Credit squeeze's potential ripple effects

As lenders tighten standards, the possibility of a recession increases.


Plans to offer civil partnerships for gay couples risk being "held to ransom" by peers, warns the government.


Media union Bectu confirms it is representing a 6 Music producer sacked following a probe into faked phone-ins.


US approves Genzyme drug for leukemia in kids

US regulators said Tuesday they approved a new cancer drug from Genzyme Corp. for treating a type of childhood leukemia. The Food and Drug Administration, in a statement on its


Anemia Drug May Harm Some Patients, FDA Says

The Food and Drug Administration warned yesterday that anemia-fighting drugs called erythropoietins, which had $10 billion in U.S. sales last year, are being used so aggressively that they may be harming some patients.


Three dimensional images become significant tool

Three-dimensional images, which helped to show that double amputee Oscar Pistorius receives considerable advantages from carbon fiber blade attachments, have become a significant tool in the drive to improve athletic performances.


Scott Peterson Still May Never Be Executed

For Scott Peterson, ultimately there may be little difference between a death sentence and life in prison. In California, the chances are greater that a condemned inmate will die in prison than be executed by lethal injection.


Red Sox rally past Yankees, close within 2{ games of lead

After coming back against Mariano Rivera for the second time this season, the Boston Red Sox think they'll overtake the New York Yankees in the AL East.


More West Africa Locust Swarms Coming Soon-Reports

Locusts in West Africa are devouring crops and breeding at such a rate they are expected to create a substantial number of new swarms across the region in September, two reports said.


The worst United States loss in Ryder Cup history led to a shake-up in the qualification process, a change geared toward making sure the Americans are on top of their game when the 2006 matches are played in Ireland.


Israel Threatens Syria With Pre-Emptive Strike

JERUSALEM, 28 September 2004 - Israel accused Syria yesterday of âdirecting terrorismâ and said it could face pre-emptive strikes against âmilitantsâ on its territory, but stopped short of saying it killed a Hamas leader in Damascus.


Texas youth prisons under fire for abuse

Lawmakers outraged by allegations of sexual abuse of juvenile inmates and a coverup within the Texas Youth Commission promised to hold officials accountable and hinted they might try to take over the troubled agency.


Serbian President Boris Tadic is attempting to overcome the stigma of "the Milosevic experience" by joining international peacekeeping operations and trying to hasten the healing process in the violence-prone Balkan region.


Bush Attacks Kerry, Edwards Says Bush 'In Denial'

President Bush, going on the attack  after a slip in the polls, said on Wednesday Democratic rival  John Kerry's "mind-set of September 10th" would paralyze the  United States and weaken its ability to respond to threats.


A Belgian prosecutor on Tuesday recommended that the U.S.-based Church of Scientology stand trial for fraud and extortion, following a 10-year investigation that concluded the group should be labeled a criminal organization.


Dillon, Brady Lead Patriots to 24th Win in 25 Games

Corey Dillon ran for a pair of touchdowns and Tom Brady threw for 315 yards as the New England Patriots registered a 27-19 win over the Chiefs in the Monday night game in Kansas City.


Verona, 17:19 - CALCIO, UEFA; CHIEVO: PILLON VUOLE UNA VITTORIA COL BRAGA

Il tecnico del Chievo Giuseppe Pillon individua l'obiettivo da raggiungere nella sfida di domani con...


Table tennis: China wins gold in women's doubles

Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The Chinese duo of Wang Nan and Zhang Yining overpowered Seok Eun Mi and Lee Eun Sil in a four-set sweep to win the gold medal on Friday at the Olympics.


Charlton boss Alan Curbishley praised his defence for keeping a resilient Southampton team to a 0-0 draw at The Valley on Monday evening.


A Sicilian bishop receives death threats after refusing to celebrate the funeral of a notorious Mafia gangster.


Exit polls projected an easy victory Sunday for opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko in a bitter campaign that required an unprecedented three ballots and Supreme Court intervention to pick a new ...


The firefighting system in the massive $736 million embassy complex in Baghdad has potential safety problems that top U.S. officials dismissed in their rush to declare construction largely completed by the end of last year, according to internal State Department documents, e-mails and interviews.


US and Iraqi forces seized control of more than 70 percent of Fallujah on Wednesday, according to troops who described encountering small pockets of resistance as


Liverpool owners deny planning sale to Dubai

George Gillett and Tom Hicks, the American co-owners of Liverpool, on Friday dismissed reports that they are preparing to sell all or part of the club to Dubai International Capital (DIC), the investment arm of the Gulf Emirate.


Afghans flee as Taliban dig in for NATO raid

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - More than 1,000 villagers have fled a southern Afghan town as Taliban fighters dig in to repel NATO efforts to drive them out, residents and officials said on Wednesday.


President Bush makes remarks during a White House conference on the economy, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, in Washington. The administration is hoping to build momentum for Bush's ambitious second-term agenda


Gynaecologist Richard Neale, struck off after botching operations, is the subject of a new police investigation.


Talbots sees greater J. Jill cost savings

Talbots Inc.  on Tuesday said  cost savings from its recent acquisition of clothing retailer  J. Jill will be greater than $30 million, up from its original  plan for $25 million.


Israel's PM says anger is understandable amid Palestinian rocket attacks, but it is not a plan of action.


London, England (Sports Network) - The Football Association suspended Fulham striker Andy Cole for three matches Wednesday. The suspension stems from an incident during Fulham's 1-1 draw with West Bromwich on September 18.


Trying to understand what it's like to be a Red Sox fan

I had the luxury this year of watching the Red Sox-Yankees series a little differently than I did in years past. I watched it with a die-hard Red Sox fan.


Pupils at a school are fed fish and chips through the gates by parents who say the canteen does not provide what their children want.


Clinic plans first transplant of a human face

Someone severely disfigured by burns or disease could receive the first human face transplant using skin and underlying fat from an organ donor.


Threatened pony breeds could thrive by grazing hills in place of sheep

Two of Britain's rarest breeds of wild pony could be saved from extinction by being given a novel job in mountain conservation, new research suggests.


HBO Putting Shows Online, at No Additional Charge

HBO, cableâs most popular premium channel, is carefully entering the arena of Internet video.


Prosecution and defense lawyers asked for another delay in the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor on Thursday, saying the defense will not have enough time to prepare for the first witness, who is due to testify July 3.


Rice's frustration shows on no-catch day

It was like watching the end of an era and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, at the very same time. As the moment arrived Sunday, Jerry Rice, who has 1,521 receptions in his


I.B.M. Gets Tougher on Staff Quality in India

I.B.M. has introduced new procedures to evaluate its staff in India with an eye to improving quality, with staff that donât make the grade being asked to leave.


Counterfeiting is a dangerous and growing enterprise controlled by organized criminals who are exploiting the same trade routes used for trafficking drugs, arms and human beings, the United Nations said in a report released Friday.


Madrid, 10:35 - CALCIO, STAMPA SPAGNOLA: GIULY VICINO AL MONACO

Ludovic Giuly potrebbe tornare al Monaco, il club dal quale il Barcellona lo ha acquistato nel 2004....


Protests in Pakistani City After Blast Kills 42

Thousands of Sunni Muslim radicals protested in a central Pakistani on city on Friday and vowed revenge for a bomb attack on a religious rally that killed 42 people


Cessione probabile alla luce di manifestazioni di interesse


Latham needs to realise he can't implement dramatic social reform without dramatic economic reform, writes Kenneth Davidson. Arguably, Mark Latham has won the substantive election debates on national security, taxation, health and education.


Lohan going to Alcoholics Anonymous for a year

Actress Lindsay Lohan, a mainstay on Hollywood's party circuit, has been going to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for a year....


For Crack Offenders, Earlier Shot At Release

The U.S. Sentencing Commission voted unanimously yesterday to give federal inmates incarcerated for crack cocaine offenses a chance to reduce their sentences, paving the way for about 3,800 prisoners to petition for an early release in the next year.


Health, Human Services commissioner talks to Portsmouth-area ...

The commissioner of the stateâs Department of Health and Human Services visited nonprofits across Portsmouth on Tuesday to share his future plans on Medicaid and hear suggestions from the workers in the field.


MOFA says cross-strait issue misinterpreted

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen (é³åå±±) yesterday blamed the uneven levels of democratization in Singapore and Taiwan for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's (æé¡¯é¾) refusal on Sunday to support Taiwan if it provoked cross-strait conflict over


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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The global death toll  from the Asian tsunami shot above 226,000 Wednesday after  Indonesia's Health Ministry confirmed the deaths of tens of  thousands of people previously listed as missing.


Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Monday strongly defended Spain's withdrawal of troops from Iraq after the March 11 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people.


Vela: Sensini in testa a una regata dal termine

Al termine della penultima regata della classe Mistral, Alessandra Sensini Ã¨ in testa alla classifica generale. La toscana Ã¨ giunta seconda nella decima prova, scavalcando la cinese Yin che la precedeva


Un barcone carico di palestinesi si spezza mentre si arenaSalvi in 110. Potrebbero esserci altri cadaveri in mare                                          Calabria, naufragio durante lo sbaro otto immigrati morti annegati


The fixtures for the 2007/08 season are set to be announced at 1000 BST.


U.S. envoy's Darfur warnings went unheeded

Darfur, the troubled western Sudan region, was barely a speck on the international horizon in October 2003 when Andrew Natsios, head of the U.S. foreign aid agency, traveled there to learn more about the area's developing humanitarian crisis.


National Democratic Party committees raised nearly $60 million in the first four months of this year, one-fourth more than two years ago and twice as much as they collected during the same period in 2003.


KOLHUFUSHI ISLAND, Maldives -- Residents of this low-lying atoll are being forced to seek refuge on the sea more than a week after it destroyed their homes.


Tape: Missing US Journalist Says He's OK

BAGHDAD, Iraq Aug. 20, 2004  A Western journalist who had been kidnapped by militants and threatened with death if US forces did not withdraw from the holy city of Najaf said his captors were treating him well, according to a video broadcast on the ...


An alleged Mafia boss suspected of four murders in Italy agrees to be extradited from the UK.


It's down to the wire for shuttle launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Hoping for good weather   and better luck, NASA started fueling the space shuttle   Atlantis on Saturday for a last-ditch attempt to launch a   mission to resume construction of the International Space   Station.


Turkey's military has a tradition of interfering in politics, even staging several coups in past decades. But on Wednesday, the chief of the secular armed forces kept a low profile on one of his country's most explosive issues: the Islamic head scarf.


Neanderthal man cleaned his teeth, experts find

Two molar teeth of around 63,400 years  old show that Neanderthal predecessors of humans may have been  dental hygiene fans, the Web site of newspaper El Pais reported  Tuesday.


OPEC asks US to use more oil reserves to cool price

"We have asked them (the United States) to use their oil reserves to help cool down the prices," OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro, who is also Indonesia's minister of energy and mineral resources, told reporters.


A US-sponsored motion puts Burma on the formal agenda of the UN Security Council, drawing China's anger.


World ; UN agencies urge fight against childhood obesity to ...

"While under-nutrition continues to be a key concern, particularly in developing countries, many children in all regions of the world have poor eating habits and are not getting enough exercise," she added.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. _ NASA hopes to try again Friday to launch shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts, but will make a final decision Thursday, program managers said.


Pakistan president rejects charge of aiding Afghan insurgency

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said Afghanistan must stop blaming his country for the Taliban-led insurgency, while NATO's top commander asked for more troops to battle the violence.


Poll finds Americans more pessimistic on Iraq

As President Bush weighs options for changing course in Iraq, Americans are more pessimistic on the war and most support a quick withdrawal of U.S. troops, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup poll.


Drivers think of sex rather than signals

Over a million motorists think about sex rather than the road ahead and millions more who don't indulge in intimate thoughts are worrying about work or thinking about their families, a survey said on Thursday.


Home Secretary Jacqui Smith faces anger from Labour MPs over her decision not to award their pay rise in full.


November 15, 2004 -- WASHINGTON - Arizona Sen. John McCain yesterday slammed the CIA as a quasi "rogue agency" that bungled prewar intelligence and is in desperate need of the high-level purging believed to be under way.


Cott Q3 profit falls 14%, 2004 profit target lowered; makes US ...

TORONTO (CP) - Cott Corp. lowered its 2004 profit target Wednesday as it announced a 14 per cent drop in quarterly profits and two small US acquisitions.


ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps won another gold medal, this time wearing khaki shorts and flip-flops. From a front-row seat at the Olympic pool, Phelps watched his teammates do all the work in the 400-meter medley relay Saturday night...


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Ages 2-5: a Dad's-Eye View: Father's Day Observations of a Son's Preschool Years

By Photographs and text by Jim Gensheimer, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 17--My son, Jacob, is 5 years old, and like most kids his age, he has a way of getting straight to the point. He says he "loves" his mother but only "likes" me.


Europe's central banks caught in US spy scandal

Called to account over post-9/11 snooping The European Central Bank (ECB) knew the US was conducting a secret probe of the world's private financial records without official oversight but failed to tell privacy authorities.â¦


Libya Seems Honest About Nuke Program -- UN Report

VIENNA, Austria  - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said  in a confidential report circulated Monday that Libya appears  to have been telling the truth in its declarations on the  covert atomic weapons program that it agreed in December to  abandon.


NHS trusts are slashing funding for homoeopathic services amid concerns about efficacy and the need to cut costs.


Roma, 15:21 - BASKET, DOPING; LOTTOMATICA ROMA: HAWKINS POSITIVO

Lo statunitense David Hawkins, giocatore della Lottomatica Roma, è risultato positivo ad un m...


Il valore della transazione e' di 1,44 miliardi di dollari


Turns desktops into thin clients Sun Microsystems upgraded the Solaris 10 operating system today, most notably enabling its OS to run Linux and its applications on x86 systems.â¦


Liquid Polymer Could Heal Spinal Cord Injuries

Even when the spine is damaged almost to paralysis, the PEG solution prevented the cells from rupturing irrevocably. "Nearly 75 percent of the dogs we treated with PEG were able to resume a normal life," said Richard Borgens of Purdue.


WASHINGTON: A new medical study helps explain the puzzling effect of dopamine on patients suffering from the degenerative nerve disorder Parkinson's disease, said a report out Thursday.


An elated President Bush claimed a re-election victory Wednesday after a tumultuous night of vote counting and a concession by John Kerry, as he pledged that he would seek to earn


An Afghan passenger plane with 104 people  on board has gone missing after being turned away from Kabul  airport due to a snow storm, an airline official said on  Friday.


Businessman Sir Alan Sugar defends Labour fundraiser Lord Levy over cash for honours claims.


N.Korea says U.S. has nuclear bomb in South: Tass

North Korea believes Washington has atomic weapons deployed in South Korea and it will not halt its nuclear program as long as this threat persists, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a North Korean source as saying on Thursday.


Car Bomb Kills 4 Iraq National Guardsmen

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb killed four Iraqi National Guardsmen in the northeastern city of Mosul on Monday and several mortar rounds hit a police academy in Baghdad, as insurgents pressed ahead with a violent campaign against Iraq's U.S.-backed security forces.    In the Baghdad slum of Sadr City, U.S...


Computacenter product business stages comeback

Flip-flop Computacenter has managed to tighten its belt a couple of notches and turn its infrastructure business into its headline feature - for the right reasons.â¦


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New iPod soon? Apple to hold special event on October 26th

Apple Computer today sent out an invitation to press outlets to attend a special event next week. Steve Jobs, Bono and The Edge invite you to a special event.


U.S. stocks retreated on Thursday,   with investors hesitant to make big bets on equities before   Friday's jobs report and as retailers reported mixed sales for   August.


War Pass Remains Perfect and Wraps Up 2-Year-Old Title

Still undefeated in four career starts, War Pass skipped over the Monmouth Park slop Saturday to run away from 11 rivals in the Breedersâ Cup Juvenile and leave no question unanswered.


Tennessee Titans Coach Jeff Fisher agrees to a four-year contract extension with the team that runs through the 2011 season.


Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty is to play his biggest solo show yet at the Royal Albert Hall.


ATHENS, Greece - The controversy over American Olympian Paul Hamm's gold medal in the all-round men's gymnastics has headed back into headlines as the International Gymnastics Federation (IGF) has asked Hamm to "voluntarily" give back the medal.


The President during his stay in the country will hold talks with Pakistani leadership on matters including accelerating bilateral cooperation in the war against terrorism besides discussing ways and means to consolidate economic ties between the two


Turin Unveils Mascots as Countdown Begins

Italy revved its marketing engine on  Tuesday with the unveiling of two frosty-faced mascots for the  2006 Winter Olympics.


StanChart close to buying stake in India broker UTI

Asia-focused Standard Chartered Plc.   (2888.HK) is in final talks to buy a 49 percent stake  in Indian brokerage UTI Securities, the latest bank to buy into  the country's hot brokerage sector.


Brown Calmly Prevails In First Days as Premier

LONDON, July 3 -- Last Wednesday, Gordon Brown stepped up to a microphone outside the fabled black door of 10 Downing Street to address his nation for the first time after becoming prime minister about an hour earlier. Without a smile, he promised to "try my utmost" and soon signed off somberly,...


Maternity leave could be extended to twelve months, as part of plans being considered by Labour, newspaper reports suggest.


Nuovo record per il Brent, che tocca i 98,70 dollari


Iraqi officials said five children were killed in a U.S. air strike on Friday which the U.S. military said killed 20 suspected al Qaeda militants.


The General's Long View Could Cut Withdrawal Debate Short

If Gen. David H. Petraeus has his way, tens of thousands of U.S. troops will be in Iraq for years to come.


Mo. Teen Who Fled U.S. Found in Scotland

A 15-year-old Missouri girl who came to Britain without telling her parents was found safe Thursday near Loch Ness in Scotland, police said.


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Two devastating hurricanes have given President Bush something his political advisers couldn't dream up: the chance to play comforter in chief in a battleground state he is determined to win again.


CIBC 'disturbed' at word of continued faxes of client data to US ...

TORONTO (CP) - CIBC revealed Friday that it learned last month that faxes containing sensitive customer information were allegedly still arriving at a US junkyard two years after the bank thought the problem had been fixed.


Sales of HD DVD Players Plunge After Warner Move

What was a 50-50 market split in 2007 for the high-definition players shifted sharply in Blu-rayâs favor in the new year.


AN arbitrator reduced the brawl suspension of Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal by 10 games today, but the NBA have gone to court to overturn the decision.


Australians vote in less than 24 hours to choose a new government with most key pointers suggesting the incumbent conservative coalition of Prime Minister John Howard will be returned.


An Old-Fashioned Movie About a New Form of Torture: Being Disconnected

Grafting media manipulation onto techno-terror, the latest âDie Hardâ expertly captures a current fear: What if weâre disconnected from our information overload?


Genova, 17:36 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: PAROLA SARA' OPERATO ALLA MASCELLA

Il centrocampista della Sampdoria, Andrea Parola, dovrà essere operato dopo la frattura della...


ENGLAND coach Sven-Goran Eriksson believes his players learned their lessons from the disappointing 2-2 draw in Austria at the weekend as they held on for a 2-1 victory over Poland in Chorzow, Katowice last night.


Devil Rays Postpone Two Games With Tigers

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays postponed Saturday and Sunday's games against the Detroit Tigers as Hurricane Frances moved closer to Florida.


Iraqi PM says 400 militants killed in crackdown

U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed around 400 suspected militants since the start of a major security crackdown in Baghdad, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday.


Strong quake in eastern Indonesia, cuts power

A strong undersea earthquake has struck  Indonesia's Mollucas islands, blacking out power in the town of  Labuha, but not triggering a tsunami warning, officials at the  country's meteorology agency said on Tuesday.


Britain to Allow Creation of Hybrid Embryos

Capping a months-long scientific and ethics review, British regulators said yesterday that they are prepared to allow the creation of embryos that are part human and part animal for use in medical experiments.


Sri Lankan UN candidate woos developing world at NAM meet

Sri Lanka's candidate for the UN secretary general post, Jayantha Dhanapala, is seeking the support of developing nations at this week's meeting of the 114-nation Non-Aligned Movement.


Heads of State or government from 25 member states of the European Union (EU) signed the EU Constitution treaty, the bloc's first Constitution, at Campidoglio of Rome on Friday.


A roadside bomb exploded in the Afghan capital Tuesday, killing two Afghans riding in a taxi, as fighting in eastern provinces left a U.S. soldier and seven suspected Taliban dead, officials said.


U.S. Says Won't Bow to Demand of Kidnappers in Iraq

With time running out to save a British  hostage in Iraq, U.S. officials said on Wednesday they were not  about to free female Iraqi prisoners as demanded by an al Qaeda  ally whose group has already beheaded two Americans.


Britain's Foreign Office says it has released an early draft of a 2002 dossier involving prewar intelligence on Iraq. The release follows a Freedom of Information request.


Iran president urges West to follow God's path

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad   urged the West to turn to God's path and said on Wednesday that   failure to do so would tempt fate.


Swiss go to the polls after tense election campaign

The Swiss voted in a general election on Friday after an unusually tense campaign marked by a riot and charges of racism levelled against the country's biggest party.


David Blunkett says security could lose but not win an election for Labour as he denies he is authoritarian.


Per occupazione Aula, rammarico del presidente Bertinotti


Crisis talks in Kinshasa as UN all but confirms Rwandan troops in DR Congo

As the United Nations said it was "almost certain" Rwandan soldiers had entered eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the past two weeks high level meetings started in Kinshasa, with calls for further troop reinforcements in the east.


For one week at least, Boston lives up to its name: the Hub

More than a hundred thousand are expected to descend on the city this weekend -- to watch some crew races. On Saturday evening at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro the New England Revolution will begin their first-round Major League Soccer playoff series.


Iraqi Shia leaders linked to radical cleric Moqtada Sadr attack their former ally, Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.


Stocks Flat as Oil Jumps, Greenspan Talks

U.S. stocks finished almost flat on  Wednesday, as energy companies' shares rose after crude shot  above $48 a barrel, but financial stocks fell after Alan  Greenspan cautioned that interest rates could still go higher.


Swedish court upholds file-sharing conviction

A Swedish court of appeals on Tuesday  upheld the country's first conviction for sharing music files  over the Internet without paying in what the recording industry  hailed as a victory.


Our say: NBA brawl a dismal sign of the times

WE'VE ABANDONED the notion that professional basketball games can provide a model of good sportsmanship. We'd settle for NBA games that didn't celebrate thuggishness.


The Lure of Treatments Science Has Dismissed

Exploring the reasons people swear by treatments that have no scientific evidence backing them.


Scotland's search for a new coach is all but over on Wednesday with Southampton manager George Burley set to be named in the job.


By PAUL COLE Travel Editor  IIT is officially the best luxury hotel in the world. Perhaps it's because of its paradise island location; maybe it's the underwater restaurant where you dine with the fish.


Salute: obesita', bisturi 'taglia-grasso' per 3 mila italiani nel ...

Lei e' casalinga, 35 anni, sposata e con figli. Lui e' impiegato, 40 anni, ha moglie e figli. Entrambi abitano nel Sud, con tenore di vita e cultura medio-bassi. E' l'identikit degli italiani obesi che, dopo


With hundreds of hotel rooms booked and municipal crews unfolding red, white and blue flags, Jerusalem is getting ready for its highest-profile visitor in years: President Bush.


A woman attending a Christian festival died Saturday after plunging about 45 feet from a bungee-like amusement ride.


The other week I joined MeetUp.com, the online event, local and “meeting up” social networking site, in an effort to meet other bloggers, search marketers, web developers and restaurant snobs in the Tampa area.  I moved to Tampa, Florida last month and SEJ contributor Rhea Drysdale suggested MeetUp as a local networking tool.  So, I [...]


Scottish Football Association chief executive David Taylor has again insisted that Berti Vogts' job is secure, for the immediate future at least.


Commodity prices slide as techs lift U.S. stocks

Oil and metals prices fell on Monday,  extending recent losses and weighing on the shares of energy  firms and currencies of commodity exporters such as Australia  and South Africa.


Adoc, Adusbef, Codacons e Federconsumatori chiedono di "fermare la speculazione"Coldiretti: "Dal produttore alla tavola aumenti fino al 500%". Confindustria: "Colpa delle materie prime"                                            Oggi lo sciopero della pastasciutta Bce: "Ad agosto prezzi alimentari +30%"                                                                                Il dato si riferisce al mercato mondiale. Per il futuro, ulteriori spinteall'inflazione potrebbero venire, secondo l'Eurotower, anche dai cambiamenti climaticidi ROSARIA AMATO


The European powers secured a pledge from Iran at the weekend that Tehran would halt its uranium enrichment programme within weeks, an agreement that may avert a showdown later this month between Iran and the west.


Brown-Forman Corp. , which sells products ranging from Jack Daniels whiskey to Lenox china, on Thursday posted a better-than-expected 67 percent jump in earnings as aggressive marketing boosted sales of premium spirits and new wines.


Big business spells out economic agenda for new Indonesian ...

In the lead up to his inauguration as Indonesian president tomorrow, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has remained tight-lipped about the make-up of his cabinet, and, as throughout the election campaign, any policy details.


Slate writer Reihan Salam plays Miss Manners for the social networking crowd, helping you understand what is and is not proper behavior on Facebook and its cousins.


Proclamata ufficialmente la vittoria del presidente uscente

Karzai ha vinto le elezioni presidenziali in Afghanistan svoltesi il mese scorso. La commissione elettorale, l'organismo paritetico composto da rappresentanti di Onu e Afghanistan, incaricata di esaminare le prove di frodi, ha.


FCC's McDowell Could Break AT&T-BellSouth Vote Deadlock

By BRUCE MEYERSON Associated Press  NEW YORK -- FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell expressed confidence Tuesday that he could get up to speed quickly if he is called upon to join the agency's deadlocked review of AT&T Inc.'s proposed purchase of BellSouth Corp.


Iraq's Allawi due in Russia for oil, debt talks

Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi arrives in Moscow for the first time since taking office six months ago with hopes of soothing tensions over Russia's opposition to the US-led war in his ravaged nation.


Nelle previsioni del Centro Studi, la manovra potrebbe avere"un effetto restrittivo" su consumi e investimento, fermando la crescita all'1,1%                                          Confindustria: "La Finanziaria nel 2007 farÃ  scendere il Pil"


The European Union will pledge $650 million in aid to the Palestinians for 2008, EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said Monday.


Media baron Conrad Black lost more titles Tuesday when he resigned from the company that holds a controlling interest in Hollinger International, the owner of the Chicago Sun-Times.


Rock archive web site countersues bands, labels

A rock archive Web  site is fighting back against a copyright lawsuit brought by  some of music's most notable classic rock acts, dragging two  major record labels into the battle.


Luke Donald shot a 4-under-par 68 yesterday for a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews, Scotland.


Canada's Despatie leads men's 3-meter diving; American Dumais in ...

Alexandre Despatie of Canada led the Olympic 3-meter springboard preliminaries Monday, keeping the powerful Chinese out of their customary top spot.


Obama rockets past Clinton in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama rocketed to a 10-point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire one day before their showdown in the state's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.


The world's oldest man, who gave up  driving at 108 because "slow drivers annoyed him", dies at 113.


Elson So, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and colleagues report their findings in the Nov. 9 issue of the journal Neurology.


About 140 million people globally face arsenic poisoning from drinking water, more than previously realised.


Il governo ha allo studio un alleggerimento del carico fiscale sui carburantiL'intervento sull'accisa, previsto dalla Finanziaria 2008, potrebbe scattare entro fine mese                                          Benzina, allo studio taglio delle tasse "Uno o 2 centesimi in meno al litro"


Weaker Ivan Buffets Louisiana with Wind, Rain

The remains of Hurricane Ivan buffeted  the Louisiana coast on Thursday evening with heavy rains and  gusty winds as it moved in from the Gulf of Mexico, much  diminished from the ferocious monster that earlier killed more  than 100 people.


Attackers stone Romania gay rights march

Police used tear gas against protesters who hurled stones at the annual gay rights parade in the Romanian capital Saturday, officials said.


A Chilean court drops corruption charges against family and associates of late military ruler Gen Pinochet.


England chairman of selectors David Graveney denies rumours of a row between Duncan Fletcher and Andrew Flintoff.


3GSM: Apple, Microsoft may share center stage

(InfoWorld) - The phone many exhibitors and attendees are talking about won't even be on display at next week's 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, the year's largest mobile industry exhibition. Software and phone developers are comparing the products they'll exhibit at the conference toÂ the iPhone, even though Apple Inc. won't be at 3GSM and the iPhone isn't available yet. Funambol Inc. plans to show off its Linux-based applications, including mobile e-mail, as an open alternative to Apple's phone, which is based on proprietary software. One handset maker, Neonode AB, says that the iPhone follows its design lead. Neonode introduced a buttonless, fully touchscreen phone in 2004 and plans to announce a new one at 3GSM. A Nokia Corp. marketing executive will sit on a panel at the conference entitled "Mobile Music: The Apple Factor." The panel could touch on the competition the iPhone will present to manufacturers such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB that are already selling phones that include music players. The references to the iPhone hint at the threat it poses to existing phone makers. "Because the iPod has been so successful, it's difficult to discount the carry-through success that Apple could have in the mobile arena," said Nick McQuire, an analyst with the Yankee Group. Apple announced earlier this year that the iPhone, its highly anticipated combined music player and mobile phone, will go on sale in the U.S. in June and should reach European markets in the fourth quarter. While the threat of the iPhone might loom in the background at 3GSM, Apple's arch-rival, Microsoft Corp., may plan on trying to steal center stage. Microsoft is scheduled to make an announcement Monday and some experts suspect the software giant will introduce a new version of Windows Mobile. "It's likely they'll make some form of announcement around the next iteration of Windows Mobile 5.0. The question is when it will be ready to be shipped," McQuire said. In April last year, Microsoft said it was working on the successor toÂ Windows Mobile 5.0, code-named Crossbow. Microsoft said then that the new release would include strong links to Office 2007 and Exchange 12 and an instant messaging feature. Unconfirmed reports online suggested the operating system would be introduced either late last year or early 2007. Crossbow could also feature support for VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol), although Microsoft would be unlikely to highlight that feature because some operators discourage mobile VOIP, McQuire said. Phone makers that use software from Symbian Ltd. and Research In Motion Ltd. could react to a new Windows Mobile release by highlighting their broad device portfolios, McQuire said. Operating systems like Symbian, which can enable interoperability with Microsoft back-end programs, have an advantage over Windows Mobile because they run on a wider variety of phones, he said. New handsets introduced at the conference will likely fall into two primary categories: HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) and enterprise devices, McQuire said. The HSDPA phones will be thin and have good battery life, an improvement over first generation 3G phones that were "clunky," he said. High Tech Computer Corp., Toshiba Corp. and Nokia may all introduce new handsets aimed at business users. With the increased use of phones by business users to access corporate data comes concern over security. A number of companies including Spansion Inc., Discretix Ltd., AdaptiveMobile Ltd., McAfee Inc. and Trend Micro Inc. all plan to highlight mobile security issues and products. In addition, more and more phones come with support for Wi-Fi, enabling services that can roam between mobile and Wi-Fi networks. A number of companies plan to introduce or exhibit products that support some facet of a converged Wi-Fi and mobile service. Boingo Wireless Inc. will introduce software for developers that will enable use of its Wi-Fi roaming network from Symbian and Linux phones. Kineto Wireless Inc. will also exhibit at the conference and Shanghai company E28 Ltd. plans to introduce its second generation of dual-mode Linux-based phones.


Business confidence hits a five month high in June, according to the Reuters tankan survey.


Nine U.S. soldiers were killed in two bomb attacks north of Baghdad, the military said on Tuesday, in the deadliest day for U.S. forces since they launched a security crackdown in the capital three weeks ago.


Rebels Launch New Attacks in India's Northeast

GUWAHATI, India  - Suspected separatist rebels set  off a string of fresh bomb blasts in northeastern India on  Sunday, bringing the death toll in a weekend of violence to 56.


Kathmandu blockade by Maoists, we have reasons to be worried

The once quiet Himalayan Hindu kingdom Nepal has turned unsettled since 1996 when members of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) went violent on some of their demands.


For the first time in 20 years, an American woman did not win the 100-meter dash at the Olympic Games. And now, after Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus


German prosecutors want CIA agents extradited

Prosecutors in Munich, Germany, are requesting the extradition from the United States of 13 suspected CIA agents they say took part in the 2003 kidnapping of a German citizen.


A Fool peers in through Wall Street's out door.


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Terror case dealt blow when key witness sets himself afire

The prosecution of a sheik accused of funneling millions of dollars to al-Qaida was roiled Tuesday by news that a man who set himself on fire in front of the White House was a key witness in the case.


Live Nation, Maroon 5 ink for the long run

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Live Nation is now in the live Maroon 5 business. And not just for one tour.


Workers who refuel planes at Heathrow airport today began a 48-hour strike after rejecting a two-year pay offer. Around 40 members of the Transport and General Workers Union walked out in the early hours of this morning after turning down the deal.


Three Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir:

[India News]: Jammu, Nov 19 : Three Indian Army personnel, including an officer, were killed when separatist guerrillas triggered a landmine in Jammu and Kashmir Friday, the third day of the withdrawal of troops from the state.


Terni, 17:21 - CALCIO, TERNANA: PRESENTATO RECLAMO CONTRO LA CAVESE

La Ternana calcio ha presentato un reclamo avverso l'omologazione della gara di ieri contro la Caves...


Double-digit profits unlikely in '08: strategists

Hopes for double-digit earnings growth in 2008 have all but evaporated as the credit market turmoil is expected to exert more pressure on financial services companies.


Update 7: Russia Rejects US Injunction Over Yukos

Russia pledged on Friday to ignore a US court ban on the looming auction of oil giant Yukos' key production unit, while a consortium of Western banks reportedly put on hold billions of dollars in credit for the state-run Russian gas company that was


Philips warns of flattening semiconductor sales

Philips Electronics, Europe's largest consumer electronics company, lowered its sales forecast for its semiconductor division, representing the latest sign that the sector is suffering a slowdown after a long period of rapid growth.


Movie Review | 'Captivity': A Supermodel Captured, but Not by a Camera

âCaptivityâ the movie has been thoroughly eclipsed by âCaptivityâ the marketing.


England finally got a result against Sweden it can live with. No, not a win &#151; that has been too much to ask for. A 2-2 tie Tuesday, however, was enough for the English to win Group B at the World Cup.


Sarasota County Considering Designated Beach Smoking Areas

By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 1--SARASOTA --Sarasota County is considering creating designated smoking areas on its public beaches to promote healthier and cleaner places to swim and play.


Coalition to support Afghan gov't efforts in releasing hostages ...

The US-led coalition forces would continue to back the Afghan government's efforts to ensure the safe and early release of the three United Nations workers, a US military spokesman said Saturday.


France's economy minister said Societe Generale, reeling from losses blamed on a rogue trader, is a bank in crisis and may need to ditch its chairman.


Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans packed a major highway Saturday in a rally for opposition presidential candidate Manuel Rosales, one of the largest demonstrations against President Hugo Chavez in years.


Asian Tsunami Death Toll Jumps to 120,000

"Thousands of bodies rotting in the tropical heat were tumbled into mass graves, but officials said polluted water posed a greater threat..". BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The death toll of the Asian tsunami disaster


No. 9 North Carolina 91, No. 8 Kentucky 78

Jawad Williams found himself in the right place at the right time, with a stern message from assistant coach Steve Robinson fresh in his mind.


Pope backs Beijing's new state-approved bishop

A state-approved Catholic bishop of Beijing was installed to applause from parishioners on Friday in a tightly orchestrated ceremony that was subsequently endorsed by the Vatican, in a sign of a thaw in relations.


Memory of Yankee ghosts can't halt new stadium

As work begins on the new Yankee   Stadium, critics see the project as symbolically burying more   than just the old ballpark, the baseball shrine known as "The   House that Ruth Built" across the street.


Sprinter Collins suspended eight years for doping

American sprinter Michelle Collins was suspended for eight years and must forfeit her 2003 world 200-meter indoor title for a doping violation linked to the the San Francisco laboratory that has the International Olympic Committee


Bank in Germany Posts Loss Because of Bad Stock Trades

The German state-run bank WestLB said it had lost more than $820 million on speculative trades in global stock markets during the first half of 2007.


AskJeeves's Butler Trying To Do It Better

Latest tweak at the search site is a service that enables users to save site preferences when the search engine does its work.-The Washington Post


Incumbent governors in Vermont and North Carolina won re-election Tuesday night, while the Democratic candidate in West Virginia kept the governor's office in the party's hands.


European negotiators resume talks with Iran on Wednesday on a last-chance offer of incentives aimed at getting the Tehran regime to stop enriching uranium and avoid the threat of possible U.N. sanctions.


Broadband inequality and piracy to blame The European Commission has identified unequal broadband provision and piracy as major "roadblocks" to the development of Europe's online creative content industries.â¦


News: South Pole 'cyberterrorist' hack wasn't the first

Internal reports show that Romanian cyber extortionists weren't the first to penetrate the South Pole Research Station, but cast doubt on the U.S. claim that life support systems were compromised in the attack.


Sheldon Souray scores 2:01 into overtime as Montreal snaps the Penguins' six-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory on Sunday.


Sony revamps Mylo mobile internet device

More teen friendly CES Sony has revamped its Mylo - My Life Online - internet access handheld, enhancing the Wi-Fi gadget's support for teen-friendly social networking sites and the like of YouTube.â¦


President Bush and Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry sparred to a draw Friday night according to an exclusive Survey USA poll of 605 viewers in the Jacksonville area who watched the debate.


KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghans crammed polling stations for their country's first-ever direct election Saturday, defying the threat of Taliban violence in the hope of bringing peace and some economic prosperity after more than two decades of war.    Voters stood in line for hours outside polling stations in bombed-out schools, blue-domed mosques and bullet-pocked hospitals, while more than 100,000 soldiers, police, U.S...


Ole Miss reportedly wants 49ersâ Erickson

San Francisco 49ers coach Dennis Erickson is the leading candidate for the Rebels job, ESPN reported. The hitch is that Erickson has three years remaining on his contract with the 49ers at $2.5 million annually.


Congolese warlord Germain Katanga faces the International Criminal Court, the second suspect to do so.


Supreme Court Sidesteps Gay Adoption Case

The Supreme Court steered clear of a dispute over gay adoptions on Monday, energizing conservatives who want other states to copy Florida's one-of-a-kind ban on gays adopting children.


The most brilliant American racehorse in years has labored in relative obscurity until now. But when he runs Saturday in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Lone Star Park, Ghostzapper can demonstrate


Roma, 12:24 - CALCIO, ARBITRATO: UDIENZA MAZZINI IL 26/2

La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport ha fissato la seconda udienza di Innocenzo Mazzi...


U.S. Judge Allows Noriega To Be Extradited to France

MIAMI, Aug. 28 -- Wearing a crisp military uniform, former Panamanian dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega appeared before a federal magistrate Tuesday, asking that he be allowed to return next month to the country he ruled and menaced in the 1980s.


Chris Bosh had 21 points and a career-high 17 rebounds and Rafer Alston ended a shooting slump with 14 second-half points, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 109-87 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.


A ripple of hope as talks with Sadr continue

BAGHDAD The American-backed Iraqi government and representatives of Moktada al-Sadr, the rebellious Shiite cleric, continued talks on Monday, seeking a peace plan for the vast, volatile Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City that could set a precedent for


Awareness May Remain After Severe Brain Injury

NEW YORK  - Patients in a minimally  conscious state (MCS) -- those with severe brain damage who  demonstrate intermittent awareness of their environment -- may  retain some degree of cognitive function, even though they  can't follow simple instructions or communicate, the findings  from a small study suggest.


Krugle ships 2.0 version of code search engine

InfoWorld - Krugle shipped on Tuesday an upgrade of its enterprise code search appliance for software development teams that is designed to offer improved scalability and search accuracy.


Shanghai: Rubens Barrichello claimed the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix yesterday, with Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher finishing a hard-luck weekend in 12th place, more than a lap behind.


Unilever's efforts to promote sustainable tea production could be a major profit maker.


Truancy in England remains stubbornly high even though nearly Â£900m has been spent on the problem.


Bollywood's Saif in hospital after chest pains

Top Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has been admitted to a Mumbai hospital after complaining of chest pains, the hospital spokeswoman said on Monday.


Maria Sharapova posted a convincing 6-3 6-4 victory over seventh seed Venus Williams in their first-ever meeting at the Swisscom Challenge indoor tournament in Zurich.


Death Stalks Smokers in Beta-Carotene Study

Nov. 30, 2004 - Years after they stopped taking high-dose beta-carotene supplements, a group of smokers still suffer extra-high rates of lung cancer and death.


FDA: 22% of follow-up studies on medical devices go undone

Nearly a quarter of follow-up studies required by the Food and Drug Administration for medical devices in recent years were never completed, according to a senior regulator who has launched a campaign to improve the ratio.


Jaromir Jagr scores twice to pass Jari Kurri for 15th place on the NHLÃÂ¿s scoring list and the Rangers shut out the Hurricanes, 4-0.


A drug that could do for women what Viagra has done for men is being tested at the University of Virginia


Brazil's Lula against tougher laws for young criminals

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday he opposed stricter laws for juvenile delinquents, despite a public outcry sparked by a crime wave involving teenagers.


A senior US envoy arrives in Japan in a fresh bid to revive stalled talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions.


Chrysler Signs Export Venture With a Chinese Automaker

Chryslerâs deal with the Chinese automaker, Chery, is the first attempt by a U.S. automaker to use China as a manufacturing base for world markets.


FCC: Pay-Per-Channel TV Would Cost Viewers More

Most U.S. households would face  higher television bills if they only paid for the channels they  wanted to watch, U.S. regulators told Congress in a report  released on Friday.


EU receives Intel's response to antitrust charges

The European Commission confirmed Monday it has received a written response to the formal antitrust charges it filed against computer chip maker Intel, after some delays."We have received the company's response and are examining it carefully," said a person close to the competition department.In July the Commission accused the world's biggest maker of computer chips of handing out "substantial rebates" to computer manufacturers in return for buying the bulk of their x86 chips from Intel.It also accused the company of paying computer makers for scrapping or delaying the launch of machines fitted with AMD chips, and of selling its chips for server computers at below cost to large customers such as governments and universities.Such practices are illegal under European antitrust law when applied by companies that dominate their market, as Intel does.In addition to the written response filed Monday, Intel has also asked the Commission for the opportunity to respond to the charges face-to-face in an oral hearing, said Chuck Mulloy, a company spokesman in Santa Clara, California. The Commission will decide the date's oral hearing."It will be a while before the hearing. The Commission staff will have to read our substantial response," Mulloy said.Intel asked twice for extra time to prepare the written response. The initial deadline was in October. That was shifted to Jan. 4. Then, as the new deadline loomed, Intel asked for the weekend to complete the document."There were some loose ends that needed to be addressed. It was nothing unusual," Mulloy said.


Google's YouTube is online again in China, two weeks after it was blocked--but Blogspot is again unavailable.


Democrats taking over Congress have chosen Brookings Institution economist Peter Orszag as director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, which issues forecasts and provides lawmakers with cost estimates for legislation.


Capo dello Stato inaugura sezione italiana Hermitage russo


Australia charges Indian doctor in UK bomb plot

Australian Federal Police said on  Saturday they had charged a 27-year-old Indian doctor over his  alleged links to attempted car bomb attacks in Britain on June  29 and 30.


Microsoft Adds Linspire to Its Growing Stable of Linux Partners

The Linux distributor and the Redmond monolith put a stormy past behind them and sign a licensing deal.


RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tropical Storm Ernesto   hit North Carolina near hurricane strength on Thursday,   flooding some coastal areas in both Carolina states though   there were no immediate reports of casualties.


Making the next 10 years the "British decade" will be the theme of the pre-Budget report, says Gordon Brown.


User calls help desk pilot fish with a pretty routine problem: Hes received an e-mail that says he needs to click on a link to update his security settings. But every time he does, nothing happens.


The night of Saturday, September 25th was supposed to mark the resurrection of one of boxing's leading men. Roy Jones Jr. was expected to take back his rightful place up on the Light Heavyweight throne.


A soldier goes on trial, accused of discussing kidnapping young girls on internet chatrooms.


Judge Backs Guantanamo Detainee Challenges

The Bush administration must let foreign terror suspects challenge their confinement in U.S. courts, a judge said Monday in a ruling that found unconstitutional the hearing system set up by the Pentagon.


OLYMPIA - New votes are turning up in the governor's race around the state as election workers find ballots that were never counted, punch cards with problem chads and optical scan ballots that weren't marked properly.


Does Apple sow disinformation among its workers to sniff out leakers? Commentary by Leander Kahney.


TODAY'S GAMES Division 1 GREATER BOSTON -- Waltham at Somerville, 6:30; Arlington at Peabody, 7; Malden at Cambridge, 7; Medford at Revere, 7.


Restano perplessita' per Davanzo, Sisi e Latino


Israele intensifica preparativi per operazione Striscia Gaza


Pollution Study Shows Lung Damage In Children

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A new study says long-term exposure to pollution can cause irreversible lung damage in children. California air pollution experts are calling the study landmark news.


The euro hit record highs versus the  dollar for a second day on Friday, boosted in thin trade by  worries about the U.S. current account deficit and economy and  apparent lack of official concern at the dollar's slide.


Motorola Inc.  said it expects to cut an  additional 4,000 jobs as it continues to lower costs.


Argentina replaces Chile in UN Security Council.

Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and Tanzania won this week seats as non permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.


The Russian government has issued a new threat to strip Yukos oil of its production licenses, the Moscow Times reported Monday. Natural Resources Minister Yury Trutnev said


Giu' American Express, occhi su Merrill Lynch


Enterprise Inns biggest faller in London

Enterprise Inns was the biggest faller as the FTSE 100 closed lower for a fifth consecutive session.


U.S. Iraq Death Toll Hits 1,000, Two Italians Seized

The U.S. military death toll in Iraq  reached 1,000 on Tuesday nearly 18 months after the invasion to  topple Saddam Hussein, making its mark on the U.S. presidential  election campaign.


No charges in Kid Rock-Tommy Lee scuffle

No criminal charges will be filed in the well-publicized scuffle between Kid Rock and Tommy Lee at the MTV Video Music Awards, the Clark County district attorney said Tuesday.


Catania, 19:15 - CALCIO, CATANIA: BAIOCCO SARA' MULTATO

Il Catania non presenterà ricorso contro la squalifica di due giornate inflitta dal giudice s...


NEW YORK -- Yankees manager Joe Torre won the game. Actually Derek Jeter (5 for 5) and Bobby Abreu (four RBIs) did.


Drilling Down: The Scent of a Man, Bought by a Woman

It is an industry rule of thumb that womenâs perfumes account for two-thirds of annual sales of âprestigeâ fragrances â that is, high-end fragrances sold in department stores or boutiques, rather than drugstores.


The leader of Iraq's Chaldean Christian community urges US forces to free ex-deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz.


S.Korean Conservatives Stage Big Anti-North Rally

About 100,000 South Koreans staged an anti-communist rally on Monday, burning North Korean flags to press their calls for the downfall of the Pyongyang government and an end of its suspected nuclear weapons programs.


While helping others, IBM confronts its own data theft

Blog: Past and current employees are affected by a third-party tape loss.


Iran's Larijani meets ElBaradei as sanctions loom

Iran's chief negotiator met the top U.N. nuclear monitor on Friday ahead of talks with the EU in what could be a last chance to defuse a standoff over Tehran's atomic ambitions and head off tougher U.N. sanctions.


June 15, 1667: First Human Blood Transfusion Is Performed

With the complexity of human blood virtually unknown, the transfusion is a success anyway.


The Guardian Films documentary Baghdad: A Doctor's Story wins international award.


Amdocs launches products for digital ads and retail

Amdocs , a software maker long  known for its billing technologies sold to telecoms providers,  is launching on Wednesday new products designed to help its  clients reap more sales from new digital businesses.


A man convicted of participating in the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt was sentenced Monday to more than 23 years in prison.


Pakistan's President Musharraf offers support to Afghanistan in tracking down al-Qaeda fighters in border regions.


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U.S. troops among nearly 50 dead in Iraq

Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River, and a roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad Saturday as nearly 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq.


Israeli politicians have voted for a plan for Jewish settlers to leave a piece of land called the Gaza Strip. Israel has occupied the Strip, which is home to millions of Palestinians, since a war in 1967, and


Mob trial opens with bloody descriptions

Chicago's biggest mob trial in years started Thursday with a prosecutor urging the jury to forget what they know about movie mobsters and see the now-elderly defendants for who they are: men who "committed brutal crimes on behalf of the Chicago Outfit."


Market no longer ruled by low-cost labor

HUNGARY is fast becoming a target for foreign investors looking for the value added touch of sophisticated and highly trained, multilingual senior and middle management personnel, but not disregarding the fact ...


Study finds chocolate seems to temporarily improve blood vessel ...

Dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids, which act as natural antioxidants _ chemicals that combat the damage oxygen does to the body.


Pro Picks: Another test for the Steelers

Charlie Batch is proving that Ben Roethlisberger isn't indispensable to the Pittsburgh Steelers.


Jovial Bush tries for fresh start with Canadians

President George W. Bush stopped for a day of neighbourly diplomacy in Canada yesterday. He thanked those "Canadian people who came out to wave - with all five fingers" along his route into Ottawa.


The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $1.4 million fine against 52 ABC Television Network stations over a 2003 broadcast of cop drama NYPD Blue.


US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer is still considering a bid for Manchester United but has not made a firm offer after talks with the team's biggest investors broke down, the world's richest soccer club said on Friday.


Syria accused Israel of bombing its territory on Thursday and warned it could respond, but Israel Radio carried a denial there had been an air strike.


Contro ribelli che usavano donne e bimbi come scudo umano


L&O D.A. Thompson Steps Down, Weighs White House Run

Dick Wolf's New York is in need of a new district attorney.


Analysis / A labor line in the treasury sand

The last two years have been the gloomiest in the history of labor relations in the Israeli economy. The Histadrut, representing about a third of the wage earners in the country, was struck by a series of


As U.S. pledges help, Mexico steps up drug busts

TAMPICO, Mexico  - The Mexican army convoy rolled off a Hercules plane in the middle of the night, purred through this sweltering port city's dingy back streets and swooped on traffickers unloading cocaine in a warehouse.


Futures point to weaker Wall St; Lehman reports

Stock futures pointed to a fall on Wall Street on Thursday as a plan by the world's major central banks to fight the credit crisis failed to provide support to global equities.


St. Helens Activity May Signal Explosion

A strengthening series of earthquakes at Mount St. Helens prompted seismologists Sunday to warn that the once-devastating volcano may see a small explosion soon.


Gruppo faceva parte della holding Centenari e Zinelli


Libby has one final chance to beat perjury charge

A former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney will have a last chance to convince a jury he is not guilty of perjury on Tuesday as a trial that has exposed the inner workings of the White House draws to a close.


After Bus Attack, Afghan Police Mourn Their Own

A mammoth explosion tore through a police bus in the heart of Kabul on Sunday, killing at least 24 people â 22 of them police academy instructors on their way to work.


A congressman alleged Thursday that his opponent violated a new campaign finance law designed to regulate the spending of millionaires seeking political office.


Powell Tells North Korea to Raise Its Demands at Six-Way Talks

North Korea should avoid setting conditions for joining talks on its nuclear program and raise such issues within the six-nation forum, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said.


Brazilian government released federal budget figures Friday showing an unprecedented primary budget surplus of 10.9 billion reals ($3.8 billion) in August, putting Brazil well ahead of performance targets set in a loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund.


Swearing-in of East Timor's cabinet delayed

The swearing-in of East Timor's new government has been delayed, the premier's office said, as the tiny nation seeks to return to normal after deadly violence in May.


Joaquin Phoenix is "tortured" soul: director

How does one get to be an  Oscar-nominated actor? Try a little torture to the soul. It  evidently worked for Joaquin Phoenix.


Jason Kidd sounded resigned to the fact that he might be playing his last game Wednesday night for the New Jersey Nets, the team he led to its only NBA finals appearances.


Imagination more important than a big marketing budget

For many small businesses, a marketing budget is usually nonexistent. That hasn't stopped George Suarez, co-owner of New England Comics, from promoting his comic books.


Panel Urges Child Antidepressants Warning

WASHINGTON - All drugs used to treat depressed children should carry a "black box" warning of the antidepressants' link to increased suicidal thoughts and actions, says a panel of federal advisers.    The warning, among the strongest in the Food and Drug Administration's arsenal, should reach doctors no matter how they get drug information and would extend to drug advertising directed at patients...


A Dutchman is to be charged for allegedly supplying lethal chemicals to Saddam Hussein in the 1980s.


PARIS -- Newly armed with Yasser Arafat's medical dossier, his nephew pinned blame on Israel for the late Palestinian leader's death and refused yesterday to squelch rumors of poisoning -- although he acknowledged that doctors found no known poisons.


Rain in Cardiff means there is no result with Pakistan on top against England in the first one-day international.


Palestinians medics wheel a wounded man to the Shifa hospital following an Israeli air strike at a car used by Adnan al-Ghoul,a senior member of the Hamas militant group, killing him and another militant, late Thursday Oct. 21, 2004.


Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events begins in a most peculiar fashion: it offers, repeatedly, its young audiences the chance to leave.


Italy's rich history, cinematic landscapes and colorful inhabitants are an intoxicating mix for travelers in search of romance, relaxation and a terrific plate of pasta. You may not be spending the holidays in Tuscany, but recent books allow armchair travelers to experience la dolce vita. Kathy Balog reviews her favorites:


Pagamenti da effettuare con bollettini inviati a domicilio


Browser flaw may leave you vulnerable to phishing attacks.


Trailers packed with cots and medical supplies are parked in secret locations around Colorado, ready for doctors to open makeshift hospitals in school gyms if a flu pandemic strikes.


Market concerns shroud Ford,GM as union talks loom

As Wall Street ponders the  future of Detroit, analysts see sharply diverging scenarios  emerging from an uncertain summer and crucial contract  negotiations with the United Auto Workers union.


Democrats hope to pick up Republican votes by tightening eligibility for the program and making other concessions.


A couple who sold art through televised auctions admitted selling bogus works and forging signatures of artists including Picasso, Chagall and Dali in a scam that bilked buyers out of millions of dollars, prosecutors said.


The consumer sentiment index slipped to 95.8 from 95.9 in August. Economists were expecting the index would tick up to 96.5. The index will be updated in two weeks to reflect surveys returned throughout September.


A New York, dollaro quotato a 106,08 contro yen


Does Pluto's Atmosphere Go Through the Fast-Freeze?

A study of Plutoâs bright frosts suggests that the way the planet cools down is rapid and disorganised. The results were presented at the European Planetary Science Congress in Berlin.Plutoâs surface is bright because its atmosphere periodically condenses onto the surface.


A majority of PeopleSoft (PSFT) shareholders are expected to support Oracle's (ORCL) takeover bid when they tender shares Friday night.


Peoplesoft rejects a takeover bid from rival Oracle for the sixth time in the last 18 months calling the offer "inadequate".


Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah accuses Britain doing too little to fight international terrorism.


It's a cute story: Amid the clamor and cheering over the elections, the person making history as the first woman to become Speaker of the House picks up the phone and says: "Do we have a baby coming?" On the other end: a baffled White House aide trying to connect her with the president.


Ma il profitto operativo accusa un calo del 56,8%


Gunman said sent letter warning of death

The gunman who took six girls hostage in a high school standoff that ended in his suicide had sent his brother a long, rambling letter warning of his impending death, investigators said Friday.


Spanish police arrest Air Mauritania hijacker

Spanish police arrested the hijacker of an Air Mauritania plane that landed in Las Palmas airport, and the 71 passengers have been freed unharmed, Canary Islands police chief Jose Segura said.


Australian Party Leader to Join Hunger Strike

The leader of a small Australian  political party will begin a hunger strike on Saturday in  support of about 20 Iranian asylum seekers held at a rural  immigration detention center who have refused food for almost  two weeks.


U.S. auto sales slowing say forecasts: report

After a string of strong years, U.S.  auto sales are slowing and an increasing number of forecasts  say sales could fall next year to their lowest in nearly a  decade, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on  Monday.


Warner Music eyes UK's Chrysalis music arm: papers

Warner Music Group  is considering making a bid approach for the music publishing arm of Britain's Chrysalis , newspapers said on Sunday.


The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration has warned Pfizer Inc.  that television and  print advertisements for its painkillers Celebrex and Bextra  misled consumers, according to a letter made public on  Wednesday.


That's what happens when you have minimal scoring and pull out miraculous wins in the final seconds. And after two losses in a row and as defensive injuries piled up, many of us became even more convinced that the skepticism was justified.


Barroso: "Turkey should Europeans' Hearts and Minds"

Turkey should "go the extra mile" and recognise Cyprus, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said ahead of a key EU summit.


Thousands of people march in Caracas to protest against a decision to force a state TV channel off air.


Chavez salutes vote rival for averting bloodbath

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said his rival averted a bloodbath in the polarized OPEC nation by quickly conceding defeat without contesting his landslide re-election on Sunday.


Williams sisters bid for last-eight berths

The Williams sisters will take centre stage at Flushing Meadows on Sunday as they bid for places in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open, while an injury-hit Rafael Nadal leads the action in the men's event.


Torino, 18:54 - CALCIO, JUVE: MIGLIORA PARO

Seduta mattutina per la Juve. Cresce la condizione di Matteo Paro che dopo aver svolto una prima par...


Atlantis astronauts start second spacewalk

Two astronauts have began the second of three spacewalks of the shuttle Atlantis' mission, to continue work on the orbiting International Space Station (ISS).


Fla. spent heavily on Cuban custody case

Top Florida officials say they treated the politically charged custody fight over a young Cuban girl like any other case, but documents obtained by The Associated Press show they took extraordinary steps to stop the youngster's father from taking her back to the communist island.


In One Cul-De-Sac, Neighbors Are All That's Left

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 27 -- The street named for the human heart is half here, half gone.


Incendiata stazione servizio, slogan contro Ahmadinejad


Interessa circa 19 milioni di contribuenti


Case could have ticket reseller facing the music

Sue Moscariello thought she had every angle covered. The Winchendon resident was poised last month with her phone and computer as tickets for the two December Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus concerts at the DCU Center in Worcester went on sale. She couldn't get through to Ticketmaster by phone but she connected online, only to be blocked before being able to purchase ...


Time running out for kidnapped Filipino, 2 UN staff in Afghanistan

By Channel NewsAsia's Philippines Bureau Chief Twink Macaraig. MANILA : Time is running out for three hostages snatched by a Taliban splinter group in Afghanistan.


Staff Writer. 10/15/04 This weekend, one-fifth of the world's population will begin a monthlong fast during daylight hours for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.


Chelsea thump Champions League title holders Porto

LONDON: Porto suffered the agony of being by outwitted by their former coach today as the Champions League soccer holders slumped to a 1-3 defeat at Jose Mourinho's Chelsea.


WhatÂs Offline: How Many Coupons for the Yacht?

If you believe magazines are leading indicators of where the economy is heading, things are not looking good.


Jordan's King Abdullah II called for renewed efforts to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a speech Tuesday, a day before he meets President Bush, but he warned that his country would not accept a deal that causes an influx of Palestinians.


Clienti in Italia aumentati dell'11% rispetto a 2005


Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow will not tolerate attempts to use human rights for political aims.


Oil prices rose on Tuesday but  retreated from an earlier break above $50, as dealers awaited a  U.S. government report that is expected to show a small  increase in thin heating oil stocks ahead of winter.


Ford Motor Co  on Thursday posted  a narrower fourth-quarter loss after cutting costs and boosting  margins on vehicles and said it would offer broad buyouts to  union workers in the United States.


Effective Alternatives for the Repair and Protection of Industrial Machinery, Equipment, Buildings and Structures By Rumford Industrial Group, a Feature of Industry Today on Industrialinfo.Com Radio

Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) will host Rumford  Industrial Group, Incorporated (Centerville, Ohio) as its special  guest on Industrialinfo.com Radio on Monday, February 12, 2007,  as part of the weekly national broadcast of Industry Today.


Britain unveils statue of Nelson Mandela

Former South African president Nelson Mandela received a hero's welcome as a statue of him was unveiled Wednesday opposite the Houses of Parliament in London.


Resta l'emergenza in Veneto, arriva la neve anche in Liguria


Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois, one of several leaders of state efforts to buy prescription drugs from outside the United States, says he has found at least 30,000 doses of flu vaccine


Are you a serial returner? By that I mean, do you routinely return items, especially holiday gifts? If so, be forewarned. Some retailers have resorted to using a computer database to track customer returns and catch fraudulent or excessive returns. Return fraud, which by the way includes bringing back used merchandise for a full refund, will cost retailers $3.5 billion this holiday season, according to a recent report by the National Retail Federation. For the year, the retail industry says it stands to lose $9.6 billion from fraudulent returns. Meanwhile, returns are expected to accelerate after Christmas. ...


Dontrelle Willis is one of the few players in the Florida Marlins' clubhouse who knows what postseason excitement feels like. His young teammates got a taste on Sunday.


LOS ANGELES  â Robert A. Iger, chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, received a compensation package in the 2007 fiscal year valued by the company at $27.7 million, according to an analysis of documents filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Wireless players Nokia (Quote, Chart) and Vodafone (Quote, Chart) are teaming up to write the next chapter (of code) in the mobile Java story.


F.D.A. Panel Supports Artificial Disks for Upper Spine

An independent panel of reviewers voted unanimously to recommend the approval of the first artificial replacement for failing disks in the upper spine.


Russell stars as LSU romps La.-Lafayette

JaMarcus Russell needed two passes to get his critics off his back and on their feet — at least for now.


Music: Rockâs Balkanized Route to the Indies

With bouzoukis and pipas in hand, indie rock goes global. Buzz ensues.


Two improvised explosives were thrown into the rear of the Mexican Consulate early Friday, causing small explosions that blew out some windows


A Chinatown merchant who was stabbed multiple times Tuesday night in his Tyler Street store was upgraded yesterday from critical to fair condition at Boston University Medical Center.


Fast-food waitress Fawn Townsend of Raleigh, N.C., knows exactly what she is going to do if her salary goes up with Tuesday's increase in the federal minimum wage: start saving for a car so she can find a second job to make ends meet.


Chances Dwindling for US-EU Aircraft Pact

The United States and the European  Union are unlikely to reach a new civil aircraft pact covering  Boeing Co. and Airbus, an EU official said on Thursday,  boosting the chances the two sides will take their subsidy  countercharges to the World Trade Organization.


German bank WestLB expects to make a net loss of about one billion euros and another billion in write-downs.


Pope Makes Christmas Appeal to Protect the Environment

In the traditional midnight Christmas Mass, the pope bemoaned an âill-treated worldâ in a homily given to thousands of pilgrims.


Low expectations ahead of Rice-Olmert-Abbas talks

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought to lower expectations ahead of talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Monday complicated by a deal to form a Palestinian unity government.


O'Neal says Jackson's book will vindicate him

MIAMI Â· Shaquille O'Neal held court Wednesday at AmericanAirlines Arena, but few questions pertained to the sore hamstring that caused the 7-foot-1 center to miss practice for the first time since joining the Heat.


IM Flash Technologies' new NAND chip design

The new NAND chip design will increase throughput up to 5X


Governo vuole trasformare gli sconti fiscali su famiglie


SHOWING JUST HOW seriously it is taking its decision to concentrate on two platforms - Linux and Symbian, Japan's NTT DoCoMo has decided to sink $3 million in its Linux supplier, Montavista software.


Spain to hand judge documents on secret CIA flights

Spain agreed on Friday to hand a judge intelligence documents about secret CIA flights that transported terrorism suspects to third countries where investigators say they may have faced torture or abuse.


The film funnyman is trying to rebound from a career slump with a new thriller -- and a new spiritual path. Joel Stein peeks into the eternal weirdness of Jim Carrey's mind


Think you don't have time to make serious money in the market? Think again.


Baghdad Bombings Kill One US Soldier, Wound 13

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2004 -- A series of car bombings in Baghdad today killed one American soldier and wounded 13 others. The bombings also killed at least two Iraqi policemen and reportedly injured scores of other Iraqis.


Missing ballots heighten fears of renewed voting chaos in Florida

MIAMI  - The bizarre disappearance of tens of thousands of ballots has fueled worries over Florida's ability to avert a repeat of the chaos of 2000, when Americans were kept guessing for 36 days who won the election.


Bush Campaign Lawyer Quits Over Ties to Ads Group

CRAWFORD, Texas  - A top lawyer for President  Bush's re-election campaign resigned on Wednesday after  disclosing he has been providing legal advice to a group that  accuses Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry of lying  about his Vietnam War record.


Malvo testifies in D.C.-area sniper trial

Lee Boyd Malvo said he once thought of his partner in the 2002 sniper killings as a father figure for whom he was willing to lay down his life. Now, he views John Allen Muhammad as a coward who "made me a monster."


Space Station Food Supply Lower Than Thought

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have been asked by NASA to ration their food supply until a cargo ship with fresh supplies arrives on, or about December 25.


Search Engine Forums Spotlight: October 26, 2007

Found in the search marketing forums: Are You an AdWords Addict; Can Link-Bait Mature; Choosing Keywords; and more.


Seeking Iran Intelligence, U.S. Tries Google

When the State Department recently asked the CIA for names of Iranians who could be sanctioned for their involvement in a clandestine nuclear weapons program, the agency refused, citing a large workload and a desire to protect its sources and tradecraft.


The Irish president is criticised after claiming NI children were taught to hate Catholics like Nazis despised Jews.


Share buybacks are often -- but not always -- a good sign.


Physicists Hope U.S. Budget Will Mean an End to Research Cuts

From physicists, there is cautious applause for President Bushâs proposed 2009 budget, under which research in the physical sciences would receive a hefty boost.


Bush, Kerry Offer Different Approaches to Foreign Policy

This year's US presidential campaign has revealed some sharp foreign policy differences between President George Bush and Democratic Party challenger Senator John Kerry.


World Business Briefing: Canadian Mining Company Acquires Rival

Iamgold, a Canadian mining company, said that it would buy Cambior, a rival, for about 1.33 billion Canadian dollars ($1.2 billion) in stock, to create a gold mining operation with more than one million ounces of annual production. The deal will push Iamgold to the top of the midtier gold producers and comes six months after the miner bought Gallery Gold of Australia. ÂWe believe it sets the stage for us to join the senior ranks as we move forward in this company,Â IamgoldÂs chief executive, Joe Conway, left, said.


Hurricane Charley exposed glaring weaknesses in the emergency plans that were supposed to protect hundreds of Charlotte County's most vulnerable residents, the people living in nursing homes.


By LAURA KURTZMAN SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The six largest automakers asked a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit by California that accuses them of harming human health and the environment by producing vehicles that contribute to global warming.


Congress approved an economic stimulus package. The Treasury Department pressed lenders to reset mortgage rates for millions of troubled homeowners. And New York's insurance regulator is attempting to bail out a critical sector of the industry.


North Korea lambasts the US for what it says is a smear campaign intended to bring down the regime.


New York, 10:23 - BASKET, NBA: NEW YORK BATTE DETROIT

Risultati delle gare del campionato Nba disputate nella notte: Toronto Raptors-Portland Trail Blazer...


With Britney Spears' wedding to backup dancer/Red Bull aficionado Kevin Federline now confirmed, many fans (and foes) are wondering what will come next in the former Mouseketeer's career.


Casio Unveils Super High-Speed Digital Still Camera

Casio is expected to announce a camera capable of shooting up to 60 full-resolution images in one second at CES.


A Coach Is Forced to Tackle the Lawyers' Game Plans

Lawsuits and related accusations about the Volunteers' coach, Phil Fulmer, have escalated the fierce rivalry between Alabama and Tennessee.


Maria Sharapova produces a magnificent display of clean hitting to knock world number one Justine Henin out in the Australian Open quarter-finals.


'No good to anyone else', insists semi-armless victim A disabled biker who left his prosthetic hand gripped to the handlebars of his Suzuki faces a bill for Â£450 for a new mitt after thieves made off with the original, the Sun reports.â¦


U.S. Tanks Move Toward Najaf Shrine as Talks Falter

NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. tanks advanced to within 800  yards of the Imam Ali mosque in the Iraqi city of Najaf on  Sunday after talks on surrendering control of the shrine at the  center of an 18-day siege ran into trouble.


All 19 managers and consultants accused in the collapse of former national carrier Swissair were acquitted Thursday.


Over 30 Killed in Iraq attacks, 20 Americans wounded

More than 30 people were killed and more than 60 wounded in a rash of suicide car bombs and mortar and rocket attacks in the Sunni Triangle on Saturday as US Marines


Former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes, and was not murdered as initially suspected, Jamaican police said on Tuesday, bringing to an embarrassing close a three-month investigation that had gripped the cricket world.


Stocks flat after drop in new home sales

Stocks traded flat on Thursday as a report pointing to further deteoriation in housing rekindled concerns about the economy's health, offsetting expectations for another cut in interest rates.


Bush Recalls 9/11 Leadership with Victim Relatives

MANCHESTER, N.H.  - President Bush on Friday  appeared with relatives of some Americans killed on Sept. 11,  2001, and vowed the country "will not be held captive by fear"  in a message intended to remind voters of his leadership in  that tense period.


A maggio, dato superiore alle attese analisti (+0,2%)


'Pronti a paralizzare Paese se sara' sconfessata scelta cda'


It's hard to have sympathy for RealNetworks (Quote, Chart), and believe me, as a paying customer, I'm really trying. The company is spending -- and losing -- a lot of money to spruce up its image with consumers.


When the calendar turned to 2007, the heat went on and the weather just got weirder. January was the warmest first month on record worldwide  -  1.53 degrees above normal


Ukrainian MPs approve President Viktor Yushchenko's  choice of the colourful Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister.


Radar technology to provide 3D data on players and golf ball movement to viewers.


Mac desktops are 'smarter money,' says CIO

U.K. company examining alternatives to Microsoft because of what it sees as software giant's "aggressive" licensing policies.


The magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit on Monday morning is rocking the country's faith in its nuclear power plants


Finishing the job was important for Eagles

You can't even put the trophy in the oven and bake beans in it. If you venture past Route 495, people think you're talking about some quaint dinner from the 18th century. There are more significant championships than this one, Boston College coach Jerry York was saying. But if you haven't won the Beanpot very often and you live here, ...


Two diplomats accused of dealing with the Taleban are kicked out of Afghanistan after the failure of talks.


A sticky substance from the skin of frogs could be used to repair human knee joints, scientists believe.


Amazon.com Inc. has taken more than a million pre-orders for the final "Harry Potter" book due out in July, but the world's largest Web retailer won't make a profit, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos told shareholders at the company's annual meeting Thursday.


Ian Thorpe sets the fastest time in the 200m freestyle as swimming's top names cruise into the semi-finals.


Oil tumbled more than $3 to below $95 a barrel on Monday as unseasonably warm weather and worries of a looming recession in top oil consumer the United States outweighed fresh tensions between Iran and the U.S.


Docu offers fascinating portrait of Cold War spy

It's easy  to see why director Nadav Schirman plans to adapt his first  film, the documentary "The Champagne Spy," into an  English-language narrative feature. The story of Ze'ev Gur  Arie, aka Wolfgang Lotz, is the stuff of Cold War glamour and  international intrigue, with a dark personal twist.


The sun shone for Tim Henman here yesterday as the British No 1 outplayed Guillermo Coria, of Argentina, 6-2, 6-2, and kept alive his hopes of advancing from the round-robin stage of the Masters Cup.


Hurricane Felix strengthens into Category 4 storm

Hurricane Felix strengthened on Sunday  into a Category 4 storm, the second-highest level on the  five-step Saffir Simpson scale, as it passed to the north of  Aruba and aimed for Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, the U.S.  National Hurricane Center said.


Once again, hope flickers in the Middle East. There are encouraging signs that the death of Yasser Arafat is breathing life into hopes of reviving the peace process that Arafat had abandoned.


Hungama mobile along with T-series saw the grand launch of Kar le


Military may step in as West toughens stance on Darfur

THE United Nations has asked NATO to examine how it could support an African Union military mission to Sudan as the European Parliament prepares to toughen its stance on the crisis in Darfur.


The Navy task force overseeing John Kerry's swift boat squadron in Vietnam reported that his group of boats came under enemy fire during a March 13, 1969, incident that three decades later is being challenged by the Democratic presidential nominee's critics.


Bush Administration Divide Re-Emerges Over N. Korea

As President Bush prepares for a  second term, hard-liners are pressing once again for a more  coercive approach if six-party talks make no progress on  resolving the North Korea nuclear issue.


Bill would force airlines to plan for long delays

WASHINGTON - Airlines and airports would have to come up with plans to provide passengers stranded by long delays with food, water, and other basic amenities under a bill the House approved yesterday.


Ireland will block calls to 13 countries, most of them tiny islands in the Pacific, to crack down on a new scam in which internet users' log-on connections are secretly diverted through rip-off telephone numbers.


Israeli air strike kills three members of Gaza family

Israeli forces killed six Palestinians on Wednesday, including three members of a Gaza family in a botched air strike, a day after Palestinians said some of the worst violence in months could harm peace moves.


Israel FM heads to France to discuss spate of attacks on Jewish targets

Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom is to fly to France for talks on a growing spate of attacks on Europe's largest Jewish community, his ministry announced late Monday.


SpaceShipOne completes first flight in X Prize pursuit

Several St. Louis business people were on hand Wednesday to witness SpaceShipOne's first attempt in its effort to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize.


Employment grew by 96,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, well below the level needed to keep pace with the expansion in the labor force and presenting a weak picture


Dean, DNC Chair Candidates Stump in South

Seven candidates for chairman of the Democratic National Committee promised Saturday to address the concerns of Southern voters, saying they had learned the lessons of the past two elections.


Frustration Grows with Post-Tsunami Aid Efforts

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Starving people besieged  helicopters carrying the first aid to remote Indonesian towns  on Sunday as frustration grew at the slowness of help a week  after tsunamis devastated Indian Ocean coastlines.


Zafi.D virus - A "Merry Christmas" email Santa didn't send!

The latest email virus "Zafi.D virus" is certain to bring sadness and not joy to many surfers over the next few days/weeks.


Bigger Than First Blush: Cosmetics Sales Explode As Women, Men Spend More to Look, Feel Better

By Ben Van Der Meer, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Feb. 3--Amid lights from nearly all directions and scents musky, floral and even sweet, Sherri Hayes of Modesto asks about skin care.


Rescuers Script a Possible Ending for a Strike

Two crucial intermediaries and some diplomacy finally turned an icy standoff into the kind of hot-and-bothered bargaining in which Hollywood deals are forged.


Guild says it won't picket Grammy Awards

Striking Hollywood writers have decided against picketing the upcoming Grammy Awards, but the Writers Guild of America's board of directors has yet to grant the music industry show a waiver that would allow its members to work on the ceremony, the guild said Tuesday.


President Bush, the son of a former CIA director, has embraced a short-term fix for the CIA that -- surprise! -- gives the CIA director more power.


"Messengers" puts horror at top of box office

The horror movie "The Messengers"  opened at No. 1 at the weekend box office in North America as  Sony Pictures scored again in its Super Bowl counterprogramming  strategy, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.


Well: Germ Fighters May Lead to Hardier Germs

Old-fashioned hygiene is advised in the war on drug-resistant staph.


Congress Delays Votes on OT, Drug Issues

Congress' Republican leaders are postponing politically thorny votes on overtime, imported prescription drugs and other issues until after the November elections.


Londra, 10:05 - CALCIO, REAL; CALDERON: BECKHAM RESTA MA SI RITIRA NEL 2008

David Beckham chiuderà la sua carriera nel Real Madrid. Lo ha detto il presidente merengue Ra...


Presidente Senato, ricordo e' il nostro dovere


Crashed plane lacked enhanced warning system

A commuter plane that crashed while approaching an airport this week lacked an updated system that warns pilots when they fly too low, equipment that will be required next year, investigators said.


Torture and '24' - because it hurts us less than the real thing?

The fiction is that it makes any kind of sense The terrorism action show "24" is now thought to be such heady stuff to the average American, media sources have decided to complain about it. And what is the objection? The contrived plots or the utterly unrealistic grasp and use of technology? No, it's the torture.â¦


Blair to express country's sorrow for 'shameful' slave trade

Tony Blair will express "deep sorrow" for the country's role in the slave trade Monday, his office has confirmed.


Manmohan Singh kicks off his eight-day foreign trip with a meeting with Tony Blair in London.


1,800 calories, 4 miles keep the weight off

People who have lost weight and manage to keep it off limit their daily calories to about 1,800 and walk about 4 miles a day, according to a new study.


Sophos, an anti-virus and anti-spam security company, released a report on Friday of the top twelve spam-producing countries in the world.


A video grab image on an Islamist internet site shows American hostage Eugene Armstrong prior to his execution September 20, 2004.


Spera di parlare anche con Prodi, ma 'non lo cerchero' io'


Weightlifters Test Positive for Drugs Before Games

Five weightlifters tested positive for  drugs before the Athens Olympics and were banned from the  Games.


Qatar group launches takeover for Sainsbury supermarket group

The British supermarket group J Sainsbury said Wednesday it has received a takeover approach from a Qatari investment group.


Italy govt "inclined to" present resignation" source

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government is "inclined to" present its resignation to the president following a major defeat in a Senate vote on foreign policy, a center-left political source said on Wednesday.


Oil prices rose Tuesday but stayed within the range the market has maintained since early October.


Udine, 19:30 - CALCIO, UDINESE; SPALLETTI: CONTRO LA JUVE SENZA PAURA

Udinese a Torino con la Juve senza paura. ''Dobbiamo avere coraggio - ha detto il tecnico bianconero...


Movie Review | 'Darkon': Weekend Warriors

Every other Sunday, in the fields and playgrounds of suburban Baltimore, a medieval fantasy world materializes. That world is the subject of âDarkon.â


Experts in a field can benefit from an outsiderâs perspective.


Inhaling Pig Brains May Be Cause of New Illness

Fittingly, the first person to detect a faint signal in all the noise was the interpreter.


U.S. to Pay Fliers $1.5 Million for Pilfered Bags -NYT

The U.S. Transportation Security  Administration plans next week to say it will pay more than  $1.5 million to about 15,000 airline passengers who claimed  items in their checked baggage were stolen or damaged in the  last 18 months, the New York Times said on Friday.


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Court faults British law on terror suspects

Britain's highest court yesterday harshly condemned one of the most hotly disputed elements of the country's anti-terrorist strategy -- a law allowing some foreign suspects to be locked up indefinitely with no charge.


An anonymous reader writes "What is not being reported much about the fascinating Huygens descent to the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is its remarkable microphone.


NEW YORK - Station managers at several CBS affiliates said Thursday they appear to be a target of a national e-mail campaign placing pressure on the network to oust Dan Rather as anchorman of the "CBS Evening News."   The anger stems from Rather's role in a "60 Minutes" report on President Bush's service in the National Guard. CBS has apologized for reporting on documents critical of Bush's service, widely assumed now as fakes, and appointed a panel to investigate what went wrong in the report...


Microsoft Sings New Tune with Windows Media Player

and PC users no longer had to choose between Windows Media Player's inadequacies or Real or Musicmatch's annoyances.


Gli autori delle prove hanno controllato le segnalazioni e non cambiano idea"Gli errori erano solamente nelle domande 71 e 79, quelle giÃ  annullate"                                            Test di Medicina, parla la commissione "I quesiti contestati sono corretti"                                                                                Domani la decisione del ministro Mussi dopo gli scandali. Improbabile l'annullamento totaleIntanto le associazioni studentesche annunciano manifestazioni di protesta


Microsoft isn't the only company soaking up the gravy from this week's release of "Halo 2", the smash successor to the company's breakthrough shooting game for its Xbox console. [Missing Links]


And viruses make a festive season appearance The politics of unwanted email is changing with China set to overtake the US any day now as the originator of most Irish inbox clutter.â¦


MARCELLO PERA: RIDUZIONE FISCALE NON E' MAI INDOLORE

FIRENZE - ''La riduzione della pressione fiscale non e' mai indolore e, certamente, non lo e' se i partiti della coalizione interpretano il proprio ruolo come quello, non dell'interesse generale, ma di portatori di interessi di questa o di quella categoria


Eli Lilly supressed Prozac evidence - report

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- US pharmaceutical Eli Lilly (LLY) suppressed evidence that its antidepressant drug Prozac could cause behavioural disturbances, the Financial Times reported Friday, citing allegations published in the British Medical Journal.


Former Indonesian leader Suharto strengthens a little, a day after multiple organ failure, doctors say.