Furcal issues apology for DUI arrest, returns to lineup

NAMES Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal returned to the starting lineup last night after issuing a public apology for his second DUI arrest in four years. "I want to say I'm sorry to Bobby Cox and also all my teammates and all the fans, the baseball fans who follow me in my career and follow the Atlanta Braves," Furcal said ...


"Novell is focusing its enterprise desktop efforts on Linux deployments where users can gain the most benefit." - Jack Messman, Novell's chairman and CEO.


Mosques, Green Zone attacked despite Iraq curfew

Three Sunni Muslim mosques were torched and mortar bombs hit Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, police said, despite curfews imposed after suspected al Qaeda militants hit a revered Shi'ite shrine.


NBA-James Inspires Cavaliers to Fourth Straight Win

LeBron James recorded 33 points to  guide the Cleveland Cavaliers to their fourth straight win, a  99-88 victory over the Golden State Warriors Monday.


Amid snow flurries and a chilling wind, Belgium's King Albert II honored U.S. soldiers who died fighting Nazi Germany 60 years ago in the Battle of the Bulge.


Amazon offers discount to A9 search users

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc is offering a 1.57 per cent shopping discount to registered users of its new A9 Web search service as a way to increase A9 use and promote buying on Amazon, the company's Web site showed on Friday.


Singer Rick James died of a heart attack that may have been induced by nine drugs in his system, a coroner says.


Bush holds "war council" with top aides in Iraq

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush held a "council of war" with his security team at a desert air base in western Iraq on Monday, a week before testimony to Congress that could influence policy on the war.


Treviso, 23:30 - VOLLEY, A1 MASCHILE: NEL POSTICIPO TREVISO BATTE VIBO

La Sisley Treviso ha battuto il Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia per 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-20) nel postic...


Presidente ha fatto visita al Celio al capitano Punzo


Una spettacolo per chiedere la traslazione dei resti dell'anarchicoche nel 1878 aggredÃ¬ Umberto I e poi morÃ¬ di stenti in prigione                                            "Seppelliamo Passannante" CosÃ¬ il teatro diventa rito civile                                                                                Ulderico Pesce porta in scena un lavoro preparato in dieci annicon lui personaggi della politica, della cultura, del giornalismodi ALESSANDRA VITALI


Greg Paulus scored 18 points and was one of six players in double figures in No. 2 Duke's 89-78 win over third-ranked North Carolina last night, ending a three-game losing streak in the heated rivalry.


Voters across the country Â from California to Connecticut Â are getting a taste of what living in New Hampshire and Iowa was like last year.


Madrid, 12:06 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID PENSA AD ALEX SE SFUMA CHIVU

Il Real Madrid punterà sul brasiliano Alex se non andrà bene la trattativa con la Roma...


Half of men on Pitcairn Island on trial for alleged sex abuse

a small, prefabricated affair, consisting of just six cells. They have an incentive to build it well: seven of them could soon be living there.


Lula lead narrows in Brazil presidential race: poll

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da   Silva's commanding lead over his main rival in Brazil's   presidential race narrowed by 4 percentage points in the past   five days, a poll showed on Friday.


Masami Kosaka will never forget the date: Jan. 17, 1995, the day a powerful earthquake tore through her hometown of Kobe, killing thousands, toppling homes and setting fires that ravaged her working-class neighborhood.


Preoccupato per consensi all'interno delle organizzazioni


Rasheed Wallace replaces injured Garnett on East All-Star squad

Detroit Pistons forward Rasheed  Wallace has been named to replace the Boston Celtics' Kevin  Garnett in the February 17 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans,  the NBA said on Sunday.


The Sundance Film Festival, which opens with âIn Bruges,â the playwright Martin McDonaghâs film debut, is one of the oddest ecosystems on earth.


Formula One commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has said that time has run out for the organisers of the British Grand Prix to save the race for the 2005 season.


For two Koreas, a quest for a united language

SEOUL -- If a South Korean asks a North Korean how he is doing, the response will probably be ``ilupsopneda," which literally means ``not much." It is the North Korean equivalent of ``I'm fine, thanks."


Companies making retired workers pay more for health care, study ...

Retirees who receive health benefits from their former employers saw premiums shoot up an average of 25 percent this year, a new study says.


Fighting halts at second Palestinian camp in Lebanon

AIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon  - Islamist gunmen killed two Lebanese soldiers at a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon on Monday in the first fatal spillover of fighting between the army and al Qaeda-inspired fighters in the north.


Hamas says won't join govt that recognizes Israel

Hamas said on Friday it would not join any   Palestinian unity government that recognized Israel, rebuffing   President Mahmoud Abbas who told the United Nations any future   coalition would do so and also renounce violence.


World oil prices fell about $2 a  barrel on Friday as dealers took profits from a recent rally,  but the market remained on edge as powerful Hurricane Ivan  thrashed through the Caribbean on a track toward the  energy-rich Gulf of Mexico.


Days Gone By...: Preacher looks back on interesting life

Attending a performance of La Traviata the evening of Oct. 2 at the Perot Theatre, William Bill Hardesty Jr., 76, could not help but recall the first time he saw a performance of the Giuseppe Verdi opera.


The IOC has a word of advice for organizers of the 2008 Olympics - prepare. Determined to avoid a repeat of the construction delays that threatened the Athens Games, Olympic officials arrived in Beijing on Wednesday.


Paris Hilton sobs as LA judge orders her back behind bars

A sobbing Paris Hilton was sent back to jail Friday a day after her early release under house arrest triggered outrage that one of Hollywood's rich and famous was getting special treatment.


Schroder reaffirms support for TurkeyÂ¡Ã¤s bid

The European Commission is expected later this week to recommend EU membership talks with Turkey. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan are anticipating a "positive report.


Of less importance than what Randy Moss might do after scoring a touchdown today is whether he will score one at all.


China has condemned as war provoking Taiwan's prime minister's threat to retaliate if Beijing launched missile attacks against the island.


U.S. stocks hovered near the unchanged  mark on Tuesday as investors took another pause after last  week's big rally, with the Fed expected to raise interest rates  a quarter point on Wednesday.


Nintendo's Wii continues to dominate the Japanese console market, according to latest sales figures.


A bomb detonated by suspected Tamil rebels derailed a train in eastern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, the military said, injuring at least four passengers a day before a Japanese peace envoy was to visit the troubled region.


Analysts expect civil suit to end in settlement

EAGLE, Colo. -- The release of previously sealed documents from the failed sexual assault case against Kobe Bryant answered some questions, but likely will not hurt the NBA star in the civil suit filed by his accuser, experts said.


Fla., Pub Reach Deal Over Bathroom Signs

DESTIN, Fla. - There is still a place for a little bathroom humor at McGuire's Irish Pub, under an agreement between the owners of McGuire's and the state.


Austrians plan to prove Soelden was a fluke

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta -- Humbled at home, the mighty Austrian men arrived in Lake Louise for the first speed races of the Alpine World Cup campaign eager to flex their muscles and reaffirm their nation's status as the ski world's superpower.


Christmas usually brings a sharp reduction in quality sports programming, but this weekend is highlighted by two major happenings - ABC tipping off its NBA schedule Saturday with the highly anticipated first battle between former Los Angeles Lakers


Though this year's Golden Globes ceremony will be a simple press conference, you don't need a party to fete feats of acting like these, which will remain when the glitter fades


'Meadowlands' follows a British family inside a witness-protection program. 'Black Grace: From Cannon's Creek to Jacob's Pillow' explores the history of an unconventional New Zealand dance troupe.


David Hasselhoff: `I don't drink anymore'

David 'The Hoff' Hasselhoff says he sliced four tendons and an artery in his right arm last month in an accident in London. He was shaving when he hit his head on a lamp and it broke.


The presence of a massive American force in the streets of Baghdad has restrained the Mahdi Army


Cameron faces elitism claims over grammar schools

Â· Leader's supporters baffled by intensity of row Â· Senior Tories claim party made to look chaotic


Robert Mondavi Corp. invited  shareholders to a different kind of holiday gathering this year  -- an annual meeting.


Eastman  Kodak Co. announced on  Tuesday it would restructure several plants based in Britain  and France, resulting in the loss of hundreds of jobs by 2005.


For years, tickets to plays, sporting events, rock concerts and opera performances have been badly mispriced.


Modena, 17:27 - CALCIO, MODENA: GILIOLI NON SI E' ALLENATO

Seduta pomeridiana di allenamento per il Modena in vista della gara di sabato a Pescara. La squadra ...


Library of Congress Advances 2 Digital Projects Abroad

The library said it planned to digitize a collection of rare cultural materials and move forward with plans to create a global digital library in cooperation with other nations.


ATLANTA - The Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves play the deciding Game 5 in their opening round playoff series Monday night, with the winner taking on the St. Louis Cardinals...


JUPITER, Fla., Feb. 26  /PRNewswire/ -- Seven year-old GorillaTrades, http://www.gorillatrades.com/, purported to be the largest stock-picking subscriber service on the web, has launched an enhanced guest site with input from a panel of subscriber volunteers.


The Actors Sing, the Director Suffers, the Film Survives

A studioâs sale and a motherâs death were just two troubles afflicting John Turturroâs âRomance & Cigarettes.â


Mobile phone use in hospitals poses danger: study

Contradicting a previous study, Dutch researchers claim that using a cell phone near hospital equipment is potentially dangerous to patients.


A murder inquiry starts after a woman and her two children are discovered with head injuries in Greater Manchester.


Hurricane Frances floods streets and knocks out power as it crosses Florida

FORT PIERCE, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops before weakening to a tropical storm and crawling inland with heavy rain. More than five million people lost power, and three people were killed.


CEO's see stronger economic growth: survey

U.S. chief executives expect the economy to grow over the next six months, according to a quarterly survey by the Business Roundtable released on Wednesday.


Vietnamese dissidents say a Catholic priest prominent in the democracy movement has been arrested.


NetSuite Makes its Apps Available Via iPhone

SuitePhone allows users to log into their NetSuite accounts on their iPhones and access the vendor's hosted applications.


Thousands Attend Funeral of Slain Islamic Cleric in Karachi

In Pakistan, some 10,000 mourners have gathered in Karachi for the funeral services of one of two prominent Sunni Muslim clerics killed Saturday.


Production at several alumina refineries in Jamaica has been reduced and shipments slowed due to damage caused by Hurricane Ivan, which battered the island over the weekend, several companies said Tuesday.


Pacos de Ferreira, 19:52 - CALCIO, PER STAMPA PORTOGHESE ROMA VICINA AD ANTUNES

Il quotidiano portoghese "Record" scrive che la Roma è vicina all'acquisto di Gabriel Pacheco...


eBayer lays claim to net's dullest video

For sale: one washing machine, working... Forget YouTube: eBay is the hip place to be if you want no-holds-barred video entertainment, as the vendor of this NEFF Washing Machine can prove:â¦


Analysis: New IBM mainframe won't end battle for Big Iron's soul

The first System z mainframe system in nearly three years is expected to be announced later this month. Patrick Thibodeau checks in with the ongoing struggle between mainframes and distributed servers for hearts, minds and budget lines.


One of Tony Blair's former closest aides has been made chief of staff at Downing Street.


Ministro Padoa-Schioppa frena su ipotesi privatizzazione


Anheuser-Busch sees 2006 international profit down

Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.  said on Tuesday it expects its international beer operations to post lower profit this year, hurt by a U.K. shift in sales from bars and restaurants to less profitable sales through retailers.


Strangers Reward Mont. Students' Kindness

Eight high school students who gave their senior class trip money to a teacher with cancer will be able to travel after all, thanks to donations from people who were touched by the students' generosity.


Wailing Paris Hilton sent to jail's medical wing

A sobbing Paris Hilton was sent to the medical wing of a Los Angeles jail where she was being treated for psychological problems on Friday after a judge overturned a sheriff department's decision to place the heiress under house arrest after just three days behind bars.


Photo in the News: Rare Cuckoo's "Scream" Recorded for First Time

For scientists who recently recorded the shriek-like call of one of the world's rarest birds, the sound is music to their ears. (Includes audio)


Oracle Corp. handed the software industry some positive earnings news after the bell on Tuesday, but investors pulled cash from the sector on concerns that information technology spending has become anemic.


Apple Introduces the U2 iPod U2 and Apple Partnership Fuses Art ...

Apple introduced the iPod U2 Special Edition as part of a partnership between Apple, U2 and Universal Music Group (UMG) to create innovative new products together for the new digital music era.


A unit of First Islamic Bank makes a Â£142m bid to take over South Staffordshire Water, company officials say.


Argento all'altro statunitense Rahlves, bronzo a Walchofer


Join BA if you want more pay, Branson tells staff

Sir Richard Branson has told Virgin Atlantic staff to quit the airline if they want more money, as cabin crew prepare to strike next month


BBC Radio 1 programme has cut out the word "faggot" from an old Christmas hit in a move the mother of the song's late performer branded "ridiculous".


A new debate is emerging over whether breast implants constitute the kind of annuity medicine that will entail regular surgical tuneups, exposing patients to increased medical risk and out-of-pocket expenses.


Ortiz, Damon, Lowe each earn five Wallys

or, in this case, Wally the Green Monster to represent the Red Sox, and subway cars, in honor of New York City's mass transit system -- for performances


Popular supplement doesn't help hot flashes -study

The popular herbal dietary supplement black cohosh, often used as an alternative to risky hormone therapy, failed to relieve hot flashes for women going through menopause, a study released on Monday found.


Attacco a Ferrero, Pecoraro, Pollastrini che saranno in piazza Farnese alla manifestazioneMinistero delle Pari opportunitÃ : undici errori nella relazione di Salvi sul ddl dell'esecutivo                                          Mastella: chi governa non vada al raduno gay Dico, Ã¨ scontro sulle adesioni dei politici


Oklahoma woman takes sue happy RIAA to the bank

$68,685.23 to cover three year case In what appears to be the first known case of its kind, the RIAA has been ordered to pay a defendant nearly $70,000 in attorney fees and costs after unsuccessfully suing for copyright infringement.â¦


Sicily's Mount Etna erupts, no danger to residents

CATANIA, Sicily  - Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano spewed out lava late on Tuesday in its latest spectacular eruption.


Williams Thumps Schnyder, Roddick Roars On

Serena Williams and Andy Roddick produced some explosive tennis at the US Open on Sunday as their respective title challenges gained strength.


Crude Oil Trades Near Record as Repairs Cut US Gulf Output

Crude oil futures traded near a record in New York as damage to pipelines and pumps on the Gulf of Mexico caused by Hurricane Ivan cut supplies before winter.


Gordon Brown, the man waiting in the shadows to become Britain's next prime minister, is something of a paradox.


The good cop -- bad cop scenario is given a dizzying, dazzling twist in Hong Kong's Infernal Affairs


A gang has escaped with up to Â£30million after clearing the vaults of a Belfast bank. It's believed to be the second biggest robbery ever in the UK, and the fourth biggest in the world.


Sister of man who died in Vancouver police custody slams chief

VANCOUVER (CP) - The sister of a man who died after a violent confrontation with police has demanded the city's chief constable resign for defending the officer involved.


The National Archives puts the official records of some of Britain's most famous immigrants on its website.


A removal company is contacting hundreds of families whose personal belongings were lost in a large fire at a storage depot.


Dangerous staph bacteria all from one group: study

One single strain of bacteria is causing most cases of drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus found outside hospitals in the United States, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.


Iran's President Khatami rejects US criticism of his country's human rights record, citing US wars and jail abuses in Iraq.


Cut price game access UK customers of BT's IPTV service will be able to avail of cut-price access to English Premier League football matches for the coming season.â¦


FRANKLINTON, N.C., Feb. 22 -- President Bush touted his plan Thursday to reduce the projected consumption of gasoline by 20 percent over the next decade, predicting that alternative fuels such as ethanol made from wood chips and switch grass will play a major role in powering America's automobiles.


A week's worth of wins against two of the National League's cellar-dwellers has put the San Diego Padres right back in contention for a third straight West title.


The home secretary is to announce measures to tackle abuses of the immigration and asylum system.


Roaming rates in the EU are set to drop as the bloc agreed to move toward placing caps on what carriers can charge to traveling consumers, despite the protests of the wireless industry.


The struggling Atlanta Hawks activated guard Tony Delk from the injured list on Wednesday.


VIENNA, Austria - The United States and most other nations at a meeting of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency agreed Friday on a resolution meant to curb Iran's access to technology that could be used for nuclear weapons, and indirectly set a deadline for Tehran to meet their demands...


Maschi, è l'ora della dieta il girovita ti salva la vita

Dopo le libagioni festive, su L'espresso in edicola tutto quello che c'è da sapere per far dimagrire il sesso forte. Eliminando il grasso distribuito sui fianchi, pericoloso per arterie e cuore


A man is jailed for life for attempting to rape a 101-year-old woman in her home in the West Midlands.


Replica il ministro, nessuna idea vendicativa


Alla penisola il 13% del totale dei prestiti


WENTWORTH - Ernie Els proved himself the master of the World Matchplay Championship yesterday when he won a record sixth title, beating England's Lee Westwood 2-and-1 in the 36-hole final.


The Soylent wing of the Green movement examined The enviroloonies seem to have found their way out of the asylum again: this time to tell us that 70 per cent of Britons should die for the sake of Gaia. That's not quite the way they put it, of course. Rather, the Optimum Population Trust (there's a pedantic part of me that wants to tell them it's Optimal) tells us that the maximum sustainable population of the UK is 17 million: given that there are north of 60 million currently, we can only avert the coming End Times if the extra pop their clogs soonest.â¦


Iran's foreign ministry criticized France on Monday for a blunt warning over the weekend that Europe must prepare for war if Tehran continues to flout international demands to stop producing nuclear fuel.


Syrians fight off attack on U.S. Embassy

Syrian guards foiled an attempt by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants to blow up the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday, exchanging fire outside the compound's walls with gunmen who shouted "God is great" and tried to storm in with automatic weapons and hand grenades.


Dopo il giovane romeno, parla anche uno dei due albanesi arrestatiUn lungo interrogatorio, poi le lacrime. Le indagini proseguono                                             Treviso, coniugi uccisi in villa Confessa uno degli assassini


The Crown Prosecution Service is accused of being too lenient on drivers who cause deaths on the road.


A screensaver developed by Lycos Europe that gives spammers a dose of their own medicine is attracting plenty of attention, but not all of it good.


What most adults might consider games for kids are anything but, say video game industry critics and two US senators. BY CHARLES HOMANS.


One need look no further than the heated political and moral arguments about the United States led intervention in Iraq to see that forceful involvement in the affairs of a distant nation


Roma 23:12, 23:16 - CALCIO, ROMA; DE ROSSI: ATTENTI, FU 2-1 ANCHE CON MANCHESTER

Roma vittoriosa per 2-1 sul Real Madrid. Daniele De Rossi esulta (''una grande partita, degna di que...


Plans for Stockholm's museum dedicated to supergroup Abba have been unveiled by organisers in Sweden.  The new attraction, due to open in the Swedish capital in June 2009, will include an area where fans can make their own recordings of Abba hits.  T...


The White House plans to nominate Thomas O'Brien, a career prosecutor, as the new U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, according to a Democratic Senate aide with knowledge of the decision.


"Transformers" tops box office, topples record

"Transformers," the big-budget movie about alien robots battling on Earth, raked in $67.6 million at box offices over the weekend to land at No. 1 and bring its seven-day total to a record $152.6 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday.


A satchel of letters carried out of the jungle by two women freed by Colombian rebels details the heart-wrenching suffering and depredation of the hostages they left behind.


The Archdiocese of Washington has agreed to pay $1.3 million to 16 men who said they were sexually abused by eight priests from 1962 to 1982.


Crypto boffins urge Belgium to withdraw early ePassports

Second-gen documents also 'flawed' RFID passports from Belgium remained flawed almost three years into their introduction, according to a study by cryptographic researchers.â¦


Shares close higher; rallying late on with DJIA recovery

Leading shares closed higher after a late afternoon rally in response to an uptick in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) as crude prices slipped back in New York.


Israel kills several Palestinians as it vows to expand an operation to stop rockets being fired from Gaza.


Stocks looked to open lower on Monday  as oil prices rose to their highest in nearly a month,  increasing concern about the impact on corporate profits.


Attempts to restrict trade in two threatened shark species fail at a conference on endangered species.


After Boston College's 31-24 season-opening victory over Central Michigan last night -- its second in three years against a Mid-American Conference opponent on enemy turf -- the Eagles were reminded of the similar circumstances they overcame in a triumph over Boise State in the MPC Computers Bowl last December more so than their opening win at ...


The inspiration for change is rooted in retail

They greet customers with Starbucks coffee, obsess over the exact placement of their teller counters, and monitor customers' reactions to their every move. As banks become more customer focused, they are increasingly looking to retailers for ideas of how to build a better bank branch. After years of ignoring branches during the dot-com boom, banks now are giving them more ...


ATHENS, Greece -- The Americans were staggered by emotions, never by opponents. It took a gold medal to knock them down. Laura Berg got a head start.


Eddie D'Hondt was fired Tuesday as general manager of Robert Yates Racing in a shakeup of the struggling team.


Children's Exposure to Particulates Drops

By Arias, Donya C  The percentage of U.S. children living in counties that do not meet air quality standards for fine particulate matter declined from 1999 to 2004, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.


Blog: In a conference call to talk about hardware problems, Microsoft also notes that it failed to hit its goal of selling 12 million units by the end of June.


Two teenagers were accused of gang raping a woman and forcing her 12-year-old son to join in the attack, then beating him and pouring cleaning solution into his eyes.


Sir Ian Blair takes over as Britain's most senior police officer. The 51-year-old succeeds the retiring Sir John Stevens as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, the country's largest and most high profile ...


Archived Chinese scholar to sue Google and Yahoo! over search censorship

'Erase? No, no. We engage' A pro-democracy Chinese activist plans to sue Google and Yahoo! for removing his name from their web search results.â¦


Joint-venture con Optec, azienda giapponese


Banderas aims to expand directing career

Spanish actor Antonio Banderas said on Tuesday his second stint at the helm of a movie, a coming-of-age piece set in his native Malaga, had sharpened his appetite to spend more time directing.


Model Caprice and actor Jeremy Edwards are evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house on Friday.


Home Depot looks to mend investor fences

Home Depot Inc.'s annual meeting this  week was a pretty staid affair after a public relations  disaster last year.


Al Jazeera aired video Saturday of what it said showed two Americans and one Briton, seized two days ago from their home-office in central Baghdad.


Appino Gentile, 18:27 - CALCIO, INTER: CONFERMA PER RIVAS, VIEIRA TITOLARE

L'Inter ha svolto questa mattina alla "Pinetina" di Appiano Gentile l'ultimo allenamento prima dell...


FOXBOROUGH -- There are few holes in Tom Brady's impressive NFL résumé, from the 70-21 career record, to the three Super Bowl championships, to the 23-3 record when games are decided by 3 points or fewer.


Stocks higher after drop in oil prices, reassuring words on ...

TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets moved higher Monday as investors showed growing optimism about the US economy. Lower oil prices also helped take indexes higher, with the price of crude slipping 49 cents from Friday's record close to $49.


Dutch Arrest Saddam's Suspected Nerve Gas Supplier

Police have arrested a Dutch national  suspected of supplying thousands of tons of ingredients for  mustard gas and nerve gas to Iraq under toppled leader Saddam  Hussein, prosecutors said Tuesday.


Blog: Google News shows images linked with article extracts


Leaders Put $4 Billion to Work at Tsunami Summit

World leaders tried to put $4 billion  in aid pledged for tsunami survivors to work on Thursday, the  urgency of their task conveyed in a chilling warning that the  death toll could double without quick action to prevent  disease.


ATHENS, Greece - A defrocked Irish priest bolted from the crowd and grabbed the marathon leader about three miles from the finish Sunday. The Brazilian runner wound up with the bronze - and a special award for sportsmanship - and the former priest was arrested...


AN explosion today at a Mediterranean resort city popular with foreign tourists killed one person and seriously injured another, police said.


Australia beat Pakistan by four wickets in their tri-series one-day cricket international at Bellerive Oval.


Kapler leaves Red Sox for Yomiuri Giants

Boston Red Sox outfielder Gabe Kapler has signed with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan, opting for the chance to play every day over a return to the World Series champions.


Rumsfeld rallies allies aboard carrier in Gulf

ABOARD THE USS JOHN F. KENNEDY -- In a cramped war room below deck, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday joined 18 of his counterparts in the terrorism fight in discussing the way ahead in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Reports of plasma's demise premature, makers say

Plasma television technology has a  bright future despite an onslaught on its home turf from rival  LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs, makers of plasma screens told  Reuters at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin.


Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams meet Hamas during the second day of his visit to the Middle East.


Sharon will meet Assad 'under certain conditions'

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday he was willing to meet Syrian President Bashar Assad under "certain conditions," an offer which Damascus swiftly turned down as unacceptable.


Almost half of Britain's nuclear power stations currently shut down for repairs or maintenance.


BAGHDAD In one of the most horrific attacks here since the fall of Saddam Hussein, a pair of car bombs tore through a street celebration Thursday at the opening of a government-built sewer plant, killing 41 Iraqi civilians, at least 34 of them children


President Calls Action of Iranian Boats 'Provocative'

President Bush warned Iran yesterday that its confrontation with three U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf on Sunday was a provocative act, as the Pentagon released audio and video recordings of the dawn showdown.


The top U.S. anti-drug official said Saturday that Afghan poppies would be sprayed with herbicide to combat an opium trade that produced a record heroin haul this year, a measure likely to anger farmers and scare Afghans unfamiliar with weed killers.


Marlon Brando's son Miko, a security guard for Michael Jackson, is named in the star's child abuse case.


Bush believes he can bring about Middle East peace in second term

BEIJING, Dec. 20 -- United States President George W. Bush says he believes he can help bring peace to the Middle East in his second term.


US stocks halted their "Santa rally" on Monday and ended lower as a sharp drop in the oil price knocked down shares of energy-related companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp


Nine get bail in alleged celebrity steroid ring

Nine people pleaded innocent  on Monday to charges related to a suspected steroid ring  accused of distributing anti-aging treatments to celebrities  and muscle-building drugs to pro athletes.


NEW YORK -- IBM Corp. claimed unofficial bragging rights Tuesday as owner of the world's fastest super- computer. For three years running, the fastest supercomputer has been NEC's Earth Simulator in Japan.


THE Federal Government today played down its reluctance to join a non-aggression pact with Asian neighbours while Prime Minister John Howard prepared for a historic visit with ASEAN leaders.


U.S. Treasury prices got a modest lift  on Thursday as a notoriously volatile measure of the U.S. labor  market proved much weaker than expected.


China Bank to Buy $1 Billion Stake in Bear Stearns

Bear Stearns would also invest in the state-run Chinese investment bank, and the two would pool their Asian businesses outside China.


The thwarted terrorist airline plot in Britain is sparking a bitter new round of finger-pointing in Connecticut's bruising Senate race.


Karzai Wins Afghan Election, Official Says

A UN worker sorts Hamid Karzai's ballot papers at a counting center in Kabul on Tuesday, Oct. 26. 2004. With 97.7 percent of ballots counted, Karzai has 55.


The flaws in the control order 'fantasy prison' mind game

No bars, no release date, no point staying In the wake of three more escapes from control order regimes, Home Secretary John Reid has been coming under fire for failure to keep closer tabs on supposedly dangerous terror suspects. And returning fire with threats to abandon more freedoms in order to keep us free. But a reality check of control orders is long overdue here - these dangerous terror suspects are, the government assures us, not particularly dangerous terror suspects, hence the relatively relaxed supervision regime, and hence there's no need to go into a frenzy about dangerous maniacs being on the loose.â¦


U.S. Airstrikes Kill Four in Iraq's Hit -Officials

HIT, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes launched airstrikes on  the town of Hit, in Iraq's Sunni Muslim western region, killing  four people and wounding seven, hospital officials said  Tuesday.


Research from a leading debt charity suggests that older men are having the most difficulty with debt.


LONDON: The likely opening shots of a lengthy British general election campaign were exchanged yesterday as the country's main opposition party outlined its broad aims ahead of a poll widely expected for May.


Milano, 14:33 - CALCIO, INTER: LESIONE AL GINOCCHIO PER VIEIRA

Questa mattina il centrocampista francese dell'Inter, Patrick Vieira, è stato sottoposto a un...


TALL AFAR, Sept 11: Hundreds of Iraqis left the trouble spot of Tall Afar, as regional heavyweights initiated contacts with the government on Saturday in a bid to end a US-led operation that has killed at least 50 people.


A previously unreleased film of John F Kennedy's motorcade shows new details of the final moments before his killing.


One of the world's most powerful telescopes will begin spying on the universe on Friday, using its 34-foot wide mirror to search for planets similar to our own from a mountaintop on one of Spain's Canary Islands.


Microsoft's new internet streaming service attempts to replicate terrestrial stations, without all the annoying chatter -- and without permission. By Randy Dotinga.


The internet could soon have two new domain names, aimed at mobile services and the jobs market.


Bodies Pile Up in India, Govt Warns Toll to Rise

CUDDALORE, India  - Rescue workers pulled corpses  from canals and water-logged fields in India on Tuesday, as the  government warned the death toll of almost 9,400 from a tsunami  that lashed the country's south would rise further.


Bush acknowledges need for Mideast peace push

President George W. Bush on Thursday acknowledged the need for "concerted efforts" to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after a panel on the Iraq war urged revived U.S. diplomacy to defuse broader regional tensions.


Philippines' Estrada says no deal with Arroyo

Former Philippine leader Joseph Estrada said Wednesday he would not consider a deal from President Gloria Arroyo, demanding an unconditional pardon from his arch-rival after his corruption conviction.


British Hostage's Life Tainted by Tragedy

Kenneth Bigley, the British hostage beheaded in Iraq, was a widely traveled engineering contractor with a life tainted by tragedy who had hoped to retire within months.


After passing off the opening day honors last season, John Smoltz is all set to handle the Atlanta Braves' first start of 2007. To the surprise of no one, manager Bobby Cox aligned his spring training rotation to ensure that Smoltz would be ready to pitch the April 2 opener at Philadelphia.


Hamid Karzai was sworn-in as Afghanistan's first directly-elected president amid tight security at his fortified Presidential Palace Tuesday.


China vows to clean up toxins amid food scares

China will clamp down on foods tainted with illegal and excessive chemicals as it seeks to quell domestic and foreign alarm about toxins in meat, seafood and vegetables, the country's top agriculture official said.


Andre Stolz holds on to win first title at Las Vegas tournament

Andre Stolz wondered what his caddie was doing when he took the flag out of the 18th hole and began carrying it off the green. Turns out his caddie was better with numbers than he was.


A key partner in the coalition of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Sunday that he would withdraw from the government if an upcoming Israeli-Palestinian meeting includes negotiations on core issues of the conflict.


Cali Drug Kingpin Faces US Court in Chains

The most powerful drug lord ever extradited by Colombia appeared before a US judge on Monday, and his lawyer said he would fight US charges that he ran his multibillion-dollar business from a Colombian jail cell.


Led by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, Democrats could be positioned for an electoral sweep in New York that would leave them in control of every statewide elected office for the first time in more than six decades.


Critical Shopper: Colors to Match Every Shade of Credit Card

The British-based âluxury shirtâ outfitter Thomas Pink has opened a store on Wall Street.


Social scientists say that linking emotional breakdowns to ballots cannot be dismissed easily.


More needed to help stabilize housing : W.House

More steps by Congress and the Bush administration are likely needed to stabilize the imploding U.S. housing market, a senior White House official said on Tuesday, as more signs of distress appear.


It is possible to trace users sharing unlicensed music files through their IP address, the Federal Court was told today by the major music labels' first witness in their civil case against peer-to-peer software provider Sharman Networks.


German gov't PCs hacked; China offers to investigate

Chinese hackers have been able to sneak spyware into German government computers, an issue of "great concern" to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.


Archaeologists describe an ancient civilisation that was flourishing in Peru over 5,000 years ago.


Dutch ministers to resign over jail fire

The Netherlands' ministers of justice and housing will resign after an investigation found they were partially to blame for a fire at a jail at Amsterdam's airport that killed 11 illegal immigrants awaiting deportation, the state broadcaster reported Thursday.


Taco Bell outbreak not over, officials say

U.S. health officials said on Monday they were not ready to declare an end to the Taco Bell E. coli outbreak that sickened at least 64 people, saying they could not confirm that green onions were the source of the bacteria.


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Intel Shifts To Next-Gen Strained Silicon

Intel Corp. will shift to a second-generation strained-silicon technique within its forthcoming 65-nanometer process technology, the company will announce on Monday.


Japan delays high-speed Internet satellite: agency

Japan's space agency said Wednesday it was delaying the launch of a satellite aimed at providing high-speed Internet access across Asia due to a technical problem with its rocket.


Danish police detains 100 after Copenhagen clashes

Danish police detained about 100 people during fresh violence in Copenhagen early on Saturday, two days after the eviction of left-wing squatters from a youth center sparked a wave of protests.


Canada says 44 North Korean refugees have left its Beijing mission for a third country after three months of talks.


Roger Federer cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win over defending champion Wesley Moodie on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open.


Google Aims To Revitalize Advertising On Radio

By Sara Kehaulani Goo, Washington Post Staff Writer  Last week, listeners in Boston and Sacramento heard a commercial for Floorone.com, a small Internet company that aired its first radio ad with the help of Google Inc.


N.C. Names Saturday Fantasia Barrino Day

Gov. Mike Easley has proclaimed Saturday as Fantasia Barrino Day in North Carolina to mark the day she makes her first major singing appearance in her home state since winning the "American Idol" title in May.


SAP reaches 2004 sales target, sees more growth

German business software vendor SAP AG increased software license revenue 10 percent in 2004 and forecast revenue to gain as much as 12 percent this year.


Rastafarians converge on Ethiopia to mark what would have been Bob Marley's 60th birthday.


Video: eBay pitches widgets, social commerce to developers

Blog: At eBay Developers Conference in Boston, company executives talk about their strategy for building a "commerce operating system."


Lebanon's rival parties are meeting Saturday for unusual, long-awaited talks as their nation remains in political deadlock and faces violence in both the north and south.


Woman 'wasn't making much sense' when police arrived at scene of dog's fatal mauling of five-year-old, court told.


BBC One is voted terrestrial channel of the year and Dr Who best programme at the Edinburgh TV Festival.


Dodgers withdraw from Randy Johnson trade

BEIJING, Dec. 22 -- The Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday pull out of the proposed trade that would have sent Randy Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees.


Leading wireless phone provider sets subscriber bar a little higher.


Jeanne cuts deadly path in Caribbean, heads for Bahamas

Tropical Storm Jeanne headed for the Bahamas yesterday after an assault on the Dominican Republic that killed 10 people, destroyed


Cavaliers starting point guard Jeff McInnis will miss his second straight game with a sprained left foot Monday night.


Un'indagine rivela un San Silvestro parsimonioso


London Fashion Week goes green and ethical

From lingerie and jewellery to handbags and shoes, ethical fashion is increasingly a la mode, as outfits on display at London Fashion Week showed.


Mutombo's rebound mark helps Rockets win

With ice wrapped around both knees and a towel draped around his neck, an exhausted Dikembe Mutombo felt his age. Earlier, though, he didn't. "The old man can still rebound," Mutombo said after becoming the oldest player in NBA history to record over 20 rebounds in a game, finishing with 22 boards in the Houston Rockets' 108-97 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.


The deal, which would be the biggest technology takeover by far, would reshape the Internet consumer services business, where both companies have struggled against Google.


Mickelson holds Northern Trust Open lead

Phil Mickelson learned as junior golfer to never underestimate anyone, no matter the size of his lead or the pedigree of his opponent.


More bags of spinach tainted with   toxic E. coli bacteria have been found and could help   investigators track down an outbreak that may have killed three   people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   said on Tuesday.


Bushmen's return comes with stipulations

GABORONE, Botswana -- Botswana's government yesterday accepted a court order to allow the Bushmen, the nation's last hunter-gatherers, to live on their ancestral lands. But at the same time, officials imposed tough conditions likely to prevent most or all from returning.


Robotic Arm Ballet: Astronauts Move Massive Truss, Take Time Off

HOUSTON - Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery will take a few hours off Monday after some delicate robotic arm work to move a massive girder outside the International Space Station (ISS), while engineers on Earth study contamination in one of the orbital laboratory's solar array-turning joints.


US astronaut bailed in love triangle kidnapping charge

A US astronaut accused of driving 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) to try to kidnap a rival for a space shuttle pilot's affection was released on bail Tuesday but ordered to wear a tracking device.


If you had any doubts about Sun Microsystems' commitment to open source, it's time to set them aside.


Rescuers locate the wreckage of a helicopter missing in Nepal but see no sign of survivors, officials say.


Warrior Armoured Personnel Carriers from B Company, The Black Watch, move north to their new area of operations south of Baghdad, Friday Oct. 29 2004.


Witness: Hogan's son racing before crash

A woman said Hulk Hogan's son was racing another car moments before he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a tree, critically injuring his passenger.


A little over a year ago, Kathy Stangl received a devastating prognosis: Doctors told her she had only a few months to live.


Turbine blades would be tested horizontally

There won't be a 450-foot-tall windmill spinning over Charlestown after all -- but there could be a new 300-foot long, four-story building on a neighborhood wharf for testing wind turbine blades.


N. Korea Accused of Trying to Delay Talks

North Korea is plotting an extended delay in resuming talks on its nuclear weapons program and has told China there was no point in continuing the six-sided talks at all, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.


Easy Group is near to closing a Deal with Deutsche Telekom to launch a UK mobile service, the Financial Times reports.


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Torino, 22:55 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: 3-2 ALLA JUVE, INTER IN SEMIFINALE

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Mexico tightening security after rebel threat

Mexico said on Tuesday it would tighten security at strategic installations after a shadowy leftist rebel group claimed responsibility for a rash of fuel pipeline explosions.


The only living character from the best-seller thinks he's found the Lost Leonardo


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Blair to seek tough new antiterrorism law

LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair plans to push through a new antiterrorism law before he steps down next month that would give police wartime powers to stop and question people, The Sunday Times of London reported today.


Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi dies at age 82

ROME - Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi, whose voice was considered one of the most beautiful of the 20th century, died Sunday at her home in the tiny republic of San Marino.


Delgado Uses Off-Season to Rebuild His Swing

Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado believes that his forgettable statistics in 2007 were a result of his stubbornness and a mechanical flaw, not the start of a decline or slow hands.


China demands its pilots speak better English

Less than a tenth of China's pilots meet international aviation English standards, the airline regulator said on Tuesday, encouraging them to rise to the challenge of bolstering their linguistic skills.


NEW YORK - Yesterday, Howard Stern--who loudly claims to dominate media, but has rarely, if ever, added one iota to the sum of human knowledge--made waves by announcing he will move his act to another media.


European debate simmers over longer work week

Longer working hours have sparked a heated debate in several northern European countries where businesses seek to remain competitive and unions claim jobs are being held hostage.


A swirling space observatory has been launched to scan the universe for explosions that some believe are the birth of black holes.


The people of Mozambique, one of the world's poorest countries, are voting in presidential and parliamentary elections.


Russia's Cabinet approved the worldwide Kyoto Protocol on global warming yesterday, clearing the way for implementation of the long-delayed United Nations pact.


Gate-crasher Johansson leaves hosts' party plans in tatters

All the American television plans for Super Saturday were left in tatters under the floodlights of the Arthur Ashe Stadium when Andy Roddick, the reigning champion, followed Andre Agassi through the door marked "Exit".


How Malcolm Glazer built his stake in Man Utd

Manchester United says it has received a bid approach, sparking speculation US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer was preparing an offer for the team.


Death toll from tsunami disaster passes 120,000

An unprecedented world relief drive to shelter, treat and feed millions of survivors of Asia's tsunami disaster kicked into high gear Friday as donations poured in and aid planes and ships _ including a US aircraft carrier


Pope John Paul, looking tired and  speaking with difficulty, put five Catholics on the road to  sainthood on Sunday, including the 19th century German mystic  nun who inspired Mel Gibson's film on Christ's passion.


French police arrest nine on a housing estate near Paris where two policemen were beaten up.


US Treasuries dip in Asia trade on Monday after slipping late last week on technical selling, despite a CPI report soothing some inflation worries.


Prima Filippo Volandri, poi Potito Starace conquistano i due punti in palio nella prima giornata dedicata ai singolari. Sabato la coppia Seppi-Bertolini puÃ² giÃ  consegnare alla racchetta azzurra l'ingresso in serie B.


Paerson leads super-combined in Alpine skiing

TARVISIO, Italy  - World champion Anja Paerson of Sweden led after the downhill stage of the final super-combined event of the women's Alpine ski World Cup season on Friday.


Terrorists slaughtered 11 Iraqi soldiers, beheading one and shooting the others execution-style, and declared on an Islamic militant Web site yesterday that Iraqi fighters will avenge "the blood" of women and ...


Philippine police confirmed on Saturday that military-grade explosives caused a powerful blast in an upscale Manila shopping mall and that they were reviewing security camera footage to look for suspects.


Blood pressure drugs may keep arteries clean: study

Blood pressure drugs beta-blockers can help keep arteries from clogging up, researchers said on Monday in a report that helps explain how the drugs prevent heart attack and sudden heart death.


Nokia expands channel for enterprise products

(InfoWorld) - NokiaÂ is enlisting systems integrators and value-added resellers in its drive to deliver more complete mobile systems to enterprises. The Nokia for Business Channel Program follows the mobile phone giant's expansion of its enterprise product line through the acquisition of Intellisync last year. Nokia has long sold security products through enterprise channels and its handsets through mobile operators and retail stores. The company announced Thursday it is expanding its business offerings with more mobile communications and IP (Internet Protocol) telephony products, including e-mail, device management and file synchronization products. Nokia got some channel partners through the Intellisync acquisition, but it wants to add more partners and make sure they are all qualified. The entry of more channel partners will give enterprises greater choice in whom to buy Nokia products from, said Mary McDowell, executive vice president and general manager of the company's enterprise solutions business. The partners can also deliver the type of support that enterprises are used to getting with complex systems, she said. Nokia wants to expand its enterprise scope beyond smartphones and e-mail to more complete mobility offerings supporting office phone systems and a variety of applications for use on the road. For example, it has partnerships with several vendorsÂ to make business-class eSeries Nokia phones work with those vendors' office phone systems. When an enterprise buys a set of handsets along with a service such as mobile e-mail, it's much more complicated than just getting phones and a calling plan, McDowell said. There is a server and software to install and integrate into the organization's security infrastructure, and a need for long-term IT support. Nokia wants systems integrators and resellers to fill that void. As part of its program, Nokia will train and certify channel partners and offer them incentives that are tied in part to how much help they give enterprises setting up new systems. The program will have three tracks. Mobility partners will be able to sell Intellisync Mobile Suite and other software for functions such as device management. Security partners will be licensed to resell firewall, IP VPN (virtual private network), intrusion prevention and other products. Voice partners will sell Nokia's enterprise voice systems. All the partners will be licensed to sell Nokia's eSeries business handsets, although Nokia expects most of its handset sales to continue going through operators and retail stores. Nokia will encourage partners to specialize in more than one track. There will also be two levels of certification, Authorized and Expert, with different levels of training provided by Nokia. The partners will get products through Nokia's authorized distributors. The Finnish mobile giant made the right decision to expand its channel instead of trying to build its own sales force, which is expensive and time-consuming, said Gartner Inc. wireless analyst Michael King. He applauded one feature of the program, a mechanism for enterprises to tell Nokia how good a job the systems integrator or reseller they are working with is doing. It's rare for a vendor to have this type of check on its channel partners, he said. Â


Clues to Black Plagueâs Fury in 650-Year-Old Skeletons

New findings suggest that the plague selectively took the already ill, while many of the otherwise healthy survived the infection.


Takenaka to Oversee Breakup and Sale of Japan Post

Heizo Takenaka, who led efforts to cut bad loans at Japanese banks, will oversee the breakup and sale of Japan Post, the world's biggest savings bank, seeking to spur the economy by unlocking $3.


Torino, 17:16 - CALCIO, TORINO; ANTONELLI: BARONE NON ANDRA' VIA

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Early results from local elections in Serbia suggest another setback for Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica.


Cargo ship sinks in Black Sea, crew saved

A cargo ship of Comorin origin sank in heavy storm on the Black Sea on Sunday, and all the six crew members were rescued, the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency reported.


How to prevent a sticky gunk from clogging up, and probably killing, the brain cells of Alzheimer's patients is the newest focus in the fight against the disease.


White House resistant to changing war resolution

The White House signaled resistance on Friday to any attempt by the U.S. Senate to revise the 2002 resolution that President George W. Bush used to go to war in Iraq with a document that would narrow the mission there and lead to U.S. troop withdrawals.


Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors bought beaten-down shares of technology bellwethers such as IBM  and Microsoft Corp  on hopes that the tech sector would weather the impact of a credit crisis.


NBA ponders alterations to 3-point rules

The NBA is considering a plan to abolish the three-point shot until the end of games to increase shooting percentages and make the sport more aesthetically pleasing.


Representatives Join Forces to Push New 9/11 Medical Bill

A bill to be introduced on the sixth anniversary of the attacks would provide medical coverage and financial compensation to anyone exposed to ground zero dust.


Republicans Nominate Bush, Hail His Leadership

Republicans nominated President Bush  for a second four-year term in the White House on Tuesday with  ringing calls for his re-election from Laura Bush and Arnold  Schwarzenegger, who said the world was more free and America  more safe under his leadership.


After being reminded of his brotherÃÂ¿s death, Antonio Daniels reaches out to the family of Miami football player Bryan Pata and gives them $10,000 for funeral expenses.


Britain hit by worst flooding in 60 years

Thousands of people in Britain were left stranded in villages and towns Monday during the worst flooding in 60 years, which Prime Minister Gordon Brown linked to climate change.


The Cause: Basic Oversights Linked to Bronx Fire

A combination of basic human oversights and seemingly innocuous events made the fire stronger and deadlier.


New Internet magazine grooms women for jihad

DUBAI: "Our main mission: push our children to the battlefield, like Al-Khansaa," declares Umm Raad al-Tamimi in a newly-launched online magazine teaching women how to contribute to jihad, or holy war.


Rice Dives Into Heart of Middle East Peacemaking

ANKARA/JERUSALEM  - Secretary of State Condoleezza  Rice hopes to drive the Israelis and Palestinians closer to  peace in Jerusalem on Sunday on her first visit as secretary of  state to the heart of their conflict.


Perugia, 20:25 - VOLLEY, A1 MASCHILE: PERUGIA-TRENTO 1-3

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Global warming and rocketing oil prices are making nuclear power fashionable, drawing a once demonized industry out of the shadows of the Chernobyl disaster as a potential shining knight of clean energy.


They're everywhere, but do you really need them? And if you do, what's the best way to use them?


Japanese government convenes emergency session after body ...

TOKYO The Japanese government has convened an emergency session. This, after a report that a body believed to be Asian was discovered in Iraq.


E' la flessione piu' consistente da almeno sei anni


As hard as Pedro Martinez went in his previous outing, when he morphed into vintage Pedro and hurled nine shutout innings, the real toll came this week.


Trade Ministers Commit More to Doha Deal

DAVOS, Switzerland  - Ministers from developing  and wealthy industrialized states agreed on Saturday to  intensify the political firepower devoted to modernizing global  trade rules, saying there was much to do but little time.


Blog: Salesforce.com, SugarCRM find bones to pick with Microsoft's depiction of its hosted Live CRM plans.


Yahoo, SBC extend partnership, plan new services

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Moises Alou, who hit a career-best 39 home runs last season but doesn't expect the Cubs to re-sign him after they declined his $11 million option, dismisses reports that Chicago will trade Sammy Sosa this winter.


Siemens sets up $44M fund to retrain BenQ Mobile workers

Under mounting pressure from German government officials and former employees of the mobile phone division it paid BenQ to take off its hands, Siemens has set up a â¬35 million ($44.4 million) fund to aid workers at risk of losing their jobs.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc  quietly  canceled its online video download service less than a year  after the site went live, a company spokeswoman said on  Thursday.


Director James Cameron presents what he claims is the burial box of Christ. But there's plenty of cause for skepticism


UnitedHealth Group Inc.  cut its 2007 revenue forecast on Monday after determining membership in its full-service Medicare plans for seniors will likely decline "modestly" this year.


An ongoing review of its Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) contract has forced embattled services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) to again postpone its financial report for its third fiscal quarter, the company said Wednesday. EDS also announced its audit committee is conducting an internal investigation on a separate matter.


Few weapons in war to tackle rare disease

IT would be almost impossible to remove the remote risk of contracting Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a Tasmanian neurosurgeon said yesterday.


Oil Minister: Saudi Arabia may boost capacity by 30%

Saudi Arabia may boost output capacity by 30 percent within two years in order to prevent shortages, the country's oil minister said.


AU Optronics may shelve next gen LCD fab

MAJOR LCD panel maker AU Optronics may can plans to build a seventh generation TFT-LCD fab, the Taipei Times said. That follows a slump in sales in July, after prices for large size LCD panels started to topple.


The company said first-quarter profit rose 14 percent on strong sales growth across nearly all regions.


Oil Slides as U.S. Supplies Seen Growing

Oil prices extended a streak of losses  on Tuesday as dealers anticipated that strong OPEC output and  recovering production in the United States would boost lean  stockpiles in time for peak winter heating demand.


Siblings of boy mauled to death by dogs taken from home by authorities

VICTORIA (CP) - Three siblings of a young boy who was mauled to death by some dogs have been removed from their home, a spokesman for the Ministry of Children and Family Development said Thursday.


British leader defends war amid sinking ratings

Prime Minister Tony Blair, skirting a direct apology, acknowledged to his Labor Party Tuesday that intelligence used to justify the invasion of Iraq was wrong, but insisted


Chirac urges world powers not to refer Iran to security council

French President Jacques Chirac has urged world powers not to refer Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme, at the same time calling on Tehran to give up uranium enrichment.


Alberto Iglesias, who composed the soundtracks for a number of films by Pedro AlmodÃ³var, has won Spainâs 2007 National Film Award.


Antidepressant Study Seen to Back Expert

A government scientist had concluded last year that most antidepressants are too dangerous for children because of a suicide risk and a new study appears to confirm his findings.


Milano, 14:12 - CALCIO, MILAN; KAKA': A FIRENZE PUNTO DI SVOLTA

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Sept. 9, 2004 - The director of the hurricane-ravaged Kennedy Space Center refused to speculate Tuesday whether the damage will thwart plans to resume shuttle flights next spring, but


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Shares flat after oil rise lifts energy shares

Stocks were little changed in seesaw trading on Wednesday as a rise in oil's price lifted energy shares, helping to erase most of the market's losses.


Health warning as girls overtake boys for binge drinking

Teenage girls are now binge drinking more frequently than boys, according to a report published yesterday. It is the first time girls have outstripped their male peers in excessive alcohol consumption.


Place-name mangling sheer laziness, says Humphrys

WITH another election looming the nation is bracing itself for the traditional influx of English journalists and politicians - mangling place names the length and breadth of Wales.


Study questions value of annual medical check-up

The customary annual physical check-up at the doctor's office may not be worth the time or money, researchers said on Monday.


Like a dark variation on a Q-rating, you can almost measure a public figure's influence by the number of calls generated by his or her medical crisis.


Yahoo's board is reported to be planning to reject Microsoft's unsolicited offer as being too low.


P&G, Colgate earnings up as overseas sales strong

Household and personal care products  makers Procter & Gamble Co  and Colgate-Palmolive Co   both reported higher quarterly profit on Thursday,  boosted by sales in emerging markets as the U.S. economy  slowed.


Failure of leadership: New Abu Ghraib reports look up the ranks

The Bush administration has long insisted that a few "bad apples" were solely to blame for the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.


Grizzly author mauled by bear in U.S. park

An author who has written books on grizzlies has survived an attack by one of the bears in America's famed Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service said on Thursday.


Materiali inusuali sulle sonorita' delle 'Vibrazioni'


Does Arafatâs death offer a chance of peace for Middle East?

A day after Yasser Arafat was buried, Palestinians began taking stock of a future without the man who led their fight for independence, while Europe and the US look at ways to revive the stalled peace process.


German Police Detain 10 Neo-Nazis Before Hess March

German police detained 10 neo-Nazis on Saturday before a march marking the anniversary of the death of Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess.


It was the shining New York moment Alex Rodriguez had been waiting for since February. Rodriguez homered, singled twice and hit a game-tying ground rule double off Joe Nathan in the 12th inning as the New


(InfoWorld) - The European Commission is considering introducing a voluntary code of conduct on energy efficiency for datacenter operators. Next week, the Renewable Energies Unit of the Commission's Joint Research Center will meet in London to discuss the idea. If adopted, a code of conduct would be voluntary, said Antonia Mochan, spokeswoman for the science and research unit of the Commission. Those organizations that adopt it would agree to abide by certain principles or standards, she said. The London meeting will include a session on the technical capabilities for reducing datacenter energy use and what a code of conduct -- if one is to be adopted -- should include. Participants will include hardware manufacturers, including Intel, datacenter designers and datacenter operators. The Commission has made few regulations about computer energy consumption, said Kevin Fisher, Intel's standards and regulations manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, earlier this week. Environmental agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol, which placed limits on greenhouse gas emissions for countries, are driving government interest in reducing energy consumption, Fisher said. Enterprises are interested in reducing utility costs. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)Â Energy Star programÂ is used internationally as a specification for energy-efficient desktop computers, but the specification does not address servers. Part of the problem is a lack of metrics for establishing efficient server power consumption, although several efforts are under way, Fisher said. The Standard Performance Evaluation Corp., a nonprofit group based in Warrenton, Virginia, is developing a first-generation benchmark for evaluating the energy efficiency of servers. The benchmark will measure energy use in conjunction with performance metrics. In December, U.S. PresidentÂ George Bush authorized the EPAÂ to study datacenter power consumption. The Lawrence Berkeley National Lab at the University of California is also study energy issues with servers, and a report is due to the U.S. Congress in June, Fisher said. The Renewable Energies Unit meeting is a day after the UK Energy Summit organized by Datacenter Dynamics at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London and will be held in the same venue. Â


The head of an Indian auction site is arrested over the sale of a sex clip involving two Delhi students.


Microsoft's Halo 2 Video Game Leaked on Internet

Halo 2, the sequel to Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT.O best-selling game for its Xbox video console, has leaked onto the Internet nearly four weeks before its planned sale, the world's largest software maker said on Friday.


Low-cost airline Ryanair is criticised by advertising watchdogs for making misleading claims about punctuality.


CHICAGO Oct 30, 2004 - A medical school and a group of about 50 breast cancer patients have agreed to settle a lawsuit over a canceled experimental vaccine program that some patients claimed had kept them alive.


More than 30,000 PCs per day are being recruited into secret networks that spread spam and viruses, a study shows. Six months ago only 2,000 Windows machines per day were being recruited into these so-called bot nets.


ST. GEORGE, Utah -- The leader of a polygamous Mormon splinter group was convicted Tuesday of being an accomplice to rape for forcing a 14-year-old girl to marry her 19-year-old cousin.


Stocks & Bonds: Shares in a Slide After the Collapse of Acquisition Deals

Wall Street extended its losses yesterday as investors, disappointed by the collapse of several closely watched acquisition deals, awaited a stream of critical economic data this week.


A pulsating Tottenham performance sees them beat Arsenal and book a place in the Carling Cup final.


SHANGHAI, Nov. 26. - A man chopped eight students to death as they slept and injured four others after breaking into a high school dormitory in central China early today, local police said.


Basketball star Hakeem Olajuwon says his mosque's donations to groups the government later determined to be terrorist fronts were meant to help the poor, not sponsor terrorism.


Regular aspirin may lower colon cancer risk in men

NEW YORK  - Men who routinely take aspirin seem to be less likely to develop colorectal cancer, according to new research findings. However, the benefit requires the dose of aspirin to be higher than usually recommended for heart health, and to be taken over at least 6 years.


David Collier has been confirmed as the new chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board. The 49-year-old replaces Tim Lamb, who stepped down at the end of last month after almost eight years in charge.


Egypt backs Iraqi government's election plans

Egypt gave the new Iraqi government the clearest expression of its support yet on Sunday, saying that helping it hold elections early next year was the only solution to the violence gripping the country.


Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany will call a vote of confidence in his government this week with the aim of defusing criticism from the president and staying in office, a source close to him said on Monday.


Alain Ducasse has already taken haute cuisine to great heights, in menus for the Concorde jet and for astronauts. But opening a restaurant in the Eiffel Tower comes with its own challenges.


IBM Reassures Workers After Milestone Deal

IBM will sell its once vaunted personal computer business to Lenovo Group Ltd., the leading computer maker in China.-The Washington Post


Judge Delays Criminal Trial For Former Enron Executives

A federal judge in Houston yesterday agreed to postpone for five months the criminal trial of several former executives in Enron Corp.


Brandon Johnson scores 25 points and Gyno Pomare adds 20 to lead San Diego to a 63-55 victory over No. 21 Saint Mary's on Monday, snapping the Gaels' five-game winning streak.


Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Former Newcastle United defender Jonathan Woodgate became Real Madrid's latest purchase Friday, signing a four-year contract.


The US lifts a trade embargo to reward Libya for its decision to give up weapons of mass destruction.


Going after spammers rather than focusing merely on developing antispam technology is an important step, John Movina, spokesperson for the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email, said.


Bomb at Pakistan Shiite Mosque Kills Four

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Oct. 10, 2004 - A suicide attacker detonated a bomb Sunday at a Shiite mosque in the eastern city of Lahore, leaving at least four people dead and injuring others, according to a witness and officials.


Hereâs the Online Line on Online Politics

Techpresident.com, which officially begins publishing Monday, will cover the online aspects of the coming presidential campaign.


A 66-year-old Romanian, thought to be the world's oldest mother, tells a UK newspaper she regrets two earlier abortions.


Taiwan denies President Chen's plane targeted by Chinese fighter ...

TAIPEI: Taiwanese authorities have denied reports that President Chen Shui-bian's plane was targeted by Chinese fighter jets when he was flying over the Taiwan Strait.


Nevada will play host to Boise State, looking to spoil its perfect season and BCS bowl dreams. Dan Hawkins' team has already wrapped up a third-consecutive conference title, but Saturday's trip


Analysis: Marwan Barghouti Formally Announced as Candidate in ...

His associates said he was in then out. Now jailed Palestinian militant Marwan Barghouti has apparently decided that he will, after all, be a candidate in next January's Palestinian presidential election.


Bolivian President Evo Morales declares a national disaster as floods leave more than 50 dead.


Farnesina, ancora nessuna indicazione su rapitori


WASHINGTON -- Sales of existing homes fell for the fifth consecutive month in August as the once-booming housing market slowed further.


Riot police take to the streets in Zambia after the authorities announce interim results in the presidential elections.


The vice-president of Indonesia has been elected leader of the most powerful political party in the country, Golkar. Jusuf Kalla comfortably beat the incumbent Akbar Tandjung.


Update 1: Senators Take Up Corporate Tax Bill

Senators turned their attention Sunday to a wide-ranging $136 billion corporate tax bill as lawmakers whittle down their workload before leaving town for the elections.


UK to build world's biggest offshore wind farm

341 turbines, lots of green 'leccy The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has approved a plan to erect 341 wind turbines off the coast of south-east England, The Guardian reports.â¦


Britain and US say Kenyan leaders on all sides must call on their followers to end post-election violence


At least three dueling wireless technologies for high-definition TVs will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which starts Monday.


Roma, 20:38 - CALCIO, ROMA: DOMANI LA FIRMA DEL RINNOVO DI MEXES

La Roma pianÃ¬ifica il prossimo anno: il primo passo è atteso per oggi cpn la firma di Mexes. ...


At a New York event, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer launches Vista, Office 2007 to businesses.


Even more extreme AirPort Extreme Do Apple's latest iMacs ship with an 802.11n Wi-Fi card? Photos of the Core 2 Duo-based all-in-one consumer computer certainly imply as much, but users will have to install and run Windows Vista to see it for themselves.â¦


ARIEL SHARON, the Israeli Prime Minister, made his first conciliatory gesture towards Palestinians after the death of Yassir Arafat when he said that he would consider co-ordinating the dismantling of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip with a new


Sudan's president expressed hope that negotiations under way in Ethiopia will lead to agreement on a joint United Nations-African Union force to help end the four-year conflict in Darfur.


Turkish MPs meet to vote on controversial plans to allow girls to wear the Islamic headscarf in universities.


Studio Camera Commercio di Milano su registro aziende


Myanmar, arms embargo top EU-Asia summit talks

European and Asian leaders opened summit talks in Hanoi yesterday to rekindle inter-regional ties despite divisions over how to persuade Myanmar's military dictatorship to relax its grip on power.


The latest advance in heart failure treatment is a kind of support hose for the heart, an elastic mesh sleeve that squeezes enlarged hearts into a more normal


"The system has forsaken us," moans local contractor "Tiny Tim" Thompson, standing in the parking lot of a strip mall less than a mile from Auburn University.


Obama Lending Star Power to Other Democrats

Everybody wants a piece of Barack Obama. Ahead by a mile in his race for the US Senate from Illinois, the youthful state senator with huge ambitions is taking his show on the road


Wedding insurance can relieve at least some of the nervousness about the Big Day

Christi French wasn't planning to buy wedding insurance until Hurricane Frances hit Florida three weeks before her big day.


SANTIAGO, Chile  - Ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet, who ruled Chile from 1973-1990 and spent his old age fighting human rights, fraud and corruption charges, died on Sunday a week after suffering a heart attack, Chilean television reported.


Firenze, 10:16 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: ACQUISTATO KUZMANOVIC

Nuovo acquisto per la Fiorentina. Dalla squadra svizzera del Basilea arriva il centrocampista Zdravk...


Stocks slid in early trading amid renewed fears that financial companies will suffer larger-than-expected write-downs from credit market troubles.


In stazione turistica del Wisconsin,superstite una bimba


Smart viewers of The WB's premiere of its new drama "Jack & Bobby" will be in place a minute early on Sunday evening to listen right from the 9 pm ET open and pick up some of the slickest subtleties of the hour.


Fiji PM likens military lockdown to coup

Troops surrounded government buildings and seized ministers' cars Tuesday to try to force the elected government to resign in what the prime minister said was "virtually a coup."


King Hussein's favoured son loses claim to Jordan's throne

The King of Jordan announced an abrupt change to his succession plans yesterday, stripping his half-brother, Hamza bin Hussein, of the title crown prince.


Hot deal: JBL HTI-55 2-way in-wall speaker for $100 shipped

We came across this huge discount on a JBL speaker and couldn't resist sharing it with you.


Indonesian Bomb Blast Targets Australian Embassy

A huge bomb blast in Indonesia killed at least eight people and injured more than 100. The target was the Australian Embassy, raising speculation that Islamic militants were behind the attack.


Executive Compensation Comes Into The Clear

Shareholders can expect a clearer picture of how much top executives are paid as new rules go into effect today, requiring companies to clearly explain their compensation practices.


Almost 200 Britons are "highly likely" to have been killed in the Asian tsunami disaster, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says.


FOR the first time in 86 years, there was no last-minute home run and no fielding error to break the hearts of the Boston Red Sox fans.


Washington, Seoul seek more details on N. Korea blast

SEOULâA huge explosion rocked an area in North Korea near the border with China three days ago and appeared to be much bigger than a train blast that killed 170 people in April, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported today.


Killing, kidnapping rekindle memories of town's tragic past

SKIDMORE, Mo. - She knew she was pregnant with a girl and picked out a name: Victoria. She registered at a nearby Wal-Mart for everything a first-time mother could need, like the Winnie the Pooh swing, infant


Americans doubt need for flu vaccine: survey

Fewer than half of Americans plan to get the flu vaccine this year, mostly because they do not worry about flu, according to a survey published on Wednesday.


Hard-fought GOP race up for grabs in Md.

A longtime Republican congressman at odds with President Bush over the war in Iraq faced two-well funded state senators Tuesday in the most intense campaign Maryland's Eastern Shore has seen in living memory.


Take 1,283 Gourmet Winners. Add Folksiness. Hold Glitter.

The editors of "The Gourmet Cookbook" want the publication to enter the canon of cookbooks that are not only bought but also used.


Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday the $50 per barrel price of oil reflects a broken promise of President Bush that will hurt average Americans.


Go ahead, take your teens: Europe appeals to the young with shopping, ...

When my husband and I began planning an ambitious trip to five European countries, friends encouraged us to go without our teenage daughters.


UPDATE 2-Murdoch wins vote to shift News Corp. to US

Rupert Murdoch won shareholder approval on Tuesday to move the corporate headquarters of his $48 billion News Corp. Ltd. (NCP.AX: Quote, Profile


Eliminati in Olanda nonostante il 3-1 alla Repubblica CecaPassa l'Inghilterra. La squadra di Casiraghi giovedÃ¬ contro il Portogallo                                            Azzurrini subito fuori dall'europeo Ora lo spareggio per un posto ai Giochi


Stocks Decline Despite Slide in Oil Prices

Stock prices are falling to some profit taking after yesterday's gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 16 points in today's early going.


Armed men grabbed an Arab-Israeli employee of the CNN news network in Gaza City on Monday, the network says. It was unclear whether the CNN producer, identified as Riyad Ali, was taken away by militants or members of the Palestinian security forces.


Surgeons begin to part infant's 'mermaid' legs

LIMA -- Doctors have successfully taken the first step toward separating the fused legs of Milagros Cerron, a 9-month-old Peruvian baby dubbed the ''Little Mermaid" because of her rare birth defect, her parents said yesterday. ''Everything went well, but it's a tough time. Her mother is crying, we're crying," her father Ricardo Cerron, 24, said after the four-hour operation Tuesday ...


Misery loves company when it comes to spam

I'M FEELING a little bit better about the hundreds of junk e-mails I get every day now that I've read that someone else has much bigger e-mail troubles.


Library of Congress joins UNESCO for online global library

The world's biggest library, the US Library of Congress, has teamed up with UNESCO and libraries from around the globe in an ambitious project to digitize priceless cultural material and make it available on the Internet.


Floridians worn out by hurricanes' wrath

Dewey Cuthbertson knew there would be damage to his mobile home in the aftermath of Hurricane Jeanne. But he was not prepared for this.


Stampe, libri e oggetti appartenuti al grande maestroMolti gli inediti, enorme la mole dell'esposizione                                            Henri Cartier-Bresson in mostra a Milano una retrospettiva dell'"occhio del secolo"


Sen. Clinton says Rumsfeld should resign

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday called on Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to resign, hours after excoriating him at a public hearing over what she called "failed policy" in Iraq.


More than 3,000 deaths could be prevented each year if VAT was put on a range of foods, a study says.


Mantova, 16:48 - CALCIO, MANTOVA; LORI: CON BARI PERSA UN'OCCASIONE

Il pari casalingo contro il Bari frena la rincorsa del Mantova alla vetta. ''Abbiamo perso un'occasi...


In a blow to the US effort to hold the Iraq multinational forces together, Hungary announced yesterday that it will withdraw its 300 noncombat troops by the end of March.


ATLANTA -- The three candidates vying to be Georgia's next senator clashed Sunday morning over homeland security, campaign advertising and taxes during one of their last joint appearance before Tuesday's election.


Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday night that it would acquire Indianapolis-based medical device manufacturer Guidant Corp. for $25.4 billion.


The New Year's Eve celebrations in the small community of Paraiba do Sul will honor a figure the town's mayor says hasn't been honored anywhere else in the West — the late Yasser Arafat.


Israel OKs Compensation for Gaza Settlers

The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved legislation to pay compensation to settlers uprooted by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan.


CRE8 (NZAX:PLS) today announced that a group of prominent international  media and telecommunications entrepreneurs, executives and investors,  have formed an Advisory Board to help drive and accelerate the growth of  the Company.


Pinochet in serious but stable condition

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, accused of torture, killings and kidnappings during his 1973-1990 rule, was stable but still seriously ill on Monday following a heart attack over the weekend, doctors said.


Il premio Nobel per la pace scrive al fondatore di MicrosoftLettera aperta per un insegnante che usava software senza licenza                                            Russia, Gorbaciov scrive a Gates "Salva il professore-pirata"


A museum dedicated to Woodstock will open despite a loss of $1 million in funding for the memorial to the famous hippie music festival.


Clothes and accessories retailer Guess? Inc.   posted quarterly earnings that beat analysts'  expectations by a wide margin, driven by double-digit revenue  growth across all of its businesses.


SOCCER: United set to sign Rooney for $44m

ENGLISH Premier League soccer club Manchester United has reached an "outline agreement" to sign Wayne Rooney from Everton.


Sirius plans to buy XM in $4.6 billion stock deal

Sirius Satellite Radio plans to buy larger U.S. rival XM for $4.6 billion in stock to bring entertainers such as Oprah Winfrey and shock-jock Howard Stern under one roof, but a top regulator said the deal would face a tough time winning approval.


Pfizer anti-smoking drug needs warning: FDA

Pfizer Inc's anti-smoking drug Chantix appears increasingly likely to be linked to serious psychiatric behavior, including suicide, U.S. regulators said on Friday.


Mount St. Helens Awakes, Erupting Steam and Ash

MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT  -  Mount St. Helens spewed steam and ash high into the skies above  Washington on Friday as it awoke from years of slumber, but  remained far below the scale of the catastrophic 1980 eruption  that killed 57 people.


A winter storm that pounded the Sierra Nevada over the weekend delivered a snowy, icy mess across the nation's central states, stalling holiday travel, closing stretches of highway and making a nationally televised football game look at times like the tuner was off by a channel.


MAMARONECK, NY -- Ryan Moore advanced to the final of the US Amateur Championships at Winged Foot Golf Club on Saturday. Top-ranked Moore beat Indiana University senior Jeff Overton 2 and 1 in the semifinals.


Tech pros on what Google IPO means for Silicon Valley

The initial public offering of Internet search leader Google riveted the attention of the technology world and served as a reminder that Silicon Valley remains a unique place in the business world.


Malaria Vaccine Has Promising Test Results

LONDON - Scientists have made important progress in the quest for a malaria vaccine, showing for the first time that childhood shots can prevent nearly one-third of cases and slash the risk of severe, life-threatening attacks by almost two-thirds.    Experts say the findings, outlined this week in The Lancet medical journal, provide robust evidence that the dream of developing a vaccine that will get babies through the most vulnerable period of infancy could become a reality by the end of the decade...


The Alabama Legislature passed a resolution Thursday that expresses "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery and apologizes for slavery's wrongs and lingering effects on the United States.


Australians may have been target of bombing: Minister

The Foreign Minister says Australians may have been the target of a suicide car bombing in Baghdad which injured three Australian soldiers.


Practice makes perfect. Last year, the judges of the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) book award were feeling their way as they narrowed a list of 17 contenders down to a shortlist of six. This year, the process was quicker and the seven-strong panel - unchanged since the session last November that selected Thomas Friedman's paean to globalisation, The World is Flat, as the inaugural winner of the £30,000 ($56,000) prize - came to it with a clearer sense of the kind of book that deserves to take the laurels next month.


Two families who adopted Chinese children and brought them to separate homes in Arizona and Alabama have discovered that the toddlers are siblings and almost certainly twins.


Behind the Jackpot: The $50 Ticket: A Lottery Boon Raises Concern

Critics say that instant scratch-off games are more likely to contribute to problem gambling.


7 Marines, sailor charged in Iraqi's death

A lawyer for a sailor charged along with seven Marines with premeditated murder in the shooting death of an Iraqi man called the allegations "shocking" and said his client was innocent.


Simms suffers shoulder injury; Griese leads Bucs to win

New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms left in the first quarter of Sunday's win against New Orleans with a left shoulder injury.


US report reveals dysfunction in teen sex ed classes

The majority of sex ed classes that preach abstinence for US teens feature incorrect or misleading information about the effectiveness of contraceptives and the dangers of abortion, according to a report released by a Democratic congressman.


Tony Blair will fight to keep Peter Mandelson as Europe's trade commissioner when leaders gather in Rome today to discuss the crisis gripping the European Union.


Commesse per 272 velivoli commerciali contro i 239 del 2003


Witness breaks down recalling polygamy sect wedding

ST. GEORGE, Utah  - A young woman broke down in tears in a Utah courtroom on Friday as she recounted feeling trapped and overwhelmed about a marriage arranged by a polygamous sect when she was 14.


Trinidad climbs off canvas to keep title options open

Felix Trinidad returned to the ring after more than two years to score a thrilling eighth-round stoppage of Ricardo Mayorga at New York's Madison Square Garden in a non- title bout being described as one of the fights of the year.


U.S. forces detain son of top Iraqi Shi'ite leader

KUT, Iraq  - U.S. troops detained on Friday the eldest son of Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders, outraging Shi'ite politicians and prompting a swift apology from the U.S. ambassador.


The fears of adults are stopping many children from playing outside with their friends, a survey suggests.


The time has come for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to leave his Pentagon post, either by dismissal or resignation. Two separate reports this week make it clear that Rumsfeld and other top Pentagon officials


Judge delays Caremark vote; asks for more details

A Delaware Chancery Court judge ruled on Friday Caremark Rx Inc.  must delay a shareholder vote on its planned acquisition by CVS Corp.  until at least 20 days after it provides more details on the transaction.


GOP backers, protesters stream into New York

NEW YORK - Demonstrators choked the streets Sunday in front of Madison Square Garden and delegates and supporters streamed into New York City as final preparations were made for the Republican National Convention, which opens Monday morning.


NL Wrap: Lamb on Fire as Astros Roast Slumping Pirates

Mike Lamb homered, drove in four runs  and had four hits as the streaking Houston Astros beat the  Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 in National League play at Minute Maid  Park Sunday, their ninth straight victory.


British Iraq hostage Kenneth Bigley may have been handed over to a new group, his brother Paul says. Bigley, a 62-year-old engineer, was seized 18 days ago with two Americans


A new era in golf begins in two weeks, and it might expose an old problem. The tour has been trumpeting its new slogan in advertising campaigns over the last month, gearing up for the new FedExCup that tees off Jan. 4 at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. But this big launch in Kapalua might fizzle without its biggest rocket. Tiger Woods might not be there.


Hundreds of Gatwick Airport baggage handlers and maintenance workers vote to strike on Saturday.


TAMPA, Fla. Tampa Bay prevented Atlanta from clinching the NFC South championship by shutting out the Falcons and Michael Vick 27-to-0.


U.S. issues new standards for dietary supplements

Makers of vitamins, herbs and other dietary supplements taken by millions of Americans must meet new government standards to show the products are free of contamination and contain exactly what the label says, U.S. health officials said on Friday.


French hostage crisis drags on, Iraq's northern oil exports halted

BAGHDAD : France held its breath for two of its reporters kidnapped in Iraq, while the war-torn country's ailing economy was dealt a massive blow after a key export pipeline suffered its biggest post-war attack.


And David Gest shouldn't have left the jungle Another day, another flurry of stories about dodgy phone-ins.â¦


11 updates, some critical October's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft's monthly security update, will see the release of 11 security updates, some of which are critical.â¦


NFL's Vick admits guilt in dog-fighting case

Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick admitted guilt on Friday in a dog-fighting case that threatens the career of one of the brightest stars in U.S. football.


One helluva week for Microsoft, Leopard notwithstanding

On the heels of beating out Google to buy a piece of Facebook, Redmond racks up its fastest-growing quarter in seven years.


Milano, 22:39 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: INTER-VALENCIA 2-2

Inter e Valencia hanno pareggiato 2-2 (1-0) nella gara di andata degli ottavi di finale di Champions...


Nokia plans 40 new handsets to fight sales slip

Nokia Corp. hopes to distinguish its products and regain lost market share by leading the mobile-device market in delivering cutting-edge bells-and-whistles on its new handsets, company executives


Dog handler convicted of Abu Ghraib abuse

A military jury on Thursday convicted an Army dog handler of using his animal to torment a prisoner at Abu Ghraib.


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


Domani inaugurazione con musica e ballo dalle 19 alle 22


Bush and Trojans Likely Secure Orange Bowl Berth

Reggie Bush had two long touchdown runs and Southern California virtually locked up a trip to the Orange Bowl to play for the B.C.S. title.


Soccer: Battling Charlton keep unbeaten home record

LONDON : Charlton came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Newcastle at The Valley and maintain their unbeaten home record this season.


Isiah Thomas will not be suspended, even though the NBA says there was contact between him and the official who ejected him.


Samu 2004, partita la quarantunesima edizione

Samu, il piÃ¹ importante salone dell'hi-tech italiano, ha aperto i battenti il 21 ottobre e si concluderÃ  il prossimo 25 ottobre. Lâevento, il secondo in Europa dopo il Cebit di Hannover in Germania, prevede


Eddie Adams, who took famous Vietnam War photo, dies at 71

Eddie Adams, 71, of New York, photojournalist whose half-century of arresting work was defined by a single frame - a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press photo of a Communist guerrilla being executed in a Saigon street during the Vietnam War â-ied


US President George W Bush is sworn in for a second term promising to help end tyranny and uphold freedom.


California Moves Toward Universal Health Care

A plan that would provide coverage to an estimated 70 percent of the 5.1 million persistently uninsured Californians passed the State Assembly on Monday.


Cambodian Assembly Ratifies Khmer Rouge Trial Pact

The Cambodian parliament ratified an agreement with the United Nations on Monday on setting up a tribunal to try surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime responsible for the deaths of 1.7 million people.


The majority owner of Yukos on Tuesday called on German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to press President Vladimir Putin on his government's handling of the matter when the two leaders meet next week.


Wall Street opens higher on strong profits

Stocks rose at the open on Tuesday as strong earnings from Apple Inc.  and American Express Co  calmed fears that consumers were curbing their spending.


DSG, the owner of Currys and PC World, issues a profit warning after poor Christmas trading, hurting its shares.


Ex PeopleSoft chief admits lying to analysts

WILMINGTON: The former chief executive of PeopleSoft, who was fired last week, said he lied to Wall Street analysts last year about the impact of Oracle's hostile bid on the company's business.


Ray Ranson withdraws his bid to buy Manchester City.


Gulf Air said Wednesday it was resuming commercial flights to Lebanon, with the first flight scheduled for Saturday.


Microsoft threatens its Most Valuable Professional

Who said you could improve our software? What's the best way to attract a pile of threatening lawyers' letters from Microsoft? Sell pirate copies of Windows? Write a DRM-busting program?â¦


Tom Brokaw ends almost 23 years at the anchor desk Wednesday night, as he signs off "NBC Nightly News" for the last time.


Report raises questions about Pentagon's use of pre-war ...

Pentagon officials told the White House in September 2002 that Saddam Hussein was linked to the Sept. 11 attacks, even though US intelligence experts couldn't verify


Lawyers for Democrats will fight for voters' rights

The Democratic Party announced plans to mobilize an army of attorneys to defend voters' rights and deter intimidation during the November 2 presidential vote.


Scientists release a first draft of the bovine genome - a run through of the genetic code that describes a cow.


Sports of The Times: Michigan Will Miss Carr When Heâs Gone

Just so the Michigan faithful have been forewarned: your new model coach is not of the traditional Lloyd Carr cloth, having already cut and run from the place he once called home.


Kenny Chesney Wins Top Country Music Awards

Kenny Chesney won the Country Music Association's top "Entertainer of the Year" award along with the "Album of the Year" prize at Tuesday night's 38th annual CMA awards show telecast in the Grand Ole Opry.


Friday deadline set for hostages in Afghanistan

Militants threatening to kill three foreign hostages in Afghanistan said they would give officials until Friday to meet their demands that the United Nations withdraw from the country and the US release Guantanamo Bay prisoners


Two customs workers have been lightly injured in a blast at one of the airports in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. A fire triggered by the explosion in a warehouse is said to have damaged the roof of an adjacent departure lounge.


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OPEC to Cut Production After Six-Week Price Decline

OPEC, producer of more than a third of the world's oil, agreed to cut output by about 4 percent to end the biggest six-week drop in prices since demand collapsed after the September 2001 attacks on the US.


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