ATLANTA Jamaal Tinsley scored a season-high 29 points and Fred Jones added 21 as Indiana outlasted Atlanta 108-to-97 in overtime. The Hawks led by 12 points early in the fourth quarter before the Pacers snapped a seven-game losing streak.


Schumacher bounces back to take F1 Japan leg title

Michael Schumacher, the German Formula One legend who won 12 of the first 13 races of 2004, bounced back from his worst finish at last month's inaugural Chinese Grand Prix to claim his sixth victory in Japan on Sunday.


Seahawks can clinch playoff berth with win

SEATTLE - Thereâs plenty at stake with Seattle and Arizona meeting in late December, a showdown that carries implications for the division title and postseason.


High doses of the antioxidant vitamin E could increase the risk of death, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. By re-analyzing the data from 19 vitamin E studies over


Mozambique resorts devastated by cyclone

A huge clean-up operation was under way Saturday in some of Mozambique's most popular resorts as the southern African nation's fledgling tourist industry struggled to recover from a devastating cyclone that left tens of thousands homeless.


Bramble blunder helps Everton into fourth

Everton moved into fourth place in the Premier League as goals from Andrew Johnson and Joleon Lescott secured a 2-1 win at Wigan on Sunday.


Groningen, 11:38 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: UEFA CANCELLA ARMENIA-AZERBAIGIAN

L'Uefa ha deciso di cancellare la doppia sfida tra Armenia e Azerbaigian, validi per il gruppo A del...


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Russia launches GPS-like satellites on Christmas Day

As an unusual Christmas present to the world, Russia sent the last three of its GPS-compatible GLONASS satellites into space on Tuesday, whose missions range from global military tracking to keeping an eye on civilian-owned pet dogs and cats.


The case of a jet-setting tuberculosis patient might soon shift from the hospital wards to the courts. The patient, Andrew Speaker, an Atlanta personal injury attorney, could sue the federal government for being quarantined on the basis of federal regulations that some scholars see as unconstitutional.


Arkansas, l'elettrodomestico si Ã¨ messo in moto alla chiusura dello sportelloLa Whirlpool spiega: "Quel modello solo oltre Oceano. In Europa non si vende"                                            Usa, muore a diciotto mesi imprigionato nella lavastoviglie


A New York apre a 61,85 dlr, in calo dello 0,6%


Humourist and broadcaster Alan Coren, star of BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz, dies at the age of 69.


Japan's ruling party forces through a bill reviving a support mission for US-led forces in Afghanistan.


Delta to eliminate D/FW hub, cut jobs to save $5 billion

Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) is eliminating its Dallas/Fort Worth Airport connecting hub, dropping some daily flights from the airport, and cutting between 6,000 and 7,000 jobs throughout its system over


Turkish PM to meet with EU officials in Brussels

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with European Union officials in Brussels on Thursday amid tensions with the bloc over his government's plan to make adultery a crime.


Tennis: Marathon man Safin stays on course for third Paris title

PARIS : Volatile Russian Marat Safin kept the lid on his timebomb temper to ensure his campaign for a third Paris Masters title stayed on course with a battling 6-7 (1/7), 6-3, 7-5 victory over Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic.


Ex-Exron exec to pay $1.49M to settle charges

While criminal trials await other former Enron Corp. executives, the Houston-based company's former director of investor relations has agreed to pay $1.


Suicide car bomb wounds two UK troops in Afghanistan

A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of NATO-led forces near the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, wounding two British soldiers, a senior Afghan police official said. The attacker's Toyota car also destroyed the International Security Assistance Force vehicle, police chief General Ali Shah Paktiwal told Reuters.


Mike Tice will coach the Minnesota Vikings again in 2005. The team picked up Tice's $1 million option to coach next season, despite a second straight late-season fade by the club.


Like it or not, Oprah, this jury pool needs you

To Oprah Winfrey's credit, she didn't try to sugarcoat her feelings about getting called for jury duty. Like just about everyone who receives the dreaded summons, Oprah was a bit crabby about the whole thing.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- US Airways asked a bankruptcy judge yesterday to cancel labor contracts with three of its unions and impose much lower pay so it can move ahead with a plan to permanently cut costs, reposition itself as a low-cost carrier, and avoid a possible liquidation.


Roma, 13:01 - CALCIO, MATERAZZI: ZIDANE? HO CERCATO INCONTRO MA SI E' NEGATO

Marco Materazzi ha cercato anche di recente Zidane per fare la pace dopo la testata rifilata dal fra...


Operai, aumenti salariali o braccia incrociate


"Mr. Skin" cashes in on obsession with naked women

Jim McBride has made it his life's  work to know how much naked female flesh appears in movies --  an obsession apparently shared by millions of people.


Many clinical cancer trials are not published in order to keep industry secrets. A British cancer research group calls for all studies to be published -- even those with marginal results -- so doctors are not misled.


Reggie BushÃÂ  appear to have accepted benefits worth more than $100,000 from two marketing agents while playing at USC, according to a reports.


No EU agreement to normalise relations with Cuba

EU member states have failed to agree to normalise ties with Cuba, opting instead to extend a suspension of sanctions on the communist Caribbean island, European diplomats said Thursday.


General Growth Properties Inc. (GGP.N), the No. 2 U.S. shopping mall owner, on Friday said it would buy Rouse Co. (RSE.N) for $7.2 billion, expanding its holdings of regional shopping centers and commercial property.


Coppa Uefa: oggi il sorteggio della fase a gironi

Scatta oggi alle 12.00 a Nyon, con il sorteggio dei gruppi, la nuova e inedita fase della Coppa Uefa, che si fa dunque simile alla Champions League. Due le formazioni italiane coinvolte: si tratta di Lazio


Cagliari, 17:48 - CALCIO, CATANIA; CORONA: ESORDIO MIGLIORE NON POTEVA ESSERCI

Debutto in serie A con gol per Giorgio Corone, che a 32 anni è arrivato in massima serie e re...


The first noticeable thing when you're walking out into the streets of Boston on Sunday is that it's chilly -- much brisker than usual for an October day.


Ethiopian police say they have identified kidnappers

Ethiopian police said on Saturday that they have identified the kidnappers of the British embassy tour group abducted in the remote Ethiopian desert on March 1.


Iraqi Teens Abused at Abu Ghraib, Report Finds

The investigation also acknowledges that military intelligence soldiers kept multiple detainees off the record books and hid them from international humanitarian organizations, officials said.


American Pacific Corporation Announces Key Executive Appointments

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 18  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Pacific Corporation  (the "Company") today announced several key executive appointments.  Dr. Joseph Carleone will assume the duties of President and Chief Operating Officer of American Pacific Corporation, effective October 15, 2006.


A bus carrying worshippers on a pilgrimage to a famous shrine in central Mexico plunged into a valley Monday, killing nine passengers and leaving 38 injured.


Mars rovers struggle with sandy slopes, solar winter

Opportunity, one of NASA's two Mars rovers, struggled to get up the side of Endurance Crater. It spun its wheels, digging deep holes in the stadium-size crater's "sand trap.


Melbourne, 10:51 - TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN: RISULTATI SINGOLARE MASCHILE

Risultati del secondo turno maschile dell'Australian Open: Roger Federer (Svi, 1)-Fabrice Santoro (F...


(InfoWorld) - Coghead, an early pioneer in the creation of a Web 2.0 application development platform, announced a deal on Thursday with British Telecom (BT) that will give Coghead developers access to BT's telephony services and, by extension, its 1 million customers. Coghead also announced a low-cost package of SaaS (software as a service)-based applications dubbed Business Essentials for small business. Business Essentials includes applications for asset tracking, project management, access to company directories, lead management, and PTO (paid time off) management and recruitment. According to Laurie McCabe, vice president of SMB insights and solutions at AMI-Partners, Coghead is one of the first to tap into the need for very small businesses to automate their manual systems. "The legacy stuff out there isn't going to do the job if you look at cost and ease of use for those packaged applications," said McCabe. Even pricing for some of the early SaaS providers of services for SMBs is out of range for smaller businesses. "You might be spending $200 to $300 a month once you add in all the add-on services at Salesforce.com," McCabe said. Instead, Coghead is offering a flat rate of $10 per user, per month for its entire suite of applications. Asset Tracking will track electronic assets and provides a template for maintenance schedules. Basic Project Manager includes file sharing and resource management. Company Directory offers departmental data and reporting hierarchy. Lead Management tracks contacts, leads, and opportunities. PTO Tracker will allow employees to track monthly PTO. Recruiting Manager manages such features as resumes, open positions, and interview schedules. Finally, My Dashboard will give users a view of tasks and activities. The Coghead applications represent the continued expansion both up and down the business food chain of Web-based services. For many small businesses, Web 2.0 applications are the only workable solution if they want to enter the digital age. "There are 50 million businesses that donât have a server," said Paul McNamara, CEO at Coghead.Â  Coghead's deal with BT represents the interest that some of the largest enterprises are taking in the Web 2.0 architecture. It will give Coghead developers access to BT's telephony services, and it provides BT with the potential to offer a host of new services quickly and without a great deal of its own investment. For example, developers could embed BT's SMS capability into an application developed on the Coghead platform for CRM.Â  While the deal with BT covers the other side of the Atlantic, McCabe believes there will be similar deals on this side of the pond as well. "The primary piece of infrastructure for Web 2.0 applications is the Internet connection. Telecom companies like BT own the infrastructure, and they want to be able to offer more services over it," said McNamara. Business Essentials is available immediately. Pricing starts at $49 per month for five users.


NEW YORK - A British philosophy professor who has been a leading champion of atheism for more than a half-century has changed his mind. He now believes in God - more or less - based on scientific evidence, and says so on a video released Thursday.


Volunteer to Patrol: If You'D Like to Help Visitors and Protect Forest, Consider Applying

By Doug Kreutz, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 13--Ask Lew Hamburger why he's a member of the Santa Catalina Volunteer Patrol and he has a quick answer: "I'm just an old guy trying to get into heaven" by helping others.


The family of a Briton found dead in Sweden are trying to get the inquiry into his death re-opened.


Finish Line has been ordered by a judge to complete its acquisition of shoe retailer Genesco against its will.


Smoking bans come into effect in pubs and restaurants in much of Germany and all of France.


In pro football, it is usually understood that a starter should not lose his first-string status because of injury. But what are the Jets to do if and when the


Election issues: Health plans a top concern for disabled, seniors

Peggy Sherwood isnât sure she can trust either the Democratic or Republican presidential candidate when he says he can solve the nationâs health-care problems.


Memo: Abu Ghraib Prisoner Abuse Continued

Weeks after the disclosure of the abuse of detainees at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, Department of Defense officials reported continuing brutalization of Iraqi insurgents at the hands of military interrogators, according to a just released memo.


Hollywood can make actors and actresses very, very rich. Or it can


World energy use is becoming more carbon intensive - as the popularity of coal power continues, BP says.


Stocks were treading water on Thursday after data showed a measure of inflation accelerated in the first three months of 2007 and before the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision.


Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza is being questioned at Paddington Green police station in London after being arrested over alleged terrorism offences.


Matsuzaka mania starts to engulf Red Sox

The marketing of Daisuke Matsuzaka is under way as the Boston Red Sox set up their Spring Training camp at Fort Myers, Florida.


We need a new face with Hrithik: Anurag Basu

Anurag Basu, who is directing Hrithik Roshan in an action-romance, wants a brand new leading lady opposite the star.


Two men are found guilty at the Old Bailey of the murder of City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce.


Andre Agassi made short work of Kristof Vliegen in his opening Stockholm Open match on Wednesday, beating the Belgian 6-2, 6-4 in just over an hour.


Maria Sharapova beats Ana Ivanovic to win her third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.


Firenze, 19:00 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: LAVORO DIFFERENZIATO PER TONI

In vista della gara di domenica contro la Lazio, seduta di allenamento dedicata prevalentemente all'...


Analysts: AMD Beating Intel in Chip Design

Analysts' assessments came after Intel announced last week that it was scrapping plans to develop a 4-gigahertz version of its Pentium 4 chip.


Journalist on the scene in less than seconds A journalist was awoken by a hot news story yesterday: the realisation that his LG Electronics laptop had just exploded.â¦


At times it was hard to tell who was the Democrat and who was the Republican in what has shaped up as one of the most important Senate races in the country.


Panama Declares Emergency as Rain Kills 14

Panama declared a state of emergency on Saturday, a day after torrential rains and mudslides killed at least 14 people and wrecked or damaged the homes of about 10,000 people.


Blog: Winner will be announced at this year's Black Hat conference.


Iraq's top cleric arrives in Najaf on peace mission as a mortar ...

By Abdul Hussein Al-Obeidi, Associated Press, 8/26/2004 08:16. NAJAF, Iraq  Iraq's top Shiite cleric made a dramatic return to Najaf at the head of a massive convoy Thursday hoping to end three weeks of


Peru's Cabinet chief testified Friday at the trial of former President Alberto Fujimori that security forces attempted to assassinate two-time President Alan Garcia in 1992, when Fujimori was running the country and Garcia was out of office.


Pakistan's President Musharraf says Benazir Bhutto may have been shot dead, contradicting official accounts.


Sospesa revoca incarico direzione Regina Elena di Roma


Barroso warns EU leaders against doing Europe on the cheap

European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso warned EU leaders gathering for a summit against short-changing the bloc in negotiations on its long-term financing.


Government agency announces 5-step program to improve its ability to assess risks posed by drugs. WASHINGTON (CNN) - In light of the recent recall of Vioxx and the controversy over the connection between antidepressants


TORONTO and OTTAWA - Senior executives from Noranda Inc. are adamantly defending controversial talks to sell the company to China's communist government, despite suggestions from MPs that Parliament may block the proposed sale.


Zardariâs arrest not to vitiate atmosphere: govt

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday said the arrest of Asif Ali Zardari in Justice Nizam murder case would not vitiate the political atmosphere of the country.


A rugby club is given the backing for a housing development to pay for a move to new stadium.


With the backing of President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela is setting up a state-owned telecoms firm to challenge dominant foreign owned operators.


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A Harrods employee was killed and buried in a shallow grave in the park where she used to jog, a court hears.


Liverpool, 18:15 - CALCIO, LIVERPOOL: COBNRSORZIO DUBAI SI RITIRA DA TRATTATIVA

Il Liverpool non andrà alla Dubai International Consortium. Il consorzio, che aveva presentat...


Computer maker Dell Inc. said Friday it has agreed to buy The Networked Storage Co., a privately held data-storage consulting firm based in the United Kingdom.


White U.S. children have highest rates of diabetes

Non-Hispanic white children have the highest rates of diabetes in the United States, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, and the disease appears to be more common than expected.


Simona Pari e Simona Torretta al loro arrivo all'aeroporto di ...

La versione fornita da Torretta, Pari, Scelli, Manhaz coincide. Â«Siamo state trattate con grande rispettoÂ», ha dichiarato una delle due ragazze italiane ai magistrati romani. I sequestratori? Â«Una banda


Now you see it, now you don't Microsoft has suspended distribution of one of the updates required for Vista service pack one (SP1), after customers complained that their PCs wouldnât boot up properly after KB937287 had been applied.â¦


Bush gave policy views on top court case

In a lawsuit that harks back to the Enron scandal, the Bush administration is at odds with the federal agency that oversees securities markets as well as with state attorneys general and consumer and investor advocates.


Senators sharply questioned an Iraq commission's call for a new U.S. war strategy Thursday, saying the Bush administration and Congress must work urgently together to find a more effective approach.


A drunken driver hit a telephone pole support wire that decapitated his passenger, then drove 12 miles home and slept in his bloody clothes, leaving the headless body in his truck, police said.


Gli sconcertanti dati della Confesercenti sugli affari criminali "La 'Mafia 'Spa Ã¨ l'industria italiana che risulta piÃ¹ produttiva"                                          "La mafia? E' la prima azienda italiana" Per Sos Impresa 90 mld di utili l'anno


As Congress began its final week before the midterm elections, a veteran Senate chairman was asked the question ricocheting all over town:


Defence chiefs say 63,000 secret files are out of range of new information laws after being contaminated with asbestos.


US President George Bush has personally intervened in the Northern Ireland peace process to spur on the new power-sharing deal. Mr Bush telephoned Dr Rev Ian Paisley, the leader of the Democratic Unionist


Sometimes, the process is the product. Employing a blueprint drawn from 26 years of IT experience â along with best practices outlined in the ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) â Carl Snyder already has reaped success during his brief tenure as director of global IT infrastructure and operations at Tellabs.


Push-up support Comet has bumped up its eagerness to offer IT support to UK home users and small businesses, with the nationwide launch today of its "Comet On Call" service.â¦


Villeneuve back in driver's seat and with a point to prove

Canadian Jacques Villeneuve hopes to take his revenge on former team BAR by helping Renault take second place in the Formula One championship.


Roadside bomb kills 3 U.S. soldiers in Iraq

Three U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb on the outskirts of Baghdad on Tuesday and one more was wounded, the U.S. military said.


A Norman Rockwell painting found behind a fake wall has sold for a record $15.4m (Â£7.9m).


The computer company where this pilot fish works decides that its new office space will use cubicles with modular furniture -- much nicer than the old cubes, and easy to rearrange. Sounds perfect, right?


Combinazione: 1-23-38-50-60-77, jolly 39, superstar 57


Loggerhead Sea Turtle Has Surgery in Ga.

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - One of three turtles at the new Georgia Sea Turtle Center had surgery on Monday, only two days after the center opened. Nick, one of three loggerhead sea turtles at the facility, has been at the center since he was rescued with injuries in May off Cumberland Island.


Colorado Prosecutors Drop Rape Charges Against Kobe Bryant

Criminal charges against National Basketball Association star Kobe Bryant were dropped, clearing him in the alleged rape last year of a 19-year-old woman at a Colorado resort.


Empoli, 19:04 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: STADIO APERTO A TUTTI CONTRO IL LIVORNO

Apertura dello stadio di Empoli domenica 11 marzo per tutti gli spettatori, in occasione della parti...


Electronic Eye Devised to Help Blind Cross Roads

An "electronic eye" that can be fitted to a pair of glasses could help the blind cross roads more safely, scientists said on Friday.


Analisti, moneta europea arrivera' a 1,50 entro fine 2007


NEW YORK  -Caterpillar Inc.'s warning that the housing slump was infecting the wider economy sent U.S. stocks tumbling by the most in more than two months on Friday, in a drop that was made more unnerving as it marked the 20th anniversary of the 1987 market crash.


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France's defeated Royal signals she will battle on

A combative Segolene Royal took the stage  on Tuesday for the first time since her presidential poll  defeat, promising to fight for a Socialist success in  parliamentary elections but staying quiet about her own future.


The next steps toward the 2006 World Cup for the U.S. team will be taken Wednesday against Jamaica, a team that has never beaten the Americans.


November is proving to be a bumper month for computer games - and it is not over yet.


Major I.T. Crash Hits UK Government Department

A routine software upgrade of Microsoft-based desktop computers led to the crash of around 40,000 machines at the UK government's Department for Work and Pensions last week.


New York researchers report creation of material that is by far the darkest substance ever made.


Oscar winner Angelina Jolie has revealed that she is currently dating two men but she has ensured that the relationships are only sexual in nature.


Britain declared free from foot and mouth

Britain on Saturday lifted the last livestock restrictions imposed after last month's foot and mouth outbreak after experts said the disease had been "eradicated" from the country.


Expect Apple/Motorola phone demo at Expo - analyst

An analyst has told clients to expect Apple and Motorola to demonstrate a new mobile phone with a built in iTunes software client at Macworld Expo San Francisco.


Rain Delays Start of 4th Cricket Test Between India, Australia

Rain delayed the start of the fourth cricket Test between India and Australia in Mumbai as the Australians seek to complete a 3-0 series victory.


Retailers' Nov. Same-Store Sales Sluggish

Major U.S. retailers reported tepid  November sales on Thursday, as discounting lured customers, but  high energy prices and nagging concerns about a soggy job  market kept buying in check.


The CQPolitics Forum: Katrina's Aftermath, One Year Later

CQPolitics.com on Tuesday asked its Board of Advisors the following:


Ever wonder who buys those big, big TVs? Ever wonder if they ever get used?


Washington issued a damning human rights report on Sudan, saying genocide in Darfur continued and blaming both government and rebel forces for attacks in the remote region.


Marine testifies against accused Haditha ringleader

CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Marine testified on Thursday he shot to death two unarmed Iraqi men in the town of Haditha and watched members of his squad kill more civilians after a roadside bomb ripped apart a fellow Marine in November 2005.


A man who fraud investigators claim "used ambulances as taxis" and "hospitals like hotels" is given an Asbo.


In the Glow of Victory, 3 Losses Are Recalled

The Eagles could say that losing the conference championship the last three years was ancient history. But Ike Reese would not allow that line of thinking.


S. African Pleads Guilty in Texas Immigration Case

A South African woman whose arrest in  Texas touched off warnings of terrorist incursions from the  U.S. South pleaded guilty on Monday to charges she was an  illegal immigrant.


Jarvis poised to report spiralling losses

Alan Lovell, chief executive of the Jarvis construction group, is today in talks with his financial advisers as he puts the finishing touches to an interim results statement which is expected


KABUL, Afghanistan - Three Americans - led by a former Green Beret who boasted he had Pentagon support - were found guilty Wednesday of torturing Afghans in a private jail and were sentenced to prison.    After a 7 1/2-hour session in a stuffy Kabul courtroom, the three-judge panel was unanimous in convicting the former soldier, Jonathan Idema, and his right-hand man, Brent Bennett, on charges of entering Afghanistan illegally, making illegal arrests, establishing a private jail and torturing their captives...


House Democrats may not have won a big enough majority Tuesday night to run the chamber without help from Republicans, but their victories may have ended a historic co-speakership.


Smelly socks worn by Ed Harris during the filming of "Empire Falls" were among the treasures snatched up by fans during a weekend sale of props and costumes from the HBO movie.


Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in a coma Friday at a French military hospital as concerns heightened over possibilities for his burial and the future of Palestinian leadership.


Feb. 18, 1913: 'Isotope' Goes From Greek to Geek

The Greek word for "at the same place" suits Frederick Soddy very well, for he has just identified disparate elements with something very big in common.


Once-banned Shostakovich ballet triumphs

It was supposed to be a ballet fit for a party boss: Winsome maids from the local collective farm prance around the stage carrying 5-foot long potatoes, while happy Soviet farmers celebrate yet another bountiful harvest.


Deutsche Bank says it will cut 3,280 jobs outside Germany and reports a sharp rise in profits.


Can Khartoum disarm the janjaweed militia?

DARFUR, Sudan: Khadijah Mohammed Ali Ardamatta, a resident of the Ardamatta camp in West Darfur, removed her shawl to show a deep wound in her chest sustained when Arab militias attacked her in February in her village of Noury.


BRITAIN'S world record holder Paula Radcliffe ran away with the closest women's winning margin in the history of the New York City marathon yesterday.


Shell And Dow Prepare $2.1 Billion Iraqi Petro Plan

The companies are rumored to be in talks to upgrade an Iraqi petrochemical plant.


Many maternal deaths worldwide preventable: study

Infectious diseases kill a surprisingly  large number of women during pregnancy, according to a study  published on Tuesday that suggests many maternal deaths in the  developing world are preventable.


Serbia says it will not trade Kosovo for EU or NATO

Serbia will never surrender Kosovo to the breakaway province's ethnic Albanian majority or trade its territory for European Union or NATO membership, Serb leaders said on Tuesday.


Before a New Roof, the Top Is Down at Center Court

The partial roof was dismantled at Center Court on a rainy day at Wimbledon, where the former champions Roger Federer and Martina Hingis advanced.


Incendiary Device Found on Australian Airliner

A crude incendiary device was loaded into the cargo hold of an Australian Virgin Blue airliner to Sydney in a major breach of airport security, Transport Minister John Anderson said on Thursday.


HIV Infection Disclosure to Partner Can Vary

Whether or not HIV (news - web sites)-infected intravenous drug users (IDUs) disclose their status to their sex partners depends on different factors, according


Montgomerie is good shape at The Heritage

WOBURN, England (Ticker) - A birdie-eagle finish had Scotland's Colin Montgomerie smiling again on Thursday when he returned to the European Tour after his Ryder Cup heroics.


Respect in a Box: Giving John Ford the Major American Artist Treatment

âFord at Foxâ is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.


BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Oakland Hills' place in golf history was secure before the Ryder Cup arrived.


The European Commission says a road through an environmentally protected area should not be built.


Checkups key to success of obesity surgery

NEW YORK  - Seriously overweight people who undergo gastric bypass surgery to shed pounds should try to make as many scheduled post-op doctors appointments as possible, according to a new study. It shows that follow-up care is a key component of the long-term success of the weight-loss surgery.


Microsoft has named India as the next market for its stripped-down version of XP, with shipping expected to begin early next year.


Samsung embeds 4GB storage for 3G phones

Samsung unveiled a new mobile chip set with up to 4GB of storage capacity, potentially eliminating the need for add-on memory cards.


Fannie Mae debtholders see company on right path

Confidence in Fannie Mae debt rose after a management shake-up on Tuesday triggered by accounting errors and an enormous earnings restatement mandated by regulators, investors and analysts said on Wednesday.


Opec may decide new oil price target in September

SYDNEY: Opec may set a new target range for oil prices next week and would like to see crude down from current lofty levels closer to $US30 ($NZ46.


Reaction from Tottenham Hotspur Football Club

A number of former players and staff linked with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club have voiced their opinion on the sensational exit of manager Jacques Santini.


DELL Inc announced last Wednesday that Michael Dell has assumed the duties of chief executive officer. Dell, who will retain his duties as chairman of the board, replaces Kevin Rollins.


Afghanistan's disturbing poppy explosion

Kabul, Afghanistan -- In the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, where his $100 million empire is based, inquiries about Haji Bashir Noorzai elicit an anxious frown, a shrug or the vague explanation that he left years ago.


As Martha Stewart Does Time, Flush Times for Her Company

Since entering prison, Martha Stewart has become a lot wealthier. And when she completes her sentence, colleagues at her company anticipate an even bigger payoff.


Danone is to challenge a decision that it no longer has any rights to the Chinese drinks brand Wahaha.


A device developed in Boulder has been selected by NASA to fly aboard a $400 million lunar-mapping mission set for launch in 2008.


BURMA'S promise to move towards democracy appeared in tatters last night following reports Prime Minister Khin Nyunt had been charged with corruption and placed under house arrest.


Il presidente alla vigila della festa della Repubblica: "Alleggerire la burocrazia"Invito al confronto tra le forze presenti in Parlamento e in altre Assemblee elettive                                            Napolitano, il messaggio per il 2 giugno "Agire per rinnovare la politica"                                                                                E' necessario cambiare ma non si deve seminare ulteriore sfiducia


Hard-Liners Urge More Ant-French Violence

Hard-liners urged loyalist mobs on to more violence today, after a day of mayhem in which French and Ivory Coast forces battled in the air and on the ground and machete-waving throngs hunted down French citizens in the largest city.


Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin said Sunday his band is working on a new album featuring what he called a quintessential song that everybody should hear "before we die."


Hirsh: Scooter and Bush's No-Fault Policy

Given Bush's behavior on Iraq, his decision to keep Scooter out of the slammer isn't surprising. Nor is it likely to hurt the GOP at the polls either.


Computer manufacturer IBM has been given the go ahead to build the world's most powerful supercomputer.


Cuba Breaks Ties with Panama Over Bomb Pardon

HAVANA/PANAMA CITY  - Cuba severed diplomatic ties  with Panama on Thursday in anger at its outgoing leader  pardoning four Cuban exiles imprisoned for plotting to kill  President Fidel Castro in 2000.


Dalle 22 del 12 settembre alle 6 del 15 settembre


Some champions are born in training camp, but in Pittsburgh, there is a theory that the Steelers were formed in Florida as Hurricane Jeanne blew through.


Drug users in England are to get shopping vouchers if they stay clean as part of a pilot scheme.


Safeway Inc. said third quarter net income fell to 35 cents a share from 45 cents a year ago due to the continued impact of the Southern California strike that was settled in the first quarter of this year.


Su 60 comuni capoluogo di provincia, 22 hanno rialzato l'aliquotaPrelievo piÃ¹ alto per 4,1 milioni di contribuenti sui 9,2 del campione                                          Uil, dalle addizionali Irpef aggravi fino a oltre 300 euro                                                                                In media, l'aumento comunale ammonta a 28 euro, corrispondente a un +33%A questo si somma in alcune Regioni un 'balzello' che puÃ² arrivare fino a 137 euro di ROSARIA AMATO


The dollar inched up on Monday but traders struggled to find direction in a market devoid of economic data.


IBM Rolling Out Biggest WebSphere Update in 2 Years

IBM late on Tuesday announced the  biggest update of its popular WebSphere business software in  two years, adding features such as automatically detecting and  fixing problems.


Nuovo messaggio on line sulla sorte delle due Simone

BAGDAD (IRAQ) - Un ultimatum di 24 ore all'Italia per la sorte delle due operatri umanitarie Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, rapite in Iraq, Ã¨ stato lanciato da un gruppo denominato Ansar al Zawahri sul forum del sito web islamic minbar.


Maoist rebels bomb Kathmandu building, no injuries

Maoists rebels set off a powerful bomb in the Nepali capital on Thursday, causing no casualties but leaving a large part of a government building in ruins, police said.


South Africa's ruling ANC ends its opposition to a controversial trade union mission to Zimbabwe.


Middle-Age Spread Owes a Lot to Genes -Study

Middle-aged men may be able to lay a hefty share of the blame for their expanding bellies on their parents, study findings suggest.


Vermont and several other states scored a victory on Wednesday in their battle to get automakers to comply with rules aimed at reducing global warming


Air Europa Orders Extra Boeing B737-800 Aircraft

Spanish airline Air Europa has ordered an additional three Boeing B737-800 aircraft. The airline currently operates 25 of the type and is due to receive another two in 2005.


Cellist Rostropovich still in hospital, feels better

Cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, 79, is still receiving treatment at a Moscow hospital where he was taken earlier this month, his secretary said on Friday.


Donatella pensa a donne diverse, da Merkel a Rania Giordania


Owen given warm welcome at first Real Madrid session

MADRID, Aug 19  - England striker Michael Owen was given a warm welcome by his new Real Madrid team mates and waiting fans on Thursday when he took part in his first training session since joining the club last week.


Thai Govt drops 'peace birds' in attempt to quell unrest

MARK COLVIN: You might call them weapons of mass distraction - the hundred-million "peace birds" made of folded paper that the Thai Air Force has been dropping over southern Thailand.


THE FREED: Cuba unexpectedly releases for health reasons three political dissidents: economics writer Oscar Espinosa Chepe, who has a liver ailment, Marcelo Lopez, who has a neurological


Dutch TV hounds Google Earth topless sunbather

Caught on camera Here's a cautionary tale for those of you who like to indulge in a bit of light sunbathing in the privacy of your own patio: make sure you ring Google to see if they're planning a satellite pass-over before whipping off your top:â¦


There's a whole new perspective on one of America's most intense college football rivalries tonight. Oh, sure. Florida State is greeting hated Miami into the Atlantic Coast Conference.


Pentagon Says Guantanamo Prisoner Incorrectly Detained

The Pentagon has determined for the  first time that one of the nearly 600 prisoners held by the  United States at Guantanamo Bay was incorrectly classified as  an "enemy combatant" and he will be returned to his home  country, the Navy secretary said on Wednesday.


Japan Firms Develop New Internet Security Techs

Tokyo, Dec. 11 (Jiji Press)--Hitachi Ltd.  and five other Japanese companies said Monday they have jointly developed new Internet security technologies.  The remaining five are NEC Corp. , Fujitsu Ltd. , KDDI Corp. , NTT Communications Corp. and Internet Initiative Japan Inc. .


Arctic thaw could open vast oil and gas region

An accelerating thaw of the Arctic may open vast regions for oil and gas exploration but that brings worries of spills in the fragile environment, experts said on Thursday.


One of the UK's rarest birds is found in the East Anglian Fens for the first time since World War II.


Parents of Mount St. Helens victim watching new rumblings

OAK LAWN, Ill. -- Like a lot of people, Tom and Alice Johnston have been watching with interest the television footage of Mount St.


Cheering Fans Greet Jackson as Attorneys Spar

A white-suited Michael Jackson  waved and smiled to cheering fans as he and his family went to  court on Monday to watch his attorney spar with the prosecutor  who has twice charged the self-proclaimed king of pop with  child molestation.


Iran was suspended from international soccer by FIFA on Thursday because of government interference with the country's soccer federation.


Traffic.Com Broadens Relationship With Missouri DOT

By The Philadelphia Inquirer  Dec. 13--Traffic.com Inc., of Wayne, today said it has broadened its relationship with the Missouri Department of Transportation to provide additional digital traffic-information services for the St. Louis metropolitan area.


A POCKET version of Sony's hugely successful PlayStation games console is tipped to be the hottest gadget of 2005. The PlayStation Portable, or PSP for short, will be a market


Bouna Coundoul made three saves for Colorado, but it wasn't enough to keep the Rapids' winless streak from reaching seven games after an 0-0 tie with the Columbus Crew on Wednesday night.


Cantor to combine eSpeed, BGC in $1.3 billion deal

Bond trader Cantor Fitzgerald is combining its electronic brokerage eSpeed , which has been a takeover target, with its BGC Partners inter-dealer broker into a new publicly listed company in a $1.3 billion deal.


AOL revamps divisions, seeks international growth

AOL will reorganize its business  divisions to simplify its structure as it focuses on boosting  Internet advertising sales globally, according to a memorandum  sent to employees on Wednesday.


Recruit the Soldier, Put the Spouse on a Career Path

Recruit the soldier. Retain the family. That's been common wisdom at the Pentagon for ages.


The search engine will team up with five famous libraries to digitize their collections.


Word of mouth research suggest HIV figures in Uganda could be three times bigger than previous estimates.


Bari, 19:42 - CALCIO, BARI: PRESENTATI GALASSO, LANZAFAME E ANTONELLI

Il Bari ha presentato tre volti nuovi: Antonelli (terzino sinistro proveniente dal Milan), Lanzafame...


Parigi, 22:53 - CALCIO, L'EQUIPE: LIPPI IN POLE PER PANCHINA LIONE

Secondo il sito internet del quotidiano sportivo francese l'Equipe, Marcello Lippi potrebbe essere i...


Heavy spam squalls herald malware blitz Hackers have launched a malware blitz that poses as a 4 July greeting card.â¦


Il bilancio dell'attentato a Baidoa potrebbe aggravarsi


The mother of a soldier who died at Deepcut barracks uses Labour's conference to renew calls for a public inquiry.


British forces kill a senior al-Qaeda fugitive in a raid in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, security sources say.


Times Square is crammed with tourists, and not just for New Year's Eve. These days, they're eager to gawk at the glittering lights of Broadway and visit attractions like Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and the MTV studios.


Many Norwegian television viewers were shocked to see U.S. President George W. Bush and family apparently saluting Satan during the U.S. inauguration.


Kent agrees to $17 million, two-year contract with Dodgers

ANAHEIM - The Los Angeles Dodgers got the established run producer they coveted for the middle of their lineup, and Jeff Kent got the team he wanted to play for since he was a boy.


Doctors warned on Friday that opera singer Russell Watson could face a long haul recovering from emergency surgery that was needed to tackle the recurrence of a brain tumor.


Election monitors weigh complaints in Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- Foreign election experts on Wednesday studied complaints from candidates in Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election, setting aside suspect ballot boxes and further delaying the vote count.


Tobacco use killed 100 million people worldwide in the 20th century and could kill one billion people in the 21st unless governments act now the World Health Organization said


Italy premier defends 2007 budget plan 1:23 PM Et

Premier Romano Prodi on Saturday defended his draft budget, rejecting criticism that it targeted the middle class and saying it would help narrow the gap between rich and poor.Comment


India are 6-0 at the end of day three, chasing an improbable 499 to beat Australia in the first Test.


By Rebekah Gordon  To the list of prohibitions in county parks, which includes pets, hard liquor and amplified music, add one more item: smoking.


The use of some antidepressant drugs appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in some children and teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.


Financial News Web Site Remains Unruffled by Murdochâs Foray on Its Turf

After weathering the dot-com bubble and an attempt to sell the company, TheStreet.comâs slow success has recently jump-started efforts to expand its content and ambitions.


Update 1: United Airlines to Slash US Flights

As part of its bid to emerge profitably from bankruptcy, United Airlines announced plans Wednesday to slash its domestic flight schedule, increase its more profitable international schedule and reduce the size of its fleet over the next six months.


Bankruptcy plan 'will not deter' Yukos sale

YUKOS shareholders gave warning yesterday that the oil giantâs attempt to seek bankruptcy protection in the US was unlikely to prevent the Russian Government-ordered


Five British soldiers, Iraqis wounded in blast outside Basra base

Five British soldiers and several Iraqi civilians were wounded in an explosion outside a British military base near the southern city of Basra, the military said.


Brokaw Steps Down After 21 Years as NBC Anchor

Veteran TV journalist Tom Brokaw steps  down as anchor of the "NBC Nightly News" on Wednesday, the  first of the big three stars of U.S. network news for the last  20 years to retire.


Coastal Chinese city offers respite for Olympic tourists

XIAMEN, China  - Dirty, polluted, and congested -- China's large cities have an unenviable poor reputation.


Zurigo, 13:15 - CALCIO, SION: TECNICO LASCIA DURANTE INTERVALLO PARTITA

Nestor Clausen si è dimesso dalla guida del Sion annunciando la sua decisione durante l'inter...


Iraq says making progress ahead of key reports

Iraq has made good strides improving security while political progress is picking up ahead of key reports to be delivered to the U.S. Congress in the next two weeks, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday.


Falling Oil Boost Equities, Dollar Weaker

The dollar traded at nine-year lows  against major currencies Monday, adding to investor concerns  about European and Japanese assets, but stock markets continued  their recent rally helped by falling oil prices.


The US's largest chocolate maker, Hershey, says it is to cut 1,500 jobs and plans to build a new plant in Mexico.


Brazil film looks at dark past through young eyes

Brazilian Cao Hamburger, whose film  looks at his country's dark past, is the latest director to  describe the brutality of South America's military  dictatorships through the eyes of a child.


Games Business Needs Mergers, Price Cuts-Report

Video game executives believe consolidation will be crucial to their future, but they also want further cuts to hardware prices to boost short-term growth, according to a report set for release this week.


A SPECTACULAR total eclipse of the moon will be


The Road to a South African Driverâs License

To secure a driverâs license, South Africans must navigate a bureaucratic process so daunting that it set off riots this year and then pass the K53 test, which is not simple at all.


Russian Parliamentarian On Presidential Elections In Ukraine

Russian State Duma deputy Konstantin Zatulin, who is a member of CIS mission of observers at the Ukrainian presidential elections, notes an increased participation of Crimean residents in the voting.


Tribal family suspected over Kabul blast

Main suspects behind hotel storming are father and son with links to Taliban and al-Qaida, writes Jason Burke


Dartmouth dean takes heat for his athletics snub

It's a picture near to the hearts of many Dartmouth College alumni: a crisp autumn day, a sea of green shirts in the stands, and a football team driving its way to another Ivy League win.


Experts Raise Questions About Vioxx Decision

Two leading heart experts called for  urgent investigations on Wednesday into whether all painkilling  drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors may raise the risk of heart  attack in some people.


Yucatan Peninsula braces for strong rains, winds from Hurricane ...

Trucks and city buses shuttled in and out of poor, coastal neighborhoods in this tourist city Monday night, carrying residents to higher ground as the secondary effects


XM Buys Baseball's Satellite Radio Rights

Major League Baseball announced yesterday that it would receive up to $650 million over the next 11 years from XM Satellite Radio to beam locally produced games, like the Mets' WFAN broadcasts, to a national audience.


NASA and Google Sign Space Act Agreement

NASA Ames Research Center has entered into a Space Act agreement with Google, which will combine the technical expertise of the search engine giant with the space science expertise of NASA, to enable NASA's space exploration work to become accessible to everyone.


Arsenal come from two goals down to earn a point against Portsmouth at the Emirates Stadium.


Microsoft Renews Push for Living Room PC

Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O is making a renewed push this week to get its software into living rooms with the launch of a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, a personal


Crude oil may rise from a record US$53 a barrel over concerns that imports will not make up for a drop in Gulf of Mexico output caused by Hurricane Ivan.


It looks like a Jet Ski, but it's really a remote-controlled aquatic drone for harbor security and battlefield recon. And it's fast.


The father of world rally champion Colin McRae has spoken about the moments before his son's death.


An Israeli military court on Tuesday ordered the release of 18 Hamas lawmakers, including three Cabinet ministers. Also, a spokesman for the outgoing Hamas-led administration said the group is prepared to back peace efforts with Israel as part of the new coalition government being formed by the Palestinians.


China, India will sustain global economy despite high oil prices, BHP says

Rising oil prices are slowing growth across the world but key emerging economies such as China and India will continue to support the near-term outlook for commodities, the world's largest mining company said Friday.


Insurgents Kill Five Iraqi Police Officers

A firefighter hoses what is left of a car bomb that exploded as a US military convoy passed by Saturday Dec. 11, 2004, in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq, wounding no American forces, the military said.


Random House, Inc. has made online excerpts available from books by Toni Morrison, Calvin Trillin and thousands of others as publishers continue their push to sell more books through the Internet.


No quick debate in Iraq parliament on oil law

Iraq's parliament may take a week to start debating a landmark draft oil law, officials said on Wednesday, as complaints from Kurdish authorities and Sunni Arab politicians signaled its passage could be rocky.


Kerry fated to dwell among US history's political losers

Pre-election polls showed Americans may have been in the mood for a change in 2004: it is John Kerry's personal political tragedy that he could not persuade them he was the man to effect it.


Add 'Podcasts' To Your Tech Terms Playlist (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Just as you can download music to an iPod, some folks are doing the same with a new form of talk radio.


journalists held in Iraq by militants demanding France end its ban on Muslim headscarves in schools. "Backed up by this national unity, I solemnly call for the release of Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot.


Global Finance Chiefs Seek to Forge Iraq Debt Deal

Finance chiefs from leading industrialized countries must bridge a transatlantic rift over how much of Iraq's foreign debt to write-off if they are to make progress toward a deal at a meeting this week.


A high-speed car accident in Florida has left the teenage son of wrestling star Hulk Hogan seriously injured and a companion in critical condition late Sunday, police said.


By lifting restrictions on a rite out of favor since the 1960s, Benedict is signaling the limits on Catholic reform


London: Meticulous preparation and attention to detail will characterise Bernhard Langerâs captaincy when his European team defend the Ryder Cup against the US at Oakland Hills next week.


By ED CULLEN  I stood looking at volunteer zinnias in the rain this morning thinking, "So long, summer children. Nice try." There are hard freezes predicted tonight and tomorrow night with a couple of nights of lows in the mid-30s thrown in.


Angela Merkel and Jacques Chirac are preparing for a meeting on Friday to hammer out the restructuring of Airbus.


A group of broadcasters, consumer electronics vendors and civil rights groups pledged Wednesday to leave no television viewers behind as the U.S. transitions to digital over-the-air broadcasts by February 2009.


Insurance commissioners nationwide, including those from Virginia, Maryland and the District, waded into the growing industry scandal yesterday, holding a teleconference to coordinate the investigation and regulation of the way carriers reward brokers for sending them business.


Italian secret agents try to save Bigley

Italian intelligence officials who secured the release of two hostages in Iraq are working with their British counterparts to try to free Kenneth Bigley, the captive Briton.


Two housing bodies say they have identified a need for tens of thousands of affordable homes in Wales.


Democrat Gregoire Wins Wash. Governor Race

Democrat Christine Gregoire won the Washington governor's race by a 130-vote margin out of 2.9 million ballots cast, according to final recount results announced Thursday from Seattle's King County, the last of the state's 39 counties to report.


Sony Shipping Two New Blu-ray Players in Europe

Sony said Thursday that it will begin shipping its latest Blu-ray disc player in October, the BDP-S500 in Europe, the higher-end cousin to its BDP-S300 model which will also be shipping in the region.


Malcolm Glazer's bid to buy Man Utd suffers a serious setback after his boardroom coup.


Fed proposes mortgage rules to protect borrowers

Lenders will have to confirm that a borrower can afford a mortgage before making a loan under protections proposed by the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, following defaults and losses on U.S. subprime mortgages this year.


Shujaat Hussain has felicitated Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for taking the charge of UAE President and said the bilateral relations between the two countries would further strengthen in future.


Ethanol boom fuels prosperity in rural America

NEVADA, Iowa  - Like many small business owners, Jim Axline has had good months and bad months.


Vodafone launches UMTS service in 13 countries

Vodafone Group plc launched its UMTS-based Vodafone live! service across its operations in 13 countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.


Un economista e una ricercatrice che aspetta un bambino


Reprieve for naked sculptures on Liverpool beach

Cast-iron statues of 100 naked men can now continue to gaze out to sea from a stretch of beach in Liverpool, despite accusations that they are offensive, an eyesore and a safety hazard.


HTTP Deltas, RSS, and Differential Content Fetching

It seems  PubSub.com is offering a bounty  on an HTTP Delta implementation of RFC 3229.  This seems in response to the current meme  of RSS and Atom syndication bloat.   First off this is certainly *very* generous of them.  I'd like to see this happen more.  Good for you guys!  I myself  have thought that HTTP Deltas were a viable solution but I was wrong.  Of course most people aren't familiar with HTTP deltas.  Eseentially what an HTTP delta enables is a client/server differential protocol that can exchange a patch from the server to the client.  The client is then patched and it will then have the updated version without having to transfer the *entire* document again.  For example say you ...


Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.46 percent early morning on Friday with technology shares such as Fujitsu Ltd. leading the way, following a retreat in their U.S. peers and on worries over record-breaking oil prices.


Ortiz quickly becoming Boston's Mr. Overtime

BOSTON - If there is to be a statue, it should be shaped like David Ortiz. It should be massive and menacing and brightly lit as darkness descends.


Rehnquist Undergoing Radiation and Chemo

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist revealed Monday that he is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment for thyroid cancer, signs he has a grave form of the disease and probably will not return to the bench soon.


Stephen Merchant beats comedy partner Ricky Gervais to best actor at the British Comedy Awards.


A tearful mother of two teenage girls killed when a speeding dragster skidded into a crowd demanded answers on Monday, saying the high-powered car should never have been on a city street.


Skype to start charging for calls to phones again

Internet telephone service Skype said  on Wednesday that it would charge customers $29.95 a year for  unlimited calling in the United States and Canada, a service it  had offered free since May.


Insurgents detonated a car bomb in southern Baghdad early Wednesday, causing an unspecified number of casualties, witnesses said.


Deep-sea Oil Rigs inspire Designs for Giant Wind Turbines

An MIT researcher has a vision: Four hundred huge offshore wind turbines are providing onshore customers with enough electricity to power several hundred thousand homes, and nobody standing onshore can see them.


Mom Hugs 'Miracle' Baby After Ovarian Transplant

Ouarda Touirat, her day-old baby daughter nestling in her arms, said Friday she had never lost hope that she could conceive after cancer treatment left her infertile.


Paula Radcliffe will return to competitive action in the New York Marathon next month.


European Airline Cancels Flights After Crash Landing

Scandanavian Airlines continued to cancel flights on Monday after another crash landing of a turboprop plane made by Bombardier â the third such accident in less than two months.


Federal prison officials aren't reading all mail sent and received by convicted terrorists and other high-risk inmates, a security gap that could prove deadly, a Justice Department review concluded Tuesday.


As Democrats continue to search heaven and Earth for a moral values issue they can call their own, I have just the prescription: Why not start with the immoral behavior of giant drug companies such as Merck that continue to sacrifice the health of the


Pisa, 22:20 - CALCIO, PISA: INGAGGIATO GENEVIER

Il Pisa ha ingaggiato il centrocampista francese Gael Genevier, 25 anni, ex Sangiovannese. Ha firmat...


Sears Up 5 Pct on Real Estate Enthusiasm

Sears, Roebuck and Co.  shares rose 5 percent on Thursday on continued investor enthusiasm over the value of the retailer's property after last week's disclosure that a real estate investment trust has more than a 4 percent stake in the firm.


Newest medical specialty: the hospitalist

Barbara Heymann, 55, who suffers from chronic migraines, has been hospitalized dozens of times. Like many patients, she was confused and intimidated at the very thought of going -- but that has recently changed.


General Motors Corp. GM.N will offer  car buyers nervous about rising interest rates a chance to  lock-in today's low rates in a bid to boost its sluggish U.S.  sales, car dealers briefed about GM's new sales incentive plan  said on Tuesday.


Interoperability is top open source customer worry

The Open Solutions Alliance, a nonprofit group backed by a number of commercial open source vendors, released a survey on Wednesday that found interoperability is a foremost concern among open source software customers.The group, which includes CollabNet, EnterpriseDB, and others, contended in a statement that if its members overcome interoperability challenges, they stand to "out-Microsoft Microsoft by offering a fully interoperable suite of business tools.""We think interoperability has to be a core feature [of open source software] from the very beginning," OSA's president, Dominic Sartorio, said in an interview. "Most commercial open source companies are finding a good amount of success. But how many opportunities are they leaving on the table because they're not interoperable?"The OSA singled out Microsoft, as opposed to Oracle or SAP, because its member companies mostly target midmarket customers, according to Sartorio. "We have one common competitor: Microsoft."OSA derived the study's findings from a series of forums it held this year in Europe and the United States. It said some 100 people attended the events.Participants cited a variety of interoperability scenarios and concerns, including single sign-on for identity management.Another involved user interface interoperability. "A lot of people try to plug open source projects into an enterprise portal, and they want a unified look and feel," Sartorio said.Customers also cited cross-platform portability and data integration challenges.In addition, the study found that:-- Lower up-front cost was the most important driver for adoption of open source products, but this was tempered by concerns that spending on support and services would be greater. That feeling in turn was mitigated by a belief among respondents that open source products will become more mature over time and easier to support.-- Few customers cited the ability to customize source code as a selling point for open source applications, preferring instead that it handle their needs out of the box.Sartorio said OSA's work will continue in 2008. "This is going to be an ongoing effort. We're scratching the surface here with issues customers brought up in these forums," he said.


Democrat Kerry Slams Bush's 'Excuse Presidency'

Democratic candidate John Kerry unleashed a harsh indictment of President Bush's economic stewardship on Wednesday and urged his Republican rival to take responsibility instead of playing the victim.


Russia Growls as Olympics Crowd Judges the Judges

Judges were in the firing line at the  Athens Games Tuesday after angry gymnastics fans mutinied and  Russia drafted a fierce protest to Olympics bosses.


Antidepressants on sale in the US will carry a stark new warning about suicide risks posed to young people.


Canada's LionOre with a lion's heart for Australia's MPI

Canada's LionOre Mining International Ltd. (LIM.T) has bid an agreed A$285 million takeover to acquire Australia's MPI Mines Ltd.


Annan: Iraq War 'Illegal' Without U.N. OK

U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a BBC interview that the Bush Administration's decision to go to war in Iraq was "illegal" because it didn't have U.N. Security Council approval.


China Says Its Seafood Is Now Safer and Better

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


Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice, in a rare acknowledgment of mistakes, said on Wednesday the Bush administration had made some bad decisions in Iraq and was unprepared for stabilizing the country.


CINCINNATI -- Barry Bonds will sit out of the Home Run Derby on Monday night, opting to rest his tired body before Tuesday night's All-Star game.


Settlement on Zyprexa Hurts Results at Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly & Company also forecast 2007 earnings at the low end of Wall Street estimates.


Caroline Rhea Adding Weight to NBC's 'Loser'

LOS ANGELES  - Caroline Rhea is  expected to be named host of "The Biggest Loser," the upcoming  NBC reality series that challenges contestants to lose weight.


Day met night on the runway Friday as New York Fashion Week drew to a close.


Africa: Worldwide Cooperation Urged On Aids Vaccine

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) has said the development of a successful HIV/AIDS vaccine will require global cooperation.


Lo afferma esponente leghista dopo incontro con premier


Two French reporters held hostage for four months in Iraq have been released and handed over to French authorities, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.


At least 175,000 Haitians have been affected by flooding caused by a tropical storm, relief workers say.


A Texas couple charged with killing the little girl known as "Baby Grace" now face capital murder charges, after a grand jury upgraded the charges on Wednesday. Prosecutors said they have not decided whether to seek the death penalty against the girl's mother and her husband.


9/11 trauma continues with anniversary jitters

Americans relived the trauma of   September 11 with prayers and ceremonies on Monday, the fifth   anniversary of the attacks, but also with jitters from security   scares.


Borat is dead. So is Ali G.  Sacha Baron Cohen, the British comedian who plays the bigoted reporter from Kazakhstan as well as the wannabe-gangsta rapper, said he's killing off his most famous characters.  "When I was being Ali G and Borat I was in...


The home furnishings company beats the Street in the latest quarter and shares jump.


Fannie Mae Cuts Its Earnings by $6.3 Billion

The restatement is one of the biggest in recent memory, although it falls short of the $11 billion charge taken by WorldCom in 2002.


Russia planning 'appropriate' response to British expulsions

Russia is planning "appropriate" measures in response to Britain's announcement of the expulsion of four Russian diplomats from London, a foreign ministry said in a statement Tuesday.


Il presidente Usa plaude al coraggio degli iracheniL'Onu: "Sono state elezioni trasparenti e libere"                                                  Bush, "In Iraq un successo ma la strada Ã¨ ancora lunga"                                                                                La Nato si congratula e conferma il proprio sostegnoBlair: "Un colpo al cuore del terrorismo globale"


Cagliari, 19:22 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: PISANO OPERATO, FUORI UN MESE

Un mese di stop per Francesco Pisano. Il difensore del Cagliari e della nazionale Under 21 è ...


Liverpool's Carragher well aware of huge Euro task

Liverpool's Jamie Carragher believes last year's Champions League finalists can return from the brink after losing to Besiktas midweek, the defender said Thursday.


Storms, wind damage Eaton County high school

A Wednesday evening storm damaged a high school near Vermontville, the National Weather Service said. No injuries were reported in the incident at Maple Valley High School.


Honda Motor Co  posted a forecast-beating 63 percent jump in quarterly earnings as strong sales of its new CR-V crossover made up for higher raw materials costs, and it raised its full-year net profit forecast on a lower tax rate.


If you've ever been in an airplane that has to abort a landing, you know that it is a completely hair-raising, disorienting experience.


Movie review: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events **

It is my sad duty to inform you that Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, based on the fine series of books about an exceedingly unpleasant number of adventures featuring leeches, Italian cuisine, horrible fires, cold cucumber soup, reptiles


Sony to add Skype Web phone function to PSP: Nikkei

Japan's Sony Corp plans to add an  Internet phone function to its PlayStation Portable (PSP) game  player in cooperation with eBay unit Skype to stir up demand,  the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday.


dalla debole domanda internaÂ». Lo ha detto stamattina Jean-Philippe Cotis, capo economista dell'Ocse nel corso della conferenza stampa in corso a. dei Paesi membri anticipando il rapporto semestrale di novembre.


14,3 giorni medi assenza in un anno, costo per Stato 4 mld


CORRECTED: Latest al-Qaeda tape made France a target: report

Deputy al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri  has urged a militant Algerian Islamist group to punish  "Crusader nation" France, even though it vehemently opposed the  U.S.-led war in Iraq, a newspaper said on Thursday.


Evidence Shows CBS Is Thursday's Place to Be

LOS ANGELES  - "CSI: Crime Scene  Investigation" smoked again on Thursday, helping CBS win the  night by a wide margin.


Madrid, 14:07 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: RECREATIVO HUELVA OFFRE PANCHINA A MICHAEL LAUDRUP

Il Recreativo Heulva vorrebbe in panchina Michael Laudrup per la prossima stagione. Secondo quanto r...


Massachusetts awarded the first loan from its newly created $25 million emerging technology fund to help Acusphere, a Watertown-based biotech company, renovate a Tewksbury building as a manufacturing facility. The granting of the $2 million loan brought Senate President Robert Travaglini, a Boston Democrat, back together with former House Speaker Thomas Finneran, who recently took a job as president of ...


Overhead line damage causes rail chaos for passengers between London and the eastern counties.


Intel Shares Fall 8% on Weak Sales Forecast

The computer chip giant's management on Thursady lowered the company's financial projections after concluding businesses and consumers aren't in a spending mood.


Monaco-Lyon clash highlights Ligue 1 weekend

Two goals ahead. Ten minutes to play. Surely Paris Saint-Germain would finally win its first game this season? No ... this is PSG we're talking about.


Insurance industry strong despite increase in claims

One or two insurance companies might not have the financial wherewithal to survive this year's hurricane season in Florida, said several top industry officials and state regulators.


Pontiac hits PR jackpot in 'Oprah' giveaway

DETROIT -- ''The Oprah Winfrey Show" was the best advertising an estimated $8 million could buy for the launch of the Pontiac G6 sedan.


BEIJING -- A baby boy delivered in a Beijing maternity ward early yesterday became China's 1.3 billionth citizen, the government said, using the occasion to tout its contentious one-child policy.


Michelle Williams Breaks Silence on Heath's Death

Michelle Williams has broken her silence following the death of Heath Ledger, saying in a statement, "My heart is broken."   "Please respect our need to grieve privately," Williams said in a statement, according to the Associated Press. "My heart is ...


Pearl Harbor changed his idea of adventure

Sixty years ago today, I stopped into the original Howard Johnson's beside the Wollaston railroad station on my way to a religious meeting.


Brazil Recognizes China as a 'Market Economy'

By Andrew Hay BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil has met Chinese wishesto recognize the Asian country as a "market economy" in a moveto solder the two emerging giants' growing commercial ties, thenations' leaders said on Friday.


Gaetano Quagliarello (a cura di) - "ALLA RICERCA DI UNA SANA LAICITÃ" - LibertÃ  e centralitÃ  dell'uomo - Edizioni Cantagalli Roma (Agenzia Fides) - ÂL'Italia di oggi partecipa di quella cultura che predomina in Occidente e che vorrebbe porsi come universale e autosufficiente, generando un nuovo costume di vita. Ne deriva una nuova ondata di illuminismo e laicismo, per la q...


Rooney just one of Ferguson's reasons to be cheerful

While Wayne Rooney's debut hat-trick against Fenerbahce made all the headlines, it was not the only reason for Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson to be cheerful.


Istanbul, 14:48 - F1, GP TURCHIA: HAMILTON LEADER IN SECONDE PROVE LIBERE

Lewis Hamilton è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nella seconda sessione di prove libere del Gp di Turchia...


Security theatre reassures The first major survey into passenger feelings since the alleged "liquid bomb" plotters were arrested reveals the famous stiff upper lip is alive and well among UK air passengers.â¦


Coming to Project Managers: Multiscreen Microsoft PC

Microsoft Corp. has launched a new entry in its ongoing effort to bring more innovative PC form factors to marketâin the somewhat quirky form of a high-end system specialized for project managers.


Viareggio, 18:46 - CALCIO, VIAREGGIO: BANTI ARBITRA FINALE BIS

La finale bis del torneo internazionale Coppa Carnevale sarà diretta dall'arbitro Luca Banti ...


Roger Federer and Andy Roddick may be the hot tips for the US Open, but it is the twice former winner Andre Agassi who remains the sentimental's favourite to triumph.


Catania, 00:29 - CALCIO, MORTO POLIZIOTTO: NESSUNO SCONTRO CON TIFOSI PALERMO

Nessun contatto è avvenuto tra i 490 tifosi del Palermo e gli ultras del Catania. Lo si appre...


Detective Travis Rapp has seen his share of corpses, but this was new: two men wheeling a rigid, pale body down a Manhattan street in a red office chair, drawing a crowd of suspicious onlookers.


Per gelosia uccide il cognato  di fronte a due bambini                                                                                Delitto passionale a Trinitapoli, arrestato l'assassinoche aveva anche ferito la moglie e la cognata


Iraq Expatriates Sign Up to Vote in 5 Cities in U.S.

Despite long drives and scant notice, scores of Iraqi expatriates began registering to vote from afar in Iraq's election on Jan 30.


Domenica e lunedi alle urne per le suppletive

Domenica 24 e lunedÃ¬ 25 ottobre seggi aperti in sei regioni italiane per eleggere sette deputati in sostituzione a quelli che hanno scelto di sedere nell'Europarlamento eletto nella primavera scorsa. Gli


R. Kelly is going to have to wait even longer for his day in court.


FDA vows to increase efforts to ensure drug safety

WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration is vowing to appoint a director of drug safety and take other steps to ensure the safety of medications.


Verizon Wireless Suing Over Auction Rules

Verizon Wireless has sued the F.C.C., seeking to overturn auction rules requiring the buyers of some airwaves to make their networks compatible with any device.


Bergamo, 20:21 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: FIGLIO DI RUGGERI NUOVO AMM. DELEGATO

Il figlio 20enne del presidente dell'Atalanta Ivan Ruggeri, Alessandro, è stato nominato ammi...


US forces stormed key areas of Fallujah early today, in what appeared to be the first stage of the long-expected assault on the rebel stronghold.


DESTINYâS CHILD have been named as the new face of McDONALDâS 'IâM LOVINâ IT' marketing campaign. The corporation made the announcement yesterday (October 6) and revealed the decision is a bid to expand


Amy Winehouse is to stage her first public performance since entering rehab at the Brit Awards.


Bulgaria property boom has environmental cost

BANSKO, Bulgaria  - The citizens of Bansko, a ski resort in Bulgaria's Pirin mountains, are selling their land with gusto to buy fancy cars and replace communist-era furniture.


MENTALLY ill patients were forced to sleep on the floor or kept in seclusion for days because of NSW's chronically under-resourced mental health system, a forum was told today.


China Offers Unproven Medical Treatments

BEIJING -- They're paralyzed from diving accidents and car crashes, disabled by Parkinson's, or blind. With few options available at home in America, they search the Internet for experimental treatments _ and often land on Web sites promoting stem cell treatments in China.


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Researchers find higher levels of certain chemicals in people suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and similar conditions. By Randy Dotinga.


Dow Jones and News Corp. reportedly reach a tentative sale agreement, putting the ball in the court of Dow Jones' controlling Bancroft family.


Many real people are holding parties celebrating Festivus, a holiday most believe was invented on an episode of "Seinfeld" first broadcast the week before Christmas in 1997.


Norway's foreign minister arrives in Sri Lanka to hold talks with the government and rebels over tsunami relief and the peace process.


Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering a way to silence specific genes, a revolutionary finding that scientists are scrambling to harness for fighting illnesses as diverse as cancer, heart disease and AIDS.


Girl-next-door Gemma is all the vogue in America

NEDLANDS teenager Gemma Ward has scored one of the biggest coups of her short modelling career - the cover of style bible American Vogue.


Brady Leads Patriots to Super Bowl Greatness

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - Tom Brady threw two  touchdown passes to lead the New England Patriots to a 24-21  win over the Philadelphia Eagles and their third Super Bowl  title in four years Sunday, cementing a place among the NFL's  great teams.


CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Two of the agencies most actively involved in bringing cyber-criminals to justice in the United States have expressed opposing opinions over pending anti-spyware legislation.


Hornets trade Wesley to Houston for Jackson, Nachbar

The New Orleans Hornets, off to a 2-24 start, traded shooting guard David Wesley to the Houston Rockets for Jim Jackson and Bostjan Nachbar on Monday.


Taller Tower Planned in Boise: 31-Story Building, Idaho's Tallest, Would Arise at Site of Failed Project

By Joe Estrella, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 12--A 31-story hotel/condominium project tentatively named Boise Place will go up in the vacant lot at 8th and Main streets where the ill-fated Boise Tower never got off the ground, a developer said Monday.


Oncologists Say Medicare Won't Cover Drug Costs

Medicare payment cuts will leave more than half of clinics and doctors' offices that provide cancer-fighting chemotherapy unable to cover costs of some key drugs, oncologists said on Wednesday.


Steve McClaren performs a  U-turn by naming David Beckham in the England squad for the first time.


Anti-Syrian Lebanese crowds honor slain Hariri

Around 300,000 Lebanese waving flags and blue balloons demonstrated in Beirut on Wednesday to honor Rafik al-Hariri, two years after the ex-premier's killing, and show support for the anti-Syrian government.


Business & money: Â· Two years of strife over dual control ends  Â· France and Germany fall out over raising new funds


Flu pandemic is on the way, WHO expert warns

A World Health Organization expert is ominously warning there's no question the global population will face another flu pandemic, it's just a matter of when.


On valuing freedom more than cushy jail cells

The problem isn't just silos and walled gardens — our names for choiceless dependency on one company's goods and services. The problem is the defaulted belief system that gives us silos and walled gardens in the first place.  In that system suppliers believe that the best customers and users are captive ones. Customers and users believe that a free market naturally restricts choices to silos. It's a value sytem in which VCs like to ask "What's your lock-in?". Even in 2007, long after the Net has become established as an everyday necessity, we still take for granted the assumption that living in a "free market" is to choose among jail cells. May the best prison win.


Santander Central Hispano is expected to announce that headcount at Abbey National will not drop by more than 4,500 in the three years after its takeover, a source familiar with the situation says.


U.S. military fears outcome of rape trial

U.S. military officials fear that religious hurdles in exhuming the body of a teenager could complicate the prosecution of American soldiers accused of raping and murdering the girl &#151; and create a political nightmare for the U.S. mission here.


Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - The Charlotte Bobcats Wednesday picked up the option of center Melvin Ely for the 2005-06 season.


Striking writers dropped their demand for extended jurisdiction over reality and animation work and said they wonât picket the Grammy Awards telecast.


Treasuries Slip, Investors Play the Range

U.S. Treasury debt prices slipped on  Thursday, unwinding some of the gains made the previous  session, as investors played the recent range in largely  technical trading.


U.N. pulls out non-essential staff from Darfur town

The United Nations has airlifted dozens of its own and other agencies' staff out of the main Darfur town of El Fasher and said on Wednesday it was prepared for more evacuations if the already tense situation worsens.


A federal judge in Washington today scheduled a hearing on whether the CIA violated a court order by destroying videotapes showing harsh interrogation methods, rebuffing pleas from the Justice Department to stay out of the dispute.


John Browne, chief executive of energy giant BP, will announce on July 25 that he intends to retire in 2008 on reaching the company's retirement age of 60, according to a newspaper report.


L'Italia rischia l'apertura di nuova procedura di infrazione


Uncle Sam's coming crackdown on ID theft

Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says the federal government is finally taking steps to combat  identity theft.


Olympics: Inspectors Announce Program for 2012 Bid Visits

Olympic inspectors will visit Madrid first in their whistle-stop tour next year of bid cities hoping to stage the 2012 Games. The Spanish capital will be followed by London, New York, Paris


Papa salmon plus mama salmon equals ... baby trout? Japanese researchers put a new spin on surrogate parenting as they engineered one fish species to produce another, in a quest to preserve endangered fish.


Eric Chavez homered twice and Bobby Crosby went 3-for-5 with a home run to break out of a length slump as the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9-5 Friday night.


Bomb threat diverts US-bound airliner to UK

A jumbo jet flying from Frankfurt to New York has been diverted to Manchester Airport following a bomb threat, police have said. The Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 landed shortly before 11am without a military escort.


McEnroe has overseen a US Davis Cup team in transition since he ...

DANIEL ISLAND, SC - Patrick McEnroe, Andy Roddick and the rest of the United States Davis Cup team congregated on the deck of a battleship yesterday and prepared to do battle.


The UN calls an emergency meeting as Africa fails to make progress on its Millennium Development Goals.


Domani gli assistenti di volo non serviranno rinfreschi per 4 ore sui voli nazionali. Ma i vertici della compagnia non ci stanno                                          Alitalia, la societÃ  infuriata per lo "sciopero degli snack"                                                                                In una lettera Cimoli definisce "illegittima" l'agitazione"E' nostro diritto rivolgerci agli organismi competenti"


Internet entrepreneur details Dow Jones proposal

Internet entrepreneur Brad Greenspan  outlined a new proposal on Friday to keep Dow Jones & Co Inc  out of Rupert Murdoch's hands, saying his plan could help boost  the stock price to above $100.


InPhonic to Manage AT&T Wireless Business

Largest online reseller of wireless devices announced Tuesday that it signed a two-year deal to manage administrative systems for AT&T Corp.'s return to the wireless business. -The Washington Post


Mauresmo Polishes Off Clijsters in Diamond Event

Amelie Mauresmo won a $1.3 million diamond-studded racket trophy, beating Kim Clijsters, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), in the final of the Diamond Games tournament in Antwerp, Belgium.


David Beckham insists he is ready to play a full 90 minutes for England in the friendly against Spain if Sven-Goran Eriksson asks him to defy his club Real Madrid.


For a proud nonconformist, it was a conventional decision. Since 1995, all the winners of the men's all-around title on the World Cup Alpine ski circuit have used skis made by the Austrian company Atomic.


Coach Eddie Jordan and guard Gilbert Arenas continue to work on strengthening their relationship as the team continues to work on mastering the Princeton offense.


UN Council Vows Quick Move on Sudan Peacekeepers

The U.N. Security Council pledged on Monday to quickly consider sending peacekeepers to Sudan after the government and the southern rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) signed an agreement to end Africa's longest civil war.


Riordan double helps Celts coast past Livy

A Derek Riordan double helped Celtic coast to a 4-1 win away to Livingston in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


Children's cable TV channels owned  by Viacom Inc. VIAb.N and Disney Corp. DIS.N have agreed to  settle allegations they violated federal advertising  restrictions for children's programing, U.S. regulators said on  Thursday.


A charismatic voice, a contradictory man

The audience entering Cambridge's Brattle Theatre in the winter of 1951 may well have had only cursory acquaintance with the work of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.


Tropical Storm Ingrid faded to a tropical depression Saturday, done in by "hostile winds aloft," according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters said it should continue to weaken during the next 24 hours because of a strong westerly flow above it.


Sent-off Mcfadden Backed by Scots Skipper

Scotland skipper Barry Ferguson has defended James McFaddenâs red card against Norway, insisting: âI would have done the same.


Vista security overview: too little too late

But some progress has been made Review Microsoft has gone out on a limb to promote Vista not merely as "the most secure version of Windows ever" (every recent version is marketed with that tired slogan), but for the first time as an adequately secure version of Windows. "We've got the message and we've done our homework", the company says. So let's see if the reality lives up to the marketing hype.â¦


We take a hands-on look at the new Rhapsody on TiVo service, enabling you to access the subscription music service on your TiVo DVR.


Manu Ginobili scores 22 points and Tony Parker has 21 Saturday night to lead the Spurs to a 105-88 victory over the Timberwolves.


UPDATE 1-Australia's Miller dies aged 84

Former Australia all rounder Keith Miller has died aged 84, a family spokesman said on Monday. Miller, one of the leading players in Don Bradman's 1948 Ashes-winning


Nepal's PM vows to amend the constitution to meet key demands of protesters from the southern plains.


President Bush is using all the trappings of his office to showcase popular legislation this election season.


US Initial Jobless Claims Rose By 14,000 to 350,000 Last Week

The number of US workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose by 14,000 last week to 350,000, the Labor Department said in Washington, linking most of the increase to hurricanes Charley and Frances.


'Ocean's Twelve' is the rare sequel that improves upon its predecessor.


Update 1: Global Crossing Plummets on Restructure

Global Crossing Ltd. shares plummeted Monday after the once-bankrupt telecommunications company announced it will cut about 600 jobs and scale down operations to free enough cash to stay fiscally afloat.


Greenspan: Economy Regaining Some Traction

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Wednesday the economy has "regained some traction" after a late spring slowdown that was triggered by a sharp spike in oil prices.    Greenspan's moderately upbeat forecast came as the nation entered the final two months of an election battle in which President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry have widely different views on how the economy is performing at present...


Mount St. Helens continued to reveal its inner self yesterday as additional glowing lava pushed to the surface in the volcano's crater.


Tony Blair is hosting a gun crime summit on Thursday, following a recent spate of fatal shootings in London.


THE FEDERAL government's crusade against users of "medical marijuana," even in states that allow sick people to have the drug, is obnoxious.


No-Confidence Vote Planned Against Palestinian PM

Lawmakers angered by the Palestinian leadership's failure to make reforms plan to force a parliamentary no-confidence vote that could bring down the government appointed by Yasser Arafat, legislators said.


Microsoft debuts a new touch-sensitive coffee table-shaped computer called "Surface".


Hanks, Howard Reunite for 'Da Vinci Code'

Tom Hanks will reunite with director Ron Howard to star in "The Da Vinci Code," the film adaptation of Dan Brown's best seller dissecting the origins of Christianity.


Ford sprang a surprise when it declared that Jaguar was moving out of Formula-1 and the team is up for sale or dismantling. That decision gave rise to the speculation that Ford might be considering moving out of World Rally Championship as well.


Suicide bombing kills seven Marines in Iraq; Medical tests confirm ...

A suicide attacker sped up to a US military convoy outside Fallujah and detonated an explosives-packed vehicle on Monday, killing seven Marines


VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - A delicate mission to free three hostages held by Colombian guerrillas appeared to collapse on Monday as the government and rebel leaders accused each other of trying to kill the deal.


If you're looking for a country to blame for all that spam in your e-mail box, you don't have to look very far. The United States is by far the world's largest spam producing nation according to a study by


Indian PM urges NAM make priorities of terror, Mideast

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged Non-Aligned Movement leaders to make a top priority of countering terrorism, and to form a group to help keep the Mideast peace process on track.


Hurricane Ivan Damages Parts of Barbados

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada Sept. 7, 2004 - Packing ferocious winds, Hurricane Ivan made a direct hit on Grenada Tuesday, blasting apart scores of homes and hurling hundreds of the island's landmark red zinc roofs through the air.


One of NASA's goals in sending Cassini on its 2-billion-mile journey to Saturn was to search for lakes of liquid hydrocarbon that scientists believe may exist on the surface of the planet's moon Titan.


Milano, 18:35 - CALCIO, BERLUSCONI: ARRIVA RETTIFICA GIUDIZIO SU CALCIOPOLI

Sulle polemiche scatenate ieri da Silvio Berlusconi circa calciopoli (''E' tutta una montatura'' ave...


MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS - message board) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire publicly held TippingPoint Technologies, Inc.


Alpine Skiing: Finland's Poutiainen Wins Giant Slalom

Finland's Tanja Poutiainen took the first giant slalom World Cup win of her career Friday and dashed Anja Paerson's hopes of a triple success this weekend.


'Chinatown' Makers Recall How Classic Made

Thirty years after a broken Jack  Nicholson was escorted off a blood-soaked street with the  warning "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown," the movie's  portrayal of dark, capitalist evil corrupting sunny Los Angeles  remains as vivid as ever.


Virginia Madsen: Days of Wine and Chocolate

Virginia Madsen was with two of her best friends at a tasting at Mel & Rose Wines & Spirits, and the three were showing themselves to be quite expert.


Haas and Cink Selected for Ryder Cup Team

Jay Haas joined Stewart Cink as the two captain's picks for a U.S. team that will try to regain the cup from Europe next month.


Google search rivals full of sound and fury

Signifying nothing Analysis The rumor hit the web early this month. Citing an anonymous source, TechCrunchâs Michael Arrington reported that Microsoft was putting together some sort of uber search team at its Silicon Valley outpost in Mountain View, California. Gathering at least twenty ârock starâ developers - including 23-year-old wunderkind Sanaz Ahari â and putting them to work on a ânext-generationâ search platform, Microsoft was intent on challenging the webâs runaway search leader in its own backyard.â¦


Milano, 17:07 - CALCIO, SERIE B: QUATTRO SQUALIFICATI

In relazione alle gare della seconda giornata di serie B, il giudice sportivo ha squalificato per du...


Rams fault QB Chandler in abysmal 31-7 loss

The St. Louis Rams shunned the run Sunday â-ven, it turns out, when one was called â - ran themselves out of a chance to take over first place in the NFC West.


US warplanes fired on insurgent targets in the east Baghdad slum of Sadr City overnight, killing at least one person and injuring 12 -- many of them children -- hospital officials said yesterday.


Lawyers for slave descendants asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to revive a landmark reparations case that demands 17 of the nation's insurers and banks publicize and pay for their roles in the country's slave trade.


L'ex juventino: Â«Non si puÃ² far parte di un sistema e criticarloÂ». Il boemo: Â«Voglio il calcio pulitoÂ». Â«A Zeman dico che non Ã¨ giusto criticare un sistema e continuare a farne parteÂ». Â«Io lo voglio cambiare, e farlo diventare pulitoÂ».


Qualcomm is buying SoftMax, a provider of noise-reduction technology.


The ballots have been printed, posters are quickly being plastered on nearly every bakery and street corner and candidates are busy insulting each other on national radio talk shows.


Iraq support led to Madrid bombings, says suspect

A suspected Islamist linked to the Madrid train bombings on March 11 says Spain was targeted because of its support for the United States in Iraq, local media reported on Friday.


Reggio Calabria, 18:26 - CALCIO, TORINO; ZACCHERONI: E' LA STRADA GIUSTA

Alberto Zaccheroni si accontenta del pari di Reggio: "Abbiamo fatto bene, meglio delle partite prec...


Costs for elderly diabetics on the rise in the U.S.

NEW YORK  - The costs of caring for elderly people with diabetes, a growing population, are threatening to overwhelm the system designed to pay for their medical care, according to a new analysis of Medicare claims.


Edwards upbeat as tests show cancer contained

ELIZABETH Edwards's breast cancer has not spread, a family spokesman said, as the wife of former Democratic vice-presidential candidate began chemotherapy.


The German software company says an American subsidiaryâs actions were âinappropriateâ but contests a claim of espionage.


Ford, Dodge Recalling Thousands of Vehicles

Ford Motor Co. is recalling 358,857 Focus cars because their rear passenger doors may not latch properly, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and a Ford spokeswoman said Monday.  The NHTSA also said Monday that DaimlerChrysler AG is recalling 26,000 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicles.


Fearing a legislative push from Democrats to "fix" conservative-dominated radio shows, Republicans are starting to fight back


U.S. Panel Reverses Pentagon on 'Enemy Combatant'

A U.S. military panel has for only  the second time reversed a Guantanamo prisoner's "enemy  combatant" designation by the Pentagon, and the man will be  released, Navy Secretary Gordon England said on Monday.


The New Jersey Devils scored five powerplay goals on the way to a dominating 7-3 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.


Chancellor Gordon Brown is in danger of breaking his economic "golden rule" because forecasts for tax revenues are too optimistic, a report says.


Gruppo farmaceutico registra ricavi per 14,9 mld


Nintendo makes some noise with two new titles in the run-up to Christmas, says the BBC's Daniel Etherington.


The frank approach to sex in Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers" is part of a significant, if subtle change brewing in Chinese film.


Three Americans yesterday won the Nobel Prize in Physics for describing the force that shapes the structure of atomic nuclei, a key to understanding the


Scientists say a defect in a key protein may cause the muscle-wasting disease muscular dystrophy.


Kerry and Bush Face Off Over Deficit, War

ST. LOUIS - In a testy debate rematch Friday, Sen...


Study: Consumers Aren't Willing to Pay $500 for iPhone

Consumers aren't willing to pay what Apple Inc. may ask for the iPhone but if the price drops they'll switch their mobile service to AT&T Inc. in order to get it, according to results of a survey released Thursday.


National study to involve sisters of cancer patients

Washington -- A new national study will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease.


What bloggers - people who independently run opinion Web sites - are saying about the media coverage of the memos regarding President Bush's service in the National Guard.


Wall Street finished mixed Friday as lackluster economic reports offered investors little incentive to place big bets ahead of a long weekend. Disappointing data on manufacturing, consumer confidence and import prices reminded investors the economy is struggling. As a result, a week that began with a rally closed on a subdued note.


One of the world's top scientists on global warming called for the United States to stop building coal-fired power plants and eventually bulldoze older generators that don't capture and bury greenhouse gases.


Tiny nation aims to change financial image

The cutting edge architecture of a string of brand-new banks might seem incongruous in a village topped off with a medieval royal castle.


Mahendra Dhoni says India's World Twenty20 triumph will repair the damage done by their early exit from the 50-over World Cup.


After Justin Miller's 103-yard kickoff return puts the Jets ahead with 2:20 left, Peyton ManningÃÂ ends Indianapolis' drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Colts a 31-28 victory.


Television: One Final Whack at That HBO Mob

Ten cast members of âThe Sopranosâ spoke one last time before the finale.


French striker Henry resumes training with Barcelona

Barcelona's French striker Thierry Henry resumed team training four weeks after he was out injured with back problems, the club announced Wednesday.


Ban Ki-Moon, incentivi finanziari e cornice lavoro globale


GAZA CITY -- Palestinians and Israelis moved closer to halting more than four years of bloody violence yesterday, with the new Palestinian leader saying he had made progress toward a truce deal with militants. Israel pledged for the first time to hold fire if calm prevails.


Arsene Wenger has hit back at critics who claim that Arsenal cannot perform against Europe' big guns after being drawn against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.


Intel Corp., the world's biggest computer-chip maker, cut prices on some laptop semiconductors by as much as 34 percent as the company seeks to pare inventory.


Crude oil prices rise again after eight days of losses, after a US report shows stocks at their lowest since March.


Keep the faith, Manmohan tells British CEOs

LONDON: In a breakfast meeting with chief executives of top British companies here on Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said economic reforms in India were firmly on course with new vistas for foreign investors.


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


FBI agents abused Patriot Act powers, report concludes

Problems 'serious and must be addressed immediately' The FBI repeatedly broke the law by secretly accessing information about US citizens under a law passed to curb terrorism, according to the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General in a report that prompted a sharp rebuke from legislators and civil libertarians.â¦


Remembering the brilliant comic who blazed a trail for free speech and was killed by "an overdose of police"


America's Mount St Helens belches more vapour, raising fears it might blow at any moment.


POLL PURPOSE: AP-Iposos polling in the United States and seven foreign countries sought to gauge President Bush's popularity, and in the case of the other nations, the popularity of Americans.


A long goodbye: the inside story of why Blair chose to go on

After the extraordinary events of last week the Prime Minister solved some of his short-term problems by vowing to seek another full term.


Ailing Chief Justice, Looking Frail, Swears in Bush

U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, looking frail from cancer and using a cane, administered the oath of office to President Bush on Thursday and then promptly left the podium.


Togo Turns Back Plane Carrying Nigerian Team

Togo has refused landing to a plane  carrying a Nigerian team sent to resolve a constitutional  crisis, Nigeria's presidential spokeswoman said on Friday.


New York Times Says It Violated Policies Over MoveOn Ad

After two weeks of denials, the New York Times acknowledged that it should not have given a discount to MoveOn.org for a full-page advertisement assailing Gen. David H. Petraeus.


The Crown Prosecution Service asks cash-for-honours probe police to "undertake further inquiries".


Clinton, Obama already targeting March 4

Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is counting on the almost-Super Tuesday primaries March 4 for another comeback, as she and rival Sen. Barack Obama both begin ads in Texas and Ohio, the day's biggest prizes.