Open Country Cheese Attracts Singapore Buyer

A SINGAPORE company has jumped into the market for niche cheese- maker Open Country Cheese, snapping up between 15 and 20 per cent of the company.   OCC has been the subject of a bid from big shareholder Dairy Trust, associated with meat company Affco and the Talley family's interests.


Iphtashu Fitz writes "On December 23, 1954, Richard Herrick made history by becoming the first successful recipient of a donated organ.


Wonderful news! The tough new federal regulators who were deputized to clean up the accounting industry after Enron, WorldCom and the other scandals have been busy reviewing the work and procedures of the Big Four accounting firms.


A young girl and her family find ways to handle the challenges of a rare genetic disorder.


Two moments of magic from Brian O'Driscoll guide Ireland to a workmanlike victory against Italy.


Warner Bros. Entertainment said Friday it will release high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray disc format, becoming the latest studio to reject the rival HD DVD technology and further complicating the high-definition landscape for consumers.


With name after name engraved on pale stone walls, a new monument in Paris' Jewish quarter pays tribute to the 76,000 Jews rounded up in France during the Holocaust and sent to Nazi death camps.


Sharon Rejects Settler Demands Over Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, flanked by Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, and Cabinet Secretary Yisrael Maimon, right, begins his weekly cabinet meeting, at his office, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004.


Ford mulls Jaguar, Land Rover future with advisers

Ford Motor Co.  said on Tuesday it was working with financial advisers on the best options for its European luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover as it continues a strategic review of its global operations.


Dell rolls out e-waste recycling for small businesses

Dell will wipe the data clean before recycling small companies' computers and gadgets.


Il capitano bianconero lavora ancora a parte, ma Ã¨ quasi pronto per rientrare in gruppo e Capello spera di recuperarlo, anche solo per uno spezzone di gara. TORINO, 29 novembre 2004 - Una dimostrazione di


US Airways Declares Bankruptcy a Second Time

A business receives legal protection from its creditors when it declares bankruptcy. But what happens when a company declares bankruptcy twice in just two years?


Sarah Michelle Gellar's Hallowe'en scary movie The Grudge has scored another impressive week at the top of the US box office to keep Ray, the acclaimed Ray Charles biopic, from breaking in at number one.


The European Commission on Saturday confirmed that an outbreak of bird flu on a farm in eastern England was the H5N1 strain.


A pullback in spending raises the possibility that the country may be experiencing a rare decline in personal consumption.


Study: Texting boosts young voter turnout

Young people are more likely to vote when they receive a text-message reminder, according to new research.


Stop press: Planktic foraminiferal biostratigraphy data!

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Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas For Xbox & ...

Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., has announced that GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS is making its way to the Xbox and PC.


Infocus: Apache 2 with SSL/TLS: Step-by-Step, Part 1

This article begins a series of three articles dedicated to configuring Apache 2.0 with SSL/TLS support, in order to ensure maximum security and optimal performance of secure web communication. This part introduces key aspects of SSL/TLS and then shows how to compile and configure Apache 2.0 with support for these protocols.


The cholesterol drug Vytorin is now getting attention that is anything but funny.


Remove Woman's Feeding Tube Florida Court Rules

The law that kept Terri Schiavo alive the past 11 months has been struck down by The Florida Supreme Court. Terri Schiavo has been on life support since she suffered a heart attack in 1990, which left her with severe brain damage.


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Researchers led by Dr Goran Bjelakovic of the University of Nis in Serbia-Montenegro have revealed that these pills only take you closer to death.


A government ink expert was found not guilty of lying on the witness stand during Stewart's trial. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Larry Stewart, a government witness who testified against Martha Stewart, was found not guilty Tuesday on all counts of perjury.


Jayhawks sweep to 20th straight home win

Darrell Arthur scored nine points in a second-half surge that carried No. 4 Kansas past Missouri 90-71 Monday night, giving the Jayhawks their 20th straight home victory and a season sweep of their archrivals.


Rises in environmental taxes fail to impress green campaigners, opposition parties and businesses.


US says world trade deal possible by 2005/06

SANTIAGO: A new global free trade deal is possible by 2005/2006 with help from the major Asia-Pacific trading powers, US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick has said.


Battle Over School Bus Service in New York

A plan to save millions of dollars by consolidating school bus routes has left parents raging at education officials.


US offers aid to quake victims; at least 3 Americans among dead

WASHINGTON At least three Americans are among the more than 13-thousand people killed in Sunday's earthquake in Asia. A State Department spokesman says two died in Sri Lanka, a third in Thailand.


Mac shareware makers make today 'Child's Play Day'

Independent Mac shareware developers are donating the proceeds of their sales today, Dec. 7, to the Child’s Play charity, which raises money and toy donations for sick kids in hospitals. The effort is called Child’s Play Day.


Nintendo share price rises as DS impresses markets

Shares in Nintendo rose on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at the start of this week, as continued uncertainty about certain key aspects of Sony's PSP plans tipped analysts in favour of the forthcoming DS handheld.


A suspected case of mad cow disease has been detected in the United States, agriculture officials said Thursday. By Ted Warren, AP.


F.D.A. Approves Drug for Intestinal Disease

Tysabri, a treatment for multiple sclerosis, received regulatory approval on Monday for use among patients with Crohnâs disease.


Trend Micro Takes Hotmail Antivirus Business

In a bid to display its suitability for consumer users, antivirus giant Trend Micro has announced it will provide antivirus scanning and cleaning protection for Microsoft's MSN Hotmail Internet e-mail customers, who number nearly 190 million.


Senators Question US Treatment of Iraqi Prisoners

Two senators said on Sunday they were troubled by a report that US intelligence officials secretly transferred as many as a dozen detainees out of Iraq in the last six months, possibly violating international treaties.


Iran nuclear negotiator cancels Europe visit

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator canceled on Friday a trip to a conference in Germany where U.N. officials had hoped talks with European policy makers would secure a "time out" in a row over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.


Former bullfighter Jose Tomas is seen in this Feb. 14, 2007 file photo in Madrid.Comment


Superata di 1,2 punti la previsione del governo


I'M going to say it: A lot of the problems with violence in sports rests with the officials. Referees vary in how they apply the rules.


Fayetteville - Channel 7's Sports team has learned that University of Arkansas head football coach Houston Nutt will be staying with the Razorbacks.


Chelsea and Liverpool frustrated by dour stalemate

Chelsea wasted a chance to get back in the Premier League title race as Avram Grant's side were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Liverpool on Sunday.


Recipe Snipper Damages Ill. Library Books

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - A culinary enthusiast who has made a habit of snipping recipes out of cookbooks at Bloomington Public Library has library staff sizzling mad.  Librarians first noticed pages were missing from several cookbooks last summer.


A UK parliamentary group concludes population growth threatens the UN's Millennium Development Goals.


Report: More than 200 dead after troops storm school

The operation to end the school hostage crisis in Russia is over but more than 200 people have died after troops stormed the building.


Facing growing competition from open source software providers, Microsoft has decided to allow governments and international organizations access to source code for its Office 2003 productivity suite.


Daily morsel of dark chocolate cuts blood pressure

A nibble a day of dark chocolate helped lower blood pressure without packing on the pounds, German researchers said on Tuesday.


Il direttore generale della UEFA Lars-Christer Olsson ha ribadito lâimpegno della UEFA riguardo al problema della tutela e lo sviluppo dei vivai. Parlando al termine dei due giorni della riunione del Comitato


BearingPoint CFO Out; Accounting Error Found

McLean technology consulting firm said Sunday that the retirement of its chief financial officer and a $92.9M error on its third-quarter balance sheet are not related.


Is global warming a threat to world security?

In "Terrorism & Security": On the eve of Kyoto taking effect, warnings that future conflict over disappearing resources.


WabiSabi Labi Wants to be More Than eBay for Exploits

Swiss start-up will expand its auction site with security tools.


No. 8 N.C. Tops Loyola of Chicago, 109-60

Jawad Williams scored 17 points and was one of six North Carolina players in double figures Sunday as the eighth-ranked Tar Heels beat Loyola of Chicago 109-60.


Pentagon Spends Without Bids, a Study Finds

More than 40 percent of Pentagon business, a total of $362 billion, has been awarded on a no-bid basis over the last six years.


Tim Henman loses 7-6 2-6 6-4 to Marin Cilic in the first round of the Artois Championships at Queen's Club.


Dollar Slips as Jobs Data Disappoint Some

The dollar fell on Friday after a  report showed slightly lower-than-expected U.S. jobs growth in  December, but the market still sees the Federal Reserve on  track to raise interest rates further in 2005.


Ordinance kicks in product patents regime

The government tonight issued an ordinance for introducing a product patent regime for pharmacueticals and agro-chemicals from January 1, 2005.


NEW YORK - A mechanical bull operator, a sheep farmer  and a master barber who's also a nuclear weapons specialist are among the 18 castaways who'll compete for a $1 million in the next edition of Survivor. ...


A year later, violence is down and al-Qaeda is in retreat. But the gains are still too fragile


New Romanian Logan tests global market for no-frills car

The 5,000-euro (5,100-dollar) car was developed by Dacia and French parent company Renault for developing markets, and built following a renovation of the Romanian car maker's creaking plant near Pitesti, ...


A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced four men to prison terms of between seven and 14 years for the racially motivated killing of a Congolese student.


New look, old skills at Ferre, work inspires Bottega

Lars Nilsson broke with tradition and used a presentation instead of a catwalk show on Sunday for his first collection at designer Gianfranco Ferre after he was hired to head the brand following the founder's death last year.


Plan a Rare Moment of Bipartisan Success

ANALYSIS | Party leaders hope stimulus plan not only helps economy, but also Washington's image.


Air France KLM 2nd qtr up, repeats outlook

Air France KLM on Thursday reported second quarter operating earnings up 7.8 percent to 568 million euros ($731 million) and hiked its merger synergy targets as it remained confident on full-year earnings.


Stars including Kanye West, Alicia Keys and Usher gear up to do battle at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.


London court jails 'cyber-jihadis' for online terror

Three "cyber-jihadis" who used the Internet to urge Muslims to wage holy war on non-believers were jailed for between six-and-a-half and 10 years Thursday in the first case of its kind in Britain.


A US appeals court rules against a musician who claimed Beyonce song lyrics were based on her work.


China's Wen stresses green growth, rural welfare

China will do more to save energy and cut pollution in 2007 while striving to keep its economy humming following four straight years of double-digit growth, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Monday.


Making Sense of the Great Suicide Debate

The darkness of the soul encounters the science of pharmaceuticals.


Turkey's AKP faces challenges after poll victory

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with reforms to turn his secular, Muslim country into a modern democracy on a par with its European neighbors after a fresh election victory.


Running Extra Mile Sets Humans Apart in Primates' World

If walking upright first set early human ancestors apart from their ape cousins, it may have been their eventual ability to run long distances with a springing step over the African savanna


Pakistan calls on US, NATO to beef up Al-Qaeda hunt

The United States and other NATO members should adopt "more security measures" in the hunt for Al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan, Al-Hayat newspaper quoted the Pakistani Interior Minister as saying.


Founding member of Pantera killed on stage

"Dimebag Darrel" Abbott, a founding member of the heavy metal group Pantera, was shot to death along with three others Wednesday night at a Columbus, Ohio metal show.


American Banker reports Ken Lewis, chief executive of Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. says the bank has laid off 1,365 former FleetBoston Financial Corp.


Eddy Curry had 20 points, while Kirk Hinrich and Ben Gordon each added 15 Wednesday night to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 96-88 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.


Kodak says digital cameras will work better in dim conditions with a superficial but significant change to image sensors.Photos: Kodak's highly sensitive sensor


Libya hosts Darfur summit to get al-Beshir and rebels in talks

TRIPOLI: Leaders from Sudan and four neighboring states were meeting in the Libyan capital Sunday to push for an end to the conflict in Darfur that has killed tens of thousands


US Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled plans to attend the Olympics closing ceremonies in Greece because of the "press of business" including crises in Iraq and Sudan, US officials said Saturday.


Things have started bad enough for the 0-2 Chiefs. Are their problems about to get worse? The Kansas City Star reported Monday that the Chiefs might play Sunday's game against Houston without their most explosive


The stress and air pollution greatly heighten the risk for a heart attack, researchers surmised. By Lee Bowman. Being stuck in traffic raises the risk of having a heart attack within the hour almost threefold, according to a study published today.


IBM claims fastest supercomputer on the planet

Currently, the NEC-assembled Earth Simulator in Yokohama, Japan is ranked at number one, with its 5,120 processors recording an operating speed of 35.


Khartoum agrees on deployment of new forces in Darfur

Khartoum agreed with the African Union which sponsors the peace talks between the rebels in Darfur, west Sudan and the central government to deploy 3500 soldiers and 800 policemen that belong to the union in the district.


Search enabler Google Inc. said Wednesday it acquired digital mapping company Keyhole Corp. for an undisclosed sum.


Michigan Jury Convicts Confessed Serial Killer

A confessed serial killer due to be  paroled from a Texas prison in April 2006 was convicted of  murder on Wednesday for the stabbing death of a Michigan woman  25 years ago.


BBC denies ageism in Crimewatch presenterÃÂs departure

The BBC has Wednesday denied accusations that age was a factor in the departure of the long-standing Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross.


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Ukrainian security agency denies involvement in Viktor Yushchenko's poisoning

KIEV, Ukraine Ukraine's top security service says it had nothing do with the poisoning of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko (yoo-SHEN'-koh). Scientists recently determined he was suffering ...


Zagabria, 23:23 - CALCIO: EURO 2008; CROAZIA-ESTONIA 2-0

La  Croazia ha battuto l'Estonia 2-0 (2-0) in una gara di qualificazione a Euro 2008 (gruppo E). I g...


Moscow talking 'directly' with NKorea over nuclear test

Moscow is "holding direct talks with the leaders of North Korea" to try to prevent Pyongyang carrying out a test of a nuclear weapon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.


Aussies Mark Hensby and Stuart Appleby are just two shots off the lead after the first round of the elite 30-man Tour Championship in Atlanta.


Tens of thousands of people attend a rally called by the left-wing rebel  People's War Group in southern India.


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Pro-Family Group Says Peterson Death Penalty Verdict 'Morally ...

The leader of a pro-family group applauded to the unanimous decision by a California jury on Monday to give convicted killer Scott Peterson the death penalty for the murder of his wife Laci and unborn son Conner.


Pentagon Spends Without Bids, a Study Finds

More than 40 percent of Pentagon business, a total of $362 billion, has been awarded on a no-bid basis over the last six years.


Iraqi bombers use chemical-based psych strikes

Industrial chlorine cylinders make comeback US military spokesmen in Baghdad yesterday indicated a new trend in bombing attacks by Iraqi insurgents.â¦


Four masked men armed with submachine guns robbed a jewelry store in a chic Paris neighborhood, making off with about $2 million in jewels, police said.


Veteran actor Jerry Orbach, best known as one of the stars of the long-running NBC drama "Law & Order," died late Tuesday of prostate cancer.


Hostages in criminal's hands says Afghan govt

The Afghan Government has said it believes that three kidnapped UN workers are in the hands of criminals and not the Taliban-linked militants who have threatened to kill them.


Reggio Calabria, 18:55 - CALCIO, REGGINA; ARONICA: COL MILAN LA PARTITA DELL'ANNO

Domenica prossima la Reggina affronterà i neo-campioni d'Europa del Milan nell'ultima gara di...


Val Ackerman, the president of the Women's National Basketball Association since its inception, has decided to step down beginning next year.


Japan health min under pressure to quit over gaffe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's health minister was under pressure to quit on Wednesday for calling women "birth-giving machines", with opposition parties poised to boycott debate on the budget unless he stepped down.


Iraq Sets Election Date But Unrest Threatens Poll

Iraq chose Jan. 30 for its first  democratic election in decades on Sunday, but violence in Sunni  Muslim areas underlined the challenge of holding polls on time.


Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. said on Thursday that it will buy Joyo.com Ltd., which runs some of China's biggest retail Web sites, for about $75 million to gain entry into China's fast-growing market.


The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinterâs âHomecoming,â a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.


Iraqi prime minister warns Fallujah to give up al-Zarqawi or face ...

A suicide attack and roadside bombings killed six American soldiers, and Iraq's prime minister Wednesday warned the people of major insurgent bastion Fallujah to hand over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or face military action.


Dinamo Zagreb fans angry at their team's poor league showing stripped the players of their shirts at a training session, local media reported.


British team in Pakistan for Bhutto killing probe

A team of British police arrived in Pakistan on Friday to join an investigation into the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.


Beckham finally on board as Galaxy player

David Beckham, ready to  start his much trumpeted American adventure, was formally  introduced as a Los Angeles Galaxy player at the Major League  Soccer (MLS) side's home stadium on Friday.


Divo Gronchi, primo azionista, si dice 'sereno'


Chris Rock: Host of the 77th Academy Awards

com Staff. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has appointed Chris Rock as host to the 77th Academy Awards telecast. This will be Rock's first stint as Oscar host.


Sexual harassment and discrimination against teens in the workplace is on the rise, the government says, citing the growing number of lawsuits it is pursuing against employers. The surge has also prompted a new national campaign to educate youth about their rights at work.


A number of top PGA Tour players turned 50 over the past year and have already committed to play in the 28th annual Bank of America Championship PGA Champions Tour stop at Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord June 16-22.


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China says U.S., EU need to do more on Doha Round

The main stumbling block in the Doha  Round of global trade talks is the failure of the United States  and European Union to make substantial concessions on  agriculture, China's commerce minister said on Monday.


The first birds of the year have tested positive for West Nile Virus in Vermont. State health officials say the birds were collected in Chittenden County earlier this month.


A three-metre (10-foot) boa constrictor was found Saturday coiled in the spare wheel well of a car in Vienna, police said.


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Oil around $59 after sharp drop on crude build

Oil edged lower on Friday to around $59 a barrel after tumbling on a build in crude stocks, but trade was muted by a U.S. holiday.


Isle of Man Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More

THREE BATTLE IT OUT IN AYRE BY-ELECTION THE people of Ayre will go to the polls on November 11 with a choice of three candidates it has been confirmed.


U.S. says no one too young for Guantanamo court

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - A Canadian accused of killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan should not be tried as a war criminal because he was a child soldier for al Qaeda, too young to voluntarily join its forces, his military defense lawyer told a U.S. war court on Monday.


Afghan suspect transferred to Guantanamo: Pentagon

The Pentagon said on Wednesday an Afghan national it described as a dangerous terrorism suspect had been transferred to the U.S. military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Sport:  Interview: The Chelsea goalkeeper says that Avram Grant has the respect of the dressing room


Kotsay helps A's increase lead on Angels

Taking two of three from the Los Angeles Angels, the Oakland Athletics opened a 1 1/2-game lead in an AL West race that has seen all four teams stay in contention going into the final two months.


Winter fuel concerns ease, oil futures prices drop 5%

Oil futures prices sank nearly 5 percent Wednesday, dropping below $53 a barrel, as concerns about tight winter fuel supplies eased, at least temporarily, and traders turned their attention to rising US inventories of crude.


The head of InterActiveCorp talks about the confusion that the company's setup provokes and whether he would consider becoming the chief executive at Disney.


Property Fund Says to Hold YUKOS Auction

Russia's Federal Property Fund said on  Friday it intended to go ahead with an auction of oil major  YUKOS' main unit Yuganskneftegaz despite a U.S. court decision  to freeze the state-imposed sale.


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The fire on Japan's ship Nisshin Maru may not have ended its Antarctic whaling operations for this season.


The remains of Adam, an African boy whose torso was found floating in the River Thames, are buried.


Russia's Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Thursday, clearing the way for the worldwide adoption of the document once the Russian parliament ratifies it as widely expected.


WIN tickets to see Katherine Jenkins and Darcy Bussell in Viva Diva at Symphony Hall.   We have five pairs of tickets for the Monday December 17 performance to give away.   With its fusion of music, dance and surprises it's sure to be a night to remember.


Germany to ordain first rabbis since Holocaust

DRESDEN, Germany  - A trio of students will be   confirmed as rabbis this week, the first such ordination in   Germany since the Nazi regime began the slaughter of six   million European Jews more than 60 years ago.


Berlusconi Won't Sell Broadcasting Company

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday he won't sell Italian broadcaster Mediaset SpA, the country's biggest commercial broadcaster and part of his media empire.


Three wins over top 10 teams in eight days has turned Rutgers into the hottest team in women's college basketball.


Tim's Cook-For-Yourself Diet Plan:  Save money and lose weight

My weight has been up and down over the past several years.  I'd lose weight, but I'd have trouble keeping it off, and all the other problems that many people have.  Looking back on it, I find that one of my biggest problems is lack of discipline.  While I could keep myself under control for a while, that control would slip, and the weight would come back.    Over the past year, however, I have managed to find a diet plan which I have been successful with.  As with anything that works well, the progress has been slow, but it has been steady.  This diet plan is of my own devising, so your mileage may vary, but I think it's a lot of common sense that you've already heard anyway.


Yanks' Sheffield returns to lineup as 1B

Gary Sheffield returned to the New York Yankees' lineup Friday night — at a new position — for the first time since being sidelined by a left wrist injury in late May.


Health center offers free depression screening

The Robert Young Center for Community Mental Health will offer a free depression screening 6-8:30 pm Thursday as part of National Depression Screening Day.


An analysis of 34,000 MySpace accounts stolen in a phishing attack reveals that the site's young users generally choose smarter passwords than corporate wage slaves. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.


Next Space Station Launch Set for Oct 11

The blast-off in a Soyuz spacecraft from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan will deploy a replacement crew for Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, who have manned the orbital platform since April.


Rallentamenti a Napoli e in Liguria per feste tifoserie


NO matter how far cricket falls in the popularity stakes, how ordinary the rest of the world becomes or how many scandals tarnish the game, there is always one consolation: Boxing Day.


Will Barghouti change the Palestinian race?

Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has said that he will be a candidate in the elections next month. The move has thrown the upcoming election into confusion, as it had seemed interim leader Mahmoud


Iraq ministry finishes draft law on contractors

Iraq's Interior Ministry has finished draft legislation that would end the legal immunity enjoyed by private security contractors after a deadly shooting involving U.S. firm Blackwater, an official said on Tuesday.


Law enforcement is investigating whether Tim Donaghy influenced the outcome of games he or others bet on.


Londra, 16:12 - TENNIS, WIMBLEDON: SERENA WILLIAMS PASSA AL SECONDO TURNO

La tennista statunitense Serena Williams, testa di serie n.7, si è qualificata al secondo tur...


On the same day Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez said his tired shoulder was worse than it was a week ago, the Yankees received an encouraging performance from Brown.


US Airways asks pilots for 16.5% cut in pay

Struggling US Airways (UAIR) has asked its pilots to accept a 16.5% pay cut while giving them the chance to recoup some of the money by flying more.


A POWERFUL explosion rocked a crowded public market in the southern Philippines today, killing at least three people and injuring several others, police said.


EBay Inc., the world's largest online marketplace, said Thursday it was buying Marktplaats.nl, a Dutch classified advertising Web site, for about $290 million in cash.


The economy grew at a 3.8 percent annual rate in the April-to-June quarter, slightly less robust than a previous estimate of a 4 percent growth rate.


Journalist jailed for two years in Singapore on drug charges

A British journalist addicted to methamphetamine or "ice" was jailed for two years in Singapore after admitting three drug consumption and possession charges.


French prosecutors investigate alleged embezzlement by the leaders of Gabon and Congo.


NEW YORK - Like a boxer shedding pounds to get to his fighting weight, Motorola is trimming down to take on the mobile phone market, shedding jobs and spinning off divisions.


Hawaii mortgage rates fell an eighth of a point to a prevailing 30-year rate of 5.25 percent this week, but even this may not be the low points, thanks to a downtrend in the interest rates paid on 10-year Treasury notes.


Turkish planes bomb Iraq Kurdish village

Turkish warplanes  attacked an Iraqi village on Wednesday, an Iraqi Kurdish  security official said, but Turkey said it wanted to hold back  from a major incursion to give diplomacy a chance.


Zeta-Jones gets 'full Welsh treatment' ahead of voice-over

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones had "the full Welsh treatment" to ensure she voiced a documentary in the lilting accent of her homeland rather than an American twang, it was reported Thursday.


Manchester United, the world's richest football club, has posted lower annual profits after reinvesting the proceeds of selling England star David Beckham, and says lower media revenues will hit profits this year.


New York Gov. George Pataki and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are pressing Congress to protect key parts of the Clean Air Act as lawmakers and the Bush administration seek to change the law.


McDowell Shoots Record-Tying 62 at Dunhill

Graeme McDowell matched a course record with a 10-under 62 on the famed Old Course on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Dunhill Links Championship.


The UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, issues a dire warning on climate change as he sets out policies to tackle it.


Jerusalem patriarch slams Israeli occupation

The patriarch of Jerusalem has called for an end to the violence which he said has turned Palestinian towns into prisons. Michel Sabbah made the plea during prayers at the annual Christmas mass in Bethlehem on Saturday.


New ETF Tracks Value Of Knowledge Economy      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Three decades ago, factories, equipment and inventory made up 80% of the stock market's value. As the U.S. has evolved from an industrial economy and entered the information age, those tangible assets account for only 20% of the S&P 500's value. The other 80% is in intellectual property, such as patents, according to investment firm Ocean Tomo.


Apple Computer Inc. confirmed for MacCentral on Wednesday that the Canadian iTunes Music Store has been delayed. Company representatives declined to comment on a specific timeframe for the store, but said in a statement that it would be very soon.


Cosma Russo e Francesco Arena, il governo faccia di piu'


OECD members South Korea, Australia and New Zealand could all expect stronger economic growth in 2004 than 2003, the Paris-based organisation forecast in its semi-annual outlook.


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Accuser's friend speaks at court-martial

A former Naval Academy quarterback said he knew something "terrible" had happened the night he is accused of raping a female midshipman in her dorm room, according to testimony Wednesday by a friend of the accuser.


Romania PM, Bucharest Mayor Face Off for Presidency

Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and popular Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu face off in a presidential election runoff on Sunday seen as key


LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair denied Wednesday that he misrepresented intelligence about Iraqi weapons before the war, rejecting growing demands in Parliament that he apologize.


A consortium of companies wants to build on the progress of the Serial ATA hard drive interface in PCs by creating a similar offering for consumer electronics devices.


Police mount huge drugs raid around London

More than 500 police mounted dawn raids around the capital to smash a suspected 100-million-pound cocaine network, a senior officer said Wednesday.


Exercise cuts heart risks for type 1 diabetes kids

NEW YORK  - Children and teens with type 1 diabetes may be able to reduce their risk of future heart and blood vessel disease by taking part in regular exercise, German researchers report.


'Fahrenheit 9/11' Team Seeks Election-Eve Pay-TV

Filmmaker Michael Moore and the distributors behind "Fahrenheit 9/11" are in talks to bring his anti-Bush documentary to pay-per-view television on the eve of the U.S. presidential election, a source in Moore's camp said on Friday.


FDA Encourages Radio Tags on Drug Bottles

Viagra, Oxycontin and some AIDS drugs will be among the first to carry radio chip tracking devices under a new Food and Drug Administration


Tony Blair will fight to keep Peter Mandelson as Europe's trade commissioner when leaders gather in Rome today to discuss the crisis gripping the European Union.


Memories of the CYO Golf Tournament seem to spark a smile or a hearty laugh from New England golfers. The tournament is like an old friend for those who played in the event as children and young adults at Ponkapoag Golf Course in Canton, better known as Ponky to the regulars.


At least Â£100m from is being spent unnecessarily by the NHS each year on indigestion drugs, doctors say.


Photocopying wallet information pays off.


The Irish government is working to find out who is holding Dublin-born aid director Margaret Hassan in Iraq and establish contact with them.


John Howard has secured a place in Australian political history after an unexpectedly comfortable win in the general election. The veteran conservative is now on course to become the country's


Boeing wins 787 Gulf Air order for up to $6 bln

Boeing Co  won an order for 16 of its 787 "Dreamliner" aircraft and options for eight more from Bahrain-based Gulf Air, in a contract worth as much as $6 billion, Gulf Air said on Sunday.


Donnie Wahlberg, who played Detective Joel Stevens on NBC's short-lived crime drama "Boomtown," is teaming up with Jon Avnet, one of the show's executive producers, to create a new police show for NBC. The pilot is being written by ER writer Jac...


Bailed U.S.-Iranian academic leaves Iran: lawyer

A U.S.-Iranian academic, freed on bail last month after more than three months in detention over spying accusations, flew out of Iran overnight and her case may not come to trial, one of her lawyers said on Monday.


Italy Drums Up Arab Support to Free Iraq Hostages

DOHA, Qatar  - Italian Foreign Minister Franco  Frattini drummed up Gulf Arab support Tuesday for the release  of two Italian hostages facing a death threat in Iraq.


Mosca, 13:06 - TENNIS, COPPA DAVIS: ANDREEV-HASS APRONO RUSSIA-GERMANIA

Il russo Igor Andreev e il tedesco Tommy Haas apriranno ad aprile la sfida di Coppa Davis tra Russia...


U.S. employers added to payrolls at  the fastest clip in seven months in October, the Labor  Department said on Friday, spurred by rebuilding in the  hurricane-battered Southeast and brisk hiring in service  industries.


Uruguayans are casting ballots Sunday in a highly charged presidential race that might result in the election of the nation's first leftist leader.


Bush Gains on Kerry in Close Florida Race -- Poll

President Bush has gained on his  Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry, in a race in Florida  that is still too close to call before the presidential  election in November, a poll showed on Monday.


Shell Oil Evacuates Employees from Niger Delta in Nigeria

Shell oil company is evacuating non-essential employees from the Niger Delta area in Nigeria amid fears of clashes between government forces and armed bandits operating in the region.


Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal may play in the playoffs despite a probation violation on a drunken-driving charge. For the rest of the season, Furcal must remain in home confinement.


Director Singleton involved in fatal car crash

Director John Singleton, who earned  two Oscar nominations for his 1991 movie "Boyz N the Hood," was  driving a car that hit and killed a Los Angeles woman, police  said on Friday.


Television entertainer Johnny Carson  has died of emphysema at age 79, the NBC television network  reported on its Web site on Sunday.


Italian PM Romano Prodi Saturday called for closer cooperation...

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Saturday called for closer cooperation between Italian port cities and Shanghai.


FERNLEY, Nev. -- Hundreds of homes sat in as much as 8 feet of water Sunday following a canal rupture as freezing weather spread sheets of ice over yards and streets, hindering efforts to get the water to drain away.


UN: Child Malnutrition on Rise in Darfur

CAIRO, Egypt -- Malnutrition has increased among children in Darfur over the past year despite a massive humanitarian aid effort in the war-torn Sudanese region, according to a U.N. report obtained Thursday.


Vaughan threatens to pull out of Zimbabwe

Michael Vaughan says England will quit their tour of Zimbabwe if they are forced to meet the President John Mugabe. England are scheduled to play their first one-day international on Sunday, as part of a revised four-match itinerary.


After a life-threatening brain hemorrhage and months of recuperation, Sen. Tim Johnson is greeting home state voters Tuesday in his first public appearance since falling ill last year.


Designing Security Domains to Manage Outbreak Risk

Demand for an improved approach to designing secure access for your organization's information has resulted in a new design concept.  Download this white paper to learn about the five trust levels designed for your organization's prime internet security and how they will create a new depth for your security needs.


eBay to buy back stolen historical items

Documents dating from the Civil War and others to and from Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt are among hundreds of stolen documents sold online that eBay is agreeing to buy back and return to New York's archives, a state official said Saturday.


An influx of immigrants from eastern Europe is stretching Scottish GPs to breaking point, a medical body says.


Milano, 16:45 - CALCIO, MILAN; NESTA: TORNO SOLO SE SONO AL TOP

Alessandro Nesta fa il punto sulle sue condizioni fisiche. ''Spero di tornare presto - spiega il dif...


Swedish research institute finds that 10 or more years of cell phone use may increase the risk of acoustic neuroma, a noncancerous tumor.


Dal primo ottobre sarÃ  possibile pagare la bolletta Telecom anche presso 20.000 tabaccherie, bar, recivitorie e cartolerie 'Puntolis', ovvero in tutti quegli esercizi commerciali selezionati e collegati alle reti di Lottomatica Italia Servizi e Totobit


BANGKOK - The future looked brighter for leaf-tailed geckos and great white sharks after a UN meeting on trade in wild plants and animals.


News Corp. explores MySpace swap deal with Yahoo: report

Global media giant News Corp. has discussed swapping social networking site MySpace with Internet giant Yahoo in return for a 25-percent stake in the group, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.


Hungarian discus gold medalist investigated for tampered drug test

The Hungarian gold medalist in the men's discus and a high jumper from Belarus are under investigation by the IOC for doping violations, International Olympic Committee officials said Tuesday.


'Refrigerator-Sized' Object to be Tossed From Space Station

The three-man crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will do a little housekeeping during a spacewalk next week to make way for future expansion of the laboratory.


Saudi officials say police have arrested a number of suspects over last week's killing of four French citizens.


J&J wins OK to promote drug for autism symptoms

Johnson & Johnson won U.S. clearance to promote its schizophrenia drug Risperdal for treating irritability in children and adolescents with autism, health officials said on Friday.


Death demanded for South African 'mercenary' in E Guinea coup bid

MALABO : The prosecutor in the case of South African alleged mercenary leader Nick du Toit, who has admitted a limited role in a coup bid in Equatorial Guinea, called for him to be sentenced to death.


UPDATE 2-Williams ends effort to sell power business

Williams Cos. Inc. (WMB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has scrapped efforts to sell its power business as the depressed wholesale market has damaged prospects for selling the unit, the natural gas company said on Thursday.


German and French leaders raise fears  over the impact of job cuts at Airbus before a key summit on Friday.


Ahlers to retire as head of Marshall Field's

Linda Ahlers, president of Marshall Field's, will retire effective Dec. 31, the store chain's owner May Department Stores Co.


TOKYO Nov 7, 2004 - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked northern Japan on Monday, injuring at least eight people, near the area where the country's deadliest earthquake in years struck last month.


Tokyo's Nikkei opened 0.79 percent higher  on Monday as technology shares, such as Tokyo Electron Ltd.,  mirrored a rise in their U.S. peers.


Amazon.com is taking pre-sale orders on several versions of Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista operating system to be fulfilled on January 30 when the software giant says the consumer product will be available.


CIT Group closes mortgage unit, cuts 550 jobs

CIT Group Inc , the consumer and commercial finance company, said on Tuesday it has closed its mortgage lending operations, resulting in the loss of 550 jobs across 25 offices.


Sony says sold 1.2 million PS3s in North America at year-end

Sony's game unit said Monday that it had sold 1.2 million PlayStation 3 video game consoles in North America during the key year-end holiday shopping season.


Apple says all iMacs to use latest Intel chips

Apple Computer Inc.  on  Wednesday said its entire line of iMac computers would use  faster microprocessors from Intel Corp. , and the  company introduced a $999 model of its popular PC line.


The phone company reported an 89 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, bolstered by a benefit related to income tax.


Several insurgent groups set deadlines  for killing more than a score of hostages in Iraq -- from a  trio of American and British workers to an entire squad of 18  Iraqi soldiers -- unless their various demands are met.


The Fantasy World of a Mysterious Artist

Jessica Yu's excellent documentary explores the life and work of Henry Darger, one of the world's best-known outside artists.


Out by Xmas IFA 06 LG has presented its upcoming 'super 3G' clamshell handset - a slimline phone that may ship as part of the company's Chocolate line - at a sneak peek event it the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.â¦


Vicenza, 19:44 - CALCIO, VICENZA: TORNANO IN GRUPPO PAONESSA E SCHWOCH

Seduta pomeridiana per il Vicenza in vista della sfida con il Rimini. Paonessa, Sgrigna, Cavalli e S...


The enthusiasm is gone: Larry David and his activist wife, Laurie, have separated after 14 years of marriage.


Los Angeles -- When Aaron Rodgers' 29th completion of the day gave Cal a first down at the USC 9-yard line with 1:47 left, he was on the verge of a legendary performance, one that would put him in the thick of the Heisman Trophy race and give Cal its


Health Spending Exceeded Record $2 Trillion in 2006

National health spending soared above $2 trillion for the first time in 2006 and has nearly doubled in the last decade.


Faithfull shines as grandmother-turned-sex worker

Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull  plays a grandmother in dire straights who becomes a sex worker  in London's seedy Soho, in a touching yet hilarious movie that  has lit up a hitherto subdued Berlin film festival.


Nigerian president promises to deal 'firmly' with oil worker kidnappers

Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo promised to deal "firmly" with kidnappers of foreign oil workers in the Niger Delta after a string of hostage takings and releases in recent days.


Bush, Kerry Tentatively Agree to Three Debates

The campaigns of Republican President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry have tentatively agreed to three face-to-face debates, a source familiar with the negotiations said early Monday.


HUMANS may have as few as 20,000 genes, just a fraction of previous estimates, an international consortium of scientists say in a report to be released on Thursday.


Councils are advised to begin fortnightly rubbish collections in autumn, winter or early spring to avoid complaints.


The Vatican has come calling for one of the paintings at the Columbia Museum of Art.


Merrill to Get $6.2 Billion Cash Injection

Merrill Lynch, hit by huge subprime mortgage losses, said it would raise up to $6.2 billion in a private placement with Singaporeâs Temasek Holdings and Davis Selected Advisors.


Mantova, 22:54 - VOLLEY, WORLD LEAGUE: ITALIA-GIAPPONE 2-3

L'Italia è stata battuta dal Giappone 3-2 a Mantova nella prima delle due gare conclusive del...


Tennis player Antony Dupuis is suspended

Antony Dupuis, a French tennis player ranked 166th, was suspended for 2 1/2 months Monday for using a banned substance found in asthma medication.


Tell-All PCs and Phones Transforming Divorce

In the digital age, itâs growing increasingly difficult to hide dirty secrets from a former spouse.


An internet TV company wants you to be able to watch the tube from the back seat of your car on the web. Plus: Hybrid sales are up 28 percent. In Autopia.


Adusbef-Federconsumatori: prima di sciopero ritoccano prezzi


Thousands of people are expected to pass through the doors of The Sage Gateshead as it opens for the first time.


The millions of pilgrims in Mecca this week for the Hajj, an annual gathering of Muslims, can stay connected thanks to a temporary Wi-Fi mesh network covering a large part of the city.


Vuitton takes Paris fashion marathon to final spurt

Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson sparked a photographer frenzy at the Louis Vuitton show on Sunday, as designer Marc Jacobs took Paris fashion week to its final phase with shimmering, slim outfits.


European equity markets turned lower by mid-afternoon on Monday, subdued by early weakness on Wall Street.


Kerry Tries to Turn Campaign Against Bush

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, trying to recover from a brass-knuckles campaign against his character, is attempting to steer the election to a referendum on President Bush's leadership.


The African Union gives the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels until 1700 GMT on Sunday to stop fighting.


Warner to put ad-supported video archive online

Warner Music, the world's fourth largest music group, is putting its archive of music video online and making it available for free to fans.


The militant group led by al-Qaida ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi posted a gruesome video on a Web site Monday showing the decapitation of a man identified as American civil engineer


Sprint Nextel more reliable than Cingular, Shock!

Call-dropping like flies Cingular has again been forced to defend claims made in a big money advertising campaign about the reliability of its network.â¦


Public health costs (Medicaid) are undermining development prospects for many state in the USA. In the state of Pennsylvania, 25% of its $51 billion budget will be dedicated to health care for the less well off.


Indonesia confirms two women hostages taken in Iraq

JAKARTA : Two Indonesian women working for a British company in Iraq were among 10 people kidnapped by an Islamic militant group, officials in Jakarta confirmed on Friday.


Stocks extended losses on Monday as concerns about the U.S. economy's health persisted and the Pentagon said Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats harassed Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stirring geopolitical worry.


Ashcroft Condemns Judges Who Question Bush

Outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft gestures while addressing the Federalist Society's 18th annual national convention in Washington, Friday, Nov. 12, 2004.


Union Reaches Tentative Deal With Hotels

The tentative labor deal will help the nation's capital avoid a strike by hotel workers during the upcoming inauguration.


Ukraine Faces Key Choices in New Presidency Poll

Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko seeks  an overwhelming victory in re-run presidential polls on Sunday  to press painful market reforms and end months of political  turmoil that have bitterly divided Ukraine.


Three men are found guilty of a double shooting in a pub in Edinburgh in April.


The first person to get hoisted in the air was Bernhard Langer, the champagne-soaked captain of the European Ryder Cup team.


An appeals court in France cuts a ban on former Prime Minister Alan Juppe holding public office from 10 years to one.


Symantec warns of weakness in its firewall and gateway products

Security specialist Symantec has admitted to a number of vulnerabilities in its firewall and gateway products. The weaknesses make them liable to denial of service attacks and other compromises.


A proposal to build the world's largest offshore wind power plant in Nantucket Sound is pitting environmentalists against opponents who foresee it as a blight.


Science & environment: Cannabis smokers are exposed to more toxic chemicals in each puff than those who smoke only tobacco, scientists have found


Ireland get their Six Nations campaign back on track by demolishing England in their historic first encounter at Croke Park.


First defeat for PSV makes AZ winter champions

AZ Alkmaar beat lowly RBC Roosendaal 2-0 on Saturday to snatch the unofficial title of Dutch winter champions after leaders PSV Eindhoven slumped to their first


As U.S. Presses Falluja Fight, Insurgents Strike Other Cities

Rebels mounted fierce counterattacks against rapid advances by American troops into the southern part of Falluja.


Baseball Jason Giambi got two messages yesterday. One was from commissioner Bud Selig telling him to talk steroids with George Mitchell . The other was from the players' union telling him to hold off. In the wake of Giambi's recent apology for "doing that stuff," Selig asked the New York Yankees star to cooperate with baseball's steroids investigator within two ...


U.S. asks to exhume remains of Iraqi girl

U.S. investigators have asked Iraqi authorities to help them navigate cultural sensitivities to exhume the body of a teenager allegedly raped and murdered with her family by American soldiers, a military official said Saturday.


U.S. Economy Adds 144,000 Jobs in August

WASHINGTON - America's payrolls picked up in August, with the economy adding 144,000 jobs, slightly less than economists were forecasting and highlighting the slow and uneven recovery in the labor market that jobseekers have braved.    The unemployment rate dipped to 5.4 percent last month from 5.5 percent in July...


EU Helps Machine Translation With One Million Sentences

The European Commission is offering translation software developers free access to around one million sentences translated between 22 of the European Unionâs 23 official languages.


A gripping game between Arsenal and Chelsea ends with the honours finishing even at Highbury.


On the morning of Nov. 17, Ben Adams found himself hiding beneath the retractable cover in the back of a Chevy TrailBlazer. The truck was parked in front of a warehouse in Duncanville, Texas. His friend "Sam," the TrailBlazer's owner, had just finished a test drive on a 1949 Chevy truck--the same truck Adams was certain had been stolen from him four months earlier.Adams pulled out his mobile phone and dialed 911. "Please help me," he said. "I'm at a warehouse. There are criminals all around me."The story of how a mild-mannered software developer from San Antonio, Texas, ended up running his own undercover sting operation against eBay fraudsters begins with a truck. And if the story has a lesson, it's the one told on Adams's blog: Don't mess with Texas, especially if it involves a truck.The Colbert RapportLast July, Adams sold the 1949 Chevy in an eBay auction. The buyer, who called himself Derrick Colbert, appeared to be from Georgia. And when a transport company employee showed up at Adams's door with a cashier's check for US$9,600, Adams let him load up the truck and promised to hand over the title when the check cleared.The next day, he learned from his bank that the check was a fake.Adams immediately contacted no fewer than 15 law enforcement organizations and eBay itself, but he also began some sleuthing of his own.He found that the thief had made an important slip-up. While corresponding about the truck, Colbert had sent Adams an e-mail from a second eBay address, different from the one he used to purchase the truck.Hunting Down the ThiefBy tracking the sales and purchases of Colbert's second eBay ID and contacting a Colorado dealer who had sold him a junky 1950 Chevy truck, Adams was able to track Colbert down to the South Dallas area. But he still didn't have his truck.By now, Adams had put together a 10-page packet of information and sent it to every law enforcement agency he could think of. But police didn't seem to have much interest in working on the case, and although he had reported Colbert to eBay, that didn't get him anywhere either."At this point, I was kind of depressed," remembered Adams. "Every few weeks, I'd do regular eBay searches for all automobiles made between 1948 and 1952 that were within the Dallas-Fort Worth area... I even searched in Craigslist."And then on November 13, his luck changed.The Big PaybackColbert had listed the pale blue 1950 Chevy for sale on eBay. Only it wasn't junky anymore, and it didn't look like the 1950 Chevy that Colbert had bought from the Colorado dealer a few weeks earlier. It looked just like a repainted version of Adams's 1949 truck. It had the same windows in back, the same missing gas cap, and the same yellow stain across the passenger side of the front windshield."It made me sick to my stomach," Adams said. He called local police, but they were skeptical. So he decided to set up a sting.First step: fake ID. He took a tip from the thieves and bought a prepaid mobile phone in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Then using a friend's well-established eBay account, he placed a couple of bids on the truck to show that he was an interested buyer. His name became "Sam."He didn't want to seem too eager. In fact, he didn't want to do anything to tip Colbert off. And although he thought he might be putting his life at risk, Adams called Colbert and asked to set up a Saturday morning test drive. To be sure that Adams wouldn't be recognized, a friend volunteered to play the part of "Sam" during the face-to-face meeting.And that's how Ben Adams ended up hidden inside a Chevy TrailBlazer on a Saturday morning, calling 911. Patrol cars speeding to the scene met up with Adams and his friend about a half-mile from the warehouse and followed the amateur sleuths back to the truck."They probably had a two-minute window where they probably could have shut the warehouse door and hit the road," Adams said.But the thieves didn't leave, and now Adams has his truck back. And this time he plans to keep it.


US mobile deal keeps Vodafone in the spotlight

America's third-largest mobile operator, Sprint, yesterday agreed to buy the fifth-largest, Nextel, in a well-flagged cash and shares deal worth $36.3billion (Â£19billion).


Chelsea Beats Newcastle in Premiership; Arsenal Wins

Chelsea beat visiting Newcastle 4-0 at its Stamford Bridge stadium to maintain a five-point lead atop English soccer's Premiership as second-placed Arsenal defeated Birmingham 3-0.


Bollywood star Dev Anand is made guest editor of the BBC's Hindi website as it launches a new internet magazine.


Harland leaves 11 rivals trailing to clinch bronze medal

There is no sport like modern pentathlon for encouraging speculative hindsight. What might have happened if Georgina Harland had shot a little more accurately?


Rebels from Sudan's troubled Darfur  region said a new round of peace talks on Thursday would be  delayed by two days because of logistical problems with sending  their delegation to the Nigerian capital Abuja.


Typhoon roars out of Philippines, four killed

Typhoon Utor swept out of the Philippines killing four people, including three children, and stranding thousands on Monday after high winds and waves tore up power lines and communication links in the archipelago.


RadioShack Corp. on Friday announced the appointment of former Kmart and Sears executive Julian Day as chairman and chief executive officer of the electronics retailer. Its shares climbed more than 13 percent.


Former steelworkers who lost pensions when their employers went bust welcome an expected compensation deal.


Milano, 14:22 - CALCIO, BRIATORE: IN ITALIA UNA CASTA NON CONSENTE DI PARTECIPARE

Flavio Briatore, dalla pagine di GQ, parla della sua nuova avventura inglese con il Queen Park Range...


The disclosure at the Congressional hearing Tuesday that baseball is awash in a previously unknown epidemic brought two things to mind: Steve Howe and Officer Krupke.


U.S. urges transparency in China's military rise

The United States urged China on Sunday to be more transparent about its military build-up, in response to Beijing's announcement it would boost defense spending by 17.8 percent this year.


There will be no mandatory tests for 11-year-olds in Wales next year, but teachers worry about higher workload.


Dopo l'investitura di Pescante il presidente del comitato organizzatore ha annunciato le dimissioni. Il sindaco Chiamparino: "Un atto che puÃ² aiutare". TORINO, 4 novembre 2004 - Il presidente del Toroc Valentino


Economists expect job creation to pick up

US employers will add jobs at a quicker pace at the end of 2004 and throughout 2005 than earlier expected, according to a survey of economic forecasters out Monday.


Grazie ad aumento vendite e riorganizzazione del gruppo


Treasury Yields Near Lows, Oil Hugs Highs

Treasury yields hovered near six-month  lows on Tuesday as investors bet rising energy costs would  handicap the economy and perhaps sway the Federal Reserve to  slow the pace of rate hikes.


Joaquin Phoenix is "tortured" soul: director

CANNES, France  - How does one get to be an Oscar-nominated actor? Try a little torture to the soul. It evidently worked for Joaquin Phoenix.


District's HIV Testing Found to Be Falling Short

A citywide HIV testing campaign, launched with bold pronouncements that brought the District national attention, has been hampered by poor planning and wasted resources in its first six months, according to a report released today by a public advocacy organization.


The dollar on Wednesday sank to a  record low against the euro and a 26-year trough against  sterling for a second day on fears that the crisis in the U.S.  subprime mortgage market could cause to a credit crunch.


McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Thursday  said sales at its namesake restaurants open at least 13 months  rose 4.2 percent in November as U.S. results were boosted by an  "Incredibles" Happy Meal tie-in.


By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press  Two astronauts install the two-ton addition to the international space station during the first of three spacewalks.


Can the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, the home of Ted Williams's head, rescue patients from natural post-mortem deterioration?


British Airways is "optimistic" about finding a compromise over airport security that airlines say are damaging.


Teens Claim to Set New TV-Viewing Record

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A pair of teenagers who spent more than two straight days publicly glued to a television set say they have set a new world record for uninterrupted TV viewing...


Hospital Workers Set to Strike in New Brunswick

A last minute offer by the province of New Brunswick to avoid a strike by hospital workers in the province has failed. Premier Bernard Lord presented the employeeâs union with a plan to increase wages over the next four years.


NFL union head Gene Upshaw has never been one to hide his emotions. An ex-NFL player thinks this time he's gone too far.


Don't think Microsoft is down for the count

Also: Digital cameras are the hottest gift for 2004. [News.com Extra]


US to beef up security in Iraq: officials say

The United States is beefing up military forces in Iraq to provide security before elections scheduled for January 30, Pentagon officials said on Wednesday.


John McCain's campaign manager and chief strategist are gone from their leadership roles, a major staff shake-up for the struggling Republican presidential candidate who is all but broke and trails in opinion polls.


WRAPUP1-Juventus and Lyon qualify for knockout phase

Juventus and Olympique Lyon joined Chelsea and Inter Milan in the last 16 of the Champions League after both scored late goals to seal their places on Wednesday.


Foreign medics sentenced to die in Libya case

A Libyan court sentenced five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to death on Tuesday for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with the virus that causes AIDS, provoking a chorus of Western condemnation.


Ivan, the third and most dreaded hurricane to taunt Florida in a month, shifted west on Saturday, giving hope to the battered Gulf Coast


Too Few Older U.S. Adults Screened for Colon Cancer

NEW YORK  - Many Americans are still  failing to get two of the most effective tests for catching  colon cancer early, according to researchers with the American  Cancer Society.


CIAMPI RICEVE ATLETI ITALIANI VINCITORI OLIMPIADI ATENE

(AGI) - Roma, 27 Set. - Il Presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ha ricevuto nel pomeriggio al Quirinale gli atleti italiani vincitori di medaglie ai Giochi Olimpici 2004 di Atene. Erano presenti all'incontro l'On. Prof.


Hard Work And Devotion Pay Off, Even In Europe's Poorest Country

Over the past decade, Moldova has earned the unwanted reputation as the economic basket case of Europe, with nearly three-quarters of the country's 4 million people living in poverty.


Wired's list of must-see movies you don't have to pay a cent for.


More than 2,000 US and Iraqi troops are targeting insurgents in the northern section of Babil province, the US military announced Thursday.


Suicide bombers killed 29 people in Baghdad on Sunday, after a meeting of officials of world powers, Iraq and neighboring states agreed it was vital to all to stop sectarian violence spreading across the region.


Londra, 19:50 - CALCIO, NUOVO WEMBLEY: AD AGOSTO INGHILTERRA-GERMANIA

Amichevole di lusso per l'Inghilterra, che ospiterà la Germania il 22 agosto in un match amic...


THE son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi proposed a new scheme for general reforms in which he said his country will move away from the Middle East and reduce spending on the military.


The Coming Wave of Gadgets That Listen and Obey

Devices that incorporate speech recognition are starting to hit the mass market, giving users the ability to let their mouths do the walking â and the searching.


Ex-astronaut Nowak may rely on insanity defense

ORLANDO, Florida  - Former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak may claim at trial she was insane when she stalked and attacked a romantic rival during the unraveling of a love triangle with a fellow ex-astronaut, according to court papers released on Tuesday.


Description: The world's economic leaders indicate support for the idea of forgiving the debt of the world's poorest countries.


Mainland shares may decline after the government's takeover of Hantang Securities and three brokerages controlled by failed investment company Xinjiang D'Long Group because of worries about other crackdowns to come, market analyst Thomas Zhang said.


Shiite leader Sistani heads for troubled Najaf

Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, left the southern Iraqi city of Basra early on Thursday on his way to the troubled central city of Najaf, where he hopes to bring an end to fighting between US forces and supporters of rebel


Veteran tube star Gerald McRaney plans to be back making more TV within the month after being discharged Friday from the Houston hospital where he underwent cancer surgery.


The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to cut in half the number of guest workers that would be allowed into the United States under a controversial immigration overhaul backed by the White House.


Analysts dispute general's assessment of broken insurgency in ...

Retaking Fallujah has "broken the back of the insurgency," the US commander in Iraq said Thursday - an assessment far more optimistic than other analysts' views and even a Marine Corps intelligence report.


China defends food exports, to shut small firms

China said it would shut small or unregulated food processors, reducing the number of firms by half, but defended the quality of its exports on Wednesday amid a spate of health scares over Chinese-made food and drugs.


Airlines Only to Profit if Oil Drops-IATA

Air passenger numbers will grow again  in 2005 but the global airline industry will only post its  first profit in five years if oil prices drop by some $15 a  barrel, an industry expert said on Monday.


Description: We consider what might be ahead for the future of private space travel. Will the SpaceShipOne flight kick off a new era of space development?


Sul sito in Rete dell'Ulivo il modulo per raccogliere firme


Thai gov't to investigate 78 people deaths in south

Thai government will set up a committee to investigate the deaths of 78 people on crowded trucks following the latest riot in the deep South, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said here on Wednesday.


A leaked cockpit video published Tuesday captures a dramatic exchange between two American pilots whose voices choke up when they learn they have killed a British soldier in Iraq. "I'm going to be sick," one pilot says, later adding "we're in jail, dude."


Hurricane Ivan, fresh from chewing up Grenada, churned toward Jamaica on Thursday, perhaps en route to a jittery Florida, where evacuations were already under way in the Keys.


Nokia unveils 6 new models, YouTube partnership

The world's biggest mobile handset  maker, Nokia , announced six new phone models on  Monday, including a new mid-priced phone and models targeting  business users.


Aznar denies Iraq link, defends role in wake of Madrid bombings

MADRID : Former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar rejected the idea that the Madrid train bombings stemmed from his backing for the war in Iraq and told a parliamentary inquiry into the attacks that terrorist groups were inextricably linked.


Bush Lobbies G.O.P. Senators on Immigration

President Bush said "the time is now to move a comprehensive piece of legislation. The White House will stay engaged."


Oil futures fell Friday as a rebound on Wall Street sputtered, reigniting energy investors' fears of a severe economic slowdown.


NEW YORK/LONDON  - The Federal Reserve on Friday reassured investors it would take any steps needed to shelter the U.S. economy from a global credit squeeze, while President George W. Bush promised to help struggling homeowners refinance their mortgages.


Oil rises above $71 ahead of OPEC meeting

Oil rose above $71 a barrel on Thursday,  paring an earlier loss, after a smaller-than-expected rise in  gasoline inventories in the United States, the world's largest  oil consumer.


Singh Seals Playoff Win at Whistling Straits

KOHLER, Wisconsin  - Fiji's Vijay Singh held his  composure to win the 86th U.S. PGA Championship in a three-way  playoff on Sunday, clinching the third major title of his  career.


Beijing has some success with rain prevention: official

Beijing has successfully managed to  stop light rainfall in experiments aimed at guaranteeing a dry  opening ceremony at August's Olympic Games, officials said on  Wednesday.


Southwest Offers Ailing ATA $100 Million Deal to Share Flights

Southwest Airlines proposed a $100 million deal with ATA Airlines today that would give Southwest six of ATA's gates in Chicago and provide bankruptcy financing to ATA, with which Southwest would share flights.


The Steve Jobs Master Plan: iPhone hacking

Blog: When Steve Jobs and company first envisaged the iPhone, a few things surely came to mind.  First, Apple wanted a phone with an appealing design and advanced functionality.  In essence, the company wanted a device that was nothing like its predecessors.  A


The First Lady talks to TIME about gay-marriage, stem-cell research and dealing with the criticism of her husband


Congress Leaves Product Safety Overhaul in Limbo

After a year in which American parents discovered Elmo was tainted with lead, Polly had dangerous magnets in her pockets, and one of this season's most sought-after toys was laced with a coma-inducing chemical, Congress is going home this week without reforming the nation's consumer product safety...


Sony unveils PDA with next-generation organic EL display

TOKYO - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc said Tuesday it will begin selling a personal digital assistant Sept 25 equipped with an organic electroluminescent display, a next-generation monitor.


Marco Antonio Barrera retains his WBC super featherweight title with a unanimous decision over Rocky Juarez


The Goods: As Laws Change, So Does the Baseball Bat

Legislation seeking to ban metal bats has been a boon for manufacturers of wood composite bats, which use blends of maple, ash and even bamboo.


Tsunami Scenes Horrify Secretary of State Powell

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Secretary of State Colin  Powell saw the devastation of tsunami-hit Asia on Wednesday and  found it more horrible than the war he had witnessed during  decades as a soldier.


USDA Error May Delay Canada Cattle Trade

A procedural misstep by the Bush  administration may require a delay in its plan to resume  imports of some beef and cattle from Canada on March 7, a U.S.  senator opposing the regulation said on Friday.


Atlanta Falcons assistant Emmitt Thomas was promoted Wednesday to interim head coach for the final three games of the regular season. He replaces Bobby Petrino, who resigned to become coach at Arkansas.


'What the Bleep' Does Hollywood Know, Anyway

It aims to be the little movie that uses the powers of positive thinking and science to score big at box offices and surprise Hollywood.


New Ukraine Leader Poised to Take Power at Last

KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's Western-leaning new  leader Viktor Yushchenko was poised to take power at last after  the election commission announced it would certify the result  of last month's vote Monday.


Internet downloads are nothing new when it comes to buying music and software online. So why does video game shopping still mostly involve either shlepping to a store or waiting for the delivery truck after you order online?


Some police officers are taking unnecessary risks in high speed chases, a watchdog has warned.


The result of the Calgary-BC game last Friday night will stand, the CFL announced yesterday. While a review of videotape from the game confirmed an officiating error resulting in a no-yards


At 90, sci-fi guru Clarke yearns for E.T., peace

Turning 90 on Sunday, British science fiction writer and visionary Sir Arthur C. Clarke has three birthday wishes: For E.T. to call, for man to kick his oil habit and for peace in his adoptive Sri Lanka.


âUnusual riseâ only in cases of infection

While saying there is no outbreak of meningococcemia in any part of the country, the Department of Health (DOH) reported an âunusual increaseâ in the incidence of the disease this year.


Indonesia's Yudhoyono is sworn in as president

Indonesia's new President, Susilo Bangbang Yudhoyono, has been sworn in at a ceremony at the Indonesian parliament. Australia's Prime Minister, John Howard, is one of a handful of regional leaders attending the ceremony.


Some in Michigan who roll up their sleeves to donate blood will get a racetrack T-shirt, hat and pin. Sponsors in San Diego have given away whale-watching trips. On Wednesday, the Cleveland Regional Transit Authority handed out vouchers for a pint of any beverage, including beer, in exchange for a pint of blood.


KABUL, Afghanistan Oct. 6, 2004 - Campaigning for Afghanistan's first direct presidential election ended with a burst of violence Wednesday as attackers set off a bomb in a failed effort to kill interim


The Federal Aviation Administration announced a plan yesterday to hire 12,500 air traffic controllers over the next 10 years, in an effort to replace nearly three-quarters of the agency's


Livorno, 16:07 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ARRIGONI: EMPOLI VERA RIVELAZIONE CAMPIONATO

"L'Empoli è la vera rivelazione del campionato". Daniele Arrigoni, tecnico del Livorno, pres...


Excessive computer use 'threat to eyesight'

Watching a computer screen for nine or more hours a day might be linked to a progressive eye disease that can blind without treatment, researchers warned yesterday.


Diabetes Drugs Might Treat Multiple Myeloma

NEW YORK  - In the lab, multiple myeloma  cells are killed by drugs similar to existing anti-diabetes  drugs like Avandia or Actos, according to researchers at the  University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New  York.


Director Robert Altman, who  introduced an innovative ensemble style of filmmaking in such  works as "MASH," "Gosford Park" and "Nashville," has died at  age 81, his production company said on Tuesday.


Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill yesterday released results for the 103 venture capital funds the state pension plan invested in from 1986 through 1998, which ranged from a searing 127 percent annual gain to a dismal 46 percent annual decline.


If you look into the eyes of someone who is frightened, your brain will pick up on the fear in a split second, well before you can consciously put a name to the emotion, scientists say.


Female binge-drinking linked to cocktail of TV and peer pressure

YOUNG girls are being lured into the binge drinking culture sweeping Welsh towns and cities by glamorous television and billboard adverts.


A couple of years ago, there would have been a celebration in the New England Patriots' locker room. Certainly some hugs and shouts.


Torino, 21:10 - Calcio, Juventus: acquistato Mutu

La Juventus si Ã¨ aggiudicata le prestazioni dell'attaccante romeno Adrian Mutu. Il giocatore, licenz...


Substandard care at a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital may have contributed to 19 deaths over the past two years, a VA official said Monday as he apologized to affected families and pledged reform.


Now comes the hard part. The U.S. closed a perfect week of group play Thursday night by routing Senegal 103-58. But with more demanding games ahead, one stumble and this young but talented team will be out of the hunt for the country's first FIBA world championship title since 1994.


Il greggio con consegna a marzo sceso fino a 58,90 dollari


Arsene Wenger has pledged to remain Arsenal manager as long as he is able to continue the work he is doing now. Wenger has signed a three-year extension to his current deal that will keep him with the London outfit until 2008.


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


Dalai Lama Envoy Visits China for Autonomy Talks

The Dalai Lama's special envoy has arrived in China for talks on the exiled spiritual leader's aspirations for Tibetan autonomy, the third such visit in three years, officials in Washington said on Tuesday.


Caterpillar Inc. and its largest union, the United Auto Workers, said late on Wednesday they had tentatively agreed on a new six-year labor contract, ending a four-month stalemate.


EDITORIAL: New Wave: Water Topics Rise Above Surface

By The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 1--LIQUID, expensive, necessary and controversial. Water is the new oil in Oklahoma. We talk about it, fight over it and look apprehensively toward a time when we might have less than we need.


The chief executive of US aircraft giant Boeing, James McNerney, said in an interview that his company has not been in such good form "for years."


AOL backs away from Microsoft antispam plan

America Online Inc. (AOL) has decided not to fully support Microsoft Corp.'s Sender ID spam-fighting plan after the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the open- source


Filene's Basement markdown policy gets a makeover after 96 years

The downtown Boston Filene's Basement store has quietly altered its 96-year-old ''world famous" automatic markdown policy, making consumers wait longer to snare the steepest discounts.


Cleric returns to Iraq, orders march on Najaf

Powerful Shiite leader says he plans to lead a mass demonstration today to end fighting. â¢ Iraqi hostage: Militants said Wednesday they had kidnapped the brother-in-law of Iraqi Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan


NEW ORLEANS -- Auburn has come too far to give up hope. So, on the eve of tonight's Sugar Bowl, coach Tommy Tuberville made a familiar pitch: The third-ranked Tigers deserve at least a share of the national title if they beat No. 9 Virginia Tech.


IRAQ:  Russia Looking for Economic Expansion

MOSCOW, Feb 2 (IPS) - The Russian government has announced early  intentions of looking for economic opportunities under a new  regime in Iraq.


"Jihad for Love" seeks gay Muslim audiences

It took gay Indian filmmaker Parvez Sharma six years to make "Jihad for Love," a documentary film about gay men and women trying to live Muslim lives in Iraq, Pakistan, Egypt and South Africa.


: British hostage Ken Bigley has been beheaded in Iraq, three weeks after he was kidnapped by militants demanding the release of women held by US-led forces, a video seen by Reuters showed today.


Brady's 4 INTs help ease sting of Miami's sad year

MIAMI - Tom Brady threw a dumb pass and AJ Feeley threw a beauty, finally giving the Miami Dolphins something to savor in this long, miserable season: an upset of the New England Patriots.


Julie Group seeks to avoid future wrongful convictions A group of security professionals, legal experts, and educators who helped former Connecticut substitute teacher Julie Amero overturn a conviction on charges of exposing her students to pornographic pop-up ads has formed a permanent organisation that aims to educate the courts and legislators about technology, crime, and digital forensics.â¦


MOSCOW, Sep 7 (IPS) - Russian women are turning increasingly to business  given the new economic opportunities but keeping away from  politics, social leaders say.


Suspect arrested in deadly Ky. shootings

A man accused of shooting two neighbors to death and wounding a third was captured without incident at home Wednesday morning, authorities said.


Prime Minister John Howard launched a media blitz yesterday to persuade undecided voters to give him a fourth term in today's election, where he will be the first of the three leaders -- US, British and Australian -- who invaded Iraq last year to face a


Syria accuses Israel of violating its air space, dropping 'munitions'

DAMASCUS - The Syrian government charged yesterday that Israeli aircraft dropped "munitions" inside Syria overnight and said its air defenses opened fire in a new escalation of tensions between the decades-old foes.


Milano, 18:07 - CALCIO, INTER: CHIVU LAVORA IN GRUPPO

Il difensore dell'Inter Cristian Chivu è tornato ad allenarsi con il gruppo in vista della tr...


British F1 star Lewis Hamilton has his driving licence suspended for speeding in France.


ECB's Trichet says favors markets code of conduct

ECB chief Jean-Claude Trichet said on Sunday he favored allowing financial market actors to draw up a voluntary code of conduct on transparency as part of efforts to avoid a repeat of recent market turmoil.


Autism Gene Findings Raise Questions, Hype

The discovery of a gene mutation associated with autism makes headlines, but the fine print reveals that only 1 percent of autistic children carry that mutation.


Blair facing lawmakers' revolt over troop redeployment request

LONDON Some British lawmakers are balking at a US request to redeploy British troops in Iraq. Forty-five lawmakers, including 44 members of the governing Labor Party, have signed a motion insisting that the


Three Dutch police officers are wounded in an explosion as they raid a house in The Hague.


THE perfect home for stressed househunters is on the market.  A woodland house designed entirely on the ancient Chinese principles of feng shui is available for pounds 1.1million.


Yanukovych won't concede in Ukraine revote

Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych refused to accept defeat in Sunday's presidential election re-run, claiming that millions of his supporters were disenfranchised and that there was systematic fraud.


Roma, 20:16 - VOLLEY, A2 MASCHILE: MILANO VINCE ANCORA

Risultati della settima giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A2 maschile di pallavolo.


Microsoft today reported first quarter 2005 revenue of $9.19 billion and net income of $2.9 billion, figures that exceeded the company's guidance from July.


Music Review | 'New York Philharmonic': Childhood Fantasies, Without All the Cutesy

On Thursday night, music director Lorin Maazel proved an ideal interpreter of RavelÂs ÂLÂEnfant et les SortilÃ¨ges,Â which tells of a mischievous little boy who destroys toys and abuses pets out of loneliness and boredom.


Israel kills 11 Palestinians in Gaza raid

Israeli troops and armored vehicles crossed into the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing 10 Palestinian militants, including nine from the Islamist Hamas group, and a civilian.


Total deal shows appetite for Russian oil, but limits foreign role

A deal between French energy group Total and Russian gas firm Novatek shows that oil majors have an appetite for Russia's energy riches despite the Yukos affair, but also the limited role now possible for foreigners in this strategic sector, analysts say.


Mayor Anthony A. Williams backs the idea of considering private investors to reduce the city's cost of building a ballpark for the Expos.


Rite Aid Corp. , the  third-largest U.S. drugstore chain, posted a higher quarterly  profit on Thursday as an income tax benefit and a gain on asset  sales offset acquisition costs.


Health ministers refuse to drop pharmacare plan

The country's provincial and territorial health ministers forged ahead today with their push for a multibillion-dollar national pharmacare program despite continuing rejection of the idea from Ottawa.


China: Poverty at heart of Darfur crisis

A Chinese special envoy described the true cause of conflict in Darfur as internal competition over resources, saying Thursday that activists should not try to shame Beijing into dropping its support for a Sudanese government accused of carrying out genocide.


Dresses Dominate the Klein, Posen Runways

The fall Calvin Klein collection made the most of the label's tradition of clean, geometric lines, and Zac Posen's snake-themed collection got a standing ovation from many in the audience at New York Fashion Week.


China's Communist Party tells its members that  corruption could threaten its hold on power.


UK firm Tullow Oil announces the discovery of 600 million barrels of oil offshore from Ghana.


Digital Agenda: 10 facts you should know about broadband

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry's positions on the issue are closer than anticipated.


European airlines in legal limbo as data talks collapse

European airlines entered a legal limbo over the weekend as a data-sharing agreement between the U.S. and the European Union expired with no resolution. The agreement shielded airlines from stringent EU data-privacy laws.


Cisco announces integrated services routers aimed at SMBs and SMEs

Cisco Systems has announced new integrated services routers capable of delivering wire-speed data, voice, video and other advanced services to the small- and medium-sized business and enterprise branch office market segments.


Thieves steal two diamonds worth around 11.5m euros (Â£7.82m) from a jewellery trade show in Paris.


Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday defended his relentless assault on corporations and special interests, dismissing criticism that his pointed populist message is too divisive.


As he left Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Miss., on Saturday, Florida Gators fan Pete D'Alessandro and his friends knew Ron Zook's days were numbered.


Andy Murray beats Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-2 6-2 to reach the final of the Open 13 tournament in Marseille.


Ukraine Opposition Seeks Electoral Changes

Shrugging off a parliamentary setback, opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko pushed for quick passage of anti-fraud legislation to ensure a fair repeat presidential runoff


Intel Drives Tech Sell-Off as Data Looms

A sell-off in tech stocks following  Intel Corp.'s disappointing outlook pushed Asian shares lower  on Friday, overpowering pockets of strength in some financial,  consumer and industrial issues.


Down on the Farm and Up in Washington, Hoyasâ Wallace Excels

Georgetown point guard Jonathan Wallace, who averaged 16.5 points a game as a senior at Sparkman High School, was a bit more Old McDonald than McDonaldâs all-American.


Jerry Yang faces enormous pressure as he decides whether to try to rescue the company from Microsoft, or accept the bid and watch Yahoo become part of Microsoftâs arsenal in its no-holds-barred brawl with Google.


Researchers: AMD less power-hungry than Intel

'Opteron more efficient than Xeon' Computer performance consulting firm Neal Nelson & Associates claims that AMD-based servers have beaten Intel in 36 of the 57 power efficiency tests it has conducted. The tests put an AMD Opteron-based server up against an Intel Xeon-based server.â¦


com. Despite the Rockies and Dodgers meeting 14 times already this year already, Rockies right-hander Jason Jennings will make his first start of the season against Los Angeles on Sunday.


The House voted Wednesday to end a 28-year ban on handgun ownership in the nation's capital, brushing aside pleas from city officials concerned about a surge in violence and more heavily armed criminals.


Fiat's board is due to meet on Sunday, a  source close to the company said, as newspapers reported that  the Italian carmaker was close to settling a long-running  wrangle with U.S. partner General Motors.


This is pretty interesting, seems as though Microsoft has acquired an anti-spyware company noone's ever heard of. I know spyware and adware removal software is big business now but I've never heard of Giant Company Software Inc.


U.S. wants to leave Iraq "with honor", Cheney says

Vice President Dick Cheney said on Wednesday the United States wants to finish its mission in Iraq and "return with honor", despite the war's growing unpopularity at home and doubts among U.S. allies.


Campaigning has been stepped up for the Palestinian presidential elections, due to take place on 9 January. Fatah candidate Mahmoud Abbas called on Israel to dismantle its West Bank barrier at a rally in Tulkarm.


Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra and the main opposition called on Thursday for swift   general elections in Thailand as military coup leaders banned   "political activities."


JERUSALEM - Israel will not follow the U.S.-backed "road map" peace plan and could remain in much of the West Bank for a long time after it withdraws from the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in a newspaper interview published Wednesday.    Sharon's comments were his most detailed yet on his long-term vision for the region...


Ducks fall in overtime shootout to Griffins 2-1

Todd Robinson scored the deciding goal in the overtime shootout session to lift the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 2-1 AHL victory over the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks on Sunday at Van Andel Arena.


Linux Expands Beyond the Office Into the Home

Retired government worker Robert Biggs uses his computer mainly to get recipes and check e-mail. Public relations consultant Phil Gomes uses his to maintain an elaborate personal Web site.


Smucker Sells Brazilian Unit to Closely Held Cargill

JM Smucker Co., the largest US maker of jellies and jams, sold its operations in Brazil to closely held Cargill Inc. The sale of Smucker do Brasil Ltda.


Ah, the sweet smell of success: Maria Sharapova's Wimbledon title helped her land an endorsement deal for a perfume that will bear her name.


In the 7.2 update, Apple has fixed eight security issues in its QuickTime media player.


Iowa gay marriage ruling stirs 2008 race

An Iowa county judge's ruling knocking down the state's same-sex marriage ban stirred up the presidential race Friday as Republicans jostled to stake out a position with the state's conservative voters in mind.


Tribune faced with tough borrowing terms: WSJ

Tribune Co. completed a tender offer  for half its shares, but the media company had to agree to  difficult borrowing terms, the Wall Street Journal reported on  its Web site on Friday.


Prime Minister Ehud Olmert convened his top ministers on Wednesday to discuss Israel's response to the latest wave of Palestinian rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, as public pressure for retaliation grew after an attack that nearly hit a crowded nursery school.


Russell Crowe has reunited with his "Gladiator" director Ridley Scott to tell a gentler story than their best-picture Academy Award winner from 2000, this one an adult date flick that casts the tough-guy actor as a romantic lead.


This animation illustrates a massive collision between rocky, embryonic planets as big as mountain ranges. Such collisions form the basis of the planet-building process.


U.S. stocks cut some losses late  Friday afternoon as investors did some bargain hunting for drug  stocks, which were beaten down to relatively cheap prices after  a slew of negative reports earlier in the day.


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Veteran firefighter bemoans erratic blaze

Despite having 21 years experience as a firefighter, Arthur Jackson was shocked by what he saw Tuesday -- piles of smoking ash located next to houses in pristine condition in this San Diego suburb.


United States haggles with N.Korea over energy aid

The United States and North Korea haggled on Monday over energy aid the North would receive in exchange for ending its nuclear arms ambitions as six-party talks looked likely to straggle into an extra day.


An $800 tab raises eyebrows as New York's stylists wage a price war Â upward.


Nikkei Up 1.6 Percent by on Wall St Jump

Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.62 percent  by midsession on Thursday as investors, cheered by a jump in  U.S. stocks, bought a broad range of shares including those  they had avoided recently due partly to doubts about U.S.  demand.


Calcio: Coppa Italia, Mancini rispolvera Vieri

Si rivede Chirstian Vieri. L'attaccante nerazzurro assente da qualche tempo dai campi di gioco, domani sera formerÃ , assieme con Cruz, la coppia d'attacco dell'Inter nella sfida contro il Bologna valida per


MEMPHIS - John Calipari knew his Memphis Tigers would need a little jolt right about now. That's why he wanted to play Gonzaga at this point of the season.


Blogger sought for posts on Ga. teen sex

Authorities are searching for whoever posted a long list and description of supposed sexual encounters between dozens of high school students on the online networking site MySpace.com.


Top-seeded Martina Hingis cruised past Melinda Czink 6-1, 6-2 Monday at the Sunfeast Open.


AT&T Wireless To Sell Rogers Stake for $1.37 Billion

AT&T Wireless, which acquired a stake in Rogers Wireless five years ago, will use the proceeds to help pay off its debt ahead of the completion of its merger with Cingular.


Georgian authorities detained four Russian military officers on spying charges Wednesday, and security forces surrounded Russia's military headquarters in Tbilisi to demand that another suspect be handed over, the interior minister said.


A teenager dies after an attack in an inner city area of Nottingham.


U.S. Agriculture Department  scientists were still conducting tests late on Monday to  determine if the United States had a second case of the deadly  mad cow disease amid secrecy over where the suspect animal was  raised or slaughtered.


Cleveland's mayor called on the state Monday to create a new law that would prohibit anyone under age 21 from possessing a firearm.


Pioneering astronaut Gordon Cooper has died in California, at age 77. He was one of the seven Mercury astronauts who led the way in the exploration of space.


Former President George Bush Senior endorses John McCain's bid for the Republican nomination for US president.


In a letter to the board of directors at Mylan Laboratories (nyse: MYL - news - people ), financier Carl Icahn questioned their silence on the recent financial restatements by King Pharmaceuticals (nyse: KG - news - people ), calling the "lack of


Computer Users Warned of 'David Beckham Zombie Trap'

Hackers are trying to trick computer users into downloading damaging software by claiming to have sleazy photographs of football star David Beckham, experts warned today.


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Apple is holding fast to its declaration that 3G chips consume too much power, so the Brits are stuck with an EDGE iPhone just like the Americans.


OPEC said it will increase production by 500,000 barrels a day, but oil futures nonetheless surged to a record close.


Pentagon held info in 2 soldiers' deaths

The Pentagon waited nine months after completing an investigation into the deaths of two U.S. soldiers before notifying relatives the men were killed by Iraqi troops, the military acknowledged Wednesday.


'Artful Codger' spared jail for fake art

84-year-old who sold fake art that his son made in a garden shed receives a suspended sentence


Beckham-mania takes root in California, and beyond

David Beckham has already made a significant splash since arriving in America's entertainment capital, despite being restricted to a brief debut for his new team because of a lingering ankle injury.


Cinema, Leone d'oro a Â«Il Segreto di Vera DrakeÂ»

Â«Il segreto di Vera DrakeÂ» dell'inglese Mike Leigh ha vinto il Leone d'oro alla 61Âª Mostra del cinema di Venezia. Gran Premio della Giuria ad Alejandro Amenabar per Â«Mare dentroÂ». Premio speciale per la regia a Kim Ki-Duk per Â«Bin-jipÂ».


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US weekly jobless claims up 16,000 to 333,000

WASHINGTON : US weekly jobless claims rose 16,000 in the past week to 333,000, according to the Labor Department. The number of claims in the week to September 11 remained below the average Wall Street estimate


Tire recycling program to begin in county Sept. 1

Waste center hopes to get rid of debris where water collects and mosquitoes tend to breed. By Diana Lamirand. Recycling junk tires may take a bite out of the local mosquito population.


Mohamed Al Fayed wins a legal fight for a jury to hear the inquests into the deaths of Princess Diana and his son.


Iraq Sets Election Date But Unrest Threatens Poll

Iraq chose Jan. 30 for its first  democratic election in decades on Sunday, but violence in Sunni  Muslim areas underlined the challenge of holding polls on time.


Many killed as GIs fight Shiite rebels in Baghdad

BAGHDAD US forces battled insurgents loyal to the rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Tuesday, in clashes that killed at least 34 people, including an American soldier, and wounded almost 200, US and Iraqi authorities


Resenting an Absent Father, Very Present in the Mind

This quirky comedy from Argentina is a small movie about a small world, but its modesty is part of what makes it durable and satisfying.


A juror was dismissed from the "Scooter" Libby trial on Monday after court officials learned she had been exposed to information about the case over the weekend


Firenze, 14:44 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PASQUAL: PRONTI PER LA LAZIO

Il terzino della Fiorentina Manuel Pasqual sulla sfida di domenica contro la Lazio: "Siamo pronti pe...


WASHINGTON - The government said Tuesday that flu vaccine manufactured in Germany was safe enough to be used in the United States and that as many as 4 million doses would be available to alleviate the US shortage.


U.S. wants liver, stomach warnings on painkillers

U.S. health officials on Tuesday proposed new warnings about liver and stomach risks on the labels of over-the-counter pain relievers such as aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen.


The bombing of a refugee camp in Sudan's Darfur province is unacceptable, says the UN chief.


CHICAGO -- Edgerrin James on the ground. Peyton Manning through the air. The Indianapolis Colts made it look easy.


IBM and AMD feed on Los Alamos' ample supercomputing pork

Opteron and Cell fuel 'Roadrunner' Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) will turn to both AMD's Opteron chip and IBM's Cell in an effort to breath new life into its supercomputing program.â¦


Web surfers in the United States and five other countries will be invited this week to begin using a new version of MSN Messenger that includes a search function in the message window, reports on the Web said.