Lehman still a believer as Europeans close in on Ryder Cup hat-trick

The United States headed into Sunday's Ryder Cup finale with captain Tom Lehman defiantly insisting his side could overturn a 10-6 deficit and prevent Europe lifting golf's most treasured trophy for a third straight time.


Pop Quiz: On the occasion of National Chocolate Cupcake Day, City Room wonders how well you know your New York cupcakes.


From Political Money Line: FEC Approves Obama Advisory Opinion

The Federal Election Commission today unanimously approved an Advisory Opinion permitting Senator Barack Obama to solicit and receive contributions designated for the 2008 presidential general election while retaining the option of refunding those contributions and accepting public funding should he become the Democratic PartyÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂs nominee.


Newspaper report says troops in Afghanistan lack equipment

A newspaper charged Saturday that the country's troops in Afghanistan were suffering severe shortages of equipment, but the defence ministry said the soldiers had the tools to accomplish their mission.


Rumsfeld Flies to Northern Iraq for Visit

MOSUL, Iraq  - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  flew into northern Iraq before dawn on Friday to make a  personal appraisal of the training of Iraqi security forces and  talk with his commanders.


Livorno, 13:33 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ARRIGONI: MI DISPIACE PER I TIFOSI PERBENE

"Mi dispiace che anche i tifosi perbene debbano subire la punizione di non vedere la propria squadra...


Seattle SuperSonics Team Report - November 29

(Sports Network) - Rashard Lewis scored 22 points to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to a 103-95 win over the Indiana Pacers at KeyArena.


McCain holds steady lead in South Carolina: poll

Republican John McCain holds a steady 7-point lead over rival Mike Huckabee in South Carolina two days before the state casts votes in an unpredictable presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.


Venezuelan military plane crash kills 16

CARACAS - A military plane crashed in Venezuela Friday, killing all 16 people aboard, including two senior military officers. The crash happened in the mountains near the capital, Caracas.


Japanese Stocks Rise for a 3rd Day; Asahi Glass, Daiei Advance

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose for a third day, as Asahi Glass Co. and Nippon Mining Holdings Inc. raised their earnings forecasts, sparking optimism domestic economic growth will support profits.


A County Down man appears in court charged with people trafficking and living off immoral earnings.


When Jon Felts e-mailed his Super Bowl party invitations, he made sure to highlight his chief selling point: the electronic specs of four high-definition TVs inside his Northern Virginia townhouse.


Iraq's High Court sentences the former vice-president to death for his role in the killings of 148 Shia villagers.


Community says goodbye to 3 killed while hunting

Rice Lake, Wis. -- Robert Crotteau and his son Joseph were mourned together Saturday, days after both were killed in a confrontation with a hunter trespassing on their land.


CHARLOTTE, NC - Hundreds of people lined up at the Mecklenburg County Health Department on Monday to receive a flu vaccine. In fact, some were lined up at the doors of the Beatties Ford Road clinic two hours before it opened at 8:30 am.


Cancer Institute Starts Nanotechnology Drive

The US National Cancer Institute announced a new five-year plan on Monday to develop the use of tiny tools to fight cancer, saying nanotechnology


Jason Arnott recorded his first hat trick in more than two years and the Nashville Predators snapped a five-game losing streak by beating Los Angeles 4-3 Saturday night and sending the Kings to their seventh straight loss.


BBC Journalist Freed in Gaza After 3 Months

More than 150,000 public sector employees will get a full monthly salary from the new Palestinian government; about 20,000 associated with Hamas will not be paid.


What do you do when you see a huge wave-wall coming at you? You run. Your run as fast as you can. You think: "This is surreal.


Isha Koppikar who stuck to fame with the Khallas item number in Ram Gopal Varma's Company....


NEW YORK - Coca-Cola cut its long-term growth targets Thursday in a bid to create more realistic goals, but the company also expressed a firm belief that it can find ways to recharge its global business.


Ohio paper strikers post own publication

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Striking reporters, photographers and other employees of The Vindicator went online Friday with their own newspaper.


Bobby Brown who was recently arrested for failure to pay child support, was bailed out by a radio station in return for working at the station.  Hot 99.5 shelled out $19,150.00 for Brown.  Different rumors circulated about who paid the bond, but...


A Venezuelan air force plane has crashed, killing all 25 passengers and crew, aviation officials say. The aircraft came down in bad weather in a mountainous region in Carabobo state, west of the capital, Caracas, Reuters quoted an official as saying.


House prices fell at their sharpest rate in four years in October, the Halifax bank says, in another sign that the property boom is over and that interest rates could already have peaked.


Chelsea keeper Petr Cech's reaction to Thierry Henry's free-kick will be probed by the Football Association.


A roadside bomb hit a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing one soldier, and suicide attacker killed eight policemen at a checkpoint in the south, officials said.


Aumentato il costo del lavoro nel primo trimestre


The night fittingly began with a reference to "Rocky" in the fictional boxer's hometown, as the Democratic presidential debate Tuesday at times took on the feel of a heavyweight fight.


A 16-year-old leukaemia patient foregoes further treatment so she can enjoy what is left of her life.


The US-born, Saudi detainee at the center of a landmark terrorism case, is being released within days, his attorney and the Justice Department said Wednesday.


'Zoloft defense' tests whether pills are guilty

A murder trial highlights evolving legal debate over whether antidepressants limit personal accountability.


Bush, Kerry continue war, economy debate

The presidential candidates are hitting big battleground states again today. President Bush will be on his second bus trip in Florida in four days.


The United States women's soccer team needed only a tie yesterday and that's all it got -- settling for a draw against a team it always had beaten.


Roma, 14:23 - CALCIO, ARBITRATO: SENTENZA LANESE ENTRO 90 GIORNI

Conclusa l'udienza di Tullio Lanese alla camera di conciliazione del Coni di Tullio Lanese.


Following in the steps of J.K. Rowling, China Miéville creates an alternate-universe London that both kids and adults will want to explore. By Adam Rogers from Wired magazine.


Extension of Spain's Prado art museum complete in 2006

The enlargement of Madrid's Prado art museum will be finished by spring 2006, a year late of schedule, Spanish Culture Minister Carmen Calvo announced Wednesday.


Iraqi cabinet approves bill to free prisoners

The Iraqi cabinet approved a draft law on Wednesday which could see thousands of prisoners freed, one of the main demands of Sunni Arab politicians boycotting the Shi'ite-led government in Baghdad.


Serena Comes Back from Brink to Win China Open

Top seed Serena Williams fought off a  championship point before claiming a gritty 4-6, 7-5, 6-4  victory over Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of the  China Open on Sunday.


The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed defensive end Bryant McNeal and put safety Jermaine Phillips on injured reserve with a broken forearm Wednesday.


Brazil's Supreme Court vetoes a controversial 91% pay rise for congressional politicians.


Poche ostriche e meno champagne, trionfa spumante italiano


A court ruling that ministers should rethink nuclear power plans will not change policy, says Tony Blair.


Beijing: At least 170 miners were trapped underground after a gas explosion on Sunday ignited a fire in a coalmine in north-west China's Shaanxi province, reports said.


RefreshinglyBlue Blog: PHP vs Ruby - Practical Language Differences

From the RefreshinglyBlue blog, there's a new post that makes a comparison between two of the most popular web scripting languages - PHP and Ruby - on a practical, basic level.   There are rather significant syntactical differences between PHP and Ruby. For example PHP requires semicolons at the end of lines and generally requires curly brackets to enclose blocks of code. Ruby, on the other hand, uses newline characters to denote the end of a line of code...   The post goes through other differences like: value return methods, function/method naming, similarities between them, frameworks, namespaces, documentation and hosting options.


"Without a Trace" actress Poppy Montgomery and her boyfriend, actor Adam Kaufman, welcomed a son on Dec. 23, the star's rep confirms to PEOPLE.  "Poppy and Adam are over the moon," says the rep.  The couple's son, Jackson Phillip Kaufman, was born ...


Il Fondo continuera' ad assistere l'Iraq tramite il Metac


Blackstone IPO draws high non-U.S. demand: report

Private equity firm Blackstone Group's   initial public offering was about seven times  subscribed, boosted by demand from Asia, the Middle East and  Europe, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.


The Golden Globe awards on Sunday pose a tantalizing Hollywood question in a wide-open Oscar race: will the black-tie affair anoint a front-runner as it has often done in the past?


Spurrier Not Guaranteed Augusta Membership

Augusta National chairman Hootie Johnson said Friday that Steve Spurrier is not guaranteed a membership at the home of the Masters if he becomes the head football coach at South Carolina.


Aetna Inc. AET.N on Thursday posted a  steep rise in quarterly profit as the health insurer boosted  its forecast for the rest of this year and gave a 2005 profit  estimate above analysts' views, pushing shares up 5 percent.


The Indian plunder of Bangladesh's meagre bowling resources continued. After months of drought against more forceful attacks, India had little to fear at Chittagong Stadium.


Jewish campaigners and Poland's president call for the Catholic Church to act against a controversial priest.


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Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Tuesday warned Iraqis must decide if they want to stop killing one another, and pledged to bring US troops home.


The struggling chipmaker will eliminate around 10 percent of its workforce -- most cuts coming in management, marketing and IT -- as part of its biggest restructuring since the mid-1980s.


Anticipating a slowdown, investors are wary of paying high stock prices. Firms lower earnings expectations, too.


Embracing a media technology once  feared by commercial television as the industry's boogeyman,  the CBS (CBSa.N) network has teamed up with TiVo Inc.   to help promote its new fall shows.


Scottish court convicts Islamist student of terror offences

A Scottish court on Monday convicted an Islamist student described by a prosecutor as a "wannabe suicide bomber" of a string of terror offences.


A species of heron which has not been seen in Greater London since 1866 is spotted once again.


Chelsea confirmed on Tuesday the transfer of France international Florent Malouda from Lyon on a four-year contract.


British troops wounded in Afghanistan suicide attack

Three British troops have been injured in a suicide attack on a convoy in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said.


04-NOV-0409:20RIMINI: OMICIDIO GALLI, IN MANETTE UN ROMAGNOLO E ...

Rimini, 4 nov. (Adnkronos) - Arrestate nella notte quattro persone, un romagnolo e tre siciliani, ritenute Sono ritenute responsabili, in concorso tra loro, dell'omicidio dell'imprenditore romagnolo Vittorio Galli.


Somalia's independent Shabelle media house said government troops surrounded its Mogadishu office on Tuesday and opened fire at the building, wounding a security guard.


Judge dismisses $1.25bn case against Black

Lord Black, former owner of The Daily Telegraph, won a temporary reprieve yesterday when a US judge dismissed a lawsuit by his former company, which was seeking $1.


WAYNE BENNETT thought it would take the Kangaroos 70 minutes to put Britain away in their Tri-Nations rugby league Test early yesterday morning (AEDT).


Liberty Media posts higher profit at Starz, QVC

Liberty Media reported fourth-quarter  profit gains for two divisions on Wednesday, with Starz  Entertainment cable networks benefiting from subscription  growth and QVC shopping channel from increased sales.


Germans turn to tabloids -- but not as we know them

In Germany tabloids have always been associated with Britain -- and headlines comparing football matches to WW II.


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The country's Ministry of Tourism is campaigning to boost the country's image. Unfortunately, the news hasn't helped


New Dell and Lenovo notebooks include embedded wireless USB chips for connecting to peripherals.


Ashlee Simpson Lip Synchs on SNL? Shocking

The Associated Press chronicles Ashlee Simpson's recent song flub on the latest episode of "Saturday Night Live," and if I'm not mistaken, the article implies that Simpson may have been lip synching.


Militants Again Claim to Have Beheaded Italian Women

In a second claim in 24 hours, a militant group claimed on the Internet today to have killed two Italian women hostages in Iraq. The claim to have beheaded Simona Pari and Simona Torretta could not be verified immediately.


Police, Peddlers Clash in Venezuelan City

Police and National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets at crowds of angry street vendors in Venezuela's capital Wednesday as officers tried to remove merchants from zones where they are barred from selling their wares.


West Virginia University's Board of Governors is suing former football coach Rich Rodriguez Thursday to collect a $4 million buyout of his contract with the school.


Search Engine Optimization Inc., a leading full-service integrated search engine marketing company, has been named #2 on PromotionWorld's Top 10 SEO Companies for June 2007, its 13th time on the list and 9th time in the Top 5.  This prestigious award puts SEO Inc.


Veteran CBS Washington hand Bob Schieffer, who has anchored "Face the Nation" since 1991, said Tuesday he plans to step down from the Sunday morning political talk show with the inauguration of a new president.


Veritas Shares Jump on Report of Talks With Symantec

Veritas Software Corp. shares rose as much as 13 percent after the New York Times said Symantec Corp. is in talks to buy the company for more than $13 billion, in what would be the second-biggest deal ever in the software industry.


Era ritenuto affiliato al clan di Acerra


One in six people are struggling to get access to NHS dentistry, a poll shows.


ON the eve of the most arduous cricket tour of all, Ricky Ponting admits Australia lacked its usual toughness in losing a one-day international to England for the first time in five years.


Conventional wisdom says Peyton Manning is the NFL's MVP. So do his accomplishments.


Yes, the New Macintosh and Windows Can Be Friends

The Microsoft slogan "Where do you want to go today?" takes on a whole new meaning with a Mac running Windows XP.


(InfoWorld) - JetBrains is now accommodating Ruby developers with the company's IntelliJ Idea Java IDE. A beta plug-in released Feb. 1 enables the product to serve as an IDE for developing Ruby and Ruby on Rails applications, the company said. Ruby is a popular dynamic scripting language; Ruby on Rails is an open source Web framework that leverages Ruby. JetBrains' free, open source plug-in, accessible here, can be used with Version 6.0 of the company's IDE. A completed version of the plug-in for Ruby is planned for a Fall upgrade to IntelliJ, which will be Version 7.0. "What we released is a plug-in for IntelliJ Idea, which provides rich support for Ruby development," said Alex Tkachman, chief operations manager for JetBrains, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Although it is not a completed product, the plug-in can be used in production environments now, Tkachman said. JetBrains is hopping on the Ruby bandwagon because there are a lot of people in the Java community who are also very interested in Ruby, he said. "I can say that their interest is very high," said Tkachman. The plug-in provides functions such as syntax highlighting and editing of Ruby source code. Code completion for keywords and automatic completion of Ruby statements also is featured. David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails, greeted with enthusiasm Ruby's backing in IntelliJ. "I think that's great news," Hansson said in an e-mail. "While I was doing Java, IntelliJ was the only thing that kept me from killing myself in frustration over the language. It still wasn't exactly happy programming, but IntelliJ helped mitigate some of the worst deficiencies of working in Java." Other focuses of IntelliJ Idea 7.0 include further accommodations for the Spring Web framework, the Hibernate object persistence technology and the IBM Rational ClearCase version control product. Other technologies being accommodated in the upcoming release include the TestNG testing framework and the Maven build manager. A preview, or Milestone, release of Version 7.0, also known as Selena, is planned for March. Hansson noted that JetBrains is one of a growing list of companies endorsing Ruby on Rails. "There's a flurry of activity in the Rails ecosystem. For example, we have big companies like IBM stepping up to officially support the platform by developing their own database adapter for connecting DB2 and Rails. And smaller companies, like FiveRuns, are doing systems monitoring for Rails," Hansson said. The Ruby on Rails community welcomes commercial support, he said. "Rails has always been a community that supported commercial support. Just because we're big believers in open source infrastructureÂ  doesn't mean we have to be high-strung opponents of commercialÂ  developments as well. Quite the contrary," Hansson said. A JetBrains blog about the Ruby plug-in is accessible here.


Garante indaghi su doppia veste dei farmacisti-grossisti


Il via libera e' giunto dalla Commissione europea


On the Internet, A Tangled Web Of Classified Ads

A few years ago, a classified ad for Andrew Davis's 2001 Mitsubishi Montero SUV might have been limited to two lines of descriptive shorthand: A/C, pwr pkg, 6cyl AT, 2wd, $9k firm.


Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus, the largest collection of drawings and writings by the Renaissance master, has been infiltrated by mold, officials said Friday.


New Jersey BOFH cuffed over $10m Cisco scam

Replacement kit 'fraud' A public sector computer technician from New Jersey has been arrested over allegations he took Cisco for $10m through a fraud that exploited the networking giant's programme for replacing broken or defective kit.â¦


Mezzasalma e Blefari rivendicano l'appartenenza alle Br

''Rivendico la mia partecipazione e la centralita' delle Br nella costruzione del Partito comunista combattente''. Lo ha detto Marco Mezzasalma oggi durante l'udienza preliminare del processo sull'omicidio


Ngugi wa Thiong'o, goes back to Kenya to give evidence against four men accused of attacking him and his wife.


London theater critics heaped praise Thursday on a tango-tinged revival of "Evita," the Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical about Argentine icon Eva Peron &#151; and on its Buenos Aires-born star, Elena Roger.


Industry and Labor Step Up Fight Over China's Currency

With many American manufacturers still shedding jobs, a new coalition of industry groups and labor unions petitioned the administration on Thursday to take the unorthodox


Mibtel sale dello 0,42%, SP/Mib +0,41, Numtel +0,95%


Zimbabwe defies Tsvangirai access order: lawyers

Lawyers said on Tuesday Zimbabwe police  had defied a high court order granting them access to  opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and others who were  arrested and allegedly tortured while in police custody.


CANTON, Mass. - Bobby Brown was ordered on Monday to remain in a county jail until he pays $19,000 in late child support and court fees, his lawyer said.


The Jets took a hard line and refused to budge, trading their disgruntled offensive lineman Pete Kendall to the Washington Redskins today for a 2008 or 2009 draft pick.


The Dallas Morning News Cheryl Hall Column: Convention Outfitter a Heavyweight

By Cheryl Hall, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 11--When it comes to conventions, Las Vegas and Orlando, Fla., sit in the catbird seats. New York is pretty much booked, so Washington, D.C., is landing spillover business.


HP using Hitachi drives in servers, storage

Hewlett-Packard says it is putting 300GB hard drives into storage devices and servers, with more products in October.


Thailand moves to end controversial capital controls

Thailand prepared Thursday to lift the last of its controversial capital controls, as the nation's junta leader and the prime minister scrambled to replace the finance minister who imposed them.


Security tight in Beijing after death of purged Chinese leader Zhao

Security has been markedly stepped up in Tiananmen Square, amid fears of protests related to the death of deposed Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang, who opposed a crackdown on 1989 democracy protests in the square.


Greenspan and IT: Are we facing another recession?

Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan is hitting the airwaves promoting his new book, but his comments in recent interviews about the possibility of a recession might be scarier to IT folks than anything in the new tome.


Fifa chief Sepp Blatter warns that England may miss out on hosting the 2018 World Cup.


Johnson & Johnson announced a $25.4bn (Â£13.1bn) deal yesterday to buy Guidant Corporation, giving the healthcare company a stake in the fast-growing market for devices that regulate heartbeats.


Donors meet in Paris to back Middle East peace bid

Delegations from more than 60 countries are expected to offer around $5.6 billion on Monday to help lift the Palestinian economy and underpin the renewed Middle East peace talks.


Website lets US users make DVDs of Hollywood films

An unprecedented service launched by the website CinemaNow enables US customers to download Hollywood films and burn them onto DVDs, the company announced.


[NSFW] Hacking sexual pleasure: a hard, slippery problem

3001: A Pants Odyssey NSFW Everyone wants more pleasure with less effort, so humans have used mechanical augmentation for ages: prehistoric dildos and porn, Kama Sutra treatises, lubes, piercings, and lately vibrators and Viagra. But since sex is really all about electrical nerve impulses, shouldn't electronics and signal processing be able to enhance pleasure even further? Can't we geeks contribute technology to our favorite activity?â¦


Carlos Beltran, the man who was seemingly destined to play center field for the Yankees and then was supposedly going to return to the Houston Astros, will instead become a member of the Mets. In Beltran, the Mets now have their marquee player for several years and, they hope, their savior of sorts.


Vastera's Managed Services Operations Earn ISO 9001:2000 Certification...

Vastera, Inc. (Nasdaq: VAST), the worldwide leading provider of solutions for Global Trade Management (GTM), today announced that its 11 Managed Services operations in Mexico have been certified in compliance ...


Two Seattle men charged in slaying of Idaho football player

Two Seattle brothers accused of killing a University of Idaho football player before leading police on a high-speed chase Sunday have been charged with first-degree murder.


Appello a Prodi, non e' giusto che altri soffrano cosi'


Powell: Goal is to stabilize Iraq for elections

The US military in Iraq will move into insurgent-filled "no-go zones" to stabilize them in advance of elections in January, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday.


Bush Pays Rare Visit to Air Force One Press Cabin

President Bush paid a rare visit to the press cabin aboard Air Force One on Thursday to express optimism about his prospects and dismiss polls showing Democrat John Kerry won their third debate.


Tensions mounted over North Korea's threat to test its first atomic bomb, with shots ringing out Saturday along the border with South Korea and Japan warning of harsh sanctions if Pyongyang goes nuclear.


Euronext shareholders to vote on NYSE merger

Euronext  shareholders are  due to approve a $14 billion plan to merge with the New York  Stock Exchange  and create the first transatlantic  bourse. But some opponents may cause heated discussions at a  meeting on Tuesday.


'Virtual Girlfriend' Demands Sweet Talk and Gifts

She needs to be coddled with sweet talk and pampered with gifts, but you'll never see her in the flesh. A Hong Kong company has developed a "virtual girlfriend" for new cell phones with video capability...


Popular new pellet guns that look remarkably like lethal weapons have gotten at least one teenager killed in Florida and caused scares at schools around the country in recent months.


Census: SUV popularity accelerating across nation

Once every week or two, Brian Spangler pumps $30 of gasoline into his 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Spangler said neither the cost nor the driving bothers him.


Top multinationals pledge to cut carbon pollution

Some of the very corporations once vilified by environmentalists promised to reduce by 10 million tons annually their collective output of carbon dioxide, the main cause of global warming, the World Wildlife Fund announced.


India's IT body says outsourcing, research sectors face skills crunch

India's top information technology (IT) body said India's booming outsourcing and IT research sectors face a looming skills shortage and the nation's universities must train students better to fill the gap.


Baghdad school uses black humor to help children cope

Ten-year-old Saad ponders the question, cocking his head to one side and tapping his finger on his lips. He's just been asked the source of Iraq's wealth.


The public have a lack of knowledge and understanding about reproduction and sex, a survey suggests.


The binomial nomenclature system classifies every known creature on Earth.


Thousands protest against Philippines' Arroyo

Thousands of people rallied in Manila on Friday calling for the resignation of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over a corruption scandal.


Owais Shah blazed 55 from 35 balls as England beat West Indies in the second twenty20 international at the Brit Oval Friday to level the two-match series 1-1.


Grazie ad un cliente pentito, coinvolte anche minorenni


Superman has found his Lois Lane and his Lex Luthor.


ROMA - Il prezzo del petrolio tocca un nuovo record. E la corsa sembra non conoscere fine. Con l'ennesimo aumento le quotazioni del petrolio sono ormai a un passo dai 50 dollari al barile. In serata è però sceso per chiudere le contrattazioni a 47,75. A ...


A mother who killed her severely disabled daughter and herself in a car fire had reported anti-social behaviour before the event.


Mexico drug gang threatens foreign journalists

A drug gang has threatened to kill foreign journalists who report on the violence between rival cartels and security forces along the U.S.-Mexico border, media and U.S. officials said on Friday.


Veteran director Wolfgang Petersen will make a rare foray into comedy as one of the producers of "Schooled."


EU hits back over Boeing's "massive" aid

The EU has hit back after Washington filed a case at the World Trade Organisation over state aid for aircraft maker Airbus EAD.PA , filing its own case over what it called "massive illegal" aid for Boeing BA.


WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices shot up at the fastest pace in 20 months in May, fueled by a surge in gas prices, although inflation pressures were moderate in most other areas.


Gasparri: tre partiti Unione hanno marciato contro governo


Judge overturns Vioxx award against Merck

A federal judge overturned a $50   million award handed down by a jury against Merck & Co. Inc.   earlier this month in a case of a former FBI agent who had   blamed the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx for his heart attack.


Operazione "Old bridge": blitz congiunto polizia-Fbi dall'una e dall'altra parte dell'OceanoDue anni d'indagini: nel mirino le famiglie Inzerillo, Gambino, Di Maggio                                          90 arresti tra Palermo e New York Presi i boss del nuovo patto Italia-Usa                                                                                E' la vecchia mafia sconfitta dai corleonesi che cercava di rialzare la testaAffari enormi e nuovi per riconquistare i territori e il potere perdutidi ATTILIO BOLZONI


Ibm ha dato vita al World Community Grid, un'iniziativa umanitaria globale che si ripromette di utilizzare la capacitÃ  di elaborazione inutilizzata dei computer di aziende e privati per risolvere problemi sanitari e sociali.


Sudan rejected a wider role for African peacekeepers in putting down violence and disarming militiamen in the Darfur region, as Sudanese and rebel officials opened peace talks Monday under heavy international pressure to find a solution to the crisis.


New Delhi, Nov 8. (PTI): British Telecom (BT) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Infonet, a leading provider of IT and telecom services, for a consideration of $865 million.


Needle-free FluMist protects kids better, study says

A new version of the nasal spray vaccine FluMist is better at preventing influenza than traditional flu shots in older babies and children, according to a study sponsored by its maker, MedImmune.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, hurt by  sluggish sales over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, on Friday  launched a rare advertising blitz in newspapers across the  United States touting price cuts.


A key gauge of future economic  activity weakened for a third straight month in August as  costlier oil spread worry among consumers and businesses, a  report from a business research group showed on Thursday .


Illinois Keeps Rolling, Improves to 25-0

Luther Head scored 26 points and Dee Brown hit two 3-pointers down the stretch to seal top-ranked and unbeaten Illinois' 70-59 victory over No. 20 Wisconsin on Saturday.


IBM today opened up its trim blade hardware architecture in a move to entice third-party hardware makers to support the BladeCenter platform.


Cisco Continues Shopping Spree with Protego Networks Purchase

Cisco Systems today announced a deal to buy privately held Protego Networks, as the latest in a year-long acquisition spree aimed at rounding out Cisco's network security offerings.


Firefox Reviewed - a browser for Microsoft haters

Written by Net 4 Nowt Anyone reading technology news articles can not have failed to have read something about a new web browser currently doing the rounds.


Given punished as Newcastle fall to fourth straight defeat

Newcastle United goalkeeper Shay Given was adjudged to have fouled Manchester Unitedâs Paul Scholes inside the area at a crucial juncture of Sundayâs big Premiership encounter at St Jamesâs Park.


Once a frozen embryo threatened by Hurricane Katrina, little Noah Markham Â named for the survivor of the biblical flood-of-all-floods Â celebrated his first birthday Wednesday.


Britain's Ads Take Place Alongside Movie Greats

Cinema and television ads take their place this week among the all-time movie greats as Britain's national film archive launches a permanent collection of more than a century of "advertising genius."


DALLAS - As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said Monday.    A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four...


Iinstinct: Director's pick of 'Phantom' stars took a different ...

Andrew Lloyd Webber's name is synonymous with musical theater. The prolific composer has helped create some of the most popular musicals of the past 35 years: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor


This year, 74 per cent of MBA programmes in the United States reported a significant decline in international applications to their universities, according to a Graduate Management Admission Council survey.


US Air Flight Attendants Ready for Strike

Flight attendants at bankrupt US  Airways Group Inc. UAIRQ.OB have authorized their union to  call a strike should a federal court allow airline management  to void their contract, the Association of Flight Attendants  said on Monday.


Banish underwear from your gift-giving list this year! Your smarty-pants friends and relatives aren't as hard to buy for as you might think. The web is full of brain-gratifying gift ideas. By Kristen Philipkoski.


New York wonders as Giuliani gains support

Voters are lining up behind Rudolph Giuliani, who became "America's mayor" on Sept 11, 2001. But many New Yorkers remember the mayor before that day with less affection.


IAEA moves to verify Iran's nuclear suspension

The International Atomic Energy Agency has started to supervise Iran's suspension of the issue of Uranium nuclear enrichment program, but says it will be days before the agency can confirm that the Tehran has fully complied.


PM's mulls abolition of gov't settlement division

Following an unproductive meeting with settler representatives on Sunday, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced his intentions to establish a team that will examine whether


By Hyatt, Abraham  CAVE JUNCTION - It sounded like an unbelievable amount of money: more than $171 million worth of salvage lumber, enough to build as many as 17,000 homes, waiting to be logged in forests blackened by 2002's famed Biscuit Fire.


Iraqâs top Sunni party threatens to boycott elections

BAGHDAD: Iraqâs main Sunni Muslim political party threatened on Thursday to boycott the countryâs first free election if it goes ahead on January 30 as scheduled.


Residents of poor coastal communities of Nicaragua picked through the wreckages of their homes on Wednesday in the wake of Hurricane Felix.


Jol spoke to Spurs players before accepting job

Martin Jol spent the past 48 hours in talks with Tottenham's players ahead of accepting the head coaching post. Both Jol and Spurs technical chief Frank Arnesen have spent much time talking to the players


Jim Nussle, the Iowa Republican named to run the White House budget office, rubbed more than a few Democrats the wrong way in his 16 years in Congress.


Donington, 11:39 - MOTO, GP GRAN BRETAGNA: DE ANGELIS IN TESTA IN WARM UP 250

Alex De Angelis è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nel warm-up della classe 250 del Gran Premio di Gran Br...


SAN ANTONIO -- Dean Wilson shot a five-under 65 on Friday and led Ted Purdy by a stroke halfway through the Texas Open. Wilson was at 11-under 129 after 36 holes at the La Cantera Golf Club course in the rocky hills just north of San Antonio.


Justice Dept. : Geneva Conventions limited in Iraq

Non-Iraqi prisoners captured by US forces on the Iraq battlefield are not entitled to the protections afforded by the Geneva Conventions, according to a recent legal opinion from the Justice Department.


Societa' diventera' leader nel settore europeo


RUSSIA * CHINA * EU * ARMAMENTS * SUPPLY

BEIJING, December 13 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is not concerned about the possible lifting of the embargo on the supply of armaments to China from the EU countries, announced Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov at a press conference in Beijing.


Minarets blown up at revered Iraq Shi'ite shrine

Suspected al Qaeda militants blew up two minarets of a revered Shi'ite mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Wednesday, targeting a shrine bombed last year in an attack that sparked a wave of sectarian killing.


Judge demands answers on Katrina housing

A federal judge called the Bush administration's handling of a Hurricane Katrina housing program "a legal disaster" Wednesday and ordered officials to explain a computer system that can neither precisely count evacuees nor provide reasons why they were denied aid.


Pulitzer Prize winner Joe Rosenthal dies

Photographer Joe Rosenthal, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his immortal image of six World War II servicemen raising an American flag over battle-scarred Iwo Jima, died Sunday. He was 94.


Billionaire philanthropist and speculator George Soros has given his sons greater responsibility in his firm as it spins off real estate and credit card operations in a move to return to its roots as a hedge fund, a company memo said.


Stock futures mixed; overseas markets up

U.S. stock market futures were mixed Friday ahead of the holiday weekend, with inflation, personal income, and consumer sentiment data scheduled for release later in the day.


ADV: $175,000 Mortgage for Under $730/Month

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Federer Makes Another Statement; Sharapova Reaches Womenâs Final

Maria Sharapova advanced to the final for the second straight year, defeating Jelena Jankovic in a 6-3, 6-1 semifinal that was not as close as the score indicated.


A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattled Trinidad and areas of Venezuela on Friday and was followed by a smaller aftershock, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. No damage or injuries were immediately reported.


Claimed ignorance foils Economist domain case

'I'd never heard of The Economist,' says economist Financial magazine The Economist has failed in its attempt to gain control of the internet address theeconomist.com.â¦


MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Drug cloud taints 'em all, despite thrills of ...

This part is still so right. This part -- the Olympic men's 100-meter sprint final -- remains one of the most exciting nights in sports.


Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston say they have separated after "much thoughtful consideration".


Islamic Attire Dominates Debate Before Turkish Vote

ISTANBUL -- It's the head scarf, stupid. If it weren't for a three-foot-square piece of fabric, sometimes black and stark but more often fancy or lacy, rosy pink or flowery, Turkey's 42 million voters wouldn't be going to the polls Sunday.


A hawkish faction in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's coalition pulled out of the government on Wednesday, weakening him at a time when he needs broad support to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians by the end of the year.


Beijing decides that 113,000 internet cafes are enough -- at least until it figures out what this internet freedom stuff is all about. By the Associated Press.


WIU Football Players Charged in Burglary

Two Western Illinois football players were suspended from the team Wednesday after being charged in a weekend burglary.


Two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated coastal areas of Louisiana and Mississippi, residents say they still need help. Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, was nearly destroyed by Katrina. "The mental and spiritual needs that are down here -- just still overwhelming," said a local pastor.


Smith won't tolerate finger-pointing among teammates

At first glance, it seems like an odd approach. Upon closer inspection, however, Michigan State may not have any other choice. The Spartans will use their disappointing 1-2


Bologna, 19:56 - BASKET: A VARESE SOLO ABBONATI, PROTESTA UPIM FORTITUDO

Anche nel basket palazzetto aperto solo agli abbonati. Accade a Varese, dove le biglietterie restera...


Kerry Tries to Turn Campaign Against Bush

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, trying to recover from a brass-knuckles campaign against his character, is attempting to steer the election to a referendum on President Bush's leadership.    Kerry has less than seven weeks to take over the lead in the presidential race...


Cognos brings software to Linux on Power

Firm's ReportNet product now is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on IBM's pSeries servers.


Swiss consensus government falls as rightists quit

"Switzerland now has a centre-left government"  The right-wing Swiss People's Party withdrew from the ruling coalition on Thursday after top party figure Christoph Blocher was ousted from the cabinet and a more moderate party rival took his place. via Reuters


WILMINGTON, Del. - A judge said Oracle Corp., which has spent 17 months trying to buy PeopleSoft Inc., must return to court with its rival for two days in December before he decides whether to invalidate PeopleSoft's anti-takeover defenses.


'Disastro senza precedenti', il Paese chiede aiuto all'Ue


A convicted drug trafficker who infiltrated a group of men accused of devising a plot to bomb Kennedy Airport had previously offered help to investigators in exchange for a lighter punishment, according to documents posted Thursday on a Web site.


Cognos Rises on Higher 3Q Profit, Outlook

Cognos Inc., a maker of business-management software, on Tuesday said its earnings added 42 percent in the third quarter, beating Wall Street expectations as software sales surged during the period.


Bush and Blair Put Mideast and US-Europe Ties Atop Agenda

President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain vowed today to work together for the creation of a stable, democratic Palestinian state and to shore up the frayed


Bleach is No Solution to Worms in Shower

By Dwight Barnett< Scripps Howard  Q: I have a problem with our shower. I do not see mildew or mold, but every two weeks or so, if I don't spray the shower with bleach, I find  small, slender worms of some sort.


Filmmakers and researchers on Monday unveiled two ancient stone boxes they said may have once contained the remains of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, but several scholars derided the claims made in a new documentary as unfounded and contradictory to basic Christian beliefs.


Millions of people who have already booked flights and holidays for next year may have to pay more tax.


Deputy CIA Director to Retire from Spy Agency

Deputy CIA Director John McLaughlin,  who was briefly chief of the spy agency this summer when the  highly critical Sept. 11 Commission report was issued,  announced on Friday he was retiring.


THE IDIOT BOX: ; Welcome to the Inaugural 'I.B.' Gift Guide

By Amy Robinson  Do you live with a TV junkie? Don't know what to get them for the holidays? Well, you could get them DVDs of their favorite show, but if that's out of your price range or you've already been there, done that, then allow me to suggest some alternatives.


It was a block-buster night for local Democrats. After they attended the John Edwards rally at Liberty Park, they turned up the volume at the Warner Theatre for a concert that's part of the "Vote for Change" tour of key battleground states.


The HBO show about Mafia boss Tony Soprano and his unhappy mob families has been a critical favorite since its debut in 1999. Every year it's been nominated for best drama, however, it's lost


Philippine Ferry Blast Said Caused by Bomb

MANILA, Philippines Oct. 11, 2004 - A bomb planted by the brutal Abu Sayyaf group caused a ferry fire in February that killed over 100 people in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack, an investigation concluded Monday.


Commissario McCreewy: "riforma concessioni blocca mercato"


The crew of space shuttle Discovery woke up Thursday on course to dock with the international space station after a two-day journey from Earth.


Proposed Social Security fixes fail to count the cost

Three years after President Bush's Social Security commission proposed adding private investment accounts to the program, the action is heating up.


Travel, turkey and trimmings across the US, and elsewhere

Thanksgiving 2004 was marked in different ways across the United States on Thursday. Delays caused by bad weather hampered travel for many of the 37 million people estimated to be on the move for the holiday.


TOKYO, Japan -- Japan plans to keep its troops in Iraq beyond the original withdrawal date of December 14 this year, according to Japanese media reports Tuesday.


Police Web Sites Get Makeovers: The Sheriff's Department Site, Locked Up By Internet Problems, Should Be Fixed Within in a Few Weeks

By Jeff Wiehe, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  Feb. 10--Looking at its Web site, you'd think the Allen County Sheriff's Department is living in the past.


Two men are jailed after a County Antirm father of two is lured into an alley and beaten to death.


Democrat Obama raises $32 million in January

Barack Obama raised $32 million for  his Democratic presidential nominating campaign in January, a  huge haul that aides said will give him the ability to compete  in a potentially long and costly race.


Russian army offers to pay as stray rocket hits house

Russia's military on Thursday offered compensation to a homeowner after a small rocket veered off course and hit his country house outside Moscow.


Over on Microsoft's Xbox campus today, the "Halo 2" fans chosen to take part in a Backstage Pass event were given some time to speak with the Xbox bigwigs -- Robbie Bach, senior vice president of Microsoft's Home & Entertainment division, J Allard and


U.S. to stop seizing Canadian drug imports: WSJ

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have scrapped their 11-month-old policy of seizing prescription drugs imported through the mail from Canada, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.


Comcast Expands Eastern Connecticut's Digital Voice, on-Demand Service

By Patricia Daddona, The Day, New London, Conn.  Jun. 13--Five towns in eastern Connecticut now have access to digital  voice and on-demand services through Comcast.


Chinese dumplings poison dozens in Japan

About 80 people in Japan fall ill after eating imported dumplings containing insecticide


The US declines to wish Fidel Castro a speedy recovery after he fractures bones in a fall at a public ceremony.


Local and state tax incentives have prevented a multimillion-dollar Massachusetts company and hundreds of jobs from crossing the border to New Hampshire.


WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison withdraws from his title defence against Nicky Cook.


The husband of the former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto was put under house detention yesterday as a court ordered his arrest in a murder case, just a month after he had been freed on bail.


North Korea says it will not attend a working meeting ahead of the next round of six-party nuclear talks.


BATON ROUGE, La. Nov 10, 2004 - The first US cases of the fungus soybean rust, which hinders plant growth and drastically cuts crop production, were found at two research sites in Louisiana, officials said Wednesday.


US Airways Group Inc.'s pilots union said on Wednesday it may agree this week on a plan to cut wages and benefits to help the seventh-biggest US airline avoid a second bankruptcy filing.


Israeli Defense Chief Agrees to Independent Inquiry Into Lebanon War

Amir Peretz called for a full independent inquiry into the war in Lebanon, putting him at odds with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.


CNET hopes to beef up its blogging presence.


Bush Says He's Best Protection From Draft

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - President Bush turned the tables Saturday on Sen...


Dato molto superiore alle previsioni degli economisti


ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been acquitted of corruption charges - a major victory in the billionaire business baron's decade-long battle with legal woes he blamed on left-wing prosecutors.


Motorola has seen a 'tremendous increase' in sales of set-top boxes for HDTV services.


Steve Buscemi brought "Interview," based on a film by slain Dutch director Theo van Gogh, to the Berlin film festival Wednesday, saying it isn't intended as a political statement.


Some retirement funds are quietly beginning to plow billions of dollars of little old ladiesÂ pensions into supersized takeover deals.


One cold afternoon in this violent northern city, 1st Sgt. Ken Agueda strolled across an overpass with an assault rifle in one hand and two American dollars in the other.


AN Italian national with a lengthy criminal record might have been taken hostage in Iraq and killed, the Italian foreign ministry said today.


A glimpse into life at U.N. war crimes detention unit

A new video released on Wednesday gives a rare glimpse into life at the detention centre at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, showing suspects can enjoy cooking but have to do their own laundry.


Father Of Bali Bomb Victim Calls For Talks With Jemaah Islamiyah

SYDNEY, Sept 11  - Australia's government should negotiate with the Al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah network rather than allow more killings, the father of one of those killed in the Bali bombing said Saturday.


Three militants on death row for the 2002 Bali bombings say they want to be beheaded and not face a firing squad.


Thousands of evacuees return to their California homes, some of which are wrecked, as wildfires subside.


Roma, 23:38 - CALCIO, DERBY; SPALLETTI: CONDANNATI DA EPISODI

Non fa drammi Luciano Spalletti, ed analizza serenamente la sconfitta nel derby con la Lazio: "Non a...


Turkey's prime minister rejects European Union's criticism amid adultery spat

ISTANBUL, Turkey  - The Turkish prime minister harshly rejected European Union criticism Friday over a proposal to outlaw adultery and hinted the government might press forward with the ban despite warnings it could jeopardize Turkey's entry into the bloc.


Intel took the stage to talk up its plans for dual-core chips and wireless gadgetry and to sketch out "the Internet of tomorrow.


Surprising study results show that the popular heart drug doesn't live up to its claims  -  and three new trials are now underway


The secret is out: Macs make it easy to create cool stuff, and Macs adapt to the way you live and work. With iLife and iWork, small businesses of any size can appear to have big design departments.Â  Learn how easy it is to leverage Apple designed tools and templates to show off your brand.


Cargill, MGP Ingredients, National Starch and Penford Settle High-Amylose Patent Litigation

WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 15  /PRNewswire/ -- National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation, Penford Australia Limited and Penford Holdings Pty, Cargill, Incorporated and MGP Ingredients, Inc.


European drug regulators are conducting a safety review of four arthritis drugs amid reports that they could increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks.


Finland Plans to Sell as Much as $1.83 Billion Worth of TeliaSonera Shares

Finland plans to sell as much as 1.37 billion euros ($1.83 billion) worth of shares in TeliaSonera AB, the Nordic region s largest phone company, as part of the country s program of stock sales to reduce debt.


Jalen Rose had 26 points, Rafer Alston scored all 16 of his points in the second half and the Toronto Raptors matched the biggest comeback in franchise history in a 103-100 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.


Defending champion Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the Pacific Life Open on Tuesday, a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 loss to Vera Zvonareva that will cost her the No. 1 ranking.


Rumors of the C-17's demise appear greatly exaggerated.


Pound continues to weaken after IMF report

The pound was sharply lower after the IMF released a negative report on the UK, denting sentiment yet further after the release of more gloomy news on the UK housing market.


Your Money: More Advice Graduates Donât Want to Hear

Divert 10 percent of your income to savings; ignore raises and put them into savings, too; learn to cook; and skip the lattes.


Knoblauch Is Subpoenaed By Congressional Committee

Chuck Knoblauch, a four-time all-star who played for the Yankees, Twins and Royals, is subpoenaed by a congressional committee and asked to testify Thursday.


Alitalia, flight attendants agree accord on job cuts

Alitalia management and flight attendants struck a crucial deal on job cuts that would allow the struggling airline to keep flying, but management still needs to win government support for its overall strategy.


Americans are fatter than ever, with obesity rates up in most states and fewer people exercising, according to a study released on Monday.


At gathering, ex-POWs share stories, talk issues

Norman Bussel bailed out of his B-17 over Berlin relatively unhurt after German flak blew a hole through the aircraft floor, ignited the oxygen and began melting the bomber's metal skin.


Da convincere 29% di indecisi, sinistra ancora un pericolo


The average retail cost of gasoline in  the United States fell over the past three weeks, but a 12-week  trend of lower pump prices is expected to turn around soon,  according to an industry survey.


Hewlett-Packard's decision to combine its PC and printing businesses makes sense.


A Milano, la 21enne era in depressione per fine di un amore


An active brain may help keep Alzheimer's at bay

NEW YORK  - The results of a new study support a number of previous studies that have shown that staying mentally active reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and the mild impairments that precede the condition.


Three U.S. soldiers were killed in northern Iraq when an explosion hit their vehicle, the U.S. military said on Friday.


Scarpa 'GV special' per la collezione primavera-estate 2007


Police urge manslaughter misdemeanor for Brandy

On Monday, December 30, 2006, R&B singer, Brandy, rear-ended a car causing a four-car crash and the death of 38-year-old Awatef Aboudihaj.  She was alone in her car at the time, and investigators have ruled out drugs, alcohol and cell phone use as fact...


A friend who visited poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in the intensive care ward of a London hospital Wednesday said he looked much worse and was barely able to speak.


Trainer Dale Romans said the enormity of having the favorite in Saturday's $2million Breeders' Cup Turf and another live shot in the $4million


Fred Thompson leads 2008 Republicans in poll

Fred Thompson, an actor and former senator who has not formally entered the 2008 White House race, leads Republican presidential contenders for the first time, according to a Rasmussen poll released on Tuesday.


Veteran Spacewalker Poised to Set Record

By RASHA MADKOUR HOUSTON - Astronaut Robert Curbeam is poised to set a new record next week when he is scheduled to embark on his fourth spacewalk of the space shuttle Discovery mission, this one to work on a stalled solar panel.


5 Pacers, 7 Fans Charged in Detroit Brawl

Five Indiana Pacers and seven fans were charged Wednesday in the melee that broke out at the end of a nationally televised game against the Detroit Pistons last month, one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history.


Serbia refuses U.S., UK monitors for president vote

Serbia's election commission has turned down a request by the British and United States embassies to allow some of their staff to monitor the presidential election next weekend, officials said on Friday.


Employees of bankrupt UAL Corp's (OTC BB: UALAQ) United Airlines probably already knew the news would be bad when Tuesday a recorded message from CEO Glenn Tilton told them


Israel's Plan for Withdrawal from the Gaza Strip

Residents of Peat Sadeh, a Jewish settlement at the Gaza Strip, have agreed to evacuate their houses within the framework of the plan for withdrawal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that foresees the evacuation of 21 Jewish settlements on the Gaza


Ascoli Piceno, 20:24 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: ARRIVA LOMBARDI

Due operazioni per l'Ascoli nell'ultimo giorno di mercato. Dall'Arezzo arriva il difensore Stefano L...


WASHINGTON - New-homes sales tumbled in August to their lowest level in seven years, a stark sign the credit crunch is aggravating an already painful housing slump.


Europe has a date with destiny this week. When leaders of the 25 European Union countries meet Thursday and Friday, they're expected to set a date to start EU membership talks with Turkey - for which Ankara has waited 41 years.


Studies: Arctic Thaw Threatens Livelihoods

According to the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, the "Arctic climate is now warming rapidly and much larger changes are projected.


Some of Enron Corp's EONPQ.PK former  directors have agreed to a $168 million settlement of a  shareholder lawsuit over the collapse of the energy trading  company, the lead plaintiff in the case said on Friday.


Author Rushdie and TV host Lakshmi to divorce

British author Salman Rushdie and his wife Padma Lakshmi, host of TV show "Top Chef," are getting divorced, his spokeswoman said on Monday, just two weeks after he was awarded a controversial knighthood.


Greek bus hijackers demand to leave country

used during the Olympic race of the same name this summer, police said on Wednesday. to the airport so they can leave the country," Nikos Koutsogiorgos, head of the company that owns the commuter bus, told reporters.


CEOs, Retired Generals Push to Curb Oil Reliance      (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - An influential private group of corporate chief executives and retired generals is telling lawmakers on Capitol Hill to "think big" on energy.


Europe's crisis over with treaty deal: EU presidency

Europe has emerged from its two-year institutional crisis by endorsing a new reform treaty, Portuguese prime minister Jose Socrates said Friday.


"E' possibile recuperare, ci vuole unita' nel governo"


Indiana guard Reggie Miller broke a bone in his left hand in the Pacers' preseason finale against Denver and is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks.


The crew of space shuttle Discovery are preparing to lift off on what Nasa calls a "milestone mission".


New Kodak Chip Promises Better Photos in Dim Light

The upgraded image sensor will give photographers a leg up in difficult lighting, the company says, cutting down on blurred, murky shots.


Aston Villa have revealed striker Darius Vassell has suffered a broken ankle and will be out of action for an "extended period".


Seeing Dolphins in Action Is the First Order of Business for Parcells

Bill Parcells reported to his new job Thursday and quickly put aside one theory about what ails the Miami Dolphins. It turns out they really do practice.


The gunman responsible for the April massacre at Virginia Tech was a sickly child — shy, frail and leery of physical contact by the time he was 3. His teachers said he began showing suicidal and homicidal tendencies by the eighth grade.


Microsoft Corp. took great pains to improve security in its newly released computer operating system, Windows Vista, redesigning it to reduce users' exposure to destructive programs from the Internet. Outside researchers commend the retooled approach — yet they also say the changes won't make online life much safer than it is now.


Romanow says that federal offer is sufficient to buy meaningful ...

The so-called Romanow gap has been filled, says the man for whom it was named. Former Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow said Monday the federal government's $12.


KUALA LUMPUR - Former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said he has no interest in rejoining Umno after being ousted in a power struggle six years ago.


A suicide attacker yesterday detonated a car bomb outside an Iraqi police academy, killing 20 people and wounding 36 in the latest attack designed to thwart US-backed efforts


Ragazza tedesca morta, trovata baracca marocchino

ROMA - Una baracca, nella quale probabilmente viveva Nabil, il giovane marocchino accusato della morte della turista tedesca Vera Heinzl, e che si trova sul greto del Tevere, Ã¨, in questo momento, perquisita dagli investigatori della squadra mobile della


Bush Vows More Aid for Victims of Tsunami

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday a $35 million U.S. pledge for victims of the Asian  tsunami was only the beginning and any suggestions America was  stingy were "misguided and ill-informed."


California City Extends Outsourcing Deal

ACS will continue to provide Orange with help-desk and application support, data-center and network management, and consulting services.


Watchdog Group Seeks Christian Group Probe

An organization that monitors religious groups has asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family broke the law by trying to sway presidential election voters.


Pulte quarterly earnings and orders tumble

Pulte Homes Inc. , the No. 2  U.S. home builder, on Wednesday said its quarterly profit fell  20 percent and new orders dropped 30 percent, underscoring the  slowdown in the U.S. housing market.


German officials acknowledged Sunday the test track where a high-speed magnetic train crashed, killing 23 people, was not equipped with the most up-to-date security system, noting such an accident "would never have happened" on tracks where such safeguards were in place.


A BRITON who spent 18 years facing the death sentence in Pakistan for a murder he says he did not commit told today of the horror of hearing the sounds of fellow prisoners being executed just metres away.Comment


Older women with early breast cancer should be put on a different drug to the current gold standard, say experts.


Henin-Hardenne downs Davenport to reach semi-finals

Second seed Justine Henin-Hardenne won   the battle of the former U.S. Open champions on Wednesday when   she beat Lindsay Davenport 6-4 6-4 to reach the semi-finals in   Flushing Meadows.


Wishing many happy returns to - and from - index funds

Last week was the 30th birthday of   the Vanguard First Index Investment Trust, now known as the   Vanguard 500 Index Fund.


Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai freed, to appear in court

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, recovering from injuries he says were inflicted by police, has been released from custody and is due to appear in court later on Wednesday, his lawyer said.


A man who sickened more than 40 members of a Darien church last year by spiking their grape juice with soap was spared prison time at the request of parishioners.


MINNEAPOLIS Nov 9, 2004 - Ron Artest is being punished again, and Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle wouldn't say exactly why.


Bomb blasts target three police stations in Algeria's north-east, with at least four people killed.


Nobel Prize winner demands more honesty from peers in green debate

Truth before fear Scientists hoping to educate the public about environmental concerns could do themselves and the public a favor by abandoning hyperbolic scare tactics in favor of straightforward talk, according to a prominent scientist.â¦


Group Tries to Save Statehouse Nude Statue

A group preparing to celebrate the life of a Vermont-born sculptor is petitioning Gov. James Douglas to leave a replica of Hiram Powers' most famous work — which portrays a nude chained woman — on his Statehouse desk.


West Ham refuse to tear up Tevez contract

West Ham United have rejected a bid by want-away striker Carlos Tevez to cancel his contract with the London club as he tries to move to Premiership champions Manchester United.


MIDEAST:  The Leader Who Offered Nationhood to Refugees

PARIS, Nov 11 (IPS) - Nelson Mandela spoke for much of the world when he  praised Yasser Arafat in the preface of a biography as a leader  who âtransformed the Palestinians' status from that of  refugees to that of a nation in the most complete sense of the  term.â


McCain holds steady lead in South Carolina: poll

Republican John McCain holds a steady 7-point lead over rival Mike Huckabee in South Carolina two days before the state casts votes in an unpredictable presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.


THAI army helicopters with loudspeakers hovered over remote jungle peaks in the south of the country yesterday, coaxing those who had fled Sundayâs massive tidal wave to come down to safety.


General Electric, Wachovia Poised to Win in US Tax Overhaul

General Electric Co. and Wachovia Corp. stand to gain the most in new legislation to repeal a $50 billion tax break for US exporters ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.


Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has arrived in northern Iraq for talks with Kurdish political leaders.


Justice Dept. Seeks Delay on C.I.A. Inquiry

The Justice Department said a House investigation into the destruction of interrogation videotapes presented âsignificant risksâ to its own inquiry.


Militants strike Baghdad neighborhood patrols

Gunmen and bombers launched three attacks on U.S.-backed neighborhood security patrols in Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least three of the patrol members and wounding 17.


Virtualization vendors target smaller businesses

(InfoWorld) - As large enterprises embrace the concept of virtualization to more efficiently manage their information technology systems, vendors are now targeting the small-to-medium size market. VMwareÂ on Monday is introducing a new low-cost service plan to give small-to-medium businesses (SMB) a taste of what virtualization can do for them. It's entry level bundle includes a free download of the VMware Server software for virtualizing servers and a $1,500 support plan called Virtual Center. Although less than the $5,000 support program for enterprise customers, the $1,500 support plan is limited to three two-socket physical servers that could be converted into multiple virtual servers. If an SMB customer wants to virtualize more servers, the support would cost an extra $400 for each extra server. Virtualization refers to the practice of managing a data center holistically to make the best use of the hardware available, reduce the capital cost of new servers and the operational cost of electricity to run them. Virtualization software like VMware Server makes it possible for one server to run multiple software applications at the same time. VMware sees growth potential in the SMB market, given that 70 percent of 1.2 million downloads of the free VMware Server software since June 2006 have been to SMB customers, said Ben Matheson, vice president of product management for VMware, a division of storage vendor EMC. He defines small-to-medium businesses as those with fewer than 1,000 employees or an average of 100 physical servers in their businesses. "There is a lot of market awareness of the value of virtualization in the enterprise...but we think it's useful for all companies," said Matheson. He anticipates many of the SMBs downloading the free VMware Server are just taking virtualization out for a test drive. "There are definitely a lot of trials, getting it into their labs and using things like virtual appliances and testing them. But there is also quite a bit of production use," he said. Server vendors have also been making overtures to the SMB market. Hewlett-Packard began offeringÂ a Virtualization Assessment Service on Feb. 1 to analyze an IT infrastructure to see how it might benefit from virtualization. The service is being offered through HP's resellers who typically serve its SMB customers, while HP's own sales and engineering force tends to large enterprise customers. IBM even calls its initiative a "Virtualization Test Drive." IBM launched in 2006 a virtualization education and sales initiative targeted at SMBs. IBM said that more than 65 percent of their virtualization sales are driven by IBM partners targeting SMBs.


Nigeria lifts the six-month state of emergency in the central highland state of Plateau.


The world's number-two PC maker Hewlett-Packard has lowed PC prices in China with the lowest price at 4,000 yuan or 480 US dollars, seen as a response to the recent Lenovo-IBM deal.


Clemens Ready to Make History for Astros

Roger Clemens came out of brief  retirement earlier this year with one goal in mind...to lead  his hometown Houston Astros to post-season glory for the first  time.


Booby trap kills 6 soldiers at Lebanon camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Six Lebanese soldiers were killed on Friday by an explosion in a building booby trapped by Islamist militants at a Palestinian camp in north Lebanon, security sources said.


Ohio EPA plan to revise clean-air rules criticized

Some environmentalists believe Ohio is backsliding on requirements for modernizing coal-fired power plants, factories, and other major air pollution sources simply by making state rules consistent with what is mandated by a US Environmental Protection


Police probe possible links between a convicted killer and five unsolved murders in Scotland.


Immigration Bill's Point System Worries Some Groups

For weeks, U.S. senators wrestled among themselves and with White House officials over the question of what mix of skills, background and experience prospective immigrants should bring to their new country.


Oil prices vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as violence in Nigeria, tight energy stockpiles and a weaker dollar triggered a surge of speculative buying, dealers said.


U.S. senator wants "czar" to ensure import safety

A leading critic of China in the U.S. Senate called on Sunday for creation of a new American "import czar," saying the current maze of federal oversight has failed to protect consumers against harmful Chinese imports.


Hamlin holds off Gordon for first win of season

Denny Hamlin won his first NASCAR race of the season when he held off Jeff Gordon at Loudon, New Hampshire, on Sunday.


Women who smoke are more likely to develop a form of acne than those who do not, research suggests.


In Bush's Final Year, The Agenda Gets Greener

People find all sorts of ways to lobby President Bush. Sometimes it comes in the form of a handwritten note slipped into his palm during a bill-signing ceremony.


Gallaher Group, the British tobacco firm being bought by Japan Tobacco, said Friday that its net profit jumped by 9.2 percent to 403 million pounds (598 million euros, 787 million dollars) in 2006.


U.S. Officials Probe Laser Beam Incident

Federal officials are investigating an incident in which a laser beam was aimed at a jet after it left Nashville International Airport bound for Chicago.


John Kerry's Staggered Two-Month Ad Plan

John Kerry's campaign has bought or reserved airtime in 20 states to run ads between now and Nov. 2. His commercials are slated to start in each state and media market on a staggered basis, and in some states they may not run at all.


Botswana Bushmen win battle for ancestral home

LOBATSE, Botswana  - Botswana's High Court ruled on Wednesday that hundreds of Bushmen had been wrongly evicted from ancestral hunting grounds in the Kalahari desert and should be allowed to return.


BAGHDAD -- A suicide bomber triggered a ball-bearing-packed charge yesterday, killing at least 41 people at a mostly Shi'ite college whose main gate was left littered with blood-soaked notebooks and papers amid the bodies.


U.S. forces in Iraq say found more Iran-made weapons

The U.S. military showed on Monday what it said was further evidence of Iranian-made weapons being used by Iraqi militants, including explosives linked to sophisticated roadside bombs.


Five TV shows to enrich the ears in 2008

TV is generally concerned with  winning the eyes of an audience, but ears can be just as  important these days. Network and cable shows continue to put a  premium on the music behind the stories, with indie and even  unsigned artists as likely to get heard as any giants of the  back catalog.


The military strategy is mostly working, but Iraq must salvage its deteriorating political situation for the effort to succeed


U.S. forces in Iraq on offensive against Qaeda

U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a series of operations on Tuesday targeting al Qaeda in Iraq after an upsurge in suicide bombings which U.S. commanders say are an attempt by the militant group to reignite sectarian violence.


In an interview with the BBC, Kazakhstan's prime minister threatens foreign oil companies with a 'Plan B'.


The longer immigrants live in the United States, the more likely they are to take on what has become an increasingly common American characteristic: obesity.


HP Wins Right to Bid on U.S. Contracting Jobs Briefing:

Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday that it had won the right to bid on contracts to provide the U.S. government with computers, servers and printers, a business valued at as much as $5.6 billion.


R&B Star R. Kelly Sues Jay-Z Over Canceled Tour

R&B singer R. Kelly on Monday filed a $75 million breach-of-contract suit against fellow recording star Jay-Z, accusing the rapper and his associates of threats and violence


Bush and Kerry Shift Focus as Polls Show a Tightening Race

President Bush extolled the effectiveness of his tax policies while Senator John Kerry promoted stem cell research.


Atlantis Astronauts Ready After Long Wait

Astronauts set to take off from Florida on the shuttle Atlantis are determined to remember the mission, because it could be the last of their careers.  Lee Archambault, a 20-year Air Force test pilot and longtime astronaut, has yet to fly into space, The Miami Herald reported.


Anxious France Accelerates Bid for Iraq Hostages

An anxious French government accelerated  its diplomatic bid to save two French reporters held hostage in  Iraq on Tuesday as a fresh kidnapper deadline neared for Paris  to scrap a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools.


A daily look at U.S. military Iraq deaths

As of Saturday, July 29, 2006, at least 2,573 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,036 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


By July, the number of U.S. troops in Iraq should be down to about 130,000, according to the U.S. commander in Baghdad, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus -- about the same number as before President Bush sent additional combat forces there last spring.


GIANTS NOTEBOOK Marichal drops in and praises Schmidt

Manager Felipe Alou raised some eyebrows last month when he mentioned Jason Schmidt in the same breath as Juan Marichal, saying the Giants have the same feeling of invincibility behind Schmidt as the 1960s Giants had when the Dominican Dandy pitched.


NEW YORK - People who use public or workplace computers for e-mail, instant messaging and Web searching have a new privacy risk to worry about: Google's free new tool that indexes a PC's contents for quickly locating data.    If it's installed on computers at libraries and Internet cafes, users could unwittingly allow people who follow them on the PCs, for example, to see sensitive information in e-mails they've exchanged...


Mount St. Helens brooding, not bursting: experts

Despite ongoing volcanic activity for the last two years, there is no indication Mount St. Helens is on the verge of a repeat performance of its cataclysmic 1980 eruption, scientists said on Wednesday.


Lo ha detto un portavoce del ministero degli Esteri


The parent of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has raised its offer to buy the Chicago Board of Trade for the third time.


Fates of Oefelein, Nowak Up in the Air: Navy Hasn't Decided What to Do With the Astronauts in a Love Triangle

By Mark Carreau, Houston Chronicle  Mar. 7--Astronaut William Oefelein remained in NASA's official good graces Tuesday after Florida authorities made public the sometimes lurid details of his romances with fellow astronaut and Navy officer Lisa Nowak and a new girlfriend.


Antibiotic Interaction May Raise Heart Death Risk

Doctors have known for years that the  antibiotic erythromycin can, in rare cases, spark an abnormal  and sometimes fatal heartbeat. But combining it with several  common drugs may dramatically increase that risk, researchers  warned on Wednesday.


Owens Practices for 1st Time Since Injury

Terrell Owens practiced Monday for the first time since injuring his ankle last month, moving closer toward possibly returning for the Super Bowl.


Pescara, 19:34 - CALCIO, PESCARA: ANTONELLI NON RECUPERA

Allenamento di rifinitura basato sulla tattica per il Pescara in vista della gara di domenica con il...


RIVERSIDE, Iowa - Riverside has been "punk'd" by William Shatner, aka "Star Trek" Capt. James T...


Intel gives wireless boost to Chinese panda research

Intel has teamed up with Globio, a nonprofit educational group, to set up a wireless network for researchers at China's Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan province, the home of the endangered giant panda.


Madigan Gets MySpace Report; Almost 600 Registered Sex Offenders Are Members

By ADRIANA COLINDRES STATE CAPITOL BUREAU After issuing a subpoena to the online site MySpace.com, Attorney General Lisa Madigan last week received the names of nearly 600 registered Illinois sex offenders who could be using MySpace to prey on children.


China to Hold Funeral for Zhao on Saturday

China will hold a funeral on Saturday  for Zhao Ziyang, deposed as Communist Party chief in 1989 for  opposing the army crackdown on the Tiananmen Square  demonstrations for democracy, family members said on Thursday.


Stocks rise as data soothe inflation worries

U.S. stocks advanced on Friday after   an August jobs report showed a slowdown in wage inflation and   jobs growth in line with expectations, suggesting the Federal   Reserve may be able to keep interest rates unchanged.


France tries to calm jitters on SocGen scandal

France stepped up efforts to restore confidence in the banking system as Societe Generale faced tough questions on Friday over why it failed to prevent the biggest financial dealing scandal in history.


On Broadway, Schreiber is "Talk" of the town

NEW YORK  - Liev Schreiber has received the kind of rave that actors can only dream about, and from the powerful New York Times at that.


South African international Benni McCarthy has criticised Porto fans who taunted two Chelsea players with racist chants during their Champions League clash.


Soccer: Rooney is dazzling in his United debut

For about $20, you can tour the Theater of Dreams and inhale the history of Manchester United in its Old Trafford Stadium. For $10 more, you could join the waiting list for a seat on match days - and witness the new arrival Wayne Rooney.


Rather than touting fancy new features that compete head-on with the iPhone, the software maker is courting the people who help businesses decide what phones to buy--the IT geeks.


Abbas Gets Boost in Bid for Palestinian Presidency

Mahmoud Abbas's nomination for Palestinian Authority president received a boost from reports that a jailed Fatah party leader, Marwan Barghouti, wouldn't challenge his bid and had endorsed his candidacy.


Paula Abdul made a not-so-smooth move on Tuesday:  she was trying to avoid stepping on her chihuahua when she tripped and ended up breaking her nose and a toe.  The "American Idol" judge, known for odd behavior, is bruised and sore but will still appea...


New startup WeGame has just launched a beta version of their site which lets you record and share game videos.


Microsoft Corp's  release of  Windows Vista should begin in November with roll-out to  businesses and broader release of the software to general  customers by January, company officials said on Tuesday.


Consumer Reports Adds Drugs to Price Comparison

Consumer Reports magazine, best  known for comparing the prices and performance of cars,  televisions and washing machines, is adding drugs to its  coverage to help Americans save money on their health care.


Roger Federer dangled, Andy Roddick got mangled, and the nerves of 6,510 devotees were tangled and jangled during a breezy, bleak afternoon


Ottawa Says Time to Stop Protecting Air Canada

The Canadian government, in a radical shift, said on Friday it was time to stop protecting national carrier Air Canada as it mulled whether to lift foreign ownership restrictions on the country's airlines.


Indonesia's Former Security Minister Takes Early Lead in ...

Early returns from Monday's presidential election in Indonesia show former security minister, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has taken an early lead over incumbent, Megawati Sukarnoputri.


Pakistan says arrests foiled terror attacks

Islamabad, Pakistan -- Pakistan has arrested at least five al-Qaida-linked terrorists who were plotting suicide attacks on government leaders and the US Embassy, officials said Saturday.


Shares in global news group Reuters surge as it posts a smaller than expected fall in subscription numbers over the last three months.


According to reports, there is renewed hope that Silverstone will still host a round of the 2005 Formula One world Championship. It's understood that the East Midlands Development Agency is assisting the British


UN calls for greater action over climate change

The United Nations on Wednesday urged the international community to do more to fight global climate change as host Argentine President Nestor Kirchner indirectly took aim at foot-dragging by the United States.


A 20-year-old pregnant Marine who disappeared in December told victims' advocates at Camp Lejeune that she didn't feel unsafe in the presence of the colleague now wanted in her death, Marine Corps officials said Tuesday.


Roadside bomb kills six NATO soldiers in Afghanistan

Six NATO soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle, the alliance said.


Rice: Venezuela's Chavez 'Very Deeply Troubling'

WASHINGTON  - Secretary of State-designateCondoleezza Rice criticized Venezuelan populist leader HugoChavez on Tuesday for autocratic moves to stifle opposition inthe major U.S. oil supplier.


London stock market rebuffs Frankfurt bourse bid

LONDON - London Stock Exchange (LSE) rejected on Monday a nearly EUR 2.0 billion takeover bid by Frankfurt Stock Exchange company Deutsche Boerse, raising the prospects of a possible takeover battle for LSE.


Australia, US Warn of Possible Attack in Indonesia

Australia asked its citizens to avoid traveling to Indonesia, its second warning in two days, because of ``credible new information'' that terrorists may attack the Hilton hotel and


French/German summit to mull industrial policies, Europe's future

French industrial policy, financial market turmoil and the outlook for Europe's future will top the agenda when German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy hold an informal summit Monday, a German spokesman said.


(InfoWorld) - U.S. software company Beatnik is approaching mobile phone operators with a newÂ music downloadÂ system that compresses songs up to 10 times more than the MP3 format, allowing for faster downloads on lower-end mobile phones equipped with the company's software. Mobile music download services are typically only usable by those who have more expensive smartphones using 3G (third-generation) networks, which have higher download speeds than GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), said Jeremy Copp, chief sales officer for Beatnik. Beatnik's software compresses songs by taking common elements or repeated sounds and only replicating them once in the compressed file. The music player, on the client handset, can recreate those sounds in the right place during playback, Copp said. The decreased file size means songs download much faster over the same bandwidth, allowing users to start listening to the song as the rest of it is downloading, Copp said. Beatnik hopes the system will make music download services more appealing in developing markets such as India and Latin America. The faster download capability it offers is good for markets that haven't upgraded to 3G and where users have less expensive phones, Copp said. Compared to the broadband service offered by 3G networks, "There's still a huge proportion of the market that doesn't have access to that kind of bandwidth," he said. For the system to work, operators must convert their existing songs to the file format Beatnik uses, Mobile XMS. Beatnik's software also has to be installed on handsets by the phone manufacturers, Copp said. The company is in talks with operators, handset manufacturers and content providers about adopting the system and expects to announce a partnership in a month, Copp said. Â


Sitting up straight is not the best position for office workers, who should in fact lean back, a study suggests.


Thousands join a protest in Georgia against presidential poll winner Mikhail Saakashvili, amid claims of vote-rigging.


Undeterred by the threat of a hostile takeover, slumping Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc. completed an acquisition of its own Tuesday by buying online video service Maven Networks Inc. for $160 million.


Intel's board has tapped Paul Otellini to replace Craig Barrett as CEO, starting next year, the company announced. By Edward F. Moltzen, CRN.


Brown stakes claim to be UK's next prime minister

Finance Minister Gordon Brown will   stake his claim to be Britain's next prime minister on Monday,   saying the ruling Labour Party must adapt to confront the   challenges of the next decade.


President Musharraf says security forces should halt operations at Islamabad's Red Mosque to let women leave.


Very obese women should be denied access to fertility treatment, experts are recommending.


Genova, 21:32 - CALCIO, SINEA; BERETTA: A CASSANO FISCHIANO TUTTO A FAVORE

L'allenatore del Siena, Mario Beretta, non ha digerito la sconfitta rimediata a Marasi con la Sampdo...


New Marine 1 Chopper Winner Named Jan. 28

The U.S. Navy said Friday it would announce on Jan. 28 the winner of a highly politicized duel to build a new fleet of helicopters for the U.S. president, a contest that has prompted Britain and Italy to press ...


President George W. Bush will propose reforms on Friday intended to help homeowners with subprime mortgages avoid default, his first public step to address a crisis that has created turmoil in financial markets around the world.


'Sideways' Looking Up With 7 Golden Globe Nominations

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 13 -- "Sideways," a tale of two men looking for love in California's wine country, collected seven Golden Globe nominations Monday, one more than "The Aviator," a biography of young Howard Hughes conquering Hollywood.


European regulators are carrying out a safety review following fears that five arthritis drugs could increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks.


Playbill - Fans of show tunes and bugle beads can catch the New York City premiere of the Los Angeles sensation Fabulous Divas of Broadway, which starts Feb. 13 at St. Luke's Theatre.


A daring trip to study the solar wind will end on Wednesday with the midair retrieval of extraterrestrial samples above the Utah desert.


BREAKING NEWS ~ EU head withdraws commissioners slate after ...

[JURIST] BBC News is reporting that incoming EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has withdrawn his proposed slate of Commissioners from consideration by the European Parliament after a dispute over the inclusion of controversial Justice portfolio


Changes to rules governing tax-free ISAs are changed by the government to allow more flexibility.


Canadian gold rush: Thornton key to downing Finland

Today may be a dark day for Canada and its national sport, but the country's favorite sons lit up the night last evening. On the eve of an almost certain National Hockey League lockout


Rich Harden tossed five shutout innings   to help the Oakland Athletics finally clinch the AL West title   with a 12-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.


For weeks, Mychal Bell expected to find out his punishment Thursday for his alleged role in a school beating that has thrust racial tensions in a tiny Southern town into the national spotlight -- and onto the political stage.


Actor Jude Law is arrested by police over an alleged attack on a photographer.


America's super secret eavesdropping agency said Tuesday it had never targeted Princess Diana's telephone conversations for monitoring.


Ethereal Songs Made More Expansive With an Orchestraâs Multitude of Colors

Emily Newsomâs perpetual-motion harp playing provides settings that encompass madrigals, Appalachian ballads and African griot songs, and her voice can sound piercing or intimate.


The Pentagon's inspector general Tuesday blamed "leadership failures" by top Air Force officials for a decade of sexual assaults and harassment against female cadets at the elite Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.


Is Nanosys moving closer to the public spotlight?


Victor Diaz hit a tying, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and Craig Brazell's first major league home run in the 11th gave the Mets a stunning victory.


Greek Drugs Embarrassment Overshadows Phelps

Greece was rocked by the threat of being stripped of an Athens Games medal and the host nation's team manager offered to quit on Friday, as doping overshadowed Michael Phelps' drive to be Olympic swimming's top medal winner.


Bush prepares way for key Iraq assessment

He bucks up war's supporters with eye to keeping GOP senators from siding with antiwar Democrats.


Murdoch Share-Swap Deal Near on Liberty's Stake

MEDIA giant News Corp and its secondbiggest shareholder, Liberty Media, are reportedly close to a share swap deal that would shore up Rupert Murdoch's control of his company.


Special vest lets players feel video game blows

A US surgeon working on a "tele-health" breakthrough has devised a way for video game warriors to feel shots, stabs, slams, and hits dealt to their on-screen characters.


Comment is free: Catherine Bennett: Even as the capital suffers at the hands of its mayor, his would-be successors offer little hope


The chief executive of the Belfast education board is to return to his job after being reinstated.


Doctors win permission to let sick baby die

A British judge decided to let doctors withhold life-saving treatment from a nine-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic disorder, if his condition deteriorates.


Nets 112, Hornets 108: Nets Cap Trip by Squeaking Into 7th Place

With a victory over New Orleans, New Jersey is barely ahead of the Knicks and the Pacers in the playoff race.


Parliament Vote Calls for EU and Turkey Talks

The European Parliament today called on European Union leaders to open membership talks with Turkey âwithout undue delay,â and urged Ankara to carry out more democratic reforms and moves toward recognising Cyprus.


Late last week, Yahoo! Inc. said it will begin testing a new desktop search engine in early January, with the hope of extending its search engine's reach, thereby contributing added, incremental paid search revenue.


A recent Paris conference on anti-Semitism drew senior French politicians and even one government minister - but the star of the show was the visitor who crossed the Atlantic especially for the occasion.


The official report into the death of Princess Diana — which is widely expected to conclude that the 1997 Paris car crash that killed her was an accident — will be published Dec. 14, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Thursday.


Russia says it will call shots in Litvinenko probe

Russia's chief prosecutor on Tuesday ruled out any extraditions to Britain over the poisoning to death in London of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko but said he would help British police in their inquiries in Moscow.


Mary J Blige and Jamie Foxx take top honours at the Soul Train Awards in California - but they miss the ceremony.


Yankees 10, Mariners 2: Injuries Canât Stop Rodriguez From Carrying Yankees

Alex Rodriguez homered twice in an eight-run seventh inning to lead the Yankees over Seattle and help them open a three-game lead over the Mariners in the A.L. wild-card race.


The prospect of widespread cutbacks in the Southern Education and Library Board brings resignation threats.


NBC Says Marine Shot Dead Wounded Iraqi Prisoner

A television pool report by U.S. network  NBC said on Monday that a U.S. Marine had shot dead an unarmed  and wounded Iraqi prisoner in a mosque in Falluja.


Keyword research tools have evolved dramatically over the past decade, and now offer feature-rich options that no serious search marketer can live without.  Today and tomorrow SearchDay takes an in-depth look at two of the best next-generation keyword research tools on the market.


Afghanistan, al Senato il Governo è battuto

Per due voti in meno (158 sÃ¬, sui 160 necessari) la mozione favorevole a D'Alema non è passata. Il Polo: 'Dimissioni'


Israel allows Tunisian medical team to examine Arafat in Ramallah

A week after Egyptian experts examined PA chief, five Tunisian doctors expected to arrive in the Mukata Saturday night. Arafatâs associates: He is in good health, has recently recovered from severe flu.


Pro-Kremlin parties win Russian regional polls

Russian regional elections seen as a  dress rehearsal for next year's presidential vote handed the  Kremlin's supporters a hefty majority and squeezed out its most  outspoken opponents, results showed on Monday.


Poland should withdraw troops from Iraq by end of next year ...

Poland should withdraw its troops from Iraq by the end of next year, Polish leaders said Monday, the first time the key US ally has indicated


OPEC agrees need to cut output by 1 million bpd, FT says

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed informally the need to cut production by at least 1 million barrels per day (bpd) to keep the price of its crudes above $50-$55, the Financial Times reported on Thursday without naming sources.


Apple locks out RealNetworks with iPod update

Apple has updated the software for some of its iPod digital media players so that songs bought from RealNetworks will not play. The change affects Apple's new iPod Photo, which was introduced in late October


Yemen Puts 11 Al Qaeda Suspects on Trial

Eleven al Qaeda suspects went on trial in  Yemen on Monday, charged with trying to join militants battling  U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Japan to Deport Ex-Chess Champion Bobby Fischer

Japan issued a deportation order on  Tuesday against former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, who  is wanted in the United States for defying sanctions on  Yugoslavia, an immigration official said.


The United Kingdom launched this Friday www.g8.gov.uk , the website for the UK presidency of the G8.


Fortress Goes Public, a First for Hedge Funds Inside U.S.

Fortress Investment Group will make its debut at $18.50 a share â at the high end of its expected price range.


AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Approvata la legge sullÂaffidamento della maggioranza della proprietÃ  delle imprese straniere agli ÂindigeniÂ; preoccupazione sulle sorti dellÂeconomia nazionale Harare (Agenzia Fides)- Il Parlamento dello Zimbabwe ha varato ieri, 26 settembre, la controversa legge che impone che almeno il 51% della proprietÃ  delle imprese straniere venga affidato a cittadini locali di origine africana o meglio ad ÂindigeniÂ....


Don't be using Voip though T-Mobile customers signing up to Web 'n Walk Plus (or Max) will get free access to the operator's 39,000 hot spots from January. So for Â£12.50 a month users can get 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, and be allowed to use instant messaging too...â¦


Sudan Fails to Curb Darfur Abuse, Annan's Draft Report Says

Sudan's government hasn't met United Nations demands to disarm the Janjaweed militia that drove 1.2 million black Africans from their homes in the Darfur region of western Sudan, a draft


European Parliament Approves New EU Executive Body

The European Parliament has approved the new European Commission, the European Union's executive body, after an unprecedented dispute during which the assembly managed to increase its institutional clout.


Figure out your place on the taxman's sliding scale.


The next World Cup will break with tradition when hosts Germany play the opening match in Munich on June 9, 2006. The defending champions normally play the opening game of the tournament.


China 'Deeply Concerned' at Japan's Defense Move

China voiced deep concern on Saturday over Japan's sweeping overhaul of defense policy that eased a decades-old ban on arms exports and suggested a shift from a defensive posture in place since its World War II defeat.


The widower of slain former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto says his party will protest if Monday's elections are rigged.


A man set himself on fire and another jumped the fence in separate incidents on the north side of the White House yesterday afternoon.


Hundreds of people called the Bush administration's policies a crime and held up yellow police tape along a three-block stretch in front of the White House on Thursday as part of a nationwide day of protest against the president.


Roma. ''Non mi presto a illazioni, fantasie, ipotesi, interpretazioni. Non potete chiedere al vice presidente del Consiglio di commentare l'incontro tra il premier e il Governatore della Banca d'Italia: sono due cariche istituzionali''.


Moises Alou, who hit a career-best 39 home runs last season but doesn't expect the Cubs to re-sign him after they declined his $11 million option, dismisses reports that Chicago will trade Sammy Sosa this winter.


Rwanda recalls its Paris envoy over arrest warrants by a French judge related to the genocide, reports say.


Aisamul Haq brings Pakistan back into contention at Davis Cup

Pakistan's Aisamul Haq put the home team on equal footing with New Zealand in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group I third round play-off here winning in four sets.


Disgruntled shareholders file suit to force talks with Oracle while PeopleSoft's two largest shareholders agree to disagree.


Death toll rises to 48 in Japan's typhoon strike

Typhoon No. 23 has killed at least 48 people and left 33 missing as of Thursday noon, the NHK TV station of Japan reported Thursday.


The sounds of the holiday season are a joyous cacophony of loving banter, caroling and children's laughter. Thanks to the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," everyone knows that every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.


Volgograd, 12:39 - ATLETICA: TROVATA MORTA LA ROMANOVA

La russa Yelena Romanova, oro nei 3.000 metri alle Olimpiadi di Barcellona nel 1992, è stata ...


Report: Japan PM Advisers See China Military Threat

In a move that could further chill ties  between the two Asian powers, an advisory panel to Japan's  prime minister will say China should be described as a military  threat in a defense review, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported  on Wednesday.


L'uomo era stato ferito gravemente a colpi di pistola


United, Continental raise fees on high fuel prices

Travelers will have to pay up to $10 more for a roundtrip ticket on UAL Corp's  United Airlines and $14 more on Continental Airlines , as the airlines seek to offset the rising cost of jet fuel.


Renegade rebel commander Laurent Nkunda is a serious threat to stability in eastern DR Congo, the UN warns.