Breast cancer drug hailed as greatest advance in 30 years

More than 100,000 women with breast cancer were offered new hope yesterday by research hailed as the biggest advance in treatment of the disease for 30 years.


Bulgaria seeks quick deal with Libya for HIV nurses

Bulgaria said it hoped Libya would  finalise a deal on Monday to free six foreign medics convicted  of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, a move that  would boost Tripoli's relations with the West.


Bangladesh relaxes curfew despite sporadic violence

The Bangladesh capital of Dhaka was bustling again on Saturday after authorities relaxed a curfew imposed after university student clashes with the military this week.


Ricerche serrate del gruppo allontanatosi dopo protesta


Iranâs parliament today approved the outline of a bill requiring the government to resume uranium enrichment. It is an issue of national pride that is a rare point of agreement between conservatives and reformers in Iranian politics.


The FCC's crackdown on broadcast radio is making satellite a tempting alternative.


France says the European Union and Iran have made "considerable progress" towards reaching a preliminary agreement on Tehran's nuclear program at talks in Paris.


Could integrating antivirus software into Windows be the key to solving Microsoft's security woes or could the technology create more problems than it solves?


Scientists have made the lethal virus Ebola harmless in the lab, aiding research into a vaccine or cure.


Campaigning Bush tackles tree snakes, noxious weeds

US President George W. Bush asks voters to "stand with me" come election day, so it seems only fair that he stand with them as they battle noxious weeds or brown tree snakes and go about canning pears.


The head of personnel at Volkswagen AG said the automaker will have to make dramatic reductions in jobs in Germany if it doesn't get the labor-cost savings it wants in ongoing wage talks, a newspaper reported Wednesday.


Lightning, Andreychuk agree on 1-year deal

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - As expected, the Tampa Bay Lightning are bringing back their captain, Dave Andreychuk, for another season. The Lightning on Tuesday announced the 40-year-old Andreychuk,had agreed to a one-year deal.


The US stands by its claim of genocide in Darfur, in contrast to the findings of a United Nations report.


Disney Picks Sony Format for DVD's of Its Films

The Walt Disney Company and its home video division, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, said yesterday that they would release films in the next-generation high-definition DVD format being developed


Customers are able to download full songs with their phone and put them on a computer. Also: Hewlett-Packard has major malfunctions with its software & hellip;. Microsoft and PalmOne, together at last & hellip;. and more.


The flap over CNBC news anchor Maria Bartiromo's relations with financial giant Citigroup began with a Wall Street Journal front-page story on the firing of Todd Thomson, head of Citigroup's wealth-management arm.


By Tamara Chuang, The Orange County Register, Calif.  Feb. 13--Santa Ana's STEC, which ditched its SimpleTech moniker last  week, said Monday that it sold its consumer business unit to Fabrik Inc. for  $43 million.


Republican Mitt Romney directly appealed to social conservatives in South Carolina on Thursday, criticizing Democratic rival Barack Obama for supporting age-appropriate sex education for children as young as kindergartners.


European, Asian leaders wrap up summit, sidestep Myanmar issue

Asian and European leaders wrapped up summit talks here by calling for the United Nations to lead the fight against terrorism while largely side-stepping a rift over military-ruled Myanmar.


Lebanese troops move into Hezbollah bastion

Lebanese troops moved on Tuesday into a town wrecked by Israel's war with Hezbollah, as United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said he hoped for word on the lifting of an Israeli blockade on Lebanon within ...


Bush Attacks Kerry's 'Intrusive' Health Plan

President Bush charged on Thursday that Democrat John Kerry's health care plan would give the government sweeping powers to decide "who gets the coverage and how much


Terza vittoria in altrettante partite per l'Italia nel gruppo 5 di qualificazione agli Europei Under 21 di Calcio: impegnati a Nova Gorica contro la Slovenia, gli azzurrini si sono imposti per 3-0 e hanno cosi' consolidato il proprio primato nella


Emory officials believe Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), an extremely rare degenerative disease, is the probable diagnosis of an Emory University Hospital patient following a brain biopsy, and are taking steps on the basis of that assumption.


Is the real Arsenal boss the fair-minded French Professor we have come to admire or the sore loser who is to face the FA today for calling Ruud van Nistelrooy "a cheat"?


Maryland governor plans to drop electronic voting, buy optical scanners

Making good on a campaign promise to overhaul Maryland's suspect electronic voting system, the governor there proposed an initial outlay in the state budget toward the purchase of scanners to replace its $65 million touch-screen voting systems.


Blu-ray victory means millions in royalties

Invent a standard. Collect a check. That's what Blu-ray is about.


Barclays chief loses cash after conman gets card

A fraudster posing as chairman of Barclays tricked his own bank's credit card arm into issuing a new card before taking cash from his account, a Barclaycard source said on Thursday.


Wolfgang Mueller remembers exactly where the Berlin Wall snaked through what is now the massive mall at Potsdamer Platz. He remembers standing near Checkpoint Charlie as a 15-year-old, at a special spot where he could peer through into a cafe in the West.


Peirsol Sets Short Course Backstroke World Record

Aaron Peirsol of the United States  set a short course world record of one minute, 50.52 seconds in  the men's 200 meters backstroke at the world championships on  Monday.


British download store 7digital relaunches with a promise to offer cheaper prices and greater ease of use than iTunes.


After finishing 13-3 last season, the Kansas City Chiefs are thinking Super Bowl. The Denver Broncos always think Super Bowl, even though they've made the playoffs just twice in the five years since John Elway retired and haven't won a postseason game. So while it may be premature to think of their meeting in Denver on Sunday night as an AFC championship game preview, it could be critical in the AFC West, where the Chiefs and Broncos figure to battle for the title.


US stocks rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reassured by indicating that further interest-rate rises were likely to remain at a "measured" pace, as it increased rates by a quarter point.


Pinochet Fit For Trial, House Arrest Order Suspended

Retired General Augusto Pinochet has been charged with killing and kidnapping opponents during his 17-year military rule and briefly placed under house arrest on Monday.


Bank of America CEO says buying all of LaSalle

Bank of America Corp.  Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis pledged on Thursday to complete the $21 billion acquisition of all of LaSalle Bank from ABN AMRO Holding NV  early in the fourth quarter.


Car bomb kills 6, wounds 36 in Iraq's Kerbala

KERBALA, Iraq  - At least six people were killed and 36 wounded when a car bomb exploded on Saturday in a busy market in the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala, hospital sources said.


Firenze, 15:43 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; CORVINO: MERCATO CHIUSO

La Fiorentina non farà altre operazioni di mercato. ''Nell'ultima settimana non faremo nulla ...


A surprise move by central banks to inject huge amounts of cash into money markets has had an immediate effect.


US-led forces trying to protect landmark Afghan elections face a rising wave of violence from about 2,000 insurgents, including al-Qaida militants slipping in from Pakistan, an American general said Saturday.


Wireless security threats are overhyped and easily stopped. You have bigger things to worry about, says a Computerworld editor.


The top court in Turkey attacks PM Tayyip Recep Erdogan for his criticism of a key constitutional ruling.


Villagers in southwestern China are scratching their heads after an estimated more than $60,000 was spent to paint an entire barren mountainside green.


Engineers expect the networking standard to hit new speeds by 2010.


Wave of Killings in Thailand's South Not Easing, Thaksin Says

The violent rebellion in Thailand's three southernmost Muslim-dominated provinces is not improving and leaves the civilian population increasingly exposed to killings, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said.


Intel and AMD battle for dual-core chips

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) showcased its dual-core x86 Opteron microprocessor this week. The upcoming dual-core CPU for the enterprise enviornment is expected to debut in mid-2005 and was housed in a HP ProLiant DL585 server.


To the right, there are several plasma screens running Connecticut football highlights and historical features on a continuous loop. To the left, display cases featuring items from the 2004 Motor City Bowl and other memorable moments. Straight ahead, a grand metal staircase that rises to the second floor.


Brain wave technology could change lives

It looks like a simple video game, but look closer and you can see that Scott Hamel is moving colored squares on the screen without touching any controls.


Bush Pledges to Address Weak Dollar, Cites Fed

President Bush said on Wednesday a renewed drive to cut US budget deficits should help the weak dollar and that Tuesday's Federal Reserve interest-rate hike showed Alan


OTTUMWA, Iowa  - In the snowswept American heartland, discussion of foreign policy often boils down to one word: security.


Henman lives in hope after Roddick setback

Wimbledon this ain't. When it rains in SW19, herds of well-drilled young men rush forward with tarpaulins to protect the hallowed turf.


One of the nation's two major manufacturers of flu vaccine announced this week that it will delay release of millions of vaccine doses until early October.


The new Mangroomer is a folding razor for men who want to shave their own back.


Bruce Chen pitched his first complete game for his first victory in over two years, and Rafael Palmeiro homered during a five-run opening inning, leading the Baltimore Orioles past the Toronto Blue Jays 9-1 Monday night.


A railway worker who emerged from a 19-year coma woke to a radically altered Poland and thinks "the world is prettier now" than it was under communism, his wife said Sunday.


Three Picks For A Communications Rebound

Deutsche Bank Securities said the communications-equipment sector is likely to report weak third-quarter results, though "given the extent of negative sentiment among investors, we do not believe this will represent much of a surprise.


Track and Field: Jackson Leads 400 Hurdles Sweep

Bershawn Jackson led an American medals sweep in the 400-meter hurdles at the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria meet, beating Kenneth Ferguson by a hundredth of a second (48.15 seconds). Derrick Atkins of the Bahamas dominated the 100, finishing in 9.95 seconds. Marlon Devonish of Britain was second in 10.09. The American Angela Williams won the womenâs 100 in 11.12 seconds.


Intelligent young men are less likely to take their own lives than others, researchers have found.


La decisione dopo che si Ã¨ appreso dell'iscrizione nel registro degli indagati del ministro Mastella"IncompatibilitÃ " per il pm De Magistris del quale il Guardasigilli ha chiesto il trasferimento                                          Catanzaro, la procura generale avoca l'inchiesta "Why not"


Foreign monitors barred from some US polling stations: OSCE observer

Some observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a Europe-wide security and rights forum, were barred from entering some polling stations in the United States, one of them said.


Reggae and rap homophobic lyrics are stoking the spread of HIV, a UK minister warns on a Caribbean visit.


World Business Briefing: Brazil: Airline Agrees to Buy 26 Airbus Planes

TAM, Brazilâs largest airline by passengers carried, agreed to purchase 26 Airbus planes for around $5.4 billion to expand its international routes. The airline, based in SÃ£o Paulo, said it signed a deal to buy 22 Airbus A350 planes and exercised an earlier option to buy 4 A330 models. The company secured an option to buy 10 additional A350s in the future. The A330s will be delivered in 2010 and 2011. TAM operates direct flights to Paris, London, Milan, New York and Miami.


SEATTLE - A California football team's 151-game winning streak, the nation's longest, ended Saturday when Bellevue High School beat the De La Salle High of Concord, Calif., 39-20 before a crowd of 24,987 at Qwest Field.    De La Salle had not lost a game since falling in the 1991 North Coast Section championship game Dec...


Blake Acted Oddly Before Wife's Death, Court Told

Patrons in the restaurant where Robert Blake dined with his wife right before she was murdered testified Tuesday that the actor seemed upset, behaved oddly, and threw up his dinner well before anything happened to his wife.


O's Take Fliers on Two Former 1st-Round Picks

Jeremy Guthrie and Luis Montanez, once highly regarded first-round draft picks with other clubs, are trying to revive their careers with the Orioles.


Prodi wins reprieve but Italy doubts stability

Romano Prodi's victory in a confidence vote has given his center-left government a lease of life but Italy appeared unconvinced on Thursday he can remain prime minister long enough to deliver promised reforms.


LOS ANGELES - Michael Moore says he won't submit "Fahrenheit 9/11" for consideration as best documentary at this year's Academy Awards. Instead, he's going for the bigger prize of best picture...


Pennington Has Surgery on Right Shoulder

Jets quarterback Chad Pennington had surgery Tuesday to repair a tear in his right rotator cuff, and his doctors are cautiously optimistic he will be ready for the start of training camp in July.


U.S. reach Gold Cup quarter-finals, Guatemala end drought

CARSON, California  - The United States reached the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago and Guatemala secured their first win in the competition for 11 years by beating El Salvador 1-0 on Saturday.


Premium rate phone lines watchdog Icstis is to meet TV companies amid probes into calls to shows.


In his stump speech, President Bush plays up the benefits for women of deposing Afghanistan's Taliban by describing mothers who were "whipped or killed, in some cases in


EU, US and Japan all flag concessions to save trade talks

The European Union, United States and Japan said they were willing to give ground to save global trade talks provided all parties in the negotiations also offered concessions.


Palm Harbor, FL (Sports Network) - Jonathan Byrd posted his second straight round of five-under 66 on Friday to grab a share of the lead halfway through the Chrysler Championship.


New Jersey Investigating Amgenâs Marketing of a Psoriasis Drug

New Jerseyâs attorney general has begun investigating whether the biotechnology giant violated patient confidentiality laws in its effort to sell its drug Enbrel.


Buying music from your computer over the internet is cool, but buying music from the portable player in your hand is cooler. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.


R&B star Usher picks up four nominations for the American Music Awards, ahead of OutKast and Kanye West.


NAPOLI: 39ENNE FERITO A COLPI D'ARMA DA FUOCO A FRATTAMAGGIORE

Napoli, 29 dic. (Adnkronos) - Un uomo di 39 anni e' stato ferito questa mattina a Frattamaggiore, nel napoletano. Domenico Coscia, giudicato guaribile in 30 giorni, era in compagnia di una donna quando due


It has been confirmed that US Vice President Dick Cheney made a stopover at Shannon airport last night en route from Afghanistan. The White House No.2 was accompanied into the terminal building by an entourage


IF there's one in every crowd, among the throngs of North Koreans wanting to escape Kim Jong-il's despotism there is now Kim Ki-ho.


After spending three years and $2 million, Eric Meyer has got the go-ahead from a gaggle of lawyers, regulators and -- crucially -- four different Sharia scholars to market the first hedge fund for Islamic investors.


Nei pressi di Lauria, nessun ferito.Autostrada chiusa


US House votes to lift 27-year firearms ban in DC

Two weeks after the Republican leadership in Congress allowed the federal assault weapons ban to expire, the House voted overwhelmingly yesterday to repeal the District


The Government has backed an all-out assault on Fallujah, dismissing a warning from the UN Secretary General against the strike. Kofi Annan said an attack on the rebel stronghold risked alienating Iraqis whose


Diversity, best-picture buzz rule Oscars

Once an evening of backslapping and merrymaking within the narrow confines of Hollywood, the Academy Awards this time look like a United Nations exercise in diversity.


Before Shugofa Beheshti decides who to vote for in Afghanistan's October 9 presidential election, she wants to hear what the candidates have to say.


Apple may be next in EU antitrust sights

With the EU antitrust case against Microsoft now over, the European Commission could turn its attention next to another prominent technology company: Apple Inc.


The total number of mobile telephone subscriptions in Japan topped 100 million for the first time in January, a telecommunications association said.


Gold a family affair for champion Newbery

Chantelle Newbery gave up diving after her son was born, but she returned to the sport, and on Monday morning she became the first Australian to win an Olympic diving title in 80 years.


Lawmaker Seeks Probe Into Bush Documents

Top Republicans on Wednesday tried to tie the Kerry campaign to disputed documents used by CBS News for a story examining President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas National Guard and called for a congressional investigation.


Altria Profit Aided by Stake in SABMiller

Altria Group Inc. MO.N, on Tuesday  posted higher quarterly profit, as higher income from its stake  in brewer SABMiller Plc SAB.L, a lower tax rate  and the weak  dollar offset weakness in domestic tobacco and its Kraft food  business.


Fred Thompson sought inspector's removal

A Tennessee state inspector had cited a coal company repeatedly for environmental violations. Fred Thompson, the inspector says, got him removed from the case.


When we look for point-to-point directions online, sometimes we deny ourselves the fun of a journey


la vittima e' Bassam al-Fara, 4 uomini lo hanno circondato


Bank deploying software designed to encrypt confidential documents, control access no matter where they travel.


The Office of Fair Trading announces it is launching an investigation into the housebuilding industry.


Depositate dal giudice motivazioni della sentenza di condanna


FDA Warns About Pesticides Found in Ginseng

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a nationwide warning after having discovered residue of untested pesticides in ginseng imported by a New Jersey firm.


A record 22 agreements valued at billions of US dollars were signed yesterday in Beijing between China and Germany while a series of deals were sealed between China Italy.


Senate Resolves Corporate Tax Bill Delay

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is shown in Washington in this Nov. 11, 2003, file photo. Known as one of the Senate's more moderate Democrats, Landrieu undertook a fiery defense Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, of military


Voters tired of Labour's "empty promises"

Conservative Party co-chairman Dr Liam Fox will tell delegates on the opening day of his party's annual conference in Bournemouth the public no longer trust Labour and Tony Blair.


Iraqi police and clerics killed by insurgents

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Insurgents continue to create havoc in Iraq, killing several Iraqi police officers, a US marine, and wounding 14 US soldiers on Saturday.


Genova, 20:16 - CALCIO, GENOA: BEGA IN DIFESA, TRIDENTE SCULLI-BORRIELLO-LEON

Diciannove convocati per il Genoa, che domani affronterà la Fiorentina di Prandelli nel posti...


Alcatel shareholders back Lucent merger at AGM

Alcatel  shareholders on  Thursday approved the French telecoms equipment provider's  all-share acquisition of U.S. rival Lucent , putting an  end to weeks of debates about the deal's merits.


Devastated by doping, a sport looks to youth to revive its fortunes


Finally, a lot of us have something in common with Bill Parcells. The Dallas Cowboys coach has said that bad losses make him want to throw up in his mouth.


SAN JOSE, Calif. - Google Inc.'s long-awaited initial stock sale, which appeared imminent Tuesday, has been delayed while the company awaits final approval of its paperwork by the Securities and Exchange Commission...


Mexican directors bring outsiders' edge to Oscars

In best-picture hopeful "Babel" and two other vanguard movies nominated for Sunday's Oscars, a trio of Mexican directors is bringing an edgy outsider's viewpoint to this year's Academy Awards.


Kosovo Albanians go on trial at UN tribunal

UN prosecutors opened their war crimes case against three members of the Kosovo Liberation Army Monday, promising to call on


Despite a spectacular series of unplanned barrel rolls, SpaceShipOne completes the first of two compulsory flights that could net its developers the $10 million Ansari X Prize. Dan Brekke reports from Mojave, California.


More controls to protect the innocent An independent medical body has warned that more controls are needed to protect the innocent against unjustified DNA profiling.â¦


NBA ROUNDUP James Helps the Cavaliers Break .500

LeBron James scored 33 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers moved over .500 for the first time in more than three years with their fourth straight victory, a


GARHI KHUDA BAKSH, Pakistan  - Thousands of party faithful greeted former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Saturday as she visited her stronghold in southern Pakistan, days after an assassination bid that killed 139 people.


Greece's government wins confidence vote

Greece's conservative government won a vote of confidence early Monday, ending a three-day debate that started with the opposition Socialist Party calling for early elections.


Palermo, 16:50 - CALCIO, PALERMO; SIMPLICIO: NON SIAMO IN CRISI

Fabio Simplicio sostiene che il Palermo non è in crisi pur ammettendo che 4 sconfitte consecu...


'E' un dovere, ora piu' che mai, faremo infrastrutture'


Rights group: Hundreds missing in Chechnya

A human rights group said Friday that 128 people from Chechnya were abducted in 2004 and are still missing, Interfax reported. Known as Memorial, the group also said 241 Chechen


It was just a month ago that I wrote about the frightening lack of agreement among FDA officials regarding drugs that were already on the market.


Young Wildcats receive the spanking on Initiation Day

Initiation Day concluded with the older guys raising their arms to provoke adoration and the younger guys walking away, heads lowered, shirts and egos untucked.


The faithful commemorate pope's visit to city in 1979

Larry Kulik believes the Holy Spirit descended on Chicago 25 years ago--the day Pope John Paul II conducted mass at Five Holy Martyrs Church.


Lavish Xmas Bash for 'Real UK Royals' the Beckhams

Britain's "alternative royal family" --  Victoria and David Beckham -- hosted a lavish but much-derided  Christmas party on Thursday to christen their sons in the  grounds of their "Beckingham Palace" home.


In Europe, Microsoft Again Faces Inquiries

Europeâs antitrust regulator has opened two new investigations into claims that Microsoft has abused its dominant market position.


BAGHDAD, Dec. 12 -- Three powerful car bombs exploded one after the other in a southern provincial capital on Wednesday, killing 46 people and injuring 149, local police said. It was the most devastating attack in Iraq since August.


com September 20, 2004, 3:00 PM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.


Sony brings OLED TV to U.S., encouraged by TV sales

Sony Corp  on Sunday unveiled  a next-generation super-thin television and a robot-like music  player, and an executive said the economy had not hit U.S.  consumer sales -- yet.


HK's bad air linked to childhood asthma: study

Hong Kong's bad air may be   responsible for a significant jump in children being admitted   to hospital for asthma, a six-year study has found.


NEW YORK: Oil prices pierced the $50-a-barrel mark again last night amid concern over possible conflict in Nigeria's oil-producing delta region, where a two-day truce between rebel militia and government forces is holding.


Reader Shivani sends us her experiences.


Most physiotherapy graduates have struggled to get a job this year as NHS chiefs cut  spending.


Pakistan Says Terrorism Suspect Has Escaped

A man who was arrested in Pakistan last year on suspicion of plotting to blow up trans-Atlantic airplanes, and who faced extradition to Britain in another case, escaped from his guards Saturday after a court hearing here, officials said Sunday.


Blog: Programmers release an early but incomplete and crash-prone version of the open-source office suite for Mac OS X's native Aqua interface.


News analysis: Cognos wants IT's approval

InfoWorld - On Tuesday, Cognos unveiled Cognos 8 BI v3, most likely the last upgrade before the acquisition by IBM is final. The Cognos board ratified the acquisition earlier this week.


More than 100,000 in New York march against Bush

More than 100,000 demonstrators swarmed Manhattan's streets loudly, exuberantly and peacefully Sunday, seizing the limelight on the eve of the Republican National Convention


McDonald's sees EPS above Street expectations

McDonald's Corp.  said on Monday  it expects to report quarterly earnings of 71 cents per share  before costs related to the sale of businesses in Latin  America, above Wall Street expectations.


The United Nations is sending extra peacekeepers to Congo's North Kivu province, which will improve security in the area after Rwanda threatened to carry out a strike against rebels operating on Congolese soil, a U.N. spokesman said on Wednesday.


La show girl dice "Sono salva per miracolo"

Alba Parietti Ã¨ stata coinvolta in un incidente sull'Autostrada del Sole all'altezza di Modena. La show girl viaggiava in compagnia del fidanzato, Giuseppe Lanza di Scalea, che guidava l'auto finita sotto un camion.


The European Commission (EC) opened an in-depth investigation on Wednesday into plans by Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. to take over U.S. digital rights management (DRM) company ContentGuard Holdings Inc.


Sick of screaming to be heard over your cell phone in noisy places? A software firm claims its new headset, based on noise-reduction research it conducted for the U.S. military, will virtually eliminate background-noise disruptions. By Elisa Batista.


Gunmen kidnap five Europeans in Ethiopia

Five Europeans and 13 Ethiopians have been kidnapped by an unidentified group in northeastern Ethiopia, police announced here Friday, after conflicting reports that up to 20 foreigners had been abducted.


TierneyLab: TierneyLab: Harvard, Bloomberg and Trans-Fat

I’m not sure if this is a mixed metaphor, but Harvard and the mayor of New York have gone logrolling in the trans-fat cascade. The Harvard School of Public Health announced that it’s giving its highest honor, the Julius B. Richmond Award, to Mayor Michael Bloomberg for demonstrating “extraordinary leadership in protecting and promoting the [...].


So many Italians have decided 53 is the lucky number that the government is in serious trouble -- one billion euros (690 million pounds) worth -- if it comes up in the right place in the national lottery.


Qimonda, Macronix join in memory development pact

German memory chip giant Qimonda AG on Thursday announced a five-year pact to develop several types of non-volatile memory technologies with Macronix International, known for the memory chips it supplies to Nintendo's popular Wii game consoles.Non-volatile memory, such as flash memory chips, retains data after power has been shut off. Volatile memory, such as DRAM (Dynamic RAM), loses data when its power source is turned off.Qimonda will bring its expertise in chip engineering and manufacturing to the partnership, while Macronix will add its flash memory know-how, according to the statement.Projects related to the pact will take place at Qimonda's facilities in Dresden, Germany. Macronix is a Taiwanese company.Costs will be split between the two companies, but Qimonda did not offer an estimate for the possible size of the investment.


Chad says nearly 40 killed in Janjaweed raids

N'DJAMENA  - Nearly 40 people were killed in clashes between Chad's security forces and Arab raiders on horseback who attacked two eastern villages, burning homes and mutilating their victims, the government said on Tuesday.


McDonald's Corp. said Wednesday worldwide sales at its namesake restaurants open at least 13 months rose 3.9 percent in August, helped by strong sales of new menu items, including fried chicken strips.


Excerpts from the presidential campaign trail

Excerpts of remarks Wednesday by President Bush in Mason City, Iowa, and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry in Waterloo, Iowa, as transcribed by e-Media Millworks Inc.


Historical Hot Spot: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Near Birdsboro is Hoping Tourists Know That It's a Cool Place to Visit No Matter What the Season.

By Bruce R. Posten, Reading Eagle, Pa.  Mar. 5--IN WINTER'S WANING days, ice retreats from the banks of French Creek; a cannon lies locked in layers of ice next to a stack of pig iron bars; and a water wheel remains motionless.


Crude oil shot up $10.93, or 33.6 percent, in 2004 to finish the year at $43.45 a barrel. Insurgent attacks on Iraqi pipelines and within Saudi Arabia fueled concerns over supply shortfalls even as producers pumped at near full capacity.


Ascoli Piceno, 19:54 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: GIOVEDI' DECISIONE SUL DEL DUCA APERTO A TUTTI

Solo giovedÃ¬ si saprà se l'Ascoli potrà aprire completamente le porte dello stadio Del...


OPEC cool to Chavez's idea of output cut

Oil-rich nations brushed off a push by Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to cut production, but he used the OPEC meeting to push for expanding the cartel's membership and praised Bolivia's nationalization of its natural gas industry.


China Says Its Seafood Is Now Safer and Better

In an unusual public acknowledgment, Chinese officials said that pollution and water-quality problems had become the biggest challenges facing Chinaâs fish farming.


FBI probes 14 lending firms as housing crisis grows

The FBI has opened investigations into 14 corporations as part of a crackdown on improper subprime lending, agency officials said on Tuesday.


Lebanon PM Resigns, Says Will Not Head New Govt.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri resigned Wednesday and said he would not form a new government, following a widely opposed constitutional change to keep the Syrian-backed president in office.


ICT cast down into the eternal fires of hell

The people have spoken. Amen Poll result It's official: the term ICT has joined mobe and lappy in the eternal fires of lexicographical hell after 1,396 of you (57 per cent of the vote) demanded its immediate consignment to the dustbin of history.â¦


The Hindi remake of Tamil super hit Ghajini starring Aamir Khan is not titled Kajri and the producers of the film never


POLICE arrested the husband of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto today, less than a month after he won his freedom following an eight years behind bars.


Holidaymakers with bookings at Golden Sun face being stranded abroad or with their holiday in ruins after the company goes bust.


Action movie star Jackie Chan has recorded a song to mark the countdown to next year's Beijing Olympics.


Tense calm returns to Lebanon camp after 33-day war

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - An uneasy calm settled over a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the Lebanese army declared victory in 33 days of fighting against al Qaeda-inspired militants.


The US has strongly criticised Iran over the detention of three US citizens and the suspected arrest of a fourth.


Few employers take all the steps they can to stop bullying in work places, according to a new survey.


Jay Leno is walking the Long Goodbye. The Andover native will step down as host from NBC's "The Tonight Show" - in 2009.


Davenport Powers Past Molik, Dementieva Falls

FILDERSTADT, Germany  - Lindsay Davenport powered  past Australian Alicia Molik 6-1, 6-0 in her opening match at  the Filderstadt Grand Prix Wednesday.


Protocollo per ridurre impatto rete elettrica su paesaggio


Losail, 09:57 - MOTO, GP QATAR; PRIME LIBERE MOTOGP: EDWARDS IL PIU' VELOCE

Colin Edwards è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nella prima sessione di prove libere MotoGP del Gran Prem...


Viacom Units Sign 3-Movie Deal at Sundance

Paramount Pictures and MTV Films on Sunday said they signed director/producer John Singleton to a three-movie deal involving Sundance Film Festival title "Hustle & Flow" and two more low-budget films yet to be produced.


Ad ottobre, dato leggermente superiore alle attese


ABC News Kerry Says It's Time to 'Begin Healing'

Sen. John Edwards, DN.C., left talks with his running mate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. before delivering their concession speeches in Boston's Faneuil Hall, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.


Microsoft's Passport authentication technology lost a prominent partner this week when eBay announced that it would stop supporting customer logins through Microsoft's Passport and .


Wallace and Gromit on the comeback trail

Wallace and Gromit, the quirky  plasticine stars of British cinema, are on the comeback trail.


DaimlerChrysler returns to 3Q profits; robust upturn at Chrysler ...

LONDON, October 28  - German automotive giant, DaimlerChrysler AG (DCX.ETR), reported robust profit growth for 3Q04, boosted by improved sales results at its Chrysler division in the US.


Madrid, 22:59 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: VALENCIA FERMATO DALL'OSASUNA

Clamoroso ko del Siviglia nella 26/a giornata della Liga spagnola. La capolista è stata battu...


THE Football Association is determined to bring forward the peace summit between Arsenal and Manchester United, despite the clubsâ opposition to being forced into a superficial show of reconciliation.


BusinessWeek Online - This fall I had a rare opportunity to update and revise a book I wrote 10 years ago. When I wrote The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, I attempted to share everything I knew about leading people by teaching the timeless principles I had discovered. The book became very popular, appeared on The New York Times best-seller list and remained on the BusinessWeek best-seller list for nearly two years. It is by far the book I'm best known for.


InfoWorld - IBM shored up commitment to its mainframe computing platform Thursday with a series of new technologies, investments in emerging markets, new industry-focused solutions, and new partnerships.


Volleyball: Serbians Bow Out, US Makes Final

Olympic champions Serbia and Montenegro, hit by a virus, were eliminated from the men's volleyball tournament Wednesday in an outstanding quarter-final with Russia.


Man Grabs Shark With Hands; Blames Vodka

SYDNEY, Australia - A man who caught a 4-foot shark with his bare hands off an Australian beach said on Friday he only tried the feat because he was drunk on vodka.


LA gallery portrays paparazzi photos as art form

Paparazzi are getting a lot of bad press these days, so it takes some chutzpah to launch a photography exhibit called "Paparazzi as an Art Form" in the heart of celebrityville.


A dead crow found in Fremont has tested positive for West Nile virus, the fourth case discovered in Alameda County, health officials said Monday.


ORACLE has extended its hostile bid for PeopleSoft for the 12th time, pushing the tender offer through to October 8. Oracle said in a press release that about 23.


UN Threatens Sudan with Sanctions on Darfur Abuses

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Saturday threatening Sudan with oil sanctions if it did not stop atrocities in the Darfur region where Arab militias are terrorizing African villagers.


The wholesome image of Vanessa  Hudgens, star of the made-for-kids TV movie hit "High School  Musical," was under fire on Friday because of a nude photo  circulating on the Internet, creating a new publicity challenge  for the Walt Disney Co.


Toronto doctors may separate conjoined twins

Specialists from Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children says they believe the prognosis is "very good'' for separation surgery for a pair of conjoined twins from Zimbabwe.


Rhode Island: Proposal for Lead Paint Settlement

Attorney General Patrick Lynch is proposing that three former manufacturers of lead paint that were convicted by a jury in 2006 of creating a public nuisance with their product pay $2.4 billion for lead abatement in 240,000 homes.


White House disagrees with Guantanamo trial ruling

The White House on Tuesday said it disagreed with rulings by U.S. military judges to drop all war crimes charges against two Guantanamo prisoners facing trial, and that the Defense Department was considering whether to appeal.


Stuart Herbert's Blog: Microsoft's First PHP Extension: SQL Server 2005 Support

Following the release of Microsoft's SQL Server extension for PHP, Stuart Herbert has posted some of his thoughts on the matter to his blog.   He's broken it up into two sections: "Why Is It Important For Microsoft To Support PHP On Windows?" and "What's Wrong With The Existing MSSQL Extension For PHP?" He answers the first question by mentioning the new options that it opens up for those that want to run both Windows and PHP and still use their SQL Server databases.   Question two gives four things that he's already seen wrong with the extension including it's limited varchar support, no PDO drivers and the poor level of error reporting.   The SQL Server 2005 driver for PHP "is a PHP 5 extension that allows the reading and writing of SQL Server data from within PHP scripts. It provides a procedural interface for accessing data in all Editions of SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 (including Express Edition), and makes use of PHP features, including PHP streams to read and write large objects."


Roger Clemens faces his accuser and federal investigators when he testifies at a House committee hearing on performance-enhancing drugs.


Indonesian Court Opens Bashir Terror Trial

Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir went on  trial in Indonesia on Thursday, charged with leading a militant  network seen as the regional arm of al Qaeda in a case that  will test the new president's pledge to fight terrorism.


Arms hold key as Ulster deal deadline is put back

Sinn FÃ©in's president, Gerry Adams, last night placed responsibility for clinching an agreement to restore the power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland firmly in the hands of the British and Irish government - despite the enduring barrier of mistrust


Viminale, arriveranno 110 uomini delle forze dell'ordine


PERTH, Australia - An Australian court ruled Wednesday that a convicted heroin dealer can claim a 220,000 Australian dollar (US$165 million; euro 129 million) tax deduction for money that was stolen during a drug deal.


BRUSSELS, Sep 20 (IPS) - International law is seen by many to have been  shunted aside by Western powers when launching their most  significant military operations in the past decade.


Madrid, 13:33 - CALCIO, CALDERON, CON KAKA' FATTUREREMMO 400 MILIONI DI EURO

L'arrivo di Kakà al Real sarebbe una grande operazione commerciale. ''Kakà ha 23 anni,...


Q&A:    "Where Is the Democracy in International Relations?"

VENICE, Dec 10 (IPS) - It&#39s about the oldest dispute around, which is  good enough reason to hear more on it from those who can  influence a possible resolution. So when Abdelwahab Derbal, head  of the mission in Brussels of the League of Arab States speaks of  his anger over the Palestine issue, these may be words to listen  to, whichever side of the divide (if any) you are on.


Russia's Lavrov calls for normal ties with Britain

Russia said on Friday it hoped to  restore normal relations with Britain following tit-for-tat  expulsions of diplomats this week, but business leaders said  commercial ties could suffer.


Movie Review: Fast-paced 'Blade: Trinity' is sharper than first 2 ...

I've never been a big fan of the "Blade" series. But "Blade: Trinity" is the most entertaining of the three films.


Sales at retailers surprisingly  dropped 0.9 percent in June, the biggest decline in almost two  years, as car and gasoline sales fell, a government report  showed on Friday.


Back in 1991, a president named George Bush basked in a quick, low-cost victory in Iraq and declared, "By God, we've kicked the Vietnam syndrome once and for all.


Rwanda's education minister is under strong pressure, after MPs say "genocide ideology" is present in some schools.


England manager Capello investigated for tax evasion

Prosecutors in Turin are investigating new England manager Fabio Capello for suspected tax evasion, Italian media reported on Wednesday.


Supporters of Sistani Fired Upon, 20 Dead: Witness

NAJAF, Iraq  - Supporters of Iraq's top Shi'ite  cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani were fired upon in the  town of Kufa on Thursday and 20 people were killed, a Reuters  photographer said from the scene.


A bomb kills at least one outside a bank in restive part of southern Thailand, say police.


Survey underscores the demand for Apple's debut cell phone.


Federer, Hewitt could setup blockbuster Open final

Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - The men's semifinals at the 2004 US Open will be staged on Saturday, with three of the tournament's top-five seeds ready for action at the USTA National Tennis Center.


In an otherwise lost season, LSU creates a memorable win with Saturday's 66-56 uspet of No. 3 Florida.


Terrorism Probe Points to Reach Of Web Networks

In April 2005, police swarmed the U.S. Capitol to confront an erratic Australian man carrying two suitcases who they feared was a suicide bomber. After blowing up one of the bags, officers realized he was harmless.


Tentative settlement reached in controversial Nazi "gold train" ...

MIAMI There's word of a tentative settlement in a case brought by Holocaust survivors against the US government for the plundering of a Nazi gold train in World War Two.


Berlin expects fall in unemployment, 1.5 pct growth in 2005

The German government is counting on job market reforms to lower unemployment in 2005, while predicting growth of at least 1.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), according to a draft report quoted by the Welt am Sonntag newspaper.


Decorate Nursery With Baby's Health in Mind

Bernadette Upton gives mothers-to-be a wakeup call with one sentence. "Typically," she says, "we bring baby home to the sickest room in the house." The nursery is "sick" because we think more about how the room will look than what it will do to our babies' health.


Google to boost product search in time for holiday season

Google plans to boost Google.com product search capabilities in the fourth quarter.


Riot police used water cannons Friday to disperse protesters demanding that the Philippines lift its ban on allowing its citizens to go to war-ravaged Iraq for jobs.


Woods makes it clear he's playing to win

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- When he was named US Ryder Cup captain almost two years ago, Hal Sutton considered one of his biggest missions to get Tiger Woods fired up for the matches.


Yushchenko's Poison Level Second Highest Ever Recorded

New tests reveal the level of dioxin poison in the blood of Ukrainian presidential candidate Victor Yushchenko is more than 6,000 times higher than normal, according to the expert analysing the samples.


INDIANAPOLIS Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird says the suspensions of four Pacers players following last month's brawl in Detroit with Pistons fans were excessive.


Rumsfeld: It Is Nonsense To Say He Tried To Scuttle Intelligence ...

_ Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld says accusations by some in Congress that he lobbied to kill an intelligence reform bill supported by President Bush are ``nonsense.


A man who pleaded guilty to killing three neighbors in a long-running dispute over a shared driveway was executed Wednesday night.


For younger workers, time off is best bonus

MIAMI -- It didn't take accounting firm owner Richard Berkowitz long to figure out he had a problem during tax season relating to his younger workers. ``When I told them it was mandatory they come in on the weekend, they looked at me like I was out of my mind."


The new 'Law and Order' spin-off series, 'Law & Order: Trial by Jury', is to go ahead, despite the death of one of its stars, Jerry Orbach, this week.


A film about a Scottish doctor's time with former dictator Idi Amin makes its world premiere at the Toronto festival.


CRAWFORD, Tex., June 16 -- Even while trying to reach out to Democrats to fashion a new immigration  bill, President Bush lashed out at the opposition party Saturday for its budget policies and served notice once again that he plans to veto bills with "excessive spending."


Amazon and TiVo Team, Offer Digital Films, Shows

By Monica Soto Ouchi, Seattle Times  It's suddenly getting cozy in the living room.


A Canadian military submarine headed for home with 56 people aboard caught fire and issued a distress call off the coast of Ireland Tuesday.


Sharper Image Cuts Estimates, Shares Drop

Specialty retailer Sharper Image Corp. (SHRP.O: Quote, Profile, Research) lowered its earnings estimates on Monday on weaker-than-expected holiday sales, sending its shares down 17 percent.


McCain, Clinton look to next White House battle

COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton looked on Sunday toward the next battles in a chaotic White House race after scoring tough wins in the first presidential voting in the U.S. South and West.


Luxury car company Aston Martin is expected to be sold imminently, bringing the business back into British ownership.


Mets 7, Dodgers 0: With No Team Close Behind, the Mets Start to Look Ahead

JosÃ© Reyes and JosÃ© ValentÃn played prominent roles in helping Tom Glavine earn his 288th career victory as the Mets steamrolled past the Dodgers.


Observers: Tricks Skew Ukraine's Election

Pens filled with disappearing ink. Hospital patients forced to vote in exchange for treatment. Students instructed to show their ballots to professors. These are just some of the tricks used to skew Ukraine's disputed presidential election, observers say.


Arts & entertainment: 67-year-old British actor nominated for her performance in Away From Her


Allstate Corp. on Wednesday warned its third-quarter profit would be a fraction of Wall Street expectations after the insurance firm said it sees more than $1 billion in catastrophic losses from recent hurricanes.


Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims targeted again by bombers

KERBALA, Iraq  - More than a million Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims poured into Iraq's holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday, defying insurgents who killed around 160 people in two days of attacks blamed by the government on Sunni militants.


Blues rimontano l'Arsenal e vincono 2-1, doppietta di Drogba


By Maria Puente  Think teens and twentysomethings hog all the online attention? Time to shove the teenyboppers aside: It's Grandma and grandkids -- some too young to read -- who are forging the newest interactive social networks in cyberspace.


Screening human embryos for a rare genetic condition leading to bowel cancer in order to select embryos lacking the pre-disposition has been given the go-ahead in the UK.


Milano, 12:58 - CALCIO, INTER: CONTRO LA JUVE SENZA JULIO CESAR E IBRAHIMOVIC

Inter senza Julio Cesar e Ibrahimovic nella sfida di andata dei quarti di finale di Coppa Italia di ...


Notes from the root zone ICANN San Juan 2007 The afternoon brought meatier fare - something a correspondent can sink his teeth into, so to speak.â¦


Israele, si vota il ritiro da Gaza Sharon ha appoggio della ...

GERUSALEMME - Tra tensioni, incertezza ed eccezionali misure di sicurezza, la Knesset, il Parlamento israeliano, si prepara a votare il piano per il ritiro dei coloni ebrei dalla Striscia di Gaza proposto dal primo ministro Ariel Sharon.


The centerpiece of the blockbuster deal is five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson, the left-handed ace long coveted by the Yankees.


It is believed that with the help of his sister, Jessica DeGroot, 28, who was fined US$7,500, Jeremy Jaynes pedalled non-existent products via email such as a "FedEx refund processor" that supposedly


U.S. Pounds Falluja Diehards, Violence in North

FALLUJA, Iraq  - American mortars pummelled parts  of Falluja on Wednesday as troops hunted for guerrillas still  fighting in the Iraqi city after nine days of bombardment.


Venezuela says some oil majors reject takeover

Some oil majors have rejected Venezuela's terms for the takeover of their multi-billion dollar projects and can leave the OPEC nation, President Hugo Chavez said on Friday, days before a deadline for nationalization deals to be concluded.


Australia's central bank warns of early rates hike

Australia's interest rates, stable at 5.25 percent since December 2003, may be raised within months amid signs of renewed inflationary pressures, the central bank warned.


An explosion in Turkey's commercial center of Istanbul on Wednesday injured three people, a news agency reported.


Newspaper tycoon Conrad Black and his top lieutenant were charged by regulators on Monday with siphoning more than $85 million from the company they ran, and they face a move to bar them from serving as officers of a public company.


Safin and Hewitt set up Las Vegas showdown

Former world number ones Marat Safin and Lleyton Hewitt set up a mouth-watering Las Vegas Open semi-final after recording confident victories over Spanish opponents on Friday.


New Jersey Investigating Amgenâs Marketing of a Psoriasis Drug

New Jerseyâs attorney general has begun investigating whether the biotechnology giant violated patient confidentiality laws in its effort to sell its drug Enbrel.


Mount Wilson Observatory found the first evidence in favour of the Big Bang and this month is celebrating its 100th birthday.


Microsoft declares its support for a scheme that aims to make it easier to maintain online identities.


Abts becomes first female painter to win Turner Prize

Tomma Abts became the first female painter in the 22-year history of Britain's Turner Prize to win the controversial modern art award.


Sources: Palestinian militant killed in Israeli airstrike

An Israeli aircraft attacked a car near Khan Yunis, Gaza, on Monday, killing a Palestinian militant and wounding four others, Palestinian security sources said.


Lithuanian linguists spar over spelling of Latvian president

Lithuanian language experts are sparring over spelling as the country hosts the new president of neighbouring Latvia.


Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney distanced himself Tuesday from one of his top Senate supporters, comparing his actions to President Clinton's affair with an intern and a former Republican congressman's overtures to male teenage pages.


French leader Nicolas Sarkozy visits Tripoli to boost EU-Libya ties, amid calls for the re-arrest of six foreign medics.


PNCÂs Pyaar Ke Side Effects released on September 15  and the lead pair of the film Rahul Bose and


The Senate cleared the way for an increase in the minimum wage Tuesday, but only with business tax breaks that House Democrats want removed.


The move by the European Commission could spur growth in the fledgling but potentially lucrative mobile TV sector.


Stocks set to open flat; durable goods weigh

U.S. stocks looked set to open   unchanged on Wednesday, with futures erasing gains after a   report showing an unexpected drop in August durable goods   orders renewed doubt about the outlook for profit growth.


A knock of 99 from Simon Katich lifted Australia into a commanding position in the third Test against India in Nagpur. At the close of play on day three, Australia were on 202 for the loss off three wickets


CASO DENISE: LEGALE GENITORI, ESCLUSI LEGAMI CON OPERAZIONE ' ...

Palermo, 26 ott. (Adnkronos) - La scomparsa di Denise ''non e' legata all'operazione 'Pegaso' ne' al narcotraffico''. E' quanto sottolinea, in una nota, il legale della famiglia della piccola Denise Pipitone


Odd Things Expected as Sox Meet Cards in Game Three

ST. LOUIS  - A World Series that has already  produced some odd sights could produce more on Tuesday when  Game Three of the Fall Classic between the Boston Red Sox and  St. Louis Cardinals is played out under a lunar eclipse.


Martin McGuinness hits out at Stormont colleague Ian Paisley Jr for allegedly saying gay people "repulse" him.


Intel sheds light on 2005 desktop strategy

Intel's products for the digital home and digital office in 2005 will give consumers and IT managers more capabilities than just raw performance, and the company plans to highlight those products as it did with its Centrino mobile technology, Intel executives said Tuesday.


Even if indicted BALCO chief Victor Conte has the doping goods on sprinter Marion Jones, it's unclear whether the International Olympic Committee can revoke the five medals she won in Sydney in 2000.


Nel nord-est del Paese, non si ha notizia di vittime


IN CONCORSO A VENEZIA - CON NICOLE KIDMAN

Birth, l'opera seconda di Jonathan Glazer, lascia perplessi: e il pubblico, alla fine, ridacchia. Come per Placido. Un'attrice bella brava elegante come Nicole Kidman Ã¨ un animale molto ambito dai festival perchÃ© assicura un tocco di glamour.


War Bill Helps Dairy Farmers, Salmon, Airlines

By ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON - In Washington, it pays to read the fine print. The Iraq funding bill is a perfect example, studded with provisions to help dairy farmers, airlines, salmon fisherman and rural counties hurt by cutbacks in federal logging.


Roma, 16:55 - CALCIO, LAZIO: BIANCHI DALL'INIZIO, MUDINGAYI CI SARA'

Rolando Bianchi dovrebbe giocare fin dal primo minuto domani a Torino. Questo è il dato che e...


Judge ponders dismissing KPMG case: experts

A U.S. judge may be laying the  groundwork for a plea agreement or possible dismissal of a case  against 16 former KPMG  partners accused of creating  and marketing fraudulent tax shelters, legal experts said.


Iraqi sects are locked in power struggle

At an intersection in the Sadiyah section of the capital, near the tip of the thumb formed by a sharp bend in the Tigris River, stands a stark example of what underlies Iraq's sectarian war and why any peaceful outcome will not be determined by U.S. combat power.


Ministro Interno annuncia progetto presente in Manovra 2008


At least 25 miners have been killed and some 140 are trapped after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China. The official Xinhua newsagency says of the 293 miners working underground when the blast


Warner warns 1,000 workers to expect some layoffs

Warner Bros, a unit of Time Warner Inc, has told about 1,000 television and film production workers that an unspecified number of layoffs will soon be announced due to Hollywood's screenwriters strike.


Accordo da 5 anni, stimato contributo a fatturato di 20 mln


More Oregon stores among KB Toys closures

Pittsfield, Mass.-based toy retailer KB Toys Inc. announced Tuesday it will close 141 to 238 underperforming stores by Jan. 31, 2005, including several in Oregon.


Arsenal are confident that coach Arsene Wenger will stay at the Emirates Stadium with chairman Peter Hill-Wood revealing on Monday that talks over a new contract for the Frenchman have opened.


Marital Conflict Not a Major Culprit in Child's Behavior: Study

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Parents' fighting likely doesn't cause children's behavioral problems, such as skipping school, lying, shoplifting or bullying. But parents who quarrel constantly may pass on genes for disruptive behavior to their children, a new U.S. study suggests.


Nov. 3, 2004 - Sen. John Kerry called for bipartisan unity as he publicly conceded the presidential election, making President Bush the first Republican re-elected to the White House since the late Ronald Reagan.


Argentine ranchers fear changes in gaucho country

LOBOS, Argentina  - Every year, rancher Gaston Caset leaves a little less space for cattle on his farm in Argentina's fertile pampas plains, planting more lucrative wheat and soybeans instead.


Enlightened Conservatism The Conservative Party launched its campaign against the government's ID card scheme today, juxtaposing a libertarian stance on identity against a tough stance on crime, punishment and immigration.â¦


Hospitals Look to Nuclear Tool to Fight Cancer

A push by medical centers to turn nuclear particle accelerators into weapons against cancer reflects the best and worst of Americaâs health system, experts say.


The legal attache for the U.S. Embassy was shot as he got out of his car in what appeared to be a botched robbery attempt, an embassy spokeswoman said Wednesday.


Mosque ultimatum: Get out or be wiped out

Iraq's Defense Minister Tuesday issued an ultimatum to followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr holding the Imam Ali Mosque -- get out or be wiped out.


BP settles Alaska tax dispute for $379 million

BP  unit BP Exploration  (Alaska) Inc has agreed to pay $379 million to settle a dispute  over outstanding corporate income taxes charged between the  years 2000 and 2002, Gov. Sarah Palin said on Monday.


Troubled engineering group Jarvis  appoints a new chief executive as angry shareholders grill the company over executive pay and the collapse of its share price.


Sun releases Solaris-based desktop software

com October 13, 2004, 5:06 PM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


The Department of Homeland Security  on Thursday hired Boeing Co.  to develop sensors, cameras  and other equipment to help U.S. agents control the vast,  7,500-mile U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada.


HALIFAX, Nova Scotia A "new term in office is an important opportunity to reach out to our friends," President George W. Bush said on an overnight trip to Canada, but he remained uncompromising about the US-led invasion of Iraq and his insistence that the


By DAVID STRINGER LONDON - The United States is preparing to reject new targets on climate change at a Group of Eight summit next month, dashing German and British hopes for a new global pact on carbon emissions, according to a document released by environmentalists.


Berkeley Officials Take on Housing, Zoning

By Martin Snapp, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep. 20--The Berkeley City Council kicked off its 2006-2007 term Tuesday night by doing something it hadn't done for 364 days -- reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.


Hamas activist survives explosion on Damascus street

A Hamas activist survived a bombing Monday that destroyed his vehicle on a Damascus street shortly after he and his family stepped out, the Palestinian militant group said.


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A woman received a 20-year prison sentence Thursday for putting rat poison in her boss' soda to cover up the fact that she was stealing his money.  Femesha Foster, 37, was found guilty Jan.


China calls for reason as food safety fears mount

Under pressure after a U.S. move against Chinese seafood and a huge recall of Chinese toothpaste in Japan, Beijing urged trade partners on Friday to accept its products unless they violate contract terms or local regulations.


Security Expert Predicts VoIP Hack Attacks

Corporations switching to Internet telephony should be wary of security risks, 'The Grugg' says.


Melbourne, 05:55 - TENNIS: SHARAPOVA VINCE AUSTRALIAN OPEN

La russa Maria Sharapova, n. 5 del mondo, ha vinto gli Australian Open piegando in finale per 7-5, 6...


What's next in entertainment? Take a Britney break and check out Forbes' exclusive list of megastars in the making. No shaved heads here.


"Proseguire negoziato per il contratto dei metalmeccanici"


'Polonium Restaurant' sees business improve in poisoning aftermath: report

An eatery in Sheffield, central England, called the 'Polonium Restaurant' is getting more business from local customers in the aftermath of the poisoning of a former Russian spy, a tabloid reported.


Outpatient Treatment OK for Heavy Periods

NEW YORK  - Women undergoing a treatment  called thermal balloon ablation for excessive menstrual  bleeding can be safely treated on an outpatient basis, UK  researchers.


The mini-fortress John Lumberson built inside his condominium withstood Hurricane Jeanne's 120 mph winds and pounding waves, but some of his neighbors weren't so lucky.


Parigi, 11:38 - TENNIS, FRANCIA: MAURESMO RIBADISCE NO A FED CUP

Amelie Mauresmo conferma il suo no alla Fed Cup. La francese, convocata dal capitano Georges Goven p...


Israele dice sÃ¬ al piano Sharon di ritiro da Gaza

Il primo ministro vince, ma paga caro: tensioni, minacce e ministri dimissionari. La Knesset assediata approva il trasferimento di 8 mila coloni. In piazza migliaia di abitanti di insediamenti el'estrema destra.


Film on Mexicoâs Disputed â06 Election Stirs Emotions

A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.


Experts argue that preparations against avian flu have to continue, even if the virusâs failure to mutate into a pandemic strain has given the world more time.


Tainted Drugs Tied to Maker of Abortion Pill

A Chinese company is at the center of a scandal after nearly 200 Chinese cancer patients were paralyzed or otherwise harmed by contaminated drugs.


San Francisco police probe zoo after tiger attack

San Francisco police combed the city's zoo on Wednesday for clues as to how a tiger escaped from its enclosure on Christmas and killed one man and wounded two others.


Every major star has been burned once or twice, at least in a gossip column. But Joaquin Phoenix is the only fire-hardened celebrity who might show up at your door when your house is burning down.


Bomb Hits Iraq Govt., Year After Saddam Capture

A suicide car bomber killed at least  seven Iraqis at an entrance to Baghdad's government and  diplomatic compound on Monday, a year to the day since U.S.  forces captured Saddam Hussein.


Protezione civile: previste ondate di calore fino a domani


America's biggest steel maker, International Steel Group Inc., agreed to a $4.5 billion buyout bid from a Dutch concern in a multipart transaction that will create the world's largest steel company.


I'd love to be in a relationship: Karan Johar

He makes films on relationships and now multifaceted filmmaker Karan Johar is ready to enter into a   relationship in real life.


Possibile un invio degli atti sulle intercettazioni ai presidenti di Camera e SenatoLa telefonata al produttore di Incantesimo: "Prendi la Russo, ti fai un alleato"                                          Inchiesta Berlusconi "SaccÃ  va sospeso" L'ex premier: "Solleva il morale del Capo"                                                                                GIUSEPPE D'AVANZO


Arriva in Italia il film fenomeno dell'estate Usa. Che si inserisce in quella tradizionea base di testosterone adolescenziale sempre amata: da "Porky's" ad "American Pie"...                                            Maschi, liceali, ossessionati dal sesso in "Suxbad" la formula del film vincente                                                                                Grande successo dell'anteprima riservata ai ragazzi romaniApplausi, incitamenti, e ovazione finale per i tre protagonistidi CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


Cisco Systems announced on Monday plans to buy an IP software start-up for $200 million. The company is acquiring P-Cube for its IP control software that's designed to make it easier for wireless and wired


Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Arrest Opens Old Wounds

Cambodia has finally arrested its most senior surviving Khmer Rouge leader. But the nationâs fight for justice and legal reform is far from over.


Bari, 22:17 - CALCIO, BARI: OFFERTA 6 MILIONI PER ACQUISTO CLUB

E' di sei milioni l'offerta presentata dal gruppo di imprenditori monegaschi per l'acquisto del Bari...


Tamil Tigers still enlisting thousands of child soldiers

Thousands of child soldiers have been forcibly recruited by Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka despite a ceasefire called in 2002 between the government and the separatists, Human Rights Watch said yesterday.


Activists hail Thai move to make generic AIDS drug

Thailand, faced with ballooning costs for HIV-AIDS drugs, has issued its first compulsory license to make a cheap version of a foreign-made drug and fired a shot across the bow of big pharmaceutical companies.


The UK's Treasury Select Committee is to investigate "free" banking and competition in the sector.


Basque rebels ETA call off Spanish ceasefire

Armed Basque separatist group ETA said it will end its 15-month-old ceasefire at midnight on Tuesday and warned Spain's government of new attacks "on all fronts".


La vittima, di 46 anni, stava bevendo una birra


Perquisita la casa del fratello di Bigley

E' stata perquisita dagli uomini dell'intelligence la casa di Amsterdam di Paul Bigley, fratello dell'ostaggio britannico in Iraq Ken Bigley. A riferirlo e' stato lo stesso Bigley, lamentando il fatto di essere


ONE of Wales' top rugby clubs has taken action against fans caught selling international tickets for the Six Nations clash against England on the internet.


Supreme court begins hearing final arguments in Ukraine's election dispute

KYIV, Ukraine  - Tens of thousands of opposition supporters partied in Kyiv's main square Thursday, erecting a Christmas tree and waving orange flags in a show of confidence as the Supreme Court heard final arguments on whether to overturn disputed election results.


Morgan Stanley unveils a $9.4bn asset write-down and sells a $5bn stake to the Chinese sovereign wealth fund.


Duke stumbled and LSU and Ohio State were there to take advantage.


SEATTLE -- Shaun Alexander rushed 30 times for 154 yards with three touchdowns and Darrell Jackson caught six passes for 101 yards receiving, leading the Seattle Seahawks over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.


Concerned about violence, some political parties won't even reveal candidate lists.


Montgomerie, Donald named as Ryder Cup wildcards

European Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer named Britons Colin Montgomerie and Luke Donald as his wildcard picks on Sunday for next month's match against the United States.


After Circulation Scandal, a Move to Build Trust

Belo Corporation has set aside $23 million to compensate advertisers for exaggerated circulation figures at The Dallas Morning News.


The U.S. trade deficit widened much   more than expected in July to a record $68 billion dollars as   record oil prices pushed America's monthly oil import bill to   an all time high, a government report showed on Tuesday.


Northern Ireland votes in assembly election

Northern Ireland voted on Wednesday in an election that could allow the return of a government shared between Protestants and Catholics and help cement a lasting political settlement after decades of conflict.


Roadside bombing in Baghdad wounds three US soldiers

The explosion followed an earlier attack outside Fallujah. US officials say a massive car bomb killed seven US Marines. Several others were hurt in the deadliest attack on Americans since May.


The Home Secretary's decision to allow Peter Sutcliffe to visit the site of his father's ashes attracts widespread condemnation.


Top-seed Myskina eliminated at Bali tourney

Top-seeded Anastasia Myskina was upset by Italy's Maria Elena Camerin 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in her first match at the Wismilak International on Thursday.


Cuba, EU Officials Launch Anti-Drug Course

Cuba's top anti-drug agent and European officials launched a course Monday on drug interdiction in the Caribbean, marking one of the first renewed programs since diplomatic relations between Havana and the EU were restored last month.


Sinn Fein leader Adams to meet Hamas on 'peace mission'

Gerry Adams, the head of Northern Ireland's largest Catholic political party, is to go on a three-day "peace mission" to the Middle East next week, Sinn Fein have announced.


Leap Wireless to restate financial results

- Leap Wireless International Inc  said it restated some of its annual and quarterly financial statements to correct errors related to the timing of recognition of certain service revenue and determination of a tax valuation allowance in the second quarter.


Open: Serena Crushes Mauresmo to Reach Semis

Former world number one Serena  Williams turned in a stunning performance Tuesday as she  crushed second seed Amelie Mauresmo 6-2, 6-2 to reach the last  four of the Australian Open.


High Def radio: You get what you pay for

In the end, the most expensive radio was the best (mysterious fatality aside), the second most was the second best but came with compromises, and the cheap one definitely had some issues. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Rice says U.S. will pursue sanctions against Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza   Rice said on Tuesday the international community faced a   "credibility issue" if it did not impose U.N. sanctions against   Iran for refusing to abandon nuclear activities.


Miami of Ohio's Terry Hoeppner was hired as Indiana's football coach yesterday and vowed to take the Hoosiers to the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1968.


Botero's Rotund Take on Life Stretches to Tuscany

PIETRASANTA, Italy  - This quiet Tuscan village is  a world away from the violence-riddled cities of Colombia, but  there's one thing that unexpectedly links them: Fernando  Botero.


Lufthansa had to cancel about 60 European flights, and its services around the world were delayed following a computer fault in its check-in system on Thursday, the German airline said.


Stocks Rise, Dow Over 10,000 as Oil Falls

U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday with the Dow back above 10,000 after oil prices fell almost 5 percent, alleviating worry that high energy costs will eat into corporate profits and consumers' wallets.


Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro and Hugh Grant join the line-up for a two-hour US TV tsunami benefit.


The decision to fire Florida coach Ron Zook was welcomed by Gator fans around the country. It didn't get the same reception in the locker room.


Universities Look to Mobile Tech for Emergency Alerts

After Virginia Tech shootings, college CIOs evaluate wireless communications.


The former Labour culture secretary, Chris Smith, tells a Sunday paper he has been HIV-positive for 17 years.


Supreme Court To Hear 10 Commandments Case

Tuesday the US Supreme Court agreed to decide whether a monument engraved with the Ten Commandments stays on the grounds of the Texas Capitol.


Fan Melee Erupts at Girls Basketball Game

A fight broke out in the stands of a girls high school basketball game, prompting police to fire Tasers to stop it and clear the gym, authorities said. Eleven people face charges.


Nel 2007 l'afflusso netto ammontera' a 60-70 miliardi dlr


Powell Remarks on Iran Create Stir in Washington

A statement by US Secretary of State Colin Powell revealing information about Iranian efforts to obtain nuclear weapons has created a stir in Washington.


Actor Leslie Ash wins record Â£5m damages from NHS after contracting hospital infection that ruined her career


'I have been given a life sentence of death

She remembers his sense of humor, his quick mind. He was remarkably upbeat, even though he spent life in a wheelchair because of his sickle-cell anemia.


Ottoman rogue is latest Turkish movie hero

Turkish cinema audiences love their heroes and the brawling, roguish womanizer Yandim Ali -- who takes on British forces occupying Istanbul in "The Last Ottoman" -- fits the bill perfectly.


Greek police celebrate the capture of the country's most wanted man, Nikos Paleokostas.


Here is what New York Yankee's catcher, Jorge Posada had to say prior to game six between the Yankees and the Red Sox. PP: Just curious, on the Damon bunt last night, did you think at all about letting it fall and trying to get a double play that way?


Il Nasdaq guadagna lo 0,63%, euro in ribasso a 1,4483


Cost of California health-care push questioned

With California facing a $5.5-billion budget gap, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may have to pare his goal of providing health-care coverage to the nearly 7 million uninsured in the state, analysts said on Monday.


Comedienne Shabana Rehman's Pakistani roots and Norwegian lifestyle make a provocative comic brew


A 1938 diary written near the end of Pope Pius XI's papacy confirms his opposition to fascism was hardening as the outbreak of World War II grew closer, a historian said Tuesday after examining documents in the Vatican's just-opened secret archives.


The "Hannah Montana" concert movie may be the hottest ticket in town Â but early on opening day, at least one Manhattan theater was virtually tween-free.


Hispanic rights groups unite to fight voter discrimination

US civil rights groups expressed concern over alleged intimidation of Hispanic voters and said they will work to ensure their ballots are counted in the November 2 presidential election.


Part 2 of 2: Fundamentals the cause of oil price turbulence

A similar phenomenon is also found in India, which has a population of nearly a billion people. A rise in oil consumption is also found in the United States, the world's biggest oil-consuming country, accounting


A season that began with so much bravado and promise for the Detroit Lions will end like so many others on Sunday -- with a whimper instead of roar. Before the first snap of the season, Detroit quarterback Jon Kitna had boldly predicted the Lions could win 10 games this season and return to the playoffs for the first time this millennium.


Cisco has warned in a security advisory that some networks with its routers could be vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks.


Northwest Air Says Cancels New Ticket Fee

Northwest Airlines Corp. NWAC.O  said on Thursday it canceled a new fee it charged travel  agencies for a round-trip domestic ticket booked through global  distribution systems, effective immediately.


Capogruppo al Parlamento europeo, sua parte e' benvenuta


Female civil servants in eastern China  are banned from wearing sexy clothes in the office.


The Attorney General Lord Goldsmith issues a statement admitting he had an affair with a leading barrister.


Sudan Agrees to Expanded African Union Presence in Darfur

Sudan has agreed to accept an expanded African Union force in its western Darfur region to help protect civilians against marauding pro-government militia.


Spinetta presto di nuovo a Roma, confronto con il governo


Army looks to keep soldiers cool in Iraq

The Humvee's air conditioner conked out right after four U.S. soldiers clambered aboard for a run through some of Baghdad's most dangerous streets. The temperature was 115 — and without AC, it would quickly rise to 150 or higher inside the vehicle.


Beirut is to ask foreign experts to investigate the killing of former PM Rafik Hariri, as thousands attend his funeral.


Championship side Leicester agree to sign Derby striker Steve Howard on a three-and-a-half year deal.


A woman threatened to cut off part of a man's body and leave him for dead, a County Down court hears.


Giakarta sconta stime ricostruzione tsunami


Bush calls for stop to outside ads, lauds Kerry's Vietnam war record

US President George W. Bush called for a stop to campaign ads by independent groups, including those targetting John Kerry's war record, and praised his Democratic rival's service as a Swift Boat captain in Vietnam.


Rare Elvis Recordings Fail to Sell at Auction

A batch of Elvis Presley's earliest RCA recordings from nearly 50 years ago failed to meet the minimum asking price at auction on Monday, but lesser keepsakes from the King of Rock 'n' Roll fetched more than $6,000.


British American Tobacco the world's  second biggest cigarette maker, beat forecasts with a 13.5  percent rise in third-quarter profits as upbeat trading from  Italy and Russia offset Canadian problems and the strong pound.


SNW '04: 4 Gbps FC products step it up a notch

Brocade Communications Systems Inc. unveiled its 4 gigabits per second (Gbps) Fibre Channel (FC) switch family at Storage Networking World on Monday, a stop-gap


More than 50 dead whales will be buried today after a mass stranding at a Coromandel beach. Seventy-three pilot whales came ashore at Opoutere beach on Sunday night.


Yesterday's comScore Media Metrix report, exclaiming that estimates of page views for MySpace topped those for Yahoo by 600,000, came with some small print that should have generated at least an asterisk: Yahoo has recently moved to an AJAX-driven page model, which probably reduced the number of complete page refreshes per user.


Kazaa Offers Unlimited Free Internet Phone Calls

Sharman Networks Ltd., distributor of the Kazaa file-sharing software, on Monday launched its latest version which enables users to make free online calls anywhere in the world.


Rumsfeld says he twice offered to step down

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday that he twice offered his resignation to President Bush over the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, but both times was asked to stay in the job.


At the time of writing, Russian special forces have stormed the school where Chechen terrorists took hundreds of children hostage, and the situation is in chaos.


Australian Trade Deficit Widens as Imports Increase

Australia's trade deficit widened in September as imports of cars, food and appliances increased and record oil prices pushed up the nation's energy bill.


Blair calls for expanding Palestinian forces

Israel is resisting pressure from the Palestinians to set a strict timetable for implementing any statehood principles agreed at a U.S.-sponsored conference, Israeli officials said on Wednesday.


Former British prime minister Tony  Blair is expected on Thursday to join U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase  & Co Inc  as a senior adviser, according to a person  familiar with the situation.


Yukos Said to Halt Some Exports to China

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


A Few Details of the iPhone Galvanize the Apple Cadre

Last week viewers pored over four iPhone commercials with Talmudic intensity, trying to determine precisely how the phone will operate.


The Kansas woman accused of stealing the baby from another woman's womb is now in federal custody in Missouri. 36-year-old Lisa Montgomery was back in court in Kansas City Thursday.


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`Pirates' tops box-office take with $44M

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" lost momentum but remained the No. 1 movie with $44.2 million in its second weekend, raising its domestic haul to $217.5 million.


Ex-Iraqi minister escapes Baghdad prison

Iraq's former electricity minister, a dual U.S.-Iraqi citizen, has escaped from police custody, an Iraqi official said Monday.


Loss of Intelsat satellite could threaten sale

BETHESDA, Md. The loss of an Intelsat satellite knocked out Internet access for many customers of Starband, a McLean-based provider of online access via satellite.


Lo slittamento non comporta l'applicazione di sanzioni


Evidence Found From Iraqi Killed in Prison

Missing medical evidence taken from the body of an Iraqi man beaten by Marine prison guards resurfaced this week, a defense attorney for an officer charged in connection with the man's death said Thursday. For months, the military had insisted the evidence was lost.


Police begin a murder inquiry after a man is found dead following a suspected burglary in County Tyrone.


US forces are closing in on the Iraqi city of Fallujah, launching new air strikes on the rebel stronghold, while Iraq's prime minister warns that a long-threatened battle to regain control of the city could be imminent.


Melissa Etheridge Treated For Breast Cancer

Melissa Etheridge, "Come to my window," has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and as a result, the two-time Grammy winner has cancelled her North American concert tour.


At least seven officers have been killed in attacks on police targets in the western Iraqi province of al-Anbar. Several dozen attackers stormed the police station in Haditha, 200km (120 miles) west of Baghdad


Relazione del governatore della Banca d'Italia al ForexAppello sulle pensioni: "Occorre consapevolezza, come fu per la scala mobile"                                          Draghi: "Su previdenza sforzo collettivo" "Il fisco penalizza chi fa il proprio dovere"                                                                                "Il livello di imposizione tributaria in prospettiva va moderato""Le aggregazioni tra banche. Portino benefici ad azionisti e clienti"


All-Star guard Ray Allen will miss at least the next seven games for the Seattle SuperSonics because of a bone bruise in his right ankle.


North Korea nuclear talks set goals but no deadline

Talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions on Thursday veered away from setting a deadline for the next phase of disarmament but settled on a set of tasks the United States said could be carried out this year.


U.S. retailer Sears Holdings Corp  said its chief executive Aylwin Lewis will leave the company, effective Feb 2, the latest in a shake-up of the firm that operates the Sears and Kmart chain of stores.


Iniziativa dopo ventilata astensione da 27/2 al 2/3


An Islamic school is set ablaze in what appears to be another attack against Muslims in the Netherlands.


Cuba released three imprisoned  dissidents on health grounds on Monday in what opposition  activists called a bid to end a diplomatic standoff with the  European Union.


Developing countries will enjoy their best year of economic growth in 2004, producing a "spectacular" drop in poverty around the world, the World Bank said yesterday.


Honduras has stepped up security at embassies here after the government received information that Al Qaida is trying recruit Hondurans to attack the embassies of the United States, Britain, Spain and El Salvador, Security Minister Oscar Alvarez said Sunday.


"Hustle & Flow" director Craig Brewer says he and Terrence Howard are working on a movie biography of country singer Charley Pride.


Which film do you want to watch first, dear reader?


Aishwarya Rai is amongst the most popular actors in Overseas.


A baby killed when a heating system exploded would not have died had the government informed her landlord of a similar event in 2002.


Megawati Sukarnoputri has declined to concede defeat in Indonesia's first direct presidential election, although with most votes counted, she is too far


The signs of trouble surrounding Microsoft's massive Longhorn development project have been building for months. But on Aug. 27 the software giant bowed to the inevitable.


Port-u-Prince, Sept. 20 (NNN): More than 50 people in Haiti have died due to devastating floods in the wake of tropical storm Jeanne, which swept through the Caribbean in recent days.


Citing security, US contractor pulls out of rebuilding project in ...

A Virginia company this week became the first large contractor to withdraw from the multibillion-dollar Iraq reconstruction drive, saying work there was too dangerous and costly.


Acrimony Reigns in G.O.P. On Eve of Florida Vote

Mitt Romney and John McCain traded attacks in a state that could produce a Republican front-runner before a virtual national primary next week.


Killed Hezbollah man revered in hometown

Decades of eluding U.S. and Israeli intelligence won Imad Mughniyeh a mythic stature in his home village, where even his family knew little of what the secretive Hezbollah commander was doing.


GM says to make plug-in hybrids a priority

General Motors Corp. on Wednesday detailed its commitment to building new electric vehicles as it attempts to shed its reputation for producing gas-guzzling trucks.


Hollywood love inspires DTrace bomb It was all hookers and balloons at Sun Microsystems when the company first found out that Apple would pick up its well-regarded DTrace analysis tool for use with Mac OS X. Now, however, one of the lead DTrace developers has expressed some regrets after Apple "broke" his software in an apparent bid to protect big media and ISVs.â¦


Watson Wyatt serves its clients very well. Problem is, the company can't ramp up its growth rate.


Violence in restive Thai south forces school closure

About 500 schools in three restive southern Thai provinces have been closed indefinitely amid escalating violence in the Muslim-dominated region.


A Roma incontrera' Romano Prodi e papa Benedetto XVI


Deal or no deal: HD-DVD player cracks $200 barrier?

The price for Toshiba's HD-A2 HD DVD player has dipped below $200 at Amazon, Circuit City, and Wal-Mart.


2nd Suspect Convicted in Mexico Slayings

A judge on Wednesday found a bus driver guilty of eight slayings, giving prosecutors their second conviction in the decade-long series of murders of women in this border city.


Brown should tone down Litvinenko diplomacy: Russian ambassador

Prime minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown should tone down Britain's approach in its diplomatic row with Russia over the poisoning of former spy Alexander Litvinenko, Russia's ambassador to London said in an interview published Wednesday.


The drugmaker gets a step closer to starting a clinical trial for a hepatitis C drug.


Belgrado, 19:35 - PALLANUOTO, EUROPEI: UNGHERIA AL TERZO POSTO

L'Ungheria ha conquistato la medaglia di bronzo agli Europei femminili di pallanuoto battendo la Spa...


American International Toy Fair brings out goods from the likes of Hasbro, Lego and the maker of the original ant farm.


Police are "confident of launching a prosecution" over the murder of Rhys Jones in Liverpool, the BBC is told.


Microsoft Confirms New Word Vulnerability

Microsoft has confirmed that criminals are e-mailing Word attachments that contain malicious code, with two vulnerabilities in the ubiquitous word-processing software now being exploited.


Democrat John Kerry said Tuesday that President Bush ''didn't talk reality at the United Nations'' and pressed him to answer questions about policies that Kerry said have made Iraq a violent mess.


Faction voices concern as Islamists help Egyptian troops restore order and seal border at Rafah


U.S. hunted al Qaeda suspects from Ethiopia: report

The U.S. military used bases inside  Ethiopia last month in a quiet campaign to capture or kill top  al Qaeda leaders in the Horn of Africa, The New York Times  reported on its Web site on Thursday, citing U.S. officials.


OPEC approves cutting oil production (updated AM 00:32)

Gulf oil ministers on Saturday shrugged off a sharp decline in oil prices, saying the market's reaction to OPEC's decision the day before to reduce output by 1 million barrels was normal.


President to Consider Changes for New Term

President Bush said yesterday that he will spend the weekend considering changes in his Cabinet for his second term, feeding speculation inside and outside the White House over shake-ups in key agencies in coming weeks.


Joe Palau had an advantage over most Montreal Expos fans who wanted to say goodbye at the team's last game.


Nonostante le rassicurazioni di Prodi su tempi decisione


Obama, McCain Continue Winning Streaks in Wisconsin

Bloomberg - Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Illinois Senator Barack Obama won Wisconsin's Democratic presidential primary, extending his streak of victories over rival Hillary Clinton.


Anne Frank flat to become home for writers

The Amsterdam apartment where Anne Frank began her diary before going into hiding from the Nazis will become a writers' residence, 60 years after she died in a concentration camp.


UPDATE 1-Rookie Johnson shares Buick lead with Funk

Rookie Zach Johnson produced the day's joint best score, a five-under-par 65, to join Fred Funk at the top of the leaderboard after the second round of the $4.


Scientists claim a drug can reverse some early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease - with effects seen in 10 minutes.


Shake-Up Promotes 2 Board Members to Top

For the last two months, Franklin D. Raines has been the public face of Fannie Mae, testifying before Congress that he believed that the company's accounting methods were sound.


Telelogic eyes SOA with developer release

(InfoWorld) - Telelogic on Monday is announcing availability of Telelogic Tau 3.0, a model-driven development environment that the company is positioning for SOA. With Tau 3.0, engineers can graphically design large software architectures for applications ranging from satellite systems to online retail applications. Development infrastructure is highlighted for SOA enablement, including C#, Java service specifications, and Java Stub generation. "We're supporting those pieces of SOA that are already starting to come into focus such as WSDL and UDDI," as well as SOA concepts, said Scott McCorkle, Telelogic director of product marketing. Version 3.0 offers round-trip code support for Java 5, C#, and C++, including automated code generation, code-to-model import, and synchronization between the model and the resulting software code. Integration is enabled with the Eclipse and .Net environments, including tighter links to Visual Studio. Tau users can use Visual Studio .Net project files, McCorkle said. Legacy application reuse is featured as well, through architectural reverse-engineering and inspection. Also, Java Archive (JAR) files can be dragged and dropped into the Tau workspace. Automatic import of JavaServer Pages and HTML pages is featured as well. Users also can import legacy models developed in Borland Together and Rational Rose. Links to Telelogic Doors enables requirements traceability. Other features in Version 3.0 include query-based model views and the ability to interface to user-selected external text models. Reporting is enhanced through generation of domain-specific HTML reports that allow developers to communicate concepts and designs in their own language, Telelogic said. Telelogic believes its product eclipses competing products Borland Together and IBM Rational Systems Architecture by enabling developers to find errors very early in the development process. Tau 3.0 supports standards such as Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.0 and SysML (Systems Modeling Language). Prices start at $1,495 for a single-user license.


Hollywood studios to sue computer users for online films piracy

Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), formed by major Hollywood movie studios, said Thursday it seeks to sue computer users suspected of illegally distributing movies over the Internet.


Almost 2% of US phones sold in July were Apple-based Market analyst iSuppli (no relation) reports that the iPhone captured 1.8 per cent of US handset sales in July, outselling all other models of smartphone during its launch month.â¦


Bombings Across Iraq Kill at Least Eight

Bombings struck four coalition and Iraqi military convoys and a provincial government office Monday, killing at least eight people, including an American soldier and an Estonian trooper in the Baghdad area.


Yokohama, 14:25 - CALCIO, MILAN MONDIALE; INZAGHI: SI CHIUDE CERCHIO FANTASTICO

Autore di una doppietta nella finale del Mondiale per Club vinta per 4-2 dal suo Milan, Filippo Inza...


Crescita economia mai cosi' elevata dalla fine del 2000


Japanese press divided over defence guidelines

TOKYO : Major newspapers were divided over Japan's new defence guidelines which end its decades-old ban on military exports and deem China and North Korea as potential threats.


Fourteen militants were killed Tuesday after Israeli helicopter gunships attacked a Hamas training camp.


While Mexican residents and foreign tourists rushed to take shelter from Hurricane John roaring towards this beach resort on Friday, two American extreme weather enthusiasts were loving it.


The Claim: Antibiotics Will Beat a Sinus Infection

Antibiotics and steroids may be the standard medications for a sinus infection, but are they effective?


North Korea likely forced into nuclear deal: envoy

North Korea was probably pushed to take a deal to shut down its nuclear reactor in return for aid because of its faltering economy and limited diplomatic options, a senior South Korean official said on Friday.


EU divided on when to talk of admitting Turkey

BRUSSELS Signs of strains emerged Thursday over a European Union offer to start EU entry talks with Turkey, with the dispute centered on a pledge to start the negotiations "without delay" if a December summit meeting gives the approval.


Jafari Leads Race for Iraq's Prime Minister

The interim vice president has emerged as a surprise front-runner to assume the powerful post, although the frenetic negotiations among parties on forming the next government are far from complete.


Chakvetadze cruises into last eight in Paris

Top seed Anna Chakvetadze advanced to the quarter-finals of the Paris Open with a 6-1 6-3 win over local favorite Nathalie Dechy on Thursday.


Judge Dismisses Ear-Biting Fight Charges

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A man whose ear was bitten off in a fight testified Monday that he wanted to remain friends with the man accused of biting him and to keep him as a roommate.


THE imminent appointment of Walter Smith as the national manager will restore to influence the dynasty which stretches all the way back to Jock Stein.


Iraq to review security firms after shooting

Iraq will review the status of all security companies after this week's "flagrant assault" by contractors from the U.S. firm Blackwater in which 11 people were shot dead, the government said on Tuesday.


Standard Life reports better than expected profits, helped by sales of more profitable pension products.


What happened to all the lead-tainted products that have been recalled recently? Most, it turns out, may still be in consumersâ hands.


The Greek Parliament received a report Tuesday which examined state funding for a business owned by Christos Tsekos, the former coach of Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou, who are themselves under investigation for avoiding drug tests


Red-carpet fashion maven Steven Cojocaru said Monday that a genetic condition will require him to undergo a kidney transplant operation.


No headway in Pak-India nuclear CBMs talks

ISLAMABAD: The second round of talks between Pakistan and India on nuclear and conventional Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) concluded here on Wednesday without announcement of any agreement or new CBM.


Sudan Peace Talks Set To Resume in Nigeria

The Sudan peace talks being held in Nigeria are expected to enter their second week after several delays, including a rebel boycott to mourn the loss of civilians they claim were killed recently by government forces.


Parma, 20:16 - CALCIO, PARMA; MUSLIMOVIC: SPERO DI RIPETERMI CON L'ATALANTA

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Parma in preparazione alla trasferta con l'Atalanta.


Law enforcement agents have raided five homes and one ISP in what the Department of Justice calls the first federal enforcement action against piracy on peer-to-peer networks.


Ex-US Governor of Iraq Criticizes Troop Levels

The US intervention in Iraq was hampered early on by a lack of adequate forces and efforts to contain looting after the ouster of Saddam Hussein, according to the former US administrator in Iraq.


Malaysian Islamic party still wants stonings

Malaysia's  Islamist opposition party called on non-Muslims on Thursday to  back its election campaign to apply strict sharia law,  including amputations and stonings, for the country's Muslims.


NASA announces that the main oxygen generator for the international space station has failed, and the two astronauts on board may have to tap into an attached cargo ship's air supply next week.


Tottenham have confirmed that Martin Jol will take over as head coach following Jacques Santini's surprise resignation on Friday.


When Rubens Barrichello crossed the line in qualifying and 'P1, P1' filled his ears, 'my legs went numb,' the Brazilian explained.


The success of the surge has blunted the force of the war in the presidential campaign, but that may change as a new assessment of troop levels is on the way.


Philadelphia, 14:56 - BASKET, NBA: NO DI IVERSON A CHARLOTTE

Secondo il quotidiano Usa 'The Inquirer', la stella Nba dei 76ers Philadelphia, Allen Iverson, avreb...


British police arrest suspect over letter bombs

A man who has been hunted over a series of letter bombs posted to homes across England was arrested Saturday morning and is being questioned.


Spidey slings into wireless Web with Mforma deal

Those characters, as well as more familiar Marvel comics stars like Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk, are going mobile. Publisher Mforma Group Inc.


QB Rex Grossman, Bears Perhaps last week was the coming-out party for the oft-injured fourth-year signal-caller from the University of Florida. He had career highs of 289 yards passing and four touchdowns in the Bears' 34-7 victory over the Lions.


Stonehenge Tunnel Faces Tough Road Ahead

SALISBURY, England  - Whoever built Stonehenge,  the 5,000-year-old circle of megaliths that towers over green  fields in southern England and lures a million visitors a year,  couldn't have planned for the automobile.


Oil hits record above $92 on weak dollar, Nigeria

Oil prices shot to an all-time high above $92 a barrel on Friday as the tumbling dollar and Nigerian output disruptions helped extend a rally that has lifted prices nearly 30 percent since August.


On Tuesday, 50 space experts and advocates are gathering to ask whether the United States is on the right track with its plans for space exploration.


L'opera ieri al debutto alla Fenice di Venezia