Fla. battle over Anna Nicole Smith's body

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.  — Two men claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby are now battling over the late model's body.


Google Says Yahoo Sale Could Stifle Competition

Google executives are urging trade regulators around the world to look closely at Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo, a $44.6 billion proposal that they say threatens to quash competition, stifle Internet innovation and shrink consumer choice.


Is it repeat of Bush vs. Dukakis? Will George W. break? Will it be another one-state toss-up? Can Kerry catch fire? As if the 2004 Presidential campaign couldn't get any more unpredictable, now comes a new


RAMALLAH: The wife of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi said last night she was registering him to run for president to succeed Yasser Arafat.


FDA says flu vaccine shortage was surprise

Prospects of losing half of the US flu vaccine came as a surprise to the US Food and Drug Administration last week, the Washington Post said Tuesday.


Thailand's Democrat Party is acquitted of charges of electoral fraud, which had threatened its dissolution.


TEAC, a manufacturer of optical disk drives, USB floppy drives and duplicators, announced that it would be launching its new line of external portable hard disk drives.


(Oct. 1) -- The search maybe over for the body of Lori Hacking. Today police in Salt Lake City say they have found human remains in a landfill that they have searched since Hacking's disappearence.


Congressman resigns after sending e-mails to teen

Florida Republican Rep. Mark Foley resigned from Congress on Friday in the wake of questions about e-mails he wrote a former male page, according to a congressional official. Foley apparently sent the e-mails in August 2005, when the male page was 16 years old. According to ABC News, the young man who received the e-mails called them "sick, sick, sick."


Sudan threatens HIV/AIDS tests on Nigerian troops in Darfur

KHARTOUM, Oct 29  - Sudan has given a contingent of Nigerian troops in Darfur until Saturday to produce certificates proving they are not infected with the HIV virus or undergo screening, the official SUNA news agency reported Friday.


A bomb threat forced a passenger plane to divert to a London airport under military escort for an emergency landing. The Olympic Airways flight from Athens to New York's JFK airport was carrying 301 passengers


Hong Kong Votes in Close Poll, Focus on More Democracy

Hong Kong residents voted on Sunday  in a legislative election that could bring big gains for the  democracy camp, which has angered Beijing by demanding  universal suffrage in the former British colony.


Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp.  DPH.N said on Friday it plans to cut 8,500 jobs, or up to 5  percent of its work force, in 2005 because of vehicle  production cuts by its North American customers and rising  materials costs.


On the cross rates it was at 60.1 euro cents, 81.29 Japanese yen, 42.17 pence sterling, and 1.105 New Zealand dollars. On Wall Street stocks have jumped on news of a merger between retailers Kmart and Sears


Iran says it is ready to offer new proposals to meet international concern about its nuclear programme.


A motorist admits the murder of a teenage skateboarder in a road rage attack in north Wales.


America's Mount St Helens belches more vapour, raising fears it might blow at any moment.


British troops under-equipped, overstretched in Iraq: report

Essential military kit must be sent to Iraq urgently to protect British troops who are under-equipped and overstretched despite escalating violence there, a parliamentary committee reported.


Aaron Harang threw a three-hitter for his first career complete game and Sean Casey homered to lead the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 Thursday night.


Talleyrand's European Impact      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand didn't let his club foot stand in the way of success.


Borse Dubai and Nasdaq Sweeten Bid for OMX

Nasdaq and Borse Dubai increased an offer for the OMX Group to $4.9 billion yesterday and push close to acquiring a majority stake in the Nordic exchange group.


Stamford's quiet giant: UBS Investment Bank doubles its U.S. market share

Huw Jenkins, the British-born global head of equities at UBS AG, says he remembers how the bank, Switzerland's largest, battled for recognition in the United States when he moved to New York in 2000.


FAST bowler Glenn McGrath has batting trumps Inzamam-ul-Haq and Yousuf Youhana in his sights and he has warned Pakistan to expect a rough ride on an old-style Perth pitch this week.


Japan, hosting a donors' conference for Iraq reconstruction in Tokyo, pledged Wednesday to disburse $40 billion in aid for Iraq's elections.


Padraig Harrington is hoping to make his mark on the US golf tour next year after finishing second behind Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge in California.


Investigators search spinach growers in E. coli probe

Federal investigators probing a deadly outbreak of E. coli searched two California spinach producers on Wednesday for evidence of possible violations of food safety regulations.


Super Tuesday: A Voter's Guide to Election Coverage on the Web

Wired tracks down the best links -- the ones that let you follow the primaries.


Gene to Blame in Rare Cases of Extreme Obesity

Changes to a gene involved in the regulation of body weight may contribute to weight gain in a very small number of obese individuals, new research reports.


Nepali gov't confirms 13 Nepalese abducted in Iraq

The Nepali Foreign Ministry confirmed Monday evening that 13 Nepalese workers have been taken hostage by an Iraqi militant group. The 13 Nepalese are purely working in Iraq


Update 3: US, Europe Meet on Airplane Subsidies

US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and his new European counterpart Peter Mandelson failed to make headway on a trans-Atlantic standoff over subsidies for Airbus and Boeing at a meeting Monday, saying the dispute remains headed for WTO arbitration.


Qaeda claims Algeria car bomb that kills four

A car rammed into a police station in Algeria on Wednesday and exploded, killing four policemen and injuring 20 people, state radio said.


Conservatives lose latest Darwin battle in Kansas

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


The Dow industrial average turned lower on Tuesday, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were little changed as concerns about fallout from the housing slump on the economy's outlook cut short an earlier bounce.


Mind: Brought on by Darkness, Disorder Needs Light

More than winter blahs, seasonal depression is recognized and treatable.


A worker who helped deal with the bird flu outbreak in eastern England is under observation at a hospital, the Health Protection Agency said Tuesday.


Scientific riddle of self-repairing bacteria explained

Croatian scientists have worked out how a radiation-resistant bacterium that can exist in extreme conditions repairs damage to itself, a discovery which could provide clues about diseases such as cancer.


Robert Downey Jr. will star as the latest Marvel Comics superhero to hit the big screen. Downey will play the title character in "Iron Man," a film directed by Jon Favreau. Filming is scheduled to begin in February, with the movie due in theaters in May 2008. It will be the first feature film produced independently by Marvel Entertainment.


SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Apple Inc.'s next-generation operating system, Mac OS X "Leopard," will be available Oct. 26 for $129, and Apple's online store is taking pre-orders, the company said Tuesday.


Tainted Drugs Tied to Maker of Abortion Pill

A Chinese company is at the center of a scandal after nearly 200 Chinese cancer patients were paralyzed or otherwise harmed by contaminated drugs.


This chemistry lesson takes a strong stomach: It starts with grinding up fish in a big blender.


Australia's Lisa Mathison has finished 10th in the women's cross country mountain bike race at the Olympics. Mathison, 19, finished the 31.


Anche premier palestinese Haniyeh condanna frasi Pontefice


Nessun commento ufficiale dopo richiesta per politica comune


The notion that forests are declining across the tropics is not proven, a study argues, because data is unclear.


IBM Recall AC Adapters for Notebook Computers

The adapters can overheat, cause damage to the circuit board and melt through the housing, which poses a fire and electrical shock hazard to consumers.


Blood was shed, people were electrocuted, lobsters ran   amok--and that was just when the Jackass crew was on camera,   reminding people to cast their votes for the Viewer's Choice award.


EU Lawmakers Want Communist Symbols Banned

A group of conservative European Union lawmakers from eastern Europe called Thursday for a ban on communist symbols, including the red star and the hammer and sickle, to match a proposed EU ban on the Nazi swastika.


Jason Kendall hit his first home run in nearly two years and Frank Thomas hit No. 459 of his career Wednesday in the Oakland Athletics' 7-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals.


Bush, Kerry Spar on Science, Health Care

Sen. John Kerry on Thursday accused President Bush of slowing scientific advancement after earning a special endorsement from the widow of actor Christopher Reeve, while Bush criticized


Ben Gordon's last-second, looping fadeaway jumper sank and so did the Knicks.


Sun CEO to Torvalds: let's work together

Blog: Sun Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz invited Linux leader Linus Torvalds to dinner and made the case that Linux and Solaris should join open-source forces.


The Ukraine votes in favour of declaring a Soviet-era famine an act of genocide against its people.


Irish consumers wising up to phishing scams

Just 4% would give account details New research indicates that online banking users are getting more savvy when it comes to responding to e-mails purporting to come from banks and building societies.â¦


Grande distribuzione, prezzi bloccati fino al 31/12

Roma, 16 settembre 2004 - I prezzi nei supermercati e negli ipermercati della grande distribuzione rimarranno fermi su tutto il territorio nazionale fino al 31 dicembre. E' quanto prevede l'intesa raggiunta


Child Euthanasia Already Happens Everywhere, Says Dutch Hospital

Paris  - The disclosure by a Dutch hospital that it has carried out euthanasia on terminally ill newborn babies has shocked pro-life groups, but the institution claims it is merely trying to bring into the open a practice already happening


Better oral hygiene, including good regular toothbrushing, may lessen nursing home residents' chances of developing pneumonia, according to a study which traced germs from dental plaque to the lungs of patients with the potentially fatal illness.


Robbie Hummel scored a career-high 24 points and No. 19 Purdue beat No. 10 Michigan State 60-54 Tuesday night.


Vicenda Ifil-Exor, Consob infligge sanzioni per 16 mln


Blair to address Murdoch's News Corp executives in US

British Prime Minister Tony Blair addresses senior executives at Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation in the United States this weekend at a difficult time in his relationship with the media tycoon.


Roma, 10:38 - CALCIO, FIGC; MELANDRI: NON BISOGNA TORNARE INDIETRO

''Non bisogna tornare indietro ma andare avanti''. E' il pensiero del ministro per lo Sport, Giovann...


Lo conferma il premier irlandese Berthie Ahern


Rams Send Raiders to Seventh Straight Loss

The Rams take advantage of five Oakland turnovers, including two that set up touchdown runs by Steven Jackson, in St. Louis' 20-0 victory over the Raiders.


The United States is strongly committed to a strong U.S. dollar and financial markets there are recovering from the subprime loan crisis even if the housing market has yet to touch bottom, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday.


Of winners and loofahs: perring through the suds at Bill O'Reilly

Like a lot of media people, I've had my differences with Bill O'Reilly. He even left an angry message on my voice mail once.


Bride and Prejudice Jane Austen gets a Bollywood makeover

I wondered whether Gurinder Chadha was making a statement or trying to be ironic when she wanted to meet in a posh curry-house above the Soho Theatre, in central London.


U.N. says Israelis to leave Lebanon by end of Sept

A U.N. commander said on Tuesday Israeli   troops should be out of south Lebanon within days, but Israel   called for an agreement with the peacekeepers on rules of   engagement before a full withdrawal.


Comcast deal gives Microsoft entry into cable TV

Comcast is giving Microsoft something the software giant has struggled to get on its own: an easy way to expand from the desktop computer to the home-entertainment center.


Community support officers "did not stand by and watch" a 10-year-old boy drown, a police chief said.


Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. is bringing in a new celebrity: popular TV chef Emeril Lagasse.


NY Times Calls U.S. Aid for Tsunami 'Miserly'

The promised U.S. relief for South  Asia's tsunami crisis is "miserly," and a U.N. official who  criticized Western nations for not giving enough aid to the  needy was "right on target," The New York Times said in an  editorial on Thursday.


NEW YORK Sept. 16, 2004 - In a bid to "reclaim my good life" and rid her company of a cloud of scandal, Martha Stewart plans to surrender within weeks to begin serving her five-month prison sentence.


Conoco says Venezuela controls its operations there

ConocoPhillips on Tuesday said Venezuela assumed control of its operations in the country after it was unable to reach an agreement with the government over the nationalization of two multibillion-dollar oil projects.


Willem Dafoe returned home to Wisconsin, where he said seeing childhood friends reminded him of the importance of old ties.


Top Army medic quits over troop care problems

The U.S. Army's top medical officer has quit, officials said on Monday, making him the third senior figure to lose his job over substandard care of troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.


The Nikkei average was up 0.37 percent in mid-morning trade on Thursday as a recovery in the dollar helped auto makers among other exporters, but trade was slow as investors waited for important Japanese economic data.


Cubs fans pelt field after Pierzynski HR

With the Cubs so close to winning, fans littered Wrigley Field with plastic bottles, cups, and other debris Saturday after A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-out, ninth-inning homer to send the White Sox to an 8-6 victory.


A snowstorm that blanketed parts of the Midwestern United States barreled into New England on Sunday, bringing snow, freezing rain and high winds that grounded flights and made driving treacherous.


The Foreign Office has appealed on Al Arabiya television for any information from Iraqis on Kenneth Bigley, a British engineer taken hostage with two Americans last week.


Italiani interessati invece ai mercati francese e tedesco


America Online is tapping the vast media assets of parent company Time Warner to outdo rivals Google, Yahoo and Microsoft in the search wars.


Gateway named J. Edward Coleman as its new chief executive, ending a nine-month search to succeed Wayne Inouye.


Linux wasn't everywhere at CES, but it was close, making it impossible to see Everything with Linux in it. But we tried. read more


Video sold of battle to save Anna Nicole Smith

Grainy video footage of paramedics  working on the unresponsive body of Anna Nicole Smith turned up  on the Internet and on German television on Friday a day after  the sudden death of the former Playboy model in Florida.


Forecast Is for Long Drives And Lots of Fun in Hawaii

After an unusually wet week, the rains cleared for the opening ceremonies of the $5.5 million Mercedes Championship, the event that annually marks the start of the PGA Tour season.


PalmOne, Microsoft Join on Mobile E-Mail

Sometimes it pays to befriend an enemy. Longtime foes palmOne Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Tuesday announced a licensing deal that will allow the next generation of palmOne's Treo smart phones to work directly with Microsoft's Exchange e-mail system.


Police say the deaths of two people whose bodies were found inside a burning car are suspicious.


Antibiotic linked to serious bleeding condition

An antibiotic often used in hospital intensive care units to treat serious staph infections resistant to other medicines may cause a sometimes-fatal bleeding condition, researchers said on Wednesday.


Buttiglione withdraws from Barroso Commission

The Italian nominee had been heavily criticised for his alleged comments on gays, single parents and the role of men and women, and these led Commission president-designate Jose Manuel Barroso


Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka won a parliamentary vote of confidence Friday, heading off the prospect of renewed political turmoil in a country that is a key U.S. ally in Iraq and the European Union's largest new member.


World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn would like to make one thing clear as he approaches the end of his second five-year term:  "I can say categorically, I am not campaigning" for a third stint as head of the agency, he declared.


Music Sites Ask, 'Why Buy If You Can Rent?'

Virgin is the first major music retailer to enter the download market in introducing a music store to sell music as streams of bits to be downloaded from the Internet.


Chirac questioned over party funding scam

Former French president Jacques Chirac was questioned Thursday by a judge looking into a party funding scam during his time as mayor of Paris, judicial officials said.


Weightlifters Pratima Kumari, Sanamacha Chanu, S Sunaina and coach Pal Singh Sandhu have been banned for life, Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi announced in New Delhi on Wednesday.


AMD took the wraps off its first ever x86 64-bit dual-core processor during demonstrations held at the company's Austin facilities Tuesday.


Times Square reopens after security scare

A section of New York City's Times Square was closed down briefly on Tuesday as police investigated what they described as a possible bomb scare, but the suspicious bag was later found to be forgotten luggage.


Responding to customer complaints, Dell Inc. said Thursday it plans to gradually reduce its use of mail-in rebates and its often confusing array of other promotional offers.


Pilgrims flock to most peaceful Bethlehem in years

BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Thousands of pilgrims gathered in Bethlehem on Monday for a Christmas mass promoted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Western powers as a chance to highlight the benefits of peacemaking.


New Literary Program to Make Its Home Online

Daniel Menaker, who left his post as executive editor in chief of the Random House Publishing Group in June, is moving online in March to be the host of a new Web-based book show.


Individuals, Small Groups Cited as Terrorist Threats

A new counterterrorism strategy released yesterday by the White House describes al-Qaeda as a significantly degraded organization, but outlines potent threats from smaller networks and individuals motivated by al-Qaeda ideology, a lack of freedom and "twisted" propaganda about U.S. policy in the...


Second Life's CTO Resigns, Apparently to Get Another Life

Cory Ondrejka, one of the founders and guiding lights behind the virtual world, leaves the company. CEO Phil Rosedale says the two had "strategic differences."


MSN Does Not Steal Google Results to Seed New Index  Rumorville, conspiracy theory, and over speculation results in crazed forum discussion and a possible slashdot mentioning. Jason Dowdell, someone I have spoken with often for about a year now, published a blog entry named Microsoft Crawling Google Results For New Search ...


Excerpts from the confirmation hearing for Attorney general nominee Alberto Gonzales :


Mourners are filing past the coffin of Tonga's late King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, who died on Sunday.


Rapper and actor DMX is arrested on three driving charges including speeding, US authorities say.


Modern drugs cut heart attack risk within 90 days

Patients taking modern blood pressure and cholesterol drugs significantly reduce their risk of suffering a heart attack within 90 days of starting treatment, researchers said on Monday.


Jeff DaVanon became the first Angels player in 13 years to hit for the cycle and drove in four runs, leading host Anaheim to a 21-6 crushing of Kansas City last night that completed a seven-game season sweep of the Royals. Jose Molina hit his first career grand slam and Garret Anderson had five RBIs and three hits, including a ...


Hundreds of wailing mourners gathered to bury five slain police officers Monday as gunfire crackled around the capital where clashes between supporters of the U.S.-backed government and ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide have plagued peacekeepers.


Many states are facing legal challenges over possible voting problems Nov. 2. A look at some of developments over the weekend:


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Offensive tackle Orlando Pace ended his holdout Monday and signed a one-year contract with the St. Louis Rams.


Ashanti told a courtroom Monday that she was a teenager trying to follow her dream when she worked a decade ago with a producer who wants more than $2 million for helping start her career.


David Beckham scores from a free-kick in his first start for Real Madrid since before Christmas.


Apple and Cisco Systems agree to share the iPhone trademark, allowing both firms to use the name.


The EU and Serbia are to resume talks on closer ties, which Belgrade hopes will open the door to membership.


Portavoce guerriglieri, lo stanno ancora interrogando


Airlines rally, but customer service falls

U.S. airlines are pulling out of their financial tailspin but most are not paying close enough attention to customer service, especially when it comes to providing useful information on delays and cancellations, a government watchdog reported on Wednesday.


Memory of a Coach Who Never Quit Keeps an Unlikely Program on Solid Ice

Throughout his life, Paul McKenzie, the founder of Wilson High's ice hockey team, was devoted to stabilizing his program. Now, the Tigers are on solid ice 11 months after his death.


Israel plans to tighten a financial clampdown on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip that would choke off all but humanitarian and basic supplies, senior Israeli and Western officials said on Tuesday.


Nascera' in Brasile 3/o maggior sito mondiale di e-commerce


Football scores uptake bodes well for Three

Three, the new entrant mobile operator pioneering 3G services in the UK, is experiencing strong uptake of its football news and video clips service in an encouraging sign of likely consumer demand for data services on mobile phones.


ENGLISH Premier League champion Arsenal opened a five-point lead at the top of the table after a 4-0 thrashing of Charlton Athletic at Highbury yesterday.


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.


The cable network's "Sopranos," "Sex and the City'' and "Angels in America" dominated the 56th annual Emmy Awards on Sunday.


Malaysia launches two days of lavish celebrations to mark 50 years of independence from the United Kingdom.


Ford Motor Co. F.N on Tuesday said  its automotive business will improve this year, but overall  earnings will fall due to weaker profit at its financial  services unit.


H.J. Heinz Co  posted a higher quarterly profit on Friday and said it expects full-year profits to be near the top of its forecast range, helped by new products, the weak dollar and stepped-up marketing.


World powers agree to consult on Iran sanctions

Six world powers said on Friday after talks in London they were deeply disappointed Iran was not prepared to suspend uranium enrichment and would now consult on sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program.


Pennsylvania Towns Fearing a Flood of Toxins

LOWER POTTSGROVE, Pa. _ At the entrance to the property, a low brick building squats behind a chain-link fence, and leafy trees sway in the breeze.  There's nothing overtly menacing. But Donna Cuthbert is frightened.


Karzai sworn in before Cheney and Rumsfeld

Hamid Karzai warned world leaders of the threat from terrorism and drugs after being sworn as Afghanistanâs first popularly-elected president today.


Germany's defense minister rejected a U.S proposal to have NATO take over the U.S.-led military mission in Afghanistan, saying Wednesday that his country wants to focus on stabilization.


"Pirates" hits $960 million at global box office

"Pirates of the  Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" ruled the foreign box office for  an eighth weekend, grossing an estimated $17.8 million from 48  territories.


The one-year deal, which was concluded just last Friday, will see Jordan purchase a supply of 2005-spec Toyota RVX-05 engines at an âaffordable priceâ for the 2005 world championship.


Despite having revenues of around $70 million to $85 million, MySQL commanded an impressive $1 billion price tag in today's acquisition by database giant Sun.


Eric B. & Rakim Top Greatest Rap Album List

Picking the greatest ever hip-hop  album is a tall order and Entertainment Weekly admits its list  marking 25 years since the birth of mainstream rap is  subjective, with Eric B & Rakim at No. 1.


Google Says Microsoft-Yahoo Merger Would Stifle Internet Innovation

In Google's first public reaction to Microsoft's unsolicited bid for Yahoo, it says the merger could pose a threat to the internet, and could stifle openness, innovation and protection of privacy online.


Sooner or later, every professional basketball playerâs career comes to an end. For Todd MacCulloch, that day came earlier than expected.


Regimens: Excess Protein Can Take a Toll

Patients with ulcerative colitis who consume lots of red meat or alcohol have a sharply higher risk of relapse, researchers reported last week.


Parma, 11:31 - BASKET DONNE, PAPARAZZO A PARMA

Il Lavezzini Parma ha ingaggiato da Como Elena Paparazzo, 34 anni. E' il terzo colpo del club ducale...


The benefits of the US recovery are not trickling through to many working families, a report from an American think tank claims.


Serena Williams ends the run of India's Sania Mirza at the Australian Open.


measures, which it said would deliver at least one billion rand per annum in improved pre-tax operating profit at Gold Fields' South African operations.


'Me-too' prescription drugs win support in Tufts study

An independent academic center at Tufts University said yesterday that critics who blast the American pharmaceutical industry for developing "me-too" prescription drugs are wrong.


France reserves right to veto Turkey's entry into EU, says Chirac

France reserves the right to veto Turkey's entry into the European Union at any moment, President Jacques Chirac told state television France 2 Sunday in an interview conducted


Directors Switch Awards Site in Show of Solidarity

LOS ANGELES  - The Directors Guild of  America has moved the location of its annual awards in  solidarity with workers at the Century Plaza Hotel who are  engaged in contentious contract talks with management at the  Century City venue.


com December 22, 2004, 2:57 PM PT. Linux seller Red Hat reported on Wednesday that its third-quarter net income jumped 155 percent year-over-year to $10.8 million, as its software business matured.


Salonicco, 17:52 - CALCIO, GRECIA: MARCIO AMOROSO ALL'ARIS

L'ex attaccante di Udinese, Parma e Milan, Marcio Amoroso giocherà fino al termine della stag...


U.S. Judge Approves Citigroup Settlement

A federal judge on Friday approved Citigroup Inc.'s $2.6 billion settlement with  WorldCom Inc. investors who lost billions when an accounting scandal plunged the telecommunications company into bankruptcy protection.


Nigeria's president is accused by his deputy of awarding contracts to his favourite aides and ministers.


Milano, 18:13 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: NESSUN GOL? NON E' UN PROBLEMA

''Se c'è un problema, siamo convinti che verrà risolto''. Tre pari senza gol consecuti...


Le critiche sempre sul ripristino degli esami di riparazione


New York producer wins Edinburgh Festival award

New York producer John Clancy  received the first Edinburgh International Festival award on  Friday as the prestigious arts gala extended a friendly hand to  the city's anarchic Fringe festival.


Israeli air strike kills 2 militants in Gaza

Israel killed two Hamas militants in an air strike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and said it was not considering a ceasefire with the Islamist group despite appeals from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah.


U.S. to Attempt to Shoot Down Faulty Satellite

Military officials laid out a plan to shoot down a spy satellite before it tumbles to Earth carrying toxic fuel.


U.S. Hunts for 5 Britons Abducted in Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 30 -- Scores of U.S. troops descended on the vast Shiite district of Sadr City in Baghdad late Tuesday and early Wednesday, residents there said, searching several houses in what appeared to be an intense hunt for a British financial consultant and four British bodyguards abducted...


The driver of a sport utility vehicle plowed across sidewalks and crosswalks throughout the city Tuesday, killing one man and injuring at least 13 people in a series of attacks on pedestrians and motorists, police said.


Amputation saws, sex aids and works of art by Leonardo da Vinci and Andy Warhol are among the items on display at a new medical museum previewed in London Wednesday.


Lil' Wayne was arrested on drug charges and released on bond, police said. The 23-year-old rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, was arrested early Monday in midtown Atlanta with several drugs in his possession, according to police.


US scientists warn of out-of-town health hazard

With their lush green hedges, sturdy semis and well-tended gardens, the suburbs have long been seen as a sanctuary from the stresses of city living.


Firefighters sought Tuesday to contain a 10-acre wildfire east of Ogden, Utah, that officials believe may have been arson.  The fire broke out about a mile outside of the city limits in a small canyon north of Weber College, U.S.


Electrical Device Promising for Spinal Cord Injury

Early tests are raising hopes that a new device can help people who've injured their spinal cord.


Alien smackdown brings Christmas joy to box office

LOS ANGELES  - Those darn aliens and predators upset the box office hierarchy established during the weekend before Christmas.


Doctors have prescribed less Celebrex, Vioxx and Bextra since ...

When Dr. Sherwin Siff got the news three months ago that the popular painkiller Vioxx was being pulled from the market, he had a good idea its cousins, Celebrex and Bextra, would face problems, too.


In the six months the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft has been orbiting Saturn, it has beamed to Earth images of startling beauty and detail, giving astronomers enough research for decades.


Idaho Governor Faces Speculation on Senate Seat

If Senator Larry E. Craig yields to calls for his resignation, his successor would be chosen by Gov. C. L. Otter.


IT WOULDN'T be a tour by the Kiwis without them talking down their chances, but without familiar world-class players like retired all-rounder Chris Cairns and express quick Shane Bond they may be closer to the truth than in the past.


Cybersecurity chief resigns amid frustration

Yoran was a software executive with Symantec Corporation when he was tapped a year ago to become director of the National Cyber Security Division in the Department of Homeland Security.


Turkish militant deported from Germany after legal battle

German authorities extradited a leading Islamic extremist known as the Caliph of Cologne to Turkey, ending a protracted legal battle over his case.


Judge tosses suit of Florida man on Atkins diet

A New York federal judge on Monday tossed out a lawsuit by a Florida man against the company behind the Atkins low-carb diet that he alleged caused his cholesterol to skyrocket and necessitated an angioplasty.


Two Italian women among four aid workers abducted in Baghdad

TWO Italian women were kidnapped in Iraq yesterday when armed men in military uniforms stormed the Baghdad office of an aid group where they worked.


Michigan-Based Cyberspace Ministry Helps Porn Addicts

By James Prichard, Associated Press  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Brian McGinness had an insatiable appetite for porn.   Day after day, for more than eight years, he spent countless hours surfing the Web for it, usually on a computer that he used after business hours at his old job.


Dell Latitutude laptops sport Seagate's encryption HD marvel

(InfoWorld) - Dell has become the latest and largest vendor to offer laptops featuring Seagate's full disk encryption hard drive, the 2.5 inch Momentus 5400 FDE.2. The drive was first announced after its extended gestation only last March, but that was inside laptops made by clone vendor ASI. Dell is to sell the high-security drives in its new Latitude D630 and D830 models from this week. TheÂ groundbreaking Momentus FDE.2Â -- for once this marketing clichÃ© is probably about right -- ranks as the first laptop hard drive integrating the technology to make it to the mass market. Although hard drive encryption is a common technology, the Momentus integrates the technology at hardware and drive firmware level, making it both transparent, extremely hard to crack, and because of built-in acceleration, faster than add-on encryption. In all other respects, from the user's point of view, the Momentus FDE.2 is a conventional hard drive which requires a master passphrase to be set for boot-up access. Dell is to sell the drive with the Embassy Trust Suite from software company Wave Systems, also promoted by Seagate during the drive's soft-launch in March. This allows IT admins to manage laptops using the drives, accessing such features as password recovery, and data backup of encrypted drives "Dell is at the forefront of notebook security because it ranks as a top concern for customers in an environment where more data is produced by an increasingly mobile work force," said Dell's Margaret Franco. "The industry-first solution we're announcing today adds to our multi-pronged approach to security that delivers an ironclad assurance of protection." Seagate and Dell hope that despite adding cost to a laptop -- not yet specified on the company website - businesses will jump at the chance of hard drive security in a way, thus far, they have not. Full disk encryption systems still have the reputation for being awkward to manage, difficult to use, and for slowing down the PC. Balanced against this will be the now-routine security scares caused by the loss of theft of laptops, containing important data that turned out as not-encrypted in any way. Seagate has produced a white paper, explaining the drive technology on its website. TechworldÂ is an InfoWorld affiliate.


Poles buy periscopes for glimpse of pope

Have trouble seeing the pope from the back row of a crowd of approximately 900,000 people?


Season Kickoff / Network TV's Fall Trends Include Stars, Serials and Dramas Celebrating Diversity

By DOUGLAS DUREN  Here we are again at the start of a new TV season, ready to fall in love with series that could get yanked after a couple of episodes or shake our heads over obvious duds.


Eddie Murphy box office heavyweight with "Norbit"

Eddie Murphy threw his weight around at the box office in North America on Sunday with his new comedy "Norbit," which led the weekend field despite a critical battering.


JERSEY CITY, N.J., June 27  /PRNewswire/ -- The New Jersey real estate market has a new driving force. This weekend when house hunters set out to look at homes for sale or rent, they'll be armed with a customized route map.


Microsoft to abide by EU ruling, for now

Microsoft Corp. said it won't appeal a European court antitrust decision that requires it to immediately begin licensing protocols to rivals and selling a stripped-down version of its Windows operating system.


`Pirates' opening booty: $404M worldwide

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" ruled the seven seas with a record $139.8 million domestically over the long Memorial Day weekend, lifting its worldwide total to $404 million.


Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's campaign is stopping an advertisement that features footage of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain rebuking President George W. Bush during the 2000 primary campaign.


MICROSOFT said first revenues were up by 12 per cent as the software company benefited from stronger-than-expected computer and server shipments.


Manchester United salvaged a 1-1 tie with Middlesbrough in the Premier League on Sunday on an 81st-minute goal by substitute Alan Smith.


Climate experts and politicians  will discuss policies they believe may be needed beyond the Kyoto Protocol.


Office Depot removes chief after sales drop

Office Depot Inc., the world's No. 2 office-supplies retailer, removed its chairman and chief executive, Bruce Nelson, after sales declined at its older stores in 14 of the past 16 quarters.


Nokia aims for the midmarket and the high end with three 3G phones, including an ultrathin model, a slider phone, and a stylish steel and glass model.


A serving soldier has been arrested at an army barracks in connection with the sale of ammunition.


London - Arsenal players claim their loss of form, which has seen Chelsea take a five-point lead at the top of the English Premiership, can be explained by their failure to give 100% and the fact Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira are carrying injuries.


Paris Hilton charged in L.A. with drunk driving

Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton was   charged on Tuesday with drunk driving, stemming from an arrest   earlier this month she blamed on her rush to get a late-night   burger.


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Bush Puts Social Security at Top of Economic Conference

President Bush opened a broad campaign for his economic agenda on Wednesday, calling for a reduction in "frivolous lawsuits" while his economic team laid out the


Pirate Bay slapped with copyright charges

Claims business as usual The Pirate Bay said it will live on no matter what the outcome of a case brought by a Swedish prosecutor who charged four men involved with the running of the file-sharing site today.â¦


Ear-splitting music in pubs and clubs is putting staff's hearing at serious risk, say campaigners.


La sentenza della Suprema Corte ammette la custodia per questi reatiFinora esistevano in materia due interpretazioni diverse e mai risolte                                           Cassazione, sÃ¬ al carcere per i minori accusati di furto e scippo


Police fired tear gas and clubbed demonstrators in Brazil's largest city on Thursday as thousands protested against a visit by President Bush aimed at winning friends in Latin America.


Un milione di tonnellate greggio l'anno al blocco reattore


TWO US Marines were killed in Iraq's Baghdad province, the marines said in a statement which gave no further details. The deaths followed the killing of eight marines over the weekend in the restive western Al-Anbar province.


Jackson Acknowledges Settling Past Claims

LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson, facing child-molestation allegations, acknowledged he has reached financial settlements with people in the past to avoid the embarrassment of going to court, but added he would never harm a child.    The six-paragraph statement was released hours before "Dateline NBC" broadcast a lengthy report alleging that the entertainer paid $2 million to the son of an employee at his Neverland Ranch in 1990 to avoid a child-molestation accusation...


Bush Record: New Priorities in Environment

The Bush administration has accelerated resource development on public lands and has pushed to eliminate regulatory hurdles for military and industrial projects.


Yahoo seen in News Corp talks but analysts dubious

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Yahoo Inc  is  reportedly in talks with News Corp  to combine their  Web properties, but Wall Street analysts rained scorn on the  likelihood of a deal that can fend off Microsoft Corp's   $42.1 billion bid for Yahoo.


Nascosto tra sterpaglia lungo superstrada Caianello-Telese


Clinton spoofs Sopranos to unveil campaign song

Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton spoofed the final episode of the hit series "The Sopranos" in a video telling supporters the winning anthem for her 2008 presidential campaign was Celine Dion's "You and I."


Bucharest, Romania (Sports Network) - Suspended striker Adrian Mutu spoke Tuesday about his future during a press conference at his former club Dinamo Bucharest.


Arsenal's new 60,000-seater ground at Ashburton Grove which is scheduled to open for the 2006-07 season will be known as the Emirates Stadium for the next 15 years after they agreed a 100 million pound deal with Emirates Airlines.


The chief organizer of the Turin 2006 winter Olympics, Valentino Castellani meets the media in Turin, Italy, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004 after announcing he is resigning amid an internal power struggle for control of the games.


A group that promotes protection of the Confederate flag is airing radio ads during conservative talk shows in South Carolina that praise Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and criticize John McCain and Mitt Romney for voicing objections to the flag.


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


Tony Blair accuses Iran of backing terrorism and says the world faces a situation akin to the rise of fascism.


Raytheon says its upgraded Active Denial System 2 is now in the hands of the customer, the U.S. Air Force. But will it ever be deployed?


Parents in Britain are spending an average of nearly Â£3,000 a year on each child, a survey suggests.


Tavolo di confronto con i petrolieri e i gestori


Singer's Father: Sore Throat Led to Lip-Sync

After a technical foul-up on the NBC show "Saturday Night Live" exposed the pop singer Ashlee Simpson's use of prerecorded vocals on live television, her father said yesterday that he had decided


Blair to meet Mbeki on last day of final Africa tour

Prime Minister Tony Blair was to hold talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki on Friday on the last day of his farewell African tour, with Zimbabwe set to figure high on the agenda.


Soldiers joined the uprising against Ceausescu in 1989 As many as two million people were killed or persecuted by the former communist authorities in Romania, an official report says.Comment


EDITORIAL: Another example of true democracy!

What happened in the National Assembly on October 22 was unsavoury but expected. Yet there is one good reason for wanting to comment on the proceedings of the house that day: General Pervez Musharrafâs constant


Book review: "Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Book"

Nice people don't crane  their necks to see the aftermath of a train wreck. They don't  chase ambulances, don't goggle or giggle when some poor victim  is carried away on a stretcher. They say nice things even when  they're thinking mean ones. They keep a civil tongue.


Texas pair indicted in 'Baby Grace' case

A couple accused of beating their toddler to death, tucking her body in a plastic box and dumping it in Galveston Bay were indicted Wednesday on charges of capital murder.


Service Outage Gives BlackBerry a Black Eye

The second lengthy BlackBerry outage in less than a year has one consulting company advising clients not to rely solely on the popular smart phones for critical e-mail messages.


Ruling Party Woos Business People ... |read|

Politics: 12 September 2004, Sunday. Representatives of Bulgaria's ruling party have addressed business people in the country, extending a call for election support.


NorthWestern Energy Announces Proposed Mountain States Intertie 500kV Transmission Line Project

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., June 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy  today announced that it proposes to build and operate a 500 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line between southwestern Montana and southeastern Idaho.


In carcere presunti appartanenti a clan dei 'Muzzone'


Dutch Film Fest Showcases Movies on Iraq

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — "Baghdad Blogger," a movie by a well-known Web log writer who calls himself Salam Pax, reveals Iraqi resentment over the U.S. occupation — and joy at Saddam Hussein's removal.


Like heroin addiction, but louder A "self-proclaimed feminist" psychiatrist has finally thrown in the towel and admitted her fellow females do indeed talk more than men, The Daily Mirror reports.â¦


Tony Blair's expression of "deep sorrow" over the UK's role in the slave trade receives a mixed response.


The Associated Press reviews several notable boxed set releases:


The US is attending Baghdad talks, along with Iran and Syria, to try to win regional support to stabilise Iraq.


The Olympics bulldozed the rest of the network primetime summer fare Sunday, delivering an average 25.6 million viewers to NBC.


Eleven African countries have signed a UN-backed peace deal for the Great Lakes region, pledging an end to the genocide, war, hunger and disease that has killed 3 million over more than a decade.


Apple and Beatles settle trademark squabble

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


Lawyers to Meet Next Week on Merck's Vioxx -NYT

Drugs giant Merck & Co. which pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from shelves in September, is about to become the target of hundreds of plaintiffs' lawyers, the New York Times reported on Friday.


British Airways cancelled six domestic flights yesterday, as thousands of holidaymakers descended on Heathrow for the airline's busiest weekend of the year.


Preoccupations: We Love Our Jobs. Just Ask Us.

The key to identifying a good workplace is asking the people who work there.


Jeanne Downgraded to Tropical Depression

Forecasters say Jeanne has been downgraded to a tropical depression as it heads toward the Bahamas after causing major damage in the Dominican Republic Friday.


Number discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" policy has dropped by almost half since 2001, reaching lowest levels since 1997.


Live-Plus-Three Ratings Hold Surprises, Quirks

NEW YORK When Fox aired a new episode of So You Think You Can Dance last month, 994,000 viewers watched the show on their DVRs up to three days after its May 24 broadcast. While those viewers may have been dazzled by the fancy footwork on the show, the ads didn't prove as appealing--two-thirds of the viewers fast-forwarded through the commercials.


US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld listens to questions from US soldiers, during his visit to Camp Buehring, 120 km (about 74 miles) north of Kuwait City, Kuwait, in this Dec. 8, 2004 file photo.


Milano, 13:19 - CALCIO, INTER; CRUZ: CHIVU? GIA' VINTO ANCHE SENZA DI LUI

Con il pre-ritiro in Sardegna inizia ufficialmente la nuova stagione dell'Inter. Julio Cruz non fiss...


Two Croatian ex-generals go on trial in Zagreb over alleged war crimes, in a test case for Croatia's judiciary.


Microsoft Corp.'s bid for beleaguered Internet icon Yahoo Inc. is a staggering sum that, if a deal goes through, will rank as one of the largest U.S. technology transactions.


Court rules Sampson, 3 British men can sue men they say tortured them

LONDON (CP) - Canadian Bill Sampson and three British men won a legal battle Thursday that allows them to sue the men they say tortured them into giving false confessions to a series of bombings in Saudi Arabia.


WASHINGTON - Senators are turning their attention to a wide-ranging $136 billion corporate tax bill as lawmakers whittle down their workload before leaving town for the elections.    In an unusual Sunday session, the Senate planned to vote on ending procedural roadblocks opponents have used to snarl the tax legislation, which contains breaks for everything from large corporations to importers of Chinese ceiling fans...


EU to seek partial freeze in Turkey talks: source

The European Commission will recommend on Wednesday a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union after it failed to open its ports to EU member Cyprus, an EU source said on Wednesday.


Surgery to sideline Avalanche's Sakic for up to 12 weeks

Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic is to undergo hernia surgery and will be sidelined for eight to 12 weeks, the team said on Thursday.


On the heels of banking scandals that shook confidence in the virtual world's economy, its publisher puts the kibosh on in-world financial institutions.


Washington is wielding a visa weapon against prominent Kenyans who have allegedly encouraged weeks of postelection bloodshed, threatening to bar politicians and businessmen from visiting the U.S., America's ambassador said Thursday.


Oscar Peterson, Jazz Pianist, Is Dead at 82

During an illustrious career spanning seven decades, Oscar Peterson played with the biggest names in jazz.


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Plantronics talks-up military grade headset

Always know what you've been told Plantronics has declared war on the Bluetooth headset market. Itâs launched a military grade unit that it claims stands up to the rigours of the communications adventurer.â¦


Russia's Putin set for landmark visit to Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives here this week for a landmark visit which Ankara hopes will help improve political ties in line with spectacular progress in economic relations between the two countries.


Milano, 14:35 - CALCIO, DIRITTI TV: MEDIASET PRENDE GENOA, JUVE E NAPOLI

Accordo raggiunto tra Mediaset e la Lega sui diritti tv. Mediaset trasmetterà sul digitale te...


UBS in shareholder plea as subprime fallout weighs

UBS AG  has appealed to its shareholders to back a capital injection by the Singapore government and a Middle East investor but warned it still cannot predict how the subprime crisis will play out.


The UN launches a global initiative to tackle the growing mountain of electrical and electronic waste.


At least four bombs have exploded in cities in Spain during the past hour, shortly after the outlawed Basque separatist group ETA said it would detonate multiple explosive devices.


Tony Blair says he came to push Mideast peace efforts ahead. But Britain's beleaguered prime minister may be hoping his success eases anger back home over his close ties with the U.S., animosity that led to a rebellion in his own Labour Party.


The company that helped push word-processing and graphical computing into the mainstream wants to do the same thing with weblogs. Microsoft Corp.


The names of two more soldiers charged with the murder of a civilian in southern Iraq are released.


Gazprom 'united' on Yukos bid, but doubt is reported

MOSCOW Directors at Gazprom, the world's biggest natural gas company, are united and ready to vote on a proposed bid for Yukos's main production unit, Yuganskneftegaz, officials at the gas company said on Thursday, as the company seeks to create an oil


China says climate policy must make room for growth

China said on Monday its response to the threats of climate change must give overriding priority to economic development as the nation seeks to balance ambitions for growth with fears of environmental calamity.


New Oil Field in Gulf May Yield Billions of Barrels

What could be a major discovery of domestic oil in the Gulf of Mexico was announced today by a trio of companies led by Chevron Corporation.


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Ahead: Larger HDTV sets, better color, more playback and recording choices.


German January Investor Confidence Rises More Than Expected as Oil Slides

Investor confidence in Germany, Europe s largest economy, increased for a second month in January after the cost of oil declined and the dollar s recovery against the euro reduced concern about slowing export ...


By Julie Patel, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 23--More than 500 firefighters battled a 400-acre blaze Saturday in Napa County.   A fire started at about 8 a.m.


Cable operators offer wireless contracts

Two months ago, Fred Poteet walked into a Sprint store to resolve some technical problems with his cell phone service. When he walked out, he had a new wireless contract — with Cox Communications Inc., his cable TV operator.


Seul, 11:56 - CALCIO, COREA: GIOCATORI BARANO PER EVITARE SERVIZIO MILITARE

Un centinaio di calciatori coreani è nei guai per aver evitato il servizio militare. Secondo ...


DAHLBERG ON BOXING: Reality sets in for Jones, while Bowe fights ...

By now, reality should have set in for Roy Jones Jr. and his brain cleared enough to realize his sometimes brilliant career is over.


Great Britain has one of its best days at the Olympics, winning five golds.


Blair disagrees with Annan's calling Iraq war illegal

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended his decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq, disagreeing with UN chief Kofi Annan's assessment that the war was illegal.


Drugmaker's stocks fall after FDA researcher wonders about 5 drugs

Dr David Graham told a Senate panel that five well known drugs, which are currently on the market, needed to be looked at more closely - this sent share values down for many drug companies.


Morocco and Spain have transcended the 'Perejil complex', minister

Morocco an Spain have transcended the "Perejil complex," said Spanish defence minister, Jose Bono, alluding to the July 2002 crisis over the Leila islet that the Spaniards call Perejil.


Bombs found near Berlusconi's villa after Blair visit

ROME, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Two bombs were found near Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's villa on the island of Sardinia early Wednesday, hours after a visit by British Prime Minister Tony Blair.


IDC: HP's and Dell's storage revenue tanks in Q4

Dell and HP reported revenue declines while EMC and IBM posted gains in storage hardware sales in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to IDC.


Why own luxury in a world defined by increasing economy?


Bush deflects questions about his Guard service

LAS VEGAS - President Bush ignored a fresh round of questions about his service in the Texas Air National Guard and instead repeatedly questioned the character of Democratic challenger Sen. John F. Kerry during


Schroeder in China to oversee raft of business deals, discuss arms ban

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrives in China Monday to oversee a raft of deals, including an expected order by Beijing for Airbus jets, and to discuss the EU arms embargo against the communist country.


A new generation of smaller, sleeker and cheaper MP3 players from the likes of Sony, Rio, Creative and Rave MP are hitting the market this fall, and they all have Apple Computer's white-hot digital music player in their sights.


Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit topped analysts' expectations and climbed 79 percent, buoyed by rising sales of Windows-based personal computers.


"Incentivi per le fasce basse Superbollo per le auto inquinanti"

ROMA - Lotta ai Suv, superbollo per le vetture piÃ¹ inquinanti, incentivi alla rottamazione. In pochi giorni il mondo dell'auto ha vissuto una rivoluzione. Ma perchÃ© tanta fretta? "In effetti l'interrogazione


Lewis Hamilton will start tomorrow's British GP on pole position.


HSBC, Shanxi Trust to form joint venture in China

British-based banking giant HSBC Holdings is to team up with Shanxi Trust and Investment Corp to form a joint venture fund management company in China, HSBC announced.


Yankees Notebook: As the Rivera Watch Continues, Torre Stays Positive

Mariano Rivera received treatment on his elbow before batting practice Tuesday and will not see action again until this weekend at the earliest.


U.S. nuclear envoy back from "good" talks in Pyongyang

The chief U.S. envoy to nuclear disarmament discussions with North Korea said he had "good" talks in Pyongyang, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday at the end of Christopher Hill's surprise visit to the isolated state.


Retailers anxious for last-minute turnout

NEW YORK - Struggling with disappointing seasonal sales, the nationâs retailers remained on edge - wondering if they would get the big surge in last-minute Christmas spending they needed to meet holiday forecasts.


Former Apple general counsel denies backdating involvement

Blog: Nancy Heinen has formally denied the SEC's charges that she falsified meeting minutes approving an option grant to CEO Steve Jobs with an artificially selected grant date.


Oregon State beats Rice, advances to final

The season was on the line for Oregon State and Jonah Nickerson wanted the ball &#151; on only two days' rest. Coach Pat Casey let him have it for a second start in four days, and the junior right-hander led the Beavers into the championship round of the College World Series for the first time in school history.


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said   on Friday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had promised to   enforce an arms embargo on Hizbollah under a U.N. resolution   that halted Israel's war with the Lebanese group.


A controversial anti-spam campaign by Lycos Europe appears to have been put on hold.


When the first waves rolled in, A.D. Chandaratna was mending a fishing net on the beach in front of the single-story  house he shares with his wife and four children. Fearing for their safety, he did the sensible thing and evacuated them to higher ground. Then he committed what could have been a fatal mistake: He went back to take a second look.


Experian Releases Latest Version of Customer Optimization Software

COSTA MESA, Calif., May 30  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Experian(R), a global information solutions provider, today announced an enhanced version of its patented Marketswitch Optimization(SM) solution for maximizing the value of every customer interaction.


Australia begin their European Tour with a 31-14 win against Scotland at Murrayfield.


Florida coach Ron Zook has coached his final game for the Gators, Florida spokesperson Steve McClain confirmed today. Zook, who will be named Illinois' next coach at a press


Mercoledi ultima esecuzione '06,dati confermano ripensamento


Fla. official fired over sex-change plan

Steve Stanton professed his love for the city and asked the people of Largo to support his decision to undergo a sex change and allow him to keep his $140,000-a-year job as city manager.


Yaron Zilberman's moving documentary approaches the Holocaust from a fresh, intimate perspective.


Tom Brokaw knew for two years that yesterday would be his last day anchoring NBC's "Nightly News," but that didn't make it any easier.


Charged-up Medfield turns it on, wins title

The only problem Medfield boys' lacrosse coach Bob Aronson faced last night was trying to fix the scoreboard early in the fourth quarter.


Turkish police appeal for restraint in Pope protests

Turkish police on Friday appealed for restraint at planned protests against Pope Benedict's visit to the Muslim country next week, saying they could harm Turkey's image.


U.N. Iran nuclear talks stall; Russia has objections

Despite optimism of a U.N. Security Council vote this week on Iran's nuclear program, Russia still voiced objections on Tuesday to a draft European resolution imposing sanctions on Tehran.


N.Y. Orders Power Plants to Cut Emissions

Citing what they called a public health emergency, New York officials on Tuesday ordered power plants to reduce emissions blamed for acid rain.


Weekend al cinema con Julia Roberts e le stelle di Bollywood

Soltanto tre i film in uscita in Italia questo fine settimana. Dopo ''Il mistero dei Templari'' (in sala dallo scorso martedÃ¬) e in attesa dell'ondata natalizia, arrivano Julia Roberts e Jude Law diretti


Crescita di voti del partito Udc rispetto alle elezioni del 2003Il partito ha basato la campagna elettorale sul tema dell'espulsione degli stranieri                                          Elezioni in Svizzera, trionfa la destra estrema Il partito socialista perde 9 seggi


Danica Patrick sounds as if she has already made a decision on her racing future, even if she's not quite ready to announce it. Despite recent speculation that she would head to NASCAR after her contract with the Rahal-Letterman IndyCar Series team is up at the end of the season, Patrick said she's leaning toward staying in the IndyCar Series and is "far down the line" toward getting a deal done with for next season.


Minifiction con Kim Rossi Stuart Vite di ragazzi nella Berlino del ...

Roma, 28 ottobre 2004 - Luigi Spina ed Ellen Sesta, due dei veri protagonisti della storia, hanno tenuto a battesimo 'Il tunnel della libertÃ ', la miniserie in onda su Canale 5, il 1 Novembre e 2 Novembre con la regia di Enzo Monteleone e con Kim Rossi


Severed heads, bodies found in Iraq field: police

Five U.S. soldiers were killed in a coordinated ambush in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Monday, the U.S. military said, making it one of the deadliest single attacks against American forces in months.


Dell Shares May Rise; Rollins Says PC, Printer Demand `Healthy'

Dell Inc. shares may rise after Chief Executive Officer Kevin Rollins said demand for computers and printers is ``quite healthy,'' keeping the company ahead of schedule on a plan to reach $60 billion in sales by 2007.


Per la variazione delle tasse in testa l'Umbria


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The Marketplace Report: Fed Interest Rate Talks

Description: NPR's Noah Adams talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the week ahead in business and economics, including Wednesday's meeting of the Federal Reserve Board to discuss interest rates.


After Machismo's Long Reign, Women Gain in Spain

MADRID -- When Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega graduated from law school in the 1970s, Spanish law prohibited her -- and any other woman -- from becoming a judge, serving as a witness in court or opening a bank account.


Heidi Klum and Seal are expecting their second child together.


US Modifies Call for UN Sanctions Against Sudan

The United States on Tuesday modified slightly a threat of sanctions on Sudan's oil industry in a revised text of its UN resolution on atrocities in the country's Darfur region.


Tycho:  Having already purchased two fifths of The Orange Box over the last few years, the level of value I have derived from it is "fantastic" but not "supernatural."  For Gabriel, who never finished the second Half-Life and never purchased the first episode, the aforementioned Box represents an intimidating and possibly even brutal level of content for one's holiday dollar.  It's hard enough trying to keep up with all the games that are coming out, but when you start putting more than one game on the disc the difficulty is compounded.   We're lucky, then, than the best thing on there can be completed in only a couple hours.     I've tried to make my rounds through the disc, but I kept coming back to Portal until I'd completed it.  I expect every part of this strange collection to be full of virtue, in the way that Valve's anomalous position in the games industry allows: self-funded development in their sky-high Bellevue commune until each product sings.  But Portal is strange, even for them.  Risky on every axis, we may now say that the "first person puzzle comedy" has now been proven out as a genre.  The gameplay is strong, but Portal's unique combination of hilarity and menace elevates it, resulting in a few perfect, indelible hours of gameplay.          My TeamFortress 2 experience so far on the console has been fairly uneven.  Coming from the PC beta, where I sometimes battled with stability concerns but the games played smooth, I'm now grappling with the reverse.  I love the play experience, as I've already expressed, and I'm rarely of the opinion that having more players automatically improves a game - so the differential between the PC and 360 platforms isn't as important to me as it might be to others.  No, the problem with TF2 on the 360 (and likely the PS3, as well) is that peer to peer hosting just ain't cutting it.  There are games that seem to manage it better, but with Vista PCs authenticating into the service now peer to peer games should be an option.  This needs fixed overnight.     I'll try to complete the second Episode over the weekend, interleaved with finishing the writing on my own game, which has become more difficult since completing Portal.  I'm starting to think that Precipice needs a greater concentration of synthesized ladies.      I would be abdicating my duty if I neglected to mention the EA thing, which is really the EA/BioWare/Pandemic thing.  I was under the impression that BioWare and Pandemic had merged precisely to give themselves leverage over monolithic publishers like Electronic Arts, but who knows.  The biggest fallout in the short term is that, beyond the first Mass Effect, a multiplatform release is almost certain.  Of course, I wholly endorse that kind of thing, but I imagine that Microsoft might hold a different opinion.  After spending years promoting the series, enduring delays, and now having spent months beating the shit out of it in test, it's fair to say that MS was investing in a larger trilogy - one that gamers would associate exclusively with their brand.


Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meet to discuss peace talks ahead of George Bush's visit to the region.


Russia Says Hopes to Sign Iran Deal in January

Russia hopes to sign a key deal with Iran in January for the start-up of a Moscow-built nuclear reactor, a senior official said, but diplomats were doubtful after signing has already been delayed for years.


IPO's Success Doesn't Justify Google's Price

One of the tongue-in-cheek rules that we column-writers have is, "Often wrong, never in doubt." Take a stand, don't duck and weave too much.


Despite President Bush's clear margin of victory in the 2004 presidential race, voting and civil rights advocates say the election did not go as smoothly as Americans might think.


BellSouth Reports Lower Quarterly Profit

BellSouth Corp. BLS.N, the No. 3  U.S. telecommunications company, on Tuesday said its  fourth-quarter operating earnings fell due to lower profits  from its stake in Cingular Wireless and higher costs in its  wireline telephone business.


Sen. McCain Threatens Baseball Over Steroids

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman  John McCain on Saturday threatened to introduce legislation  requiring more stringent drug testing if Major League Baseball  does not impose tougher rules on steroid use by January.


They have been criticized roundly, at home and here in Europe, sometimes by their own coach. What the team lacks is to some observers more obvious than its attributes.


Give me a baby, big fella There's some good news this morning for Bill Gates: if he ever finds himself fallen on hard times he can always make a few quid offloading his sperm on eager Chinese female recipients.â¦


Dollar Tumbles to Record Low Against Euro

The dollar tumbled to a record low against the euro on Tuesday after a warning by euro zone officials on the euro's rise fell on deaf ears, with investors determined to dump the US currency.


KINGSTON, Jamaica - Waves two-stories high crashed on Jamaica's eastern shore Friday, flooding homes and washing away roads as Hurricane Ivan's ferocious winds and pounding rains began to lash the island and threatened a direct hit on its densely populated capital. The death toll elsewhere in the Caribbean rose to 37...


NEW YORK, Feb. 4 -- A former America Online Inc. software engineer pleaded guilty Friday to stealing 92 million screen names and e-mail addresses and selling them to spammers.


Palestinians seek concessions for soldier

Many Palestinians think a captured Israeli soldier should not be released without major concessions from Israel &#151; despite an Israeli ground and air assault on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday meant to recover him.


A common screening test failed to detect potentially cancerous colon growths 95 percent of the time, falsely reassuring patients and doctors, according to a new study.


New Zealand stroll to an emphatic victory over France in the second Test in Wellington.


Somalia Parliament Approves Prime Minister

Somalia's parliament has approved Mohammed Ali Gedi as the country's new prime minister, nearly two weeks after rejecting his nomination.


The U.S. economy grew at a  weaker-than-expected 3.1 percent annual pace in the final  quarter of 2004, its slowest since the beginning of 2003 as the  country's trade performance deteriorated and inflation picked  up, a government report on Friday showed.


A vast new energy supply in hard-to-tap older oil fields may be generated simply by feeding fertilizer to some deep-dwelling, gas-making microbes, new research suggests.


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By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON - Russian computers that control the international space station's orientation and oxygen and water supplies were partly working again Thursday after failing the day before.


EBay Inc. has launched a free classified advertising site in the United States, an experiment the online auction company says could lead to new sources of revenue.


Investigators rule out possibility of man-made destruction for air ...

Chinese investigators has ruled out the possibility of man-made destruction for the air crash killing all 53 people aboard a commuter plane and one more people on the ground in Baotou City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Sunday morning


Nokia presses play on XpressMusic kid-friendly phones

For the 'young and sociable', Finnish firm says Nokia has launched its anticipated XpressMusic handset line, rolling out three similarly styled handsets, including a revival of its 3250 twist phone.â¦


South African Aids experts call for mass circumcision after studies showed it reduced HIV infections.


Thousands of Muslims protest in Istanbul against Pope Benedict XVI's forthcoming visit to Turkey.


Strong Quake, Aftershocks Hit Japan; at Least 10 Dead

OJIYA, Japan  - A powerful earthquake and strong  aftershocks rocked northern Japan, killing at least 10 people,  injuring more than 500 and knocking out power and phone  services, media said.


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Teach your material boys and girls to enjoy giving as much as they love getting.


PIEDRA BLANCA, Dominican Republic - Tropical Storm Noel triggered mudslides and floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, pushing the death toll to 81 yesterday and forcing some parents to choose which of their children to save from the surging waters.


One by One, Narratives Reflecting Lifeâs Mosaic

Whether they are old-fashioned narratives, playful improvisations or comic-strip-like tales told in pictures, the stories in this collection, edited by Zadie Smith, force us to re-evaluate that old chestnut âCharacter is destiny.â


Ex-Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy rejects a Tory offer to forge a "progressive alliance" against Labour.


One Year Later, Golden Mosque Is Still in Ruins

In the year since insurgents ripped a hole in one of Iraqâs most sacred Shiite shrines, there has been no rebuilding and no healing.


Sales of Video Games, Hardware Up 46 Percent

The top game this year was Electronic Arts' "Madden NFL 08" for the Xbox 360, which sold 897,000 units.


Hollywood writers got their first look Saturday at details of a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work, an offer the union's East Coast president said he was endorsing.


Google's Disappointment Chills Lindows' IPO Ardor

Execs postponed their IPO after Google backed off previous estimates of how much it would charge for its own IPO. By Larry Greenemeier.


Boston's Kevin Youkilis was in the middle of two wild sequences in a 5-0 loss to the Yankees in New York, leading to two ejections.


Iran sees 50 pct chance of nuclear compromise

Iran is ready to walk out of nuclear talks with the European Union and face the UN Security Council if the EU insists on demanding Tehran scrap uranium enrichment, a senior Iran security official says.


Jackson loses bid to have prosecutor removed

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- A judge today rejected a defense effort to remove the district attorney in the Michael Jackson child molestation case on the grounds that the pop star had been the victim of an overzealous prosecution.


Japanese car maker Toyota clocks up an 11.4% rise in interim profits by boosting sales in all its major markets including the US.


The number of abortions carried out in England and Wales rose by 3.9% to 193,700 in 2006.


Deal of the day: iClock AM/FM alarm clock for iPod, $45

Blog: We found the perfect bedside companion for you at a quarter off, with free shipping.


Cracks on climate as G8 leaders meet in Germany

Leaders from the world's major industrialized nations will try to paper over deep divisions on global warming and a range of foreign policy issues when they meet on the Baltic coast this week for a G8 summit.


MySpace wins UK domain name that pre-dated its service

Myspace.co.uk was registered 'abusively' Social networking company MySpace has won the right to have the domain name myspace.co.uk transferred to it despite the fact that it was registered six years before MySpace was founded.â¦


A Belgian court rules that the search company violates copyright law by providing free access to news stories that online newspapers generally charge for. By the Associated Press.


Travolta Almost Unrecognizable in New Role

John Travolta is almost unrecognizable when he's first on the screen in the drama "A Love Song for Bobby Long."


Senators are now allowed to use taxpayer dollars to travel to the funerals of service members in their home states


Fun, Games, and an Interview With Nintendo

This vice president celebrates with Mario, Yoshi, and all the Miis.


Diabetics with mental stress at high heart disease risk

A new study has revealed that psychologically distressed people with diabetes have a higher heart disease risk as they tend to smoke more and avoid exercises.


If It Feels Good to Be Good, It Might Be Only Natural

The e-mail came from the next room. "You gotta see this!" Jorge Moll had written. Moll and Jordan Grafman, neuroscientists at the National Institutes of Health, had been scanning the brains of volunteers as they were asked to think about a scenario involving either donating a sum of money to charity...


Aid Army Races to Asia's Tsunami Victims

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - An army of aid workers  raced on Tuesday to deliver food and water to millions of  tsunami victims and the U.N. warned a death toll of 150,000  would climb as more bodies are found and disease stalks  survivors.


This "smart home" even monitors your health

Team works to create sensor-rich environment that can tell if you're having trouble sleeping, losing weight or even developing a joint problem.


Bush chief of staff urged Rumsfeld be fired: book

President George W. Bush's former chief of staff tried twice to persuade Bush to fire Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld but failed, according to a new book by investigative reporter Bob Woodward.


Former supporters of Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder say he is trying to run the city single-handedly, firing department heads, upbraiding public officials and starting secret investigations.


Marsiglia, 17:26 - TENNIS, ATP MARSIGLIA: ANCIC IN FINALE CONTRO MURRAY

Il croato Mario Ancic è il secondo finalista del torneo Atp di Marsiglia (cemento, montepremi...


Stima mancate entrate per due miliardi di dollari


Kimi Raikkonen confirmed as world champion ahead of Lewis Hamilton after no penalties imposed following fuel irregularities investigation.


The three countries President Bush called an "axis of evil" in his first term are at the top of his foreign policy to-do list in the second, along with a revitalized Mideast peace process and continued efforts to repair European alliances frayed by the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.


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Il Dow Jones perde l'1,67%. Euro in salita sul dollaro


Bush policy adviser up for education post

Twenty years after she toiled on an education reform agenda as a legislative staffer in the Texas Capitol, Margaret Spellings on Wednesday was nominated by President Bush to become the nation's top education official.


Soccer: Glazer step nearer becoming Manchester United's biggest ...

LONDON : The family of US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer said it had raised its stake in Manchester United to 27.6 percent from 25.3, making it almost the largest shareholder in the world's richest football club.


A special ministerial committee on Sunday decided to release 170 Palestinian prisoners and detainees held in Israeli prisons. Of the group, 120 prisoners are members of Fatah and 50 were arrested for illegally residing within Israel.


Death Is on the Line; Can You Hear It Now?

âOne Missed Callâ is the latest Japanese knockoff to fetishize death by technology.


A British Airways jet from Beijing carrying 152 people crash-landed Thursday, injuring 19 people and causing more than 200 flights to be canceled at Europe's busiest airport.


Kazakhstan suggests expanding UN Security Council

Almaty. (Interfax-Kazakhstan) - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev thinks it is necessary to expand the UN Security Council and strengthen the role of the UN General Assembly in tackling the most pressing current issues.


Arjun looked dashing in a carbon blazer with a lilac shirt and color coordinated tie piece. Priyanka cuts a pretty picture in a lavender salwar suit. But what took the cream was a mangalsutra that she wears


Democrat Widens Lead in Washington Governor's Race

Democrat Christine Gregoire expanded her lead over Republican Dino Rossi to 130 votes to win the race for Washington state governor in a recount seven weeks after the election, officials said on Thursday.


Two more Indonesians were confirmed to have bird flu on Tuesday and Pakistan reported its first case in a year after finding the deadly virus in a small flock of chickens near the capital Islamabad.


Olympics: 'People Power' Stops Games Event, Holmes Wins

"People's power" stopped a gymnastics  contest when judges' scoring destroyed Russian Alexei Nemov's  medal chances on Monday, while Briton Kelly Holmes shattered  Maria Mutola's dream of consecutive 800 meters titles.


It'll be cheaper to build a permanent moon base and keep it running, than it will be to get to the moon. Just don't ask how much, NASA's boss says.


Foe of DeLay Rebuked by House Ethics Panel

The House ethics committee has ruled that a Democratic lawmaker exaggerated in the accusations he brought in June against the majority leader, Representative Tom DeLay.


Liverpool agree a fee with West Ham for midfielder Yossi Benayoun.


India Aims to Double Revenue From Infrastructure Management Services

India is targeting a larger share of the market for remote infrastructure management services, and is planning to more than double revenue from these services to $15 billion by 2013.


Alcatel wins 270-million-euro order from Telstra of Australia

French telecommunications equipment provider Alcatel has received an order worth 270 million euros (460 million Australian dollars, 347 million US dollars) from Australian telecom giant Telstra, the two companies have revealed.


Boss: Torre's safe, but GM's on big hook

With his New York Yankees struggling, George Steinbrenner says Joe Torre is safe for now, general manager Brian Cashman "is on a big hook" and Jason Giambi "should have kept his mouth shut."


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


U.S. Racketeering Trial Against Tobacco Industry Is Set to Start

It has taken five years of pretrial skirmishing, but testimony will finally begin  Tuesday in the government's massive racketeering case against the tobacco industry for allegedly defrauding and misleading the American public for almost 50 years about the health risks of cigarette smoking.


Fighting between Hamas and Fatah spreads to the West Bank, with Fatah gunmen storming the parliament.


Federal Agents Raid Another Mexican Prison

Federal agents and soldiers seized the top-security Matamoros prison near the Texas border Wednesday, a week after six prison employees were slain and their bodies dumped outside the facility's gates amid growing violence in Mexico's prison system.


Nato and Afghan forces killed 94 Taleban fighters in overnight battles in south Afghanistan, the military says.


The European Commission proposes co-ordinated anti-terror measures targeting flight data and the web.


ST. LOUIS - Going against the grain in courting the young cocktail crowd, beermaker Anheuser-Busch Cos. is launching a new "brew" to go head-to-head with classic mixed drinks - traditional suds spiked with caffeine, fruit flavoring, herbal guarana and ginseng.


Manchester United fans began their campaign against Malcolm Glazerâs proposed takeover with a protest at the reserve game against Birmingham City.


The BBC continued to make news rather than merely report it as its former director launched a bitter attack on Prime Minister Tony Blair and its new chief tried to lay out a


Amid Protests, House of Commons Votes to Ban Fox Hunting

After a day of rowdy demonstrations that saw five protesters storm the chamber at the House of Commons, legislators voted today to outlaw the centuries-old sport of fox hunting with hounds.


Williams bids to beat Klitschko in Vegas

South London fighter Danny Williams is bidding to reclaim the WBC world heavyweight title for Britain when he takes on champion Vitali Klitschko in Las Vegas.


A federal bankruptcy judge has given United Airlines a 30-day "test period" to show it can cooperate with its unions on a restructuring plan, rejecting union calls to open the process up to rival proposals immediately because United has not


BERLIN -- A court paroled a one time leader of Germany's notorious Red Army Faction yesterday after 24 years in prison, amid bitter memories of the left-wing terrorist group's attacks on law enforcement and business leaders, which plunged the country into fear three decades ago.


Adam Vinatieri carved out a living at his former address by insisting kickers should be seen and not heard.


Israel Expands Gaza Strike, Kills 8 Palestinians

The Israeli army killed eight Palestinians  in Gaza Friday as it poured tanks and soldiers into the coastal  strip, expanding a ground offensive intended to root out  militants firing rockets into Israeli towns.


Japanese whaling pictures 'sick': Australian minister

Photographs of a mother whale and her calf being dragged on board a Japanese ship after being harpooned in Antarctic waters have been described as sickening by Australia's environment minister.


Mariah Carey snubbed at another awards show

Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim, was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite scoring three nominations.


Perhaps Chinook, the checker-playing computer program, should be renamed "King Me." Canadian researchers report they have "solved" checkers, developing a program that cannot lose in a game popular with young and old alike for more than a thousand years.


LONDON -- Vodafone Group PLC on Monday denied a newspaper report it is considering making a $160 billion bid for its U.S. partner in the wireless phone business, Verizon Communications Inc.


Kinokuniya, the Japanese bookseller, has opened a new store overlooking Bryant Park â and expanded its focus from Japan to all of Asia and beyond.


Inquiring minds want to know how JDSU investors will fare?


Nader Still Defiant on Eve of U.S. Election

Ralph Nader admits he hasn't a prayer of winning the White House but remained defiant to the end on Monday, saying there was no way he was pulling out of the U.S. presidential race.


Palestinians say nothing new in Sharonâs address

Contend PM evading implementation of Road Map, say it only appears he is determined to continue destroying the Gaza Strip. Palestinian officials said that Prime Minister Ariel Sharonâs address at the Knesset yesterday contained nothing new.


Oil Futures Prices Rise 4.5% on Outsize Drop in Supplies

Crude oil futures prices surged by almost $2 a barrel yesterday, the biggest increase in two months, after the Energy Department reported that United States oil supplies had declined more than expected.


Ending high school at 16, paying teachers according to merit, turning schools over to independent contractors  -  a new report on U.S. education envisions radical change


Iraqi troops have detained 46 suspected militants and killed five others in a new operation in eastern Diyala, the army said Saturday, while a U.S. soldier was reported killed in an explosion in the volatile province.


Ex-BBC director general Greg Dyke says cutting thousands of jobs at the corporation will be "debilitating".


Mediterranean Diet May Boost Alzheimer's Survival

MONDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Consuming what's known as a Mediterranean diet -- one loaded with fruits, vegetables, grains and olive oil -- may help Alzheimer's patients live longer, a new study suggests.


Angelilli: a Scelli il Nobel per la Pace

A Maurizio Scelli, commissario straordinario della Croce Rossa Italiana, il premio Nobel per la Pace. E' la proposta di Roberta Angelilli, eurodeputata di An, per il ruolo che la Cri ha avuto nella liberazione di Simona Pari e Simona Torretta.


Revenue from the cocoa trade has fuelled years of conflict in Ivory Coast, says an international campaign group.


Men are naturally more comedic than women because of the male hormone testosterone, an expert claims.


Mosca, 21:07 - CALCIO, RUSSIA; SPARTAK: ALENICHEV  LASCIA IL CALCIO

Il russo Dmitry Alenichev, ex di Roma e Perugia, lascia il calcio. Il centrocampista ha deciso di ap...


Welsh singer Charlotte Church, who has performed for President Clinton and Pope John Paul II, announced Thursday that she is pregnant. According to her Web site, Church and rugby star-boyfriend Gavin Henson are "delighted."


Bill Would Restore Detainees' Rights, Define 'Combatant'

A group of Senate Democrats introduced legislation yesterday that would restore habeas corpus rights to all detainees in U.S. custody and would narrowly define what it means to be an "enemy combatant" against the United States, a measure designed to challenge laws ushered in by the...


Boggs Counts Blessings; Sandberg Also in Hall

Wade Boggs received 474 of 516 votes, the 19th-highest percentage among inductees, in his first year of eligibility. Ryne Sandberg made it in his third year of eligibility.


BOSTON -- Curt Schilling's injury is not common, but another man underwent the same surgery Tuesday. NewsCenter 5's Liz Brunner took an inside look at the procedure and what patients can expect afterward.


President Feels Emboldened, Not Accidental, After Victory

President Bush is reveling in winning the popular vote and feels he can no longer be considered a one-term accident of history.


Happy slapping with subtitles? YouTube users can now edit and improve their clips using an online tool from Adobe.â¦


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Giambi agrees to talk steroids with Mitchell

Jason Giambi agreed yesterday to meet with baseball steroids investigator George Mitchell and apologized for his conduct, becoming the first active player known to cooperate with the former senator.


Vegas gets you with weight sensors in the fridges

Blog: Always a place to look for new ways to soak you, Las Vegas now has weight sensors in the fridges.


Have you been trudging through the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center? Or have you been obsessively following the gadget blogs all week?


A vehicle blows up at a police post in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, reports say.


NKorean nuclear talks envoys converge on Beijing

Diplomatic efforts to kickstart the stalled six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program have got underway in Beijing as envoys to the negotiations converged on the Chinese capital.


Business owners in Thailand hope that the visit of Colin Powell and Jeb Bush will give tourists an endorsement that the country is safe for vacationers.


English newspapers make beeline for Beckham's jugular

Only in England could David Beckham be not so much in hot water but a bubbling volcano for admitting he deliberately got himself cautioned during England's 2-0 win against Wales last Saturday.


Police insisted Tuesday that the safety of Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf had not been compromised despite confidential security files detailing his visit to Britain being found on a London street.


At least two men broke into a prominent doctor's home early Monday, kidnapped a female family member to withdraw money from a bank and then killed the doctor's wife and their two daughters, police said.


Londra, sedicenne italiano condannato all'ergastolo

Ha solo 16 anni ma e' stato condannato all'ergastolo dal tribunale di Londra per tentato omicidio. Protagonista della vicenda giudiziaria, Elias Cecchetti, un italiano che lo scorso dicembre aveva aggredito


Game Gurus, Clicking Their Way to Fortune

How a simple online game can balloon from being on a computer server of a local high school into one of the top 50 gaming sites online is proof, pure and clear, of a highly democratic Internet. -The Washington Post


Honda sees record car and m-cycle sales next year

TOKYO: Honda Motor Co forecast yesterday another year of record car and motorcycle sales in 2005, when it will remodel its flagship Civic car and enter new vehicle segments such as the popular pick-up sector in the United States.


Defense contractor Raytheon Co.  on Thursday reported higher fourth-quarter profit, helped by strong sales of its missile systems and other military electronics.


A medical airplane headed to Bozeman to pick up a patient crashed as it was preparing to land, killing all three people on board, authorities said.


Labor Memo Suggests Bush to Win Election

Labor Department staff, analyzing statistics from private economists, report in an internal memo that President Bush is likely to do "much better" in Tuesday's election than the polls are predicting.


Of the seven times Marc Savard stooped over to take a faceoff last night, the center only lost twice.


Lone Indonesia bird flu survivor goes home

Jones Ginting can't remember much of his battle with bird flu, and it's probably for the best.


Atlantis readies for departure after ISS computer repairs

Records galore for astronaut Williams The computers on the International Space Station (ISS) are all fixed, and the crew of the shuttle Atlantis have completed their final spacewalk and are now preparing for the journey home. The guidance system is due for a final test today.â¦


But can anything support its 4MBps speed? Japanese memory card maker Elecom may have become the first company to announce a mid-speed high-capacity SD card. The company this week unveiled a 4GB SDHC product labelled Class 4, guaranteeing a data transfer rate of at least 4MBps and up to 7MBps, Elecom said.â¦


Napster said that it had hired UBS Investment Bank to assist in the possible sale of the company.


Cingular Getting the Nod To Buy AT&T Wireless

Cingular Wireless is set to receive final approval from the Department of  Justice for its $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless. One condition the Justice  Department reportedly is going to set is that Cingular must sell off  wireless  airwave assets in 16-24 markets for competitive reasons.


Spain's prime minister opens a Council of Europe campaign, saying domestic violence has no place in decent society.


CBC News: Canucks star will plead to assault

CBC News is reporting Tuesday that the Vancouver Canucks forward will accept a plea bargain Wednesday morning from the British Columbia Crown after being charged with assault causing bodily harm for attacking Steve Moore of the Colorado Avalanche during a


FDA to Issue Guidelines On Evaluating Biotech Food

The Food and Drug Administration will publish draft guidelines today that would encourage companies to submit voluntary safety evaluations of bioengineered food crops that sometimes


A woman whose family was found stabbed to death is sent a package which it is claimed contains the killer's ashes.


Buzz Off! Aussie Surfers Use Device to Repel Sharks

Organizers of an Australian night surfing competition used an electronic shield for the first time to protect surfers from sharks, which might otherwise have thought competitors were an easy meal.


"The Gates" are open — all 7,500 of 'em. The biggest art project in New York City's history debuted Saturday in Central Park with the unfurling of saffron-colored fabric banners suspended in 16-foot-high frames, providing a splash of sunrise 26 years in the making.


It's bull vs. bear in a 15-round free-for-all. Want a ringside seat?


A380 super-jumbo takes first peep outside French hangar

The A380 super-jumbo passenger jet, due to be officially unveiled next week, was wheeled out of its hangar in southwestern France for the first time.


The legal profession may have a reputation for being conservative, but some US courts are taking a more hi-tech approach.


Tim Hudson was traded from the Oakland Athletics to Atlanta, a major deal Thursday that further bolstered the Braves' revamped rotation.


Europe May Ban Imports of Some Biofuel Crops

Proposals to be unveiled next week are aimed at enhancing the environmental credentials of biofuels like biodiesel or ethanol.


Defensive end Chris Canty, who returned for a fifth year at Virginia only after careful deliberation, has been lost for the season with a knee injury.


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Amazon stock drops, but brokers raise targets

Shares of Amazon.com Inc  plunged 15 percent on Wednesday, depressing the overall market and delivering a rude wake-up call to investors whose hopes for the online retailers' sustained profit performance had more than doubled share prices since January.


Post-Thanksgiving sales were a bit of a turkey for retail giant. But for others, they were gravy. By Lorrie Grant. An explosive spending spree over the Thanksgiving weekend gave US retailers hopes for a robust holiday shopping season.


The Smart 1 lunar probe has entered into orbit around the Moon, the first ever European mission to do so.


Interactive consoles get kids off the couch

Working up a sweat playing video games on Nintendo's interactive Wii console is no replacement for real exercise but at least it gets overweight children off the couch, according to British researchers.


Al Qaeda to Attempt Major Marine Attack -Report

Al Qaeda will attempt an attack on a key maritime target in the next 12 months with potentially devastating economic consequences, UK security experts said on Friday.


RAY NOBLE has just retired after 43 years of wo


JERUSALEM -- Rabi Mimi is a strong supporter of leading Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas. But when the polls open Sunday, Mimi won't be voting.


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DURHAM, N.C. -- Joel Statham threw four touchdown passes to offset a host of mistakes yesterday, and No. 23 Maryland piled up 685 yards in total offense to beat winless Duke, 55-21.


Astros strike first behind gritty Rocket

Wearing a dress shirt and black pinstripe slacks instead of his Astros uniform, Roger Clemens encountered some resistance as he entered the Turner Field interview room Wednesday.


Europe's ATV will be the biggest spacecraft Europe has ever flown when it launches in January.


Bextra report questions effects on heart patients

A study suggesting arthritis drug Bextra doubles patients' heart attack and stroke risks drew a sharp rebuttal Wednesday from the drug's maker, Pfizer (PFE), as its stock price dipped.


Indonesian police make progress in embassy bomb investigation

Indonesian police have released a sketch of a man they velieve bought the mini van used in the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta.


US Negotiator in Beijing to Press N. Korea Talks

The United States pressed a diplomatic initiative to end the crisis over North Korea's nuclear program on Monday but a US official dismissed


US Justice Dept approves Cingular-AT&T deal

US antitrust authorities on Monday approved Cingular Wireless' plan to acquire rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (AWE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) for $41 billion in cash, creating the nation's biggest wireless carrier.


Mass killer Peter Sutcliffe is allowed out of prison to visit the site where his father's ashes were scattered.


Thomson sells publications group for $350M

Thomson Corp. completed its evolution into an electronic purveyor of financial, legal and scientific information today as it sold Thomson Media - the last of its traditional advertising-based publishing businesses â-or $350 million US.


"Green" MBAs unite tree-huggers and pinstripes

The student dinner begins as one might expect in a progressive hotbed like San Francisco: the self-proclaimed "Saturday night composter" urges people to recycle their trash and another student touts silent group meditation.