"But they are asking for an apology and a promise that I never again publish a similar image ... and that I cannot do."  Swedish Muslims demonstrated Friday against a newspaper that published a drawing depicting the Prophet Muhammad with a dog's body and demanded its chief editor apologize.The rally outside the newspaper Nerikes Allehanda in Orebro followed formal protests by the governments of Iran and Pakistan over the cartoon by Swedish artist Lars Vilks.Sweden's prime minister called for mutual respect between Muslims, Christians and nonreligious groups in an attempt to avert a wider conflict. Last year, fiery protests erupted in Muslim countries after a Danish newspaper published 12 cartoons of Muhammad. Read more


UN nuclear watchdog head Mohamed ElBaradei says North Korea is still "fully committed" to giving up its nuclear programme.


Kenya's "City in the Sun" chokes with traffic

Once known as East Africa's green "City in the Sun", Nairobi is so choked with traffic that Kenya's architects suggest moving to a new capital and angry business leaders say the booming economy is under threat.


Shooting began Thursday in a forest outside Berlin on a movie starring Tom Cruise as Germany's most famous anti-Hitler plotter.


The Kuwaiti army says it has detained soldiers accused of involvement in a plot to attack "friendly forces".


Italian government's public offer of ENEL shares to run October 18-22

The Italian government's public offer of shares in electricity company ENEL will run from October 18-22, the economy and finance ministry said.


In November, a judge gave hope to homeowners trying to collect insurance money for flood damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Now, that decision is under scrutiny.


Whites More Often Given Opioid Drugs, Study Finds

Opioid medications are increasingly being given in emergency rooms â but white patients are more likely to get them than minorities, a new study finds.


Shares in services firm Rentokil Initial have dropped as much as 7 percent after it ruled out a break-up of the company following a strategic review, amid rumours of interest from buy-out firms.


For much of the spring and summer, the question on every bond investor's mind was whether 2004 would be a reprise of 1994. In that annus horribilis for fixed income, the Federal Reserve raised rates more than


Germany in climate change dilemma ahead of G8

BOXBERG, Germany  - As Chancellor Angela Merkel seeks to convince world leaders to cut greenhouse gases at a G8 summit this week, one of the biggest brown coal-fired power plants ever built is taking shape in this depressed town.


Blow to Bush as last but one of president's original White House team bows to pressure.


TOKYO - A baby bear stunned residents of a nursing home in western Japan Tuesday when it broke through the front door and pounded through the facility, police said. There were no injuries to the five staff and some 100 elderly occupants of the home...


Thunderstone Search Appliance SBE Gains Enterprise Features

Thunderstone Software LLC announced the addition of results authorization to the SBE (Small Business Edition) Search Appliances with version 6.2.


Spanish police arrest 6 suspected jihad recruiters

MADRID (International Herald-Tribune) - The authorities arrested six North Africans in Spain on Wednesday on suspicion of belonging to an international network that promotes jihad on the Internet and recruits fighters, the Interior Ministry announced. Spain's rural police force, Guarda Civil, said it detained five men and a woman in Burgos Province in northern Spain. Authorities searched six houses and a butcher's shop run by the men and confiscated documents and computer hard drives, the ministry said in its statement.


Pakistan, Afghans to try to stop polio on border

Pakistan and Afghanistan are to set up five checkposts on their common border to screen children for polio and give them vaccine drops in the hope of eliminating one of the world's last reservoirs of the disease.


Major Linux security glitch lets hackers in at Claranet

10-minute swoop to close new hole A major security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, which was revealed on Sunday, has claimed its first confirmed UK victim in business ISP Claranet.â¦


Saddam Sees Lawyer, Forces Deployed to Kerbala

Saddam Hussein saw a lawyer hired by  his family on Thursday, his first contact with defense counsel  since U.S. soldiers captured him a year ago.


Casa, catasto e negozio le risposte degli esperti

Compravendita e affitto di immobili ad uso abitativo e commerciale. Indicazioni utili su spese e procedure. Fai la tua domanda


Spokesman says Arafat not in a coma, still in ICU

Yasser Arafat was not in a coma but remained in intensive care Saturday after undergoing more medical tests, a senior aide to the ailing Palestinian leader said.


In which our correspondent endures great travail in search of a sub-$300 laptop. In Gear Factor.


Roma, 16:42 - CALCIO, CRAGNOTTI, PASSAPORTO VERON? LAZIO VITTIMA

"Nessuna ombra sul nostro scudetto. Sono rimasto sorpreso dalle richieste del pubblico ministero. Ve...


Christians in Indonesia Move Underground

Fearing bombings and shootings by Islamic militants, some Christians in Indonesia are abandoning traditional churches in favor of more unorthodox but secure confines, such as hotel ballrooms and office blocks.


TONY Blair has won a victory with the release of the British Guantanamo detainees - but it comes at a price.


By Stephen J. Lee, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 27--The local Jehovah's Witnesses have put their East Grand Forks church building, the Kingdom Hall, up for sale.


On election eve, Fahrenheit 9/11 makes US pay-per-view

Michael Moore got yet another chance to raise temperatures in the already heated US presidential election campaign, when he secured last-minute deals to bring his anti-Bush film Fahrenheit 9/11 to pay-per-view television and the internet - the night


Conservative delegates have voted, by a narrow margin, to consider a ban on marketing targeted at children.


LG.Philips LCD Unrolls 14-Inch Color E-Paper Display

South Korea's LG.Philips LCD will show a high-resolution 14.3-inch color electronic paper display at CES.


EDMONTON -- Global warming is happening twice as fast in the Arctic as anywhere else and could cause everything from the extinction of polar bears to the flooding of large parts of Florida, says a report released yesterday.


Will Putin's Power Play Make Russia Safer?

Not if you believe his critics, who say the new measures are all about politics


At Sri Lanka's UN Mission, Working Through the Despair

THE telephone rang again on the ambassador's desk, and for a minute the conversation sounded as though it could be about almost anything.


Roma, 17:32 - CONI, MELANDRI: GOVERNO MANTERRA' LE PROMESSE ALLO SPORT

Nei giorni scorsi Gianni Petrucci, presidente del Coni, aveva lanciato un grido d'allarme per il tag...


Jakarta - Bomb squads were rushed to Jakarta's Hilton hotel on Monday after a grenade was found there just days after foreign governments warned that extremists were planning to attack the chain's Indonesian outlets.


The Bank of England warns in  a report that while recent inflation has been low, this may be short-lived.


Telstra shows its CEO the door ahead of big-bang privatisation

SYDNEY: Telstra showed its long-serving CEO the door on Wednesday as the Australian government gears up for the A$30bn ($23bn) full privatisation of the countryâs biggest telecom group.


IDC sees mixed future in worldwide PC market

Consumers are easing off on PC purchases as corporations ramp up their purchases, according to the latest data from market researcher IDC.


Emmpak Recalls 123,000 Pounds of Ground Beef

Wisconsin meat processor Emmpak  Foods Inc. voluntarily recalled 123,000 pounds of ground beef  sent to retailers in 10 states because it may be contaminated  with hydraulic oil, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service  said on Tuesday.


US: Termination of EU Aircraft Pact Legal

The United States was justified in  terminating an aircraft pact with the European Union because  the EU gave Airbus production subsidies that violated the pact,  a U.S. trade official said on Friday.


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

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


Jonny Wilkinson insists he still has 'a lot more to give' England despite questions over his position after the defeat to Wales.


Crude oil in New York approached $70 a barrel for the first time since September after Nigerian unions planned a strike this week, threatening supplies from Africa's biggest oil producer.


Dato peggiore rispetto alle previsioni, a novembre -2,6%


Navarrette: Right wing can't contain McCain

For Democrats, this has been an inspiring election -- and a devastating one. They have two strong candidates, who have thus far wrestled to a draw.


Arsenal Beats Blackburn 3-0 to Set Record for Unbeaten Streak

Arsenal beat Blackburn 3-0 for its 43rd consecutive Premiership match without a loss, breaking a record for England's top soccer league set in 1978 by Nottingham Forest.


Four killed in Argentina high school shooting

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


EU ministers agree to crisis management blueprint

European Union finance  ministers and central bankers agreed on Saturday to step up  co-operation among themselves to improve their handling of  cross-border financial crises.


Oscar Peterson, 82, Jazzâs Piano Virtuoso, Dies

Oscar Petersonâs dazzling piano playing made him one of the most popular jazz artists in history.


The market's shown mixed feelings for Amazon over the past year.


Typhoon Ma-on is due to hit Suzuka in the next few hours and the race organisers have decided to cancel Saturdayâs two free practice sessions and qualifying as a result. What a weekendâ¦


Mira Nair's film grabbed the audience from the first frame.


Action should be taken over consumers' concerns about broadband connection speeds, a watchdog says.


Iraq Group Says Kills Second US Hostage-TV

Militants killed a second American captive in Iraq after a 24-hour deadline passed on Tuesday, a Web site statement and Arab television said.


Kid Rock was arrested early Sunday after a brawl at a restaurant and spent about 12 hours in jail before being released, police said.


Liza Minnelli's Ex-Bodyguard Makes Claims Of Coerced Sex

Did Liza Minnelli coerce her former bodyguard to have sex with her in order to keep his job? In newly unsealed court papers as part of his $100 million lawsuit against her, M'Hammed Soumayah said he began


French utilities struggle to restore power after a hurricane that killed six people and thousands without power.


Oestersund, 15:10 - BIATHLON, CDM: BJOERNDALEN VINCE LA 20 KM DI OESTERSUND

Il norvegese Ole Einar Bjoerndalen ha vinto la 20 km di Oestersund, in Svezia, gara d'apertura della...


BT to offer Blackberry-enabled Siemens handsets

British telco BT has reached agreements with German mobile handset maker Siemens and Canadian wireless solutions provider Research In Motion (RIM) to offer UK corporate customers the Siemens SK65 handset with Blackberry Built-In technology.


Dow Jones +0,59%, Nasdaq +1,36%. Euro in calo, a 1,2756 Usd


Oliver Stone is ready to put the life of George W. Bush on the big screen.


Ukraine's new president tells business leaders his country is "deeply corrupt" and promises a crack-down.


The Republic of Ireland was still the biggest beneficiary of European Union funds last year, according to a report.


Marsh suspends four over insurance probe - WSJ

Embattled insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has suspended four employees as part of a far-reaching investigation into industry practices, the


Forces rely on air power to pay the bills The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) may sell off some of its reserved radio spectrum, potentially for large sums. Guidelines for sale of military frequencies are being drawn up by the communications regulator, Ofcom.â¦


Abbas may call for early Palestinian elections

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is indicating he may call for early elections in the Palestinian territories, Palestinian official Saeb Erakat told CNN.


Help take back America! Donate $50 to MoveOn PAC. With your support, MoveOn PAC will undertake a groundbreaking, precinct-level, neighbor-to-neighbor campaign to leave no voter behind.


Computer-maker Lenovo announces the recall of more than 500,000 laptop computer batteries made by Sony.


Briefly: Transmeta starts new chip, warns on earnings

roundup Plus: Keynote to buy researcher Vividence...Melinda Gates joins Washington Post board...The Woz has got game...Opera browsing, as seen on TV...EdgeStream introduces IPTV platform...Dolby, Intel sound off for developers.


Aventis Announces More Flu Vaccine Doses Will Be Available in 2005

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that flu vaccine maker Aventis Pasteur will be able to deliver 2.8 million more vaccine


L'uomo, 47 anni, lascia la moglie e una figlia quindicenne                                            Vicenza, esplosione in fabbrica operaio muore in una cisterna


Florida High Court Won't Rehear Right-To-Die Case

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Florida's Supreme Court  refused on Thursday to reconsider its ruling overturning a  state law that let Florida Gov. Jeb Bush keep a severely  brain-damaged woman on life support against the wishes of her  husband and legal guardian.


Obama faces Super Tuesday challenge with Hispanics

The perception that Hispanics won't vote for Barack Obama because he is black is a myth, and Obama trails Hillary Clinton among Latinos because she has long courted their vote and he was late to reach out, experts say.


The new 2012 Olympic logo is to be removed from the official website after fears it could trigger an epileptic fit.


Astros Add Veteran Reliever Turk Wendell

HOUSTON (Sports Network) - The Houston Astros Wednesday  signed pitcher Turk Wendell to a minor league contract with an  invitation spring training.


Web radio broadcasts 'sound of silence' in rate-hike protest

US Internet radio listeners will tune in to the sound of silence on Tuesday as webcasters protest a sharp rise in royalty fees that critics say will force thousands of online stations to close.


ElBaradei: No Sign of Nuke Activity at New Iran Site

The U.N. nuclear watchdog has found no  sign of nuclear-related activity at a site in Iran called  Parchin that several U.S. officials said may be linked to  secret atom bomb research, Mohamed ElBaradei said on Friday.


Circuit City Stores Inc.  reported a surprise quarterly loss on Tuesday after it cut prices on hot electronics like flat-panel TVs and computers to lure customers during the holiday shopping season.


At the Quail Lakes Baptist Church in Stockton, California, the parishioners at weekly prayer group meetings seek spiritual support for everything from health issues to marital problems to job losses.


Community News: phpAspect Project Revived

If you've been looking for more information on the phpAspect project but have been sad to note it having fallen by the wayside, you'll be happy to know that Willliam Candillon is alive and well and so is the project!   The first news concerns the windows developers, the windows build of PHP_Parse_Tree is finally available (click here to download)! [...] The second news is that my proposal "phpAspect eclipse plugin" for the Google Summer of Code 2007 under the mentoring of Gilles Vanwormhoudt has been accepted!   Be sure to keep an eye on the project's website and their Summer of Code page to keep up with the latest.


Greek plane diverted to London after bomb alert

A Greek plane has landed safely atStansted Airport, north of London, after a bomb alert forced it tomake a diversion, the BBC reports on Sunday.


The natural family of murdered schoolgirl  Billie-Jo Jenkins tell the BBC they want a law change so they can purse civil action.


Colombia Says Irish Fugitives Have Fled Country

BOGOTA, Colombia  - Three Irish fugitivesconvicted of teaching leftist Colombian guerrillas how to makebombs have escaped the Andean country and are at large outsideits borders, Colombia's attorney general said late on Thursday.


Nokia to Buy Software Developer Trolltech

Nokia has offered to buy Trolltech, the Norwegian developer of a widely used application framework, for $153 million.


After having failed to get rid of the South African innings on Day, India need quick wickets in the morning to have any chance of winning the match.


Because John Kerry is the challenger and lags President Bush in most national polls, he seems to have the most to gain from a strong performance in the upcoming fall debates.


Jaguar to cut 1,100 jobs at plant in central England

Luxury carmaker Jaguar said Friday it was stopping production at a factory in central England, resulting in a loss of 1,100 jobs, following poor sales in the key US market.


Sony has a 27-inch OLED TV prototype. Didn't we see this last year?


Fashion Wire Daily - Now, a Chanel suit or Fendi bag aren't the only ways to collect something with Karl Lagerfeld's stamp on it - photographs and rare pieces from his personal decorative arts collection offer another way to own a piece of Lagerfeld's myth.


Chelsea's drive to claim the club's first English title in half a century gathered pace as Newcastle were blown away by a late four-goal blitz at Stamford Bridge.


October has long been regarded as an important make-or-break month for Boston College's football team. Eagles coach Tom O'Brien has always viewed it as a month when the contenders are discovered and the pretenders are exposed.


That there are problems between the Ambani brothers is not news, but Mukesh Ambaniâs admission that there could be a change in the equity pattern of the Reliance group caused the share prices of Reliance companies to drift downwards.


Tourist guides warn visitors that personal space is not highly valued in China, where bumping, barging and queue-jumping is an acceptable facet of daily life.


Prime Minister John Howard, who is poised to become Australia's second-longest serving prime minister in December, greets the faithful with his family in Sydney last night.


How Much Page Does Yahoo Search Index?  One of the lesser-discussed facets of Web searching is the spidering limits of search engines. Even if a search engine is a full-text engine, it may not search the entirety of a given page if it's too large. In Google's case the limit is ...


SAN FRANCISCO Carolina scored 17 points in the final eight minutes to jump past San Francisco 37-to-27. The Panthers had trailed early 17-to-3 before coming back for the win.


China issued an evenhanded plea for calm in Myanmar on Thursday after refusing to condemn the military-run government, while Southeast Asian nations expressed "revulsion" at the violent repression of the demonstrations.


Federal Reserve Boosts Key Interest Rate

The Federal Reserve, encouraged by the economy's performance, boosted a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Tuesday, the fifth increase this year.


The Vole has learnt a lot about security

SOFTWARE 'MOTH Microsoft has admitted that it can't beat hackers all the time, but will do its best. That argument was quietly put forward by the softly spoken, shy and retiring, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer


NEW DELHI: Oil ministers of India and Pakistan will hold talks on plans for a gas pipeline from Iran to India and New Delhi's proposal to sell diesel to Pakistan.


Bufera su Cappon, Petruccioli respinge le accuse al Dg


A Egyptian court says the American University of Cairo cannot ban the Islamic face covering from its campus.


Heavy use of computers may be linked to the development of a progressive eye disease, researchers claim. A study in Japan has found that staring at a screen could be related to glaucoma, which can lead to blindness.


N-series phone for the rest of us? Nokia is to bring the brushed-metal look of its N series of smart phones to a broader audience next year with the Nokia 6300. The stylish new handset has a mid-range spec and an attractive price that includes a 128MB MicroSD card.â¦


Beckham admits he deliberately got suspended because of injury

England captain David Beckham thought he was being "clever" by deliberately getting a yellow card. The ploy could backfire and land him in trouble with his coach and soccer's governing body.


Afghanistan frees teen trained as bomber

Fourteen-year-old Rafiqullah said the men at the Pakistani madrassa showed him and two classmates videos of suicide attackers. They taught the boys to drive a car and let them ride motorcycles. Then the militants gave Rafiqullah his mission: kill an Afghan governor.


Mauresmo Wins Easily in WTA Championships

Amelie Mauresmo routed Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 6-0 in 54 minutes at the WTA Championships on Thursday night, extending her winning streak to nine matches as the Frenchwoman tries to overtake Lindsay Davenport for the year-end No. 1 ranking.


Congress Votes for a Stimulus of $168 Billion

Lawmakers and President Bush hope that tax breaks for businesses and rebates for taxpayers will promote spending.


Chancellor Gordon Brown wants the European Commission to cap EU spending and retain the British rebate.


Iraqi elections probably will be postponed

Iraqi elections sheduled to take place by January 31 may be postponed due to continued widespread violence or a coordinated boycott by Sunni Muslims, US and Iraqi officials said.


With deals from 5 carriers, Airbus gains early edge over Boeing at air show

Airbus racked up a series of big orders at the opening of the world's biggest air show yesterday, stealing some early limelight from US rival Boeing Co.


Michael Schumacherâs football match against a host of Real Madrid stars ended in a 4-4 draw. The match, in aid of the UN Development Fund, pitted Schuey against the likes of David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo.


Singapore dengue cases hit new high for 2007

The number of people infected with dengue in Singapore in a single week has risen to the year's highest level, the government said, amid a surge in the number of dengue infections across Southeast Asia.


Thailand Off U.S. List of Drug Countries

President Bush has removed Thailand from the U.S. government list of countries where significant illicit drug trafficking takes place.


The violence in Guinea could worsen and spill over into a bloody civil war, an international think tank warns.


Bush Says Iran Must Go Beyond Nuclear Suspension

President Bush on Tuesday welcomed a  decision by Iran to freeze sensitive nuclear activities but  said that was not the final step and the Islamic republic  needed to go further to show its commitment to abandoning  nuclear weapons ambitions.


Unemployed to sterilize monkeys in India

A northern Indian state said Thursday it planned to use unemployed youths to sterilize monkeys to try to combat aggressive primates who have been raiding farms. The idea drew immediate condemnation from conservationists, who said the plan was unscientific and would likely worsen the problem.


First Skin Patch Sanctioned for Alzheimer's

MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- The Exelon skin patch (rivastigmine transdermal system) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat dementia associated with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease, maker Novartis Pharmaceuticals said Monday.


UPDATE 2-Nu Skin gives profit forecasts below Street

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. (NUS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday warned of earnings and revenue below analysts' estimates due to higher expenses in Asia, sending shares of the


Pressure on Pope to apologize to Muslims

Pressure mounted on Pope Benedict   to issue a personal apology on Sunday when he makes his first   public appearance since his comments about Islam sparked Muslim   fury across the world.


Bush says lawsuits, regulations hurting markets

President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that an excessive number of lawsuits and overregulation were hurting the competitiveness of U.S. financial markets.


Sayles' New Film Melds Satire of Bush and Whodunit

Describing his new film, "Silver City," as part murder mystery and part political satire, director John Sayles made it very clear on Saturday which politician the movie is satirizing.


Golf: Cink seizes five-shot lead at Akron golf

AKRON : American Stewart Cink carded a two-under-par 68 on Saturday to seize a five-stroke lead after the third round at the seven million dollar World Golf Championship Invitational tournament.


Box-office heavy hitters poised for strong weekend

LOS ANGELES  - "Transformers" triggered box-office fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday, "Ratatouille" successfully competed against family barbecues, and "Live Free or Die Hard" continued to wave its flag.


The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Jeff Ostrowski Column

By Jeff Ostrowski, The Palm Beach Post, Fla.  May 28--BIOTECH BUZZ FAILS TO ATTRACT BUSINESSES: Scripps effect? What  Scripps effect?   Despite the political attention heaped on The Scripps Research Institute,  the local biotech industry remains tiny.   Glenn E.


Equatorial Guinea wants Thatcher extradited

Equatorial Guinea wants Mark Thatcher, son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, extradited from South Africa after his arrest on suspicion of involvement in a coup attempt, one of the country's lawyers says.


Want to catch some real singing on Saturday Night Live? U2 have signed up to perform on the November 20 episode of NBC's long-running comedy show, while Modest Mouse will make their SNL debut one week earlier. Meanwhile, U2 reportedly are...


Ford Recalls Econoline Vans to Fix Brakes

Ford Motor Co. F.N said on Thursday  it is recalling 234,208 Econoline vans in North America to fix  a defect in the anti-lock brake unit that can spark fires even  when the vehicles are parked.


Victory delight for Federer at house of Sampras

INDIAN WELLS, California  - Roger Federer took great delight in beating his childhood idol Pete Sampras at the American player's home in a friendly match during his build-up to the Pacific Life Open.


Hamas, nuove intese per la gestione del valico


Today on the presidential campaign trail

All eyes on the Iowa turnout ... Huckabee says people count, not money ... Giuliani skips Iowa to campaign in Florida .... Will anyone notice Wyoming caucuses?


Intel Unveils First Penryn Mobile Processors

Refreshed Centrino laptop platform aims to increase power, energy efficiency, and speed of optimized applications.


Metaplace builds a different architecture for virtual worlds.


Looking as Strong as Ever, Federer Wins His Opener

Roger Federer sent a strong signal that business in menâs tennis will continue as usual with a 6-0, 6-3, 6-0 victory over Diego Hartfield in his first match of 2008.


Blu-ray goes interactive for 2008, but will consumers bite?

With Blu-ray Profile 2.0 bringing Internet connectivity to all future players, the format is looking at interactivity to convince customers to make the switch.


Depending on your tolerance for risk, these can be very compelling investments.


Wall St tumbles at open on recession worries

Stocks tumbled at the open on Tuesday, joining a global equity rout on fears of a U.S. recession.


Udine, 19:57 - CALCIO, UDINESE; MARINO: CI ABBIAMO SEMPRE CREDUTO

L'Udinese è piÃ¹ che soddisfatta per l'insperato pareggio coin l'Inter. "Sarebbe stato un pecc...


Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a co-host of ABC's "The View," will go on maternity leave next month, a show spokesman said Saturday.  Hesselbeck, 30, will leave the popular New York-based daytime talk show beginning November 8 or November 9, spo...


Londra, 12:05 - CALCIO: AL-QAHTANI E' IL MIGLIOR GIOCATORE ASIATICO DEL 2007

L'attaccante saudita Yasser Al-Qahtani è stato eletto miglior giocatore asiatico del 2007.


Police cannot secretly search suspects' computer hard drives over the Internet, a German court ruled Monday.


Tom Lehman watches his tee shot on the 18th hole of Disneyâs Magnolia golf course Saturday during the third round of the Funai Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.


Web site preserves Pearl Harbor survivor memories

Historians and survivors of Japan's   surprise air attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 are   using the latest online technology to preserve their memories   of the day that drew the United States into World War II.


Strongest world growth in three decades this year: IMF

WASHINGTON - The global economy should register its strongest growth in three decades in 2004 despite soaring oil prices, which are expected to restrain the US expansion a bit, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.


Investors count Centro losses as rivals eye assets

Some of Australia's top fund managers  face big losses from the this week's 80 percent slump in Centro  Properties Group shares, as several of the mall operator's  rivals begin to scan its assets for possible purchases.


Four Air Force Colonels Are Relieved of Command

Four Air Force colonels have been relieved of their commands and more than 65 lower-ranking officers and airmen have been disciplined over a series of errors that led to a B-52 flight in August from North Dakota to Louisiana with six nuclear-armed cruise missiles that no one realized were under the...


For Sweden's prime minister, celebrating New Year's after the Asian tsunami felt "completely wrong." Paris, its gay heart heavy with the tragedy, draped black cloth along a favorite haunt for romantic reveling ...


Fannie Mae Crisis Raises Concerns on Leadership

Testifying two years ago about the debacle at Enron, Franklin D. Raines, the chairman and chief executive of Fannie Mae, told lawmakers that one of the biggest lessons


Ultima giornata di consultazioni del presidente incaricato Franco MariniIl Cavaliere: "Un esecutivo operativo". Il segretario del Pd: "Irreale accordo con Berlusconi"                                          Crisi, An e Fi insistono. "Al voto" Veltroni: "E' un'occasione persa"


Crescita record, superata soglia dei 100 mld tonnellata/km


Body of one of three missing Oregon climbers found

The body of one of three climbers missing for more than a week on Mount Hood in Oregon was found on Sunday, a spokesman for the Hood River County Sheriff's Department said.


The Yankees arrived in Toronto for the start of a season-high 10-game trip, held a one-hour pregame meeting and followed with one of their flattest performances in a season that is spinning out of control.


One in three hospital patients is unhappy with the quality of food they receive, a survey suggests.


JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Wednesday quarterly profit fell a worse-than-expected 24 percent as the No. 3 U.S. bank lost $1.3 billion on risky mortgages and set aside more money for rising losses on home-equity loans.


JetBlue Airways, which made its reputation coddling customers, was so reluctant to inconvenience them last week that it kept putting them on planes while other airlines canceled one flight after another.


ALLENTOWN, Pa. - President Bush and Democratic Sen...


The US has "fundamental concerns" at German plans to curb G8 emissions, a leaked document shows.


GORDON Brown will today challenge France and Germany to end the market-rigging which prevents British businesses from winning lucrative European Union contracts.


Satellite television provider  DirecTV Inc. said it may take up to $1.6 billion in charges to  write down the value of satellites it would use for  broadcasting instead of high-speed data services.


Raul Guerra Garrido, known for novels set in Spain's Basque region, has won one of the country's most prestigious literary prizes, the Culture Ministry said Monday.


German economy blows hot and cold, data shows

Europe's biggest economy had both good news and bad news on Thursday, inflation and the jobless rate have fallen, but retail sales slumped too as consumers fret about their future.


Apple Says iPhone to Access YouTube Content

YouTube has begun encoding videos in a new format to improve quality and save battery life on wireless devices.


Oscar contenders? Saw them all in the Balkans..

Rada Banjanin plans to stay up late on Sunday, fingers crossed that "Babel" will take the best picture Oscar at the 79th Academy Awards.


Saturday Interview: Super Bowl and Olympics: This Marketerâs Dream Year

Herbert Hainer, the chief executive of Adidas, says his company is using major athletic events like the Super Bowl and the Summer Olympics in its battle to catch up with and surpass Nike.


(OfficialWire) -- 10/31/04 -- Authorities in China have ordered more than 1,600 Internet cafes closed since February 2004, imposing more than 100 million yuan, or


Another nine cases of the deadly Ebola virus are confirmed in DR Congo, where 174 have already died.


Several common species of North American birds have suffered drastic population declines since the arrival of the West Nile virus eight years ago, leaving rural and suburban areas quieter than they used to be and imposing ecological stresses on a variety of other animals and plants, a new study has...


The airline said Wednesday that several hundred employees responded to its call to volunteer at its troubled Philadelphia operations this busy holiday weekend.


Italian, Egyptian Hostages in Iraq Released

Two female Italian hostages seized in Baghdad three weeks ago along with two Iraqi colleagues were released on Tuesday and are safe and well, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.


Lawyers battle over Anna Nicole's corpse, baby

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - Lawyers for former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and her mother jousted over her corpse on Tuesday, making little headway in legal skirmishing over where she should be buried.


Serb nationalist wins first-round president vote

Hardliner Tomislav Nikolic won the first round of Serbia's presidential vote on Sunday, setting up a second-round contest that will shape Serbian ties with the West after the expected loss of Kosovo.


Al terzo posto in Europa invece per le bollette del gas


Brazilian forwards Edu Schmidt and Ricardo Oliveira scored as Real Betis ended Barcelona's unbeaten streak with a 2-1 win Sunday.


World's highest bridge dwarfs Eiffel Tower

The bridge, in southern France, is a spectacular feat of engineering that will carry motorists nearly 300m above the valley of the Tarn River.


Cosenza, ragazzi fumavano spinelli durante le lezioni


Two explosions in a downtown Toronto hydro transformer had tourists fearing a terrorist attack and left thousands without power at the SkyDome, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and in a huge chunk of the city centre.


As the San Antonio Spurs attempt to put the finishing touches tonight on their fourth NBA title in nine years, thereby cementing their legacy as a defensive dynasty, the attention rightfully centers on their understated star, Tim Duncan.


A US Securities and Exchange Commission governor spoke out yesterday against the agency's new rule requiring independent chairmen on mutual fund boards, adding fuel to recent challenges to the measure.


LOS ANGELES  - Amy Carlson and Kirk  Acevedo have joined the cast of Dick Wolf's upcoming "Law &  Order" spin-off "Trial by Jury" as regulars.


Colorado is on the fringes of the playing field in the presidential campaign, a Republican-leaning state that Democratic Sen. John Kerry has in his sights because of its weak economy and growing Hispanic population.


U.S. warns of possible Qaeda financial cyber attack

The U.S. government has warned U.S. private financial services of an al Qaeda call for a cyber attack against U.S. online stock trading and banking Web sites beginning Friday, officials said on Thursday.


People going onto Blackpool beach to look at a stricken ferry are putting themselves at risk, say the Coastguard.


Music industry will take copyright battle to Europe

Damning the evidence The recording industry's continuing bid to exploit works for an extra 45 years should be disregarded by government as not in the public interest.â¦


Northwest Air unsecured claims may get 66-83 pct

Bankrupt Northwest Airlines Corp.  said  on Thursday that holders of general unsecured claims would receive stock valued at between 66 percent to 83 percent of allowed claims when the company exits Chapter 11.


Milos Forman left documentaries behind early on. Or did he?


Conmen have recruited thousands of PCs to help them con people out of their cash, a study shows.


Pub and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers sells more than 100 of its smaller "community" pubs for Â£101m.


Gay, Grizzlies win with 2.6 seconds left

Rudy Gay's jumper with 2.6 seconds left lifted the Memphis Grizzlies to a 98-96 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.


IPO plans from China's sole unlisted telecom

WASHINGTON - China Netcom, the only unlisted company among China's four big telecoms operators, filed on Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to raise as much as US$1.


Ferrari on Top in Practice for Brazil GP

Rubens Barrichello set the pace Friday in his native city, just ahead of Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher, as the two took the top times in practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix.


Grazie a Celentano record anche per il prime time di Raitre


World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Publisherâs Earnings Fell 29% in 2006

Pearson, the publisher of The Financial Times and the owner of Penguin books, said that profit fell 29 percent in 2006, partly as a result of a gain in the prior year on the sale of its stake in a Spanish newspaper. Income for the company, which also has a 50 percent stake in The Economist magazine and owns the French newspaper Les Ãchos, dropped to Â£446 million ($875.4 million) from Â£624 million. Revenue rose 8 percent, to Â£4.4 billion ($8.7 billion) as 8 percent sales growth at the companyâs schools publishing business in the United States outweighed slower sales at Penguin. Ad revenue was up 9 percent at The Financial Times. Excluding one-time items, profit rose 38 percent, to Â£455 million ($893.6 million) in 2006.


Another day, another filter-evading tactic from the spammer. This time, they're pitching their woo in the form of e-mail stationery "backgrounds," which aren't generally scanned by filtering tools. Experts say the trend is rising.


The European Union's nominated antitrust commissioner announced Monday she would sell her stocks into a blind trust and would not take up any corporate post after her term, should she get the job.


Lonard makes it three in a row at Australian PGA

Today Peter Lonard proved once again what a great performer he is at home and what a great finisher of events he has become, when he won his second Australian PGA Championship although this time it was his title and his alone.


A Royal Navy helicopter is scrambled to assist the crew of a boat which has capsized in the Firth of Clyde.


Rossi clinches MotoGP title with Australian win

Valentino Rossi clinched his fourth straight MotoGP world championship, winning the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. The 25-year-old Yamaha racer, an eight-time winner this season, passed Spain's Sete Giberneau


Perugia, 19:01 - CALCIO, PERUGIA: ARRIVA PORTIERE PUGGIONI

Il Perugia (C1) ha preso in prestito dalla Reggina il portiere Christian Puggioni, 26 anni, lo scors...


Strong laptop demand drives Apple US retail share to 13%

Shift from PowerPC to Intel paying off? Apple's share of the US retail computer business grew by more than the market as whole managed last month to hit 13 per cent, market watcher NPD has revealed.â¦


Giusi, l'assassino Ã¨ un cugino del padre

"Fra di noi c'era una relazione ma Giusi voleva lasciarmi e allora l'ho uccisa". Sono le parole di Giovanni Potenza, il pescatore di 27 anni arrestato dalla polizia nell'ambito delle indagini sull' omicidio


U.S. Judge Prohibits Strikes at Northwest

A federal judge yesterday blocked flight attendants at Northwest Airlines from striking over cuts in pay and benefits, ruling that such action could threaten the struggling carrier's comeback from bankruptcy protection.


Pinning responsibility for the controversial reality TV show solely on CBS is too easy. A hard look at the role parents play in blurring the line between adult entertainment and childâs play.


Some 500 people demonstrated in Saddam Hussein's hometown on Friday, demanding his return to power, organizers said.


I magistrati di Pesaro ipotizzano la circonvenzione di incapacevogliono accertare quale fosse lo stato psico-fisico del tenore                                          Pavarotti, inchiesta della Procura sul testamento "americano"


Chipmaker says glut in market will bring global slowdown

LONDON (CBS.MW) - Growth in global chip sales is likely to halve in 2005, Samsung Electronics said on Monday, according to reports.


Drilling Down: High Prices Help Sell All-in-One Products

In an experiment, the proportion of subjects choosing an all-in-one product shot up by more than a third when it was priced at a premium.


Oil prices have steadied after sliding sharply from record highs late last week but the tightening siege on rebels holed up in a shrine in Iraq has heightened uncertainty in the market.


London equities fell in opening trade on Monday, with shares in the London Stock Exchange sharply lower on confirmation of its plans to buy Borsa Italiana.


Qwest Chairman and CEO Richard Notebaert, brought in to take over after Joseph Nacchio was indicted for insider trading in 2002, will retire after making the carrier profitable.


NEW YORK -- The goals were clear when Sheneen Jackson enrolled her son in one of the first public schools in the nation to focus on Arabic language and culture. First, her 11-year-old would master Arabic. Later, doors would open for him in government and diplomacy -- maybe a job at the United...


Lebanese government forces have been deployed along the border with Israel for the first time in decades.


Islamic Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef said Friday that his movement is conditionally willing to accept a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.


The earliest stars may hold clues to the nature of the Universe's mysterious dark matter, simulations suggest.


Sun to extend Multi-Platform Managed Services

Sun Microsystems Inc. announced yesterday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a small IT outsourcing company - SevenSpace.


Britain suspended on Tuesday the  manufacturing license of Chiron Corp., a major supplier of flu  vaccine to the United Kingdom and the United States, for three  months.


Comic-Book Hero To Battle Real-World Villain: HIV

From thwarting plans to take over the world to foiling vengeful assassinations, superheroes are no strangers to tackling seemingly impossible tasks.


Steelers could find trouble in San Diego

Pittsburgh's bye week came at the right time for the defending NFL champions, losers of two of their first three games. The slow start came with Ben Roethlisberger considered "rusty," not a designation for the official injury list but one used to describe the early-season play of the QB.


If the Dodgers starting rotation has an ace it's Jeff Weaver, and that was a good thing on Sunday. He got it together after a wobbly beginning, gave his teammates


3D facial images give early warning of genetic disorders in children

Science & environment: Tens of thousands of children could be diagnosed earlier and more cheaply after pioneering research.


The price of crude oil moves back above the benchmark $50 a barrel mark as production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico remain down.


Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two senators pledging to roll them back when Congress returns from recess.


States begin criticizing Iraq policy, too

Spurred by online activists, five state legislatures moved last week to oppose Bush's war strategy.


Oggi inizia il dibattito alla Camera sul finanziamento delle missioni militariDomani il voto. Un ordine del giorno di Verdi, Prc e Rosa nel Pugno                                            "Comprare l'oppio afgano per scopi sanitari" L'idea della sinistra per uscire dal conflitto                                                                                Trasformare il papavero in morfina e metadone per la terapia del doloreParti dell'Unione insistono perchÃ© il governo "ripensi la missione"  di CLAUDIA FUSANI


Huntersville, NC (Sports Network) - NFL great Reggie White died Sunday morning at the age of 43. An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the cause of death.


Michigan Republicans want local prosecutors to throw the book at Michael Moore, after the Fahrenheit 9/11 director doled out ramen and underwear to college students.


SANTA MARIA, California (CNN) -- The judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case fined one of the pop star's lawyers $1,000 Tuesday after he refused to back off a line of questioning the judge had told him was off-limits.


Experts reveal details of the "remarkable" sex life of lichens in a new travelling exhibition.


Oracle has issued an alert regarding multiple security vulnerabilities discovered across an unsettlingly wide range of its products.


Calcio, processo doping: difesa Juve contesta perizia

Dopo la requisitoria dei pubblici ministeri, che si era conclusa con le richieste di condanna per Antonio Giraudo e Riccardo Agricola, amministratore delegato e capo dello staff medico della Juventus, la parola Ã¨ passata questa mattina alla difesa.


Insurance Broker's Cozy Ties May Prove Hard to Untangle

As scrutiny of the insurance industry intensifies, investigations are likely to underline the web of relationships between insurers and Marsh & McLennan.


Boeing may join Microsoft in EU antitrust fight

Aircraft giant may argue against European antitrust regulators' order to make Microsoft give secrets to rivals.


Honda Motor Co. 7267.T launched its   top-line sedan Acura in China on Wednesday, joining BMW   BMWG.DE and other foreign luxury car brands to compete in the   world's second-largest auto market.


Google Backs $25 Million âLunar X Prizeâ

The contest calls for entrants to land a rover on the moon that can travel at least 500 meters and send data.


Blackwater guard in Iraq said "stop shooting": media

A Blackwater security guard screamed at colleagues to "stop shooting" in an incident that left 11 Iraqi civilians dead, enraged the government and sparked reviews of security firms in Iraq, U.S. media said on Friday.


Toddlers don't always outgrow chubbiness

Pudgy toddlers face a good chance of becoming overweight 12-year-olds, according to government research that shoots down the notion that kids just naturally outgrow early chubbiness.


Before the 2006 season, Charles Woodson landed with the Green Bay Packers, the one team he did not want to play for. But the move has worked out far better than expected.


Supermarket chain Pathmark Stores Inc. posted a loss in the second quarter ended July 31 and said it could default on financing covenants if it is not able to refinance its debt as planned.


Il 17% segnala invece un appesantimento burocratico


A Q & A with Google Product Marketing Director Debbie Jaffe wraps up our four-part series on the special information sections creeping into general search results.


Vermont towns seek to impeach Bush, pull U.S. troops

BOSTON, March 6 (Reuters Life!) - More than 30 Vermont towns passed resolutions on Tuesday seeking to impeach President Bush, while at least 16 towns in the tiny New England state called on Washington to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq.


Russia's natural resources minister said Monday that foreign companies would be welcome to help develop offshore oil fields, the same day a senior U.S. diplomat expressed concern about the minister's earlier statement that foreign access to oil and gas deposits would be limited.


Roma, 11:04 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: PROGRAMMA RITORNO QUARTI

Questo il programma del ritorno dei quarti di finale di Coppa Italia, in programma la prossima setti...


Employers cut 4,000 jobs in August, the first time in four years that monthly hiring contracted, the government said on Friday in a report certain to boost pressure on Federal Reserve policy makers to cut interest rates.


The remains of Empress Maria Fyodorovna, mother of Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II, will be moved from Denmark to Russia on Saturday, finally fulfilling her wish to rest next to her late husband, Tsar Alexander III.


Russia says the proposal to switch the system on if an Iranian threat is proved are positive but fall short.


Dale Earnhardt Jr. showed up for NASCAR media day a year ago clearly conflicted about his future with Dale Earnhardt Inc., the three-car stable his late father built with his stepmother, Teresa. After contract negotiations with DEI seemed to reach an impasse, Earnhardt entered the 2007 season facing many questions.


New fiber optic cable to boost US-China Internet traffic

A new 500-million-dollar fiber optic cable between China and the United States will be vital in helping to meet booming Internet traffic between the two nations, state press has reported.


Boston was tingling with anticipation on  Saturday as the Red Sox prepared to host Game One of the World  Series against the St. Louis Cardinals and take a step toward  ridding themselves of a hex that has hung over the team for  eight decades.


Si sono attestate a 451,2 mld con un incremento di 41,3 mld


Servicemen and women who died in wars are remembered across Wales on Remembrance Day.


FARMINGTON, Pa. - Vijay Singh walked off the Mystic Rock course with a three-shot lead during the first round of the 84 Lumber Classic...


The Russian government expels four British diplomats in the continuing Alexander Litvinenko murder row.


Gordon Brown is set to become prime minister, bringing to an end Tony Blair's 10 years in power.


Other possible Dow Jones bidders surface

An Internet entrepreneur and a Wall  Street group have joined a list of potential rivals to News  Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Wall Street Journal publisher Dow  Jones & Co. Inc., an adviser to the Dow Jones employee union  said on Thursday.


Alitalia Unions Reject Rescue Plan, Job Cuts

"Unbearable," "worrisome" and "not convincing" were expressions used by employee representatives in response to an Alitalia management proposal to save the company, but they nonetheless agreed to continue talks.


Free utility condenses Windows Vista from 15GB to 1.4GB

A Croatian college student has created a utility that installs a seriously stripped-down Windows Vista, saying the heft of Microsoft's biggest desktop operating system is just too big to believe."Who can justify a 15GB operating system?" asked Dino Nuhagic, a fifth-year student from Split, a Croatian city on the Adriatic. Not Nuhagic, or the uncounted users who have turned to his creation, vLite.The free program lets users pick and choose which Vista components, hot fixes, drivers, and even language packs are installed, then builds a disk image that can be burned to a DVD for unattended installation of the operating system."Why did I do it? Well, it's performance and work environment," Nuhagic said when asked why he came up with vLite. "Performance, that's easy to explain. The less things running, the more responsive the OS. But the environment part is where it gets down to personal preference."Those preferences include options for leaving out virtually every component of Windows Vista, from the minor -- such as the bundled screensavers -- to the major, such as the firewall or Universal Plug and Play.Some vLite users, in fact, have made it a contest of sorts to come up with the puniest-possible installation package for the operating system. While Microsoft recommends that users set aside 15GB of hard-disk space to install its pride and joy, Nuhagic's fans boast of squeezing it into an image file as small as 515MB that takes up just 1.4GB on the hard drive.One user reported condensing Windows Vista Home Basic into a 526MB .iso file and installing it in a virtual machine that used just 1.3GB of drive space. "It worked well inside the virtual machine and since I have 1GB of RAM on the host I guess the little Vista would work well," said amocanu.Nuhagic didn't come right out and say it, but he hinted that he -- like more critical users and pundits -- thought Vista was bloated and could use some reducing. "To be frank, I don't need 90 percent of Windows. But that 10 percent, which guarantees that you can run [the] majority of games out there, is what is worth isolating."Crafting vLite wasn't easy, he said. But the time Nuhagic spent on its predecessor, nLite, which similarly squeezes Windows 2000 and Windows XP, paid off in spades. "Since I had four years of experience with tampering [with] older Windows, it was a lot easier than nLite," Nuhagic said of the development of vLite. "Also, it was easier than in XP because Vista does not have the old-style installation. It doesn't install components one by one, but simply extracts the image. Where XP would fail during install because a certain file was missing, that issue is not present in Vista."Even though vLite features a simple graphical interface that lets users remove a component with a click, Nuhagic warned that the utility isn't designed for the average user: "Because of certain possible compatibility issues with the programs out there [that] expect full Windows, I'd recommend [it] only to users [that] want exactly that kind of tool. In other words, I would not recommend it to someone who installs their OS once every few years. But if you do it every few months, then it's a must."Nuhagic couldn't say how many people use vLite, or even the number of times it's been downloaded from his Web site. "I don't have counters installed because the FTP mirrors were donated, and I would have to upgrade my hosting for some extra script processing," he said of his shoestring operation. It shouldn't be a surprise, however, that nLite, the Windows XP miniaturizer, remains four to five times more popular than vLite, based on the number of visitors to the different nLite and vLite Web sites.Microsoft knows of the tools -- Nuhagic said the company has contacted him in the past about possible employment -- but it's done little to quash the condensing. When asked whether it had any thoughts on vLite, a company spokeswoman e-mailed a lukewarm warning."Microsoft does not recommend using any tool to strip out applications from Windows Vista prior to installing it on your system, as it may affect your ability to download future Windows Updates and Service Packs, and may cause your system to become unstable," she said.But vLite's users praised Nuhagic's efforts with blunter language. "Thanks for spending your time making our OS less bloated," said one.VLite 1.1 can be downloaded from Nuhagic's Web site.


Blair government proposes that court fines be linked to offender's income

The British government has proposed that court fines are directly linked to an offender's income, prompting angry accusations Friday that it is unfairly targeting the middle class.


Wyeth raises outlook, sees new blockbusters

Wyeth  on Thursday raised its 2006 profit forecast and said its recently approved Tygacil antibiotic and three experimental medicines all could post annual sales in the billions of dollars.


'Chemical Ali' Sentenced to Hang for Genocide of Kurds

BAGHDAD, June 24 -- Three senior aides to Saddam Hussein were found guilty on Sunday of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Iraqi High Tribunal and sentenced to death by hanging for their roles in the slaughter of as many as 180,000 Kurds in northern Iraq in the late 1980s.


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

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


BROCKTON -- He has won the Massachusetts Amateur Championship twice, the second title some 22 years ago. The first time, Steve Tasho was a young golfer whose chief priority was getting better at the sport he loved. Beginning today at Concord Country Club, the now 48-year-old Easton resident will try to rekindle the magic he generated in 1981 and '85.


Russia expels 4 British diplomats as row escalates

Russia expelled four British diplomats on Thursday and suspended cooperation with London on fighting terrorism, as a bitter row over Moscow's refusal to extradite a murder suspect escalated.


Key documents withheld in German CIA probe: lawmakers

German lawmakers investigating the case  of a man held for nearly five years at the U.S. prison in  Guantanamo Bay said on Thursday an inquiry was being held up as  some official documents were being withheld and others had been  delayed.


Casey Mears set a track qualifying record and won his third NASCAR Busch series pole of the season Thursday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.


Factory Orders Show Strong Gains in Nov.

America's factories saw orders go up by a strong 1.2 percent in November, the biggest advance in four months and a sign that the nation's manufacturing sector was gaining momentum as the new year loomed.


A surprising number of items on eBay are available for just one cent. So where is the profit? (Hint: Watch those shipping charges.)


CLEARFIELD, Pa. - A 100-pound female college student is the first to meet the Denny's Beer Barrel Pub challenge: down the restaurant's six-pound hamburger - and five pounds of fixins' - within three hours.


Iraqi officials say at least 12 people were killed and 16 wounded in more incidents of violence across the country Wednesday. They say 10 people were killed and six wounded in an exchange of gunfire between


Berna, 13:03 - CICLISMO, DOPING: KESSLER SQUALIFICATO PER DUE ANNI

Il tedesco Matthias Kessler è stato squalificato per due anni, fino al 26 luglio 2009, per do...


European equities higher on bid activity

European stocks edged higher on Wednesday thanks to a strong performance on Wall Street overnight, but gains were capped after a mixed session in Asia.


RMC Group, the world's largest maker of ready-mixed concrete, today accepted a Â£2.3bn takeover bid from Mexico's Cemex, the world's third-largest cement maker.


Will a new set of FCC rules for broadband over power lines bring the Internet to millions more homes? On Friday, proponents of broadband Internet service over power lines hailed a recent decision by the US


Eastman Kodak has won a controversial lawsuit in which it claimed Sun Microsystems had infringed several of its patents with its Java programming language.


UPDATE 2-Kerry, Bush duel over Medicare, terror war

Democrat John Kerry criticized President George W. Bush on Saturday for burying a record jump in Medicare premiums in a pre-holiday announcement that came during a rush of news at home and abroad.


Hamels Gets 10th Win As Phils Top Astros

Cole Hamels becomes the first Phillies pitcher since 2004 to rack up 10 wins before the All-Star break as Philadelphia tops Houston, 8-3.


Europe Finishes Off United States in Ryder Cup

Putting an exclamation point on a commanding performance, Europe rolled to its most one-sided victory in dominating the United States, 18Â½-9Â½.


Chiuse scuole in Molise, neve a Ischia e sul Vesuvio


At the Los Angeles  premiere of director Stephen Frears' "The Queen" on Tuesday  night, partygoers anointed Helen Mirren as the inevitable best  actress Oscar winner for her bravura turn as the dowdily  out-of-touch Queen Elizabeth II, but several Miramax Films  marketing staffers were looking like deer frozen in headlights.


WASHINGTON-The Justice Department late this afternoon said Cingular Wireless LLC agreed to sell mobile-phone properties in 13 markets to win approval of its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.


Bush will veto popular stem-cell bill: aides

President George W. Bush on  Wednesday will veto legislation to expand federally funded  embryonic stem cell research, aides said, triggering an uphill  battle in the Democratic-led Congress to override him.


Israel Raids Gaza Camp, One Militant Killed

Israeli troops killed a Palestinian militant during a raid on a southern Gaza Strip refugee camp on Wednesday in what the army called an operation to stop attacks on Jewish settlements, Palestinian witnesses said.


Washington's Arrington, Hall Doubtful for Sunday

ASHBURN, Va. (Sports Network) - Washington Redskins  linebacker LaVar Arrington and kicker John Hall are listed as  doubtful for Sunday's game versus the Green Bay Packers.


Police find bomb in London, open terrorism probe

British police defused a car bomb in central London on Friday and said the device made up of gasoline, gas cylinders and nails could have caused significant loss of life.


'Non esistono azionisti buoni o cattivi' dice finanziere


RealNetworks Sells 3 Mln Songs, Ends Download Promo

RealNetworks Inc. RNWK.O is ending its 49 cent-per-song music download service but will keep the promotional prices in place for top 10 songs, the Internet media and software company said on Thursday.


Beckham apologizes for intentional yellow card

David Beckham apologized Wednesday for deliberately getting a yellow card to draw a suspension for a World Cup qualifying game. The apology came hours after FIFA president Sepp Blatter criticized him and urged English soccer authorities to take action.


There's plenty going on at the media giant, and not all of it is welcome.


"Inside Man" thriller inspires ABC drama

The Jodie Foster  character in Spike Lee's thriller "Inside Man" has inspired an  ABC drama pilot about a high-powered female PR executive.


ORONO, Maine -- It was Northeastern's for the keeping, a one-game lead atop the Atlantic 10 North Division heap.


Maoists rebels have lifted a blockade that cut Nepal's capital Kathmandu off from the rest of the country for a week. In a statement released Tuesday, however, the rebels warned the


Verona, 19:26 - CALCIO, UEFA; CHIEVO: SEMIOLI PREOCCUPA PILLON

Il Chievo riprenderà domani la preparazione in vista dell'impegno di giovedÃ¬ in Coppa Uefa co...


If the e-book reader's selling so well, how 'bout giving us actual numbers?


Italy's premier Tuesday called for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty with a view to its complete abolition, a move he said would guarantee better justice around the globe and an end to cultures of vengeance.


Amid all the planning for another hurricane emergency, New Orleans officials now have to make provisions for animals too


Two golds for Germany and Hungary on final day of canoe/kayak

Schinias, Greece (Sports Network) - Germany and Hungary each claimed a pair of gold medals on the final day of the canoe/kayak program at the 2004 Olympics.


NEW YORK -- US President George W. Bush yesterday scolded the United Nations for failing to join his crackdown on "murderers.


Iraqi Abuse Military Trials to Begin at Texas Base

The suspected ringleader of abuse in  Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison is among two U.S. Army soldiers  scheduled for court-martial this week over wartime actions.


LA LETTERA                                          I diritti civili in cui crede il Pd                                                                                di WALTER VELTRONI


Jakarta Embassy Blast Kills Four, Wounds Scores

A powerful car bomb exploded outside  the Australian embassy in central Jakarta on Thursday, killing  at least four people in the vicinity and injuring more than  100.


Interview: Political Leaders Fail Children Worldwide

Political leaders the world over are failing the most vulnerable of their people -- children, the UN child rights organization UNICEF said on Thursday.


Suns Off to Best Start in Team's History

The triple-digit scores, and the victories, keep piling up for the Phoenix Suns. The latest was a 121-100 thumping of the Orlando Magic on Monday night, improving the Suns' record to 18-3, the best start in the 37-year history of the franchise.


Laptop Computers Creating A Generation Of Infertile Men?

Could it be possible, will laptop computers be responsible for a generation of infertile men? It may sound far-fetched, but if the latest results from a new study prove to be true, it just might become a reality.


Il premier: governo se ne assume la responsabilita'


Taylor Lockwood never paid much attention to mushrooms. But when he moved from Los Angeles to the redwood-carpeted northern California community of Mendocino during the warm, wet winter of 1984, he found himself surrounded by them. Thus began an unabashedly obsessive love affair between the...


Actress Alicia Silverstone's ad for People For Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is   banned in Houston, Texas, because she bares all in it.


Seabed at Tsunami's Center Shows Ruptures

The first images of the seabed that was rocked by the earthquake that triggered Asia's catastrophic tsunami revealed huge ruptures spanning several miles along the Indian Ocean's floor.


Many visitors to Spain tend toward the cities of Madrid, Barcelona and the more Mediterranean-flavored south.


Clearwire Offers Local Service: Internet Service's Model is 'Plug and Play,' but It Might Be a Tough Sell

By Jeffrey Kelley, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Jun. 8--You can get high-speed Internet and phone service in the Richmond metropolitan area in a new way: from thin air.   Clearwire Corp.


Ukraine Leader, Attacking Rival, Won't Halt Vote

Ukraine's president said that if he were Prime Minister Viktor F. Yanukovich, he would not participate in a new runoff.


Tasha Humphrey had 24 points and 12 rebounds and Georgia (No. 14 ESPN/USA Today; No. 11 AP) ended a two-game losing streak with a 93-47 rout of Augusta State on Friday night.


Georgia welcomed Hawaii to the BCS with a heaping helping of SEC speed and power. Knowshon Moreno ran for touchdowns on Georgia's first two possessions and the Bulldogs took a 24-3 lead on Hawaii after the fist half of the Sugar Bowl on Tuesday night.


Govinda opens up about his film, newfound friendship with Salman Khan and his hair transplant.


Dave Cowens joined the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday as an assistant coach, leaving his job as coach and general manager of the WNBA's Chicago Sky.


Reeling Celtics scorched by Heat in Boston

The Boston Celtics suffered a franchise  record 16th straight loss with a 91-79 home defeat to the  defending NBA champions Miami Heat on Wednesday.


"Siamo sereni, non abbiamo nulla da nascondere"Csm nomina Enzo Iannelli procuratore generale di Catanzaro                                          Why Not, la polizia in sede giornale Udeur Un proiettile inviato a Mastella


CA ex-CEO Kumar loses perks after indictment

SAN FRANCISCO - Computer Associates International Inc. has revoked perks, including office space and home security services, that it handed out to former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sanjay Kumar after he left the company last month.


Louisville came up with one of its biggest victories even though it lost Heisman hopeful Brian Brohm to a hand injury. Brohm threw for 181 yards and touchdown to lead the 12th-ranked Cardinals to a dominating 31-7 victory over No. 17 Miami on Saturday before getting knocked out of the game.


The United States is pressing NATO to take over the U.S.-led military mission in Afghanistan, possibly as early as 2005, the U.S. ambassador to the alliance said Tuesday.


Canada escaped into Tuesday's World Cup final against Finland at the Air Canada Centre last night, thanks to the heroics of centre Vincent Lecavalier and goaltender Roberto Luongo.


World ; IRAQ; Deadline Looms for US, British Captives in Iraq

World News, BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Militants who beheaded an American hostage in Iraq threatened to kill another US captive and a Briton on Tuesday, as relatives and diplomats pleaded for their release.


India and Pakistan discuss Kashmir bus service

NEW DELHI - Indian and Pakistani officials have opened talks aimed at restoring bus service between the divided zones they control in Kashmir.


Free-agent catcher Gregg Zaun agreed Thursday to a one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays that guarantees him $1.05 million.


Host Ellen DeGeneres got the Oscars  off to a rousing start on Sunday by telling stars like Leonardo  DiCaprio and Nicole Kidman there was no need to be nervous  because only about a billion people were watching.


Nel 2008, a 57 anni dalla vittoria di Ferdy Kubler, il Mondiale potrebbe tornare a Varese. La societÃ  candidata a organizzare l`evento, la Alfredo Binda, ha puntato su personaggi consolidati: l`ex-direttore


Nigerian troops to bolster force in Darfur

Nigerian troops are due to fly from the Nigerian capital, Abuja, to the western Sudanese region of Darfur to bolster an African Union protection force.


Drops the hammer House of Cards Neteller canned 250 employees this week, as the crippling seizure of Neteller funds by the Department of Justice last week continued to impact the company's bottom line.â¦


Arrh.  Shiver me links, and haul me URLs.

Okay, totally off-topic, I know.  Well, the keyboard is computer-related.  But when I came across these links on my site, VarLinux.org, I couldn't resist sharing them.


Airline Trade Group Predicts a Further Drop in Profit Next Year

Soaring fuel prices and slowing economic growth are likely to wipe out much of the airline industryâs profits next year, despite steady increases in global demand for air travel.


Beyond Binary gets driven around by a gadget hound who would make the folks on the show floor proud. He has 20,000 songs on his iPod, thousands of dollars worth of digital camera gear and a watch that acts as a TV remote control.


Kerry Picking Up Naderâs Populist Themes

On the home front and around the world, President Bush has failed the United States. His economic record is one of record deficits, loss of jobs, creation of low-wage jobs.


Sexy Corals Keep âEyeâ on Moon, Scientists Say

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


Napoli, 20:28 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; CALAIO': GRUPPO COMPATTO

Emanuele CalaiÃ² ha parlato del momento del Napoli a 'Radiogoal': ''Le cose non vanno molto bene - ha...


A nudo, oltre ai corpi degli stilisti,anche le loro fantasie


Un arresto cardiaco l'ha stroncato a Vienna a 88 anniEra stato segretario generale dell'Onu per un decennio                                            Austria, Ã¨ morto Kurt Waldheim l'ex presidente dalle ombre naziste


FDA removes arthritics drugs critic from advisory panel meeting

Cuty Furberg has been removed from the FDA advisory panel meeting on arthritic drugs such as Vioxx (COX-2 drugs) because of his criticism of the entire class of medications made last week.


Iraq Shia leader seeks tougher U.S. action

One of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders said after meeting President Bush on Monday that civil war could only be staved off if U.S. forces struck harder against Sunni-led insurgents.


Active search for Fossett ending, crews on standby

Authorities will stop actively searching for missing U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett but will keep air crews on standby to fly to possible crash sites, a spokesman for Nevada's public safety department said on Wednesday.


IBM's Blue Gene to topple Japanese supercomputer

BIG BLUE has pre-briefed US journalists about an announcement it will make today which means its Blue Gene supercomputer will knock NEC's Earth Simulator off the top performing slot.


Chelsea winger Arjen Robben has insisted that Arsenal's failure to so far secure a place in the next stage of the Champions League could benefit the Blues in the race for the Premiership title.


With no expectations weighing on them, the Blue Devils just may make a run at the N.C.A.A. title that has eluded them.


Cheeky China company says to sue Google over name

A Chinese company is suing Google  Inc.'s China subsidiary for copying its name, saying the U.S.  search engine's registered Chinese name is too similar to its  own and has harmed its operations.


US has no clear plan to aid Fallujah civilians

FALLUJAH, Iraq - With the battle for Fallujah nearing an end, there are signs of an impending humanitarian crisis among the unknown number of civilians trapped in the city.


Sri Lanka's air force pounded Tamil Tiger rebel positions for a second day Friday in retaliation for a bus bombing that killed 64 people in the worst violence since a 2002 truce, a senior insurgent leader said.


But First, Doctor, What Was Your Marathon Time?

Are athletes a special group? And, if so, do they fare any differently if they see doctors who are athletes?


AARP Poll Shows Most Support Legalizing Medicinal Marijuana

Nearly three-fourths of Americans middle age and older support legalizing marijuana for medical use, according to a poll taken for AARP.


'Special relationship' questioned after US releases friendly-fire video

The so-called "special relationship" between Britain and the United States has been called into question by British commentators,  after the US reluctantly released the cockpit video showing a friendly-fire killing following its leak to the media.


Ethiopia appeals for help as floods ravage eastern Africa

Ethiopia's disaster response agency has appealed for 7.6 million dollars (5.8 million euros) to help hundreds of thousands of flood-affected people in the country's southeastern Somali state.


Three new plays explore disparate lives pushed together by music, strife, time, and friendship.


The Age of Dissonance: I Am Chopped Liver

When it comes to party life, youâre either in it or totally out of it and getting stuck somewhere in between can be hazardous to the ego.


UK defence firm lobbied minister to drop corruption probe: report

The British defence company at the centre of an abandoned corruption probe into a UK-Saudi Arabia weapons deals directly lobbied a key minister to drop the investigation, the Financial Times has reported.


Rebels seeking to overthrow Chad's president withdraw from N'Djamena as government soldiers patrol steets


Urgent measures should be taken to prevent further tragedy: WHO

EMMA ALBERICI: United Nations officials fear the death toll could double as outbreaks of disease unleash a second wave of tragedy.


Chilean Judge Probes Pinochet's Passports

Investigators said Friday that Gen. Augusto Pinochet had several phony passports, the latest allegation facing the embattled former dictator who's facing trial on kidnapping and homicide charges.


Carlos Moya won his second straight Chennai Open title by rallying from a 5-2 deficit in the third set to beat Paradorn Srichaphan 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) Sunday in a rematch of last year's final.


The dollar falls to yet another all-time low against the euro, after further weak US economic data.


Rome festival honors Loren with career award

When the Rome film festival forgot to invite Sophia Loren for its first edition last year, she was said to be furious at the snub.


FDA Panel to Consider Sex Patch for Women

Depending on whom you ask, Procter & Gamble's new female testosterone patch is either a medical marvel that will change women's lives or a potentially dangerous


Sun left to think about what it's done Just in IBM and Cray have come out as the big winners in DARPA's massive supercomputing contest, leaving Sun Microsystems as the unlucky loser.â¦


Londra, 15:29 - TENNIS, WIMBLEDON: NADAL AI QUARTI

Lo spagnolo Rafael Nadal, testa di serie numero 2, si è qualificato per i quarti di finale di...


Fireworks celebrations across the UK attract thousands of people on the eve of Diwali.


Symbol Technologies seeks to sell itself: WSJ

Symbol Technologies Inc. , a  maker of bar code and inventory scanning technology, is  auctioning itself, and mobile phone company Motorola Inc.   is the most likely buyer, the Wall Street Journal  reported on Saturday.


Mr. Fogelbergâs hits âLeader of the Bandâ and âSame Old Lang Syneâ helped define the soft-rock era.


Paralympics closing ceremony scaled back after deadly bus crash

Six weeks of sporting celebration that began with the Summer Olympics ended on a somber note Tuesday when the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games was cut back because of a deadly school bus crash.


Roma, 18:46 - CALCIO, GUIDO ROSSI: CON CALENDARI SI TORNA A NORMALITA'

''La presentazione dei calendari è il trionfo della normalità nel calcio. Adesso ci as...


Fashion shows should screen for anorexia

A report by the British Fashion Council, organizers of London Fashion Week, has stopped short of recommending a ban on ultra-thin models.


Are Polar Bears Suffering from Industry Chemicals?

New evidence shows that polar bears are suffering from industrial chemicals swept to the Arctic from nations thousands of miles to the south, the WWF global conservation organization said on Monday.


Germany, France expected to adopt tough stance on Turkey

Germany and France are expected to adopt a tougher stand on the Turkish bid to join the EU when their leaders meet in SaarbrA A1 4cken on Tuesday .Comment


The United Arab Emirates began 40 days of mourning yesterday following the death of the wealthy Gulf state's founding president, who helped transform seven backwater Gulf states into the world's ninth-largest oil producer and a high-tech commercial


Negroponte says Pakistan needs democratic transition

The United States said Pakistan needed a "democratic political transition" on Wednesday after President Pervez Musharraf's government blocked former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's return from exile.


Update 1: Snow Says US Dealing With Budget Deficit

US Treasury Secretary John Snow reassured critics Wednesday that America is dealing with its huge budget and trade deficits, but discounted any suggestions of official intervention to prop up the ailing US dollar.


The biotech company announces new drug delays.


Interim President Hamid Karzai appeared almost certain of becoming Afghanistan's first democratically elected leader yesterday after preliminary results showed he had won 55 percent of the vote.


Pride in heritage resurfaces among friends

A few years back, the St. Anthony's Ladies Society folded. It's happened to a lot of clubs.


Former Illinois Governor Sentenced for Graft

A federal judge today sentenced George Ryan to 6 1/2 years in prison for racketeering and fraud.


Recent changes to the security software for Windows Live has online forums buzzing with complaints from users--including onetime fans.


US forces haved launched air and ground attacks against insurgents in Fallujah, about 40 miles west of Baghdad. The military says "precision strikes" are being used.


Portland Shows Edward Weston Photography

In 1911, Edward Weston looked through a camera and framed a small boy just to the right of center before he tripped the shutter, creating the kind of natural light portrait that made him famous.


Empoli, 19:24 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ARRIGONI: PAREGGIO OTTENUTO CON IL CUORE

Parla di impresa Daniele Arrigoni dopo il 2-2 di Empoli. Il tecnico del Livorno è orgoglioso...


Benazir Bhutto's assassination has plunged the Muslim nuclear power into chaos. Now the Bush Administration must help undo decades of flawed U.S. policy to save Pakistan


Ribelli, i due tecnici Agip verranno ancora trattenuti


Gene Therapy Improves Alzheimer's in Mouse Study

Gene therapy might one day be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease, new experiments in mice suggest.


Monaco di Baviera, 21:09 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: BAYERN IN GOL DOPO 10 SECONDI

Gol record del Bayern Monaco in Champions League. I tedeschi sono passati in vantaggio sul Real Madr...


In the Fatosphere, Big Is in, or at Least Accepted

Rebels in a get-thin world are blogging away at the mainstream.


Crawford leads US sweep of 200, capping big night for Americans

Shawn Crawford and two teammates capped a big night for Americans at the track, sweeping the 200-meter medals despite a rowdy crowd that booed loudest when the US sprinters were announced before the race.


Lettuce probable cause of Taco Bell E. coli: FDA

An ingredient used in 70 percent of Taco Bell's products, lettuce, probably caused an E.coli outbreak that sickened dozens of people in the U.S. Northeast, food safety officials said on Wednesday.


U.S. suffers first death in new armored truck

The U.S. military has suffered a first fatality in one of a new fleet of heavily armored vehicles designed to protect soldiers from roadside bombs, the military said on Tuesday.


U.S. Planes Pound Falluja as Troops Battle Rebels

U.S. warplanes pounded Falluja Sunday and American troops reinforced positions around the city in a battle targeting foreign militants led by America's top enemy in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


Milano, 12:01 - CALCIO, INTER; BURDISSO: PUGNO DA DIETRO NON E' DA UOMO

Rientro tranquillo a Milano nella notte per l'Inter, eliminata dalla Champions League dal Valencia. ...


Doctors Say They Will Cut Antidepressant Use

Doctors said that they would restrict the use of antidepressants for children in the wake of a decision that the medicines should contain severe warnings about suicide risks.


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U.S. to require passports for nearly all

Nearly all air travelers entering the U.S. will be required to show passports beginning Jan. 23, including returning Americans and people from Canada and other nations in the Western Hemisphere.


Relatives bury dead after Indian mosque bombing

Relatives buried their dead after three bombs outside a mosque and graveyard killed 37 people and injured nearly 300 in the latest sectarian attack to rock India.


GOSSAU, Switzerland  - Squeezing 150 people into Vince Peiro's flat in the foothills of the Swiss Alps would be a very tight fit -- hence the tent city sprouting outside in the July evening sunshine.


Oracle to spice up applications with Web 2.0 features

WebCenter Suite lets developers use Internet tools like wikis and search to improve applications' user interface.


Bloomfield Township, Mich. - There isn'ta more confident Ryder Cup player than Colin Montgomerie, but even the smiling Scot couldn't fathom the monumental margin of victory by the Europeans at Oakland Hills Country Club.


iTunes launched in nine European countries

Today nine eurozone countries (counrties using euro as their currency) have joined the Apple's iTunes bandwagon when iTunes music store opened its doors in Finland, Austria, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.


Reggio Calabria, 22:49 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: REGGINA-INTER 1-4

In una gara valida per l'andata degli ottavi di finale di coppa Italia giocata allo stadio Granillo,...


Sri Lanka's war machine gears for relief as tsunami toll nears 22,500

Sri Lanka mobilised its entire public service and the military into an internationally-backed relief operation to stave off hunger and disease as the tsunami death toll neared 22,500.


Keeping games current keeps the kids playing

Philip C. Jackson Vice president, marketing and product development Hasbro Inc. games division Hasbro Inc. is the world's largest maker of board games, producing well-known brands such as Monopoly and Scrabble. As senior vice president of marketing and product development for the games division, Philip C. Jackson, 49, oversees the search for the potential classics while keeping the old ones ...


"Hannibal" set to dine on Murphy at box office

After suffering through  an anemic Super Bowl weekend at the box office, Hollywood is  counting on the fifth screen appearance of Hannibal Lecter as  well as an Oscar-nominated comedian in a fat suit to revive  sales.


I due giornalisti rapiti: "Francia in piazza contro il velo"

I reporter chiedono di sostenere le richieste dei sequestratori. Minaccia di morte prorogata di 24 ore su richiesta dei due: "Dateci la possibilitÃ  di parlare ai nostri compatrioti". In un video ricevuto da


Police and Home Office officials have begun an urgent review of security measures after a protester dressed as Batman scaled Buckingham Palace.


WASHINGTON -- Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean on Saturday criticized Republicans in Congress for not supporting legislation to expand a popular children's health care program.


Lenovo Not Giving Up on Packard Bell Yet

Despite the announcement that Gateway will acquire Packard Bell, Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo said Tuesday that it will not completely give up on attempts to acquire the company itself.


NEW YORK It is tempting to believe that the threat of international crisis is suspended in the months preceding the US presidential election.


Goodyear to freeze U.S. salaried worker pensions

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said on Wednesday it would freeze pensions and require greater contributions toward health care costs for retail and salaried workers in the United States to cut costs.


Agriculture minister takes over French Finance ministry

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- French Agriculture Minister Herve Gaymard will replace Nicolas Sarkozy as finance minister, le Monde reported Monday.


Climate shift is biggest security risk: Australia

Climate change, not war or terrorism, will be the century's biggest security challenge with China unlikely to be able to feed its vast and growing population as a result, Australia's top policeman has warned.


Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe wants the club to look forward after coach Steve Wigley's future was assured. The Premier League has cleared Wigley to continue as head coach, despite not possessing the Uefa Pro Diploma.


Family to fight stock changes at Times Co.

NEW YORK -- The New York Times Co.'s Sulzberger family plans to resist investor pressure to drop the dual-class stock structure that gives it control of the newspaper publisher, chief executive Janet Robinson said.


The U.S. economy added another 6,900 jobs in computer systems design and related services in October, but tech manufacturing posts fell again.


Noisy lovemaking is no cause for eviction — so long as it's done in the daytime, a Swedish landlord said Thursday.


Sport: Cricket: Superb Andrew Symonds century helps team to 376-7 on first day of second Test with India


No one wants to get hurt in the last game of the preseason. That was the unfortunate fate of rookie inside linebacker Oscar Lua last night.


With his period of house arrest over, former Parmalat boss Calisto Tanzi took a walk in the garden of his villa Monday, following nine months of detention and questioning over the fraud scandal that engulfed his company.


Gimcana dei consumatori tra cavilli e spese, appello della UeComplicazioni anche per internet. E da luglio la sfida dell'elettricitÃ                                           Telefoni, conti correnti e pay tv fino a 5 mesi per cambiare utenza                                                                                di BARBARA ARDÃ


Southern Sudan's president says militias will not be tolerated in Malakal where fierce clashes erupted last week.


Former Philippines president jailed for corruption

The former president of the Philippines, Joseph Estrada, was sentenced to life in prison today after he was found guilty of corruption.


George Bush and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will vie for support with their speeches to the United Nations.


Grand Old Party time: Delegates descend on Empire State

Protesters threatening violence, terror fears on every corner and a tense presidential campaign left Gotham City on pins and needles yesterday, braced for President Bush's make-or-break convention.


Overseas firms operating in Britain over the last decade exaggerated job creation claims, a report says.


Turkish army on offensive, troops missing near Iraq

SIRNAK, Turkey  - Turkey said on Monday eight of its soldiers were missing a day after clashes with Kurdish rebels near the Iraqi border, in which at least 12 soldiers were killed.


Retailer will begin offering Gateway notebook and desktop PCs next month.


Els Looks Ahead with Promise After Major Woes

After being a frustrated 'nearly man' at  this year's majors, Ernie Els plans to make the most of a  near-perfect finish to the 2004 season.


Japan Cuts Second-Quarter GDP Estimate to 1.3% Pace

Japan unexpectedly cut its estimate for second-quarter economic growth to a 1.3 percent annual pace, the slowest in more than a year, as manufacturers slashed inventories.


Singer Kelis has married rap star Nas at a private ceremony in Atlanta, the rapper's publicist confirms.


Yesterday's MotoGP race at Estoril in Portugal proved to be a turning point, as the challenge from Honda riders Gibernau and Biaggi faded,whilst Yamaha's Valentino Rossi scored a crucial victory.


Colonial Tensions Reemerge in Ivory Coast

Christophe Gnonrou Sibi, 28, drives a cab and lives in a shantytown on the edge of this muggy West African city, Ivory Coast's commercial capital.


It was just two days after President Bush's reelection in 2004, and Condoleezza Rice was planning her move back home to California and to the tranquility of life at Stanford University.


ECB chief Trichet warns euro is not an EU shortcut for eastern Europe

European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet warned southeast European countries they could not unilaterally adopt the euro to get around European Union membership criteria in the Maastricht treaty.


Wife Invokes Supreme Court to Tout Kerry

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry would appoint Supreme Court justices who would safeguard a half-century of civil rights gains, his wife said Friday.


Livorno, 18:49 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: REZAEI A DISPOSIZIONE CONTRO IL PASCHING

Anche Rezaei sarà a disposizione del tecnico del Livorno Arrigoni per la sfida di Uefa con il...


NEC lets Sadville residents call the real world

'Get me out of here' Mobile World Congress Second Life got its first mobile phone today in the form of an NEC Communicator that can make calls, and send texts, into meatspace - assuming the residents have any friends left who lack a virtual presence.â¦


Shock and Awe: Microsoft Bids $44.6 Billion for Yahoo

Smelling blood on the water, Microsoft's spectacular bid is intended to close the deal. Wall Street seems to like the idea.


Briton freed from Guantanamo describes torture, assault, murder by US officials

One of four Britons freed last week from US detention in Guantanamo Bay, described being tortured, witnessing the killing of fellow detainees by US interrogators and receiving threats to his family.


Intel readies 15 CPUs for Centrino revamp

Count 'em... How many new and updated 45nm mobile microprocessors is Intel planning to launch alongside 'Montevina', the next generation of its Centrino laptop platform? It's going to launch 15, industry insiders claim. Count 'em...â¦


1914 Baseball Card Set Sells for $800,000

A complete set of 1914 Cracker Jack baseball cards featuring "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb has been sold for a record $800,000.


In case you've forgotten about the many magical moments in Janet Jackson's illustrious career, she's ready to remind you of each one — if you buy her new CD.


New Grand Theft Auto Video Game Heads to Xbox

Video game hit "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" is coming to the Xbox and personal computer platforms next June, publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. said on Thursday.


Yahoo! plays catch-up as it buys music download service

LONDON - Yahoo! is joining the music-download arena with the $160m acquistion of Musicmatch, which sees it playing catch-up with established competitors such as Apple's iTunes, Coca-Cola's MyCokeMusic and MSN Music.


Consigned by the voters to another season out of power, Democrats are eager to lay down markers for President Bush and congressional Republicans on Iraq, Social Security and more at the same time they try to absorb the lessons of last fall's elections.


A trip by CNET News.com editors and reporters to Dell's headquarters in Texas yields a bonanza of information about the PC maker's plans and operations.


Roma, 17:37 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ULTRAS AMARANTO CONTESTANO TAVANO

Gli ultras livornesi hanno contestato apertamente Ciccio Tavano al 35' del secondo tempo con slogan ...


Hollywood Braced for Closest Race in Years

LOS ANGELES  - Academy members' eagerly  awaited choices for best picture suggest a tight Oscar race  rivaling the suspense of the 1999 derby, when "Shakespeare in  Love" enjoyed a shock triumph over "Saving Private Ryan."


Athens Bus Hijacking Ends as Kidnappers Surrender

Hijackers who took as many as 26 people hostage on a commuter bus on the outskirts of Athens surrendered early today and all the captives have been freed, Greek police said.


Patriots near to greatness, says Hall of Famer Brown

Hall of Famer Jim Brown says the New England Patriots will reign supreme in NFL history should they complete a perfect Super Bowl run.


Binary America: Split in Two by A Digital Divide

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Less than a mile and a half  from the Citadel, the site of the Democratic presidential debate tonight, sits Cooper River Courts, a public housing project. Forget the Web. Never mind YouTube, the debate's co-sponsor. Here, owning a computer and getting on the Internet (through ...


EU leaders finally clinch reform treaty deal

European Union leaders clinched agreement on Saturday on a mandate to overhaul the 27-nation bloc after persuading Poland to end a stand-off that nearly torpedoed a marathon summit.


Sprint Corp. and AT&T Corp. will pay $1.5 million for using some credit reports to limit or deny telephone service without properly alerting customers, the US Federal Trade Commission said on Friday.


As the Thames rises toward its peak, the number of people without running water in England could hit 420,000.


Tony Blair is to urge Labour to focus on a fourth election victory, in his final party conference speech as leader.


Stragi in Egitto, c'Ã¨ la mano di Al Qaeda

Una serie di esplosioni hanno sconvolto ieri il confine meridionale tra Egitto e Israele. A Taba, sul Mar Rosso in Egitto, esplosioni provocate probabilmente da alcune autobomba hanno devastato l'hotel Hilton, occupato in gran parte da israeliani.


Gurinder Chadha's Bride and Prejudice makes its debut at number one on the UK box office chart.


Sprint said on Tuesday it has entered into a distribution agreement with Disney subsidiary Buena Vista, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, and Universal to distribute a select group of generally family-friendly movies through a subscription-based on-demand service, for viewing over Sprint cell phones.


The head of the sniffer dog unit at Bogota airport is detained in raids against a Colombian drugs ring.


Remembering Altman with a slew of tributes

It has been almost a year  since Robert Altman stood on the stage of the Kodak Theater on  March 5 to receive his long-overdue honorary Academy Award.


PRODI ATTACCA BERLUSCONI SU CONTI PUBBLICI E PAR CONDICIO. IL ...

ROMA - Romano Prodi, che stamani e' stato con i manifestanti nel corteo contro la Finanziaria, ha poi incontrato il Presidente della Repubblica Ciampi al quale ha manifestato il suo no su eventuali modifiche alla par condicio prima delle elezioni e le sue


l prezzo dei vaccini antinfluenzali sarÃ  presto ridotto, grazie ad una ordinanza firmata dal ministro della Salute Girolamo Sirchia. Allâaccordo si Ã¨ arrivati questa mattina durante lâincontro che il


U.S. Military Beefs Up Security Ahead of Afghan Poll

U.S. forces in Afghanistan vowed on  Wednesday to bolster security in the volatile south and  southeast ahead of a landmark election, as Taliban guerrillas  bent on disrupting the poll launched a fresh wave of attacks.


Miguel Cairo makes two errors on one play in the 13th inning, allowing the Angels to edge the Yankees, 2-1, after a spirited pitchers' duel between Roger Clemens and All-Star John Lackey.


An older woman's slim chances of getting pregnant could be made worse if embryos are screened for defects before being implanted into the womb, doctors said Wednesday.


Heavy storms pound Italy; two killed when landslide sweeps house

Two Italians were killed in a landslide this weekend as fierce storms pounded the country, causing floods that slowed trains, cut off traffic and forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes.


Schwarzenegger issues "emergency" prison order

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued an "emergency proclamation" on Wednesday over California's overcrowded prisons, a move that will allow officials to temporarily house inmates in other states.


Aveva 81 anni e da tempo viveva ad Amman, in Giordania


Roma, 17:46 - CALCIO, JUVE; RANIERI: VOLEVAMO DIMOSTRARE DI ESSERE VIVI

Claudio Ranieri è soddisfatto della Juve vista all'opera all'Olimpico contro la Roma. ''C'era...


Ora tocchera' a Germania, poi potrebbe toccare a Italia


Insurgents Ambush 50-Strong Iraqi Police Convoy

Iraqi insurgents staged a major ambush  on a road near Baghdad Thursday, killing two policemen,  wounding 14 and leaving at least 16 missing on the worst day of  violence since last Sunday's election.


: Condoleezza Rice, President George W Bush's choice to be the next US Secretary of State, has undergone surgery to treat noncancerous growths in her uterus, a White House official said.


First AU peacekeepers arrive in Mogadishu

Ugandan soldiers landed in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, the first African Union peacekeepers to arrive in the city where the interim government and its Ethiopian allies face almost daily guerrilla attacks.


Greenspan warns on sharp Fed rate cuts: FT

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan said his successors at the U.S. central bank should  act cautiously in lowering interest rates because of inflation  risks, according to an interview published on Sunday.


Fiji coup could lead to removal from UN peacekeeping missions

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has warned that Fiji would be withdrawn from UN peacekeeping missions if a feared military coup goes ahead, the government has said.


The two most overtly political movies in  competition at this year's Berlin Film Festival won the top  prizes, surprising some critics who had questioned their  message and methods.


Oakland, Dec. 25: When movers carried him into a downtown high-rise here this month, Jeeves finally settled into the home chosen for him four years ago, before his near-death experience.


Matt Stairs and Dustin McGowan did their best to make sure the Toronto Blue Jays would have a pleasant flight home from their longest road trip of the season.