Clinton holds lead as Romney slips in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee hold narrow leads on their top rivals two days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


Powell Concerned by Possible N.Korean Missile Test

Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday he would regret a new North Korean missile launch but it would not change the US diplomatic effort to persuade Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear ambitions.


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Iran to meet with EU official over nukes

The European Union's foreign policy chief and Iran's senior nuclear negotiator tentatively agreed to meet Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to bridge differences over Tehran's atomic program, U.N. and European officials said.


Gold Rush: El Guerrouj Shows He's Two Good

During a nap, hours before his 5,000-meter final, Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj had a grand dream. He wanted to make history and be like legendary countryman and distance runner Said Aouita.


Portugal police hand Madeleine file to prosecutor

Portuguese police delivered case files on missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann to the public prosecutor on Tuesday, local media said, and he will decide whether to charge her parents with involvement in the crime.


Fan Pier's LNR Property to be acquired for $3.8B

Part of Boston's new Fan Pier development team, Miami-based LNR Property Corp. may see shares rise after the company agreed to be acquired by a group led by Cerberus Capital Management LP for $3.


Government-linked Britons missing in Ethiopia

A number of British nationals connected to government agencies are missing in Ethiopia, the Foreign Office said Friday as it urgently checked out reports of Western tourists being kidnapped.


Brooks & Dunn and Brad Paisley were both nominated for six Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday, but Ronnie Dunn emerged as the leader with seven nominations, including one for the group's inspirational song "Believe."


RICHMOND, Jan. 18 -- A Virginia House committee on Friday defeated an effort to close a major loophole in the state's gun laws, angering families of victims of the Virginia Tech massacre and Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D), who had pushed hard for the law.


Jeopardy! Winner Ends 74-Game Winning Streak

Can he sign up for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? if he already is one? Luck has run out for Ken Jennings, the man who has amazed Jeopardy watchers for 74 episodes.


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Health secretary accused over party donations

Gordon Brown's donations nightmare deepened further tonight as Alan Johnson was accused of accepting Â£3,000 via a third party


Scott Harrison clings on to his WBO featherweight title after escaping with a draw against Victor Polo in Glasgow.


Secretary of Defense Rumsfield draws increasing criticism

(Washington) Dec. 19, 2004 - In Washington, both Republicans and Democrats are attacking Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfield for his handling of the war.


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Terry Melcher, a record producer and songwriter who aided the careers of Ry Cooder, the Byrds and the Beach Boys, has died, his publicist announced Saturday. He was 62.


Scottish rail union members are slammed for planning a strike which would coincide with the T in the Park music festival.


Riot victims in Gujarat suffer behind three metre wall

Zahir Kalubhai Sheikh used to earn enough from farming his 2 acre plot and doing occasional odd jobs on his Hindu neighbours' farms to support his wife and four small children.


Windows Media Player (WMP) no longer feels like a freebie utility thrown in with the OS (think Notepad), but is an application you'll actually want to use.


Two-thirds of people who formally challenge a parking ticket in Northern Ireland are successful.


The company said on Friday that its profit fell on price declines for its mainstay computer memory chips, but expressed confidence a rebound in the market would bolster earnings.


Italy's Romano Prodi is to address MPs on Tuesday as the departure of an ally threatens his ruling coalition.


Blair in Ramallah on new Mideast peace push

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is holding talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas with tensions running high between rival factions over plans for early elections.


Xavier Carter, who has the second-fastest 200 meters in history, was carried off the track on a stretcher after injuring his right leg in the event's semifinals Sunday at the U.S. track and field championships.


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Suicide bomber kills 12 south of Baghdad: police

A suicide truck bomber killed 12 Iraqi soldiers and wounded 30 others in an attack on an army checkpoint south of Baghdad on Saturday, police said.


Four killed in Argentina high school shooting

A high school student opened fire in a classroom in southern Argentina yesterday, killing four classmates and wounding five in the country's worst school rampage on record, police said.


Top-ranked Roger Federer cruised to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Germany's Benjamin Becker on Saturday to advance to his first Japan Open final.


THE Government was seeking new ways to keep terrorist suspects in prison last night after a law lords ruling devastated the anti-terrorism laws introduced by David Blunkett.


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Swiss nationalists seek strong surge in election

BERN, Switzerland - A nationalist party that sparked a riot by distributing anti-immigrant campaign posters that show white sheep kicking out a black sheep is hoping for its best-ever showing in parliamentary elections today.


Update 3: Japan Revises April-June GDP Data Down

Japan's economy grew 0.3 percent in April-June from the previous quarter, less than the 0.4 percent growth rate initially estimated, the government said Friday.


Scientists study genes for tastier turkeys

Most of the turkeys gracing the nation's dinner tables today have been selectively bred for their white meat for so many generations that simply walking can be a problem for many of the big-breasted birds and sex is no longer


Unions firm on deadline for Iraq troop withdrawal

Tony Blair was facing a damaging defeat last night over demands for the early withdrawal of British troops from Iraq after failing to buy off the votes of the four big unions at Labour's annual conference.


Canada threatens to halt shipments of drugs to US

Canada's top health official warned yesterday that his government may try to stop prescription drug shipments to US consumers if the trade keeps growing.


Many restaurateurs are considering the environment along with their cuisine, and finding that they are tapping into a popular trend and also saving money.


As thousands of Palestinians continue to cross into Egypt, Arab and Israeli leaders and civilians react to the situation


U.N. expert faults U.S. on human rights in terror laws

The United States apparently violated international law in its military tribunals by using coercion to extract confessions and writing counter-terrorism laws that restrict immigration on questionable grounds, a U.N. investigator said on Friday.


Israeli and Palestinian leaders prepare for talks to try to defuse a row over Jewish settlement activity.


U.S. Near Seizing Bin Laden, Official Says

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The United States and its allies have moved closer to capturing Osama bin Laden in the last two months, a top U.S. counterterrorism official said in a television interview broadcast Saturday...


Late Field Goal Lifts Chiefs Past Raiders

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sports Network) - Lawrence Tynes kicked a 38-yard field goal with 22 seconds left in the game, lifting the Kansas City Chiefs to their fourth straight win and a 31-30 triumph over the AFC West-rival Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium.


Miss Alabama Crowned Miss America, Wins $50,000

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.  - Miss Alabama Deidre Downs,  an aspiring medical student, won the Miss America contest on  Saturday and said she would work to regain public respect for  the event.


Directors Reach Accord With Hollywood Studios

Movie and TV directors tentatively agreed to a new contract with production companies, sending a message to striking screenwriters.


The president of MTV, Christina Norman, is stepping down after almost three years of trying to revitalize the cable channel and adding music and reality-based programming.


The first sex kitten propelled to fame by MySpace, Christine "ForBiddeN" Dolce throws a party to celebrate her Playboy debut. And Xeni Jardin snaps a few polaroids.


THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Pratfalls and tumbles may be comedy staples, but they're no laughing matter to the many older Americans who experience a fall.


"Nessuno stralcio, governo ha un accordo con parti sociali"


Kerry returns home confident he fought hard

From joking about his dirty overcoat to nearly sweeping his wife off her feet with a hug and kiss, John F. Kerry was the picture of humor and heartiness yesterday


President Bush signs an executive order banning cruel treatment of terrorism suspects during interrogation.


With all the attributes of a new movie star, with his rebellious 28 years (Taurus, May 16), Colin Farrell looks like a young Russell Crowe, with the body of Brad Pitt, the charisma of Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson's disposition.


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Northwest Passage is opening up as ice melts

PARIS - Arctic ice has shrunk to the lowest level on record, new satellite images show, raising the possibility that the Northwest Passage that eluded famous explorers will become an open shipping lane.


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Iraq says it will review the status of all private security companies after a deadly gunfight involving a US firm.


Global MP3 market to reach 58 billion US dollars by 2008

Worldwide market of compressed audio player, also known as MP3 player, is expected to reach nearly 58 billion US dollars in revenues by 2008, according a study released Tuesday by IDC.


The BBC's motoring show Top Gear is accused of causing damage to a pristine wilderness in Botswana.


Rockstar Games Ships Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for ...

Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing division of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO), is proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has shipped to retail stores in North America.


Smooches Galore: Is the kiss losing its charm?

Emran Hashmi, whose only claim to fame besides being Mahesh BhattÂs nephew, is that he indulged in deep-throat kissing with Mallika Sherawat in Murder, and is back at it.


U.S. stocks rose on Friday after robust results from software maker Oracle Corp  brightened the outlook for technology, helping the Dow and S&P turn in their best weekly performance since March.


Pacers players to face assault charges: report

At least three Indiana Pacers players who fought with fans in a brawl at a National Basketball Association game in Detroit on November 19 will reportedly face assault and battery charges.


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


Bush to Renominate 20 Judges Who Democrats Have Resisted

The statement by the White House made clear that the president is ready for a showdown early next year with Democratic senators.


Government May Close Some Airport Towers

Control towers at some airports could go dark between midnight and 5 a.m. under a cost-cutting plan the government is considering.


HowToForge: How To Install a Complete LEMP on Ubuntu/Debian

On the HowToForge website, there's a new step-by-step tutorial on getting a complete setup of Linux, EngineX, MySQL and PHP on a Ubuntu/Debian box working.   This HowTo will describe the setup of an efficient http server and mail server for small or medium configurations (as low as 96 mb). So this config is ideal for a small VPS. You can find a good choice of cheap and performant VPS (XEN) at x|encon, a german hosting company. they provide many scalable VPS solutions with pre-installed Debian and Ubuntu disc images.   They have it broken out into five overarching steps for getting things working, but there's lots of little sub-steps you'll need to work through to get it up and running. Thankfully, most of the hard part (installing the packages) is handled through the apt-get command and you won't be required to compile.


BC should be FedExing thank you notes to Michael Phelps, Carly Patterson, Natalie Coughlin, Paul Hamm and other American Olympians who have lifted it to the type of strong prime-time ratings


New Net neutrality proposal planned for January

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) had hoped to introduce a new bill this month, but staffers say hectic events forced him to push back those plans until early next year.


Drugmaker Wyeth WYE.N has reached a  tentative framework with a group of plaintiffs' lawyers to  settle nearly all remaining liability cases stemming from  allegations that some of its diet drugs damaged heart valves,  the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people  familiar with the negotiations.


China's front line appears to brush off Taiwan polls

XIAMEN, China  - Just over a decade ago, China lobbed missiles into waters near Taiwan in an attempt to influence the island's presidential election. Troops were mobilized and fighter jets readied.


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Violence in Baghdad Kills at Least 25 Iraqis

A suicide car bomber plowed into a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad after dawn prayers on Friday, killing 14 people and stoking fears that sectarian divisions over when to hold elections could unleash further bloodshed.


Apartments for Rent: Loopy Hollywood Types O.K.

If you have just about lost your tolerance for portrayals of Los Angeles involving the oversexed and underappreciated, âWelcome to the Captainâ could send you to the nearest virologist.


The Museum of Modern Art has commissioned five architects to erect their own prefab dwellings in a vacant lot on West 53rd Street, adjacent to the museum.


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Il brasiliano del Palermo, Amauri, sta per diventare comunitario e pensa già al suo futuro, s...


Way Down in Harmony, With Mythic Blues Again

âHoneydripper,â directed by John Sayles, is a shambling fusion of pop mythology and social mosaic.


Bush wants strong relations with Europe: Powell

US Secretary of State Colin Powell said President George W. Bush wants to have a strong relationship with European allies during his second four-year term in office.


NY subpoenas Merck and Schering-Plough over Vytorin

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has subpoenaed Merck & Co and Schering-Plough Corp for documents and information to see whether the companies hid the results of a study on their cholesterol drug Vytorin.


Microsoft's Gates Bets Against the Dollar, Calls Currency's Status Scary'

Bill Gates, the world s richest person with a net worth of $46.6 billion, is betting against the U.S. dollar.


October 9 election victory, a poll shows, as the environment began to emerge as another key campaign issue. strategists have been optimistic that Queensland would provide most of them," The Weekend Australian said.


More and more people have literally  found life on the Internet as the estimated $3 billion  fertility industry moves increasingly online.


They knew that their batsmen would get them a bunch of runs, one way or another. Larry Walker, their one-time wanna-be hockey player, would get a bunch of hits. Maybe Tim Wakefield's knuckler would flutter out of the strike zone for a few walks. Manny Ramirez might do a double twisting layout vault in the outfield.


American Jennifer Rodriguez wins the women's World Sprint Speedskating Championship Sunday, becoming the first U.S. skater in nine years to win the event.


Moreau shines in film on family's Holocaust trauma

Eighty-year-old French actress Jeanne Moreau says shooting her new film about a family's struggle to talk about the Holocaust brought back memories of her own childhood during the Nazi occupation.


Patrick seeks legislators' patience on auto insurance

Governor Deval Patrick sent a letter to every member of the Legislature, urging them to give managed auto insurance competition a chance. He said the benefits will become clear Nov. 19, when insurers file their proposed rates for next year. Patrick's letter was a response to legislation filed last week that would limit what factors an insurer could use in ...


We are legit declares Kazaa in Australian court

The file swapping software Kazaa has legitimate uses claims the defence in the landmark trial in Australia of the controversial peer to peer program.


Former Indonesian President Suharto, a Cold War ally of the United States whose brutal military regime killed hundreds of thousands of left-wing political opponents, died Sunday. He was 86.


RIGHTS:  U.N. Committee Silent on Anti-Terrorism Abuse

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 10 (IPS) - Two leading human rights groups have criticised the  U.N. Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee for  refusing to castigate governments that crack down on human rights  in the name of fighting terrorism.


MicroStrategy charts its own course amidst BI consolidation

InfoWorld - At a time of dramatic consolidation in the enterprise BI (business intelligence) market, MicroStrategy sees great opportunities as an independent vendor, the company's chairman, president and CEO Michael Saylor said Wednesday.


President Bush has taken the most dramatic options off the table as he tries to change direction in Iraq, leaving him with a list of modest military and diplomatic moves to announce in the new year.


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Directors of the UK's top firms have now amassed pensions worth Â£891m, according to the TUC.


Firefighter Killed Battling Calif. Blaze

A firefighter died Sunday and six others were injured while working to contain a comparatively small, but tricky wildfire in Stanislaus National Forest, authorities said.


In Britain and U.S., Urgent Steps to Change Mortgage Systems

While Americans fear an epidemic of foreclosures, brought on by the subprime mortgage meltdown, Britain is already suffering one.


Arts & entertainment: John Tavener on how his life-changing encounter with an Apache medicine man led him to write a piece praising Allah for the Prince of Wales.


James Hardie signs asbestos pact with unions

James Hardie Industries NV , the biggest US home siding maker, said on Tuesday it has signed an initial agreement with unions and asbestos sufferers groups to set up a special purpose fund to support asbestos disease sufferers and their bereaved families.


Kevin Spacey swings and sings as Bobby Darin in Beyond The Sea

TORONTO (CP) - The final frames of Beyond The Sea tell the audience, "Bobby Darin is still swinging.". Not only does the spirit of Darin swing in the film, but so does Kevin Spacey, who wears the many hats


Nurturing the Talents of Children in Calcutta

Zana Briski's documentary about children growing up in Calcutta's rough and squalid red light district is moving, charming and sad.


Patients' own stem cells used to cure incontinence

CHICAGO - Austrian researchers are successfully treating incontinent women with the patient's own muscle-derived stem cells. The findings of the first clinical study of its kind were presented today at the


MySQL readies beta of enterprise open source database

InfoWorld - MySQL at the end of January is expected to release a beta version of its MySQL 5.0 open source database, which is to feature enterprise-level functionality such as stored procedures and triggers, according to a company representative.


Bear Stearns in talks to sell stake in firm: report

Bear Stearns  is in serious talks with several outside investors, including Warren Buffett, about selling as much as 20 percent of the firm, according to a report in The New York Times online edition on Wednesday.


A young Finn humbled motorsportâs elite in Paris yesterday to win the Race of Champions. Heikki Kovalainen, Nissan World Series champion and a Renault Formula One test driver, beat world rally champion Sebastien


Spacecraft sees infant galaxies in aging universe

Billions of years after a galactic "baby boom," a NASA spacecraft has detected dozens of newborn galaxies in the Earth's part of the universe.


Reform Effort at Businesses Feels Pressure

The white-hot movement to overhaul corporate governance has cooled in recent months in Washington and beyond.


30 More Days of Exclusivity for UAL OK'd

A U.S. bankruptcy court judge on Friday  granted United Airlines another 30 days of exclusivity, giving  it until the end of September to file its own reorganization  plan without competing plans from creditors.


World stocks routed on fears for economy

World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors that a deteriorating U.S. economy would drag others down with it.


McCain, Giuliani to Hail Bush on Security

NEW YORK - Sen. John McCain and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, two of the Republican Party's most popular politicians, open President Bush's nominating convention by calling him a leader unafraid of making unpopular choices to protect a nation scarred by the Sept...


Guinean coup plot organiser sentenced to 34 years in prison

Nick du Toit, the 48-year-old South African mercenary who was one of the organisers of a plot allegedly financed by British businessmen to overthrow the government of Equatorial


A link between young children being exposed to some cleaning products and developing asthma in later life has been suggested by researchers.


Ukraine's Orange leader Tymoshenko wins PM post

Ukraine's pro-Western coalition Tuesday appointed Orange Revolution leader Yulia Tymoshenko prime minister and named a government that favours the ex-Soviet republic winning NATO and EU membership.


Members of the social news site's community meet resistance as they attempt to out an anonymous group of no-goodniks. By NewAssignment.Net's David Cohn.


FluMist Maker Announces One Million Additional Doses

MedImmune will deliver an additional one million doses of its nasal spray vaccine FluMist, to help the US combat an influenza vaccine shortage.


Whatâs Next in Social Media For Google? SocialStream.

As the social space keeps developing and growing, you really think Google will just sit in the sidelines and watch? I think not. Besides Orkut, Google has been working to develop new social media projects, like SocialStream.  Human Interaction Computer Institute states:  SocialStream is the result of a Google-sponsored capstone project in the Master’s program at [...]


French rock bands cross Channel to boost careers

In the Windmill, a dingy pub in south London, a rock band with a smouldering male singer is on stage, driving the sweating crowd wild with raw guitar riffs.


D.J.s mix up the Russian party scene, minus a few traditions (and models).


Games torch to light up isolated North Korea

The Olympic torch will pass through the capital of isolated North Korea on its way to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Games, the North's media said at the weekend.


Kathrin Ress scored 19 points and Brooke Queenan added 13 to lead No. 14 Boston College to a 92-47 victory Monday night over Providence.


Watching video online in small, fuzzy boxes is heading the way of rabbit ears.


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The All-Too-Human Hitler, on Your Big Screen

That Hitler is now fair game for cinematic use attests to how far Germans have come in laying to rest their ghosts.


United union ballots members on strike proposal

WASHINGTON  - The union representing United Airlines' flight attendants mailed strike authorisation ballots to 21,000 members, in preparation for a showdown with the carrier over proposed pay cuts.


Things go from bad to worse for the Miami Dolphins, who lost running back Ronnie Brown for the rest of the season because of a knee injury.


Blair, Brown said to row over France's EU competition coup

British premier Tony Blair and his successor Gordon Brown had a furious row after a reference to "undistorted competition" in an EU document was removed at France's request, media reported Saturday.


A Royal navy helicopter rescues 18 people trapped by a landslide north of Lochearnhead in Scotland.


Sen. Chuck Schumer defended his accomplishments against two long-shot challengers yesterday - but ended their debate by leaving the door open to run for a different job.


Sexy Corals Keep âEyeâ on Moon, Scientists Say

After the full moon, corals dissolve in an orgy of reproduction. Scientists say primitive photoreceptors drive the process.


ARM Holdings, the UK microchip designer, has agreed to buy American technology firm Artisan Components in a cash and shares deal worth Â£500 million, although some analysts fear it may have dug too deep.


Few Young Doctors Step in as Upstate Population Ages

A crisis is looming in upstate New York unless cities like Binghamton can do a better job of recruiting doctors, according to a recent report.


The man responsible for the Brighton bombing returns to the town for the first time since the attack 20 years ago.


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This is a classic case of an irresistible force meeting an immovable object. It's a bit of a cliche, but the Westwood-Cohasset playoff matchup is becoming that. For the second straight season, the Wolverines (9-2) will square off against the Skippers (10-0) in the first round of the Division 3 playoffs Tuesday (Curry College, 4 p.m.).


Bush honors victims of communist regimes

President Bush, honoring the memories of those killed in communist regimes, said Tuesday that their deaths should remind the American public that "evil is real and must be confronted."


A second British soldier dies from his wounds after heavy fighting in southern Iraq on Saturday.


Macquarie Infrastructure Group on Monday confirmed it had been selected as preferred bidder for 100 per cent of the Chicago Skyway toll bridge concession.


Two workers apparently fell from a scaffold while working several stories up on a high-rise under construction in Brooklyn, and one died.


Lord, won't you lease me a rotary phone?

My friends all use push-buttons - I must make amends Letters More than a few people suspect that Mrs E Strogen, the lady who rented a rotary phone for 40 years racking up thousands of pound is a made up name.â¦


According to a survey, Mac users are much more likely to have purchased a song online in recent months than their Windows counterparts, but does that really mean Apple's growing market show will translate into booming business for music companies?


Greece's two top athletes have pulled out of the Athens Olympics and apologised to the Greek people for a scandal over missed dope tests that has tarnished the Games' return to their birthplace.


Alleghany County Will Not Appeal Judge's Ruling on Asphalt-Plant Site

By Sherry Youngquist, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 9--Alleghany County officials have decided not to appeal a judge's ruling that allows an asphalt plant to be built there. In exchange, Maymead Materials Inc.


Daniel Baldwin was in Detroit working on a locally produced horror film when a warrant was ordered for him in California on charges he skipped a court hearing in a stolen car case.


No let up in Lebanon camp battle, casualties mount

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops bombarded a Palestinian refugee camp with artillery and tank fire on Monday, pressing ahead with an assault to crush al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in there.


At a Golden Globes ceremony derailed by striking screenwriters, âAtonementâ won for best drama and âSweeney Toddâ won for best musical or comedy.


Mets Lose Alou, but Appear Set to Add Green

Mets outfielder Moises Alou flies home Sunday for an examination on his strained left quadriceps.


Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Shayne Graham booted a 39-yard field goal with two seconds left, leading the Cincinnati Bengals to a 16-13 victory over the Miami Dolphins.


British forced to deny Radcliffe injury rumours

British team management were forced to issue a denial here Tuesday that top medal hope Paula Radcliffe was carrying an injury.


Wells Fargo profit slides on home equity loss

Wells Fargo & Co , the No. 2 U.S. mortgage lender, said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit fell 38 percent, the first decline in more than six years, as more people missed payments on mortgages and home equity loans.


Scorsese shares spotlight as he finally wins Oscar

Martin Scorsese, the creator of "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver", finally won Oscar recognition on Sunday but he had to share the spotlight with politician Al Gore, regal actress Helen Mirren and Cinderella story Jennifer Hudson.


Netherlands brings me luck: Manmohan Singh:

[World News]: The Hague, Nov 8 : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says a visit to the Netherlands brought him luck. It was on his return from a visit to this country in 1991 that he was called upon to


p2pnet.net News:- 'Branded' entertainment, life-style and sports content will be available as part of Nokia's Preminet Solution, its new end-to-end mobile content distribution and transaction service for mobile network operators.


Democrat John Kerry and President Bush delivered fresh criticisms Friday as they emerged from a campaign debate that, for the first time in weeks, put Bush as much on the political defensive as Kerry.


Middle East ; Iran nuclear deal 'tied to US election'

"This is the beginning of the endgame, not the endgame," Samore said. The meeting was to give Iran a last chance to come clean before the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) decides on 25 November whether Iran is cooperating or not.


Palamida: rival snitched open-source database

Palamida accuses rival Black Duck "blatant plagiarism" of a database of open-source projects. Black Duck says it only used a "small slice."


Bali climate deal paves way for hotter U.S. debate

A breakthrough deal forged by delegates from 190 countries has revived world efforts to fight global warming and may help push the debate to the front and center of the U.S. political debate.


India take a long walk after pedestrian show

birmingham, september 19: Players write the story not me, was what Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer said before the India-Pakistan game.


Cecilia Sarkozy: I hated life in the limelight

Cecilia Sarkozy says her marriage to French President Nicolas Sarkozy failed just five months after his election triumph because she hated life in the limelight.


Shares of Ivax (IVX:AMEX - news - research) declined Monday , as strong quarterly results still fell below analysts' predictions.


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Boosted by high demand for paper, UPM-Kymmene Corp. said Tuesday that fourth-quarter profits more than tripled and predicted increasing growth and earnings through 2005.


China finance chiefs to join G7 meeting for first time

Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers will be joined by representatives from China for the first time at the G7 October 1 meeting in Washington, a US official said.


Perhaps more than anywhere else, friendship Â or the pretense of it Â is a crucial tool for making it in Hollywood.


Robbie Savage claimed the first red card of his life was âan absolute jokeâ after the dramatic World Cup clash with Northern Ireland in Cardiff.


Telecommuting space tourist soaks in the views

Despite queasy start Anousheh Ansari said the trip up to the International Space Station (ISS) wasn't great fun, but that every moment since then has been fantastic. She described the first moment she saw Earth from the ISS as "beautiful and peaceful", something she would never forget.â¦


Stallion in Newmarket tests positive for EVA

A five-year-old stallion in is quarantine in Newmarket after testing positive for equine viral arteritis, a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease.


Computer Associates Monday announced the general availability of three Unicenter performance management products for mainframe data management.


NBC chief says rumors of early departure untrue

NBC Universal's chief executive on Friday said rumors of his early departure were untrue and created by rival media company Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.


Spurred by a criminal trial over fat executive bonuses, Germans are debating whether it's time for their biggest companies to break a longstanding taboo and reveal top executive pay.


R.I. Senate rivals bound by dads, history

One of the closest races for the U.S. Senate is being waged by two men whose fathers were lifelong friends.


HP Moves Deeper Into Consumer Electronics Business

By MAY WONG    SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- Personal computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co...


NATO takes command across all of Afghanistan

NATO assumed responsibility for security across the whole of insurgency-hit Afghanistan on Thursday when it took command in the east of the country from a U.S.-led coalition force.


Soccer: Howard Struggling to Represent Club and Country

Goalkeeper Tim Howard is finding it  increasingly difficult to earn a place in the starting line-up  for both the U.S. national team and his English Premier League  club Manchester United.


Australian Major Parties Level Before Oct. Poll, Newspoll Says

Australia's Liberal-National government has drawn level with the opposition Labor Party ahead of an Oct. 9 election, a Newspoll found.


Aare, 13:59 - SCI, MONDIALI; SUPERCOMBINATA DONNE: PAERSON IN TESTA

La svedese Anja Paerson, già medaglia d'oro in superg, è al comando supercombinata ai ...


Oil prices surge to fresh record highs in London, with Brent crude reaching the $50-a-barrel mark for the first time.


U.N. troops sent to keep the peace in southern Lebanon are taking strong defensive measures against possible suicide attacks — worried because al-Qaida has warned they are considered enemies of Islam.


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Citing lack of bed space, a judge on Tuesday refused to find the state human services agency in contempt of court for failing to find room in state psychiatric hospitals for mentally incompetent jail inmates.


Lay off the coffee, pregnant women advised Pregnant women have been warned to lay off the coffee after US researchers found that those who "drink two or more cups of coffee a day have twice the risk of having a miscarriage as those who avoid caffeine".â¦


Car Bomb Hits U.S. Patrol in Iraq; 2 Dead

A car bomb exploded Thursday in southern Baghdad, killing a U.S. soldier and at least one Iraqi civilian, the U.S. military said.


The European Commission proposes a partial relaxation of the eurozone's strict public spending rules.


Vital Signs: Hazards: Antidepressant Linked to Fractures in Older People

Daily use of a common class of antidepressant may double the risk of fracture in people older than 50, a study reports.


A Palermo, tra gli indagati medici e infermieri


The Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up home field for the AFC playoffs Sunday by downing the Baltimore Ravens 20-to-7. Jerome Bettis went over the 100-yard mark for the sixth time this season, rushing for 117 while Duce Staley sat out with a hamstring injury.


A disabled veteran let his wife sleep in after learning they will share a multimillion lottery prize. Then he bought himself a new pair of pants.


Because it's a search engine Google links to more than 11.5bn web pages - and it's responsible for the content posted to every single one them. At least, Brian Retkin thinks so.â¦


Britain considers restrictions for Bulgarian and Romanian workers as the nations prepare to join the EU.


Flu Vaccine Failure Spotlights Faulty System

The crisis in the nation's flu vaccine supply has led to renewed calls to modernize a half-century-old manufacturing system that relies on millions of chicken eggs and a lot of educated guesswork.    Because it takes at least six months to produce the annual flu vaccine, no manufacturer can replace the 46 million shots Chiron Corp...


ASIA/CINA - Aiuti e solidarietÃ  offerti dalla comunitÃ  cattolica alla popolazione cinese colpita nelle ultime settimane da diversi disastri naturali: Âaiutare quanti hanno subito danni Ã¨ responsabilitÃ  della Chiesa, Ã¨ dovere dei cristianiÂ Pechino (Agenzia Fides) - Nei mesi di luglio e agosto, come accade puntualmente quasi ogni anno, diverse zone meridionali della Cina continentale hanno subito una serie di disastri naturali (alluvioni, terremoti, tifoneÂ). Come sempre in queste circo...


Colombian left-wing rebels holding former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt hostage said she was still being held in Colombia and they were open to talks on her release.


Ricavi tra 1% e 2%, nel 2009 acquisizione Telecom Argentina


Dell calls to consumers with coloured Inspirons

MacBooks, Vaios challenged Dell has revamped its Inspiron laptop line with a set of three models all available in a choice of eight "vibrant" colours and with a pick of Intel or AMD processors.â¦


The leading electronics and entertainment retailer continues to produce strong results.


Unioncamere, un terzo nuove imprese e' di extracomunitari


The Senate gave final approval on Thursday to a health insurance bill for 10 million children, clearing the measure for President Bush, who said he would veto it.


Ex-minister blasts Blair, announces departure

An ex-minister who resigned from Tony Blair's cabinet over Iraq has launched a new attack on the premier, and announced she will stand down at the next election.


Falling prices, decreased sales cause drive maker to refocus.


It goes without saying that the presidential election is fought and won in the media, primarily in its visual vanguard. So far nobody has claimed that the result of Bush-Kerry depends on how they fare in some newspaper interview.


American space agency NASA announced plans to put a permanent space station on the moon as part of an eventual mission to Mars. Not to be outdone, China and India have announced 'lunar intentions'.


Bergamo, 18:44 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: DIFFERENZIATO PER ZAMPAGNA, VENTOLA E BELLINI

Bergamo, 26 set. - L'Atalanta va a scuola: oggi a Zingonia l'arbitro Paolo Mazzoleni ha illustrato l...


With a blast of Nirvana's "All Apologies," the 17-month effort to establish a talk station at New York's 92.3 FM ended abruptly Thursday afternoon with the return of K-Rock — the station's identity before Howard Stern departed for satellite radio in January 2006.


GM, union call break, talks to resume Sunday

Negotiators from General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union made progress toward a new contract before taking a break late Saturday, people familiar with the talks said.


A bawdy 17th-century play billed as the rarest known piece of English pornography sold for $88,300 at an auction Thursday.


âChuck Close,â about the painter, photographer and printmaker by the documentary filmmaker Marion Cajori, truly excels in its depiction of the physical process of making art.


The Times Moves to Compact Format Monday Through to Saturday

LONDON, October 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Times has today announced that from Monday November 1 2004 it will be compact-only six days a week.


Desertification represents the "greatest environmental challenge of our times", the UN warns in a report.


Billings Gazette, Mont., Jan Falstad Column

By Jan Falstad, Billings Gazette, Mont.  Dec. 13--MSU-B TO RECEIVE TRAINING GRANT: The College of Technology at  Montana State University-Billings is receiving a $1.9 million grant to train  students to work in the energy industry.   The grant is from the U.S.


For more than a dozen artists, nominations for the American Music Awards came in twos and threes.


Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee can find plenty of parallels between his native Arkansas and Iowa when it comes to methamphetamine: Both are small states battling increased use of the drug through stricter laws.


Former Super Flyweight Champion Quiroga Found Dead

SAN ANTONIO, Texas  - Former International Boxing  Federation (IBF) super flyweight champion Robert Quiroga was  killed early Monday, police said.


Modena, 19:23 - F1, FERRARI: NUOVA DENUNCIA A STEPNEY

La Ferrari ha presentato nei giorni scorsi una nuova denuncia al tribunale di Modena contro Nigel St...


A roadside bomb hits a British patrol, seriously injuring one soldier,  the Army has confirmed.


Spector Jury: Lessons for the Next Trial

As prosecutors prepare for another murder trial against Phil Spector, lawyers on both sides could have a lot to learn from the jury in the mistrial.


He might long have been hailed as Australian cricket's next big thing, but Michael Clarke knows he will be a nervous wreck if selected to replace Ricky Ponting in Australia's first Test in Bangalore, starting on Wednesday week.


Bush says troops will stay till task accomplished

President Bush said on Tuesday the hand of al Qaeda lay behind sectarian violence racking Iraq, and he would not pull troops out "before the mission is complete".


Caroline Rhea Adding Weight to NBC's 'Loser'

Caroline Rhea is expected to be named host of "The Biggest Loser," the upcoming NBC reality series that challenges contestants to lose weight.


Warner Bros. has scheduled a movie for release next year, and guess what's in it? From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Bush Threatens Veto in Surveillance Laws

President Bush threatened a veto on Tuesday in the debate to update terrorist surveillance laws, assailing Democratic plans to deny protection from lawsuits for telecommunications providers that let the government spy on U.S. residents


Mercato elettronico blocchi per grandi dimensioni


Brian Clough, one of the game's managerial legends, died earlier today at the age of 69. The double European Cup winning manager had members of his family at his bedside.


Rio Tinto eyeing bid for Canada's Alcan: report

Rio Tinto Ltd./Plc   has hired Deutsche Bank to advise it on a possible bid for Canadian aluminum producer Alcan Inc.  , the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported on Monday.


Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov ups his stake in Arsenal to become the second largest shareholder at the Premier League club.


The Asian tsunami tragedy is feared to have claimed at least 50 British lives, with many more still unaccounted for. Back home, scores of families face an anxious wait for news of loved ones missing after the Boxing Day disaster.


Labor Party members cast ballots Monday for their leader, a contest that could have serious implications for the makeup of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's governing coalition and his own political survival.


PeopleSoft fate left to shareholder vote

The PeopleSoft board has rejected Larry Ellison "best and final" $8.8 billion hostile takeover offer, leaving the Oracle chief executive with no choice but to appeal directly to PeopleSoft shareholders.


TV Decoder: News Unlikely to Fill TV Strike Holes

News programming has proved to be unpopular on network television, even as the writers' strike creates holes in prime time schedules, the Associated Press reports: With the exception of CBS ordering a few more ''48 Hours: Mysteries'' true crime yarns, the networks haven't looked to their news divisions to fill holes expected when viewers' favorite dramas [...].


Lance Armstrong will ride in this year's Tour de France and seek a seventh straight win.


Fans Mark Dungeons & Dragons Anniversary

Dungeons & Dragons players gathered in game stores around the country Saturday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the grandfather of fantasy role-playing games — a pop culture phenomenon that has influenced myriad video games, books and movies.


Funeral for Hollywood star Ledger in Perth

Hollywood star Heath Ledger was farewelled at a ceremony in his hometown of Perth in western Australia on Saturday almost three weeks after he was found dead in his New York apartment.


As he sat in the crowd of the NCAA men's lacrosse championship in 1998, Massachusetts attackman Sean Morris swore that someday he would be back.


Japan Should Be Part of Aircraft Talks, EADS Says

Talks between the US and European Union to rework the terms of government aid to aircraft makers should include Brazil, Canada and Japan, said Philippe Camus, co- chief executive of European Aeronautic, Defense & Space Co.


Poll suggests Kerry has lead in swing states

COLUMBUS, OHIO - John Kerry appealed to African-American voters on Sunday, as he pushed ahead with his campaign to unseat George W. Bush.


The US high-tech work force grew by 2 percent last year but demand for computer programmers, tech-support specialists and other high-tech workers continues to erode, according to a survey released on Wednesday.


[TS] Sports of The Times: A Perpetual All-Star Lends His Name and Sense of Hope

The Giants will dedicate the Willie Mays Boys & Girls Club of Hunters Point as part of this yearâs All-Star festivities, for which Willie Mays will be the centerpiece of.


Honda sales hit record but strong yen limits profit growth

TOKYO  - Japan's third-ranked automaker Honda Motor said sales hit a record high in the six months to September but the profit performance was undercut by a stronger yen while record oil prices are a problem going forward, especially in the key US


Freshman Daniel Gibson scored 17 points and No. 18 Texas used a barrage of 3-pointers to coast to an 86-50 victory over Coppin State on Monday night.


Africa key to Pentagon counterterrorism strategy

Nearly five years after the fall of  the Taliban in Afghanistan, Africa has emerged as a leading  front in a U.S. military campaign to deny al Qaeda a new safe  haven in the continent's vast, hard-to-govern regions.


Italian PM Prodi survives confidence vote in Senate

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Wednesday survived a close vote of confidence in the Senate, ending a weeklong political crisis after his shock resignation.


Phelps Eases Back Into Pool at Short Course Meet

Michael Phelps made a comfortable  return to the pool at the world short course swimming  championships Thursday, touching first in his preliminary heat  in the 200 meters freestyle.


Building products maker  Louisiana-Pacific Corp. LPX.N on Monday posted sharply lower  quarterly profit, hurt by pricing pressures and higher costs  for fiber, resin and energy, as well as an unexpectedly high  tax rate.


Two members of Palestinian militant group Hamas are killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip.


Taliban ambush kills 15 Afghan security guards

HERAT, Afghanistan  - Taliban militants killed 15 Afghan guards working for a private U.S. security firm in an ambush in the west of the country on Tuesday, the provincial governor said.


Iran's Draft Law on Dress Has Many Worried

A draft law aimed at encouraging Islamic dress raised fears Saturday that Iran's hard-line government plans to re-impose veils and head-to-toe overcoats on women who have shirked the restrictions for years, letting hair show and wearing jeans and shapely outfits.


Aereo trasporta oltre due tonnellate materiale sanitario


Iraq's Maliki reaches out to Sunnis in Anbar Province

The Shiite leader pledges $120 million in reconciliation move. Too little, too late?


Thomas Cook to cut up to 2,800 jobs in Britain

Thomas Cook Group, the second-biggest European travel group, on Tuesday unveiled plans to cut up to 2,800 jobs in Britain following its recent takeover of rival MyTravel.


Jude Law arrested on suspicion of assault

Jude Law has been arrested on suspicion of attacking a photographer outside his London home, his lawyer and police said on Wednesday.


United States should rethink its role in the Middle East

What a sad story. When innocent children become targets - Palestinian and Israeli children who don't have bombs strapped to them, who are sitting inside homes or on buses - and we accept this without protest


Target November same-store sales up 5.9 percent

Target Corp.  said on Thursday that November sales rose 5.9 percent at stores open at least a year.


5 Killed, 3 Hurt in Wis. Hunting Dispute

This booking photo provided by the Sawyer County (Wis.) Sheriff's Department shows Chai Vang on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, at the Sawyer County Sheriff's Department in Hayward, Wis.


Democratic voters flocked to Hawaii caucus sites by the thousands on Tuesday as party officials predicted a record turnout in the contest between Honolulu-born Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.


Fed says interest hikes may be necessary

Federal Reserve policy-makers suggested that "significant" increases in short-term interest rates probably would be needed to keep inflation from becoming a problem, according


Haas, Woods tied for lead at Tour Championship

ATLANTA (SportsTicker) - Tiger Woods shot a 5-under-par 65 on Saturday and is tied for the lead after the third round at the Tour Championship.


After a Life Spent Behind Bars, Out Walks a Free Man

A state district judge found credence in Robert Carroll Coney's longstanding claims that he had been beaten into pleading guilty, without a lawyer, to a $2,000 supermarket robbery.


Research suggests that the sun's activity is not responsible for the onset of global warming.


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Standard & Poor's on Tuesday cut the debt rating of BellSouth and SBC Communications, citing stiff competition and potential problems in absorbing AT&T Wireless.


Wal-Mart speeds up spread of generics program

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   will expand a program offering generic drugs for $4 per  prescription throughout Florida on Friday, and may bring the  deal to other U.S. states before the end of the year, the  retailer said on Thursday.


Tsunami dead and missing toll lowered to 410

Britain lowered to 410 the number of its citizens or residents killed or feared dead in the Asian tsunami disaster, including 51 confirmed dead.


Sembra davvero arrivata al limite la pazienza del presidente della Roma Franco Sensi nei confronti del burrascoso attaccante Antonio Cassano. Il talento barese ultimamente ha davvero esagerato e il presidente


Anheuser-Busch expands Super Bowl presence

Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. will be the exclusive alcohol sponsor for the Super Bowl through 2012, and the world's largest brewer is adding other sports to its long list of sponsorships.


VMware shares plunge by more than 30 pct

VMware Inc.'s high-flying stock plunged by more than 30 percent Tuesday as investors reacted to a disappointing fourth-quarter earnings report that raised worries about the business software maker's ability to cope with tougher competition and a slowing U.S. economy.


Crossover Dreams: Turning Free Web Work Into Real Book Sales

Authors and publishers find that content available for free on the Web can sell quite well between two hard covers.


John Carver is appointed Leeds United caretaker manager following the departure of Kevin Blackwell.


11/26/07: "I wonder if we could start a Digg-like community with the readers of Scripting News." It would be the editorial system of a community formed around this blog. Eventually, every blog with even a small number of regular readers would have one. The bigger the blog, the more like Digg it would be. That's not necessarily a good thing, because as these things get large, they move away from the eclectic and toward the humdrum 1/22/08: "You will be able to make three kinds of reddits: public, restricted, and private. A public reddit is just like the current reddits: anyone can view and submit to them. A restricted reddit allows anyone to view the content, but only invited members may submit, comment, or vote. A private reddit is like a restricted reddit, but with the additional restriction that only members can view the content as well. Moderators of a reddit will be able to remove posts and ban users from their reddits." Bing!


RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on Thursday, plunging the nuclear-armed country into chaos ahead of a general election she hoped to win.


Delegates from 150 countries meet in Vienna to discuss progress on steps to tackle climate change.


Testaverde Still Thriving After All Those Years

It is rare enough for a 40-year-old quarterback to find a fresh start. It is rarer still that the new team decides the best thing about its offense is that 40-year-old arm.


Nigerian Senate rebukes Obasanjo over elections

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday urged  President Olusegun Obasanjo to pay attention to the law in a  rebuke over his role in attempts to disqualify some candidates  from April's landmark elections.


Shoppers got back in the buying mood in July, propelling sales at the nation's retailers up by 1.4 percent, the most in six months.


MergerTalk: U.S. Distress Funds Eye Germany

German banks, looking to put bad  investments behind them, are hanging 'For Sale' signs on  billions of euros in distressed loans in a move that's  attracting major U.S. vulture funds.


Serie A: Pesaro e Bologna ok negli anticipi

Due gli anticipi della seconda giornata del massimo campionato di basket. Successo della Scavolini Pesaro ai danni della Lottomatica Roma. I pesaresi si sono imposti per 94-85 (29 punti di Charles Smith), infilando il secondo successo consecutivo.


Su 1,4% del capitale dell'azienda quotata in Piazza Affari


POLITICS:   EU to Support Congolese Poll

BRUSSELS , Dec 21 (IPS) - The European Union has pledged support for general  elections that are scheduled to take place in the Democratic  Republic of Congo in June next year.


At least 26 people, including two security personnel, were killed in a fresh wave of violence in Sri Lanka's embattled north, the defence ministry said.


Oil Spill Halts Shipping on Delaware River Near South Jersey

A tanker ship spilled 30,000 gallons of heavy crude oil into the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey on Friday night, leaving a


Cuba's Hottest Salsa Band Plays on After 35 Years

From the first note of the piano and the clang of the cow bell, thousands of hips start to gyrate and the party begins on Havana's Malecon ocean front.


Google steps up its challenge to Microsoft's Office system with the $625m purchase of email security firm Postini.


SHIITE militiamen loyal to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr offered today to surrender heavy and medium weapons in return for the release of prisoners and a role in Iraq's political process, a spokesman for Sadr said.


Two American sailors were shot dead and one was critically wounded at the U.S. navy base in Bahrain, but there were no indications of a terrorist attack, the navy said on Monday.


New front-runners in White House race emerge

Mike Huckabee needed incredible turnout from evangelical voters to win Iowa. Hillary Clinton was counting on the women's vote to beat Barack Obama. Huckabee succeeded; Clinton did not. The result? Two new front-runners in the White House race have emerged heading into New Hampshire's primary.


Italy's Church and State: A Mostly Happy Union

In a recent poll, just 32 percent of Italians surveyed said it was right for religion to have an influence on the laws of the state.


The Audiophiliac wants to know how many iPods have you bought over the years.


A Democratic Party manual tells operatives in battleground states how to combat voter intimidation, but Republicans complained on Thursday that the guidelines encourage Democrats to use scare tactics.


Taco Bell briefly closes 9 stores on food scare

Taco Bell on Tuesday boosted to nine the number of fast-food restaurants it had closed in New York and New Jersey after a suspected outbreak of the foodborne E. coli bacteria that may have sickened more than three dozen people.


Oil extended losses for the seventh   consecutive session on Tuesday, retreating to under $64 a   barrel after Iran sounded a softer note on its atomic program   and OPEC agreed to keep production steady for now.


Impasse over Kosovo could be dangerous: U.N.'s Ban

BRDO, Slovenia  - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said on Friday he was concerned that the U.N. Security Council remained deeply divided over Kosovo and the impasse could be dangerous.


Pentagon Dumps Guantanamo Terrorism Trial Officers

The Pentagon has dumped three  members of a military tribunal that will hear the trials of  Guantanamo prisoners but kept the presiding officer despite  challenges to his impartiality, officials said on Thursday.


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An investigation begins into the cause of a house fire which killed a man in Strabane, County Tyrone.


Bonds 3-For-3 But No Homer, Remains at 699

Barry Bonds went 3-for-3 with a walk but failed to hit his 700th career home run Thursday as the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 in National League play at Miller Park.


Breast-feeding May Prevent Rheumatoid Arthritis

Breast-feeding offers a host of health benefits for the baby, but a new study says it may help the mother avoid rheumatoid arthritis as well.


The NFL has offered one free week of its network programming to two cable TV operators who do not carry the channel in hopes of breaking a deadlock.


Heart disease declines among U.S. diabetics

NEW YORK  - From 1997 to 2005, the percentage of U.S. diabetics, 35 years of age or older, with self-reported heart disease decreased by 11 percent, according to findings released Thursday in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.


US Women Break Oldest Record for Relay Gold

The United States broke swimming's oldest world record to win the women's 4x200 meter freestyle relay Olympic gold medal Wednesday.


Thousands of mourners honored Gen. Augusto Pinochet on Monday, many weeping openly as they kissed his glass-topped casket in a military ceremony that exposed deep divisions over the legacy of his 17-year dictatorship.


Update 1: ShopKo November Sales Down 4.8 Percent

Discount retailer ShopKo Stores Inc. said Wednesday that sales at stores open at least one year, or same-store sales, fell 4.8 percent during the month of November.


US President George W Bush has been told his help might be needed to seal a deal in talks to revive devolution in Northern Ireland.


Two Neptune-sized planets have been discovered circling stars beyond our Solar System, US astronomers reported on Tuesday. The discoveries, which come less than a week after a similar announcement by European


Sofia, 18:44 - ATLETICA, DOPING: 2 ANNI DI SQUALIFICA A BULGARA KOLAROVA

La mezzofondista bulgara Teodora Kolarova è stata squalificata per due anni per doping. La Ko...


Athens - Alexandre Despatie of Laval, Que., is in third place heading into Tuesday afternoon's three-metre springboard diving final, advancing easily out of the morning semi-final, although teammate Philippe Comtois of Montreal failed to qualify.


WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Ticker) - Annika Sorenstam is hoping her strong start doesn't end the same way it did last year. Sorenstam, who already has won her seventh Player of the Year Award, shot a 6-under


Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm gives the green light for a Spice Girls reunion in a BBC interview.


A fascinating blend of musical, melodrama and feminist fairy tale, âLaaga Chunari Mein Daagâ shows Bollywoodâs moral universe in transition.


Oil futures retreated from record highs today on word that Mexican production is returning to normal and on expectations that a government report will show crude supplies grew last week.


W.H.O. Panel Backs Gene Manipulation in Smallpox Virus

A committee has recommended that scientists be allowed to manipulate a gene in the smallpox virus for the first time to speed up discovery of drugs effective against the virus.


Vaduz, 22:53 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: LIECHTENSTEIN-SPAGNA 0-2

Grazie ad una doppietta di David Villa (8' e 14' pt) la Spagna ha battuto il Liechtenstein 2-0 (2-0)...


International Observers Say Ukraine Vote Compromised

International election observers say the first round of voting in Ukraine's presidential election failed to meet a number of democratic standards, but the observers stopped short of calling for the vote to be invalidated.


NFL player's body found in Louisiana lake: report

Louisiana officials pulled the body of New England Patriots' defensive end Marquise Hill out of Lake Pontchartrain north of New Orleans on Monday, one day after he fell from a jet ski into the water, the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper reported.


For all her celebrity, connections and cash, the people of Iowa made sure Hillary Rodham Clinton would not have an easy road to the presidential nomination.


The theme song isn't quite "Happy Days are Here Again," but almost. Music industry veterans, after several years of worrying about how illegal Internet downloads could threaten their business, are humming a decidedly upbeat tune these days.


Olmert to meet Abbas within days: officials

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert plans to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as early as Sunday, before a unity government with Hamas is formed, officials said on Tuesday.


Siena, 22:23 - BASKET, SIENA VINCE LA SUPERCOPPA: TREVISO TRAVOLTA 96-50

Va alla Montepaschi Siena il primo trofeo della stagione 2007-2008. I campioni d'Italia hanno vinto ...


Firenze, 17:17 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: 20 CONVOCATI PER IL ROSENBORG

Allenamento mattutino per la Fiorentina in vista della gara di coppa Uefa con il Rosenborg. Al termi...


The postal service in some areas is "chronically poor", while customers are not always the priority, MPs say.


Bersani, e' un'intesa di grandissimo rilievo


A new study shows that for younger post-menopausal women, estrogen may actually reduce the risk of heart disease


White House praises British aid worker believed killed in Iraq

The White House expressed sympathy Wednesday night for the family of Margaret Hassan, the British aid worker who was kidnapped in Iraq and is believed to have been killed.


In the latest endorsement of a science technique discovered at the University of Massachusetts, the international drug giant Roche signed a $331 million deal with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Cambridge for the rights to develop drugs using RNA interference.


Mauritanian Capital Battles Locust Swarm

Residents burned tires and trash in the streets Thursday trying to drive off swarms of locusts descending on the region in what a U.N. agency called the worst sub-Saharan invasion in more than a decade.


California's $3 billion stem cell agency withstood another challenge to its constitutionality when a state appeals court rejected claims by abortion foes and anti-tax advocates that the agency's managers had conflicts of interest.


Colleges approach Windows service pack warily

College students returning to school this fall will find that many of their information systems departments - like business operations - are taking a go-slow approach to Microsoft's big anti-hacker upgrade, Windows Service Pack 2.


Australian Terrorist Suspect Hicks Faces US Military Tribunal

David Hicks, an Australian charged with training with al-Qaeda, becomes one of the first Guantanamo Bay detainees to face a US military tribunal when he appears before a panel tomorrow, his military lawyer said.


Free-trade fears dog both parties in U.S. campaign

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democratic candidates running for president can expect to get a question about the perils of free trade at nearly every campaign stop. But Republicans aren't escaping fears about globalization, either.


Russian Concerns About Iran Resolution Eased

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 11 -- Senior Russian officials said on Monday that European negotiators have overcome many of their objections to a draft U.N. Security Council resolution barring Iran's trade in sensitive nuclear materials and ballistic missiles, and that an agreement may be in sight.


MIAMI - Local officials agree that hurricane damage to Miami-Dade County this year was light, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $20 million in residents' requests for aid.    Four hurricanes hit Florida in the summer, with Frances and Jeanne toppling some trees and causing some isolated power outages...


Baseball Roundup: A Pirates Pitcher Collects His First Big-League Victory

Shane Youman earned his first major league victory by limiting the Milwaukee Brewers to two runs over six innings yesterday in the Piratesâ 6-2 win in Pittsburgh.


Al-Sadr OKs Plan to End Fighting in Najaf

NAJAF, Iraq - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr accepted a peace plan Wednesday for Najaf that would disarm his militiamen and remove them from a holy shrine where they are hiding out, according to a spokesman. However, Al-Sadr wanted to negotiate how the deal would be implemented...


Felix, Two Other US Women Advance in 200

ATHENS, Greece Aug. 23, 2004 - Allyson Felix led three American women into the second round of the 200 meters on Monday, posting the fastest time of 22.


Prove generali a Cosenza e domani la prima a Catanzaro


Sindaco Chiamparino, serve un reale piano industriale


Buddhist chief beheaded in revenge for Muslim deaths

A Buddhist village chief was beheaded in Thailand's Narathiwat province yesterday in an apparent revenge killing, a week after 78 Muslim protesters were crushed to death en route to a military detention centre.


Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is to represent the UK government at a memorial service at Auschwitz later this month.


A bidding war involving Europeâs three major exchanges was on the cards today after Paris-based Euronext made an approach to rival Deutsche Boerseâs Â£1.35 billion offer for the London Stock Exchange.


Durable Goods Up on Communications Demand

Orders to US factories for big-ticket durable goods, propelled by a jump in demand for communications equipment, edged up 0.2 percent in September.


Improving Samaranch set to leave hospital on Friday

Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch is in no danger following his collapse on Wednesday, but will spend another day in hospital to conclude his treatment for high blood pressure.


IBM takes Jazz development tools to school

IBM has awarded grants to three universities to fund projects that use its new Jazz collaboration technology.


The black-and-white painted faces of the rock band Kiss peer from the roof of Dana Morris' home in suburban Gulf Breeze. In Pensacola, Allan Weaver's auto repair shop is topped with an ad for a plumbing service. They are among the first victims of Hurricane Ivan to take advantage of an offer from Lamar Advertising Co. to use vinyl billboard ads as roof tarps until owners can get permanent repairs.


Siena, 19:43 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: CON LA SAMP CE LA GIOCHEREMO

Dopo la bella e sfortunata prestazione contro l'Inter di due settimane fa, il successo esterno contr...


Description: Separate car bombs kill eight Marines near Fallujah and at least seven people at the Al Arabiya television office in Baghdad.


A six-year-old boy dies in hospital after being injured in a crash in County Armagh earlier this week.


IL COMMENTO                                          Il corto circuito dei poteri deboli                                                                                di MASSIMO GIANNINI


Relishing Victory at Polls, Belarus Leader Denounces Critics

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko reveled Monday in the results of a constitutional referendum that would allow him to remain in power indefinitely after an election


20th Century Fox launch a home video label targeting America's church-going audience.


EU to attend ASEM summit, but Myanmar remains cloud

The European Union will after all attend a summit with key Asian states next month after resolving a row over military-ruled Myanmar, while insisting it stands firm against Yangon.


King Gyanendra of Nepal welcomes the landmark peace pact between the government and the Maoist rebels.


Nei primi 8 mesi del 2007 +7,8 mld (+21%) per dichiarazioni


Blair wanted to resign before Iraq war: former press chief

Tony Blair wanted to resign as British prime minister without fighting a third general election, his former communications director Alastair Campbell told a newspaper.


European markets stocks rose Friday, buoyed by the prospect of a proposed economic stimulus package aimed at warding off recession in the United States.


The death penalty is under what may be an unprecedented review in the United States, mostly involving questions about lethal injection, by far the most common method of execution.


President George W Bush calls on US firms to throw their weight behind rebuilding efforts in Lebanon.


Members of the Indiana Pacers gave the league a black eye Friday when they charged into the stands at the Palace of Auburn Hills and fought with Detroit Pistons fans, so Stern hit them with a blow that was even more fierce.


Madden NFL 2005 sells more than 1.3 million copies in its first week. Also: Viacom considers buying Midway Games & hellip;. China Mobile sanctions Go2joy mobile messaging unit & hellip;. and more.


Pfizer Will Add Heart Warning for Bextra, FDA Says

Pfizer Inc. will warn doctors that its Bextra painkiller, which is in the same group of drugs as Merck & Co.'s withdrawn Vioxx, is linked to an elevated risk of blood clots, heart attacks and strokes in cardiac-surgery patients.


Flags on government buildings and on Buckingham Palace fluttered at half mast as tens of millions of people in town centres, shops and offices across Britain and the rest of Europe paused in silent respect to ...


The automaker is making a big, bold bet on fuel-cell technology.


Battle against stress means big business

Sarah Kugelman once suffered so much work-related stress that her doctor told her to change her lifestyle or risk dying before the age of 40.


'Dream Team' Out of Gold Race After Loss to Argentina

The U.S. men's basketball team was  beaten by Argentina Friday, denying it an Olympic gold medal  for the first time since 1992 when NBA players started  competing.


China's Second Largest Freshwater Lake Tests Clear of Arsenide Pollution

China's second largest freshwater lake tests clear of arsenide pollution    YUEYANG, Hunan Province, Sept.


In Peru, Novalima bangs the drums of change

By updating traditional Afro-Peruvian music, the band is mainstreaming black culture in the racially divided nation.


Normally, they don't pick favorites -- or at least they don't admit it -- but Saturday night the Michigan Wolverines were cheering for Purdue.


The drugmaker said its third-quarter earnings more than doubled on a surge in sales of its blood thinner Plavix, and it raised its outlook for adjusted 2007 earnings.


Arteries Already Stiff in Obese 7-Year-Olds - Study

Obese children as young as 7 already  have the beginnings of artery disease, Italian and U.S.  researchers reported on Monday.


Bush, Republicans Bask In Victory, But National Divide Persists

President George W. Bush has won a second four-year term in office, gaining a larger margin of victory than four years ago but still presiding over a divided nation.


Sprint said today that it may begin to unlock its cell phones for use on other carrier networks.


Trying to head off growing competition from open-source rivals, Microsoft is expanding a program to give government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints.


OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - Il Papa dice ÂsÃ¬Â a questo progetto fantastico di Dio: la creazione Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Il Papa, ma non solo Lui, i cristiani tutti e coloro che amano la vita, dicono ancora il 'SÃ¬!' a questo progetto fantastico di Dio: la creazione. (C.E.) (Agenzia Fides 4/2/2008)...


Foxy Brown is asking to be released from jail so she can go to California for hearing tests and repair of a cochlear implant.


Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf told European Union officials Tuesday that the Taliban was now a bigger danger for the West than al-Qaida because it enjoys broad support in Afghanistan.


Feds: Couple stole millions from schools

A retired school district program director and her husband are accused of stealing millions in federal grant money through a scheme that involved distributing illegally photocopied books to students, the U.S. attorney said Wednesday.


Fourth hurricane batters Florida, killing at least three

Hurricane Jeanne swept across southeastern US state of Florida Sunday, killing at least three and knocking off power to more than 1.5 million people at a state that has


Studies have shown that suburbanites use more energy and produce more carbon dioxide than city-dwellers.


Â· Shia, Sunni and Kurdish parties achieve consensusÂ· Deal may not be enough to end boycott of cabinet


Four suspects in Aust embassy bombing arrested in Indonesia

Indonesian police have confirmed the arrest of four key suspects in the bombing of Australia's embassy in Jakarta in September.


Compared with many adults hit by bipolar disorder, Jane Pauley got off lightly with a rare midlife diagnosis and rapid symptom relief after three weeks in a top-notch hospital, say


Celebrated India-born author Sir Salman Rushdie and his wife Padma Lakshmi are divorcing after three years of marriage, friends have revealed.


ST. LOUIS - Mike Matheny, Edgar Renteria and the St...


Philips, Europe's top consumer  electronics group, cut the sales forecast for its closely  watched chip unit on Friday and predicted much smaller growth  for the semiconductor industry next year.


Thousands pay tribute to US president in Tirana as Putin refuses to withdraw backing for Serbs at UN.


VATICANO - Il Card. Paul Poupard ricevuto dallo Sceicco Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi, Grande Iman di Al-Azhar al-Sharif CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Sua Eminenza il Cardinale Paul Poupard, Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo Interreligioso, Presidente della Commissione per i Rapporti religiosi con i Musulmani e Presidente del Pontificio Consigli...


Roc-A-Fella CEO Jay-Z and the promoter of the Best of Both Worlds have decided to cancel the series in lieu of continuing with R&B singer R.Kelly in New York, according to reps from the rapper's camp.


Linette Hwu had been warned by doctors that she was not a candidate for laser eye surgery: Her corneas were too thin, her pupils too large, and she was extremely nearsighted. The 33-year-old lawyer for Discovery Communications said she had resigned herself to being permanently tethered to the glasses she had worn since third grade....


Laurent Gbagbo, president of the Ivory Coast, sets out a five-point plan to end the country's crisis.


Kmart-Sears merger offers more questions than answers

Two struggling retailers with dismal sales merge, and how do investors react? They send the stocks of both companies soaring. With last week's surprise announcement that Kmart Holding Corp.


A judge Friday granted a state Republican Party request to block the counting of hundreds of recently discovered King County ballots in Washington's extremely close governor's race.


AIDS Infection Rates at Crucial Stage in Many Countries

The head of the UN AIDS program says HIV epidemics in some of the world's most populous countries are close to a turning point.


Citing healthy growth  for the relaunched Disney.com, the Walt Disney Internet Group  on Tuesday announced a new online effort targeting parents.


Iraqi officials confirm kidnappers released two of Allawi's female ...

Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's office confirmed Monday that two of his female relatives who were kidnapped last week have been released.


Shanghai license plates pricier than small car

Number plates in Shanghai now cost more than a small car in China.


By Amelia Nielson-Stowell Deseret Morning News  A controversial group home in Sandy can now increase the number of drug- and alcohol-addicted patients treated at their neighborhood facility, much to the ire of local residents.


The US coast guard stages a huge exercise to prepare for a possible mass Cuban exodus.


Milano, 15:08 - CALCIO, ULIVIERI: NO A COMMISSARIAMENTO FIGC

Renzo Ulivieri, presidente dell'associazione allenatori, Ã¨ contrario a un commissariamento della fed...


St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - The St. Louis Cardinals announced Thursday that the team has agreed to terms with free-agent shortstop David Eckstein on a three-year contract.


Could North Korea's Nuke Test Threaten the U.N. Frontrunner?

Exclusive Interview: TIME talks to South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon, the leading candidate to succeed Kofi Annan as U.N. Secretary General, about Pyongyang's latest provocations


Ex premier, 'sto facendo solo dei normali esami e controlli'


A Genova, su muro chiesa in piazza Baracca


Commissario Trasporti, operazione autorizzata gia' nel 2004


Lee Hyung-taik fell 6-1 6-3 6-4 to fourth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko in Monday's fourth round at the U.S. Open, but the South Korean was happy with his showing at Flushing Meadows.


Giuliani explains unconventional travels

Republican Rudy Giuliani offered a baseball analogy Wednesday to explain his political geography.


Celtic sent out a chilling winter message to rivals Rangers by responding to their European failure with one of their best performances of the season to return to the top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League table with a comfortable 2-0 win at East End


World number four and top seed Nikolay Davydenko was bounced out of the second round of the China Open by Croatian teenager Marin Cilic on Thursday, losing 6-3 6-4 in the first upset of the tournament.


Pinochet still divides Chile, even at funeral

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Some 5,000 fervent supporters of Augusto Pinochet mourned on Tuesday at the funeral of the former Chilean dictator whose repressive 17-year rule made him infamous worldwide for human rights abuses.


(InfoWorld) - Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications plans to make an announcement Wednesday about its strategy for the UIQ interface that runs on the Symbian mobile phone operating system, Sony Ericsson President Miles Flint said Sunday at a news briefing on the eve of the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. Last week, Sony Ericsson completed the acquisition of UIQ Technology, the Swedish company that develops and manages the platform used by the handset maker for its smart phones. Since the acquisition, rumors have been floating as to whether Sony Ericsson will change the direction of the platform. The manufacturer has built the majority of UIQ-based smart phones on the market. UIQ will operate as an independent subsidiary and continue to be licensed on equal terms to all its licensees, Sony Ericsson said after the acquisition. UIQ, formerly known as User Interface Quartz, is a graphical user interface layer that provides additional components to the core Symbian OS, to enable the development of feature-rich mobile phones that are open to expanded capabilities through third-party applications. The 3GSM World Congress runs through Thursday.


Google's project to archive millions of books from top libraries, experts said, is the first major step toward the company's goal of indexing massive amounts of printed material, music and video.


A 20%  leap in the Chinese divorce rate last year blamed on the country's restrictive one-child policy and a loosening of divorce laws


"Madden" game picks Patriots to win Super Bowl

The New England Patriots will  beat the New York Giants by a score of 38-30 in the Super Bowl,  at least according to the popular "Madden NFL 08" football  videogame.


JAMMU, Kashmir India's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, met with politicians in Kashmir on Thursday as he visited in an effort to end a half-century of separatist violence that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.


US actor Robert Blake was determined to keep his daughter away from his late wife, a court hears.


A Londonderry-based software firm is creating 300 new jobs as a result of expansion plans in the city.


Hurricane Gordon churns in Atlantic, no threat

Hurricane Gordon swirled through the   Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday but posed no threat to land, while   a tropical depression off Africa could become Tropical Storm   Helene within a day, forecasters said.


Novell Inc. has just announced details of its latest Linux offering for desktop computers. The software is to be known as the Novell Linux Desktop 9, hopefully to be shortened to NLD 9, and will be the first


New Zealand win toss, bowl against Bangladesh

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bowl in the opening one-day match against Bangladesh here on Wednesday.


Russian Top Court Upholds Spy's Sentence

Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a scientist sentenced to 15 years in jail for spying for the West, Interfax news agency reported.


Militants Behead U.S. Hostage; Clock Ticks For Surviving Captives

Islamic militants beheaded a US citizen and threatened to repeat the gruesome spectacle in 24 hours by executing one of the dead man's two British or American colleagues if female prisoners were not released ...


California's governor is due to appear on the campaign trail for President Bush on the final weekend of campaigning.


In the end, it was put to Jarome Iginla that winning the World Cup of Hockey might be comparable to going into the seventh game of the Stanley Cup final for the Calgary Flames.


Fatah to decide on unity government fate after clashes

Hamas gunmen stormed a security headquarters of the rival Fatah faction in Gaza on Tuesday as fierce internal fighting moved Palestinians closer to civil war.


Microsoft  signaled confidence to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year earnings outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.


One Palestinian militant was killed in an explosion at a busy crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip Thursday in what a Palestinian militant group called a "martyrdom operation."


Mylan releases its fourth-quarter financial results.


NY officials to testify on bond insurers

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and New  York State Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo will testify  Thursday at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on  bond insurer problems, the panel said on Wednesday.


Treasury chief Gordon Brown replaces Tony Blair as leader of the governing Labour Party Sunday, days before he takes over as British prime minister after a decade in waiting.


So much for the notion that any publicity — even bad publicity — is helpful: Ratings hardly went up for the Cartoon Network show with the ad campaign that briefly paralyzed Boston.


Several hundred people have held a rally in Rome to press for the release of an Italian female journalist being held hostage in Iraq.


Bush Signs Into Law Debt Ceiling Increase

President Bush on Friday signed into law a measure authorizing an $800 billion increase in the credit limit of the United States, the White House said.


Archbishop's Bid to Heal Rift over Homosexuality

Traditionalists and gay Christians were tonight cautious over a call for unity by the Archbishop of Canterbury amid the row about homosexual clergy.


Track and fieldâs governing body ruled that a sprinterâs prosthetic legs gave him an unfair advantage.


Two Rushers Share the Load and Carry Pitt Past Cincinnati

Two weeks ago, Cincinnati was one of the most surprising teams in the nation, undefeated and thinking about championships. After a 24-17 loss at Pittsburgh yesterday, the No. 23 Bearcats are tied for last place in the Big East.


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Wall St set to extend losses on rate worry

Stock index futures signaled a lower market open on Friday as bond yields surged, worsening fears among equity investors that global inflation would force borrowing costs higher.


Stocks open flat as data offsets jobless

Stocks opened little changed on Thursday after signs of strength in business investment offset higher-than-expected jobless claims data.


Roma, 17:56 - CALCIO, MILAN;ANCELOTTI: ERRORE KAKA' E' INFORTUNIO

Carlo Ancelotti assolve Kakà nonostante l'errore dal dischetto nella sfida con il Palermo: ''...


Torino, 14:53 - CALCIO, TORINO; CAIRO: NON HO PERSO ENTUSIASMO

Urbano Cairo spera di voltar pagina con il ritorno in panchina di De Biasi. ''Adesso siamo tutti mol...


Internet Video Shows Militant Beheading Iraqi

An Iraqi Islamist group beheaded an Iraqi  contractor it said was working for U.S. forces, a video on an  Islamist Web site showed Saturday.


An 18-year-old woman is rescued from India's Andaman islands after surviving for 45 days on fruit.


Bush's Justice Pick Asks Nomination to Be Withdrawn

WASHINGTON -- President Bush's pick to be the No. 3 official in the Justice Department asked to have his nomination withdrawn Friday, four days before appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.


WESTWOOD -- Another showdown, another thrilling end. With the game tied at 13 with less than 80 seconds to go, Xaverian faced third and 16 at its 3-yard line. When the ball was snapped, Brockton cornerback Sharrieff Hall found a mile-wide lane and made the stop of the game.


Iran vows no weakness over nuclear program

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Iran should stand up to the world and pursue its nuclear program, after Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop nuclear work the West says will be used to make atom bombs.


Last weekend's Baghdad talks brought the U.S. and Iran together in the same room. Now Washington must realize that even its moderate Arab allies want to engage Tehran


Mexico's Fox Moves Event to Avoid Protesters

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 14 -- President Vicente Fox backed away from a confrontation with AndrÃÂ©s Manuel LÃÂ³pez Obrador on Thursday, announcing that he wouldn't hold his annual Independence Day celebration at the capital's main Zocalo plaza to avoid protesters.


Annan calls for urgent reassessment to end conflict in Sudan's Darfur region

UNITED NATIONS  - Secretary General Kofi Annan called on the UN Security Council Wednesday to urgently reassess its efforts to end nearly two-years of conflict and bloodshed in Sudan's western Darfur region, saying the current approach isn't working.


About a decade ago, Microsoft's Windows made up the brains of nearly every computer. It trounced the competition, and people lined up to buy the latest version of the signature software.


PISANU: NIENTE SCERIFFI O MISURE ECCEZIONALI PER LA CRIMINALITA'

ROMA - ''Non c'e' bisogno di misure eccezionali, non c'e' bisogno di sceriffi che pensano peggio dei loro cavalli. C'e' bisogno della legge, del senso dello Stato''. Lo ha affermato il ministro dell'Interno


Disney's Eisner: Ovitz Irritated Other Top Staff

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner on Tuesday said Michael Ovitz's troubles were rooted in a sense of elitism, pointing to a corporate retreat at which Ovitz rode in a limousine while other executives piled into a bus.


Syndicated talk show host Montel Williams is being replaced by a younger version of himself. CBS Television Distribution announced Wednesday that "The Montel Williams Show" will cease production after this television season, his 17th on the air.


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Accusato di lesioni aggravate, altri 4 denunciati


Turkish troops searched Monday for separatist Kurdish rebels who escaped fighting that killed 10 insurgents in a snow-covered mountainous area in the country's southeast over the weekend, a private news agency reported.


Banknorth Group Inc. of Portland and TD Bank Financial Group of Toronto announced a merger Thursday that gives Banknorth money to expand while setting the stage


With the season in serious doubt, Caps defenseman Brendan Witt agrees to play for the Bracknell Bees of the British National League.


A study claims Labour lost the last Scottish election because of its poor performance on domestic issues.


Games for the Apple iPod include Sudoku, Tetris, solitaire, and more--and EA is the biggest supplier.


CORRECTING and REPLACING Right Media Exchange Revenue Grows 81% in Six Months

In contact information, email address for Christine Hunsicker should  read: chunsicker@rightmedia.com  (sted chunsicker@horngroup.com).


Bush Maintains Lead Over Kerry in CBS Poll

President Bush holds an 8-point lead over Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry among registered voters in a new CBS poll, but one in four voters says next week's debate could be decisive.


Venezuela, Colombia Leaders End Rebel Kidnap Row

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's President Hugo  Chavez and Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe agreed on Tuesday to  boost security cooperation and restart stalled trade deals  after meeting to end a dispute over a captured Colombian  guerrilla leader.


Elton John apologizes for Madonna insults

Elton John apologized for publicly insulting Madonna earlier this month when the British entertainer claimed the Material Girl lip-synched at her concerts.


Germany has no plans to change its Iraq policy: Schroeder

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder renewed his firm opposition to deploying troops to Iraq, slapping down hints at a change in policy from his defense minister.


Stars to participate in charity cricket match at IIFA

Bollywood stars including Abhishek Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Anil Kapoor, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Fardeen Khan and Zayed Khan along with TV presenter Nick Knowles,


Milosevic Wins Back Right to Lead Own Defense

Appeals judges at the Yugoslav war crimes Tribunal upheld a lower court's decision forcing attorneys on Slobodan Milosevic. But they also found that judges went a little too far, and ordered that the former


Critical Shopper | Hickey: The Bratty and the Beautiful

Hickey is a new store of handsome and impetuous menâs clothes in SoHo.


Only one Medal of Honor given for Iraq war

In the early days of the Iraq war, on the last day of his life, Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith showed valor that no U.S. soldier has matched in Iraq. Smith's men came under attack as they mopped up after the capture of Baghdad's airport. The sergeant braved hostile fire to evacuate three wounded soldiers and single-handedly killed dozens of enemy soldiers before being killed himself as he covered the evacuation of other wounded Americans.


Chinese city bans sales of civet cats to prevent SARS

With health authorities on alert against an outbreak of the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome epidemic, Shenzhen, a city in south China's Guangdong Province, has banned sales of civet cats and other wild animals, a delicacy at local restaurants.


Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson is made a dame as other famous Welsh names are honoured by the Queen.


TAL AFAR, Iraq  - At least 14 people were killed and 13 wounded on Saturday when a car suicide bomber hit an Iraqi Army checkpoint in the northern town of Tal Afar, police said.


Developing nations are this year set to record their strongest economic growth since 1974, the World Bank says.


Shortage of cancer doctors in coming years

The United States is heading toward a major shortage of cancer doctors by 2020 as the population ages and the medical profession struggles to replace retiring oncologists, researchers said on Tuesday.


Pakistan Tightens Security for Sharif's Return

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 9 -- On Oct. 12, 1999, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif refused landing rights to a plane carrying his army chief, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, setting off a military coup that resulted in Sharif's exile. On Monday, the roles will be reversed.


Apple always manages to keep us guessing up until the very last moment. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Weak Holiday Results Feed Disappointment

Stocks finished largely flat on news of weaker-than-expected retail sales and a jump in oil prices.


High court hears dispute over Michigan interstate wine sales

SUPREME COURT The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that could lead to sweeping changes on how alcoholic beverages are regulated and sold.


Trail Blazers send Heat to 12th straight defeat

Portland's Brandon Roy sparked a fourth-quarter rally to lead the Trail Blazers to a 98-91 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday, sending the hosts to their 12th consecutive defeat.


US Airways, Pilots Union Agree on Contract

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - US Airways and its pilots union agreed on a new labor contract Friday, a week after the company asked a bankruptcy judge to impose pay cuts, the airline said...


New search engine provides live answers from experts

Jyve unveiled a new search enging where subject-matter experts provide live answers to user queries.


Michael Jackson Trial Will Proceed As Planned; Jury Selection ...

Michael Jackson's trial for charges of child molestation will continue as planned, despite the defense's best efforts to postpone the proceedings.


Sudan, UN migration agency sign pact on displaced people

The Sudanese government signed an agreement with the UN migration agency yesterday to ensure that more than 1million people displaced by violence in the western region of Darfur can voluntarily return home - but cannot be forced to do so.


Denying he has painted too rosy a picture about Iraq, President Bush said Thursday he would consider sending more troops if asked, but Iraq's interim leader firmly said they weren't needed.


On the Road: Frequent Dream: To Sleep on Flights

After poor airline service, sleep, or the difficulty of getting enough of it, is what frequent business travelers talk about most.


Lehman joins Beard atop the leaderboard in Funai Classic

Tom Lehman shot a five-under-par 67 on Saturday to join Briny Baird at the top of the leaderboard after the third round of the Funai Classic.


Viktor Schreckengost, an artist and prolific industrial designer whose ubiquitous works ranged from familiar toys and White House porcelain to innovative trucks and even lawn mowers, has died. He was 101.


KABUL - Two of three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan telephoned home to say they are OK and one expressed hope she soon would be free, officials and relatives said Tuesday.


After getting edged for its first Rose Bowl berth in 46 years, fourth-ranked California had hoped to end its season on a high note but instead played poorly in a 45-31 loss to No.


Hilton Group, the operator of Hilton hotels outside the United States, is selling about a dozen of its British hotels as it focuses on the country's main cities.


Capping a series of stinging audits of the Los Angeles city agency charged with revitalizing troubled neighborhoods, City Controller Laura Chick said Wednesday that she has turned


More than 100,000 people peacefully marched through the heart of Manhattan Sunday to protest against President Bush and his policies, highlighting the nation's deep political


The leader of a megachurch where a gunman opened fire a last week said Sunday that the congregation's trials were nothing more than tests


Ukrainian Court Overturns Part of New Election Law

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


Vodafone-free Palm Europe has released the unlocked version of its compact Treo 500v handset, previously only available on the Vodafone network.â¦


Swift boat vet goes public to back Kerry

A Vietnam veteran who served with Sen. John Kerry in a swift boat group broke a 35-year silence this weekend to back Kerry's version of events from one of their missions together and to chastise veterans critical


Wal-Mart: $4 generics now 38 pct of filled scripts

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   said on Thursday that just six months after completing  the roll-out of its $4 generic prescription drug program, 37.8  percent of all prescriptions it fills are $4 prescriptions.


Five explosions rocked the Spanish city of Madrid. The blasts took place at petrol pumps after a telephonic warning from armed Basque separatists.


Swift's new launch date is Saturday, if NASA, Boeing and the Air Force can replace and test components of the rocket in time. The gamma-ray observatory's


The son of hip-hop legend KRS-One was found dead in his apartment in an apparent suicide, authorities said Tuesday.


Edwards Calls for Crackdown on Meth Labs

Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards called Monday for tighter restrictions on the sale of nonprescription cold medicines that could be used to make methamphetamine.


Cabinet minister Patricia Hewitt says the entire Cabinet is sorry for the failings in intelligence used to justify the war in Iraq.


High Court Throws Out Tex. Death Sentence

The Supreme Court on Monday overturned the death sentence of a convicted Texas killer because jurors in his trial did not consider his learning disability and other evidence.


Court martial for Abu Ghraib military policewoman

WASHINGTON, Sept 27  - A military policewoman photographed holding a naked prisoner by a leash at Iraq's Abu Ghrabi prison was ordered Monday to face trial by court martial on charges of conspiracy to mistreat prisonrs, assault and indecent acts.


Industry analysts have been busy since the EU Microsoft case announcement yesterday, and have been trying to work out both what Microsoft will do next, and what effect that will have.