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CTC Media to Present at Deutsche Bank Global Emerging Markets Conference in New York

MOSCOW, Sept. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CTC Media, Inc.  announced today that Nilesh Lakhani, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Deutsche Bank Global Emerging Markets One-on-One Conference, being held September 6-8, 2006 in New York.


Democrats Lose Mich. Ballots Court Ruling

A judge's order requiring some provisional ballots in Michigan to be counted even if they are cast in the wrong precinct was put on hold Sunday, the second time in as many days that a federal appeals court dealt a setback to Democrats who wanted to ease voting restrictions.


H.I.V. Strain Adds Urgency to Changes in City AIDS Program

New York's health department is reorganizing its AIDS program to encourage more aggressive collection of information about the disease.


Rapper Remy Ma and Universal sued in NY shooting

Rapper Remy Ma "willfully, wantonly  and maliciously" shot and critically wounded an acquaintance, a  $10 million civil lawsuit filed against her claimed on Friday.


BAGHDAD, Feb. 24 -- Leaders of Iraq's oil-rich Kurdish region have apparently approved a draft oil law that will be presented to Iraqi lawmakers in coming weeks, an eagerly awaited breakthrough that is expected to professionalize and expand drilling in the country.


Secondo El Pais interessa la divisione spagnola del gruppo


Suicide Bomber Behind Bloodshed at Mosul Base

MOSUL, Iraq  - The deadliest attack on Americans  in Iraq was probably the work of a suicide bomber who evaded  security at a major U.S. military base in Mosul, Washington's  top general said on Wednesday.


By Tim Ellis, ARIZONA DAILY STAR  Work at a Corona de Tucson-area limestone quarry will begin Sept. 18, according to an official with the company that bought the mine and surrounding land.


Teen sentenced in Calif. woman's slaying

A teenager convicted of murdering the wife of defense attorney and TV legal analyst Daniel Horowitz was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole.


Panettiere sets up charity to save whales

Heroes star Hayden Panettiere has set up a charity to help save whales off the coast of Japan.


Lives of Poverty, Untouched by Chinaâs Boom

China has moved more people out of poverty than any other country in recent decades, but places like southern Henan Province remain destitute.


Matthew's Gospel teaches that you cannot serve God and mammon. But you can serve God while earning a little mammon, Fortune writer Marc Gunther argues in this enjoyably enlightening survey of socially responsible businesses.


Ferrari out front after opening day in Brazil.

Rubens Barrichello had a smile on his face after the first day of running at Interlagos, after topping the time sheets in Friday practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix.


AmAze hopes to amaze with free mobile route planning

Sponsored directions and mapping AmAze put itself on the map today with the UK launch of a service providing GPS-integrated route planning and directions, as well as satellite imagery and worldwide maps.â¦


All Austrians know well the balanced, full-bodied cups of coffee to be had in the Vienna Kaffehaus.


Lied' all the time, Hungarian PM confesses (Reg Req'd)

A leaked recording that caught Hungary's prime minister admitting the government had "lied morning, evening and night" prompted violent protests and calls for his resignation yesterday.


U.S. blue-chip stocks slid lower on  Thursday, pulled down by industrial bellwether Caterpillar Inc.  CAT.N, but technology shares remained higher after eBay Inc.  EBAY.O posted strong earnings.


Hurricane Ivan Slams Into Jamaica, Looting Erupts

KINGSTON, Jamaica  - Powerful Hurricane Ivan  roared into Jamaica with huge waves, drenching rains and deadly  winds on Friday and sporadic shooting erupted in the  near-deserted streets of the capital as looters went on the  prowl.


Tropical storm kicks off Atlantic hurricane season

A tropical storm bearing down on Florida formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, just in time for the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season.


Hollywood's Odd Couple: Cage and Bruckheimer

In a town where friendship is fleeting, a star who once feared being labeled wacky and an action movie producer with a Midas touch have become a solid-gold team that this week again tests its box office power with their fourth collaboration, "National Treasure."


Thousands rally in Ankara to protest against a plan to allow women to wear the Islamic headscarf in universities.


NEW YORK - More than 100,000 demonstrators marched past a heavily fortified Republican convention hall on Sunday, chanting denunciations of the administration and the war in Iraq as delegates flocked to the city to nominate President Bush for four more years in the White House.    Vice President Dick Cheney campaigned his way into the convention city three days ahead of the president, praising him as "calm in a crisis, comfortable with responsibility and determined to do everything needed to protect our people." He spoke on Ellis Island, framed by a Manhattan skyline altered irrevocably by terrorism...


Ucraina: elezioni, per Yanukovich il potere non vale una vita

KIEV - "La vita di ogni individuo mi e' cara e non ho bisogno del potere, se cio' provoca spargimento di sangue". E' quanto ha detto oggi Viktor Yanukovich, il primo ministro ucraino uscente, a 25.000 sostenitori radunati a Kiev.


Jackie Stewart placed a large portion of the blame over the BRDCâs inability to retain the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, at the door of the Labour Government.


GM to offer new round of buyouts to hourly workers

General Motors Corp  said on Tuesday it will offer a new round of buyouts to some U.S. hourly workers, making way for the automaker to hire new employees at lower wages.


A patched-up Atlantis blasted off with seven astronauts Friday on the first space shuttle flight of 2007, putting NASA back on track after a run of bad luck and scandal that included a damaging hailstorm and a lurid love triangle.


The first head-to-head comparison of the flu shot and the new FluMist inhalable vaccine found shots surprisingly more effective in adults. The study, involving about 1,250 Michigan adults, found that a needle in the arm was 67 percent to 77 percent successful at preventing the flu, depending on the measurement method. The nasal spray was 30 percent to 57 percent effective.


BEIJING, Dec. 28 (AFX) - The aviation authority of China said on Tuesday that it had decided not to approve new aircraft purchases next year to cool what it considered to be an overheated aviation sector.


Il metallo prezioso scambiato a 665,45 dollari l'oncia


Karzai's Running Mate Escapes Afghan Mine Blast

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's running  mate for Saturday's historic presidential election escaped  unhurt Wednesday when a mine exploded under his convoy in the  remote northeast of the country.  Vice presidential candidate Ahmad Zia Masood, the brother of  assassinated resistance hero Ahmad Shah Masood, had gone to  Faizabad, the capital of mountainous Badakhshan province, for a  campaign rally.


UN Council, in Nairobi, Again Warns Sudan

The United Nations Security Council convened an unusual session in Africa on Thursday on the doorstep of Sudan, to try to bring peace to that country.


Myskina caps magnificent year for Russia

Anastasia Myskina capped a magnificent year for Russian tennis by leading her country to their first Fed Cup title with a dramatic win over holders France.


As New Orleans restarts its schools, most are now charter schools

Since hurricane Katrina, the city has been determined to reform one of the nation's worst school districts.


Ambush Kills 50 Iraq Soldiers Execution Style

In the deadliest ambush of the insurgency, guerrillas dressed as policemen killed about 50 freshly trained Iraqi soldiers in remote eastern Iraq as the unarmed soldiers


"Nella sanitÃ  400mila utenti fantasma": persone morte da annio trasferite altrove e mai cancellate, negli elenchi per i medici di famiglia                                                  Calabria, piÃ¹ assistiti che abitanti la denuncia della Regione                                                                                di GIUSEPPE BALDESSARRO


Terry Melcher, 62, Creator of Hits in Surf-Music World, Is Dead

Terry Melcher, a record producer who created hits with the Beach Boys and the Byrds, died on Friday in Beverly Hills after a long battle with cancer, his publicist, Linda Dozoretz, said Saturday.


A local microbrewery has launched a beer for one of America's most recognizable rednecks: Larry the Cable Guy.


Parents see media, not sex, as top worry: study

U.S. parents are more worried about the amount of time their kids spend watching television or meeting friends on Internet social networks than about sex or alcohol abuse, according to a new study.


Local officials ask healthy people to forgo flu shots

One day after officials with the NC Division of Public Health released a draft plan for dealing with an influenza pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported there would be a shortage of flu vaccines this year.


US national team coach Bob Bradley signaled the start of a transition for the team by giving four players (Kyle Beckerman, Jonathan Bornstein, Kenny Cooper, Bryan Namoff) their international debut in a 3-1 win over Denmark Jan. 20. Bradley gave five others their second appearances including Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis.


Unfavorable drug studies don't get into print: report

Nearly a third of antidepressant drug studies are never published in the medical literature and nearly all happen to show that the drug being tested did not work, researchers reported on Wednesday.


CBS Corp. is reaching into its past  by reviving the CBS Records name for its latest business  proposition.


Garnett, Yao continue to set pace in NBA All-Star voting

Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett and Chinese center Yao Ming remain the top vote-getters overall and among non-US players in National Basketball Association All-Star Game voting totals announced Thursday.


Da Trepuzzi, nel leccese, andava a Roma per adescare minori


Un itinerario gastronomico per raccontare la storia dell'Uomo. Il filosofo Tullio Gregory al festival Filosofia di Modena. Il video


Merseyside Police is probing 35 police officers who were allegedly found with offensive email on their computers.


The Supreme Court ruled Monday that school officials retain discretion to censor student speech that they believe may encourage illegal drug use.


Christina Aguilera Engaged to to Jordan Bratman

Christina Aguilera   and boyfriend of two years, Jordan Bratman have confirmed their engagement. Jordan Bratman, a music executive, is Aguilera's representative.   According to sources, no plans have been made and nothing has been determined fo...


Insecurity Cuts Off 360,000 of Darfur's Needy-WFP

About 360,000 needy people in Sudan's Darfur region are out of reach of the World Food Program because of fighting, officials said on Tuesday.


Three Japan Quake Victims Rescued After Four Days

NAGAOKA, Japan  - A woman and two small children  who were trapped for nearly four days after their car was  buried by an earthquake in northern Japan were found on  Wednesday, and media said all three were alive.


Germany set on halting Iran nuclear arms

Germany's foreign minister said Thursday that the international community remains determined to prevent Iran from developing technology for nuclear weapons, despite U.S. assessments saying Tehran has stopped working on an arms program.


Investors give funding to storage company specializing in online user-generated media to expand B2B delivery service.


Analysis: Verizon's victory in patent-infringement case is the latest challenge for Internet telephony provider Vonage.


Duff strike preserves Chelsea's five-point lead

Damien Duff showed why Jose Mourinho's decision to cancel Christmas might prove worthwhile after the Premiership leaders' 1-0 win over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.


UPDATE 2-Gillespie routs India but Kumble hits back

Jason Gillespie produced a superb spell of pace bowling to rout India for 104 but Anil Kumble grabbed a five-wicket haul to lead the fightback on the second day of the fourth and final test on Thursday.


Lives ruled by high-school football games

Talk about your hurry-up offense. During early scenes in "Friday Night Lights" of a match between the 1988 Permian Panthers football team of Odessa, Texas, and some other high school's varsity


Russia remains at loggerheads with Western nations over Kosovo, despite months of diplomacy.


The last of four former El Paso Corp. natural gas traders charged with making false reports used to calculate the index price of natural gas has pleaded guilty, US Attorney Michael Shelby announced Friday.


Visiting media urged to expose Laos rights abuses

Foreign media in Laos for next week's ASEAN summit should expose rights abuses in the country, an international watchdog says.


Pedro Martinez is one of the top free agents this offseason, but his scenario is one where the veteran right-hander's value to the Red Sox is higher than it is to any other team, and in turn


The UN welcomes plans by the military government to free some 4,000 prisoners, including political detainees.


After several years of upward movement, second-quarter activity in Boston's office market was "almost at the peak achieved in 2000," according to a new report from Jones Lang LaSalle , a Chicago real estate money management and services firm with a big presence in Boston.


A Palestinian delegation is going to Paris to seek further details on the cause of Yasser Arafat's death, say officials.


Hunter Pence homered twice and had a career-high five RBIs, Wandy Rodriguez pitched six shutout innings and the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 Friday for their third win in four games under interim manager Cecil Cooper.


Paulson says Senate stimulus plan too complex

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson  said on Thursday he was concerned that the $157 billion  stimulus package passed by the Senate Finance Committee was too  complex and he prefers the simpler House of Representatives  version.


Nielsen's Concessions  End Fight With Univision

Univision Communications Inc. and Nielsen Media Research Inc. have dropped lawsuits against each other over the rollout of Nielsen's controversial "personal people meters," which critics said undercount the size of minority television audiences.


The head of a temporary labor business that used hundreds of illegal immigrants was sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $12 million.


Roma, 20:41 - CALCIO, CATANIA; PULVIRENTI: VARGAS A GENNAIO NON SI MUOVE

Il presidente del Catania, Nino Pulvirenti, conferma che alcune società italiane e straniere ...


Virtual world Second Life had to close its doors for a short time following a 'worm attack' called grey goo.


Anna Nicole Smith Loses Legal Battle Over Husbandâs Will

Former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith has lost a legal battle over half of her husbandâs estate. The ex-modelâs appeal to federal appeals court was handed over back to Texas probate court, who already


In the aftermath of the controversial firings of their football coaches, Notre Dame and Florida were desperate to hire Utah Coach Urban Meyer.


The Other $15 Billion Question: How Will Apple Spend Its Cash?

With $15.4 billion in cash reserves, Apple has a lot of options. How it will spend that money is an open question.


PHILADELPHIA -- Cable companies are planning to charge more for set-top boxes to help pay for new, more expensive versions mandated by the Federal Communications Commission.


Australian navy rescues 15 people from sinking Indonesian boat

An Australian frigate rescued 15 people from a sinking Indonesian boat near Singapore overnight, said the defense department on Saturday.


Roma, 12:24 - CICLISMO, TORRI: DI LUCA? DICE DI NON SAPER NULLA

Il procuratore Ettore Torri ha lasciato pochi minuti fa gli uffici della Procura Antidoping del Coni...


Calcium from diet best for building bone density

NEW YORK  - Women who want to keep their bones strong after menopause may be better off eating plenty of calcium-rich food than relying on supplements for their intake of the mineral, a new study shows.


News Corp in talks to take MySpace to China: WSJ

News Corp.'s MySpace.com is in talks to bring the social-networking site to China with Boston technology trade publisher International Data Group's Chinese venture arm and former China Netcom Group Corp. Chief Executive Edward Tian, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Friday.


NY Court Rules Against Anti-Bush Rally in Park

A judge on Wednesday declined to order city officials to give an anti-war group permission to rally in Central Park on the eve of the Republican convention, leaving uncertain where thousands of protesters will go after a march past


Eurostat, in Italia la crescita e' stata del 9%


Identity of Yukos Buyer Remains a Mystery

Analysts around the capital sought Monday to identify the mysterious group that bought a $9.3 billion majority stake in the Yuganskneftegaz oil fields in Siberia, the prime asset of the moribund Russian oil giant Yukos.


Tribal leaders have denounced the killing of a gray whale and sent representatives to Washington to assure the stateâs politicians that the hunt was not approved.


Cheney may snub outspoken Japan Defense chief: report

The United States has asked Japan not to arrange a meeting between Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, an apparent response to Kyuma's criticism of U.S. policy, Kyodo news agency said on Monday.


Software giant says the final version will be available next year.


From Bush Aide, Warning on Social Security

A top economic adviser to President Bush strongly implied that any overhaul of the system would have to include major cuts in guaranteed benefits for future retirees.


Vioxx Withdrawal Causes Concern About FDA

WASHINGTON - Americans should feel reasonably safe taking government-approved prescription drugs - with a few caveats - even after a popular arthritis medication was pulled from the market, medical experts say. Vioxx was the first prescription drug since 2001 to be taken off the market for safety reasons...


Meanwhile, the US military apologized for the latest civilian casualty of its operations to protect landmark October elections. Also, Afghanistan's top law-enforcer said three men arrested for firing a rocket


La rassegna celebra i 50 anni di attivita' della stilista


GM U.S. December vehicle sales down 5.2 percent

General Motors Corp  said on Thursday its U.S vehicle sales fell 5.2 percent in December as consumer demand softened amid a weak housing market and higher gas prices.


Alabama Court Upholds Klansman's Conviction

A state appeals court Friday unanimously upheld ex-Ku Klux Klansman Bobby Frank Cherry's murder convictions and life sentences for a 1963 church bombing that killed four black girls in Birmingham


Hoping to stir up thirst for milk, officials installed advertisements in several San Francisco bus shelters on Monday that give off the scent of freshly baked cookies.


Sport: Zat Knight and Gabriel Agbonlahor on target as Jose Mourinho's men crash to an unexpected defeat.


Ethiopia says foiled Eritrean-backed attack

Ethiopia foiled an Eritrean-backed attack that had targeted the African Union summit attended by some 40 heads of states in Addis Ababa this week, an Ethiopian police statement said on Friday.


Cheney and Rumsfeld are two of the most hawkish members of President George W. Bush's cabinet and key architects of the. Washington-backed war that overthrew the Taliban in the wake of the


John Ashcroft, one of the most powerful, controversial attorneys general in American history, abruptly and reluctantly quit yesterday.


Candidate Edwards: raise taxes for healthcare

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday said that he would raise taxes, chiefly on the wealthy, to pay for expanded healthcare coverage under a plan costing $90 billion to $120 billion a year to be unveiled on Monday.


Musharraf, Karzai discuss Pak-Afghan relations

ISLAMABAD, August 24 (Online): A one on one meeting was held between the President General Pervez Musharraf and visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday and both the leaders exchanged views on furtherance of relations in various areas of


Holidaymakers caught up in the south east Asian disaster speak of their terror, while relatives at home wait for news.


The Future of Humanoid Robots, From Frubber 'Skin' to DJ Juke Bots

From lifelike Einstein robot that can recognize you to a hand that can pack a Popeye punch, Wired NextFest brings more glimpses of a future ....


U.S. stocks were little changed at the opening on Monday as a decline in oil prices hit shares of energy stocks like Exxon Mobil Corp. , offsetting optimism over another round of corporate deal activity.


DevShed: Working with Strings and the Composite Pattern in PHP 5

DevShed has posted the second and last part of a series of two articles based around the Composite design pattern - using it to work with strings in PHP5.   Are you a PHP developer who wants to improve your skills in pattern-based programming in PHP? If the answer to this question is a emphatic yes, then you should begin reading this article now! Welcome to the final part of the series "Implementing the composite pattern with PHP 5." Comprised of two instructive tutorials, this series walks you through the basic concepts of this important design pattern, and shows you how to apply it with some educational examples.   They start by defining a simple StringProcessor class as an abstract interface to build from. From there, they create two other classes - the SingleStringProcessor and the MultipleStringProcessor. Each of these takes in either a single file or multiple filenames and spits back out the value of the string and the length of the string.


Serious illnesses in feverish children may be being missed because of the lack of face-to-face care, an expert says.


IMF to pursue internal reforms, World Bank to follow

An agreement to boost the voting  power of emerging nations in the International Monetary Fund is  just the start of a difficult process, the IMF's head said on  Wednesday, as the World Bank signaled it was ready to go the  same route.


Chicago Cubs' Nomar Garciaparra hits an RBI single against the Philadelphia Phillies in the seventh inning in this Aug 1, 2004 file photo in Chicago.


Bomb Kills 5 People in North-East India, AFP Reports

At least 5 people were killed today and 42 wounded in two separate bomb attacks in India's north-eastern state of Assam, Agence France-Presse reported.


Sharp aims to boost profit by 10 percent in 2008/09

Sharp Corp  said on Tuesday it aims for 10 percent profit growth in the year starting in April as it brings forward a planned capacity expansion at its flagship LCD panel plant and drives LCD TV sales in China.


Tory leader Michael Howard is to unveil plans to introduce hospital matrons with the power to shut dirty wards.


Schilling Won't Be Ready to Play in April

One day after Pedro Martinez decided to leave the Red Sox, the World Series champions learned they might open next season without Curt Schilling, too.


Fighter pilot safely ejects before crash

An Air Force Reserve pilot safely ejected from his F-16 fighter jet Monday before it crashed into the waters off the Florida Keys, officials said.


Calcio: Roma, Cassano decide con Delneri di allenarsi a parte

''L'AS Roma SpA rende noto che, dopo un colloquio tenutosi al termine della seduta di allenamento di ieri, mister Delneri ed Antonio Cassano, hanno convenuto che il calciatore per alcuni giorni seguirÃ  un programma di allenamenti differenziato''.


South Korea's Ban still ahead in U.N. leader race

South Korean Foreign Minister   Ban Ki-Moon retained his lead in an informal Security Council   poll for U.N. secretary-general on Thursday, the only candidate   to get a large majority.


King Algorithm: An Oracle Part Man, Part Machine

When the human brain mates with the computerâs, we get the automation of judgment.


China signed contracts Monday worth nearly $2.1 billion to buy 23 Airbus jetliners and other German industrial goods.


Kerry: Bush Not Being Straight About Iraq

Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Thursday accused President Bush of failing to tell the truth about the situation in Iraq as the country falls into more violence and chaos with each passing day.


Victorious Windies survive Steyn onslaught

Fast bowler Jerome Taylor took three wickets in his first over as the West Indies beat South Africa by five wickets in a rain-shortened Twenty20 international at St George's Park Sunday.


Striking writers target Oscars and Globes

The Academy Awards presentation is still two months away but the world's top film awards ceremony found itself embroiled on Tuesday in the worst Hollywood labor clash in two decades.


The dollar surged against the euro, yen and Swiss franc on Monday as, with a Group of Seven rich nations meeting out of the way, the greenback was free to join a wave of optimism about the US economy.


Lockheed Martin beat out Sikorsky Aircraft for the contract to build the new presidential helicopter fleet, the Navy announced Friday. The program cost is $6.1 billion for 23 helicopters. A look at the competitors:


Raids mounted in latest assault on Iraqi region

US, British and Iraqi troops mounted raids yesterday in a swath of territory south of Baghdad in the fourth sizable assault since last month aimed at


Sorteggio degli ottavi positivo per le milanesi


MG Rover: Nanjing reopens Longbridge car plant

Chinese carmaker Nanjing Automobile Corporation on Tuesday breathed new life into Longbridge, the central England car factory which was mothballed when Britain's MG Rover went bankrupt in 2005.


Power Outage Knocks LiveJournal Blogs Offline

Ziff Davis - A sudden power outage has knocked millions of Six Apart Ltd.'s LiveJournal blogs offline.


Nevada Firefighters See Fewer Flames on Horizon

RENO, Nev.  -- For the first time in three months, firefighters in northeastern Nevada may get a chance to catch their breath.  Crews nearly contained the last of two wildfires that have burned more than 407 square miles since Sept. 3 around Elko, 290 miles east of Reno.


What looks good in broadband news for Dec. 9.


The personal computer market in India will see a massive boom by 2010, according to a new report by Forrester Research. India, says the report, will add 80 million (8 crore) new PC users by 2010.


Bush, Kerry gear up for final debate as polls show race too close to call

With polls showing the US presidential race too close to call, the incumbent George W. Bush heads for the Rocky Mountain state of Colorado to shore up his Republican base there while preparing for his last nationally televised face-off with Democrat John Kerry.


Calif. Dems still unsure about Angelides

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides still has trouble connecting with members of his own party, two new polls show, and it's a gap he'll have to close quickly if he is to have a chance at unseating Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in November.


A private school head teacher is not "barred" from teaching in the state sector - and could be accredited in days.


IBM to manage customer relations for D&B

Deal has Big Blue handling data acquisition and delivery, customer service, financial processes for business information provider.


Park East Plan OK'D; Panel Urges New Level of Oversight on Area's Developments

By TOM DAYKIN  A $70 million development proposed for the Park East area won approval Monday from a County Board committee, but only after supervisors voted to add a new level to the county's approval process for such proposals.


Ministro, lavoratori dipendenti non arrivano a fine mese


Notebooks and laptops show biggest growth Worldwide PC shipments are expected to rise by 12.6 per cent this year, according to new research by analysts IDC. The projected figure of 257.5 million units is up on IDC's prediction in June, which estimated growth of 12.2 per cent in 2007.â¦


Jail for gang in Britain's biggest cash robbery

Five men were handed jail sentences of between 10-15 years for staging Britain's biggest cash robbery, in which 53 million pounds were stolen.


Polls open from 7 a.m. (0500 GMT) and close at 9 p.m. (1900 GMT),...

Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and his left-wing party face a tough challenge from the centrist opposition in today - s presidential and parliamentary elections.


Crews fight to save homes from Ariz. blaze

Firefighters struggled Wednesday to stop a wildfire from jumping a highway in scenic Oak Creek Canyon and roaring into an area of evacuated homes and resorts.


UK Journal Sends Prozac Documents to FDA

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) said  on Friday it has sent documents to U.S. health regulators that  it said appear to suggest a link between the antidepressant  drug Prozac and suicidal behavior.


Wayne Rooney paid off another hefty chunk of his Â£27-million transfer fee as the England international scored in each half to seal Manchester United's 3-1 victory over troubled Newcastle at St James' Park on Sunday.


Survey of Delta Smelt Produces Troubling Results

By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  May 31--THE DELTA -- Finding a finger-long fish in the West Coast's largest estuary sounds difficult.   But it's never been this hard.


Business & money: Supermarket chain follows Tesco in reporting lower than expected figures.


Wireless slowly dies after Leopard upgrade, users report

Mac users who have updated to Leopard are reporting problems with their wireless connections, according to comments on Apple Inc.'s support forums.


Two Red Cross workers are killed at a Palestinian refugee camp where troops are battling militants, officials say.


U.S. Basketball Team Shocked by Puerto Rico

The United States lost their first  basketball game at the Olympics since 1988 on Sunday when  Puerto Rico sent them reeling to a 92-73 defeat.


Japan raises submarine issue with China: report

Japan took up with China the issue of a suspicious submarine that intruded into its waters amid alarm in Tokyo that the vessel was a show of strength from its neighbour and growing competitor.


Smithsonian to plan soil science exhibit

A new exhibit that really dishes the dirt is in the planning stages at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.


Japan whaler in distress after clash at sea

A Japanese whaling ship issued a distress signal from Antarctic waters on Monday, after it collided with a protest boat trying to save whales from slaughter, according to activists.


Obama Wins South Carolina Primary, Looks to Feb. 5

Bloomberg - Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama won South Carolina's Democratic primary by a more than 2-to-1 margin over Hillary Clinton, giving his campaign a burst of momentum 10 days before the biggest voting day of the 2008 presidential race.


Rodney Jack and Nicky Maynard score to give Crewe a shock Carling Cup win over Wigan.


The British connection: coup plot thickens

It has become known as the "Wonga List", an incendiary document said to name the rich and influential public figures alleged to have been bankrolling a suspected coup plan in Equatorial Guinea.


Elizabeth Taylor is speaking out against tabloid "death watch"   reports that she's gravely ill and fighting a losing battle&#x2014;or any   battle&#x2014;with Alzheimer's disease.


Thousands of American and Afghan troops unleashed a new offensive against Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday in an effort to expand the government's reach into the volatile Pakistani border region.


Hacked GOP site infects visitors with notorious bot-making malware

A hacked Republican Party Web site has been spreading a variation of the long-running Storm Trojan to vulnerable visitors, a security researcher at Websense said today.


Turk troops escaped east Turkey suicide attack

TUNCELI, Turkey  - Turkish paramilitary police escaped unscathed from a suicide attack by the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) late on Saturday, the provincial governor said on Sunday.


VATICANO - SPECIALE - LE PAROLE DELLA DOTTRINA a cura di don Nicola Bux e don Salvatore Vitiello - Annuncio, conversione e missione. Tre parole-chiave della ÂNota dottrinale su alcuni aspetti dellÂevangelizzazioneÂ della Congregazione per la dottrina della fede. CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Data in Roma il 3 dicembre 2007, memoria liturgica di San Francesco Saverio, Patrono delle Missioni, Ã¨ stata resa pubblica oggi la ÂNota dottrinale su alcuni aspetti dellÂevangelizzazioneÂ. Breve nella forma, appe...


British Prime Minister Tony Blair is once again being dogged by events in Iraq as he faces the last conference of his Labour Party before next spring's expected national elections.


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Deutsche Boerse close to cooperation deal in China

Deutsche Boerse, the operator of the Frankfurt stock exchange, is close to signing a cooperation agreement with Chinese investment firm Shenzhen Capital Group, the head of Shenzhen has said in a newspaper interview.


'Disponibili a partecipare a eventuali programmi Farnesina'


Column: Woods may be better on the links

Jack Nicklaus might have been right about Tiger Woods, even if he was looking at the wrong place.


Travolti da un'insolita apatia... la fine del gallismo

Dal 'Bell'Antonio di Brancati' al rude marinaio siculo di 'Travolti da un insolito destino...', i ritratti dei machi siciliani scomparsi e delle donne fatali che li facevano impazzire


Conflicting Interests Present Hurdles to Stimulus Package

A rush by President Bush and Democratic leaders to assemble an economic stimulus package to stave off a recession is being complicated by a potentially debilitating brew of presidential politics, ideological differences and special interest lobbying.


Daily grind: Fossil molars add to Neanderthal debate

Palaeontologists have fired a new round in a verbal battle over the Neanderthals, the hominids who were our closest evolutionary cousins before they met a strange and possibly tragic end.


AFRICA - Emergenza Âcamici bianchiÂ in alcuni Stati del continente africano: i medici e gli infermieri emigrano per lavorare nei Paesi ricchi Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Secondo uno studio condotto dal Center for Global Development di Washington, in alcuni Stati del continente africano ormai ci sono piÃ¹ medici e infermieri emigrati per lavorare in Paesi ricchi di quelli rimasti a casa.  A preo...


Games-Kenya's Kemboi surrenders 3,000 meters steeplechase title

Kenya's Olympic 3,000 meters steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi surrendered his All Africa Games title on Wednesday as Algeria's female soccer team suffered a 5-0 semi-final defeat by Nigeria.


Windfall Decisions: Smart and Less Smart

Plan carefully so the windfall can grow instead of shrink.


Rancor Level Rises in Rift Over Danone China Venture

A dispute between Groupe Danone, the French dairy and beverage maker, and its Chinese partner, the beverage maker Wahaha, has become even stranger.


but it's something to which they need to begin paying attention before a catastrophe of terrible proportions occurs. You may remember


eBook Tools is a collection of tools to assist with creating and modifying ebook OPF files and ebook content files.   Welcome to eBook Tools ----------------------  eBook Tools is a collection of tools I have written to assist with creating and modifying ebook OPF files and ebook content files.  There is currently no Icon or Helpfile for this project, if you would like to donate either please see the About dialog in the program for contact details.  This program utilises MS-Word very heavily to perform most of the tasks available.  So if you do not have MS-Word installd do not install the application as it will not work. It has been tested with Winjdows XP (SP2) and MS-Word 2000 and also with MS-Word 2002 and was found to work ok. I have not tested it with Vista. So reports on how it does will be much appreciated.  The features available in the current version are as follows ------------------------------------------------------------  Open, modify and save OPF files eBook meatadata, x-metadata and guide items. Supports Metadata lookup from the internet  Create new OPF files Drag and drop file ordering for ebook spine, exclude items from ebook spine   The Tools available are as follows ----------------------------------  Convert docs to HTML - batch convert all documents (MS-word docs) in the file list to HTML documents.  Split Document - use on either Word documents or HTML documents,  helps split a large file into seperate chapter files. Note:  whens using the document splitter the main windows is hidden and the splitter is controlled from an icon is the system try.  Format documents - removes forced CR's and changes the font and size of all documents in the file list to a pre-selected format.  Create Toc file - helps create a TOC file to all the files in the filelist,  has several options for the naming of the hyperlinks in the resulting Toc file  Change Dialect - Changes the dialect of all files in the filelist - eg, American to English spelling, or vice-versa.   Dictionary file ---------------  The dialect change tool uses an MS-Access database file containing a list of words and their english spelled couterpart. The copy of the DB file that comes with the initial install contains only a few words. I plan to post updated database files as the list grows longer. If you would like to contribute to the word list database please see the 'About' dialog on the application for contact details.   Licence -------  Free for everyone for personal use, for business use please contact me.  Disclaimer ----------  Whatever happens to your computer or data, it's not my fault and I will not be held liable or responsible in any way. Use at your own risk, if you don't read this and use anyway, it is still not my fault (ignorance cannot be used as a defence).  Suggestions/bugs ----------------  If you have any please see the 'About' dialog in the application for contact details.     Ian.            Presented By     Intermarkets Donates to Needy Families to Spread Hope      Intermarkets, Inc. participates in sponsorships of local families in need during the holiday season through The Salvation Army, and the U.S. Marine Corps' Toys for Tots and "Adopt-A-Family" programs. (PRWeb Dec 19, 2007)                          Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/TWFnbi1aZXRhLVN1bW0tQ3Jhcy1UaGlyLVplcm8=      Ads by Pheedo


Waterston eyeing `Law & Order' promotion

Sam Waterston may be a getting a "Law & Order" promotion.


Il presidente del Consiglio ha replicato alle accuse di Stipe Mesicnei confronti del Capo dello Stato: "Parole assolutamente ingiustificate"                                          Foibe, Prodi: "Abbiamo espresso il nostro sdegno al premier croato"


U.S. artillery and airstrikes killed between 50 and 60 suspected Taliban militants Tuesday, the fourth day of a NATO-led offensive in southern Afghanistan, an alliance spokesman said.


Roundup: A hurricane forfeit? No, Yankees are told; We beat US ...

The New York Yankees asked the commissioner's office to award a forfeit victory after the Tampa Bay Devil Rays missed the first game of a doubleheader because of travel problems caused by Hurricane Frances.


The dollar succumbed to another bout of selling after figures from the US Treasury showed foreign appetite for US assets declining by more than expected.


Vodafone to buy 67% of Indian phone firm

LONDON -- Britain's Vodafone Group PLC has agreed to buy a 67 percent controlling interest in Hutchison Essar Ltd., one of India's leading cellphone companies, for $11.1 billion, Vodafone said yesterday.


Fla. Husband Wants Bush's Effort Rejected

The husband of a severely brain-damaged woman at the center of a bitter right-to-die dispute asked the Florida Supreme Court on Monday to reject Gov. Jeb Bush's effort to seek another hearing on a law designed to keep her alive.


The Nikkei stock average rose 1.02  percent by midsession on Monday as investors were encouraged to  seek bargains by a recovery in U.S. stocks after crude oil  prices retreated from record highs.


More than 40 years after it barred the iconic British band from playing there, Israel said it wants the surviving members of the Beatles to participate in a concert celebrating the country's 60th birthday.


Testimony Continues at Graner Court Martial

A former inmate at  Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison said Tuesday he was beaten by U.S. soldier Charles Graner while recovering from a bullet wound and called Graner the top torturer in the prison.


An al-Qaida-linked group posted a Web video Sunday showing the killings of three Russian embassy workers abducted earlier this month in Iraq. A fourth also was said to have been killed.


New licensing language would put Zune owners in violation of Creative Commons licenses if they distribute CC-licensed songs with the devices. In Listening Post.


Cheers Star Shelley Long Overdoses On Painkillers

Shelley Long, the former star of the popular television series Cheers is recovering after taking an overdose of painkillers. Reports indicate the apparent suicide attempt was brought on by the break-up of her 22-year marriage.


Israel's security chief calls for the detention of right-wing radicals opposed to the Gaza pull-out plan


Police Defuse Bomb in Italy After Blair's Visit

Italian police defused a bomb early on  Wednesday morning near the Sardinian holiday villa of Prime  Minister Silvio Berlusconi just hours after a visit by British  Premier Tony Blair.


The troubles surrounding a major class of painkillers may ultimately help cure what has long ailed the US Food and Drug Administration.


IBM hopes to ease the minds of roving execs by adding yet another layer of security to its ThinkPad notebooks. Mirroring Microsoft's "biometrics for the desktop" move, IBM has added fingerprint readers to


Boots Randolph, whose spirited saxophone playing on songs like "Yakety Sax" made him one of Nashville's top musicians, died Tuesday. He was 80.


McLaren say Lewis Hamilton is free to race team-mate Fernando Alonso despite imposing team orders at the Monaco Grand Prix.


Traian Basescu is the projected winner of Romania's presidential election, with 51.7 percent of the vote, the central election commission said Monday.


Lawyers for Australia's recording industry branded the popular Kazaa file-swapping network "an engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen" as


Mizuho Financial Group raises full year outlook

Mizuho Financial Group, Japanâs biggest bank, reported an 8.4 percent fall in first-half profit on Monday but raised its full-year outlook by 33 percent due to smaller charges than expected for writing off bad loans.


At Search Engine Strategies in New York last month, a panel of experts weighed in on the best practices of optimizing blogs and feeds for search engines.


Trulli confident of turning things around

Jarno Trulli is confident that his Toyota team are will be able to turn around their fortunes in time for next season. Toyota, one of F1's most well funded teams, have endured a torrid baptism into F1 after


Bush to target import safety amid China worries

US President George W. Bush ordered top aides Wednesday to review the safety of imports from China and "around the world" amid public outrage over a series of health scares, his spokesman said.


Thailand Orders Cull of Tigers with Bird Flu

Thailand ordered a cull of 40 tigers  suspected of suffering from bird flu Wednesday after seven more  of the big cats died, bringing the tiger death toll at an  infected zoo to 30.


Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano shot columns of ash miles into the air on Wednesday, as officials ordered the evacuation of 3,000 villagers living near its slopes.


Udine, 17:50 - CALCIO, UDINESE: 2-2 NEL TEST CON GLI SLOVENI DEL BONIFIKA

Test infrasettimanale per l'Udinese, che in vista della gara di domenica prossima con il Torino ha a...


By John Reid Blackwell, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Sep. 15--Those looking to counteract global warming should look at the  stock performance of automobile makers Honda and Toyota versus Ford and  General Motors, one scientist suggested yesterday.


Many Lebanese Rue Extension of President's Term

Lebanese editorials on Saturday rued parliament's decision to amend the constitution to extend Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud's term despite strong objections from Washington and the United Nations.


Pakistani Electoral Process in Disarray, Observers Warn

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- With their country in turmoil, Pakistani voters are expected within months to go to the polls for the first parliamentary elections here in five years. But as time runs short, independent observers say that the nation is poorly prepared and that the elections will be highly...


Israel's top military officials spoke out Tuesday against calls for disobedience after rabbis urged religiously devout soldiers to refuse to take part in the removal of Jewish


Palestinians Urge U.N. Vote Against Israel

The Palestinians pushed for the quick adoption of a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an end to the massive Israeli thrust into the Gaza Strip, despite opposition by the United States.


Pedro Martinez briefly met with Red Sox owner John Henry and president Larry Lucchino on Wednesday while passing through the international airport.


Analysis: The Iraq Study Group's proposals contain much to like -- for Shi'ite sectarians and al-Qaeda in Iraq


The first trial of a suspect implicated in the 11 March train Madrid bombings will start in the Spanish capital.


U.S. 10-city home price drop a record in Nov: S&P

Home prices in 10 major metropolitan areas fell a record 8.4 percent in the year through November, suggesting the housing slump is worsening, according to a Standard & Poor index released on Tuesday.


Nomura Sinks Additional 30 B. Yen into Onlie Brokerage Unit

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)--Nomura Holdings Inc.  said Monday it has invested an additional 30 billion yen in Joinvest Securities Co. to help the wholly owned online brokerage subsidiary to attract more customers.


Diabetes Is Gaining as a Cause of Death, City Health Data Say

Diabetes killed an increasing number of New York City residents last year, ranking for the first time among the five leading causes of death in an annual summary of vital statistics released yesterday by the health department.


(CBS/AP) The suicide bomber who blew himself up in a US military dining tent this week, killing more than 20 people, was wearing an Iraqi military uniform, the US general in charge of the region said Thursday.


'Merger of equals' to recast the US wireless landscape

Sprint and Nextel's plans for a "merger of equals" will recast the US wireless competitive landscape, creating a new number-three player that could have far reaching effects


A deal between Liberia and the world's largest steel company is unfair and bad for the country, campaigners say.


A Sweet Comeback for a Very Bitter Berry

The cranberry, a Thanksgiving icon in the New World, is bouncing back from a market slump thanks to the Old World.


NASA has announced that the Space Shuttle will take to the skies once more next year, in a launch window that lasts from mid May to early June.


The race for Florida's open Senate seat could play a huge role in shaping the nation's political landscape in the years to come: It could determine which party controls the Senate, and even influence the presidential race.


Michael Moore shot back at Republicans on Wednesday after they requested that the filmmaker be prosecuted for offering underwear and food to college students in exchange for their promise to vote.


Former Afghan warlords rally for amnesty

Some see a new amnesty bill as a necessary step for stability; others see it as a free pass for war criminals.


A Vatican cardinal returns a precious Russian icon to the  Orthodox Church in Moscow as a gift from the Pope.


Jeanne Hits Fla. Coast With 120-Mph Winds

STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne barreled up Florida's Atlantic Coast early Sunday with 120-mph wind and drenching rain, unceremoniously putting the weather-weary state in the record books...


Steel titans CSN and Tata begin final battle for Corus

Tata Steel of India and rival CSN of Brazil battled for control of Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus in a takeover auction which pits two emerging economic superpowers against each other for a major chunk of the European steel industry.


Road to the White House May Be Lined With Books

Can you write your way into the White House? A number of prospective 2008 presidential candidates are betting that the free publicity that comes with the release of a book can't hurt.


A judge has ruled that Gen. Augusto Pinochet stand trial for his alleged involvement in state-sponsored torture.


Londra, 11:41 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA; ROONEY: CAPELLO CI AIUTERA' A VINCERE

L'attaccante del Manchester United e della Nazionale inglese, Wayne Rooney, è entusiasta per ...


Thousands of bartenders, waitresses and other staff at seven Atlantic City casinos are continuing with a strike over pay and health care.


Reynaldo Bignone, the last of Argentina's military rulers, is arrested as part of an inquiry into human rights abuses.


A Look at the Toys of Christmas (Near) Future

As computers and hand-held electronic gadgets eat into sales, this holiday season promises to be an especially competitive one for toymakers.


London: Silverstone's owners have been given a two-day deadline to agree a deal to keep next year's British Grand Prix on the Formula One calendar.


Page Structuring Using Cascading Style Sheets: Part 2

This week we look at how to modify AP element properties with the AP elements panel, design tableless Web pages with AP elements, work with built-in CSS page layouts and more. By Zak Ruvalcaba. 0204


Birmingham, 13:23 - CALCIO, LERNER NUOVO PROPRIETARIO DELL'ASTON VILLA

L'imprenditore statunitense Randy Lerner è il nuovo proprietario dell'Aston Villa. Lerner ha ...


Shares of Marsh & McLennan Cos. were  whipsawed on Friday amid conflicting reports that a change in  the insurance broker's top management was imminent.


Britain Confirms Plan for Major Smoking Ban

The British government plans to impose a sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales and will consider curbs on television advertising of "junk food" aimed at children.


GiovedÃ¬ Pera l'aveva denunciato in aula. Per "blindare" il testoi partiti della sinistra radicale disposti anche a scendere in piazza                                          Norma anti-omofobia c'Ã¨ un errore nel decreto                                                                                Impreciso il riferimento al Trattato europeo. Il governo costretto a correggere di GIOVANNA CASADIO


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Twenty Schools Sign Up for Legal Song Downloads

U.S. colleges and universities are increasingly giving students free access to download services like Roxio Inc.'s Napster to discourage illegal song copying, the recording industry said Tuesday.


Cleric says Musharraf attack linked to mosque siege, 70 dead

A Pakistani cleric said a bid to shoot down President Pervez Musharraf's plane was apparently in revenge for the bloody government siege of his mosque, in which he alleged that 70 students had died.


The House Democratic leader Thursday asked for an investigation of alleged threatening remarks made to the ethics committee chairman by GOP lawmakers.


British Find Radiation Traces on 3 Planes

Traces of radioactivity were found on planes that flew to Moscow days before a former Russian K.G.B. agent fell ill.


Iraq has met only three of 18 targets being used to measure its progress, a US watchdog is said to have concluded.


Demise could be 'a matter of weeks' away Is Toshiba about to fall on its sword and announce the demise of HD DVD? That's certainly what one report citing an unnamed mole within the HD DVD camp is claiming, even though Toshiba itself - surprise, surprise - is having none of it.â¦


Demand for software and IT services will continue to grow steadily in Europe this year, but sluggish performance in the telecommunications sector will dampen the reasons to celebrate, according to a forecast released Thursday ahead of the Cebit trade show.


Web Apps Won't Kill the Desktop, Microsoft Says

A top Microsoft Corp. executive defended desktop application software, the source of the company's revenue for three decades, arguing on Tuesday that even services-based companies such as Google Inc. still need it.


Wade Comes Back, Wrings Trail Blazers in Fourth

Dwyane Wade came back after bruising his left shoulder Tuesday and scored 35 points to power the Miami Heat to a 104-85 rout of Portland.


Rashard Mendenhall will skip his senior year at Illinois and enter the NFL draft after rushing for a school-record 1,681 yards while leading the Illini to the Rose Bowl.


Some of the 380 tons of munitions missing from a weapons facility outside Baghdad could be used to trigger a nuclear bomb. BY COLUM LYNCH AND BRADLEY GRAHAM.


Le eroine della cosiddetta "cick-lit", emancipate, impegnate e solearrivano ai 30 e desiderano diventare mamme. A cominciare dalla capostipite                                            Bridget Jones e le altre mettono su famiglia le "pollastrelle" scoprono la maternitÃ                                                                                di CARLOTTA MISMETTI CAPUA


Heidar Helguson is on the scoresheet as Fulham see off Middlesbrough despite a late scare.


Brazilian cleaner spots security hole in Heathrow e-borders

Steve McQueen fan, clearly... The arrest of yet another illegal immigrant working at the House of Commons has revealed an unexpected vulnerability in the Home Office's plan to secure the UK's borders. What if they arrive at Heathrow and just run for it?â¦


Mere weeks after the closing of a massive $41 billion merger of Cingular Wireless (owned jointly by SBC Communications and BellSouth) and rival AT&T Wireless, the wireless industry is hot with rumors of the next major deal.


Mibtel -0,37%, in calo anche le altre europee


Con fontane di lava di centinaia di metri di altezza


Apple iPhone will enable mobile networks to increase their customer base, analyst says.


Germany woke up to fears that the political tremors sparked by state elections in Saxony and Brandenburg on Sunday could lead to deeper division within their country and scare off investors.


Taliban warn civilians of big Afghan offensive

The Taliban will stage a "massive" operation against Western troops in Afghanistan and civilians must stay away from them in order to avoid casualties, a spokesman for the group said on Sunday.


AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Appello della diocesi di San Pietro Apostolo per la situazione critica in cui versa il paese a causa della lunga siccitÃ  e dellÂincendio di migliaia di ettari di boschi e pascoli San Pietro Apostolo (Agenzia Fides) - Mons. Adalberto MartÃnez Flores, Vescovo di San Pietro Apostolo (Paraguay), ha pubblicato un comunicato in cui, insieme al presbiterio della diocesi, sollecita un aiuto "davanti alla situazione critica del paese,...


Trial Date Urged for Ex-Illinois Governor

Prosecutors on Friday urged the judge overseeing the racketeering case against former Gov. George Ryan to set a firm trial date, complaining that additional delays could harm their case because witnesses might die before they have a chance to testify.


The nation added 96,000 jobs in September, a weaker-than-expected figure that could play a pivotal role in the presidential election.


Iraqi President Jalal Talabani welcomed Friday an expected Russian decision to write off 91 percent of Iraq's estimated $13 billion debt, calling it a "historic turning point" in relations between the two countries.


Family toon "Season" is Westerberg's big score

At first glance, Paul  Westerberg -- the former leader of the shambolic,  often-inebriated punk band the Replacements -- would appear an  odd choice to write the music for a computer-animated feature  for children about cuddly forest animals.


Workers at the Tyson Foods Inc.  retail deli plant in Cherokee, Iowa, ratified a five-year labor agreement, which includes bonus pay, a competitive health-care plan, and a flexible retirement savings program, Tyson said on Thursday.


Authorities on Monday found the flight data recorders from a plane that crashed on the resort island of Phuket, killing 90 people, including 54 foreign tourists.


Evolve Technologies Wins Microsoft Mid-Atlantic Region Partner Excellence Award for Customer Satisfaction

Evolve Technologies, a company specializing in providing information  technology solutions for small businesses, announced today that it has  won the Microsoft Mid-Atlantic Region Partner Excellence Award for  Customer Satisfaction for Second Quarter 2007.


L'esecutivo e' dominato dalla sinistra estrema


Skonto, 22:14 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: LETTONIA-SVEZIA 0-1

La Svezia ha battuto la Lettonia 1-0 (1-0) in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europei ...


Merck Pulls The Plug On Painkiller Vioxx

Merck announced on Sept. 29 a voluntary worldwide withdrawal of Vioxx (rofecoxib), a so-called COX-2 selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, or NSAID.


Questions and Praise for Google Web Library

Initially skeptical, many scholars have recently applauded the Internet search service's project to digitize some of the world's best library collections.


MADISON, Wisconsin (Sports Network) - John Stocco ran for  two touchdowns and threw for another score to lead fifth-ranked  Wisconsin to a 38-14 win over Minnesota in the Big Ten  Conference at Camp Randall Stadium.


Bill Gates is the richest for 11 years successively

Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, still remains the richest person in the USA, according to Forbes Magazine. Gates has been keeping the first place for already 11 year in a raw among the richest Americans.


Cuba's communist government freed two  more dissidents on Tuesday including its most prominent jailed  critic, poet and journalist Raul Rivero, after 20 months behind  bars.


Pope Benedict is sorry Muslims   were offended by a speech on Islam that provoked fury around   the world and led to calls for the leader of the Catholic   church to apologize, an aide said on Saturday.


The Pentagon says about 10 detainees released from Guantanamo Bay have taken up arms.


OLPC parts shortage manageable, says maker

A shortage of parts won't impact on the delivery of One Laptop Per Child devices, the vendor claims.


La scoperta degli scienziati inglesi del King's CollegePotrebbe essere in commercio entro cinque anni                                            Arriva la "pillola" maschile a tempo blocca la fertilitÃ  prima del rapporto


A grandmother is found guilty of possessing and growing cannabis at her Northumberland home.


Clashes Break Out in Najaf; Peace Mission Stalls, Reuters Says

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Heavy clashes broke out in Najaf leaving dead and wounded a day after an Iraqi delegation failed to meet Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on a mission aimed at ending an uprising by the cleric's militia, Reuters said.


Iranian president spars with academics in NY

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with an American university president who called him a "petty and cruel dictator" at a forum on Monday where Ahmadinejad criticized Israel and the United States and said Iran was a peaceful nation.


Contratto per gestione e-ticketing e prenotazioni online


Amato, il provvedimento sara' alla Camera a gennaio


Frankie Dettori paid a glowing tribute to Sulamani after the Godolphin five-year-old ended his racecourse career in a blaze of glory with his sixth Group One victory in the Canadian International, achieved in imperious fashion at Woodbine, Toronto.


New Orleans tornado kills one, injures 19

One person was killed and at least 19 people were injured on Tuesday when a tornado swept through New Orleans neighborhoods still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.


Chimps Shown Using Not Just a Tool but a "Tool Kit"

Wild chimpanzees have been filmed using tools in combination to extract termites from mounds—further evidence that tool use is not unique to humans.


Is this really the face of a woman who needs a surgeon?

SHARON STONE is to sue a Beverly Hills doctor for libel after he allegedly told glossy magazines that he had performed cosmetic surgery on her face.


Wildfires have forced some 300,000 southern Californians to flee their homes.


A final laboratory test has confirmed that an Alberta dairy cow had mad cow disease, the second case Canada has found in its herd.


DOMANI SUL VENERDI'                                            Torna la Cinquecento, il "piccolo" mito italiano


Sox, Varitek reach preliminary agreement on four-year contract

Catcher Jason Varitek [stats, news] will remain with the Boston Red Sox [stats, schedule], reaching a preliminary agreement on a four-year contract, a lawyer with knowledge of the negotiations said Thursday.


Gaza plan blocks Palestinian state - Sharon aide

"The significance of our disengagement plan is the freezing of the peace process. It supplies the. "When you freeze the process, you prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state ... Effectively,.


Israel flattens Hamas ministry in Gaza Strip

Israel bombed the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza and closed border crossings with the strip on Friday, sharply escalating what it called a campaign to halt Palestinian rocket attacks.


Arts & entertainment: In the capital's increasingly crowded landscape, the only way is down. Jonathan Glancey reports on the ingenious expansion of an inner-city school.


Obama's Chicago Ties Might Fuel `Republican Attack Machine'

Bloomberg - Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton questions whether Barack Obama would be able to withstand what she calls the ``Republican attack machine.'' If Obama does become the Democratic presidential nominee, his Chicago ties might provide the fuel.


Colpi d'arma da fuoco all'uscita da un suo stabilimento


The lawyer for Abimael Guzman, ex-leader of Peru's Shining Path rebels, says he is denied access to his client.


Mets 9, Dodgers 5: Mets Win Bullpen Battle to Sweep Dodgers

Behind contributions from Paul Lo Duca, Shawn Green and Guillermo Mota, the Mets stampeded to a victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers that completed a three-game sweep of their division series.


Rubens Barrichello won the pole position for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix, edging Juan Pablo Montoya and Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher.


Bud Selig, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, had surgery yesterday to remove a cancerous lesion from his forehead. The lesion was detected last month during Selig's annual physical.


Flat-panels to kill off rear-projection TV sales by 2011

Blog: A new study by the IDC group sees rear-projection TV sales dropping to near zero by 2011.


The Food and Drug Administration strongly endorsed Biogen Idec Inc.'s new multiple sclerosis treatment, putting the Cambridge firm in position to expand the market for MS drugs and win greater market share.


Calypsonians grow old, but beat is still strong

The black-clad old man crept gingerly onto stage wearing a mournful expression, more funeral director than musical legend.


LOS ANGELES - "X-Men" star Patrick Stewart is recovering at home after undergoing an angioplasty procedure earlier this week to widen an artery, his publicist said Friday.    Angioplasty involves the use of catheters to place a small balloon in a narrowed blood channel...


CBS hires new producer for lagging Couric newscast

Six months after Katie Couric's  much-ballyhooed debut as "CBS Evening News" anchor, the network  signaled on Thursday an overhaul of her flagging newscast by  hiring one of the industry's most experienced hands to oversee  her program.


AirTran Holdings Inc.   wants investors in Midwest Air Group Inc.  to persuade  that carrier's management to reconsider a $290-million takeover  bid, AirTran's chief executive said on Wednesday.


Inadequate fetal growth linked to irritable bowel

Findings from a new study  suggest that babies whose growth in the womb is restricted,  perhaps because of pregnancy complications, are particularly  susceptible to the development of irritable bowel syndrome  (IBS) later in life.


Q&A:   &#39Everybody leaves the Forum happier, wiser and stronger&#39

ROME, Jan 9 (IPS) - Roberto Savio is probably among the best informed  insiders at the World Social Forum (WSF). He has been on its  international committee since it was created in 2001, and since  2003 he has been coordinator of the &#39media, culture and  counter-hegemony&#39 thematic area.


Life & style: In pictures: The American label in 1978, 1997 and today, after making another catwalk comeback in New York


Gay male parents get dedicated fertility program

A Los Angeles fertility clinic has launched what it says is the first dedicated program for gay men wanting to become parents.


Su media e lunga percorrenza, a partire dalla 21 di giovedi'


Oil bounced back above $70 a barrel on   Wednesday, recovering from a 10-week low, as traders   anticipated Iran would fail to meet a looming U.N. deadline to   halt its atomic fuel program.


Britain's Andy Murray starts the season with an impressive 6-0 6-2 victory over Olivier Rochus in the first round of the Qatar Open.


Pfizer is stopping TV and print ads for arthritis drug Celebrex now that there is evidence it could lead to heart problems. The FDA is considering warning labels for Celebrex, or taking the drug off the market.


While the Celtics' defensive scheme will remain largely the same in a rematch against the Chicago Bulls tonight at the United Center, they will have one more offensive weapon with the return of Delonte West . The team medical staff said West could compete tonight almost a week after suffering a mild concussion from a Dikembe Mutombo elbow ...


Burglars broke into the English country mansion of rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon, early Monday and stole a "large amount of jewelry," police said.


LOS ANGELES - A man dressed as Chewbacca was arrested after police said the street performer head-butted a tour guide operator in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.


In the best of Gil Evansâs work, nothing signifies a finished style.


Start-up claims to offer next mobile-music thing

Oxy Systems says its software allows users to wirelessly sync their PC music collections with their cell phones.


Nuovi locomotori saranno 78, in servizio da luglio 2007


Benedetto XVI in occasione dell'udienza del mercoledÃ¬ Ã¨ tornato sulle polemicheper l'intervento a Ratisbona, e ha assicurato: "Io rispetto l'Islam e le altre grandi religioni"                                                  Papa: "Sono stato frainteso Il mio era un invito al dialogo"


For people trying to get their ageing parents on the web so they can read e-mail and get digital photos of the family, Microsoft has a message: Don't give up.


Canadian researchers close in on cure for diabetes

Canadian scientists have found a single cell in the pancreas capable of making insulin-producing cells, a discovery that moves the world dramatically closer to freeing people with diabetes from a life of insulin injections.


Beijing - China's 100 richest people amassed a total of $30 billion (R196.5 billion), up 29 percent from last year, with an electronics retailer topping a list of the country's richest people released Tuesday.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Boeing shares failed to get a lift Thursday after Continental Airlines placed the first US order for the aerospace giant's 7E7 passenger jet, in a deal worth $1.3 billion at current list prices.


The fork occupies an ambivalent place in the world of open source.  On the one hand, it is widely perceived as the worst thing that can happen to a project, pitting hacker against hacker, and dissipating coding effort that could be more usefully applied in a united way.  On the other, it is the ultimate test and guarantee of openness: if code cannot be forked, it is not truly open. read more


NOAA Leader Calls 3.4 Percent Budget Increase 'Impressive'

By Kirk Moore, Asbury Park Press, N.J.  Feb. 7--Some critics say it's like spitting in the ocean.


CIA Had Low-Level Spies Inside Al Qaeda - Clarke

The CIA had some low-level spies  inside al Qaeda in the three years before the Sept. 11 attacks,  but none who could provide advance information about the  group's movements, according to testimony released on Wednesday  from a closed-door intelligence briefing in 2002.


Samaire Armstrong, who has appeared in the Fox soap "The O.C." and HBO's hipster comedy "Entourage," has been cast in an untitled project starring Lindsay Lohan.


update Infineon Technologies will plead guilty to taking part in an international DRAM price-fixing conspiracy, which affected such companies as Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Apple, the US Department of Justice announced Wednesday.


Airstrips Key for Tsunami Aid, Disease Fears Rise

Aid workers cleared landing strips in  Asia's flooded tsunami-hit regions to start flying food, clean  water and medical staff to hungry and injured survivors, but  the global relief operation continued to struggle on Tuesday.


Hollywood Thunder Is Stolen as Oscar Race Begins

Hollywood's major studios are parading their big Oscar contenders, but low-budget art films and even animated movies are stealing their thunder as the contest warms up for the U.S. film industry's top honors.


A British Airways flight was today forced to make an unscheduled landing in Amsterdam, accompanied by Dutch fighter jets, after a "specific threat" was reported.


Economic View: Revisiting a Minimum-Wage Axiom

Mandating an increase in the federal minimum wage is likely to reduce demand for the services of those at the bottom of the economic heap.


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L'attentato nella provincia di Paktia, al confine col Pakistan

KABUL - Almeno sette bambini sono morti a causa di una esplosione nella provincia afghana meridionale di Paktia, Lo riferisce l'agenzia Afghan Islamic Press senza dare ulteriori particolari di questa strage le cui motivazioni sono ancora ignote.


Pakistan women's bill on ice until Musharraf returns

Pakistan's government decided on   Monday to delay trying to pass a bill reforming laws to protect   women until President Pervez Musharraf returns from the United   States at the end of the month, senior officials said.


The unexpected  has almost become   the expected for Abhishek Bachchan


States Should Take Lead on Climate Change, Governors Say at National Meeting in Mich.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.  -- States should develop creative approaches to climate change, just as they have with challenges such as health care, despite their different economic interests, governors said Saturday.


(InfoWorld) - Motorola plans to acquire wireless mobile device developer Symbol Technologies for $3.9 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. Symbol makes a range of devices for businesses, including handheld computers that may include bar code scanners, RFID (radio frequency identification) technologies and WiFi. They are widely used by workers in warehouses and large retail outlets, and by delivery services. The acquisition would fit with Motorola's history as a developer of mobile phones and two-way radios, and advances its push into companies' mobile computing strategies, it said. Motorola has traditionally catered to businesses, notably with is push-to-talk technology used by Nextel in the U.S., and with its Canopy broadband wireless infrastructure business. While Symbolâs products have a broad customer base the company has faced hurdles in the past few years. In 2004, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fined Symbol $37 million fine for fraudulent accounting practices. Eleven executives were charged with securities fraud including the former chief executive, who subsequently fled the U.S. Rumors had surfaced over the past few days that Symbol was looking for a buyer. The deal is expected to close later this year or early in 2007, subject to regulatory and other approvals. Symbol will become a Motorola subsidiary and continue to operate from its headquarters in Holtsville, N.Y.


Rebels threaten to kill kidnapped election workers

A militant group claiming to have kidnapped three foreign election workers in Afghanistan told news agencies Saturday that the hostages would be killed unless all Taliban


An Aberdeen primary school head teacher is found guilty of assaulting two pupils and cleared of eight other charges.


The PC maker takes to the runway at Macy's with its own brand of fashion show. Will status seekers bite?


LONDON -- Graphic photographs of British soldiers allegedly abusing Iraqi prisoners were splashed across Britain's newspapers yesterday, stunning the nation and drawing comparisons to last year's Abu Ghraib scandal involving US troops.


Brian Williams traveled to Iraq, Charles Gibson went on vacation and the competition for evening-news viewers was as heated as ever.


LONDON: A British television channel is looking for volunteers for a documentary which will look into dead bodies during the process of decomposition.


IAEA team heads for North Korea nuclear complex

U.N. nuclear watchdog officials visiting North Korea traveled on Thursday to a reactor complex that the secretive state has promised to mothball under an aid-for-disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency reported.


Studies: Walking May Ward Off Alzheimer's

CHICAGO - The health benefits of regular walking may include helping prevent mental decline and Alzheimer's disease, research in patients aged 70 and up has found, bolstering evidence that exercise needn't be strenuous to be good for you.    There's plenty of evidence that mental exercise, such as crossword puzzles and reading, may reduce Alzheimer's risks, but previous studies on brain benefits from physical exercise had conflicting results...


Entertainment giant Sony has been branded irresponsible for using a cathedral from a city plagued by gun crime in a violent video game.


For Flu Shots, Smaller Supply, More Concern

The flu season is not here yet, but the shortage has prompted an uncertain triage of prevention.


Londra, 11:50 - CALCIO, CHELSEA: BRIDGE OPERATO AL MENISCO

Wayne Bridge, terzino inglese del Chelsea, deve saltare quasi sicuramente la partita di andata dei q...


OHIO FIRE KILLS 10. A suspected arson fire raced through an apartment complex in suburban Columbus, Ohio, yesterday, killing 10 people who lived in the same apartment and forcing others to jump from third-story windows to escape.


Drinking red wine could help prevent lung cancer

A glass of red wine a day could keep tumours at bay, according to a study of men with lung cancer. Research published in the medical journalThorax today suggests that a person drinking a glass


Sources: Spurrier Has a Deal With S. Carolina

Former Washington Redskins coach Steve Spurrier has agreed in principal to succeed Lou Holtz as football coach at the University of South Carolina, sources close to the situation said this morning.


Hannah Montana mania has already conquered TV, the music industry and the touring world. Now it's set to take over the film industry Â for one week.


After much speculation, two discount giants move to create third-largest retailer.


Ukrainian court rejects changes on at-home voting

On the eve of Ukraine's hotly contested presidential vote, the nation's highest court yesterday threw out some of the election law changes aimed at battling fraud.


Coming face-to-face with someone who looks scared triggers an automatic response in the brain that tells you to be afraid too, US researchers suggest.


Major shake-up will slash 10,000 jobs Airbus yesterday rolled out its "Power8" restructuring programme which will see the company shed 10,000 jobs over the next four years.â¦


A day after Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent out a missive pushing Redmond's message that "free software isn't free," the UK's Office of Government Commerce (OGC) said open source software is a viable desktop alternative for most government users.


Lotta al terrorismo, operativo entro il 2013 un database da un miliardo di dollariin grado di contenere i dati (l'iride, le impronte digitali etc) di decine di milionid i persone                                          Usa, il Grande Fratello diventa realtÃ  l'Fbi prepara il "cervellone" biometrico


Tour de France champion Floyd Landis tested positive for high levels of testosterone during the race, his Phonak team said Thursday.


Four arrested in plot to blow up New York airport

Four people, including a former member of Guyana's parliament, have been arrested in connection with a plot to blow up New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, U.S. officials said on Saturday.


Australia's Allana Slater finished last as the women's gymnastics beam final was won by Romania's Catalina Ponor this morning.


UK Could Have Best Health System in World-US Expert

Britain is on course to surpass the United States and could have the best health system in the world, an American health strategist said on Thursday.


Bulgaria pushes Libya on medic transfers

Bulgaria pressed Wednesday for the repatriation of five of its nurses and a Palestinian doctor jailed in Libya after their death sentences on charges of infecting children with HIV were commuted to life in prison.


Michael Moore Tops List of Least-Intriguing Stars

Director Michael Moore, whose  anti-Iraq war film "Fahrenheit 9/11" sparked a firestorm of  controversy before becoming a post-election footnote, topped an  annual list on Monday of Hollywood's "coldest" celebrities.


'Poacher' turned gamekeeper BitTorrent Inc, the firm that maintains development of the popular file sharing protocol historically associated with illegal movie downloads, has launched a website designed to sell licensed downloads of films and television shows.â¦


Forcing reporters to reveal confidential sources is an attack on ...

Last week, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that at least two high-profile baseball players used illegal steroids to chemically help make themselves stronger.


Thierry Henry says he was taunted during Arsenal's 1-1 draw against Panathinaikos.


Palestinians to set date for elections for Arafat successor

RAMALLAH, West Bank Palestinian officials are pushing ahead with plans for life without Yasser Arafat. The officials met today to set a date for elections to replace their longtime leader after his death last week.


The memory chip manufacturer will use technology from Eye-Fi to add network connectivity for users of its own memory cards.


Fast and easy? Er, maybe not yet Google's new Checkout Service debuted in the UK the month before last to the usual fanfare: "Online shopping will now be faster, easier and more secure with Google Checkoutâ¢," said the search colossus.â¦


Chris Matthews said something intelligent

Most of what Chris Matthews says is mindless trash, but today he pulled out a great analogy immediately after Ted Kennedy's stirring endorsement of Obama. He compared Hillary Clinton to the character Salieri in the movie Amadeus. Until Mozart came along he was the leading composer in Vienna, but he was just a workman, a technician. Mozart had inspiration, feeling, the spirit. Salieri, even though he lived a long life and Mozart died young, is a footnote to Mozart's lasting greatness. Matthews nailed it.  Maybe this makes up for his calling the voters of New Hampshire racists because he and every other pundit read the polling data wrong.


Avrebbe progettato di far esplodere 'bomba sporca' in Usa


Russia Proposes U.N. Terror Suspect List

Russia, which argues that its war in Chechnya is part of the global fight against terrorism, proposed Thursday that the U.N. Security Council establish a new blacklist of terror suspects that calls for the extradition of anyone on it.


Turkish jets bomb Kurdish villages in an anti-rebel operation in northern Iraq, local officials say.


Fans Online Sift for Clues in the âSopranosâ Finale

Nearly a week after the HBO series âThe Sopranosâ itself went to black forever, the debate about what its final scene might really mean has raged on, especially on blogs.


So how did the New York press treat the Yankees after their epic collapse. Some snippets from the pages of New York's newspapers:


Tokyo's Nikkei average rose for the first time in three sessions to close 0.62 percent higher on Wednesday after investors found positive signs in revised Japanese economic growth figures that were sluggish overall.


Global Forecasts for 2005 Growth Are Reduced

Prospects for the global economy next year are growing dimmer as oil prices hurt consumption and the rise in the U.S. trade deficit depresses the dollar.


A Muslim school in the southern Netherlands town of Eindhoven was today damaged in an explosion. The apparent attack was the latest in a string against Muslim institutions since the murder last week of film


Kristin Davis gets no downtime once she returns home from her whirlwind of event-hopping at the Olympic Games. The "Sex and the City" star is developing her own series for HBO, the same cable channel that made her character, prim Charlotte York, a household name, along with Carrie, Miranda and Samantha.


International criminal behind IRA bank raid

His grandfather was one of the heroes of the 1916 Easter rising. Although The Striker has a long-standing association with the Provisional IRA, his current connections to the Real IRA have now confused theories ...


Despite the hype, we've been waiting fifty years for visionaries to come good on their promise of the freedom of the skies for the average Joe.


Republican Mike Huckabee's record on women's rights is coming under increased scrutiny, including his endorsement of the Southern Baptist Convention's stance that women should "submit graciously" to their husbands and his opposition to sending women into combat.


Ascoli, 15:18 - CALCIO, ASCOLI; TESSER: CON LA SAMP SUBITO DELVECCHIO

La presenza di Delvecchio è l'interrogativo che anima la vigilia dell'Ascoli in vista della p...


'Mutilated bodies found in Najaf' - report

Reporters have been led to see 15 bodies in a basement in Najaf claimed by Iraqi police to have been used as a religious court by supporters of rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.


Rowland Accepts Responsibility, but Stops Short of an Apology

Even with the prospect of prison looming, former Gov. John G. Rowland remained a politician, emphasizing the positive.


Yahoo to Buy Online Music Seller for $160 Million

In a move to expand its role in the online music business, Yahoo will buy Musicmatch, a company that sells music online, for $160 million.


Ex-political prisoner narrowly ahead of the president as tension increases over vote-counting delays


23-OTT-0413:47MOSTRE: NAPOLI, I CAPOLAVORI DEL CARAVAGGIO A ...

Napoli, 23 ott. (Adnkronos) - Apre oggi pomeriggio al pubblico, presso il Museo di Capodimonte di Napoli, la mostra ''Caravaggio l'ultimo tempo''. A quasi venti anni dalla rassegna su ''Caravaggio e il suo


Adobe on Tuesday released the first major update to both Acrobat and Reader 8.0, adding support for Windows Vista and remote printing capabilities through a partnership with FedEx Kinko's. Version 8.1 also brings integration with Microsoft Office 2007.


Ambitious WHO HIV/AIDS program unlikely to meet 2005 target

TORONTO (CP) - An ambitious initiative to provide life-prolonging anti-retroviral drugs to three million people with HIV/AIDS by the end of next year likely won't meet its target, the director general of the World Health Organization has admitted.


SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- It was far from a masterpiece in any aspect of the game, but Notre Dame was able to get back in the win column Saturday with a 23-15 comeback victory over Stanford before a sellout crowd of 80,795 in Notre Dame Stadium.


On Christmas afternoon, ABC will air a special episode of its hit series âLost.â Only this one will star the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons, two teams desperately trying


UPDATE 2-Judge rules for banks against Ecclestone

A High Court judge ruled against Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone on Monday in a legal dispute with three banks that could weaken his hold on the sport.


Pakistan Peopleâs Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, in his maiden speech, only tried to paint a rosy picture of the future without knowing the bitter ground realities.


A familiar story: Earnings are up, but the stock is down. Is value piling up within the stock?


Lenovo Plans Facility Without Incentives

By High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Jun. 27--GREENSBORO -- Lenovo officials surprised Guilford County commissioners last week by withdrawing a $154,000 incentive request and announcing plans to build a new $10 million facility at Rock Creek Center near Greensboro.


Bush, Kerry Remain Deadlocked in Last Days Before Election

The race between President George W. Bush and John Kerry, the four-term US senator from Massachusetts, is a toss-up heading into the last weekend before Election Day, national and state polls released this week show.


Capitale della Rift Valley e' epicentro violenze


I wonât say that Saturdayâs victory was my happiest moment as an Appalachian State alumnus â oh, what am I saying? Of course it was.


3 Salvadoran Officials Kidnapped, Killed in Guatemala

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 20 -- Three Salvadoran representatives to the Central American Parliament were kidnapped and killed during a trip to Guatemala for a parliamentary meeting, then their bodies were burned, authorities said Tuesday.


For Toivonen, relief appearance no relief

He skated to the right net on his first try. That was a good sign. Hannu Toivonen hadn't forgotten.


Scandal-hit oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell will invest $45 billion (25 billion pounds) over three years to boost reserves and production but its shares have fallen on disappointment


Talk show host opens 19th season by giving all her audience members a brand new Pontiac G-6. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - No wonder she's the reigning queen of daytime talk.


Army: We may have killed three of our own

The Army is investigating the possibility three soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division who died in a firefight in Iraq may have been killed by friendly fire, according to U.S. military officials.


SEC Files Civil Suit Against Former Hollinger Executives

The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday filed a civil lawsuit alleging that media baron Conrad M. Black fraudulently diverted millions of dollars from Hollinger International Inc.


U.S. Servicemen React to Bush Guard Memos

ALBANY, Ga. - Some current and retired members of the National Guard and other military services say they aren't bothered by newly revealed memos that indicate President Bush got preferential treatment in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, while others say they are troubling...


President Vladimir Putin outlined plans Monday to "radically" change the Russian political system in a way that would increase his own power, portraying the moves as a means of combating terrorism.


Ukraine president preparing to use force: PM

Ukraine's prime minister accused President Viktor Yushchenko of preparing to use force in their struggle for supremacy after Yushchenko said on Friday he was taking control of interior ministry troops.


RETAILER Coles Myer was interested in moving into financial planning services for its customers, its chief executive said yesterday.


Romney in heated exchange over lobbyist claim

COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney was challenged on Thursday over the role of lobbyists in his campaign as he sought to portray himself as more of a Washington outsider than his Republican rivals.


On Fed Payroll, Hackers Seek to Save America

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho  - Jason Larsen types in a few  lines of computer code to hack into the controls of a nearby  chemical plant. Then he finds an online video camera inside and  confirms that he has pumped up a pressure value.


Jerry Yang makes his first move as chief executive of Yahoo, buying the college sports website Rivals.com.


Oil price propels TSX as warnings hurt Dow

The Toronto Stock Exchange cruised to a flat close yesterday as the latest rise in oil prices propelled energy stocks higher. But New York blue chips finished lower as the price of oil ended above $46 (US) a


U.S. says 60 killed in offensive against al Qaeda in Iraq

U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed 60 militants, seized dozens of weapons caches and detained 193 suspects during the first week of a major offensive against al Qaeda in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said.


A new team, Midland F1, has announced that it will make its Formula One debut in 2006. Backed by the Midland Group, a privately-owned international trading and investment-holding organisation, Midland F1 is


U.S. Pushes Ship Security Rules as Global Standard

The United States is pressing for wider  global adoption of new shipping rules it enforced after the  Sept. 11 attacks and which it believes have deterred potential  terrorists, a senior official said Tuesday.


Blog: The software maker will cover the game console for up to three years for certain hardware failures.


The Polish parliament has passed a resolution declaring Germany had not compensated Poland for World War Two losses, a move reflecting renewed tensions between the two neighbours over the war's legacy.


Freeskiers have taken a sport that was headed downhill and literally turned it upside down with back flips and other aerial maneuvers.


Unless the South Korean government agrees to pay more of the cost of hosting American military forces, the Pentagon may feel compelled to trim its presence there, a senior official said Monday.


Russian army offers to pay as stray rocket hits house

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


Tim O'Neal stands out as the only African-American playing regularly on the Nationwide Tour, which makes a tour stop this weekend at Melwood CC.


The B2B e-commerce pioneer gives up the ghost.


Israeli forces carry out an incursion into the Gaza Strip, seizing more than 80 Palestinians and killing four.


All News All the  Time, And Now In French

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France, Dec. 6 -- There  are more than 500 kinds of French cheese and 362 types of French wine. Why shouldn't there be at least one international French news channel?


FOXBORO, Mass. -- The New England Patriots shut down Baltimore 24-3 Sunday, scoring on a fumble recovery and holding the Ravens to 124 yards.


Oil prices fell 3.5 percent to a three-month low Tuesday as mild winter weather sapped heating oil demand in the US Northeast. US light crude settled down $1.52 at $41.46 a barrel, the


WASHINGTON Oct. 13, 2004 - The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors, speeding care.


IMF Raises Mexico, Brazil Growth Forecast for 2004

Mexico and Brazil, Latin America's largest economies, will expand faster than expected this year because of increased exports and stronger spending by domestic consumers, the International Monetary Fund said.


Charlotte Russe Cuts Forecast, Stock Down

Young women's clothing retailer Charlotte Russe Holding Inc.  on Thursday slashed its quarterly earnings and sales forecast after a disappointing back-to-school season, sending its stock down 21 percent.


Yahoo to sell ads for social network Bebo

(InfoWorld) - Yahoo will sell display advertising for Bebo, the first such deal Yahoo has secured with aÂ social networking site, the companies said on Wednesday. The agreement marks a significant milestone for Yahoo, whose turbulent management troubles and sagging revenues have left it chasing Google and Microsoft for a slice of growing online advertising revenues. Under the deal, Yahoo will sell the majority of Bebo's display ads for the U.K. and Ireland, reaching around 11.6 million users per month, the companies said, siting traffic statistics from comScore Networks. About 75 percent of the U.K.'s Internet users visit Bebo, particularly 13- to 24-year-olds. Yahoo already supplied search for Bebo. No information was released on how much either company will make from the deal. The new features should be visible later this year. Yahoo and Bebo also plan to develop a toolbar that will enable Bebo users to monitor activity on the site even when they are not actively viewing it. Bebo will also weave into its site Yahoo's Answers feature, a bulletin-board type service where people answer each others' questions and rank those answers based on quality. Yahoo will bring Bebo advanced ad targeting capabilities, which will enable ads to be served based on what other Web sites a person has been viewing, said Toby Coppel, managing director of Yahoo Europe. The technology, he said, uses third-party cookies, which are bits of data sent to a browser by a Web site and store certain information about users. That data is then used by ad networks to serve up what ad networks believe are relevant ads. "We been investing significantly in our behavioral targeting capability" in Europe over the last nine months, Coppel said. Last week, Yahoo announced it wouldÂ pay $300 million for BlueLithium, a company that sells banner advertising to around 1,000 Web sites. Yahoo said in April it wouldÂ buy the rest of Right MediaÂ for $680 million, which runs a marketplace for advertising to purchase space on Web sites. Bebo places only one ad on a user's profile, which is intentional to preserve a good user experience, but that ad also has to be the highest revenue generator, said Joanna Shields, Bebo's international president. "The type of ad and the fact that the ad is targeted and relevant to users is absolutely essential," Shields said. Bebo's direct sales advertising team, whose duties will be turned over to Yahoo, will now develop integrated marketing plans with brands and partners, Shields said. The deal could be a needed boost for Yahoo. The company has seen theÂ departure of more than a dozen senior managersÂ since it announced a reorganization last December. Co-founder Jerry Yang, who took over as CEO from Terry Semel in June,Â vowed to investorsÂ in July to put the company back on track. Â


Industry Faces Slowdown as Actors Talks Hit Snag

Feature film production could screech to a halt in as little as three weeks if Hollywood's actors and industry negotiators do not reach a new contract by the end of the month, industry sources said Monday.


Hacking pleads not guilty in killing of wife in July

SALT LAKE CITY - Mark Hacking pleaded not guilty yesterday to murder in the death of his wife, Lori, whose remains were found in a landfill weeks after her disappearance.


Canada faces must-win game in Honduras in World Cup soccer ...

(CP) - The numbers do not look good for Canada as it faces a must-win World Cup soccer qualifier in hostile Honduras on Saturday. Canada (0-2-1) has just one point halfway through the semifinal round of qualifying


Among last to OK divorce, Chileans deal with impact

SANTIAGO -- After allegedly enduring more than 20 years of beatings, insults, and infidelity -- including a decade in which Chile's Congress fought over a law that would allow the dissolution of marriages -- Maria Victoria Torres recently became the first person in the country to apply for a divorce.


Lithuanian police ask suspect: aren't you dead?

Police in the Lithuanian city of Klaipeda were baffled to discover that a woman arrested for shoplifting last weekend had been registered as dead a month earlier.


MediaNews Newspapers Adopt Caspio Bridge for Online Database Publishing

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 30  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caspio, Inc. (http://www.caspio.com/), the leader in web-database publishing, today announced its customer relationship with MediaNews Group (http://www.medianewsgroup.com/), publisher of 57 daily newspapers.


A closely watched survey of business  activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region showed evidence of  some slowing in the country's economic expansion on Thursday,  but an index used to gauge future growth gave more hopeful  signals.


Rinnovamento candidature, altri sempre lo stesso candidato


The US president is known as the "leader of the free world." Were his election up to that free world, George W. Bush would be a goner.


The Senate moved toward a showdown vote Tuesday on giving 45,000 federal airport screeners the same collective bargaining rights that border patrol, immigration and customs agents have.


Bales Leads No. 4 Blue Devils Past No. 25 Bowling Green

Alison Bales scores 15 points to lead No. 4 Duke to a 55-46 win over No. 25 Bowling Green in the Caribbean Classic Tournament, Tuesday night.


China's fastest driver, Rubens Barrichello, would rather rent a bed on the main straight of the Formula One track than commute to a Shanghai hotel every day.


A young woman has filed suit against Take-Two Interactive for including topless footage of her in "The Guy Game," the Cox News Service reported Wednesday.


Lawyers: 9/11 Plotter, Al-Qaeda Leader Interrogated in Germany

BERLIN, Oct. 6 -- The chief plotter of the Sept. 11 hijackings and another al-Qaeda leader who spent time in secret CIA prisons may have been interrogated in Germany before their transfer last month to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to lawyers for other terrorism suspects in U.S. custody.


Oscar-winning star Nicole Kidman is the highest paid actress in Hollywood, according to the latest chart.


Udine, 18:42 - CALCIO, UDINESE: DI NATALE QUASI RECUPERATO PER TORINO

Sta recuperando e potrebbe esserci, Antonio Di Natale, per la gara dell'Udinese di domenica prossima...


Times Square is crammed with tourists, and not just for New Year's Eve. These days, they're eager to gawk at the glittering lights of Broadway and visit attractions like Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and the MTV studios.


It's not often gymnasts get curtain calls in qualifying at the World Gymnastics Championships.


As one of the world's most prolific spammers, Jeremy Jaynes pumped out at least 10 million e-mails a day with the help of 16 high-speed lines, the kind of Internet capacity a 1,000-employee company would need.