Mexican city mulls paying police to lose weight

The central Mexican city of Aguascalientes is considering paying a cash bonus to local police who slim down, amid the increasingly common sight of overweight officers in Mexico.


"Hero," Jet Li's acclaimed martial-arts epic, vanquished giant snakes, serial killers and a gang of superbabies to debut as the top weekend film with $17.8 million.


Business & money: Trade fair shows country is still world leader despite recalls and safety fears.


Gas explosion kills 56 in coal mine in China

BEIJING -- A gas explosion in a crowded coal mine in central China has killed at least 56 people and left scores missing, the Xinhua news agency said today.


People with brain injuries are missing out on the support they need to enable them to return to work, experts say.


Ryan Zimmerman went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs Tuesday night, leading the Washington Nationals to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, who are trying to reach the postseason for the first time since 1993.


Women voters crucial in upcoming US election; Kerry's gained ...

She's not one of the married women with kids whose top concern is terrorism, a group some analysts peg as a distinct voting block shifting to President George W. Bush that's pivotal in the US election.


Kidnapping of Israeli indicates Hamas rift

The abduction of an Israeli soldier has laid bare deep rifts inside Hamas, with militants from the group claiming responsibility and Palestinian government officials insisting they knew nothing of the operation.


Iran has freed a son of al Qaeda leader  Osama bin Laden from house arrest, a German newspaper reported  on Wednesday.


The sports minister is to complain against racist comments made against England's black players during a friendly against Spain in Madrid.


Human Frailty and Pain on Bostonâs Mean Streets

With âGone Baby Gone,â Ben Affleck has taken a satisfyingly tough look into conscience, to those dark places where some men also go astray.


Sadr movement says won't challenge Maliki for now

Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's political movement has no immediate plan to bring down Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government despite pulling out of his ruling Shi'ite Alliance, a spokesman said on Sunday.


Petraeus calls for cutting U.S. troops in Iraq

The top U.S. general in Iraq on Monday recommended cutting U.S. troops by about 30,000 by next summer, ending the U.S. "surge" of forces as expected but not fundamentally changing strategy in the unpopular war.


Stocks Up Despite Oil Nearing $50 a Barrel

NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher in early trading Friday as investors tried to uncouple share prices from skyrocketing oil costs, even as crude reached new highs and neared $50 per barrel.    A barrel of light crude was quoted at $49.33, up 63 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange, continuing a climb that has sent new intraday highs with every quote...


Roma, 13:45 - CALCIO, CAMPANA: ARBITRI GIOVANI E NON TUTTI HANNO QUALITA'

Sergio Campana commenta la direzione di gara di Inter-Parma, prima di entrare nella sede della Feder...


Brazil launches its first rocket into space,14 months after a deadly accident killed 21 people.


Racing fans are gathering as the four-day Cheltenham Festival gets under way on Tuesday.


The White House predicted the economy would escape a recession and unemployment would remain low this year, though it acknowledged growth had already slowed.


Mibtel guadagna lo 0,83%, SP/Mib +0,87%, All Stars +0,97%


Cisco, Intel execs support Lebanese reconstruction

Top executives at Intel and Cisco Systems have joined the heads of other U.S.-based corporations to form the U.S.-Lebanon Partnership Fund.


Don Mattingly won't be alongside Joe Torre in the Los Angeles Dodgers' dugout every game this year. Mattingly will be moved from hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers to major league special assignment coach for the 2008 season due to family reasons, the team said Tuesday. Mike Easler will replace Mattingly as hitting coach.


GRANT WHARINGTON broke down and wept late yesterday when he flew to his abandoned $4million super-maxi Skandia in Bass Strait and discovered it was floating upside down.


InfoWorld - After promising to turn the client software for its CTA (Cisco Trust Agent) into an open-source application, Bob Gleichauf, CTO of Cisco's Security Technology Group, said that the company has not made up its mind yet about the future of the software.


China's President Hu Jintao tells Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi his war shrine visits are hurting bilateral ties.


Brothers Elected to Congress Head to D.C.

Ken and John Salazar sat on a sofa with their 82-year-old mother in the living room of the modest ranch that has been home to their family for 150 years. Four siblings and extended family members huddled under bookshelves packed with family photos, religious mementos and encyclopedias.


Chile's ex-leader Augusto Pinochet improves somewhat but remains seriously ill after a heart attack.


Google Interview Is Draw for Latest Playboy Issue

The new issue of Playboy magazine isn't drawing attention in some circles for its trademark centerfold but for an interview with the founders of Web search engine Google Inc. that raised regulatory eyebrows.


Il centrocampista del Brescia era stato trovato positivo lo scorso 22 settembre. Il ds Nani: "Rescissione del contratto inevitabile". BRESCIA, 25 novembre 2004 - Nove mesi. Duecentosettanta giorni lontano dai campi di gioco.


About 75 percent of African Internet traffic is routed through Britain, or even the United States, making it the least connected region in the world.


Inchiesta Observer, piccoli parlano di minacce e percosse


Report: EMC in talks with SAP to jointly build hosted services

EMC and SAP are reportedly developing plans to jointly create a platform for delivering hosted software services.


Brown stakes claim to be UK's next prime minister

Finance minister Gordon Brown will   stake his claim to be Britain's next prime minister on Monday,   saying the ruling Labour Party must adapt to confront the   challenges of the next decade.


Conservative Klayman sues pro-Bush group

Larry Klayman, once a hero of conservatives for persistently taking Bill Clinton to court, sued former aides and financial backers of President Bush on Monday for using the name "Freedom's Watch" to mount a multimillion dollar campaign in support of the war in Iraq.


The complete literary works of Shakespeare are set to be performed in a single season for the first time.


Wall Street was expected to start little changed on Friday as investors continue to fret over the impact of high oil prices on earnings, while Boeing  will be eyed after it reiterated its earnings forecast.


Hopes of developing a food allergy vaccine have been raised after successful trials of a vaccine on dogs.


IBM in 5-year, $100 mln plan to simplify mainframe

IBM  on Wednesday announced a  five-year effort to make the IBM System z mainframe easier to  use by 2011.


IBM Heralds Burgeoning BladeCenter Support

Yankee Group senior analyst Zeus Kerravala said that although it may take some time, it is likely that blade servers will eventually replace all parts of the software stack because of their time-to-market, cost and scalability advantages.


Investigation of the cause of the fire on the submarine Chicoutimi begins in earnest today after its safe arrival at Faslane naval base on the Clyde yesterday.


SEATTLE -- Nordstrom Inc.'s income soared 71 percent in its latest quarter as the clothing chain continued to focus on improving merchandise and managing expenses.


The Orlando Magic should be used to disappointment. Shaquille O'Neal left a decade ago, and the Magic got nothing in return. Tracy McGrady left three years ago, and Orlando got little more than a headache for him.


Big Ten Channel Faces Uphill Battle With Cable

By Marc Katz  Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany spoke the truth the other day when he said, "The consumer gets what the consumer demands." It remains to be seen if the consumer wants the Big Ten Network. That's yet another new network not yet carried on area cable television.


Egypt arrests several foreigners including European, US and Arab nationals linked to terror groups, officials say.


Oracle user group to welcome PeopleSoft users

OAUG (Oracle Applications Users Group) president Patricia Dues said today that the organization is in the midst of plans to support PeopleSoft users and the PeopleSoft user group.


Romanian government to probe allegations of vote fraud

Have the news stories that matter most sent to your inbox daily. Allegations of electoral fraud will be investigated and any violators punished, Romania's Foreign Minister said Thursday, two days after the ...


Victor Plastics Ready for More Acquisitions After Reorganization

By By: George C. Ford, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa  Dec. 9--NORTH LIBERTY -- Uncontrolled growth without profits ultimately  can doom a company.   Victor Plastics Inc., which marked its 20th anniversary in 2003, is a  case in point.


Catania, 17:17 - CALCIO, CATANIA: MARINO AD ASCOLI CON GLI UOMINI CONTATI

Il Catania si presenterà ad Ascoli per il postcipo di domani con una formazione largamente ri...


EU, U.S. in Contact with Hamas, Group Leader Says

The United States and the European Union  are in contact with Palestinian militant group Hamas despite  having listed it as a terrorist organization, a Hamas leader  said in an interview broadcast on Monday.


Law enforcement authorities in Missouri are searching for a newborn baby girl who they say was cut out of her murdered mother's womb before being kidnapped.


London's Notting Hill Carnival celebrates 40th year

The streets of west London came alive with the sound of the Caribbean at the Notting Hill Carnival, with more than a million revellers expected to turn out to celebrate the event's 40th year.


CBS ups social networking ante with Last.fm acquisition

CBS Corp. has acquired Last.fm, a social networking site for music fans, for $280 million in cash.


The UN launches a global initiative to tackle the growing mountain of electrical and electronic waste.


There is little the public do not know about Sven-Goran Eriksson thanks to the intense media speculation about his private life and the in-depth analysis of his performance as England coach.


China urges calm after N.Korea triggers alarm

China, the closest North Korea has to an ally, on Wednesday called for restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test in a move the United States said would threaten world peace.


An Enron Trial With Big Stakes for Ones Ahead

s the first criminal trial stemming from the financial deals at Enron opens in Houston today, it will be notable as much for who is not among the six defendants as who is - and for how little


Liam OâGallagher, 90, a Beat Avant-Gardist and Teacher, Dies

Mr. OâGallagher was an avant-garde sound artist, painter and teacher whose San Francisco studio became an early gathering place for Beat writers and poets in the 1950s.


Film Review | 'A Bloody Aria': Brutishness Begets Brutishness on the Road

âA Bloody Aria,â by the Korean director Won Shin-yun, is a sort of Asian âDeliverance.â


Mibtel a +0,86%, SP/Mib a + 0,88, All Stars a +0,92


If there was any doubt who 2004 belonged to in the world of   hip-hop, The Source has the answer for all the haters this   week--Kanye West.


ONCE the tailenders of world cricket, England thumped the West Indies by 10 wickets at the Oval to complete a 4-0 whitewash yesterday and are now snapping at Australia's heels for world dominance.


Long-Term Rate Plunge May Soften Fed Tightening

What the US Federal Reserve is taking away from the economy via higher interest rates, the US Treasury bond market may be giving back -- at least partially.


Il "colonnello": "Resisteremo o salteremo tutti in aria"

MOSCA - Il capo del commando che ha attaccato la scuola di Beslan ha ucciso tre terroristi che avevano manifestato dubbi sull'opportunitÃ  dell'azione. Lo racconta Nur Pasha Kulayev, il terrorista - l'unico


Dow +1,67%, Nasdaq +1,74%, euro in lieve calo


A Portuguese winery has launched a new line of kosher wine aimed primarily at the Jewish population in the United States, the daily newspaper Correio da Manha reported Monday.


Poltava, 20:47 - CALCIO, EURORIVALI/ROMA: VINCE LO SHAKHTAR

Quinta vittoria in sei gare di campionato per lo Shakhtar Donetsk. Gli avversari della Roma in Champ...


Russian President arrives in Beijing on state visit

Beijing, Oct 14 - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived here today to further Sino-Russia strategic ties and exchange views on global and regional issues of common interest.


wind, water and Makybe Diva â-ll came together to create an unforgettable Melbourne Cup yesterday. The Diva raced through driving rain to win for the second year in a row.


Agitazione scattata a mezzanotte, durera' 24 ore


Millions of Americans have done just that. Thanks to them, a class of pain relievers called COX-2 inhibitors - Pfizer's Celebrex and Bextra, and Merck's Vioxx - have become blockbusters.


Ex-HP director had home phone records accessed

Former Hewlett-Packard Co. director George Keyworth had his home phone records accessed this year after an online account was set up by an impersonator using his wife's name, according to a letter from AT&T Inc.


The astronauts moved a module that will serve as a connection point for two new laboratories for the station to a temporary location on the side of the station.


Clothing retailer Talbots Inc. TLB.N  on Wednesday posted a slight increase in quarterly profit,  meeting its lowered forecast, as it sold more merchandise at  full price and recorded a tax benefit.


Ninth seed Elena Bovina of Russia made the most of not having to face one of her compatriots by recording a straight-sets victory on the opening day of the Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament.


Gusting wind that whipped a small wildfire into an inferno that consumed six homes let up on Thursday, helping hundreds of firefighters beat back the flames.


Thousands of Indians around Bhopal are still at risk of poisoning 20 years after a gas disaster, a BBC probe reveals.


Liverpool bests Tottenham on penalty kicks

Liverpool will play Watford, the only non-Premier League side in the competition, in its semifinal after the Championship side eliminated Portsmouth 3-0 on Tuesday.


Police investigate two more cases of sabotage on oxygen cylinders at a Black Country hospital.


Bombing in Israeli resort town shatters lull in attacks

The attack underlines the potential of the violent Hamas-Fatah power struggle to spill over into Israel.


The United Nations' highest court on Monday exonerated Serbia of direct responsibility for genocide in Bosnia in the early 1990s, but ruled that it failed to prevent the slaughter of Bosnian Muslims at ...Comment


Archeologists divided over 'Home floresiensis'

Archeologists are at odds over the discovery of the skeleton of a dwarf-sized human species on the remote island of Flores, which is said could rewrite the history of human evolution.


In an effort to expand broadband service in Loudoun, county officials are considering a proposal to place wireless equipment for Internet and cellphone providers at schools and on county-owned property such as libraries, parks and administration buildings.


Ancora volatilitÃ  e timori, ma il Dow Jones guadagna l1,45%e il Nasdaq cresce dell'1,02%. Attesa per le decisioni della Fed                                          Wall Street crede nel taglio dei tassi La Borsa Usa chiude in buon attivo


Togo Opposition Insists New Leader Must Step Down

Togo's main opposition parties insisted on  Wednesday that the country's new leader appointed by the army  must stand down and let the former head of the national  assembly take over until elections can be held.


Israel Pulls Back Forces in Northern Gaza

JABALYA, Gaza Strip  - Israel pulled most of its  forces out of the northern Gaza Strip Saturday after a four-day  incursion it said was staged to halt Palestinian rocket attacks  on southern Israeli towns.


Dignitaries arrive for wedding of Brunei's crown prince

_ Royalty and dignitaries from around the world filled the palace Thursday for the marriage of Brunei's crown prince to a 17-year-old half-Swiss commoner in what was likely to be Asia's wedding of the year.


Pitcher Jose Lima Returns to Kansas City

Jose Lima rejoined the Kansas City Royals when he agreed to a one-year contract Saturday, hoping to provide stability and leadership to a rotation that was awful last season.


One of the most famous lines in cinema- and the most famous, precisely a scream - uttered way back in 1933 which echoed around the world to become a legend---AIIYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!


Leinart's big game bolsters Heisman chances

"Heisman Trophy? Definitely. He's going to get it," Trojans guard Fred Matua said after Leinart threw for a career-high 400 yards and five touchdowns in a 41-10 win over Notre Dame on Saturday night.


Nationalists ahead in Bosnia's local elections

Bosnia's ruling Croat, Muslim and Serb nationalists, who led the Balkans country throughout its 1992-95 inter-ethnic war, confirmed their dominance in local elections over the weekend, first partial results showed.


EDS offers early retirement to 9,200 U.S. staffers

Electronic Data Systems has offered voluntary early retirement options to about 17%, of its U.S. employees and will take a pretax charge of about $150 million in the fourth quarter as a result of the move.


Intervento a casa Santanche', goffa smentita del Cavaliere


Robbie Savage claimed the first red card of his life was âan absolute jokeâ after the dramatic World Cup clash with Northern Ireland in Cardiff.


By Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Dec. 12--Mast General Store, one of the most popular tourist destinations  in Northwest North Carolina, is considering downtown Winston-Salem for a  retail store, its owners said yesterday.


Jets: Cowart will miss two to four weeks

Middle linebacker Sam Cowart, injured just before halftime of the Jets' 34-28 victory over San Diego on Sunday, had an MRI of the sprained medial collateral ligament in


NEW YORK -- Flat-panel TVs look lovely on a wall _ the cords hanging from them, less so. After a few years of false starts, the industry finally seems close to tackling that problem. At least three dueling wireless technologies for high-definition TVs will be on display at the Consumer Electronics...


Citigroup to Revamp Japan Operations -WSJ

Citigroup is to revamp its Japanese private banking unit, creating a local committee to oversee operations, the Wall Street Journal reported.


Intercontinental Hotels plans to shed properties worth Â£750m (Â£1.3bn) to help it recover from three years of falling hotel bookings.


Do we really have any alternative to biofuels?


Mitt Romney will release his delegates Â and while the rules vary by state, he can ask many of them to support John McCain.


Gourmet coffee guru Alfred Peet dead at 87

Coffee legend Alfred Peet, creator of Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc., a forerunner to Starbucks Corp., has died at his home in Ashland, Oregon, his company said. He was 87.


Two NYC Firefighters Dead, 4 Hurt in Blaze

Two firefighters were killed and four others were badly hurt when they were forced to jump from a fourth-floor window of a burning building in the Bronx on Sunday, authorities said.


CRAIG BELLAMY dished out the punishment to BOTH defences as Newcastle's leaky rearguard ensured another nervous night at St James's Park.


Lindt CEO says considering buying Godiva: paper

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli  is considering buying Campbell Soup Co.'s  Godiva Chocolatier brand, its chief executive told the Financial Times Deutschland newspaper.


Nato e Ue 'fuori da diritto internazionale' se interverranno


Phelps wins first medal, Sandeno wins three at Short Course World ...

Phelps led all the way in winning the 200-meter freestyle at the World Short Course Championships on opening night Thursday, giving the world's best swimmer a chance to equal the six gold medals he won at the Athens Olympics.


Oracle Corp. said on Wednesday it has  taken control of PeopleSoft Inc., now that about 75 percent of  shareholders of the rival software maker have tendered their  shares.


Sara' possibile telefonare da ogni parte del mondo


Milano, 18:26 - CALCIO, MILAN: RONALDO IN GRUPPO, INZAGHI PRONTO PER SIENA

Dopo i due giorni di riposo concessi da Ancelotti, il Milan è tornato al lavoro in vista dell...


A woman has filed a lawsuit accusing actor Tom Sizemore of sexual harassment while he starred in the now-canceled CBS show "Robbery Homicide Division."


Presidente Cei, lodevole l'ipotesi di una moratoria


Why the American West is out front on curbing greenhouse gases

The emissions cap under the Western Climate Initiative is equivalent to taking 75.6 million cars off the road.


Hyperion and De Lage Landen Forge Strategic Partnership

Hyperion (Nasdaq:HYSL), the global leader in Business Performance Management software, and De Lage Landen, a Dutch leading international provider of asset-based finance products to manufacturers and ...


Brown, Branch Inactive Again for Patriots

Patriots receivers Troy Brown and Deion Branch were inactive for Sunday's game against the New York Jets because of injuries.


Iran said Monday it was losing patience  with U.N. inspections of its nuclear program and announced that  its agreement with the Europeans to halt uranium enrichment  would soon come to an end.


Status of Buckeyes' Ross unclear, to dress Saturday

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Tailback Lydell Ross is back with Ohio State but it is unclear whether he will play Saturday against Penn State.


By CAMERON SIMPSON  THE company planning to build the UK's largest wind farm on the Isle of Lewis, yesterday revised its plans by cutting the proposed number of turbines from 234 to 181.


Run from Jumper, Creep Toward Spiderwick

Will there be a good movie this year? Do we have to wait till November for Hollywood to unveil the niche prestige items that it saves for Oscar consideration?


Sir Mark Thatcher returns to the UK after five months on bail in South Africa over the alleged Equatorial Guinea coup plot.


Newron says brain drug helps Parkinsons' patients

Swiss-listed Newron Pharmaceuticals on Friday said late-stage tests suggested that its brain drug safinamide improves cognitive performance in patients with early Parkinson's disease.


Prosecutors try damage control in Jackson pretrial hearing

SANTA MARIA, California Damage control by prosecutors in the Michael Jackson child molestation case takes center stage today. In the closing act of the latest series of California courtroom hearings, deputies are expected to testify.


Boeing's new heavy-lift Delta 4 rocket finally lifts off from Cape Canaveral in Florida after several delays.


Rally at Ground Zero Aims to Build Support for 9/11 Health Care Legislation

One of the officials in attendance was Hillary Clinton, who appears to be staking out a position similar to that of Rudolph Giuliani as the real 9/11 candidate.


Army captain sues government, saying Iraq assignment came after he ...

An Army captain sued the government Friday to block his pending deployment to Iraq, saying he resigned in June after completing eight years of service in the Army and Army Reserve.


Thefts of British birds' eggs reached a record low in 2003, according to a report from the RSPB.


High Court Weighs Juvenile Death Penalty

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struggled to assess the morality and propriety of states' executing murderers who killed at age 16 or 17 — the ultimate punishment carried out in few places outside the United States.


The nation's newest labor federation, Change to Win, may endorse one of the Democratic presidential primary candidates, the group's chairwoman said Friday.


Casini fa gli auguri all'imputato Dell'Utri: Ã¨ bagarre

ROMA - Â«I sensi piÃ¹ profondi di stima e amiciziaÂ» espressi dal presidente della Camera, Pier Ferdinando Casini, con una telefonata a Marcello DellâUtri, il senatore di Forza Italia che aspetta la sentenza nel processo che lo vede imputato per mafia


Lisa Kudrow to star in HBO comedy `Comeback`

Friends star Lisa Kudrow is all set to star in the new HBO comedy, Comeback.


After 18 years in power, President Joachim Chissano is stepping down and five candidates are vying for his post. The leading candidates are from two parties which fought a destructive civil war which ended in 1992.


A study suggests that a virulent drug-resistant bacterium spreading in hospitals and nursing homes may be twice as common as once thought.


Twinhead Unveils New Sales/Marketing Name: GammaTech Computer Corporation

Twinhead Corporation, a world leader in notebook computers, today  announced the renaming of its North American/Latin American sales and  marketing arm.


Drugs in Sport: Baseball shamed as Giambi admits steroid use

Baseball's long-simmering drugs scandal burst open yesterday, with the reported admission by the star New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi that he used a cocktail of steroids for the three seasons between 2001 and 2003.


St. Paul  With the threat of losing Canada as a source of cheaper prescription drugs for about 2 million Americans, Gov.


Suspected insurgents ambushed a U.S.-led coalition and Afghan patrol in the volatile south, sparking a battle and airstrikes that killed 25 suspected insurgents


Four workers have been pulled out alive from a mine in north China, leaving 166 colleagues trapped and feared dead after a gas explosion, local officials said.


Veltroni: "Emergenza nazionale". Ma esplodono le polemicheI Verdi e l'Aci: "Sacrifici inutili, occorrono interventi strutturali"                                          Smog, domenica a Roma e Milano blocco totale della circolazione                                                                                Fascia verde vietata dalle 10 alle 18 ad auto e ciclomotoriDecisione analoga in altre cittÃ  lombarde


A video tape posted on the Internet on Sunday shows British hostage Kenneth Bigley making a last appeal to Prime Minister Tony Blair to meet the demands of the militants holding him in Iraq before being beheaded.


A rally in U.S. stocks that pushed the Dow industrials to a record may stall next week as signs of an economic slowdown curb the appetite for equities just as the third quarter's earnings season gets under way.


Man Utd deny receiving firm takeover bid

MANCHESTER, Oct 15 (SW) - Following the recent speculation over a potential takeover bid issued by US tycoon Malcolm Glazer, Manchester United have announced they have yet to receive a firm offer.


Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said  on Wednesday Hungary's democracy was at stake and underlined he  would not resign in the face of mounting pressure.


Teemu Selanne sat on the bench with tears in his eyes, remembering the days when the Anaheim Ducks were mighty in name only. After 14 seasons and various stops around the Western Conference, the Finnish Flash and the rest of his Ducks teammates are first-time Stanley Cup champions.


Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner testified Wednesday that he relied on advice from the company's top lawyer in determining that former Disney President Michael Ovitz couldn't be fired for cause.


Fla. Poor Can't Afford to Flee Hurricane

Charles and Laura Willis sat on a blanket in a high school hallway Friday because they had nowhere else to go to get away from Hurricane Frances. With a beat-up car and no money to even board up their house, they probably couldn't have gotten there anyway.


PM-in-waiting Brown readies 'final' pre-budget

Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown delivers his tenth and probably final pre-budget report, in which he is expected to raise his economic growth forecast for 2006 while maintaining his estimates for 2007.


NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks mostly lower Thursday after Merck & Co. said it would be forced to remove its best-selling Vioxx arthritis drug from the market due to serious health risks...


Mystery of Mars rover's 'carwash' rolls on

NASA's Mars rover Opportunity seems to have stumbled into something akin to a car wash that has left its solar panels much cleaner than those of its twin rover, Spirit.


U.S. and Iraqi forces detained Iraq's deputy health minister on Thursday, a senior member of a radical Shi'ite political group, in the first major sign that a security crackdown in Baghdad was under way.


Abducted Italian troops freed in Afghan raid

Two Italian soldiers kidnapped in western Afghanistan last week were freed in a raid by NATO-led forces early on Monday, Italy's Defense Ministry said.


Philips to buy Respironics for $5.1 billion

Philips Electronics   said on Friday it is to buy U.S. medical products company  Respironics  for $5.17 billion to strengthen its  healthcare business.


The U.N. secretary-general warned that violence against women has reached "hideous" levels in some countries trying to recover from conflict, and the U.N. Security Council demanded an end to impunity for rape and other sexual abuse.


NBC to offer on-demand mobile television service

NBC Universal said on Wednesday it  will sell prime-time television shows like "The Office" and  "Heroes" on demand over cell phone networks in the United  States.


Il centrosinistra accusa il sindaco di strumentalizzare la lotta alla criminalitÃ Critico anche Cofferati. Di Pietro ribatte: soluzione al problema, niente polemiche                                          Il corteo per la sicurezza divide Milano I commercianti: "Marciamo con la Moratti"                                                                                Il 26 marzo in piazza con duemila fiaccole, ma niente bandiere di partito di GIUSEPPINA PIANO


'Ma gli investimenti devono essere nelle due direzioni'


Health-care providers and pundits are applauding the medicare deal while trying to figure out who will get what. The deal, announced early yesterday, will see $18 billion over six years flowing to the provinces


Udine, 19:50 - CALCIO, UDINESE: ALLA RIPRESA ASSENTE BARRETO

Ripresa degli allenamenti per l'Udinese dopo la sconfitta con il Chievo Verona: seduta tecnico tatti...


Neiman Marcus unveils 2004 Christmas Book

Neiman Marcus on Tuesday unveiled its 2004 Christmas Book, which features an extraordinary array of gifts from a his and her bowling alley to a 230-foot-long Zeppelin.


LA QUINTA, Calif. Fred Couples won golf's Skins Game for the fifth time. He beat Tiger Woods over four playoff holes to claim the final three skins and 340-thousand dollars.


Madonna adds her voice to big-budget animated French film

Madonna will head the voice cast of a big-budget CGI-animated film directed by Luc Besson, sources said. ''Arthur'' is adapted from a series of children's books written by Besson


Ballots from Mexico's disputed presidential vote are to be burnt, despite a plea by President-elect Felipe Calderon.


A Half-Century Later, 'Amahl' is Still a Treat: Opera Vivente Revisits Menotti's Holiday Classic

By Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 9--Picture it. New York City, NBC Studios, Christmas Eve, 1951. An hour-long broadcast begins with the sound of a cheery shepherd's pipe played by a small, disabled boy out in the cold.


Shuttle Astronauts Ready for Complex Construction Flight

HOUSTON - Seven astronauts are eagerly preparing for a busy construction flight to the International Space Station (ISS), with just over one month remaining until their planned launch aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery.


A long period of stasis in Federal  Reserve monetary policy looks certain to end on Tuesday with a  U.S. interest-rate cut, leaving the question of how much  further rates may drop and how fast.


Un messaggio in rete: "Abbiamo giustiziato le prigioniere italiane ...

Palazzo Chigi invita alla cautela ma la tensione Ã¨ altissima. Poco dopo la mezzanotte (ora italiana), un gruppo islamico ha annunciato, su Internet, l'assassinio di Simona Pari e Simona Torretta. Il messaggio


Foreign exchange moves are adding to the risks faced by the global economy, Chancellor Gordon Brown has told Reuters. In an interview a day after his annual pre-budget report


Brain-eating zombies invade SF Apple store

Blog: A horde of decaying zombies invaded San Francisco's downtown Apple store on Friday evening, hunting for brains, terrifying the customers, and gnawing on iMacs.


The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off victories over previously undefeated New England and Philadelphia — so, naturally, a letdown might be expected now that they're playing losing-record teams again.


Angels 3, Yankees 1: Yankeesâ Offense Goes Flat Against Angels

Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang, who received just one run from his offense, was out of character just long enough early to allow the Los Angeles Angels to win on Saturday.


Regulators Question Fannie Mae Accounting

Description: Fannie Mae, the nation's largest source of financing for home mortgages, faces accusations of pervasive accounting problems.


Man cleared over NIreland's worst bombing: judge

A judge on Thursday cleared a 38-year-old man of all charges in connection with the 1998 Omagh bombing, which killed 29 people in what was Northern Ireland's worst atrocity in 30 years of violence.


T-Mobile USA plans unlimited text, voice for $99.99

T-Mobile USA, owned by Deutsche  Telekom AG , said on Tuesday it would offer unlimited  text messaging and voice calls for $99.99 a month, starting on  Thursday February 21.


As âThe Odd Couple,â Jack Klugman and Tony Randall infused their alter egos with plenty of endearing quirks.


Etheridge gets new musical life after cancer

Singer Melissa Etheridge beat a bout of breast cancer and says she used that experience as the inspiration to write a new album free from commercial pressures or concerns about producing hits.


Breakdown in Fallujah talks, say insurgents

An armed group has threatened attacks on US and Iraqi forces, as well as Iraqi government officials, following what it called the breakdown in talks over the future of the insurgent hotbed of Fallujah, according to a statement aired by Al-Arabiya


Smartphone industry gathers for Symbian Expo

Symbian Expo, London, UK - 5 October 2004 â-ymbian, developer of Symbian OS, the market-leading mobile phone operating system today opened the Symbian Expo â - smartphone show.


Gartner To Buy Meta Group For $162 Million

Gartner says the addition of Meta's sales team will boost sales, and their complementary operations will improve efficiency. By Eric Chabrow.


Spacewalking astronauts rewire space station

A pair of spacewalking astronauts breezed through an electrical rewiring job on the International Space Station on Thursday, a critical step in NASA's plan to add new modules next year to the $100 billion outpost.


Radcliffe wins New York marathon; makes up for Olympic dropout?

New York, Nov 8 - Paula Radcliffe has won the New York Marathon in a triumph of the human spirit to come back 11 weeks after crashing out of the Olympic marathon in Athens as well as the 10,000 metres finals.


BERLUSCONI, RITIRO A SCAGLIONI CONCORDATO CON BAGHDAD

(AGI) - Reitano (Messina), 22 dic. - Il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi afferma che le truppe italiane in Iraq potrebbero attuare un "ritiro a scaglioni concordato con il nuovo governo iracheno.


NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29 -- President Bush marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by trying to reassure the people of the Gulf Coast that they are not forgotten, declaring that "the town is coming back" at an appearance Wednesday in the devastated Lower Ninth Ward.


Michelle Obama said Sunday her husband is the person America needs in the White House right now and criticized anyone who would dismiss his campaign as being built on illusion or fairytale.


Antidepressant Labels to Reflect Risk Data -- FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect  studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in  youths, despite remaining cautious about the strength of such  ties, the agency said on Friday.


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Researchers Take Step Toward Synthetic Life

Researchers say they have created the entire genome of a bacterium by stitching together its chemical components.


Australian Pleads Not Guilty to Terrorism Conspiracy

David Hicks, whose restlessness took him from skinning kangaroos in Australia's outback to fighting for Islamic armies throughout Europe and Asia, appeared


Wenger tells Gunners to sharpen up for Euro showdown

Arsene Wenger has warned Arsenal they must rediscover their ruthless streak if they want to preserve their dreams of Champions League glory after a nervy 2-1 win over Reading.


Steven Gerrard has made a successful comeback for Liverpool after breaking a bone in his left foot nearly two months ago. The England midfielder played the second half of a reserve match against Wolves last


Failure in Afghanistan would threaten Europe: US defence cheif

Failure in Afghanistan would directly threaten European security, US Defense Secretary Roberts Gates warned Friday as he sought to mobilize NATO allies and more especially public opinion in Europe.


57 miners have died in a fire at five connected iron ore mines in northern China. The fire started last Saturday in a privately run mine in Shahe city, and rapidly spread to four other mines nearby, trapping 106 people working underground.


ARM to demo prototype Google Android phone

The British chipmaker will show off the early version of a phone based on Google's new Android mobile operating system at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Monday.


Stern Stance for Europe's New Antitrust Chief

Talking tough in her first public appearance since becoming Europe's competition commissioner, Neelie Kroes blocked a merger in Portugal's energy industry.


Kenya's Kibaki and rival Odinga go into talks

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition rival Raila Odinga went into talks on Thursday for the first time since a disputed December 27 election fuelled weeks of riots and violence, witnesses said.


Aerobic exercise reverses signs of heart failure

NEW YORK  - In patients with heart failure, aerobic training can help the organ pump better, investigators report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.


France says SocGen under no pressure to merge

French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Monday that Societe Generale, hit by $7 billion in losses from rogue trades, was under no pressure to merge with another bank as its shares plunged.


Mixed Results in Improving Women's Health -- Report

Some countries have taken major strides to improve the rights and reproductive health of women but more must be done to meet goals set at a UN conference a decade ago, according to a report released Tuesday.


Palm CEO Ed Colligan made the right decision to dump the Foleo. But how will Jeff Hawkins and Palm bounce back from the admission that they badly misjudged the market for a weak laptop?


Iraqi PM says civilian deaths unjustified

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki broke his public silence Tuesday on the alleged killing of about 24 civilians by U.S. Marines, saying such deaths were never justified, even in the fight against terrorists.


In Search of the Breakthrough Mobile Network

It's been a tough year for municipal Wi-Fi projects and emerging wireless technologies, but with the bruises comes new muscle.


U.N. health agency launches pharmaceutical review

The World Health Organization launched on Monday its first intergovernmental review of the pharmaceutical sector to try to find ways of making medicine more easily available to the world's poorest people.


The Amish prepare to bury four of the five girls killed in the primary school massacre in Pennsylvania.


Zac Efron was hospitalized Tuesday for an appendectomy, his rep tells PEOPLE.   The 20-year-old "High School Musical" star was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for the surgery.   "Zac had his appendix removed and is recuperating," the rep says...


ORLANDO, Fla. - A 6-year-old girl brought more than $1,000 worth of crack to school, and her mother claimed the child must have gotten it while trick-or-treating.  The first-grader was suspended from Tangelo Park Elementary. Her mother is under investigation.


More than 70,000 people were forced to leave Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium on Sunday following a bomb scare. David Beckham and other Real Madrid players had to leave the pitch three minutes before the end of their 1-1 match against Real Sociedad.


Halliburton Posts Loss on Asbestos Charge

Halliburton Co. HAL.N , the world's  No. 2 oil field services company, on Tuesday posted a  third-quarter net loss as it took $230 million in charges to  fund its asbestos liability.


Northern Ireland's latest A level results are revealed and, as predicted, they are better than ever.


High-Profile Romance Gets Serious For Sarkozy

PARIS, Jan. 7 -- Nicolas Sarkozy, who less than three months ago became the first French president to divorce while in office, is now reported to be on the verge of becoming the first one to wed while occupying the Elysee Palace.


Swatch Net Profit Rises 17 Percent in First Half

Swatch Group AG said Tuesday that its first-half net profit rose 17 percent as a result of strong demand for the company's luxury products.


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From Obama, Clinton, Dueling Ideas of Change

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 4 -- Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) took aim at his main Democratic presidential rival during his July 4 campaign swing through Iowa, saying that "change can't just be a slogan" -- days after Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) introduced her new slogan, "Ready for Change, Ready to...


The 20th anniversary of genetic fingerprinting is marked by the Leicester University scientist who discovered it.


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AUSTRALIA confirmed its berth in the Confederations Cup last night with a 6-0 win over the Solomon Islands at Sydney's Aussie Stadium.


GOP's Kean plans 'Swift Boat'-style film

Republican Tom Kean Jr.'s campaign plans a "Swift Boat"-style film accusing his Democratic rival of involvement in a New Jersey mob-connected kickback scheme despite public records and statements disputing that claim.


Three Decapitated Corpses Found North of Baghdad

BAIJI, Iraq  - The decapitated bodies of three  men, their heads strapped to their backs, were found dumped in  nylon bags by a roadside north of Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraqi  police and U.S. officials said.


Michael Mondavi, a director of wine  maker Robert Mondavi Corp., has resigned from the board after  his comments in the press undermined the company's efforts to  overhaul its business, the company said.


Miss Alabama Crowned Miss America, Wins $50,000

Miss Alabama Deidre Downs, an aspiring medical student, won the Miss America contest on Saturday and said she would work to regain public respect for the event.


Baghdad Bomb Kills 28 in 'Trap' for Police

At least 28 people were killed in  Baghdad overnight when insurgents blew up a house that police  were raiding, flattening neighboring homes.


If you like banking at the supermarket, how about picking up a double mocha latte at the bank?


Dell'Utri, Magistratura democratica: grave iniziativa Casini

Magistratura democratica esprime sconcerto sulla telefonata del presidente della Camera Pier Ferdinando Casini all'onorevole Marcello Dell'Utri. "La nota ufficiale del presidente Casini - recita la nota di Md - che esprime stima ed amicizia all'on.


Intesa da 152 mln, cessione a tv Murdoch riguarda 5 club


The European Union's second highest court dismisses the software giant's appeal against an anti-trust order


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O.J. Simpson held without bail in Las Vegas robbery

Former football star O.J. Simpson was held without bail on Monday, accused of stealing back his own sports souvenirs in what was reported to be an expletive-laced face-off with memorabilia dealers.


Two prisons are exclusively holding foreign nationals serving less than four years with the expectation that they will then face deportation, it emerged yesterday.


Jeffrey Kovel: Control Freaks, by Design

At Skylab, a fast-growing architecture firm in Portland, Oregon, led by Jeffrey Kovel, detail is everything. To ensure that the buidings they design accurately fulfill their architectural vision, Kovel and his team take an intensely hands-on approach, supported by Macs.


Nigerian workers launch four-day general strike over rising fuel ...

LAGOS : Tens of millions of Nigerian workers began a four-day nationwide strike over rising fuel prices as labour leaders launched their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo's economic reforms.


China has the world's largest population and one of the world's largest economies. Now it will get a massive virtual universe to match.


Nepal announces date for crucial elections

Crucial elections to decide Nepal's political future will be held on April 10, a minister said Friday.


Arab leaders mull Israel-Hezbollah crisis

Letting Arab leaders figure out what to do about Hezbollah's weapons and assembling a strong international peacekeeping force along Israel's border are among proposals to be discussed at a meeting of key Mideast players in Rome on Wednesday.


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Kiev, 17:32 - CALCIO, EURO 2008; UCRAINA: I CONVOCATI PER L'ITALIA

Il ct ucraino Oleg Blokhin ha convocato 23 giocatori in vista del doppio impegno della nazionale nel...


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- When one watches Adam Vinatieri kick in bad weather conditions, it's understandable that the Patriots and Vinatieri are on track toward getting a long-term contract done. According to sources familiar with the situation, the sides are closing in on a long-term deal after prolonged talks, and one can understand that the Patriots wouldn't want to lose ...


Red Sox Erase Curse With First World Series Title Since 1918

The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series title in 86 years, completing a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 3-0 victory at Busch Stadium.


No relief for Europe as G20 shuns action to halt dollar slide

The Group of 20 finance chiefs have shunned action to halt the dollar slide, leaving Europe isolated at the end of a forum here and facing an almost certain further strengthening of the euro.


CARNEGIE, Pa. - The residents and business owners in this tiny Pittsburgh suburb have begun to clean up from the weekend's flooding caused by Hurricane Ivan...


Cal jumps into fourth in new BCS rankings

While USC remained comfortably atop the Bowl Championship Series standings released Monday, the bigger news involved movement in Northern California.


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Nearly 340 people killed as storm slams E Philippines

helps a man carry his infant son, wrapped in plastic to shield him from the rain November 30, as they use an improvised ladder to cross a fallen concrete bridge in eastern Philippine town of General Nakar.


Advocaat to coach Borussia Moenchengladbach

Former Netherlands coach Dick Advocaat will take charge of Borussia Moenchengladbach, the Bundesliga club said Tuesday. Advocaat, who stepped down as coach of the Dutch national


Hamas Vows to Maintain Calm While Weighing Ceasefire

Hamas promised on Saturday to maintain a de facto truce and, in a major policy change, not to retaliate immediately for any Israeli violence while it weighs Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's ceasefire with Israel.


The European Union's head office Wednesday expanded its probe into whether EU governments are illegally requiring that the computers they buy must contain microprocessors made by Intel Corp.


France steps up security after embassy blast

France announced it was stepping up security around embassies and other "sensitive sites" after the morning's bomb blast outside the Indonesian embassy which slightly injured 10 people.


Former President George H.W. Bush has appealed for nearly $100 million in aid for survivors of last year's South Asia earthquake, saying tens of thousands face another winter living in tents.


Scientists Ponder the Successor to Moore's Law

The National Science Foundation will fund projects that push computing power beyond silicon.


What Are Dioxins and What Is Their Affect?

Doctors in Austria have announced that Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko has been poisoned with dioxins. This is what dioxins are and how they affect human beings:


Brusca frenata a causa del crollo dei consumi interni


Chemical plant explosion rocks Massachusetts town

DANVERS, Massachusetts  - Huge explosions at a chemical plant rocked a suburb north of Boston early on Wednesday, sparking a massive fire that injured 10 people and damaged nearly 100 homes and buildings, authorities said.


JERUSALEM The Palestinian leadership expressed dismay Sunday at reports that the Bush administration is turning a blind eye to an expansion of Israeli settlements.


Pier 1 Imports posts wider quarterly loss

Home decor retailer Pier 1 Imports   Inc. PIR.N on Thursday posted a wider quarterly loss, citing   lower sales in June and July and higher costs.


By wire services. Notre Dame's search for a coach to replace ousted Tyrone Willingham appears to be nearing an end. According to the Chicago Tribune, the seven-member committee that voted to fire Willingham Nov.


More and more movie fans are sharing films online, and hollywood doesn't like it. Should the studios fight or find a way to adapt?


Potential flu outbreak has officials on alert

It's not a question of if there will be a worldwide influenza outbreak that strikes the United States, it's a question of when.


A Dream Is Achieved, a Legacy Is Established

Giants General Manager Jerry Reese, who was hired one year ago on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, became the first African-American general manager to ever reach the Super Bowl Sunday night.


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Indonesia's Suharto to get state funeral in royal city

Indonesia's autocratic former president Suharto, whose legacy was marred by graft and human rights abuses during his 32 years in power, will be give state funeral in royal city of Solo on Monday.


Hewlett C.E.O. Announces Resignation of Chairwoman

Patricia C. Dunn became the first casualty inside the company over the disclosure of its internal spying operation. She will be replaced by Mark V. Hurd, right, the chief executive officer, who disclosed the change at a press conference Friday in which he for the first time publicly discussed the scandal.


South Africa battles national identity crisis

A draft loyalty pledge has plunged South Africa into a new identity crisis as it mulls its common values 14 years after discarding apartheid to forge a united society under a single flag.


How does a computer designed for kids in poor countries connect to us?


Norwich Union is to offshore 950 jobs to India and Sri Lanka next year, with the loss of work in Norwich and York. The insurance giant said it will do all it can to minimise compulsory redundancies by redeploying staff to alternative jobs.


Olympics-Night of Pure Gold for El Guerrouj and Holmes

Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj and  Britain's Kelly Holmes, living proof that self-belief can work  wonders, lit up the Olympic stadium to claim historic doubles  on a night of pure athletics gold.


Mobile TV broadcasting: The second coming of GSM?

In a panel discussion today concerning the future of technology policy in the European Union, Japan, and the United States, it became apparent that the EU's and the US's opinions on mobile TV are diametrically opposed.


Weather right for shuttle's return to Earth: NASA

Weather conditions were looking good for the Atlantis space shuttle and its seven crew to return to Earth on Wednesday, NASA officials said Tuesday.


Abbas in Gaza to Press Militants to Abide by Truce

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas  traveled to the Gaza Strip on Friday for talks with militants  after fighters bombarded Jewish settlements and threatened his  truce with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.


On Dec. 16, the couple met down the aisle at Chanterelle, a New York restaurant while Rabbi Robert N. Levine pronounced them husband and wife.


Monster Hurricane Ivan Rips Jamaica, Aims at Cuba

Hurricane Ivan, one of the most powerful storms to batter the Caribbean, killed at least 16 people in Jamaica, where it wrecked houses and washed away roads on


UMaine Professor Gets  Engineering Award

ORONO - Philip Dunn Jr., professor of construction management at the University of Maine, recently received one of nine nationwide Citizen Engineer Awards from the American Society of Civil Engineers.


Monarchs win Game 1 of WNBA finals 95-71

The defending champion Sacramento Monarchs got off to a record-breaking start in the WNBA finals.


Cagliari, 15:41 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: BIZERA PER LOPEZ, BIONDINI DAL PRIMO MINUTO

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Japan May Halt 'Mad Cow' Tests on Young Cattle

An advisory panel for the Japanese government's Food Safety Commission is preparing to recommend that Japan stop testing cattle less than 20 months old for mad cow disease.


Check out this Foolish Calendar of Thanks and ponder your good fortune.


Boeing, Northrop Grumman to team up on spaceship

Two US aerospace giants, Boeing and Northrop Grumman, say they will form a partnership to compete for the contract to build NASA 's next manned spaceship, China Radio International reported Thursday.


THOUSANDS of people fled for their lives today as fresh tsunami...

THOUSANDS of people fled for their lives today as fresh tsunami alerts were issued across the Indian Ocean.


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Resident Evil: Apocalypse dominated the weekend megaplex race with Milla Jovovich's return as the flesh-and-blood version of the violent videogame's sexy, kick-ass zombie whacker zapped up


PARIS - A hospital official in France on Thursday denied reports that Yasser Arafat had died as the result of an undisclosed illness.


South Sudanese rejoin national government

Former south Sudanese rebels rejoined the national government on Thursday, two months after walking out because of disputes over the implementation of a peace deal that ended two decades of war.


Stocks gained on Tuesday, as improving outlooks from technology companies boosted the sector while soothing concern about economic growth and financial shares climbed on expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week.


BEIRUT, Lebanon  -- Protesters angry about electricity rationing clashed with Lebanese troops Sunday and seven people were killed, hospital and security officials said.


OTTAWAâLast week's health meeting confirmed the wisdom of several maxims dear to teachers and coaches. Do your homework. Develop a long-term strategy.


Gap goes viral for color-coordinated campaign

Gap is launching an online  advertising campaign featuring music by the Raveonettes, Dntel,  Swizz Beatz, the Blakes and Marie Digby in the hopes of  stirring up some viral music video mojo among its younger  customers, Billboard has learned.


There are holes aplenty in this national-security 'Breach.'


The London Stock Exchange (LSE) reveals it is discussing a possible merger with its Italian counterpart.


Bruti Liberati (Anm), ministro responsabile dello sfascio


NEW YORK - If PalmOne's Tungsten T5 handheld was an automobile, it would be described as being a facelift rather than a complete overhaul of the model that preceded it, the Tungsten T3.


Intercettazioni, e' un attacco violento e criminale


Lonmin leads FTSE 100's surge to fresh high

Lonmin led the way as the FTSE 100 powered to its highest close in almost seven years on Friday.


Judge Throws Out Holocaust Insurance Suits

A U.S. judge on Thursday threw out 20  separate class action and individual lawsuits against an  Italian insurance company for failing to pay benefits to  Holocaust victims and surviving family members.


Rodriguez Claimed West Virginia Reneged on Verbal Agreements

More than two weeks after he was sued over a buyout clause, Rich Rodriguez claimed university president Mike Garrison reneged on a deal to reduce and possibly eliminate the clause.


A former Tennessee high school football coach testifies Wednesday that he accepted payoffs from major college programs to guide his players to choose certain schools.


Lebanese industry minister and Maronite Christian leader Pierre Gemayel is shot dead in Beirut, reports say.


The city's Taxi and Limousine Commission said it would not pursue a disorderly conduct charge against 86-year-old CBS newsman Mike Wallace, who was arrested earlier this month during a confrontation with inspectors outside a Manhattan restaurant.


Teens thrilled with online summer school

When Scott Landry flunked a math class in his Townsend high school this year, he was told he would not make it into the 10th grade unless he went to summer school.


Ukrainian poll nears resolution after final legal ruling

Final confirmation of Viktor Yushchenko as Ukraine's new president appeared all but assured yesterday as the Supreme Court rejected the last of four separate legal challenges by his opponent.


Stand-in captain Steven Gerrard concedes that England are unlikely to qualify for the Euro 2008 finals after the 2-1 defeat by Russia.


New claims for U.S. jobless benefits  rose in the latest week, but the gain was largely blamed on  Hurricane Charley, the government said on Thursday.


Bush urges action on Darfur, Beshir slams bid to 'dismember' Sudan

US President George W. Bush demanded action to override Khartoum's opposition to a UN force in Darfur, as his Sudanese counterpart lambasted a "Zionist" plot to dismember his country and plunder its resources.


Nintendo's Wii gets twiiked with new fiitures

The Wii is quickly solidifying itself as the gadget that is perpetually making us think, "Hm, I never thought of that, but it's a cool idea." From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Morgan Stanley buys bank to gain China access

Morgan Stanley  said on Monday it has acquired China's Nan Tung Bank, a deal that would give the Wall Street giant a coveted onshore commercial banking license in China ahead of U.S. investment bank rivals.


The German TV network NDR sacks a leading talk show host after she praised the Nazis' family model.


Editorial: Kerry and the swift boat snipers

Two weeks into the face-off between John Kerry's campaign and a group of veterans organized to ambush his candidacy, the argument has turned to the fine details.


Aishwarya Rai to team up with Rituparno again

The critical and commercial buzz around Rituparno GhoshÂs first Hindi film Raincoat is strong enough to prompt  its director and leading lady to work together.


Crocs to launch men's and kids' clothing lines

Shoe company Crocs Inc.  said on Monday it will launch a line of clothing for men and children using a form of the resin material it uses in its brightly colored clogs.


Haniyeh, sappiamo chi ha sparato e sapremo come rispondere


This steamy city at the mouth of the Amazon river is a haven for pirates Â the digital kind who copy CDs and DVDs by the thousands for illegal sidewalk sales.


The pace of US homebuilding fell to its slowest rate in more than 16 years during December, figures show.


Traces of Explosives Found in 2nd Crashed Russian Jet

Russian authorities say they have now found traces of explosives in the wreckage of both passenger aircraft that crashed Tuesday. Investigators say they found explosive residue in debris from an airliner that went down in the Tula region south of Moscow.


Firenze, 14:01 - CALCIO, ITALIA; ZAMBROTTA: PENSIAMO SOLO A FARE BENE

Gianluca Zambrotta è pronto per la partite di mercoledÃ¬ al Saint Denis di Parigi contro la Fr...


Pescara, 19:17 - CALCIO, PESCARA: OTTO RETI CONTRO LA BERRETTI DEL LANCIANO

Amichevole contro la Berretti del Lanciano per il Pescara. La gara, giocata allo stadio "Adriatico",...


Saturn's smoggy moon Titan has hundreds of times more natural gas and other liquid hydrocarbons than all the known oil and natural gas reserves on Earth, scientists said today.


More than 1,000 people a day die as a result of the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a report says.


US forces launch air raid on targets in Mosul

US forces launched air strikes against targets in Iraq's third largest city of Mosul after fierce street battles for the second day, the US military and witnesses said on Friday.


MacGill and Watson oust Kasprowicz and Lehmann from Aussie team

Selectors sprung a surprise by axing Michael Kasprowicz and Darren Lehmann and bringing Shane Watson and Stuart MacGill into the Australian team for the final cricket Test against Pakistan.


Arsenal extended its record league unbeaten streak to 44 games with a 4-1 victory Saturday at Norwich, and 18-year-old American defender Jonathan Spector made his Premier League debut in Manchester United's 1-1 tie at Blackburn.


ETA Seals Off Madrid with 5 Bombs, 2 Police Hurt

The Basque separatist group ETA set off five bombs at petrol stations around Madrid on Friday, putting a stranglehold on the city at the start of a long holiday weekend.


Prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against one of two men accused of shooting five Duquesne University basketball players, but filed charges against two additional suspects.


The crowd was so big it spilled out of the Alexandria courtroom: teachers, parents, the leader of a College Park mosque. Ali Asad Chandia, 29, a bearded man in a crisp, white shirt, sat quietly amid the throng -- a beloved third-grade teacher convicted of supporting terrorism.


Researchers at Warwick University have developed a biodegradable mobile phone case containing a seed that flowers when planted. The case is made of a new type of polymer that when buried will start to break down within two weeks.


Ebay May Be Afoul of Scalping Law in N.J.

A benefit concert by the Boss is bringing out big bids on eBay. But some people offering tickets at several times their face value for an intimate performance Sunday by Bruce Springsteen may be running afoul of anti-scalping laws. The face value of the tickets is $100 each.


HP sinks utility project, lays off some workers

Firm to sell Utility Data Center package as separate software modules. UDC staff handed walking papers.


Oil eased from near a record high of $100 a barrel on Thursday, pressured after fuel inventories rose in top consumer the United States.


Bounding out of the Republican National Convention with a daylong trip through four swing states, President Bush told a Pennsylvania audience Friday that "our economy is strong and getting stronger.


G8 deadlocked over delay to Kosovo independence

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Major powers at a G8 summit were deadlocked on Friday over the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, with Russia resisting the terms of a French plan to delay a U.N. vote on its independence.


Putin appoints firebrand as Russia's NATO envoy

President Vladimir Putin has appointed a firebrand nationalist who champions re-armament to counter the West as Russia's permanent representative to NATO, a Kremlin spokeswoman said on Thursday.


Almost! Inspired Beavers throw scare in USC before falling 28-20

Truly magical moments in college football history come only every so often, and Oregon State didn't experience one Saturday night at Reser Stadium.


Fed's rate hikes expected to continue this week and most of next ...

The Federal Reserve is expected to nudge interest rates up for a fourth time this year on Wednesday, acting on the belief that the economy has finally emerged from an extended "soft patch.


GAZA CITY: Israeli tanks shelled a training camp for Hamas militants in the central Gaza Strip early this morning, killing at least 13 people and wounding 30, witnesses and hospital sources said.


Report: Jackson Prints Found on Porn Mags

Fingerprints belonging to both Michael Jackson and the boy accusing him of child molestation were found on pornographic magazines seized from Jackson's Neverland ranch last year, the Santa Barbara News-Press reported Saturday, citing sources it did not identify.


World economy sound but China must move on yuan-G7

The world economy is sound, although financial markets may remain ragged for some time, and China must let its currency rise faster to rebalance global growth, finance officials from rich nations said on Friday.


Veteran broadcaster Michael Parkinson calls time on his career as a TV chat show host.


ASEAN declares recognition of China as a full market economy

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) declared in Vientiane Monday that it now recognizes China as a full market economy.


Soldi saranno trovati da risparmi Pubblica Amministrazione


Movie Review | 'The Messengers': The Recurring Stain Should Be a Tipoff

With âThe Messengers,â the Pang brothers devise scenes so scary that they stain the imagination and never scrub out.


Gibraltar Lib Dem MEP joins in Gibraltar National Day celebrations

Graham Watson, the South West and Gibraltar Lib Dem MEP was in Gibraltar today to take part in their National Day celebrations.


A missing 16-month-old boy was found unharmed in a grocery store parking lot about 10 miles from the house where his grandfather was found dead, officials said Thursday.


DAHARIYA, West Bank -- Thousands of Palestinians voted yesterday in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in 28 years, with the Islamic group Hamas vying for political power for the first time against Fatah, the main faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization.


HHS Orders Avian Flu Vaccine from Aventis

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department said on Tuesday it had ordered 2 million doses of avian influenza vaccine from Aventis Pasteur Inc.


One might imagine, similarly, that teenage moviegoers would see less television than their more movie-averse peers.  But that is not so, according to data from IMMI.


Roma, 13:36 - NUOTO, MONDIALI; FILIPPI: FORSE FARO' SOLO GARE STAFFETTA

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Annan Says Oil-For-Food Charges 'Cast Shadow' Over Organization

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says the investigation into abuses of the oil-for-food program in Iraq has "cast a shadow" over the United Nations.


Russia's president pulls out of a key Cold War arms treaty limiting the number of heavy weapons in Europe.


Russia says Britain politicizing poison case

Russia accused Britain of politicizing the case of murdered Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko on Friday and said the affair was hurting the two countries' relations.


Exiled former premier Benazir Bhutto met with party colleagues Friday in London to decide whether to quit negotiating with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on a power-sharing deal that would end military rule in Pakistan.


Two people were killed and another was injured today when a vehicle carrying dolphins collided with a heavy truck in north western Russia today, officials said.


Give the e-mail spammer a life-time of internet pop-up messages

This may be a calumny on Leesburg, Virginia, but somehow it doesn't sound like the sort of place we would associate with a liberal judiciary.


UPDATE 1-Oram century delights New Zealand

Jacob Oram scored a career-best 126 not out to steer New Zealand to a healthy first innings total of 353 after lunch on the second day of the first test against Australia at the Gabba on Friday.


Maranello, 17:36 - F1, FERRARI; RAIKKONEN: MAI PERSO LA FIDUCIA NELLE MIE DOTI

"Non è mai troppo tardi o troppo presto per vincere. finalmente a Magny-Cours tutto ha funzio...


Study Finds Possible Targets for H.I.V. Drugs

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have identified 273 proteins that the AIDS virus needs to survive in human cells, which could lead to new strategies for combating the disease.


Libya lifts death sentences on medics in HIV case

Libya lifted death sentences on Tuesday against five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor convicted of deliberately infecting children with HIV, paving the way for them to be freed after eight years in jail.


Indian President Proposes Cooperation With South Africa on HIV ...

Indian President Abdul Kalam on Wednesday while visiting South Africa proposed that India and South Africa -- the two countries with the largest number of HIV-positive people -- begin working together to fight HIV/AIDS, Indo-Asian News Service/newkerala


ARABI, La. -- Honie Bauer was the first to move back.


Keep those sugarless treats out of Fido's reach. Veterinarians warned on Friday that a commonly used sweetener might cause liver failure in dogs, and perhaps even kill them.


Patients are not receiving the best service from GPs despite their pay improving, an assembly report finds.


EU envoys back air passenger data deal with U.S.

European Union ambassadors approved a last-minute deal clinched on Friday with the United States on the transfer of personal data on transatlantic air passengers to U.S. authorities to help combat terrorism, an EU presidency spokesman said.


Ump's terrible call hurts Serena, tennis

NEW YORK -- She used the word conspiracy, as if someone is out to get the Williams family. "At first I thought it was another Wimbledon conspiracy," Serena Williams said in discussing one of the most flagrantly awful calls in the history of tennis,.


BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Tyrod Taylor didn't exactly make No. 18 Virginia Tech's offense shine, but the freshman quarterback ran for a touchdown and didn't make any mistakes as the Hokies struggled again but beat Ohio 28-7 on Saturday.


Inhaled cannabis smoke has significantly more toxins than tobacco, a study suggests.


HealthSouth Corp. , an operator of health care facilities, said on Thursday it agreed to pay $325 million to settle U.S. Department of Justice charges that it improperly billed Medicare.


U.S. says 1 million Chinese-made cribs recalled

Simplicity Inc, a supplier of baby furniture to Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other big retailers, is recalling about 1 million Chinese-made baby cribs that have been linked to at least two infant deaths, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Friday.


Nell'Ue ricadute sul lavoro e 100 mila occupati


Kodak restructuring could cut 7,000 jobs

As part of a four-year turnaround plan, Eastman KodakÂ expects to cut 5,000 to 7,000 jobs by the end of 2007 in an effort to reduce its administrative overhead and boost profits from digital photography instead of standard film, the company told investors Thursday.


Ford predict bright future for Red Bull team

Ford predicted a bright future for the Jaguar Formula One team on Monday after completing the sale of the racing outfit to energy drinks company Red Bull.


Television presenter and prankster Jeremy Beadle has died of pneumonia at the age of 59.


Amministrative con Udc, a Casini mano tesa e vitello grasso


She's lived in Iraq for three decades and has been a passionate advocate for its people, arguing against the US-led invasion, but humanitarian worker Margaret Hassan finds herself a


Quebec TV producer Guy Cloutier pleads guilty to five sex-related charges

MONTREAL (CP) - Guy Cloutier, one of Quebec's best-known TV and music producers, pleaded guilty Wednesday to five charges, including sexual assault, indecent assault and having sex with a female under 14 who was not his wife.


IBM bundles products, targets smaller businesses

International Business Machines Corp. on  Tuesday unveiled the first in a new line of product bundles  encompassing hardware, software and technical assistance as it  looks to increase its sales to small and medium-sized  companies.


Queen's death key to Australian republic: former campaigner

Australia will likely only break its ties with the British monarchy and become a republic when Queen Elizabeth II dies, the former leader of the campaign for a republic said Monday.


Domani il possibile trasferimento all'ospedale militare del Celio o di nuovo in carcereI medici: "Servono altri controlli". L'avvocato: "Peggiora, non cammina quasi piÃ¹"                                          Contrada: "Mai chiesta la grazia volevo un grazie dallo Stato"                                                                                Lipera: "La nostra Ã¨ stata una supplica. Il Quirinale l'ha presa in considerazione"La difesa punta alla revisione del processo "perchÃ¨ deve emergere la veritÃ "


Due giorni fa il governatore aveva ribadito di non voler cedereMa il premier Ã¨ tranquillo: "Accordo fatto, ci sarÃ  solo un listino"                                          Regionali, Berlusconi ottimista "Con Formigoni tutto risolto"


Johnny Grant, 84, Who Spread Hoorays for Hollywood, Is Dead

Mr. Grant was the avuncular honorary mayor of Hollywood who traveled the world as its No. 1 cheerleader for more than a half-century.


Once again the Kremlin-backed candidate will face the opposition leader who favors closer ties with the West.


Russia says no forces build-up after CFE freeze

Russia said on Saturday it had no plans for a major build-up of forces following its decision to freeze compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty.


Blog: RoboCup's use of Wikipedia for results leave some wondering who the winners are


Bilancio 2007 chiudera' con forte riduzione perdite


Researchers Fish for Clues to Cancerous Moles

TUESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Research in fish is shedding new light on how human skin moles develop into the deadly skin cancer melanoma.


Porter Wagoner, the rhinestone-clad Grand Ole Opry star who helped launch the career of Dolly Parton by hiring her as his duet partner, died Sunday. He was 80.


Soprano Angela Gheorghiu faced a challenge of operatic proportions: playing a young woman who's ecstatic to have found her long-lost father — with undertones of incest.


Life & style: Louise France describes how she tried to make sense of her father's sudden disappearance, the pain of their eventual reunion and his untimely death


Rapper Young Buck is charged with assault with a deadly weapon following a stabbing at a hip-hop awards show.


Class-Action Firms Extend Reach to Global Rights Cases

The class-action bar is going global as prominent plaintiffsâ firms embrace international human rights law, in what critics say is a move motivated by money.


US exports fall despite the slide in the dollar, pushing the trade gap to an all-time record of more than $60bn in November.


Transition Continues for Igawa and Yanks

Wary of wasting $46 million on one player, the Yankees are not about to give up on Kei Igawa, the left-handed pitcher from Japan who was a disappointment in 2007.


Apple Cuts iPhone Price Ahead of Holidays

Apple also introduced a new digital music player modeled after the iPhone and announced a wireless music distribution deal with Starbucks.


Americans remember the victims of the 11 September 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.


The Genesis desert crash has left scientists wondering about the delicate condition of its solar wind collection. The first release of samples to the community has begun, while new tests for oxygen-isotopes may help uncover which particles might have lunar, solar or terrestrial origins.


Microsoft launches low-cost Windows in India to woo first-time PC users

US-based Microsoft Corp will introduce a low-cost version of its Windows XP operating system in India in early 2005 in a bid to capture a market of millions of households.


As a presidential contender, Mitt Romney has the looks, the money and the campaign machine. He also has something of a candor gap.


Radiotherapy can be a better option than surgery for people with bladder cancer, say experts.


As the final minutes ticked away yesterday at Harvard's Bright Center, high school hockey fans yawned, stretched, and stood up.


To most weary shoppers, it's known as Black Friday, the semiofficial start of the holiday retail season. But to hundreds of regional residents and countless others worldwide


Jamie Foxx found the role of a lifetime in 'Ray'

When Jamie Foxx talks about himself and his career, he tends to speak in the plural. "We could have hung ourselves," he says of one gamble he took.


Booby trap kills 6 soldiers at Lebanon camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Six Lebanese soldiers were killed on Friday by an explosion in a building booby trapped by Islamist militants at a Palestinian camp in north Lebanon, security sources said.


Earnings alert: Xerox profits from color printers

Plus: Alltel profit, revenue rise...SanDisk earnings top estimates...SAP revenues solid, outlook moderate...Phone sales boost Nokia profits past forecasts.


AFRICA/CONGO RD - Premiato un Vescovo cattolico per il suo impegno nel campo sanitario e nella lotta alla vendita illecita dei farmaci Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- Importante riconoscimento per un Vescovo cattolico della Repubblica Democratica del Congo. Mons. FidÃ¨le Nsielele, Vescovo di Kisantu, nel sud-ovest della RDC ha ricevuto il premio ÂGalien d'honneurÂ da parte dei farmacisti c...


FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- Not only is high blood pressure a dangerous health threat, it can harm your sex life.


Bank of Japan Raises Short-Term Interest Rates

The central bankâs decision to raise the benchmark overnight borrowing rate isnât expected to interrupt the flow of cheap yen into global markets.


Giuliani's Firm Buys Investing Banking Unit of Ernst & Young

Rudolph W. Giuliani's consulting firm has branched out to Wall Street with plans to acquire an investment banking firm, even as he allows rumors about his political ambitions to float.


Investigators Consider Fatigue As Factor in Fatal Bus Crash

A federal investigator said Monday that the driver of a tour bus that crashed over the weekend, killing 14 people, apparently had been driving all night without backup.


The smartest guys in the room were outsmarted more than once.


DEA Disavows Support Of Painkiller Guidelines

Federal officials say they rescinded support for the directive because the document was flawed in addressing the contentious question of when and how doctors can prescribe painkillers without risking prosecution.


Dell Computers to Retail in Tesco Stores in Europe

Dell Inc , said on Friday British retailer Tesco  will sell Dell personal computers in outlets across Europe.


Mark Curry: Laughs kept him from suicide

Comedian Mark Curry, who starred in the 1990s sitcom "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper," says that if it wasn't for some of his comic friends he probably would have committed suicide last spring after a freak accident landed him in the hospital with second-degree burns.


Barcelona beats Real Madrid in Spanish league

Barcelona moved further ahead in the Spanish league by beating rival Real Madrid 3-0 Saturday in the country's biggest match. Samuel Eto'o and Giovanni van Bronckhorst scored in the first half and Ronaldinho


RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called for fresh Palestinian parliamentary and presidential elections, raising the stakes after days of internal violence that has renewed fears of civil war.


A bag full of options, and ghosts in the machinery make Intel one spooky stock for the year ahead.


A hurricane warning was issued for the Azores as Hurricane Gordon moved rapidly toward the sparsely populated group of islands Tuesday, while Hurricane Helene remained a large Category 3 storm but was expected to miss Bermuda, forecasters said.


(InfoWorld) - Apple Computer Inc. has fixed a number of flaws in the software that ships with its personal computers, including a bug in its AirPort wireless drivers that was disclosed earlier this month. The AirPort flaw was disclosed on Nov. 1 by security researcher HD Moore. It affects Proxim Wireless Corp. Orinoco wireless cards used by PowerBook and iMac computers built between 1999 and 2003, he said. These cards, which were branded AirPort by Apple, shipped with eMac, iBook, iMac, PowerBook G3, PowerBook G4 and Power Mac G4 systems, Apple said in a note on the updates , posted Tuesday. The issue does not affect systems that use the AirPort Extreme cards, Apple said. Apple warned that this flaw could be used by an attacker to run unauthorized software on a victim's computer, but Moore's exploit code could only be used to cause a computer to crash, the security researcher said. Security researchers have been paying a lot of attention to wireless device drivers since August, when researchers David Maynor and Jon Ellch reported that they'd discovered a number of significant flaws in wireless drivers, including one that affected Apple's computers. Maynor and Ellch were later criticized because they demonstrated these flaws using a third-party wireless card rather than the one that ships with Apple's MacBook, and because the two hackers have not published the code used in their attack. Nevertheless, Apple patched a number of vulnerabilities in its wireless drivers last September, saying that these were discovered in an internal audit of the company's software. Apple's Tuesday update also fixes several issues in products that ship with OS X, including flaws in the ClamAV antivirus software, Perl, PHP (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor) and Samba. In total, 22 patches were released in this update, named 2007-007 by Apple. Â


Premio alla regia a Leigh, Foxx e Staunton migliori attori


Anti-Bush Protestors Heckle Broadway Theatergoers

Dozens of demonstrators heckled and jeered Broadway theatergoers on Sunday, seeking confrontations with Republican delegates who arrived in New York City to back President Bush's reelection bid.


Titolo perde 1,1% dopo a risarcimento di 1,5 mld dollari


Mauresmo, Davenport Advance to Finals of Porche Grand Prix

World number one women's tennis player Amelie Mauresmo of France and number two Lindsay Davenport of the United States have advanced to the finals of the Porsche Grand Prix tournament in Filderstadt, Germany.


Live Nation Finds a Buyer for Its Theater Business

Live Nation has sold most of its North American theater business to Key Brand Entertainment, a company owned by a British producer and run by an American entertainment executive.


The UK's public finances were worse than expected in August,  adding to Chancellor Alistair Darling's problems.


Greek Plane Diverted to London Following Bomb Alert

A bomb threat prompted British military jets to escort a Greek passenger plane to a safe landing near London. The pilot of the Olympic Airlines plane asked for the military escort after learning that an anonymous


Monks unfairly dismissed a couple who worked for them for 23 years, an employment tribunal rules.


Residents of the Pacific Northwest struggled to stay warm Saturday after the worst windstorm in more than a decade knocked out power to more than 1.5 million homes and businesses and killed at least six people.


AFRICA/NIGERIA - La Nigeria vara la riforma del settore petrolifero: ÂVogliamo creare una societÃ  che sia competitiva anche allÂesteroÂ Lagos (Agenzia Fides)- Profonda ristrutturazione del settore petrolifero nigeriano a seguito dellÂapprovazione, da parte del governo federale della Politica Nazionale per il gas e il petrolio. \


Tape upgrades, new tape products, basically a lot of tape IBM is introducing new products to its virtual tape line for mainframe customers and enhancements to its virtual tape engine billed as low-power "green" alternatives for midrange and large businesses.â¦


Waxman has Bush administration in sights

The lawmaker who may cause the most headaches for the Bush administration when Democrats take control of Congress is a grocer's son from Watts who's hardly a household name off Capitol Hill.


A medical examiner was investigating Wednesday the death of 76-year-old man during a virus outbreak that sickened 679 people on a trans-Atlantic cruise.


Judge blocks RNC protest in Central Park

Representatives of an Arab-American group and an antiwar group say they are urgently conferring with their attorneys on what steps to take after a federal judge turned down their request to gather in New York's Central Park and stage a


George Galloway attacks claims he was in Saddam Hussein's pay as he begins a libel battle against the Daily Telegraph.


More than a quarter of Iraq's foreign debt burden could be forgiven after a framework agreement was reached by two of the country's main creditors.


Oil prices raced to fresh highs on  Friday, carrying U.S. crude over $49 a barrel, driven by  escalating violence in Iraq and unabated fuel demand growth  from China and India.


Police investigating the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Rhys Jones say witnesses "should stand up and be counted".


The Football Association revealed on Wednesday that the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff will host the FA Cup semi-final games. The games will be held over the weekend of April 16-17 2005, with Saturday's match


Mario Moore shot 4-of-5 from 3-point range and finished with 16 points to help lead Vanderbilt to a 70-56 upset of No. 19 Alabama on Wednesday night.


Ziad H. Hamzeh's documentary is important as a record of a disturbing incident that occured when 1,100 immigrants from Somalia settled in Maine.


Langford Leads No. 3 Kansas Past Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (Sports Network) - Keith Langford matched a  career high with 27 points and Wayne Simien contributed 18 with  14 rebounds, leading third-ranked Kansas to a 78-65 victory  over Nebraska at the Devaney Sports Center.


Pakistan attack kills 16 as strife mounts

At least 16 Pakistani soldiers died Wednesday in an attack on a military convoy in northwestern Pakistan, an army spokesman told CNN.


Thailand's revered king offered support Monday for the country's post-coup government, using his annual birthday speech to deliver a veiled criticism of the country's deposed prime minister.


Un ottavo della popolazione sarebbe colpevole di genocidio


David Beckham does not do low key. The Real Madrid midfielder is modern football's most remarkable marketing phenomenon and his return to international football was always likely to be a show-stopper.


Small bankers group frets over B of A's small-biz unit move ...

An association of community bankers say they are "concerned" about Bank of America Corp.'s decision to move FleetBoston Financial's small-business banking unit to Charlotte, NC, from Boston and lay off hundreds of branch workers.


Serb leader ties EU talks to keeping Kosovo

Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica greeted the resumption of suspended talks with the European Union on Wednesday by urging the EU to back down on its support for the independence of Kosovo.


Merck to Settle U.S. Claims for $671 Million

The drug company will settle claims it overcharged government health programs and improperly enticed doctors to prescribe its drugs.


"Girlfight" director takes on demonic cheerleader

<img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080108/i/r3796539465.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=RthDO8OvgT81x_1PRI6GSA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Film director Karyn Kusama is shown on the set of her film "Girlfight" in this undated publicity photograph. Kusama is in negotiations to direct "Transformers" vixen Megan Fox in "Jennifer's Body," a comedic horror movie about a possessed cheerleader. \


Annan again urges Israel to lift Lebanon blockade

DEAD SEA, Jordan  - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi   Annan on Thursday renewed his calls on Israel to lift a   blockade on Lebanon swiftly and to withdraw fully from the   country as soon as 5,000 U.N. peacekeepers are in the south.


Japan Worries as Iraq Hostage Deadline Passes

Japan grew more worried on Friday about  the fate of a Japanese hostage in Iraq as time passed after the  expiry of deadline set by his captors to behead him unless  Tokyo withdrew its troops.


Sri Lanka asks broker Norway to suspend contacts with rebels

Sri Lanka has asked peace broker Norway to suspend contacts with the island's Tamil Tiger rebels pending a review of relations with the guerrillas.Comment


Cnoc Na Si, St. Brigid's Road, Portumna, Co. Galway ; NEW DEVELOPMENTS

PORTUMNA is one of Galway's most attractive towns.   It is ideally situated by the River Shannon and Lough Derg to avail of all the attractions these fine waters have to offer. Lough Derg is one of the most scenically at tractive lakes of the Shannon system.


Do crime cameras make us safer or just undermine our privacy?

While we've grown used to these security cameras in our malls and at stop-lights, the influx of surveillance cameras in our public spaces should be of great concern to everyone.


Simpson Puts Up Her 'Dukes' for First Feature Role

Pop star Jessica Simpson has been cast as Daisy Duke in the big-screen remake of "The Dukes of Hazzard," a project that essentially marks her feature film debut.


US appeal court gives mixed decision on RIMM-NTP patent case

NEW YORK, December 15  - A US appeal court has upheld a lower courtâs decision that Research in Motion (RIMM.NAS) had infringed on the patents held by NTP, while canceling an injunction preventing the sales of Blackberry email devices


Blog: Cleantech venture capitalist says U.S. is 20 years behind and  better get on board if they want to take the lead and cash in


Diseases Appear on Rise With Temperature

NAIROBI, Kenya -- A warmer world already seems to be producing a sicker world, health experts reported Tuesday, citing surges in Kenya, China and Europe of such diseases as malaria, heart ailments and dengue fever.


Valencia, 15:47 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: AYALA A FINE STAGIONE AL VILLARREAL

Roberto Ayala a fine stagione passerà al Villarreal, club con il quale ha firmato per 3 anni....


Home bats light up 'Juice Box' as Houston takes series lead

HOUSTON - It is nicknamed the Juice Box because it is named for a fruit drink, but the juice resembling electricity is what flows through Minute Maid Park.


Ustad Sultan Khan speaks on his next music album

After the colossal success of Piya Basanti, Ustad Sultan Khan returns this time with three of the hottest singing divas for a brand new album.


Palmisano: No Cash-Balance Pension Plan For New IBM Workers

IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people ) just can't stay out of the news this week. On Wednesday the firm announced its deal with China's Lenovo, a giant step toward Chief Executive Samuel Palmisano's goal of shifting


Rehnquist will be absent from high court again next week

A court spokesman says the 80-year-old plans to sit out the two-week cycle of Supreme Court arguments that starts Monday. Next week will be the sixth week that Rehnquist has been forced to skip, as he's treated for thyroid cancer.


First 'Star Wars: Episode III' Trailer Debuts

That's because Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is back for the first trailer that previews filmmaker George Lucas' hotly anticipated final "Star Wars" prequel, "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith.


Lacklustre Els slips behind Drummond at Wentworth

Defending champion Ernie Els trailed unheralded Briton Scott Drummond by one hole midway through their first-round match in the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth on Thursday.


NASA Auditions Robots for Lunar Exploration Missions

Arizona's famous Meteor Crater is a long way from the Moon. But for a menagerie of intelligent robots hoping to earn supporting roles in NASA's lunar exploration plans, the massive impact crater west of Flagstaff is center stage.


Roma, 11:47 - ATLETICA, DOPING: GIBILISCO DEPONE ALLA GIUDICANTE

L'astista ex campione del mondo Giuseppe Gibilisco è arrivato nella sede della Federatletica,...


Outspoken Putin critic shot dead in Moscow

MOSCOW, Oct. 7 -- Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian journalist whose byline defined the fading craft of investigative and crusading reporting in President Vladimir Putin's Russia, was fatally gunned down Saturday in the lobby of her apartment building in central Moscow.


Suicide bomber kills 10 Afghan policemen

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber in police uniform killed 10 Afghan policemen and wounded 10 others as he sat with them on Thursday at a checkpoint near the southeastern town of Spin Boldak, a local police chief said.


HAVING TO EARN A NEW contract might seem tough on a man with eight Premiership medals, but it is having the desired effect on Ryan Giggs.


Kinetic Data Expands Industry-Leading BMC(R) Remedy(R) Product Portfolio With Kinetic Request

Kinetic Data, the leading provider of third-party Business Service Management (BSM) tools for the BMC Remedy platform, today announced general availability of Kinetic Request -- the latest addition to its suite of BSM applications and tools.


State Dept. Adds 20 to U.S. Tsunami Toll

The toll of Americans presumed dead in the South Asian tsunami has more than doubled as the State Department announced Wednesday that 20 more people were added to the list of those known previously to have perished.


After Northwest Airlines decided to charge fees on tickets bought through travel agencies that use Sabre, Sabre announced that it will make Northwest fares less prominent in its displays and will charge the airline more.


Technical Glitches Close American Stock Exchange

Amex was hit by a technical problem, which prevented trading last Thursday.


A novembre ribasso del 2,4% nell'anno e dello 0,9% nel mese


Il patron dell'Inter respinge le affermazioni di De Santis


Supreme Court Says 401k Participants Can Sue

The Washington Post\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.


Firenze, 21:21 - Calcio, Fiorentina; Della Valle: fiducia a Buso

Fiducia a Sergio Buso e alla squadra nonostante il ko interno con Lazio, il secondo di fila dopo que...


Search engine giant Google is going to make it easy for book lovers to search though pages of books online and read a few pages too.


Red Cross: Tsunami Toll Could Top 100,000

The international Red Cross said Wednesday that the death toll from this week's earthquake and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean could rise to more than 100,000.


Rice flies to Iraq to urge reconciliation

KIRKUK, Iraq  - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Iraq on an unannounced visit on Tuesday, and a U.S. official said she planned to urge Iraqi leaders to speed up national reconciliation.


Gunmen opened fire on two French aid workers in eastern Burundi, killing one and wounding the other, police and aid officials said Tuesday.


All blue-eyed people share one common ancestor

Genetic mutation responsible for Sinatra A University of Copenhagen team has identified the gene which around 6-10,000 years ago underwent a genetic mutation in one individual who eventually gave rise to all blue-eyed people.â¦


-- IBM Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are teaming up to offer a free data-search tool for businesses, a quirky move challenging Google Inc. and other corporate-search specialists in a blossoming market.


Milosevic Militia Chief, 11 Others Guilty in '03 Killing of Serbian Premier

BELGRADE, Serbia, May 23 -- Slobodan Milosevic's paramilitary commander and 11 other men were convicted and sentenced Wednesday in the assassination of Serbia's first democratically elected prime minister, Zoran Djindjic.


IBM unveils notebook with fingerprint reader

IBM on Monday introduced a biometric notebook computer with an integrated fingerprint reader,which it says can recognize the user of the computer.


Sri Lanka tourism a casualty of Tamil Tiger war

Hotel deals abound as foreign governments issue travel warnings to would-be visitors.


Deborah Kerr, Actress Known for Genteel Grace and a Sexy Beach Kiss, Dies at 86

The versatile actress projected the quintessential image of the proper Englishwoman but was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950s.


Microsoft's latest MOM has been released to manufacturing, with retail availability slated for October 1. MOM, or Microsoft Operations Manager, is a console for administering Windows servers and applications, with tools for monitoring and analyzing performance. MOM 2005 includes an easier setup, new user interface and improved built-in security. Smaller businesses can take advantage of MOM 2005 Workgroup Edition for $499 USD, while standard MOM 2005 server licenses run $729 USD.


AVIVIM, Israel  - Lebanese troops and an Israeli army patrol exchanged fire on their shared border on Wednesday in the first such incident since Lebanon deployed regular forces after Israel's war against Hezbollah guerrillas.


Crude oil futures rise two per cent on colder weather in North ...

Oil prices rose two per cent Tuesday on the back of a rally in heating oil futures that was supported by colder weather in the Western Hemisphere.


Singer Robbie Williams' greatest hits album is to be sold on a memory card for mobile phones.


Spezia, 19:16 - CALCIO, SPEZIA: DAL TREVISO ARRIVA TEDESCHI

Il difensore Luca Tedeschi, 22 anni, passa dal Treviso allo Spezia. Il giocatore, trasferito con la ...


Before the first snap of the final game-deciding drive, the Cal quarterback told his huddle, "We're going to take the ball 65 yards and get this win.


Democrats Give 'Pre-Buttal' to Pending Bush Speech

The two top Democrats in the U.S. Congress challenged President Bush on Monday to draft an "exit strategy" in Iraq and work with them in his drive to revamp the Social Security retirement program.


'Dream Team' Out of Gold Race After Loss to Argentina

The US men's basketball team was beaten by Argentina and booed off the court by the crowd on Friday as it was denied an Olympic gold medal for the first time since 1992 when NBA players started competing.