The White House is expected to give Congress an interim report on progress in Iraq showing mixed progress.


Maybe it was just a coincidence that a federal judge in New York struck down an important provision of the USA Patriot Act on the very day that the House Judiciary Committee was scheduled to debate its future scope and effect.


'Idol' contestant grateful for criticism

While some "American Idol" contestants might fear Simon Cowell's biting criticism, Bucky Covington says he's grateful for it. "Because of him being mean, millions of people watch that show," said Covington, who finished eighth last season. "So I say `thank you' for being mean. You turned on a lot of people to this show, and because of that a lot of great things happened to me."


IBM developerWorks: A step-by-step guide to publishing your own PEAR channels

As mentioned over on the Zend Developer Zone, the IBM developerWorks website has posted a a new tutorial with a hand-holding guide to the creation of your own PEAR channels.   This tutorial discusses channels, introduces and explains the channel.xml file, and demonstrates how to build a channel for distributing packages. Channels are ordinarily used to expose PEAR packages through the Internet, but enterprises can uses channels to make distribution of enterprise-specific PHP code easy.   You'll need to log in to the IBM developerWorks website to get to the good stuff (you do have a login, don't you?), but once you do, you'll find a guide that goes through:  what PEAR is and what PEAR channels are channel management (including the channel.xml file) building the XML-RPC methods publishing the channel installing and upgrading a test package and some troubleshooting hints and further resources


The European Union is abandoning plans to force Britain to phase out the imperial measurement system.


Immigration issues will be at the top of the agenda Tuesday as President Bush and his Mexican counterpart, Felipe Calderon, meet at a Yucatan resort on Bush's final stop of a five-nation Latin American tour.


Wireless giant Qualcomm (Quote, Chart) has inked a licensing deal with Microsoft (Quote, Chart) it claims will make it easier to play audio and video on its handsets.


A 'family records organizer' is an invaluable tool while you're alive -- and afterward

Just in the past few weeks: My wife, Georgina, and I made new investments with the money from maturing certificates of deposit. Our local telephone bill started coming from AT&T, the new name for BellSouth . The customer service number for our long-distance carrier changed. We switched Internet service providers, and have a new account number (I kept my AOL ...


Movie Review | 'China Blue': The Heartbreak of Cheap Labor

âChina Blueâ reveals more than we may care to know about the provenance of our most beloved item of clothing, blue jeans.


Beijing raps `wicked' rights group for report on HK

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called United States-based Human Rights Watch ``wicked'' for issuing a critical report on rights in Hong Kong ahead of Sunday's Legislative Council election.


United States says it may retaliate against Ukraine if elections ...

In a sharp statement of dismay over abuses and official interference before Sunday's presidential election, US officials say Ukraine could face punitive measures if the vote is not free and fair.


AZ Alkmaar keep heat on Dutch leaders PSV

Second-placed AZ Alkmaar closed in on Dutch first division leaders PSV Eindhoven after a 3-0 home win over RKC Waalwijk on Saturday.


Ravens RB Jamal Lewis to Serve Four Months in Prison

ATLANTA (Sports Network) - Baltimore Ravens running back  Jamal Lewis was sentenced to four months in prison Wednesday  for using a cell phone to help set up a drug transaction in  June of 2000.


The falling dollar is increasing the chances of a cut in output by oil producers' group Opec at its meeting later this month.


Allstate Corp. ALL.N the second  largest home and auto insurer in the United States, on  Wednesday said profits fell largely because of hurricane  related damage claims.


Taliban kill 5 Western soldiers in Afghanistan

Five Western soldiers, including three Americans, were killed in a string of Taliban attacks in eastern and southern Afghanistan, officials said on Monday.


Vodafone CEO finds wireless too complicated

Why can't things be more simple like when I were a lad? Mobile World Congress Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin today called for wireless unity, saying it's now so complicated it would be better if everyone just stopped using different operating systems and network technologies.â¦


Audi sells more cars than Mercedes-Benz in Jan

Volkswagen's  premium unit Audi AG  increased sales at its flasghip Audi brand in January by 8.0 percent to 75,150 vehicles, Audi said on Wednesday.


An initiative by the Bureau of Land Management to conserve the habitat of the northern sage grouse is complicating efforts to earn the bird designation as an endangered species.


The TV stock-picker James Cramer certainly draws plenty of criticism.


Venezuela's Chavez storms to re-election victory

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stormed to a re-election victory in Sunday's vote, handing him an ample mandate to broaden his promised socialist revolution and challenge Washington's influence in Latin America.


Google Calendar Now Syncs with BlackBerry

Enter 'GoogleBerry' -- A a free download from Google lets BlackBerry users sync up with Google Calendar.


Napoli, 17:24 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: CONVOCATI PER MATCH CON EMPOLI

Seduta pomeridiana per il Napoli, impegnato domani contro l'Empoli. Allenamento di rifinitura con la...


Television Review | 'Hard as Nails': Tough Love, Conveyed With Nails and a Cross

Religion isnât easy, but itâs rarely looked tougher than it does in this intimate and disturbing film.


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The Dallas Mavericks, seeking depth at point guard, will acquire veteran Darrell Armstrong from New Orleans in a trade for the inexperienced Dan Dickau, the Mavs announced Friday.


Rashad McCants scored 19 points and Raymond Felton added 18 points as No. 9 North Carolina fought off Indiana 70-63 on Wednesday in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.


Intel, the world's biggest computer chipmaker, is being investigated by the New York Attorney General.


Bari, 17:31 - CALCIO, BARI: INGAGGIATI DI VICINO E ALDEGANI

Il Bari ha ingaggiato oggi il portiere svincolato Gabriele Aldegani, 30 anni e il centrocampista off...


The NOAA satellite picture taken at 2:45 pm EDT on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004 shows tropical Depression Matthew is located in the north-central Gulf of Mexico.


StorYBook is a summary-based software for novelist and authors that helps you to keep the overview over the strands while writing a book, a novel or a story. It helps you to structure your book.   0.4.2 ----- - birthday of a person is not a mandatory field anymore - added home page link - added online contact - online help works now - save and restore window location, size and maximize state - improved working area: the time line is a row header now - improved tool bar


FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A judge in Florida made public Anna Nicole Smith's 5-year-old will on Friday and gave the go-ahead for the former Playboy playmate to be embalmed.


UCLA Breaks Through With Upset Over No. 2 Stanford

After coming close against Tennessee and Maryland, UCLA broke through against Stanford.


Woman Eats 38 Lobsters in Eating Contest

America's top speed-eater wolfed down 38 lobsters in 12 minutes Saturday to win the World Lobster Eating Contest.


Tre i militari feriti in esplosione contro convoglio Unifil


Ticket via per sempre grazie al taglio costi della politica


As recovery teams examined the mangled NASA Genesis probe lodged in the floor of Utah's west desert earlier this month, a crew member spotted a horseshoe in the sand.


A controversial wind farm development gets the go-ahead at the third time of asking.


Interessati 47 milioni di titoli, pari a circa 4,3% capitale


London - Crude oil prices yesterday rose from a three-month low on disruptions to supplies from Nigeria and Norway and comments by Opec officials that output from the oil producers' cartel might be reduced.


Werner Seiffert, the chief executive of the Deutsche BÃ¶rse, the German stock market, has made little secret of his determination to expand into London.


SI Waterways Unsafe for Swimmers; SI Waterways Unsafe

By JAMIESON, Debbie  New Zealand is failing to live up to its 100% Pure green image, with many popular waterways so badly contaminated they are too dangerous for recreational use, experts say.


Il capo dello Stato alla cerimonia di inaugurazione dell'anno scolastico al Quirinale"QualitÃ  e quantitÃ  dell'istruzione devono essere elevate in tempi brevi"                                          Napolitano agli studenti: "La politica dia esempio di legalitÃ  e decoro"


Life Past the Classroom and After the Orchestra

After doing a lot for New York musicians, John Corigliano can now indulge himself.


Ali Campbell si dedichera' alla carriera solista


Dow Gains; Caution Rules Before Election

U.S. blue-chip stocks ended higher on  Friday, helped by gains in energy companies, although investors  showed caution before next week's presidential election.


Gaz de France, Suez O.K. new merger plan

Utility giant Suez SA and state-owned Gaz de France agreed to new terms for a long-stalled merger that would create a global energy giant minority-owned by the French state, an official said.


Jeane Kirkpatrick, the first female ambassador to the UN and member of Ronald Reagan's cabinet dies.


Three men are arrested after a man is held at knifepoint and his car is stolen in west Belfast.


A new breed of wearable robotic vehicles that envelop drivers are being developed by Toyota.


A WEEK ago the Australian Government was talking about moving the Australian Embassy in Baghdad to a highly fortified zone. It followed a major review of security of Australian interests in hot spots prompted


A small plane carrying Seventh-day Adventist Church officials crashed Thursday soon after taking off from an airport in a rural, mountainous area, killing all but one of the six people on board.


Londra, 15:59 - CALCIO, CHELSEA: NESSUN CONTATTO CON VAN BASTEN

Anche il Chelsea smentisce i contatti con la federazione 'orange' per cingaggiare il tecnico Marco V...


Nonda sweating on Blackburn future despite Euro heroics

DR Congo striker Shabani Nonda faces an anxious wait to discover whether he has a future at Blackburn - despite scoring a crucial second away goal in the English club's 3-2 UEFA Cup defeat at Bayer Leverkusen.


Lycos, spammers trade blows over screen saver

DECEMBER 02, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Lycos Europe NV is caught in a tit-for-tat struggle with spammers just days after releasing a free screen saver program that uses computer downtime to swamp Web sites associated with spam campaigns.


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


Martinez targets himself for the most blame

NEW YORK -- In the city that loves to hate Pedro Martinez, the sellout crowd at Yankee Stadium suffered only one minor disappointment yesterday. It came after Martinez walked John Olerud in the sixth inning. The free pass followed Jorge Posada's home run, a shot that landed just a few feet inside the left-field foul pole.


Study Shows Annual Flu Shot Greatly Benefits Elderly

The flu vaccine has been in the news a lot lately. Now, a new study looks at how important it is for elderly people to receive a flu shot every year.


Londra, 12:15 - CALCIO, SHEVA: SE NON SODDISFO MOURINHO TORNO IN ITALIA

Andriy Shevchenko, passato dal Milan al Chelsea la scorsa estate, si dice "pronto a fare le valigie"...


A video game released to coincide with the 41st anniversary of President John F. Kennedyâs assassination has been criticised by the Kennedy family.


but only if federal officials approve a unique plan to obtain 200,000 extra doses from European suppliers brokered by the Illinois governor.


Back on Capitol Hill, Bremer  Is Facing a Cooler Reception

The last time L. Paul Bremer testified before Congress, he was lauded as an American hero. Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.) congratulated Bremer, who was leading the U.S. occupation authority in Iraq, for a "tremendous success." Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) commended his "energy and focus." Sen....


Five Ethiopians wounded in Somali attack: government

Five Ethiopian soldiers wounded in an attack on a truck in central Somalia have returned to their camp, the foreign ministry said Thursday, in a rare admission of Ethiopian casualties in Somalia.


Ravens LB Boulware to Miss at Least First Six Games

The Baltimore Ravens Saturday placed linebacker Peter Boulware on the physically unable to perform list and the veteran will miss at least the first six games of the upcoming season.


Amitabh campaigns for Amar Singh's party

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is campaigning for his friend Amar Singh's Samajwadi Party and was in


U.S. Soap Opera Actor May Don 'Superman' Cape

Little-known TV actor Brandon Routh appears poised to leap from soap-opera obscurity to film fame as the Man of Steel in a new "Superman" movie being developed at Warner Bros. Pictures.


'Devastated' Radcliffe to Meet the Press

Devastated Paula Radcliffe will reveal why her Olympic dreams ended in a nightmare later today. The marathon race casualty is to speak at a press conference in Athens this afternoon


Manchester City beat Newcastle for their first away Premier League win since the opening day of the season.


Deposed Volkswagen chief to seek solution for MAN, Scania merger

Bernd Pischetsrieder, the outgoing chairman of German car giant Volkswagen, has been entrusted with finding a solution to the bitter takeover battle between Swedish and German truck makers Scania and MAN, a VW spokeswoman said.


Morti due giovani militari di Tel Aviv e due miliziani


Connecticut AG may investigate Google's charge against Microsoft

Blog: The U.S. government rejected Google's initial complaint that Microsoft was engaging in anticompetitive behavior, but at least one state attorney general is willing to look into it.


La rivista pornografica di Larry Flint offre una lauta ricompensaa chi riveli di aver fatto sesso con un membro del Congresso                                            "Hustler", cercasi scandalo a Washington Un milione di dollari a chi rivela una liason


Republicans signaled retreat Thursday in their battle to retain an Arizona congressional seat, dropping plans for nonstop television advertisements through Election Day on behalf of GOP contender Randy Graf.


Acer's current president, JT Wang, will take over as chairman and chief executive officer, replacing Acer co-founder Stan Shih, who will retire at the end of the year.


Genova, 20:28 - CALCIO, GENOA-BRESCIA: L'EMOZIONE UCCIDE UN TIFOSO

L'emozione è costata la vita a un tifoso del Genoa che ha avuto un malore mentre assisteva al...


At U.N., Bush Defends Iraq War, Asks for Help

President Bush defended the Iraq  war before skeptical world leaders on Tuesday, called on them  to help post-Saddam Iraq develop into a democracy and vowed not  to retreat against an insurgency that threatens more violence  in the country.


Vitali Klitschko wants to make his first defence of the World Boxing Council heavyweight title against Britain's Danny Williams.


UNICEF warns 300,000 Nigerian children may die of vitamin A ...

LAGOS  - More than 300,000 children in Nigeria could die between now and 2014 if the level of vitamin A in their food is not increased, according to a report by the United Nations (news - web sites) Children's Fund (UNICEF (news - web sites


An elderly ex-leader of the radical communist group will face a war crimes tribunal in Cambodia.


Paris Hilton not eating in jail, but won't appeal

Paris Hilton has not eaten or slept since arriving at the medical ward of a Los Angeles jail and is being given psychotropic drugs, celebrity Web site TMZ.com reported on Saturday, citing law enforcement sources.


Council tax bills across England are expected to rise by an average of 4% this year, the BBC learns.


U.S. nuclear envoy back from "good" talks in Pyongyang

The chief U.S. envoy to nuclear disarmament discussions with North Korea said he had "good" talks in Pyongyang, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday at the end of Christopher Hill's surprise visit to the isolated state.


U.S. Women's Hoops Team Cruises Into Semis

ATHENS, Greece - The place and the opponent don't really matter. This U.S...


Dementieva latest upset victim at Filderstadt; Davenport wins

Two-time major finalist Elena Dementieva joined the parade of seeded players upset at the Porsche Grand Prix, losing 6-0, 7-5 to American qualifier Lisa Raymond on Wednesday.


Lucky No. 13 Atlanta Clinches NL East Title

Marcus Giles delivers a two-out, two-run single that puts the Braves ahead for good. (John Bazemore/AP). ATLANTA  -- Let the champagne flow.


More than a hundred species of tiny land-breeding frogs in the Caribbean evolved from a single South American species that probably hitched a ride on a raft of vegetation and washed up on an island beach, according to scientists who spent decades collecting tissues from the colorful hoppers.


Savvy Web Surfers Catch New Wave of Browsers

Since Microsoft won the browser wars in the late 1990s, its Internet Explorer software has been the way most people surf the Web. But with some slick new challengers on the scene, that may be about to change.


Tycoâs Profit Rises as It Prepares to Become 3 Units

The manufacturing conglomerate Tyco International, which is preparing to split into three separate companies, said yesterday its profit climbed 43 percent in its most recent quarter.


LOS ANGELES Oct. 4, 2004 - Janet Leigh's most famous scene was so terrifying it put her off showers for the rest of her life. Leigh, who died Sunday, insisted she always took baths after seeing the finished


Asian shares shrugged off record oil  prices on Wednesday to hit five-month highs as key technology  issues cheered resilience in their U.S. peers, but concern  about the impact of high energy costs on firms' profits capped  gains.


After Williams, Klitschko to fight Lewis?

LAS VEGAS - KIEV, Dec.12-13 â-mmediately after defending his WBC heavyweight title in the fight against Danny Williams in Las Vegas Saturday night, Vitali Klitschko headed to his native Ukraine to joint another battle â - fight for freedom in the


Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Biting His Dog

A man accused of biting his Jack Russell terrier, Lady, as a form of punishment was arrested on an animal cruelty charge Saturday by Gainesville police officers.


Sir Tom Hunter, one of the UK's most successful entrepreneurs, pledges to give away at least Â£1bn to charity.


Consumer confidence lifts slightly in December

U.S. consumer confidence rose slightly in December, with marginal improvement in the outlook for business conditions, employment and inflation, according to a private report on Thursday.


Bosses of trouble-hit British Airways today vowed to put their recent difficulties behind them as they joined airport staff to help cope with the Bank Holiday exodus.


Hungarian president nominates Socialist Gyurcsany as next PM

Hungarian President Ferenc Madl nominated Socialist sports minister and millionaire businessman Ferenc Gyurcsany as the country's new prime minister.


The New England Patriots got their wish: They won't have to hear about their record-breaking streak any more. The Patriots' 21-game winning streak ended with a 34-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.


Iraq shuts borders, clamps down in Baghdad

Iraq closed its borders with Iran and Syria as U.S. and Iraqi troops tightened their grip on Baghdad on Thursday, searching neighborhoods and setting up checkpoints that stopped and searched even official convoys.


Lauren Bacall Avoids Her Films -- All 50 of Them

Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall may have some 50 films under her belt, but she doesn't go out of her way to catch them in the cinema.


A leading figure in the Bush administration's march to war in Iraq used questionable intelligence about Saddam Hussein's links to al Qaeda to help justify the 2003 invasion, a Pentagon watchdog agency said in a report on Friday.


William Gallas scores as Arsenal defeat Chelsea for the first time since February 2004 to reclaim top spot in the Premier League.


U.S. stocks opened slightly lower  on  Monday, with investors awaiting a flow of corporate earnings  results to give the market direction after starting the new  year down.


As the government awaits definitive results in a possible second case of mad cow disease, federal officials are charting new ground in dealing with a jittery public.


Sport: England manager has yet to decide on Beckham's 100th cap or captaincy as fixtures are announced


Stocks fell sharply on Wednesday after  oil prices jumped more than a dollar to over $48 a barrel and  investment bank Morgan Stanley MWD.N and brokerage Bear  Stearns Cos. Inc. BSC.N reported declines in quarterly  profits.


Iran worries US officials beyond its nuclear plans

New intelligence czar Michael McConnell checked off homeland-security threats in a Senate briefing Tuesday.


La scrittrice miliardaria grazie alla saga del mago con gli occhialiraccoglie l'invito degli esperti e combatte la mania dei suoi fan                                                  Tutti vogliono la civetta di Potter L'autrice si schiera: "E' sbagliato"                                                                                di CRISTINA NADOTTI


Kerry Says Republicans Suppressing Voting

Republicans have been trying to suppress voting in states where the presidential race is too close to call, Democratic nominee John Kerry said Sunday at one of the city's largest predominantly black churches.


Toshiba is recalling 340,000 laptop batteries made by Sony Corp. because of problems with recharging them, the latest in a string of embarrassing defects and production glitches for Sony.


Rescuers end daily air search for Fossett

Nevada authorities ended daily air patrols searching for U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett on Wednesday but insisted they had not given up hope and would still fly to possible crash sites if warranted.


By ERICA WERNER  WASHINGTON - The Energy Department unveiled legislation Tuesday to spur construction of a national nuclear waste dump in Nevada and increase its capacity. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., immediately vowed to block the bill.


Google Inc.'s recently launched news service in China doesn't display results from Web sites blocked by that country's authorities, raising prickly questions for an online search engine that has famously promised to "do no evil."


Research In Motion on Thursday introduced its latest BlackBerry phone called "Pearl," which takes a more stylish approach to handset design in attempt to appeal to both business users and consumers alike. Photos: View images of the BlackBerry Pearl


Ex-Iranian President Mohammad Khatami savages US foreign policy at a gathering of Muslims in Chicago.


A coroner castigates a hospital's standard of nursing care after four inquests.


Ex-General Heads for Big Election Win in Indonesia

An urbane former general who promises  to fight terror and clean up government headed for an  overwhelming victory against incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri in  Indonesia's first direct presidential election Monday.


A judge Monday convicted six men of involvement in the 1993 Mumbai bombings that killed 257 people, delivering the last verdicts of 123 defendants charged in India's worst terrorist attack.


Finland, the European country with the most rapidly aging population, has succeeded in convincing its workers to delay retirement, setting an example for the rest of Europe.


For Killing Monsters, 2 Heads Are More Fun Than 1

You need more than an Xbox 360 and a plasma-screen TV to exploit the latest video games for their full entertainment value. These days, you also need a friend.


Microsoft to delay advanced search technology from Longhorn

Microsoft said Friday that it is delaying the release of a new data-storage technology, named WinFS, from the next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, in order to deliver the operating system by 2006.


Eagles, Mountaineers in a summit meeting

Rich Rodriguez expects a tough, physical game -- as usual -- from Boston College, a team the West Virginia coach says has a defensive line with no weaknesses.


North Dakota issued the nation's first licenses to grow industrial hemp Tuesday to two farmers who still must meet federal requirements before they can plant the crop.


Prosecutors investigating a police shooting that occurred days after Hurricane Katrina created a "mess" by compelling three officers to testify before the grand jury that later indicted them, a judge presiding over the case said Friday.


Japan Calls on Iraq Donors to Implement Pledges

An international conference on Iraq  reconstruction began on Wednesday with a call from host Japan  for donors to honor their pledges to help rebuild the country,  a process that is being stalled by violence and insurgency.


Interim Palestinian leader decries armed struggle

Mahmoud Abbas, the interim Palestinian leader, said in an interview published Tuesday that the armed struggle against Israel was a mistake and should end.


Protesta contro 600 esuberi previsti dal piano industriale


The family of Margaret Hassan, director of CARE International in Iraq, said their hearts were broken Tuesday after hearing of her apparent death at the hands of her captors.


Floods trash, reshape Miss. river refuge

Not far from Don's Body Shop and the Alcove Bar is a peaceful, green world that ducks, bald eagles and shorebirds call home.


Oggi gia' 4 vittime di un'altra bomba, trovati 20 cadaveri


Nintendo to offer Wii console in Japan on Dec 2

Nintendo Co. Ltd. said on Thursday  it will start selling its new game console, the Wii, on  December 2 in Japan for 25,000 yen ($212), making it the third  and last major game maker to bring a next-generation console to  market.


Islamabad: Asif Ali Zardari was detained in Islamabad as his airplane landed at the airport ,court has cancelled the bail of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's husband and issued a non-bailable arrest warrant in connection with the killing of a former


I'm not the kind of guy to toot my own horn, but I believe most of you understand, sympathize and approve of tooting my country's horn. While us Finns have plenty of things to be proud of - Nokia, sauna, and I'm sure there's other stuff - our music is a wide-open door into the dark well of the Finnish psyche, a nation with one of the highest suicide rates in the world and 24 hours of darkness in the winter. With that marketing speech out of the way, behold how hard we rock, how fast and loud we are below the fold.


AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Una marcia di 20.000 persone chiede all'Assemblea Costituente che nella nuova Costituzione si rispetti la vita e la famiglia e non si legalizzi lÂaborto Sucre (Agenzia Fides) - Pochi giorni fa si Ã¨ svolta una marcia di massa nella cittÃ  di Sucre, Bolivia, in difesa la vita e della famiglia e contro proposte che pretendono di legalizzare l'aborto nella nuova Costituzione. Alla marcia, che era stata in...


Presidential elections are taking place in Ghana, which boasts political stability but much poverty.


Lebanese Politician Hurt in Apparent Suicide Attempt; Driver ...

Officials in Beirut say Marwan Hamadeh was wounded Friday when his car was targeted by a remote-controlled bomb near his home. He suffered only minor injuries, but his driver was killed and a bodyguard was seriously hurt.


Motorola Exec to Lead Dell Consumer Division

Dell CEO continues shaking up his struggling company by hiring another outsider for his leadership team.


Director Robert Altman, who revolutionized Hollywood filmmaking with an irreverent style that critics hailed as "American Art Cinema" has died at age 81, his production company said on Tuesday.


Traces of explosives found in Russian airliner wreckage

Officials yesterday said one of two airliners that crashed near-simultaneously was brought down by a terrorist act and that explosives were found in the plane's wreckage.


Empathy: Could It Be What You're Missing?

You may not realize it, but a great number of people suffer from EDD.


Da prossima settimana rivoluzione pubblicita' su quotidiano


Four Killed in Attack Outside U.S. Embassy in Syria

DAMASCUS, Sept. 12--At least three armed assailants and a Syrian security guard were killed Tuesday outside the U.S. Embassy building in what Syrian authorities said was a foiled plot to storm the compound. No Americans were injured.


Microsoft (Quote, Chart) has expanded the scope of its intellectual property protection policy to cover customers using current and earlier versions of its software.


Operai occupano ancora binari sebbene spiragli in trattativa


The dollar gained tentatively on Monday, recovering from last week's record low against the euro and a 4-1/2-year trough against the yen as traders turned their sights to US economic reports due later in the week.


Delegates Split Over Blair's Iraq Apology

For Tony Blair, sorry seems to be the hardest word. A day after the prime minister expressed regret about bad intelligence on Iraq, delegates at the Labour Party's annual convention were divided over whether they'd heard a genuine apology for the war.


Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Monday dismissed polls that show him slipping into single digits, arguing that his campaign is going through the typical ups and downs and will be fine this fall.


Thailand drops paper birds on Muslim south

PANARE, Thailand - Around 50 Thai Air Force planes âbombedâ the largely Muslim southern with paper birds on Sunday as a symbol of peace for the restive region where nearly 500 people have been killed since January.


Study Links Light Sleepers to Obesity Risk

People who sleep less are more likely to be obese, according to new research by a clinical scientist at Bristol University. Dr Shahrad Taheri discovered that people who sleep for five hours a night are often


TERRORISMO: IN GIORDANIA CARCERE TOP-SECRET CIA PER AL-QAEDA

(AGI) - Gerusalemme, 13 ott. - E' in Giordania il carcere top-secret e di massima sicurezza dove la Cia ha rinchiuso 11 presunti terroristi sospettati di appartenere ad al-Qaeda: lo scrive stamane il quotidiano


Brawl Involves Players, Fans at Pistons-Pacers Game

A brawl involving players and fans at  Friday's game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons in  Auburn Hills, Michigan may result in serious punishment from  the NBA.


Il presidente del Consiglio parla a Trento e annuncia un'inchiesta"PerÃ² se anche chi lavora in altri settori dovrebbe fare un esame di coscienza"                                          Prodi al Festival dell'economia "Un libro bianco sui costi della politica"                                                                                dal nostro inviato ROSARIA AMATO


A firm run by a notorious Norwegian hacker offers software to make sharing music and films easier.


San Paolo, 10:54 - CALCIO, MONDIALI 2010; BRASILE: DUNGA CONVOCA CINQUE 'ITALIANI'

Il ct del Brasile, Carlos Dunga, ha diramato le convocazioni per le partite di qualificazioni al Mon...


Australia probes report that suspect polio virus released to the ...

SYDNEY - Australian authorities moved Saturday to reassure people vaccinated against polio in the 1950s and 1960s after a report that a contaminated vaccine linked to cancer was issued at that time.


Two masterpieces by Edvard Munch, which were stolen from an Oslo museum two years ago, are found.


Via al fisco semplice arriva il "forfettone"

I piccoli imprenditori respirano: chi ha ricavi fino a 30mila euro puÃ² dire addio all'Iva e relativa burocrazia. Pagherà il 20% dei guadagni. Vantaggi anche per i clienti


A senior member of the UK government warns that it may legislate if net service providers fail to curb file-sharing.


Russia, Indonesia Set $1 Billion Arms Deal

MOSCOW, Sept. 6 -- During a one-day visit to Indonesia on Thursday, President Vladimir Putin witnessed the signing of a $1 billion arms deal that many analysts here see as part of a broader Russian effort to restore diplomatic and military clout in the Asia-Pacific region and make some money, as...


Gazprom, Russia's gas monopoly, says it will bid in the $8.65bn government sale of the main production arm of embattled oil firm Yukos.


Iraqi Girl, 11, Appeals for Release of UK Hostage

An 11-year-old Iraqi girl who lost a leg and 17 members of her family during last year's war urged kidnappers Saturday to release a British hostage they have been holding for nine days under threat of death.


Le trasmissioni riprenderanno alle 7 di martedi' 18/9


Internet Radio Stations Observe `Day of Silence'

SAN JOSE, Calif. _ When 29 million music listeners turn to their favorite Internet radio stations Tuesday, many will be greeted with the sound of silence _ and that's not the song by Simon and Garfunkel.


Queen Sends Christmas Message of Tolerance

Queen Elizabeth called for tolerance between different cultural and religious groups in her Christmas address to the nation on Saturday.


One San Diego community wrestles with the pending release of a violent offender.


Bird Flu Pandemic Could Kill 100 Million People

Up to 100 million people around the world could be killed in a pandemic of human influenza, a World Health Organization official warned Monday.


A boy who went missing after the rowing boat he and a friend stole capsized is named by police.


The battle to set the standard for next-generation digital recording media took another twist on Thursday with the announcement that Walt Disney would launch titles on the Blu-ray Disc format promoted by Sony and Matsushita.


L'uomo si era aggravato durante la ricerca in altri ospedali


Abbas Says He Won't Confront Palestinian Militants

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said in a  presidential campaign speech Monday he would never take up arms  against militant groups whose dismantlement is part of a  U.S.-sponsored peace "road map."


Israelis Ask, What Have We Gained Since the â67 War?

As Israel marks 40 years after an extraordinary victory, there is far less exultation than questioning about the warâs impact on the country.


Statutory warning: SUV's are dangerous for health!

Environmentalists have cautioned that four wheeled drives designed for use in the deserts or the open countryside should now come with cigarette packet-style statutory warnings.


Iraqi Shia leaders appealed to their supporters to show restraint yesterday after two deadly blasts targeted their religious centres in an apparent attempt to trigger civil war.


Horror thriller "Grudge" rules N. America box office for second ...

Horror thriller "The Grudge" continued its rule at North America box office for the second straight weekend, according to studio estimates issued Sunday.


After a scathing August audit, the Valley's public mental-health system is getting more monitors, more personnel and more-attractive clinics.


US intelligence officials are evaluating worrisome new information about an Iranian missile purportedly capable of carrying an atomic bomb.


Mortgage Bankers Associations: dato peggiore da gennaio


Panico in un ristorante: fa irruzione un toro

Stavano cenando al ristorante, ieri sera, e tra una portata el'altra mettevano a punto lo statuto di un'associazione di avvocati in via di costituzione quando, all'improvviso, hanno visto un toro che incornava la porta d'ingresso.


US Signals Flexibility on Israeli Settlement Growth

CRAWFORD, Texas  - The Bush administration  signaled on Saturday that it may accept limited growth within  existing Israeli settlements in the West Bank in a shift that  could help embattled Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.


The planned departure today of the ailing Yasser Arafat from his battered compound -- a decade after he arrived in the West Bank with the promise of Palestinian nationhood -- could mark the end of an era.


The Media Equation: Itâs Splitsville for Rupert and Hillary

With its endorsement of Barack Obama, Rupert Murdoch and The New York Post tack in a different direction.


Editors Race to Cover Aniston-Pitt Split

NEW YORK -- In the world of celebrities and those who love them, the Jennifer Aniston-Brad Pitt breakup was like the fall of the Berlin Wall. That sent celebrity magazines hurtling into a race to be first in the biggest breakup story of, well, the year.


Mental Disorder Led Soldier to Seek Al Qaeda -Lawyer

A US Army soldier charged with trying to aid al Qaeda had a mental disorder that drove him to brag to undercover agents about ways to destroy US weapons


Microsoft Prices Per Processor, Not Per Core

com. Microsoft on Tuesday said it wouldn't charge more for server software when it's installed on the dual-core CPUs that Intel and AMD plan to roll out next year.


Klinsmann welcomes challenge to come at Bayern

Juergen Klinsmann said on Friday the high expectations of his first club coaching job would only make his task more enjoyable when he takes over at German giants Bayern Munich next season.


NEW YORK - Lindsay Davenport hobbled her way out of the U.S. Open, losing a big lead and able to do little but watch Svetlana Kuznetsova win 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 and become the first Russian woman to reach the final at this tournament...


White House reacting cautiously to Putin nuclear missile remark

WHITE HOUSE The White House is reacting cautiously to Vladimir Putin's announcement that Russia's developing an entirely new nuclear missile.


Rivals seek to imitate iPod-iTunes success: report

Several rivals of Apple Computer Inc.  plan digital music devices to work closely with their own  online music services, just as Apple's iPods and iTunes do, The  Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.


Inspired Loewen leads Orioles to shutout of Yankees

An inspired Adam Loewen led a one-hit  shutout as the Baltimore Orioles blanked the New York Yankees  5-0 to snap the Bronx Bombers' five-game win streak on  Saturday.


A 67-year-old Romanian today became the oldest woman ever known to have given birth, although one of her twin girls died shortly afterwards, Bucharest's Giulesti Hospital said, in a report carried by a TV ...


Medicare will soon fund implantable  heart devices for thousands more patients, after publication of  a landmark study finding the devices can save more lives, top  agency officials said in a medical journal on Wednesday.


Suicide blast kills 21 in Pakistan's Lahore

LAHORE, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber walked up to policemen stationed outside the High Court in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday and set off his explosives, killing 21 people, most of them police, officials said.


Jimenez wins BMW Open with final-round 66

Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez won the BMW Open, his fourth title on the European tour this season, and Colin Montgomerie was one of six golfers to claim Ryder Cup berths Sunday.


Lord of the Rings musical halted by accident

The lavish production of Lord of the Rings in London's West End has been temporarily halted after the theatrical saying "break a leg" almost took literal form when an actor trapped his leg between two sections of the hydraulically moved stage.


Plus: Sony TV unit struggling...Nokia on upswing...Sun ekes out profit...Apple earnings sail past expectations.


Dow Jones guadagna lo 0,62%, Nasdaq a 0,76%


GUWAHATI, India  - Hundreds of guitarists played Bob Dylan's "Knocking on Heaven's Door" in India's remote northeastern hills on Friday, attempting to break the world record for the largest guitar ensemble.


Tropical Storm Noel strengthens, threatens Haiti

Tropical Storm Noel strengthened on  Sunday as it crept over the Caribbean and threatened to lash  impoverished Haiti with potentially deadly rains, U.S.  forecasters said.


12,000 Euro Prize for One Who Brings 'Scream' and 'Madonna'

Se og Hoer, a Norwegian magazine, has offered a 100,000 crone (12,100 Euro) reward for the safe return of Edvard Munch's (1863-1944) "Scream" and "Madonna," two paintings that were stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo.


TechWeb - Enterprise Voice Sites allows businesses to build and deploy pre-packaged IVR solutions on a pay-as-you-go usage model.


As the gunman was about to open fire, 7-year-old Alexis Goggins lunged from the back seat of the SUV and threw herself across her mom, crying, "Don't hurt my mother!"


At least 16 people are killed as a bus plunges into a river in central Nepal, police say.


Latest path for Middle East peace will start in London

HOPES of progress towards Middle East peace rose last night after Israel and the Palestinian Authority backed Tony Blairâs call for a London conference that could be a step towards the opening of negotiations on a final settlement.


Update 1: Summary: Wall Street's Major Indexes

Stocks were mixed Friday as the government's gross domestic product report renewed concerns that high energy prices and a lack of jobs might hold back economic growth, and investors showed reluctance to make big commitments ahead of next week's


Allen Iverson was traded by the 76ers to the Denver Nuggets, a person in the NBA with knowledge of the deal told the Associated Press.


Rates on short-term T-bills hit 30-month high

WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in yesterday's auction to the highest levels in 30 months.


Home loan demand rises as interest rates tumble

Mortgage applications rose for a second straight week, fueled by demand for home loans as interest rates sank to their lowest since May, an industry group's figures showed Wednesday.


NCAA Game Summary - Toledo at Miami-Ohio

This was the first MAC title game to be played at a neutral site...The Rockets captured the West Division while the RedHawks were the East Division champs in the regular season...Toledo's four previous appearances in the MAC title game included three


Israeli ambassador calls peace conference idea 'counterproductive'

A broad international peace conference that has reportedly been suggested by Egypt could be "counterproductive" and shouldn't be discussed until after the Palestinian election, Israel's


"Human bomb" tactic poses test for Algeria security

A suicide bombing in Algeria that killed 19 people marked two worrying developments for the energy exporting country's bid to end attacks by armed groups seeking a purist Islamic state.


188 miners trapped after gas explosion in China

A gas explosion tore through a central Chinese coal mine today, trapping at least 188 miners and sending smoke billowing out the mine's air vents, the government said.


Londra, 15:53 - CALCIO, STAMPA INGLESE: MONTELLA LASCIA FULHAM PER IL MILAN

Vincenzo Montella tornerà in Italia a fine stagione. Secondo il Daily Mirror l'attaccante di ...


The suicide rate among young men in England and Wales is the lowest for 30 years, say researchers.


Questions remain about zealots group after battle in Iraq

BAGHDAD -- A mysterious group of religious zealots who fought a fierce battle with American and Iraqi troops on Sunday were armed with AK-47 assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, and five antiaircraft machine guns rigged on tractors -- raising questions about how a group with no known ties to Iraq's current cast of political organizations came to be so well equipped ...


Credit Suisse reports a 72% dive in quarterly profits and says it expects "difficult conditions" in the near future.


NYT: U.S. Probes Medical Supply Industry

The U.S. Justice Department is  investigating the medical supply industry over concerns that  some health care providers bilked government programs including  Medicare, The New York Times reported on Saturday.


Military pumps up China's influence, Pentagon says

China's modernizing military will make it a more muscular player in world events, a U.S. Defense Department report says.


Cops' Favorite Target Thug, but Just Who Was the Guy?

A lore has grown up around the man in paper targets at police firing ranges, giving birth to multiple theories on who he is.


Knight Vinke Asset Management, which has a track record of initiating change at large companies, has found its latest target in Europeâs biggest bank.


$5 Million Can Buy Lots of Bull in New York

"Charging Bull," one of New York's  most recognized statues that once made a brief debut outside  the Stock Exchange, is for sale.


Limbo for U.S. Women Reporting Iraq Assaults

Women who say they were sexually assaulted in Iraq by co-workers have found themselves unable to seek justice.


BERLIN, Germany -- Defending champions Werder Bremen Wednesday advanced into the third round of the German Cup on a night in which upsets continued.


Northern Ireland Power-Sharing Talks Fail

Protestant and Roman Catholic political talks on restoring Northern Ireland's power-sharing government have ended in failure. British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he and his Irish counterpart, Bertie Ahern, will seek new ways to move forward.


Leader della Lega: e' arrivata l'ora di andare a votare


Prince of Intensity With a Lightness of Touch

Heath Ledger was serious and smart enough to be suspicious of deploying his charisma too easily or cheaply.


India to fly home 10 new French Mirage jets despite Dassault dispute

The Indian Airforce is shortlisting pilots to fly in 10 French fighter planes amid a rumpus over the use of illegal middlemen ahead of the 350 million dollar deal, military officials told AFP.


Su nuovi contratti non si pagano costi fissi per ricarica


BRUSSELS Moving to resolve a weeklong crisis, the incoming president of the European Commission, JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, on Thursday put forward a new commission team, proposing Foreign Minister Franco Frattini of Italy as justice commissioner.


Significant events in the investigation into the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway:


When it comes to the playoffs, the more the merrier is my ...

Of all the changes in sports, the one that fundamentalists have the hardest time accepting is the addition of the wild card in baseball.


Credit reporting agencies reported a rush of traffic and a few glitches as a new federal law requiring free access to credit data went into effect.


UN says Nearly 40 Palestinian Homes Destroyed by Israel in Gaza

The United Nations' relief agency in the Palestinian territories say nearly 40 Palestinian homes have been destroyed in an Israeli military operation.


Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that higher oil prices have had a "noticeable" affect on the U.S. economy this year but are unlikely to cause serious damage unless they move significantly higher.


US Airways CEO prefers negotiated concessions

US Airways (UAIR) CEO Bruce Lakefield says management prefers to negotiate concessions from workers rather than use its legal powers in bankruptcy protection to impose them.


A US helicopter which crashed in Iraq last week killing all seven marines aboard was shot down, US officials say.


THE legendary country music guitarist Hank Garland, who recorded with Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison, has died in Florida, US media reported today.


US President George W Bush ends his trip to Israel and the West Bank and heads to the Gulf states.


Update 3: Live Christmas Tree Rentals Fill Void

She doesn't like the idea of killing trees, and the size of her yard prevents her from getting a potted one. So year after year she strung lights and ornaments on the indoor yucca plant, hanging toy drums and colored orbs from its stiff branches.


Yves St. Laurent, Gucci up PPR Q2 luxury revs, margins

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- French retailer Pinault Printemps Redoute (FR:012148) said second quarter sales in its luxury division climbed 9.8 percent to 641 million euros while gross margins in the unit as a percentage of sales rose to 66 percent from 64.


U.S. Near Seizing Bin Laden, Official Says

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


As the Microsoft and Apple execs get ready to share the stage at a conference next week, we look at other times the tech titans have done a joint bill.


Iran will not abandon its right to nuclear technology despite the threat of more sanctions, Tehran told France in a letter published on Monday, a day before talks to try to defuse the atomic row with the West.


Report Finds Iran in Breach of U.N. Order

Iran is steadily expanding â rather than freezing â its efforts to enrich uranium, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported today.


Italian authorities say they have lost contact with two of their soldiers serving in western Afghanistan.


Forecasters predicted severe thunderstorms in the Midwest and rain in New England on Friday, and temperatures would likely soar in the Southeast and Southwest.


IBM today rolled out its eServer OpenPower family of entry-level Linux servers, positioning the systems as cost-effective alternatives to Solaris boxes offered by archrival Sun Microsystems.


Journalists Awarded EU's Prestigious Sakharov Prize

The European Parliament today awarded its annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAZh). The prize is the European Union's top human rights award.


See video and pictures of a bullet-tracking camera in action.


Study Shows Dogs Can Detect Bladder Cancer in Humans

British scientists report that dogs can be trained to detect bladder cancer in people by smelling their urine. The animals' exceptional sense of smell can distinguish the odor of compounds that tumors are thought to produce.


By Bob Mims, The Salt Lake Tribune  Dec. 15--Utah's SCO Group has asked a federal judge to reconsider  striking most of the claims from its $5 billion, Linux-related lawsuit against  IBM.   But they don't want anyone to know why.


It was an inauspicious start to the 10-race playoff for NASCAR's Nextel Cup championship, with rain washing out qualifying yesterday at New Hampshire International Speedway.


Vittime sono soci di un'azienda, preso presunto responsabile


BT has reported a rising share of net broadband additions during its fiscal second quarter, signalling its position in the business was not as bad as some had analysts had feared.


Spinning space probe to record the 'birth cries' of black holes

A new space observatory was rocketing into orbit yesterday preparing to scan the universe for the most violent celestial explosions since the Big Bang.


CAIRO, Egypt Sept. 18, 2004 - Al-Jazeera television aired video footage Saturday of what it says were a Briton and two Americans kidnapped two days ago.


Skype Internet Telephony Goes Cordless; Siemens and Skype Combine ...

The adapter works with the recently launched Gigaset C340/345 and Gigaset CX340/345isdn, Gigaset S440/445 and Gigaset SX440/445isdn, Gigaset S645 and Gigaset SL440.


Il gip si dice frainteso: ho ammirato Quatrocchi

Il gip di Bari Giuseppe De Benedictis, che in un provvedimento aveva definito "mercenari" i bodyguard italiani rapiti in Iraq, ha dichiarato di essere stato frainteso. "Io ho ammirato, come nessuno mai Quattrocchi


A Guernsey diver who sparked a false alarm over his disappearance suffered a mental breakdown, his family believes.


HBOS walked away from a possible bid for Abbey National yesterday, shortening the odds sharply on a Â£8.7 billion recommended offer from Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano being successful.


The defence rests after only three days in the case of an ex-White House aide accused of lying to investigators.


Personal Approach Marks Bush's First Saudi Visit

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 14 -- President Bush on Monday launched a rare round of intensive personal diplomacy with Saudi King Abdullah aimed at winning support for a variety of American objectives such as rebuilding Iraq, pressuring Iran, fighting al-Qaeda and backing the U.S.-brokered peace talks...


The European Central Bank is expected to raise rates to 4% after its latest meeting - the highest level for six years.


Death Toll Rises to 15 in Northwest Japan Quakes

At least 15 people died in a series of seven earthquakes that struck northwest Japan yesterday, collapsing homes and highways, cutting power and derailing a high- speed ``bullet'' train.


England international Owen Hargreaves could face a lengthy spell out of the game with a suspected broken leg.


Hamas gains ground on Fatah in Gaza battles

Hamas Islamist fighters gained ground on Wednesday against forces loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas in battles for control of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian supremacy struggle he termed "madness".


Roma, 11:52 - CALCIO, AGENTE MICCOLI: MASSIMA ARMONIA CON LA JUVE

Francesco Caliandro, agente di Fabrizio Miccoli, dichiara a GRT: "Con la Juventus c'è massima...


Asia exporters hit by weak dollar, spending fears

Asian shares fell on Tuesday as a soft dollar and concerns about weak holiday spending in the key U.S. market prompted investors to unload shares in exporters such as Samsung Electronics  and Honda


Qatar investment group raises stake in Sainsbury

A Qatari investment group said Friday that it has increased its shareholding in J Sainsbury to 25 percent.


As Voting Rolls Increase, So Do the Wild Cards

Many newly registered voters with uncertain allegiances are the focus of an intense tug of war in closely contested states.


Democrats tap religious leader for radio talk

Democrats turned to an evangelical  Christian to give their weekly radio address on Saturday,  citing a desire to avoid partisanship after last month's  elections that gave them control of Congress.


Apple coughs up G4 refunds to dissatisfied Danes

Still denies sudden ibook death syndrome Apple will admit no wrongdoing, but has agreed to return money to Danish customers with allegedly defective iBook G4s.â¦


Strange Bedfellows â Handango Selected As Preminet Key Content ...

Given that Handango have a catalog of applications that they sell through a range of store fronts hosted for operators and Nokiaâs Preminet does pretty much the same thing todayâs announcement seems just a little odd.


Apple, AT&T set three price plans for iPhone

Apple Inc.  and AT&T Inc.   said on Tuesday they will offer three price plans,  starting at $59.99 per month, for the widely anticipated iPhone  that is set to go on sale this week.


Strong earthquake strikes Central California

A strong earthquake struck the San Andreas Fault in central California at 10:15 am The 6.0 temblor was felt from San Francisco to Los Angeles, according to the US Geological Survey.


Motorola May Spin Off Mobile Phone Division

Update: The handset division is Motorola's biggest business, but has had no big wins since the Razr.


Mich. Elephant Gets Therapy for Arthritis

ROYAL OAK, Mich. - Like any patient, Wanda needs positive reinforcement to wrestle through her physical therapy...


Cassini Sending Back Data on Saturn Moon

A radar image of the surface of Saturn's moon Titan, taken Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004, by the spacecraft Cassini, is seen in this photo courtesy of NASA.


The deposed chief justice of Pakistan says President Musharraf is an "extremist general" for sacking him.


Bana: No ego clash in film with Johansson, Portman

Eric Bana insisted his co-stars Scarlett  Johansson and Natalie Portman got on famously and that all  three actors were able to raise their game in "The Other Boleyn  Girl" with a friendly competition to out-do each other.


Find the perfect career school in your area. Search our listings for business, culinary, computer, health, technology, art, and many other degree programs near you.


Chinaâs move to hike interest rate has come as a surprise. The central bank raised the benchmark rate on one-year yuan loans to 5.58 per cent from 5.31 per cent and the rate on one-year deposits to 2.25 per cent from 1.98 per cent.


British soldiers' colleague in Iraq was 'nutter', court hears

A colleague of three British soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi civilians was a "nutter" who had been advised to seek psychiatric help because of a liking for violence, their court martial heard.


Investigation continues into house fire that killed 8

WEST LINCOLN, ONT. - Investigators continue on Wednesday to search the burned-out ruins of a farmhouse in Ontario, trying to find the cause of a blaze that killed a mother and her seven children.


A one-off Twenty20 match between Asia and an International XI in aid of the Asian Tsunami disaster appeal will take place at Surrey's Oval ground on June 20, the English county announced.


Bears battling the legacy of 1985 in run-up to Super Bowl

Mention the 1985 Chicago Bears to Lovie  Smith and the reaction will be a mixture of reverence,  bitterness and jealousy.


by legal affairs reporter Sebastiaan Gottlieb, 1 September 2004. Slobodan Milosevic wrapped up the opening of his defence statement against charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity before


Commissione Ue, Liberali spaccati Poettering: "Un voto risicato"

STRASBURGO - Hans-Gert Poettering, presidente dei Popolari europei, dÃ  il quadro della situazione alla vigilia della fiducia: "Probabilmente sarÃ  un voto risicato". Ma come andrÃ  a finire nessuno lo puÃ²


Bush welcoming word of debt relief and elections

SANTIAGO, Chile President Bush is welcoming word that Iraq will hold elections in January -- and that a big chunk of the country's debt is being forgiven.


News.com Extra: Apple's new star, the Mac computer

Plus: My GPS proves your radar gun is wrong. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


He's described torture at Abu Ghraib as "hazing," argued that living in Iraq is safer than in Washington and dismissed President Bush's guest worker immigration program as amnesty.


Newspaper endorsements in the 2004 presidential campaign between President Bush, a Republican, and Sen. John Kerry, a Democrat.


Court Stops San Diego Mayor Certicfication

A state appeals court on Tuesday stopped the county registrar from certifying results of San Diego's mayoral election, hours before the deadline.


Two NJ patients battle botulism linked to Botox

Two New Jersey hospital patients are fighting the paralyzing effects of botulism, and investigators say their illnesses are linked to a Florida clinic where two other people reportedly


Multi-factors push up housing price, official

A spokesman from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said here Friday that multi-fators have pushed up the housing price. Statistics show that the prices of housing and residential housing in the first


U2 inducted US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Irish rockers U2 are set to be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Organisers announced yesterday (13.12.04) the band - Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr - will be honoured at the prestigious event in March, in New York.


Microsoft eases access to Office binary formats for OOXML

Responding to requests, Microsoft will sponsor open-source project to build translators between older office formats and Open XML.


He's got a new fund, and he wants you to invest.


A scandal over a U.S. Republican congressman sending sexually explicit e-mails to underage boys ratcheted up on Sunday with the FBI and a congressional ethics committee looking into the accusations.


Devastated coastal areas across Asia struggled Monday to prevent hunger and outbreaks of disease as dazed survivors searched desperately for the missing, one


Dow Jones seeks to buy but says valuations too high

Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  is looking at opportunities to acquire companies for its consumer media group, but few fit its criteria now as valuations are too high, senior executives said on Wednesday.


Notte bianca, Roma in festa countdown all'edizione 2007

Quinto appuntamento per la manifestazione capitolina che anche quest'anno offrirà spettacoli, cultura e intrattenimento per tutti. Ecco le previsioni del comitato per la sicurezza


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Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


Two Sentenced to Death for USS Cole Attack

SAN'A, Yemen - A Yemeni judge sentenced two men to death and four others to prison terms ranging from five to 10 years Wednesday, the first convictions and sentences for the 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole, an attack blamed on Osama bin Laden's terror network.    Saudi-born Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who is in U.S...


Nine French citizens were arrested in Chad after a group tried to fly more than 100 African children to France, saying it wanted to save them from the crisis in neighboring Darfur, the French Foreign Ministry said.


Israel Destroys Dozens of Palestinian Homes in Gaza

NURIA, Gaza Strip  - Israeli forces blew up two  large apartment blocks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday,  destroying the homes of hundreds of Palestinians, two days  after suicide bombers killed 16 people in Israel.


Scomparso John D. Barrymore Era il padre della bella Drew

Los Angeles, 30 novembre 2004 - Ã morto John D. Barrymore, padre violento, alcolizzato e incostante dell'attrice Drew. Figlio della leggenda del cinema degli anni '20 John e attore lui stesso, John D. ha


Mass Arrest of Brooklyn Youths Spotlights Tactics

The arrests of 32 young people on their way to a friendâs wake have gotten widespread attention; police say they feared gang violence.


InfoWorld - Casting the open-source Eclipse platform as a linchpin of product uniformity efforts, BEA Systems plans to reconfigure several middleware clients so they can be plugged into the Eclipse IDE, a company official said on Monday.


The release of a film about the Mumbai (Bombay) blasts in 1993 is postponed following protests.


Ukraine joined the World Trade Organization on Tuesday after 14 years of negotiations, a milestone for the former Soviet republic.


Bicycle Lab To Distribute Omega In North America

Bicycle Lab, an independent distributor of performance road bikes, has secured exclusive North American distribution rights for the U.K. made Omega bicycles.


Calif. Warns Residents of Possible ID Theft

State officials warned California residents Wednesday to take preventative steps against ID theft after an unknown hacker gained access to a database at the University of California, Berkeley.


Rockets' McGrady to Sit Out Thursday's Game Versus Minnesota

HOUSTON (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets All-Star guard  Tracy McGrady will not play in Thursday's home game versus  Minnesota because of a strained hip flexor and groin strain.


Monaco, 13:03 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: ROCHE SANTA CRUZ VICINO AL GALATASARAY

Il paraguaiano Roque Santa Cruz è vicino al Galatasaray. Secondo 'Sportbild' l'attaccante ven...


Brooks & Dunn win at country music awards

Brooks &amp; Dunn, the most honored artists in the history of the Academy of Country Music's awards show, picked up a record 20th and 21st trophies Tuesday night as country music's elite gathered to perform and compete for honors.


Kerry, Bush Woo Veterans, National Guard

Democrat John Kerry on Wednesday  denounced President Bush's plan to withdraw troops from Europe  and Asia as "the wrong signal to send at the wrong time" as the  United States battles terror and tries to curb North Korea's  nuclear ambitions.


Winter iced romance for millions of Americans on Wednesday as a Valentine's Day storm disrupted the annual hearts and flowers festival from Midwestern states to the Atlantic shore and southern Canada.


The Record Labels Attack Kazaa â In Australia, That Is

The seemingly endless battle over mp3s and filesharing wages on as the largest copyright infringement case in Australian history began yesterday (November 29) in Sydney.


RENO, Nev. - Volunteers ladled refried beans and slathered on the sour cream and salsa in Reno in an attempt to get into the record books...


Shares in Jarvis have plunged by more than 20 per cent after the support services contractor warned that it may yet fall victim to its Â£230 million debt burden.


Air accident experts continue their probe into the helicopter crash which killed rally ace Colin McRae and three others.


How City Officials Coped With Flu Vaccine Scare: They Scrounged

Only a last-minute contribution of 10,000 doses of flu vaccine enabled the city's health department to keep its clinics running.


Ovechkin ejected, but Caps still triumph

Alex Ovechkin wasn't around to see the Washington Capitals finish off the Eastern Conference's best team, but his teammates used their superstar's absence as a rallying point.


(Source: Palm) No longer just a luxury for top executives, mobile technology has become a necessity for field forces. Mobile access to corporate IT systems drives productivity and efficiency. Handheld and mobile application technologies are changing the way that companies, employees and customers conduct business. These technologies can improve business processes in such areas as sales, service, marketing and logistics. Improvements in these areas yield real ROI.


McCain: Roe v. Wade should be overturned

Republican presidential candidate John McCain, looking to improve his standing with the party's conservative voters, said Sunday the court decision that legalized abortion should be overturned.


Despite record federal deficits, the  Bush administration has benefited from historically low  interest payments, but as rates continue to rise, the era of  cheap debt service may be over.


Prosecutors and defense attorneys in Kobe Bryant's sexual assault case get a chance this week to see potential jurors eye-to-eye for the first time.


NATO reinforces its security forces in Afghanistan

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) reinforced its security forces in Afghanistan Friday as part of international efforts to safeguard the presidential election on October 9.


US Air, Pilots to Reopen Concession Talks

US Airways Group Inc.  UAIR.O and  its pilots union agreed late on Friday to reopen concession  talks after leaders of the labor group declined to endorse a  plan proposed by management for nearly $300 million in  givebacks, both sides said.


US Airways Flight Attendants Gear Up For Strike

Flight attendants at bankrupt US Airways are gearing up for a possible nationwide strike, the Association of Flight Attendants said on Friday.


Societa' parla di 'miglior risultato' della propria storia


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- EBay said late Tuesday it has agreed to buy 3 million shares of Korea's Internet Auction for $325 million in cash.


Asian shares fall after devastating tsunami

Asian bourses declined on Monday as investors were concerned of the economic impact of Sundayâs devastating tsunami that has claimed more than 13,400 lives in five Asian countries.


It's 10 a.m. on a recent Wednesday and already, PTA moms Libby Kinkead and Aida Middel have prepared breakfast for 38, booked a limo for a Foo Fighters concert, commissioned a watercolor piece, picked up dry cleaning, ordered custom couch slipcovers, delivered a trunk full of soda and fixed a...


In rare criticism of US-led forces in Iraq, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi on Tuesday blamed foreign troops helping secure the country for âgross negligenceâ in


Nessuna licenza assegnata anche nella quinta giornata di rilanciIl primato spetta alla Francia con 120 milioni. Potrebbe essere battuto domani                                          Gara Wimax a quota 106 milioni Tutti ancora in gara, verso il record


Roddick Refuses to Blame Injury for Davis Defeat

SEVILLE, Spain  - A vanquished Andy Roddick  refused to blame a groin injury for Sunday's loss to Carlos  Moya which handed the Davis Cup to Spain.


The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, meeting this weekend in Indonesia, issued a collective, official recognition of China as a full market economy.


Buttiglione, si puo' vincere anche senza Bossi se necessario


Shopping Cart Search Engine Optimization  I had a few interesting conversations about shopping carts last week.  (Note to Yahoo, anyone who has two interesting conversations about shopping carts in the same seven-day period needs better online entertainment options. Please step up the pace.)  Actually, shopping carts are fairly interesting, ...


Education Minister Jane Davidson defends the new Welsh Bac as other diplomas are announced for England.


India's government announces an ambitious plan to provide millions of poor people with social security.


FA join critics of Premier League overseas plan

The Football Association (FA), the national governing body for the sport in England, on Friday became the latest organisation to criticise plans by the English Premier League (EPL) to play competitive matches overseas.


Arafat to Lobby for British Hostage Release

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is  to lobby for the release of Kenneth Bigley, the British  engineer held hostage in Iraq, Irish and Palestinian officials  said on Tuesday.


Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Neil has denied charges that he molested underage children in Thailand, police said on Saturday, a day after a global manhunt ended with his arrest in a dusty Thai town.


Sony BMG, EMI in Tune on Telephone Tone Deal

The products, especially the cell phone offerings, are already widely available in Europe and Asia, which have more sophisticated wireless networks.


Yukos Said to Halt Some Exports to China

Russia's Yukos oil company is suspending oil exports to the Chinese National Petroleum Corp. because it cannot afford to pay transport expenses, a news agency reported Sunday.


NEW YORK -- A New York woman allegedly killed her one-year-old son and dumped his body in the trash in 2000, then collected welfare benefits for him for years, authorities charged yesterday. Diatra Hester-Bey, 33, was ordered held without bail on a ...


COVINGTON - Omnicare, the Covington-based company that provides prescription drug service to nursing homes, ranks 94th on Fortune magazine's list of the 100 fastest growing companies in the US Omnicare made the list for several reasons, including


Le autoritÃ  maltesi, che ieri avevano rifiutato di raccogliere i cadaveri di 21 clandestinihanno mandato una motovedetta per soccorrere gli immigrati                                          Ancora alla deriva barcone a largo di Malta Altra imbarcazione avvistata nel siracusano                                                                                Tredici extracomunitari sbarcati nella notte nel Ragusano


Consumer prices barely budged in August, suggesting that inflation is not currently a problem for the economy and that Federal Reserve policy makers can stick


Roma, 17:36 - CALCIO, LAZIO: ARRESTI DOMICILIARI PER IRRIDUCIBILE

Fabrizio Piscitelli, uno dei quattro leader del gruppo "Irriducibili Lazio" ha ottenuto gli arresti ...


Six cows killed by sweet potato poisoning

Food safety officials last night warned consumers eating potatoes and sweet potatoes to check their storage and condition after toxins in vegetables deemed unfit for human consumption were thought responsible for killing six cows


Sen. Clinton Chides Bush on Women's Health Policy

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said the  Bush administration was making it hard for the poor to receive  the full range of reproductive health services by putting too  much emphasis on abstinence to combat AIDS.


CAIRO, Egypt -- Militants clashed with Saudi police Friday in a town northeast of the capital Riyadh, killing one officer and wounding three, Al-Arabiya television reported.


Russia bombers to test-fire missiles in Atlantic

Russia on Tuesday sent two long-range bombers to the Bay of Biscay, off the French and Spanish Atlantic coasts, to test-fire missiles in what it billed as its biggest navy exercise in the area since Soviet times.


Ford's out to put a lid on costly incentives

Ford Motor's (F) striking market-share plunge should be over within six months, and the company is banking on new products to regain share while allowing it to cut back incentives, CEO Bill Ford said Wednesday in an interview with USA TODAY.


Mark Lawrenson's tips for the weekend's Premiership games


"I feel like I just stole a pile of money from the mob. And they are all sitting right over there." — "Boston Legal" star James Spader, looking in the direction of "The Sopranos" cast after winning an Emmy Award for lead actor in a drama series.


Leading international figures react to the announcement by the Thai military that they have overthrown Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.


Kenneth Bigley, along with two Americans, was taken hostage last week. The two Americans have been beheaded. A posting on an Islamic website claims that the civil engineer has been killed.


Britain should celebrate its multicultural society while balancing it with a duty to integrate, Tony Blair is to say.


Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott has ordered a departmental review into contaminated polio vaccine, released into the community in the 1950s and 1960s by the then government, and its possible links with cancer.


Weak El Nino to Affect Weather for Next 3 Months

A weak El Nino during the next three months will mean cooler and wetter weather in part of the U.S. South and drier conditions in some areas of Indonesia, Africa and Australia, U.S. government weather forecasters said on Thursday.


IHOP to buy Applebee's in $2.1 billion deal

IHOP Corp. , which operates a chain of pancake restaurants, plans to buy Applebee's International Inc.  for $25.50 per share in cash, the companies said on Monday.


Attorneys for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby believe that NBC News holds a key to clearing him of perjury and obstruction charges in the CIA leak case


Il leader di Forza Italia boccia la legge sui diritti di convivenza e annuncia: "Da noi nessuna stampella al governo"Il ministro della Giustizia: "Non passerÃ . Mi auguro che finisca su un binario morto e la parentesi si chiuda"                                          Dico, Berlusconi: "Matrimonio di serie B" Mastella: "Al Senato mancano i numeri"


Sircana: proposta Prodi prima del prossimo CdM


Pakaistan will not accept line of control as border

Pakistan said it will not accept the existing military line dividing Kashmir as an international border, and chided India's leader for saying he was irreconcilably opposed to adjusting the frontier.


Bad refereeing costs soccer coach his job

Former SV Hamburg manager Klaus Toppmoller has blamed referee Robert Hoyzer for his dismissal by the Bundesliga club insisting he knew right away there was something suspicious about the official.


SBC and Yahoo! extend pact to offer Internet service

SAN ANTONIO SBC Communications and Yahoo are expanding their high-speed Internet service partnership to link video, wireless phone, Internet and other services.


Ga. Sheriff Firings Heighten Racial Unease

When a spate of black officials were sworn into office this month in Clayton County, it was supposed to be a sign of progress for the historically white, rural county that was the setting for "Gone With The Wind." Then, one of the newly elected black officials made waves only hours after taking office.


Even at the height of the Palestinian intifada, when bus and sidewalk bombings inside Israel were common, Israeli tourists flocked to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula to swim among its


Difensore Gatti contesta ritardo integrazione fascicolo


Former World Boxing Council welterweight and light middleweight champion Ricardo Mayorga was arrested yesterday in Nicaragua on suspicion of rape, and says he is uncertain about the status of his Oct. 2 middleweight bout in New York against Felix Trinidad . Mayorga was arrested at the airport in Managua after a complaint was filed by a 20-year-old woman who said ...


New Violence Hits S.Thailand After 'Peace Bombing'

Fresh violence flared in mainly Muslim southern Thailand on Monday, only hours after the Air Force dropped an estimated 100 million origami "peace birds" to quell unrest which has claimed nearly 500 lives.


Bush to Tackle Social Security and Iraq in Speech

President Bush will outline his  controversial plan to revamp the Social Security retirement  system in his State of the Union speech on Wednesday that will  also stress the need to stay the course in Iraq.


U.S. OKs new uses for Genentech, Biogen lymphoma drug

U.S. regulators have approved wider use of Genentech Inc. and Biogen Idec Inc.'s drug Rituxan for patients with a type of lymphoma, the companies announced on Friday.


Stocks Rise; American Express, Exxon Help

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, helped by  a more than 6 percent jump in shares of American Express Co.  AXP.N after the Dow component said it will spin off its  personal finance unit.


A new national clinical trial will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease.


How Office Tyrants in Critical Positions Get Others to Grovel

Authoritarian rule is expected in the corner office, but tyranny from any other direction can bring work to a dead stop.


There WILL Be a Quiz: Weekly Markets Recap

Early indications of holiday sales last week showed strength, but investors seemed confused about whether to continue shopping on Wall Street.


Lawyers prepare to hit Pacers with legal blow

First, it was uniformed players throwing punches with fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills during the Pistons-Pacers game Friday night.


SocGen reels from record $7 bln rogue trader fraud

A junior computer whiz at French bank Societe Generale was accused of racking up a $7 billion loss in bad bets on stocks in the biggest trading scandal in banking history.


World oil prices head towards 50 dollars on supply fears

LONDON : Oil prices raced ahead to new record high levels in London and approached 50 dollars in New York as unrest in oil producers Nigeria and Saudi Arabia stoked supply worries, traders said.


DVD Forum kicks off HD DVD region-coding scheme

Open market set to close The DVD Forum, the organisation which oversees the DVD and HD DVD formats, looks set to introduce a region-coding system for the next-generation optical disc technology next year.â¦


Aging nurses will spark health crisis: report

OTTAWA -- Canada's nursing workforce will be hit by a tidal wave of retirements in coming years, a new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information indicates.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the No. 1 U.S. retailer, on Tuesday signaled it will cut prices in the weeks before Christmas after a strategy against deep discounts backfired on the first weekend of the holiday shopping season.


Fresh off re-election, President Bush is dusting off an ambitious plan to overhaul Social Security, a controversial proposal that had been shelved because of politics and the administration's focus on tax cuts and terrorism.


Supporters of the anti-American cleric say reports of his flight to Iran are false. But clerics in Najaf tell TIME there are signs he has left the city


Dan Rather Makes Questionable Case Against Boeing Dreamliner

Wired Science researches the science in the Boeing Dreamliner, and reports that Dan Rather's condemnation of the Boeing 787 on his new show may be premature.


RIP RPT Sony has decided to drop its rear-projection TV business worldwide in order to focus instead on two flat-panel technologies - liquid crystal display (LCD) and organic light-emitting diode (OLED).â¦


Iran ex-president slams Ahmadinejad on economy

A former Iranian president criticized hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's economic policy on Friday, saying it was a serious issue that may harm the clerical establishment.


Milano, 20:30 - CALCIO, LEGA: RINVIATA DECISIONE SU FAIR PLAY

La Lega ha rimandato ogni decisione sul cerimoniale di fair play di fine partita al prossimo 20 dice...


Roma, 14:32 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: DONADONI INCONTRA TOTTI A TRIGORIA

Roberto Donadoni ha incontrato questa mattina a Trigoria Francesco Totti. Il ct dell'Italia ha assis...


Focolai spenti totalmente, ancora alta temperatura prua


Portuguese police search for British girl near resort

PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal  - Portuguese police on Wednesday searched an area of deserted scrubland near where British four-year-old Madeleine McCann was snatched, after a tip-off to a Dutch newspaper.


Missione con tre ministri, 300 imprese e l'Abi


Roger Federer defeats Lleyton Hewitt 6-3 6-2 in the final of the season-ending tournament.


Rocket hits PM's home as Gaza fighting rages

Palestinian gunmen fired a rocket-propelled grenade into Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's Gaza home on Tuesday, causing damage but no injury as factional fighting raged for a fourth day, officials said.


Here's the perfect book for a person who loves to read about interplanetary journeys and life on other worlds. "The Real Mars" is a captivating, richly illustrated coffee-table book of true tales about alien planetary invasions.


Milano, 15:29 - CALCIO, LEGA: STOP ASSEMBLEA, PULLMAN PER FUNERALI FACCHETTI

L'assemblea dei club di serie B in programma domani si svolgerà regolarmente. Alle 14, perÃ², ...


After getting a $55 million injection from Technology Crossover Ventures last November, TheStreet.com is using some of that cash to roll out mainstreet.com today in a bid to expand beyond its pure-play financial focus and add celebrity news with a personal finance angle. In the process, TheStreet.com, which was founded by the colorful market pundit Jim [...].


Singh knocks Woods from No. 1 with victory at TPC of Boston

For it to happen on Labor Day became a perfectly fitting reward for Vijay Singh, golf's most noted laborer. The man from Fiji who closes practices ranges for a living opened a new door in world golf Monday.


An American Primitive, Forged in a Crucible of Blood and Oil

âThere Will Be Blood,â Paul Thomas Andersonâs epic American nightmare, arrives belching fire and brimstone and damnation to hell.


Held TB patient not very infectious, U.S. CDC says

A man infected with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis who was forcibly isolated after traveling across much of Europe is not likely to have been highly infectious, U.S. health experts said on Wednesday.


Brief: Amazon to Offer Music From Sony Without DRM

Amazon said the deal makes it the only retailer to offer customer DRM-free songs in the MP3 format.


Stocks & Bonds: Markets Soar on Upbeat Economic Data

The bond market rallied and a government report on retail sales exceeded economistsâ estimates.


REVIEW-JOURNAL  Federal firefighters were close to controlling a wildfire that burned 1,500 acres at the Red Rock National Conservation Area, but access to the park was still restricted Friday afternoon.


Terremoti, Fini: chiesto Thailandia non divulgare foto morti

Nel corso della conferenza stampa alla Farnesina, il ministro degli Esteri, Gianfranco Fini, ha affermato di aver chiesto di non divulgare le foto delle persone morte. "Abbiamo chiesto alla Thailandia il rispetto dei cadaveri".


Privately owned Dutch steelmaker LNM Group said Monday it plans to merge its two main divisions, Ispat International and LNM Holdings, and then take over U.S.-based International Steel Group (ISG) in a deal ...


New Yorkers may have tasted the difference as new rules took effect barring trans fats — but they couldn't always see the effect of a requirement that restaurants list calorie counts on menus.


Nobel in Chemistry Goes to 2 Israelis, 1 American

Israelis Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko and American Irwin Rose won the 2004 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Tuesday for discovering a process that lets cells destroy unwanted proteins.


Appiano Gentile, 14:14 - CALCIO, INTER; BRANCA: PER CHIVU MANCA ACCORDO CON LA ROMA

Per quanto riguarda la caccia a Chivu situazione bloccata all'Inter. Dopo la presentazione di Suazo,...


Some of Europe's biggest train companies are teaming up to compete directly with airlines.


Governors throw support behind H-1B increase

Thirteen state chiefs, many from tech-heavy locales, tell Congress there's a "critical shortage" in math and science professionals.


Sudan: Distress, denial and disappointment in Darfur Findings of ...

The picture in Darfur is one of distress, denial and disappointment. Distress of people whose lives and livelihood have been destroyed, denial of responsibility by the Sudanese government and disappointment


"Crocoseum" farewell for Croc Hunter Irwin

Thousands of Australians will be able to   farewell "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin at a public memorial to   be held at the "Crocoseum" in his beloved Australia Zoo, the TV   naturalist's wife said on Wednesday.


China Lets Currency Appreciate a Bit Faster

The increase fed speculation that China was yielding to international pressure and the state of its economy.


South Korea's Ban likely to succeed Annan at U.N.

South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon is likely to succeed Kofi Annan as U.N. secretary-general after cementing his lead in an informal poll on Monday with no opposition from the five council powers.


One person is dead and another five are in a critical condition after a man went on a knifing rampage in north London.


Senators: Intel Chief Needs Budget Power

Two senators working on legislation that would overhaul U.S. intelligence agencies said Thursday a new intelligence chief should have significant and clear power over the budget.


Surgery appears effective as treatment for obesity: study

WASHINGTON: Surgical treatment of obesity appears to be an effective way to promote weight loss and heal related disorders, according to a report published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.


Enna, minori sottoposti a violenze fisiche e psicologiche


A Serbian army general, Vladimir Lazarevic, surrenders and will go before the UN war crimes tribunal.


Disoccupato di 35 anni ha poi tentato il suicidio


U.S. Wants to Replace IAEA Chief ElBaradei

He's running unopposed, but Mohamed ElBaradei may still fail in his bid for a third term leading the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, tripped by his main opponent, the United States.


Auto Workers Set Strike Deadline in Talks With G.M.

The action by the United Automobile Workers union signaled a major snag in negotiations that had appeared to be heading toward a new contract.


Bush Criticizes Anti-Kerry Television Ad

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday criticized a commercial that accused John Kerry of inflating his own Vietnam War record, more than a week after the ad stopped running, and said broadcast attacks by outside groups have no place in the race for the White House.   "I think they're bad for the system," added Bush, who had ignored calls to condemn the ad while it was on the air...


Academy Awards attracting big star power

The strike is off and the star power is on for the 80th annual Academy Awards.


Zhongshan Shi, 19:44 - BASKET, TORNEO 4 NAZIONI: ITALIA-AUSTRALIA 64-63

Nella quinta giornata del torneo '4 Nazioni' in corso in Cina l'Italia ha battuto dall'Australia 64-...


Monday's indictment of Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.) touched off an ethics battle in the House yesterday, with leaders from both parties moving quickly against Jefferson even as they accused each other of having no real interest in tighter ethics rules.


Major Yahoo investor urges Microsoft to raise offer

Yahoo Inc's   second-biggest shareholder urged Microsoft Corp  to  raise its $42 billion bid for the Web pioneer and warned Yahoo  it has few options other than to accept, raising pressure for  them to seal a deal.


Two Pakistani prisoners were holed up in Kabul's main prison Friday after a bloody breakout attempt that left at least six dead and eight wounded, officials said.


Ahmadinejad popularity tested in Iran vote

Iranians voted on Friday for local councils and a powerful clerical body in elections that will give the first indication of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's popularity since he swept to office in 2005.


Street slashes fourth-quarte earnings growth view

Wall Street analysts slashed their  projections for fourth-quarter earnings growth as companies  reported weak results, according to a weekly survey by Reuters  Estimates.


Opium production up 50 percent in Afghanistan: UN report

Efforts to slash opium production in Asia are having mixed results, with cultivation up massively in Afghanistan but almost wiped out in the Golden Triangle region, a United Nations report said.


Singh breaks Woods' single-year money record with third straight ...

Singh broke the PGA Tour single-year money record Woods set while winning three majors in 2000, holding off Stewart Cink to win the 84 Lumber Classic by one shot Sunday for his third consecutive victory.


Britain Pledges Tighter Immigration Policy

The government proposed tighter immigration controls Monday and said only skilled workers who speak English would be allowed to settle in Britain permanently.


German jobless rate falls to 8.8 percent thanks to robust growth

A solid economic recovery has slashed the number of jobless in Germany in August by about 10,000 people to 3.705 million, the Federal Labour Agency said Thursday.


Darfur Rebels Suspend Peace Talks Over Attacks

Darfur rebels suspended formal peace talks in Nigeria on Monday to put pressure on the government to halt an offensive in the vast desert region, delegates said.


Use of the antibiotic Factive should not be expanded to include treatment of acute sinus infections, federal health advisers recommended Tuesday.


EMI has blamed a weak release schedule for a failure to exploit an improvement in the music sector, with sales falling by more than four times the industry average.


Australia inquiry says AWB misled UN over Iraq

Australia's monopoly wheat exporter AWB Ltd may have breached Australia's Crimes Act over the payment of kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's Iraq, a judicial inquiry found on Monday.


Paying passengers would be able to blast into space aboard privately operated rocket ships under legislation the House passed Saturday.


Study links drug use with crisis in sexual health

Media & professional: Increasing numbers of young people are using ecstasy, cannabis, amphetamines and cocaine to prolong sexual pleasure, say government advisers.


Rivisto al rialzo rispetto a +1,6% precedente


Gotuit Allows Users to Tag and Clip Web Video

A video site hopes to make sense of the ever-increasing number of Web videos by allowing its users to tag sections of videos and find specific scenes within those videos without having to watch the entire clip.


Donyell Marshall made six 3-pointers and scored 22 points, leading the Toronto Raptors over the Minnesota Timberwolves 100-91 on Monday.


Marion Jones reached and found nothing. Not in her well of reserves to get off a jump. Not in the emptiness of a missed relay connection.


June 5, 1977: From a Little Apple a Mighty Industry Grows

The Apple II is the first machine that had the characteristics of what would be called a personal computer.


Seriously ill people should be allowed to smoke marijuana if it is recommended by their doctors. We hope the US Supreme Court agrees and decides that patients in Maine and 10 other states with medical marijuana laws can get around the federal ban on pot.


Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez believes his side can reach the knockout stage of the Champions League.


A wave of pre-dawn mortar attacks pounded Mogadishu and killed at least 16 people on Tuesday in one of the most brutal bombardments since an Islamist movement was forced out of the Somali capital last month.


2 Candidates, 2 Fortunes, 2 Views of Wealth

John Edwardsâs and Mitt Romneyâs runs are based in large part on the lessons each has taken from his own success.


Forse sgozzati,trovate anche donna e bimba gravemente ferite


Gay ex-NBA Englishman Amaechi receives threats

John Amaechi, the British former NBA player who revealed last week that he is gay, said he has received threats since making his homosexuality public.


France and Germany Send Tough Message to Syria

France and Germany turned up the pressure on Syria on Tuesday, telling Damascus to stop destabilising Lebanon as mass protests against Prime Minister Fuad Siniora entered a fifth day.Comment


Garbage turned into backyard fencing by FiberTech

Rollo, they are taking old plastic and turning it into backyard equipment.


28 Palestinians Dead, 131 Wounded in Gaza

JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops struck deep inside the largest Palestinian refugee camp Thursday, battling masked gunmen in an unprecedented campaign to stop deadly rocket fire on Israeli towns. Twenty-eight Palestinians were killed and 131 wounded, the bloodiest single-day toll in fighting in 30 months...


'Re' Giorgio ha progettato gli appartamenti al Burj Dubai


It may soon be easier to watch "Sesame Street," "Masterpiece Theater" and other public television programs in sharp, digital images.


Microsoft Corp.'s five-year legal battle in Europe moves into a public courtroom for the first time as the U.S. software giant tries to get the European Union's landmark antitrust ruling against it lifted.


NBC Is Said to Be in Talks to Remove Program Chief

NBC Universal is in talks to sever its ties with Kevin Reilly, several executives said Sunday.


EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Mentally drained from a court battle and slowed by an illness, Jermaine OâNeal showed that being on a basketball court has a way of making everything right.


Under-25 set hits roadblock renting cars

Lindsey Benoit thought her three-day trip from New York to New Hampshire would be easy -- until she started looking for a rental car.


Creationists open biblical history museum

Pet dinosaurs visit free The science desk here at El Reg has long held that creationism belongs in a museum. Now it seems that the creationists agree with us, as they have opened just such an institution.â¦


La pop star adottera' nuovo stile per la maison della medusa


Buffett sees dollar weakness, Korea stocks attractive

Berkshire Hathaway Inc's  Warren Buffett said on Thursday he expected the dollar to get  weaker and said that South Korea's stock market was still more  attractively valued than other world markets.


Il quotidiano kuwaitiano "Al-Rai Al-Amm", citando "fonti fidate e ben informate", ha oggi assicurato che le donne sono ancora in vita e vengono trattare "in conformitÃ  con i precetti della Sharia", la legge religiosa che raccomanda ai fedeli mussulmani


Italy outraged over aid worker kidnappings

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi joined opposition leaders to urge a united front following the Baghdad abduction of two female aid workers.


A woman from south London is sentenced to 15 years for kidnapping a 10-year-old boy in a row over Â£300,000.


Acupuncture Aids Pain Relief for Knee Arthritis

Nov 19, 2004 - NEW YORK  - Symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee are eased more when acupuncture is added to treatment with the painkiller diclofenac, Spanish researchers report.


Panasonic expects demand for large  plasma televisions to slide in the next two years but to hold  steady after that at about 30 percent of the total market for  large, flat-screen TVs, an executive said on Thursday.


Detectives Search Michael Jackson's Neve

Sheriff's investigators spent less than two hours searching Michael Jackson's ranch Saturday in a brief follow-up to an extended search a day earlier.


OSTAGGI IRAQ: USA APRONO NUOVO FRONTE NEL CYBERSPAZIO

NEW YORK - Il governo degli Stati Uniti intende punire quanti 'forniscono assistenza o consiglio' ai terroristi, che sempre piu' spesso fanno affidamento su Internet. E per farlo si avvarra' dei nuovi vasti poteri conferiti dal Patriot Act.


Small-Town Auctions Sell Food, Good Times

Country auction are drawing customers from far-off country towns into a swirl of barbeque and homemade pies and twangy music.


Ethiopia to Celebrate Marley's 60th Birthday

Bob Marley's 60th birthday will be celebrated with a month-long program of events in Ethiopia in February 2005.


Tentative Deal in Chicago Symphony Talks

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the union that represents its musicians reached a tentative agreement Friday on a new contract.


The US military develops a robot teddy bear to carry injured soldiers away from the battlefield.


Japan families come to Dominican Republic

Between Teruki Waki's porch and the Constanza mountains lies the blooming farmland that hundreds of his fellow immigrants thought would never grow.


Update 2: Northwest Airlines, Pilots Reach Deal

Pilots for Northwest Airlines Corp. said Thursday negotiators have agreed to $265 million in concessions. As part of the tentative agreement, Northwest managers agreed to $35 million in concessions of their own.


State Police Crime Lab Evacuated for Chemical Spill

By JAYETTE BOLINSKI STAFF WRITER  Employees at the Illinois State Police crime lab on Bruns Lane were evacuated Friday after someone broke a bottle of a hazardous chemical called acetonitrile.  Springfield firefighters were sent to the building about 3:20 p.m.


Almost 57-year-old woman set to give birth to twins

Today, three days before her 57th birthday, Aleta St. James is scheduled to have a boy and a girl, making her the oldest American woman to have twins.


Tokyo's Nikkei average dropped 1.65  percent by mid-afternoon on Friday and was on course for a  sixth day of losses as worries over high oil prices and  uncertainty over the U.S. economic and market outlook hit a  broad range of stocks.


Bombardier Recreational Products has signed a seven-year deal with Dell.


BRUSSELS, Belgium Former top-ranked Justine Henin-Hardenne (EH'-nah ar-DEHN') has ended her competitive tennis season because of an energy-draining virus.


Teammates' Feud Threatens to Spill Onto Track Again

If Rusty Wallace and Ryan Newman are not careful, their cold war could make everybody at Penske Racing miserable in 2005.


U.S. factories picked up their pace in  December, capping off a year of expansion in the manufacturing  industry despite some recent signs of a downturn in employment,  a report showed on Monday.