HP acquires Middle East systems integrator

Hewlett-Packard on Monday agreed to acquire a Middle East systems integrator with the aim to expand its services presence in the region.The acquisition of Atos Origin Middle East, in Manama, Bahrain, will boost HP's services presence in the region's public sector and oil and gas segments, an HP spokeswoman said. It also enhances HP's services capabilities in the consulting and integration of SAP projects in the Middle East.Since AOME is privately held, financial information hasn't been released, the HP spokeswoman said. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of November.AOME is not related to Atos Origin, another systems integration company based in France, the HP spokeswoman said.AOME has 450 employees with a presence in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Libya, and Qatar. The employees will be integrated into HP's Middle East and Africa subregion services business, said Anette Nachbar, an HP spokeswoman, in an e-mail statement.With the acquisition, HP will get access to a large AOME customer base that includes oil giant Saudi Arabian Oil and telecom giant Saudi Telecom, Nachbar said. Services offered by AOME include enterprise resource planning, business intelligence, enterprise content management, and supply chain management.The acquisition will also boost HP's ability to offer consistent customer experience for SAP installations worldwide, Nachbar said."SAP-related services are a core element of HP Services' consulting and integration capabilities and growth strategy, and we are focused on growing that business," Nachbar said.HP and SAP already have a deep relationship at business, research and development, and engineering levels dating back 18 years. Earlier this year HP announced services for large customers moving to new installations supporting SAP's Enterprise SOA approach to IT.


Merrill Lynch co-president Ahmass Fakahany, one of people behind its  sub-prime investments, leaves the firm.


Nations Urge Newly Declared Nuke Power N.Korea to Talk

Countries around the globe urged North  Korea Friday to return to talks on ending its nuclear programs  after it said it had nuclear weapons and had pulled out of  disarmament discussions.


In Adolescents, Addiction to Tobacco Comes Easy

Teenagers can get hooked on one cigarette, a doctor warns.


Evaluating technologies Dell has distanced itself from claims apparently made by one its own executives that it is developing a handheld games console to challenge Sony's PlayStation Portable and Nintendo's DS.â¦


Roma, 12:53 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: ROMA-LIONE SI GIOCHERA' ALLE 20:45

Roma-Lione, andata dei quarti di finale di Champions League in programma mercoledÃ¬ 21 febbraio, si g...


Mitchell Lawyers Meet Officials In Albany Case

Two lawyers representing George J. Mitchell, who is leading Major League Baseballâs investigation of performance-enhancing drug use, met with officials from the district attorneyâs office in Albany.


IDF soldiers shot at a group of Palestinians approaching the security fence north of the Karni Crossing between Gaza and Israel who they suspected were attempting to place a bomb.


Militants Give El Salvador 20 Days to Quit Iraq

An Islamist group has given El Salvador  20 days to pull out troops from Iraq or it would strike inside  the Central American country and against its forces in Iraq,  according to an Internet statement posted Monday.


From Bush, Foe of Earmarks, Similar Items

In his new budget, the president has requested money for thousands of items similar to the pet projects of Congress.


APPLE has introduced a new larger-capacity iPod with a colour display as well as a first-of-its-kind digital compendium of the rock band U2's songs.


Presidente Eurogruppo invita ad una stretta sorveglianza


TOKYO -- Nintendo said Friday it will replace 3.2 million straps for its popular Wii computer game controllers after receiving a rash of reports that the devices flew out of the hands of overzealous players.


Report: Infosys considering Capgemini acquisition

(InfoWorld) - Indiaâs second largest outsourcer, Infosys Technologies, is considering a bid for French IT services company Capgemini, according to a newspaper report. The Times of India of Mumbai quoted an industry source on Friday as saying the move was a natural progression for a fast-growing Indian tech firm keen to make an impression on the global market. Infosys declined to comment on the reports. âWe do not comment on market rumors,â a spokeswoman for the company said Friday. However, Infosys, in Bangalore, indicated at itsÂ analyst conference in AprilÂ that it may consider an acquisition. An acquisition deal between Infosys and Capgemini is unlikely to happen, said Siddharth Pai, a partner at consultancy firm Technology Partners International in Houston, Texas. Infosys might acquire Capgemini to get access to European markets, where it doesn't have a large presence, but the cultural incompatibilities between the two companies are very high, he added. A number of Indian outsourcing companies including Tata Consultancy ServicesÂ (TCS) and WiproÂ have acquired companies abroad to increase their geographic reach and to focus on new industry sectors. Capgemini used acquisitions as way to win new business and add staff in India. Last year, the companyÂ acquired a 51 percent stakeÂ in Unilever India Shared Services, a subsidiary of European consumer goods maker Unilever Group. That business will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Capgemini by 2008. In February,Â Capgemini acquired Kanbay International, an IT services firm in Rosemont, Illinois, to boost its services delivery from India, and its business in the financial services sector. Infosys reported revenue of $3.1 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31 this year, and has forecast revenue of about $4 billion in its current fiscal year ending March 31 next year. The company had a market capitalization of $27 billion as of March 31. Capgemini is a larger company with revenue of $10 billion for its fiscal year ended December 31.


DoJ bares plot to oust Arroyo, install Poe wife, junta

A PLOT to use the funeral of actor Fernando Poe Jr. to overthrow the administration and replace it with a civilian-military junta, with Poe's widow Susan Roces


Mystics Can Pocket a Million - When Pigs Can Fly

A sworn enemy of superstition, Canadian-born magician James Randi has thrown down the gauntlet to mystics, promising $1 million to anyone who can prove supernatural powers or a phenomenon beyond the reach of science.


State seeks solution to insurance connundrum

The state government is scrambling for a solution to the medical malpractice insurance quandary. While everyone agrees a solution must be found, differences abound as to what that solution might be.


Advocates of a propulsion idea for spacecraft claim that it would enable a 90-day round trip to Mars.


Motorola shares up after profit beats estimates

Motorola Inc  reported on Thursday its first quarterly profit in 2007 and gave an outlook that beat Wall Street expectations, in a sign the mobile phone maker has started to turn around its business.


Study: Everest Deadlier for Old Climbers

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Climbers over age 60 are three times more likely to die on Mount Everest than the average mountaineer, according to study results released Wednesday, as more older people try scaling the world's highest peak.


Muslim cleric Abu Hamza, held last week on suspicion of being involved in terror offences, has been de-arrested, Scotland Yard says.


LG.Philips subpoenaed in LCD competition probe

(InfoWorld) - First it was chips, now it's LCDs (liquid crystal displays). Authorities around the globe are investigating possible anticompetitive conduct in the LCD industry, according to activity at LG.Philips LCD Co.Â offices. On Friday, officials from the Korean Fair Trade Commission visited LG.Philips' offices in Seoul as part of an investigation into possible anticompetitive behavior, LG.Philips said on Monday. In addition, the Japanese Fair Trade Commission issued a notice to LG.Philips' offices in Tokyo. and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a subpoena to LG.Philips' offices in San Jose, California, the company said. The company said it would cooperate with the investigation. It was not immediately known Monday if other LCD companies had also been targeted. Authorities around the globe are already investigating other chip markets for possible anticompetitive behavior, including price fixing, and some companies have been fined. This was the first indication of an investigation into the LCD market. The DOJ recentlyÂ subpoenaed Advanced Micro DevicesÂ as part of an investigation into the graphics processor market. It has fined companies forÂ price-fixing in the DRAM market, and is also currently investigating similar issues in the SRAM (Static RAM) sector. LG.Philips, a joint venture of LG Electronics and Philips Electronics, is one of the largest makers of LCD screens. It competes with Samsung Electronics and Sony, among others.


Thailand Has Photos of Malaysian Camps, Govt Says

Thailand has photos to prove that Muslim terrorists are training in camps in Malaysia near the border with southern Thai provinces, said Thai Deputy Interior Minister Sutham Sangprathum.


A Belfast ice cream man who sold smuggled cigarettes has agreed to hand over more than Â£900,000 in assets.


More than a fifth of people who have come off fixed-rate mortgages have found it hard to meet their repayments.


Court Reviews Race as Factor in School Plans

There seemed little prospect that plans to maintain racial integration at two urban school systems would survive the Supreme CourtÂs scrutiny.


News.com Extra: This is your brain on a microscopic level

Also: New business models make upgrading cheaper. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


It's game over for Jennifer Love Hewitt at ABC.


Arkansas Ill-Prepared for Bio-Terror Attack

LITTLE ROCK, AR - A national review has placed Arkansas in the lower half of states when it comes to bioterrorism preparedness. But the state Health Department says major improvements in recent months were not considered in the review.


Cambridge's GreatPoint taps into $100m in VC

GreatPoint Energy Inc., a Cambridge-based start-up that has developed technology for converting coal to natural gas, yesterday said it had raised $100 million - one of the largest venture-capital rounds ever in the clean-energy field - to fund construction of a demonstration plant.


FINA rejects protest over Peirsol's reinstatement

ATHENS, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- FINA, the swimming's world governing body, has rejected protest from national federations of Britain and Austria over American Aaron Peirsol's reinstatement after he was disqualified in the 200m backstroke final at the ...


Bush Says US Safety from Terror 'Up in the Air'

President Bush said it is "up in the air" whether the United States can ever be fully safe from terrorism, prompting an attack from Democrat John Kerry's campaign that Bush was sending a mixed message.


A man diagnosed with terminal lung cancer who was planning to host his own living wake has died.


Taliban vows to release 4 health workers

The body of a slain top Taliban commander was retrieved by his family Thursday, and in exchange militants will release four kidnapped Afghan medical workers, a purported Taliban spokesman said.


Catania, 10:55 - CALCIO, CATANIA; PULVIRENTI: NON ME LA SENTO DI CONTINUARE

Antonino Pulvirenti conferma l'intenzione di lasciare il calcio dopo gli incidenti di ieri in cui ha...


Man Charged With Stalking Lavigne Parents

A man accused of harassing Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne's parents and violating a court order by trying to contact her has been charged with felony stalking.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai accused NATO and US-led troops yesterday of carelessly killing scores of Afghan civilians and warned that the fight against resurgent Taliban militants could fail unless foreign forces show more restraint.


UN Security Council  diplomats are in Kenya to push for a Sudan peace deal and progress on Darfur.


The original members of 1980s glam metal band Motley Crue, famous for their wild lifestyle and songs like Smokin' in the Boys' Room and Girls, Girls, Girls, has announced a reunion tour.


The suburban Juhu flat of actress Parveen Babi, who was found dead in the residence on Saturday, has been sealed as there are no claimants.


Major League Baseball's owners will convene in Philadelphia Wednesday for two days of meetings that will culminate with a coronation of sorts.


It Takes a Village to Build 3,800 Homes in Stockton

By Bruce Spence, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Dec. 16--STOCKTON -- Another residential/retail development north of Eight Mile Road has been pitched to the city of Stockton, the second within a month.


Bits: Sergey Brinâs iPhone Adventure in Davos

For a company that is busy building its own cellphone operating system, Google shared a lot of love for the iPhone on its earnings-related conference call Thursday.


Wal-Mart sees weak sales as holiday season starts

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. predicted a rare decline in monthly sales on Saturday, even as U.S. bargain-hunters jammed stores in search of gifts at the start of the crucial holiday shopping season.


Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello has a change of heart and recalls David Beckham to his squad.


Euronext will 'struggle' to justify LSE bid

Analysts at BNP Paribas said a Euronext bid for the London Stock Exchange would be "difficult to justify" despite the French bank negotiating to join Euronext's roster of advisers.


The partner of late soul star James Brown is allowed back into their shared home to collect her belongings.


By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 14--The Miss Boise Scholarship Program is accepting applications for Miss Boise 2007, which will be held Nov. 4 at the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Annex.   Miss Boise 2006, Amanda Richey, placed in the top 10 at the Miss Idaho Program in June.


A Piazza Affari Mibtel invariato a meta' mattina


European Union leaders agreed on Friday to send administrators and police to Kosovo ahead of an expected declaration of independence from Serbia.


Milwall chairman Theo Paphitis has said that his club's fans were not to blame for provoking the violence that marred last night's Carling Cup defeat by Liverpool at the New Den.


A sheriff's deputy who stopped a car with three robbery suspects was shot Friday, prompting several schools to be locked down amid a manhunt in this town straddling the West Virginia state line.


Polman most likely to become new Nestle CEO: papers

Nestle , the world's largest  food company, is most likely to name Chief Financial Officer  Paul Polman as its new chief executive, replacing Peter  Brabeck, Swiss Sunday newspapers reported.


Roma, 15:00 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: GLI ARBITRI DELLA 25/a GIORNATA

Questi gli arbitri designati a dirigere gli incontri della 25/a giornata del campionato di serie C1 ...


Trinidad and Tobago opening batsman Lendl Simmons is in the West Indies squad for the Tests in Pakistan.


A Montelombardo nel Trentino, la donna fermata dai Cc


Sidney Crosby takes over the NHL scoring lead with a career-high six points -- a goal and 5 assists -- in Pittsburgh's 8-4 drubbing of Philadelphia on Wednesday night.


The Senate rejected legislation Friday that would have ordered most U.S. troops home from Iraq in nine months, culminating a losing week for Democrats who failed to push through any anti-war proposal. The vote, 47-47, fell 13 votes short of the 60 needed to pass.


Rules Eased to Expedite Green Card Applications

Facing a huge backlog of visa applications, authorities will allow some immigrants to become permanent residents without F.B.I. background checks, officials said.


Candidates hone message and hunt voters in Iowa

PERRY, Iowa  - White House hopefuls honed their closing messages and traded jabs over their records in Iowa on Monday, three days before the state opens the presidential nominating battle in a too-close-to-call race.


Novel stent may stimulate natural heart bypasses

Dutch doctors said on Sunday they had   developed a novel drug-coated stent to stimulate the growth of   natural heart bypass arteries, potentially offering a new way   to ensure blood supply to sick patients' hearts.


The greening of industry is creating a constellation of new careers, and they're not your everyday forestry professions.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Rotislav Olesz had a goal and two assists in the Czech Republic's 5-2 win over Switzerland Wednesday in Grand Forks, ND, at the world junior hockey championship.


NI's hospital waiting lists climb by more than 40% in the last eight years, according to a new report.


Soul singer Amy Winehouse arrested and bailed

Troubled British soul singer Amy  Winehouse has been released on bail after being arrested as  part of an investigation into perverting the course of justice,  police said on Wednesday.


Copyright Board denies SoundExchange rehearing on XM, Sirius royalties

The decision of how much performers should be compensated when their works are played on radio, drew one big step closer to a workable compromise last week, though now it's the collection agency that's raising the red flag.


Pebble Beach win lifts Mickelson to fourth in world

Phil Mickelson jumped two places to fourth in the world rankings issued on Monday after his victory at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.


A top Pentagon analyst is under investigation for having allegedly spied for Israel, officials say.


Oil firms over $61 on US stock drop, ahead of OPEC

Oil prices edged up on Thursday after a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. crude stocks and as traders waited to see if OPEC ministers meeting in Nigeria would hold off from making further cuts to output.


Former Wales striker Dean Saunders says Mark Hughes' successor as national team boss should also be Welsh. Saunders wants the FAW to examine the credentials of the leading Welsh candidates before looking elsewhere.


Stocks rallied on Tuesday, snapping a three-day losing streak as opportunities to buy cheaper shares in beaten-down sectors like financial services enticed some investors back into the market after nearly a week of steep declines.


Republican Rossi Wins Recount For Washington Governor

SEATTLE -- Republican Dino Rossi has won the recount in the Washington governor's race, beating Democrat Christine Gregoire by a tiny fraction of the votes cast.


Dementieva Outlasts Capriati at U.S. Open

NEW YORK - Elena Dementieva kept floating her funny serves, slow and spinning Frisbees more suited for table tennis than the hard courts at Flushing Meadows. And at the end, that was barely enough...


Boy Scout Collecting Old Computers for Charity

By Josh Stockinger  Michael Reiff needs your help.  Well, actually, he needs your computer.  The 17-year-old from St. Charles hopes to collect at least 50 aging PCs and accessories Saturday for an Eagle Scout project that will put technology in the hands of disabled children.


The Bush administration warned Monday that failure by Congress to adopt a free trade agreement with Colombia would bolster the anti-American campaign of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.


Militants Hold Najaf Shrine; Bombing Heard

NAJAF, Iraq - Militants loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr kept their hold on a revered shrine as clashes flared in Najaf on Sunday, raising fears a resolution to the crisis in the holy city could collapse amid bickering between Shiite leaders.    An unofficial mediator and distant relative of the cleric pleaded with al-Sadr to disarm his militants, pull them out of the shrine and disband his militia immediately...


A woman is killed and two other people are injured in a road accident in County Down.


The late Christopher Reeve is nominated for outstanding direction in a made-for-TV movie.


Group Says Gap in Medicare Drug Coverage Will Be Costly

Medicare beneficiaries will have to pay substantially more next year for coverage of brand-name prescription drugs that keeps them from falling into the "doughnut hole," according to a new report that government officials swiftly criticized as incomplete.


GAUHATI, India Oct. 2, 2004 - In a shattering series of attacks, suspected separatists hit nine targets a railroad station and eight markets with bombs and gunfire across two states in northeastern India on Saturday, killing more than 40 people.


Baseball-Backe Pitches Astros to 2-1 Series Lead

Brandon Backe, a little-known local,  who arrived in the shadow of famous hometown heroes Roger  Clemens and Andy Pettitte last winter, brought the Houston  Astros to within a game of the franchise's first postseason  series victory in an 8-5 win over the Atlanta Braves Saturday.


Beckham denies early retirement rumours, turns down Hollywood offer

David Beckham ruled out early retirement on Monday and said he turned down a "good part" in a Hollywood movie.


KKR, the private equity firm buying Alliance Boots, reaches a deal with the chemist's pension trustees.


Georgia Tech can still win the Atlantic Coast Conference championship, but the Yellow Jackets will have to wait an agonizing year for another shot at their biggest rival.


Cagliari, 18:50 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: RESCISSO IL CONTRATTO CON FORTIN

Marco Fortin ha rescisso il contratto con il Cagliari, in scadenza a giugno 2008. Fortin, 33 anni, e...


Bird dog steps on gun, kills hunter in accident

A Houston-area man was killed in a hunting accident after his dog stepped on a loaded shotgun in the back of a pick-up truck, triggering a blast that pierced the vehicle and the hunter's leg, a local sheriff said.


Holland midfielder Denny Landzaat has completed his move to English Premiership club Wigan.


Emmanuel Milingo, 76, has caused dismay in the Vatican by using rites from traditional African ceremonies.


THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE Rock Stars Are Highlight, But Kerry Is the ...

Bruce Springsteen is a hard act to follow, and Senator John Kerry was not born to perform. But the huge, high-voltage crowds who gathered this week to cheer on the


Israel begins freeing some Palestinian prisoners

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Israel  - Israel released dozens of Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas Islamists took over the Gaza Strip last month.


Camouflaged code threatens security apps

Evil twin hash bash Antivirus firms are concerned about the emergence of techniques that could render meaningless the use of checksums to mark applications as safe.â¦


Maliki under U.S. fire before Bush talks

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Jordan for crisis talks with President Bush on Wednesday with some in the White House questioning his ability to rescue Iraq from bloody turmoil.


Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson reports a tripling of its third-quarter profit, driven by sales of new camera phones.


SAN FRANCISCO — Electronic Arts Inc. said Thursday that sales of its latest "Madden" football video game grossed more than $100 million in its first week, the biggest launch in the franchise's 17-year history and the latest sign of an improving outlook for the industry.


Hamas subito lo contraddice, dice si' solo a tregua 10 anni


Merkel is the most powerful woman: Forbes

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the most powerful woman in the world while Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi has risen to second place in Forbes' magazine's annual list, the company said in a statement on Friday.


Messaggio del capo dello Stato in occasione della giornata delle Nazioni unite"Non Ã¨ tollerabile che si aggravi il divario tra paesi ricchi e quelli che non lo sono"                                          Napolitano: "La povertÃ  piaga inaccettabile Migliorare le condizioni di vita per tutti"


Bush Urges End to Campaign Ads by Independent Groups

President Bush said on Monday advertisements by independent groups attacking Democrat John Kerry's service in Vietnam should be stopped along with all other ads run by independent groups.


Striker Adrian Mutu has vowed to rebuild his career and reputation when his seven-month ban for failing a drugs test ends. Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon last night stressed the clubâs opposition to


Canadian defense minister travels to Britain over crippled sub affair

Canadian Defense Minister Bill Graham will be in Britain Monday, one day after the British-built Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi was towed to port in Scotland after it was crippled five days earlier by an electrical fire off the coast of Ireland.


Rallenta la corsa dopo il freno imposto agli investimenti


Hundreds of tourists are flocking to Colombo for relief and shelter after being evacuated from disaster hit areas across the country.


LOS ANGELES -- Christopher Bowman, the former U.S. figure skating champion dubbed "Bowman the Showman" for his flair on the ice, died Thursday of a possible drug overdose, authorities said. He was 40.


Taye Diggs spent his down time from the writers' strike caroling Monday night in a place where the Christmas spirit is coming back: St. Bernard Parish, hit hard by Hurricane Katrina.


Pennington set to start for Jets tomorrow

HEMPSTEAD, NY -- Herman Edwards had tentatively set his mind last week on Chad Pennington making his comeback at quarterback tomorrow against the Texans at Giants Stadium.


Polish IT worker calculates exact speed of snail mail

And guess what, it's slower than a... A Polish IT worker has calculated the exact speed of snail mail after receiving on 3 January a letter which was sent priority mail on 20 December, Reuters reports.â¦


Diana Ross looked every inch the diva as she pulled up to Musictech College in a black stretch limo and got out wrapped in a thick fur coat and wearing dark sunglasses. Striding across a specially rented red carpet leading to the school door, Ross beamed as she accepted a bouquet of white roses and signed record albums held out for her autograph.


Marion Jones Sentenced to Six Months in Prison

Marion Jones pleaded guilty in October to lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs.


The firm that owns the Philadelphia Inquirer says it is interested in mounting a rival bid for the Dow Jones.


NASA: Space Station Running Low on Oxygen

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Oxygen and food will be worrisomely low on the international space station by Christmas, and it's crucial that a Russian supply ship get there by then, a top NASA official said Friday...


Here are 10 things you should know about the No. 1 golfer in the ...

The number of the day is 10. As in 10 million dollars, which is what Vijay Singh has won this year on the PGA Tour. As in 10 victories, which Singh is going for this week (and will probably get, since he won


Palestinians Look to Future Without Arafat

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.


(CBS/AP) A car bomb exploded in downtown Baghdad Friday as a police convoy drove by, officials said, killing 5 people and wounding 20 others.


The investor Carl C. Icahn has gone shopping again, this time acquiring shares in the retailer J. C. Penney, people briefed on the matter said Friday.


And to help sick kids Cisco Systems has done the near impossible and put Santa on its payroll.â¦


Despite rising oil prices, U.S. stocks this week had their biggest rally since October, as investors reacted to some positive economic indicators, the easing of tensions in Iraq and Google Inc.'s unexpectedly strong performance after going public.


A rapist freed early from prison is jailed for seven years for raping a woman who went to his aid.


Possibile rafforzamento azione militare contro lancio razzi


China reports soldier died of bird flu: WHO

A Chinese soldier has died from bird flu, taking the death toll from the virus in the world's most populous country to 16, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.


Iran has denounced video and audio recording released by the United States of the two nations' confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz as "fabricated", according to statements carried by state-run television station.


A French climber who calls himself "Spiderman" completed his latest daring feat - by scaling the world's tallest building - the "Taipei 101".


Chrysler, Ford Recall Over 1 Million Vehicles

DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler division said on Friday it was recalling about 600,000 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicles and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks because of concerns about their safety.


Newest Reports Place Bonds Back at Center of Steroid Case

Barry Bonds is being linked more than ever to what could be baseball's biggest scandal since the Chicago White Sox threw the 1919 World Series.


France appears reluctant to commit its own forces to save the government, but the rebels are unlikely to win much recognition if they win


Appeals Court Upholds Ruling in CIA Leak

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling against two reporters who could go to jail for refusing to divulge their sources to investigators probing the leak of an undercover CIA officer's name to the media.


Chirac, prime minister say no to state support for mosques in France

MARSEILLE, France : In a major broadside, President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin rejected a senior government minister's idea of using state funds to build mosques and train Islamic ...


Emergency Session for Turkish Parliament

The speaker of Turkey's parliament on Friday called an emergency session to pass legal reforms meant to help the country's chances of starting membership talks with the European Union.


Marissa Coleman notches her first career triple-double as Maryland delivers its best performance of the season, thrashing Santa Barbaras, 105-44, Saturday.


Nobel Winner Tells Iran to Ban Solitary Confinement

Iran's Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi on  Monday issued an unprecedented demand for Iranian authorities  to ban the use of solitary confinement because she said it  amounted to torture, again defying the Islamic Republic.


They are puny, peculiar and strictly part-time — the plants and animals that populate shallow ponds across California and southern Oregon, coming to life each winter and disappearing in summer. But with development drying up these vernal pools, they're also endangered.


The chemical in cannabis that produces a high may help to combat cancer, research suggests.


Eva Dahlbeck Dies at 87; Actress in Bergman Films

Ms. Dahlbeck was a Swedish actress and writer who was featured in many of Ingmar Bergmanâs films.


What triggers nicotine dependency? Revealing study

Nicotine is a major addictive component in cigarettes, scientists said. However, how chemical dependency results from nicotine's interaction with brain cells still largely stumps the experts.


Study exposes emerging tribes of social network sites


Russia Reports Evidence of Terror Attack

The Russian government abruptly shifted gears Friday and concluded that at least one of the two planes that fell out of the sky almost simultaneously this week was blown up


Christina Kim made 11 birdies and tied the tournament record of 10-under-par 62 for a two-shot lead after the opening round of the LPGA State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill.


A US Catholic missionary and human rights worker is shot dead in the Brazilian Amazon after receiving death threats.


Can Nvidia's top-end single-GPU board cut it? Review Earlier this month, Nvidia announced two new mid-range to high-end GPUs, launching one with immediate availability. The GeForce 7900 GS was well received, doing a passable impression of the more expensive GeForce 7900 GT for less money and at reasonable resolutions. A sweet little product for those with about Â£130-150 to spend, we reckon. The other product was GeForce 7950 GT, set to replace the 7900 GT that the 7900 GS does a sweet job of impersonating.â¦


CBS News acknowledged Monday that it received disputed documents critical of President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard from a former


LSU coach Nick Saban, courted repeatedly by the NFL in recent years, agreed to become the Miami Dolphins' new coach after three days of deliberations.


Sotto un nubifragio, gli uomini di Soda battono i calabresiIl centrocampista segna nella sua porta, ma, poi, anche in quella degli avversari                                            Spezia, ritorno alla vittoria Con il Crotone decide Saverino                                                                                La squadra di Gustinetti finisce in nove per le espulsioni di Piocelle e Maietta


Sponsorship probe could undermine bureaucrat's fraud trial, says ...

MONTREAL (CP) - The May 2 trial date for the former head of the federal sponsorship program is too close to a potentially damaging inquiry and may undermine his trial, his lawyer said Monday.


Officials in Mali say they have seized 750kg of cocaine valued at $45m, after a two-hour gun battle.


Tails firmly tucked between legs after having been paddled with putters for three days, the US Ryder Cup team is left with things to ponder after departing Oakland Hills Country Club.


Pentagon says it will open tanker deal to competition

WASHINGTON The Pentagon says it's reopening a controversial deal to supply refueling tankers to the Air Force, dealing a blow to Chicago-based Boeing.


Martin O'Neill says his Celtic side face a "monumental" task to quell a Barcelona attack led by Celtic's former striker Henrik Larsson in Tuesday's Champions League Group F opener.


Chinese set to bale out Britain's ailing MG Rover car maker

Chinese company Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. may be ready to step in to save ailing British car manufacturer MG Rover, a media report said.


European Spacecraft to Visit Saturn's Biggest Moon

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, will soon get its first visitor from Earth. A European space probe is to split off on Christmas from its US mothership for a three-week long descent to the mysterious


In the end the old man simply knew too much for the boy, which was hardly a surprise. Amir Khan, a 17-year-old student of sports development and fitness, sat an examination in the sweet science yesterday and


Chavez vows socialist opposition to U.S.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called Sunday for a socialist counterattack against the American "empire," taking his campaign to upstage President Bush's Latin American tour to a packed gymnasium in a poor, indigenous Bolivian city.


Try as he might, the answers escaped him

You'd have thought I'd asked the security guard if he had any idea where to get the best latte in Keflavik, Iceland. I mean, he offered me a blank stare that I normally get only when I suggest to my wife that we watch replays of the PGA European Tour event rather than "Desperate Housewives."


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

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


WASHINGTON - The largest planet ever found orbiting another star is so puffy it would float on water, astronomers said Thursday.  The newly discovered planet, dubbed HAT-P-1, is both the largest and least dense of the nearly 200 worlds astronomers have found outside our own solar system.


Hoping to extend wireless internet access to people without broadband, a Texas company is introducing a base station that works with any dialup connection. But don't expect it to make pages load any faster. By Elisa Batista.


The share of homes owned but empty edged back up in the third quarter toward a record set earlier this year, the Census Bureau said on Friday, another sign of weakness in the housing sector.


Majerus accepts offer to be USC's basketball coach next season

BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - Rick Majerus' stint as a college basketball analyst for ESPN apparently has been short-lived. According to an ESPN.


Super Bowl Media Day offers players last chance to relax

GLENDALE, Arizona  - Talk of New England quarterback Tom Brady's delicate ankle took a back seat on Tuesday to discussions about favorite foods, recording artists and cheerleading demonstrations by hulking offensive linemen.


Irate drivers to favour new Nav-U's gesture control? IFA 06 Sony will update its Nav-U GPS-based route-planning product in November, the consumer electronics giant said today. It promised the upcoming widescreen NV-U80 and NV-U81T gadgets will deliver better-than-the-rest accuracy for speed and location.â¦


With the winter influenza season just around the corner, health officials are urging parents and doctors to vaccinate even very young children to prevent a repeat of


American Airlines slashed its fares to Miami yesterday by as much as 85 percent from several cities including Washington's Reagan National Airport, possibly setting off a winter fare war on routes to Florida.


Putin Says Russia Working on New Nuclear Systems

Russia is working on new nuclear missile systems that other powers do not have in order to protect itself against future security threats, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.


Feds probe Pirro on eavesdropping charge

Republican state attorney general candidate Jeanine Pirro said Wednesday she was under federal investigation for plotting to secretly record her husband to find out whether he was having another affair.


Horse flu outbreak spreading in Australia

Australian authorities are considering extending the nationwide ban on horse movement after the country's first outbreak of equine influenza outbreak began to spread out of control.


Surgeon's knife may offer hope in African AIDS fight

With almost 25 million Africans  infected, 2.8 million new infections last year and 2.1 million  deaths, the statistics are as grim as ever as Africa readies  for World AIDS Day on December 1.


Roche Colon Cancer Drug Gains Approval in Europe

Roche Holding, the drug company, has received European Union approval for its colon cancer treatment Avastin.


'We have one of the most powerful gaming companies the day it comes out [of bankruptcy]. There's no way we could have done that without the "B" word.


Fresh fighting between rival gangs left dozens of people wounded in East Timor on Saturday, authorities said, and the government hailed a U.N. Security Council decision to authorize 1,600 international police to help restore stability.


Bologna, 20:01 - BASKET, CASO BENETTON; SI DIMETTE PRANDI: PRESIDENTE LEGA

Al termine della riunione con i rappresentanti delle società, convocata per affrontare il cas...


Last-second FG boosts Purdue past C. Michigan

Chris Summers kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired in the Motor City Bowl, lifting Purdue to a 51-48 win over Central Michigan last night in Detroit.


Cecilia Sarkozy, explaining the reasons for her divorce from France's president, told a newspaper she wanted to flee the harsh public spotlight on a complex relationship for the tranquility of the shadows.


CEO renews effort to make Wal-Mart a green company

CEO Lee Scott said Wal-Mart's goal is to operate using 100% renewable energy, create zero waste and sell products that are energy efficient.


Mets general manager Omar Minaya, still not sure which direction he will be taking when it comes to bringing in a first baseman for 2005, signed Andres Galarraga


Harrah's options trade before offer is questioned

Unusual options activity pegged to the shares of Harrah's Entertainment Inc.  ahead of the announcement of a buyout offer for the gambling operator is raising eyebrows among some market options players.


settimana in Italia, in un'operazione resa pubblica oggi dalla questura di Roma. L'indagine, durata quattro anni e coordinata dal pm romani Italo Ormanni e Diana de Martino, ha permesso di individuare una


India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcomed Sunday the European Union's proposal for strategic partnership. The proposal will be finalized Monday at a summit in The Hague, the Press Trust of India reported Sunday.


If you have followed my articles on LDAP, you know we began looking at objectClasses in the last installment back in March. Since that time, I haven't written much more about directory servers. I began contemplating whether or not to continue the LDAP series because things have changed. Let me explain:


President George W Bush signs off the two-year bipartisan $167bn (Â£86bn) US economic stimulus plan.


Fast Response, Vaccine Key to Control Flu Pandemic

Another influenza pandemic similar to the one that killed between 20 and 40 million people in 1918 could be controlled by vaccinations and preventing new infections, American scientists said Wednesday.


Ian Paisley's DUP emerges as the largest party in Northern Ireland's Assembly election with 36 Stormont seats.


Stamani proseguono gli accertamenti clinici


Genova, 18:44 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA; MAZZARRI: SAMP SFRUTTI QUESTA CHANCE

"Una chance importante da sfruttare". CosÃ¬ il tecnico della sampdoria Walter Mazzarri presenta la sf...


Another nine cases of the deadly Ebola virus are confirmed in DR Congo, where 174 have already died.


Judge tells actor Mel Gibson "You're on your own"

Oscar-winning film star Mel Gibson, who made worldwide news by unleashing an anti-Semitic tirade during his 2006 arrest for drunk driving, received a judge's approval on Tuesday to serve the rest of his probation without appearing in court again.


UK retail sales drop to lowest level since March: CBI

British retail sales volumes fell for a second month running in November and to its weakest level since March, a survey showed on Thursday.


World + dog joins in The FBI, a House of Representatives committee, and the US Attorney General for northern California are all now investigating HP. They join the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is looking at how HP told the markets about the resignation of director Tom Perkins.â¦


ARAFAT: RIUNIONE STRAORDINARIA COMITATO ESECUTIVO DEL'OLP

(AGI) - Ramallah (Cisgiordania), 4 nov. - Riunione d'emergenza del comitato esecutivo dell'Olp (l'Organizzazione per la Liberazione della Palestina), presieduto dall'ex premier Abu Mazen (nome di battaglia


England's Richards ready to rumble in Euro 2008 clash with Israel

Micah Richards will take a leaf out of his idol Patrick Vieira's book and get physical as he tries to consolidate his place in the England team.


First it was falling rocks -- and now it's falling snow that's keeping a Colorado highway closed. The snow is delaying repairs to a section of Interstate 70 -- where boulders as big as vans rained down on the road on Thanksgiving Day.


NOTIZIE FLASH: 2/A EDIZIONE - LA CRONACA

Roma. Per Cinzia Banelli, la brigatista rossa pentita, la Procura di Roma chiedera' un programma di protezione al Ministero dell'Interno. La richiesta e' basata su uno dei punti dello ''Statuto'' del Brigate


But the Manchester United star was just relieved his side were not part of the storyline as fall guys.


IBM to buy Israeli startup for $300 million: report

International Business Machines Corp   is in advanced talks to buy Israeli start-up XIV  Information Systems for $300 million to $350 million, financial  daily Globes reported on Monday.


UN workers in Afghanistan freed after nearly four weeks in ...

Three workers of the United Nations kidnapped in Afghanistan four weeks ago were released unharmed Tuesday, a day after a string of raids by US and Afghan security forces.


China GrenTech wins China Mobile contract for Olympics

China GrenTech Corp. Ltd.   said it won a bid to supply wireless network equipment to China  Mobile (0941.HK), the world's largest mobile phone operator,  for next year's Olympic Games, sending the Chinese wireless  services company's shares up.


U.S. Treasury prices built on early  gains on Wednesday after an auction of five-year debt drew  surprisingly strong demand from indirect bidders, which include  foreign central banks.


CINCINNATI - Democrat John Kerry yesterday paid tribute to the 1,000 US troops killed in Iraq and blasted President Bush over his handling of the war - a subject he barely mentioned during campaign stops in Ohio just a few days ago.


A massive plan to attract the 2012 Summer Olympics to New York, touting the city's diversity, financial and media power, was unveiled today.


Some Italians raising a stink over garlic

"They put garlic in almost any dish: With meat, with fish, everywhere. It's not politically correct to impose garlic on everybody."  Look around the kitchen of Filippo La Mantia's hip restaurant in downtown Rome and you'll see oranges, fresh basil, olive oil. via Houston Chronicle


Britons jailed over al Qaeda plot to bomb NYSE

Seven Britons linked to a plot to blow up U.S. financial institutions, including the New York Stock Exchange, and stage a series of attacks in Britain were jailed for a total of 136 years by a London court on Friday.


Study Refutes Notion That Death Takes a Holiday

Among health-care workers and relatives of the terminally ill, tales of patients who somehow "held on" past the holidays or birthdays are common.


Markko Martin and his Michelin shod Ford Focus proved victory two weeks ago in Corsica owed nothing to the fact that his main opponent, Sebastien Loeb, had his sights set more on claiming the necessary points to clinch the 2004 Drivers' and Manufacturers


The Internet was abuzz Friday over a series of racy photos linked to an "American Idol" contestant. The pictures, posted on several Web sites, included one with four women posing topless at the beach, their hands covering their breasts, and others with a woman engaged in a sex act.


Gosh, this email looks official UK punters are still failing to take basic precautions when banking online despite a wealth of available advice, according to a recent survey by banking association APACS.â¦


Left winger Travis Moen and right winger George Parros signed two-year contract extensions with the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.


Paris' subways slowed to a halt and rail lines were disrupted Thursday during a massive strike in France that was expected to give President Nicolas Sarkozy his first real test after five months in office.


Jailed Barghouthi Joins Palestinian Presidential Race

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Jailed Palestinian leader  Marwan Barghouthi joined the race for president to succeed  Yasser Arafat on Wednesday, drawing condemnation from his own  Fatah movement and threatening to split the group.


Thousands of people in southwest England had electricity and water supplies cut on Monday after torrential rain deluged whole towns with water in some of the worst flooding for more than 50 years.


Just when you thought the Jets would have their offensive line back together this week to face the Patriots after injuries sidelined starting guards Pete Kendall (toe) and Brandon Moore (hamstring


San Diego County parents and educators had pinned their hopes on the state to help them resolve a dispute between 42 local school districts and the county over funding and operation of a mental


FCC members call for national broadband policy

InfoWorld - Two members of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission called for the federal government to create a wide-ranging national broadband strategy to help small businesses compete on a global level.


A U.S. congressman traveling to North Korea Saturday said he will discuss the communist regime's nuclear program and human rights issues during talks with officials in Pyongyang.


Firenze, 16:20 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: POSSIBILE IL RITORNO DI MIRRI

Sembra ipotizzabile un ritorno del difensore Roberto Mirri alla Fiorentina. Osservatori della societ...


Insurers breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as Hurricane Ivan skirted New Orleans as well as the heart of the Gulf of Mexico's oil region, saving the companies billions of dollars in claims.


Bomb explodes near Karbala, no victims: Iraqi police

KARBALA, Iraq, Dec 20  - A bomb exploded Monday on the western outskirts of Karbala, causing no casualties, Iraqi police said, one day after car bombs in Karbala and in its sister shrine city of Najaf killed 66 people.


Firenze, 16:10 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: CONTRATTO? NON C'E' FRETTA

E' il Chievo il prossimo avversario della Fiorentina. Un avversario che la scorsa stagione regalÃ² ai...


A new study says that mold isnât just a costly and unsightly blight on homes, it may also be linked to higher rates of depression.


Microsoft founder Bill Gates retained the top spot on Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest people in America. This year's list contains a record number of billionaires, 313 to be precise.


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The judge considering Microsoft Corp.'s appeal against European Union sanctions has called a closed meeting for Thursday to decide what action to take after two more major opponents of the U.S. software giant withdrew from the case.


Three pairs of jets came close enough to set off cockpit alarms after air traffic communications shut down because of the failure to do routine maintenance on a radio system, officials said Wednesday.


Gibernau cuts the deficit on riled Rossi

Valentino Rossi was left cursing his ill-fortune in a disastrous 13th round of the World MotoGP Championship in Qatar. Having fought through from the back of the grid to fourth place, Rossi crashed


[TS] Sports of The Times: A Divide That Begins in Little League

As the nation continues to celebrate the desegregation of major league baseball, the question is why African-Americans have vanished from the sportâs landscape.


Norway's Thor Hushovd powers home in a bunch sprint to take victory in stage four of the Tour de France.


Tourists indulge in aphrodisiac at Chile song fest

Tourists visiting Chile's picturesque port town of Valparaiso have cleaned the town out of a herbal aphrodisiac called palwen, an indigenous remedy also known as "Mapuche viagra," according to local media.


UN Council Passes Resolution on Darfur Atrocities

The U.N. Security Council  adopted a resolution on Saturday that threatens to consider oil  sanctions against Sudan if Khartoum does not stop atrocities in  the Darfur region.


Govinda organizes rally to raise funds for Tsunami victims

Congress MP and Bollywood actor Govinda has organized a rally on 12th January, 10:30 am to raise funds to help tsunami victims in his constituency.


Valuta europea indebolita sulle monete Usa e Cina


Nike Co-Founder Knight Steps Down as CEO

Nike Inc. NKE.N co-founder  Philip Knight, who helped transform a small start-up into the  world's biggest athletic shoe company, will step down as chief  executive officer, the company said on Thursday.


Cheney: Al Qaeda Probably to Blame for Taba Bombings

Vice President Dick Cheney said on Tuesday that al Qaeda was probably responsible for the bombings on the Egyptian Sinai peninsula that killed at least 32 people.


WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- Standard blood pressure-lowering medications already used by millions of patients may also slow the mental decline seen in Alzheimer's disease, a small study suggests.


ADDS 12 grafs with New Jersey information on puppy, no pickup; ADDS photo pursuing tag. AP Photo pursuing aaafonjpgeb. WASHINGTON  _ A new presidential pooch, bred in New Jersey, will soon be roaming the halls of the White House.


Jim Edmonds, who missed his 12th start in 13 games Saturday due to post-concussion syndrome, will not accompany the St. Louis Cardinals on their upcoming seven-game trip.


Variety - Beach Boys musical "Good Vibrations" has delayed the start of previews to Dec. 20, with opening night set for Jan. 27 at the Eugene O'Neill Theater.


OutKast, Usher & Eminem Sweep 2004 MTV Europe Awards

ROME, Italy (Top40 Charts) - American Superstars sweeps up the big prizes in Rome yesterday while the European bands failed to make their mark at the 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards.


Rent-A-VM In a clear shot at rival SWsoft, VMware has started hyping a new pricing model for its VMware Infrastructure software suite aimed at hosting service providers.â¦


Founders of successful companies like Facebook say it's a complex decision whether to build the biz and harvest the revenue or to sell while it's hot. By the Associated Press.


Bulgarian's blood-alcohol level astounds doctors

Bulgarian doctors tested a man's blood-alcohol level five times before accepting it was 0.914 - nearly twice the amount considered to be life-threatening. The 67-year-old man landed in hospital on Dec.


A new study challenges the conventional wisdom that women talk more than men do.


More than 90 percent of the Army's new recruits since late July have accepted a $20,000 "quick ship" bonus to leave for basic combat training by the end of September, putting thousands of Americans into uniform almost immediately.


The latest Army investigation into the Abu Ghraib scandal is raising new questions about whether the CIA, operating outside military rules, contributed to the breakdown of military discipline at the prison.


Tyler Hamilton's cycling team told he failed tests


Specialists are to study rare disorders in pregnancy, some of which can prove fatal.


Major chains refuse to play Bush death film

Newmarket Films set  itself an unusual challenge when it decided to release the  controversial faux investigative documentary "Death of a  President" just six weeks after acquiring the movie at the  Toronto International Film Festival last month.


Danish Muslims plead innocent in bomb plot trial

Four Danish Muslim men arrested last year pleaded not guilty to charges of planning a bombing attack in Denmark when their trial opened in Copenhagen on Wednesday.


By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 26--Mother Nature is a relentless force, and nowhere is that better displayed than along North Carolina's coast. Wind and surf tirelessly reshape the islands, or try to, with little mere mortals can do to stop them.


Pope Faces First Crisis as Muslim Outcry Grows

Muslim leaders around the world accused Pope Benedict XVI of dividing religions and demanded an apology.


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President George W. Bush sought on Wednesday to rally support for the war in Iraq, appealing to Americans on Independence Day for "more patience, more courage and more sacrifice".


It's a Warmer World, But Does That Mean Armageddon?

When bears wake early from hibernation, Australia suffers its worst drought in 100 years and multiple hurricanes hammer Florida should we believe The End is nigh?


Red Sox Fans Exult at End of World Series 'Curse'

Thousands of bleary-eyed Red Sox fans  showed up for work on Thursday still stunned and giddy after a  night of celebrating something many thought impossible: a World  Series victory for baseball's perennial also-rans that put an  end to an 86-year-old curse.


The Arizona Diamondbacks kept busy Friday, signing free-agent pitcher Russ Ortiz to a four-year deal a day after agreeing to terms with third baseman Troy Glaus.


Anglican leaders demanded Monday that the U.S. Episcopal Church unequivocally bar official prayers for gay couples and the consecration of more gay bishops to undo the damage that North Americans have caused the Anglican family.


Alexandros Taxildaros is hoping to have a large home crowd behind him when he begins his Paralympic campaign next week. One of 12 swimmers who will be representing the host nation, he certainly


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Proposed legislation could spell changes across the pharmaceutical world.


EUROPA/ITALIA - Il Card. Caffarra presiede le ordinazioni diaconali e presbiterali della FraternitÃ  sacerdotale dei Missionari di San Carlo Borromeo: ÂLa coscienza che voi avrete da questa sera di voi stessi, dovrÃ  essere piena fino allÂorlo della vostra missioneÂ Roma (Agenzia Fides) -  ÂCarissimi ordinandi, fra poco direte e ripeterete la parola piÃ¹ grande che la persona possa dire: ÂSÃ¬, lo voglioÂ. Ã lÂatto supremo della vostra libertÃ ; Ã¨ questo atto che partorisce in senso forte il vostro io. PerchÃ© chi ge...


President Hu prepares to mark the fifth anniversary of Macau's return to China by hailing the enclave's special status.


Huge VAT fraud tab eclipses EU's age-old scams

'Something must be done,' MEPs thunder Carousel and VAT fraud is far outstripping Europeans' traditional financial fiddles on EU funds, prompting MEPs to call on the European Commission to overhaul its anti-fraud operation to combat the problem.â¦


Nigerian authorities intensify efforts to free a three-year-old British girl kidnapped in the Niger Delta.


Harrah's Entertainment Inc. ,  the world's largest casino operator, on Monday said it would  acquire Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino from Boyd Gaming Corp.   in exchange for 24 acres of land on the Las Vegas  Strip.


New N.Ireland talks as leaders push for swift peace deal

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern were meeting Northern Ireland's main Protestant and Catholic leaders as efforts intensified to seal a comprehensive power-sharing deal in the province.


Rather Quitting as CBS Anchor in Abrupt Move

The move came two months after Dan Rather acknowledged flaws in a report on President Bush's National Guard service.


Roger Federer beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 6-4 Sunday to win his second straight Swiss Indoors and clinch the No. 1 ranking for the fourth consecutive year.


Heavy rains kill 43 in southern Pakistan

Heavy rains and thunderstorms that struck Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi have killed 43 people, an official said Sunday.


VIENNA -- Iran has steadily expanded its program to enrich uranium and defied a United Nations Security Council deadline for an immediate freeze of nuclear activities before it gains the capability to produce fuel for nuclear weapons, the UN nuclear watchdog agency said here yesterday.


Egyptian officials cancel trip to Israel

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu al-Ghait and intelligence chief Umar Sulaiman have cancelled their scheduled visit to Israel next week.


Badminton Cabinet Sells for 19 Million Pounds

The Badminton Cabinet, one of the finest pieces of furniture in Britain, was sold for 19 million pounds to become the most expensive non-pictorial work of art ever sold at auction, Christie's announced on Thursday.


Republicans might have had a lot of reasons to hold their convention here - but none of them had anything to do with actually winning the state.


Camilla 'recovering well' after hysterectomy operation

The wife of Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, was "recovering well" following a planned hysterectomy operation Monday, a statement said.


BEIJING - At least 56 people have been killed in a coal mine explosion in central Henan province, China's Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.


An African Union helicopter rescued 45 aid workers, 30 from the Save the Children organization, amid renewed fighting in Sudan's Darfur region Monday.


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Edwards Criticizes Opponents in South Carolina

John Edwards told voters on the day before the primary in South Carolina that he is the only candidate who will represent their interests in the White House.


G5: IMPRONTE DIGITALI SU PASSAPORTI UE, DISACCORDO SU CAMPI ...

(Asca-Afp) - Firenze, 18 ott - Impronte digitali, foto e scansione dell'iride. Sono questi i nuovi dati che i cittadini dell'Unione Europea potrebbero dover includere nei nuovi passaporti. Un accordo in questo


Mobile handset maker Motorola turns in a fourfold jump in profits, crediting strong demand for its new-look phones.


At the request of the CIA, the Justice Department drafted a confidential memo that authorizes the agency to transfer detainees out of Iraq for interrogation -- a practice that international


Online Music Store Wippit Signs Universal, Warner

European digital music service Wippit has signed a deal to license the catalogs of Universal Music and Warner Music, enabling its customers to download songs from all of the four major labels.


U.S. says N.Korea nuclear talks at fork in the road

The United States and Japan said there must be real progress when talks on scrapping North Korea's nuclear arms resume this week, warning Pyongyang that only sanctions and isolation lie down the other "fork in the road".


NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans asked Albert Haynesworth to return some of his bonus money because the defensive tackle won't be playing in five games during his suspension for stomping on the face of Dallas center Andre Gurode.


WITH A month and a half to go Kerry has belatedly come out swinging at Bush, especially over the disastrous war in Iraq. But it's not clear those attacks will bring positive results.


How Vietnam Shaped John McCain, Jim Webb

That old conflict shaped the outlook of many of today's leaders, including Sen. John McCain and Senator-elect Jim Webb. Author Robert Timberg reflects on the political futures of the two former soldiers.


N Korean Drug-Smugglers Extradited to Bulgaria

Politics: 9 December 2004, Thursday. The North Korean diplomats who were seized by Turkish police while smuggling 780,000 pills of captagon in their diplomatic car have been extradited from Istanbul to Sofia.


An overcrowded school in North Yorkshire resorts to teaching some pupils in its corridor.


Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Robbyn Brooks Column: Got No Music? You Got No Excuse!

By Robbyn Brooks, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 15--Locals may complain about the increase in condos, traffic during tourist season and the housing market.   And they're all valid complaints.


Television: The Beautiful People, the Uglier the Better

Once, we gaped at celebrities; now we study every scar, nip and tuck.


Private spaceship leaves Earth's atmosphere

MOJAVE, Calif. - He was told to abort the bumpy flight, but the pilot of a spiraling space rocket stayed at it, and successfully flew into space and back.


Milano, 12:00 - CALCIO, ORARIO SPAGNOLO; GALLIANI: SI VALORIZZA PRODOTTO

Il vicepresidente vicario del Milan, Adriano Galliani, è d'accordo con l'idea della Lega di s...


A Canadian company is offering to sell 1.2 million doses of surplus flu vaccine to the United States as Americans continue to flood across the border for shots.


Jobless claims fall 8,000 in latest week

The number of new claims filed for  U.S. jobless benefits fell unexpectedly in the latest week,  dropping 8,000 to the lowest level in two months, the  government said on Thursday.


Speaker's staff knew about Foley matter in 2005

The Republican leader of the U.S. House of Representatives said his office knew a year ago about inappropriate contact between a former intern and newly resigned Rep. Mark Foley and called on Saturday for a criminal probe of the matter.


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Wakefield Tabbed for Possible Game 7 Start

Tim Wakefield is still slated to start Game 7 of the A.L.C.S. Wednesday for the Boston Red Sox, who still need a Game 6 victory to get that far.


Mazda Furai brings Nagare closer to reality

Mazda shows off the Furai concept car at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.


Advertising: Aiming to Be the Truck of Patriots

Starting this weekend, General Motors will run ads that tap into patriotism, positioning the Chevrolet Silverado as AmericaÂs truck.


Local Bills Presented to Walton Delegation

By Joyce Owen, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Feb.


Gunmen opened fire on supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday from an office of the party that supports President Pervez Musharraf killing four Sharif supporters, police said.


As Brian Griese carried his lunch down a hallway, he noticed a mob of media that had descended Thursday on Halas Hall and had this observation: "There are a lot of people here today." All of them were pretty much talking about the same thing.


Champagne and fireworks greet euro in Cyprus

With a burst of fireworks and popping champagne, Cyprus ushered in the euro on Tuesday after ditching its pound at the stroke of midnight.


No Polo Pony, but Penneyâs New Label Is Pure Ralph Lauren Americana

Some corporate-identity consultants wonder whether the mash-up of J.C. Penney and Ralph Lauren will mush up their images in the minds of consumers.


Mayor Sheila Dixon appears poised for an easy victory in Baltimore's Democratic mayoral primary, which would assure her of serving a full four-year term as the city's first female elected mayor.


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Liens Filed Against Builder: Three Contractors Say KB Home Must Pay Them $855,000

By Melissa Followell, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 3--MANATEE -- KB Home's first foray into Manatee County raised eyebrows last month when the company announced it would be selling the Willowbrook townhome community to a property management company in order to go rental.


Fatturato e' salito in proporzione, a 700 milioni


A German citizen is believed to have been kidnapped in Afghanistan, a German foreign ministry spokesman said Wednesday.


Osmond in hospital with adverse reaction

Marie Osmond was hospitalized for a bad reaction to medication, a spokeswoman said Wednesday, denying reports that the singer had attempted suicide.


Si Ã¨ allentata la tensione in Ucraina dopo l'annuncio dei rappresentanti dell'opposizione di cercare una soluzione alla crisi scoppiata all'indomani dell'esito elettorale. Gran parte dei manifestanti ha abbandonato


Saddam Hussein had no banned weapon stockpiles, and only small, primitive research programmes into chemical and biological weapons, America's top arms investigator in Iraq has concluded.


CINCINNATI (Ticker) - After surrendering the second-most runs in the National League last season, the Cincinnati Reds have made an attempt to improve their bullpen.


A COMMUNITY radio station which lost its aerial in storms was rescued by the fire service hours before it was due to go on air.  7 Waves radio trains people from across Mer-seyside and was due to start broadcasting at midnight last night.


Kavitha Lankesh's latest film doesn't live up to expectations.


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Fear of war increasing in Horn of Africa

Isayas Gabriel remembers when tens of thousands of his fellow soldiers were cut down during Ethiopia's last war with Eritrea, a 2 1/2 year bloodbath over a seemingly insignificant border town called Badme.


Russian Parliament Proposes New Anti-Terror Law

Russia's parliament drafted proposals for an anti-terrorism law Monday, the day it began an inquiry into the Beslan school siege that killed more than 320 hostages, half of them children.


Quick Take: Air-Headed Real Estate Incentives

When it's "win-win," you know someone's getting the sharp end of the stick.


Williams are team to push Button for championship

Jenson Button claims contractual "differences" prompted him to quit BAR and join Williams for the 2005 Formula One season.


UNITED NATIONS (BBC) -- A UN committee has found that sanctions imposed against al-Qaeda and the former Taleban have had little impact on the groups' operations.


A toddler dies after being attacked by a rottweiler in the yard at a relative's home, police say.


The Premiers says Prime Minister Paul Martin's offer of 58.1 billion dollars in health care funding over 10 years needs CPR. Martin had wanted to focus on health care reforms during day one of the national summit in Ottawa.


EU nations must back plans to cut emissions by 30% by 2020 or risk jeopardising future global climate efforts, ministers warn.


23 tigers suspectedly die of bird flu in Thailand

Some 23 tigers in a private zoo inThailand have suspectedly died of avian influenza virus, officialssaid here on Tuesday. The authorities are conducting test over samples of


The rate of obesity in China has increased by 97% in 10 years, according to a government report.


Andaman and Nicobar island officials begin taking aid directly to tsunami victims rather than evacuating them.


German veterans Sven Fischer and Uschi Disl won the men's and women's pursuit events at a biathlon World Cup event on Saturday.


Londra, 16:14 - CALCIO, GB: BARTON NELLA CLINICA DELL'EX ARSENAL ADAMS

Joey Barton, il centrocampista del Newcastle United arrestato per rissa la sera del 28 dicembre e sc...


Germany's chancellor says she is shocked at the scale of the high-speed monorail crash that killed 23 people.


Patrick Ramsey has already won next season's quarterbacks competition for the Washington Redskins.


Airbus said it trailed Boeing Co. in logging new orders last year by a total of 72 civilian jets, but beat its U.S. rival in terms of deliveries.


The Prince of Wales will be among guests at the London premiere of The Merchant of Venice, starring Al Pacino.


Death of Rare Bird Leaves Future Uncertain

One of the rarest birds on Earth came closer to being wiped out - if not already extinct - with the death of one of the last three believed to exist, officials said.


Police investigate after a 14-year-old boy is stabbed at a school in Leeds.


Vibo Valentia, 20:48 - CALCIO, C/2; DI SOMMA NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA VIBONESE

L'ex capitano dell'Avellino (ai tempi di Sibilia presidente) Salvatore Di Somma, 59 anni, è i...


Agent of Man Utd's Rooney has blackmail case thrown out

The agent of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been accused of misleading a court as charges were dropped against three men accused of blackmailing him.


Myanmar's Than Shwe accorded formal reception in New Delhi:

[India News]: New Delhi, Oct.25 : Myanmar's military ruler, General Than Shwe, on a landmark six day visit to India to strengthen economic and political ties, was accorded ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.


Siebel Systems (Nasdaq: SEBL) and Deutsche Telekom's (NYSE: DT) T-Systems have announced an agreement under which T-Systems will market and deliver hosted CRM software to companies in Germany and eight other European countries starting in February 2005.


Rumsfeld Faces Iraq, Other Tasks at Busy Pentagon

Donald Rumsfeld, if he stays as  Pentagon chief, faces challenges not only in taming Iraq's  insurgency but in modernizing the U.S. military and fielding a  viable missile defense system, officials and analysts say.


Ultimatum to Howard: pull out within 24 hours or hostages die

TWO Australians reportedly have been kidnapped in Iraq and threatened with execution within 24 hours unless John Howard withdraws Australian troops from the war-torn country.


A 2,3 miliardi di euro, riferisce il quotidiano La Tribune


The academy is apparently the brainchild of Adrian Pavel, one of the founders of Romania's Star Wars Club - which now numbers 1,000 members and encompasses journalists, doctors, management, academics, lawyers ...


FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The first time Jose Ramirez saw a human body ripped apart by a rocket, it took hours for him to regain his composure. Nothing in his training as a Navy medical corpsman had prepared him for the sight of the dead Marine brought in September to the military field hospital outside Fallujah.


Genzyme wraps up $345m acquisition of Bioenvision

Genzyme Corp. said it completed its $345 million acquisition of Bioenvision Inc. despite complaints by some Bioenvision shareholders the price the Cambridge biotech offered was too low. Genzyme initially tried to take control of the New York biotech through a tender offer, but managed to acquire only 22 percent of shares that way. Bioenvision then tried to persuade a majority ...


Suicide Bomber Kills 10 Iraqi Police Near U.S. Base

FALLUJA, Iraq  - A suicide car bomb exploded near  a U.S. marine base in western Iraq on Saturday, killing 10  Iraqi police and wounding five, the U.S. military said.


UK troops begin redeploying toward Baghdad

Nearly 800 British troops have begun moving toward Baghdad, to take over operations for US troops who are moving into other areas of Iraq to fight insurgents.


US Soldier Sentenced to Eight Months for Abu Ghraib

The first US military intelligence soldier to stand trial of prisoner abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison was sentenced to eight months in jail, a US military spokeswoman said.


LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Microsoft said Friday that a version of its hotly anticipated "Halo 2" video game had been leaked onto various venues on the Internet nearly a month before its planned official release.


Black to Sue Hollinger Committee for C$1.1 Bln

Fallen press baron Conrad Black will sue Hollinger International Inc.'s special committee and others for C$1.1 billion ($870 million) over a report that accused him of looting the company of millions of dollars.


Genetic Testing Challenges Medical Ethics

After one of Dr. Kenneth Offit's patients died from a genetic form of breast cancer, Offit felt obliged to warn the woman's college-age daughter that she, too, might be at risk.


The Music Fan Behind Hype Machine: Q&A With Anthony Volodkin

Eliot van Buskirk interviews Anthony Volodkin, 21-year-old creator of Hype Machine: a live index and music-streaming station consisting of whatever's being talked about on MP3 blogs.


Gay-themed novel a first for Booker Prize

THE most extraordinary scene in this year's Booker Prize-winning novel The Line of Beauty has a gay man high on cocaine, dancing with former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.


Del Ponte willing to endorse Serbia, but not yet

Serbia has the political will to  arrest top war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic, but some state  officials are still stalling, United Nations chief war crimes  prosecutor Carla del Ponte said on Friday.


El Paso, 13:37 - PUGILATO, HOLYFIELD TORNA SUL RING A 44 ANNI E VINCE

A 44 anni, Evander Holyfield è tornato sul ring. L'ex campione dei pesi massimi ha battuto ai...


U.S. medic gets 8 months jail for Iraq desertion

WUERZBURG, Germany  - A U.S. army medic who fled his base and refused to return to Iraq with his unit was sentenced on Tuesday to eight months in prison for desertion.


Local turnout overwhelmingly in support of Yushchenko

CHICAGO Thousands of Ukrainians in Chicago and elsewhere in the Midwest have left no doubt about their choice for president in Ukraine.


Possibile un 'preincarico' per eventuale governo a tempo


Police order parishioners to end vigil after suburban Boston ...

A protest vigil at a parish slated for closure by the Boston Archdiocese ended Sunday when police sealed off the 114-year-old church following its final Mass and ordered parishioners to leave.


Sony, Samsung soar; Vizio, Sharp slip in LCD TV sales

Vizio fell to third place in holiday quarter LCD TV shipments, while Sony jumped from fourth to first.


Bush Vs. Kerry: Tackling the Threat of Nuclear War

Thirteen years after the end of the Cold War the two main candidates for the U.S. presidency agree that the threat of nuclear attack has never been greater.


Bush, Kerry launch punishing campaign trail

President George W. Bush and Democrat John Kerry hit a punishing campaign trail a week ahead of the ultra-tight presidential election, as former president Bill Clinton joined Kerry's bandwagon and missing tons of explosives in Iraq put the White House on the defensive.


The Temple Owls have a terrible record, but they are not a bad team. Syracuse found that out Saturday when Temple defeated the Orange, 34-24, at Philadelphia, and the Boston College Eagles, who visit Lincoln Financial Field this Saturday after upsetting West Virginia, had best heed the lesson.


China's capital banned ten types of drugs for exaggerated effectiveness, a newspaper reported Friday, amid rising concerns of fake and tainted products in China's food and drug supply chains.


HK judiciary delegation to visit Beijing

Hong Kong Chief Justice Andrew Li will lead a judiciary delegation to visit Beijing from Sept.19 to 22 at the invitation of the Supreme People's Court.


Parma, 19:10 - CALCIO, PARMA: A RIPOSO BUCCI

Seduta  pomeridiana per il Parma al Centro Sportivo di Collecchio. Hanno svolto lavoro defaticante i...


Milano, 18:20 - CALCIO, MILAN: MALDINI E GILARDINO OPERATI AD ANVERSA

Paolo Maldini e Alberto Gilardino sono stati operati ad Anversa dal celebre professor Martens. Lo ha...


Comair Begins Recovery From Holiday Snafu

Comair put some of its passenger planes back in the air Sunday after canceling all 1,100 flights systemwide a day earlier, and the airline hoped to be operating a full schedule by the end of the week, a spokesman said.


Factory Index Edges Higher Despite Costs

Activity at the nationâs factories, plants and utilities expanded modestly in June, while the prices of raw materials continued to rise.


Strike shuts Nigeria, but oil keeps flowing

A general strike in Africa's top oil  producer began on Wednesday after unions rejected government  concessions on fuel prices as too little too late.


Mass abduction in Iraq, US general demands action

Gunmen in camouflage uniforms kidnapped about 30 Iraqis in Baghdad on Thursday in a brazen daylight attack that underlined the threat from sectarian death squads which a top U.S. general said must be reined in.


Nel reparto psichiatria, si parla di positivita' alla droga


There's been a mostly fantastic discussion about fair use in this neighborhood for the last few days.  It started when a photograph of Lane Hartwell's was used in a video spoof of the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire."  The first I heard of this was in a Twitter post of hers where she said she was turning off access to her entire Flickr collection because this picture was used without permission. A series of communications with the people who did the video resulted in the video being taken down. Later Mike Arrington, who is a lawyer, wrote a piece saying she didn't have right on her side, and that the video's use of her picture was probably fair use. I found Mike's piece compelling. Others took offense. It thought it was a useful part of the discussion. I understand Ms Hartwell's point of view. I hate it when people copy a whole post of mine and paste it into theirs. But then I grab bits of images and put them on my blog and people rarely complain. The blogosphere is built on being loose about copyright and fair use.  I'm doing a deal with a content company and all these issues are coming up. We haven't been able to write a contract that covers all the things they want covered and make it possible for me to do what I need to do, and they want my product to work. It's a real mess we're in. Bloggers are supposed to be radicals when it comes to fair use and copyright, but that generalization doesn't work with many creative people. Hartwell's position in some ways is like the RIAA or MPAA, who bloggers often dismiss as clueless. How can we have it both ways? How can some defend her position yet not defend the entertainment industry? There's a lot to discuss here, and a lot of the discussion on the blogs has been informative and respectful. Not all of it, but to an unusually high degree.  So, I am interested in doing an in person "flash conference" on the subject of fair use in a few weeks. I'd say next week if it weren't Christmas. Most conferences are so boring. I want to do a conf on a hot subject when it's still hot in the blogosphere. This may be a good subject for such a quickly organized conference. What do you think of the flash conference idea for this??


Seahawks' Alexander Out With Broken Foot

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- League MVP Shaun Alexander cracked a bone in his sore left foot and will be lost to the Seattle Seahawks for at least a couple of weeks.


Bush under pressure at climate change conference

U.S. President George W. Bush kicks off the second day of a conference on global warming on Friday under pressure from the world's major economies to accept binding limits on emissions of greenhouse gases.


But is it pre-shrunk? First Prada, now Levi's. The jeans maker is to launch a mobile phone, it said this week, but the doyenne of demin is remaining tight-lipped about many of the device's capabilites.â¦


Toto, 'Partner dopo ristrutturazione, pareggio nel 2009'


Stenson rallies past Ogilvy in Match Play

The longest week of his career was behind him. The blue World Golf Championship trophy was at his side. Henrik Stenson soaked it all in by slowly lowering his head on the table and closing his eyes. "I'm too tired to be happy."


The "Ramblecast" from this year's php|tek 2007 conference has been edited and poasted by the guys over at the Pro::PHP Podcast. Guests for this edition of the RambleCast included:   Paul Reinhimer Sean Coates Sara Golemon Terry Chay Ed Finkler   Oh, and don't forget to read Sean's disclaimers when you listen to the show. You'll take it all a little less seriously and enjoy the ride a little bit more.


United Airlines reached an agreement with creditors that, if approved, could eliminate $450 million of debt. The agreement concerns $600 million in municipal bond debt


Wilkinson will be better than ever, says Wallaby coach

Australian rugby coach Eddie Jones has thrown his support behind injury-stricken English star Jonny Wilkinson, tipping here that he would return to Test level and play as well as ever.


Iraq's security forces are losing men because of "severe intimidation" by rebels, a US general says.


EU ministers agree to slow Turkey's membership talks

European Union foreign ministers agreed to sanction Turkey for failing to respect its trade obligations to Cyprus by slowing down Ankara's membership talks, the bloc's presidency said.


Unity Shines in the Rain at Clinton Library Dedication

Bill Clinton was joined by three fellow presidents Thursday on a rain-pelted stage by the Arkansas River for the dedication of his presidential library, an event that


Dance Review: A Program in Four Parts, With One a Farewell

In leaving the job of resident choreographer of New York City Ballet, Christopher Wheeldon seems to be taking up another as traveling choreographer to the world.


LONDON: Four out of 10 medical students surveyed believe that a sexual relationship with a patient is ok. According to the study, which has been published in the Journal of Medical Ethics, most students feel


CORRECTED-Spray could stop spread of flu, TB, SARS - study

In Nov 29 WASHINGTON story headlined "Spray could stop spread of flu, TB, SARS - study", please read in 6th paragraph ...biotechnology firms Pulmatrix and Inamed ... instead of ...biotechnology firms Pulmatrix and Inamed ... (Corrects RIC).


Vending Machines Making Room for Healthy Products

The typical vending machine fare consists of chocolate bars and potato chips, leaving few options for people seeking low-calorie or low-salt snacks.    That is changing now as companies develop markets for products they expect to satisfy both nutritionists and consumers...


VeriSign Enables First Text Message Based Police Tip Line in the U.S.

With more mobile users relying on text messages to communicate everyday, the Boston Police Department is launching a first of its kind text message based tip line. The new Crime Stoppers tip line, designed by Hill Holliday and powered by VeriSign, Inc.


Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle signed a multiyear contract extension Thursday and added a new title as executive vice president of basketball operations.


Avvertita anche a Roma e a Rieti, non si segnalano danni


ATHENS, Greece - World gymnastics officials asked Paul Hamm to give up his gold medal as the ultimate show of sportsmanship, but the U.S. Olympic Committee told them to take responsibility for their own mistakes and refused even to deliver the request...


A man who produced fake pound coins worth an estimated Â£14m is jailed for five years.


NATO to lead all Afghan peacekeeping from next month

PORTOROZ, Slovenia  - NATO agreed on Thursday to   take command of peacekeeping across all of insurgency-hit   Afghanistan next month after the United States pledged to   transfer an extra 12,000 troops to its force.


Proposta di SportItalia giudicata 'interessante' in Lega


South Florida and Pittsburgh have rescheduled their hurricane-delayed game for Dec. 4.


Firefighter putting out his killer smokes

Paul Kenney finds the comments on his good looks from women very encouraging, now that he has stopped smoking. Kenney, of Blue Point, kicked the habit earlier this month, and has been


Sharapova plays catch up to keep title hopes on track

Maria Sharapova began her quest to play catch-up at the rain-hit Birmingham Classic by winning back-to-back matches on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the grasscourt championships.


Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde says it is "highly unlikely" anyone will be convicted for the Omagh bombing.


TORONTO - Jeff Van Gundy was sick to his stomach, but back then it felt good. This was before the first game of the season, and the pogo sticks bopping around inside him were a happy reminder of how all this still moves him.


US FDA Tells Pfizer to Pull 'Wild Thing' Viagra Ads

Two television advertisements for Pfizer Inc.'s impotence drug Viagra should be withdrawn for claiming a return of sexual desire and omitting key information, the Food and Drug Administration said in a letter to the company released


Yamaha's Valentino Rossi and Texan team mate Colin Edwards dominated the first day of free practice for Saturday's MotoGP season-opener in Qatar.


D.C. Councilmen, Residents Protest Baseball Plan

Citizens' groups, residents and some  Washington, D.C., councilmen on Tuesday protested Mayor Anthony  Williams' proposed $440 million baseball stadium plan, calling  it a "giveaway" to Major League Baseball.


US will stick with Iraq whoever wins presidency: congressional delegation

A US congressional delegation met with Iraqi President Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar renewing America's commitment to the country's transition process no matter what the outcome of the November vote is back home.


Entertainment highlights during the week of Jan. 6-12:


A Closer Look At Privacy And Desktop Search

Google's new Google Desktop Search tool raises a number of search privacy issues. In this article, we'll look at some of the usual specters of search privacy plus some new things people should consider.


LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Walt Disney Co. has settled regulators' charges that the company failed to disclose a variety of business relationships between the company and some members of its board, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday.


His two wives and three children cried when he left Baghdad the night before. Now he was kneeling on a flattened piece of cardboard to pray outside the dirt


An appeals court on Thursday revived a lawsuit by two women who claim they were gang-raped at an off-campus party attended by University of Colorado football recruits, ruling there is evidence the alleged assaults were caused by the school's failure to adequately supervise players.


Parliament passes vote of non-confidence against Ukrainian ...

Ukraine's parliament passed a vote of non-confidence on Wednesday, bringing down Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych's government as international mediators gathered in Kyiv to try to bring the spiralling political crisis to a peaceful


Asbestos victims have hailed an agreement detailing how James Hardie intends to compensate them, but caution the deal is not yet legally binding.


Google says it would consider keeping search data for longer than 18 months in an opt-in scheme.


Dance Review | Maybe Forever: Maybe Never? Loveâs Old Bittersweet Song

The world that opens up in Meg Stuartâs âMaybe Foreverâ is complete and vivid in its own brainy, sometimes unruly way, and almost always satisfying.


SAfrica's ruling party accuses US of using Africans as AIDS ' ...

President Thabo Mbeki's ruling party published a stinging attack Friday against top US health officials, accusing them of treating Africans like "guinea pigs" and lying to promote a key AIDS drug.


Bush Busts Out to Lift Saints Past 49ers

Reggie Bush ties the franchise record by scoring all four of the Saints' touchdowns and gains 168 total yards as New Orleans beats San Francisco, 34-10.


Since signing with the Knicks two summers ago, Jerome James has been sidelined by injuries, illness and suspensions. But his optimism rarely wanes.


An 86-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect testified Wednesday that he played only a subordinate role in the 1944 capture in Slovakia of U.S. agents and an American war correspondent who were later executed.


Concept cars aside, what were the auto industry's all-time ugly all-stars? Iâm talking about real production vehicles that real manufacturers tried to pawn off on real people. What were the ugliest of those?.


DiNardo was fired Wednesday, 11 days after the Hoosiers ended a 3-8 season with a 63-24 loss to in-state rival Purdue. It was his third losing season.


Election officials confirm that Montenegro's PM Milo Djukanovic won Sunday's general election.


Microsoft Corp. is planning to launch its own Web search engine on Thursday, according to several reports published Tuesday evening.


Israel kills top Hamas official in Damascus

Israel claimed responsibility Sunday for a car bombing in the Syrian capital that killed a senior member of the Hamas movement. The official Hamas Web site and Israeli security sources confirmed that Izz Eldine Subhi Sheik Khalil was killed Sunday.


Big Fare Increases, Crowded Planes, and More Delays

BIG FARE INCREASES After United Airlines raised domestic fares across the board by $50 a round trip on Friday, most major carriers quickly followed with similar increases on many routes, according to FareCompare.com. The reason was sharply higher fuel costs. Delta Air Lines raised its round-trip fares by $50 immediately after Unitedâs move. American Airlines also posted $50 round-trip increases on 55 percent of its route system, though "conspicuously absent" are increases on its routes that overlap with many Southwest Airlines routes, said Rick Seaney, the chief executive of FareCompare.com. Then on Monday, Northwest Airlines also joined in the $50 increase on most of its routes. Continental Airlines, which initially raised fares by $50 on some routes on Friday, withdrew the increases Monday morning, but Mr. Seaney said it was unclear whether Continental might reverse course again soon. This was the second broad fare increase in 2008, and the 10th since last Labor Day, Mr. Seaney said, adding: "It seems the legacy airlines, United in particular, are forgoing the nickel-and-dime strategy of increases every few weeks and are going for the whole enchilada at one time.".


Vel has a drab musical score by Yuvan Shankar Raja, for whom consistency has never been a strong point. His outputs have always been a medley of the good and the mediocre. And now Vel joins the below average bandwagon.


Carbone Petitions Miller to Switch to GOP

An Internet entrepreneur who worked for Wesley Clark's failed Democratic presidential campaign wants to flood Sen. Zell Miller's office with electronic petitions asking him to switch to the Republican Party.


Ray Durham went to the plate intending to put down a sacrifice bunt. Instead, he put the ball into the seats.


"Fargo" Meets 'Music Man' in NJ Premiere of 'Don't Hug Me'

Playbill - The goofy musical comedy, Don't Hug Me, seen regionally, makes its "tri-state debut" at New Jersey Repertory Company's Lumia Theatre in Long Branch, Dec. 7-31.


By Joe Miller, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Feb. 10--Twenty percent of children between 10 and 17 years old have received unwanted sexual solicitations online. Twenty-five percent of children have been exposed online to unsolicited sexually explicit photos.


Crude oil prices fall amid optimism over US oil stockpiles

Crude oil prices fell Tuesday astraders widely anticipated a continuing increase in US inventories of crude oil. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude oil futures for


Polyethylene glycol offers hope for canine and human spinal ...

[Kerala, India]: Washington, Dec 5: Researchers at the Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis, and Texas A&M University have developed a successful method for healing spinal injuries in dogs that offers hope for preventing human paralysis.


AARP to Mark Home Depot Products With Seal of Approval

AARP is teaming up with The Home Depot Inc. to designate products the nation's largest seniors' group deems safer and more user friendly for older Americans.


ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Dec 22, 2004 - Tanya Pickle fought for some semblance of control as Atlanta Falcons football player Warrick Dunn handed her the keys to her new home.


On his first album in a decade, Professor Peter Schickele (and his alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach) create cadenzas of laughter in classical music.


Who or what is to blame when a once-powerful society collapses?


Amy Winehouse to perform at Grammys via satellite

A day after saying "no, no, no" to  troubled British pop singer Amy Winehouse, U.S. officials on  Friday granted a work visa that would allow her to perform at  this weekend's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.


US Retailers' Holiday Sales Rise; Wal-Mart Lags Behind

US retailers' credit card sales rose more than 6 percent during the first weekend of the holiday shopping season. Same-store sales at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.


Ericsson sees no China 3G licenses this yr

Ericsson  said on Friday  that it expected China to hold back again this year from  issuing licenses for high-speed 3G mobile phone networks,  though he was anyway upbeat on prospects for the market.


Oracle Corp.  on Monday  posted a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by sales  of business software licenses to the customers of acquired  rivals like Siebel Systems and PeopleSoft.


Thatcher to be quizzed over coup plot role

Mark Thatcher is likely to be questioned within days over his alleged involvement in an attempt coup in Equatorial Guinea. Prosecutors investigating a plot to oust President Teodoro Obiang Nguema have arrived


'Chiederemo un governo di responsabilita' nazionale'


How many times did Tom O'Brien stand on this same field looking east instead of west? How many times did he run around that reservoir, located just a few yards behind the stadium? How many times did he go to Mass at St. Ignatius on Wednesday afternoons?


LOS ANGELES - âLike a Rolling Stone,â Bob Dylanâs scornful, ironic ode to a spoiled womanâs reversal of fortune, was named the greatest rock ânâ roll song of all time Wednesday by Rolling Stone magazine.


Chicago, 23:16 - CALCIO, STATI UNITI VINCONO LA GOLD CUP

Gli Stati Uniti hanno vinto la Gold Cup battendo in finale il Messico 2-1 (0-1). In gol Guardado al ...


The documents in question were brought to court during Intel's legal battle with Intergraph. AMD believes they show its arch-rival to be guilty of anti-competitive behaviour, which is why it wanted the EC to take a look.


Hamas Hints It Is Open to Deal on Truce, Statehood

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A Hamas leader said the  militant group could accept creation of a Palestinian state in  the West Bank and Gaza and a long-term truce with Israel,  signaling a possible new overture to end hostilities.


The governor of Baghdad escapes unhurt when a roadside bomb explodes near his convoy.


AFRICA/R.D.CONGO - Nomina del Rettore del Seminario filosofico ÂSaint Jean-BaptisteÂ di Bamanya CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Card. Ivan Dias, Prefetto della Congregazione per lÂEvangelizzazione dei Popoli, in data 26 ottobre 2007, ha nominato Rettore del Seminario maggiore provinciale filosofico ÂSaint Jean-BaptisteÂ di Bamanya, Arci...


ESPN-Star Sports today filed a petition in the Bombay High Court challenging the decision of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to award to Zee Telefilms the telecast rights for international cricket played in the country over the next four


Australia's Stockland Plans Statement About GPT

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian property investor Stockland Group (SGP.AU) said Monday it sought a trading halt on its securities pending the release of a statement "about a proposal involving General Property Trust" (GTP).


The European Union and Iran resumed   talks over Tehran's nuclear ambitions on Thursday as Washington   warned time was running out for a deal to avert economic   sanctions.


Dallas done in by errors; Parcells: We're just stupid

Bill Parcells knew the game was getting away from the Dallas Cowboys. Yet he thought one jolt could put them back in control. So with Dallas down only six points and


Mutual fund investors are right to wonder and worry about the costs they are paying to own their shares -- $37 billion went into funds with loads in 2006.


Source: Wreckage of Missing Afghan Plane Found

The wreckage of an Afghan airliner that  went missing with 104 people on board was found Friday near the  capital, Kabul, a day after it was turned away because of heavy  snow, a Western security source said.


Digital Domain: How to Lose Your Job on Your Own Time

The Web is a window on personal lives, and employers can peer in.


An Israeli football team which includes both Arab and Jewish players is to kick off its first big international match on Thursday evening in the UEFA cup.


Anna Nicole Smith's film finale — a campy B-grade movie called "Illegal Aliens" — was supposed to be a comedy. Whether it will be received that way now is unclear, though, says director David Giancola.


KENNEDY CITES POSSIBLE USE OF TEENS AS HIT MEN

A plea to declare capital punishment for juvenile offenders unconstitutional received a skeptical hearing at the Supreme Court yesterday, as one of two justices likely to be pivotal to the outcome voiced repeated doubts.


Paul McCartney to Headline Halftime Show

Paul McCartney will headline the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 6 as the NFL goes mainstream after the controversy over last February's show.


Israeli Army Says Reducing Operations in W. Bank, Gaza

Israel will sharply reduce its  military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in response  to efforts by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to end  attacks on Israelis.