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Many Britons face retirement poverty unless they work longer or save more a government inspired report is expected to say on Tuesday.


Gianfranco Ferre, the Italian designer known as the "architect of fashion" for his structured, sculpted shapes and for his groundbreaking tenure at Christian Dior, died Sunday. He was 62.


California Executes First Inmate in Three Years

SAN QUENTIN, Calif.  - California prison officials  put three-time murderer Donald Beardslee to death by lethal  injection on Wednesday, in the the first execution in the state  for three years.


A landslide near Queen Street Station in Glasgow causes severe disruption to trains after heavy thunder storms.


The chief executive of Deutsche Bank ruled out any merger with "a very large partner" in an interview published Sunday and said Germany's biggest bank has no intention of being taken over.


Russian School Siege Town Buries First of Its Dead

BESLAN, Russia  - The sound of weeping mothers who  lost their sons and daughters in Russia's school siege drifted  out of the homes of Beslan on Sunday as the first burials were  held for some of the 338 people killed.


Blizzard dates World Of Warcraft in US and Down Under

Blizzard has finally confirmed a launch date for its long-awaited massively multiplayer title World Of Warcraft, with North America, Australia and New Zealand all getting the game on November 23rd.


Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested and deported to Saudi Arabia on Monday within hours of arriving home from exile, vowing to end the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.


Bayh in, then out of race for White House

Less than two weeks after filing papers to set up an exploratory committee for a possible bid for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential race, Sen. Evan Bayh has dropped out of the running.


LOS ANGELES - After creating "Star Wars,""Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "American Graffiti," Darth Vader might insist it was George Lucas' DESTINY to get the American Film Institute's lifetime achievement award.    Lucas, 60, was picked on Friday to be the recipient of the organization's 33rd annual prize, following such recent recipients as Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro and Tom Hanks...


Scotland's public sector union Unison accuses the executive of "obscuring" proposals to privatise health centres


Public Theater's 'Controversy' Delays Opening a Week

Playbill - Due to the addition of a new cast member, the Public Theater has delayed the first performance of The Controversy of Valladolid, an English-language translation of a play by Jean-Claude Carriere.


Signet rings, traditionally worn as a paterfamilias hand-me-down, are enjoying a revival.


RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians began registering candidates yesterday for a presidential election to succeed Yasser Arafat, while officials warned that the vote may be delayed if Israel does not halt military activities.


I commenti politici dopo l'appello della giornalistaMaggioranza e opposizione rimangono divise sull'Iraq                                                  Sgrena, i Poli davanti al video Fini: "Non cambia la strategia"                                                                                Oggi pomeriggio il voto finale sulla missione Antica Babilonia


Study: Italian Teens Frown on Binge Drinkers

Getting drunk may be considered a normal part of having fun for youngsters in northern Europe, but not so in Italy where teenagers look down on friends who drink too much.


Annika Sorenstam shot a second-round 68 to open up a three-shot halfway lead at the ADT Tour Championship at Trump International in West Palm Beach, Florida.


JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwean police yesterday arrested 20 supporters of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai after he was cleared of plotting to kill President Robert Mugabe, although most were later released, an opposition party official said.


Ballmer: Yahoo would give Microsoft a 'consumer face' online

It would be a merger whose size and scope could only be rivaled by pharmaceutical companies earlier this decade. But Microsoft's objective now is to somehow convince everyone that the whole of the two companies will somehow be greater than the sum of all the other sums of their parts put together.


Jamaican polls close, voters await results

Jamaicans faced down long lines at polling stations, threats of violence and the fringes of a hurricane to vote on Monday in an election that could bring a quick end to the tenure of Jamaica's first woman prime minister.


Lenny Bruce CD Set Shows Comedian Can Still Sting

Lenny Bruce was broke when he died  of a drug overdose in 1966, but the incendiary, profane  comedian left a rich legacy that included a string of obscenity  arrests, a durable comedic influence and a vast archive of  tapes.


Bonds Trainer Says He Was Coerced, Threatened

The personal trainer to baseball  slugger Barry Bonds says investigators searched his home  without showing a warrant last year and made threatening  comments to him, his girlfriend and his young son.


China slams Taiwanese president's speech

China's angry reaction Wednesday to a speech delivered by Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian cast more heat than light on cross-straits reunification talks.


British Airways cancels additional flights

LONDON, August 27 (New Ratings) - British Airways (BAI1.FSE) announced its plans today to cancel 24 additional flights in the next few days.


Britain was expected to call a new meeting of its so-called COBRA crisis cell Monday to assess the latest developments in the terrorism alert, a spokesman said.


Pakistan decides "in principle" to delay poll

Pakistani electoral officials have decided "in principle" to delay a January 8 poll after Benazir Bhutto's killing last week sparked turmoil in the nuclear-armed country, but put off a final decision until Wednesday.


Three British nationals, believed to be civilians, were snatched by gunmen from a house in central Baghdad early on Thursday, Iraq's Interior Ministry said.


Travel Q&A: When Something is Stolen From Your Suitcase

Q. On a recent flight, a new digital camera was stolen from its box in my checked baggage ... with the box re-sealed and tucked in another suitcase. The airline claims it's not responsible. What recourse do I have? _ M.W., Santa Clara, Calif.  A.


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Research uncovers role of Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer's disease

A research team led by University of South Florida neuroscientist Huntington Potter, PhD, CEO of the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Center & Research Institute, for the first time has defined how the protein


Police fired teargas to disperse stone-throwing youths outside an opposition funeral on Wednesday while former U.N. boss Kofi Annan tried to negotiate an end to Kenya's bloody political crisis.


CORRECTED-Seething Ukrainians protest election result

In KIEV story headlined "UPDATE 8-Ukraine set to name PM president, regions rebel" ... please read in paragraph 13 ... Yanukovich led.


MOSCOW, Jan. 10 -- President Vladimir Putin on Thursday appointed a prominent nationalist and political gadfly as Russia's new permanent representative to NATO, a decision that signals the Kremlin's determination to confront the military alliance across a host of divisive issues.


America's factories saw demand for their products dip by a smaller-than-expected 0.5 percent in May, suggesting that despite some pockets of weakness the manufacturing revival remains intact.


World health officials warn of threat of global flu pandemic

SINGAPORE Health officials are warning today that the world is close to its next pandemic -- a powerful and highly contagious mix of avian influenza and flu virus that would likely be centered in Asia.


'We are in a good position', says Kumble

Although Anil Kumble picked up six wickets in the first innings, he had to toil hard to pierce South Africa's dogged batting. But he held out hope that the match could still be something of a contest if things go well for India tomorrow.


U.S. Stages Fight-Back But Still Trails 8-4 at Ryder Cup

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The U.S. Ryder Cup  team, wounded after a first day mauling, launched a fierce  fightback on Saturday to keep their hopes alive with two wins  and a halved fourball rubber.


Grim search for corpses as Chinese media demands investment in ...

BEIJING  - Rescue teams resigned themselves to pulling only corpses from a mine where 103 workers remained trapped after a gas blast, as Chinese media demanded investment to mechanize the industry and improve safety.


Consumer Spending Stronger Than Expected

U.S. consumer spending rose a  sharper-than-expected 0.7 percent in October, showing the  economy off to a solid fourth-quarter start despite a step-up  in inflation, a government report showed on Wednesday.


Death toll rises to 67,000 tsunami victims

Cargo planes touched down with promised aid Wednesday, bearing everything from lentils to water purifiers to help survivors facing the threat of epidemic after this week's quake-tsunami catastrophe.


Floridians can go back to worrying about hurricanes.


Dancing video game helps kids avoid weight gain

West Virginia, which has the  worst childhood obesity problem in the United States, is  stepping up plans to use Konami Corp.'s "Dance Dance  Revolution" to battle the bulge in its schools.


5 die as hunter turns rifle on other hunters

A deer hunter who apparently intruded on private property killed five other hunters who had been staying in a nearby cabin and wounded three more during the opening weekend of deer season, the authorities said.


BAGHDAD -- Five sheiks and a political official supporting the arming of Sunni Arab tribes to fight against Al Qaeda in Iraq were among 12 people killed yesterday in a massive bomb blast at a heavily guarded Baghdad hotel.


The first trial of a suspect implicated in the 11 March train Madrid bombings will start in the Spanish capital.


Guard Dajuan Wagner will become a free agent after this season because the Cleveland Cavaliers declined their $3.4 million contract option for 2005-06 on Friday.


Apple's iPhone to hit stores, jolt mobile industry

Apple Inc.'s iPhone hits store shelves on Friday in a consumer spectacle that has whipped gadget fans into a frenzy over a device that challenges business as usual in the mobile phone industry.


Corpses piled on Asian coasts, tsunami toll 23,200

COLOMBO: Rescuers scoured the sea for missing tourists and fishermen in Asia yesterday and fears of disease grew as emergency services struggled with rotting bodies from a devastating tsunami that killed more than 23,200 people.


At least eight killed, four wounded in Baghdad Green Zone attack

BAGHDAD : At least eight civilians were killed and four wounded in a mortar or rocket attack on Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, home to the American embassy and the Iraqi government, a US army spokesman told AFP.


An RAF officer says the station at Kinloss is in mourning after the loss of 12 personnel based at the base.


Sorenstam lost her three-shot lead in five holes, then had to make three birdies over the final six holes to salvage an even-par 72 and take a one-shot lead into the final round of the season-ending ADT Championship.


Parma, 16:59 - CALCIO, UEFA-PARMA; PIOLI: GIRONE COMPETITIVO

''E' un girone competitivo, dove tutte e quattro le nostre avversarie sono rappresentanti di nazioni...


From the pages of The Times, holiday gift suggestions from CDs to books to mail-order eats and more.


Whatâs Offline: Hedging Their Way to Billions

Through the first nine months of 2007, three hedge fund managers had made more than $1 billion.


Indian PM begins final day of peace offensive in Kashmir as troops ...

JAMMU - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began the final day of a peace offensive in revolt-hit Kashmir Thursday after presenting a âfresh visionâ for the region to boost prosperity and end the conflict in the state.


By Emma Burgin, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Mar. 12--HIGH POINT -- The High Point Planning and Zoning Commission will consider a proposed 80-acre multiuse development during its meeting Wednesday night.


US: US election makes blog the word of the year

A four-letter term that came to symbolise the difference between old and new media during this year's presidential campaign tops US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's list of the 10 words of the year.


Fresno's airport is first to use a web-based wireless radar system to update flight information. Also: Ford announces just how strong a boost it will give Sirius & hellip;. Motorola gears up with a snowboarding jacket that does it all. & hellip;. and more.


Explosions Reported in Spain After Calls

At least four explosive devices detonated Monday around Spain after telephone warnings from callers claiming to speak on behalf of the armed Basque separatist group ETA, news report said.


Sharman exec calls child porn unstoppable

Sharman Networks' chief technology officer has refuted a claim on the Kazaa Web site that the company could "permanently bar" users who are using its peer-to-peer software to distribute child pornography.


Holiday week a time to reassess geopolitical risks

The coming week, with Tuesday's New Year's holiday limiting trading activity, will provide time for investors to reassess geopolitical risk levels in light of the turmoil in nuclear-armed Pakistan.


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Met Office issues severe weather warning

Heavy rain will return to the country later this week, forecasters at the Met Office warned Thursday, threatening more of the floods that killed four people.


Soldier Finds Comfort at Dark Journey's End

Everything in Ward 3D East is locked, even the windows. Located inside the District of Columbia VA Medical Center, only three miles from the Veterans Affairs headquarters where national health policies are made, the psychiatric ward is a refuge for mentally ill homeless veterans and those plagued...


Auto racing Accused of using leaked secret data from its main rival Ferrari, the Formula One team McLaren was hit with a record $100 million fine yesterday by the World Motor Sport Council in the biggest scandal to hit auto racing's premier circuit. Although McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso escaped punishment, the espionage claims have rocked the sport ...


The Caucus Blog: Brownback Said to Be Dropping Out

The Republican candidate hasn't been able to muster much support for his bid within the crowded field.


Litke: Far-From-Flawless Brady Still Wins

Tom Brady was far from flawless. Except when it mattered most. A tough week ended sweetly for the NFL's latest matinee idol when the New England Patriots finally wriggled free of the Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21, to claim their third Super Bowl in the last four years. His numbers weren't eye-popping — they never are — but they were good enough, as usual.


A rival looms at last in Schumacher's mirrors

Kimi Raikkonen rode an intoxicating wave of confidence through the first practice session for the Italian grand prix to set the second fastest time close behind Michael Schumacher's Ferrari, only a fortnight after relegating the world champion to runner


The NHL fined one of the owners of the Thrashers $250,000 on Tuesday for saying the league would use replacement players next year if a new collective bargaining agreement isn't reached.


What if there was nothing left? Social Security disaster looms ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned yesterday of a generational time bomb that will go off once millions of baby boommers retire and tax the Social Security and Medicare systems beyond their capacity.


German deposit system a mockery, claims report

A report on Germany's packaging regulations claims that single-use PET beverage bottles are as ecologically sound as refillable glass, making a mockery of the controversial deposit system, writes Anthony ...


Wayne Gretzky fears the NHL could be shut down for as long as two years if a labor deal is not reached soon. The NHL's all-time leading scorer and part owner of the Phoenix Coyotes said an "even more alarming" scenario could await the league if the lockout is not settled in the next few days. "I'm scared we could ...


Maryland Eastern Shore ends a 17-game losing streak by extending Howard's eight-game losing streak. The Hawks dominate the Bison the whole game to win, 88-74.


Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry says US President George Bush is "living in a fantasy world" on Iraq as the US military death toll hits 1030.


It didn't take long. First poll, first controversy. Or at least mini-controversy. If you had taken the wisdom of the two human polls, the first Bowl Championship Series rankings that were released yesterday should have been a no-brainer.


Lions shooting for first 3-0 start since 1980

In the three previous years, this would be the point of the season where the Detroit Lions -- using boxing jargon -- would start to feel their legs wobble and their vision blur


Nasdaq Stock Market Inc , the second-largest U.S. equities exchange, posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by a gain from the sale of its stake in the London Stock Exchange .


Stem cells scientists can use are tainted

Washington -- All of the human embryonic stem cells available to federally funded scientists under President Bush's 3-year-old research policy share a previously unrecognized trait that fosters rejection by the immune systems, diminishing their potential


Car-mad pop star Jay Kay has been banned from driving for six months and fined 750 pounds for speeding. The front man for chart-toppers Jamiroquai admitted driving at 105 mph in February


Boy Band Blue Tops U2 in French Music Awards

CANNES, France  - Brit boy band Blue edged Irish  rock group U2 to a top honor at France's biggest music awards  on Saturday night, with hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas and pop  band Maroon 5 scooping awards of their own.


The England and Wales Cricket Board has defended its role in the scheduling of the tour to South Africa.


Vodafone to bring Blackberry 'Charm' to Europe

Research in Motion has confirmed web reports that Vodafone is to offer its mobile phone form-factor Blackberry 7100 - aka 'Charm' - in Europe.


Greenspan Not Worried About Energy Prices

WASHINGTON - This year's oil price surge will not be a replay of the oil shocks of the 1970s and 1980s that sent the United States into a series of recessions, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday.    Greenspan delivered a generally upbeat assessment of the economy's ability to withstand this year's spike in oil prices, but he added a significant qualifier...


Lithuanian Labour party to make hefty gains in poll

The Labour party, headed by Viktor Uspaskich, 45, one of Lithuania's richest men, is expected to become the biggest single party in the country's 141-seat parliament.


Portugal and Mexico win at Under-20, Austria held

Mexico and Portugal posted wins at the Under-20 World Cup in Canada on Monday while Austria were held by Congo.


LONDON: Oil prices fell again on Tuesday, briefly taking US crude below $53 a barrel, on signs that energy costs are slowing the economic growth that drove this yearâs sharp increase in world fuel consumption.


Memphis, 11:08 - TENNIS, ATP MEMPHIS: FINALE RODDICK-HAAS

Lo statunitense Andy Roddick, testa di serie numero 1, si è qualificato per la finale del tor...


MAPPE                                           Veltroni e l'urgenza di voltare pagina                                                                                di ILVO DIAMANTI


Prompted by parents' complaints about sex and violence in inflight movies, two congressmen introduced legislation Tuesday calling for airlines to create kid-friendly zones on planes.


Europe and America square up in the 35th Ryder Cup which gets under way on Friday.


Astronauts use robot arm for shuttle safety scan

Astronauts used a robot arm to scan the space shuttle Discovery's heat shield for damage on Wednesday as it headed for a Thursday rendezvous with the International Space Station.


Sirius Ends 2007 With 8.3 Million Subscribers

Sirius added 2.3 million net subscribers in the year and its gross subscriber additions were the highest in the history of satellite radio.


In Myanmar, Fear Is a Constant Companion

Beneath the ominous calm that has settled since the recent uprising is anger, uncertainty and hopelessness.


Daily Telegram Staff Writer. ADRIAN -- In the midst of planning holiday get-togethers, shopping trips and Christmas lists, remember to take time for those not as fortunate.


The dollar turned higher on Thursday  afternoon, rallying from all-time lows against the euro when  traders took profits in the euro zone currency ahead of a G20  finance ministers' meeting in Berlin this weekend.


Tony Blair to undergo procedure for heart flutter

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is about to undergo heart procedure to correct a continuing "flutter," his office announced late Thursday.


Sydney, 11:07 - CALCIO, AUSTRALIA: CARBONE IN PROVA AL SYDNEY FC

Benito Carbone, 35 enne ex fantasista di Inter, Parma, Napoli e Vicenza, sarà in prova la pro...


Lennox, Etheridge, Keys in Nobel concert

Melissa Etheridge, Alicia Keys and Annie Lennox are among the artists who will perform at the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Norway, organizers said Thursday.


Israeli Airstrike Wounds Five Palestinians in Gaza

GAZA, Gaza Strip  - An Israeli helicopter fired  missiles at an unknown target in a Gaza refugee camp on  Wednesday, wounding five Palestinians, including militants,  medics said.


Roma, 18:20 - CALCIO, RAIOLA: IBRA NON HA MAI CHIESTO AUMENTO ALL'INTER

''Le sue parole sono state usate in maniera non molto carina, Zlatan non capÃ¬ che il tono era scherz...


German president applauds Israel on Gaza withdrawal (Deutsche...

German President Horst Koehler on Wednesday applauded Israeli plans withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, calling the decision a "courageous step", while also citing the rising Jewish population in Germany as being ...


Layovers getting longer as US airlines struggle

The scramble by big traditional US airlines to become profitable again is leaving many travelers with longer airport layovers. The typical American Airlines passenger connecting through Dallas/Fort Worth now


Israel's Peres Urges Likud Hardliners to Back Coalition

Labour Party chief Shimon Peres appealed to hard-liners in Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud on Friday to drop their opposition to forging a unity coalition seen as vital to keeping Israel's Gaza withdrawal on track.


CVS boosts Caremark bid with sweeter dividend plan

CVS Corp.  sweetened its bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  on Tuesday by tripling a proposed special cash dividend for the pharmacy benefit manager's stockholders to $6 per share, after proxy advisory firms urged rejection of the previous offer.


With a Saturday night deadline for second-quarter fundraising fast approaching, presidential candidates from both major parties are scrambling to rake in the cash before the clock runs out.


Concerto in occasione del documentario sulla sua vita


Karon Bradley was just waiting for the chance to make a big play.


Tour de France Leader Kicked Off Danish Team

Michael Rasmussen repeatedly failed to give antidoping officials the required notice of his whereabouts while training, the Danish Cycling Union said Thursday.


Scientists find stronger evidence that caffeine ups miscarriage risk - even when consumed in moderation.


The device spreads a synthetic version of the odor skunks use to drive away predators. Meanwhile yesterday, gunmen in Gaza opened fire at a convoy, wounding a Palestinian intelligence chief and killing two of his bodyguards.


Chiede resa forze Fatah entro le 19, spari contro corteo


Compact fluorescents are efficient, but many people have not embraced their glow.


Giving a bear hug to his surgeon and a thumbs-up to other hospital staff, a 14-year-old boy went home for Christmas -- the first child to receive a new heart after relying on a newly developed miniature heart pump.


Factory Orders Fall for 2nd Straight Month

Orders placed with US factories fell for the second consecutive month in September, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, with demand dropping sharply for manufactured goods other than defense materials.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi police said two foreigners â-ncluding an American â - four Iraqis were abducted Monday in a deadly raid at an office in western Baghdad.


Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Falls, Led by Origin; Woodside Climbs

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index fell for a third day. Origin Energy Ltd. declined after New Zealand's Contact Energy Ltd.


Ferrari's seven-times Formula One world  champion Michael Schumacher went back to work in Spain on  Tuesday for his first test since the end of last season.


Toshiba Corp. executives had a tough moment Sunday, when they had to face reporters just two days after its HD DVD format was dealt a potentially fatal blow by the defection of Warner Bros. Entertainment to a rival technology.


Howard Stern Jumps to Sirius, Helps Satellite Radio

Howard Stern, the ribald radio host  who has become a poster boy for bad behavior on U.S. airwaves,  will jump to Sirius Satellite Radio in January 2006, freeing  him from the grips of regulators and giving the nascent  satellite radio sector a big boost.


Mantova, 19:49 - CALCIO, MANTOVA; DI CARLO: POSSIAMO BATTERE IL GENOA

Mimmo Di Carlo, allenatore del Mantova, carica l'ambiente in vista del match decisivo di domani cont...


Judge rejects PeopleSoft class action settlement

The Delaware judge overseeing the legal wrangling there between PeopleSoftÂ and hostile suitor OracleÂ rejected on Wednesday a settlement that PeopleSoft had arranged with a group of dissident shareholders.


NOBEL, PER LA MEDICINA A RICHARD AXEL E LINDA BUCK

Stoccolma, 4 ott. (Adnkronos) - Il premio Nobel per la Medicina 2004 Ã¨ stato assegnato dall'Assemblea Nobel dell'Istituto Karolinska di Stoccolma ai due scienziati americani Richard Axel e Linda B. Buck per


Japanese team succeeds in stem cell therapy on monkeys with Parkinson's

Japanese researchers said they had successfully treated monkeys with Parkinson's disease through a stem cell transplant, potentially paving the way for an ideal remedy to the intractable disease.


French Formula One Driver Panis to Retire from Grand Prix

French Formula One driver Olivier Panis says that he will retire from the Grand Prix circuit at the end of this season but will stay with the Toyota team as an advisor.


Japanese electronics maker Sony (6758.T)  said on Saturday it is investigating a fire incident on a  Lenovo (0992.HK) laptop PC that reportedly used a Sony-made  battery.


The Senate on Saturday approved legislation that would give rape victims and convicted felons greater access to DNA testing.


Korean Choi back to familiar haunts in Greensboro

South Korea's K.J. Choi returns to a happy hunting ground for his title defense of the Greensboro Classic in North Carolina this week.


iTunes launched in nine European countries

Today nine eurozone countries (counrties using euro as their currency) have joined the Apple's iTunes bandwagon when iTunes music store opened its doors in Finland, Austria, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.


Vieira plays down bus fracas with Lauren

ARSENAL captain Patrick Vieira admitted yesterday that there was a "disagreement" between him and team-mate Lauren in midweek, but insisted the team spirit at Highbury is "fantastic".


ICQ and Mail2World are teaming up on a new e-mail service that includes spam filtering, virus scan and e-mail translation. ICQ is one of America Online's very popular consumer instant mail


Microsoft to showcase new MSN Search preview

Microsoft is having big problems in the Search Engine Market. Their online search engine stands nowhere on popularity charts and now Google and Yahoo!


Matches to be played overseas for the first time, and season to be extended to 39 games


Palm OS PDA Shipments Crash - Windows Mobile (CE) Now #1

In a massive popularity shift, of the 2.8 million PDAs that were shipped globally last quarter, Windows Mobile took a 48.1% market share while the Palm OS took a meager 29.


Location esclusive: Versailles e Castello di Saint Cloud


Chiquita Brands to restructure and cut jobs

Chiquita Brands International Inc  said on Monday it will cut management jobs and close facilities as part of a restructuring to generate annual cost savings of $60 million to $80 million, sending its shares up more than 7 percent.


Penn State knew exactly what Michigan was going to do.


Florida won't let Zook coach Gators in Peach Bowl

Athletic director Jeremy Foley said Tuesday that he called Zook, who was fired in October, to tell him he has coached his last game for the Gators.


A poll published Tuesday by ABC News gives President George Bush a small edge over Democratic challenger John Kerry by a 50-47 percent margin.


Facebook application hawks your personal opinions for cash

Insecure and antisocial networking A popular Facebook application that promises users privacy in exchange for opinions on their friends is acting as a stooly by offering the information for others to buy.â¦


U.S. says to reach GPS-Galileo agreement this week

The United States and the European  Union are close to signing an agreement that would allow their  satellite navigation systems to work together to provide more  accurate images and information.


The nanomaterials company might -- finally -- be the next big thing.


Israeli sources reveal West Bank expansion

Political sources in Israel say the state has begun building housing units in the Gilo settlement outside Jerusalem. A leading newspaper has confirmed the decision and reports that a new plan will allow the


Two top leaders of the Basque separatist group ETA were arrested Sunday along with 19 other group members in a joint French-Spanish raid in southwest France, Spain's police authorities said.


By Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Dec. 10--Community Center  opens game room  The Game Room at the Destin Community Center is open to kids ages 10 and older Monday through Friday from noon-9 p.m. Ping-pong, pool, foosball, football and other games.


Medicare premium hike less than expected

Most elderly and disabled people on Medicare will see their premiums rise to $93.50 a month next year, a 5.6 percent increase that is much lower than had been anticipated.


It was hard to gauge the severity of Chad Penningtonâs injury since he was not available to reporters Monday. Backup Kellen Clemens said he would prepare this week as if he were starting.


Siemens AG said Friday it anticipates unspecified additional costs from a software problem with new mobile phones that has led retailers to suspend sales.


Emporio Armani:A New From The Master Tailor

Fashion Wire Daily - Italian designers have been making strenuous efforts in the past couple of seasons to get men into adventurous new trousers. Most of their attempts have resulted merely in runway ideas, from tights to dhotis, that will never be worn to a party, never mind an office. But leave it to Giorgio Armani to actually dream up some serious suits with wildly inventive pants that might well radically transform the way men dress, and act.


HANDImatica 2004: la tecnologia per le persone disabili

Ecco cosa offre HANDImatica mostra-convengno nazionale sulle tecnologie informatiche per lâintegrazione delle persone disabili. GiovedÃ¬ 25 novembre alle ore 9.30 ha inizio a Bologna, Palazzo dei Congressi


In Europe, pushback against US 'war on terror'

The Christian Science Monitor - Reaction in Germany was hardly neutral when a prosecutor in Munich indicted 13 CIA officials last week for kidnapping a German of Lebanese descent and interrogating him in Afghanistan before apparently realizing they had the wrong man. Germans solidly backed the prosecutor.


Update 2: Alitalia's Future at Stake in Union Talk

The future of Alitalia is at stake as the Italian flagship carrier meets with unions Monday to reveal the number of planned job cuts as part of a restructuring plan aimed at averting collapse.


Duhamel calls Fergie a `real total star'

"Las Vegas" hunk Josh Duhamel and his girlfriend, Fergie, are a match made in Hollywood heaven with hot looks to match their hot careers. But Fergie, who's been heating up the pop charts, is the flashier one.


ICC names first war crimes suspects in Darfur

The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor named a Sudanese minister and a militia commander on Tuesday as the first suspects he wants tried for war crimes in Darfur and suggested more could follow.


Computer Associates ex-CEO pleads not guilty

Sanjay Kumar, former chief executive of software maker Computer Associates International Inc., pleaded not guilty to orchestrating a massive accounting fraud scheme aimed at helping the company meet Wall Street targets, according to news reports.


Russia demands the immediate release of four of its army officers held in Georgia on spying charges.


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


Fire-red lava emerged from the steaming crater of Mount St. Helens with a minimum of fuss Tuesday, but scientists cautioned that a bigger explosion may be yet to come.


New Drug Cuts Tuberculosis Treatment Time In Half

A new drug identified by researchers at Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development may revolutionize the way tuberculosis is treated around the world.


FCC Cuts Public Line To Phone Outage Data

The Federal Communications Commission, citing concerns about national security, has abandoned a 10-year-old policy and will no longer give the public access to information about past telephone network outages. -The Washington Post


Il sistema operativo cresce sempre di piu' su scala mondiale


Hiring more women could ease oil firms' skills gap

Recruiting and retaining more women by setting quotas could help big international oil and gas firms cope with a severe shortage of skilled staff in future, a senior executive at Royal Dutch Shell said.


Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday the proposed U.S. missile defense shield in Eastern Europe has similarities to the Cuban missile crisis of the 1960s.


Movie Studios Start Suing Web File Swappers

Hollywood film studios filed suit against online video file swappers in federal courts across the United States on Tuesday, making good on a promise to punish computer users they claim are violating copyright laws.


European Union leaders are expected to make it harder for new members to join, as they hold an annual summit.


A last-ditch $3 million ad campaign for Proposition 72 features Wal-Mart as a health-insurance miser. The ads even led Wal-Mart to contribute to the "no" campaign "to defend (its) honor.


US musical The Producers gets a standing ovation on its opening night in London's West End.


Uganda's Northern War Resumes After Truce Runs Out

GULU, Uganda  - Fighting resumed between Ugandan  troops and northern rebels of the Lords Resistance Army (LRA)  Saturday after a temporary truce to facilitate peace talks ran  out, the army said.


The redesigned external fuel tank that will help propel Discovery on the first shuttle mission since the 2003 Columbia accident is set to leave New Orleans on Friday, beginning


Scale Tracker: Grinder Analyzer V2.b3 is released

Data warehousing, browsing, and analysis for scale test data generated by The Grinder.   Fixes some unhandled number format exceptions.  Documentation changed to .html format.  Fixes problem with transaction names containing spaces.


Iraq to stick to election timetable: Iraqi PM

Visiting Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Sunday his government was going to stickto the January election timetable despite the unstable situation in the country


Brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner reports a sharp rise in profit after its purchase of rival beer company Gales last year.


Hearing to Determine Who Can Be an 'Affected Party' Against Coal-Fired Plants

By J.B. Smith, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas  Dec. 6--The city of Waco, McLennan County, environmental groups and local  residents will ask a judge Thursday for the right to participate in the  contested case hearings on two proposed coal-fired power plants east of Waco.


World Bank predicts growth for countries

The world's developing countries this year will turn in the strongest economic growth in three decades and should continue to enjoy solid expansion in 2005 and 2006, the World Bank predicted Tuesday.


The future is tantalizing. But is it within reach?


October is Breast Cancer awareness month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a month dedicated to increasing public knowledge about a disease that will strike an estimated 215,990 women in the United States this year.


Extending an olive branch to China, President Chen Shui-bian (é³æ°´æ) used his National Day address yesterday to call for the reopening of cross-strait talks on the basis of the September 1992 meeting in Hong Kong between unofficial representatives of


Piazza Affari sulla parita' a meta' seduta

Partita in lieve rialzo per invertire a meta' mattinata, Piazza Affari si aggira attorno alla parita' a meta' seduta senza trovare la forza di rialzare la testa. Al giro di boa il Mibtel segna -0,03% e dello SPMib e' invariato.


RIM shares fall slightly on financial results, outlook

Research In Motion Ltd.'s stock faltered again following the company's third-quarter results, with investors expecting a more bullish fourth-quarter outlook from the company.


Travel writer and broadcaster Pete McCarthy has died at the age of 51. McCarthy, author of the best-selling book McCarthy's Bar, died at the Royal Sussex Hospital in Brighton.


UK agrees to US request to redeploy British troops inIraq

British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon told the British Parliament on Thursday that the government has agreed to a US request to redeploy British troops in Iraq to relieve American forces.


Palermo: forse allergia dovuta a farmaco, indaga la procura


Indonesia's Suharto has state funeral in royal city

GIRIBANGUN, Indonesia  - Tens of thousands of people lined the roads around Indonesia's royal city of Solo on Monday for the state funeral of autocratic former president Suharto at the family's mausoleum.


Secondo Human Rights Watch sarebbero una trentina


Consumer prices rose by a mild 0.2 percent in November as costs for gasoline and food products calmed down after posting sharp increases the month before.


Kauai, Nov 26 - The final round of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, a two-day championship for the four major champions of 2004. South African Retief Goosen, who was battling a cold as well as the course closed with a 68 to finish at 11-under.


Agassi ends career with defeat to qualifier

Andre Agassi's remarkable career ended   in the U.S. Open on Sunday when he lost to big-serving German   qualifier Benjamin Becker, 7-5 6-7 6-4 7-5.


Higher Risk for Heart Attack With Vioxx Than With Celebrex

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study reveals a greater risk of heart attack associated with Vioxx (rofecoxib) than with Celebrex (celecoxib), although neither drug shows a statistically significant elevated risk of heart attack relative to people who did not


Beheaded Bodies Found in Mosul; US Storms Baghdad Mosque

As many as a dozen beheaded corpses have been discovered in western Mosul, while in Baghdad today Iraqi and American troops killed at least three people during


LONDON: Opposition politicians stepped up the pressure on Britain's Home Secretary David Blunkett yesterday over accusations he abused his position by speeding up a visa for his ex-lover's nanny.


RealNetworks rolls out a media player with clip downloading functionality.


Microsoft investigates leak of "Office" videos

Software giant Microsoft Corp.   said on Tuesday it was investigating how two in-house training  videos made by British comedian Ricky Gervais, creator of "The  Office" television series, appeared on two Web sites.


Utility E.On AG said Friday it raised its offer for Spain's Endesa SA to $53.4 billion as it delivered its final bid in a more than year-long takeover saga.


EU backs Lamy to head World Trade Organisation

Pascal Lamy, the former EU trade commissioner, could become the World Trade Organisation's new director general, replacing Supachai Panitchpakdi when his three-year term runs out in August.


Around 350 British troops are to return to the UK from southern Iraq four months early.


Best moment of my captaincy, says Vaughan after series win

England captain Michael Vaughan said that completing a series win over South Africa was the highlight of his captaincy.


THE Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, escaped an assassination attempt yesterday when a rocket was fired at his helicopter as it was landing in the south-eastern town of Gardez.


RICHMOND, Va. - An area of about 20 blocks of downtown Richmond was roped off and was declared uninhabitable Tuesday after the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston flooded the city and other parts of central Virginia with a foot or more of rain...


Shock magazine mobilizes cell phone campaign

Publisher Hachette Filipacchi   is testing a new mobile phone strategy with what may  be its most colorful U.S. title: Shock magazine, home to photos  of nuns practicing taekwondo and a polio-stricken dancing  transvestite.


Earthquakes in Western Japan Injure 14 and Create Tsunamis

Two strong earthquakes, the first magnitude 6.9 and the second magnitude 7.3, rattled western Japan within hours of each other Sunday night, injuring 14 people, shaking buildings in Tokyo and triggering tsunamis.


UPDATE 3-Murali could break 700 with "doosra" - de Silva

Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will be able to bowl his controversial "doosra" under a recommendation from an International Cricket Council (ICC) committee.


SpaceShipOne's successful flights did more than win $10 million - they proved to the world that space is open for all humanity.


PARIS -- Major economic powers agreed yesterday to write off billions of dollars in Iraqi debt, a deal that marked a significant step in US efforts to help put that nation's economy back on its feet.


Butch Harmon figured everything was fine when the appointment got canceled.


The caddie apparently wasn't the only problem. A day after firing caddie Tim Mork, Rhode Islander Brett Quigley dropped from a tie for first to a tie for 32d yesterday at the Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Mich. Quigley, who started the day tied with Jim Furyk and Kenny Perry, shot a 3-over-par 75. At 7-under 209, he's six shots ...


MSU turnovers help Penn State score four touchdowns in third ...

A week after being at its best, Michigan State was at its worst. The Spartans still haven't learned how to handle success, losing Saturday to Penn State, 37-13, at Beaver Stadium.


Aston Villa held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at Villa Park

Villa, strong at the back in the shape of Mark Delaney and determined in midfield where Gavin McCann hustled and bustled every black-shirted player that came his way, would feel they had the better of the game, even though Chelsea will point to the fact


Iran Halts Key Nuclear Work to Avoid Sanctions

Iran on Monday suspended sensitive  nuclear activities that could be used to make a bomb in a move  likely to thwart U.S. efforts to report the Islamic Republic to  the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.


Conservative paper takes aim at top lawmaker over sex scandal

A sex scandal on Capitol Hill is gaining steam, exactly five weeks before Congressional elections, as a conservative Washington paper urged a top Republican to relinquish his leadership post.


Armstrong's Bracelet Worn by Bush, Kerry

John Kerry wears one. President Bush has one, too. So do several celebrities.


HARTFORD -- Despite mergers and layoffs, Connecticut's insurance industry still plays an important, and growing, role in the state's economy, a study reports.


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


Verona, 19:25 - CALCIO, CHIEVO; DEL NERI: PENSIERO AL COLPACCIO LO AVEVO FATTO

Gigi Del Neri accetta il 2-2 con la Roma. ''Eravamo avanti di due gol e dopo la rete di Semioli un p...


Human Waste From Burst Pipe Disrupts KU Class

By Eric Weslander, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Feb. 1--IT WAS A TIMELY -- and smelly -- reminder of Kansas University's maintenance troubles.


Scientists Debate Climate Change Amid Stark Warnings

World scientists gather next week to discuss the climate change crisis threatening the planet amid stark warnings that the time for talking is over and action is urgently needed.


England lose Kevin Pietersen in the first over of the final day of the first Ashes Test.


Woolworths says sales over the Christmas period were "disappointing" with sales of toys and DVDs worse than expected.


Winfrey, Cruise to Co-Host Nobel Concert

American superstars Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey will host December's traditional Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, honoring the 2004 laureate, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, organizers told the AP Wednesday.


A rail accident occurred near the British town of Newbury, killing six people according to first estimates. Over 100 people were wounded in the accident, 30 of them heavily.


News Corp. to launch Fox Business Network in Oct

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said on  Wednesday it would launch on October 15 its new Fox Business  Network, a cable channel that aims to rival General Electric  Co.'s CNBC.


NBC is expected to turn  former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham's upcoming reality series  into a primetime special, sources said.


Review: A 5x1 eSATA disk port multiplier for your PC

Addonics has developed a 5x1 eSATA disk port multiplier that speeds throughput and allows you to add up to five external disks to your PC and configure them as RAID 0, 1, 5 or 10; combined as one large contiguous volume; or configured as five individual drives.


GAZA CITY: Palestinian hard-liners rejected Wednesday a call by new PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas to lay down their weapons as a spiraling death toll in Gaza threatened to undermine his efforts to bring calm to the region.


Notes and Quotes From Campaign in Nevada

John Kerry is betting on Nevada as he scours the political map for a Republican state he can call his own.


China seals off villages in central region after ethnic rioting ...

Villages were cordoned off and thousands of police kept watch along roads in central China on Tuesday following riots between majority Han Chinese and a Muslim minority that killed seven people and injured 42.


At Least 50 Killed In Northeast India Violence

Northeast India has been hit by a second day of deadly violence blamed on separatists in the region. Authorities in the far northeastern state of Assam say three National Democratic Front of Bodoland militants


Renee Montgomery was asked to take on more of Connecticut's scoring burden after the top-ranked Huskies lost a second starter to a season-ending knee injury Tuesday.


"Everyman", la vita a perdere secondo Philip Rothe "L'uomo del banco dei pegni" di Edward Lewis Wallant                                            Libri, ebrei erranti nel cuore d'America                                                                                Tra le novitÃ , anche la provincia da incubo di Bernard Malamud


US, Iraqi forces claim control over 70 percent of Fallujah

IRAQ:Insurgent violence erupts elsewhere in the nation, and gunmen kidnap relatives of the interim prime minister. BY JACKIE SPINNER AND OMAR FEKEIKI.


Iraqi PM heads to Iran seeking "no interference"

Iraq's prime minister will deliver a   blunt message to fellow Shi'ite Islamist leaders in Iran on   Tuesday that they should not interfere in Iraqi affairs.


Edu looks set to move to Real Madrid unless Arsenal improve their offer of a new contract.


Microsoft says Vista Europe launch on track

Microsoft  said on Thursday it  remained on track to launch its Windows Vista operating system  in Europe in January but again asked the European Commission to  detail concerns it may have with the software.


WTO backs Korea in shipbuilding dispute with EU

The World Trade Organization has ruled against European Union claims that the Korean government provided illegal subsidies to its shipbuilding industry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said today.


Sprint, Nextel announce $35 billion merger

Sprint and Nextel Communications agreed Wednesday to a merger that will create the third largest US wireless company. The stock-cash deal has an estimated value of more than $35 billion, depending on the value


Cubans worried about political turmoil expressed relief on Wednesday that ailing leader Fidel Castro was apparently recovering from intestinal surgery that forced him to hand over power to his brother six months ago.


U.S. Announces Malt Beverage Regulations

Popular flavored malt beverages must have the majority of their alcohol come from the process of brewing if they want to be taxed and treated as beer products rather than higher-taxed liquor products.


A person's entire life could one day be recorded by a network of intelligent sensors, according to a senior scientist.


Sharp-tongued comedian Chris Rock  has been chosen to host the 77th annual Academy Awards, the  film industry's highest honors, next February, the producer of  the show said on Thursday as he reached out to a younger  generation of comedians.


Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. reported  a swing to an annual operating profit after cost cuts more than  offset sluggish digital camera sales, but it forecast an  unexpected earnings decline for this year.


Court-appointed doctors who examined Gen. Augusto Pinochet are split on whether the former dictator's health allows him to stand trial on human rights charges, according to their reports made public Friday.


9'Krzynowek va via sulla sinistra e mette in mezzo dove Sartor Ã¨ pronto e mette in angolo. 6'Berbatov riceve spalle alla porta e si gira tentando il tiro da 25 mt: diagonale di destro che termina un paio di mt alla destra di Zotti.


New US jobs soared at the sharpest rate in seven months in October, the government reported on Friday, helped by a surge in construction activity as hurricane-battered areas in the Southeast were rebuilt.


Even with the use of home accounting software, investors should still establish a filing system for paper receipts, warranties, tax records, bank statements and other essential documents.


'Oggi vedo Berlusconi, comunque schierato contro cuffarismo'


Sequestrati 4.800 chili hashish e 1.200 di cocaina


Crescita del 7% da inizio anno, con 952.929 unita'


Dal carcere dirigevano traffico stupefacenti in Sicilia


Speaking to technologists during an appearance at the Computer History Museum, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates touched on a number of topics, including Linux, Web services, grid computing and digital rights management.


SIOUX FALLS, SD Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders walked into Sioux Falls Arena before Friday's game against the New York Knicks and promptly said, "Not much has changed.


Exelon Corp. and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. announced a merger agreement Monday that would create the nation's largest utility and electricity generator, with


Flash memory remained profitable for AMD, but declined sharply from the previous quarter due to inventory adjustments at cell phone manufacturers.


Nestle buys medical nutrition ops from Novartis for 2.5 billion dollars

Swiss food giant Nestle has said it had acquired the medical nutrition business of pharmaceuticals major Novartis for 2.5 billion dollars (1.9 billion euros).


Prince Harry flies back to the UK from Argentina amid reports that shots were fired at the ranch he was staying at.


Beslan Terrorists Were Drug Addicts: Russian official

The terrorists who took hostages at a Beslan secondary school on September 1, were addicted to narcotics, according to a statement by Russia's Deputy Prosecutor General, Nikolay Shepel.


Tredici milioni in piu' rispetto a fine giugno


Un azione legale ai danni della cantante e attrice americana Liza Minnelli Ã¨ stata intrapresa da una sua vecchia guardia del corpo. Mohammed Soumayah, 56 anni afferma, infatti, che la sua ex-datrice di lavoro


Era sopravvissuto due giorni sotto le macerie


Thousands of Shiite youths riot as funerals held for mosque blast ...

SIALKOT, Pakistan : Thousands of Shiite youths rioted in Pakistan Saturday as mourning relatives buried the dead from a suspected suicide bombing which killed at least 30 people at a mosque in eastern Sialkot city.


The UN is to begin new efforts to bring food aid to tens of thousands hit by Kenya's post-election violence.


An option slips away: Gaza withdrawal plan becomes more perilous

Seven months ago, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's astonishing announcement of a plan to withdraw all the Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip ignited a tiny spark of hope among people searching for some way out of another ghastly intifada.


Azzurrini rimontano doppio svantaggio, paura eliminazione


Clinton to Propose Universal Health Care

The goal of Senator Hillary Rodham Clintonâs plan, to be outlined in a speech in Des Moines, is similar to that of the ill-fated plan that she and President Bill Clinton pushed in 1993 and 1994.


Jennifer Lopez Sued by Ex-Spouse Over Restaurant

Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez has  been sued for fraud and breach of contract by an ex-husband,  who claims she hired him to manage her restaurant just long  enough to get it up and running, then fired him.


Summer songs make it big by feeling good

Each summer, a song emerges that comes to define those warm, sunshiny months for seasons afterward: Donna Summer's "Bad Girls." Alice Cooper's "School's Out." Usher's "Yeah." Beyonce's "Crazy In Love." And, unfortunately, the "Macarena."


Sea trials for Suomenlinna ferry begin in Helsinki, Finland

Sea trials for the wayward ferry Suomenlinna II began Monday off Helsinki. The ferry runs between mainland Helsinki and the Suomenlinna island belonging to Helsinki.


Convicted drink drivers could get breathalysers in their cars in a range of new road laws to be brought in.


New York, 09:35 - BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE: RISULTATI

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di baseball (MLB) disputate nella notte. In maiuscolo ...


Consumer prices rose by a bigger-than-expected amount in January, reflecting big increases in the cost of food and health care, the government reported Wednesday.


Companies Pressed to Define Green Policies

Tracey C. Rembert, the coordinator of corporate governance and engagement for the Service Employees International Union, acknowledges that Wells Fargo is the countryâs largest purchaser of renewable energy offsets and has specialists on staff studying all of the implications of climate change on its businesses.


Il commissario Ue agli Affari Economici ha presentato a Bruxelles il Rapporto sull'economia europea 2006                                          Almunia: "Solo adesso l'Italia comincia a recuperare"


Secret Websites, Coded Messages: The New World of Immersive Games

The future of advertising isn't writing better slogans or using cool photography or video. It's creating interactive stories people can explore over their phones, on the web, maybe even through a flash drive hidden in a bathroom. It's a new art form. Just ask Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor.


SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- Crude-oil futures climbed back toward $54 a barrel, with traders eagerly awaiting weekly petroleum data to find out how the recovery in the Gulf of Mexico has affected US oil and natural-gas inventories.


Paris Journal: Smoking No Longer TrÃ¨s Chic in France

Something about smoking seems very French, but a parliamentary committee approved a proposal to ban it in public areas.


Appeals Court Reinstates Patent Suit Against Google

Google must face a Wisconsin companyâs lawsuit over a toolbar feature that generates Web links from search data, a federal appeals court decided.


Residents in south-western China begin cleaning up after floods and landslides left 172 people dead.


Indonesian troops deployed to guard against Christmas violence

Authorities have stepped up security for the Christmas celebrations, deploying thousands of troops and police outside churches and other public places across the Muslim-majority archipelago.


Group plans 43-acre sanctuary for unwanted animals

ASHFORD, Conn. -- An animal welfare group has launched a campaign to raise $15 million for a sanctuary where unwanted dogs, cats, birds and other small domestic animals could live out their lives.


Windows Upgrade Causing Campus Headaches

Microsoft Corp.'s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the


Delta to Cut Up to 7,000 Jobs in 18 Months

ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines is axing up to 7,000 jobs, cutting employee wages and shedding its Dallas hub as part of a sweeping turnaround plan aimed at helping the nation's third largest carrier cope with high fuel costs and competition from low-fare rivals.    But even with those changes - part of a $5 billion cost-saving program - CEO Gerald Grinstein warned on Wednesday Delta would seek bankruptcy court protection if Delta can't slow the pace of pilot retirements by the end of September...


Andy Lau gives "The Departed" — an Americanized version of one of his movies — an eight out of 10. The new Martin Scorsese film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson was inspired by the 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller "Infernal Affairs," which features Lau and Tony Leung.


Prodi, 'e' un impegno di grandissimo respiro'


Edwards wins crash-filled NASCAR race at Dover

Carl Edwards steered clear of danger in a crash-filled NASCAR race to claim victory and jump five spots in the Chase standings at Dover International Speedway in Delaware on Sunday.


Spitzer Sues Insurance Broker Universal Life

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Friday widened his investigation of the insurance business, this time suing a broker that allegedly took kickbacks from big life insurers.


It's straight A's as Oakland sweeps Twins

Barry Zito did his best to avoid the party, fearing a flying bottle might accidentally cost him a start on his biggest stage yet: the AL Championship Series.


The longtime rivals claim that they'll work harder to make their software work together. By Aaron Ricadela. Longtime rivals Microsoft and Sun Microsystems have made a "180-degree U-turn" in their relationship


Chemical Receptor Linked to Breast Cancer Spread

Increased levels of a cell chemical receptor called CXCR4 is needed for the spread of certain hereditary breast cancers, researchers report in the journal Cancer Cell.


The US Defence Secretary enters the row over large amounts of explosives allegedly looted in Iraq.


The first human trials of a vaccine against Type 1 diabetes were "very exciting," according to a researcher. The vaccine, which was developed over the last 10 years, will be tested on human subjects starting next August.


Per la puntata che inaugura la sua ventesima edizione


Daimler axes 13,000 Chrysler jobs in major overhaul

DETROIT/FRANKFURT  - DaimlerChrysler announced 13,000 job cuts at Chrysler on Wednesday and may part ways with its loss-making North-American arm, which would unwind a 1998 mega merger creating the world's fifth-biggest car maker.


Fierce Clashes in Iraq Kill 36; 203 Hurt

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces battled insurgents loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Tuesday, in clashes that killed at least 36 people, including one American soldier, and injured at least 203 others, U.S...


SOUTH BEND, Indiana (Ticker) -- Seventh-ranked Michigan tries to win in South Bend for the first time in a decade Saturday when it visits Notre Dame, which was blown out by the Wolverines last year.


President Bush praised Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as the "right guy" for Iraq on Thursday and said he agreed with the Iraqi leader that partitioning the country would only increase violence.


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


He said that Ian Paisley's party had gone below his bottom line on issues such as policing and justice.


Find the perfect career school in your area. Search our listings for business, culinary, computer, health, technology, art, and many other degree programs near you.


Don't invite Justine and Serena to the same party. They start swinging clubs at each other. Nevertheless, there they were last night on the blue ballroom floor, going at it for the 12th time, and 23,737 fans at the fete were satisfied to watch the pair of champions slug it out.


Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid and Real Sociedad will complete the final minutes of its match on Jan. 5. Sunday's match was suspended due to a bomb threat at Madrid's Bernabeu stadium.


OLPC battery life: What's the real story?

Blog: Dig enough, and you'll finally get a reality check on the claim of 12-hour battery life from the One Laptop Per Child project.


Teleportation: The leap from fact to fiction in new movie Jumper

MIT scientists and Hollywood heavyweights discuss the realties of teleportation at the premier of the movie Jumper.


Karan Johar's next film is titled Dostana

It's a proud moment for Karan Johar. He has decided to name his new productionÂstarring Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham and Priyanka ChopraÂafter a hit film of his fatherÂs from 1980, Dostana.


The Giants May Rest, but the Debate Will Not

With his teamâs position in the playoffs locked, Giants Coach Tom Coughlin must decide whether the best strategy is to rest key players or to take a serious stab at upsetting the Patriots.


Chelsea went seven points clear at the top of the English Premier League on Tuesday night after Didier Drogba scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough and champions Arsenal could only scramble a 1-1 ...


Mafia: 100 arresti in operazione carabinieri

BRINDISI - Un centinaio di ordinanze di custodia cautelare in carcere vengono consegnate in queste ore dai carabinieri in Puglia e in altre regioni d'Italia nei confronti di persone accusate di essere legate all'organizzazione mafiosa pugliese Sacra


TerraTec Noxon 2 net radio and iPod dock

Tune into a wealth of internet radio content Review No sooner does DAB establish itself as the radio format of the future, than internet radio begins tapping it on the shoulder and trying to muscle its way past.â¦


Public radio: No Webcast changes for us for now

Blog: National Public Radio and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting say they expect no disruptions in their music streams thanks to a temporary agreement with the music industry over elevated fees set to kick in Sunday.


UK Home Secretary Blunkett Resigns Over Lover's Nanny Visa

UK Home Secretary David Blunkett resigned over claims he helped speed up a visa application to his department by his former lover's Filipina nanny and remarks he made to a biographer about fellow ministers.


CAIRO -- Even when America is doing something for Muslims -- in this case, helping mostly Muslim Indonesia and other tsunami-battered nations -- it comes in for criticism in the Middle East, where resentment and suspicion color thinking about the United States.


Montgomery to Learn Date of CAS Hearing Next Week

World 100 meters record holder Tim  Montgomery will learn next week the date for his appeal to the  Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a possible life  ban for doping.


Toronto Raptors Vince Carter yells support to teammate Chris Bosh during the Raptors 96-90 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Toronto Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004.


Tendulkar "seriously doubtful" for Trophy: Ganguly

Sachin Tendulkar was rated "seriously doubtful" for the ICC Champions Trophy by India captain Sourav Ganguly here.


Kenya's opposition leader denies government charges that his supporters planned a campaign of ethnic cleansing.


Michelle Kwan is taking a pass on figure skating's Grand Prix series again. Kwan skipped the Grand Prix series the past two seasons, and said Monday she'll do the same thing this year.


Digesting Gateway and Packard-Bell Acer has pulled itself off the acquisition trail for the foreseeable future and will spend the next couple of years digesting Gateway and Packard Bell.â¦


Millions Can See Video of Haltom Burglary

By Melissa Vargas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 9--HALTOM CITY -- When a resident near Spring Lake arrived home to  find a brick on her kitchen floor, a shattered window and $5,000 worth of her  belongings gone, she got mad.


US accuses Venezuela of secret election funding

Prosecutors in the US have accused Venezuela of secretly funding the election campaign of Argentina's newly inaugurated president, Cristina Kirchner. The claim ignited a political row between the three countries


Upscale home builder Hovnanian  Enterprises Inc  reported a quarterly loss on Thursday,  a reflection of the deteriorating U.S. home market, but its  shares rose as the results met Wall Street expectations.


With the SEC's help, we look at what the best of the best are buying and selling.


Firenze, 20:51 - Calcio, serie C: sospeso per doping Maglietta

La Commissione disciplinare della Lega Professionisti della Serie C ha sospeso in via cautelare per ...


Tim Henman needs three sets to beat Wesley Moodie at the Swiss Indoors.


David Beckham looks unlikely to win his 100th cap after being left out of Fabio Capello's first England squad.


I risultati degli esami del sangue eseguiti nella notte dai tecnici dei carabinieri del Racis mettono fine alle speranze: la bimba trovata ieri nel Napoletano non Ã¨ Angela Celentano, scomparsa a tre anni nel 1996 sul monte Faito.


Knee-deep in red mush, tens of thousands of revelers pelted each other with tons of ripe tomatoes Wednesday in Spain's messiest summer party.


Banda armata e rapina aggravata. Sono questi i reati al momento contestati a Jerome Cruciani, 37 anni, arrestato questa mattina dalla Digos di Roma, dopo un'ordinanza di custodia cautelare emessa dai pm del


"After the momentum we have got in Chennai, we should win the next two Tests. We are quite capable of winning the series," Ganguly said.


It's hard to tell who counts himself luckier, Lon Kruger or his son. Kevin Kruger, a fifth-year senior who transferred from Arizona State to play for his father this season, scored 21 points and led the 25th-ranked Runnin' Rebels to an 80-54 quarterfinal win over Utah in the Mountain West tournament Thursday night.


Seven car bombs shook the ethnically mixed Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Saturday and rampaging insurgents forced authorities in Mosul to close bridges and order people off the streets.


Nel secondo trimestre ancora in lieve aumento, +1,2% annuo


Stock index futures slipped on Thursday as oil prices stayed near $100 a barrel and as investors were nervous before data on jobs and factory orders.


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Joan Marie Gilbert and her 15-year-old daughter moved into a mobile home because they couldn't afford anything else. James and Jean Burns bought one because it was the


FDA gives Jerini angioedema drug priority review

German biotech firm Jerini AG said on Friday that U.S. regulators at the Food and Drug Administration have granted priority review of its Icatibant drug for the treatment of skin-swelling disease hereditary angioedema.


A volcano in the Philippines spewed ash Wednesday after the amount of gas coming from the crater dropped suddenly, worrying experts that something had blocked the flow of magma and could cause a bigger eruption.


Yahoo IM hit with critical security flaws

Blog: A number of highly critical security flaws have been found in the latest version of Yahoo Messenger, which could allow attackers to gain remote access to users systems.


Mars Water Evidence Excites NASA Scientists

LOS ANGELES -- After decades of scouring images of Mars for signs of water, scientists believe they have found stunning evidence that water may even now be flowing through the Red Planet's frigid surface.The news excited scientists who hunt for extraterrestrial life.


AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Comunicato del Consiglio Nazionale dei Laici sulla riforma costituzionale: "L'attuale proposta non Ã¨ accettabile in quanto contraddice diritti umani ineludibili" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "La riforma costituzionale che ci viene proposta non Ã¨ una modifica parziale della nostra Carta fondamentale, bensÃ¬ un cambiamento radicale di questa. CiÃ² che ci chiedono di approvare sono nuove basi per la vita sociale, la ...


Deutsche Bank cracks down on Yukos bankruptcy filing

The lawyers of Deutsche Bank asked the court in the Houston, Texas, to decline the filing for bankruptcy protection of the Russian oil giant Yukos.


Western Businesses Embrace Turkey as E.U.'s Resistance Grows

ISTANBUL -- Markus Lehto's Turkey is a futuristic shopping complex with aerial bridges linking skinny-jeans shops to designer bag boutiques. In the attached apartment building, a pied-?-terre designed for the global jet-setter can cost up to $2 million.


US regulators yesterday levelled fraud charges against three former executives of Computer Associates (CA), including Sanjay Kumar, the US software companyâs former head.


Forsyth holds on as season reaches a thunderous end

Scotland's Alastair Forsyth will take a three-stroke lead over Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter into the final round of the Volvo Masters today.


Barely two weeks after its VIP treatment for a dying Yasser Arafat, France reached out to Israel on Wednesday, hosting a delegation of Israeli economic officials.


afrol News, 13 September - Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU) today decided to investigate whether the situation in Sudan's Darfur provinces should be termed "genocide".


BBC tops the Christmas Day ratings, with EastEnders and the Vicar of Dibley leading the way.


FOXBOROUGH — Taylor Twellman returned to the Revolution for last night’s 1-1 tie against Chivas USA, entering as a 56th-minute substitute for Adam Cristman. Twellman, who arrived on a Caracas-Atlanta-Boston flight Friday night, connected with two point-blank headers that were blocked by goalkeeper Preston Burpo.


Sun has a laudable vision of the future of utility computing, where organisations with extra processing power can sell it back to a computing grid in the same manner that homes with solar panels can sell power back to the electrical power grid.


The Princess Royal meets British soldiers during a two-day trip to Afghanistan by her and her husband.


Gap, Banana Republic stores to open in Indonesia

Gap Inc. said on Monday that  it had expanded an existing franchise agreement with F.J.  Benjamin Holdings Ltd. to bring Gap and Banana Republic-branded  stores to Indonesia.


Done deal: Pirates trade Kendall to Athletics

Jason Kendall, above, was traded Saturday from Pittsburgh to Oakland. The deal gave the Athletics one of baseball's best top-of-the-lineup hitters and most durable catchers and partly freed the Pirates of their biggest financial burden.


Per un controllo.Ex premier: sto bene, niente di grave


Roma, 17:21 - CALCIO, SERIE D: RISULTATI RECUPERI

Oggi si sono giocate le partite della quinta giornata di ritorno del campionato di calcio di serie D...


SocGen under pressure over rogue trade warning

Societe Generale faces growing  embarrassment after it emerged the French bank was warned last  year about the suspect activities of Jerome Kerviel and its key  fraud accusation against the 31-year-old trader collapsed.


Vicepremier, non sono preoccupato per il voto al Senato


A blaze in a ground floor flat on the south side of Glasgow claims the lives of two women.


Brodeur shutout earns Devils win over Flyers

Martin Brodeur had 36 saves for his 96th regular-season shutout when the New Jersey Devils blanked the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Friday.


Opium poppies can provide useful pharmaceuticals without making the addictive compounds in heroin and opium, an international team of scientists has shown.


Chone Figgins and Casey Kotchman each had three hits and two RBIs, and the Los Angeles Angels lowered their magic number for clinching the AL West to five with a 10-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Monday night.


Services firms are worried that they are vulnerable to a weakening economy, a CBI report warns.


GLASGOW - Chi Ã¨ dotato di inossidabile memoria storica rossonera ricorda lâ1-0 di 35 anni fa al Celtic Park: gol di Prati, e un passo avanti verso la finale di Coppa Campioni che avrebbe visto il Milan trionfare sull'Ajax a Madrid.


Volkswagen's Wolfsburg plant may make Audis-report

Volkswagen VOWG.DE is seriously   considering making cars for premium arm Audi in its main   Wolfsburg plant to fill unused capacity at the factory and   placate labor, a magazine reported on Saturday.


President Bush will seek $419.3 billion for the Defense Department in the fiscal year that begins this October, a 4.8 percent increase over this year's spending, not counting the cost of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Defense Department document obtained by The Washington Post.


Online Auctions Raise Value of CelebritiesÂ Charity Gifts

Charities have long sold items owned by celebrities, but eBay and the Internet have pumped new life into this fund-raising technique.


This is the new E3? Sure, I'll take it...with a side of Pinkberry

Blog: It's just a few hours until the press events start. Right now, we reporters are just soaking up the shock factor.


UK city ditches traditional pub for Polish tavern

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Tourists coming to Britain often rave about drinking in traditional English pubs. Now they've got another type to choose from -- the traditional Polish pub.


Subprime woe, Bernanke talk hit stocks; IBM up late

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday on deepening concerns that a crisis in lending could spread and a warning from the Federal Reserve chairman that weakness in housing could hurt economic growth for some time.


Immigration Raid Leaves Texas Town a Skeleton

CACTUS, Tex. -- The streets of this small, isolated city in the Texas Panhandle are virtually empty nowadays, and "For Rent" signs decorate dilapidated trailers and shabby 1940s-era military barracks that just weeks ago were full of tenants.


Autobus sequestrato in Grecia: 26 ostaggi

Questa mattina allâalba un autobus Ã¨ stato sequestrato a Maratona, a 40 chilometri da Atene. Ventisei persone sono tenute sotto in ostaggio sul mezzo, circondato dalle forze dell'ordine. Il commando Ã¨ entrato in azione intorno alle 4,45.


Blast Kills Up to 17 Near Baghdad Police Academy

A suspected suicide car bomb killed up to 17 people near Baghdad's Oil Ministry and a nearby police academy Sunday, a spokesman for the ministry said.


Opera star Beverly Sills gravely ill with cancer

World-renowned soprano Beverly Sills, who went from stardom on the opera stage to become chairwoman of two great U.S. opera companies, is critically ill with cancer, her publicist said on Thursday.


Roma, 23:04 - VOLLEY, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: TREVISO CHIUDE IN TESTA GIRONE

La Sisley Treviso batte in Olanda per 3-2 il Piet Zoomers Apeldoorn nel turno conclusivo della Pool ...


Madrid's Olympic bid wins Real support for 2012 Summer Games

Madrid has enlisted the support of Real Madrid in an attempt to boost its hopes of staging the 2012 Olympic Games. Madrid's mayor Alberto Ruiz Gallardon described the famous soccer team as "the


Fox hunting ban is about 'class war': Labour MP

The ban on fox hunting is driven by the Labour Party's desire to stamp out "the old order" dominated by the country's landowning upper classes, a Labour MP wrote in The Sunday Telegraph.


Government to publish climate change bill

The government will publish a draft climate change bill on Tuesday, outlining long-term goals to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2050 while eschewing annual targets.


Critical Shopper: Floating on an Air of Indulgence

Buckle your wallet: A visit to the temptation that is Roger Vivier.


Benazir Bhutto was poised to reveal proof that Pakistan's election commission and shadowy spy agency were seeking to rig an upcoming general election the night she was assassinated, a top aide said on Tuesday.


Marking Holocaust, Sharon Blasts Israel Critics

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon assailed  as anti-Semites Wednesday critics of Israel who liken its  crackdowns on a Palestinian revolt to Nazi-style acts of  aggression.


Serial killer Dennis Nilsen will not be prosecuted for the murder of a schoolboy in 1978, the CPS announces.


Four men guilty of botched 2005 London bomb plot

Four men were convicted on Monday of plotting to bomb London's transport system on July 21, 2005 in a botched attempt to replicate Islamist suicide bombings that had killed 52 people two weeks earlier.


Lilly Gets 15th Win in Cubs Stop at Home

The Chicago Cubs get 17 hits during a one-game stopover at Wrigley Field to beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-3, giving Ted Lilly his 15th win.


Australia police get more time to question doctor

An Australian judge ruled on Monday that police should have another 48 hours to question an Indian doctor held over failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow as police widened their investigation to India.


Adobe to open source Flex back-end connector

BlazeDS is messaging software for getting data from enterprise applications or databases to Flex-built Flash Web applications.


British hostage in Iraq possibly handed over to another group ...

The brother of Briton Kenneth Bigley who has been held hostage in Iraq said Monday that the hostage might have been handed over to a group which was preparing to make a ransom demand.


NEW YORK  - Researchers in India describe a   hospital outbreak of chickenpox in which the source of   infection was a cadaver.


Australia's John Howard arrives in Japan on a visit that will include signing a bilateral security pact.


Roddick, Serena, Jennifer serve up a perfect weekend for US

NEW YORK: Andy Roddick, Serena Williams and Jennifer Capriati provided a Labour Day weekend treat as they turned on the style at the US Open on Sunday.


WASHINGTON : Home building in the United States soared by an unexpectedly steep 8.3 percent in July, recovering from a slump the previous month as weather improved, a government report showed.


I sindacati bocciano i tagli. Epifani: Â«Ã un regalo per i ricchi ...

I sindacati bocciano il taglio delle tasse e la finanziaria che il governo sta per presentare al Senato. La riforma fiscale, afferma il segretario della Cgil Guglielmo Epifani, Â«a parte della popolazione


Athens:A senior leader of the Greek Orthodox Church has been killed along with 16 other people in a helicopter crash off the coast of northern Greece.


Chelsea Defeats CSKA 1-0, Reaches Champions League Round of 16

Chelsea defeated CSKA Moscow 1-0 to become the first team to reach the single-elimination round of European soccer's Champions League.


WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is defending its refusal to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from new motor vehicles in the first case about global warming to reach the Supreme Court.


Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq praised skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq after recording career best figures of 5-35 against Sri Lanka in the second Test.


The deal, thought to be worth Â£2 million, could prove more lucrative if Coulthard hits performance targets. That, however, is a big "if", given the return of only seven points managed by Mark Webber last term.


The funeral of murdered Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh is set to take place in Amsterdam on Tuesday.


Internet videos to vie for Daytime Emmys

Internet videos showing volcanic eruptions of Diet Coke will compete along with Web shorts featuring the cast of NBC's "The Office" in newly created categories for the upcoming Daytime Emmy Awards.


Networks learn harsh lessons from Katrina

NEW YORK  - Two years after Hurricane Katrina forever changed the Gulf Coast, its echoes still reverberate throughout TV journalism.


The first funerals for the victims of the Russian school siege are due to be held. Survivors of the atrocity are still recovering in hospitals in and around the town of Beslan.


Bologna, 10:07 - BASEBALL, PLAYOFF SCUDETTO: ANCHE GROSSETO IN SEMIFINALE

La Montepaschi Grosseto è nelle semifinali dei playoff con Italeri e Cariparma (gia' certe de...


According to a report just released from Environmental Protection Agency, one of every three lakes in the United States and nearly one-quarter of the nation's rivers contain enough pollution that people should limit or avoid eating fish caught there.


Apple, Cisco settle iPhone trademark lawsuit

The agreement allows Apple and Cisco to use the iPhone brand on their own products.


Investors brace for bank losses in pivotal week

Major American banks are expected to unveil substantial losses and secure more cash from abroad in what is shaping up to be a pivotal week for the global credit crisis, with central banks also poised to weigh in again.


Egyptian billionaire 'double agent' found dead in London

A billionaire son-in-law of a former Egyptian president who reportedly spied for Israel in wartime has been found dead in London, media reports said Thursday.


China's consumer inflation slowed in January, according to official figures show.


Japan Court Clears Way for Mega-Bank Deal

Japan's Supreme Court ruled on Monday  that troubled bank UFJ Holdings Inc. can pull out of a deal to  sell its trust business to a smaller rival, clearing the way  for a full takeover of UFJ by larger Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial  Group (MTFG).


Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Dies; Famed for Work on Dying

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, a Swiss-born psychiatrist and author who gained international fame for her landmark work on death and dying, has died in her suburban Phoenix home.


Sono 6 milioni gli innamorati che scelgono di regalarli


Tumbleweeds, Sagebrush and Kielbasa on the Range

âSummer Loveâ has been called the first Polish western and the first Polish spaghetti western, though the truer description might be the first deconstructed art western.


The Seattle Seahawks placed No. 3 quarterback Brock Huard on injured reserve Sunday. Huard hasn't practiced since having muscle spasms in his back on Aug. 5.


Nokia's Ollila Says Global Mobile-Phone Users Reach 1.7 Billion

Nokia Oyj Chief Executive Officer Jorma Ollila said there are 1.7 billion mobile-phone users globally, equivalent to 26 percent penetration, and market growth will come from camera phones and so-called smartphones.


Palestinians to set date for elections for Arafat successor

Palestinian officials pushed forward on Sunday with plans for life without Yasser Arafat, meeting to set a date for elections to replace their longtime leader after his death.


Ryan Drese is 9-3 with a 2.67 ERA at Ameriquest Field this season. ...

The Rangers have been a dominant team at home this year, compiling a 46-25 record at Ameriquest Field in Arlington. One homestand remains and Texas will need near-perfection if it is going to keep its hopes alive for an American League West title.


Rivers of mud and driving rain frustrated fans trying to leave Glastonbury on Monday after three days of music, dance and poetry at the world's biggest greenfield music and arts festival.


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Rachael Ray Site Offers Chance of Free Trip

Visitors to Rachaelraymag.com, in addition to seeking recipes for Rachael Ray's popular 30-minute meals, can now enter a sweepstakes to win a visit to Colorado Springs, Colo.  Banner ads at the Web site for the Food Network star promise a "Wild Week at Pikes Peak" for the winner.


England Shuts Out Israel, France Plays Italy to a Draw

Italy makes its bid to qualify for next year's European Championship a lot more difficult Saturday, and England makes it much more likely.


G.I. Joe Loses Individuality for New Movie

The popular all-American comic-book military man and action figure dating back to the 1940s is undergoing a significant transformation for the Paramount Pictures-distributed "G.I. Joe" film, which begins production in February and is scheduled f...


Jazz Beat Mavs on Boozer's Strong Finish

Carlos Boozer scores 21 points as Utah jumps ahead early and holds on late to drop the Dallas Mavericks, 99-90, on Wednesday.


Physical activity can offset some of the harmful health consequences of being overweight but cannot fully erase them, according to the biggest study to examine the relative benefits of being fit vs.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Cytec Industries Inc.'s acquisition of the surface specialties business from UCB will produce a quick and significant revenue boost, Credit Suisse First Boston said Friday.


Hewlett-Packard will acquire Canada's computer game manufacturer VoodooPC, and will form a separate business unit focused on the video game industry, HP has said in a statement.


Mexico arrests senior drug cartel member

Mexican troops arrested a leading member of one of the country's two main drug gangs and seized nearly a million dollars, a victory in President Felipe Calderon's fight against traffickers.


Anaheim defenseman Chris Pronger received a one-game suspension Sunday for his hit to the head of Ottawa forward Dean McAmmond in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals.


AUCKLAND - A sexual assault trial has opened on tiny Pitcairn Island, with seven men - more than half of the island's adult male population - facing charges.


Apple snaps at Vaio Pocket with iPod Photo

Apple today peeled the wraps off its latest iPod, promising that the iPod Photo will allow customers to take their entire music and photo library with them wherever they go.


Per allentamento obiettivi.Inflazione in rialzo a fine anno


It's going to be an '80s flashback at Sunday's Grammy Awards when Jimmy Jam revisits his musical roots in a one-night-only reunion with The Time.


Generale Pellegrini incontra contingente nazionale


Newmont Considers Suit Over Jailed Execs

Newmont Mining Co. officials said Wednesday they are considering a lawsuit against Indonesian police over the jailing of five company executives during a pollution investigation.


A new legal drama making its debut this month on ABC is stepping into a subject that is the source of heated debate among some parents â the relationship between autism and childhood vaccines.


Web Site Promotes a Holiday Gift Idea: Giving to Charities

The Case Foundation is offering a âguide to charitable giftsâ online.


Actor Glenn Ford, a handsome and   quiet character actor who made his mark in big films like   "Gilda" and "The Big Heat," died on Wednesday in his Beverly   Hills home, police said. He was 90.


Venezuelan president in Moscow discusses cooperation

MOSCOW, November 26 (Itar-Tass) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Moscow on Thursday, November 25 for a two-day visit to discuss cooperation with Russia.


Turkey will say 'no' if EU offers unacceptable conditions: Erdogan

ANKARA, Dec 15  - Turkey will reject an invitation to start accession talks with the European Union if it is offered a status less than full membership, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying by one of his aides.


The European Union says it will to redouble its efforts to avert an epidemic of HIV/Aids across Europe.


Bush says markets turmoil take time to play out

U.S. President George W. Bush, announcing a package of measures to help homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages amid the subprime loan crisis, said on Friday the market turmoil stemming from the problem will take time to play out.


Call for answers over Scots soldiers in Iraq

THE Government was today facing calls to end the uncertainty over plans to send Scottish troops to reinforce the Americans in some of the most volatile areas of Iraq.


Business activity in the US Midwest expanded in September at a faster rate than expected, with employment growing in step with a jump in new orders, a report showed Thursday.


Blog: Numerous states have rebelled against the required digital ID overhaul, citing the steep pricetag as a factor. Will the extra funds make a dent in the multibillion-dollar mandate?


US Forces Detain Zarqawi-Linked Militant in Iraq

US forces have captured a man described as a senior commander of a militant group linked to al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Iraqi government said on Wednesday.


EMPSTEAD, NY, Aug. 17 - It has become a recurring part of the practice-field banter at Jets training camp. Jerricho Cotchery, the rookie wide receiver, hauls in another bomb on a post route or makes another touchdown catch, and ...


Scientists pored over data and wracked their brains Tuesday to determine the cause of a frenzied pace of tiny earthquakes at Mount St.


As Sox charge, Yankee fans lose a bit of their swagger

Across from Yankee Stadium yesterday afternoon, Joe Luchetta, wearing his Yankee hat and jersey, sat in a bar, drinking beer and trying to understand his increasingly rotten luck.


Olympics: Halkia New Greek Goddess, Faces Down Questions

Fani Halkia, hailed by one Greek tabloid  as a "Winged Goddess," stormed to Olympic victory in the 400  meter hurdles, sparking nationwide jubilation and much probing  of her startlingly improved form.


Higher jet fuel costs overcame Southwest's record revenues for the June quarter.


Time Warner Profit Falls on Legal Reserve

Time Warner Inc. (TWX) on Wednesday posted an 8 percent drop in quarterly net profit as it set up a $500 million legal reserve related to accounting probes at its America


The EU's carbon trading scheme - deemed a key to tackling climate change - is set to fail yet again, says the WWF.


A lawyer for a woman accused of helping kidnap teenager Elizabeth Smart told the state Supreme Court on Wednesday that his client shouldn't be forced to take antipsychotic drugs to make her competent for trial.


Carragher urges Liverpool not to concede title race

Jamie Carragher has urged his Liverpool team-mates to keep their nerve as Rafa Benitez's side battle to stay in the title race.


Oil slides towards $89 as falling stock markets weigh

Oil fell more than a dollar towards $89 a barrel on Monday as falling global stock markets amid renewed worries about the health of the global economy spurred profit taking.


Hain to force 300,000 lone parents into work

Â· Compulsory community work for claimantsÂ· Campaigners say benefit sanctions are outrageous


Malaria-curing herb must be carefully farmed: WHO

The effectiveness of an anti-malarial herbal drug could be damaged by overplanting of the Chinese shrub from which it is derived, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.


McLaren plans appeal to sustain Hamilton Formula One title dream

The McLaren Mercedes-Benz Formula One team said Sunday night it was ready to appeal a stewards decision at the Brazilian Grand Prix, keeping alive Briton Lewis HamiltonÃÂÃÂs F1 title dream.


Microchips in Britain's new electronic passports only have a two-year warranty, the National Audit Office says.


ASIA/BANGLADESH - Si acuisce la crisi politica: lÂex Premier Khaleda Zia arrestata per corruzione Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - Si aggrava la crisi politica che da tempo attraversa il Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia, ex primo capo di governo del paese, Ã¨ stata arrestata dalla polizia nel corso di una vasta campagna anti-corruzione lanciata dall'attuale governo...


Jeremy Bonderman went to the mound planning to just throw the ball without thinking. That approach worked wonders against the Chicago White Sox.


25 Insurgents Are Killed Trying to Overrun US Outpost in Mosul

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 29 - United States troops and warplanes killed at least 25 insurgents who used car bombs and rocket-propelled grenades to try to overrun an American combat outpost in Mosul on Wednesday afternoon, the American military said.


Israeli and Palestinian leaders agree to tackle "core issues" as US President George Bush leaves for a regional visit.


Movie Review | 'Shortbus': Naughty and Nice in a Carnal Carnival

John Cameron Mitchell's ode to the joy and sweet release of sex also manages to be a sincere, modest political venture that finds humor where you might least expect it.


Evan Williams, the Blogger guy and Twitter co-founder, gave a talk at LeWeb3 about keeping software small, and how sometimes you can create a product by removing features from an existing product. He showed how Twitter is less than Blogger, no permalinks, titles, comments, templates, etc. It's almost nothing compared to Blogger, but we're using it and liking it. It's not a new story. When I was coming of age in computer science, the newest computers were minicomputers. They were called that because they were smaller and did less than the mainframe computers that came before. They were followed by microcomputers which did even less and were a lot more popular than minicomputers (which of course were more popular than mainframes). Scaling things down can make them more useful. But it's a paradox because once a feature is in a product you can't take it out or the users will complain so loudly that you put it back in right away. I know, I tried, a number of times to back out of features that I thought of better ways to do. You can always add features to products, it will make the existing users happy. But it often comes at a cost of making the product more complicated for first-time users, and they don't have a voice, they can't complain, they just go somewhere else, usually quietly.  So Evan has a point. Software design, if you're creating wholly new products, is like haiku. Find the smallest subset of a mature product that will attract people and ship it.  But there are certainly features they could add to Twitter that would have no impact on the steepness of the learning curve (i.e. how easy it is for a new user to get started). For example users are good at skipping over prefs they don't understand. But you have to think carefully about what the default should be, so there's no penalty for not caring.  Also features that only appear in the API have no cost in complexity of the user interface. They might make it possible for a developer to build a new product on top of the existing one. Since the user of the base product can't see the feature, it can't make it harder to learn.  Some users say they don't want new features, but I bet most of them would be very happy to use a new feature that made Twitter more fun or useful. And there are  alot of users who don't say anything about it, and don't think much about it. Most people aren't interested in theories about why products catch on, they like it or they don't, and don't know why they do or don't.  It's always good to ask questions about why things work, but if I could offer the Twitter folk any advice, I'd say don't hesitate too much to put in new features that will make users happy. Ultimately users like new features in products they use a lot. There's a reason why products tend to bloat over time, it's because users demand it. The trick is to not compromise too much on ease of learning.


Intel not to make 4-Gigahertz version of Pentium 4 PC processor

The world's No. 1 chipmaker Intel says that it will not make the 4-gigahertz version of its Pentium 4 PC processor. Intel will release another chip that has fewer gigahertz.


You thought this sort of thing only happened in figure skating? Think again, Aristotle. Here in the cradle of democracy, we heard nothing but whining and crying, bellyaching and brouhahas.


Soldier Allegedly Has Relative Shoot Him To Avoid Iraq

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia police have arrested a soldier they say had a relative shoot him so he wouldn't have to return to Iraq.


Mantova, 18:01 - CALCIO, MANTOVA, LORI: LA MACHINA ORA GIRA BENE

Il presidente del Mantova Fabrizio Lori appare molto soddisfatto dopo la netta vittoria con il Messi...


Kosovo's former prime minister and two other alleged rebel fighters from the province's brutal conflict with Serbia go on trial Monday at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal charged with a campaign of ethnic cleansing aimed at Serbs and their supporters.


Water Main Break Spurs Boil Water Order in Hialeah

By Christina Kent, The Miami Herald  Sep. 21--Hialeah residents within the radius of a water main break that occurred yesterday afternoon along NW 35th Ave. are being advised to boil their drinking water.   Until further notice, residents under the advisory between NW 62nd St.


RICHARD Green is campaigning for a fair go for golfers in a bid to inject more excitement into home tournaments this summer. Green blasted the brutal course set-up for last week's Australian


New York State Theater to Close for Repairs in 2008

The New York State Theater will go dark during New York City Operaâs 2008-9 season so that it can be renovated, and City Opera will perform at sites yet to be determined.


Renault finalises 600 million euro investment in Moroccan plant

Renault-Nissan signed an accord Friday with the Moroccan government for what it says will be one of its largest automobile-making operations in the world, set to be constructed near Tangiers.


Two Muslims charged over the 2002 train attack on Hindu pilgrims that sparked religious riots in Gujarat are freed.


Nicolas Cage may be running out of storage room for his loot. Disney's "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," with Cage as a history buff on the trail of a lost city of gold, was the No. 1 box office draw for the third straight weekend with $20.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.


Cardinals Lose Catcher to Fractured Wrist

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina will be sidelined for four to six weeks with a fractured left wrist.