Congress sends Bush budget bill with Iraq money

The House of Representatives approved a $556 billion bill on Wednesday to fund most of the federal government through September 2008, ending a year-long budget fight with President George W. Bush by also including new money for the Iraq war.


BOSTONâThe Red Sox, who basically alternated wins and losses for half a season, no longer wonder if theyâre going to win upon showing up at the ballpark.


Pay to stop Africa migrants, Gaddafi tells Europe

European nations should pay 10  billion euros ($12.7 billion dollars) a year to Africa to help  it stop migrants seeking a better life flooding northwards into  Europe, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Saturday.


Kenya govt turns on critics, Odinga hailed

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's government warned opposition supporters on Monday it would crack down on planned new protests against his disputed poll win, after it lashed out at critics, including Britain's ambassador.


You Can Take It With You: Marketing to Those on the Go

First there was Yoplait's Go-Gurt, which sort of made sense -- sometimes you want calcium but can't spare time for a sit-down nosh. Skippy's Squeeze Stix were weirder, but we understood it: Peanut butter in a tube is basically just the traveler's take on PB on a spoon.


Human rights campaigners are to urge Scottish police to stop using stun guns, claiming they can be a lethal weapon.


Grammy telecast struggles to stay relevant

LOS ANGELES  - When the Grammy Awards telecast bursts into full-throated song on Sunday night, live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, it will mark the awards show's 50th year. But there will be another milestone to celebrate as well -- the Grammys' 35th year on CBS.


The US Labor Department said Thursday inflation at the consumer level remained tame in August. The consumer price index rose 0.1 percent in August, reversing a 0.1 percent decline in July, the Labor Department said.


Friends pay tribute to former U.N. envoy

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick was remembered at a National Cathedral memorial service Tuesday by hundreds of friends and admirers on the birthday of President Reagan, who appointed her ambassador to the United Nations in 1981.


New Washington Stadium Will Cost More, Mayor Told

A new stadium for Major League Baseball in Washington D.C. will cost around $90 million more than the mayor expects, the city's independent chief financial officer told the City Council Thursday.


LONDON, Sept. 21 -- The commander of the British army said Friday that the recent withdrawal of British forces from downtown Basra was part of a "successful" strategic plan for Iraq and not the result of pressure from Shiite militias.


San Jose wins dubious honor for West Nile

A 50-year-old San Jose man is the Bay Area's first human case of West Nile virus, Santa Clara County health officials confirmed Thursday.


UK Freedom of Information Act Takes Effect

Britons get their first opportunity to test the country's new Freedom of Information Act on Tuesday, when the nation goes to work after an extended New Year holiday.


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has pleaded with supporters to have patience after his side made hard work of a 1-0 win against injury-plagued Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.


As of Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, at least 3,795 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 3,095 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Video Shows U.K. Hostage's Plea for Life

A videotape posted on Islamic Web site Wednesday showed a man identifying himself as British hostage Kenneth Bigley pleading for British Prime Minister Tony Blair to help save his life.


BUCHAREST, Romania -- Rica Neaga and Cristian Ciocoiu scored in the first half as Steaua Bucharest held on to beat Besiktas 2-1 in a hard-fought UEFA Cup tie to go top of Group B on Thursday.


Paris Hilton begins jail term a day early

From the camera flashes on the red carpet of a Hollywood awards show to the walls of a jail cell -- what a difference a day makes when you're Paris Hilton.


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Indy Racing League News, Notes â Dec. 8, 2004

Buddy Rice and Vitor Meira will remain with Rahal Letterman Racing after the team announced on Dec. 8 multi-year contract extensions with both drivers.


Britain is embroiled in a fresh conflict with Iraq as it battles to quash global terrorism for ever, British Prime Minister Tony Blair declared in a stark relabeling of the situation on Sunday.


Torino, 19:41 - CALCIO, JUVE: DOPPIO INTERVENTO PER PESSOTTO

Doppio intervento per Gianluca Pessotto, ricoverato presso la casa di cura Fornaca. Il team manager ...


Yukos to cut output at Yugansk unit, plant may be sold at 60% ...

MOSCOW: Shares of Russian oil major Yukos fell on Friday after the firm said it would trim output at its main Yugansk unit and a paper reported the unit could be sold for a fraction of what analysts say it is worth.


Asians seek out the sun despite cancer threats

It's autumn in Hong Kong but the  island's beaches are still crowded with sun worshippers  desperate to catch the last rays of sunshine before winter.


Millions of lower-income working people are missing out on substantial tax refunds, the head of the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday as he promoted a tax credit to help them.


FORMER England boss Glen Hoddle is tipped here today to become West Bromwich Albion manager later this week. Hoddle, who has been in soccer exile for 13 months, has already agreed a $2.


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U.S. elections has seized global attention

It can be considered undiplomatic, and none of them actually gets to vote. But some foreign leaders and political figures haven't been able to resist the question: Bush or Kerry for U.S. president? Sometimes ...


Since when does the White House care about puppets? Ever since the guys from "South Park" started pulling the strings. Trey Parker and Matt Stone's movie "Team America: World Police" features


Hamas dismisses Bush Mideast visit as "photo op"

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Saturday dismissed President George W. Bush's upcoming visit to the Middle East as a "photo opportunity" and said he was not welcome in the region.


Tokyo's Nikkei average opened 0.64  percent higher on Monday as investors took a cue from gains in  U.S. technology stocks, snapping up Toshiba Corp. and several  other lagging high-tech issues.


Modena. 18:33, 18:33 - CALCIO, MODENA: LA FINANZA IN SEDE PER IL SETTORE GIOVANILE

La Guardia di Finanza ha acquisito documenti del settore giovanile nella sede del Modena. I militari...


Two Palestinian militants are killed in an Israeli raid in Gaza, bringing the total killed in the last 24 hours to 11.


Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke, Tim McGraw, Lucas Black and Garrett Hedlund. Directed by Peter Berg. Based on the book by HG Bissinger, with a screenplay by David Aaron Cohen and Peter Berg.


In China, Paulson Pushes U.S. Currency Goals

BEIJING, Sept. 19 -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. is fond of recounting stories from his dozens of visits to China as chief executive of Goldman Sachs, a legacy that has fueled expectations he can accomplish a feat that eluded his predecessors: persuading China's leaders to...


PHNOM PENH, Cambodia King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia offered to abdicate on Thursday, sick and dismayed at political infighting in his impoverished country as it struggles to recover from the "Killing Fields" era.


UK online gambling regs go live tomorrow

Computing Which? hack gets skinned With the UK's 2005 Gambling Act coming into force tomorrow, and online gambling hugely more popular than it was*, is it time to assess the landscape of internet betting for British consumers? Computing Which? magazine says yes, and publishes the result of its painstaking investigation today.â¦


Eight killed in surge in Afghan violence

A suicide bomber has killed two Americans and five Afghans outside a US security firm's office and a British soldier died after a gunbattle with Taliban guerillas.


South Korean voters head to the polls on Wednesday, ready to end 10 years of liberal presidents by picking a former businessman who promises run the world's 13th largest economy like a CEO.


MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Hamas urged the West on Friday to accept a new Palestinian unity government but leading officials from the Islamist group said they would never recognize Israel nor abide by existing peace accords.


Manuel Rosales, governor of the Venezuelan state of Zulia, is runing against President Hugo Chavez in the 3 December elections.


Vice Premier Wu Yi said yesterday that China will step up its efforts to take precautions against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in order to secure the health of all people.


"Universe," "Housewives" nominated by gay group

LOS ANGELES  - Julie Taymor's Beatles-tuned "Across the Universe," the Israeli film "The Bubble," and ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" and "Desperate Housewives" are among the gay-friendly films and TV series nominated for the 19th annual GLAAD Media Awards.


Colts' Dungy says ABC intro was insensitive

If ABC hoped to generate a little bit more buzz for "Monday Night Football" and "Desperate Housewives," its steamy intro to the Dallas-Philadelphia game sure did the trick.


Emmanuel Adebayor scores twice as Arsenal come from behind to beat Tottenham.


Chirac arrives for Anglo-French summit with Iraq still a sore point

French President Jacques Chirac began a two-day visit to London for an annual Anglo-French summit, with Iraq still a sore point in relations between the two European powers.


The mother of a girl who died on tracks near a railway station five weeks ago is found dead at the same spot.


The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Monday awarded the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel jointly to two US men.


Disease Risks Rise After Philippine Typhoon

Flood waters receded in the northern Philippines on Friday in the wake of a typhoon, but thousands of people remained cut off from help, hungry and at risk of disease after a week of severe flooding.


In carcere un 36enne che agiva tra San Severo e Termoli


'I Romano erano prepotenti', in aula giallo subito risolto


L'incremento e' stato attuato senza preavviso


The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Monday it agreed with a joint UN-Afghan election board that nullifying Saturday's national election in Afghanistan was unjustified despite some irregularities in the


Hazards: More Transfusions Mean More Risk for Women

Women are more likely than men to die after heart surgery, and one reason may be the use of a common medical procedure: blood transfusions.


Kerry launches frontal assault on Cheney/Halliburton

US Democrats opened a new front in their battle for the White House, attacking Vice President Dick Cheney and his old company Halliburton for alleged "cronyism" that reaped billions of dollars of business in Iraq.


Lione, 16:47 - CALCIO, LIONE: BIG IN CAMPO CONTRO ST.ETIENNE

Nonostante l'ormai prossima sfida di Champions League contro la Roma, il tecnico del Lione, Gerard H...


France's President Sarkozy marries his girlfriend, ex-model Carla Bruni, the mayor who married them says.


The one place fight against AIDS will yield real results

In 1988, when World AIDS Day began, 10 million people worldwide were living with AIDS. Today, nearly 40 million men, women and children are HIV positive.


Think tank: More broadband regulation may be needed

Competition may not fix problems with broadband speed and cost in the United States, because of the high cost of entry into the market, the leader of a technology think tank said Friday.Many policymakers in Washington, D.C., call for competition to cure issues with broadband value and build-out, but they don't recognize that the cost of building out competing networks may make broadband a natural monopoly or duopoly, said Robert Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)."It's a mistake for policymakers to assume that if they simply 'push the competition lever,' all the problems with broadband policy will be solved," wrote Atkinson, in an ITIF paper. "The bottom line is that if policymakers want to maximize not only societal welfare but also consumer welfare, they must balance the push for more competition with the need to maintain and create an efficient broadband industry structure."Atkinson and some other speakers at an ITIF broadband policy forum argued that the United States may need more broadband regulations to achieve higher speeds and lower prices. Atkinson suggested a balance between competition and regulations that would mandate open pipes and create stronger enforcement of consumer protection and antitrust laws.Not everyone agreed that more regulation was appropriate. The suggestion that broadband is a natural monopoly or duopoly "as an economist gives me the willies," said John Mayo, professor of economics, business and public policy at Georgetown University.A government-supported monopoly in the traditional telephone market didn't work, Mayo said. He recalled an old Bell Atlantic billboard saying something to the effect of, "We don't sell you what you think you want; we sell you what we know you need."Broadband is still a relatively new technology and the broadband business model is still evolving, Mayo said. The industry doesn't need government regulation while it's still developing.Other speakers complained that U.S. residents get lower speeds for higher prices than many residents of Europe and the Far East. But Mayo noted that prices have been falling. "No matter how you measure it ... it's more affordable today than it's ever been," he said.Speakers at the forum noted that broadband policy is becoming an issue in the U.S. presidential campaign. This month, Sen. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential front-runner, outlined a broadband policy that would include tax incentives for broadband carriers to move into rural and other underserved areas. Clinton also called for public and private partnerships to help roll out broadband and for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to develop better data about where broadband is available.Several other candidates have talked about broadband as well, including Republican front-runner Rudy Giuliani, noted Jonathan Sallet, a partner in the Washington communications firm, the Glover Park Group.But many policymakers in Washington have recently taken a hands-off approach to broadband, thinking "let's create a neutral platform and just let stuff happen," added Steven Weber, a professor of political science at the University of California Berkeley. But just letting stuff happen isn't working to push broadband in many sectors, including health care, he said."I don't think that argument is completely adequate to most people," he said.


Debate victories fall to NBC, cabler Fox News

Variety - More than 46.7 million viewers tuned in for the terse town hall debate between Sen. John Kerry and President Bush, a strong showing for a second presidential debate falling on the second-worst night in TV.


Fans put in position of deciding which team comes first

Say you're a Raiders fan and the Silver and Black are playing the Broncos in late December. You want Denver to hurt the hurt that only comes with having your hiney handed to you.


Milano, 19:17 - CALCIO, INTER: JIMENEZ VERSO IL RECUPERO PER IL DERBY

Allenamento pomeridiano per l'Inter in vista del derby. Defatigante per chi ha giocato a Reggio Cala...


The Madrid trial of 30 suspected Islamic militants is briefly suspended as defendants protest.


Apple has updated the iBook range, with the fastest-ever 1.33GHz model and the cheapest-ever model for Â£749, and adding built-in AirPort Extreme across the line.


Indice Nikkei cede lo 0,70%, euro in rafforzamento


Motherwell's O'Donnell dies after collapse

Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell died on Saturday after collapsing during a match.


Australian terrorist seeks deal to testify in foreign trials

SYDNEY : Australia's first convicted terrorist, who confessed to conspiring with Al-Qaeda to blow up the Israeli embassy in Canberra, wants a deal in exchange for testifying against terror suspects in foreign courts.


Shakira touched by song of orphaned girl

Pop singer Shakira was moved when a Bangladeshi girl orphaned by last month's cyclone Sidr sang Mother, wherever you are, write to me.


Airport Staff Walk-Out Fails to Disrupt Flights

A strike by hundreds of baggage handlers and maintenance workers at Gatwick Airport failed to disrupt flights today. The workers mounted picket lines outside


Advertising: Getting Law Firms to Like Commercials

Television advertising has long been frowned on in the legal profession. But Spot Runner, an online advertising agency, is trying to change that.


Actress Jennifer Lopez is honoured by human rights group Amnesty International for her latest film.


British Muslims say a British hostage in Iraq should be freed

BAGHDAD, Iraq British Muslim officials are asking for the release of a British man being held in Iraq, saying he shouldn't be held responsible for Britain's participation in the Iraq war.


Hanno chiesto di non procedere all'allargamento dell'aeroporto Dal Molin destinato ad ospitare la 173esima Brigata aviotrasportata americana                                          Vicenza, migliaia in corteo contro l'ampliamento della base Usa                                                                                Manifestazione pacifica: "Parisi, l'Italia si aspetta un no"


The candymaker cited lower sales, higher promotional costs and a charge to streamline operations.


A defiant Tony Blair faced down hostile Labour MPs in the Commons today, telling them to "stand firm" and finish the job in Iraq.


Report: 17.7 million PDAs shipped in '06

Global shipments of handheld computers rose 18.4 percent to 17.7 million in 2006, with Research in Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry showing strong growth, but Palm Inc. suffering a steep decline in sales and market share, Gartner Inc. reported Tuesday.


Questions for Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach: Put to the Test

The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration talks about the agencyâs recent failures and scandals, his new drug-safety initiative and ending cancer deaths in the next decade.


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Roma, 16:53 - CALCIO, BOLOGNA: COLACEM SMENTISCE INTERESSE

Giuseppe Colaiacovo, vicepresidente di Colacem, ha smentito di voler acquistare il Bologna. ''Non mi...


FORT BRAGG, NC Sept. 27, 2004 - Pfc. Lynndie England will be court-martialed in January on charges stemming from the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, the Army announced Monday.


Missing Link: Simpson has Milli Vanilli moment

Was it the technology? Or her spaced-out band? If you haven't already seen the video clip of Ashlee Simpson's lip-syncing flub on Saturday Night Live, get thee to eBaum's World.


Si celebra il 2 luglio la Giornata Diocesana del malato nel Santuario Regionale Basilica Maria Santissima Incoronata del Pettoruto in San Sosti Roma (Agenzia Fides) - LunedÃ¬ 2 luglio, presso il Santuario Regionale Basilica Maria Santissima Incoronata del Pettoruto in San Sosti, Cosenza, si terrÃ  la tradizionale Giornata diocesana del malato. I protagonisti sono gli ammalati che, durante la S...


Bush backers like converted Democrat's zeal

US President George W. Bush found strong support among voters in key states for Democratic Senator Zell Miller, who has broken with his party and raised eyebrows with attacks on Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry.


Afghan president says region must tackle terrorism

HERAT, Afghanistan  - Afghanistan and its neighbors must launch a regional campaign against terrorism in order to make the most of their natural resources and develop trade, President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday.


Iraq's crucial oil and electricity sectors still need roughly $50 billion to meet demand, analysts and officials say, even after the United States has poured more than $6 billion into them over more than four years.


OMAHA -- Oregon State became the first team in a decade to repeat as College World Series champion, completing a dominant run through the tournament with a 9-3 victory over North Carolina last night.


A Norwegian submarine on military exercise has collided with a tanker in the Minch.


Wolfgang Mommsen, a historian who chronicled Germany's imperial past and took part in a "historians' battle" over whether the Nazis' crimes were unique, has died, his twin brother told The Associated Press on Thursday. He was 73.


Defender Sol Campbell reveals he has agreed to sign a new deal with Arsenal.


IT'S NOW A TWO-FRONT WAR: Democrats announce a second recount of the 2.9 million ballots cast for governor, and head to state Supreme Court to seek a broader ballot count.


Disgraced newspaper baron Conrad Black is calling it quits. Black is set to step down from the chairman's post of his newspaper empire Hollinger Inc.


Plans are in the pipeline for beavers to be released into the Scottish wild for the first time in 500 years.


It may be early in the Big East Conference race, but the winner of Thursday night's Syracuse-West Virginia game (7:30 pm ET, ESPN) will be the favorite and control its own destiny in terms


NEW YORK (Billboard) - Vintage rock trio Cream will reunite  for a string of shows next year at London's Royal Albert Hall,  sources tell Billboard.


Christie Brinkley is about to become a model singleton.


UK advertising group WPP beats France's Havas to win a bidding war for US firm Grey Global which could cost as much as Â£750m.


Shortstop Mark DeRosa suffered what appeared to be a significant injury to his right leg during the sixth inning of Saturday night's game against the Marlins at Turner Field.


It's expensive, but not as expensive as living without income.


Two golds again in new judging debacle? Not this time

A grand judging goof at the Athens Olympics cheapened American gymnast Paul Hamm's historic gold and gave South Korea another good reason to cry robbery at the games.


Era stato congedato perche' soffriva di problemi psichici


Microsoft throws its weight behind OpenID, an emerging Web authentication standard.


MADRID: Five small explosive devices were detonated overnight at Madrid service stations along busy highways after a telephone warning from the armed Basque separatist group ETA.


Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N on  Wednesday said profit fell in the third quarter because of  increased marketing spending and higher costs for raw  materials.


Alan Hollinghurst's The Line of Beauty has been awarded the Man Booker Prize, the first time the prestigious award has been given to a book dealing predominantly with gay issues.


Ernie Els, the world's No. 2 golfer, said he'll resist an attempt by the PGA Tour to make him play more tournaments in the United States and fewer elsewhere in 2005.


Browns rookie tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. needs a second operation on his right leg and will miss the remainder of this season. Winslow, who broke his fibula during a loss on Sept.


Burstyn tells Oprah of her troubled past

Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn says she struggled through decades of abuse and hopes her story will inspire other women.


New York wonders as ex-Mayor Giuliani gains support

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


The LPGA Tour returns to Mexico for the first time in 30 years with the MasterCard Classic to be played the first weekend in March at Bosque Real Country Club in Mexico City.


Ana Ivanovic will play Daniela Hantuchova in the semi-finals of the Australian Open after a thrilling win over Venus Williams.


Gitmo has makeover to reduce hostilities

Seeking to ease conditions for angry and frustrated Guantanamo detainees, the commander of the prison camps has instituted language classes, a literacy program and wants to open communal areas for men held in isolation 22 hours a day.


Russia's Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in a Houston court to halt a Kremlin-driven liquidation of the nation's biggest crude oil producer.


BRITISH PEOPLE HELPED ME WIN IN NEW YORK

PAULA RADCLIFFE last night paid tribute to the "incredible support" which helped her overcome her Olympic nightmare. Radcliffe fought back from her Athens heartbreak to win the New York Marathon


Just hours after her husband gave up his bulldog battle for the vice presidency, Elizabeth Edwards got the devastating news that she has breast cancer.


More than 1.7 million in the UK will have dementia by 2051, costing billions of pounds each year, experts forecast.


China's new leader is forging ahead with policies set by Jiang, but trouble with Taiwan looms. BEIJING--Having taken over Sunday as chairman of the ruling Communist Party's


Egypt's authorities propose unifying prayer calls in Cairo by broadcasting a single voice via a wireless network.


Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur's was powering ahead in her bid to set a new solo round-the-world record as she navigated 715 miles off the southwest tip of Australia.


SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Sports Network) - Utah standout  quarterback Alex Smith made it official Tuesday, announcing his  decision to skip his senior season and enter April's NFL Draft.


Indonesia Prospective Leader on Hunt for Ministers

Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono discussed presidential plans and a cabinet with visitors to his home on Wednesday, even though he has yet to declare victory after Indonesia's first direct vote for a leader.  One of his early apparent cabinet choices was his opponent's running mate, Muslim cleric Hasyim Muzadi, who told Reuters he had received an offer to fill the post of religion minister but had turned it down.


Google Software Makes It Easier to Share

Google is introducing an online business software package designed to make it easier for people in the same organization to share documents and information.


Haiti begs world for help as storm death toll approaches 700

HAITIâS interim president appealed for aid yesterday as the death toll from mud slides and floods caused by tropical storm Jeanne neared 700.


RoethlisbergerÂs Ability to Heal Is Tested Anew

Ben Roethlisberger underwent an appendectomy Sunday afternoon after becoming ill just before practice.


Murdoch seen closer to getting Dow Jones

NEW YORK  — With Rupert Murdoch reportedly sealing a tentative agreement to acquire The Wall Street Journal, the question now turns to the biggest obstacle remaining for a deal: winning over the mercurial Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones & Co.'s shareholder vote.


Asteroid to Come Closest to Earth Since 12th Century, NASA Says

Toutatis, a mountain-sized asteroid, will today come the closest to the Earth since at least the 12th century, giving scientists an opportunity to gather data about it, NASA said on its Web site.


NORTON, Mass. - Vijay Singh has been playing the best golf in the world for a long time...


New cabinet in Jakarta signals attack on graft

JAKARTA Indonesia's new president swore in a cabinet Thursday that surprised markets and economists by handing a relatively unknown former bureaucrat the top Finance Ministry post and naming a businessman as economic chief.


46 Killed, 270 Injured In Iraqi Violence

Baghdad, Sept. 8 (NNN): Bloody clashes on Tuesday between US forces and Shia militiamen left more than 46 persons, including six US soldiers, dead across Iraq during the past 24 hours, officials said here on Wednesday.


Roma, 22:58 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: FATTO TROPPO POCO

Deluso e preoccupato. Luciano Spalletti non si nasconde dopo il ko con la Juve a Torino. "Nel primo ...


LACOLLE, QUE. - Hundreds of seniors from Plattsburgh, NY took buses to Quebec Friday to receive flu shots. The mayor of Plattsburgh arranged the trip with the help of Bloc Quebecois MP, Claude Bachand.


Bari, 19:32 - CALCIO, BARI: BOTTA IN ALLENAMENTO PER DONDA

Seduta pomeridiana per il Bari. Lavoro differenziato per Tabbiani, si è fermato l'argentino D...


Approvato emendamento, accertamento solo se si sfora del 40%


ST Telemedia, TM International to acquire 48 per cent stake in ...

Singapore Technologies Telemedia (ST Telemedia) and TM International, the international investment arm of Telekom Malaysia (together as a âConsortiumâ), have entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 47.7 per cent stake in IDEA Cellular (IDEA


U2 online deal hastens last spin for the CD

THE new album by the rock veterans U2 is called How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. An alternative could have been How To Kill The Compact Disc And Make Two Billion Dollars.


429-Home Project Hits Roadblock: Builder Disputes Need to Fix Streets

By Jared Paben, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Mar. 9--BELLINGHAM -- National builder D.R. Horton's project to construct a major housing development on 72 acres in north Bellingham may stall over a disagreement with the city on fixing roads.


NEW YORK - The barrage of internal controls and enhanced reporting requirements demanded by the US Securities and Exchange Commission has created a climate of "disclosure on steroids" that has many counsel uncertain and badly stressed about making a


Celtic's Boruc reveals secret of penalty heroics

Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc has revealed how he read Louis Saha's mind to make the penalty save that sent the Scottish champions into the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time.


The Caucus Blog: Live Blogging the Iowa Caucuses

Talking points for Clinton volunteers; Huckabeeâs consultant, overheard; Iowans ready to make history.


A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the Interior Department has "unreasonably delayed" its accounting for billions of dollars owed to Indian landholders.


The UN's food agency urges international help for nations struggling to dispose of stockpiles of unused pesticides.


To get or not to get Windows XP Service Pack 2? That is the ...

The talk in the computer world seems to be whether or not to get Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 2. Both sides of the argument offer pros and cons as to whether or not computer users should proceed with this upgrade.


Let's Make Website Mashups, Like Netflickr, Figg and BoingPress

Here's a novel way to reduce bookmark clutter: Combine domains, creating a new site that incorporates the strengths of both the originals.


''La situazione dei conti pubblici emersa a metÃ  anno Ã¨ grave. Ogni intervento di riduzione del prelievo non fondato sul rallentamento dell' espansione delle erogazioni non Ã¨ sostenibile''. Lâaudizione


UN pledges help for Darfur refugees, Sudan wants $300 mln

UN refugees agency chief Ruud Lubbers said on Tuesday that the United Nations will work together with the Sudanese government to help Darfur refugees return home while


Woman dies after being injected with toxic antiseptic

She was supposed to be home in time for Thanksgiving but she died at the hospital on Nov. 23. "It was avoidable, 100 percent avoidable, all it took was a little bit of logic, she


Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves is set for a long-awaited recall by England manager Steve McLaren following his impressive showing against Real Madrid in midweek Champions League action.


Myanmar anti-junta protests biggest in 20 yrs

Tens of thousands of people joined streams of Buddhist monks on marches through Myanmar's capital on Monday in the biggest demonstration against the ruling generals since they crushed student-led protests nearly 20 years ago.


Albania's mission impossible: find a street address

Sending a letter or finding a friend's house in Albania is not that simple as much of the country doesn't have street names thanks to petty bickering between intractable politicians.


LOS ANGELES  - Recent box office champ  "The Grudge," a haunted-house horror starring Sarah Michelle  Gellar, is slated to be released Feb. 1 on DVD and will include  a featurette that asks why people seek out fear at the movies.


ATHENS, Ga. -- David Greene led No. 8 Georgia to an early lead over Georgia Tech, then returned at the end with an aching left thumb to make sure the Bulldogs held on for a 19-13 victory over Georgia Tech yesterday.


Troubled pop star Britney Spears's ordeal continues. The latest is that Scott Gordon, who is the judge in her custody case, has ordered that she will have to undergo random drug and alcohol tests to ensure she is a fit mother.


Our political system has historically had two major parties. Various other third parties have come and gone and have never gotten their candidates elected.


U.S.: N. Korea falling short on nuclear deadline

In a last-minute nudge to North Korea, the U.S. State Department said Sunday it was "unfortunate" that Pyongyang had not supplied a complete declaration of its nuclear programs before a Monday deadline but signaled it would continue disarmament talks with its allies.


Workers at the Airbus plant in north Wales are to learn whether expected mass job cuts will affect them.


Seven homes are attacked in Dungannon, County Tyrone, in what police believe were racist incidents.


Unilever cuts profit forecast and shares tumble

LONDON Unilever, the world's largest maker of food and soap products, cut its profit forecast on Monday, sending its shares to their lowest level in four years.


Germany's famed Anna Amalia library reopens, 3 years after devastating fire

"We still have great treasures to save and recover."  WEIMAR, Germany : Germany's famed Anna Amalia Library, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, reopened Wednesday, three years after a catastrophic fire consumed some 50,000 historic books. via International Herald Tribune


Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's budget is voted down by Israeli MPs, threatening his coalition government.


Seoul shares end rally, but POSCO hits record

Seoul shares retreated from a one-month  high early on Wednesday as recent outperformers such as Hyundai  Heavy fell on worries a four-day rally had been excessive given  persistent doubts about the economy and corporate profits.


DevShed: Completing a Web Site Template using Inheritance in PHP 5

DevShed finishes off their two-part look at working with Inheritance in a PHP5 application (their web site template engine) with the second tutorial, a look at making the look consistent across the web engine's outputted pages.   In this final installment of the series I'm going to complete the creation of the sample website by developing a pair of additional web pages, which will come in useful for building the typical "Products" and "Contact" sections of the web site in question.   They start with an overall look at how the class will end up before getting into the parts that will need to be added. They extend the base classes even more with more inheritance, making classes for both the Product and Contact pages to render the needed elements.


New Highs for Indexes, and No Move by the Fed

The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poorâs 500-stock index on Friday both reached all-time closing highs.


Oil prices slid towards $US49 a barrel, after United States crude stocks rose unexpectedly and rebels in Nigeria's oil- rich delta region agreed to a ceasefire with the Government, reducing an imminent threat to supplies.


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


The White House and maverick Senate Republicans have begun a fresh round of talks over how to handle the nation's most dangerous terrorism suspects, resuscitating GOP hopes for approving a key piece of the president's anti-terror agenda before the November elections.


There's no 80 percent solution for retirement

Don't waste too much time mulling over those retirement rules of thumb that seem to pop up everywhere. They've never been very useful, but changes in the way people live and work make them even less so.


Israel's Sharon Agrees to Changes to W. Bank Barrier

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to changes in the route of Israel's West Bank barrier on Monday but insisted on keeping key Jewish settlement blocks inside, political sources said.


From the humble beginnings of  drummer Carter Beauford's mother's basement and a crucial  Tuesday-night residency at Trax in Charlottesville, Virginia,  the Dave Matthews Band has become the biggest touring success  story to emerge from the 1990s.


Crude futures fall below $48 US a barrel as supplies expected to ...

Crude oil futures tumbled below $48 US a barrel Tuesday, closing at their lowest level in seven weeks, on rising expectations that the US supply of transport and home-heating fuels will be adequate this winter.


MORE than 70,000 fans were forced to evacuate Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium after a bomb scare today. It came in the name of ETA Basque separatist guerrillas and forced the game with Real Sociedad to be abandoned three minutes from time.


Gaza lights up as Israel eases fuel blockade

Israel resumed fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip's main power plant on Tuesday, offering limited respite from a blockade that plunged much of the Hamas-ruled territory into darkness and touched off international protests.


Debutant Sharapova gets Russia back on track against Israel

Maria Sharapova, fresh from her first Australian Open victory, got defending champions Russia back on track in the Fed Cup World Group tie against Israel on Saturday.


Deal on health care helps get Ottawa off the funding hook

The initial reaction from commentators to the outcome of this week's first ministers' conference on health care was that Prime Minister Paul Martin was the loser in the deal.


Mars Rovers Lose Power as Massive Dust Storm Grows

A major dust storm on Mars has worsened and is causing the Mars Exploration Rovers to lose power.


Tennis: Agassi has Masters Cup in sights

Andre Agassi's chances of qualifying for the season-ending Masters Cup suffered a setback after losing 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4-7) to Thomas Johansson in the final yesterday.


Soon after announcing the $500 million deal to divest 60 per cent in GE Capital International Services (Gecis) to General Atlantic Partners and Oak Hill Partners, Pramod Bhasin, President & CEO, Gecis, spoke to Business Standard.


Public schools in the United States are  becoming more racially segregated and the trend is likely to  accelerate because of a Supreme Court decision in June,  according to report published on Wednesday.


Euro defense company develops "hacker-proof" encryption.


British company Avcen, designers of "Jetpod" taxi, believe they can offer a flying taxi service within 5 years. The taxi, due to undergo "proof of concept" test flights over the next 18 months, cruises to 228m with speeds of up to 350 mph (563 kph).


Palestinians Hunt for Kidnapped CNN Producer

Palestinian security forces were on Tuesday searching for an Israeli Arab producer for CNN television who was kidnapped by gunmen in the Gaza Strip.


Jeff Zucker will be named chairman and chief executive of NBC Universal on Tuesday, succeeding Bob Wright, according to people close to the company.


ATHENS -- Bronze is the best the American men can do in basketball and the reason is simple: A hastily assembled assortment of NBA stars couldn't beat a better team -- Argentina.


WASHINGTON: The post 9/11 homeland security system suffered another public embarrassment at the weekend with the disclosure by a congressman that he had suffered lengthy delays at airline ticket counters and that he had been subjected to intense


26/8/2004 - Imprescindibili condizioni di salute costringono l'asso statunitense a rinunciare al contratto con la Scavolini e ad interrompere la propria carriera professionistica. Il saluto del campione alla


BEAVER CREEK, Colorado -- Austria's Stephan Goergl celebrated the first World Cup win of his career on Thursday when he took the second men's super-g race of the season at Beaver Creek.


China Sets Condition for Resuming Talks with Taiwan

Talks between diplomatic rivals Taiwan  and China could resume if the island sticks to a 1992  interpretation of the "one China" principle, Chinese newspapers  on Monday quoted a top negotiator with Taiwan as saying.


iTunes, a legal music download service from Apple, previously unavailable in Canada, finally launched its much anticipated Canadian online store yesterday.


Roma, 17:14 - CALCIO, SERIE B: STERCHELE SQUALIFICATO PER 3 GIORNATE

Il Giudice Sportivo, in serie B, ha squalificato per quattro turni l'allenatore del Vicenza, Angelo ...


Fidel Castro, 20th century revolutionary

Fidel Castro, who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States from a guerrilla uprising and defied attempts to oust him by 10 U.S. presidents, retired on Tuesday after almost half a century at Cuba's helm.


PENDLETON, ORE. - In his first appearance since the Republican convention, Vice President Dick Cheney stood by every one of the administration's foreign and economic policies in a speech here Friday that drew


Art Review | 'The (S) Files 007': A Latino Biennial That Bucks a Global Trend

The show at El Museo del Barrio provides a survey of 51 emerging artists working in New York and from this yearâs invited âguest country,â Ecuador.


A sleeping pill that can be taken without the risk of addiction or grogginess is the latest new "miracle" drug, but consumers may be more leery this time.


5 Wounded in Rocket Attack in Northwestern Pakistan

A rocket attack in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border has wounded at least five people and damaged several houses. Security officials in Bannu in the North West Frontier Province say two rockets


Arab League envoys due in Israel for historic talks

JERUSALEM -- The 22-country Arab League will send envoys on a historic first mission to Israel this week to discuss a sweeping Arab peace initiative and how it might prop up Mahmoud Abbas, the embattled Palestinian president.


Accused U.S. Deserter Jenkins May Surrender Saturday

An American soldier accused of deserting  to North Korea 40 years ago and in hospital in Japan since July  is likely to surrender at a U.S. Army camp near Tokyo at the  weekend, Japanese media said on Wednesday.


Multan, due bombe tra la folla E' strage: 39 morti

ISLAMABAD 7 OTTOBRE 2004- Due autobombe sono esplose tra la folla nella cittÃ  pakistana di Multan provocando almeno 39 morti e un centinaio di feriti. A Multan, una cittÃ  nella parte centrale del paese, si


Bancrofts meet to discuss Murdoch bid for Dow Jones

Members of the Bancroft family  that controls Dow Jones & Co Inc met in Boston on Monday  to consider a $5 billion offer by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp  (NWSa.N) for the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.


Iran says U.N. decisions on atomic plans worthless

Iran will not abandon its atomic goals because of U.N. sanction resolutions that are "just a pile of papers", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday.


Parigi, 22:46 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: PSG-BENFICA 2-1

Il Paris SG ha battuto il Benfica 2-1 (2-1) nell'andata degli ottavi di finale di Coppa Uefa.


A former Nazi prison guard, 83, arrives in Italy from Canada to serve a life sentence for murder.


Supportati da aumento profitti attivita' via cavo


US poll 'a factor' in NKorean stalling on nuclear talks date: UK envoy

The US presidential elections in November are a factor behind North Korea's reluctance to commit to a date for new six-way talks about its nuclear weapons program, a British envoy said.


BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University fired football coach Gerry DiNardo, board of trustees president Fred Eichhorn told The Associated Press Wednesday.


As hopes faded for Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern`s formula for reviving power sharing, East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell insisted photographic evidence of the destruction of IRA weapons was a basic requirement of any deal with Sinn Fein.


DaimlerChrysler recalls 1,650 Smart cars

The German-US automaker DaimlerChrysler said Tuesday it was recalling 1,650 Smart ForTwo minicars worldwide to check for steering problems.


Two Russian passenger planes crashed  almost simultaneously, killing all 89 people on board in what  investigators said on Wednesday might have been a terrorist  attack or simply a mysterious coincidence.


GREELEY, Colo. -- The backup punter at Northern Colorado has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing his teammate _ the starting punter _ in the kicking leg.


Michigan, Michigan State and Western Michigan have the highest graduation rates for athletes among the state's seven NCAA Division I schools, an NCAA report showed Monday.


Must the ill be made to suffer for such meager gain?

Angel Raich is ill - very ill. She's subject to severe, debilitating pain from an inoperable brain tumor and more than a dozen other ailments, including a chronic wasting condition.


Turkey lifted its ban on YouTube Friday, an official for the country's largest telecommunications firm said, two days after a court ordered the Web site blocked because of videos that allegedly insulted the founder of modern Turkey.


A prosecutor who was criticized for his handling of the Michael Vick dogfighting investigation defeated a write-in challenger to keep his job, an election official said Wednesday.


Conversions to GPLv3 from v2...moving slowly

Blog: GPLv3, for all its sound and fury, has not had much impact on the industry...yet.  Very few projects have adopted it.  Here's why.


Scientists in Britain say they are making remarkable advances in the search for life in other solar systems, though results are more than a decade off.


U.S. and North Korea caution on hope for deal

The prospect of initial steps toward ending North Korea's nuclear arms program brightened on Friday as negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend operations at a nuclear plant within two months.


Assunta Romagnoli, 29 anni, madre di due bambini, assassinatadavanti alla chiesa: era andata a prendere la figlia che usciva da catechismo                                          Lucera, uccisa in piazza a coltellate L'omicidio per una lite condominiale                                                                                L'autore del delitto si Ã¨ costituito ai carabinieri un'ora dopo


Bush May Come Up With 2nd-Term Surprises

Odd things can happen when presidents no longer have to worry about re-election. George W. Bush embarks on another four years in the White House unleashed from election concerns for the first time in his presidency, raising questions about what he will do with the freedom of a second term.


The euro sets yet another record high against the dollar, following last week's cut in US interest rates.


Shell seeks to partake in Turkey pipeline project

Royal Dutch Shell says it has signed an agreement with energy peers Eni and Calik Enerji on its possible participation in a major oil pipeline project in Turkey.


BEIRUT, May 31 -- Hezbollah, the Shiite Muslim militia, and other opposition groups in Lebanon on Thursday denounced the U.N. creation of an international tribunal to prosecute suspects in the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, calling it a violation of Lebanon's...


Romanian cable operator offers voice services with Alcatel solution

Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) today announced RCS&RDS Group, Romania's largest cable operator, leading data, carrier and Internet provider, is complementing its offerings with digital voice services ...


Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke won the Taiheiyo Masters on Sunday, closing with 4-under 68 for a six-stroke victory.


Sud flagellato dai nubifragi Frana nel lecchese: muoiono due ...

LOMBARDIA Una frana si e' abbattuta nel tardo pomeriggio nei pressi della frazione Pino di Varenna (Lecco). Secondo le prime informazioni due persone, in un primo tempo disperse, sono in seguito state ritrovate morte.


New York lost one of its signature artists Tuesday night when Broadway, movie and TV actor Jerry Orbach, who played hard-bitten Detective Lenny Briscoe in the NBC series "Law and Order," died


Hard drives have come a long way since debuting 50 years ago this week. Do they still have room to shrink?


Costa Rica eliminates Portugal, Iraq beaten at last in Olympic soccer

VOLOS, Greece  - Costa Rica scored its first four goals of the 2004 Olympic soccer tournament to knock star-studded Portugal out of the competition and set up a meeting with favourite Argentina.


Malaysia's Anwar Returns to Hero's Welcome

Malaysia's former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has come home to a rock star's welcome Sunday. He returned from undergoing back surgery in Germany following his release from prison last month.


ONS survey reveals alcohol consumption in Britain could also be falling


CouricÂs Opening Night Lifts Ratings for CBS

Katie CouricÂs first night as anchor drew the largest audience in more than eight years for CBSÂs evening news program, and Rosie OÂDonnell also makes a splash in her new job on ÂThe View.Â


What if Iowa Settles Nothing for Democrats?

A number of polls have suggested that the Democratic caucus could end up more or less a tie.


Miniature People Add Extra Pieces to Evolutionary Puzzle

The miniature people found to have lived on an Indonesian island until 13,000 years ago have shaken up views of the human past.


Ashcroft Says Likely to Appeal Patriot Act Ruling

SCHEVENINGEN, Netherlands  - U.S. Attorney General  John Ashcroft said on Thursday the Bush administration is  likely to appeal a U.S. District Court ruling that part of the  Patriot Act was unconstitutional.


Publisher Belo's Profit Slides on Scandal

Belo Corp. BLC.N said on Friday that  quarterly profit fell about 64 percent, weighed down by costs  connected to a recent scandal involving inflated circulation  data at its Dallas Morning News newspaper.


Father charged in child's exposure death

A man angry his toddler daughter wouldn't go to bed knocked her unconscious and left her to die outside in single-digit temperatures, police said.


County health department puts tougher limits on flu vaccine

At least one local health department has set guidelines for who may received flu vaccine that are tougher than the limits spelled out in an emergency order from the state.


Iran's former president decried a wave of "Islamophobia" that he said is being spread in the United States by fear and hatred of Islam in response to terror perpetrated by Muslims.


Today is the big day! I'm giddy with anticipation, and am doing all I can to control my bowels from leaking their repulsive contents.


Russian ex-spy's condition worsens as objects found in intestine

The condition of poisoned former Russian spy and Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko worsened overnight, doctors said, as one report said three unidentified objects had been found in his intestines.


Newcastle hat-trick hero Alan Shearer tonight stressed his determination to bring a trophy to St Jamesâ Park. The former England striker netted three times in Newcastleâs 5-1 defeat of Bnei Sakhnin tonight, sealing a 7-1 aggregate success.


Pakistanis launch attack after mosque talks fail

Pakistani forces launched an operation on Tuesday to clear militants from a mosque compound after talks to end a week-long standoff broke down, the military said.


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SanDisk readies 43-nanometer NAND Flash bash

Doubles density of its chips SanDisk is ready to begin mass-production of commercial flash memory using 43 nanometer process technology. Its latest shrinkage of chip features can double the density per chip compared to the previous 56nm process.â¦


OPEC Boosts Nigeria's Oil Revenue By .82m Bpd

THE Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is hiking its official output by one million barrels per day effective November with Nigeria getting 82,000 barrels per day or 8.2 per cent of the new quota.


Pupils at three Birmingham schools are given an overdose of the MMR vaccine, health chiefs confirm.


Israeli Troops Kill 3 Palestinians in Gaza Raid

Israeli troops killed three Palestinians,  including a militant and a 10-year-old girl, in northern Gaza  on Friday, bringing to 82 the Palestinian death toll from a  massive nine-day-old offensive.


It has been a tough week to be a CBS executive. Two days after the news division admitted serious flaws in its blockbuster story about President Bush's National Guard service, the Tiffany network's parent


Army bomb disposal experts defuse a pipe bomb which is found outside a house in County Down.


Recalled Sourav Ganguly scored a gritty half-century to bolster India's batting on the second day of the first test against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday.


Ex-champion Serena Williams beats 10th seed Dinara Safina to reach the French Open quarter-finals.


Do-not-call bill could be introduced today

The federal government hopes to introduce legislation today to establish a do-not-call registry for consumers who want to stop endless telemarketing pitches.


Prodi prepares for confidence vote this week

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who resigned over a foreign policy defeat last week only to be reappointed a few days later, will fight for his government's survival as he faces a confidence vote this week.


Evaso dai domiciliari, stava per prendere aereo per Canada


An inquiry is launched into what caused a lift to jam at the Glasgow Science Tower, trapping 10 people.


The players and coach of German soccer team FC Lokomotive Leipzig threatened Tuesday to walk off the field if hooligans that rampaged over the weekend show up at one of their matches.


The 25-year-old tested positive for a banned substance in October, which he later denied was cocaine. He could face a two year ban from playing.


The hulking shadow of screen star and future presidential candidate Fred Thompson looms over the next debate Tuesday of 2008 Republicans dreaming of the White House.


Tori Spelling and her husband, actor Dean McDermott, are expecting their first child together. The 33-year-old Spelling, daughter of the late producer Aaron Spelling, will give birth in the spring, Spelling's representative, Jill Fritzo, told The Associated Press on Wednesday.


Successful demarcation makes strong Russia ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing yesterday, beginning a three-day state visit at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.


Suicides on the rise among children and young adults

Suicides among children and young adults rose by an alarming 8 percent in 2004, the largest rise in 15 years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.


Louisville Spoils Boise State's Bid for Perfect Season

MEMPHIS (Sports Network) - Stefan LeFors threw for a pair  of touchdowns and ran for another as seventh-ranked Louisville  put an end to the nation's longest win streak with a thrilling  44-40 victory over No. 10 Boise State in the Liberty Bowl.


The BBC understands West Ham manager Alan Curbishley will not be sacked even if the club are relegated.


Check Point finally marries intrusion prevention firm

Feds raise no objection to second bride Check Point Software has agreed to buy threat prevention firm NFR Security for around $20m. The deal, announced Tuesday, is expected to close by the end of the year.â¦


Wakefield, Ageless Knuckleballer, Flutters Toward 20 Wins

Tim Wakefieldâs knuckleball has revised his career and made him one of the of the most productive pitchers in Red Sox history.


It's no stretch: Rackers hits 3 FGs of at least 50 yards

Even Neil Rackers was surprised. When the Cardinals kicker was told in the second quarter of Sunday's game at Sun Devil Stadium that the team wanted him to attempt a 55-yard field goal, he thought, "Really?


He left to spare Prime Minister Tony Blair any further embarrassment after three weeks of headlines about his affair with a married woman.


Airlines that canceled flights to be probed

Ronald Kirsey, a US Airways baggage services supervisor at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, NC, checks on unclaimed luggage at the airport on Monday.


Profit fell 94 percent in the third quarter as sales fell in the companyâs cell phone business, but it forecast better-than-expected fourth-quarter results.


Holidays no holiday for stressed-out women

NEW YORK, Dec 15 (Reuters Life!) - The holidays are a time for fun, food, family, gifts -- and stress, with more women tending to suffer than men and turning to food, booze and the couch to get over the holidays.


Market tumbles on greater likelihood of recession

U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday as recession worries mounted after the government reported weak job growth in December and rising unemployment.


Astensioni di metalmeccanici, piloti Alitalia, istruzione


HARTFORD, Conn. - Gov. M. Jodi Rell underwent breast-cancer surgery Monday after doctors discovered the disease in its very early stages, the governorâs office said.


Voters want Shinzo Abe to prioritize domestic issues over regional relationships.


From Iraq to Algeria, Al-Qaeda's Long Reach

ALGIERS -- Al-Qaeda has rapidly extended its influence across North Africa by aiding and organizing local groups that are demonstrating a renewed ability to launch terrorist attacks in the region, such as the triple suicide bombings that killed 33 people here last month, according to...


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Kozlov brace helps Thrashers rally past Toronto

Slava Kozlov scored twice to lead the Atlanta Thrashers to a season-high fifth straight victory with a 5-2 road triumph over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.


Movie composer Elmer Bernstein, creator of The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape, dies aged 82.


Six people, believed to be from the same family, are shot dead at a rural home near Seattle in the western US.


Microsoft Plans $1 Billion Charge for Xbox Repairs

Microsoft on Thursday cited âan unacceptable number of repairsâ to its Xbox 360 for the charge, and announced an extended warranty for the video game console.


Famed American composer Elmer Bernstein passed away at his home in Ojai, Calif on Aug. 18, 2004, his publicist said on Thursday. The family said Mr.


Democratic presidential challenger John F. Kerry begins the fall campaign on the defensive and faces the urgent necessity to make the race about the economy and other domestic


GIs Find Belongings of Once-Missing Marine

U.S. troops have recovered personal effects of a U.S. Marine who was once feared beheaded by Iraqi insurgents after disappearing from his unit, U.S. officials said.


Northwest flight attendants okay bargaining agreement

Northwest Airlines Corp.'s  flight attendants ratified a new collective bargaining agreement, the No. 5 U.S. carrier said on Tuesday as it prepares to exit bankruptcy.


Andre Stolz, PGA Tour rookie from Australia, capped an improbable week by two-putting from 45 feet on the final hole Sunday to beat Tom Lehman and two others by a shot in the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas.


Iran received the second shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia on Friday for a power plant being constructed in the southern Iranian town of Bushehr


Argentina's Women Sail Into Hockey Semi-Finals

Top-ranked Argentina booked their berth  in the women's hockey semi-finals at the Athens Olympics on  Friday but defending champions Australia now face an obstacle  course to qualify for the medal matches.


TXU agrees to be acquired for $31.8 billion

Texas power company TXU Corp.  said on Monday it agreed to be acquired by a group led by private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.  and Texas Pacific Group  for $31.8 billion in the largest leveraged buyout in history.


UK charges two more over alleged airline bomb plot

Two more men were charged on Wednesday  in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic  airliners, British police said.


Fibre naturali saranno mescolate a finiture high-tech


Scambiato a 1,3054 dollari e a 135,40 yen


Many of them are bent and broken, grayer and wider. Some carry shrapnel from a step too far, an ambush replayed over and over. All of them carry memories.


U.N.'s Mideast diplomatic efforts falter

Diplomatic efforts to reach quick agreement on a U.N. resolution aimed at ending the escalating Israeli-Hezbollah conflict faltered Wednesday over differences between the United States and France on the timing of an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.


Connections: Eerie Ghost Rush in the Gateway to the Klondike

Skagway, Alaska, is a kind of theme park, in which the townâs entire history is quaintly compressed into the two years of the Klondike gold rush.


The European Union and the four-nation South American Mercosur customs bloc failed to reach a deal to create the world's biggest free-trade area, negotiators said late on Wednesday.


Google Inc. has agreed to acquire in-game advertising company Adscape Media Inc. for $23 million, according to technology site Red Herring, which cited sources familiar with the matter in a report late on Thursday.


Bangla bowlers send ripples; India 403 for six

CHITTAGONG: India received early blows from cricketing minnows Bangladesh on the second day of the second cricket Test here on Saturday.


Former H.P. Chief Pursued Leaks Too, Her Memoir Says

Carleton S. Fiorina, once the most prominent female executive in the United States, ordered the first of a series of investigations in January 2005, she says in a long-anticipated book.


Google PageRank is for Entertainment Purposes Only  This is shocking news, I mean, we all knew PageRank was not something to look at too closely these days, but for Google to come out and say "The PageRank that is displayed in the Google Toolbar is for entertainment purposes only", kind of ...


Researchers have successfully blocked HIV transmission in monkeys with an experimental drug in the form of a topical cream or gel.


Madrid, 20:39 - BASKET, EUROPEI: SLOVENIA-ITALIA 79-74

La Slovenia ha battuto l'Italia 79-74 l'Italia in un incontro valido per la seconda fase (gruppo F) ...


Calif. Voters Divided on Stem Cell Research

Voters in California are almost evenly divided on a ballot measure that could approve state funding for stem cell research, according to a poll released on Sunday.


Tokyo's Nikkei average opened down 0.25 percent on Monday as investors locked in profits on gainers such as insurers and real estate firms following the market's recent rise.


A French pilot was forced to eject from his fighter plane over Algeria Wednesday during a flight from Chad to France, the Defense Ministry said. The pilot landed safely, and the aircraft crashed in an uninhabited area south of the city of Constantine.


David Cameron is urged to shift to traditional Tory policies following a surge in the polls by Labour.


Pakistan court hears appeal by Scottish girl's father

Pakistan's Supreme Court has heard an appeal by the father of a Scottish girl against an order to send her back to her mother in Britain in the latest development in the drawn-out international custody fight.


Research-Result Battle Now Pits PR 'Pit Bull' Against Barbie Blenders

The fracas over free access to government-funded research results has come to this: a battle between a widely feared "pit bull of public relations" and an organization that made its name by celebrating the stuffing of Barbie dolls into blenders.


San Franciscoâs Mayor Proposes Fee on Sales of Sugary Soft Drinks

In a move he says is necessary to trim the cityâs waistline, Gavin Newsom has proposed charging big stores a fee when they sell sugar-sweet soda.


Mobile phone maker Nokia added a moon goddess, a slider, and a classic to its lineup on Thursday. One model, the 8600 Luna, is a high-priced, stainless-steel-and-glass "fashion phone," and the other two, the 6500 classic and the 6500 slide, are intended for the midrange of the market.


Travellers are likely to face further problems as thick fog continues to cover much of southern England.


Service providers can be  fined Â£15,000 for breaching gay sex laws, but a law on harassment is quashed.


Company partners with Kayak Software with aim to complement the burgeoning online travel sales market.


SHOCKING disdain for Zimbabwe and ignorance on what is happening here emerged in a debate in Britain's House of Lords with some speakers alleging that Zimbabweans are eating grass and that Aids is their biggest export.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Airline workers' woes are piling up as carriers seek to cut costs.


Worm Breaks Speed Record from Discovery to Life

AMSTERDAM  - A new computer worm emerged on Tuesday which broke the speed record from the announcement of a security vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer to a full-blown virus that spreads in the wild.


Several people were shot and killed by a hostage taker who opened fire at an Amish school in Pennsylvania on Monday, police said, in the third fatal shooting at a U.S. school in a week.


THE family of British hostage Ken Bigley thanked his captors in Iraq for allowing them to see him alive in a video aired today and renewed their plea for his release.


La diversa strategia di Caselli e del suo successore Grassoun nuovo metodo investigativo che ha lacerato la Procura                                          La sindrome del perdente radicale che mette i pm l'uno contro l'altro                                                                                di GIUSEPPE D'AVANZO


Appeal by Pretty Woman Star Perplexes Palestinians

He's been a prostitute's rich beau, an officer, a gentleman and a gigolo, but Palestinians can't fathom Richard Gere's latest incarnation as a cheerleader for their elections this weekend.


Cigar-producing Cuba says a ban on smoking in some public places will come into force in February.


London to hold Mideast conference next year

Prime Minister Tony Blair announced that a conference on the Middle East would take place in London next year.


Thirty-year-old Jeremy Jaynes, a US citizen settled in North Carolina, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for sending junk e-mails with fraudulent and untraceable routing information.


Suicide bombers kill 36, Baghdad hotel hit

A suicide bomber killed 10 people in the lobby of a busy Baghdad hotel used by foreigners and Iraqi officials, one of three separate attacks that killed a total of 36 on Monday, police and witnesses said.


The same conservative Christian activist who called a meeting last fall to discuss backing a third-party candidate to counter a possible Rudy Giuliani candidacy is revisiting the idea as Sen. John McCain closes in on the Republican presidential nomination.


Japan's financial regulator may suspend  or even end some private banking operations at the Japanese  commercial banking unit of U.S. financial services firm  Citigroup Inc., the Nihon Keizai newspaper said on Thursday.


Hurricane Jeanne Hits Florida, Rips Roofs and Trees

Hurricane Jeanne was downgraded to a tropical storm with 70 mph winds as it moved across Florida after ripping off roofs, scattering debris and downing trees and power lines.


Russian oil giant ordered to pay â¬1.1bn

Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos was ordered to pay over â¬1.1bn in fines and penalties today as part of a â¬3.31bn back-tax claim for 2001.


Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson said Sunday he will stop using the name of Marine from New Mexico who was killed in Iraq and whose story the Democratic governor has recounted while campaigning.


Fox has reduced the  order for sophomore comedy "The Loop" by three episodes, while  ABC has taken "The Nine" off the schedule.


Hannah Foster murder suspect to be extradited

An Indian court has agreed to extradite to Britain a man suspected of the rape and murder of Hampshire teenager Hannah Foster, more than four years after her killing in Southampton.


Roma, 18:51 - Calcio, Milan; Galliani: speriamo che duri

"Abbiamo chiuso benissimo il 2004 con una grande prestazione in casa della Juve, apriamo il 2005 con...


Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed captain Dave Andreychuk to a one-year deal. In accordance with team policy, financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.


The San Francisco Opera on Tuesday announced its own plan to transmit operas to movie theaters using a system it says is superior to that of the Metropolitan Opera.


'Chi vuole imporci disarmo ora avra' pane per i suoi denti'


Barack Obama's White House campaign receives a boost with the backing of Senator Edward Kennedy.


Recording Reveals Frayed Remains of a Friendship

In a bizarre news conference thet featured a 17-minute telephone call between Roger Clemens and his accusatory former personal trainer, Brian McNamee, no eureka moment emerged.


Little League Roundup: Homer in 7th Lifts CuraÃ§ao

Down to his last strike with his team on the brink of elimination, Deion Rosalia stayed calm and settled himself at the plate.


EMI May Sell Recordings Online With No Anti-Copying Software

EMI is said to have discussed proposals to sell unprotected files through an array of digital retailers, including Apple, Microsoft, Real Networks and Yahoo.


Attorney General Lord Goldsmith hits back at Harriet Harman's call for all his legal advice to be published.


Lawmaker Calls for FDA Whistleblower Inquiry

A US lawmaker called on Wednesday for a probe of reports that Food and Drug Administration officials tried to discredit a veteran scientist who testified over Merck & Co.


No Joy in Wrigleyville After Cubs Collapse

Turns out Wrigley Field's crumbling concrete was just an omen for the team that calls it home. The Chicago Cubs had plenty of cracks, too, and then collapsed under the pressure of a playoff run.


A Stable Life, Despite Persistent Dizziness

Living with dizziness is anything but fun. It can throw oneâs whole life out of kilter, literally and figuratively.


Author JK Rowling finishes the sixth Harry Potter book and is to announce its release date on Tuesday.


Investors welcomed the Oracle of Omaha's plan to help bond insurers.  The Dow closed up over 130 points.


Floods that swept across North Korea earlier this month killed at least 600 people, double the previously known toll, the country's official news agency said Saturday.


Infocus: Trends in Web Application Security

This article discusses current trends in penetration testing for web application security, and in particular discusses a framework for selecting the best tool or tools to use for these increasingly common type of application.


14 kidnapped Iraqi policemen found slain

The bodies of 14 policemen were found Friday northeast of Baghdad after an al-Qaida-affilated Sunni group said it abducted members of a government security force in retaliation for the rape of a Sunni woman by members of the Shiite-dominated police.


Azeri Will Join a Strong Field in Classic

With his white cowboy hat, carefully creased jeans and rugged Jack Palance looks, D. Wayne Lukas seemed every bit the gunslinger as he strode into this north Texas town on Tuesday.


Materials that could allow levitating trains and ultra powerful computers to become commonplace are coming of age


Copying HD DVD and Blu-ray discs may become legal

InfoWorld - Under a licensing agreement in its final stages, consumers may get the right to make several legal copies of HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc movies they've purchased, a concession by the movie industry that may quell criticism that DRM (digital rights management) technologies are too restrictive.


Clinton to return $850,000 raised by Hsu

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign said Monday it will return $850,000 in donations raised by Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, who is under federal investigation for allegedly violating election laws.


Barcelona's finally here, as AMD parties in San Francisco

The company revealed a new performance tidbit that was missing from the prelaunch materials as the formal launch party for Barcelona got underway.


No evidence of terrorism in plane crash, says China

BEIJING: Investigators have found no evidence of terrorism or other âman-made destructionâ in the crash of a Chinese airliner that exploded after takeoff and plunged into an ice-covered lake, killing 54 people, news reports said Monday.


Brocade unveils file management software

Brocade rolled out a software package called Brocade Branch File Management Solutions that consists of its StorageX file management software and its Branch File Manager file consolidation software.


Food scares help China's nascent organic market

Fish could give you cancer, snails meningitis and baby milk may kill your children -- barely a day goes by without some new food horror story in China. This is helping drive sales in another, though still tiny, food sector in China -- organic produce.


McCain Team Forms New Plan for New Fight

Chinese facility that supplies the active ingredient in heparin was never inspected due to a mix-up.


Three women returning from a birthday party drowned when the driver lost control of a Jeep Cherokee and went off the road, plunging into a river as the women frantically called a friend on a cell phone instead of dialing 911.


If you followed Red Sox baseball over the last 30 years, you knew Larry Whiteside. At least you knew his byline. You knew his work.


Slow death planned for Sun's Java IDE biz

Solaris tools breath easy The release of the 6.0 version of the Sun Microsystems-sponsored, open-source NetBeans IDE last week sounded the death knell for two other Sun-spawned development tools: Java Studio Enterprise and Java Studio Creator.â¦


Motorola, the world's second largest mobile phone maker, is cutting 1% of its workforce but its core mobile phone operations will be unaffected.


Music stars will take part in eight concerts around the world in July to highlight the threat of global warming.


Karzai asks Canadians not to abandon Afghanistan

Afghan president Hamid Karzai urged Canada's parliament to remain steadfast in its fight to stem insurgencies and help rebuild Afghanistan, despite unease over growing Canadian casualties.


In response to escalating fuel prices, Air New Zealand has announced it will increase its fuel surcharge on airfares sold from September 2 onward.


With a Rookie Quarterback in the N.F.L., Call It in the Air

Debuts are rarely pretty, especially for rookies such as quarterback Eli Manning, who will make his first start for the Giants on Sunday, against the Atlanta Falcons.


New software allows recipients of spam to band together to target known websites behind the messages. The idea is to bombard the sites with messages, slowing them down and making them more expensive to run.


New Delhi: ESPN-Star Sports channel moved to Bombay High Court challenging the Cricket Board's decision to award TV rights to Zee Network for all matches to be played in India for the next four years.


Venice Film Festival Opens With Spielberg

Hollywood's premier cash-and-award magnet Steven Spielberg was kicking off the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday — just the man to inspire money-scooping moguls and prize-hungry artists alike during 11 days of glitz and film magic.


Arsenal Football Club boss considers Petit move

Arsenal Football Club manager Arsene Wenger has admitted he is thinking about offering a short-term contract to Emmanuel Petit. The 34-year-old, part of Arsenalâs double-winning side under Wenger has been


Shredded wheat gets 3 stars. Baked beans, 1 star. Doritos, no stars.


Empoli, 18:39 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CAGNI: CI E' MANCATO SOLO IL GOL

"Ci è mancato soltanto di fare gol". CosÃ¬ Luigi Cagni commenta a caldo il match del suo Empol...


New reforms aim to avert another Rock-style crisis as consumers and firms face worsening of credit supply


As if shooting a loved one's ashes into space or pressing them into artificial diamonds were not sufficiently offbeat, relatives of the deceased now can have their ashes mixed into concrete to help form ocean habitats.


Paulson predicts economic growth to continue

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday that it will take time to work through the problems contributing to current financial market turmoil but expressed confidence U.S. growth will not be derailed.


BAR expect Briton Jenson Button to continue racing for them next season if Formula One's contract recognition board takes their side in a bitter tug-of-war with Williams.


Jovial Musharraf in line of comic's fire

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf   was served tea and Twinkies as the first head of state to   appear on "The Daily Show."


The Major League Baseball playoffs continued Wednesday, with the series opener between the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves and the second games of the best-of-five series between the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox and


Juventus playmaker Pavel Nedved has officially announced his retirement from international football, a decision heâd been flirting with for months.


Annan still sees Lebanon blockade ending in 2 days

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said   on Wednesday he hoped Israel would lift its blockade of Lebanon   shortly amid signs the air embargo was crumbling.


World stocks relinquished some of the previous day's gains on Tuesday while the dollar edged up from all-time lows as investors pondered the outcome of this week's Federal Reserve meeting, where a rate cut is widely expected.


Birdsong author Sebastian Faulks writes a new official James Bond book, Devil May Care, set during the Cold War.


Tre autisti feriti e uno disperso. Ã questo il bilancio dell'incendio che questa mattina, intorno alle 7,30, Ã¨ scoppiato alla Raffineria Api di Falconara Marittima in provincia di Ancona. Il camionista di


Lachlan Murdoch, James Packer reported to buy Consolidated Media

Lachlan Murdoch, son of media tycoon  Rupert Murdoch, and Australian gaming magnate James Packer will  join forces to buy publishing company Consolidated Media  Holdings , the Australian newspaper said on its website  on Monday.


China executes leader of baby-trafficking ring

BEIJING - A Chinese court has executed a gang leader convicted of selling more than 200 baby girls, a newspaper reported today. Li Guoju was put to death yesterday by a court in the central city of Puyang, the Beijing Times reported.


Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko arrived at a private Vienna hospital Friday for tests to determine the cause of mysterious illness that has disfigured his face.


US Soldiers Fight Iraq Enlistment Extensions

Eight US soldiers serving in Iraq and Kuwait filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging the US military's "stop loss" policy, which forces them to serve beyond their enlistment contracts.


Russian officials demanded up to $10 billion in additional taxes from Yukos and its soon-to-be-sold main unit on Monday, pushing the debts of Russia's embattled No.


Sprint Nextel Corp  reported deeper than expected subscriber losses on Friday and said it would cut about 4,000 jobs, sending its shares down 26 percent and raising fears that an economic slowdown would take a greater toll on the wireless industry .


Canadian wild salmon are being driven to extinction by outbreaks of parasites from fish farms, a study claims.


Actor Russell Crowe says he started a fight with his bodyguard at a drinks party on the set of his new film.


Is U.S. Safer Since 9/11? Clinton and Rivals Spar

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has come under attack for defying a popular line of argument among some Democratic officials.


Middlesbrough were today dealt a devastating blow by the news that Spanish midfielder Gaizka Mendieta is out for the rest of the season with a knee ligament injury.


ATA Air Puts Chicago Express Up for Sale

ATA Airlines Inc. ATAHQ.PK on Monday  said it has put its Chicago Express regional airline up for  sale as part of its effort to reorganize under bankruptcy  protection.


NASA Seeks Methods to Repair Shuttles in Flight

NASA is hoping techniques that would enable a crew to repair damages to a space shuttle in flight will be ready for the shuttle's planned May 2005 return to space, officials with the agency said on Monday.


Crisis unabated despite central bank assault

Investor delight at a concerted central bank attempt to relieve jammed money markets fizzled out on Thursday with experts saying the credit crisis would only end when commercial banks trusted each other again.


Future of EU patent legislation in doubt

The future of controversial European Union legislation that would allow for some software patents was in doubt Thursday after the Polish government switched sides, saying


Stasera la prima web vendita in diretta partire dalle 20.30


Swiss-cheese time for A1S SAP has crashed Salesforce.com's annual Dreamforce conference with its own event, trumpeting its long-awaited ondemand business applications challenger.â¦


A state appeals court in Manhattan dismissed former basketball star Latrell Sprewell's libel suit against the New York Post over the newspaper's account of how he broke his finger nearly five years ago.


The pirates' booty keeps piling up at a record pace.


Hard lesson Remember AOL and the "walled garden"? Today, when you meet what used to be the world's number one, and rather standoffish, consumer internet service provider they are talking about working with others and not re-inventing the wheel.â¦


MALTEMPO: RIPESCATI CORPI DI DUE SCOMPARSI IN PORTO RAVENNA

BOLOGNA - I corpi di due persone scomparse ieri a Marina di Ravenna a causa del maltempo sono stati ripescati questa mattina dai sommozzatori nei pressi della diga sud del porto. Secondo le prime informazioni


Lost in the happy ending that Paul Hamm is the rightful owner of the Olympic men's all-around gold medal instead of South Korea's Yang Tae-Young was the reality that justice was only partially served.


British Muslim convicted over Danish cartoon protest

A court on Wednesday found Muslim Abdul Muhid guilty of inciting murder during a demonstration last year against Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.


Israel Expands Gaza Strike, Kills 9 Palestinians

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


Two buses crash on an icy road in central Sweden, killing six people and seriously injuring nine.


VATICANO - LE PAROLE DELLA DOTTRINA di don Nicola Bux e don Salvatore Vitiello - ÂLÂincombente secolarismo sugli operatori della missione cristiana nel mondoÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂPrima bisogna riempire la pancia e poi si potrÃ  parlare di CristoÂ. EÂ un poÂ questo lo slogan che va in giro da qualche decennio nellÂambiente missionario e che ha portato non pochi operatori a ritenere che i fo...


ATHENS, Greece -- Two decades of American dominance in the 100 meters ended Saturday when Yuliya Nesterenko rode a powerful closing surge to overtake Lauryn Williams, nipping the newest American track star at the finish.


Report: Dolphins Win Grievance Against Williams

Former Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was ordered by an arbitrator Friday to pay a huge sum of money to Miami, which filed a grievance against the star after he retired just prior to training camp this season.


Roma, 23:13 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: MILAN BATTUTO 3-1, ROMA IN FINALE

La Roma ha battuto il Milan 3-1 (2-1) nella semifinale di ritorno di coppa Italia qualificandosi per...


When it comes to booking concerts, it appears the Baltimore Orioles haven't finished what they stared.


Si apre a Milano la fiera dell'erotismo e della pornografiaMa nessun protagonista della storia delle "toccatine a pagamento"                                                  Misex, l'eros sale in passerella ma senza i vecchietti di Gela                                                                                Il pubblico femminile Ã¨ triplicato negli ultimi 2 annidi LUIGI BOLOGNINI


Latest Cuts Show Giants Are Staying on Course

There were few surprises when the Giants reduced their roster by 22 players Sunday, paring 75 hopefuls to the regular-season maximum of 53 players.


Boeing heavy rocket launches, orbit short of goal

WASHINGTON - Boeing Co. said Wednesday it had successfully launched its Delta IV heavy-lift rocket for the first time, but a demonstration satellite was placed at a lower orbit than planned.


Analyst: Open-Source CRM Not Yet a Contender

Commercial open source CRM providers have established their presence in the CRM market in relatively short order, with at least four companies -- Sugar CRM, Ohioedge Anteil, Compiere -- setting up shop over the last year.


For most 20-year-olds a night on the town ends with a long wait for the last bus home. Not so Prince Harry. His latest fracas concluded with him being bundled into a limousine by royal protection officers


Voters in Estonia have been going to the polls to elect a new parliament. It's widely believed that they will return to power the coalition made up of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's centre-right Reform Party and ...Comment


Sixth-ranked Suitland scores the game-tying touchdown at the buzzer and then No. 11 Sherwood fails in its overtime two-point conversion attempt as the Rams eke out a 39-38 win.


Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather sued the network on Wednesday for $70 million, saying CBS violated his contract by depriving him of air time and made him a scapegoat to "pacify the White House."


Two people are killed in an Israeli missile strike in northern Gaza, Palestinian security officials say.


Most asthma patients have uncontrolled disease

NEW YORK  - In a recent U.S. survey of asthma patients, more than half reported that their disease is uncontrolled and that they have never received an asthma action plan, according to a report in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.


Foreign insurers tipped to escape tsunami unscathed

The Asian earthquake and tsunami catastrophe has unleashed financial damage in the tens of billions of dollars but foreign insurers will get off lightly, according to a top US industry body.


Microsoft rushed out a patch to fix a hole in its IE browser software that was being widely exploited.


FDA accused of improper flu vaccine oversight

Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are criticizing the FDA for not adequately overseeing a British plant making flu vaccine for sale in the United States.


Istat, media e' 2.300 euro ma 14,6% non arriva a fine mese


Financial service group Fortis has  moved to sell almost all of its remaining 36 percent stake in  Assurant, worth about $1.55 billion, after floating the U.S.  insurer nearly a year ago.


The United Nations said Friday that an outbreak in Georgia of African swine fever, a contagious viral disease in pigs, could have a "catastrophic" economic impact unless its spread is halted.


Manchester United Receives New Proposal from Glazer

England's Manchester United said on  Sunday it had received a detailed proposal from U.S.  entrepreneur Malcolm Glazer which may lead to a takeover of the  world's richest soccer club.


Kosovo's beleaguered Serb minority largely boycotted general elections yesterday, dealing a blow to international efforts to create multiethnic harmony in the province.


Pakistani President Musharraf says Pakistan will give up its claim on  Kashmir if India accepts his fresh proposals.


Media to challenge Canada publication ban

Four media organizations asked a judge on Monday to hear arguments on overturning a media blackout in the cases of the suspects charged with plotting to bomb buildings in southern Ontario.


Information commissioner lectures public bodies to take digital privacy 'far more seriously'


Crude prices ease further amid China's latest moves to cool its ...

The price of crude oil breached the $51 US mark again after falling for most of the day Friday on a surprising midweek US petroleum stocks report and China's latest moves to cool its economy.


WTO allows time for appeals before final GMO ruling

The WTO confirmed its partial condemnation of the European Union in a dispute with the United States, Canada and Argentina over genetically modified organisms (GMOs), giving the parties 60 days to appeal.


Intel's Otellini has company focused on low power

The CEO of the world's largest chipmaker wants hardware developers thinking about graphics, low-power applications, and Intel's determination not to let AMD get the best of it again.


Rumsfeld turns to radio interviews in battleground states to defend Iraq situation

US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he has been ordered not to comment on the presidential elections, but it hasn't kept him from defending the war in Iraq in interviews with radio talk show hosts in battleground states.


Cuaron: Latam Cinema Exploding with Creativity

Latin American cinema is enjoying a  creative burst after shaking off the shackles of decades of  military dictatorship, Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron  believes.


Hanjin Shipping Co. has been approached by US private equity fund Carlyle Group LP to acquire some of the South Korean company's transport and logistics assets, Hanjin officials said.


Saints go marching into playoffs, with Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints clinched playoff spots in contrasting fashion on Sunday as the NFL post-season picture began to come into sharper focus.


L'operazione e' del 6 settembre, lo rende noto Consob


The fine art of pulling numbers from your nether regions After much waiting by end users, and a lot of hoping from interested Information Security watchers, Microsoft has finally added detection for the Storm Trojan (Nuwar, Zhelatin, etc) to its Malicious Software Removal Tool. The most recent update, released on September 11th, included detection for this malicious software, and the early results are not quite what most people were expecting.â¦


Morrocan-born Badrane Lachab places a candle at the makeshift shrine for ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in front of the Percy Military Teaching hospital in Clamart outside Paris Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004.


Israel, U.S. shared data on suspected nuclear site: report

Before it decided to strike Syria, Israel shared intelligence with President George W. Bush this summer indicating that its neighbor was getting help from North Korea on a nuclear facility, The Washington Post reported on Friday.


FDA OKs artificial heart implants for seriously ill

Seriously ill heart failure patients   expected to live only a month and ineligible for transplant can   get an implant of a permanent artificial heart, U.S. health   officials ruled on Tuesday.


Aggredito dai passanti, poi fermato dai carabinieri


'Law  Order' star Thompson surges in US presidential survey

Fred Thompson, a former senator and star of the TV police drama "Law  Order", surged into second place behind Rudy Giuliani in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in a new poll released Tuesday.


France Joins Spain to Catch Pair Suspected of Terrorism

In a major joint operation by France and Spain, two of Spain's most wanted terrorist suspects were captured Sunday in southwestern France, French and Spanish officials said.


Travel and real estate heavyweight  Cendant Corp. CD.N is nearing a deal to buy online travel  site Orbitz Inc. ORBZ.O, which is controlled by the top five  U.S. airlines, for about $1.2 billion in cash, a source close  to the talks said on Tuesday.


Despite his fall, experts say Cuban ruler has no plan to give up ...

President Fidel Castro will likely be off his feet for several weeks recovering from a fractured knee and arm, but experts said Friday they don't expect the 78-year-old Cuban


Rescuers expand Fossett search as hunt enters fourth day

The search for adventurer Steve Fossett was expanded by thousands of square miles as it entered a fourth day Thursday, with rescuers warning it could be weeks before the missing aviator is found.


U.S. stocks got a slight boost on  Friday as investors bought beaten-down shares and data showed  better-than-expected demand in August for durable goods other  than transportation equipment.


The 45th New York Film Festival offers something tasty for every discriminating cinematic palate.


eBay agrees to buy Rent.com for $415m (Â£214m), gaining access to more of the online property market.


Asean bird flu taskforce targets action areas

SINGAPORE (dpa) - An Asean taskforce set up to deal with the bird flu threat targeted on Tuesday eight "action areas" including drawing up emergency preparedness plans to respond quickly to new outbreaks.


SEC Investigating XM's Subscriber, Recruiting Figures

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. disclosed yesterday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into the company's handling of its estimates of subscriber counts and the cost of recruiting customers.


AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Morto lÂArcivescovo emerito di Lusaka Mons. Adrian MungÂandu Lusaka (Agenzia Fides)- Ã morto lÂArcivescovo emerito di Lusaka, Mons. Adrian MungÂandu. Secondo un comunicato dellÂArcidiocesi zambiana inviato allÂAgenzia Fides, Mons. MungÂandu Ã¨ deceduto il 25 giugno presso il Mina Medical Centre, di Lusaka. I fu...


President Bush said Wednesday that the bipartisan panel he named to investigate problems at the nation's military and veterans hospitals would work to restore confidence in the system of caring for wounded U.S. troops and helping them move back into military or civilian life.


MacBook Pro: âAn already solid laptop just got better â and fasterâ

Reviewing the MacBook Pro for Computerworld, Ken Mingis writes, âTo paraphrase Victor Kiam, the late Gillette CEO, I liked the latest 17-in. MacBook Pro so much that I bought my own.â


NEW YORK - All day, all night, all around the grounds of the United States Tennis Centre, emotions overflowed. Nicolas Massu, who played a four-hour, five-set match against Mardy Fish in Athens, to win that


Giancarlo Fisichella will test the Renault R24 for the first time next Wednesday, and heâs raring to go!


Spears taken to LA hospital after custody standoff

Britney Spears was taken to a Los Angeles hospital early on Friday, after police spent about four hours at her house trying to mediate a custody dispute, according to witnesses.


Four charged in plot to blow up JFK airport

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


Tra le notizie piÃ¹ interessanti del secondo giorno di lavori di Idf (Intel Developer Forum) che si sta svolgendo a S. Francisco, ci sono quelle sulle prossime piattaforme per portatili. Anand Chandrasekher


A rescue operation has been launched off the west of Scotland to help the crew of a Latvian cargo ship in trouble in heavy seas.


Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. on Wednesday posted an 18 percent increase in fiscal first-quarter profit on strong demand for cell phones that surf the Internet and download music and video.


The Redskins have released right tackle Kenyatta Jones, who started three games this season after Jon Jansen suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in the preseason.


British Police say there was no threat to a Greek airliner that was forced to make an emergency landing in London after a bomb threat.


'Free-to-air' powering growth of satellite TV boxes

Survey points to popularity in Europe, the Middle East and Asia of receivers that skip the pay TV and focus on free programming.


U.S. and EU powers recognize Kosovo as some fear precedent

Europe's major powers and the United  States said on Monday they recognized Kosovo's new  independence, as Serbs reacted with anger and some states  warned that its secession from Serbia set a dangerous  precedent.


Magnetic levitation train could be built in Munich despite crash

A magnetic levitation Transrapid train line could still be built in the southern German city of Munich despite the accident last week in which 23 people were killed, a regional politician said.


Sonic Chair Boom Box has brains to match the beauty of its Austin Powers-era design. From CNET's new gadgets blog, Crave.


Third seed Novak Djokovic takes on unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final of the Australian Open.


Conrad M. Black and three former Hollinger executives rested their defense on federal fraud charges without taking the stand.


Walt Disney Studios, a unit of The  Walt Disney Co., said on Wednesday it signed an exclusive  multi-year deal with Stan Lee, the creator and producer of  Spider-Man and his production company POW! Entertainment Inc..


An "October surprise" is part of the political folklore of presidential campaigns, and just eight days before the election, the unexpected is indeed happening.


Concerts and Workshops of Mediterranean Music and Dance

Musicians and dancers from Italy, France, Egypt and Palestine will be in Malta in the coming days to lead workshops for the general public and perform in two concerts on Friday 15 and Sunday 17 October at the ...


Two guards appear in court martial hearings

BAGHDAD: Preliminary court martial proceedings were held on Friday for two US jail guards accused of abuse of Iraqi detainees in Baghdadâs Abu Ghraib prison.


By The Dallas Morning News  Dec. 13--Three top Dallas officials said Tuesday that they were unaware a ban on hazardous-material haulers using the downtown freeway system was not being enforced, but they vowed to take immediate steps to correct the situation.


Taiwan Braces for Typhoon Aere, Markets Close

Typhoon Aere, packing strong winds and heavy rains, churned toward Taiwan on Tuesday, disrupting air and sea traffic and forcing financial markets, schools and businesses in capital Taipei and nearby counties to close.


Robbie Williams has scoffed at official warnings not to smoke cigarettes on stage in Australia, but his celebrity status will help him escape paying $117 in fines.


MISSOURI 17, IOWA STATE 14 (OT): At Ames, Iowa - Adam Crossett kicked Iowa State out of the Big 12 championship game. Crossett's 25-yard field goal in overtime, the first of his college career, gave Missouri


A commercial photographer and train buffâs works seem at once folksy and uncanny, with phallic monsters of industrial dynamism racing through benign, Norman Rockwell-esque visions of semirural America.