FOXBORO, Mass. - As usual, Tom Brady was uncannily accurate as the New England Patriots moved within three games of the NFL record for consecutive victories...


Genova, 17:42 - CALCIO, SERIE B; GENOA-NAPOLI: MAXISCHERMO ANCHE A GENOVA

Sky si arrabbierà ancora di piÃ¹: oltre che a Napoli la diretta di Genoa-Napoli si potr&agrave...


A high, almost windless spot in the central region of the Antarctic plateau is the best place on Earth to view the stars, according to the first results from a small, automated telescope.


Research in Motion has obtained permission from Beijing to sell its popular Blackberry mobile email device in mainland China, the world's biggest cell phone market, media said Wednesday.


Colorado hospitals all participating in quality survey

All 45 eligible hospitals in Colorado have registered to submit quality information, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said Friday.


House GOP changes rule that could remove DeLay

House Democrats yesterday opted to keep their current leadership for the next Congress, while House Republicans voted to change their internal rules in an attempt to ensure that their team is not disrupted.


The government will analyze millions of U.S. passenger records in a first step toward creating a computerized screening system to protect the airlines from terrorist attack.


Writers put brave face on bad sex awards

There cannot be much good in bad sex, unless maybe it wins you a prize.


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Hollywood star Tom Cruise has a snoring problem and says he will do   anything to overcome it. He has now resorted to putting nasal strips on his nose, dailysnack.com   reported.


U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday,  extending Friday's rally, with oil prices sliding and investor  sentiment showing improvement ahead of the flow of quarterly  earnings reports that begins this week.


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Xavier is the latest team to learn how challenging running an offense against George Washington's defense can be, as the Colonials roll to a 56-46 rout on Sunday.


More retailers are offering candy at the checkout. Is this sweet success or a lack of focus?


Roma, 19:44 - CALCIO, U21; CASIRAGHI: CON L'ALBANIA VIETATO SBAGLIARE

La nazionale Under 21 apre il ciclo verso l'Europeo 2009 ancora prima di aver chiuso quello del 2007...


Singer Liza Minnelli is to return to the stage after collapsing during a performance in Sweden last month.


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Barristers who represent foreign terrorism suspects held in British prisons without trial raise concerns.


ATHENS -- In a bizarre and stunning conclusion to the Olympic Games, the leader of the men's marathon was grabbed by a former Irish priest and pushed into the crowd about three miles from the finish. After a police officer helped free the runner, Vanderlei de Lima, the shocked Brazilian hustled back into the race after losing several seconds off ...


Pinochet to hear appeals court ruling from hospital bed

SANTIAGO  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet will be in hospital recovering from a stroke, as an appeals court rules on whether to drop the latest criminal charges against him.


UPDATE 2-Real end miserable year with defeat by Sevilla

Real Madrid ended a miserable year on a low note when they lost 1-0 at home to high-flying Sevilla in the Primera Liga on Wednesday.


MUNICH -- Good news for chocolate lovers. Scientists have found eating dark chocolate appears to improve the function of important cells lining the wall of blood vessels for at least three hours.


Ireland has dumped miles for kilometres with little mourning but plenty of ridicule as new speed signs popped up everywhere from motorways to mud tracks.


FTC: We won't block Google-DoubleClick merger

Controversial ad deal valued at $3.1 billion "unlikely to substantially lessen competition," agency rules in 4-1 vote.


At least 65 people are known to have been killed by Hurricane Felix in Nicaragua and Honduras, officials say.


Madrid, 13:35 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA; MESSI: INGIUSTE CRITICHE A RONALDINHO

Per Lionel Messi il ko del Barcellona contro il Real Madrid nel big match della Liga di domenica sco...


Italian club AS Roma made an official apology to referee Anders Frisk on Thursday after he was struck on the head by an object thrown from the stands during a Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev.


Coldplay, The Darkness Rumoured To Be Considering Band Aid III

Everything's coming up Bob Geldof these days. Not only is Sir Bob in the news with the long-awaited DVD release of Live Aid this season, but now rumours are flying about a potential Band Aid III.


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In one of the world's biggest robberies, thieves took the families of two top bankers hostage and forced the bosses to help them steal more than $39 million from the vaults of a Belfast bank's main office, authorities said Tuesday.


A 15-year-old detained near the Afghan border has confessed to joining a team of assassins sent to kill Benazir Bhutto, officials said Saturday


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A politically conservative student armed with a video camera and a Web site is trying to force a Democratic congressional candidate out of his teaching job at Central Michigan University.


Mexicans tighten grip on drugs across continent

CULIACAN, Mexico  - From the lush mountain valleys of Peru to America's toughest streets, ruthless Mexican gangs are grabbing control of the multi-billion dollar cocaine and crystal meth smuggling trade.


European mobile carrier mm02 will launch DoCoMo's i-mode platform in the UK, Germany and Ireland, reaching some 22 million customers.


Astronauts spacewalk to resume station assembly

Two astronauts went spacewalking on   Tuesday to hook up a solar power unit after it was installed on   the International Space Station in the first addition to the   space complex in nearly four years.


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Beltran's arrival gives Astros the playoff punch needed to win

Carlos Beltran smiled as he presented the answer to all those years of Houston Astros playoff angst. "I wasn't here," he said.


Alexei Yashin will be out at least two weeks with a sprained right knee, and the New York Islanders' leading scorer could miss a month.


Traffic on two major highways linking Kathmandu with the rest of Nepal comes to virtual halt after a rebel blockade.


"You are entering the past," the sign says. "No cellphones." Inside, the wooden floor creaks in spots and the aisles are crammed with everything from souvenir coffee mugs to toothpaste. There's even homemade fudge.


Parma, 14:51 - CALCIO, PARMA: PLAY RADIO NUOVO SPONSOR

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A group of Pakistani journalists is on its way to Indian-administered Kashmir for the first-ever visit of its kind.


Russia opposes referral of Iran to UN Security Council

Russia says it opposes a US proffer to refer Iran's nuclear case to the UN Security Council. Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the remarks in Tehran at a


Italian Kidnapped in Iraq as Bombings Decline

Gunmen kidnapped an Italian journalist  in Baghdad Friday, the latest in a series of brazen abductions  but the first since Iraq's election.


The two women share a connection so deep they could be old friends. But the connection is not shared moments — it's cancer, possibly caused by fallout from nuclear testing in the 1950s and 1960s.


PluggedIn: Wireless Companies Chat Up Teens, Young Adults

The wireless industry, not content with getting corporate executives addicted to e-mail on the go, is setting its sights on the instant messaging generation.


US Postal wins opening stage of Spanish Vuelta cycling race

The US Postal Service team easily won the opening stage of the Spanish Vuelta, a 27.7-kilometre team time trial in this historical northwestern city on Saturday.


Mobile Phones Increase Tumor Risk - Swedish Study

Ten or more years of mobile phone use increases the risk of developing acoustic neuroma, a benign tumor on the auditory nerve, according to a study released on Wednesday by Sweden's Karolinska Institute.


Shares of Claire's Stores (CLE:NYSE - news - research) were among the NYSE's losers Thursday, falling 15% after the company posted third-quarter results that missed analysts' expectations and warning about the fourth quarter.


U.S. Arrests 124 in Raids on Global Steroid Ring

Federal officials said the investigation started with more than 30 Chinese companies, which were shipping raw materials to labs in the United States and nine other countries.


Phone-jammed NH Dems can seek more money

State Democrats seeking compensation in an Election Day 2002 phone-jamming scheme can argue that the GOP plot hindered their get-out-the-vote efforts, a judge has decided.


LOVE LETTERS: Athens opening exhibits true Olympic form

Three cheers for the Greeks. Their show opening the Olympic Games was the most spectacular presentation I have ever seen, on stage, in the air, on ice or anywhere. What a way to begin sports' grandest parade! ...


Venezuelan bank robbers arrested, hostages freed

ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Venezuelan police swooped down on an ambulance used by robbers escaping a bank siege on Tuesday, arresting all four men and freeing a group of captives to end a two-day hostage standoff.


NBA: Pistons Down Celtics, Wizards Beat Hawks

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (Sports Network) - Rasheed Wallace  racked up 23 points and 12 rebounds and five other Detroit  players scored in double-figures as the Pistons cruised to a  100-88 victory over Boston at the Palace at Auburn Hills.


Heralded LSU coach takes Dolphins top job

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - After being courted by NFL clubs for years, Nick Saban has finally turned pro. The LSU coach accepted an offer Saturday to coach the NFL's Miami Dolphins.


A new video message from the terrorist leader has caused the usual stir. But the 9/11 mastermind cannot be happy with what he's wrought


A law that gives the government control over the content of radio and television programs in Venezuela took effect Thursday.


Viewers in Wales could see analogue TV signals switched off within four years, according to Ofcom proposals.


The head of Care International appeared on Arabic television to plead for the release of the aid agency's Iraqi director. Secretary General Denis Cailloux called Margaret Hassan


Tony Blair waded headlong into the murky world of Middle East peacemaking on Thursday, dismissing concerns that he would fail like so many before him and announcing he would travel to the region.


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RS Pura: The fencing work along the International Border in RS Pura sector in Jammu region would be completed by March 2005, a year ahead of schedule, BSF officials told Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil here on Sunday.


Italy, Getty sign deal on return of artifacts

ROME - Italian officials said they will drop a civil lawsuit in the trial of the J. Paul Getty Museum's former curator after the Los Angeles institution formally signed a deal yesterday to return 40 contested artifacts.


The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the city's 250th birthday with a 13-concert, six-country tour of Europe early next year.


UK Soldier Disgusted He Failed to Report Iraq Abuse

A British army sergeant who put a stop to an incident in which fellow soldiers forced Iraqi detainees to strip naked said on Friday he was disgusted with himself for not reporting it.


Procter & Gamble to sell international unit to SCA

The Procter & Gamble Co.  on Monday said it will divest its Western European tissue/towel business to SCA , a global consumer goods and paper company.


At least six people die and dozens are hurt as hurricane-strength storms hit Paris and much of northern France.


The CIA official who gave the command to destroy interrogation videotapes apparently acted against the direction of his superiors, the top Republican House Intelligence Committee member said Wednesday.


Iran's top leaders defended a new fuel rationing plan Saturday that sparked violence earlier this week, saying it will free up funding for development projects and make the country "invincible," state-run television reported.


Orza, Fehr finally come clean & do right thing

The members of the Major League Baseball Players Association now officially tell the men who run that association for them, Donald Fehr and Gene Orza, to go back to the negotiating table with the owners and come up with a new drug policy for the sport


Qatar gets seven bids for mobile phone license

Qatar received bids from seven of 12 qualified companies and groups for the Gulf Arab state's second mobile phone license, the telecom regulator said on Tuesday.


UK scientists are developing a vaccine to combat the life-threatening Clostridium difficile hospital bug.


Malaysia Delays Illegal Immigrant Crackdown -- Paper

Malaysia has called a last-minute delay in a planned huge round-up of illegal immigrants, the majority from neighboring Indonesia just a short boat ride away, newspapers said on Tuesday.


FCC aims to help telcos offer TV service faster

The U.S. Federal Communications  Commission this week hopes to do what Congress could not  accomplish this year -- help AT&T Inc. and Verizon  Communications get into the television business faster.


Cinema: al botteghino e' guerra tra cartoon

ROMA - Il Natale si fa sentire anche al cinema e cosi' a dominare gli incassi al box office sono due film di animazione. Svetta per la seconda settimana consecutiva 'Gli incredibili' della Disney Pixar che


Stocks indexes rose on Thursday as higher oil prices lifted energy stocks while a crop of positive headlines boosted pharmaceutical stocks.


Bari, 20:05 - CALCIO, BARI: TORNANO IN GRUPPO ESPOSITO E SANTORUVO

Il Bari respira: Esposito e Santoruvo hanno lavorato in gruppo, ma il tarantino s'è fermato i...


Arcane Market Is Next to Face Big Credit Test

The obscure market for insurance securities will be put to the test as a looming economic downturn strains companiesâ finances.


Wracked by the cares of monarchy and waging endless wars, Alexander (Colin Farrell) enters his bedchamber to retire for the evening.


Bittersweet theology of Red Sox faithful

In a city of Calvinism and a so-called curse, being a baseball fan means tragedy, then ecstasy, then....


Sottosegretario: e' fondamentale contro digital divide


ST. LOUIS -- The Red Sox were the bold-faced headline on the 2004 season, the town crier in Kenmore Square. The long-suffering franchise fought its way through a cursed history to deliver a World Series triumph


The First Minister rules out a stadium at Belfast's Ormeau Park, saying it would affect five churches.


Dollar Edges Up as Market Focuses on Fed

The dollar edged up in rangebound trade  on Tuesday as the market, widely expecting a U.S. interest rate  rise later in the day, waited for comments from the Federal  Reserve to gauge the course of monetary tightening.


Wall Street was expected to start little changed on Friday as investors continue to fret over the impact of high oil prices on earnings, while Boeing  will be eyed after it reiterated its earnings forecast.


Black Watch troops are set to return over weekend - in time to hear the defence secretary's announcement on their future.


News: Seven critical in MS October patch batch

Microsoft yesterday released 10 new security bulletins to fix multiple components in its Windows operating system and applications.


NEW DELHI -- Kenya's Paul Kirui won the World half-marathon Sunday and China's Sun Ying Jie took the women's race. The 24-year-old Kirui finished in 1 hour, 2 minutes, 15 seconds, beating Tanzania's Fabiano Joseph by 16 seconds.


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Â«Mi Ã¨ dispioaciuto tanto far soffrire i miei cari ma rifarei quello che ho fatto. E' la vita. Simona mi manca giÃ Â». ROMA - Se lo sarebbe mai aspettato di essere liberata grazie al governo Berlusconi? La


Tim Bromhead's Blog: Super friendly URLs - handling spaces with URL Rewrites and PHP

In a new entry today, Tim Bromhead shares his method for creating "super friendly urls" for a site's users using mod_rewrite:   Today we are going to show how to make the URLs with spaces super easy to type for users. bla.st uses dashes in the URLs to represent spaces eg. http//bla.st/web-design/. We chose dashes over underscores because underscores can get lost with underlined links, and we think they look nicer.   He includes the Apache config information for working with the VirtualHost entry and the simple PHP script to handle the requests. It looks in the SERVER superglobal, at the QUERY_STRING to see what the user is requesting and does an append and redirect accordingly. This example is made to take any form of a space in the URL (including underscores and %20), parse it out, and pass the user along correctly to the page they want.


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Windows Vista RC1 Build 5600 Visual Tour

Get a sneak peak at many of the key aspects of Vista, as it looks today. Though not vastly changed, there are several new looks in Release Candidate 1.


Eclipse beater? NetBeans and Ruby, part 1 Let's be honest, the rise of the Eclipse development platform is the best thing to ever happen to Sun Microsystems' NetBeans integrated development environment (IDE).â¦


Album reviews: Bloc Party seeks mass appeal

U.K. rock act Bloc Party follows up its  buzzy 2005 debut by scaling back the nervous guitar riffs and  enlisting the help of U2 producer Jacknife Lee in a bid for  mass appeal.


ABC pulls Mel Gibson Holocaust miniseries

The ABC television network said on  Tuesday that it has pulled a miniseries about the Holocaust it  was developing with Mel Gibson's production company.


Many argue that with the stock market falling and the economy flirting with recession, the Fedâs chairman should more aggressive than he has been so far.


China says play fair over Beijing/Darfur link

China urged activists linking its stance over Sudan to the Beijing Olympics to play fair and rebel groups in Darfur praised the decision by film director Steven Spielberg to quit as an artistic adviser to the Games.


Philippine Govt to monitor UN hostage negotations in Afghanistan

The Philippine government is sending a team to Afghanistan, to monitor United Nations efforts for the release of a Filipino and two other foreign nationals abducted in the capital, Kabul.


Nvidia sparks interest but Intel seen unlikely

Intel Corp.  is an unlikely suitor for chip maker Nvidia Corp. , analysts said on Thursday, although a source familiar with the situation noted takeover interest in Nvidia from various players in its sector.


Cat and mouse may never be the same. Japanese scientists say they've used genetic engineering to create mice that show no fear of felines, a development that may shed new light on mammal behavior and the nature of fear itself.


Md. Researchers Growing Blue Crabs in Lab

More than 1,600 wriggling blue crabs, so young that their shells are still soft and see-through, are taken from gurgling tanks and dropped one at a time into coolers filled with nets. Minutes later, they are loaded onto trucks, driven to two tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay and dropped into the water.


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A Delaware court has told the two sides in the trial over Oracle Corp.'s bid to overturn PeopleSoft Inc.'s antitakeover measure that they must return for more testimony next month, delaying a crucial ruling in the Redwood City giant's plan to take over


The Vatican offers priests a course in casting out devils with lessons on psychology and the law included.


Tiger's wife sues Irish magazine over fake pictures

Tiger Woods's wife Elin has issued libel proceedings against an Irish magazine for publishing fake nude pictures of her during September's Ryder Cup tournament in Ireland, a court official said on Friday.


Islamabad (AsiaNews/BBC) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has called for a radical new approach to the dispute with India over Kashmir.


Decisione dopo incontro con Loiero. Dl, crisi pilotata


NBC Universal said Tuesday that it will shake up its ad sales and take a year-round approach to the television season, which has traditionally been tucked into nine months.


Czechs list winning for Hlinka their goal

TORONTO -- It may be Canada's game -- with an emphasis on may -- but the Czechs like their chances. They've got former Bruin Rosie Ruzicka behind their bench, in the dual role of good-guy coach/good luck charm, and they have the hope of Jaromir Jagr playing at close to full speed.


Amid rationing, Iraqis face more shortages

BAGHDAD -- Iraq is suffering a shortage of state-supplied wheat, sugar, and rice because of logistics and security problems, officials and traders said yesterday.


Bush Pays Rare Visit to Air Force Once Press Cabin

President Bush paid a rare visit to the press cabin aboard Air Force One on Thursday to express optimism about his prospects and dismiss polls showing Democrat John Kerry won their third debate.


Key Lebanese leaders meet for first time

The leader of Lebanon's parliamentary majority and the parliament speaker of the opposition met late Thursday for the first time in four months, a move that marked the first tangible step toward ending a political crisis that has divided the government and paralyzed the nation.


Wyo. Chain Collision Kills One, Hurts 34

One person died and 34 others were hurt, three critically, in a fiery chain reaction of crashes Thursday on a foggy, wet, busy interstate, officials said. Thirty-three vehicles were involved.


Search set to begin for FleetCenter sponsor

What would you pay to see your name in lights on Causeway Street? Delaware North Cos., the owner of the FleetCenter, says it plans to find out soon, following yesterday's declaration that Bank of America Corp. , which bought FleetBoston Financial Corp. for $48 billion in April, will give up the naming rights for the arena. Delaware North says it ...


A new report backs up claims by Utah workers who say the rising cost of health care coverage has shrunk their paychecks. Health insurance premiums paid by workers in Utah have risen over


Steve Irwin replaces Germaine Greer in an Australian portrait gallery following Greer's criticism of the late TV host.


THE young Russian newlyweds should never have been on flight 1047 as it took off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport at 9.45pm last Tuesday.


Abbas says national unity talks back at "point zero"

Palestinian efforts to forge a national   unity government are back at "point zero," Palestinian   President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday.


Learning to Win at Love With a Center Court Rally

Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany star in this likable, formulaic sports movie about an insecure British tennis pro whose career resurrects on the wings of love.


South Korea says US troop relocation won't be completed on schedule

South Korea will not be able to complete the relocation of US bases in the country by 2008 as scheduled due to protests by residents and construction delays, officials said.


Alexander the movie managed something that Alexander the Macedonian king never did: It lost a battle. The fight for moviegoers over the Thanksgiving holiday was too much for the


Britain's Helen Reeves claims bronze in the women's kayak , but Stuart McIntosh misses out in the C1 final.


Random acts of senseless violence against Linux and Unix servers have dramatically decreased recently, with the average low-value Linux box expected to last a few months before being compromised, a report out this week says.


Business & money: Investment bank finally confirms that chairman and chief executive Stan O'Neal has stepped down.


South Koreans Held by Taliban Arrive in Seoul, Offer Apologies

SEOUL, Sept. 2 -- Looking wan and exhausted, and apologizing for the trouble they had caused their nation, South Korean missionaries held hostage for six weeks in Afghanistan arrived home early Sunday.


U.N. agency pressures Ban on climate crisis summit

The U.N. environment agency pressed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday to call an emergency climate summit amid dire reports about the risks from global warming.


Avra' il posto occupato da Brosio nell'ultima edizione


Black pupils are three times more likely to be excluded because of "systematic racial discrimination", a report says.


McCain expected to get Giuliani endorsement after win in Florida

Senator John McCain's status as frontrunner in the Republican presidential nomination race was expected to get a new boost Wednesday with the endorsement of former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani -- the man he beat in the Florida primary.


SpaceDev Awarded Study Contract By Benson Space Company

SpaceDev (OTCBB: SPDV) has been awarded a $330,000 Phase I study contract from Benson Space Company to further the SpaceDev Dream Chaser(TM) spaceship program.


Israel Continues Push Into Gaza, Killing Up to 6 Palestinians

Israel pushed more forces into Gaza today after the deadliest day in more than two years in the Middle East.


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Immigrazione, 790 clandestini sbarcati in 24 ore

Complessivamente sono 790 gli immigrati giunti sulle coste siciliane in cinque sbarchi successivi nelle ultime 24 ore. Gli ultimi 400, divisi in due gruppi, hanno raggiunto la terraferma nel pomeriggio: 269


Empoli, 14:58 - CALCIO, 30 ANNI TOTTI: VANIGLI GLI MANDA GLI AUGURI

Richard Vanigli, il difensore dell'Empoli che lo scorso febbraio procurÃ² il grave infortunio di Tott...


Mahmoud's musings: Iran president begins to blog

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has started blogging, with the launch of his own Internet diary.


Australia's Jodie Henry set a world record of 53.52 seconds for the women's 100 meter freestyle at the Athens Olympics Wednesday.


U.S. Senate kills Bush immigration reform bill

The U.S. Senate dealt a fatal blow on Thursday to President George W. Bush's overhaul of immigration policy -- an emotional issue that has divided Americans in the run-up to next year's presidential election.


UNITED NATIONS, New York The head of the UN's peacekeeping operations has asked for a Security Council meeting Thursday to discuss the volatile situation in the Great Lakes region of Africa, a spokesman said.


Aussies to take on Dutch in hockey finals

Defending champions Netherlands will meet Australia in the finals of the men's hockey event at the Athens Olympic Games. While Australia beat Spain, Netherlands got the better of Germany to qualify for the finals.


Lockheed wins $3.9 bln NASA spaceship contract

Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N has   won a five-year, $3.9 billion contract to build a capsule-like   U.S. spacecraft called Orion to take humans back to the Moon   and beyond, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration   said on Thursday.


Year in review: Apple's iPhone takes center stage

Although the iPhone seemed to overshadow all other Apple news, there was more--including the release of Leopard and more competition for iTunes.


ON or off the field, it doesn't pay to mess with New York Yankees slugger Gary Sheffield. Derrick Mosely, a self-described minister of religion, found this out the hard way when he allegedly tried to blackmail


A computer dance programme has succeeded in getting even young people who hate sport to take exercise.


Former Wash. Archbishop Hickey, 84, Dies

This Sept. 7, 1997, file photo shows Cardinal James Hickey during a funeral Mass for Mother Teresa at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.


U.S. jobs growth skidded to a near-halt in December and the unemployment rate hit a two-year high, according to a government report on Friday that raised recession fears and chances of more interest-rate cuts.


Former McGreevey aide implicated in scandal speaks out

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The former aide at the center of the scandal that led New Jersey's governor to resign has left the country. Golan Cipel is back in his native Israel -- while fallout swirls about his relationship with ...


When the New Jersey Nets acquired Vince Carter on Friday, it was the most serious indication yet that Nets owner Bruce Ratner is willing to do what is necessary to keep Jason Kidd in New Jersey.


Firefox 2 Browser Struck by Password Flaw

Mozilla's Firefox 2.0 has long been considered a safer Web browser than Microsoft's Internet Explorer, but a new flaw in the Firefox Password Manager, which lets users store usernames and passwords for trusted Web sites, could let hackers steal their login data.


Torna nel Paese basco dopo 115 giorni di sciopero della fame


Contro le omologazioni di un mercato che ancora subisce il fascino di vitigni internazionali come Chardonnay e Cabernet Sauvignon. Contro le multinazionali dei lieviti (usati per vinificare) che appiattiscono i gusti nascondendo il territorio.


Toshiba claims Hollywood backing in war for next DVD standard

Toshiba said four major Hollywood studios had thrown their crucial weight behind High Definition DVD (HD-DVD), one of two disc formats contending to be the standard in next-generation DVDs.


A new class of material, which brings computer chips made from a single molecule a step closer, has been discovered by scientists.


La tesi emerge da un'inchiesta del New York Times


Microsoft is investigating the appearance of a pirated copy of the eagerly awaited Halo 2 game online.


Why I'm Not Against, Like, Oh Wow Man, Pot

I have yet to see a patient whose health was harmed by smoking marijuana, but I have treated people seriously hurt by the drug's illegality


Siglato accordo con Elite per occhiali Alberta Ferretti


Orders to U.S. factories for manufactured goods rebounded in May following a big decline in the previous month as strengthened demand for petroleum and chemicals offset weakness in commercial aircraft and autos.


New Ukraine Poll Seems Likely, Kuchma Backs Idea

Some form of new election in Ukraine appears increasingly likely as the Supreme Court and parliament both sit on Tuesday to seek a solution to more than a week of crisis unleashed by a disputed presidential poll.


Nebraska's Bill Callahan on Monday apologized to Cornhuskers fans for his coaching performance in the Big 12 championship game.


Unseeded Brazilian Ricardo Mello captured his first ATP Tour title when overcoming top seed Vincent Spadea in straight sets to win the Millennium International at Delray Beach in Florida.


Lerach to plead guilty to conspiracy: sources

William Lerach, a trendsetting lawyer best known for winning more than $7 billion for Enron investors, will plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in one of the U.S. legal industry's highest profile cases, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.


China didn't trigger global stocks rout: regulator

China's stock market is too small and has too little foreign participation to be blamed for triggering last week's rout in global share prices, the country's securities regulator said on Monday.


Oil prices rise, but more declines expected

Oil prices bounced higher yesterday following two days of sharp declines that came on the heels of rising inventories of crude in the United States and a move by China to cool its economy.


'All'Italia serve un vero pacchetto di sicurezza ambientale'


A poll published Sunday shows the race for Michigan governor is about even.


Ageism remains "endemic" at work a year after UK age discrimination laws were introduced, a survey says.


Blog: Seawater is in your future. So get used to it.


British soldiers began withdrawing Sunday from their last base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, paving the way for fresh troop cuts and fueling worries about the security of the country's second-largest city and the surrounding region.


Belgium prosecutor says 14 suspected Islamists freed

Belgian federal prosecutors said Saturday that 14 suspected Islamists held for allegedly planning to free an Al-Qaeda sympathiser from prison had been released for lack of evidence.


(Sports Network) - Pedro Martinez tries to stop a personal three-game losing streak this evening when the Boston Red Sox attempt a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field.


Astronomy's next step: behemoth telescopes, monster costs

To help pay for tomorrow's world-class observatories, astronomers are forging international partnerships.


Riazat Butt's interactive Hajj diary. Follow Riazat's video, audio and text diary of her first pilgrimage to Mecca.


Vi prego, dimettetevi. E' l'appello rivolto oggi dal presidente della commissione di Vigilanza, Claudio Petruccioli, al Cda Rai durante l'audizione di quest'ultimo a Palazzo San Macuto. ''Vi chiedo, vi prego


Ancelotti demands more from 'world's best defence'

AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said he expects better from his defence after the shock 2-1 home defeat to promoted Messina on Wednesday.


Israeli dissident Mordechai Vanunu is  detained trying to enter Bethlehem in defiance of a travel ban.


US drugs regulators made two trips to Capitol Hill last week to defend themselves before Congress. They are likely to return soon, after their efforts to reassure lawmakers and the public


Abbas to resume unity government talks with Hamas: aides

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip as   early as Monday to try to revive stalled talks on a unity   government, aides said.


Vivica Fox makes graceful 'Dancing' exit

Vivica A. Fox showed she had all the right moves Wednesday when she was voted off "Dancing with the Stars," making a graceful exit.


Actress Rinkie Khanna has given birth to a baby girl last night at the Breach Candy hospital. Both the mother and child are in the pink of their health.


Villagers living on Mount Merapi's slopes watched as it spit out searing clouds of smoke and lava Monday amid warnings a large eruption was still possible in the aftermath of Indonesia's powerful earthquake.


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


Gary L. Crittenden, an American Express executive, has been named Citigroupâs chief financial officer, a post that puts him on a path to succeed Charles O. Prince III.


Palestinians blow up border wall, flood into Egypt

Tens of thousands of  Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday  after militants blew up a border wall, and stocked up on food  and fuel in short supply because of an Israeli blockade.


The new THX-certified digital media recorder may wallop your wallet. In Gear Factor.


ATALANTA: si dimette il presidente Ruggeri

Colpo di scena all'Atalanta nell'immediato dopopartita dell'incontro di Coppa Italia con la Reggina: il presidente Ivan Ruggeri si Ã¨ dimesso. "Questa Ã¨ la mia ultima serata da presidente, da stasera la societÃ  Ã¨ in vendita.


Striking writers union reaches deal with Letterman

Late-night TV comedian David  Letterman has reached a deal with the union representing  striking screenwriters that will let his show return to the air  next week with his writing staff, the union said on Friday.


Raikkonen Can Be Schumacher's Heir, Says Brawn

MONZA, Italy  - Finland's Kimi Raikkonen can be  Michael Schumacher's heir as Formula One champion, according to  Ferrari's Ross Brawn.


Tells gov: think before you act The Information Commissioner has published some advice for government bodies that want to share information but think data protection laws prevent them from doing so.â¦


Infocus: Detecting Worms and Abnormal Activities with NetFlow, Part 1

This paper discusses the use of NetFlow, a traffic profile monitoring technology available on many routers, for use in the early detection of worms, spammers, and other abnormal network activity in large enterprise networks and service providers.


At least nine people - seven of them children - have died in flooding in the capital of Panama. The authorities say at least 13 people are still missing after heavy rainfall caused rivers to break their banks.


EU official says Darfur violence worse since pact inked

The EU's aid chief said the violence in Sudan's Darfur region had worsened since the government and rebels signed new security agreements two weeks ago.


Parigi, 12:48 - CICLISMO, DIRETTORE TOUR 2008: NESSUNO SICURO DI ESSERCI

Christian Prudhomme, direttore del Tour de France 2008, durante la presentazione della 95a edizione ...


Floods and landslides have killed 76 people in Southwest China and washed away homes and roads over the past few days, local civil affairs officials said.


Singer Lemar is "overwhelmed" after his partner gives birth to a baby girl, a spokeswoman confirms.


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UPDATE 1-Vicente inspires Valencia win over Anderlecht

Vicente scored the opening goal and created the second to give Valencia a comfortable 2-0 victory over Anderlecht in their opening Champions League Group G match on Tuesday.


Cisco Systems and Microsoft have announced a collaborative effort designed to bridge a divide between their emerging network access-control architectures.


ConocoPhillips takes 7.6% stake in Russia's Lukoil

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stock futures are pointing to a mixed open Wednesday as the positive impact of a report showing stronger-than-expected second-quarter growth in the US economy was offset by concern oil could surge above $50 a barrel on inventory


This undated photo provided by the family shows US Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun. The Marine Corps has charged Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, who was feared kidnapped near Fallujah last summer, with desertion.


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Hungarian central bank cuts key interest rate by half percentage point

The Hungarian central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points from 11.5 percent to 11.0 percent, the bank said in a statement posted on its website.


Science & environment: Luxury carmaker is threatening legal challenge to London mayor's congestion charge hike for 4x4s


Coping with Convergence: Local Search Meets Mobile and WiFi, Part 2

Consumers have huge incentive to flock to mobile search. As such, now's an excellent time for search specialists to get into the mobile search market.


Bostonâs Kevin Garnett, the most valuable player of the 2003 All-Star Game, was the leading vote-getter for this seasonâs game with 2,399,148 votes, according to totals announced Thursday.


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Football Team Hoping to Score With Big Boi

The football team is 2-4 and attendance is down, but Middle Tennessee State is hoping OutKast's Big Boi can save the day. No, the rapper isn't suiting up. Football programs must average 15,000 fans a game to stay in Division I, the NCAA's top level, and the Blue Raiders only averaged about 14,000 its first two home games.


Brazilian fans got a little bit too excited during the final of the women's beach volleyball competition. Seeing that their team of Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar was struggling


RIM assails 'vilification campaign' against it and Mukesh :

New Delhi, Dec 19 : Amid a proxy war between the two Ambani brothers over control of Rs 90,000 crore Reliance empire, Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Infocomm today said it had invested over Rs 14,000 crore towards rolling out the largest information


Woolworths pulls "Lolita" bed for young girls

A shopping chain has withdrawn the sale of beds named Lolita and designed for six-year-old girls after furious parents pointed out that the name was synonymous with sexually active preteens.


Prodi aims to stay on after winning allies' backing

Italy's center-left leaders have agreed to back Romano Prodi's bid to stay on as prime minister, boosting his chances of ending a crisis that risks plunging the country into political paralysis.


A UK insurer is fitting mobile technology to some policyholders cars to track their journeys as part of pay per mile motor insurance pilot.


Troy Gentry pleads guilty to bear charge

Troy Lee Gentry pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge of falsely registering a captive bear as being killed in the wild.


Government Launches Sale Of Four 3G Mobile Licenses

Romania launched the sale of four third-generation mobile telecommunications licenses, with bids due by Oct.


Police hunting a letter bomber say 26 suspect packages have been sent across three counties in the east of England.


Japan says submarine that intruded into its waters was Chinese

TOKYO  - Japan has determined a submarine that briefly intruded into Japanese territorial waters earlier this week without identifying itself came from China, an official said Friday.


Four killed after helicopter crashes in Britain

A helicopter has crashed in southwestern England, killing the pilot and three other passengers, including a 15-year-old boy and his father, police said.


Sony Corp. has no plans to cut the price  of its PlayStation3 (PS3) at present to pep up demand and  counter surging sales of Nintendo's rival game console Wii,  Sony's president said on Friday.


Japanese government convenes emergency session after body ...

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


Making Sense of the Great Suicide Debate

The darkness of the soul encounters the science of pharmaceuticals.


Cobain's daughter wants to be left alone

Late rock star Kurt Cobain's daughter Francis Bean wants to be left alone because she thinks she is yet to do anything noteworthy in life.


Seiko Epson unveils latest mini robot helicopter

Japanese company Seiko Epson said it has developed a mini helicopter that is the lightest of its kind and can be used for lifesaving and surveillance.


Drug Duo Shown to Halt Arthritis Joint Damage

Enbrel, the rheumatoid arthritis drug sold by Amgen Inc. and Wyeth, can stop joint damage when given to patients in combination with an older drug, researchers said on Monday.


Official: MLB to Move Expos to Washington

WASHINGTON - Major League Baseball will announce Wednesday that Washington will be the new home of the Montreal Expos, bringing the national pastime back to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years, The Associated Press has learned.    A city official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington has been notified by Major League Baseball of the impending announcement...


Jones files lawsuit after steroid claims

Marion Jones has filed a multi-million euro lawsuit for defamation against the man who alleged he supplied the former Olympic sprint champion with performance-enhancing drugs.


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Al Qaeda leader Dr. Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant, may be the most influential member of al Qaeda. The Egyptian surgeon has been called one of the masterminds behind the vast al Qaeda network and a likely successor to bin Laden.


Do more to fight Taliban, Australia tells Europe

Australia urged more European nations  on Tuesday to let their troops move into southern Afghanistan  to help fight a resurgent Taliban, but said its own commandos'  deployment there was due to end shortly.


MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. - A good, restful nightâs sleep is not in Tom Piersonâs future. Not as long as Mount St. Helens continues its rumbling, erupting and quaking.


Blair backs Annan over oil-for-food criticism

Prime Minister Tony Blair has backed United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the face of criticism over the UN oil-for-food scandal in Iraq.


Stocks jump on gains in energy sector and GDP

U.S. stocks rose sharply on Wednesday as shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. and other energy-related companies climbed on rising oil prices, and after the U.S. government raised its estimate of third-quarter economic growth.


British Airways says it is running a "full flying programme" after averting a two-day strike by cabin crew.


Pollution harms children's lungs, says USC study

Children who breathe heavily polluted air have stunted lung development compared with those exposed to cleaner air, a finding with worrisome implications for later lung and heart disease, according to a study released today.


AOL said it has purchased buy.at, an online affiliate marketing network, as part of a strategy to bolster its Internet advertising operations.


European stocks lower as financials weigh

European equity markets fell on Monday as weakness in financial and mining stocks offset strength in drugmakers.


9 Afghan Civilians Reported Killed in U.S. Airstrike

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 5 -- U.S. forces killed nine Afghan civilians Sunday night while bombing a house where two Taliban insurgents had taken refuge, Afghan authorities said Monday.


Klein slights summit on medicare's future

Prime Minister Paul Martin said yesterday that a first ministers conference on medicare merits three days, three weeks or three months of negotiation -- even as Alberta Premier Ralph Klein


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Secret plan to divide up Northern Rock among high street banks drawn up by government advisers


Electronic Arts, leader mondiale nello sviluppo di giochi per console e personal computer, ha annunciato un piano di sviluppo che porterÃ  sul cellulare molti dei titoli attualmente in catalogo. Durante una


NEW YORK - Stocks turned higher Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average back above the 10,000 mark, as investors shrugged off rising energy prices and focused instead on good corporate news.    In early trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 31.49, or 0.3 percent, at 10,020.03...


Rebels Strike Iraqi Forces After Bin Laden Call

TIKRIT, Iraq  - Insurgents overran a police post  near Saddam Hussein's home town on Tuesday, hauled out 12 men  and shot them dead in a dramatic show of force, a day after  Osama bin Laden declared holy war on the U.S.-backed election.


Stocks rose in early trading as Wall Street, heartened by upbeat investment bank earnings, awaited the Federal Reserveâs meeting on interest rates.


Lebanon guerillas fire rockets into Israel

Lebanese guerrillas fired a barrage of rockets into northern Israel early Sunday, wounding an Israeli soldier at a military base, the army said.


O.J. Simpson arrested over Las Vegas robbery: CNN

Las Vegas police arrested former football star O.J. Simpson on Sunday in connection with a hotel room break-in, CNN said.


Detectives launch three separate murder probes after a night of violence in the west of Scotland.


Posting on an Islamic Web site claims British hostage has been ...

A posting on an Islamic Internet site Saturday claimed that an al-Qaida-linked group has killed British hostage Kenneth Bigley. The claim could not immediately be confirmed.


NAIROBI - The World Health Organization launched a training campaign on Wednesday to help reduce the number of maternal deaths during childbirth in developing countries.


Unions look set to back industrial action at BAA airports, but consider festive amnesty


Vodafone picks EDS, IBM in global outsourcing deal

Britain's Vodafone Group Plc   will outsource application development and maintenance services  globally to U.S.-based tech firms EDS  and IBM ,  the mobile phone giant said on Thursday.


Nove Mesto, 14:42 - BIATHLON, EUROPEI: SIKORA VINCE ORO NELLA 20 KM, SESTO POZZI

Il polacco Tomasz Sikora ha vinto l'oro nella 20 chilometri individuale agli Europei di biathlon di ...


New Year, New Gadgets, and Maybe New Rules

The top technology and policy issues for 2005.-The Washington Post


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.


This company won't get burned by a downturn.


Police get possible break in serial sex killer case

Police swooped in on a suspect, tying him to one in a string of assaults linked to Phoenix's "Baseline Killer." However, Police Chief Jack Harris warned today that the case against 41-year-old Mark Goudeau has not been linked to 22 other crimes blamed on the sexual predator and killer who has terrorized Arizona's largest city for more than a year.


Fire Station Finally Coming Lindenhurst Will Get Its Wish After Years of Talk

By Corrinne Hess  chess@@dailyherald.com  Five days after Susan Lahr was sworn in as mayor of Lindenhurst, she saw first- hand what she had been hearing on the campaign trail: The village needs its own fire station. "There was a house fire right on Federal Parkway," Lahr said.


Software as a service needs foundation of strong security

Blog: Underneath the software-as-a-service hype, large organizations have a real concern. Yup, security jitters again.


Governo annuncia conferenza stampa, soldati sotto comando Gb


WASHINGTON - The first skull of the earliest known ancestor of the giant panda was been discovered in China, researchers report. Discovery of the skull, estimated to be at least 2 million years old, is reported by Russell L.


Carriers and other service providers are poised to give consumers cheap, easy access to personal e-mail on their regular phones.


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China says 8 foreign banks apply for registration

China's banking regulator said it had  received eight applications from foreign banks for local  registration, which it would begin processing on Monday, a  first step in granting national treatment.


Stocks advanced on Monday, helped by deal news, cheaper oil and positive broker comments on the chip sector.


Ferguson eager for Ferdinand return to United defence

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes the return from suspension of Rio Ferdinand will trigger an improvement in his side's defence after a disappointing start to the season.


The Boston Red Sox will place struggling pitcher Curt Schilling on the disabled list on Friday because of a shoulder problem.


Bush Urged to Push Through Intelligence Reform

The chairman of the commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States says President Bush must pressure Congress to pass intelligence reform legislation.


Chinese leader aims to boost trade in Argentine visit

China's President Hu Jintao arrived in the Argentine capital for a two-day visit to boost economic exchanges, but Argentine businesses fear that Beijing's bid to be recognized as a market economy will hurt business.


US Ambassador John Danforth criticized the UN General Assembly yesterday after diplomats made clear they will scuttle a resolution denouncing rights abuses in Sudan's Darfur region. Diplomats meeting in the General Assembly's human rights committee postponed a vote until today, when they are expected to file a ''no action" motion -- a procedural move that lets them put off the ...


US July Spending Increases 0.8%; Incomes Up 0.1%

US consumer spending rose 0.8 percent in July after a smaller decline in June than previously reported, a sign the economy is accelerating.


PageSix - BOBBY DARIN may be   dead, but Kevin Spacey   isn't letting him rest in   peace.


A traditional day of feasting with family turned into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers offered more options — both online and in stores — than ever this Thanksgiving.


CDC announces plans for last 11 million doses of flu shots

The country's last 11.6 million doses of flu shots mostly will be divided up among states, for their health departments and officials to dole out to high-risk groups, the government said Tuesday.


Hundreds of British soldiers have left southern Iraq for a mission closer to Baghdad to free up US forces for a possible assault on rebel-held Fallujah.


Police says London bomb could have killed

Explosive experts defused a car bomb packed with petrol, gas and nails on Friday which could have caused huge loss of life in London's busy theatre district and raised fears of a terrorist attack, police said.


S.Africa hospitals hit as public servants strike

South African civil servants launched a national strike on Friday, causing turmoil in some hospitals and emptying classrooms as unions demanded a hefty wage hike from the government.


Madrine del concorso, Simona Ventura e Alessia Fabiani


Arriving just a few weeks  after the similarly sloshed "Beerfest," "Artie Lange's Beer  League" is yet another ode to the pleasures of overindulgence.


Union readies itself for possible strike at USAir

A major union at US Airways (UAIRQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) positioned itself on Tuesday for a possible strike if the airline throws out union contracts to save money.


An arbitration ruling that ordered Ricky Williams to repay the Miami Dolphins $8.6 million was upheld Tuesday by a federal judge, who rejected arguments that the award disregarded Florida law and was excessive.


Alvaro Colom was sworn in on Monday as Guatemala's first leftist president in more than 50 years, promising to fight poverty in a nation where half the people live on less than $1 a day.


Web Site That Posts Leaked Material Ordered Shut

The closing of Wikileaks.org, which invites people to post confidential material, presents a First Amendment test.


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Today on the presidential campaign trail

Iowans caucus to select presidential preferences .... Giuliani relies on Sunshine State strategy ... NH doubts it will ID push poll culprits before vote ... Romney supports fellow Mormons by using their businesses ... Jesse Jackson and wife split over endorsements ... Judge won't delay Florida primary


Truex wins Busch championship with fourth-place finish

DARLINGTON, SC (SportsTicker) - Jamie McMurray won his second straight NASCAR Busch Series race Saturday and Martin Truex Jr. celebrated the 2004 series title with a fourth-place finish in the Bi-Lo 200 at Darlington Raceway.


City Room: N.Y.C. Condoms in Translation

Having distributed 36 million of the city's first official condom last year, the city's Health Department has unveiled a redesign and a pair of new slogans -- one in English, one in Spanish -- for Valentine's Day.


Canada's sub returns to port, inquiry begins

Vice Admiral Bruce MacLean, chief of Canada's maritime staff, said in Scotland Monday he didn't know what caused a Canadian submarine to catch fire.


A court hearing is scheduled for Wednesday in the dispute over who is the rightful owner of the ball Barry Bonds hit for his 700th home run.


Photo Gallery: Lebanon's Ruins Survive Recent Bombings

The recent conflict between Hezbollah and Israeli forces—now halted by a tentative cease-fire—appears to have left historic sites in the war-torn country unscathed.


Prodi: 'Inefficace e iniquo ServirÃ  un correttivo nel 2005'

ROMA, 29 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Il taglio delle tasse previsto dal governo Berlusconi ''Ã¨ inefficace per la ripresa economica e iniquo'' nella distribuzione del reddito. Lo ha detto Romano Prodi durante la conferenza stampa a margine del vertice della Gad.


Database Success Helps Oracle Increase Profit

The Oracle Corporation reported Tuesday that first-quarter earnings had risen 16 percent on strong demand for its flagship database programs, enabling the company


Militia blamed for Solomons peacekeeper killing, Australia flies ...

SYDNEY: Disgruntled Solomon Island militia facing murder charges may be behind the sniper killing of an Australian policeman, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said as military reinforcements flew to the troubled nation.


Not overnight. However, new offerings such as Honda's high-performance Accord hybrid will help push this new breed into the mainstream.


Iraqi Troops Raid Baghdad Mosque, 17 Detained

Hundreds of Iraqi troops backed by US forces stormed a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baghdad after Friday prayers, killing four people and wounding at least nine, witnesses and an influential group of Sunni clerics said.


Google Inc. released free software yesterday that lets people simultaneously search the Web and their personal computers for information, a move analysts described as a potential blow to rivals Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. in the race to woo more searchers.


Curfew in Pakistani town after sectarian unrest

Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew in a remote northern town on Saturday after rioting erupted following an attack on a minority Shi'ite Muslim leader, officials said.


A Cleveland Indians pitcher was shot in the right calf when a bullet pierced the team's bus and grazed another player late Wednesday night.


Minnesota Rep. Jim Ramstad will not seek a tenth term, said two state Republican Party officials.


A plane makes an emergency landing at Calgary in Canada after a number of passengers are injured by turbulence.


England striker Michael Owen finally found the net in a Real Madrid shirt as he got the only goal in Real's 1-0 win over Dynamo Kiev in their Champions League group B match in Madrid this morning.


Los Angeles - Legendary singer James Brown has been released from hospital following successful prostate cancer surgery. The 71-year-old singer, known as the Godfather of Soul, was reportedly released from Midtown Urology Surgical Centre in Atlanta.


Maremoto: 13 italiani morti certi, 11 identificati e due no

ROMA, 28 dic - Incontro importante quello che si Ã¨ concluso presso la Farnesina. Per quasi tre ore i componenti dell'unitÃ  di crisi si sono confrontati con i tour operator in una riunione di carattere tecnico-organizzativo.


After India pulled off a 11-run win over Bangladesh in Chittagong on Thursday, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly said the home team was "never really in the game" although the narrow margin of victory suggested a close match.


The family of Dublin-born Iraqi aid worker Margaret Hassan believes she has been killed by hostage-takers.


Washington - The CBS television network was expected on Monday to acknowledge being misled over documents used in a report that raised questions over President George W Bush's Vietnam era military service.


Nascar Makes Aggressive Move Against Cheating

Nascar suspended four crew chiefs Tuesday for failing inspections and docked all four drivers points before the season-opening Daytona 500.


English Premier League vows to press on with plans for overseas matches

The man behind a plan to take English Premier League (EPL) matches around the world insisted on Wednesday that he remained on track to turn his controversial proposals into reality.


How can I convince my boss to reduce my hours?

Q: I currently work full-time in retail. My boss refuses to cut back my hours, even though I'm also going to graduate school full-time. When I graduate, I plan to find a position in a different field, but I'd like to continue working part-time in my present job. How can I persuade my boss to let me do this? B.V., ...


UK officials attempt to obtain access to the site where five Britons were kidnapped in Ethiopia.


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Crude settles above $50 US for first time

NEW YORK -- The price of oil settled above $50 US a barrel for the first time yesterday amid concerns over tight supplies globally and hurricane-related production problems in the Gulf of Mexico.


HOOPERSVILLE, Md. -- After Annie E. Wroten died in July 1903, she was laid in a red-brick vault in a little cemetery here among tomato farms and loblolly pines. Almost 104 years later, she's about to be buried at sea.


Attending a Search Engine Strategies conference can be a great way to get your questions answered, if you have a go in with a plan.


Is Socially Responsible Investing Possible?

Nobody's perfect. It might be best to pick your battles.


Pentagon's record contract: a recording error

The U.S. Defense Department said on Thursday it was awarding what might have been its richest-ever single contract at $24 billion, but it erred by a factor of 1,000.


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The man who led a bloody occupation of a police station in Peru says his followers will surrender on Monday.


People who ignore safety advice and lose money in online banking scams could be refused refunds by banks.


Cardinals Beat Astros to Force Game 7 of NL Series

Jim Edmonds hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 6-4 to force a deciding seventh game of the National League Championship Series.


A German telecommunications company said yesterday it is developing the first cellphone that will alert users when their breath is bad.


China unveils likely successors to top posts

China's ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up on Monday, including two men positioned to eventually succeed President Hu Jintao and government head Premier Wen Jiabao.


Miuccia Prada has never been one to  follow the trends and next year is no different as she paints  her spring collection in autumnal hues.


GUNMEN stormed a mobile phone company office in Baghdad and seized two Egyptian employees, Government officials said today. The kidnapping happened last night in the upscale Harthiya neighborhood, said Interior


CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Mike Imoh ran for 236 yards and two touchdowns yesterday as No. 18 Virginia Tech prevailed, 27-24, over North Carolina, which missed a 54-yard field goal with a minute left that would have tied the game.


Spectators are evacuated from Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium following a bomb scare.


Aid officials said Monday that the tsunami claimed the people most needed now in Indonesia's worst-hit province — with four out of five public health workers missing — while U.S. Deputy Defense Minister Paul Wolfowitz surveyed Sri Lanka's devastated south by helicopter.


The New York Yankees needed help to clinch their ninth consecutive AL East title last night, but that didn't stop them from celebrating like first-timers.


Piacenza, 20:57 - Calcio, mercato: il Piacenza cede Zerbini al Padova

Il Piacenza ha ceduto al Padova (C1 girone A), a titolo definitivo, l'attaccante Francesco Zerbini, ...


The US secretary of state is heading to Israel to try to boost hopes for Middle East peace.


Britain's Armed Forces have enlisted their first Satanist after a naval technician serving on a frigate was granted permission to practice his beliefs while at sea, the Ministry of Defence says.


Doc Rivers was on the defensive following practice yesterday at The Arena, though purely in a basketball sense, which had nothing to do with the frustrations of Paul Pierce or the ongoing constructive criticism of Gary Payton.


That's the question at the heart of a new bill that uses pro-choice rhetoric to put another roadblock in the way of women seeking abortions


Aaron Polanco ran for three touchdowns and passed for another, and Navy capped the academy's best season in 99 years with a 34-19 win over New Mexico in the Emerald Bowl on Thursday.


Huawei-3Com taps Expand for WAN software

Converged application-accelerating routers are on the way The convergence of WAN optimisation with core routing may be taking a big step forward, with Huawei-3Com (H3C) buying the rights to use acceleration software from Expand Networks in its upcoming Intelligent Management Centre (iMC) integrated router platform.â¦


State officials scramble amid shortage of flu vaccine

Shipment of nearly half of the vaccine needed to protect Americans from flu this season -- about 48 million doses -- has been blocked by health authorities in England where it was manufactured


Unions claim a plan for firefighters to answer calls from home at night will 'downgrade' a Swansea Valley station.


Wood Boilers Lower Expenses, but Raise Concerns on Smoke

Outdoor wood-fired boilers are a fast-growing alternative energy fad â and, for some, the latest suburban scourge.


ChÃÂ¡vez: Colombian Rebels Free Two Hostages

BOGOTA, Colombia, Jan. 10 -- Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez said that two women held by Colombian rebels for years were handed over to his government Thursday, triggering celebrations in this country. By early afternoon, they were being flown out of a Colombian jungle to be reunited with family...


L'economia Usa in difficoltÃ . Bush: "Abbiamo basi solidema non possiamo dare per scontata la crescita"                                          Usa, timori di recessione crollano tutte le Borse                                                                                In picchiata New York e tutte le piazze europeeBrutta giornata per l'auto. La Fiat perde il 7%


Rescuers battled to reach survivors in stranded villages, restore basic services and prevent the outbreak of deadly diseases across South Asia on Tuesday in


SEVILLE, Spain Â· There was one final thing to do before dispatching Spain's doubles team of Juan Carlos Ferrero and Tommy Robredo on Saturday at Estado Olimpico.


Army Guard Plans to Lease 15 Acres: This Leaves Room for Other Projects

By Mary Perez, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 8--ST. MARTIN -- By sharing 22 county-owned acres behind the community center, the Army National Guard, a fire department and a utility district can each build facilities that will benefit the entire community.


Buenos Aires nightclub fire kills 169 during concert

An overcrowded Buenos Aires nightclub was engulfed by fire last night killing 169 young people who were celebrating the New Year, in one of Argentina's worst disasters.


Wetterich Holds Slim Lead at Deutsche Bank

Brett Wetterich leads by one at the Duetsche Bank Championship, which will feature Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the second-to-last group Monday.


Prime Minister Gordon Brown is building on his run of popularity since taking over the top job last month, while opposition leader David Cameron falters, opinion polls suggested Sunday.


Roma, 16:38 - JUDO, MONDIALI MILITARI: BRONZO PER CIANO

Antonio Ciano, campione uscente, ha vinto il bronzo nella categoria -81 kg. di judo ai giochi Mondia...


Roma, 15:34 - CALCIO, ROMA-CATANIA; TIFOSI SICILIANI FERITI NON SONO GRAVI

Sono meno gravi di quanto temuto le condizioni dei tifosi del Catania accoltellati oggi nella zona d...


Symantec Will Buy Veritas for $13.5 Billion in Stock

Symantec Corp., the world's largest maker of anti-virus programs for computers, agreed to buy Veritas Software Corp. for $13.5 billion, the biggest software purchase in six years.


First case of flu this season reported in state

TRENTON, NJ -- The first case of the flu for the season has been reported in New Jersey, and health officials urged precautions at a time when there is a shortage of vaccine to prevent the illness.


Kerry Blames Bush for Aiding Drug Price Rises

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democratic presidential  nominee John Kerry on Thursday accused the Bush administration  of enabling U.S. drug companies to raise prices and declare  "open season" on American consumers.


US scientists investigate whether robots could be used instead of animals for testing chemicals.


Fourth-quarter earnings at the Industrial conglomerate  rose to 1.06 billion as sales rose across each of segments, with aerospace unit Sikorsky and Otis leading the way, the company said.


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Microsoft launches appeal against EU anti-trust ruling

US software giant Microsoft is to launch its legal appeal Thursday against a stinging EU anti-trust ruling, six months after it was fined nearly half a billion euros for abusing its market dominance.


Feds Halts Sickle Cell Study Due to Stroke

A study aimed at determining if some children with sickle cell anemia could be weaned off blood transfusion therapy has been halted because two young patients who stopped getting the procedure suffered strokes and others developed a high chance of strokes.


Britney Spears was spotted singing songs to herself in an empty bar in Mexico.


Private security guards are to travel on trains in the north of England following a number of assaults on rail staff.


Johnny Ramone didn't give off much of a rock-star aura. Neither did his bandmates, for that matter. Johnny's hacked-off mop top made him look sort of like a stretched-out Moe from the Three Stooges.


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Extremely strong gale-force winds that occasionally went as high as 11 on the Beaufort scale and driving rain that swept the country early on Tuesday caused problems with the power supply in Attica and ...


Taliban group claims hostages and vows: âWe will chop them up ...

PARTIES were cancelled and the restaurants were deserted in Kabul this weekend. The Delhi Durbar, usually heaving on a Friday night with aid workers, United Nations staff, diplomats, and inter national consultants


One of the largest giant squid ever found has washed up on a remote Australian beach, sparking a race against time by scientists to examine the rarely seen deep-ocean creature.


England vs. Wales = Man Utd vs. Man City

And you know exactly what he means. Our man on Radio Four (ooooh!) Andy Gray says England should win but in all local derbies it's always the lesser team who cares more.


Heating blanket cuts pain during ambulance ride

NEW YORK  - For women with pelvic pain due to infection and other causes, symptoms can be effectively relieved before they reach the hospital by active warming with an electric heating blanket, Austrian researchers report.


The threat of losing money now could help you make money in the long run.


MySpace has reached an agreement with more than 45 states to change to help prevent sexual predators and others from misusing it, state officials said Monday.


Anti-Syrian Protests Mark Hariri's Funeral

Thousands of Lebanese marched through the streets of the capital as they buried former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in a raucous display of the depth of their anger and unity against those they blame for his assassination, the governments of Lebanon and Syria.


It takes a while to get going, but the last installment in the saga of the boy wizard is a more than fitting cap to a great story


Long periods of time in front of a computer monitor can lead to eye disease, researchers have claimed. Staring at a screen could be related to glaucoma, a condition which if left untreated can lead to blindness, a new study suggests.


If you can bring yourself to just do it, returning things bought! on the Web is getting easier.


Los Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — Militants said Tuesday that they had beheaded a second American hostage in as many days and threatened to kill a British captive, increasing pressure on President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair to confront a recent wave of kidnappings of foreigners in the Iraqi capital.


Four churches in Mexico have unobtrusively installed Israeli-made cell-phone jammers to thwart those who don't seem to understand they should turn the thing off in during services or weddings. They're not the only ones in the world to do it.


Pot and kettle debate cleanliness Microsoft executive Tom Rubin will use a speech to the American Association of Publishers, which is suing Google, to slag off the search engine's attitude to copyright.â¦


Mars dust storms curtail power generation for NASA rovers

The two Mars rovers are being buffeted by dust storms that have drastically cut down on the sunlight they need to recharge their batteries and keep operating.


In Rebel Cities, Establishing Civilian Control May Prove As Tough ...

US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says large-scale military operations are needed to regain control of rebel-held parts of Iraq.


Brazil set to order, give away 1 billion condoms

BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil will place an order for 1 billion condoms before January's end and give them away in coming years as part of its AIDS prevention program, Health Minister Agenor Alvares said on Friday.


Video game publisher THQ Inc.   posted better-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday due to  strong sales of titles like "WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007,"  "Cars," and "SpongeBob SquarePants."


The countdown to February's Oscars begins as ballot papers are posted to the Academy Awards' 5,829 voters.


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that militant groups promised to suspend attacks on Israel in hopes of ending a nearly 2-month-long Israeli crackdown in the Gaza Strip.


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A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Bush administration violated the Endangered Species Act when it relaxed protections on many of the nation's gray wolves.


EU industry lobby UNICE says recovery at risk from oil price rise

The high level of oil prices is posing a risk for the European economic recovery, European Union industry lobby group UNICE said.


Huge turnout boosts peaceful Zambia polls

Zambians turned out in "huge" numbers on   Thursday to elect a new president after a tough race the   opposition hopes will force a radical rethink of policies that   have made the country one of Africa's economic stars.


Shares of Circuit City Stores Inc.  surged 19.5 percent before the bell on Tuesday after the consumer electronics chain said it had received an unsolicited buyout offer valued at $17 per share.


Britain wins bronze in sailing 49er class

Britain's Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks have cruised to Olympic bronze in the open 49er class. Hiscocks won silver with Ian Barker four years ago when the high performance 49ers made their Olympic debut in Sydney.


FBI says pursuing fugitive Boston Irish mobster

Fugitive Boston Irish mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, an inspiration for the Oscar-winning film "The Departed," has likely blended into society and is staying clear of crime, a top federal agent said on Thursday.


U.S. stocks rally on jump in consumer confidence

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, pushing   the Dow Jones index to within 100 points of its record high, as   an unexpectedly big jump in consumer confidence eased investor   concerns about the effect of slowing economic growth on   corporate profits.


Diamyd Starts Larger Trial in Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Sweden

At the International Diabetes Federation meeting in Los Angeles, USA, it will be announced today that a larger clinical trial with Diamyd will start in type 2 diabetes patients in Sweden.


Searching streets, tension and confusion

FALLUJAH, Iraq -- On the second day of the ground battle for this insurgent stronghold, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle commanded by Lieutenant Eric Gregory whisked its crew of infantrymen to a house where they were to set up an observation post.


Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon are in final negotiations to star in the next film from the director of


Some women claim they don't have time to get a mammogram. Others believe that with no history of breast cancer in their families, they don't need one.


Late surge after quiet day sees Dow at highest level for months

AFTER an slow start as Wall Street took a breather after Thursdayâs rally, a late surge saw the Dow finish almost 70 points ahead, topping the significant 10,500 mark.


The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the federal truth in lending law caps damages at $1,000 for violations of its requirements for consumer loans secured by personal property, such as a motor vehicle.


Around 750 more foster carers are needed to meet demand in Wales, according to a charity's research.


Dance: Watching Every Step of the Joyce at 25

A refuge for dance is a bastion of growth and stability, but some question its programming.


Intel Corp. is adding to its current Itanium 2 processor line with six new processors that the company says deliver performance increases of 15 percent for database transaction processing and up to 35 percent


Music Sites Ask, 'Why Buy If You Can Rent?'

Virgin is the first major music retailer to enter the download market in introducing a music store to sell music as streams of bits to be downloaded from the Internet.


With attack code circulating, RealPlayer fix coming

One day after Symantec researchers discovered software that attacked a critical unpatched vulnerability in RealNetworks' media player, Real says that a fix for the issue is imminent."Real has created a patch for RealPlayer 10.5 and RealPlayer 11 that addresses the vulnerability identified by Symantec," wrote RealNetworks General Manager of Product Development Russ Ryan, in a Friday blog posting. "Real will make this patch available to users via this blog and our security update page later today."Users of RealOne Player, RealOne Player v2, and RealPlayer 10 should upgrade to the 10.5 version of the product or the RealPlayer 11 beta code and should install the patch, Ryan said.The attack exploits a flaw in an ActiveX browser helper object, software that RealPlayer employs to help users who are experiencing technical difficulties, so the PC must be using the Internet Explorer browser to be affected by this particular attack, Symantec said.The attack only works on Windows systems, RealNetworks said. Linux, Mac and RealPlayer 8 users are not affected.Attackers were using a complicated network of advertising Web sites to launch the attack from a Web site that has been spotted hosting malicious code several times over the past two years, Symantec said."The exploit itself is embedded in advertisements that were being served by 247realmedia.com," Symantec said in a note on its DeepSight threat management system. "The redirection to the exploit page... was accomplished through an iFrame embedded in each advertisement."Iframe is an HTML command that allows developers to insert a second Web page into the page being viewed. It is often used by malware creators because these iFrame pages can be as small as 1 pixel, making them invisible to the naked eye.Users who do not have the patch can turn off ActiveScripting within IE as a workaround to the problem. Very technical users can also set kill bit on the Class identifier (CLSID) FDC7A535-4070-4B92-A0EA-D9994BCC0DC5 to disable the ActiveX control, Symantec said.


ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- France, the United States, and other nations launched one of the largest evacuations of Africa's postindependence era yesterday, requisitioning commercial jets to fly out thousands of foreigners following attacks on civilians and peacekeeping troops.


Zapatero, Schroeder drive home EU constitution message

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder urged voters here to approve the proposed European Union constitution in Spain's weekend referendum.


A Kent holiday firm is trying to trace a family of five from Sussex, missing in Sri Lanka after huge waves struck the coastline.


Cuban leader Fidel Castro broke his knee and fractured his arm after falling down on a stage. The 78-year-old had just finished a speech at a graduation ceremony.


Swiss consensus govt. collapses as right-wing quit

Switzerland's consensus form of government shattered on Thursday as the right-wing Swiss People's Party went into opposition, an abrupt end to the cozy style that has dominated Swiss politics for decades.


O`Neal to Heat up Kobe and Lakers at NBA Xmas party in LA

It will be a brilliant Christmas party: Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant are to meet face-to-face as opponents as Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers are due to appear on the court at the Staples Center in the second of two Christmas NBA Contests.


US Raids Afghan Compounds in UN Hostage Search

US-led troops searching for three UN hostages blasted their way into compounds in Kabul early on Monday and detained 12 people while militants claiming to hold the UN workers warned the government against any tricks.


Nuova Zelanda: annunciati i 15 anti-Italia

Gli All Blacks, prossimi avversari dellâItalia sabato alle ore 15.00 allo Stadio Flaminio di Roma (diretta tv La7), hanno annunciato la propria formazione. PiÃ¹ che lâesordio del 23enne centro di Wellington


With independence looming, Kosovo to pick a flag

The province, expected to declare statehood in coming days, is also drafting a constitution and will choose an anthem.


WASHINGTON: Number of American troops killed in Iraq as of October 28: around 1,100. Number of Iraqis estimated killed: more than 100,000.


Storm Swamps S. Carolina; Strong Hurricane at Sea

CHARLESTON, S.C.  - Tropical Storm Gaston swept  ashore in South Carolina on Sunday with near-hurricane force  winds and sheets of rain that knocked down trees, downed power  lines and left low-lying streets waist-deep in water.


Aftershocks Rattle Japan After Deadly Quake

OJIYA, Japan  - Helicopters lifted people to  safety and soldiers handed out food and water as more tremors  jolted northern Japan Monday, arousing concerns about the  possibility of another powerful earthquake after the country's  deadliest in a decade killed at least 24 people.


London: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 's plea for India's inclusion in the United Nations Security Council was strongly backed by the United Kingdom on Monday as the two countries pledged to jointly combat ...


Parks Shutting Down Rides After Accident

Six Flags, which operates amusement parks across the United States, has shut down rides similar to the one on which a girl's feet were severed in Kentucky.


Australian cricket great Shane Warne has denied having an affair during a trial marriage reconciliation, following claims of infidelity by his ex-wife.


Science of Smell Wins Nobel for Two Americans

U.S. scientists Richard Axel and  Linda Buck won the 2004 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology  on Monday for work on genes that control the sense of smell --  explaining how we recall months later the scent of a lilac.


Leonardo DiCaprio arrived in Israel with supermodel Bar Refaeli this weekend, creating a paparazzi storm. The 32-year-old Hollywood actor and Refaeli, 21, have been romantically linked for about a year, and Israeli newspapers regularly run updates on their relationship.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


Mexico sends police to combat Tijuana violence

TIJUANA, Mexico  - Mexico sent hundreds of police reinforcements to the border city of Tijuana on Tuesday following a recent rash of organized crime killings.


Disaster may not be too strong a word for Rep. Katherine Harris' Senate campaign.


Two Back on Earth After Year on Space Station

Two astronauts who spent half a year aboard the International Space Station returned safely on Saturday to the steppes of Kazakhstan in the pre-dawn darkness.


E' avvenuto durante festa patronale di San Rocco a Toritto


Spain says it will not put up with the influx of African migrants as 1,400 arrive in the Canaries in two days.


Spanish Court Jails 10 al-Qaida Suspects

Ten suspects charged with membership in an al-Qaida cell that allegedly helped prepare the Sept. 11 attacks have been jailed to prevent them fleeing Spain ahead of their trial, court officials said Saturday.


Mother-Child Pattern of Heart Risk Varies by Race

NEW YORK  - A mother's weight seems to have  a strong influence over her young child's weight only in  Hispanic families, while other health factors are apparently  carried over between black mothers and their children, new  research suggests.


Ieri l'Opec ha deciso di aumentare la produzione da novembre


Many are wondering how much money it took to make the Bill O'Reilly harassment-slash-extortion case go away. It took a mere two weeks for the Fox News commentator and his former associate producer to settle their lawsuits.


The specialty retailer taps the IPO market to keep its growth revving.


Iran to face travel bans, more asset freezes: draft

Proposed new U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program call for mandatory travel bans and asset freezes for specific Iranian officials and vigilance on all banks in Iran, according to a draft text.


U.S.'s Kornberg wins Nobel, follows laureate father

American Roger Kornberg, the son of a Nobel laureate, won the 2006 Nobel prize for chemistry on Wednesday for describing gene copying in cells, which can give insight into illnesses such as cancer and heart disease.


Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc.  HDI.N roared to record quarterly earnings on Wednesday,  boosted by more efficient operations and demand for its new  models.


Marcus Trescothick faced an uncertain future as an England cricketer after it was announced that he'd been left out of the 14-man squad for next month's International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy one-day tournament in India on medical grounds.


Rwanda's Kagame condemns France support to Chad, CAR

Rwandan President Paul Kagame, involved  in a row with France over the 1994 genocide in his country,  further criticized French involvement in Africa on Monday,  blaming some of the continent's woes on Paris.


Former child star Macaulay Culkin, best known for his role in Home Alone, is arrested in the US on drug charges.


Princess Diana was heard saying "oh, my God" as she lay injured in car wreckage, an inquest hears.


About 3 1/2 years after the wife of  tough guy actor Robert Blake was murdered, prosecutors finally  make their case on Monday to show he killed her out of hatred,  while his lawyers vow to prove Blake innocent by showing that  Bonny Lee Bakley had many enemies.


UPDATE 2-Forest lead tributes to "Cloughie"

Nottingham Forest remembered Brian Clough as the architect of "one of the great football achievements of all time" after their former manager died from stomach cancer on Monday, aged 69.


Roma, 13:51 - CALCIO, OSSERVATORIO: VIOLENZA DIMINUITA DA FEBBRAIO

Nel periodo successivo ai tragici incidenti di Catania del 2 febbraio scorso, rispetto allo stesso p...


Tatiana Richards traveled from Mt. Lebanon to Washington, D.C., to vote for her country's president.


Iraqi Terror Mastermind Declares Allegiance to bin Laden

The movement of alleged Iraqi terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden. In an internet statement, al-Zarqawi's group says it had agreed with al-Qaida over strategy


A magnificent century from Jacques Kallis has given South Africa control of the second Test against England at Durban, with the Proteas holding a lead of 193 runs on the first innings.


Suits: An Ever-So-Tactful Auf Wiedersehen

Chrysler executives have had to tread a fine line in expressing their reactions to the automakerâs return to American ownership.


(Article Central) The UK's Consumers' Association has referred Apple's iTunes to the Office of Fair Trading, claiming the song shop is overcharging its UK users.


With Maria Sharapova cheering from the bench, Russia moved within one victory of its third Fed Cup title.


The party of Pakistan ex-PM Benazir Bhutto says hundreds of its members have been held ahead of a mass rally.


Iraq Explosives Become Issue in Campaign

The White House sought on Monday to explain the disappearance of 380 tons of high explosives in Iraq that American forces were supposed to secure, as Senator John


Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson started a Hispanic outreach program Thursday to try to raise his profile with a voting bloc critical to his campaign. "Because my name is Richardson, many Latinos don't know I'm Latino," the New Mexico governor told reporters in Spanish after a news conference announcing the effort.


U.S. Genetically Modified Corn Is Assailed

A scientific panel of international experts has concluded that the unintended spread of  U.S. genetically modified corn in Mexico poses a potential threat that should be limited or stopped.


Tha's wanting a top up lass? In between sulking with Nokia and billing customers for imaginary debts, Orange UK has changed the voice used for its menus and automated systems, opting for something a little more matey and a little less BBC.â¦


At time, Eli Manning has seemed more like a bumbling bellhop than an NFL quarterback but the Giants' signal caller has picked up his play of late.


China on Thursday denied targeting foreign government and military computer networks and said it has not been asked by any nation to investigate alleged hacking.


A new report into abuses at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison is expected to incriminate at least a further 24 military personnel.


Two Koreas march as one in Doha opening ceremony

Athletes from North and South Korea marched as one into the dazzling opening ceremony of the 15th Asian Games on Friday, delivering another message of hope for the divided peninsula.


A victory over Baltimore, a loss by the Red Sox, and a defeat for Detroit. It's almost as though the New York Yankees won three times last night.


It's... "complex" IBM Rational has released an Eclipse-based tools package taking the unit back to its roots serving embedded software in an area it's calling âcomplexâ systems â otherwise known as weapons systems.â¦


New twist in baazee.com case: Rice logs on

NEW DELHI: The Baazee.com arrest has acquired diplomatic overtones, with US secretary of state-designate Condoleezza Rice reportedly taking personal interest in the welfare of Avnish Bajaj, CEO of Baazee.


Iran defies deadline to halt atom work: U.N. watchdog

The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday Iran had failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend enrichment of uranium, exposing Tehran to possible new sanctions over concerns it hopes to produce an atomic bomb.


Blog: IBM and SEC reach settlement in stock options expensing disclosure case. No fines or monetary penalties for company.


If Castro Had a Talk Show, It Might Sound a Bit Like This

Francisco Aruca, onetime Cuban political prisoner turned Castro admirer, speaks to Â and for Â a tiny community of committed Cuban-American leftists on the radio.


Now, going into the Republican convention, after weeks of controversy over John Kerryâs military service in Vietnam, where do things stand?


Toyota Motor Corp yesterday launched a joint venture with China's Guangzhou Automobile Group to produce the Camry sedan in the capital city of Guangdong Province.


A Mission to Download: Skid Row Internet Cafe Gives Homeless Hope

By Brent Hopkins, Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif.  Feb. 2--LOS ANGELES -- As he makes his way through life on Skid Row,  Eddie Guevara carries with him a toothbrush, a cap, some packets of salt and  an e-mail address.


[TS] After 5 Years, His Voice Can Still Crack

After the 9/11 attacks, James J. Dunne III was thrust into a role he never expected and never prepared for Â not just to lead the firm Sandler OÂNeill, but to save it.


Lewinsky and Loos dish on kiss-and-tell after Clinton and Beckham

Kiss-and-tell queens Monica Lewinsky and Rebecca Loos, in a debate on media payments for interviews, came clean about dishing the dirt on Bill Clinton and David Beckham, but the former White House intern claimed her sex story sat on higher moral ground.


Strike barely hits late-night TV ratings

While loyal viewers undoubtedly noticed the absence of striking writers at the late-night comedy shows, it made little difference in their viewing habits, ratings show.


A spacewalking NASA  astronaut pitched two large pieces of obsolete equipment off  the International Space Station and into orbit on Monday.


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Iran insists enrichment decision to be voluntary

LONDON, Sep 21 (IranMania) - Iran reiterated Monday that any decision regarding the enrichment of uranium was for Tehran alone to take, despite a resolution from the UN nuclear watchdog calling for an immediate halt to the sensitive nuclear work, Agence


W.R. Grace and Co. and seven senior employees were charged in an indictment released yesterday with conspiring for decades to hide the dangers posed by asbestos contamination in a Montana vermiculite mine.


Study shows no link between MMR and autism

London - Scientists published a new study on Friday which they said adds to evidence that the triple measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination is not linked to autism or other developmental problems.


Democratic leaders to finalize Iraq plan

House Democratic leaders are developing an anti-war proposal that wouldn't cut off money for U.S. troops in Iraq while requiring President Bush to acknowledge problems with an overburdened military.


Bomber in uniform of Iraqi military suspected in blast

The suicide bomber said to have blown himself up in a crowded dining hall on a US Army base here, killing 22 people, was wearing an Iraqi military uniform, US officials said


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Maiden flight scrubbed again for Delta 4 rocket

The maiden flight of Boeing's new Delta 4 heavy-lift rocket is expected to be delayed until the week of Dec. 19. Sunday, for the second day in a row, the booster's planned


ASIA/SRI LANKA - Il conflitto impedisce lÂistruzione di bambini e ragazzi, mentre si intensificano gli scontri Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Migliaia di bambini nel Nord dello Sri Lanka non possono frequentare la scuola a causa della recrudescenza del conflitto che agita lÂisola dellÂAsia del Sud, come denunciano i volontari del Jesuit Refugees Service, presenti ...


It is Sunday morning in Helsinki, Finland, and a bit grey outside, not unusual for the month of September in these latitudes.


US Bells Do Video on Path Blazed by Small Telcos

The three largest US local telephone corporations made a splash this summer with plans to sell video services on their voice and data lines in a few years.


Delta Air Lines DAL.N said on  Wednesday its auditors had expressed concern about the  airline's financial viability.


High court turns down Kiss member appeal

Ex-Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent lost a Supreme Court appeal Monday in a dispute over royalties with his former bandmates.


The dustup between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama over nuclear waste is a case of the pot calling the kettle radioactive.


Oracle tips directors for PeopleSoft board

Software company Oracle Corp said on Wednesday it planned to nominate four candidates for election in 2005 to the board of its rival and takeover target PeopleSoft Inc.


Knight Scolded for Criticizing Officials

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech coach Bob Knight was issued a public reprimand by the Big 12 Conference for his comments about officiating in a double-overtime loss at Oklahoma State.


Amazon launches the Amazon Simple Queue Service

The Amazon Simple Queue Service "offers a reliable, highly scalable hosted queue for buffering messages between distributed application components." It's exposed via a Web services interface that provides seven simple operations (enqueue, read, dequeue, and so on). But unlike the other Amazon Web services, this one has nothing to do with the products that Amazon is selling. You can use it for anything at all.


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Stocks End Up on GDP Reading, Oil Prices

NEW YORK - Stocks extended their gains into a second day Wednesday as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product while keeping a close eye on falling oil prices. The tech-dominated Nasdaq composite index posted especially robust gains...


Definita la nuova struttura operativa di Fiat Auto. Il nuovo team Ã¨ guidato dall'amministratore delegato di Fiat Auto Herbert Demel e "garantirÃ  una gestione efficace attraverso processi rapidi e snelli molto incentrati sul lavoro di squadra".


Fiji PM says coup inevitable as military closes in

Fiji's embattled Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has said a military coup appears "inevitable" and that he expects to be arrested and detained as soldiers besieged his home and office.