Sony Corp. posted a 13 percent drop in quarterly profit on Thursday due to sliding prices of TVs, DVD recorders and video cameras and its failure to overtake Apple Computer's iPod in the portable audio market.


"Utopia" makes for ideal "Forbidden" fruit

All those Tony wins for  "The Coast of Utopia" definitely add oomph to "Forbidden  Broadway: The Roast of Utopia," the special summer  retrospective edition of the "Forbidden Broadway" franchise  that debuts Wednesday and runs through August 22 at the 47th  Street Theatre.


The Revolution are apparently prepared to fight to extend their season. Clint Dempsey and Pat Noonan shoved each other and flailed away briefly yesterday at the Gillette Stadium practice field, while the team prepared for tomorrow's playoff game against the Columbus Crew.


Actor Christopher Reeve Dies of Heart Failure

"Superman" actor Christopher Reeve, paralyzed when he fell from a horse nine years ago, has died in a New York hospital of heart failure, his publicist said on Monday.


Former Cowboys coach Parcells joins Dolphins: report

Former Super Bowl-winning coach Bill  Parcells has agreed to join the Miami Dolphins as executive  vice president for football operations, the Miami Herald  reported on Thursday.


SWAPO Declared Winner in Namibia Election

Namibia's ruling SWAPO party scored an overwhelming victory in official election results on Sunday, bolstering the former guerrilla movement as it grapples with sensitive issues such as land reform.


Costs for elite prep schools are staggering, but parents say they're worth it.


Quattro i feriti, la moglie della vittima e' grave


Company Withholds $5 Million Bonus from Lance Armstrong

A Dallas company that specializes in  underwriting prize money will not pay a $5 million bonus to  Lance Armstrong until it investigates claims the Tour de France  champion used performance-enhancing drugs.


A supermarket cashier wins Â£100,000 on the lottery after being given a scratchcard by her boss.


Dogged by opposition to the Iraq war, Prime Minister Tony Blair tried to focus attention on domestic issues as the governing Labour Party's annual convention opened Sunday and insisted he hadn't considered resigning earlier this year.


A 68-year-old woman who uses cannabis to relieve pain is found guilty of growing and possessing the drug.


Bush: "Quattro paesi uniti per soccorrere le zone colpite"

Lo ha detto il presidente Usa George W.Bush nel suo primo commento sulla tragedia dei tsunami che ha colpito l'Asia. "Il segretario di Stato Colin Powell sta lavorando sodo e ha preso contatti con i colleghi


Hokies 'Fell Apart' at BC: Unable to Stop Eagles Forward Jared Dudley, Tech Loses a Second Straight ACC Game.

By Norm Wood, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 4--CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Before his players took the floor Saturday against Boston College, Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg told them there were three keys to stopping forward Jared Dudley.


News Corporation shareholders have approved the company's decision to move its headquarters from Australia to United States. At a extraordinary meeting in Adelaide, more than 90% of shareholders voted to support


Listening to music in the early stages after a stroke can improve a patient's recovery, research suggests.


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Sherwin-Williams Profit Up, Cuts Guidance

Sherwin-Williams Co. SHW.N, the  largest U.S. paint maker, on Thursday reported a 10 percent  rise in third-quarter profit, helped by acquisitions and   demand for architectural paint.


Halloween stirs imagination in costume-loving Japan

A handful of giggling Japanese women wearing devil's horns and cat costumes gather under a giant neon-orange pumpkin outside a Tokyo shopping mall.


Across his tsunami-devastated island, his relatives, friends and teachers lay dead, lost in water that submerged his home. As Koshi Mackenroe John hunkered down on a hill with his parents, there was little he could do except wait for rescuers.


NVIDIA, graphics card manufacturer, has reported that it's partnering up with Sony on the graphics hardware for PlayStation 3. The companies have been developing a custom graphics processing unit (GPU) incorporating next-generation GeForce technology


If it didn't cross your mind while watching video footage of SpaceShipOne streaking into space over California's Mojave Desert on Monday, there were plenty of commentators on hand to jog your sense of history.


Go on the take with Tennessee: Revenge unlikely for bitter 'Bama

If emotion is the key to great football, tomorrow's showdown between Alabama and Tennessee should be a classic. That's because the Vols are coached by Phillip Fulmer - insultingly


Solar-powered ion drive asteroid probe set for launch

Not much va-va-voom, but very economical NASA has confirmed that the "Dawn" space probe to the asteroid belt will indeed launch on Saturday, ending speculation that the mission might be delayed.â¦


Soapy 'Housewives' cleans up with viewers

How high can Housewives fly? Sunday's episode of ABC's hot Desperate Housewives drew a record 24.9 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsens. And nearly 15 million of them were young adults, making the soapy suburban saga last week's top show among that crucial audience.


Millions buy Valentine gifts for themselves

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) -If you're gazing enviously at the bouquet of roses on your colleague's desk this Valentine's Day, remember there's a chance they're not from a secret admirer or even a significant other.


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Throughout his career, Philip Roth has imagined alternate fates for characters very much like himself: bright, sensitive boys who grow up to become self-conscious, conflicted men, torn


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A body washed up last year on the Isle of Wight is believed to be that of Charanjit Kaur, mother-in-law of killed millionaire Amarjit Chohan.


TBS to Launch Mobile Phone Internet Site

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.  said Monday its joint company with trading firm Mitsui & Co.  will start operating an Internet site for mobile phone users in September.


NEW YORK - Their voices breaking, parents and grandparents of those lost on Sept. 11 stood at the World Trade Center site Saturday and marked the third anniversary of the attacks by reciting the names of the 2,749 people who died there...


Reid Poised to Be Senate Democratic Leader

Senate Democrats are changing management, their ranks reduced to a 74-year low and their longtime leader defeated for re-election back home.


Police: Substance found at U.N. not toxic

A substance removed from the United Nations office last week is not a toxic chemical agent, police and a U.N. official told CNN on Thursday.


EastEnders star Ray Panthaki, who plays Ronny Ferreira, is hurt in an alleged attack at an Essex nightclub.


But whether in Parliament or in the newspapers, there's no escaping the perception here: British troops would be redeployed nearer Baghdad to help George W. Bush, not American soldiers.


Researchers cautioned that the dream of growing new human hearts, if it is ever realized, remains years away.


Kidman Stirs Up Controversy at Venice with 'Birth'

VENICE, Italy  - Hollywood diva Nicole Kidman made  waves in Venice Wednesday as a fragile young widow who believes  a 10-year-old boy is the reincarnation of her dead husband in  the world premiere of "Birth."


Henin marches into semi-final past Serena

Justine Henin won the latest battle in the most fierce rivalry in women's tennis with a 6-4 3-6 6-3 quarter-final victory over seventh seed Serena Williams at Wimbledon on Wednesday.


The brawl that erupted last week at a basketball game has exposed the weakness of a common assumption: that anger can be treated almost as if it were an infection.


Hollywood actor Ben Stiller attends the UK premiere of his latest film Dodgeball in central London.


Authorities blamed youth gangs yesterday for an attack on a public bus that killed 28 people returning from work or Christmas shopping


Coaching likely in Staley's Olympic future

With a gold medal dangling from her neck, Dawn Staley said Saturday that she won't play basketball in the Olympics again. She sure would like to coach in one, though.


A hostage who was being forced to withdraw money at her bank managed to tip off a teller to call police, authorities said, before she was found dead at her family home.


Double-digit earnings appreciation -- that's delicious!


In the space of barely more than a week, the two teams believed to be the best in baseball -- the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals -- lost a combined six consecutive games.


A closely watched survey of business activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region showed evidence of some slowing in the country's economic expansion on Thursday, but an index used to gauge future growth gave more hopeful signals.


Family call for inquiry after British right-to-life baby dies

A terminally ill baby in Britain whose life-saving treatment was withheld in a high-profile legal case has died, prompting angry calls for an inquiry from the baby's family.


Employers watched their health insurance premiums jump 11.2 percent in 2004, lower than last year's hike of nearly 14 percent but about five times the rate of inflation and the increase in workers' earnings, according to a closely watched annual survey of


Eastman Kodak Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have settled their lawsuit over whether Sun infringed on Kodak's patents in creating the Java platform.


Anaheim got help from Seattle errors and scored four runs in the eighth inning Thursday in a 6-1 win over the Mariners. The Angels stayed two games behind first-place Oakland in the American League West.


Two men will appear in court today accused of racial public order offences involving Birmingham striker Dwight Yorke. Yorke complained to police that he was taunted with monkey chants and other racist abuse


Floods from Tropical Storm Jeanne Kill 57 in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - Floods from Tropical  Storm Jeanne killed 57 people in Haiti and many more were  missing in the Caribbean nation on Sunday as the storm swirled  in the Atlantic east of the Bahamas, a civil protection  official said.


WHO warns of a new diseases from animals in Asia

Beijing, Sept 14 (PTI) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned governments, especially those in Asia, that they may face more diseases originating in animals in the future, posing a threat to the health of human beings.


Industry group forms to track and thwart IM threats

A group of Internet security and instant messaging (IM) providers have teamed up to detect and thwart the growing threat of IM and peer-to-peer (P-to-P) viruses and worms, they said Tuesday.


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Clemens urges no rush to judgment on steroid report

Roger Clemens, fighting to save his tarnished reputation as a great baseball pitcher, issued a fresh denial on Tuesday that he used steroids and urged the public "not to rush to judgment" about him.


Ecotopias Aren't Just for Hippies Anymore -- and They're Sprouting Up Worldwide

The race for the first carbon-neutral, zero-emissions community is on, from Costa Rica to Libya to an island in San Francisco Bay.


A blast from a suspected car- bomb kills at least one US soldier and an Iraqi in Baghdad, the US military says.


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Apple unveils iPhone, iPod touch with more memory

Apple Inc  on Tuesday  introduced models of its iPhone and iPod touch devices with  double the memory available in previous versions.


Report: Black Robbed Hollinger of $400 M

the former Daily Telegraph publisher -- and his wife Barbara Amiel used corporate credit cards to pay for their every extravagance.


Sir Clive Woodward says his former assistant Andy Robinson is the right man to lead England.


WALTHAM -- The Celtics are on a slow roll, the kind that comes with a three-game winning streak and days off between games. Boston is biding its time until Wednesday, when it plays Washington at the MCI Center. Until then, there remains momentum to sustain. Coach Doc Rivers gave players Saturday off, then conducted an open practice yesterday for select ...


Public Gets Final Chance to View Honor Farm Plans

By Jeff Tucker, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Jun. 14--Pueblo residents will have one final opportunity to look at options for a large piece of open space on Pueblo's west side. The plan will be submitted to the planning and zoning commission and the Pueblo City Council.


Afghanistan's historic presidential elections are due to take place in just two weeks. Senior US military officials are warning that Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters are increasing their efforts to undermine the vote.


Description: Monday is the deadline set by the UN for Sudan's government to disarm the militias accused of killing more than 30,000 African farmers while looting and burning their villages.


Ice Cube on Tour, With a Couple of Holy Terrors

The always charismatic Ice Cube makes "Are We There Yet?" watchable, but his young charges are such insufferable brats that the hero's change of heart remains a mystery.


South Korea fired warning shots on Saturday after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed into its side of their heavily defended border, adding to mounting tension after Pyongyang said this week it planned a nuclear test.


Edwards Weathers Haircut, Hedge-Fund Uproars to Keep Iowa Lead

Bloomberg - May 31 (Bloomberg) -- Matt Lavin, an Iowa City graduate student, says nothing he has heard so far -- not the reports of $400 haircuts, the $44,000 fee for a speech on poverty, the $500,000 hedge-fund salary -- has shaken his support for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards.


Composer Reich among Japan award winners

American Steve Reich won Japan's   Praemium Imperiale award for music on Thursday, but the   influential minimalist composer said it took time for his work   to be widely accepted.


Chevron in "record-setting" Gulf of Mexico test

Chevron Corp. said on Tuesday it   successfully completed what it called "a record setting   production test" on the Jack No. 2 well at Walker Ridge Block   758 in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.


Port ELIZABETH, December 19: Fast bowler Makhaya Ntini inspired a middle-order collapse that left the first Test between South Africa and England delicately balanced after the third day on Sunday.


United eyes decision on pension plans' fate

United Airlines hopes to complete a new business plan within two months, including a decision on whether to terminate its pension plans, the company told employees yesterday.


No apology for gay bishopâs consecration

Rifts in the Anglican Communion appear to be growing in the wake of a church commission report that asks US Episcopalians to apologize for installing gay Bishop V. Gene Robinson in New Hampshire last year.


Asus Maximus Formula Intel X38-based mobo

Maximus or minimus? Review Intelâs new X38 chipset sweeps aside the elderly 975X and storms to the front of the queue as the natural choice for anyone building or upgrading a Core 2 Duo, Quad or Extreme PC. In essence, the X38 is a souped-up P35 with added support for the next-gen 1600MHz frontside bus (FSB) as well as Intelâs 45nm 'Penryn'.â¦


Software allows users of personal digital assistants to make free calls using Wi-Fi networks.


Cabinet makeover seen jump-starting second-term agenda

President Bush has signaled that he intends to hit the ground running with an aggressive second-term agenda by replacing a majority of his first-term Cabinet with leaders more in tune with his conservative line of thinking.


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Blocking gene opens avenues for treating prostate cancer

Cancer Research UK scientists in Oxford have found a new way to make prostate cancer succumb more readily to currently used treatments.


Romania's opposition candidates has called for election results to be annulled amid claims of widespread voter fraud.


Owen Wilson drops out of upcoming comedy

Owen Wilson, hospitalized after an apparent suicide attempt, has dropped out of the upcoming ensemble comedy "Tropic Thunder."


Wis. Tunnel Fix Could Dump Sewage in Water

Milwaukee officials warn that a court order to line a deep tunnel with concrete could cause sewage to dump into the city's rivers and Lake Michigan.


Health summit to discuss worldwide flu threat

WASHINGTON - The World Health Organization is about to hold a summit to prepare for what it says it the growing threat of a flu pandemic.


Scientists detail cost of global warming

Wilting heat, deadly storms, flash floods, coastal erosion, more days with unhealthy air — those are just some of the effects of rising temperatures on the Northeast, a group of scientists reported Wednesday. They urged governments and citizens to take steps now to avoid the most devastating consequences of global warming.


Intel czar Mike McConnell told Congress a new law helped bring down a terror plot. The facts say otherwise.


PeopleSoft Inc. , which is trying to fight off a hostile takeover by rival Oracle Corp. , on Friday said its board had ousted President and Chief Executive Craig Conway due to "a loss of confidence" in his ability to lead the software company.


56-year-old woman is oldest American to give birth to twins

NEW YORK : A 56-year-old US woman became the oldest American to give birth to twins Tuesday in New York, also going down in the history books as one of the oldest new mothers in the United States.


UN's Annan Questioned in Iraq Oil-For-Food Probe

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan was questioned twice last year by the commission  investigating the Iraq oil-for-food scandal, a U.N. spokesman  acknowledged on Tuesday.


Aymeric Jeanneau has become one of those understudy-makes-good stories. The man who had to replace the injured Tony Parker as the starting point guard for France, led his country into the quarterfinals of the FIBA world championships for the first time in 43 years. Jeanneau scored 16 points, including six free throws in the final 36 seconds, and France held off Angola 68-62 on Sunday in a second-round victory.


Seafood chain Landry's Restaurants Inc.  LNY.N said on Friday it would jump into the gambling business  with the purchase of the storied Golden Nugget Casino in  downtown Las Vegas for $140 million.


US trade officials said on Tuesday that former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy would be a "strong candidate" to lead the World Trade Organization, but stopped short of formally endorsing him.


STRASBOURG A backlash against an Italian commissioner with conservative social views steered the European Union into crisis Wednesday when JosÃ© Manuel Barroso was forced to delay the vote on the new European Commission.


he second leg of the 2004 Rally Australia ended with two consecutive rounds of the Perth City superspecial stage. Petter Solberg won the two rounds of the superspecial yesterday but this time Harri Rovanpera was the best, finishing first in both events.


Pardon Me,  Your Schadenfreude  Is Showing

Like it or not, schadenfreude -- in German, "schaden" means "damage," and "freude" means "joy" -- is part of the human condition.


FTSE back over 6,000 as Wall St futures fly

London equities made strong gains on Friday,as fresh bid activity energerised the mining sector and Wall Street futures took off after Microsoft made an offer for Yahoo.


Students Thankful for Early Holiday Gift: Free Computers

By Chastity Pratt, Detroit Free Press  Dec. 15--The 30 children in Thoris Marie Walton's fourth-grade class at Detroit's Fairbanks Elementary get homework every single night.


Dylan tops US charts for first time in 30 years

Bob Dylan reached the top of the  U.S. albums chart for the first time in 30 years, and only the  fourth time in his career, according to sales data issued on  Wednesday.


Top men's seed Roger Federer and defending champion Andy Roddick each will face strong tests early in the 2004 US Open, and defending women's champion and top seed Justine Henin-Hardenne will


SARAJEVO, November 29 (FENA) - The Government of Japan has decided to ...

The Government of Japan has decided to provide support to the UNDP Project 'Support to the establishment of War Crimes Chamber in BiH' by utilizing US$ 500,000 from the Japan/UNDP Trust Fund for BiH, was ...


Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman criticises the BBC's plans to make 15% cuts in its news budget.


Frail Pope Struggles Through Lourdes Mass

Pope John Paul, a sick man among the sick, wound up a emotional visit to this miracle shrine Sunday and struggled with iron determination to finish a sermon in order to encourage others suffering around him.


Continental Airlines Inc. said yesterday it would cut about 425 jobs, or 1 percent of its work force, through staff reductions, attrition, and elimination of unfilled vacancies as part of an effort to trim expenses by another $200 million.


DAVENPORT, Iowa  - White House hopefuls barnstormed across Iowa in a frenzied plea for support on Wednesday, with polls showing deadlocked races in both parties the day before the state's contest kicking off the process of choosing presidential candidates.


Britney Spears has filed for divorce against husband Kevin Federline. Filing yesterday, Spears cited âirreconcilable differencesâ as the reason of their split.   The couple has what sources have cited as an âiron-cladâ prenup which prevents Federline...


One of the five former Whitman High athletes charged in connection with the robbery of a Smoothie King store in Bethesda yesterday pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Juvenile Court to a charge of being an accessory after the fact to a robbery, according to his attorney, Barry Helfand.


Dow Jones Continues Hunt for an Alternative Bid

Dow Jones board members are meeting with billionaire Ronald W. Burkle in an effort to hunt for alternatives to a takeover by Rupert Murdochâs News Corporation.


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"Non sono io lo stupratore". Si dichiara innocente il 19enne difensore del Manchester United, Jonny ...


Europe gives blessing to Brit Energy Â£5bn rescue

The company said the decision was a "major step" towards implementing its controversial rescue plan. Major shareholders are opposing the deal, which hands control of


French troops in Ivory Coast have been accused of over-reacting and killing up to 30 unarmed civilians in retaliation for the killing of nine French peacekeepers.


Matador steals show when two Spains face off

BARCELONA, Spain  - There is often talk of two Spains, right and left or traditional and modern; the debate will go on for years but one issue was settled long ago.


When data breach investigator Bryan Sartin gets a call to check into an incident involving customer records loss at a retailer, he knows that the situation most likely involves information that has been lifted from a company's point-of-sale systems.


Go hunting for misunderstood multibaggers in the making.


Joe Worsley returns to the England side for Saturday's game against South Africa.


Alfonseca Signs 1-Year Deal With Marlins

Free-agent reliever Antonio Alfonseca signed a one-year contract Friday to rejoin his former team, the Florida Marlins, who revised their offer when a routine physical disclosed a herniated disc in the right-hander's back.


Man dies after New Year's Day gang attack

North Yorkshire man dies after being assaulted by a group of youths when he went to look for the family dog


Bear Stearns posts $854 million quarterly loss

Bear Stearns Cos Inc  on Thursday reported its first quarterly loss in the company's history, capping a fiscal year when the fifth-largest U.S. investment bank took a beating on bad bets on risky subprime mortgages.


Sing Tones won't do miracles, but it'll give it a go A new service from Synchro Arts, better known for its professional audio work in the film industry, will take your voice and attempt to change the pitch, tone, and timing to match a wide range of popular songs.â¦


Police: Girl Attacks Sitter With Machete

BARSTOW, Calif. - An 11-year-old attacked her baby sitter with a machete during a struggle that included attempts by the girl to grab a baseball bat, a shovel and a BB gun, investigators said...


Discovery of 130-year-old state Supreme Court ruling slows repeal of Va. abusive-driver fees.


Claiming victory, Palestinian security prisoners end 19-day hunger ...

Palestinian security prisoners ended their hunger strike yesterday as they declared their 19-day protest succeeded in achieving most of their demands.


Crunch time for Europe's mobile operators as 3G hits mainstream

It's crunch time for Europe's mobile telephone giants. After spending billions of euros on third-generation licences, they now hope to persuade millions of customers to make the switch to the new 3G services with high-speed Internet access and video and music downloads.


PartyGaming plans to expand aggressively  outside the United States, but sees no risk of being dragged  into the U.S. indictment of a rival for racketeering, the  world's biggest online gaming firm said.


MORGAN HILL, Calif. -- In the lobby of Alien Technology, giant statues of Robbie the Robot and Klaatu from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" stand guard over the reception area. Hanging on one doorway leading to the inner sanctum is a sign that reads: "Area 52. Restricted Area. Secret Research Facility."


The Web site of AvSoft Technologies attempts to install a virus on visiting PCs, security firm warns.


That's what the producers of the syndicated game show aim to find out with a recently announced "Super Tournament" that will take place over 15 weeks starting early next year.


Relatives of missing Madeleine McCann are to launch another advertising campaign to publicise her disappearance.


If the 8,276 at the Everett Events Center wondered just who they were watching last night, it's understandable. The Everett Silvertips unusually wore their white uniforms in a home


Zawodny  threads off of Scoble  on the IE issue:  "I have to say, when I first read that I nearly fell off my chair laughing. I was thinking "how stupid ARE these IE guys?!?!?!" But we all know that Microsoft is full of smart people who care about what they're doing. So something really doesn't compute here."  "Last time I checked, IE wasn't even close to feature parity with Mozilla's browsers. No popup blocking, no tabbed browsing, etc."  "Does the IE team really not know what their product is missing?"  Perhaps.  It's highly likely that they just don't know.  The bigger issue here is that Microsoft products can't fail and they can't succeed.  Microsoft has 40-50 billion in the bank.  There ...


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The head of Formula One has told the BBC Silverstone will definitely not be included in the 2005 racing calendar. Bernie Ecclestone and the British Racing Driver's Club (BRDC) failed to reach a financial agreement


ASIA/CINA - Il mondo cinese, insieme alla Chiesa universale, prega intensamente per lÂunitÃ  dei Cristiani Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Il mondo cinese partecipa intensamente alla Settimana di preghiera per lÂunitÃ  dei Cristiani insieme alla Chiesa Universale, raccogliendo lÂinvito lanciato dal Santo Padre domenica scorsa allÂAngelus. Secondo le informazioni in...


It's all in the media Virtual teams need to choose their communications tools carefully if they want to be effective, new research has revealed.â¦


U.S. Embassy in The Hague Evacuated - Police

The U.S. embassy in The Hague and  several restaurants in the area were evacuated on Friday, Dutch  police said.


Chile's Pinochet under house arrest again

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was placed under house arrest on Monday in connection with the kidnapping of two of his political opponents in 1974, a judicial source said.


Oil steady after jump on Nigeria and Iran

Oil was steady on Tuesday after new supply disruptions in Nigeria and renewed geopolitical concerns about Iran rekindled supply worries, offsetting growing talk of a U.S. recession that would hurt oil demand.


Jet zooms into record books - at 7000mph

A TINY unmanned jet has soared above the Pacific Ocean at nearly ten times the speed of sound - almost 7000mph - in a record-breaking demonstration of a radical new engine technology.


Judge rules for Oracle in PeopleSoft case

The judge presiding over the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) attempt to block Oracle Corp.'s proposed takeover of rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc. ruled in Oracle's favor on Thursday, removing one obstacle preventing the hostile acquisition.  The decision means Oracle's fifteen-month campaign to buy PeopleSoft through a $7.7 billion cash tender offer to PeopleSoft's shareholders will continue.  "Because plaintiffs have not shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the merger of Oracle and PeopleSoft is likely substantially to lessen competition in a relevant product and geographic market ... the court directs the entry of judgment against plaintiffs and in favor of defendant Oracle," U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Judge Vaughn Walker wrote in his ruling.  The decision is a setback for PeopleSoft and a significant blow to the DOJ, but it's far from a green light for Oracle. From the start, the biggest obstacle to the deal has been PeopleSoft's "poison pill," an anti-takeover provision in its bylaws that allows it to manipulate its shares to make a hostile acquisition prohibitively expensive. Oracle is challenging the legality of PeopleSoft's poison pill; trial on that case is scheduled to commence Sept. 27 in Delaware's Court of Chancery.  Oracle in a first reaction to the ruling said that it removes a significant roadblock to the acquisition. "This decision puts the onus squarely on the board of PeopleSoft to meet with us and to redeem their poison pill so that the shareholders can accept our offer," Oracle Chairman Jeffrey Henley said in a statement.  However, Oracle also has to convince PeopleSoft's shareholders to take advantage of its buyout offer. The company is offering $21 per share. So far, only 21.7 million of PeopleSoft's shares, 6 percent of the company's outstanding total, had been tendered into Oracle's offer as of Aug 27. That percentage may rise with the DOJ's defeat, as shareholders anticipate a better chance Oracle's bid will be successful.  PeopleSoft's shares (PSFT) ended trading Thursday on the Nasdaq exchange at $17.95. The shares bounced up 15.26 percent in after-hours trading to $20.69.  Oracle and PeopleSoft also remain locked in another legal battle in California's Alameda County Superior Court, where PeopleSoft has charged Oracle with unfair business practices. Oracle countered with a complaint accusing PeopleSoft of illegally refusing to seriously evaluate Oracle's bid, and of improperly creating a "customer assurance program" that could make an Oracle acquisition of PeopleSoft very costly if Oracle. The case is schedule for trial in November.


SEC's Atkins Tapped for Commodities Regulator

Longtime securities regulator Paul S. Atkins is under serious consideration to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, according to two people briefed on the process.


Home Office threatens illegal immigrants with text messages

Pls do nt dstrb da nabrs as u lv UK.gov has unveiled its latest weapon in its battle against illegal immigration â the fearsome text message.â¦


Forty-five days and some 13 million downloads after its official release, Mozilla's Firefox browser is showing undeniable momentum--but does it signal the beginning of the end to Microsoft's monopoly over the basic software used to access the Web?


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Sri Lanka opposition parliamentarian shot dead

A prominent Sri Lankan opposition Tamil parliamentarian was shot and killed on Tuesday, the military said, as the opposition charged that a lack of security made the government responsible for the death.


Insurance agent is Hemingway look-alike winner

An insurance agent who beat out 122 others to win Florida's annual "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest says he has little in common with the Nobel Prize-winning U.S. author.


Essay: âBeen There?â Sometimes That Isnât the Point

Often, a patient's âhave you ever ...â question is less a therapeutic riddle to be solved than an expression of genuine skepticism that they can indeed be helped.


Thousands of Maoists set to demonstrate in Nepal

Thousands of supporters of former Maoist rebels are expected to hold a mass demonstration in the Nepali capital on Tuesday to press the government to ensure key elections occur on time, a Maoist spokesman said.


Antispam developer: DomainKeys is only a first step

Blog: A Cisco engineer behind the promising new DomainKeys Identified Mail standard warns it isn't immune to exploitation by cybercriminals, but is instead more like "a peephole in the door."


EMPEROR Akihito has joined the controversy surrounding his daughter-in-law Masako's depressive illness by describing criticism of the Japanese imperial family as painful and untrue.


Treasuries Look Past Data to Oil, Auction

Treasuries prices clung to modest  gains on Wednesday as the market looked past mixed data on U.S.  business investment to focus on high oil prices and an auction  of new government debt.


ASIAN STRATEGY: DCX sells stake in Hyundai

DaimlerChrysler AG sold its 10.5-percent stake in South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. for $912 million after CEO Juergen Schrempp's plan to win more of the Asian market failed.


US Supreme Court to hear appeal on music-swapping, copyright

WASHINGTON : The US Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case to determine whether music-swapping services can be held liable for copyright infringement if their networks are used for illegal digital copies.


DENNIS JOHNSON was a calm 24-year-old when he sat up in his bed in his hotel room in Washington. It was after the first game of the 1979 National Basketball Association finals. The calm might have seemed peculiar. His Seattle Supersonics had lost the first game to the Washington Bullets. The year before, the Sonics lost to the Bullets for ...


The band R.E. M. releases its 13th major album, "Around the Sun" Tuesday -- but for hundreds of thousands of fans, there's no suspense. They've already listened to the entire album for free on the Internet, and with the band's label's encouragement. -The Washington Post


A JOURNALIST posing as a workman has managed to breach security at the Queen's official residence in Scotland, less than two weeks after an intruder climbed onto Buckingham Palace in London.


London Mayor Ken Livingstone is to sign an oil deal with the Venezuelan government giving cheap fuel and cut-price travel.


Avrebbe dato queste indicazioni tramite una lavagna


GigaSpaces and Lightstreamer Partner to Provide Enterprise-Scale Streaming AJAX

JavaPolis 2006 -- GigaSpaces(TM) and Lightstreamer today announced they have completed a joint development effort that streamlines the integration of the two organizations' complimentary products.


Alla manifestazione organizzata dai sindacati autonomi anche slogan su ProdiLa Margherita chiede provvedimenti: "Inaccettabili attacchi alle istituzioni"                                          Poliziotti in corteo contro la Finanziaria Ovazioni per Fini, urla e fischi a Casini


Crisis-hit bank's stock hits all-time low after Treasury warns it will not protect new customers.


A powerful explosion has killed at least one man in a district of Kabul housing international aid agencies and accommodation for their staff.


Parma, 16:14 - CALCIO, PARMA: 19 CONVOCATI PER LA REGGINA

Il tecnico del Parma, Claudio Ranieri, ha convocato 19 giocatori per la gara contro la Reggina in pr...


Telrex CallRex is the First VoIP Call Recording Solution Verified to Record Encrypted Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0 Calls

Telrex today announced that its CallRex version 3.1 is the first VoIP call-recording product verified by an independent third party to support the recording of encrypted VoIP phone calls occurring in Cisco Unified CallManager, version 5.0.


Karzai Rival Refuses to Concede Election

KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai's rivals said Sunday it was too early to call Afghanistan's inaugural presidential election, despite the interim leader's dominant showing after three days of vote-counting.    The U.S.-backed incumbent's main challenger, Yunus Qanooni, insisted that a full count and a proper investigation by a panel of foreign experts on fraud allegations could yet put him in the running...


Witness says CIA oversaw abuse at Abu Ghraib

Witnesses in the trial of a US soldier charged with abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib have told the court that the CIA sometimes directed abuse and orders were received from military command to toughen interrogations.


New file system has long road to Windows

Microsoft's long-planned new file system is likely still many years away from being a part of the company's server operating system.


French President Jacques Chirac today spoke of the âtrue friendshipâ between his country and Britain but again stressed his opposition to the kind of military intervention which started the war in Iraq.


IBM and Advanced Micro Devices have announced that they have produced a silicon chip with a marked improvement in speed by using strained silicon technology.


AFRICA - I piccoli impianti idroelettrici chiave di volta per elettrificare lÂAfrica rurale Roma (Agenzia Fides)- LÂAfrica ha un enorme potenziale idroelettrico ancora tutto da sfruttare. Lo afferma Wim Jonker Klunne, un esperto in energie rinnovabili, in uno studio apparso di recente. Solo il 7% del potenziale idroelettrico africano Ã¨ sfru...


Romania Swears in President Traian Basescu

Traian Basescu took office Monday as Romania's third president since the Communist regime fell in 1989, and he pledged to clean up rampant corruption and carry out reforms that will ready the country for European Union membership.


Pakistan's Musharraf nominated for presidential vote

Pakistan's military president, Pervez Musharraf, registered on Thursday to run in an October 6 presidential election as the Supreme Court prepared to rule on whether his bid for power is legal.


Greggio a 75,80 dollari. Oro: -0,3%, a 675,50 dollari oncia


President George W. Bush said on Thursday that a new approach was required on Iraq, one day after a scathing report by the Iraq Study Group called for changing U.S. strategy.


From the corner pizzeria to high-end bakeries, New York City's world famous eateries are preparing for kitchen scrutiny as the board of health moves to ban trans fats.


The US Senate confirmed Condoleezza Rice as US secretary of state to replace Colin Powell.


Mideast Internet Failure Spreads to India

The internet service disruption plaguing the Middle East following damage to an undersea cable spreads to India.


By Amanda Ricker, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 17--Kryptobot VI, a robot designed by the Cando (N.D.) Cub Robotics Team 877 will be demonstrated at a soup, sandwich and pie supper 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the Cando School.


Hermon Gets Grant to Study Water, Sewer Extension

By TONI-LYNN ROBBINS; OF THE NEWS STAFF  HERMON - The town has received a community planning grant to research extending public water and sewer into the village area.


Inland, Too, Are the Sights and Scents of a Disaster

Away from the ocean, in the Florida Panhandle's interior, the imprint of Hurricane Ivan not only was visible on Friday but also hung pungently in the air.


China battles winter weather chaos ahead of holiday

China struggled on Sunday with transport havoc and threats to energy and food supplies caused by snows and freezing cold, with forecasters warning of more harsh weather across eastern and central areas in coming days.


Tribunal Charges Suspected Al Qaeda Accountant

U.S. NAVAL BASE, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba  - A  Sudanese man described as an al Qaeda paymaster was formally  charged on Friday with conspiring to commit terrorism.


MOSCOW -- On Nov. 15, the Russian Interior Ministry and Gazprom, the state-controlled energy giant, announced three new senior appointments. Oleg Safonov was named a deputy head of the ministry. Yevgeny Shkolov became head of its economic security department. And Valery Golubev was appointed a...


Study links eating fruit, vegetables to healthy heart

A multiyear study involving more than 100,000 participants provides added support that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is good for the heart.


Adelphia puts $300 million on table to end SEC probe

WASHINGTON -- Adelphia Communications has offered $300 million to resolve investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department, the company said.


Yahoo allows outsiders to innovate on Yahoo e-mail

SUNNYVALE, California  - Yahoo Inc. is set to allow outsiders to create new services using the world's most popular consumer e-mail program, in the broadest move the Web has yet seen to enlist independent programmers to build a company's products for it.


Russian Feds close in on Pinch Trojan authors

Tales from the Underground Russian authorities have identified the authors of the notorious Pinch malware creation toolkit. Arrests are expected to follow.â¦


Workers greet bundles of mail with holiday spirit

Postal clerk Selvin Butts started working before a lot of people even went to sleep last night. Arriving at the Bowling Green Post Office at midnight, he began sorting packages as most of the area started tossing and turning in bed.


Chip equipment market to grow 20 percent

(InfoWorld) - Strong demand for semiconductors has prompted chip makers to spend more on production line equipment than anticipated so far this year, an analyst from Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) said Tuesday. The chip equipment market is on pace to grow 20 percent this year to over $39 billion, said Dan Tracy, senior director of industry research and statistics at SEMI. That figure is higher than the 18 percent year-on-year growth the industry organization forecast in July. The growth rate will make 2006 the second strongest year ever for the industry, after its peak year in 2000. Sales of materials used in the chip making process, such as silicon wafers, are also growing faster than anticipated, Tracy said, and will likely reach a 10 percent year-on-year growth rate, higher than the 7 percent rate SEMI had previously forecast. Japan remains on pace to be the biggest spender on chip equipment this year, accounting for around a fifth of all purchases, followed by Taiwan and South Korea. Around half of all new chip factory projects are in Asia, Tracy said. But there is danger in the strong spending trend. Around 40 percent of all new production lines currently being built will start churning out chips in late 2007, potentially flooding the market with supply, Tracy said. SEMI predicts spending on new chip equipment in 2007 will be flat compared to this year.


Joey Barton, the Manchester City midfield player, has been handed a record fine of six weeks' wages after being found guilty of gross misconduct by an internal investigation into


Nasdaq launches $5.3 bln hostile bid for LSE

Nasdaq launched its 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday, needing just over a fifth of LSE shareholders to accept for it to take control of the bourse.


Embroidering the Fate of the First Man Who Thought He Was Napoleon

Antoine de Caunes's densely plotted costume drama suggests that Napoleon's demise might have been an elaborate hoax through which he escaped into anonymity.


Schalke 04 coach Jupp Heynckes became the first casualty of the Bundesliga season as he was sacked by the German first division soccer club on Wednesday after leading his team to a dismal start for the new season.


An abattoir is evacuated after three workers and a paramedic suffer lung problems.


Commissione punta il dito, inattuata direttiva sulle Opa


Hamas predicts new uprising if no peace progress

CAIRO/GAZA  - The militant Islamist group Hamas warned Israel on Saturday of a third uprising unless there was progress toward a Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders.


Israeli tanks shelled a town in the in the northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, killing three Palestinians and wounding 10 children in their houses, witnesses and medics said.


Florida Awaits Hurricane's Gales, Deluges

STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances lost some steam and hesitated off the Florida coast Friday, prolonging the anxiety among the millions evacuated and raising fears of a slow, ruinous drenching over the Labor Day weekend...


Automakers Sue to Block Emissions Law in California

Toyota, General Motors and seven other automakers filed suit to block California's new greenhouse gas regulation, which was approved by the state in September.


Domenica l'uomo, ubriaco, aveva investito con la sua autola giovane a Pinerolo. Commozione ai funerali della vittima                                          Ha travolto e ucciso una 16 enne Resta in carcere: omicidio doloso


The Fins' offensive explosion against the Rams was shocking for a team that hadn't scored more than 13 points in a game before Week 7. They hadn't had four offensive touchdowns in a game since 2002, and for the first time in 23 games they had no turnovers


Roy Horn Says Tiger Bite Was Bid to Help Him

A Las Vegas-based magician who was mauled and dragged from the stage by his white tiger during a show last October said in an interview to be aired on Thursday that the animal was actually trying to help him.


Clogged valve cited in New York steam pipe blast

Utility Consolidated Edison on Thursday blamed a pressure buildup caused by a faulty repair and excessive rain for July's steam pipe explosion that killed a person and created panic in Manhattan.


Votes, Bits Bytes Meetup founder puts Pugs against Repubs


_Nov. 17, 2004 - That cheese sandwich in Florida that some people think has an image of the Virgin Mary on it is back up on E-Bay.


Bangalore, India - Australia launched its test series campaign in India with a thumping 217-run victory in the opening match on Sunday.


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Attack on envoy kills American, 4 others

At least five people and a suicide bomber were killed in a Monday attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul, while six others were wounded, officials said.


Workers at a General Motors plant in Bochum, Germany, swallowed their anger over job cuts and voted on Wednesday to end a seven-day stoppage that has disrupted output at three other GM factories.


Danish brewer Carlsberg is to put up beer prices, despite good sales in Eastern Europe and other regions.


Sandler eyes work with gay-rights groups

Actor Adam Sandler said Thursday he would like to work alongside gay-rights groups after starring in this year's "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry."


Actually, most of the reporting coming out of Ukraine is coming in blog form. While the AP has a three-man bureau in Kyiv and the New York Times has a couple of stringers in the country, the vast majority of ...


NY cleans up after asbestos-tainted explosion

Workers cleaned asbestos-tainted debris on Thursday from an explosion of a steam pipe that rocked Manhattan as some New Yorkers questioned official reassurances that the air was safe to breathe.


ASEAN, Australia, N.Zealand See 2007 Pact

Southeast Asian nations, Australia and New Zealand hope to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by 2007 after beginning formal negotiations next year, Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile said on Sunday.


PAKISTAN President Pervez Musharraf said today he believed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was alive, but he was unsure where he was hiding.


Chronology of key events in the disappearance of 4-year-old Madeleine McCann.


Italian Leader Urges Prodi to Stay as PM

The Italian president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as premier and face a new vote of confidence in parliament, seeking a swift end to the political crisis prompted by the government's resignation ...Comment


Napoli, 13:46 - CALCIO, CATANIA; LO MONACO: VICINI A CHIUDERE PER PIA'

Pietro Lo Monaco, amministratore delegato del Catania, ha confermato che il Catania sta trattando co...


Historians criticize Schwarzenegger for flubbing Austrian history

VIENNA, Austria Austrian scholars say California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger needs to brush up on the history of his homeland.


Torino, 19:32 - CALCIO, TORINO: ESCLUSE LESIONI MUSCOLARI PER STELLONE

Primo allenamento al Torino per Giovanni De Biasi. Tantissimi tifosi hanno riempito la tribuna del c...


Gianfranco Fini, ministro degli Esteri italiano, in visita ufficiale nei territori palestinesi. Scopo del viaggio diplomatico Ã¨ la ripresa del dialogo per giungere alla pace in Medio Oriente. Il titolare


Bush says budget will limit non-defense spending

President George W. Bush said on Saturday his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while making defense and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan the top priority.


British royal watchers on wedding alert for William

LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters Life!) - Britain's royal-watchers are on red alert -- is Prince William, the future king, about to ask his college sweetheart to marry him?


U.S. hedge fund eyeing Centro stake: source

SYDNEY/PHILADELPHIA  - Centro Properties Group , Australia's second high-profile victim of a global credit crunch, is attracting interest from U.S. hedge fund Citadel Investment Group, a source familiar with the situation said.


Brazilian artists bring super heroes to life

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Jan 31 (Reuters Life!) - Peter Parker is a New Yorker without doubt, but the process of transforming into Spider-Man takes place far away from Manhattan.


You might think the folks at Microsoft (MSFT) have bigger fish to fry than a tiny Bay Area startup named ThinkFree. The company, which offers Web-based word-processing and spreadsheet programs, counts about 60,000 active users, none of whom even pay for the service yet.


The chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata confirms that he is interested in making a bid for Jaguar and Land Rover.


Bank of NY Mellon posts higher operating profits

Bank of New York Mellon Corp , created this month from the merger of Bank of New York Co. and Mellon Financial Corp., on Thursday said rising fees from holding securities and processing trades helped boost operating profit at the former Bank of New York and Mellon.


Eight Marines killed in fighting; car bomb in capital kills seven ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq It's been the bloodiest day in almost six months for US forces in Iraq. The military says eight Marines have been killed and nine wounded by a car bomb outside Fallujah, where American forces have been pounding guerrilla positions.


Federer Sets Up Final with Roddick at Kooyong Classic

By Simon Cambers MELBOURNE  - World number one Roger Federer showedhe was hitting top form at the right time as he demolished TimHenman 6-4, 6-2 at the Kooyong Classic Friday to set up amouthwatering final with Andy Roddick.


Injured Viking WR Moss a Game-Time Decision Vs. Titans

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss will be a game-time decision for Sunday's game against Tennessee because of a hamstring injury.


WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- New information about how mutations occur in the parkin gene and how that leads to Parkinson's disease is outlined in a Canadian study in the current issue of Neuron.


EUR6.4m tax settlement made by insurance firm chairman

The second-largest published tax settlement to date has been made by the chairman of a large insurance group based in Cork.


Police said Sunday they have arrested five men in the killing of reggae star Lucky Dube, who was gunned down in an apparent carjacking attempt.


Union leaders representing about 4,000 United Nations employees in Geneva on Monday expressed full confidence in U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, but backed the union's New York branch in strongly criticizing the world body's senior management.


A female hostage in a Â£20m bank raid raised the alarm after scrambling through a forest, the BBC  learns.


A bomb blast in the war-wracked Somali capital of Mogadishu killed two school boys and wounded a man on Sunday, the manager of their school said.


Networks try new ways to end ad skipping

Some of the most creative thinking in television these days has nothing to do with comedy or drama. It's about the commercials. Fueled by a growing sense of desperation, networks are inserting games, quizzes and mini-dramas into commercial breaks.


A portable sensor array measures air quality to discern the causes of asthma attacks.


Microsoft: Xbox HD DVD player Japan launch in Nov

TOKYO/LOS ANGELES  - Microsoft Corp. said on   Wednesday it would launch an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360   game console on November 22 in Japan for 20,790 yen ($177),   matching rival Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in high-definition   DVD functions.


Father Orders UK's Harry to Visit Auschwitz --Report

Britain's Prince Charles has ordered his son Harry to visit Auschwitz after he caused outrage around the world by wearing a Nazi uniform to a party, the Sun newspaper reported on Friday.


Artificial-Joint Makers Settle Kickback Case

Four of the nationâs biggest makers of artificial joints will pay a total of $310 million in fines to settle accusations that they paid kickbacks to surgeons.


Ultimi giorni per pagamento ritardato con sanzione ridotta


Federal prosecutors on Monday charged  five former natural gas traders with reporting fake prices to  industry publications in a bid to manipulate commodity prices.


Many Iraqis will be too scared to vote, the interim president says, as a rocket strikes the US embassy in Baghdad.


US ambassador predicts Mugabe will be driven out.


Thompson to Take Over Spotlight from Injured Phelps

Jenny Thompson will take the  spotlight from injured U.S. team mate Michael Phelps at the  world short course championships Saturday as she brings down  the curtain on a spectacular swimming career.


Palestinian leaders arrive in Paris to visit Arafat

Four Palestinian top leaders arrived on Monday evening on board a private plane to visit Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, hospitalized in Percy military hospital since Oct. 29.


Two Greek bus hijackers demand ransom and plane

Two armed hijackers released another two men from a bus in Athens in a fourth batch, bringing the total number of the released hostage to 12 , including 6 men and 6 women, police said Wednesday.


Poland eases restrictions on workers from Eastern Europe and Turkey to fill jobs after a Polish exodus to the West.


Streep takes on "Mother" of challenging roles

In the summer of Meryl  Streep, audiences have watched this extraordinary actress  transform from stylish bitch ("The Devil Wears Prada") to  blowsy radio singer ("A Prairie Home Companion").


Florida  Orange Country Battered and Blue

The devastation from Hurricane Charley in Florida's orange groves strikes at one of the state's signature industries, the ubiquitous "Florida orange juice" behemoth that is recognizable worldwide.


La perizia di tre esperte stabilisce se i piccoli sono in grado di testimoniareIn caso affermativo, le loro parole avranno valore di prova al processo                                          Rignano, oggi l'incidente probatorio con i diciannove bimbi dell'asilo


Brooklyn beer-maker sees fizz in craft brewing

For journalist-turned-brewer Steve Hindy, a renaissance in the popularity of niche beers is just one of several reasons to raise a glass.


Researchers find higher levels of certain chemicals in people suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and similar conditions. By Randy Dotinga.


PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua  - Bodies of Miskito Indians killed by Hurricane Felix floated in the Caribbean off Central America and washed up on beaches on Thursday as the death toll from the storm rose to over 60.


Powerful typhoon heads for China's financial hub

A typhoon churned on Tuesday towards China's booming eastern province of Zhejiang and financial hub Shanghai where tens of thousands of people were evacuated and ships and boats ordered to return to port.


CHIP GIANT INTEL is expected to announce today that it has succeeded in producing an SRAM using 65 nanometre technology. The chip circuit gates are also a third smaller than using the current 90 nanometre process technology, Intel will claim.


Empoli, 18:35 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: 11-0 NEL TEST CON IL MONTELUPO

Test infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che ha affrontato i dilettanti del Montelupo. La compagine di Ma...


Marvel Enterprises has filed suit against NCsoft and Cryptic Studios, claiming that the companies violated Marvel's trademark characters in the MMORPG City of Heroes.


Broadband mass migration to Telefonica UK


Dopo il riposo, oggi si riparte dal 3-0 per i kiwi. Nessuna modifica a barca e team: "New Zealand non Ã¨ piÃ¹ veloce di noi"                                            Luna Rossa non cambia rotta "Siamo stati solo sfortunati"                                                                                di CARLO MARINCOVICH


A Writer of Erotica Allows a Peek at Herself

Zane, a 37-year-old pseudonymously named author and suburban mother of three, has succeeded in giving voice to a new type of genre fiction: post-feminist African-American erotica.


Growth Drug Is Caught Up in Patent Fight

A drug manufacturer has been found to infringe patents licensed by the maker of a rival drug.


Big Brother golden ticket draw not fixed, says ASA

Light wrist slap for Channel 4 The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that the controversial Big Brother golden ticket draw was not fixed, but upheld complaints that it was not properly conducted "under the supervision of an independent observer".â¦


L'andamento ha risentito del calo nel prezzo dei prodotti energeticiImpennata invece del costo per tabacchi e bevande alcoliche                                            L'Istat rivede l'inflazione al ribasso a febbraio +1,8% rispetto al 2006


Russia says has grounds to disqualify ex-premier

Russia's Central Election Commission  said on Thursday it had grounds to disqualify opposition  candidate Mikhail Kasyanov from running in a presidential  election on March 2.


Genova, 16:13 - CALCIO, GENOA; PREZIOSI: VICINI ALL'INGAGGIO DI BORRIELLO

Il presidente del Genoa Enrico Preziosi ha annunciato l'imminente acquisto di Borriello: "Il tecnico...


Bush, Hu Seek Peaceful End to North Korea Nuclear Weapons Program

President Bush says he will continue to work with other nations to increase pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.


As Sunnis Waver, White House Renews Backing for Iraqi Vote

The Bush administration called again today for wide participation in the Iraqi elections of Jan. 30, and it expressed cautious optimism that security would be strong enough to assure valid results.


Roma, 18:03 - VOLLEY, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: SORTEGGIO OTTAVI

Sono stati effettuati questo pomeriggio presso la sede della Confederazione Europea Volleyball in Lu...


London, England (Sports Network) - Jaguar Racing made the announcement on Friday that it would no longer be competing in the series at the end of the 2004 season.


American teenager Michael Phelps, one of  the superstars of the 2004 Athens Games, added a seventh medal  on Friday night to his collection of Olympic keepsakes but new  doping scandals tarnished world sporting's greatest event.


Unique Kenyan game park under human threat

KITENGELA, Kenya  - A short distance from the slums and skyscrapers of Nairobi, Naanyu Ntirrisa pulls thorn bushes around her Maasai village to keep out marauding lions that have killed a cow and two sheep.


Crude oil prices surged past the $50 per barrel milestone in overnight trading in response to the triple threat of turmoil in the oil-rich countries of Nigeria and Iraq and a decline in production in the hurricane-battered Gulf of Mexico.


Chinese imports and soaring crude oil prices fuel an 8.9 percent rise in October for a record $55.5 billion gap. By Jeannine Aversa.


Zurigo, 14:48 - CALCIO, FIFA: BECKENBAUER ENTRA NELL'ESECUTIVO

Franz Beckenbauer è entrato nell'esecutivo della Fifa. Il 61enne ex campione tedesco prende i...


Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news.


Opium production in Afghanistan is soaring out of control, the annual UN report on illegal drugs warns.


Kanye West and Lilâ John Shine at The Source Awards

Producer and rapper, Kanye West and the self-proclaimed âKing of Crunkâ, Lilâ John both won three awards each at the Source Awards on Saturday in Miami.


Two men accused of shooting five Duquesne University basketball players outside a school dance were ordered Wednesday to stand trial.


A spacewalker manually shaking a stubborn solar array has managed to free two stuck grommets Saturday, but a third problem grommet is still stuck.


House Sustains Presidentâs Veto on Child Health

Supporters of the bill were unable to convert a single House Republican who voted against the bill last month.


Ford sees chance for sweeping contract changes

Ford Motor Co.  heads into a round of contract talks with its major union as the automaker seeks sweeping changes worth billions of dollars that would transform it into a strong contender, according to people familiar with the upcoming negotiations.


New U.S. Citizen Frampton Making New Music

The long blond hair and sexy magazine covers that forged British rock star Peter Frampton's image as a teen idol of the 1970s are gone. That's just fine with the recently naturalized U.S. citizen, who is pouring his passion into writing and performing new music — and becoming a political activist in America's heartland.


Practices and technologies from the public-facing Internet have great potential but face challenges, executives say.


U.N. says Iraq lacks spirit of reconciliation

Iraq lacks any true spirit of reconciliation despite parliament's decision to let former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party return to government jobs, the United Nations' Baghdad envoy said on Wednesday.


A green light to Turkey to begin EU membership talks receives a cool reception from Europe's press on Thursday. While in Russia, fare-dodgers are in for a surprise.


E-Loan Inc. , an online lender, on Monday said it entered into an agreement with eBay Inc.  to provide financing to consumers who buy cars and motorcycles through the online auctioneer.


Time magazine's "Person of the Year" is You

You were named Time magazine "Person of the Year" on Saturday for the explosive growth and influence of user-generated Internet content such as blogs, video-file sharing site YouTube and social network MySpace.


Baghdad - Followers of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday trickled in to police stations in Baghdad's Sadr City district to hand in weapons under a deal seen as a key step toward ending weeks of fighting with US and Iraqi forces in the Shiite militant


Former Enron Corp. ENRNQ.PK Chairman  Ken Lay and former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling asked a  federal court to move their trial out of Houston, arguing in a  filing on Monday that any jury in Enron's hometown would be  biased.


House Democrats seek mid-2008 Iraq withdrawal

Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday proposed legislation that would bring American combat troops out of Iraq by August 2008 at the latest.


Researchers are trying to find ways to regrow fingers — and someday, even limbs — with tricks that sound like magic spells from a Harry Potter novel.


Back at No. 1 for the 29th straight week, it's everybody's favorite ringtone. The music market tracker Billboard will begin ranking the customized mobile phone sound snippets beginning next week — another sign that ringtones are fast becoming a staple of recording industry sales,


CME beefs up CBOT merger terms as vote approaches

A pitched battle for the No. 2 U.S. futures mart rages on, with Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.  on Thursday beefing up terms of its offer for CBOT Holdings Inc.  for the second time in a month.


Chip injunctions force the company to alter its plans.


Blair to urge Middle East states to rein in Iran

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will  call on Wednesday for Middle East states to rein in what he  calls the threat from Iran and to help advance peacemaking  between Israelis and Palestinians.


A white marble sarcophagus believed to be the final resting place of St. Paul has been unearthed from beneath the altar of Rome's second-largest basilica after centuries hidden from view, but those curious about its contents will have to wait still longer.


Espionage probe looks into analyst's actions

The Justice Department has launched an espionage investigation into whether a Pentagon aide may have passed classified information to Israel through a powerful


Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker arrived in Beijing here Thursday afternoon, continuing his six-day working visit to China as guest of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.


Vogliono assassinare lââeredeâ di Arafat

TEL AVIV - Israele teme che gruppi di estremisti palestinesi appoggiati dallâIran cerchino di assassinare il nuovo leader moderato dellâOlp Abu Mazen per impedire la fine della violenza e la ripresa di trattative di pace: lo afferma in prima pagina il


Minuto di silenzio allo stadio. Per il boss

Shock nel crotonese - L'arbitro accorda il momento di raccoglimento per un parente del presidente della squadra di Isola di Capo Rizzuto. Ma il defunto in questione Ã¨ il capoclan della 'ndrangheta Carmine


U.S. homework outsourced as "e-tutoring" grows

Private tutors are a luxury many  American families cannot afford, costing anywhere between $25  to $100 an hour. But California mother Denise Robison found one  online for $2.50 an hour -- in India.


Republican presidential contenders focused their energies on South Carolina's GOP primary just four days off with still no clear front-runner after a critical Michigan victory for Mitt Romney and with John McCain facing what could be a make-or-break battle.


A rampant Australia thrash Great Britain at Elland Road to win the Tri-Nations trophy.


Monza, 16:34 - F1, RITIRO SCHUMI; MONTEZEMOLO: SPERAVO FACESSE UN ALTRO ANNO

Luca di Montezemolo sperava di vedere Schumacher al volante della Ferrari ancora per un anno: ''Sinc...


India require 117 to win the second Test against South Africa.


Celebre coreografo si e' spento all'eta' di 92 anni


Look moderno e colori delicati per campagna un po' retro'


Trade involving Unit has not reached Commissioner yet

com. The Randy Johnson saga rolled on into Day 3 on Saturday with multiple sources, including Major League Baseball's No. 2 official, saying that details of the three-team deal had yet


Il leader della Casa delle LibertÃ  Ã¨ stato ricoverato ieri seraall'ospedale San Raffaele di Milano dopo il malore che lo aveva colto a Montecatini                                          Notte tranquilla per Berlusconi Probabilmente verrÃ  dimesso oggi


Three Dead In Roadblock Incident In Afghanistan

22 August 2004 -- The US-led coalition forces said that troops fired on a truck that attempted to run through a joint Afghan National Army and coalition checkpoint near Ghazni, killing three and wounding two others.


UK online auction firm QXL Ricardo faces a hostile bid from Dutch company Florissant after rejecting its takeover offer.


Volkswagen buys 15 pct stake in Germany's MAN

Volkswagen  bought a 15.06 percent stake in German truckmaker MAN AG , it said on Wednesday, underscoring its intentions to build a three-way truck alliance between VW, MAN and Swedish rival Scania  .


Financial markets may be all ears on Thursday night for hints about August job growth from President Bush, but they will be listening in vain since he plans to purposely avoid an early peek.


Disney lawsuit lifts curtain on real-life Hollywood drama

LOS ANGELES - This week CEO Michael Eisner tells a court his version of how Walt Disney Co. paid a severance package of $140 million - yes, that's for not working - to a former close friend after only 14 months at work.


Renault couldn't have chosen to better driver to replace Jarno Trulli than Jacques Villeneuve, as there is nothing the Canadian wants more than revenge on his former team, BAR.


Two more newspapers are ordered to pay libel damages to an Ulster rugby fan who was assaulted at a match.


Which cinematic spaceships make filmcritic.com's list of coolest of out-of-this-world vessels? In Table of Malcontents.


Google expands into business software market

Google Inc.  is making a  concerted move beyond search and advertising into the business  software market, starting with a set of Web programs for  e-mail, scheduling and communications, it said on Sunday.


At the start of the 20th century, a wave of European immigrants crossed the Atlantic Ocean, seeking a better life in the land of opportunity.


Verona, 17:54 - CALCIO, REGGINA; MAZZARRI: QUALIFICAZIONE PERSA ALL'ANDATA

Questo il commento di Walter Mazzarri dopo il pareggio con il Chievo (1-1) e l'eliminazione negli ot...


Secondo ad Moretti, la liberalizzazione aprira' al mercato


With intensity that matched the heat, Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards continued his scorching criticism of special interests Saturday, telling voters his trade policies would work for them, not big corporations.


The Lakers have always been the more Hollywood basketball team in town, the one that draws the celebrities to those pricey courtside seats to see and be seen.


Felix Geisendorfer's Blog: Drake :: Drupal-CakePHP 1.0.1b Released

On his blog today, Felix Geisendorfer has a release announcement posted for the latest version of Drake, and Drulap-CakePHP hybrid, has been released (version 1.0.1b).   This is just a quick announcement that a completely new Drake has has been released by Mariano Iglesias. For those of you who don't remember: I used to have some fun with integrating CakePHP with other PHP applications around such as drupal which in term created a project called Drake. I only released a couple versions and by looking at Mariano documentation for Drakes none of them were as easy to set up.   You can more details on the project from its homepage on Sypad.com as well as the full documentation and downloads.


The number of certified air traffic controllers is the lowest in more than a decade, raising concerns from members of Congress and outside analysts about the possibility of fatigue.


Bush vetoes stem-cell bill, disappoints advocates

President George W. Bush on Wednesday vetoed legislation to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research, triggering an uphill battle to override him in the Democratic-led U.S. Congress and likely pushing the issue onto the 2008 election agenda.


GAME REVIEW: Exciting 'Halo 2' game shoots for perfection

At the risk of breaking down its rough-and-rugged reputation, "Halo 2" for Xbox is the Mary Poppins of video games, "practically perfect in every way.


EU eyes ânew chapterâ in relations with Iran

BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Tuesday Iranâs pledge to freeze uranium enrichment activities can open a ânew chapterâ in bilateral ties, confirming that the EU will resume trade talks with Tehran.


Confermata la protesta dei gestori contro le liberalizzazioniRespinto il tentativo di dialogo del ministro Bersani                                            Benzinai, 48 ore di serrata a partire da martedÃ¬ sera                                                                                In Sicilia la chiusura scatterÃ  lunedÃ¬, con 24 ore di anticipo


Oil prices vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as violence in Nigeria, tight energy stockpiles and a weaker dollar triggered a surge of speculative buying, dealers said.


The European Parliament was expected to endorse the 24-member European Union executive Thursday after new European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso moved to solve the legislature's objections to his lineup.


Heavy men may be less apt to commit suicide

NEW YORK  - As body weight increases in men, the risk of death from suicide falls markedly, new research hints.


WASHINGTON - President Bush marked the "terrible events" of the Sept. 11 attacks with quiet observances of the third anniversary Saturday and a new call to arms against terrorists who might seek to harm the nation...


Pongsaklek wants to fight in U.S., Europe - reports

Record-breaking Thai flyweight Pongsaklek Wongjongkam plans to fight outside Asia for the first time in his career if he gets past Japan's Daisuke Naito in seven weeks time, local media reported on Tuesday.


Boeing's 787 sales pitch stresses greater comfort, lowered costs

SEATTLE -- Boeing Co. has snagged hundreds of orders for its new 787 with a sales pitch that leans heavily on the light, sturdy carbon-fiber composites replacing most of the aluminum on the plane, meaning less fuel and fewer maintenance costs.


Hamilton doubtful Iraq can secure nation

Former Rep. Lee Hamilton, co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group, said Monday he's "extremely doubtful" that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will be able to secure the country and allow American forces to leave any time soon.


New York State to sue Exxon Mobil over spill

The New York State attorney general said on Thursday he planned to sue Exxon Mobil Corp. over a decades-old oil spill in New York City.


Retail chains reported sales gains in May as warmer weather helped them rebound from a dismal April, but the results were weaker than a year ago, signaling to some that rising gas prices and a slowing housing market are taking their toll.


U.S., Iraqi Forces Detain Sunni Muslim Cleric

U.S. and Iraqi forces detained a leading member of the Muslim Clerics' Association on Friday in what the influential Sunni group described as a campaign against opponents of the U.S. presence in Iraq.


President Pervez Musharraf launches his memoirs in the US a day after rumours of a coup gripped Pakistan.


Porter Ready to Be Raiders' No. 1 Receiver

When Jerry Porter joined the Oakland Raiders, the team had Tim Brown and Andre Rison. Later, Jerry Rice came aboard.


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


Spitzer Goes Hunting for His Next Trophy

FOR decades, the chummy inner circles of Chicago's business and political worlds have been marked with the footprints of men steeped in very muscular, very Irish traditions.


(Aug. 22, 2004) -- The Miami Dolphins desperately needed a receiver. The Chicago Bears desperately needed a defensive end. But take a closer look, and it seems clear that the Bears came out on top in the deal -- by a lot.


Istat, +115% export e +83,5% import nel 2000-2006


Bank of New York Co. Inc.  on Monday announced plans to buy Mellon Financial Corp.  to create the world's largest securities servicing and asset management firm.


Bush, Iraqi Leader Vow Jan. 30 Elections

President Bush and interim Iraqi  President Ghazi al-Yawar vowed on Monday to press ahead with  Jan. 30 elections in Iraq despite a surge in violence that has  killed more than 70 in recent days.


Myanmar, domani trasferimento delle salme a Yangoon

Le salme dei cinque italiani morti nel naufragio avvenuto in Myanmar saranno trasferite domani da Moruk, villaggio nel nord del Paese, a Yangoon, capitale dello Stato, con un aereo speciale messo a disposizione dal locale ministero del Turismo.


The actress walks the ramp at the success party of House of Horrors


Radical cleric Abu Hamza makes brief court appearance

Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, who is charged with 16 alleged offences including incitement to murder Jews, appeared briefly by video link in court.


Israeli attack on Hamas activists in Gaza kills 13 Hamas ...

An Israeli attack on Hamas activists training near Gaza City killed at least 13 people early today. The raid came a week after Hamas murdered 16 Israelis in twin suicide bombings on buses in Be'er Sheva.


IRA committed to N.Ireland peace, but not at price of 'humiliation'

The Irish Republican Army (IRA) said it remained committed to the peace process in Northern Ireland, but not if that meant "humiliation" in the face of its unionist rivals.


Manchester United legend Denis Law has tipped Wayne Rooney to obliterate his Old Trafford scoring records. Law was the ultimate United marksman and is still widely acclaimed as âThe Kingâ for his amazing goalscoring feats.


It's hairy and smells and will butt you, given half a chance.


Microsoft Favored to Win Open Document Vote

Amid intense lobbying, Microsoft is expected to squeak out a victory this week to have its open document format, Office Open XML, recognized as an international standard.


TMO Reports - Study: Linux Use Growing, But So is Windows Piracy

A report from technology research and analysis firm Gartner, Inc. reveals that while the installed base of personal computers running the Linux operating systems


The wife of a rural panhandle sheriff, a deputy and two suspects were killed Tuesday evening in shootings outside the sheriff's home.


Vista SP1: Small things come in big packages

As for why the service pack is so huge in the first place, Microsoft says several technical decisions come into play.


Bush Spending More Weekends in Washington

President Bush spending yet another weekend at the White House? It's true, even though he has made no secret of his dislike for Washington.


U.S. Congressman Marries Ex-Dictator's Daughter

ANTIGUA, Guatemala  - A U.S. congressman married  the daughter of Guatemala's most notorious former dictator on  Saturday in a controversial wedding that took place in a  high-walled compound ringed with razor wire.


Ray Emery lived up to the No. 1 on his back. He made the start in goal for the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night and left after one shot against, one save, one injury, and yes Â even one win.


Householders may face the lowest council tax increase since the creation of the Scottish Parliament.


China has sharply increased inspections of imported U.S. food, escalating a dispute with Washington over product safety and leaving American beef piling up in warehouses and delaying shipments of black pepper and other goods


Gretzky Wins as Coach in Return to Madison Square Garden

Despite the flu, Coach Wayne Gretzky enjoys a return to Madison Square Garden with a 5-1 rout by his team, the Coyotes, against a team he once starred for, the Rangers.


On Wednesday, when they ensconce themselves and assorted politicians from Northern Ireland in a St. Andrews hotel, Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain and his Irish counterpart, Bertie Ahern, may be feeling the hand of history on their shoulders, if not hearing the ticking of a clock in their ears.


ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Mikhail Youzhny of Russia won the St. Petersburg Open on Sunday, defeating Karol Beck of Slovakia 6-2, 6-2 for the second title of his career.


Too few troops deployed in Darfur: U.N.'s Ban

The situation is deteriorating  in the western Sudanese region of Darfur and an existing  peacekeeping force is too small to deal with it, U.N.  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.


U.S. insists it supports U.N. on climate

The United States insisted on Thursday it was serious about global warming and tried to reassure skeptics that President George W. Bush's gathering of major polluting nations would not undermine U.N. efforts.


A lawyer for one of three men claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby asked a judge Tuesday to order the late Playboy model's partner, Howard K. Stern, to come to California and provide a DNA sample.


Volvo says to take over Nissan Diesel for $1.1 billion

Swedish truck maker Volvo  said on Tuesday it will offer 540 yen ($4.51) in cash per share for all the Nissan Diesel Motor Co. Ltd.  shares it does not own, planning to make the Japanese truck maker a wholly owned unit.


Responding to a worldwide stock sell-off and fears about a U.S. recession, the Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark interest rate before the opening of the U.S. markets.


Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has turned down two approaches from England manager Steve McClaren to come out of international retirement.


Brema, 22:49 - CALCIO, UEFA: WERDER BREMA-AJAX 3-0

Il Werder Brema ha battuto l'Ajax Amsterdam per 3-0 in una partita dei 16/i di finale della Coppa Ue...


UPDATE 1-Domenech calls Zebina to France squad

France coach Raymond Domenech called up Juventus defender Jonathan Zebina for the first time to his squad for next month's World Cup Group Four qualifiers against Ireland and Cyprus.


Team news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match.


A year ago, the Twins lamented the day off that followed their victory against the Yankees in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.


Chirac defiant over widespread opposition to Turkey's EU bid

The French President, Jacques Chirac, further muddied debate over Turkish membership of the European Union by declaring he wants to change France's constitution so the issue is eventually put to a vote in a ...


A hard-won disarmament pact that the U.S. and four other nations struck with North Korea on Tuesday requires the communist nation to halt its nuclear programs in exchange for oil while leaving the ultimate abandonment of those weapons projects to a potentially trouble-filled future.


Iraqi vice president looms of imposing the emergency law, Falluja ...

While the American forces are preparing to launch a large- scale attack against Falluja and al-Ramadi, one of the chieftains of Falluja said that contacts are still continuous yesterday between members representing the city's delegation and the interim


Belgian police arrest 17, including soldiers, for plotting attacks

Belgian soldiers with links to extreme-right groups were among 17 people arrested for allegedly planning attacks aimed at "destabilising" the country's institutions, the Belgian prosecutor's office has revealed.


Hundreds mourn cancer fundraiser Tomlinson

Hundreds of people gathered for the funeral of Jane Tomlinson, who completed a string of punishing physical challenges for charity after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.


Gameworld: Videogames give actors second chance

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - You may know actor Keith David for starring opposite Kurt Russell in the 1982 horror film 'The Thing', or for his Tony Award-winning role in the 1992 production of 'Jelly's Last Jam'.


Afghanistan's defense minister on Thursday dismissed claims by a top U.S. State Department official that there was "irrefutable evidence" that the Iranian government was providing arms to Taliban rebels.


The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 GMT.


Fish Story's New Reality  Is That Man Bites Shark

LAS BARRANCAS, Mexico -- Year after year, beach season brings accounts of harrowing shark attacks as people around the world plunge into the surf to escape summer's heat.


Foreign Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says he will stand for the leadership of France's main governing party.


Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu starts his rehabiliation after admitting taking cocaine.


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In a challenge to TiVo, the company that created the market for digital video recorders, DirecTV announced that it would offer its own brand of digital video recorder.


Michael Jackson Asks to Make a Statement

Michael Jackson has asked the judge in his child molestation case to allow him to make a public statement reacting to the California attorney general's conclusion that Jackson was not mistreated as he claimed when he surrendered to authorities last year.


UN peacekeepers rush to storm-ravaged Gonaives to stop looting

UN peacekeepers rushed to this storm-ravaged city Monday to guard against looters stealing food aid while military doctors performed operations on howling patients and hundreds of weary victims, after a miserable night spent out in


People climbed onto the roofs of their houses while others fled in cars away from the coastline Thursday after authorities urged residents to move to higher ground as fresh quakes sparked fears of new tsunamis.


Argentina Leader Calls IMF Head 'Plantation Owner'

Argentina's leftist president called IMF head Rodrigo Rato an old-style "plantation owner" for trying to force the South American country to swallow free-market reforms as a condition for aid.


With Win Against Judah, Cotto Announces His Arrival Among Sportâs Elite

With his Miguel Cottoâs successful welterweight title defense, many people will undoubtedly be calling for his next opponent to be Floyd Mayweather Jr.


France could boost troops in Afghanistan

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said  France could boost its presence in Afghanistan to help the  Afghan army and police in a surprise visit to give French  troops his Christmas greetings.


Colgate-Palmolive Co. warned Monday that second-half earnings will fall well short of Wall Street forecasts due to higher marketing spending.


Russian Cargo Craft Docks at Space Station

A Russian cargo ship docked with the international space station Saturday, bringing food, water, fuel and other items to the two-man Russian-American crew, a space official said.


Winn-Dixie ousts CEO in corporate office shakeup.


FDA role restored over mail-order drug imports

U.S. customs officials will still seize prescription drugs imported from Canada through the mail but will hand over enforcement to federal health officials in a policy reversal that one lawmaker said would benefit consumers seeking cheaper medicines.


Colombian Rebels Deny Plotting to Kill Bush

BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian rebels on Wednesday  denied government accusations they plotted to kill President  Bush during a visit to the port of Cartagena last week.


Alitalia, verso la soluzione della crisi

Accordo raggiunto su personale di terra. 2500 gli esuberi concordati contro i 3500 di partenza. Previsti risparmi per 150 milioni di euro. Oggi il tavolo piu' difficile sugli assistenti di volo. Roma, 16 settembre


Friedrich Flick, who made his fortune as an arms supplier to the Nazis during World War II, once presented old master paintings to Luftwaffe Commander-in-Chief Hermann GÃ¶ring as a birthday gift.


KARACHI, Pakistan -- Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq guided Pakistan to a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on the final day of the second test in Karachi on Monday.


Siena, 19:48 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: MERITAVAMO LA VITTORIA

Mario Beretta è rammaricato per la mancata vittoria del suo Siena contro il Livorno: ''Dispia...


Honda unveils diesel system to rival gasoline cars

HAGA-GUN, Japan  - Honda Motor Co. 7267.T said   on Monday it has developed a new and simple diesel powertrain   that is as clean as gasoline-fuelled cars, unveiling plans to   mount it on a car for the U.S. market by 2009.


US insurance broker Marsh & McLennan looks set to escape criminal charges after it announced a wide-ranging reform of the way it does business.


Science prize celebrates fish flatulence, hula hoops

That's assuming the Scottish Association for Marine Science is correct in its conclusion that the tiny fish communicate via strategic gas releases, one of the scientific breakthroughs recognized in the 2004 "Ig Nobel" Prizes.


The e-mail offers are coming fast and furious. "There's still time," screamed one that arrived in my inbox Tuesday, promising 20 percent off any item or free shipping at Art.com. I had only to enter "Santa" or "free shipping" in a special box at checkout -- and order by Dec. 16.


Sharif to return to 'play part in Pakistani politics'

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who was was set to leave London Sunday, will return home to "play his part in Pakistani politics," his spokesman said.


Police on Friday formally accused two U.S. pilots in connection with Brazil's deadliest air disaster, saying their "lack of caution" at the controls of an executive jet played a role in the collision over the Amazon that killed 154 people.


The German man who found the remains of a 5,300-year-old frozen mummy in 1991 is found dead in the Alps.


ANDO" That's what the tabloids should be saying this morning, and that's what it comes down to. Is the deputy Prime Minister, a high profile family man fond


A new and perhaps final report from the international consortium of laboratories that decoded the human genome has revised the estimated number of human genes sharply downward.


NEW YORK - We may soon add IBM to the long, long list of companies exiting the thankless business of selling personal computers. According to a report in The New York Times, IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people


Clinton Is Victor, Defeating Obama; McCain Also Wins

Hillary Rodham Clintonâs victory was a surprising show of strength after her loss in Iowa. John McCain reprised his 2000 primary win, beating Mitt Romney.


Boston College would clinch its first Bowl Championship Series berth by beating Syracuse on Saturday. The Orange have a very different kind of goal — saving their coach's job.


Celtic crash to first ever home Champions League defeat

Celtic crashed to their first ever Champions League defeat at Parkhead when they went down 3-1 to Spanish giants Barcelona in their Group F tie.


High & Low Finance: Banks Plead They Canât Follow Rules

As the mortgage mess grows, we are learning more and more about just how sloppy things were in the mortgage-issuing business.


Schabir Shaik's trial on two main charges of corruption and a third of fraud is due to start in Durban today. The charges relate to what the State has described as the "general corrupt relationship" between


Many in the state of Utah have decried the callous and often ridiculous comments made by legislators over SB190, Henry's Bill. We have an alarming rate of child abuse and domestic violence in the state.


Intelligentias News: Representative Lamar Smith's ISP Data Retention Bill, Called The ``Safety Act,'' Goes to the U.S. Congress

Intelligentias, Inc. (OTCBB:ITLI)  and Retentia, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, announced today its  intention to significantly increase its sales and marketing presence in  the United States in anticipation of the successful passage of the "Safety  Act" bill that is now pending in the U.S.


England captain David Beckham today said sorry for his recent behaviour on the football pitch. Beckham hoped his rapid apology would get him out of a hole he had dug for himself


Movie Review | 'In the Valley of Elah': Seeking Clues to a Sonâs Death and a Warâs Meaning

Underneath the deceptively quiet surface of âIn the Valley of Elahâ is a raw, angry, earnest attempt to grasp the moral consequences of the war in Iraq.


Foxâs combination of âAmerican Idolâ and âThe Moment of Truthâ lifted it far ahead of its rivals in the Wednesday night ratings.


VITAL SIGNS Update: The Evidence on Revenge Mounts

he evidence is increasing that revenge in fact brings pleasure. In the latest study, players who were unfairly treated in a game involving money, trust and cooperation got a measurable kick out of punishing their partners.


R.Kelly Hits Jay-Z with A $75 Million Lawsuit

. (antiMUSIC) R&B singer R.Kelly has reportedly filed a $75 million lawsuit against Jay-Z and his production company for pulling the plug on the co-headlining tour (see story) and accused them of deliberately sabotaging the tour.


Local Israeli And Palestinian Teens React To Arafat's Death

The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is deeply dividing an already torn Middle Eastern country. As Palestinians mourn the loss of their leader


Adobe refurbishes Photoshop, Premiere Elements

Hobbyist-oriented Photoshop Elements gets some DNA from Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom, while Premiere Elements gets a YouTube connection.


Iran would respond militarily to U.S. attack: IRNA

Iran would respond militarily if the United States attacks the country to disrupt its nuclear program, Iran's official IRNA news agency quoted a senior official as saying on Wednesday.


Bethlehem tourism picks up for Christmas

Palestinians lit a four-story Christmas tree in this biblical town Saturday, kicking off a holiday season free of fighting with Israel that officials say will bring the most pilgrims since hostilities broke out seven years ago.


PM refuses to be drawn on prospect of early election.


Crew members of Kurt Busch work on the car during a pit stop during the NASCAR Ford 400 at the Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.


American Lindsey Kildow wins first downhill, Turgeon top Canadian ...

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - Lindsey Kildow of Vail, Colo., won her first World Cup downhill race Friday, continuing the American domination of the early part of the ski season.


By MATTI FRIEDMAN JERUSALEM - The Museum of Tolerance started off with good intentions, over $100 million in donations, an eye-catching design by architect Frank Gehry, a 2004 kickoff ceremony attended by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a great piece of Jerusalem real estate.


Nokia to turn cameraphones into foreign food finders

They'll help you shop too Nokia has developed prototype cameraphone applications thatâll not only make ordering dinner from foreign restaurant menus easier, but which also promises to take window shopping online.â¦


'Politically Direct,' Hosted By David Bender, Launches As New Daily Show on Air America Radio (AAR) on Monday 9/18 With Stellar Guests Including Jimmy Carter, John Edwards, Desmond Tutu, Gore Vidal & More!

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- On September 18, 2006, the popular news and interview show "Politically Direct" makes its debut as a daily, weekday program on national progressive talk radio network Air America Radio (AAR).


France is keeping the United States, Britain and the Iraqi interim government at a distance from its efforts to free two French hostages in Iraq to avoid complications with their suspected Muslim extremist ...


Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag fails to live up to the original.


U.N. envoy outlines Kosovo path to statehood

United Nations special envoy Martti Ahtisaari on Friday avoided any pronouncement on the future sovereignty of Kosovo, but handed Serbia a plan that sets its breakaway province firmly on a path to independence.Comment


Barcelona's Brazilian player Ronaldinho, is seen in this Sept. 29, 2004 file photo taken in Barcelona, Spain. Ronaldinho won FIFA's World Player of the Year award on Monday Dec. 20, 2004, ahead of France's Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.


Life & style: Only three days into the menswear shows in Milan and already two rather improbable trends are emerging: gold and see-through clothes.


Ukrainians today cast ballots for president, choosing between a Western-leaning reformer and the Kremlin-praised prime minister in a runoff election that many fear will erupt into unrest and violence.


Mexico's Calderon to reduce army role in drug war

Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Wednesday he wants to phase out the army's role in fighting drug traffickers as the country works to reform its notoriously corrupt police forces.


Blue Coat claims super-secure remote access

What do you call a secure overcoat? Blue Coat reckons its new SSL VPN appliance could be the most secure remote access device yet. Not only does Blue Coat RA encrypt the traffic between the client and the host, it also blocks keyloggers and framegrabbers, and encrypts the files it caches onto the client's hard disk.â¦


Injured French rider Olivier Jacque announced his retirement from MotoGP on Thursday after being replaced at Kawasaki by Australian Anthony West.


=== Houston re-signs Vizcaino to one-year contract ===

Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Astros re-signed free agent infielder Jose Vizcaino to a one-year contract on Friday. Vizcaino appeared in 138 games for the Astros in 2004, his fourth season with


Kerry Says Bush Is Arrogant and Failed on Iraq

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.  - President Bush arrogantly  ignored the advice of his top generals about the need for more  equipment to fight the war in Iraq, Democrat John Kerry said on  Monday.


Times Online tried Microsoft's new search engine, and it broke. Here's a selection of reader experiences with the new service.


For Apple's new iMac, thin appears to be in

The latest computer in the iMac family literally puts Apple's trademark minimalism on a pedestal. The processor and drives are built into a sleek flat-panel display.


The government is set to announce plans to ease the rules on the opening of new pharmacies.


Nyon, 12:15 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: IL MILAN AFFRONTA IL CELTIC

Saranno gli scozzesi del Celtic Glasgow gli avversari del Milan negli ottavi di Champions League. Il...


Tech pros, now you can search for parts by number

GlobalSpec, a 10-year-old specialized vertical search engine, recently launched PartFinder, a service that allows users to search for parts by number.


UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday he was "very disappointed and surprised" that his son had continued to receive payments until this February from a firm that had a contract with Iraq's oil-for-food program, the subject of numerous


Cassini-Huygens, the joint NASA/ESA/ASI space mission has successfully made a close encounter with Saturnâs moon, Titan. This was confirmed in the early hours of this morning as the first information and


Group claims link to foiled German attacks: ministry

A Sunni Muslim group affiliated to al Qaeda has said it was behind planned attacks in Germany that were foiled by police last week, Germany's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.


John Kerry fought back Thursday against campaign allegations that he exaggerated his combat record in Vietnam, accusing President Bush of using a Republican front group "to do his dirty work" and challenging Bush to debate their wartime service records.


Secondo i tabloid David e Victoria vivrebbero da separati


"Pet" girl kicked off bus for wearing leash

A bus company has apologised to a girl who is led around on a leash by her boyfriend and describes herself as a human pet after one of its drivers threw her off a bus.