed 16 Israelis.


Alt Text: Test Your Brain With Trivial Security Questions

Imagine the simple queries that separate you from your online bank accounts forming the basis of a nightmarish game show. Let the interrogations begin! Commentary by Lore Sjöberg.


Scientists yesterday mourned Maurice Wilkins, sometimes called the forgotten man of DNA, who died in hospital on Tuesday aged 88. Wilkins, a professor at King's College London, shared the 1962 Nobel prize


France and Kuwait signed two agreements on defence cooperation that President Jacques Chirac and Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah said underlined a joint ambition to encourage stability in the Middle East.


by our Internet desk, 16 November 2004. The United Nations is coming under increased pressure to impose sanctions on Sudan's government for its activities in the Darfur region.


Scambiato a 68,52 dollari al barile,0,9% in meno di venerdi'


Danny Song bolted for cover as a tornado tore through the dormitory complex at Union University Â then the ceiling came crashing down on top of a couch that was wedged against him.


At least 10 killed and 70 wounded in result of powerful explosion ...

First car bomb has detonated at the entrance to the Green Zone, area of the US and British embassies and Iraqi government building.


Third-string quarterback Sage Rosenfels will make his first career start Sunday when the Miami Dolphins face Baltimore, as A.J. Feeley was ruled out because of a rib injury.


Insurgents Kill 12 Before Landmark Iraq Poll

Insurgents bent on wrecking Sunday's  landmark election killed 10 Iraqis and two U.S. soldiers on  Friday as the government announced the capture of two al Qaeda  lieutenants.


More than 40 percent of Americans are taking at least one prescription drug and one person in every six takes three or more, the government said Thursday.


Polish Premier Is Routed in Record Vote, Polls Show

The challenger, Donald Tusk, declared victory for his pro-business party, Civic Platform, after high voter turnout in parliamentary elections.


New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg left the Republican Party on Tuesday and switched to unaffiliated, a move certain to be seen as a prelude to an independent presidential bid that would upend the 2008 race.


They swung Gerald Ford's golf clubs, flipped through his record collection with personal greetings from the musicians and paged through some of his books. Then they bought the stuff.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 21-year-old son will not stand for mayor in a wealthy Paris suburb, the leader of the president's conservative UMP party said Tuesday, putting an end to speculation about the young man's ambitions.


Roma, 13:39 - CALCIO, PANCALLI: SERVE MODELLO TUTTO NOSTRO

L'Italia deve pensare ad un modello tutto suo. Lo ha detto il commissario straordinario della Figc, ...


Timberlake pleads for more videos on MTV

At the MTV Video Music Awards, Justin Timberlake is the equivalent of Jack Nicholson at the Oscars.


Mattel apologises for safety lapses which resulted in the recall of 21 million Chinese-made toys in recent months.


Chicago, IL, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Illinois is defying the federal government with a new plan to make it safe and easy for residents to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Europe.


N.Korea reactor closure date needs 6-way talks: IAEA

The date when North Korea shuts its nuclear reactor now rests on discussions between it and five other countries that signed a disarmament deal, a U.N. nuclear watchdog official said on Saturday after talks in Pyongyang.


Beckham Breaks Rib As England Tops Wales

David Beckham scored a spectacular goal on a curling, 25-yard shot to lead England past Wales 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier Saturday, but he wound up with a suspension and broken rib.


Halo 2 has been released in the US, with fans queuing to get their hands on the Xbox title.


Crystal Langhorne had 18 points and 18 rebounds to break Len Elmore's school rebounding record and No. 4 Maryland cruised to its ninth consecutive victory by beating Boston College, 88-61, last night on the road.


The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority is considering scaling back its plan to replace underground lead water pipes, saying that a chemical added to the distribution system in recent years has significantly reduced lead contamination citywide.


An antibiotic used to treat leprosy and tuberculosis is showing promise as a therapy for Parkinson's disease.


'Why the Bombings?' Ask Bangladesh Protesters

Thousands of Bangladesh opposition activists holding banners reading "Why the bombings, why the bloodshed?" protested on Monday against a deadly grenade attack


Don't call it a comeback--'cause he never really went away.


Basque Autonomy Plan Set for Shock Victory

A Basque proposal for virtual independence from Spain gained vital and unexpected support in the regional parliament on Thursday from Batasuna, a party banned as the political wing of armed separatists ETA.


Two-Test ban on India's skipper Sourav Ganguly lifted Friday

The International Cricket Council on Friday revoked a two-Test ban on Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, enabling him to lead his country in the second and final test against South Africa starting next week, officials said.


Boy rescued after 4 days in Japan quake rubble

Shaken by a string of deadly earthquakes and aftershocks, Japan is in the grips of an unlikely rescue saga. Rescue teams working in Nagaoka, one of the city's worst-hit by the initial earthquake on Saturday


First penis transplant reversed after two weeks

Surgeons in China who said they   performed the first successful penis transplant had to remove   the donated organ because of the severe psychological problems   it caused to the recipient and his wife.


Assailants set off a powerful time bomb next to an army truck parked in a teeming outdoor market in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people and injuring


Stocks & Bonds: Erratic Mood on Eve of Earnings Reports

Investors grew more confident that the Fed will lower interest rates again to ward off recession, but they also wrestled with worries about the upcoming earnings season.


Mostro Firenze: Vanni fece nome di un presunto mandante

FIRENZE - Mario Vanni, condannato all'ergastolo nell'ambito dell'inchiesta sul mostro di Firenze, avrebbe fatto il nome di un presunto mandante degli omicidi delle coppiette, di cui fu accusato insieme a Pietro Pacciani.


The phone, due out in October, comes with a built-in megapixel camera. Also on tap: a wireless home-monitoring system.


RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Palestinian Cabinet resigned yesterday in order to clear the way for a new unity government, and President Mahmoud Abbas said he plans to send a delegation to the U N to try to revive a Mideast peace plan.


Expulsions in France test truce over scarves

PARIS A fragile truce between the government and Islamic organizations in France over the country's ban of Muslim head scarves in public schools appeared to hold Wednesday even though five female students have been expelled from schools for refusing to


LONDON, England -- A high-speed passenger train has collided with a vehicle and derailed at a crossing west of London, killing six people, the British Transport Police has said.


Disney Backs Blu-Ray Format for Its Movies

The Walt Disney Co. plans to release its movies and other content in the Blu-Ray format, one of the two major contenders for next-generation DVDs that will deliver high-definition images to TV sets.


San Juan's international airport was closed for more than an hour Thursday morning after bomb-sniffing dogs alerted police to a suspicious piece of luggage, authorities said.


Beijing set to report on military spending

BEIJING - China said yesterday that it would submit information about its military spending and weapons trading to the United Nations, in what appears to be an effort to calm fears about its secretive and rapidly expanding armed forces.


New York, 10:28 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, RISULTATI NHL

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey su ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte (in ...


The collapse of an Antarctic ice shelf two years ago has accelerated the flow of glaciers into the nearby Weddell Sea.


Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dajuan Wagner left training camp Wednesday to attend to a personal matter.


TORONTO -- Raptors guard T.J. Ford said Wednesday that he plans take at least a week off before trying to resume any basektball activity, but said a scary fall the previous night in Atlanta doesn't have him worried about a career-ending injury.


Attacks by Gaza militants, Israel appear to be easing

GAZA CITY -- Israel launched air strikes yesterday against militants and a rocket-launching site in the Gaza Strip , injuring two Palestinians, but the number of attacks from both sides appeared to be dropping off.


Il titolo guadagna l'1,83 in Borsa, a 1,94 euro


Togo's parliament passes controversial measures which would allow the son of the late president to succeed him.


Facts about American Tyler Hamilton, who has been cleared of any doping offence at the Athens Olympics. Hamilton competed on the Alpine ski team at Colorado during his sophomore year at university but then suffered a back injury.


IT chief to chief chief Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs' IT boss Steve Lamey has been promoted to chief operating officer.â¦


The Free Standards Group has released Linux Standard Base 2.0, a new Linux standard that has gained the backing of most major Linux suppliers.


It's obvious that Danny DeVito loves to eat. Now he has a restaurant to call his own.


Highways were hazardous for holiday travelers Sunday and thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity in the Midwest as a storm blustered through the region with heavy snow and howling wind


A senior French official says the euro needs to carry more weight internationally to rival the dollar.


Non amo i Robin Hood, ne' dei ricchi, ne' dei poveri


Catz: Oracle Exec Says May Drop PeopleSoft Bid By One-Third

Ellison's revenge. Redux. After waging acquisition war on takeover target PeopleSoft for 16 months, software giant Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) may add insult to what some perceive as injury, again.


Golden joins Park atop leaderboard in Korea

Jeju Island, South Korea (Sports Network) - Kate Golden fired an eight-under 64 on Saturday to join local favorite Grace Park atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the CJ Nine Bridges Classic.


Karzai sworn in as Afghanistan's first freely elected president

Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan's first democratically elected president promising to restore security to the war-shattered country three years after the fall of the Taliban.


IBM raises bar -- and lowers prices -- in storage

Effective December 3, IBM expects to carve out a bigger slice of the storage market, and two months prior to shipping, the initial prospects look very good for the channel.


Cambodia passes legislation to set up a tribunal to try leaders of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime.


419 dead, hundreds missing as Indonesian quake batters Asia

HONG KONG  - At least 419 people have been killed and hundreds more are injured or missing as tsunami tidal waves unleashed by a massive earthquake off Indonesia hit the region.


British scientists have created human embryos with three parents in a development they hope could lead to effective treatments for a range of serious hereditary diseases within five years.


The highest-ranking US soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal was sentenced to eight years in prison, the severest punishment meted out so far in the case.


'Mediterranean diet,' exercise promote long life

Drizzle on the olive oil, uncork a bottle of wine and hit the cobblestones. You may not only reach old age but extend it longer than most, a pair of European studies has concluded.


Millionaire executive Martha Stewart announced Wednesday that she decided to begin her prison sentence for lying about a stock trade as soon as possible.


Henman fears for health after latest setback

Britain's Tim Hemnan fears the onset of an energy crisis after crashing out of the 2.425-million-euro Madrid Masters with little left in the tank in a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 loss to Ivan Ljubicic.


More must be done to curb the soaring NHS spending on prescription drugs, MPs say.


Sixteen-year-old Leicester youth Bradley Whitfield was allegedly killed with broken bottle


VIENNA, Austria Aug. 30, 2004 - Some nuclear technology ordered by Libya for its former weapons program is missing, while the origin of other material is unclear, the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday, raising


Uncover financial insights for your business daily with The New York Times - the authority on market trend news and analysis. Now delivered to your home or business starting at $2.40/wk.


Despite its status as Pakistan's hub for commerce, violence has routinely visited Karachi's seething streets: from political and ethnic bloodletting to its emergence as a hub of Islamic militants and scene of repeated terror attacks post-9/11.


FTP, VPNs and Outlook should now be working Just as 3 launches its Â£10 tariff in the UK, its service in Ireland has been suffering incompatibilities, slow speeds, and complaints, forcing the company to waive a month's subs as it struggles to get the service usable.â¦


Kerry Has Slight Financial Edge Over Bush

John Kerry started the final two weeks of his general-election campaign with a slight cash edge over President Bush, though each has less than a third of his $75 million budget left.


President Bush walked somberly through a memorial where 250,000 Rwandans killed in the 1994 genocidal slaughter are buried, emerging to call it "a moving place that can't help but shake your emotions to the very foundation."


Sen. Barack Obama won caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state and battled Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Louisiana primary Saturday night in a bid to chip away at her slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.


Continued robust expansion in developing countries will help offset a slowdown in the United States this year amid concerns of a possible recession in the world's largest economy, the World Bank said Wednesday.


Eta bomb scare clears Madrid stadium as Real play Basques

About 70,000 football fans were forced to evacuate Real Madrid's Santiago BernabÃ©u stadium last night when the police stopped a league game because of a bomb threat purporting to come from the Basque separatist group Eta.


New York, 22:23 - CALCIO, KLINSMANN RINUNCIA A PANCHINA STATI UNIT

Juergen Klinsmann rinuncia alla panchina degli Stati Uniti. L'annuncio è stato dato dallo ste...


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PLANS TO HAVE THE GREEK AIRBUS SHOT DOWN IN CASE THERE WAS A BOMB

The RAF military planes that escorted the Greek Olympic Airlines Airbus until it made an emergency landing at Stansted Airport in Essex, east of London, had orders to shoot it down in the case of a bomb attack or hijack, according to British newspapers


Gene Upshaw, the executive director of the National Football League Players Association, told the league's ownership and management council Wednesday that the eight


The paramedics, dispatched by the county or city fire department, arrive in about seven minutes and assess your injuries. A helicopter is activated and the medics call a pre-assigned base hospital, who decides where you go.


A man charged over a letter bomb campaign had a bedroom like a "bomb factory", a court hears.


Microsoft made a $1.2 billion bid on Norwegian enterprise search vendor, Fast Search and Transfer, or FAST, a company that could boost its Office product suite and compete with Google.


Roma, 17:31 - CALCIO, JUVE: COBOLLI GIGLI AL CONI

Anche il presidente della Juve, Giovani Cobolli Gigli, è arrivato al


Tiscali snubs music industry demand for names

Internet service provider Tiscali   on Tuesday rebuked demands by British music companies  to reveal the names of some of its customers who allegedly used  the network to share songs illegally.


Texas Instruments Inc., the largest maker of chips for mobile phones, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent and sales reversed a yearlong decline.


Michael Owen will have one last chance to prove his fitness - and possibly determine which formation England will employ against Wales on Saturday.


A priest who financed the grooming of a child for sex loses his bid to appeal against his sentence.


Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards

Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.


Death Recommended for Calif. Killer of 5

Jurors tried to avoid recommending the death penalty for a man who pleaded guilty to killing the daughter of blues guitarist Elvin Bishop and four others but could not, the jury's foreman said.


Westborough's D.J. Delbuono , who was the ECAC's East Division Rookie of the Year as goaltender for Skidmore College's hockey squad last season, has continued his strong play as a sophomore.


NAGPUR, Oct 24: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday said he was not rushing his comeback to cricket and that with more than a decade's experience, he was prepared to face all kinds of challenges the game could throw at him.


The task in front of the St. Louis Cardinals is simple really, simply stated at least. They have to do everything better if they are going to beat the Boston Red Sox.


Ancora nessuna conferma sull'identitÃ  delle ultime due vittimema Ã¨ caccia al serial killer. Allo studio le modalitÃ  degli omicidi                                            Ipswich: le lucciole segnalano un sospetto 250mila sterline a chi fornisce informazioni                                                                                Blair: "Pieno sostegno alle indagini sull'orrore di Ipswich"


At least 15 people are feared killed in southern Greece, on the deadliest day of wildfires this year.


Europe Proposes Binding Limits on Auto Emissions

E.U. officials told leading automakers to make deep cuts in emissions or face fines that could reach billions of euros. But automakers promised a fight.


The killer of schoolboy Luke Walmsley fails to get his minimum jail term reduced.


Firenze, 19:23 - CALCIO, DONADONI IN RITIRO CON ARBITRI: CLIMA OTTIMO

Il ct della nazionale Roberto Donadoni ha trascorso una giornata in ritiro con gli arbitri a Coverci...


The parents of a woman killed in a freeway crash involving Brandy sued the actress-singer for $50 million Tuesday.


Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, ensuring the survival of his center-left government.Comment


InfoWorld - May was not a good month for geeks in Estonia. The tiny Baltic republic weathered a month-long cyberattack that shuttered Internet servers nationwide. At the height of the crisis, people who wanted to use payment cards to buy bread or gas had to wait, as the onslaught crippled Estonia's banks.


Prospective U.S. citizens must answer more probing questions about concepts such as democracy and the rights of citizens as examiners began using a new test in eight cities on Thursday, the government said.


Kosovo leaders urge calm after clashes kill two

PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo Albanian leaders appealed for calm on Sunday after two people died in clashes between police and Albanians protesting a U.N. plan they say falls short of full independence from Serbia.


Chicks row looms large for country music liberals

Ever since the Dixie  Chicks were boycotted by radio stations for insulting President  George W. Bush in 2003, country music liberals have felt under  siege but that doesn't mean there aren't any in Nashville.


Rwanda releases 8,000 genocide prisoners

Rwanda on Monday released 8,000  prisoners accused of involvement in the country's 1994  genocide, prompting anger from survivors of the slaughter who  fear new ethnic killings.


It is about 1 am, technically Saturday morning, but in this town Friday night is just getting started. Inside The Palms Casino, the line of people waiting to get into Rain, currently


Cassini takes a close-up look at Saturn's giant moon Titan

PASADENA, Calif. - The theory that Saturn's giant moon Titan has oceans or seas of liquid methane and ethane faced its best test yet Tuesday.


Roma, 18:53 - CALCIO, JUVE: SOSPESA SQUALIFICA CAMPO

La Juve ha presentato istanza per l'arbitrato alla Camera del Coni e il presidente Pier Luigi Ronzan...


Tennis ace Federer eases into second round as Hingis survives scare

Roger Federer, bidding for a fifth successive Wimbledon title, eased into the second round on Monday but Swiss compatriot Martina Hingis was given an almighty fright by a player ranked 233 in the world.


Shares of Taser International Inc.  TASR.O have jumped 20 percent since early last week as the  stun gun maker issued a slew of announcements painting a  positive picture of its business prospects.


Quebec to invest $1 billion in wind power, Charest announces

QUEBEC (CP) - The Quebec government will spend a billion dollars over the next eight years to create a series of private wind-powered electrical plants, Premier Jean Charest announced Monday.


The United Nations says a secret listening device has been found in a posh meeting room of its European headquarters in Geneva.


'Combover' Engineers Given Ig Nobel Awards

BOSTON - The "combover" has long been a source of bafflement, even as it has provided bald men such as former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani with valuable head coverage.    But though reactions to it vary, the combover's importance in hair history is undeniable...


BALTIMORE - The mystery man was dressed for the cold rather than tradition, and some spectators were not quite as respectful as in years past.


Hands On: The Essential Vista Upgrade Guide

If you just can't wait to get your hands on Windows Vista, this story is for you. We'll help you decide which upgrade path to take and walk you through multiple methods of installation.


U.S. Court Dismisses Suit Against Zimbabwe Rulers

A federal appeals court on Wednesday  threw out a human rights abuse lawsuit filed against Zimbabwe's  ruling political party because it had not been properly  notified of the case.


Florida Gov. Asks Court to Hear Right-To-Die Case

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on  Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold his authority  to stop a Tampa man from removing the feeding tube that has  kept his brain-damaged wife alive for nearly 15 years.


Bush hits campaign trail in post-convention push

Fired up after his convention, President Bush raced through three states he lost in 2000, on a drive Friday to spur his backers to the polls in November.


BBC Says Deceived by Dow Impersonator on Bhopal

BBC World said on Friday it was duped in  an "elaborate deception" by a man who claimed to be a Dow  Chemical Co. spokesman and said the U.S. company accepted  responsibility for India's Bhopal disaster.


Paul Casey was the talk of the US Open on Friday after he did what many though was near impossible by shooting a four-under 66 at unforgiving Oakmont.


Super Bowl Hasnât Started, but Airlines Are Scoring

For a cool $3,309, you can book a round-trip coach ticket from Newark to Phoenix for the big game.


Turkey Wins Date for EU Entry Talks, Sees Boost for Economy

European Union leaders agreed to begin membership talks with Turkey, vowing to promote Turkish economic growth and build a bridge to the wider Muslim world.


AOL reaches agreement on securities fraud

America Online, the internet division of Time Warner, will be charged with criminal securities fraud but is likely to avoid prosecution under a settlement


Forty-six nations agree to work towards a treaty banning cluster bombs, but the US rejects any ban.


Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Thursday it swung to a loss in the third quarter, hurt by restructuring charges and the way it accounts for online-enabled games.


PRESENTATO UNO SPRAY CHE NEUTRALIZZA IL RAFFREDDORE

Ã stato presentato in questi giorni a Milano un dispositivo medico, sotto forma di spray dalla consistenza di un gel ad alta viscositÃ  e dalle molecole a ph acido che sono in grado di combattere il raffreddore imitando la funzione delle mucose nasali


Up a hill, inside the heavily guarded compound of a former Congo dictator lies a graveyard — of colonial-era statuary.


Memphis sophomore forward Sean Banks will sit out of the rest of the season after being declared academically ineligible.


Google CEO bullish on mobile Web advertising

DAVOS, Switzerland  - The arrival of a truly mobile Web, offering a new generation of location-based advertising, is set to unleash a "huge revolution", Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Friday.


Much of Italy has been shut down Tuesday by a general strike called by unions to protest Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's economic policy.


Clinton Widens Democratic Lead, Republicans Split, Poll Finds

Bloomberg - Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton has established a clear lead over her Democratic competitors in the early U.S. primary states, while the race for the Republican presidential nomination remains open.


Seven police cars chased a go-cart at  high speed for five km (three miles) through the winding  streets of the western German town of Moenchengladbach but were  not able to keep up with the teenage speedster.


JERUSALEM -- Israel's Holocaust museum launched a website yesterday giving Internet users access to biographical information on 3 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, the most comprehensive database of its kind. The Yad Vashem museum's site, which will be formally unveiled today, digitizes the center's 50 years of work compiling information on Holocaust victims. The list, the ...


EMC Corp , the world's biggest maker of corporate storage gear, said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit rose on the back of strong revenue growth across a broad range of products.


An attorney for five of James Brown's children questioned the late soul singer's ex-trustees during a court hearing on whether they hid one of Brown's earlier wills.


In South Korea, a Rags-to-Riches Favorite

SEOUL, Dec. 18 -- Because he embodies a brand that voters here are itching to buy, Lee Myung-bak seems almost certain to be elected Wednesday as president of South Korea.


Chesley Dabbs scored 19 points and Alesha Robertson added 14 to help No. 12 Texas Tech rout Oklahoma State 76-38 on Saturday.


The Russian parliament is divided over plans backed by the Kremlin to ban the consumption of beer in public.


Londra, 10:58 - CALCIO, AGENTE HENRY SMENTISCE ACCORDO CON BARCELLONA

L'agente di Thierry Henry ha smentito la notizia dell'accordo tra l'attaccante francese e il Barcell...


Iran must clarify nuclear questions faster: ElBaradei

The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said he had urged Iran on Friday for swifter cooperation in resolving questions about its atomic activity, which the West fears will yield atomic bombs.


US FDA Tells Pfizer to Pull 'Wild Thing' Viagra Ads

Two television advertisements for Pfizer Inc.'s impotence drug Viagra should be withdrawn for claiming a return of sexual desire and omitting key information, the Food and Drug Administration said in a letter to the company released on Monday.


U.S. consumers turned more gloomy in  October, beset by soaring energy prices, relentless violence in  Iraq and the increasingly bitter end of the presidential  election campaign.


Thousands of people have gathered in Bam to remember some 30,000 victims of the earthquake that flattened the historic Iranian city a year ago.


University of Illinois forward Roger Powell had to look to his shoes marked with religious inscriptions for hope Wednesday night in the annual Busch Braggin' Rights game at the Savvis Center in St.


Financial advisers working for High Street banks are accused by Which? magazine of giving poor mortgage advice.


Andy Murray crashes out of the Australian Open in the first round, slumping to a 7-5 6-4 0-6 7-6 (7-5) defeat by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.


A U.S. soldier was sentenced to three  years in jail for the murder of a wounded Iraqi teenager in  Baghdad in August, the U.S. military said on Saturday.


Da domani al 3 settembre 110 mln di veicoli sulle autostrade


Best Buy deals with uproar over malicious picture frames

It was recently made public that Best Buy's Insignia brand 10.4" digital picture frames were found to be shipped with a virus, the company is now dealing with complaints individually.


Senate's No. 1 Dem also its most threatened

The expensive flurry of legislation passed by Congress as it left Washington this month is providing some lift to Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle's fierce struggle to keep his job.


Nearly 100 Taliban, governor killed on eve of 9/11 anniversary

NATO and Afghan troops killed 94 Taliban rebels in a major insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan while a respected provincial governor died in a suicide blast, officials said.


As the uproar over John Kerry's record during the Vietnam War illustrates, that polarizing conflict is still being fought. It probably will remain a flash point at least for the duration of the Vietnam-era generation.


The jury in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector is dismissed after failing to reach a verdict.


NEW YORK India and Pakistan must tackle their decadeslong dispute over Kashmir "head-on" and come up with new plans to finally resolve it, according to President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan.


Antioxidant vitamins taken by tens of millions of people around the world won't lead to a longer life, according to an analysis of dozens of studies that adds to evidence questioning the value of the popular supplements. The large review of separate studies on thousands of people found no long-life benefit from vitamins A, E and C and beta carotene and selenium.


US Auto Sales Decline 12%; Chrysler Gains Share

US auto sales declined 12 percent to 1.43 million vehicles in August, as near-record gasoline prices hurt demand. The six largest automakers all had sales drops for the first time in almost two years.


Putin's real intent surfaces in seizing of Yukos unit

Creating false appearances to cloak an undesirable reality is a fine tradition of Russian governance. The Russians invented the original Potemkin villages, elaborate fake settlements constructed by a Russian


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Cuba's Castro looks healthy in new video

Fidel Castro looked alert and healthier during an hour-long interview taped and aired on Cuban television Friday, responding to rumors of his death with a defiant "here I am." In the first video of the ailing 81-year-old seen in more than three months, a pale but upbeat Castro wore a red, blue and white jumpsuit with "F. Castro" in small block letters.


Powell disqualified in final race of 2006

World record holder Asafa Powell's   remarkable season ended on a flat note when the Jamaican was   disqualified before his 100 meters race in Japan on Sunday.


Intel Prototype May Herald a New Age of Processing

A new experimental chip from Intel could house as many as 80 separate processing engines, or cores.


Linux leaders plot counterattack on Microsoft

The high priests of  free software have congregated at Google Inc.   headquarters this week to debate the future of the movement and  face down recent patent threats by Microsoft Corp. .


Microsoft TechFest provides glimpse of future

Researchers showed off security, search and other upcoming technologies at this week's TechFest, the first time the event has ever been open to the public.


President George W. Bush called Democratic rival John Kerry's charges that Bush failed to catch or kill Osama bin Laden "especially shameful" given a new tape by the terrorist mastermind.


Hedge fund advisers will have to  register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and  submit to examinations under a new rule approved on Tuesday in  a 3-2 vote by the market-policing agency.


LONDON -- Foreign policy specialists warned Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday that military action against Iran could worsen violence across the Middle East and urged him to persuade the United States to hold talks with Tehran.


Stem Cells Put Woman's Arthritis in Remission

Transplanting stem cells from a healthy woman to her sister with severe rheumatoid arthritis apparently cured the disease, researchers report in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism.


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As the loving documentary, âPete Seeger: The Power of Song,â makes clear, Pete Seeger is still busy, still angry, still hopeful, still singing.


Unprepared Government Strands Returning Iraqi Refugees

The governmentâs inability to manage a reverse exodus has left the most vulnerable in an uneasy limbo.


England look to build on their opening Six Nations win as they tackle Italy at Twickenham.


The abortion pill RU-486 is safe enough to remain on the market with strengthened warnings, the government said Tuesday despite a third death after the drug's use.


Irishmen with links to IRA now face 17 years jail in Colombia

THREE Irishmen with links to the IRA were sentenced to 17 years in prison yesterday on charges of training Colombian Marxist guerrillas in explosives and terrorism techniques.


25 Insurgents Are Killed Trying to Overrun US Outpost in Mosul

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 29 - United States troops and warplanes killed at least 25 insurgents who used car bombs and rocket-propelled grenades to try to overrun an American combat outpost in Mosul on Wednesday afternoon, the American military said.


Acer, China Huala Group join Blu-ray Disc camp

Blu-ray announcements at this year's IFA conference in Berlin include new hardware partners such as Acer and China Huala Group.


New Drugs Declining, Research Costs Increasing, GAO Says

Drug companies are becoming less innovative, with the number of new drugs being developed failing to keep pace  with the substantial increases in spending on research and development, according to congressional investigators.


Hundreds of US net radio stations face potential closure from Monday when a new royalty fee begins.


Music download service for cell phones to launch in Europe

A new music service that allows  consumers to directly download an unlimited number of tracks to  their cell phones for a small weekly fee from wherever they are  will launch in Europe on Thursday.


Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that he is not aware of any plans for a strike on Iran.


Farmers Rise In Challenge To Chinese Land Policy

CHANGCHUNLING, China -- About 1,000 farmers gathered in the village meeting hall here at 8 a.m. on Dec. 19 and proclaimed what amounted to a revolt against China's communist land-ownership system.


John Travolta, the star of hits like "Pulp Fiction" and "Face-Off", disturbed audiences   by not turning off his cell phone at a premiere.


Sen. Joe Biden, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's incoming chairman, wants to get tough with Mexico, calling it an "erstwhile democracy" with a "corrupt system" responsible for illegal immigration and drug problems in the U.S.


Japanese troops to train in Australia, WW II veterans upset: report

Japanese troops will participate in war games in Australia as part of a move towards closer military ties but the move has upset many World War II veterans, it was reported.


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Tribune says to decide its future by March end

Media group Tribune Co., which is  reviewing alternatives that could split up the company or take  it private, said on Tuesday it will decide on a course of  action before the end of March.


Twenty-year-old Miss Peru has been crowned Miss World in a southern Chinese resort town, as China looks to become the regular host of an event that would have once been deemed heretical by its Communist leaders.


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Bush: Iraq War Justified Despite Wrong WMD Claims

President Bush said Thursday he had  been right to invade Iraq even though a new U.S. report found  Baghdad did not have the banned weapons cited as the main  reason for the war.


The rules controlling the trade in many animal and plant species may change as delegates from around the world meet in Thailand.


Seventythree year old Jean Primeaux became gravely ill from the West Nile virus. She says it came on suddenly last August. "We cooked dinner on a Sunday and our family all came to eat and they left and my husband said, he was going to wash the dishes.


Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards

Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.


Police appeal for help to identify a young boy found in a street in Birmingham on Tuesday night.


ABC newswoman Elizabeth Vargas and her husband, singer Marc Cohn, are parents again, of another boy. Vargas and the baby, named Samuel Wyatt, are "doing incredible," said ABC representative Alyssa Apple, in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Wednesday.


Battle-scarred Chad capital is no "place of rest"

N'DJAMENA  - Charles de Gaulle Avenue, the Chadian capital's main business street, bears the scars of war.


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Health Secretary Alan Johnson is to call for fluoride to be added to Britain's water supplies.


Angop Attends World News Agencies Congress in Russia

An Angop delegation led by its Technical Director, Daniel Miguel Jeorge is attending today in Moscow, Russia, the first international congress of National News Agencies, opened by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in the presence of representatives of at


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Abu Ghraib Abuse Leader Gets 10-Year Sentence

FORT HOOD, Texas  - A military jury sentenced Spc.  Charles Graner to 10 years in prison on Saturday for his  leading role in the 2003 Abu Ghraib torture of Iraqi prisoners,  five years less than the maximum sentence possible.


CIA has secret prison within Guantanamo, Washington Post reports

WASHINGTON - The Washington Post reported Friday that the CIA has a top-secret detention facility for valuable al-Qaida captives at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.


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Data centres should convert or take Highway To Hell Validus Systems said yesterday that it will throw a large wad of cash at developing data centre power infrastructure that uses direct current (DC) in the hope of lowering power consumption.â¦


U.S. and Iraqi troops kill 30 in Shi'ite city clashes

DIWANIYA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi troops killed 30 militants early on Sunday in fierce fighting in the flashpoint southern Shi'ite city of Diwaniya, the U.S. military said.


AMD's 65nm dual-core Athlons to debut 5 December?

Remedy for recent shortages, it's suggested AMD will ship its 65nm dual-core Athlon 64 X2 processors a week on Tuesday, it has been claimed. If correct, the 5 December debut apparently marks an acceleration of AMD's anticipated 65nm roll-out schedule.â¦


Have You Seen This Dog? Only With Telepathy

Vivi the whippet, the prize-winning show dog who vanished two years ago at Kennedy International Airport, is alive and well. At least thatâs what the animal psychics say.


Ex-Teammates to Face Off (Oh, a Game Is On, Too)

It's hard to break old habits, and after eight years of bickering, sniping and cockeyed stares, and a celebrated divorce that put almost 3,000 miles between them


Shark bite leads to reproduction mystery

Veterinarian Bob George sliced open the dead shark and saw the outline of a fish.


Experts: Displaced IT Workers Need More Benefits

Economists say government needs to support and train IT workers who have lost jobs to offshore outsourcing.


Embarking on his first visit to Jerusalem as president, George W. Bush pressed Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday to seize what he called an historic opportunity and make tough concessions for peace.


Three US Marines were killed in Iraq's western Anbar province on Thursday, a US military spokesperson said. The deaths were reported as US troops fought resistance fighters in the city of Fallujah, which is located in Anbar.


President Bush said Wednesday that Sen. John Kerry's views on national security are so misguided that the Democrat would be unable to defeat terrorism.


ELEZIONI IN AFGHANISTAN - Karzai ha vinto, ora Ã¨ ufficiale

Il presidente uscente Hamid Karzai (foto) ha vinto le elezioni presidenziali in Afghanistan riconfermandosi alla guida del Paese che fu la roccaforte dei sanguinari talebani del mullah Omar e di Bin Laden.


U.S. panel to weigh depression drug risk for adults

Advisers to the U.S. government will consider on Wednesday if taking antidepressant drugs may raise the risk of suicidal behavior in some adults just as it appears to in children and teens.


ISLAMABAD, DECEMBER 26: The outcome of the first round of meetings in the composite dialogue, Jammu and Kashmir, the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus and 98 other confidence building measures, it is a full agenda up for review when the foreign


The British Grand Prix at Silverstone could be saved by a consortium headed by Nigel Mansell, the former world champion. The fate of Silverstone is in the balance after it was dropped from the 17-race Formula


Poet and novelist Maya Angelou said she agreed to host a weekly show for XM Satellite Radio's "Oprah & Friends" channel partly because she's never hosted a radio show before.


Ukraine's president calls delay in NATO accession "mistaken"

President Viktor Yushchenko, seen here in August 2006, reportedly said that his prime minister's assertion that Ukraine was not ready to join NATO was mistaken and would have to be corrected.


Month by Month, a Tiny Baby's Hard-Won Pounds

Somewhere between 6 and 9 months of age, she stopped gaining weight and I started worrying.


Atlas Copco sells most of U.S. Rental for $3.8 bln

Compressor and machinery maker Atlas Copco  said it had agreed to sell most of its U.S. equipment rental business for $3.8 billion to Ripplewood Holdings and Oak Hill Capital Management.


Obama draws contrast with Clinton over Iraq war

AMES, Iowa  - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama drew a contrast with rival Hillary Rodham Clinton over the Iraq war on Sunday and said he was "not clear" how she planned to end the conflict.


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Indian actor Saif Ali Khan is being treated in an Indian hospital after suffering from chest pains.


Average household water bills in England and Wales can rise by Â£46 a year by 2009, the industry regulator says.


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Beckham scores beauty as England beats Wales 2-0 in World Cup ...

David Beckham grabbed the spotlight away from Wayne Rooney with a spectacular goal, a needless suspension and a trip to hospital with a broken rib as England downed Wales 2-0 in a World Cup qualifying game Saturday.


Update 3: Japan Court Approves UFJ-Mitsubishi Talks

Japan's Supreme Court on Monday said merger talks could proceed between troubled UFJ Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Tokyo Group Inc.


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Anniversary of 1967 War Highlights Divisions

Conflicting ideologies and internal divisions came to the forefront across Israel and the Palestinian territories.


PeopleSoft Corp. fired its chief executive Craig Conway on Friday just hours before US antitrust regulators said they would drop their case against Oracle Corp.


In the first preseason game with Steve Nash at point guard, Phoenix Suns coach Mike D'Antoni got off the bench to call a play after a defensive rebound.


Yushchenko calls for probe into poisoning

Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko called for an investigation into who poisoned him with dioxin but said Sunday it should wait until after this month's presidential run-off, as he checked out ...


Musharraf Loses Fight Over Suspension of Judge

A ruling was a blow to Pakistanâs president, who has been beset by Islamic militants and pro-democracy opponents.


Parents of children whose primary school was shut aim to help other schools threatened with closure.


Where to retire depends on more than just money.


Promise seen in drugs that 'target' leukemia

Two experimental drugs could offer hope to leukemia patients who no longer benefit from Gleevec, says research presented Sunday at the meeting of the American Society of Hematology in San Diego.


Sears-Kmart Deal Highlights Future Retail Trend

The planned acquisition of Sears, Roebuck and Co. by Kmart Holding Corp. highlights a changing retail environment that could soon eliminate the department store as we know it, analysts and consultants said on Friday.


In Many Communities, Itâs Not Easy Going Green

Budget cuts and old habits may interfere with good intentions.


A suicide attack killed at least seven people, including the bomber, less than a kilometer from Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's army headquarters in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, police said.


Police with riot sticks pushed several hundred protesters away from a courthouse Friday where a judge was to announce the verdict in the treason trial of popular opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.


A Darfur rebel group says it has seized two workers at an oilfield in Sudan operated by a Chinese company.


Oil hits $51 as hurricanes halt supplies

Crude oil prices jumped above $51 a barrel yesterday, setting a fresh record amid a prolonged production shut-down in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of Hurricane Ivan.


Scientists hopeful despite climate signs

Climate scientist Michael Mann runs down the list of bad global warming news: The world is spewing greenhouse gases at a faster rate. Summer Arctic sea ice is at record lows. The ice sheets in Greenland and West Antarctica are melting quicker than expected.


Following music industry measures to clamp down on illegal song piracy, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) are launching civil suits seeking damages of up to $30,000 (â¬23,200) per film.


The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to inspect wing slats on all newer Boeing 737 aircraft after an initial investigation said a loose part caused a fuel leak and subsequent fire that destroyed a China Airlines 737 last week in Japan.


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The British-born astronaut Michael Foale is rewarded in the New Year Honours with a CBE in the diplomatic list.


Republicans divided on detainees' rights

The GOP is once again divided over how the nation should treat its most dangerous terror suspects, setting up a showdown in Congress just weeks away from elections when all members will try to sell themselves as tough on terror.


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O.J. Simpson publisher Judith Regan reported fired

Weeks after News Corp. scrapped plans for a book and TV interview in which O.J. Simpson described how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend, the publisher behind the projects, Judith Regan, has been fired, media reports said on Friday.


First baby born from egg matured in lab and frozen

The first test-tube baby created from an egg matured in the laboratory and then frozen has been born in Canada, in a breakthrough offering hope to women with cancer and others unsuited to normal IVF treatment.


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Anaheim Angels Team Report - September 11

(Sports Network) - The Anaheim Angels try to move up the AL West standings this evening when they continue their three-game series against the Chicago White Sox at Angel Stadium.


Health Tip: Common Causes of Male Infertility

(HealthDay News) -- Infertility -- defined by the American Academy of Family Physicians as the inability of a couple to become pregnant after one year of trying -- affects about 15 percent of the population.


Networks decided long ago not to air the GOP's first night

ABC, CBS and NBC plan to devote exactly the same amount of prime time - three hours spread over three nights - to this week's Republican National Convention as they gave to last month's Democratic National Convention.


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Sir Richard Branson plans to start a company which will let families store stem cells from their child's umbilical cord.


Malaysia suspends the recruitment of workers from India amid growing domestic tensions.


Short Cuts: New Ways to Do It Make Giving Away Books a Bit Less Painful

Parting with treasured books can be hard enough, but then there is the problem of what to do with them.


"Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria will marry her French beau, NBA champion Tony Parker, on Saturday. They have kept details of their upcoming nuptials under wraps.


2004 Cabinet of Ministers Award winners announced

The government decided today to present the Cabinet of Ministers' annual awards to Doctor of Sciences Edmunds Lukevics, theater expert Lilija Dzene, choir conductor Ausma Derkevica, Vidzeme University College ...


Bandleader and clarinetist Artie  Shaw, famed for his recording of "Begin the Beguine" and one of  the giants of the swing era of jazz, died on Thursday at age  94, his manager Will Curtis said.


IBM said Wednesday that it had agreed to pay $320 million to current and former employees to settle in part a class-action lawsuit over its pension plan in a case that may affect millions of workers at many companies and nonprofit organizations.


After Hong Kong Election, China Faces New Calculus

The Chinese government refrained on Monday from saying much about the results of Sunday's elections in Hong Kong, but the country's Communist leaders had reason to be pleased.


NEW YORK -- Guitar Center Inc. , the largest U S retailer of musical instruments, agreed to be bought by Bain Capital Partners LLC for $1.9 billion.


US force in Iraq to grow by January to highest level of war

With the insurgency still a threat to Iraq's planned elections, the US force is about to expand to its highest level of the war even higher than the initial invading force in March 2003.


Stocks End Up; Techs Gain on Light Volume

US blue-chips closed at six-week highs on Friday, helped by reassuring consumer confidence data and a bounce in technology stocks, but volume was extremely thin before


Decades of war have made mourning an all too familiar ritual. Nowadays, however, the grieving often must be done in secret


InfoWorld - In the face of growing competition from Linux, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivered a four-page memo to customers on Wednesday outlining the economic and security advantages Windows has over Linux, the potential dangers of open source involving indemnification, and the intent to aggressively convince Unix shops to migrate to Windows.


Vijay Singh leads the PGA Tour's money list by an ever-widening margin. He is running away with the player of the year award. And on Sunday he moved within 18 holes of another big prize.


Common Kestrel Tested for H5 Bird Flu Virus in Hong Kong

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  ["Common Kestrel Tested for H5 Virus in HK" - Xinhua headline]  Hong Kong, Feb.


Investors urge G8 governments for more clarity on climate change policies, to better manage risks.


Authorities investigate hacking attack at University of California

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


Federal agents arrested more than 130 alleged drug traffickers from coast-to-coast Tuesday, saying they smuggled heroin from Mexico and even offered phone-up home deliveries like a pizza shop.


BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan -- Colin Montgomerie sank the winning putt as Europe clinched victory over the United States in the 35th Ryder Cup match at Oakland Hills, Michigan.


Tesco in customer receipt security breach

Airing customers' smalls An administrative blunder left thousands of customers of UK supermarket chain Tesco open to identity fraud.â¦


Randy Johnson insists his shoddy start Thursday was a product of rust and not continued poor health. Russell Martin spoiled Johnson's return from the disabled list with a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5.


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Google Now Indexing Up to Six Url Variables  Some great news for those stressing over whether Google will be able to spider their very long dynamic urls. Appears in the last couple weeks Google has been pushing the envelope in terms of spidering urls that contain more than 5 variables and ...


FDA urging Vioxx users to consider other options

Tampa, Florida - If you or someone you know is taking the arthritis drug, Vioxx, itâs been pulled from the market. The manufacturer, Merck & Co.


Karzai Sidelines Rivals in New Afghan Cabinet

Afghan President Hamid Karzai sidelined leaders of powerful regional factions in his new cabinet line-up announced on Thursday. Karzai won Afghanistan's first democratic


Ukrainian Court Overturns Part of New Election Law

KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's Constitutional Court on  Saturday overturned some changes introduced to an election law  intended to eliminate fraud which tainted last month's  presidential poll, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.