Turkey confirms death of engineer in Afghanistan

ANKARA, Dec 15  - The Turkish ambassador in Afghanistan has confirmed the death of a Turkish engineer kidnapped Tuesday in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday.


Iraq, Tremaglia: accertamento stato psichico per gip di Bari

Il ministro per gli Italiani nel mondo Mirko Tremaglia cheide un accertamento psichiatrico per Giuseppe De Benedictis, il gip di Bari che ieri in un provvedimento ha definito "mercenari fiancheggiatori degli Usa" i quattro italiani rapiti in Iraq.


Guantanamo gears up for first arraignments of four detainees

The first Guantanamo terror suspects to be arraigned are an alleged Al-Qaeda accountant, a poet who is accused of crafting terrorist propaganda, a man who drove and protected Osama bin Laden, and an Australian who fought with Afghanistan's ousted Taliban.


The man known as "Chemical Ali"  will be the first Saddam aide to go on trial, Iraq's defence minister says.


Torino, 15:56 - CALCIO: JUVE-UDINESE, LANCIA PETARDO, PUBBLICO LO 'ARRESTA'

Al 35' del primo tempo di Juventus-Udinese un tifoso della squadra padrona di casa ha lanciato un gr...


Researchers say they have found the chemical switch that triggers the mechanism regulating body clocks.


Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone is quitting after six years with the company, to join a venture capital firm. His replacement, Jim Safka, currently heads Primal Ventures, the venture capital division of Ask.com's parent company IAC.The moves are intended to streamline the operating structure of IAC as it prepares to spin off some of its operations, said Barry Diller, CEO of IAC.The group plans to turn its HSN (Home Shopping Network), Ticketmaster, Interval International, and LendingTree activities into separate, publicly traded companies.Lanzone was responsible for a "turnaround" at Ask.com over the last two years, Diller said in a statement.However, Ask.com's share of the U.S. search market is small: it had just 4.6 percent of the market in November, compared to 9.8 percent for Microsoft, 22.4 percent for Yahoo, and 58.6 percent for Google, according to market watcher Comscore. Ask.com's share has fallen from 5.2 percent in March, according to Comscore figures.Ask.com is going down fighting, though: in November, it struck a deal with Google said to be worth up to $3.5 billion to display sponsored search listings for its larger rival.It has also tried to differentiate itself from the other search engines by promising to protect its users' privacy and erase personal data stored about the searches they make.Ask.com's new CEO Safka will be aided by Scott Garell who, in the role of president, will manage Ask.com's daily business operations, the company said. Garell is currently head of IAC's consumer applications and portals business, which includes the Evite service.Ex-CEO Lanzone become an entrepreneur-in-residence at Redpoint Ventures. That company's past investments include Excite, MySpace, TiVo -- and Ask.com itself.


GOP Hopefuls Assert the Right to Be More to the Right in Florida Debate

The eight Republican candidates for the 2008 presidential nomination have staged a series of long-distance exchanges over who among them deserves support from the partyÃ¢ÂÂs crucial conservative constituency. And a debate in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday night allowed them to get in each othersÃ¢ÂÂ faces over this crucial issue of political positioning.


France's Total among 15 in the dock over Erika oil spill

The first trial in France over a major environmental disaster will open on Monday  to decide whether oil giant Total and other parties bear responsibility for the massive oil spill from the Erika shipwreck in 1999.


Attesa per l'indice di fiducia dei consumatori


San Marino, 23:23 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS: MURATA-TAMPERE 1-2

Il Tampere United ha battuto il Murata 2-1 (0-1) nella gara di andata del primo turno dei preliminar...


Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych told NATO on Thursday that he was putting moves toward membership in the alliance on hold, but he said the former Soviet republic still wanted to join the European ...


Iraq Insurgents Kill 3 Foreigners in Mosul

Insurgents killed at least three foreigners on Friday in Mosul, a northern city that became a stronghold after Fallujah fell to U.S. and Iraqi forces. Militants also set ablaze a pipeline near the capital — a rare attack on oil infrastructure in a populated area.


Heath Leger's family joined celebrities and other mourners Saturday to bid farewell to the actor at a memorial service in his Australian hometown.


No one said being a juror on Michael Jackson's   child-molestation trial was going to be easy.


Putin names surprise nominee for premier

President Vladimir Putin chose a little-known government official to become Russia's new prime minister Wednesday, a surprise move that set off fevered speculation over whether loyal technocrat Viktor Zubkov was being groomed to replace Putin next spring.


Il governo fa quadrato intorno a Padoa-Schioppa. Mussi: "Sono ingrati"Epifani attacca: "L'ufficio studi degli insutriali sbagliÃ² previsioni pure per il 2006"                                          Finanziaria, Unione contro Confindustria "Si lamentano con la pancia piena"


Low-Fat Diet Helps Prevent Breast Cancer Recurrence

MONDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- By reducing the amount of fat in their diet, postmenopausal women who've been treated for early-stage breast cancer may lower their risk for cancer recurrence, U.S. researchers say.


By Tony Deeley YOUNGSTERS in earth quakeravaged regions of Pakistan and Kashmir are back online after receiving a consignment of recycled computers from Walsall Council.


Stocks opened sharply lower on Wall Street after overseas markets fell over the last two days.


Tie-in with Vodafone Vodafone has added HP's Compaq nc6400 notebook to the list of laptops it offers with integrated HSDPA - 3G Broadband, as Vodafone calls it. HP's machine joins portable PCs from Acer, Dell and Lenovo.â¦


Fool on the Street: Circuit City's Big Challenge

Circuit City has a plan to turn the company around, but significant challenges remain.


Nikkei segna +0,55%. Cambi: euro debole sul dollaro


There was some controversy last night, as the Yankees appeared to know Game 2 of their Division Series was going to be postponed long before the Tigers did.


A journalist who chronicled Russian military abuses against civilians in Chechnya, garnering awards and accolades from around the world, was found shot to death Saturday in her apartment building. Prosecutors suspect her killing could be connected to her investigative reporting.


Roma, 11:43 - CALCIO, LAZIO; SCALONI: POSSIAMO BATTERE IL REAL

Lionel Scaloni, difensore argentino della Lazio, è già pronto per le sfide di Champion...


Kirsten Flipkens, a wild card from Belgium, upset No. 2 seed Emilie Loit of France 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, to move into the semifinals of the Forest Hills Women's Classic at the West Side Tennis Club on Thursday.


SINGAPORE, Sept. 18 -- The International Monetary Fund on Monday shifted a slice of the power over its governance to China, Mexico, Turkey and South Korea, while agreeing to adjust the balance further over the next two years to increase the influence of underrepresented and poor nations.


Spurs 99, Knicks 93: Big Lead Dissolves, Surprising No One

It took one late rally, one brilliant play, one clutch 3-pointer and one dominant overtime period to set the universe right, and for the Spurs to pull out a victory.


No wonder investors are so giddy about the stock market lately. It's human nature to let good news supersede that which could be potentially bad.


The next meeting of the US Federal Reserve will dominate markets early in the week as investors look for clues about economic strength and the pace of interest rate hikes.


Israel Banks Called Lax on the Return of Holocaust Assets

Israeli banks holding assets from European Jews killed in the Holocaust failed to make a determined effort to return the holdings to their heirs, according to a report of the Israeli Parliament.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's interim prime minister on Wednesday threatened military action against the main insurgent stronghold of Fallujah if residents don't hand over Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.    Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's warning came as government negotiators and Fallujah representatives were trying to hammer out a deal to restore government control over the city, seen as the hardest of the militant-held regions to crack...


As Earth Warms Up, Tropical Virus Moves to Italy

Aided by global warming and globalization, Italy suffered the first outbreak of a tropical disease in modern Europe.


Il greggio e' sceso fino a 89,61 dollari (-0,6%)


A court on Thursday threw out the case against a U.S. soldier charged in the 2005 shooting of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq, a killing that infuriated Italians and soured relations with Washington.


Cities Eye Ocean Waves for Power Supplies

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Since ancient times  poets have revered the power of the seas. Now energy companies  and coastal cities like New York and San Francisco  are aiming  to tap ocean waves and tidal currents as abundant sources of  electricity.


Mibtel +0,13% e SP/Mib +0,11%, contrastate le europee


Montgomerie Beats Woods in S. Korean Skins

Colin Montgomerie held off Tiger Woods to win a one-day Skins event Sunday. Montgomerie finished with nine skins worth $75,000 while Woods had five skins totaling $51,000. South Korea's K.J. Choi also collected $51,000. South Korea's Se Ri Pak, the only woman competing, missed several chances and ended with no skins.


Wil Wheaton to speak at Macworld Expo SF

MacCentral - IDG World Expo on Tuesday announced that actor, author and self-described geek Wil Wheaton will deliver "a special feature presentation" entitled "Just a Geek" at the upcoming Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Calif. Macworld Expo takes place at the Moscone Center from January 10 - 14, 2005, and Wheaton's presentation will take place on January 13 at 9:30 AM. There will be a book signing after his presentation.


Hollywood star Nicole Kidman is expecting a baby with husband Keith Urban, publicists say.


Dell Inc has dismissed out of hand a rumor that has been doing the rounds recently that the firm has been quietly preparing a substantial distribution channel in the UK and elsewhere.


Ohio State matched the record for the most lopsided victory in the women's program when the 11th-ranked Buckeyes defeated Ohio 107-37 Wednesday night.


Genova, 15:43 - CALCIO, SAMP; NOVELLINO: DOBBIAMO FARE GRANDE PARTITA

Per la sfida di domani con la Roma, Novellino dovrà rinunciare a Pieri, fermato da un infortu...


Vendite in crescita del 7% a 5,93 mld trainate nuovi mercati


Per la Fondazione Risorsa Donna, solo il 3% e' insolvente


Milano, 16:46 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: CONDANNATI A VINCERE

Inter favorita, Mancini accetta la sfida: ''Se ti chiami Inter sei sempre condannata a vincere - ha ...


Government ministers have granted planning approval for the UK's first desalination plant in east London.


Kuwait's information minister resigned Sunday, a day before he was scheduled to be questioned in parliament over allegations that he tried to restrict satellite TV stations during this year's legislative elections.


Former Southampton boss Lawrie McMenemy has launched a scathing attack on chairman Rupert Lowe for turning the club into a 'laughing stock'.


Gov't to pass new law to help relatives of tsunami missing

The government is to pass a new law allowing the relatives of nationals missing in the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster to have them legally declared dead after one year.


CASTELGANDOLOFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict said on Sunday he hoped Iraq's Christian minority could continue to live in peace with the Muslim majority in a country where people of both religions faced tragedy on a daily basis.


NL Wrap: Perez Strikes Out 14 as Pirates End Astros Run

Oliver Perez tossed a three-hitter over eight innings and struck out 14 batters to help host Pittsburgh end Houston's 12-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory in game one of a National League (NL) doubleheader Thursday.


Brown throws down gauntlet in Blair succession battle

Gordon Brown, who wants to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister, has sought to dispel doubts he is fit for Britain's top job and welcomed a challenge to face Labour Party rivals for the leadership.


Barlinnie prisoners complain to inspectors they are given "ill-fitting and stained" prison underwear.


Two and a half years ago, I wrote an article entitled Intel: The one-hit wonder. Has anything changed since I wrote that story and is the conclusion still valid?


Bush to nominate Mukasey as attorney general

U.S. President George W. Bush plans to announce on Monday he has chosen former federal judge Michael Mukasey as his nominee for attorney general, U.S. officials said.


"Meet the Fockers" dominated the box office last weekend, but the end-of-year period was a disappointing one in general for Hollywood.


Liverpool bring back boyhood memories for Rijkaard

Barcelona's laidback coach Frank Rijkaard doesn't get emotional, at least not usually in public, but the prospect of playing Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday has got him excited.


The leading home-goods retailer keeps its balance sheet clean and delivers strong results.


One of the best-known names in camera film, Agfa-Gevaert, is quitting the industry due to the booming popularity of digital cameras.


CDs to Dominate for Years Over Net Downloads-Study

The compact disc has at least another  five years as the most popular music format before online  downloads chip away at its dominance, a new study said on  Tuesday.


Sisters help scientists puzzle out genes' role in breast cancer

A new national clinical trial that began as a pilot in several states, including North Carolina, will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling


Accusations of Fraud Mar Afghan Election

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghans packed polling stations on Saturday for a historic presidential election that was blemished when all 15 candidates opposing U.S.-backed interim President Hamid Karzai withdrew, charging the government and the U.N. with fraud and incompetence...


Bayer to file for Nexavar approval for liver cancer

German drugmaker Bayer  plans to file this year for market approval for Nexavar to treat liver cancer after a study showed the drug significantly prolongs life for patients in the advanced stages of the disease.


Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jerry Hairston underwent successful ankle surgery, the club announced Tuesday.


The poisoning death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has turned the world spotlight on polonium. But other potentially deadly radioactive substances are also around us, in smoke detectors and other household, industrial or hospital items.


British press hail England, praise SA, mull disallowed try

Britain's newspapers Sunday hailed the bravery and spirit of England's defeated rugby union World Cup side, praising South Africa for their win but mulling over a controversial refereeing decision.


Former England and Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes has died of cancer at the age of 57.


Nokia's price cutting gets good reception

MOBILE phone giant Nokia has reported a drop in third-quarter profits after cutting handset prices to win back market share, but said sales had picked up.


May helps lowly Bobcats past struggling Nets

The reeling New Jersey Nets lost their sixth straight game as rookie Adam Morrison scored 22 points to lead the lowly Charlotte Bobcats to a 96-92 win in NBA play on Tuesday in East Rutherford.


Delta to Cut Execs, Workers Pay by 10 Pct

Delta Air Lines  on Tuesday said it would reduce the pay of executives and frontline employees by 10 percent as of Jan. 1 as part of its drive to slash costs and avoid bankruptcy.


Prosecutors in Scott Peterson's double-murder trial portrayed the fertilizer salesman yesterday as a philandering narcissist who


Another cocaine-laden submarine sinks off Colombia

Colombian cocaine smugglers scuttled a U.S.-bound homemade submarine off the South American country's Pacific coast, Colombia's navy said on Thursday.


Pfizer shares pounded on news of Celebrex heart risk

NEW YORK - Shares of pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. fell sharply in early trading after the firm reported an increased risk of heart disease for patients taking its Celebrex painkiller and arthritis drug.


Russia to hold retrial over murder of U.S. reporter

Russia said on Friday it would hold a  retrial next week of two Chechens accused of murdering U.S.  journalist Paul Klebnikov, but a lawyer for one defendant said  police were still trying to find the man.


Anche 150 feriti in seguito ad una doppia esplosione


Low-Income Dads Key to Child's Development

TUESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Fathers in low-income families may play pivotal roles in their child's intellectual development, concludes a new study from the Society for Research in Child Development.


ECB, Bank of England Leave Key Rates Alone

The European Central Bank left its key refinancing rate unchanged at 2 percent Thursday amid signs that the recovery in the 12-nation euro zone may be sputtering.


Iran's authorities arrest more than 25 women protesting against alleged discrimination in the capital, Tehran.


Ambassador Voices U.S. Support for Annan

The Bush administration eased today the pressure on the secretary general since some Americans called for his resignation.


NEC, Matsushita to seek mobile phone cooperation

Japan's NEC Corp. said on Monday it has  agreed with Matsushita Electric to discuss ways to cooperate in  their cellphone business, the latest bid to turn around their  loss-making operations.


Longer-term U.S. Treasuries    on  Monday added to their hefty post-payrolls gains, restrained  only by the prospect of fresh supply in the five- and 10-year  sectors this week.


US Marines launch air and ground attacks after Fallujah delegation ...

US Marines launched air and ground attacks Thursday on the insurgent bastion Fallujah after city representatives suspended peace


Iraqi Police in Control of Najaf Shrine, According to Reports

Hundreds of militiamen were arrested today when police entered the Imam Ali Mosque, but rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr was not found, Iraqi officials said.


Ivan Effects Felt in Pa., W.Va. and Ohio

CARNEGIE, Pa. - John Ferri rushed feverishly around his mud-soaked monument business over the weekend, cleaning off the granite gravestones with window cleaner and carrying out boxes of trash...


Elton John was hailed in the glittering Kennedy Centre Honours - but was upstaged by actor Robert Downey Jr. The star introduced rock legend Elton as "the other first lady" when he received his award at the Kennedy Centre in Washington.


A crash leaves three people dead and part of the M20 in Kent closed as police examine the scene.


Crocker Gets World Record, Hanson Closes in on Another

Australia's Brooke Hanson charged to two gold medals while Ian Crocker needed a world record to give the United States their only individual victory at the world short course championships on Sunday.


Maryland's seniors need to provide steadfast leadership to the underclassmen as the Terrapins enter a hostile environment at Mountaineer Field.


Twin sisters deliver twin boys on same day

Twin sisters are seeing double -- or make that quadruple -- after both delivered twin boys about an hour apart today at an Atlanta hospital.


Suspect in hunter killings says he was shot at first

The suspect in the shooting deaths of six deer hunters in northwest Wisconsin told investigators he fired at the hunters after they made racial slurs and shot at him, according to an affidavit released Tuesday.


It just happened to be the International Day of the Elderly (Oct. 1) when I paid a visit to the Mezciems Social Care Center in Riga.


2-Way G.P.S.: Psst! Here I Am, 2 Miles West of Your Position

Any satellite mapping system can tell you where you are. With a Garmin Rino two-way radio, you can tell other Rino users where you are â and then show them.


Merrill Lynch 2nd qtr profit up 31 percent

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.  said on Tuesday second-quarter net earnings surged 31 percent on strong investment banking results, helping the company shrug off concerns that subprime mortgage-related activities would be a spoiler.


Chuck Kobasew remained in Calgary yesterday, his fractured right elbow in a brace, and his immigration papers in limbo. Until the bureaucracy shakes out, the former Boston College Eagle won't be coming to Boston.


Emergency landing sparks alert at Heathrow airport

A British Airways jet from Beijing landed short of the runway at London Heathrow Airport, sparking an emergency operation, an AFP reporter at the scene and media said Thursday.


WTO's Lamy warns of globalization's dark side

Globalization has lifted millions out of poverty and had many positive effects, but it has a dark side and free trade does not always mean economic growth, World Trade Organization head Pascal Lamy said on Wednesday.


The horrific death toll from violence in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan has been revealed in a new epidemiological study of four areas in West Darfur.


Barcelona star Ronaldinho: Player of Year award a great victory

The 24-year-old edged out Arsenal's Thierry Henry and AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko to the prize. "Just to be here brings me great joy.


Ask anyone in the United Kingdom to name two politicians from Northern Ireland and the answer you'll probably get is Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams.


Ad della maison Sassi: non facciamo una rivoluzione


The Chicago Cubs, sufferers of 99 years of futility, areÃÂ in a battle forÃÂ first place in the tight National League Central, keeping hope alive for a team that has not won a World Series since 1908.


Caught in Rebels' Cross Hairs: Iraqis Working for Americans

The killings of Iraqis who work on U.S. military bases send a chilling message not to cooperate with the Americans.


GIOVANNA MEZZOGIORNO COMICA E SEXY NEL SUO PRIMO FILM FRANCESE

Roma, 12 nov. (Adnkronos/ Cinematografo.it) - Tre debutti in una volta sola per Giovanna Mezzogiorno: il primo film francese, la prima volta in una commedia, il primo ruolo sexy della carriera. Tutto questo


Roger Clemens has been pitching so well that his Houston Astros teammates feel they merely need to get on the board to win. Clemens limited Pittsburgh to one run over six innings to win his fourth in a row, extending his surge of late-season pitching for a fast-fading team as the Astros beat the Pirates 5-1 Friday night.


A "radical" change in prison regimes is needed if inmates are to be ready for life after release, says a report.


Three large moons hang in the daytime sky above Jupiter in a newly released image, casting a trio of shadows on the planet. Such a triple eclipse occurs only once or twice per decade.


Some 6,500 pints of alcohol were confiscated from under-18s during a police crackdown, the Home Office says.


ALAN PARKER, chief executive of Whitbread, has laid out his plans for the group, while reporting a 9.4 per cent rise in half-year profits.


OracleÂ has taken over control of PeopleSoftÂ by buying 75 percent of the PeopleSoft's outstanding shares from its stockholders, Oracle announced Wednesday.


The latest family member to tangle with Sumner M. Redstone, the Viacom chairman, is Michael Redstone, his nephew.


Another round of good results brings another boost in the stock price.


Donald Trump, body wash, marathons and homosexuals do not mix. For the first time, Trump declared both teams losers on NBC's "The Apprentice" after a task in which candidates were assigned to create body wash commercials.


For years, we've been subjected to warnings that "global warming" might one day change the way we live our lives. That day, pretty much, is today.


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

Iran failed to suspend uranium enrichment activity by February 21, ignoring a U.N. Security Council deadline to halt work the West fears could give Tehran an atomic weapon, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.


Ex-SAS officer Simon Mann is convicted of attempting to buy arms for an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.


450 call centre jobs are created in Londonderry in a partnership between Stream, BT and the Post Office.


Microsoftâs Inner Thoughts on Online Ads

You can be sure that Microsoft will use the antitrust arguments it made against Google's recent deal for Doubleclick again to claim that it simply had no choice but to shell out $44.6 billion for Yahoo.


â¢ CAPITAL: Belgrade, population 1.7 million.


The health secretary is expected to announce a reversal of decisions to centralise hospital services.


EVERTON chairman Bill Kenwright's plans for a Russian revolution at Goodison Park may have thawed the cold war with director Paul Gregg.


Blackburn Rovers are ready to start their search for a new manager following Graeme Souness' resignation on Monday. The Scot tendered his resignation to take over the reins at Newcastle.


Former U.S. Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage, who held "endangered salmon bakes" and once accused federal agents of using black helicopter gunships, died Monday in a car crash, her daughter said. She was 68.


@Play : Half-Life 2 will take over your life

THANK God for Valve Softwareâs Kellie Cosner, who gave me a complimentary edition of one of the most anticipated games of all time, Half-Life 2. Kellie, whom I previously corresponded with


Stop Press: Google News Edges Past Yahoo News in UK

Can small variations in the UK news search engine market produce large variations in the long-term behavior of the worldwide search engine market?


Power cuts key for Intel at 65 nanometers

Intel Corp.'s 65-nanometer process technology will not be very different from its 90-nanometer process technology, which should help make for a smoother transition between the


Both business travelers and kids in remote villages in developing nations need cheap, small, rugged and power-stingy laptops. So does the OLPC XO laptop work for business users?


Saturday Interview With Ronald M. Shaich: Inspiration: Seeing Meat Put on Bread

The chief executive of the Panera discussed his companyÂs no-longer-white-hot stock price and a recent BarronÂs article.


Court Blocks Rule Easing Retiree Healthcare Coverage

An advocacy group for U.S. retirees said on Friday that it won a court order barring the government from allowing companies to drop older retirees from health care coverage while retaining coverage for younger retired workers.


The Whitehouse Station, NJ-based drug giant held its traditional yearly conference call announcing earnings guidance for next year.


Despite flaws, NASCAR's Chase gains traction

With five wins to his name, the most of any Nextel Cup driver, Kasey Kahne is the king of the garage.


New Google blog airs public policy plans

Blog: Barely two years ago, the search giant had a public policy team of one. Now angling for ever broader influence, it unveils a new spot for publicizing its goals and gleaning feedback.


2 Communication Cables in the Mediterranean Are Cut

The damage to the cables knocked out Internet access to much of Egypt, disrupted the worldâs back office in India and slowed down service for some Verizon customers.


Singapore film on music for dead brings Hokkien to life

The front row at the getai concert, a Chinese musical show, was empty. But this was not for lack of popularity -- the seats were reserved for ghosts.


Nervi tesi a Brattleboro, da mesi presa d'assalto da ragazzi svestitiI cittadini: "Siamo tolleranti, ma a tutto c'Ã¨ un limite"                                                  Vermont, manca una legge e i nudisti invadono una cittÃ


Verdict unlikely this week in Libby perjury case

A verdict will not likely be reached this week in the perjury trial of former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the judge overseeing the case said on Thursday.


Kathleen Turner talks about directing, acting and falling in love with Edward Albeeâs Martha.


Shutterstock photogs to get press credentials

Blog: Microstock start-up Shutterstock will work to get its photographers press credentials, but shooters may sell resulting images only at Shutterstock.


Parma, 12:36 - CALCIO, PARMA: MELLI TEAM MANAGER FINO AL 2009

Alessandro Melli sarà team manager e responsabile per i rapporti con la tifoseria del Parma p...


In front of 10,000 manic fans at the huge Kisstadion in Budapest in his native Hungary, WBO light heavyweight and linear light heavyweight champion out pointed Alejandro Lakatus over 12 one-sided rounds.


Napoli, 18:56 - CALCIO, FERLAINO: NAPOLI MERITAVA PROMOZIONE

Il Napoli torna in A dopo sei anni e tante traversie societarie che lo hanno portato anche in C1 per...


Episcopal Congregations in Virginia to Secede

Some clergy have criticized what they regarded as the churchâs leftward drift, including the consecration of an openly gay bishop.


On Thursday, Chairman and CEO Philip Knight announced he is turning over Nike's (NYSE: NKE) clipboard and whistle to William Perez, president and CEO of privately held SC Johnson, a company that I wish were public.


Taliban launch second day of Afghan suicide attacks

Taliban suicide bombers launched a second day of attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least four people in the capital and a northern city, raising tensions in areas that had been considered relatively secure.


Aralee Scothern (Readers' Forum, Jan. 27) does not understand why there is not more outrage about the Strake test.


An outspoken Saudi blogger is being held for âpurposes of interrogation,â the Saudi Interior Ministry confirmed.


And then there were none Sony BMG, the last major record label that won't sell you music without DRM kneecapping will reverse its stance in February, according to a report today.â¦


Pound down after easing of house price inflation

The pound was slightly weaker than this morning after some housing data showed a gradual easing in house price inflation and retail sales data came in largely as expected.


The French prime minister says a French-language satellite TV news channel will be launched next year.


A woman dies of cholera in Baghdad, officials say, the such first fatality there in the nation's recent outbreak.


Some of the UK's top retail executives, including Marks and Spencer boss Stuart Rose, are recognised.


Henin dumps out Serena as Venus goes through

Sport: Belgian and American go break-for-break in second set before Henin takes charge to win 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.


FINANZIARIA: LA CDL TRABALLA POI RITIRA GLI EMENDAMENTI SUL FISCO

ROMA - Tra le voci di riapertura del condono edilizio, immediatamente smentite dal Tesoro, e la sconfitta del governo in commissione Bilancio al Senato, la maggioranza ha vissuto il suo primo giorno di fibrillazione sulla Finanziaria a Palazzo Madama


Arts, Briefly: Court Rebuffs Fisk University

Fisk University suffered a setback in its efforts to ease its financial problems when a judge rejected its proposal to raise $30 million by sharing its Alfred Stieglitz Collection of modern art with the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.


AP: Craig reconsiders decision to resign

Sen. Larry Craig is reconsidering his decision to resign after his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex sting and may still fight for his Senate seat, his spokesman said Tuesday evening.


Seeing a Plot, Saudis Recall Ambassador From Libya

Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister, announced Wednesday that his kingdom was expelling the Libyan ambassador and withdrawing its own envoy from Tripoli because


How campaign donors can defy the odds of a classic economic theory.


Iowa's many undecided voters hold the key to caucuses

With the first major test for candidates days away, both party nominations are still wide open.


Milano, 17:27 - CALCIO, MILAN; RONALDO: ESORDIO OK, GOL ARRIVERANNO

Debutto positivo per Ronaldo con la maglia del Milan: ''E' andata benissimo - ha detto il brasiliano...


Outsourced Heart Study Shows Cheap Drugs Can Help

A heart-drug trial that was  "outsourced" to India and China -- an approach many industries  are taking to save money -- demonstrates the potential for  doing life-saving medical research on a budget, scientists said  on Monday.


Olimpiadi, maratona: Brasile presenta ricorso

Il comitato olimpico brasiliano si appresta a presentare ricorso sul risultato della gara di maratona. "E' sicuro al 100% - ha detto un portavoce -. Stiamo giÃ  preparando il ricorso". Motivo di questa azione


Boeing set to unveil 787 amid order flurry

Boeing Co.  prepared to unveil the first carbon-composite 787 Dreamliner on Sunday amid a flurry of 55 new orders for the lightweight, fuel efficient plane.


Online Promos Leverage Artists' Superbowl Spotlight

From Petty's halftime show to the tunes featured in ads, online marketing accompanied the TV exposure to varying success.


New stores, expanded online sales and a new upmarket chain help H&M report a 17% rise in quarterly profits


Turkish police hunt for suspects after a bomb blast killed 11 people in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.


"Green" MBAs unite tree-huggers and pinstripes

The student dinner begins as one might expect in a progressive hotbed like San Francisco: the self-proclaimed "Saturday night composter" urges people to recycle their trash and another student touts silent group meditation.


Ha ottenuto quasi il 43,5 per cento dei voto e un vantaggio di oltre 20 puntisulla seconda candidata piÃ¹ votata, Elisa CarriÃ². Non servirÃ  il secondo turno                                          Argentina, vince Cristina Kirchner Una donna torna alla Casa Rosada


PGA Event: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Schedule: Today- Sunday. Course: Colonial Country Club (7,343 yards, par 70) at Fort Worth. Purse: $6 million. Winner's share: $1.08 million. FedExCup points: 25,000. Winner's share: 4,500. Television: Golf Channel (today-tomorrow, 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.) and Channel 4 (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).


Schools Lag Amid Gains On D.C. HIV Report Card

Delays in approving comprehensive HIV-AIDS education in District public schools are putting students at risk and impeding the city's promising efforts to combat the epidemic, according to a report to be released today.


144 countries call on US, China and Russia to join landmine ban

NAIROBI  - Some 144 countries party to an international treaty banning landmines appealed to those still outside the pact, which include the United States, China and Russia, to join it and hasten the total eradication of the deadly devices.


Variations on a meme Mind the Gap Saturday Mind the Gap Saturday is a feature every Saturday where Blognation China tells its readership the differences - the gap - in the tech, mobile and enterprise worlds between China and the Western World.â¦


Former Enron employee testifies about cover-up to Merrill Lynch ...

NEW YORK, September 22  - A witness in the first Enron criminal trial, and a former executive at the company, testified today that she believed that the Enron executives now on trial were involved in an effort to hide an illicit deal


Foreign National Shot Dead in Saudi Capital

The Saudi Interior Ministry identified the foreigner as a Briton, and said he was killed Wednesday in a parking lot at a shopping center in eastern Riyadh.


Haas on Road to Recovery with Surprise Victory at the Open

Tommy Haas, once ranked second in the world, surprised the 12th seed, Sebastien Grosjean of France, 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, in the second round.


Bush Battles CIA Report, Bremer Remarks on Iraq Ahead of Debate

President George W. Bush has two challenges in tomorrow's debate in St. Louis with Democratic challenger John Kerry: regaining the offensive while keeping his composure in defending the war in Iraq and his economic policies.


Despite its reputation as a liberal Democratic bastion, Massachusetts has not elected a Democratic governor since 1986. Democrats believe that's all going to change this fall.


Many Iraqis will be too scared to vote, the interim president says, as a rocket strikes the US embassy in Baghdad.


Media. Mieli torna alla direzione del Corriere

Paolo Mieli Ã¨ il nuovo direttore del Corriere della Sera. La nomina, indicata dal Patto degli azionisti, Ã¨ stata ratificata in serata dal cda di Rcs Quotidiani. Mieli subentra all'attuale direttore Stefano Folli.


Islanders 5, Devils 2 : Islanders and Sutton Land Final Blows Against Devils

The Islanders prevailed in a testy game against the Devils by scoring three goals in the final period.


Europeans, you've picked the wrong target Steve Jobs today called on the music labels to license their music free of Digital Rights Managment (DRM) to Apple and others, to create a "truly interoperable music marketplace".â¦


The UK has been replaced by France as the top destination for asylum seekers in the industrialised world, says the UN.


A mob torched a Kenyan church on Tuesday, killing about 30 villagers cowering inside, as the death toll from ethnic riots triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election approached 250.


Office deadlines six times more likely to kill you!

People under pressure to meet deadlines are six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack, a new research reveals.According to the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Programme intense, pressure seems to have a greater impact on the heart than accumulated


High School Player Confesses to Lying About Recruiting Story

A Nevada high school football player who drew national attention after he claimed to have accepted a scholarship offer that never existed, yesterday admitted making up the entire story..


Heâs not only the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for megaband Fall Out Boy. Patrick Stump is also one of the most prolific composers in pop music. And he composes that music all over the world using his MacBook Pro and GarageBand.  âThe beauty of GarageBand is that itâs only limited by what you want to do with it,â he says. âUltimately, you can do anything. Itâs a sequencer and you can record and edit audio. And it runs on my laptop. Iâve composed and recorded on the plane, on the bullet train in Japan. Itâs made me so much more prolific because I donât have to think about where and when I can record or write music. I can do it anywhere.â


Oracle has dangled its "best and final" offer of $24 per share in front of PeopleSoft shareholders. Oracle's latest bid for the software maker is a $3 hike over a previous offer and values PeopleSoft at just less than $9bn.


Italians rally for gay and unwed couples' rights

Thousands of Italians rallied on Saturday for legal rights for unmarried gay and heterosexual couples while Roman Catholics launched a movement against what many of them consider an attack on the "traditional" family.


Confcommercio ne fa identikit, e' giovane ed e' del Nord


Actress Pamela Anderson and her husband, recording star Kid Rock, filed for divorce from each other on Monday after just four months of marriage, according to court papers.


Europe's golfing team has won the Ryder Cup with a record margin, scoring 18-and-1/2 points over the nine-and-1/2 for the United States.


AMERICAN Bode Miller won a men's World Cup super-G here today, capturing his second race in as many days and his third in three starts so far this season.


Insurgents Hit Bakery, Mosque; Rumsfeld in Iraq

A suicide car bomber killed 13 people  outside a Shi'ite mosque northeast of Baghdad Friday and gunmen  shot dead nine people in a bakery in the capital in the latest  sectarian attacks following the Jan. 30 election.


Lennar Corp. , the nationwide home builder from Miami that unsuccessfully tried to buy the Fan Pier development site in South Boston last year, soon will build condominiums in East Boston instead.


Per vicenda intrusioni informatiche nell'anagrafe di Roma


Syria denies Cairo's mediation between Damascus and Tel Aviv

A Syrian official source denied on late Monday evening the existence of any mediation carried out by Cairo between Damascus and Tel Aviv.


Radiation May Help Breast Cancer Survival

A 20-year follow-up of a breast-cancer treatment trial shows that radiation, given in addition to surgery and chemotherapy, can increase women's survival prospects.


New leader for N. Ireland titan Paisley's church

Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley's successor as leader of the Protestant church he founded in 1951 insisted Saturday he was elected unanimously.


Malta bore the brunt of heavy rain as roads flooded on Sunday evening. Belt of rain caused problems to various Maltese roads.


Venture capital investments in U.S. startups climbed to a six-year high of $29.4 billion in 2007, raising hope that ample money will still be available to back promising new ideas even if the staggering economy falls into a recession.


Manchester United chief executive David Gill insisted that Old Trafford's cutting off talks with Malcolm Glazer should not be interpreted as `anti-Glazer' but rather `anti-leverage'.


Industrial Production Inches Up in Sept.

U.S. industrial output inched up a  less-than-expected 0.1 percent in September, suppressed in part  by hurricanes that hit the United States that month, the  Federal Reserve said on Friday.


NEW YORK - Investors welcomed a sharp dip in oil prices and positive earnings news from Intel Corp. and McDonald's Corp...


Presidente, solo cosi' si onora memoria gen.Dalla Chiesa


Londra, 15:30 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: GIOCATORE ACCOLTELLATO, FERMATO SOSPETTO

La polizia inglese ha individuato l'uomo che lo scorso 30 novembre avrebbe accoltellato, in un night...


Senior negotiators from Volkswagen and its main union have met to seek a deal on cost cutting that could head off the first full-blown strike at the carmaker's western German factories.


Iran Receives Nuclear Fuel in Blow to U.S.

Russia delivered nuclear fuel for an Iranian power plant that is at the center of the dispute over Iranâs nuclear program.


Microsoft Settles With Novell and a Trade Group

Microsoft agreed to settle antitrust lawsuits with Novell and an industry trade group, marking the end of a decade-long antitrust battle.


Oil price at new record of above $54 pb; Brent crosses $51 pb

NEW YORK, October 12  - World crude oil prices continued their upward rally today above $54 per barrel, rising to new record high levels for the sixth consecutive day.


China's trade surplus reaches $24.97bn (Â£12.3bn) in August, hovering within a whisker of its record high set in June.


Matt Kenseth held off Jeff Gordon this time. Kenseth easily kept the four-time NASCAR champion at bay in the final laps of Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Michigan International Speedway and won for the third time this season.


Forty-six nations agree to work towards a treaty banning cluster bombs, but the US rejects any ban.


Sports ; Cricket: Aussies wins toss, bats; Ganguly, Harbhajan ...

Ganguly was down with a thigh strain while Harbhajan Singh was laid down by stomach problem. India were also without left arm pacer Irfan Pathan who was earlier ruled out with a side strain.


Civet droppings add flavor to Indonesian coffee

For Nusamba Wurintara,  the most prized arabica coffee beans on his plantation are not  those growing on bushes but the ones he finds among the  undergrowth, wedged in the excrement of wild palm civets.


A flurry of revelations, from Iraq's missing explosives to the flu vaccine shortage, have touched this year's presidential race.


Mexico's Televisa to lure viewers with lottery

The actor, a stocky man in a  tropical shirt, shows off the fancy boat, luxury mansion, and  snazzy sports car he got with the help of his lucky five-leaf  clover.


Microsoft bids $1.23bn for Norwegian search firm

Wants to mine web with Fast buy Microsoft is to acquire Norwegian business search engine company Fast Search and Transfer for 6.6bn kroner ($1.23bn).â¦


Small Business: Health Care at a Premium

Experts say rising health insurance costs are causing problems for start-ups and keeping some would-be entrepreneurs from starting businesses.


INDIANAPOLIS -- ATA Airlines has become the latest US airline tripped up by rising fuel prices and fare wares. ATA, the nation's 10th-largest airline, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday.


Gazans head home as Egypt blocks supplies

RAFAH, Egypt  - Palestinians streamed home across Gaza's breached border with Egypt on Sunday as Egyptian authorities choked off supplies to the area and vowed to restore control.


Motorola said Monday it had released Good Mobile Messaging 5, the first new version of the software since its acquisition of the company in November of last year.


Vultures circle over Federer as new champ is crowned

With a new grand slam champion crowned at the Australian Open, the vultures are circling over Roger Federer's head.


AFRICA/COSTA DÂAVORIO - ÂLa gente continua a presentarsi negli ospedali accusando sintomi di intossicazioneÂ dice un missionario da Abidjan: lÂincubo della nave dei veleni continuaÂ Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- ÂIl numero delle persone che si presentano negli ospedali accusando sintomi di intossicazione non diminuisce. La gente per ora ha smesso di scendere in piazza per protestare ma chiede cure e farmaci gratuiti per far fronte al...


Australian opposition leader links Jakarta embassy bombing to Iraq ...

Australia's opposition leader Mark Latham on Sunday linked the bombing outside Australian Embassy in Indonesia with Australia's involvement in the Iraq war.


Milano, 13:25 - CALCIO, SERIE B: MANTOVA-TRIESTINA LUNEDI' 5 MARZO ALLE 21

La Lega Calcio ha ufficializzato il programma della quinta giornata di ritorno del campionato di ser...


Six foreign medics convicted of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV were freed on Tuesday after a "full partnership" deal between Tripoli and the European Union ended their eight-year ordeal.


Scientists say they have discovered a   cream that may ward off skin cancer by tanning skin a golden   bronze without exposure to the sun.


Accordo in Venezuela per Dacion, offerta per Distrigaz


The year's fresh face on the independent-film circuit is a guy named Francis Ford Coppola.


A major review of security is under way at the Northern Bank to ensure there can be no repeat of a Â£26.5m raid.


Thomson to Sell Media Unit to Investcorp for $350 Mln

Thomson Corp., owner of the Westlaw legal-research and First Call financial data services, will sell its media unit, which includes the Bond Buyer and American Banker magazines, for $350 million to buyout firm Investcorp SA.


The Irish Republican Army still hasn't contacted the Northern Ireland disarmament chief, raising doubts about the outlawed group's alleged commitment to a new peace deal, the major Protestant leader declared Saturday.


Switzerland's Saint Bernard, famed for rescuing avalanche victims in the Alps, is finally bowing its massive head, the fabled barrel around its neck replaced with a "for sale" sign.


Poland and Ukraine are warned by governing body Uefa to speed up their preparations for Euro 2012.


A heated exchange between Rice and Abbas had the Palestinian President considering boycotting the meeting he now characterizes as "a big, big failure"


Vincenzo Giugliano, commerciante incensurato di 44 anni Ã¨ stato ucciso a Piazzolla di NolaLa vittima era sposata con la figlia di Carmine Alfieri, uno dei capi della nuova famiglia                                          Camorra, omicidio nel Napoletano ucciso genero di ex boss pentito


Lt. Gov. Win Rockefeller, the unassuming billionaire who last year abandoned a race for Arkansas governor &#151; a post once held by his father &#151; died Sunday after unsuccessful treatments for a blood disorder, his office said. He was 57.


DaimlerChrysler cuts EADS stake in even French-German deal

German-US auto giant DaimlerChrysler has agreed to cut its stake in European aerospace giant EADS to 15 percent from 22.5 percent, ensuring a balance between French and German shareholders.


Roma, 17:40 - CALCIO, SAMP; CASSANO: MERITO COMPAGNI SE GIOCO COSI'

"La cosa importante era vincere e conquistare i tre punti. Noi abbiamo giocato meglio, mentre loro h...


The decision is a setback for the two companies and their plan to acquire ContentGuard, a digital rights management firm.


There would be no ifs, ands, or buts this time. No split championships, no half-victories.


Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific states pledge to bolster anti-terrorism measures and efforts to lower trade barriers.


Thousands protest in Pakistan despite ban imposed after blasts

Thousands of supporters of an outlawed Islamic militant group held a protest rally in central Pakistan Friday in defiance of a nationwide ban on public gatherings imposed


US official urges relax over flu vaccine

A US health official has urged senior Americans to stop standing in long lines to get a shot. US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said that there will be enough


The next version of the Opera browser will be integrated with SlipStream's Web and email acceleration technology, Opera Software said on Thursday.


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


Israel blames Hamas in deadly sneak attack

Palestinian militants sneaked into Israel underneath a Gaza border crossing Sunday, killed two Israeli soldiers and captured another, raising the threat of an all-out conflict in the Gaza Strip just a year after Israel's pullout.


Recordings of the Princess of Wales containing intimate details of her sex life with Prince Charles have been aired in the US. The tapes were made by Diana's voice coach Peter Settelen between 1992 and 1993


Does the palmOne Treo 650 Replace Treo 600? Not Exactly.

palmOne gets a little upset when people call the Treo 650 just an "evolution" of the Treo 600. They insist that it is indeed a step up the ladder and not just a leg lift towards that next step.


Ivory Coast Military Attacks Rebel Positions

Military and rebel commanders in Ivory Coast say war has resumed, after military planes carried out raids on northern rebel positions.


Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners clash with Israeli guards at a prison in the Negev desert.


Out-of-form Beckham should play on the right: Eriksson

England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who expects to fly out for talks with David Beckham, said the England captain's form has dropped because he has not been fielded in his best position at Real Madrid.


Rice Sees Tensions With Syria Growing After Assassination

The secretary of state signaled that the recall of the U.S. ambassador to Syria might be just the start of a long chill.


A state of emergency is declared by Greece's PM, amid a rising death toll from forest fires.


When a Plant Closes, Job Agency Steps In

County government career centers throughout the Washington region offer training, advice and job placement services to laid-off workers.


ANC leader Zuma takes hard line on unity

ANC leader Jacob Zuma appealed for unity on Saturday after a leadership battle that exposed deep divides in South Africa's ruling coalition and vowed serious action against anyone trying to undermine the party.


Wondering how a sudden event will impact a company in which you're invested? Don't just stand there, ask.


Michael Barrymore who was arrested over Stuart Lubbock's death at his former home, is freed by police.


Summer is associated with romance and spammers are trying to cash in by bombarding inboxes with porn.


Houston -- Prosecutors claim six executives conspired to push through a 1999 sham sale of barges because they didn't think they'd get caught.


Lawyers for file-swapping software firm Kazaa have begun their defence in a landmark Australian music piracy case. Kazaa said its software, which allows users to exchange copyrighted music over


Mariners SS Among Cubans Allegedly Smuggled by Player Agent

Seattle Mariners shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt and the family of Chicago White Sox pitcher Jose Contreras were among the Cubans allegedly smuggled into the United States by an agent and others accused of immigration violations, federal prosecutors say.


World ; Insurgents kill 23 Iraqis countrywide

And later on Sunday, gunmen killed two National Guards and wounded four others in an attack near Latifiya, a town south of Baghdad that has seen persistent unrest, officials said.


Indonesian president launches music album

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has released his first music album, a collection of love ballads and religious songs he wrote, state media said on Monday.


) Post. People taking Vioxx may feel betrayed now that the popular painkiller and arthritis medicine has been pulled from the market.


DHS calls in sci-fi writers as consultants

You couldn't make it up - maybe they can The feds at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have this week called in some self-described "deviant" consultants to aid them in the battle against terrorists, illegal immigrants, smugglers et al.â¦


Il ministro:si verifichino criteri di priorita' nei processi


McCartney to reissue new album with concert video

Video footage from a "secret" Paul McCartney show in London this past summer will be included on a DVD that will be packaged with a reissue of his latest album next month, his Hear Music label said Wednesday.


Japan's Fukuda to run for prime minister

Former chief cabinet secretary Yasuo Fukuda told his party faction on Friday he will run for the leadership of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and hence the premiership.


Hit TV Programming Now Available from iTunes Store in the UK

iTunes customers in the UK can now purchase and download hit television programming from ABC Studios, the Disney Channel, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Paramount Comedy for Â£1.89 an episode. The programming includes such shows as the Emmy Award-winning series âLost,â âDesperate Housewives,â âGreyâs Anatomy,â and âUgly Betty,â as well as locally-produced UK series, including MTVâs âBarrio 19,â Nickelodeonâs âGenie in the House,â and Paramount Comedyâs âComedy Blue.â


Last week in Fargo, N.D., moviegoers had a choice among "Aliens vs. Predator," "The Great Debaters" Â and "Macbeth," live from New York's Metropolitan Opera.


Torino, 18:14 - CALCIO, BUFFON: RIMANGO PERCHE' CREDO NEL PROGETTO JUVE

Il portiere della Juventus e della Nazionale Gigi Buffon, affida al suo sito intenet le sensazioni s...


Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield is being left off Boston's roster for the World Series because of a bad shoulder. The 41-year-old Wakefield fought through back problems late in the season and was kept off the roster for the first-round series against the Los Angeles Angels.


Bush under new pressure to explain domestic spying

President George W. Bush faced new pressure on Thursday to explain the legal basis for his warrantless domestic spying program when a Senate panel authorized subpoenas to obtain administration documents.


Colombia's president is ready to hold talks to try to end a diplomatic row with Venezuela, an aide says.


Group Beheads Two Iraqi Intelligence Men -Web Site

An Iraqi group led by suspected al Qaeda  ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has beheaded two Iraqi intelligence  officers and posted an Internet video of the killings on  Wednesday.


Heath Ledger passed away only Tuesday, but his transformation is already under way, from acclaimed actor to most-searched Internet term, from film star to cultural touchstone.


A US federal court has ruled Osama bin Laden's driver was entitled to a hearing to determine whether he is a prisoner of war, a landmark decision that throws into question plans to try alleged terrorists as enemy combatants.


Interview: George Clooney, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle

December 09, 2004 - Star wattage doesn't get much bigger than the cast of Ocean's Eleven and the new sequel, Ocean's Twelve, which adds Catherine Zeta-Jones to the already huge cast that includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don


Blair meets Abbas on new tour as Mideast envoy

International Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Thursday as he pressed ahead with preparations for a peace conference later this year.


NEW YORK  - A distinct reaction following a  flu shot, which affects perhaps 3 or 4 people out of every 100  who are vaccinated, frequently occurs again when they're  re-vaccinated.


Austrian rescuers look for a missing snowboarder after at least three people died in avalanches.


A federal appeals court on Thursday  delivered a stinging blow to the anti-piracy efforts of major  movie studios and music companies by ruling several Internet  file-sharing software companies are not liable for copyright  infringement.


Bomber targets NATO convoy in Afghanistan

A suicide car bomber targeted a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, wounding one civilian, a police official said.


Fired Arizona Diamondbacks manager Wally Backman was sentenced to 10 days in jail Friday for violating his probation three years ago.


AOL on Wednesday plans to launch a new  version of its software that lets users access their e-mail,  instant messaging, search and media on the same screen.


Index futures for the S&P 500 fell more than 5 percent from Friday's close early on Tuesday as the global equities sell off looked set to continue.


DHL to Move International Hub From Brussels to Leipzig

Deutsche Post AG's DHL express delivery service will relocate its intercontinental hub in Leipzig, Germany, from Brussels where authorities refused to accept an increase in noisy night flights.


Israel, Egypt Swap Prisoners in Sign of Warmer Ties

A file photograph shows Israeli businessman and convicted spy Azzam Azzam, who was released in a prisoner swap, Dec. 5, 2004, standing behind bars in a Cairo courtroom during his trial on Aug. 31,1997.


Delitto di Cogne: Taormina,"Motivazione della sentenza ...

AOSTA - Il difensore di Annamaria Franzoni, Carlo Taormina, ha definito "sconvolgente" la motivazione della sentenza, depositata oggi dal gup di Aosta, che ha condannato la mamma di Cogne a 30 di reclusione per l'omicidio del figlio Samuele.


Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson said Thursday the United States must lead the way on global struggles by reducing its nuclear weapons, closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and dramatically cutting energy use.


Automotive supplier Delphi to cut 8500 jobs in 2005

(Detroit-AP) Dec. 10, 2004 - The world's largest automotive supplier says it will slash 8500 jobs next year. Delphi had set the same goal for this year and exceeded it.


Richard Hatch has been sent to a federal prison in Oklahoma as he serves a 51-month sentence for failing to pay taxes on the $1 million he won on the debut season of "Survivor."


Stocks fell after a higher-than-expected consumer prices report raised concern that simmering inflation may hamper further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.


Castro's future dominates 80th birthday event

A celebration this week of ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro's 80th birthday has turned into a high-stakes test of his health and political future as the world watches to see if he is well enough to attend.


Battle to save global wildlife running out of funds: official

BANGKOK : Conservationists are preparing for key battles at a global wildlife summit in Bangkok as officials warn that the battle to save endangered species is being hampered by lumbering bureaucracy, unwilling governments and a cash crisis.


UK unveils cheaper and faster IKEA flatpack homes

LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters Life!) - Britain's first Scandinavian-style IKEA flat-packed housing, built in a factory wall by wall and assembled on site, is ready for viewing, the company building it said on Thursday.


AUSTIN, Texas - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the social networking Web site MySpace filed by the family of a 13-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old man she met online.


Hartmut Woite is a maverick when it comes to death. Twenty-four years ago, the Berlin mortician trundled West German bodies into the communist East to save on funeral costs.


Tim Henman survived a battle of wills at Wimbledon on Tuesday, completing an epic 6-3 1-6 5-7 6-2 13-11 victory over Spain's Carlos Moya.


Argentina announced an ambitious plan Wednesday to expand its nuclear program to meet rising energy demands, including extending the life of existing plants and possibly resuming uranium mining.


Ford to Repair Faulty Heated Seats in Focus Cars

Ford Motor Co. said on Wednesday it  will fix malfunctioning heated seats in 33,000 Focus cars,  two-thirds of which were sold in Canada.


An Inverness man who caused the deaths of three people in a road accident is found dead in prison.


International Atomic Energy Agency technical officials began talks Monday with Iran to resolve remaining issues surrounding the country's controversial nuclear program, the website of the state broadcasting company reported.


Danger for dummies In an apparent acknowledgment of the plummeting standard of public scientific education in the West, the UN's nuclear tentacle today unveiled a new danger sign for radiation which must approach the nadir of literalism.â¦


Wal-Mart to Test Price Cuts on Range of Generic Drugs

The move would be the first time Wal-Mart has used its influence to lower the cost of health care for its customers.


After a spell without scoring, Mark Viduka grabbed two goals as Middlesbrough beat Manchester City 3-2. Boro went ahead when Viduka took Stewart Downingâs pass, brought it sweetly under control and chipped it over onrushing City keeper David James.


U.S. airman must answer for shooting -Kyrgyz leader

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said on Thursday U.S. servicemen and women stationed in his Central Asian state should no longer enjoy immunity from prosecution after the fatal shooting of a truck driver.


Bundesbank to book 4 billion euro profit

The German central bank made around four billion euros in profits last year, according to a report in Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.


PARIGI - Il consigliere di Arafat Nabil Rudeina ha reso noto che il presidente palestinese non soffre di una malattia che potrebbe avere esiti mortali. Secondo Rudeina, i risultati degli accertamenti medici


. (antiMUSIC) Rapper Young Buck, real name is David Darnell Brown, surrendered to police on Friday for allegedly stabbing a man that had punched hip-hop mogul Dr.


ANALYSIS: Dollar Fall Will Come at a Price for All

The United States is set to turn a  blind eye to the sliding dollar and a deaf ear to protests  about its fall, but experts smell trouble for all in what looks  like an effective devaluation of the world's reserve currency.


Partners of Computer Associates International had their concerns rekindled last week after CA announced layoffs and product changes with little detail.


Bologna, 19:56 - Calcio, Bologna: Mazzone in emergenza

Cipriani, Meghni (usciti anzitempo nella partita di Brescia) e Petruzzi sono infortunati, ad Amoroso...


The egg producer was perfectly positioned for the low-carb craze, but that's over now.


Oil prices firmed after touching a four-month low on Wednesday, as a government report showing that US supplies of heating oil rose only slightly last week kept dealers on edge ahead of Friday's OPEC meeting.


Erano all'interno di 282 accessori arrivati con un pacco da LondraI carabinieri hanno preso una coppia di romani e una nigeriana                                            La droga era nascosta nei bottoni tre trafficanti arrestati a Roma                                                                                L'operazione condotta dall'Arma insiema alla polizia britannica


Law firms given 'homophobia' warning for 'macho' culture

Law firms have been accused of having "undertones of homophobia" due to their "macho" emphasis on heavy drinking and living it up in lap dance clubs.


Microsoft Distributes XP Security Update

SEATTLE Oct 21, 2004 - Microsoft Corp. says it has distributed about 106 million copies of its major security update for the Windows XP operating system.


For women, nothing's like the smell of men's sweat

For women, apparently there's nothing like the smell of a man's sweat.


Ugandan government forces began withdrawing to neutral positions Wednesday to provide northern rebels safe passage to two camps across the border in southern Sudan where they can be monitored until a final peace deal is reached to end 19 years of civil war.


update A federal appeals court affirmed that Research In Motion has infringed on holding company NTP's patents but can continue selling its products in the United States pending a district court's decision.


A 13-year-old girl who died in an apparent suicide pact wrote a letter describing her despair and loneliness at being bullied.


BAGHDAD -- Two car bombs exploded within seconds of each other this morning on a main square in central Baghdad, killing at least 54 people and wounding more than 106, police said.


Brazil and China bolster trade relations

Brazil and China have signed several accords to bolster bilateral trade relations and increase trade volume, Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper reported Saturday.


President Bush prodded Congress to pass an economic stimulus package Friday, pointing to "troubling signs" in a new report that ended a 52-month streak of national job growth.


The pharmaceutical enlists help to thwart a troublesome illness.


Wal-Mart launches video download service

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,  already the nation's top seller of DVDs, said Tuesday that it  has become the first major retailer to offer a digital download  service that will feature movies from all the major studios.


Appeals Court Ruling Favors File-Sharing

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19 -- The makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for copyrighted works swapped online by their users, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a blow to the entertainment industry.


"A Zeman dico che non e' giusto criticare un sistema e continuare a farne parte". "Io lo voglio cambiare, e farlo diventare pulito". E' stato un vero e proprio match, sul ring televisivo e con Enrico Varriale


Air Products Announces Price Increase for High-Purity Process Chemicals Used in Electronics Applications

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., June 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Effective July 1, Air Products  will increase the price of certain high-purity process chemicals by 4 to 12 percent.


Symantec to Buy Veritas Software in Deal Worth $13.5 Billion

The Symantec Corporation, a leader in security software and one of Silicon Valley's oldest companies, announced early Thursday that it would acquire Veritas Software


US to tap oil reserve to boost production

NEW YORKâWorld oil prices rose yesterday as concerns over a supply shortage after Hurricane Ivan persisted despite news the United States will lend some oil from its reserves to refineries to make up for lost production.


Gary Caldwell scores as Scotland earn a famous victory over World Cup finalists France.


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Iraq makes an official protest to Turkey, accusing it of shelling Kurdish areas in northern Iraq.


United States warplanes have bombed more targets in the insurgent bastion of Fallujah early on Friday, in what the US military said were its latest strikes against America's top enemy in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday angrily defended his relationship with Merck & Co. and his executive order requiring that schoolgirls receive the drugmaker's vaccine against the sexually transmitted cervical-cancer virus.


This month's Golden Globe Awards are in jeopardy after actors joined striking writers in boycotting the ceremony.


Franklin County Water Deal Raises Some Questions

By Mason Adams mason.adams@roanoke.com (540) 981-3149  ROCKY MOUNT -- Between the construction boom at Smith Mountain Lake and its increasing role as a bedroom community for Roanoke, Franklin County has become the fastest-growing locality in the Roanoke region.


IBM launches Retail Integration Framework

InfoWorld - IBM announced today the availability of its Retail Integration Framework (RIF).


Troops come under fire in south Iraq, no casualties

A group of newly-arrived British soldiers came under small arms fire near Iraq's main southern city of Basra, without causing casualties, a spokesman for the British-led military in the area said.


President Bush is mapping out defense strategy with his top defense advisers as U.S. deaths in Iraq inch toward 1,000 and the election campaign focuses intently on he and Democrat John Kerry's credentials for keeping the nation safe.


Report: documents show drug manufacturer Eli Lily aware of Prozac risks

LONDON  - A British medical journal said Friday it had given U.S. regulators confidential drug company documents suggesting a link between the popular anti-depressant Prozac and a heightened risk of suicide attempts and violence.


Pro-Thaksin victory puts Thai army on back foot

The party backing ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra easily won the most seats in Sunday's election, a stunning rejection of the coup which booted out the telecoms billionaire in 2006.


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Priyanka plays a glamorous killer in Don

Priyanka Chopra is essaying the stunning Zeenat Aman's character [Roma] in Farhan Akhtar's eagerly


They're not obvious, and they're not always cheap.


Israel sees Arab peace plan talks as step forward

Israel said it hoped a visit on Wednesday by Egyptian and Jordanian envoys will lead to the opening of diplomatic contacts with other Arab states over their land-for-peace plan despite disagreements over key components.


Bahamas to hold inquest in death of Daniel Smith

The long-awaited inquest in the Bahamas into the death of the son of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith will begin on October 30, and could last two months, a senior judge in the Bahamas said on Monday.


Flawed Device Places F.D.A. Under Scrutiny

The F.D.A.'s oversight of a defibrillator may reveal shortcomings in its regulation of medical devices.


5 More Undervalued Stocks Getting Bought Back

These companies want to buy back their shares, which just might boost their earnings per share.


Clooney aims to shine celebrity light on U.N.

Academy Award winning actor George Clooney became a U.N. messenger of peace on Thursday, pledging to use his fame to "shine a light" on peacekeeping efforts, particularly in Sudan's Darfur.


A timid little guy In brief Red Hat has lurched closer toward the Xen server virtualization package by including the software in a beta release of its server operating system. And now the company is begging people to test out just how well Xen functions with RHEL 5.â¦


Albuquerque's mayor says the city has a lot of options to keep people fit — everything from gyms to hiking and biking.


SAN FRANCISCO - Eric Gagne zipped one last pitch past Deivi Cruz, then screamed for joy while San Francisco's fans groaned. Gagne knew his two innings of work had resulted in more than just another save.


Sun tailors Solaris package to multicore development

InfoWorld - Sun is sprucing up Solaris Express Developer Edition, which features the Solaris OS bundled with tools, by supporting enhanced application development for multicore processors.


Presidente russo ha battuto Al Gore e J.K. Rowling


Torvalds: Microsoft is bluffing on patents

InfoWorld - Microsoft's aggressive defense of its intellectual property, which includes claims that Linux violates a number of its patents, is nothing more than "a marketing thing," according to Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel.


Florida State athletic director David Hart Jr. is leaving the school after a dozen years.


NEW YORK - In a startling move backing up his promise to clean up Citigroup's global image, Chief Executive Officer Charles Prince ousted the three top executives responsible for the scandal at Citigroup's private bank in Japan.


Escalating the war of words with Cablevision, Mayor Bloomberg called on the company yesterday to give up the $11.7 million tax break that Madison Square Garden gets annually.


Finland First, US Second in Economy Survey

The Nordics fared well because of their long-held ideals of keeping corruption clamped down and respect for contracts, rule of law and dedication to one-on-one business relationships.


Stan Koebel gets year in jail, brother house arrest in Walkerton water tragedy

WALKERTON, Ont. (CP) - The former manager of Walkerton's utilities commission was jailed for one year Monday for his role in the 2000 tainted-water tragedy, while his foreman brother was sentenced to nine months of house arrest.


Labour leadership candidate Peter Hain has criticised his own government for falling behind the Tories in health opinion polls.


English Cricket Captain to Quit Zimbabwe Tour if Forced to Shake ...

England's cricket team captain says that his team will quit its current tour of Zimbabwe if he is force to shake hands with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.


Here are today's Battleground Dispatches Ã¢ÂÂ a roundup of what is going on right now in the year's hottest races, based on reports from local and national media.


(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will wade into an emerging debate on the nature of identity crime when it releases its latest ID theft statistics at the RSA Conference in San Francisco next week. The data, set to be released on Wednesday, will be based on information compiled by the FTC's Consumer Sentinel complaint database, said Claudia Bourne Farrell, an FTC spokeswoman. The Consumer Sentinel data is based on "anecdotal ... data that has been self-reported to the FTC by consumers," Farrell said. The FTC is preparing a more comprehensive ID fraud survey, similar to one it published in 2003, which is expected to be released in the coming months. Still, the FTC's Consumer Sentinel report is based on a large amount of data. In 2005, for example, consumers logged more than 650,000 complaints, accounting for about $680 million in losses. The FTC's numbers will come at a time when there is some debate about whether ID theft is actually on the rise. Using a methodology developed for the 2003 FTC survey, Javelin Strategy & Research reported Thursday that this type of fraud actually dropped in 2006. The total cost of identity fraud was down 12 percent last year, totalling $49.3 billion in losses, according to Javelin. Nationwide, there were about 500,000 fewer victims, year-over-year, the research company said. Javelin's results run "contrary to all the trends we are seeing in the market," said Gartner analyst Avivah Litan. "In fact, the U.K. banks just released a study showing their identity theft-related fraud is up nearly 20 percent," she said.


The Army's Special Operations Command issued an administrative reprimand this year against one of four US military officers in Afghanistan alleged in an Army document to have murdered a


MetaCarta Geogrpahic Text Search Offering KML Support for Google Earth

MetaCarta, Inc today announced support for KML (Keyhole Markup Language) for their MetaCarta Geographic Text Search (GTS) and MetaCarta geOdrive content.  KML is a file format used to display geographic data and imagery in a browser or user interface, such as Google Earth, ArcGIS Explorer and NASA World Wind.  A KML file is processed in [...]


Citgo says 7-Eleven deal exploited politically

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan-controlled Citgo   Petroleum Corp. said news of an old business deal ending   gasoline sales to convenience chain store 7-Eleven Inc. was   exploited for political gain against President Hugo Chavez.


EU pressed on illegal African immigrants

The leaders of Italy, France and Spain sent a letter to the European Union on Monday, urging the bloc to approve measures to help them cope with the flood of illegal migrants from Africa.


Bush stands by embattled defense secretary

US President George W. Bush expressed on Monday confidence in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, who has been under renewed criticism for his handling ofIraq from lawmakers.


Saint Joseph's: Guard Pat Carroll probably won't play in the season opener at top-ranked Kansas on Tuesday because of his dislocated shoulder.


A preliminary accounting of efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services shows that the agency has about 19 major health information technology initiatives, totaling about $228 million.


Obama Says Former President Clinton's Advocacy Is `Troubling'

Bloomberg - Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said former President Bill Clinton is making misleading statements and carrying his support for Hillary Clinton to a ``troubling'' level.


Governors of Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta states ask the new president to free oil militant Mujahid Dokubo-Asari.


A New Jersey man and his two sons pleaded guilty in what authorities described as a crooked family business that took in more than $3.7 million over four years.


Ukrainians today cast ballots for president, choosing between a Western-leaning reformer and the Kremlin-praised prime minister in a runoff election that many fear will erupt into unrest and violence.


German soccer fans will get to drink German beer at the 2006 World Cup, after all. Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., which has exclusive rights to sell beer in and around World Cup stadiums, agreed Tuesday to also


Corteo al Palavela, lavoratori incontreranno sindaco


Indian PM Singh: Peace Talks With Pakistan Making Progress

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says his nation is working toward a "mutually acceptable solution" to all outstanding issues with Pakistan, including disputed Kashmir.


A coalition fielding 228 candidates and supported by Iraq's top Shiite cleric has been formed to compete in the January 30 national elections.


Drop in crude futures a trend, say analysts

Crude futures prices fell yesterday, briefly sinking below $49 US a barrel, as the US supply of oil grows and traders said institutional investors shifted their capital from commodities to equities.


Between Faith and Medicine, How Clear a Line?

How will South Africa accredit "traditional healers" as legally recognized physicians?


Ditching products, beefing services LogicaCMG has sold its telecoms products division to a private equity consortium for Â£265m.â¦


Rod Stewart's son pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges stemming from an attack on a couple outside a party in the Hollywood Hills.


As elections get tighter and more complicated, it's inevitable that one of them will be so thoroughly botched it'll have to be done over. It's time to start thinking about how. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.


Samsung considers cheap color phone to fight Nokia

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday it is considering a low-cost mobile phone worth $40-50 that comes with color features to fight bigger rival Nokia


Suicides Among Active-Duty Soldiers Reach Record High

Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside, a psychiatric outpatient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who was waiting for the Army to decide whether to court-martial her for endangering another soldier and turning a gun on herself last year in Iraq, attempted to kill herself Monday evening. In so doing, the...


Frances a Fast-Growing Hurricane, Far Out at Sea

Hurricane Frances was born in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday but the rapidly growing storm was many days from threatening any populated area.


By Joe Bauman and Nancy Perkins Deseret Morning


For the last four years, the Medford boys' soccer team had not been beaten in the Greater Boston League. That streak ended yesterday when Everett handed the Mustangs a stunning 3-2 loss at Glendale Park in Everett.


Murdoch ducks questions as Malone speaks out on stake

John Malone, the chairman of Liberty Media, which has almost doubled its voting stake in News Corp, yesterday described the poison pill Rupert Murdoch's


The RSPB asks residents across the UK to take part in their annual Big Garden Birdwatch.


French journalists held in Iraq may be released

Kidnappers of two French journalists in a statement Tuesday praised France's "positive steps toward the Iraqi people," a sign that the hostage-takers may be softening their anti-French position.


Bryan Ferry would like to set record straight

Bryan Ferry, who has fronted Roxy Music on and off for 35 years, says he's quite lazy about writing songs these days but would like to write a memoir to set the record straight about his life.


The United Nations' nuclear watchdog prepares a report that could trigger further UN sanctions


Peja Stojakovic had 29 points, and Chris Webber added 22 points and 11 rebounds Tuesday night to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 98-93 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.


Ariz. State's Walter sacrifices for team

For the last two seasons, Arizona State's football team has lived and died on the arm of Andrew Walter, one of the most prolific passers in Pacific-10 Conference history.


Iraqi leaders are no less divided than America's when it comes to the way forward in Iraq, with sharp disagreements emerging on key issues — especially the idea of "surging" or increasing U.S. troops in Baghdad in the short term.


Iowa pastors who support Republican Mike Huckabee for president have received letters warning them that getting involved in politics could endanger the tax-exempt status of their churches.


Leeds cling on for an exciting victory despite a late rally by Hull.


Landis doping hearing before USADA set for May

Tour de France champion Floyd Landis's hearing before the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) will begin on May 14, the rider's spokesman Michael Henson said on Wednesday.


Driver figures if he can finish ahead of 4-time series champion, he has good shot at 2004 title. By Steve Ballard. CONCORD, NC -- Elliott Sadler has looked at the field in the 10-man Chase for the Nextel Cup and worked out a simple formula for winning it.


Mention shareholder rights or  excessive executive pay and the typical U.S. chief executive  reflexively drops into a defensive crouch.


To play or not to play, that is the question

(Dec. 30, 2004) -- What to do with your starters when your playoff seeding has been finalized? Opinions differ when discussing whether starters should be rested or played at this point of the season in those particular situations.


JPMorgan to build tower at World Trade Center site

In a boost to downtown Manhattan,  JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to build a skyscraper near  Ground Zero and will relocate its investment banking  headquarters from midtown.


A motorist who killed a pregnant mother and her young son as they crossed a road is jailed for seven years.


Downing Street insists a deal on prisoner exchange with Libya does not cover the Lockerbie bomber's case.


Malaysia Confirms Deadly Bird Flu Strain; Culls Birds

A strain of bird flu blamed for 27 deaths in Asia this year has been found in Malaysia, the government said on Thursday, as hundreds of birds were gassed and their carcasses burned to contain the outbreak.


AMR Corp.'s American Airlines on Monday  said it will defer 54 of 56 Boeing aircraft deliveries  scheduled for 2006 to 2010, helping the world's largest carrier  postpone $2.7 billion in capital spending.


Maria Sharapova was upset by 81st-ranked Jamea Jackson 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals of the DFS Classic on Saturday, just the fourth loss in 37 matches on grass for the top-seeded Russian.


Sacramento co-owner Joe Maloof says the Kings are no longer interested in acquiring 31-year-old Allen Iverson from the Philadelphia 76ers.


Combattere l'inflazione: dallo sciopero della spesa a "Spesa amica ...

Sciopero dei consumatori ai tempi del web. Da giorni sms e e-mail rimpallano lo stesso slogan: "Prezzi alti? No cumprÃ ! 16 Settembre sciopero della spesa, passaparola!", eco multimediale della protesta di


Mid-South Memories - Gee, Dad, That's Super

Feb. 4  25 years ago: 1982  Passage of a bill to merge Shelby State Community College and State Technical Institute at Memphis is virtually assured in the Senate and is supported by two-thirds of the House members from Shelby County.


They have escaped to the camps of Chad with their lives, but, for the refugees from Sudan, rape and violence stalk their days and haunt their nights.


Talk about judgment: Mike Huckabee says he has placed his political fate in the hands of David Letterman.


Liberty's News Corp. Purchase `Friendly,' Investor Group Says

Liberty Media Corp.'s $1.5 billion plan to raise its stake in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is likely to be friendly rather than a sign of a hostile takeover, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors said.


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For the bulk of the 89 minutes that the US National Team went without a goal against an inspired Jamaican side, chances were created -- some of the golden opportunity nature -- but none were converted. And it nearly put the Americans behind the proverbial ...


Ministro Ferrero: e' la societa' che li chiede


With a second World Series win in four seasons, the Boston Red Sox may be morphing into their mortal enemies


Germany's jobless rate falls to a 14-year low, despite the high euro and muted consumer confidence.


Suicide blast kills 24 Pakistani soldiers

A suicide car-bomber killed 24 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers and wounded 29 on Saturday in an attack that may be linked to an army assault on a radical mosque in the capital, a military spokesman said.


Alla vigilia voto di sfiducia in Parlamento


President Hamid Karzai says Western troops' failure to co-ordinate with Afghans is causing civilian casualties.


Cheney Praises Bush as Protesters Flood New York

Vice President Dick Cheney, arriving in New York on the eve of the Republican convention on Sunday, praised President Bush's response to the Sept. 11 attacks while tens of thousands of protesters opposed to the administration flooded the city's streets.


Airbus may extend 35-hour work week: report

Airbus  is considering extending its workweek to 40 hours from 35 hours without compensation as part of the European planemaker's restructuring plans, German magazine Focus reported.


War & golf: a view of Afghanistan from the first tee

Golfers who tee-off at the Kabul Golf Course don't have to worry about their balls landing in the traditional golf hazards of sand bunkers and ponds.


Watching Over the Stampede Watermelon Feed

By Meghan E. Murphy, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 27--Dorothy Zabka inspects each slice of watermelon laid out on the table, wiping a speck of dirt from a rind here, combining two small slices on a plate there.


A Las Vegas law prohibiting strippers from fondling customers during lap dances is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled.


Barcode readers you can talk to It's not just mobile phones that are getting more features than you can possibly use, Motorola's latest barcode scanner has a VoIP client built in to allow shelf-stackers to chat while they're working.â¦


Junichiro Koizumi, who steps down as Japanese prime minister next week, says he is looking forward to being free and has some advice for his successor: be hard-hearted.


Jim Mora was sitting in an office at the Atlanta Falcons' training complex, musing about the various uniform combinations worn by his team.


Syria has embarked on an "unprecedented" effort to bolster its armed forces with Iranian and Russian help, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported Thursday.


Cheney Visits Hospital for Tests, Heart Is Fine

Vice President Dick Cheney, who has  a history of heart attacks, went to a Washington hospital on  Saturday after experiencing shortness of breath but later left  for home and said he was fine.


PITCAIRN Island mayor Steve Christian will go on trial today accused of leading "the boys", a group of seven men who allegedly spent 30 years sexually abusing underage girls on the tiny Pacific outcrop.


Canon says to recall copiers that can catch fire

Japan's Canon Inc. 7751.T said on   Tuesday it would recall more than 140,000 personal copiers   because they could produce smoke or catch fire, costing the   office equipment maker about 200 million yen ($1.7 million).


Kiwis hope to have upper hand over Alinghi

Alinghi and Team New Zealand go into the third race of their best-of-nine America's Cup series on Tuesday with the Kiwis hoping they have the psychological edge after breaking the Swiss syndicate's winning run.


Fair Game: Guess Whoâs Feeling the Mortgage Pain

Nine months into the meltdown of the home loan market, investors are still waiting for banks, brokerage firms and other companies to come clean on losses.


UN inspectors 'satisfied' with NKorean reactor visit

UN inspectors on Friday said they were "satisfied" and praised North Korea's cooperation after visiting a nuclear reactor at the centre of efforts to disarm the communist country.


US DoJ probes GPU biz antitrust allegations

AMD subpoenaed The US Department of Justice is investigating claims of anti-trust activity in the graphics chip and add-in card markets, it has emerged. AMD yesterday said it had been subpoena'd by the DoJ as a result of its acquisition of ATI.â¦


ARVIN, Calif. -- Earthquakes on two separate faults rattled Central California a day after a 6.0-quake jolted the region. No major damage or injuries were reported.


Scorsese shares spotlight as he finally wins Oscar

Martin Scorsese, the creator of "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver", finally won Oscar recognition on Sunday but he had to share the spotlight with politician Al Gore, regal actress Helen Mirren and Cinderella story Jennifer Hudson.


House nears vote on wide-ranging trade bill

The U.S. House of Representatives on  Tuesday moved closer to a vote on a wide-ranging package of  trade legislation, as lawmakers scrambled to finish their work  for the year.


The government said Saturday it wants to unify the calls to prayer that blare separately from thousands of mosque loudspeakers in the capital Cairo, but the idea was criticized by radicals as un-Islamic.


The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor is to present evidence of alleged war crimes in Darfur.


A Fight for Life Consumes Both Mother and Son

The writer Susan Sontagâs death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.


Contro la modesta Finlandia finisce 1-0 grazie al gol di Miccoli. Lippi fa esordire 5 neo-convocati su 6, il solo Roma resta in panchina. Palo di Montella. MESSINA, 17 novembre 2004 - La seconda amichevole


New case of bluetongue disease confirmed in Middlesbrough

A new case of the livestock disease bluetongue has been found in a cow imported from Germany, two months after an earlier outbreak was said to have been contained.


Richard Easton and Dana Ivey Set for Lincoln Center's 'Rivals'

Playbill - Lincoln Center Theater favorite Richard Easton and Dana Ivey have been cast in the upcoming Broadway revival of Sheridan's comedy classic The Rivals at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, Playbill On-Line has learned. Mark Lamos will direct. The show will begin performances Nov. 26 and open Dec. 16.


Court rules no tax on strip club "artists"

A Norwegian court ruled on Tuesday that strip clubs did not have to pay value added tax (VAT) because their services were a form of art performed by artists, a Norwegian news agency said.


Teenager survives rabies without vaccine

CHICAGO: A teenage girl has become the first known rabies victim to survive the disease without the benefit of a rabies vaccination, doctors said.


Vote Disparity Still a Mystery In Fla. Election For Congress

SARASOTA, Fla., Nov. 28 -- Almost since the time the votes were tallied here on election night, the race for Florida's 13th Congressional District has been surrounded by a contentious mystery:


Annika Sorenstam birdied four of the last five holes Thursday, twice with a 7-iron into greens surrounded by trouble, giving her a 6-under-par 66 and a one-shot lead after the first round


The assistant US secretary of state holds "useful and positive" talks in Pyongyang.


Scientists show how European fishing policies are driving some of the bushmeat trade in west Africa.


Bush CIA Pick Says Not Too Biased for Job

The Republican congressman chosen by President Bush to head the CIA sought on Tuesday to assure Democrats that he would leave politics behind and lead the spy agency in a nonpartisan manner.


If six suspected terrorists are sentenced to death at Guantanamo Bay for the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. Army regulations that were quietly amended two years ago open the possibility of execution by lethal injection at the military base in Cuba, experts said Tuesday.


Ukraine's leading presidential candidate recovers from what his aides say was an attempt to poison him.


Continental Airlines to launch daily service from Stockholm to New York

Continental Airlines said Tuesday it would begin a daily, nonstop service from Sweden's capital to its New York hub starting next summer.


David Filo, Jerry Yang and some other big Yahoo! shareholders woke up a whole lot richer.


Ballottaggio presidenziale tra la tensione

KIEV, 26 DICEMBRE - Affluenza discreta alle urne oggi in Ucraina per il ballottaggio presidenziale bis tra il premier filo-russo Viktor Yanukovic el'oppositore filo-occidentale Viktor Yushenko. Alle 11 locali


Quest Diagnostics Inc. DGX.N, the  leading U.S provider of diagnostics medical testing, on Monday  said its quarterly net profit rose, as higher revenue  outweighed the effects of the recent hurricanes in Florida.


For a Russian Builder of Nuclear Plants, Business Is Booming

The Russian nuclear power company Atomstroyexport has been roundly criticized for helping Iran build its nuclear program. Yet it hasnât hurt business.


Macy's in exclusive sportswear deal with Hilfiger

Macy's Inc  said on Friday that  it signed a deal with Tommy Hilfiger USA Inc for Macy's to be  the exclusive department store retailer of Tommy Hilfiger men's  and women's sportswear in the United States.


Tax from prostitutes? No thanks, says Indian state

KOLKATA, India  - An Indian state on Friday rejected a proposal by prostitutes to pay tax to the government in return for stopping police raids on brothels and checks on soliciting clients.


The European Parliament approves the EU budget for 2006, setting spending at Â£76bn.


Radcliffe finds the old character for her next book

When Paula Radcliffe's autobiography My Story So Far hits the bookshelves next week it will already be out of date, because it will not include the tale of her dramatic victory in the New York City Marathon here yesterday.


Intel orders software makers to obey Moore's Law

Get with our 2014 program IDF Once in multi-core processor denial, Intel has well and truly moved past the anxiety that follows abandoning the "boost GHz at all costs" mentality that served the company well for so long. So firm is Intel's new multi-core embrace, that it now even accepts the idea that non-Intel architecture products may soon find a place on its own chips â at least in theory.â¦


NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez hit a tying double in the 12th inning, then Derek Jeter dashed home on Hideki Matsui's sacrifice fly and the Yankees bailed out Mariano Rivera with another improbable postseason comeback, beating Minnesota 7-6 Wednesday night to even their series at a game apiece.    The Yankees responded with a championship-caliber rally after falling behind in the 12th on Torii Hunter's home run...


Most spiked drink victims actually legless

Less Rohypnol, more Red Bull and vodka Researchers at Wrexham Maelor Hospital who tested wobbly hospital patients who claimed their drinks had been spiked found most were simply legless, the BBC reports.â¦


Crude prices ease as Iraqi oil flows again

London - Oil prices fell Wednesday as Iraq resumed pumping crude through a key northern pipeline, though supply concerns remained amid a fresh hurricane threat, analysts said.


Mark Chapman, killer of John Lennon, applied for parole for the third time today. Parole was denied on the gorunds that a release "would significantly undermine respect for the law.


A scan can reveal which people harbour dangerous levels of fat around their internal organs, work shows.


Chris Hartjes' Blog: How To HTTP-PUT A File Somewhere Using PHP

Chris Hartjes has a quick post (but complete with code) about moving files around a bit differently than the norm - it's his method for using a HTTP-PUT to push a file out.   A work project is getting close to 0.1 status. Pretty underwhelming, I know. One of the last 'milestones' for 0.1 is taking these wonderful XML documents that my web app creates and sends them to an internal web service. This web service will accept documents via an HTTP PUT [...] so I dug around a bit on the web and put together some code.   The code is a generic "publish" method that opens a stream to the remote server and, in a binary format, pushes the contents of a local file and parses out the response.


Silicon Valley's most hated man to hang it up

William Lerach says it's time to go--and the Schadenfreude was overflowing from one tip of the computer business to the other.


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China says upset over Vietnam fisherman clash

Vietnam on Thursday denied reports of an alleged attack by Vietnamese fishing crews on Chinese fishermen after China requested a thorough investigation into the incident.


Price cuts ahead eBay made a loss of $938m in the three months ended 30 September 2007, despite increasing turnover by 30 per cent to $1.89bn compared to last year.â¦