Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is believed to have substantial financial assets despite his demand that the court prosecuting him for war crimes cover his legal costs because he is indigent, U.N. investigators said in a report obtained Thursday.


Israeli troops shot and killed a 7-year-old Palestinian girl on Friday after militants fired mortar rounds at a Gaza Strip settlement, injuring four Israelis, one of them a child, officials said.


Annan Urged to Pull U.N. Staff From Iraq

Two organizations representing more than 60,000 United Nations staff members urged Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday to pull all U.N. staff out of Iraq because of the "unprecedented" risk to their safety and security.


Shares of financial services stocks on Thursday generally shrugged off a Securities and Exchange Commission action against Raymond James Financial Services Inc.


R.E.M.'s 2005 tour schedule continues to grow with the addition of 11 dates in Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia.


No consensus candidate found, Pawar in fray

KOLKATA: Battlelines are drawn for the BCCI presidential election at cricket's top bodyâs crucial annual general meeting here on Wednesday.


ABC to pilot "Grey's Anatomy" spin-off: WSJ

Walt Disney Co.'s television network  ABC has decided to pursue a spinoff of its popular medical  drama "Grey's Anatomy," the Wall Street Journal reported on  Wednesday.


Britain arrests five, on alert after bomb attacks

British police arrested a fifth person on Sunday after a fuel-loaded jeep was rammed into Scotland's busiest airport in what police said was a terrorist attack linked to two failed car bombings in London.


Nats' Offseason Focus Is Soriano, New Manager

The Washington Nationals have identified their two most important offseason decisions -- who to hire to replace ousted manager Frank Robinson, and whether to sign left fielder Alfonso Soriano. Team officials were apparently working on both fronts yesterday.


Half-Life 2 Goes Gold (PC) Ladies and gents it's official! Half-Life 2 goes gold and expected November 16! Almost six years to the date that Half-Life went gold, VUGames confirms that Valve's Half-Life 2 has


The Oscar-winner will play Kagan, the evil king of vampires in BloodRayne.


If you wondered what kind of buzz the Lakers possibly could create 72 hours after playing one of the most hyped games of NBA history, the answer came not even seven minutes into the first quarter Tuesday night.


Angels make holidays bright for needy kids

This year abut 5,000 needy children in Broward County will receive toys, clothes, shoes and other gifts through the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program.


A Spanish court is to try an ex-soldier accused of killing dissidents during Argentina's "Dirty War".


Fifth-ranked Massachusetts had a one-goal lead and a five-on-three power play at the start of the third period Friday night. About 24 hours later, it had nothing to show from a weekend series with No. 8 New Hampshire.


In one season with the Baltimore Orioles, outfielder Corey Patterson reestablished himself as a quality major leaguer but still has trouble with left-handed pitching.


THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in New Hampshire.


Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in Gaza, was freed and handed over to Palestinian officials early on Wednesday after a late-night deal with the al Qaeda-inspired, clan-based group that kidnapped him in March.


Capello: ''Contro la Roma basta anche l'1-0''

''Contro la Roma a me basterebbe anche un 1-0, risultato ugualmente utile per la classifica''. Il tecnico della Juventus Fabio Capello, alla vigilia del 'big-match' di domani sera contro la Roma, pensa solo


World News > Multan, Oct. 7 : At least 39 people were killed and more than 80 wounded when a suicide car bomb exploded at a rally for an assassinated militant religious leader in central Pakistan early on Thursday, police said.


San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom warned hotel operators that if they don't end their lockout by Tuesday afternoon, he will join workers on the picket line, call for a boycott of the 14 hotels involved and urge other mayors to play hardball with the properties' corporate owners.


U.S. population to hit 303.15 mln on Jan 1: census

The U.S. Census Bureau expects the nation's population to be 303.15 million on New Year's Day, up 0.9 percent from January 1, 2007, it said on Thursday.


Singapore Telecom's Lee Says Impact of Cheap Calls Limited

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., Southeast Asia's largest phone company, said the popularity of cut-rate calling plans offered by its Australian mobile-phone unit may limit the impact of lower prices on profit.


Roma, 21:09 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; MATARRESE: TRAGICA LA SITUAZIONE DEL SAN PAOLO

"La situazione del San Paolo è tragica". Lo ha detto il presidente della Lega, Antonio Matarr...


Bush Nudges Senate to Move on Stimulus Package

President Bush said it would be a mistake to delay the stimulus bill by adding new provisions when Americans need extra cash in their wallets as soon as possible.


Russia to Test Mobile Version of Missile

Russia will test-fire a mobile version of its Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile Friday, a news agency reported Tuesday.


The European Parliament is to vote on legislation to control the use of toxic chemicals in industry.


Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., the company whose founder created the low-carbohydrate diet craze, is reorganizing and laying off employees as it faces growing competition and a slowing market.


Pronti mezzi per aiutare a sgomberare ingressi delle scuole


With one deal, the company's shareholders bet big on cable TV in Bulgaria.


Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi lost a confidence vote in the Senate on Thursday and will have to resign after a turbulent 20 months in office.


Ucraina, nessun accordo sulle riforme costituzionali

Intesa raggiunta, ma solo sulla decisione di sciogliere la commissione elettorale, mentre resta inascoltata la richiesta dell'opposizione di rimuovere Viktor Yanukovich dalla carica di capo del Governo. La


The Red Sox' sweep in Seattle didn't just amount to three losses. It also cost them two injured players.


Pavel Nedved scored the winner as Juventus edged Bayern Munich 1-0 in the first meeting between the two storied clubs, maintaining its perfect record in the Champions League.


UN Appeals for More Military Support from Europe

The United Nations is asking Europe to send more troops and military support to the world's hot spots, particularly in Africa.


Technical breakthrough boosts Broadband Britain

Broadband should be available through 99.4 per cent of phone lines by next summer thanks to a technical breakthrough by BT.


Sailing's America's Cup challenge unites South Africans

Deep in the days of apartheid,  Italian yacht captain Salvatore Sarno started teaching a small  group of black children to sail off the coast of South Africa  and was laughed at for trying to cross the race barrier.


Bosnia elects men with clashing visions of future

Bosnians have elected leaders with diametrically opposing views on how to run the country after international supervision ends next year, preliminary results of Sunday's general election showed.


Google Investors Revel in Stock's Success

To all of the Wall Street naysayers, the talking heads and the bearish doubters, Cyndi Mackell and her 120 shares of Google Inc. have something to say.


Investment Banking: Capital Markets and Proprietary Trading

A Fool continues his look into the guts of the major investment banks.


Montezemolo: serve una ripresa degli investimenti

"La produzione industriale ferma e la perdita di 800 milioni di euro nel turismo. Se in un paese accade questo bisogna capire che il problema e' l'economia, la competitivitÃ , lo sviluppo. Alla gente non bisogna


The ambassadors of the European Union (EU) member states agreed here Wednesday to lift the bloc's 18-year-long arms embargo on Libya.


Red Sox pull out another dramatic victory, stay alive in ALCS

By Amy Sancetta, AP. Ortiz dropped a single into center field with two outs in the 14th inning to score Johnny Damon and give the Red Sox a 5-4 victory against the New York Yankees


Diversity Tests Health Care in 3 Md. Counties

The increasing diversity of three of Maryland's largest counties is exacerbating already serious health disparities within communities, according to a new report.


U.S.'s Kornberg wins Nobel, follows laureate father

American Roger Kornberg, the son of a Nobel laureate, won the 2006 Nobel chemistry prize on Wednesday for showing how genes are copied, a process essential to how cells develop and to life itself.


Democrats, GOP spin numbers in September jobs report

COLUMBUS - John Kerry's campaign in Ohio seized on yesterday's Labor Department report that said the US economy added 96,000 jobs in September, a weaker total than expected in the last employment report before the Nov. 2 election.


Military forces surround Taliban holding South Korean hostages

Â· Seoul says withdrawal of troops planned alreadyÂ· At least 15 women among 23 Christian hostages


JB Oxford Sued by SEC for Improper Mutual Fund Trades

JB Oxford Holdings Inc., a Beverly Hills-based discount brokerage firm, was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly allowing thousands of improper trades in more than 600 mutual funds.


Oral contraceptive reduces risk of heart disease: Study

Discounting fears that contraceptive pills adversely affect the health of women, a new research claims that the tablets, on the contrary, reduce chances of heart attacks.


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


Yahoo said it has paid $160 million to acquire Maven Networks, an Internet company that sells a system for managing advertisements in online videos.


Iraqi Forces, U.S. Troops Storm Baghdad Mosque

Iraqi forces, backed by U.S. soldiers, stormed one of the major Sunni Muslim mosques in Baghdad after Friday prayers, opening fire and killing at least three people, witnesses said. Another raid overnight at a hospital allegedly used by insurgents in Mosul led to three arrests, the military said.


Scaled-back chemotherapy could hurt chances for a cure

Severe side effects keep many patients with aggressive but potentially curable non-Hodgkin's lymphoma from getting the recommended dose of chemotherapy - a problem that could hurt


'Non e' avvenuto nessuno stravolgimento', 400 mln in meno


US to build wireless network for future warfare

The Pentagon, which invented the precursor to the Internet 40 years ago, has laid the first connections for a secure, wireless information network that proponents say will fundamentally transform warfare, a US newspaper reported.


A computer game poster is criticised as "irresponsible" by the advertising watchdog.


Friday's start of the Paralympics forces Greece to improve access for the disabled.


Bordon e Manzione fanno saltare voto Senato, seduta sospesa


Val d'Isere, 14:48 - SCI, CDM UOMINI: MILLER VINCE SUPERCOMBINATA VAL D'ISERE

Lo statunitense Bode Miller ha vinto la supercombinata disputata in Val d'Isere e si è aggiud...


Barry Bonds' attorney is asking federal authorities to investigate the possible leak of the baseball star's medical records in the government's ongoing investigation of Bonds for perjury and tax evasion.


Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said on Wednesday she wants to serve her prison sentence for lying over a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she can put her "nightmare" behind her.


The newest digital SLR camera might teach you a thing or two


Police are investigating a complaint after CCTV cameras captured an officer repeatedly punching a woman.


Cell phone manufacturers are teaming up to bring mobile television to your handset.


A Polish parish voted overwhelmingly Sunday to retain control of its $9.5 million in assets, a move certain to deepen a long-running feud with the Archdiocese of St. Louis that could lead to a lawsuit or possible schism.


Lack of rivals no factor in Tiger's dominance, says Watson

PEBBLE BEACH, California  - Tiger Woods's dominance owes more to his own remarkable abilities than the failure of others to provide a genuine rivalry, according to golfing great Tom Watson.


Computer Associates Announces Restructuring

Computer Associates International Inc. announced a restructuring plan Wednesday that would reduce its work force by 800 people worldwide, saving the business software maker $70 million annually once the plan is fully implemented.


State Money Sought to Curb Web Predators

RICHMOND, Jan. 22 -- Alicia Kozakiewicz was 13 when she was abducted and assaulted in a Herndon basement by a man she met online. Four days after her disappearance, a team of law enforcement officers who specialize in cybercrime tracked her down.


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she told Sudan on Monday there is no chance of improved relations with the United States if it flouts the world's demand for U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur.


The BBC's Mark Mardell examines the UK debate on the EU Constitution, with PM Tony Blair facing a determined No campaign.


Yudhoyono Sworn in As Indonesia President

Retired Gen. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in as Indonesia's sixth president on Wednesday after winning the country's first-ever direct elections for head of state last month.


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will face former club, and European champions, FC Porto in the group phase of the Champions League. Jose Mourinho: Will face old team.


Singapore Man Dies in Rare Cholera Outbreak

A rare outbreak of cholera in  Singapore has killed an 89-year-old man, among nine people  infected, and authorities are trying to trace the source of the  disease, the government said Monday.


Catherine Zeta Jones collects her Hasty Pudding award surrounded by student actors dressed in drag.


Darfur rebels say they have inflicted a major defeat on the Sudanese army, capturing soldiers and equipment.


Larger-than-life likenesses of Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Dwight Howard Â a trilogy of NBA giants Â adorn one side of a downtown hotel. They tower over trolleys and tourists on Canal Street along the French Quarter's fringe.


Stoccarda, 11:50 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: VEH RINNOVA CON STOCCARDA FINO AL 2009

Armin Veh ha rinnovato il contratto con lo Stoccarda fino al 2009. Arrivato a febbraio 2006 al posto...


Partito indichera' priorita' e su quelle costruira' alleanze


Even the guilty deserve a competent defense  In your March 2 editorial "In defense of the poor," concerning the  current cap on fees for appointed counsel, you state that the cap was "[n]o  problem, if the person who has to do the time actually did the crime." Under the U.S.


Roma, 20:11 - CICLISMO, SIMONI RINNOVA FINO AL 2008

Gilberto Simoni ha prolungato il contratto con la Saunier Duval fino al Giro d'Italia 2008. Lo rivel...


SAP AG on Wednesday unveiled a service that evaluates security settings across a customer's SAP enterprise system. SAP Security Optimization helps customers identify and fix vulnerabilities


Tibetan terrier Willy wins U.K. dog show

A Tibetan terrier called Willy triumphed Sunday in Britain's most prestigious dog show, beating 25,000 rival canines.


The former number two buyer for the US Air Force is sentenced to nine months in jail for corruption.


Defenders of financial rigour in the European Union attacked German calls for a radical dilution of the eurozone's budget rules at a lively meeting of EU finance chiefs.


Health experts say no serious disease outbreaks have been seen after the tsunami, but warn it is too soon to say they will not occur.


Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie turn out for the premiere of the epic movie Alexander in Los Angeles.


The novelist talks about how his fascination with the Riemann hypothesis, one of the great unsolved mathematical problems, and the two men, one British, one Indian, who tried to solve it, led to his latest novel.


By Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune  Feb. 2--Six years ago, a performance featuring flamenco artists utterly unknown to the general public would not have filled half a small auditorium.


Review: Film holds a 'Grudge' against viewers

``The Grudge'' has a great opening scene, I'll grant you that. Bill Pullman wakes up next to his wife, greets the day from the balcony of their bedroom, and then - well, I, for one, was gob-smacked.


Crude Oil May Fall as Output Rebounds, Survey Says

Crude oil may fall next week as Gulf of Mexico production rebounds and tanker shipments resume after Hurricane Ivan, according to a Bloomberg News survey of traders and analysts.


WRAPUP 1-Porto stay alive, Arsenal and Bremen progress

Holders Porto produced a thrilling fightback to beat Chelsea 2-1 and grab a Champions League lifeline as Arsenal and Werder Bremen booked their places in the next round on Tuesday.


The famed hedge fund manager wants to be the next Warren Buffett. Is he nuts or frighteningly smart?


Â· One-child policy partly to blame as 70% fail to returnÂ·  Beijing plans incentives but problem getting worse


Firefighters take aim at Giuliani on September 11

A firefighters union attacked Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday for his handling of the September 11 attacks, calling his reputation for strong leadership unfounded.


Yukos May Be Forced To Halt Production After Accounts Seized

Accounts held by Yukos have been seized and the company could be forced to halt production, the Russian oil giant warned today. A Moscow court granted a state prosecutor's request "to seize


Election Season Still Going in Louisiana

The candidates are still running, the accusatory ads still airing in Louisiana, where the final two seats in the new Congress will be filled Dec. 4 in run-off elections.


Kenya's political foes  discuss crucial political issues to try to end the violence which has claimed more than 1,000 lives.


EDonkey settles record industry battle for $30 million

(InfoWorld) - One of the last of the popular P-to-P (peer-to-peer) music sharing sites has been defeated, with eDonkeyâs agreement to settle its copyright infringement case with the record industry. In documents filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday, eDonkey founders and parent company MetaMachine Inc. said theyâll pay US$30 million to record companies to settle the case. They also agreed to refrain from conducting any further business that might involve copying, distributing or otherwise infringing copyrighted works. The settlement follows just more than a month after Sharman Networks Ltd., developer of the file-sharing software Kazaa, said it would pay the entertainment industry $100 million to settle similar lawsuits. Other file-sharing companies to succumb include Grokster Ltd., which shut down last year after losing a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. The eDonkey Web site now features a statement, similar to one on the Grokster site, informing visitors that illegal downloaders can be prosecuted and ominously warning visitors that they arenât anonymous by displaying and claiming to log their IP address. The eDonkey settlement will be paid to Arista Records LLC, Atlantic Recording Corp., Capitol Records Inc., Elektra Entertainment Group Inc., Sony BMG Music Entertainment and UMG Recordings Inc. Lime Wire LLC is one of few the remaining popular file-sharing software companies although in August a group of record companies filed a suit against it in the U.S. asking for damages that could amount to as much as $476 million. Late last year, eDonkeyâs founder predicted the demise of the file-sharing industry. During a speech in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, he warned that U.S. P-to-P companies would all cease to exist because they would lack the resources to defend themselves against the record companies under the ruling he characterized as vague in the Grokster suit. The record companies and movie studios have spent the last couple years carrying out attacks against the creators of file-sharing software, contending they should be held liable for copyright infringement by their users. The file-sharing software developers have largely failed in their arguments that they warn users not to illegally transfer materials and so shouldn't be held responsible for how people use their products. REFERENCES: Kazaa settles with record industry, Jul. 27, 2006Grokster shuttered in court settlement, Nov. 7, 2005US P-to-P companies will disappear, executive says, Sep. 30, 2005


L'aumento e' di un quarto di punto, ai massimi da 6 anni


Movie Review | 'DÃ©jÃ  Vu': After a Big Bad Boom, Clues Lead Anywhere, Even Back in Time

An action flick in which the gaudy pyrotechnics are nowhere near as jaw-dropping as the screenplay that name-checks not one, not two, but three national tragedies.


Lance Bass will join the Broadway cast of "Hairspray" on Aug. 14.


Phoenix Natural Gas is to increase its prices for the third time in a year, with the average bill Â£12 a week.


Volkswagen is to invest $530m to build its first factory in India, the German Embassy in New Delhi says.


Report: Study Overstated Obesity as Cause of Death

A prominent study by the U.S. Centers  for Disease Control and Prevention may have overstated the  number of obesity-related deaths in 2000 by as much as 20  percent, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.


ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills intend to play a few games in Canada, eh?


G8's agenda on greenhouse gas emission goals and Europe's growing distrust of Russia.


New Roma boss Luigi Del Neri is confident he can get the best out of temperamental striker Antonio Cassano. The ex-Chievo tactician is keen to open a successful chapter with the Roman club and expects the


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 has made it very clear which politician the movie is satirising.


DNA test indicates Colombia boy was rebel hostage

A young Colombian boy who was born captive in a leftist rebel camp and whose release was promised last week has been living in foster care since 2005, the attorney general said on Friday, citing DNA test results.


LICATA (AGRIGENTO) 27 AGOSTO 2004 - "Enzo non c'Ã¨ piu' e questo non puo' essere cambiato, ma e' qui, insieme a noi, con tutto quello che ci ha lasciato in questi anni di vita insieme. E questo nessuno potra' mai togliercelo".


Belcher par for course, grabs NEPGA lead

Just try to survive. That was the mantra among those who participated in the second round of the New England PGA Championship yesterday at Belmont Country Club and Pine Brook CC in Weston.


Cosi' ha risposto ieri l'ad Marchionne ai giornalisti


President Bush spent Friday evening at the home of Clay Johnson, a college friend and administration official who also has a hand in shaping Bush's second-term Cabinet.


SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who polarized Chile during his violent 1973-1990 military rule and spent his old age fighting human rights, fraud and corruption charges, died on Sunday. He was 91.


BEIJING - Fetid algae growth returned to two major lakes in eastern China and covered one-third of their surfaces, but water supply were unaffected, state media reported Monday.


Concordi i leader, sicurezza Paese e' 'priorita' assoluta'


Specie con un debito cosi' alto e i tassi in crescita


In a novel effort targeting the lifestyle of North Korea's eccentric president, the Bush administration wants to make it tougher for him to buy iPods, plasma televisions, Segway electric scooters and more.


Former S Korean President Kim Dae-jung rejects an official report into his abduction more than 30 years ago.


Catch a piece of history but hire a lawyer first

When Steve Williams picked up the ball Barry Bonds had just hit for his 700th home run, he thought he had his hands on a piece of history.


Fed wrestles with growth and inflation worries

Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday expressed concern about a possible U.S. recession but warned that the central bank cannot let down its guard when it comes to fighting inflation.


Tomlinson leads Chargers to easy win over Broncos

LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown when the San Diego Chargers rolled to their fifth consecutive victory with a 23-3 home win over the Denver Broncos on Monday.


Ray Bourque, the finest defenseman of his generation, entered the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday with Paul Coffey and Larry Murphy.


Flash floods kill 20, destroy 15,000 homes in Sudan

Flash floods across central and eastern Sudan have killed 20 people and destroyed 15,000 houses, the head of the civil defense authority said on Tuesday, predicting worse weather conditions to come.


American Zombies Blamed for Bulk of Spam

Sophos attributed the US's ranking to the prevalence of high-capacity broadband Internet connections there. Small offices and home users with such connections are attractive targets that increasingly


Pakistani elections spark little fanfare

The stakes are high but enthusiasm appears low as Pakistanis face one of the most crucial elections in their history.


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Clinton and Obama vie for Hollywood cash

WASHINGTON  - Sen. Hillary Clinton might be leading the race for Democratic campaign cash, but she is far from Hollywood's darling, with the former first lady and rival Sen. Barack Obama neck and neck for entertainment industry cash.


Lifeâs Work: Letâs Talk. Let Me Outline the Ways.

E-mail, text message or cellphone call? Making contact can be an adventure.


Mortgage Applications Fell Last Week--MBA

Applications for U.S. home mortgages  declined last week as refinancing activity fell and mortgage  rates were little changed, an industry group said on Wednesday.


A private jet crashes on its way to pick up former US President George Bush Sr killing all three people on board.


Powell hails new chance for Mideast peace

US Secretary of State Colin Powell says there is a new opportunity for peace, following Yasser Arafat's death, but says Palestinians and Israelis must follow the "road map.


"Without a Trace" actress Poppy Montgomery and her boyfriend, actor Adam Kaufman, welcomed a son on Dec. 23, the star's rep confirms to PEOPLE.  "Poppy and Adam are over the moon," says the rep.  The couple's son, Jackson Phillip Kaufman, was born ...


US stocks were set to move slightly higher at the open on Friday with a $1 billion share buyback at Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) supporting


to get talks rolling for after 2012, when the Kyoto protocol to cut greenhouse gases runs out. protocol last month, allowing the treaty to take effect in February with a seven-year delay.


Security or economy? Ohio race highlights divide

Iraq and terrorism may be the  talk of Washington. But lost jobs and high costs may factor as  much in November elections that will decide whether President  George W. Bush's Republicans hold on to Congress.


Pro-government supporters waged a gunbattle with backers of the opposition politician Nawaz Sharif at a rally outside the capital, killing four people, police said.


Jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson dies aged 82, according to Canadian media reports.


Rediff readers send Sagarika Ghatke flowers

Here's a photograph of the actress posing with flowers.


Safety Lapse Is Suggested in Fatal Blast at Test Site

The employees who were killed in a blast at a California spaceship company were not given effective training on the hazards in their work area, according to a new report.


Google, the paid-search advertising company, has been hit by a computer worm this week which used its website to disable potentially tens of thousands of internet notice boards.


Growth Spurts in Girls May Be Risk Factor for Breast Cancer

How many times have children heard, "Look how tall you've grown over the summer!" While such comments may be annoying, it turns out rapid growth might also be a health hazard.


Mattingly Returned With Managing in Mind

Don Mattingly, whose true ambition was to be the Yankees  manager after Joe Torre when he joined the coaching staff, was said to be impressive Tuesday when he interviewed for the job.


The founders of Zink Imaging LLC believe they have two great ideas in one absolute show-stopper. They've created a portable device that makes it ultra-convenient to print photos from digital cameras and phones. And they designed it to use no ink.


Wireless Revenues Top $100 Billion, Says Census Bureau

Cellular and other wireless telecommunications revenues rose from US$92 billion in 2002 to $104 billion in 2003, an increase of 14 percent, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report.


U.S. share markets are expected to open firmer on Friday, rebounding from multi-week lows ahead of the holiday weekend and next week's earnings deluge.


Bush asked to slash aid to Pakistan if polls not fair

US Senate majority leader Harry Reid on Tuesday asked President George W. Bush to slash aid to Pakistan if upcoming elections in the troubled Asian nation are not free and fair.


Marriage keeps you healthy, even  though it can make men fat, U.S. government researchers said on  Wednesday.


Tennis: Roddick Reaches Second Round of Thailand Open

Second seed Andy Roddick of the United States has easily reached the second round of the Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok with a straight-set win over Arvind Parmar of Britain, 6-1, 6-4.


Home Office Renting Laptops for Three Timeswhat They Cost to Buy

By ANDREW WILKS  JOHN REID'S beleaguered Home Office was embroiled in a further row last night following allegations that it is wasting millions of pounds every year on office equipment and computers.


p2pnet.net News:- With news that the real-world p2p file-sharing networks are thriving comes other news that Apple has invaded the European Union with a version of its iTunes corporate music store.


Non e' stato raggiunto quorum richiesto al quinto scrutinio


The latest in a long list of concerts for causes, Live Earth will stage a multimedia assault on the world's attention span July 7, urging action against human-induced climate change.


Rove: Specter Vows Fairness for Nominees

The White House expressed confidence Sunday that President Bush's judicial nominees will get a fair hearing in the Senate, despite comments from Republican Sen. Arlen Specter that anti-abortion judges were unlikely to be confirmed by the newly elected Senate.


Per annuncio indipendenza, ma per portavoce data resta 17/2


Martha Stewart has headed to the Alderson Federal Prison Camp in rural West Virginia to begin her five-month prison sentence. She was convicted in July for lying about a stock sale in 2001. Upon completing her prison sentence, the homemaking div...


Cristina Chiabotto: Â«Il ragazzo dei fiori? Una storia vecchiaÂ»

SALSOMAGGIORE TERME (Parma) - Via lo scettro, resta la corona. Sua altezza Cristina Chiabotto incarna la modernitÃ  anche nei particolari. E, per chi non crede al caso, vorrÃ  dire qualcosa se da questâanno


De Magistris mi ha indagato per diventare un eroe


Ma nel partito parte 'grande fuga' di molti assessori


This past week's summit on the future of health care in Ottawa wasn't so much a gong show, as I predicted in the days leading up to it.


Smoking Study Lauds UK, Slams Germany and Spain

European governments urgently need to spend more money on combating smoking, a continent-wide study of anti-smoking policies said on Tuesday.


Irish Premier Bertie Ahern has apologised to Ian Paisley in a bid to halt a new row over IRA disarmament turning into a political crisis, it has been claimed.


Shares rise in Australia's Macquarie on British water speculation

Shares in Macquarie Bank have risen on speculation the acquisitive Australian outfit was preparing a bid for British utilities giant Thames Water.


Attack uses CAST statements in its SQL injected script


'Sara' un kolossal che nascera' in California'


Computer-Related Eye Strain Not Just for Adults

FRIDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Parents have two more items to add to their back-to-school checklist: an eye check for their children and a review of their computer workstation for possible causes of eye strain.


Cedarburg Wants Larger Sewer Service Area: Concerns Voiced About Too Much Development

By Tom Kertscher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  May 27--CEDARBURG -- The city is proposing to expand its sewer service area, a move that could lead to the development of 600 housing units for 1,350 people west of Wauwatosa Road in the town.


In a digital arms race, China's Internet controls might be used for more than censorship.


Belgium building zero-emission Antarctic station

Belgium is building the first ever zero-emission polar station in the Antarctic, powered by solar panels and wind turbines and designed to have minimal impact on the climate change its scientists are studying.


The LA County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to close Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center's trauma unit, dealing a blow to community leaders and other protestors, including UCLA medical students, who fought to keep it open.


Holders Chelsea reach the Carling Cup quarter-finals after being given a major scare by Leicester.


Credit Card Companies Pledge Help in Fighting Child Pornography

The executives from credit card companies said it as difficult to keep pace with those who seek to exploit children on the Web.


Roma, 15:00 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: CON LA JUVE PRIMO ESAME MATURITA'

Luciano Spalletti assicura che la sua Roma sta gestendo bene il clima di euforia che si è cre...


US Airways says reaches new contract with trainers

US Airways (UAIRQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) , which this month sought bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years, said on Sunday it reached a new union contract with 65 flight crew training instructors.


At least 7,000 jobs are set to go at computer firm Dell after it said it would cut its global workforce by about 10%.


For teams that are in different divisions -- AFC East and AFC West -- the Patriots and Broncos have been familiar foes. Sunday night's game will mark the 12th meeting between the teams in the last 12 seasons.


Pockets Enpocket Nokia continues its path towards being a consumer-service provider with its acquisition of Enpocket, a specialist in the delivery of targeted mobile advertising.â¦


Indice Nikkei a +0,15% dopo le dimissioni di Abe


One year after a highly critical report urged NASA to develop the means to fix a broken space shuttle in orbit, the U.S. space agency still could not repair a hole the size of the one that doomed the seven Columbia astronauts, NASA said on Thursday.


UK Hostage's Brother Says Bigley Handed to New Group in Iraq

UK hostage Kenneth Bigley, who's been held in Iraq since Sept. 16, has been handed over to a new group who may want a ransom in return for his freedom, Bigley's brother Paul said in an interview on Sky News.


The exploration and production company turns in another excellent quarter.


As I was musing about football season, I thought of several strong connections between the NFL and fund investing. For example, consider Fidelity Low-Priced Stock or Legg Mason Value.


French consumer spending rises more than expected as clothing sales recover.


Peugeot reports 82.9 percent slide in 2006 net earnings

French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has reported an 82.9 percent slide in 2006 net earnings to 176 million euros (229 million dollars) from 2005 and said it anticipated continued stiff competition this year.


Asian Stocks Tumble, and European Markets Follow

Investors were concerned that the U.S. credit crisis would crimp demand among U.S. consumers for Asiaâs exports.


Crawford's the happiest, fastest guy out of the medals in the 100

Shawn Crawford is the world's fastest also-ran. He ran the 100 meters in 9.89 seconds last night, and that and a Euro will get him a Coke.


Arafat died of clotting disorder -- Le Monde

Doctors who treated Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat believe he died of a blood condition called disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and have ruled out poisoning, Le Monde newspaper reported.


Chinese health authorities have pledged to do more to prevent babies being infected by their mothers with the HIV virus during delivery.


Sports need to regain control of fans, players

From time to time, basketball players are referred to as "cagers." The term dates back to the early years of basketball when courts were surrounded by chicken wire to separate players from unruly fans.


Shurtleff Blasts Matheson at GOP Meeting

By Nancy Perkins Deseret Morning News  ST. GEORGE -- Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff blasted Utah's lone Democratic congressman, Jim Matheson, on Saturday for voting in favor of a nonbinding House resolution that opposes President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq.


Ristoranti: pane e coperto la risposta degli esercenti

Nel Lazio è vietato inserire la voce nel conto. Il dibattito è vivo, ecco cosa ne pensa il direttore della Federazione italiana pubblici esercizi


Georgia towns stung after being wiped off map

The state removed some 500 small communities because the official map had become too difficult to read.


Castro does not have cancer, seriously ill: Chavez

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Cuban leader Fidel Castro does not have cancer, but is fighting a "great battle" against a "very serious" illness, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday.


Obiettivo e' competere con grandi marchi Usa e tedeschi


Rashard Lewis scored 27 points, Ray Allen added 24 and the SuperSonics again shot well from 3-point range in a 103-92 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.


Firmware Fixes Displays on Some 15-inch MacBook Pros

Apple has released a firmware update for 2.2 and 2.4GHz 15-inch MacBook Pros that fixes a display issue.


Google News Biased? Can Algorithms Take Sides?  Danny Sullivan posted a thread at SEW forums named News Search & Biases, where he points to an article written at OJR.org named Balancing Act: How News Portals Serve Up Political Stories. This blew my mind.  The article discusses how Google News seems to be ...


Oxford University succeeds  in gaining a continuation of a wide-ranging injunction against animal rights activists.


Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday the world faces "a new type of fascism" and warned against repeating the pre-World War II mistake of appeasement.


GREEN BAY - Mike Sherman had a plane to catch, but for reasons the Green Bay Packers coach still cannot explain, he just had to talk to Reggie White.


N.Korea Calls Missile Launch Reports 'Speculation'

A senior North Korean official dismissed reports that the secretive country was preparing a missile launch, calling them speculation, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday.


Belfast robbers not likely to see life of ease

Much of the stolen loot can only be spent in one local area BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Although they ve committed the world s biggest all-cash robbery in peacetime, the audacious raiders of a Belfast bank face ...


âCharlie Wilsonâs Warâ may be more of a hoot than any picture dealing with the bloody, protracted fight between the Soviet Army and the Afghan mujahedeen has any right to be.


US retail sales rose 0.3% in January, official figures show, bolstered by sales of new cars and petrol.


Producers of Rok Sako To Rok Lo have ambitious plans.


Warehouses Nibble on Edge of Giant California Ranch

New development on the Tejon Ranch has environmentalists concerned about the health of a fragile landscape, where several distinct ecological regions converge.


Chad says U.S. missionary kidnapped by rebels

N'DJAMENA  - A U.S. evangelical church missionary has been kidnapped by rebels in northern Chad, an interior ministry official said on Thursday.


Internet Grants to Schools Halted as the F.C.C. Tightens the Rules

The moratorium on a federal program that provides grants for high-speed Internet and telephone service began two months ago, with no notice.


Kerry Channels Gore      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Politics: In a fundraising e-mail, Sen. John Kerry charges that Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell tried to "suppress the Democratic vote." But it wasn't Blackwell who paid off registrars with cocaine.


Sport: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's father confirms Manchester United striker will announce retirement.


Iraqi security forces fired on demonstrators loyal to rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the Iraqi capital yesterday, killing two in a clash


More than 70,000 police staff and community support officers in England and Wales have accepted a 2.5% pay deal.


Naloxone has lately become a tool for states and cities struggling to reduce stubbornly high death rates among opiate users.


His back resting comfortably against her chest, Hector nestles his massive canine head into Leslie Nuccio's shoulder, high-fiving pit bull paws against human hands.


Siena, 12:38 - CALCIO, SIENA: FABRIZI ACCETTA PRESIDENZA

Pierluigi Fabrizi, ex presidente della Banca Monte Paschi di Siena, ha sciolto la riserva accettando...


Tokyo - Powerful Typhoon Meari hit Japan's southwestern Kagoshima prefecture on Wednesday morning, causing power failures and evacuation orders.


The caretaker of Afghanistan's only functioning synagogue and one of the last remaining Jews in Kabul has died. But the man now believed to be the sole survivor of this once-thriving Jewish community, who feuded bitterly for years with the deceased, said Tuesday he was not sad to see him go.


WASHINGTON: The US economy grew at a slightly stronger rate than thought in the third quarter because imports were not as hefty as first estimated, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday, though corporate profits weakened.


Veteran Care to Be Reviewed After Firing of General

The Secretary of the Army, Francis J. Harvey, resigned today amid the fallout over revelations of shabby conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.


The Federal Reserve will do whatever is necessary to prevent damage to the economy from the credit crunch that has gripped Wall Street, a Fed official said Monday, warning it will take time for financial markets to fully recover from the strains.


Thousands of employees at General Motors Corp.'s European factories staged protests Tuesday against the automaker's plan to slash 12,000 jobs across the continent, while a shortage of parts from a striking German plant forced two other factories to stop production.


No bikes or pushcarts after pilgrim attack

A curfew and weapons ban was in effect and Shiite pilgrims were evacuated from the holy city of Karbala after fighting there killed 26 people and wounded 33 others, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Tuesday.


Google Gets Ready to Rumble With Microsoft

The growing confrontation promises to be an epic business battle.


Roma, 00:26 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI ELOGIA SUOI: COL PALERMO GRANDE GARA

Luciano Spalletti commenta la vittoria della Roma sul Palermo nel posticipo serale della 20a giornat...


The maker of FluMist said it is looking into whether it can make more of the inhalable flu vaccine to help the federal government deal with a looming flu vaccine shortage.


Roma, 17:50 - CALCIO, CATHOLICUS CUP: ULIVIERI BATTUTO DAL VATICANO

La Nazionale Religiosi guidata da Renzo Ulivieri  è stata battuta dal Vaticano per 3-0 nella ...


Windows XP Service Pack 2 seems a smooth upgrade for most, but many are putting off installing Microsoft's big security patch anyway.


LONDON: Babies is what is on Britney Spears' mind these days for she has revealed she wants to try for it on her wedding night itself, if possible.


Rohini will star in Preethi Eke Bhoomi Melidhe.


A bomb attack on U.S. diplomats, the first since 1990, has sent shudders through the small but growing American community


No two practices ever seem the same for the Giantsâ tight ends, not with their coach Mike Pope thumbing through his file of 430 practice drills.


In the most intense exchange of the campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama challenged each other on issues of integrity.


Tecktonik founder had no intention of starting a craze

Cyril Blanc is credited with originating the dance that grew out of the Paris club scene and mixes a variety of styles.


Filmmaker Ashok Amritraj talks about Indian films getting accepted abroad.


French drinks group Moet Hennessy, majority owned by LVMH, says it has agreed to buy Scottish whisky maker Glenmorangie for around 300 million pounds.


Israel attacks Gaza; contacts new Abbas govt

Israel attacked Islamist fighters in Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since Hamas seized the territory, and ended an embargo of the Palestinian Authority by opening contacts with a new government in the occupied West Bank.


Purveyors of Porn Scramble to Keep Up With Internet

By Jon Swartz  SAN FRANCISCO -- Major players in the adult-entertainment industry, long in the vanguard of technology use, now find themselves playing catch-up.


Hoping to avoid a situation like that in Pennsylvania , representatives of the Ohio Turnpike Commission and unionized workers are continuing contract negotiations.


Three companies that manage and market Pimco stock mutual funds have agreed to pay a total $20.6 million to settle allegations that they failed to disclose their use of fund assets to pay brokerages for steering customers to the funds.


Four U.S. Marines Killed in Action in Iraq

Four U.S. Marines were killed in action  Wednesday in western Iraq, the U.S. military said.


Wells Fargo tops U.S. buyers of green power: EPA

Banks, grocery stores, and Uncle Sam are among the top U.S. purchasers of power from alternative sources like wind, solar, geothermal and hydro, federal environment regulators said this week.


Powell: North Korea is a 'terrorist state'

US Secretary of State Colin Powell pressed North Korea on Sunday to return to nuclear disarmament talks even as he branded the communist country a "terrorist state" that has "no respect for human rights.


The next chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co. will need to decide whether to stick with Carly Fiorina's two-pronged strategy of trying to beat the company's rivals in what they do best — IBM in premium computers and services, Dell in business and consumer systems.


Saints running back Reggie Bush insists he and his family have done nothing wrong, responding to allegations that they acceptedÃÂ various items worth more than $100,000 from agents while Bush was at USC.


The RAF shows off its controversial Eurofighter after the government ordered an additional 89 of the jets.


The tobacco firm John Player & Sons has announced plans to lay off 90 workers at its cigarette factory in Dublin. The company said it was planning a phased closure of the factory between now and February as part of a review of its global operations.


Customers of Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. will be able to use both companies' wireless Internet connections with less hassle under a reciprocal deal announced Friday.


"Dances With Wolves" star Kevin Costner has married his girlfriend Christine Baumgartner in a ceremony set against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains at his ranch in Aspen, Colorado.


By Joyce Lobeck, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Feb. 19--Possible neighbors of the proposed hog farm in eastern Yuma  County aren't quite ready to accept an animal feeding operation in their  backyard even though the company intends to break ground this week.


Mexicans support Calderon's drug war strategy: poll

President Felipe Calderon's approval rating rose to a sturdy 65 percent in a newspaper poll on Friday, and Mexicans resoundingly backed his use of the army to fight violent drug gangs.


A group of popular American jazz artists will perform in India next month as part of a U.S. State Department-supported campaign to combat HIV and AIDS, an embassy official said.


Disney's ESPN buys world's biggest cricket Web site

Walt Disney Co's sports network ESPN is  buying cricinfo, the world's largest specialist cricket Web  site, as it expands beyond its traditional strengths of  American football, basketball, baseball and Nascar.


American astronaut Mike Fincke greeted his 4-month-old daughter for the first time on Sunday, hours after he descended to Earth in Central Asia to end a marathon mission aboard the international space station.


Sinai Attacks Appear to Have Limited Effect on Egyptian Tourism

The terrorist bombings last week at resorts along Egypt's Red Sea coast raised fears of another slump in the country's tourism industry, a key sector of its economy.


Torino, 17:13 - CALCIO, JUVE; DEL PIERO: A LIVORNO BRAVI TUTTI, ORA L'INTER

Tornando sul successo della Juventus a Livorno, ieri sera nel posticipo serale di Serie A, Alessandr...


Indianapolis beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI in rain-hit Miami.


British mortgage lender gets Bank of England bail-out

The Bank of England has stepped in to provide emergency financial support to Britain's fifth-largest mortgage lender Northern Rock, the latest institution to fall victim to market turmoil, officials confirmed Friday.


A federal grand jury is investigating  products American International Group Inc. sold that companies  might have used to make their earnings look better, AIG, the  world's largest insurer by market value, said on Thursday.


Blackstone partners may avoid tax on IPO gain

Partners of private equity firm Blackstone Group  may have devised a way to avoid paying tax on $3.7 billion raised largely in the firm's initial public offering last month, according to a regulatory filing.


Peru Police Fire on Protesters, Kill Two

Police fired on coca growers protesting government eradication of their cocaine producing crop Tuesday, killing two of the farmers after they attacked a police station near the southern border with Bolivia, authorities said.


UN Workers Freed in Afghanistan - Govt Officials

Three foreign UN workers held in Afghanistan since Oct. 28 were freed on Tuesday, government officials said. "They were released a while back this morning," said a government official, who


Lawyer alleges 'fraud' in Smith baby's birth certificate

A lawyer representing one of the men claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's infant daughter alleged Monday that there is "fraud" in the child's birth certificate. As she spoke to reporters outside a Bahamas court, her client, Larry Birkhead, smiled and gave a thumbs up sign.


Manchester United's plc board on Monday confirmed that they have received a 'preliminary approach' regarding a 'possible offer' for the company.


ASIA/CINA - Nuove risorse per lÂevangelizzazione: hanno concluso il periodo di formazione teorica e pratica di 7 anni gli 84 seminaristi ospiti dei 12 Seminari maggiori cinesi Pechino (Agenzia Fides) - Secondo le ultime statistiche diffuse da ÂFaithÂ, il bollettino cattolico dellÂHe Bei, nei 12 Seminari maggiori del paese sono complessivamente 84 i seminaristi che nel 2007 hanno concluso il ciclo di 7 anni di formazione. ...


Vatican Set to Beatify Gibson's Passionate Muse

Pope John Paul II on Sunday will beatify Sister Anne Catherine Emmerich, a sickly 19th century nun who claimed to have visions that gave her courtside seats at Jesus' execution.


NEW YORK - Colgate-Palmolive Co, which makes consumer products like Colgate toothpaste and Ajax detergent, plans to cut its work force by about 4,400 jobs as part of a restructuring plan aimed at boosting its sales and profits around the world.


Oil climbs to a record $50 as analysts see no ceiling

PARIS The price of oil, which has been inexorably rising for the past two years, finally broke through the $50-a-barrel mark Tuesday, reaching a new milestone as some analysts warned that there was nothing to stop prices from rising even further.


Plus: Most email over holidays will be spam. [News.com Extra]


Neuheisel Cleared by NCAA; Washington's Probation Extended

SEATTLE (Sports Network) - Former Washington head football  coach Rick Neuheisel was cleared Wednesday of wrongdoing by the  NCAA for gambling in a college basketball pool, but the  university had its probation extended by two years.


Blog: The term mind share gets thrown around quite a bit these days. The essence of the term may be confusing, but whatever it means, Sony somehow seems to have it.


China Mine Blast Toll at 66, Hope Fades for Trapped

Rescue teams pulled two more bodies from the rubble of China's worst coal mine disaster in years but were struggling on Friday to reach 82 miners still trapped.


Five rescued after week adrift off Cornwall

Five people were rescued off the Cornish coast yesterday after drifting for seven days in a life-raft amid storms and 30ft waves after their boat sank near the Isles of Scilly.


Losing 34-0 Sunday to the Seattle Seahawks, which included the end of the longest shutout-free streak in the NFL, apparently was not enough humiliation for the San Francisco 49ers.


A USA Today/Gallup/CNN poll published Thursday showed a dead heat: Kerry 45 percent, Bush 45 percent, Nader 5 percent. while the Pew Research Center and Harris Interactive found the bounce that the recent


Fugitive TB patient apologizes to passengers

A tuberculosis patient who turned fugitive to continue with wedding and honeymoon plans despite warnings not to travel apologized to the fellow airline passengers he may have endangered.


Cinema: Julia Roberts da' alla luce due gemelli

WASHINGTON - Julia Roberts e' diventata mamma. Questa mattina l'attrice trentasettenne ha dato alla luce due gemelli, Hazel Patricia e Phinnaeus Walter. L'annuncio e' comparso sul sito internet della rivista People, che si rifa' ad una fonte anonima.


Fresh off Emmy sweep, Bennett readies fall projects

Winning seven Emmy Awards couldn't  have come at a better time for Tony Bennett.


Putin opens new military base in Tajikistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Tajik counterpart raised a Russian flag Sunday at a newly established permanent base for Moscow's forces in this former Soviet republic, staking Russia's claim for continued influence in


California has conceded defeat in its quest for more clout in picking presidential nominees and is returning to its traditional June primary election for all statewide races.


Smithfield Foods Inc. SFD.N, the  largest U.S. hog and pork producer, on Tuesday reported  higher  fiscal second-quarter profit due to strong hog prices and the  acquisition last year of Farmland Foods.


Economists predict solid US economy under Bush or Kerry

WASHINGTON : The US economy will grow solidly in 2005 despite high oil prices, no matter whether President George W. Bush or John Kerry is in the White House, top business economists said.


A Long Line for a Shorter Wait at the Supermarket

Whole Foods is using a single checkout line to eliminate âslowâ lines held up by a coupon-counting customer.


Japanâs Princess Kikuko Dies, Stirring Memories of Colonial Past

Generally, when someone in their nineties passes away, the quality of mourning is markedly different from that which accompanies a youthful personâs demise.


With an eye to North Korea and China, Prime Minister Koizumi's Cabinet is set to pass new guidelines Friday. By Bennett Richardson | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.


Terrell Owens had surgery on his right ankle Wednesday, and the doctor said there is a chance Philadelphia's star receiver could play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 6 - if the Eagles make it that far.


Amitabh Bachchan appears in a new ad where he leaves everyone guessing.


Napoli, 17:44 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: SQUADRA SUBITO AL LAVORO

Seduta mattutina per il Napoli, che ha ripreso subito gli allenamenti dopo la sconfitta con il Milan...


Sudan Official Decries Genocide Accusation

Secretary of State Colin Powell's declaration that genocide had taken place in western Sudan's Darfur only serves to heighten tensions, a top Sudanese official charged Thursday.


Satellite, cable fight for customers in stores

Cable and satellite television  providers will fight for upscale subscribers on a new  battlefront this holiday season: The local electronics shop.


Online phishing schemes increased significantly in October as financial institutions struggled to combat attempts to steal private account information from online consumers, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).


Hamas may be willing to agree to a cease-fire with Israel for one year, a senior official of the militant group said in an interview published on Saturday. Hamas said it had not fired any rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip for days.


Germany's finance minister has said he and his American counterpart have worked out a deal to write off 80 percent of Iraq's $120 billion foreign debt.


Confronto governo-sindacati su aumento erogazioni piu' basse


Negotiators voiced optimism Thursday that they could reach agreement for Poland to host part of a U.S. missile defense system. A Polish official said a deal could come in the next several months.


"Please help me. These may be my last hours." Margaret Hassan shown in a video pleading for a change in British policy. Photo: Reuters.


US sprint queen Marion Jones says she will sue accused steroid peddler Victor Conte over his allegations that she received banned drugs before winning five medals at the Sydney Olympics.


Arabs Say U.S. Destroys Hope Over Jewish Settlements

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians, backed by the  Arab League, accused the United States on Sunday of destroying  the Middle East peace process after Washington signaled it  could accept some growth of Israeli settlements.


After Abhishek, Anil and Fardeen in Om Jai Jagdish Anupam is turning director again. "And it would be a romantic


Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis lost his Olympic bronze medal Sunday after tests revealed he had taken a banned substance. Sampanis won his medal in the 62-kilogram weightlifting class last Monday.


Chirac backing Paris bid to host 2012 Olympics

President Jacques Chirac spoke Tuesday of his "total determination" to help Paris' bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.


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Several people hurt in Istanbul blast: agency

Several people were injured on Sunday  in an explosion outside a store in Istanbul, Turkey's state  Anatolian news agency said.


Russia Urges Iran to Freeze Uranium Enrichment

Russia, a nuclear partner of Iran, on Monday backed the UN atomic watchdog in its call on Tehran to halt uranium enrichment and urged Iran to heed the demand instead of rejecting it, the Reuters news agency reports.


Indonesia's Former Security Minister Takes Early Lead in ...

Early returns from Monday's presidential election in Indonesia show former security minister, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has taken an early lead over incumbent, Megawati Sukarnoputri.


To test the game out, TIME's Sean Gregory challenged New York Giants center Shaun O'Hara to a duel. Guess who won?


Voters are keen on a less caustic brand of politics and the Illinois senator's own compelling personal narrative.


80 Iraqi guerrillas killed in assault on town

MORE than 80 militants were killed today as United States and Iraqi forces pushed into Samarra to wrest control of the northern town back from insurgents.


Investors reportedly seek meetings with BP bosses to seek reassurances about the firm's safety record.


Ben Roethlisberger guided the Steelers to four touchdowns following uncharacteristic New England turnovers as Pittsburgh ended the Patriots' two long win streaks with a remarkably easy 34-20 victory Sunday.


Life & style: Gallery: Cuffs are gratifyingly hard to place - posh or high street?


Alex Salmond said he wants relations between London and Scotland put on a more formal footing.


Source: Duke players seek money, reforms

Attorneys for the three players falsely accused in the Duke University lacrosse rape case are seeking a settlement of about $30 million and several changes to the state's legal process, a person close to the case said early Friday.


35 bodies found in French-run hotel in Thailand

At least thirty-five bodies were found Tuesday at the ruins of a French-run hotel in southern Thailand, French TF1 television quoted the company that owns the property as saying.


A handmade dress worn by Destiny's Child, a poster signed by Jennifer Lopez and a guitar signed by Wyclef Jean are on sale in an MTV internet auction to raise money for hurricane victims in the Caribbean.


Four arrested on charges of spying for China

Chinese espionage has become one of the most pervasive US counterintelligence problems, officials say.


Minaya Still Likes the Players He Scouted

The Mets' approach to this off-season could be determined by the connection between a Dominican-born general manager to a pair of Dominican-born players he helped sign.


Motorsport.com. Ford has announced that Jaguar will be withdrawn from Formula One at the end of the 2004 season and the F1 business will be put up for sale.


So Solid Crew member Megaman will face an Old Bailey trial charged with shooting dead a man.


New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other potential independent presidential candidates are joining prominent Republican and Democratic centrists at a meeting that will consider the merits of a third-party bid for the White House.


Late goal salvages tie for Manchester United

Manchester United salvaged a 1-1 tie with Middlesbrough in the Premier League on Sunday on an 81st-minute goal by substitute Alan Smith.


NEW YORK - Martha Stewart, convicted of lying about a stock sale, has been ordered to serve her sentence at the federal prison in Alderson, W.Va.    Stewart had asked to serve her five-month sentence in Danbury, Conn., close to her 90-year-old mother and her home in Westport, or as a second choice in Coleman, Fla...


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Few Takers for Payments From Microsoft Settlement

Only a small percentage of customers eligible to receive part of an antitrust settlement with Microsoft have filed to claim their share.


U.S. Open: Mickelson Tumbles and May Miss the Cut

Despite his quick start to the second round at the U.S. Open, Phil Mickelson lost his game on the difficult Oakmont course and is now 13 strokes off the lead and in danger of an early exit.


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: TrueLocal Launches Canadian Local Search Engine - The Video Void: Where Are All The AdSense Video Ads? - Here Comes Social Media Optimization? - Google Apps for Your Domain, and more.


The SNP marks its first 100 days in power by issuing a 20-page report card on its progress so far.


I.R.S. Said to Flout Orders to Yield Data About Audits

A tax research group went to court Monday, arguing that the Internal Revenue Service was not complying with federal court orders to release data on its audit practices.


Salvatore Ferranti Sanchez sotto sequestro dall'11 dicembre


Epson Secures Laser Printers with Smartcard

The EpsonNet Authentication Print system requires several Epson models to be unlocked before producing confidential documents.


iPhone 2.0 screen-maker rumour really points to video iPod?

Coming too soon at too low a price Apple will release a second-generation, lower cost iPhone in September for an iPod-like price of $249-299 - if a Chinese-language newspaper report citing Taiwanese industry moles is to be believed, that is.â¦


Will Arafat's Death Affect Middle East's Peace?

It's been almost a week since Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died. With constant conflict in the Middle East , some wonder if Arafat's death will bring about peace in his former home.


Katrina's lessons prompted IT departments to review disaster management and recovery plans.


US pop diva Madonna today said paparazzi and not Palestinian suicide bombers had been her only fear during a four-day visit to Israel.


Evita legacy helps Argentine first lady's campaign

Argentina's legendary first lady Eva Peron died more than 50 years ago but she is still a force in this year's presidential election.


Radiohead frontman takes aim at EMI chief

Radiohead has hit out at the chief  of its former label after a news report claimed the rock band  rejected a 3 million pound ($5.95 million) advance for its new  album and demanded the rights to some of its older albums.


British war crimes trial moves up chain of command

The trial of seven British soldiers accused of committing war crimes moved further up the chain of command, with three soldiers being accused of negligently performing a duty.


Gioia del Colle, 22:53 - VOLLEY, A1: GIOIA DEL COLLE VINCE POSTICIPO CON VIBO

Nel Monday Night della diciassettesima giornata del campionato di serie A1 la Teleunit Gioia del Col...


English legendary soccer coach Brian Clough, 69, has died after a battle against stomach cancer. The double European Cup winning manager had members of his family at his bedside.


Carl Krauser and Chevon Troutman lead No. 20 Pittsburgh back from a 17-point deficit as the Panthers knock off No. 4 Syracuse, 76-69.


U.S. aims to support U.N. on climate change: Rice

A U.S.-sponsored meeting of the world's biggest greenhouse gas polluters aims to support the U.N. process on climate change, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday, but some participants and environmentalists were skeptical.


IRAQ and the Middle East were now better off and the Government stood resolutely by its decision to join the US-led coalition to depose Saddam Hussein John Howard declared yesterday.


Toshiba has become the third company manufacturing FPGAs for Xilinx, adding to long-term partner UMC and IBM. The firms have already tested functional silicon at 90nm from Toshiba's 300mm fab in Oita, Japan.


US and Iraqi forces have launched a major ground offensive in the rebel-held districts of Fallujah. Backed by thunderous air and artillery barrages, US troops moved through a number of neighbourhoods early Tuesday morning.


TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman hopes to work out a deal to avoid extradition to Mexico to faces charges of illegal detention and conspiracy in his capture of a cosmetics company heir there three years ago, his lawyer said.


Stocks plunged further on Thursday, sending the S&P 500 down more than 2 percent and driving the Dow industrial average down more than 1,000 points since the start of 2008, as investors worried about the outlook for the U.S. economy.


Oprah effect brings microlending to Main Street

The credit crisis may be fouling up billion-dollar takeover deals, but if you're a poor African seamstress who needs a loan for a new sewing machine, you could not ask for a better borrowing market to expand your business.


US Treasuries find cold comfort in slow inflation

Treasuries prices struggled to make even modest gains on Thursday as a key reading of US inflation proved benign but did nothing to change expectations for an interest rate hike next week.


A miniseries about the events leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks is "terribly wrong" and ABC should correct it or not air it, a group of former Clinton administration officials and Senate Democrats said in letters to the head of the network's parent company.


Intel roadmaps laptop-friendly 45nm CPUs

LV, ULV versions coming too Intel's 45nm 'Penryn' processor architecture gets ever closer, and as we near the release of the first CPUs based upon it, chip-by-chip details are beginning to leak out. The latest: Intel's plans for mobile processors.â¦


Oil prices jumped a dollar on Thursday  after the U.S. government said crude stocks fell to a fresh  five-month low last week and distillate fuel inventories barely  grew ahead of winter.


Ukraine Liberal Yushchenko to Take Power on Sunday

Liberal Viktor Yushchenko, who won last month's presidential election re-run, will be sworn in as Ukraine's new president Sunday, ending weeks of political turmoil in the ex-Soviet state.


Paul Pierce leads balanced scoring from Celtics' starters with 24 points as Boston races to a 103-91 win over the Magic on Sunday night.


US and EU allies put on hold plans for a UN Security Council vote on Kosovo, citing Russian opposition.


Hema Malini, who is candid about thoroughly disliking some of Dharmendra's new films, was moved to tears by his


Democrat Barack Obama eclipses Hillary Clinton in the battle to raise funds for the US presidential elections.


Residents urged to stay indoors during manhunt after police dog handler shot in leg near Preston


A UN committee asks the UK to review its policy of detaining terrorism suspects without trial.


Apple Limits Sale of iPhones: Two Per Person and No Cash

Apple no longer accepts cash for iPhone purchases and now limits sales of the cellphone to two per person in a move to stop people from reselling them.


U.S. cigarette makers used heavy  discounting to try to prop up sales in 2002, even as they cut  spending on most types of advertising, according to a report  released on Friday by the Federal Trade Commission.


US President George W Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are preparing for a key TV debate.


37 Arrested at World Series Celebrations

BOSTON -- Police in riot gear cleared several large crowds gathered around Fenway Park early Monday after the Red Sox won their second World Series title in four years. Police said they made 37 arrests, mostly for disorderly conduct.


African, US military chiefs meeting  to counter terrorism

Military chiefs from the United States and nine African countries have met in Senegal to seek ways to strengthen the battle against terrorism.


A car carrying explosives ripped into a US convoy yesterday in northern Iraq, killing at least 10 civilians, and US troops fought persistent pockets of rebels in Fallujah, a city wrecked by more than a week of fighting.


Republican Mitt Romney, his family and supporters vowed to carry his campaign into the vote-rich Super Tuesday contests next week after narrowly losing Florida's primary to rival John McCain.


I medici non escono, ambulanza chiamata da un altro ospedale


The EU ordered Italy on Thursday to clean up Naples within a month Â or face legal action.


Sudan Orders the Expulsion of Aid Officials From 2 Groups

The government of Sudan has ordered the country directors of two British-based aid agencies that provide relief to displaced people in the Darfur region to leave


City Considers Seizing 2 Properties: Car Dealer's Lot, Shopping Plaza Wanted for Parks

By Juan Ortega, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 19--Lauderhill city commissioners will decide this afternoon whether to take legal action to seize land from a car dealership and shopping center in separate parts of the city.


Development Along Coasts Lies in Geologist's Cross Hairs

By Scott Harper, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 17--MACHIPONGO -- "If I were king of Virginia, you'd all move back," said Orrin H. Pilkey, the Duke University geologist, author and lightning rod for controversy when the subject of coastal development comes up.


Nyon, 12:35 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: IL GIRONE DEL LIVORNO

E' stato effettuato oggi a Nyon il sorteggio degli otto gironi da cinque squadre per la seconda fase...


A Belgrade court named a new presiding judge Wednesday in the high-profile case of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic's alleged assassins.


FT, incontri con Goldman Sachs per trovare nuovi investitori


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UK contributors to YouTube will get the chance to earn money from advertisements.


Sun Microsystems to Address Mobile Industry at 3GSM World Congress 2007 in Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 3GSM World Congress -- At this year's 3GSM World Congress, taking place February 12-17 in Barcelona, Sun Microsystems, Inc.


IBM Starts Producing Advanced Cell Microprocessor

IBM is producing a more advanced version of the Cell microprocessor, the chip it developed with Sony and Toshiba.


Demon Deacons Score 24 Unanswered to Squash Huskies

Senior Kenneth Moore has 11 catches for 112 yards to earn game MVP honors Saturday to propel Wake Forest to a 24-10 victory over Connecticut in the Meineke Bowl.


Intel won't release a 4-GHz version of its flagship Pentium 4 product, having decided instead to realign its engineers around the company's new design priorities, an Intel spokesman said today.


Rebels from Darfur attacked an oil field in a neighboring Sudanese region, abducted foreign workers, and gave a one-week ultimatum for foreign oil companies to cease operating in the zone, a rebel chief said Thursday.


Electronic Sensor Technology's zNose(R) Was Selected By the Republic of South Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute

Electronic Sensor Technology (EST) (OTCBB:ESNR), a leading provider of innovative homeland security and environmental solutions, announces the receipt of an order from the Republic of South Korea, Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) for EST's zNose(R) instrument and support equipment.


Diplomas could become the "qualification of choice", says the Schools Secretary Ed Balls.


Cisco helps SMBs build app-ready networks

Cisco Systems Inc. continued its push into the small and medium-sized business market today with the announcement of new modular switches geared toward SMBs.


Remains of Village Found Near Stonehenge

WASHINGTON --Â A village of small houses that may have sheltered the builders of the mysterious Stonehenge - or people attending festivals there - has been found by archaeologists studying the stone circle in England.


League Upholds Suspension of Cowboysâ Williams

Dallas Cowboys safety Roy Williams indeed will be suspended from Saturday nightâs game at Carolina as punishment for his repeated use of the horse-collar tackle.


Numerosi arresti e perquisizioni, nel mirino la cosca Labate


La moda affare da uomini da domani Pitti a Firenze

Nel capoluogo toscano 73esima edizione dell'evento dedicato alla moda maschile. Quest'anno, tra le novità, la presentazione delle pre-collezioni donna


Three people die after falling into septic tank at Quebec campground

ST-JEAN-BAPTISTE-DE-ROUVILLE, Que. (CP) - Campers yelled for help and tried in vain, but failed to save three people who fell into a septic tank at a campground early Saturday.


49-year-old actor Kevin Costner married girlfriend Christine Baumgartner Saturday in a ceremony set against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains at his ranch in Aspen, Colorado, US.


Ralph Nader is again off Florida's presidential ballot, at least for now. Circuit Judge P. Kevin Davey on Wednesday ordered that Nader's name be removed from the November ballot, finding that the Reform Party — which nominated Nader — isn't a legitimate party under state law. Davey also ordered that four counties that have already mailed absentee ballots listing Nader send out amended ballots without his name.


Woman faces charges for kissing painting

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of kissing a painting by American artist Cy Twombly and smudging the bone-white canvas with her lipstick, French judicial officials said Saturday.


LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Despite recovering from a terrible first quarter, the Los Angeles Clippers could not overcome the Memphis Grizzlies ' hot 3-point shooting.


Rice due in Asia for talks on NKorea's nuclear program

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will leave here February 23 for South Korea, China and Japan as part of diplomatic efforts to scrap North Korea's nuclear arms program, her spokesman said Friday.


The former New York mayor has pulled far ahead of McCain in the Republican race, while Hillary Clinton's lead over Obama has narrowed, according to a new voter survey


Dollar flat vs euro as risk tentatively recovers

The dollar was little changed against the euro and rose against the yen on Wednesday as a spike in investor aversion to risk tentatively faded and U.S. stocks indexes rebounded from Tuesday's swoon.


State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Tuesday he will run for governor of New York in 2006. Mr. Spitzerâs interest in running had been known for some time, but he had not formally announced his intentions.


U.S. Embassy in Macedonia Partially Closes

The United States closed its embassy in Skopje, Macedonia on Monday to all but essential business because of a potential security threat, the State Department said.


Ovary Transfer to Arm Preserves Hormone Balance

NEW YORK  - A woman undergoing treatment  for cervical cancer had one of her healthy ovaries successfully  transplanted into her upper arm, in order to maintain hormonal  function, a Dutch team reports.


Prime Minister Tony Blair flew in to oil-rich Libya at the start of an African tour for talks with Moamer Kadhafi on a visit expected to see a major energy deal sealed.


A Roman Catholic archbishop's call this week for Saint Louis University to discipline its popular basketball coach for publicly supporting abortion rights has put the Jesuit school in a bind.


America's Cup: A Familiar Foe Blocks New Zealandâs Path

Former New Zealander Brad Butterworth has been increasingly making his presence felt in a positive manner as the skipper for Alinghi.


The owner of Southampton Football Club confirms hedge fund Sisu Capital has made an offer for the club.


The political bloc of fiery Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Tuesday it had ended a boycott of the Iraqi parliament, potentially easing deadlock over steps to ease sectarian tension racking the country.


A painted pink elephant, part of an exhibition by artist Banksy, is condemned by officials in Los Angeles.


Indagine di Legambiente sulla vivibilitÃ  nei capoluoghi. Si mantiene forte il divario tra Nord e Sud. Da Il Giornale di Calabria. ROMA. Va alla citta' di Lecco la palma d'oro della qualita' ambientale tra i capoluoghi di provincia italiani.


Rapita giornalista italiana                                                                                Sequestrata oggi a Badgad Giuliana Sgrena, inviata del quotidiano "Il manifesto". La donna Ã¨ stata prelevata da un commando di uomini armati mentre si recava in una moschea sunnita, nella zona dell'UniversitÃ .


Turkey Urged by EU Parliament to Boost Democracy

Turkey should strengthen human rights, curb corruption and limit the army's role in politics to win European Union membership, the European Parliament said in endorsing the opening of


At issue: whether a Pentagon analyst passed secrets to an Israeli lobby group, and whether that group passed the material to Israel.


Meteo. In arrivo pioggia e neve su tutta l'Italia. Allerta della ...

L'inverno Ã¨ arrivato col consueto e freddo solstizio, il 22 dicembre: tre giorni fa. Non stupisce quindi che le condizioni meteorologiche siano avverse. L'inverno Ã¨ giunto in orario, dopo un autunno per


At least seven police injured in second bomb in Thai south

Police say the blast occurred less than 90 minutes after a previous explosion at the same site injured seven other people. The police had been conducting forensic research at the site of a bomb blast in the


A German football fan faces a life ban after fellow spectators complain of racist abuse.


In the letter, written in 1998, the founder of the Iranian revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, cited a need for nuclear weapons.


Pope Offers Plea for Peace in Christmas Message

Pope John Paul II delivered his traditional Christmas plea for peace on Saturday in an address shortened this year - apparently because of his poor health - but packed


Bengals' rally hands Giants 8th loss in row

CINCINNATI -- With a slump-busting win right at their numb fingertips, the New York Giants ended up with nothing more than snow in the face.


Risks and Rewards: Who Pays for Efficiency?

The quest to save dollars in the nationâs $2.1 trillion annual health care bill is becoming a lucrative market of its own.


Due costumi disegnati per la protagonista di 'Ex Machina'


GOLF: NEIL STILL STANDING DESPITE PLAY-OFF DESPAIR

Briton Neil Cheetham came agonisingly close to claiming the Dunhill Championship in South Africa, before losing in a sudden-death play-off.


Al candidato presidente Odinga e' stato impedito di votare


CDC to acquire more product, services companies

CDC Software plans to acquire services companies to boost its outsourced services delivery capability, as its services business grows.


North Korea has a few more cards to play if it wants to turn up the tension generated by a series of missile tests. It could fire more missiles, threaten to stage a nuclear test, stage troop exercises near the border with South Korea or send up fighter jets in an attempt to harass U.S. spy planes.


The growth in hard disk technology is set to continue with more storage in ever smaller products.


Gov't has 'concerns' over US military tribunals: Miliband

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has admitted that Britain had "concerns" over whether six alleged 9/11 conspirators would receive fair trials in front of special US military tribunals.


Cnr, nel prossimo week end nuovo balzo di 13 gradi


Japan is planning to host a meeting with Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian officials next month to help broker peace in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday. "We haven't solidified plans, but we are trying to arrange it for March 14," Aso told a news conference.


Serbia and Montenegro soccer association (FSSCG) president Dragan Stojkovic and manager Ilija Petkovic have resigned, Belgrade daily Politika reported on Saturday.


Two OPEC members are pledging to increase supply or boost reserves as oil prices spiral higher, according to media reports Sunday.


German police launch an operation to "protect" a US military base after it receives a telephone bomb threat.


The New England Patriots have won a bid to get the names of all the fans who bought or sold Â or tried to buy or sell Â tickets to home games through online ticket reseller StubHub Inc., a move one technology group sees as an invasion of privacy.


Militants on Sunday made a bid on the life of former minister of state for external affairs and National Conference president Omar Abdullah when they exploded an improvised explosive device in Anantnag in south Kashmir.


Oil prices, poor management, terrorism -- what's not to hate about the airline industry?


Suspected Ethiopian Torturer Arrested in U.S.

An Ethiopian immigrant suspected of torturing and murdering more than a dozen political opponents of the Ethiopian government in the 1970s was arrested on Tuesday at his home near Atlanta, federal officials said.


Charles to Defend 'Old Fashioned' Values

The Prince of Wales is to hit back at claims that he believes âpeople should not try to rise above their stationâ, it emerged tonight.


Hitachi to recall 16,000 Sony-made batteries

Hitachi Ltd. (6501.T) said on Friday it  will recall 16,000 batteries made by Sony Corp. (6758.T) for  laptop computers, joining a growing list of PC makers recalling  Sony batteries.


Big week ends on a downer as team could never get things rolling

FOXBOROUGH -- It was a big week at the Razor. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Wednesday. Jake Plummer and the Broncos defense last night. Beasts of burden, one and all.


American gold medal gymnast Paul Hamm says he got a "good hearing" on his defense of his Olympic medal. The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland will decide whether Hamm


Saudi Says Kills 10 Militants in 2 Days of Raids-TV

Saudi security forces killed 10 suspected al Qaeda militants during raids and shootouts in the past two days, including a gunman who is on the kingdom's most wanted list, the Interior Ministry said Thursday.


Ill. finds 200,000 more doses of flu shots

Illinois officials have located 200,000 more doses of flu vaccine in Europe, but the state still hasn't received federal approval to import those or any other supplies of


Giovedi' a Milano grande kermesse di musica e moda


Mantova, 19:21 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: PRESENTATA CAMPAGNA ABBONAMENTI

E' stata presentata la campagna abbonamenti del Mantova, nella sede di Viale Te alla presenza del pr...


U.S. consumers' appetite for mortgages  and home loan refinancing dipped last week as 30-year mortgage  rates reached their highest levels in a month, an industry  group said on Wednesday.


Real Madrid clinched its first major trophy since David Beckham came aboard in 2003, but the Los Angeles Galaxy-bound pop icon was reduced to the role of cheerleader for his team's second-half rally yesterday.


Scientists Develop Fast Diagnostic Test for Bird Flu

Scientists in Hong Kong and China said Wednesday they have developed a test to detect bird flu infections in humans within hours, which could give health officials an important tool for controlling the killer virus.


Democrats Press House to Expand Health Care Bill

House Democrats have drafted a plan that calls for major changes in Medicare and promises to intensify the battle with the White House over health care.


BOLOGNA - La Roma prende altri 3 gol e Voeller rassegna le dimissioni comincia a scricchiolare. Il Bologna travolge la Roma al Dall'Ara e il tecnico tedesco, alle prese con una squadra che nelle ultime 3 gare


Philippine town booms from business of death

SANTO TOMAS, Philippines  - It could be any other sleepy town in the Philippine countryside, rows of single-storey houses basking under the sun alongside roads with the occasional car or van driving past.


Forecasters predicted a winter-like storm could drop up to a foot of snow in parts of the Rocky Mountains on Saturday, and severe weather was possible in the central Plains.


Country singer Sara Evans, who abruptly dropped out of "Dancing With the Stars" in October, will join the ABC reality show's road tour, promoters said Thursday.


Barcellona, 17:04 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA; RONALDINHO: SOGNAVO GOL COSI'

''Da quando ero bambino sognavo un gol cosÃ¬''. Ronaldinho racconta con queste parole lo stupendo gol...


German consumers are seen being more confident in June, helped by better wages and job prospects, a survey finds.


Roma, 13:07 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: ARBITRI GIOVANI, NON C'ERA ALTERNATIVA

Le polemiche sugli arbitri? Inevitabili secondo Adriano Galliani: ''Tutto quello che è succes...


F.D.A. Panel Urges Ban on Medicine for Child Colds

A ban could transform the way parents cope with the most common illness in young children, but drug makers said they would fight the recommendations.


A helicopter is reported to have crashed into a hillside in the Scottish Highlands.


Harvard Web site hacked, database on file-sharing site

One of Harvard University's Web sites appeared on Monday to have been hacked, with its contents appearing on th...


HP launches ad campaign to boost printers

Hewlett-Packard Co  said  on Monday it is launching a $300 million marketing campaign to  promote Web-based printing services as it seeks new uses for  printers, the company's most-profitable business.


Duncan Hines maker to be sold for $1.2 billion

Pinnacle Foods Corp., the maker of Duncan Hines baking mixes, Vlasic pickles and Aunt Jemima breakfast foods, has agreed to be bought by private equity firm Blackstone Group  for $1.2 billion, Pinnacle said on Monday.


The green global concert series was a soft target for cynics, but it should be measured by its political impact, not its carbon footprint


Climamio sconfitta a sorpresa Treviso cade in Francia

SOPOT, 8 dicembre 2004 - Sorpresa per i tifosi bolognesi, ma non piacevole. Prima sconfitta stagionale della Climamio Bologna in Eurolega. Nella sesta giornata del gruppo A del massimo campionato continentale


The one-minute promo of Ketan MehtaÂs Aamir KhanÂs starrer Mangal Pandey was unveiled to the moviegoer before the screening of Veer-Zaara.


Speedy Plane Check-In by Mobile Phone Set for 2005

Passengers wanting to skip airport  queues will be able to check in for flights using their mobile  phone beginning next year, two European firms set to offer the  service announced on Tuesday.


Tight oil supplies could leave the global economy worryingly vulnerable for years to come, a senior International Monetary Fund official said on Thursday.


European equities were lower on Tuesday after real estate companies eased on reports of slowing growth in property investment markets, while oil companies fell after crude prices dipped overnight.


NEW YORK/LONDON  - Several of the world's top   drugmakers may weigh acquiring Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY.N   after it fired its chief executive, although suitors seem   unlikely to bid before next summer, analysts said.


A day after seeing rare snowfall, a frozen South was waiting to thaw Sunday. Elsewhere in the nation, football fans were preparing for NFL games that promised to be cold at best -- and downright bone-chilling at worst.


Sprint Nextel more reliable than Cingular, Shock!

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


"The Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson will become an American citizen.  Ferguson, who was born and raised in Scotland, told viewers Monday that he notched a perfect score on his citizenship test, taken Friday in Los Angeles. He will officially be ...


A total of 32 people were killed in Thursday night's (Oct 7) terror attacks on two Sinai holiday resorts frequented by Israelis: 29 at the Taba Hilton and three at Ras a-Satan.


British Guantanamo Detainee Alleges Torture, Murder by US Military ...

A British man detained by the US military as an enemy combatant in the war on terror says he was tortured while held in Afghanistan and claims he saw fellow detainees killed by American soldiers there.


Atlanta's Russ Ortiz and Houston's Roger Clemens will be on the mound for the Braves and Astros, respectively, as the National League Division Series continues Sunday with Game 4 at Minute Maid Park.


Verona, 18:56 - CALCIO, CHIEVO: D'ANNA VERSO LA RIPRESA

Nel Chievo che ha ripreso oggi la preparazione, unici assenti Scurto e Mantovani, entrambi in ritiro...


London's Wembley Stadium reconstruction completed

The delayed 800-million-pound (1.2-billion-euro, 1.5-billion-dollar) reconstruction of Wembley Stadium in London has been officially completed, the Football Association said Saturday.


Torre Calls Yankees Bonus Offer an âInsultâ

In his first public comments since turning down the offer, Joe Torre said the owners did not seem to want to negotiate with him for more money, or better terms.


Le letture del comico per far riscoprire il Poeta agli studentiMinistro preoccupato: "Solo il 6% ha fatto il tema sul Paradiso"                                            Fioroni: "Presto nelle scuole i dvd del Dante di Benigni"                                                                                "Non si puÃ² dire italiano chi non prova affetto per l'Alighieri"


The United States plans to announce tough new sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday before working out a resolution in the United Nations in an intensified effort to end the bloodshed in Darfur.


Manchester City boss Kevin Keegan has hailed Premiership record-breakers Arsenal as the best-ever English club side. Keegan was part of the legendary Liverpool side that was just an FA Cup Final defeat by


Cheney, Edwards Families Meet After Debate

The vice presidential debate stage quickly filled with family members at the close of the contenders' face-to-face meeting.


Travelers know the warning: Don't drink the water. But tourists to Mammoth Cave National Park might be better off learning a new one: Don't let the water drip on you.


A man pleads guilty to killing a Tube passenger by pushing him in front of a train.


Realignment at Macyâs to Eliminate 2,300 Jobs

Macyâs Inc. said on Wednesday that sales at its department stores open at least one fiscal year fell 7.1 percent in January, and announced plans to cut costs that include eliminating roughly 2,300 positions.


Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday announced that the next federal election will be held on October 9. He told a press conference here that voters will decide


Sampras, Sanchez-Vicario inducted into Hall of Fame

Pete Sampras, winner of a record 14 grand slam crowns, and four-times grand slam winner Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island on Saturday.


Jay Kay, lead singer of disco-funk group Jamiroquai, whose hits include Virtual Insanity, lost his driverâs license for six months yesterday for driving 105 miles an hour, according to Reuters.


Canada's Competition Bureau said today it has no objection to the proposal to merge brewers Molson Inc. of Montreal and Adolph Coors Co.


People walking by mock coffins in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington during a tribute to the more than 1,100 US service personnel killed so far in the Iraq war.


An ill-timed Vonage database email solicitation

Blog: A database shoots out an email solicitation using the name of a friend in the hospital


Curry leaves may help control diabetes, scientists say

Ancient herbal remedies used for centuries in Indian cooking and in preparing dishes in the far east have the potential to control diabetes and treat cancer, according to a team of London scientists.


Time Warner's Parsons Lifts Profit With AOL Advertising Gains

Time Warner Inc., the world's largest media company, probably will report a 26 percent increase in third- quarter net income, helped by a rebound in Web-advertising sales at its America Online unit.


2 CBS crew members killed; reporter hurt

Cameraman Paul Douglas had spent more than a decade covering the world's hot spots for CBS News. Freelance soundman James Brolan was part of a CBS team honored for its dispatches on the earthquake in Pakistan. Correspondent Kimberly Dozier had reported on the deteriorating situation in Iraq for nearly three years.


The nation's governors urged President Bush yesterday not to shift Medicaid costs to the states to reduce the federal deficit.


Iraq election campaign under way, Bush warns Iran, Syria to keep ...

BAGHDAD - Campaigning for the first post-Saddam Hussein elections got under way on Thursday amid more bloodshed, as US President George W. Bush warned Iran and Syria to stop meddling in Iraq in the run-up to the vote.


Chambers: Cisco, Fujitsu Team On Japan Networking; 2005 Product ...

Land of the rising routers. Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ) and Fujitsu (otc: FJTSY - news - people ) will join forces to develop high-end routers for Internet networks in Japan.


Christian Schwarz-Schilling ends his term as Bosnia's international administrator, amid widespread criticism.


Dow Jones -0,29%, Standard Poor's -0,23%, Nasdaq -0,63%


HK PRESS: PSA Takes HK Port Stake For HK$2.6 Billion

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--PSA International will pay at least HK$2.6 billion for majority control of Asia Container Terminals, giving Singapore's state-owned port operator the strategic foothold in Hong Kong's port that it has long coveted, reports the South


What is it about Red Sox players hitting the foul pole late at night to win World Series games?


If Microsoft Corp. possessed the panache of Apple Computer Inc., it would have named the new Windows XP operating system release after a fabulous feline, as in Jaguar or


Domani sera la conclusione in piazzale convento Agostiniani


G8 trumpets Africa aid deal as summit ends

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World powers on Friday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had offered little fresh cash for the poor.


KHARTOUM, Sudan Sept. 19, 2004 - A US-backed United Nations resolution threatening oil sanctions for the violence in Sudan's Darfur region will only make it harder for the government to calm the insurrection there, a Sudanese official said Sunday.


Light in the sky on Christmas morning will be space station

HOUSTON That white pinpoint of light racing across the sky before dawn on Christmas morning won't be Santa's sleigh or the star that guided the Wise Men to Bethlehem.


L'AutoritÃ  annuncia anche "una drastica riduzione" delle tariffe di roamingE avverte: "Possibili multe fino a 2,5 milioni di euro in caso di infrazione"                                          Tlc, nel mirino lo scatto alla risposta L'Agcom: "E' una anomalia, va abolito"


Bangalore: Australia were made to sweat a little bit by the defiant Indian tailenders before wrapping up the first cricket Test with a resounding 217-run victory and take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series here on Sunday.


N.Korea Criticism Reports Don't Mean Kim Weaker Yet

Anecdotal evidence of public criticism of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's rule may point to less control over society after market reforms began but does not mean Kim is losing his grip, North Korea experts said Tuesday.


Letters And cheap tinsel worries wifi fans


Storage Services Market Heading To $30 Billion

TechWeb - The growth comes as more vendors offer more software to offset the plunge in storage hardware prices.


Coaches league-wide are wondering why the NFL's schedule-makers put five games between division rivals on the opening weekend.


Batman protest sparks Buckingham palace security review

BARELY 11 months after United Kingdom's Buckingham Palace security was punctured by a "footman" reporter, a "Batman" father rights activists has had a five-hour protest in the matriarch's home raising security ...


GAZA -- Palestinians said Israel agreed yesterday to let Palestinian security forces take control of wider areas in Gaza to solidify a de facto cease-fire and help new President Mahmoud Abbas launch peace talks with Israel.


JAKARTA The Indonesian police said Friday that they believed that at least two, possibly three, suicide bombers were inside a van that blew up outside the Australian Embassy, killing nine Indonesians and wounding more than 180 people.


Vanguard and Fidelity hinder Barclays' ETF strategy.


THE guy exudes an aura of sure-fire confidence - the confidence that is based on his burning desire to excel. Shaikh Ahmed Mohammed Hasher Al Maktoum expects to be successful - and he invariably is.


News: New Downloadable Content Is Available

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