Hamas Signals Challenge to Unseat Arafat

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinians marked the fourth anniversary of their uprising Tuesday amid signs that the extremist Hamas group is preparing a political challenge to Yasser Arafat despite a series of Israeli military blows at the movement's leadership.    Hamas published newspaper ads urging supporters to vote in upcoming municipal elections, saying "it's time for change." And a top Hamas leader indicated the group might try to unseat Arafat in presidential elections, which have not yet been scheduled...


SALES at consumer goods giant Unilever slumped 4% in its latest quarter, heaping yet more bad news on long-suffering investors. Just weeks after a devastating profit warning braced the markets for grim tidings


Iraq panel to shape U.S. policy despite tepid embrace

Despite a tepid embrace from the White House, the Iraq Study Group's recommendations will help shape President George W. Bush's new policy if only because of their popular support, analysts said on Wednesday.


Consumer prices rose in 2007 at the fastest pace in 17 years as motorists paid a lot more for gasoline and grocery shoppers paid higher food bills. However, falling prices for clothing and new cars offset some of those gains.


Four arrested on minor charges after Game 1 of World Series

Just four people were arrested by Boston Police after Saturday's Game 1 World Series win for the Boston Red Sox, all on fairly minor charges such as disorderly conduct.


Roger Federer began 2005 the way he finished 2004: with a victory.


No deal on dollar as US shrugs off European pressure

Europe and Japan failed yesterday to persuade the United States to address the decline in the dollar, despite talks at a fractious meeting of the Group of 20 industrialised and developing nations.


La moglie di Gianni prende le distanze dalla figlia


Envoy fears for Tibet when Dalai Lama dies

BEIJING, (Dec 5) - The Dalai Lama's top envoy, in rare remarks on a dialogue process with China, has warned of potential instability unless the issue of Tibet is resolved within the lifetime of the 71-year-old spiritual leader.


Johnson, Yank relievers 2-hit Tigers 4-0

Randy Johnson didn't give up a hit for 5 2/3 innings and combined with two relievers for a two-hitter, leading the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers 4-0 Monday.


Liga Sunday Wrap: Madrid Answer The Critics

Real Madrid ended talk of a crisis at the club as they thumped Levante 5-0 in the Bernabeu and Valencia moved back into the Champions League places with a 2-0 win over Mallorca.


Man sentenced to life for backpacker murder

Ian Previte, a drifter, has been found guilty of murdering 19-year-old British backpacker Caroline Stuttle in Bundaberg, Australia, April 10, 2002.


U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc.  on Thursday said its fiscal  fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on increased income from  mergers, offerings and trading.


A hospital operating theatre turned into a scene from the X-files when a patient started oozing dark greenish-black blood, it emerged today.


Playboy to open entertainment spot in Macau

Playboy Enterprises Inc., founded by  flamboyant publisher Hugh Hefner, will open a Playboy-inspired  entertainment centre in Macau in late 2009, its partner Macao  Studio City said on Wednesday.


Kerry: Bush Out of Touch, Out of Ideas, Out of Time

Democratic challenger John Kerry,  pumped up by polls showing he won all three debates with  President Bush, dismissed the Republican incumbent on Thursday  as out of touch, out of ideas and out of time.


Democratic presidential candidates were meeting Sunday night for the first debate broadcast entirely in Spanish, the clearest sign yet of the growing influence of Hispanic voters.


people made aggressive rudder movements that snapped the tail fin from the Airbus plane, investigators have concluded. flight controls on the Airbus A300-600 also contributed to the crash.


Ebbers Is Gone and Forgotten in Hometown

Plenty of people in Jackson, Miss., are watching the progression of former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers's trial, but few of them care deeply about the outcome.


Manchester City appear to be set to sell Nicolas Anelka in the January transfer window and the much-travelled Frenchman's destination could be Liverpool who need a replacement for the injured Djibril Cisse.


Spitzer Backs Plan for Indian Casino in Catskills

Gov. Eliot Spitzerâs decision is the biggest leap yet in a 30-year struggle to bring gambling to the faded resort area in upstate New York.


Undiagnosed brain injury - the hidden legacy of Iraq

MoD begins study amid fears that up to 20,000 soldiers may be affected after being exposed to high-velocity explosions.


Shoppers Drug Mart 3rd-Qtr Profit Rises 21% to C$92.5 Million

Shoppers Drug Mart Corp., Canada's biggest pharmacy chain, said third-quarter profit rose 21 percent to C$92.5 million ($77.3 million).


Milano, 14:24 - CALCIO, INTER; MORATTI: SQUADRA FORTE NON FAVORITA DA ARBITRI

Massimo Moratti si gode il primato dell'Inter e fa i complimenti a Mancini, che oggi festeggia i 42 ...


The Aviator is tipped by bookmakers as the favourite to win the best film award at this year's Oscars.


Nigerian gunmen kidnap 6 Russian smelter workers

Nigerian gunmen kidnapped six Russians and shot dead a local driver in a dawn attack on a residential compound of the world's top aluminum producer in the southeastern town of Ikot Abasi, authorities said on Sunday.


Zyuganov blames West for interfering in Ukrainian vote

Russian Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov believes that Western intelligence services have crudely interfered in the situation in Ukraine in the run-up to the October 31 presidential election.


Stimulus Unlikely to Counter Rise in Oil Prices

Just at the moment the U.S. economy could use a boost, the recent surge in oil prices is having the opposite effect.


Some NCAA schools get high marks from black coaches group

The Black Coaches Association still wants more minority hires in college football. But the group's new report card finds that most Division I schools are increasing their efforts to include minorities in the search process.


Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted he will continue to put out a reserve side in the League Cup even though the club have now reached the quarter-finals of the competition.


India, Pakistan Leaders Hail New Chapter in Ties

The leaders of India and Pakistan on Friday hailed a new era in often fraught relations between the two south Asian nuclear rivals and agreed to study a joint pipeline project as part of closer economic ties.


Surf Kitchen patents customised phone downloads

Like MMS...only different Mobile phone interface provider Surf Kitchen has been granted a UK patent for what at first glance appears to be the delivery mechanism used for the Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). What the patent actually covers, however, is the method by which content is selected.â¦


New Delhi, Aug. 23. (PTI): Talks between truck operators and the Government failed tonight and truckers decided to continue the strike to press their demand for an assurance from Finance Minister P Chidambaram


The crowded field for the Republican nomination for the 2008 U.S. presidential election shrank by one on Saturday when former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore announced he was withdrawing.


Police say Russian diplomatic mission gets pimping money

Helsinki police say that a woman renting out apartments owned by the Russian trade delegation in Finland to prostitutes has benefitted the diplomats at the trade mission to the tune of about EUR 80,000. Police ...


Jessica Gregory looks to go snow surfing at Cole Park on Corpus Christi Bay, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004. A rare blanket of snow greeted residents of South Texas on Christmas morning.


Monaco, 18:14 - CALCIO, GERMANIA; TONI: MILAN NON MI INTERESSA, STO BENE QUI

L'attaccante del Bayern Monaco e della nazionale, Luca Toni, nega di essere in trattive con il Milan...


Justin Verlander shut down the New York Yankees while the Detroit Tigers roughed up Mike Mussina and a couple of relievers in their highest-scoring game this season.


US envoy Bolton to stop here on way to nuclear talks

A senior US official will visit Israel for consultations prior to the International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors meeting next week to discuss Iran's nuclear program.


28-SET-0413:23OLIMPIADI: TORINO 2006, PRESENTATE LE MASCOTTE A 500 ...

Roma, 28 set. (Adnkronos) - Presentate oggi a Roma, a 500 giorni dal via dei Giochi, le mascotte di Torino 2006. 'Neve' e 'Gliz' i nomi dei due personaggi simbolo dei prossimi Giochi invernali, che rappresentano la neve e il ghiaccio.


STOCKS & BONDS Shares Are Broadly Lower in Extremely Light Trading

Stocks fell yesterday in extremely thin trading as security concerns surrounding the Republican National Convention in New York and worries about earnings kept investors on the sidelines.


F.D.A. to Create Advisory Board on Drug Safety

The Food and Drug Administration is responding to the widespread criticism of the government's handling of drug safety problems.


WRAPUP 1-Ukraine stun Turks, Portugal reach 20-goal mark

Andriy Shevchenko scored twice as Ukraine won 3-0 in Turkey on Wednesday to put them in with a great chance of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time.


Earth Class Mail secures $13.3 million, plans New York store

'Green' postal mail scanning service plans to open retail stores around the country.


Ex-spy Plame vows to battle CIA over free speech

An ex-spy whose unmasking led to the conviction of Vice President Dick Cheney's top aide vowed on Saturday to press on with lawsuits against Cheney and the CIA for the sake of freedom of speech.


Russia school attackers threaten to kill children

A heavily armed gang has seized at least 120 hostages at a Russian school near Chechnya and threatened to kill 50 children for every one of their group who was killed, a senior local official says.


Palestinians cheer Abbas at his first public rally

JERICHO, West Bank Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader and front-runner in upcoming presidential elections, received a warm welcome on Tuesday from thousands of supporters at his first public rally.


Take-Two to cut costs as it posts quarterly loss

New management of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.  said it would cut jobs and costs as the publisher of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" video games on Monday posted its sixth quarterly loss in a row.


A director whose documentary sparked an Israeli-Egyptian row admits wrongly identifying 1967 war dead as Egyptians.


Israel Begins Running Web Cameras at Contested Excavation Site

Responding to intense criticism from the Muslim world, Israel began operating live Internet cameras at a construction project next to a hotly disputed holy site.


Crude oil rose for a second day on concern about the loss of production and possible damage from Hurricane Ivan, which passed just east of most Gulf of Mexico production platforms.


Calif. judge rejects move for Milberg criminal case

A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday rejected a bid by class action attorney Melvyn Weiss and his law firm to have their criminal conspiracy trial moved to New York


Udine, 17:35 - CALCIO, UDINESE: BARRETO RECUPERA E TORNA A DISPOSIZIONE

L'attaccante brasiliano Paulo Barreto torna a disposizione di Galeone che poterbbe portarlo in panch...


Dr. Craig Smith Performed Clintonâs Heart Bypass Surgery

Sept. 10, 2004 - Dr. Craig Smith â-ne of the nation's leading heart surgeons â - his wife, Trish, were headed to their vacation home in New York's Adirondack Mountains to celebrate their 34th wedding


Sallie Mae Settles Suit Over Buyout That Fizzled

The embattled student lending giant, reached a settlement over its scuttled $25 billion buyout, ending months of legal fighting.


Headscarf optional at Britain's first state-funded Islamic school

Irish-Moroccan or Egyptian-English, with headscarf or without, the diverse students at Britain's first state-funded Islamic school are at the vanguard of a trend toward a distinctly European Muslim culture.


Consumer Prices and Housing Starts Surge

Surging energy costs drove U.S. consumer prices up a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6 percent last month, the biggest jump since May, while housing starts showed the most strength since December, government reports showed on Wednesday.


iPod touch reaches customers, Apple Stores

A little more than a week after Steve Jobs first unveiled it, the iPod touch has hit retail stores. Macworld confirmed that the widescreen iPod was available at Apple stores in San Francisco and San Jose, after a reader reported buying one at the flagship Apple Store in SoHo, New York.


Scottish National Party MSP Margaret Ewing, who fought cancer two years ago, faces a new health battle.


Weekdays at 4:45 PM on Radio 990 in Manitoba

More than 300 scientists from 15 countries, including Canada, have released a study that shows the pace of the Arctic ice melt is accelerating.


Doctors are hopeful about a new drug to treat skin cancer by causing tumor cells to self-destruct by overloading them with oxygen


Blanchett Takes Early Screen Actors Guild Award

Australians got off to a quick  start at the 11th annual Screen Actor's Guild awards on  Saturday as Cate Blanchett was named best supporting actress in  a movie and Geoffrey Rush was named best actor in TV movie or  mini-series.


Iraq report seen giving Bush outlines of exit plan

An influential bipartisan panel is expected to recommend on Wednesday that U.S. forces withdraw from combat over the next year and focus on training Iraqis, offering President George W. Bush the outlines of an exit strategy from the unpopular war.


HP's embattled chairman is inducted into the Bay Area Council's Hall of Fame, and the press gets shunned.


The custody fight between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline will go another round next year.


US missile attack kills 13 civilians in Iraq

"I am a journalist. I'm dying, I'm dying," screamed Mazen al-Tumeizi, a correspondent for the Arabic television channel al-Arabiya, after shrapnel from a rocket fired by an American helicopter slammed into his back.


Justin Gatlin always wanted to make his  mark on the world. But as a teenager the new Olympic 100 meters  champion believed fame would come through art not sprinting.


Purchasing a permanent license to its pioneering OS is a shrewd move.


Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 & MSI P35 Diamond mobo

Intel's fastest desktop quad-core Review Intel is getting ready to move to a new generation of processors on a 45nm fabrication process, but that hasn't stopped it from squeezing some more performance out of its existing, 65nm chips. So, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 3GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6850 with the chip giant's brand new 1333MHz frontside bus.â¦


Ukraine's outgoing president warns against disorder ahead of a close election to choose his successor.


Indians struggle to digest claims of poisoned foods

SIMBHAOLI, India  - Under the scorching afternoon   sun, Babu Khan crouches over his crops gently pulling out stray   weeds from his small plot on the fringes of Simbhaoli, a town   in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.


McAfee Puts Total Protection 2.0 into Beta

A beta version of its next-generation Total Protection 2.0 consumer security software.


Matsushita boosts production of heatproof batteries for laptops following worries about overheating.


Rise in Privacy Fears Mirrors Jump in Online Theft

After a steady drop over the past several years, the number of people who say they're very worried about the safety of online shopping rose sharply in 2007. If they're not scared, they should be, statistics show.


When vast crowds paid their last respects to Benazir Bhutto before her burial, angry mourners from her native Sindh province chanted separatist slogans: "We don't want to be part of Pakistan!"


Storm kills more than 300 in Philippines

Heavy rains, flash floods and landslides have killed more than 300 people in the storm-swept Philippines, the BBC reported Tuesday.


Six Egyptian students captured sneaking into Israel have been exchanged for an Israeli businessman convicted in Egypt as an Israeli spy.


IDF steps up Gaza drive after Qassams kill 2 in Sderot

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was quoted Thursday as ordering security forces to "do everything in order to put an end to Qassam fire, after two small children were killed when two Hamas rockets fired from the Gaza Strip struck the Negev town of Sderot on


City Room: New Technology Divides Cab Drivers

The city has required that all of the city's 13,000 yellow cabs install new technology, including G.P.S. devices and credit-card readers. Some drivers are unhappy about it.


Club Says Zeta-Jones Should Be Flattered

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones should be flattered her image was used for advertising and promotion on the Web site of a Nevada topless club, a spokesman for the club said Monday.


Anti-terrorism police arrested 29 Kurdish rebels at a training camp in the southern Netherlands on Friday, officials said.


CME's battle to buy CBOT set to end in victory

Shareholders on Monday wrap up voting on a merger deal that would combine the parents of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade to create the world's largest derivatives exchange.


Taliban says want no part of tribal peace talks

The Taliban on Monday backed away from comments they might join tribal councils aimed at ending growing violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan.


I don't buy the "I was traumatized as a child in Bosnia" excuse.


The power of Dingbats Microsoft has successfully rigged its search traffic. The company recently introduced several online games than shamelessly bribe people to query its moribund Live Search Engine, and according to web research firm comScore, these games gave the engine a significant traffic boost last month.â¦


Turkish warplanes fire into northern Iraq, the military says, targeting suspected Kurdish rebels.


Beta-Carotene Risk Lingers After Supplement Stopped

The adverse effects of taking large quantities of beta-carotene and retinol on the rate of lung cancer and death in smokers seem to persist for years after these supplements


Estrada's grand slam helps Brewers rally

Johnny Estrada's grand slam highlighted a nine-run sixth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the Houston Astros 11-5 on Tuesday night.


FDA Marks Thanksgiving With Two Approvals

Biotechnology and pharmaceutical stocks were nearly flat during the holiday-shortened week as two long-awaited drugs received Food and Drug Administration approval.


Protesters take to streets as delegates converge for GOP ...

Demonstrators took to the streets on Sunday to protest President Bush's foreign and domestic policies as Republican delegates gathered to nominate the president for a second term.


Solving the Mortgage Crisis May Require a Guardian Angel

The Fedâs newly proposed rules might have prevented the current mess, but enacting them now will do nothing to repair the damage.


9.15am: The BBC has closed a Â£2bn deal with Siemens Business Services for the contracting out of its technology wing. The ten-year Technology Framework Contract, approved by the government, will see the corporation save an estimated Â£30m a year.


Lord of the Rings actress Liv Tyler has given birth to a baby son, making Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler a grandfather. Tyler, whose mother is the legendary model and rock groupie Bebe Buell, gave birth in New York on Tuesday.


Terna: la situazione e' al momento sotto controllo


Israel pounds Gaza, arrests Palestinian minister

Israel stepped up its campaign against Hamas Islamists on Saturday, killing at least five fighters in the Gaza Strip in a wave of air strikes and seizing a Palestinian cabinet minister in the occupied West Bank.


New Zimbabwe restrictions target aid groups

A proposed law would limit foreign funding of churches and AIDS programs.


Tom Cruise lauds power of Scientology in Web video

A video of actor Tom Cruise touting himself and fellow Scientologists as "authorities on the mind" has appeared on the Internet, coinciding with a new biography that examines his role in the movement.


Woman dies on boat carrying Cubans to U.S.

A boat overloaded with Cubans being smuggled into the U.S. tried to ram a Coast Guard vessel in rough seas early Saturday, and a woman aboard the boat died, authorities said.


Sinn Fein driver revealed as British spy

A driver who ferried around top Sinn Fein politicians as part of their security team was a British spy, the Irish republican party admitted Friday.


House Vote Means Big Break Is Possible for Small Crusade

In Paola Barahona's tiny office at PreventionWorks!, a needle exchange program, a Wonder Woman Pez dispenser sits on the shelf above her desk. She sports a Wonder Woman bracelet and carries a Wonder Woman notebook.


Jason Calacanis, the outspoken blogger who ran AOLÂs Netscape division, resigned after the firing of AOLÂs chief Jonathan Miller.


Obama buoyed in Iowa; urges supporters to vote

SIOUX CITY, Iowa  - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was buoyed on Tuesday by some good news in an Iowa opinion poll but warned his backers they need to show up and vote this week if they want him to win.


100 Casualties in Huge Mortar Attack near Baghdad

More than 100 Iraqis have been killed or wounded in a mortar attack on the National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad, according to Iraqi officials.


Plus: Was Einstein a plagiarist? [News.com Extra]


Appeals Court Says Gun Ban Violates 2nd Amendment

The decision today was the first from a federal appeals court to hold that the Constitution gives individuals, not just state militias, the right to bear arms.


WTO Ready to Take Action Against US Over Trade Law

The World Trade Organization was expected to approve the imposition of $150 million in trade sanctions against the United States by the European Union, Japan, Canada and


Police in Peterhead begin an investigation after the discovery of the bodies of a man and woman in a house.


What is the weakest, but most important sector of China's HIV/AIDS prevention and control network? One answer to the question, many people believe, is the awareness of officials at various levels.


Lisa Ling, a correspondent for National Geographic Channel and former co-host of ABC's "The View," married Dr. Paul Song this Memorial Day weekend.


Ford readying new round of buyouts: sources

Ford Motor Co  and the United Auto Workers union have agreed on the broad terms of a new round of buyouts that would slash thousands of jobs under the terms of a new contract, people familiar with the ongoing talks said.


Ukrainian-Canadians continue their protests

Canadians of Ukrainian descent continued to conduct small protests across the country, adding their voices to the pressure for a new election in Ukraine.


Bernanke signals bold rate action to lift growth

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday said the U.S. central bank was ready to act aggressively to counter a deep housing slump and credit market strains that were putting economic growth at risk.


India Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile

NEW DELHI - India test-launched a surface-to-surface missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons Sunday, a defense ministry spokesman said.    The Agni II missile lifted off from India's missile testing range on the coast of eastern Orissa state, said Defense Ministry spokesman Amitabh Chakravorty...


La maggior parte delle vittime si registra nel week end


Expectations for the weakest consumer spending performance in 17 years during 2008 kept the odds of a recession at nearly 40 percent, a survey of top forecasters showed on Thursday.


Sun, Microsoft to detail interoperability in October

Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. next month plan to provide more details on work they are doing to make their products interoperable, a Sun executive said Monday.


tarting Grand Slam tournaments is usually not a problem for Amelie Mauresmo of France. Finishing on top is. Mauresmo, who has never won a Grand Slam, began the long climb through the United States


In name game, Couples fills bill for most fans

CROMWELL, Conn. -- If you're looking for players who are sitting high on the PGA Tour's money list, you won't find them at TPC River Highlands, where the Buick Championship gets under way today. At No. 26, Jerry Kelly ($1,622,449) is the leading money winner in this week's stop. If you're looking for players who are sitting high on the ...


A U.S.-British draft resolution introduced Thursday would transfer peacekeeping in Sudan's conflict-wracked Darfur region from the African Union to a much larger U.N. force despite strong oppositon from Sudan.


Study Finds Possible Targets for AIDS Drugs

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have identified 273 proteins that the AIDS virus needs to survive in human cells, opening up new potential targets for drugs.


Fave gia' pronte da raccolgiere due mesi prima, Coldiretti


Opinion: Storage vendors, users forced to be energy conscience

Storage administrators, if they aren't already, will become very conscious of the electricity consumed and heat generated by legions of spinning disks because storage vendors will make it a competitive issue.


South Koreans leave Afghanistan after hostage ordeal

Nineteen newly-freed South Korean hostages headed home on Friday after a six-week kidnap drama in Afghanistan following a deal with Taliban insurgents critics fear could spur more abductions.


Firefighting couple give Travolta film 2 ladders up -- with ...

Veteran Chicago firefighters Larry and Leslie Muse have doused raging infernos, they've made daring rescues, they've buried comrades killed in the line of duty.


Lion, tiger kill man at Mexican meat plant

A lion and a tiger kept as exotic pets on the roof of a Mexican meat processing plant killed a man feeding them on Monday, Mexican media said.


In a Switch, China Triples the Tax on Stock Trades

The move was aimed at braking what many inside and outside China now see as a stock market bubble.


SAN FRANCISCO: Pictures of Earth-like clouds were captured by Nasa's Mars rover on Wednesday. Reports also indicate that there's a rock that doesn't look like anything scientists have ever seen.


Udine, 18:42 - CALCIO, UDINESE: 11-0 NEL TEST CON IL POLCENIGO

Test infrasettimanale per l'Udinese, che in vista della gara di domenica sera all'Olimpico contro la...


The International Monetary Fund says the world economy is growing at the fastest past in three decades, but in its semi-annual report the international lender says growth is likely to slow in 2005.


The Fit Tend to Fidget, and Biology May Be Why, a Study Says

Overweight people have a tendency to sit, while lean ones have trouble holding still, and the difference in activity levels may be inborn, researchers suggest.


Manmohan tells Musharraf to control cross-border terrorism

New York, Sep 24 (UNI) In their first face-to-face encounter, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is understood to have told Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf that terrorism should firmly be kept under control for the success of the composite dialogue process


Stepping Out on Its Own, Real Estate Broker Finds Unfriendly Streets

Realogy's shares have declined 10 percent since the end of July after it spun off from Cendant.


Undicesima vittima della guerra di camorra da inizio gennaio


Most U.S. staffing stocks rise after jobs report

Shares of most U.S. staffing companies   rose on Friday after a less than expected moderation in job   growth in August, reflecting still steady demand, industry   executives and analysts said.


A woman left infertile after cancer cannot use frozen IVF embryos to try for a baby, Law Lords have ruled.


Saddlebrook's Jennifer Capriati saw her shot at qualifying for the WTA Tour Championships end with a 6-0, 6-1 loss to Vera Zvonareva in the quarterfinals of the Advanta Championships.


A 19-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder Tuesday in the killing of a woman who answered an ad on Craigslist for a baby sitter.


Microsoft's Bill Gates gets millions of spam daily

If you didn't think anybody else could possibly get any more spam than you, then think of Bill Gates. The Microsoft Corp. chairman receives 4 million pieces of e-mail per day, most of it junk, said Steve Ballmer, the company's chief executive.


Swiss authorities will hand bank millions of dollars from the accounts of ex-Congolese leader Mobutu Sese Seko.


Roma, 13:34 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: SPERIAMO DI EVITARE IL BARCA IN CHAMPIONS

Adriano Galliani è a Roma per l'udienza alla camerca di conciliazione di Coni. Appena giunto ...


The fledgling Iraqi security forces have already made an enormous contribution toward keeping the country safe, but "much work clearly needs to be done," the deputy defense secretary told lawmakers Thursday.


Australian PM backs carbon trading scheme

Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Friday dropped his objections to a national carbon emissions trading scheme but said he would not be rushed into setting targets that could damage the economy.


Giu' Morgan Stanley dopo perdita 3,56 mld dollari


Korea FTC Files Objection Statement Against Intel

The South Korean business daily Maeil has confirmed that the country's Fair Trade Commission has not only concluded its antitrust investigation against Intel, but has filed a statement of objections against the CPU maker. This after some US press sources had taken the headline of Korea's story, "Korea Closes Intel Investigation," too literally.


Infatuated Zeta 'stalker' denies charges

The woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta-Jones has pleaded not guilty at her arraignment in Los Angeles. Two weeks after being found mentally competent to stand trial, 33 year-old Dawnette Knight entered


Officials declared victory Sunday over a wildfire that just missed two upscale subdivisions in the Sierra foothills west of Reno.


Vande Mataram is sung across India on its centenary but some Muslims boycott it on religious grounds.


U.S. Government, Firms Vie for Scarce Mideast Skills

A U.S. government quest for Middle  East linguists for the "war on terror" is failing to find  enough recruits because of competition from private sector  firms paying much more money for the same scarce skills.


Cavs tight end Heath Miller, widely considered the best in college football, is a fourth-generation son of Southwest Virginia.


China's Lenovo buys IBM personal computer business for 1.25 bln dollars

China's largest manufacturer of personal computers Lenovo Group said it has bought IBM's PC business for 1.25 billion dollars, making it the world's number three in the intensely competitive field.


It happens every year, and it's about to happen now.


Kenyan police fired teargas and water cannon on Thursday at thousands of anti-government protesters chanting "Peace" and singing the national anthem as they tried to march to a banned rally.


Open-source CRM firm offers subscription service

Start-up SugarCRM sets out to shake up the business applications market with a free program and low-cost support.


Two states hold contests on Feb. 19, with 94 Democratic delegates and 40 Republican delegates up for grabs.


Flashy features could tempt consumers--and that tempts Hollywood, which could help Blu-ray beat out a rival technology.


Allagamenti nei Pirenei, piu' di mille interventi pompieri


Rock bands the Manic Street Preachers, Keane and Feeder will headline Wales' first major music festival, the Fflam.


Poland Delays Decision on EU Software Patent Rules

European Union ministers on Tuesday postponed the adoption of controversial new rules on patenting computer inventions after Poland said it needed more time to consider the issue.


It's not quite the Super Bowl, but Willis McGahee has to be pretty happy with this championship nonetheless.


Public, private doctors to compete under gov't plan

If the government gets its way, more than a million patients will be operated on by surgeons from the private rather than public health sector.


Grand Move Sideways ; FOCUS ++ Designers Are Creating Smart Homes That Span Several Buildings. Jonathan Christie Takes a Wide-Eyed Look at the Concept of Lateral Living

By Jonathan Christie  So, you're looking to buy something unique in London?   You've got a healthy budget to play with but you're torn between the period grandeur of a Nash terrace and open-plan acres of a warehouse space.


Paul Sackey scores twice as Wasps continue to climb the Premiership table by defeating under-strength Bath.


Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC sweetened its $98.1 billion offer for ABN Amro Holding NV by increasing the cash portion, seeking to beat Barclays PLC to the world's biggest banking takeover.


Police shoot and kill an armed man who had taken a woman hostage in a dramatic stand-off in the Canadian city of Toronto.


Boeing Loses Out on Air Force Tanker Deal

Congress yesterday barred the Air Force from pursuing a $23 billion deal to lease and then buy tankers from Boeing Co. and raised the possibility that European rival Airbus SAS could compete to build the refueling planes.


by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff. (Little Rock, Arkansas) The state of Arkansas will appeal a court ruling that struck down a regulation barring gays from becoming foster parents.


CARY, NC -- The town of Cary has been ranked ninth in a list of the nation's safest cities. When it comes to the nation's most dangerous cities, Camden, NJ, topped the list, snatching the distinction from Detroit, which came in second.


Luc Vandevelde resigned as chairman of Carrefour SA in a shakeup that followed the disclosure that two new shareholders had acquired a nearly 10 percent stake in the world's second largest supermarket retailer.


Five explosions hit Madrid at Friday evening rush hour -- three of them at gas stations -- after a warning from the Basque separatist group ETA, police said.


Garante valuta possibili effetti restrittivi su concorrenza


SAP says its mySAP ERP 2005 will be its core platform through 2010. New features will be rolled out in small chunks that are easier to install.


U.S. Immigration Agents Fell Short of Probe Goal

U.S. immigration agents investigated only 139 suspected fraud cases referred by the main anti-fraud unit of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services last year, or less than 1 percent of 1 percent of about 6 million applications for citizenship, green cards and other benefits, federal investigators...


It has become a practice to come up with promotional brochure/folders/booklets, highlighting the finer


US regulators begin examining Google's planned takeover of internet advertising specialist Doubleclick.


The NI Assembly is evacuated as a key debate to pay the way for restoration of devolution was taking place.


Shareholders in Yukos are pondering liquidation or filing for bankruptcy, after deciding against a rescue plan for the embattled Russian oil firm.


Cal Gets Revenge With Win Over Tennessee

The 12th-ranked Golden Bears avenge last season's humiliating loss to the No. 15 Volunteers with a 45-31 victory Saturday night.


Crosby inspires Penguins to outdoor victory

ORCHARD PARK, New York  - The Pittsburgh Penguins opened the New Year with a 2-1 shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday in the first outdoor NHL game played in the United States.


China's burgeoning space program has announced plans to launch its first astronomy satellite and participate in joint projects with Russia and France, state media reported Monday.


Advertising: In the Kitchen and on the Airwaves, Red Lobster Gets a Makeover

Acknowledging that its restaurants are perceived by some as frumpy and downscale, Red Lobster has embarked on broad changes that are intended to woo wealthier diners.


Roma, 12:29 - CALCIO, STATUA DI MARADONA NELLO STADIO DEL BOCA JUNIORS

Diego Armando Maradona da oggi sarà l'icona dello stadio del Boca Juniors. E' stata installat...


Il marito attacca "Tony Blair stia zitto, Ã¨ pericoloso"

Roma, 22 ottobre 2004 - Duro attacco verbale a Tony Blair da parte di Tahsine Ali Hassan, l'iracheno sposato con Margaret Hassan, la volontaria anglo-irlandese responsabile dell'ufficio di coordinamento a Baghdad dell'organizzazione umanitaria non


Pfizer undertakes 240m expansion at Irish plant

Rumours of the demise of Ireland as a hotbed of pharmaceutical manufacturing may be premature.


Black Friday showed consumers are largely fed up with desktops, and more data reveals the laptop preference has grown.


Dad will 'contest the verdict' The son of Labour MP Mohammed Sarwar has been convicted of an Â£850,000 money laundering scam involving imported mobile phones.â¦


US Tells Civilians to Flee Rebel Iraqi City

US troops urged civilians to flee Falluja on Friday and launched air strikes on the rebel city ahead of an assault seen as critical to attempts to pacify Iraq before January elections.


Advertising: A Severed Car Grille? Itâs Super Bowl Ad Time

An assessment of some of the high and low points among this yearâs Super Bowl ads.


Roma, 11:35 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: POSITIVO TUMMIOLO DELLA VALENZANA

Andrea Tummiolo, giocatore tesserato per la società di serie C2, la Valenzana calcio, &egrave...


For the second day in a row and the third time in a week, former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was ejected from the courtroom for disrupting his genocide trial. A second defendant was also removed by the chief judge.


There could be some discord during the Tournament of Roses Parade as demonstrators promise to raise issues during the holiday spectacle that has been going on for more than a century. Human rights advocates plan to protest a float honoring the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and anti-war activists, including "Peace Mom" Cindy Sheehan, intend to rally for peace.


'Incredibles' Soars at International Box Office

"The Incredibles" has delivered Disney's biggest single weekend ever at the international box office, taking in $45.5 million, according to data issued Sunday.


Chicago Tribune - Human-rights organizations criticized the Bush administration Wednesday, saying in the three years since the Taliban was ousted from most of Afghanistan, the U.S. has not fulfilled promises of safety, freedom, education and health care for Afghan women.


The bombings in the Sinai Peninsula last Thursday not only cost lives but also a beloved place of refuge.


"Auto Theft" tattoo tips police to thief

A Canadian man's apparent fondness for the video game "Grand Theft Auto" has led to his arrest in connection with an auto theft, police said on Wednesday.


George Clooney will produce a movie based on John Grisham's "The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town."


Detroit Blight Court to Fight Urban Decay

On a block of neat, single-family homes in northwest Detroit, one burned-out house stands with its porch roof caved in, the lawn turned into a dump. The house has been like this for months — an eyesore, a hazard to curious children and a scene for potential mischief. But neighborhood activists have high hopes that could soon change.


Canada Looks for Spot in the Big Picture

TORONTO -- A pair of spectacular stumbles by large Canadian businesses has shaken the sense of corporate pride in Canada and raised questions about the country's role in the global marketplace.


NPD Group's July numbers for game console sales have arrived, and the news is good for Sony and Nintendo. The struggling PlayStation 3 saw a 60 percent sales boost thanks to a $100 price cut on the 60GB model that is being phased out. But Nintendo still held the sales lead with its Wii.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- When Marsh & McLennan reports third-quarter results next week, few analysts will be looking at the numbers.


U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, snapping a three-day losing streak as opportunities to buy cheap shares in beaten-down sectors like financial services enticed some investors back into the market after nearly a week of steep declines.


Suicide of Friend Often Very Traumatic for Teens

NEW YORK  - Teens with a friend who commits  suicide are at risk of an intense reaction called traumatic  grief, which in turn renders them prone to subsequent mental  disturbances, new research shows.


Nailing the interview: A headhunter tells how

You can ace your job interview by remembering one simple fact: The company interviewing you isnât in business to hire people. Itâs in business to produce profit. Thatâs why all those interview books are wrong: Success in a job interview is not about answering questions. Itâs about managing your meeting so that you can show how you will deliver profit. Unless you get that, you have no business in the job interview to begin with -- in Silicon Valley or any other tech mecca.


Romanian Election also the subject of corruption

As the voting gets underway, in what is expected to be a tight race, there are already election fears of fraud. Many are worried that the PSD (Social Democrats) might attempt to manipulate the voting in some way.


EADS Co-Chief Exec Hertrich to Step Down

The co-chief executive of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., Rainer Hertrich, will leave his position in 2005 when his contract expires, a company spokesman said Sunday.


DARPA code teams compete on same K9 robot

Multiple-personality droid dog; mad science indeed DARPA, the Pentagon research bureau which likes to put the battiness back into battle-boffinry, is pressing ahead with its robot dog/packmule/mini-Imperial-Walker programme.â¦


When Miami bolted the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference, it must have anticipated an annual battle with Florida State and fellow Big East jumper Virginia Tech for the league title.


Londra, 16:16 - CALCIO; IL PREMIER INGLESE ELOGIA FABIO CAPELLO

"Mister Capello sembra avere incominciato davvero bene". L'appoggio al neo allenatore della nazional...


HarperCollins will publish âReconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West,â by Benazir Bhutto on Feb. 12, six days before Pakistanâs postponed parliamentary elections are to take place.


Celebrities who take their charity work seriously are to be recognised.


India and Pakistan prolong Kashmir ceasefire

Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan have agreed to prolong a ceasefire in force in disputed Kashmir since last year, New Delhi's Foreign Minister Natwar Singh said Monday.


UK asks U.S. for Iraq friendly fire death details

Britain's Foreign Secretary said on  Tuesday London was working with the United States to get as  much information on a "friendly fire" incident in which U.S.  warplanes in Iraq killed a British soldier in Iraq.


Liverpool City Council is to decide later if it wants to set up a prostitution tolerance zone in the city.


Royal Mail rejects claims that two million mailed items will not reach customers in time for Christmas.


Veterinarians at the Memphis Zoo said they are concerned about the pregnancy of giant panda Ya Ya after an ultrasound failed to detect a heartbeat.


Belgacom pulled plug on Ouranous network

Satellite provider promises 'announcement' on Friday Belgacom cut off satellite broadband provider Ouranous Networks the telecoms services company confirmed this week.â¦


The Israeli army has suspended a platoon commander suspected of emptying an ammunition clip into a 13-year-old Palestinian girl who had already been shot several times by soldiers, a commander said Wednesday.


Inaugurato osservatorio aperto a segnalazioni consumatori


Osaka, 09:17 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: COLLIO E LA MASTRA AVANTI NEI 100 METRI

Simone Collio e Rosario La Mastra si sono qualificati per i quarti di finale dei 100 metri maschili ...


Henry sale has cost Arsenal title chance, says Drogba

Arsenal have no hope of challenging Manchester United and Chelsea next season for the English Premiership title after the sale of Thierry Henry, Didier Drogba said.


A judge has delayed his ruling allowing felons to vote until after the Nov. 7 general election and until the state Supreme Court can review the issue.


Who Should Run Yahoo? Pick Your Favorites in Our Poll

Are Yahoo CEO Terry Semel's days numbered? Almost certainly. Is it too soon to start picking a successor? Not at all -- and you can help, by nominating and voting for contenders.


Don't hate Carla Bruni because she's beautiful. She's more than a supermodel.


Quarter of US women infected with cervical cancer virus: study

About a quarter of females in the United States aged 14 to 59 may have the sexually transmitted infection human papillomavirus, which is linked to cervical cancer, according to research published Tuesday.


Cell phones and wireless devices pass Airbus's onboard tests with flying colors.


New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said a subsidiary of EarthLink Inc. has agreed to end what he called deceptive marketing practices that led to overcharges for customers using its dial-up Internet service.


Peterson's Frail Mom Pleads for His Life

A frail-looking Jackie Peterson tearfully pleaded with jurors Wednesday to spare her son's life, saying that "if you were to take Scott away from us ... we would lose a whole family."


Chevron successfully tests new US Gulf oil discovery

A Chevron Corp.-led CVX.N group said   on Tuesday it successfully drilled a widely watched exploration   well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, sparking hopes it could be   among the biggest U.S. oil discoveries recently.


Hungarian central bank cuts key interest rate by half a point

Hungary's central bank again lowered its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points, from 10.5 to 10 percent, the bank said.


Arafat Opens Eyes, Communicating - Israeli Report

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat  has partially emerged from his coma in a French hospital,  opening his eyes and communicating with his doctors, an Israeli  newspaper Web site said Saturday citing Palestinian sources.


Redmond cracks down on Windows Update alternative Microsoft has forced the effective shut down of the AutoPatcher download service.â¦


Argentina dirty-war criminal gets life sentence

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A retired police   commissioner was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison for   murder, torture and kidnappings during Argentina's "dirty war,"   in one of the first sentences since amnesty laws were scrapped   last year.


Oro nero a quota 65,08 dollari (+1,7%) al Nimex di New York


Is it safe to swim in the Potomac River? No. Yes. Probably. Usually. Never.


Get ready for hissy fits as Elton plans TV satire on stars ...

Old rockers want a little respect nowadays. They yearn to be inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame. Some even think they can help sell presidential candidates.


Kings Defenseless, Lose to Spurs, 103-73

With Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs in top form, the Sacramento Kings had no defense — and not much offense, either. Duncan had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and the Spurs emphatically snapped the Kings' six-game winning streak with a 103-73 victory Sunday night, Sacramento's worst home loss in more than seven years.


Earthquake Rocks Indonesia's Bali, One Dead-Radio

An earthquake rocked Indonesia's  premier tourist island of Bali on Wednesday, killing one person  and injuring at least two, El Shinta radio reported, quoting  hospital officials.


Man, being a cop just gets worse and worse!

Police patrolling the red-light  district of the Belgian capital have been ordered to stop  visiting brothels and drinking in bars when on duty.


Tens of thousands gather in Mexico City for the climax of protests against the presidential poll result.


Too many inmates are living in "dreadful conditions" at  Perth Prison, an inspector's report concludes.


A solid economic recovery cut the German jobless rate in August to 8.8 percent, official data showed Thursday, and some analysts said unemployment could continue to drop if market turmoil did not hobble growth.


Man Linked to N.J. Gov. Says He's Straight

The Israeli man at the center of New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey's resignation over a gay affair said in an interview published Sunday that he is straight and had no idea initially that his former boss is a homosexual.


Anche Parigi in rialzo, Londra e Francoforte in calo


Boating Season Death Toll Hits 11: Lake of the Ozarks Had No Labor Day Fatalities, but 2006 Deaths Were More Than in 2005.

By Kevin Murphy, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Sep. 11--The prime boating season at Lake of the Ozarks ended rather safely over Labor Day weekend, with no fatalities, but the same cannot be said for the year overall.


The judge in the trial of music producer Phil Spector rules a forensic expert hid a piece of evidence.


By Scott Mayerowitz, The Providence Journal, R.I.  Feb. 7--PROVIDENCE -- The state's top nonprofit organizations yesterday  made their case as to why they think a law is needed to clarify that donations  by out-of-state residents can't be used by the state to determine residency  here.


Toyota Will Offer a Plug-In Hybrid by 2010

The move puts Toyota in direct competition with General Motors, which plans to sell its own plug-in hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt, sometime around 2010.


Venezuela's ambassador to Cuba says Fidel Castro is gaining strength and has begun eating again.


including an HP-branded version of Apple's iPod - designed with an eye toward pleasure, not business. At an event in Miami Beach, the


AMERICAN warplanes today killed one of terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawiâs lieutenants in an attack on a suspected safe house in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, the US military said.


Ohio is among five states teaming up with the federal government to provide asthmatics with air quality data - via cell phone, pager or e-mail- that they may need to plan their day and protect their health.


US Air Realigns Sales, Delta Pushes Pilots

Amid talk of a possible liquidation, bankrupt US Airways in recent weeks completed a reorganization that eliminated several corporate sales positions while emphasizing newer


Crude oil prices eased slightly in early morning Asian trade Monday after pushing above the psychologically important $50 mark for the first time last week.


After killing at least 49 people in Grenada and Jamaica, Hurricane Ivan blasted the Cayman Islands on Sunday as it continued on a rampage that threatened to hit Cuba and the western sections of storm-weary Florida in the coming days.


DHS Lawyer Disagrees With Ruling On Gay Foster Parent Ban

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A lawyer for the state said Thursday that the Arkansas Human Services Department disagrees with a judge's ruling that struck down a ban on gay foster parents.


Editorial: Different strokes for different handhelds

Mobile Computing Editor Larry Garfield looks at the different design strategies of the leading handheld companies, and muses on what it says about the way they think.


LONDON - America's reputation around the world is hurting, according to a series of coordinated polls published Friday from 10 countries, including many of the United States' closest allies.    In eight of the countries where the surveys commissioned by major newspapers were conducted, more people said their view of America had worsened in the past two to three years than improved...


A France-bound parcel filled with hundreds of dried beetles and spiders — including endangered species — was confiscated Monday at Thailand's main international airport, police said.


Vatican returns artifact to Russian church

A Vatican cardinal returned Saturday a precious icon to the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow as a gift from Pope John Paul II. The Virgin of Kazan icon is an 18th-Century


'Home Alone' Star Culkin Arrested on Drug Charges

Former child star Macaulay Culkin  was arrested in Oklahoma City on suspicion of possessing  marijuana and a controlled substance, police said on Saturday.


Operazione da 160 mld di dollari, gruppo valuta ipotesi


ING gets regulator approval to buy Turkey's Oyak Bank

Dutch financial services group ING  Groep NV  said on Friday that it has received  regulatory approval for its acquisition of Turkey's Oyak Bank.


Judge deals blow to defense as Methodist trial of lesbian minister ...

The presiding judge in the church trial of a Methodist minister who declared she is a lesbian in a committed relationship ruled Wednesday that the cleric's defense could not call witnesses who would challenge the denomination's ban on sexually active gay


Injury scare casts doubt on racehorse Kauto Star's Gold Cup defence

Several leading British bookmakers suspended betting on next month's Cheltenham Gold Cup amidst reports that the favourite and defending champion Kauto Star had been injured here Saturday while winning the Commercial First Chase.


Overseas developers look inland for China bargains

Some five years ago, the central  Chinese city of Wuhan, whose laundry-draped low rises have  steadily given way to modern tower blocks, was well entrenched  in the psyche of domestic property investors, but little known  to the outside world.


Payroll growth was the weakest in two years in February but a lower unemployment rate and a revision higher for January job growth hinted at surprising resilience in the nation's labor market.


Shakira appeals for aid in storm-hit Bangladesh

Grammy Award-winning musician Shakira appealed on Wednesday to the world community to help rebuild schools in cyclone-devastated Bangladesh.


US Troops Battle Rebels in Iraq's Falluja

US forces battled rebels in Iraq's western city of Falluja on Sunday as American tanks, armored personnel carriers and Humvee vehicles gathered on a highway on its outskirts, witnesses said.


Half-Life 2 Set for Mid-November Release

Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) has confirmed that Half-Life 2, developed by Valve Software, has gone gold with a planned retail street date of November 16, 2004.


Rallentamento dovuto a Europa occidentale, mercato saturo


Insurgents kill at least three foreigners in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, local police say.


The government apologises to the family of a Londonderry teenager shot dead by the Army.


The Baltimore Ravens (7-3) have a prime opportunity to exploit the New England Patriots' vulnerable secondary in today's game at Gillette Stadium.


Microsoft debuts $250 wireless mouse and keyboard

Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new line of computer peripherals, including a $250 wireless keyboard and mouse that are compatible with its upcoming Windows Vista operating system.


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


When he pitches tonight in Cleveland, 23-year-old lefthander Jon Lester will be returning to the Red Sox exactly a year after he pitched for the Sox for the first time in his home state of Washington. It was on the team's second trip to Seattle, a month later, that Lester went to see an uncle who was a doctor, setting ...


Oil little changed, ponders winter weather

SINGAPORE, NOV 19: Oil prices were little changed on Friday as traders waited to see whether the onset of the northern winter will put a squeeze on low heating fuel stocks.


Suicide bomb kills at least 85 in Iraq's Kirkuk

At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, a witness said.


Three Irishmen linked to the IRA have been given long prison sentences in Colombia, having their had earlier acquittals overturned for supplying explosives training to anti-government guerrillas.


Boston - Given a short flight home and abbreviated night's sleep, the Boston Red Sox decided not to bother. Curt Schilling will not pitch in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series because of a dislocated


President-elect Bush listens to Alberto R. Gonzales, his choice as White House general counsel, during a ceremony at the Governor's Mansion in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000.


Make the Case: Business Case Template for Voice Over Internet ...

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is one benefit of the convergence between data and telecommunications. Companies today are seeing the value of transporting voice over IP networks to reduce telephone and


New Year bittersweet for China's families

ZHUANGCUN, China  - Nothing is more important to Yangyang than being with family to ring in China's Lunar New Year, but sometimes she feels the annual reunion is more bitter than sweet.


Henrik Pedersen ended Arsenal's perfect start to the season with an 85th minute equaliser at Highbury that gave Bolton a well-deserved 2-2 draw.


Day 16 roundup: Italian wins marathon, Cuba rules the ring

Stefano Baldini of Italy overtook Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima two kilometers from the finish to win the Olympic men's marathon on August 29.. The former European champion clocked two hours, 10 minutes and


School inspectors find pupil councils in Wales have a significant effect in only a few schools.


The price of oil falls for the fourth day in a row, aided by an increase in Iraqi exports and data showing better than expected petrol stocks in the US.


Indian board plans own telecast of Australia series

The Indian cricket board said on Wednesday it was making arrangements on its own to broadcast next month's test series against Australia, which is under threat because of a raging TV rights dispute.


IBM Corp. said it has shipped the first microprocessors that will be used to power Nintendo Co.'s upcoming Wii video game console.


Thousands of schools across Wales and England are forced to close by the heaviest snowfall for years.


An autopsy was performed Monday on comic Richard Jeni but the cause of his death won't be known for several weeks, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Jeni died Saturday from a gunshot wound. He was 49.


Mets 11, Rockies 3: After Winning by a Mile, Mets Reach the Highest Ground

After thrashing the Colorado Rockies, which included a grand slam by David Wright, the Mets now have the best record in the major leagues.


Hunter Mahan earns his first PGA Tour victory by winning the Travelers Championship over Jay Williamson with a birdie on the first playoff hole.


Alternative Energy Sources Receives Air Permit, the Final Site-Development Milestone in Iowa

KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Kansas City-based Alternative Energy Sources Inc. (OTCBB:AENS) today announced that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources approved an operational air permit for AENS's proposed 110-million-gallon ethanol plant near Ogden.


Aid Army Races to Asia's Tsunami Victims

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - An army of aid workers  raced on Tuesday to supply food and water to millions of  tsunami victims and the United Nations warned a death toll of  150,000 would climb as more bodies are found and disease stalks  survivors.


Futures lower as European shares fall sharply

Stock futures were little changed on Thursday, with investors showing caution a day after the Standard & Poor's 500's biggest drop in two weeks and as European shares slid on credit market concerns.


Nokia releases three new phone models that might catch your eye. Also:  Yahoo hires a former TV programmer to bring business & hellip;.  Semiconductor market flat & hellip;. and more.


Vote Count to Start in Disputed Afghan Poll

Afghan officials were due to begin  counting votes on Monday after a controversial presidential  election that was in danger of being scrapped but is more  likely to be a turning point in the history of the war-torn  nation.


Bits: Sonyâs Chief Says It Wonât Be Late Again

Howard Stringer is willing to admit that Sony got some things wrong, but he says it wonât happen with OLED technology.


A claim by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh that he can cure Aids is lambasted by a leading HIV specialist.


European Tour Member Retief Goosen captured the season-ending Tour Championship on the US PGA Tour when he turned a four stroke deficit into a four stroke victory over Tiger Woods at East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia.


UKRAINE:  Election Set to Bring Another Crisis

BUDAPEST, Aug 20 (IPS) - The political crisis that has ravaged Ukraine since  President Viktor Yushchenko decided to dissolve parliament is not  likely to end with the early elections scheduled for Sep. 30.


A young woman from Orkney dies following an attack while on a working holiday in New Zealand.


The dollar leapt over one percent  against other major currencies on Friday, extending its rebound  from multi-year lows as investors viewed its two-month decline  as too rapid.


Atene, 23:28 - CALCIO, MILAN; BERLUSCONI: INZAGHI AVEVA PROMESSO DOPPIETTA

Pippo Inzaghi aveva fatto una promessa a Berlusconi prima della finale di Atene. ''Ho sentito al tel...


A luglio, in 7 mesi il disavanzo ha raggiunto i 16,27mld


Bonds set to resign with San Francisco Giants

Controversial slugger Barry Bonds  will continue his pursuit of Major League Baseball's all-time  home run record with the San Francisco Giants after agreeing to  a one-year, $16 million deal on Thursday.


Storm Causes Mudslides, Floods in Calif.

A powerful storm battered Southern California on Tuesday with wind up to 60 mph and a threat of up to a foot of rain, causing power outages and highway-blocking mudslides.


France's finance ministry calls for tighter banking controls after the Societe Generale trading scandal.


KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - An independent body will investigate claims that Afghanistan's first direct presidential election was tainted by widespread fraud, officials said Sunday.


A minister hails progress on e-commerce after a study suggests UK firms are the third most sophisticated users of IT.


P2P for cell phones: Reach out and share something

Next year, wireless operators will debut ways to share a favorite ring tone. But don't expect a Napster free-for-all.


Reggio Calabria, 17:49 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: MAI PARLATO DI IBRAHIMOVIC DA NOI

"Non ho fatto alcun nome, tanto meno quello di Ibrahimovic, non volevo essere simpatico e non capisc...


Rashard Lewis scored 27 points and Ray Allen 24 to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to a shock 113-94 victory Sunday over the San Antonio Spurs.


The former head of a district in Chechnya has been arrested on suspicion of organizing the execution-style murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian newspaper reported Saturday.


Billboard album reviews: Brad Paisley, Bon Jovi

After four studio albums and a  Christmas release, Paisley and longtime producer Frank Rogers  have it down:


Democrats living overseas became the first to vote in the Super Tuesday primaries, casting ballots at the stroke of midnight in Indonesia, where Sen. Barack Obama lived as a child.


Demand for cheap labour is driving salaries up Although the outsourcing market has matured rapidly in the last couple of years, we still encounter many companies that see outsourcing as a cost-saving exercise.â¦


Polls: Big Parties Lose Ground in Germany

Voters in two struggling east German states had a chance to voice their discontent Sunday over high unemployment and social welfare cuts in elections expected to give a boost to extreme-right and left-wing parties.


RIO DE JANEIRO -- A swath of Amazon rain forest the size of Alabama was placed under government protection yesterday in a region known for violent conflicts among loggers, ranchers, and environmentalists.


The chairmen of the Iraq Study Group on Sunday defended their report against critics as a "responsible way" forward, while President George W. Bush prepares to unveil his new strategy later this month.


Red Hat sees half of sales outside U.S. within a year

Demand for the Linux OS is gathering steam as it becomes more popular outside its core market of computer enthusiasts, helped in part by interest in open-source software from European governments.


Polls are due to open in Hungary for a double referendum on citizenship rights and the health care system.


Arafat arrives in Paris for medical treatment

Arafat bid farewell to his people in Palestine. 75-year-old Palestinian leader Arafat left Amman's military airport aboard a French plane at around 8:00 am (0600 GMT) Friday on his way to Paris for medical treatment.


COLUMBUS, Ohio - Organic farming sounds simple - no chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or genetically engineered plants. But succeeding at it can be complicated...


Non e' stato un tirarsi indietro ma una scelta magnanime


Music and Video Players Add Wi-Fi Access

Devices from AOL, iRiver, and Sandisk will let you acquire tunes without a PC.


E' stato dimenticato un servitore dello stato


Oracle Announces Quarterly Critical Patches

Quarterly patch updates will allow organizations to better plan configuration management, says Oracle, eliminating the need to deal with the current unscheduled "surprise" patch alerts.


The surprise guest at a free concert of classical compositions by Billy Joel was — Billy Joel. The actual headliner at Friday's outdoor concert at Heckscher Park on Long Island was Richard Joo, a British-Korean pianist who arranged and performed Joel's music on the album "Fantasies and Delusions" which was released on the Sony Classical label in 2001.


Private dollars leading recovery of New Orleans

With government money for New Orleans trickling through the pipeline, private foundations, wealthy individuals, and philanthropies are playing a larger role than expected.


Florida tries to wipe out cat-sized African rats

GRASSY KEY, Florida  - Deep in the heart of the Florida Keys, wildlife officials are laying bait laced with poison to try to wipe out a colony of enormous African rats that could threaten crops and other animals.


A jury in Texas has ruled that Boston Scientificâs drug-coated stents infringe a 1997 patent issued to a radiologist in Princeton, N.J., and has awarded the inventor $431 million in damages, Boston Scientific said Tuesday. The suit by the patent holder, Dr. Bruce N. Saffran, did not seek to halt sales of the stents.


Will putting your kid through college put you in the poorhouse?


India's 40 million shopkeepers brace for Wal-Mart effect

The chain's plans to open stores there in 2007 have met with resistance from the far left.


Risarcimento di 1 mld euro, irritazione di Palazzo Chigi


Former gunman disrupts N.Irish self-rule talks

Northern Ireland's Stormont parliament buildings were evacuated on Friday after a former paramilitary gunman threw a package at security staff in the building where politicians were meeting to discuss self-rule.


A proposal for the UK to join the International Space Station (ISS) project is put forward by a group of scientists and engineers.


Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia Monday slammed the killing of a Hamas activist in Damascus which was blamed on Israel.


Autism Not Linked To MMR Childhood Vaccination

Parents worried by the media coverage of a possible link between MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination and autism can relax. A major new study has concluded MMR vaccination is not associated with increased risk of autism.


Standing on the sideline last Sunday, San Diego Chargers linebacker Donnie Edwards felt himself having an out-of-body experience.


Doctors and the government are at loggerhead over getting GPs to work in the evenings and weekends.


Everton's Neville happy to play Premier League matches overseas

Everton star Phil Neville says he will be happy to play Premier League matches in Hong Kong, Dubai or New York -- provided the groundbreaking plan is linked to the introduction of a mid-winter break.


BEIJING -- A former department head at China's drug regulation agency was sentenced to death Friday on bribery charges, as U.S. regulators ordered a recall of three more Chinese-made products deemed dangerous to children.


Coors' Donation to Own Campaign Draws Ire

A $500,000 donation by Republican beer baron Pete Coors to his own Senate campaign has triggered a new federal law that eases fund-raising restrictions for his Democratic opponent.


Four tourists killed in South Africa car accident

Four British tourists were killed in a road accident in southwestern South Africa on Tuesday evening when their rental car was hit by an oncoming truck, police said.


Ispirata a Eva Kant e all'esile 'Julia' di casa Bonelli


The deportation of two brothers is stopped minutes before they were due to be sent back to Pakistan.


Financial news channel CNBC is retaking its territory on the Internet on Monday, formally ending a relationship with Microsoft Corp.'s MSN Money and relaunching its own Web site.


A prehistoric sea monster that lived 400 million years ago had the most powerful bite of any known fish.


Divided EU hosts Russia's Putin at summit

The European Union opened summit talks with Russia in disarray on Friday after Poland vetoed talks on a partnership pact.


EBay was the online winner this "Black Friday," data published on Saturday showed, but overall Internet traffic growth was well below last year's even as bargain hunters tracked down sought-after toys and electronics on the Web before "Cyber Monday."


WASHINGTON -- The ongoing genocide in Sudan's troubled Darfur region was the world's worst human rights abuse last year, the United States said Tuesday in a global report that found freedoms eroding in numerous other nations, including war-torn Afghanistan and Iraq.


Tunisia's democratic future 'still bleak'

Another sweeping re-election win by Tunisia's long-time president is a slap in the face for democratic reforms and political change in a country run with an iron fist, critics said on Monday.


The eldest son of the late leader of the United Arab Emirates has been elected successor to his father, official sources told CNN.


Underdog Paul inspires political passion

Passengers on a plane leaving New York could see three words in 4-foot block letters painted on an East Village rooftop terrace as they ascended:


The Christmas tree decorations were being rehung at Pasco County buildings Friday after the reversal of a county attorney's finding that the trees were unacceptable religious symbols.


Jerious Norwood needed only one play to show why the Atlanta Falcons no longer needed T.J. Duckett. The rookie out of Mississippi State replaced Warrick Dunn on the third series, then scored a 62-yard touchdown on his second carry Saturday night in helping the Falcons beat the Tennessee Titans 20-6 Saturday night.


Si Ã¨ assunto il peso di trasportare il suo partito nella fase nuovaIntriso di Novecento Ã¨ un figlio della Torino antifascista e operaia                                          Fassino, il traghettatore rosso tra antagonismo e mediazione                                                                                di EDMONDO BERSELLI


Analysts: Outlook Grim for Microsoft Online Business

Microsoft's online business is "massively underperforming" against the competition, according to a leading financial analyst.


Vice presidente, colpiremo nemico come un fulmine


Former President Bill Clinton, who encouraged the 1998 peace accord for Northern Ireland, said during a visit to the British territory Thursday that he expects the pact's key goal — a joint Catholic-Protestant administration — to be revived.


BAGHDAD, Dec. 22 -- Members of a U.S.-funded volunteer security force in western Baghdad on Saturday threatened to abandon their partnership with the American military after an explosion killed four of their men, a blast they blamed on Shiite militias and Iraqi security forces, according to two...


Syracuse 38, No. 18 Louisville 35: Big Plays Add Up as Syracuse Surprises Louisville

Andrew Robinson threw for a career-high 423 yards and four touchdowns as Syracuse upset No. 18 Louisville on Saturday.


A primer on the oil-for-food accusations


Italian Officials Dispute Reports of Ransom

Italy's government dismissed reports Wednesday that it paid $1 million to free two Italian aid workers who were kidnapped in Iraq and held for three weeks before being released Tuesday.


TV Watch: The Unseen and Unexplained, Inching Closer to the Truth

ABCâs âLostâ and NBCâs âHeroes,â two series that traffic in the supernatural, are full of plot twists and lasting power.


Rush Limbaugh's Case Sent to Fla. Supreme Court

A legal dispute over whether prosecutors  violated conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh's medical  privacy during an investigation into possible misuse of  prescription painkillers was sent to the Florida Supreme Court  on Wednesday for review.


An enormous white zeppelin described as the world's largest successfully completed its maiden flight on Friday in Japan.


Microsoft says Firefox not a threat to IE

Just days after the launch of open-source browser Firefox 1.0, Microsoft executives defended Internet Explorer, saying it is no less secure than any other browser and doesn't lack any important features.


Heavy rain stops play with England 102-1 on day four, needing 418 to avoid an innings defeat.


Japan's coast guard to protect whalers from activists

Japan's coast guard said Tuesday it has sent a team of officers to protect its whaling fleet against intensifying protests by environmentalists.


Monza, 20:17 - CALCIO, SERIE C1/A: NELL'ANTICIPO MONZA-VENEZIA 2-1

Nell'anticipo della 26esima giornata del campionato di C1/A il Monza ha battuto 2-1 il Venezia.  Con...


Intel to lay off 800 workers in Colorado

(InfoWorld) - Intel plans to lay off 800 workers from a chip-making plant in Colorado by August, after Marvell Semiconductor began ordering those parts from another supplier, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). Intel and Marvell have done business since June 2006, when Marvell bought Intel's XScale communications chip division and its 1,300 workers for $600 million. The sale was one component of Intel's sweeping corporate reorganization that also included the layoff of 10,500 employees. Marvell now sells thoseÂ Monahans chipsÂ to vendors of mobile phones, smartphones, and other consumer electronics handsets that use the processors to handle multimedia and mobile Web browsing, telephony, and GPSÂ navigation. Intel learned of Marvell's decision to find a new supplier around January and warned its workers that month that it planned to sell the Colorado Springs plant, said Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy. He declined to say how much revenue Intel will lose when the contract ends. Intel plans to offer severance packages to its workers beginning in early August. The company also applied for a federal grant to help those workers learn new skills and find jobs, but the U.S. Department of Labor denied the request, he said. Now Intel is appealing the government's action and asking the department to reconsider its decision to withhold a grant from its Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. Under the TAA, the U.S. government gives aid to workers who lose their jobs through increased imports, providing them training, job search, and relocation allowances. Intel will continue to supply some components to Marvell from different plants, such as a facility in Santa Clara, Calif. Mulloy declined to say how many of its workers were employed making Marvell parts at that plant. Marvell confirmed it was shifting the business toÂ TSMC, saying its agreement with Intel had been created to last only through the transition of acquiring the cellular and handheld group. "TSMC is definitely the primary fab for us. It was never a long-term plan for Intel to keep manufacturing those chips," said Marvell spokeswoman Diane Vanasse. Marvell is struggling with its own problems, including a delisting threat by the Nasdaq stock exchange for failing to file quarterly reports for the last two terms of 2006, or its 2006 annual report. The company is also restating past results, after finding in May that CEO Sehat Sutardja and other top executives hadÂ illegally backdated stock optionsÂ to increase their value.


Eagles clinch fourth straight division title

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Unlike every other team in the NFL, the Philadelphia Eagles are secure in the knowledge they are heading to the playoffs.


Zimbabwe's Mugabe rules out regime change; slams Britain

HARARE  - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe ruled out any regime change in this southern African country as his ruling ZANU-PF party held a congress to renew the party's leadership.


A three-judge panel yesterday cleared a legal path for the Expos to move to Washington by ruling against an attempt by the team's former owners to keep the franchise in Montreal.


Pakistan says it has dealt a major blow to al-Qaeda's operations after its security forces shot dead the country's most wanted terror suspect.


Sen. Brownback drops out of 2008 campaign

Republican Sam Brownback of  Kansas, a two-term U.S. senator whose presidential campaign  failed to draw money or widespread support from an intended  base of religious conservatives, dropped out of the 2008 White  House race on Friday.


TOKYO - A full-scale war over DVD formats is only a matter of time - the electronics industry can smell it in the air. As the two opposing camps continue to recruit allies, negotiations are no longer about averting a confrontation.


Lottery Company GTech Sees Earnings Rise

GTech Holdings Corp. GTK.N, the  world's largest lottery systems operator, on Tuesday said  quarterly earnings rose on new contracts, acquisitions and  strong sales of its products.


Pepsi Bottling posts higher net, raises outlook

Pepsi Bottling Group Inc.  reported higher-than-expected profit on Tuesday, helped by cost controls and price increases, and raised its full-year forecast, sending its shares up more than 4 percent.


Russia Launches Inquiry Into School Siege

Russia's parliament will launch an inquiry into a school siege that killed over 300 hostages, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, but analysts doubt it will satisfy those who blame the carnage on security services.


European equity markets were higher on Monday as investors looked at the possibility of lower US interest rates when the Federal Reserve meets later in the week.


More Questions for Producer of Flu Vaccine

The Chiron Corporation said yesterday that it had received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration demanding more information about the company's plans to fix widespread sanitary


A lot of great music was released in the fourth quarter of 2006. But as usual, none of it is being considered for Sunday's Grammy Awards.


An Estonian soldier died and five were injured when a bomb exploded at a market outside Baghdad as their patrol passed by. US Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search a building yesterday in Ramadi


A poche centinaia di metri dalla discarica di Pianura


American's victory will oust idle Mauresmo

MOSCOW -- Lindsay Davenport will take over the No. 1 spot from Amelie Mauresmo when the rankings are released next week after reaching the Kremlin Cup quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Dinara Safina on Thursday.


TIME.comix talks to David B., author of 'Epileptic'


Woods holds off Furyk to storm six ahead

THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Tiger Woods, hunting his eighth victory of the year, overcame two early bogeys and a few swing problems to stretch his lead to six shots in the Target World Challenge third round on Saturday.


PHOENIX - Baseball players gave their lawyers the go-ahead Tuesday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids.


In Fallujah, US officers say the remaining Iraqi rebels are smart, and adapting to changing battle conditions.


Euro hits new record high against dollar on deficit worries

The euro rocketed up to a new record high against the dollar as markets grew increasingly worried about the ballooning trade and budget deficits in the United States.


Panama Pardons Cuban Exiles in Castro Bomb Plot

Panama's outgoing president on Thursday pardoned four Cuban exiles jailed for plotting to kill Cuban President Fidel Castro in 2000 and three or them flew straight to Miami, a haven of anti-Castro groups.


British Activists Hail Court Ruling in 'McLibel' Case

STRASBOURG, France  - Two Britons found to have  libeled the U.S. fast food chain McDonald's after the longest  court case in English legal history did not have a fair trial,  the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday.


Podcast: Craigslist Succeeds Thanks to Newmark's Lack of Vision

David Weinberger, author of Everything Is Miscellaneous, interviews Craig Newmark, the founder and chief customer service representative of Craigslist, in this podcast.


Giuliacci, piu' calda degli ultimi 50 anni dopo quella 2003


Joint-venture con Optec, azienda giapponese


Paula undecided on 10,000 finals after marathon cry-out

ATHENS, AUGUST 23: World marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe will delay making a decision on whether or not she will run in the Olympic 10,000 metres after dropping out of Sundayâs marathon.


Paris - Some 40 000 French homes were still without electricity on Saturday, a day after a powerful storm lashed Paris and large areas of northern and eastern France killing six people.


Hong Kong Legislative Election to Test Pro-Democracy Sentiment

Hong Kong voters go to the polls Sunday to elect legislators with limited powers, in balloting that may test the strength of the city's pro-democracy movement.


Once again, the landlocked Swiss are masters of the ocean. The Alinghi team from Switzerland -- a country more often associated with Alpine skiing and mountain climbing -- successfully defended the venerable America's Cup yesterday, beating Emirates Team New Zealand by one second to win the best-of-nine series, 5-2.


Musharraf tells mosque militants "surrender or die"

President Pervez Musharraf told Islamist militants barricaded in a mosque on Saturday to surrender or die, while concern grew for hundreds of women and children inside the beseiged compound in the Pakistani capital.


By HOWARD FISCHER, CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES  PHOENIX - A Senate panel approved a compromise plan Thursday to allow residents of the upper San Pedro Valley to create a new layer of government to cut water use, restrict growth and possibly levy a tax.


Dearborn plant workers exposed to hazardous levels of asbestos for ...

LANSING -- People who stripped minerals at a plant in Dearborn between the early 1950s and 1990 were exposed to hazardous levels of asbestos, according to a public health consultation released Tuesday by state and federal officials.


Reality TV star and former model Anna Nicole Smith died after collapsing at a South Florida hotel, a law enforcement source told CNN


CARACAS - A huge fire ripped through more than 16 floors of Venezuela's highest tower, in a Caracas complex housing dozens of Government ministries and state agencies, but there were no casualties, officials said.


Art Review | 'Comic Abstraction': Visions That Flaunt Cartoon Pedigrees

The Museum of Modern Art offers a sometimes perky but ultimately dispiriting show of works by 13 artists who borrow from comic strips, cartoons and animation.


By Chandra Devi  * ONE of the bill of guarantees under the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) initiative was that the Malaysian Government will not pursue Internet censorship. And it has kept to its promise to date.


A Long-Running Mystery, the Common Cramp

Yet common as they are and terrible as they can be, no one really understands cramps. They are a medical mystery.


The aviation industry says it can no longer afford the spiralling costs of security at UK airports.


Jon Lester had what was described as a "strong side session" yesterday at Fenway in front of pitching coach John Farrell and manager Terry Francona . The Red Sox wanted to watch him throw and then map out a plan for the foreseeable future.


Parigi, 22:59 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: VALENCIENNES VINCE ANTICIPO

Nell'anticipo della sesta giornata del campionato francese, il Lorient è stato battuto in cas...


Will Expand Beyond's Patents Lead to New Partnerships?

Ziff Davis - Wireless software provider Expand Beyond has been awarded 46 patents for its wireless monitoring and management software—what will that mean for the company?


Being in the right spot earned the Notre Dame womenâs soccer team a spot in the NCAA championship game. Candace Chapman scored with about 18 minutes left Friday to lift the


Iconoclastic Art Historian, Seeing the Old in the New

Robert Rosenblum, the most consistently edifying art historian of his generation, will be honored at the Guggenheim Museum.


Crude oil futures prices soared more than $2 a barrel to settle above $48 yesterday, as concerns about tight winter fuel supplies mixed with speculation that OPEC may scale back output later this year.


HYDERABAD, India  - Officials sent extra police and special bomb detection equipment to an Indian state after bombs packed with metal pellets killed 43 people at a packed street food-stall and an amusement park.


HEARTSâ UEFA Cup adventure may have been derailed in Rotterdam but coach Craig Levein can take comfort from the fact he has three more games to get it back on track.


Rescuers say a man and woman found dead in a cave in North Yorkshire were trapped by rising water.


The Lib Dem leader hails his "green" tax proposals as the "most radical ever from any major UK political party".


Hamas challenges Egypt's bid to close Gaza border

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt started to close its breached border with the Gaza Strip on Friday but Palestinian militants bulldozed a new opening in a challenge to Cairo and Israel's blockade of the Hamas-run territory.


President Bush chose Wall Street as the stage to bring his economic message out from the shadows of the Iraq war.


Fish & Richardson Adds Principals in Austin Office; Kordzik, Garsson Bring Nanotechnology Expertise to Firm's IP Group

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 25  /PRNewswire/ -- The national law firm Fish & Richardson P.C. is pleased to announce the addition of Kelly K. Kordzik and Ross S. Garsson as Principals in the firm's Austin, Texas, office, where they will join the intellectual property group.  Mr. Kordzik and Mr.


Japanese inflation falls for a seventh straight month making a rate rise by the end of the year less likely.


Starbucks Nominates Local Event Marketing Firm Soleil Noir, Inc. As the Northwest Minority Business Council's Supplier of the Year

SEATTLE, Jan. 31  /PRNewswire/ -- Fortune 500 companies like Starbucks know that it makes good business sense for its vendor companies to reflect its own diverse customer base, as well as the face of today's global economy.


Health Alert: Study finds breast cancer test unreliable

(Undated) Oct. 20, 2004 - There are several methods available to detect breast cancer, but new research finds one may not be effective.


HHS: More Flu Shots From Abroad Unlikely

WASHINGTON Oct. 14, 2004 - Don't expect imports of flu shots from Canada or other countries to ease the crippling shortage, the nation's health secretary cautioned Thursday.


Palestinian rivals clash at Gaza protest

Hamas security agents clashed with supporters of the rival Fatah movement Friday, firing into the air and beating journalists covering a demonstration against the Islamic militant group's rule in the Gaza Strip.


Ahmadinejad says sanctions won't stop Iran

Sanctions will not succeed in stopping Iran's nuclear progress, its president said on Saturday, a day after major powers said they had "serious and constructive" talks about new U.N. punitive measures.


Britain moving troops nearer to insurgents

LONDON -- Responding to a US request, Britain agreed yesterday to transfer 850 troops from relatively calm southern Iraq into a stronghold of the Iraqi insurgency near Baghdad.


Fed nods to easing inflation, but still worried

The Federal Reserve on Thursday held benchmark U.S. interest rates steady and, while nodding to a recent easing in core inflation, restated that inflation is its top concern.


La fiction e' ancora una volta il programma piu' visto


Giu' lo yen a 118,2, nonostante cresca fiducia imprese


WASHINGTON - The United States will receive some relief from its flu-shot shortage in the form of up to 4 million new doses, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.


An unknown militant group demanded the release of Muslim prisoners in U.S. jails within 72 hours in exchange for two kidnapped Fox News journalists, who were shown sitting cross-legged and barefoot on the floor in a video released Wednesday.


With Stronger Supporting Cast, Jets' Moss Anticipates Even Better Numbers

Santana Moss is optimistic that he will do better this season due to his continuing growth as a player and the arrival of Justin McCareins from Tennessee.


Frequent moviegoers tend to arrive at the theater 16 percent earlier than the average moviegoer, according to a survey by Arbitron, the audience research firm.


Roma, 13:04 - NUOTO, EUROPEI: BOGGIATTO, COLBERTALDO E ROSOLINO IN FINALE

Alessio Boggiatto in finale nei 200 misti, Federico Colbertaldo e Massimiliano Rosolino in finale de...


Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy  Co  reported a higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, aided  by strong international results and demand for computing, home  theater and video gaming products.


The Iraqi government replaced the top security commission in the country's second-largest city because of suspected links to Shiite militias as authorities prepare for British forces to reduce their presence in southern Iraq, officials said Monday.


Nervous fliers use pills to round the edges of jet travel.


Valencia, 14:59 - CALCIO, RIGANO': FIRMATO BIENNALE CON LEVANTE

Ora è davvero ufficiale: Christian RiganÃ² è un giocatore del Levante. L'ex messinese h...


On Monday evening Jacques Kallis made a comment about South Africa's bowling which was quietly forgotten in the general excitement surrounding his earlier century.


Body Resembling Japanese Hostage Found in Iraq

A body resembling a Japanese hostage has  been found in Iraq and is being shipped to Qatar for  identification, Japanese officials said on Saturday.


With dismissal, Bryant facing another fight

EAGLE, COLO. -- In pressing on with her civil suit against NBA star Kobe Bryant, the woman accusing him of rape won't have to meet the higher standard of proof required in a criminal case.


The number of US workers applying for unemployment aid grew more than expected last week. Thursday's Labor Department report says initial jobless claims grew by 14,000 - to 350,000 - mostly due to the hurricanes


"We will respect the conclusions of the council of economic and finance ministers of the EU"  Russia has nominated Josef Tosovsky, a former Czech prime minister and head of that country's central bank, to head the International Monetary Fund, a move that puts the Kremlin and the European Union at odds. via The Jersey Journal


Movies from Lionsgate will be available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store starting today. iTunes customers will be able to purchase blockbuster Lionsgate films like âTerminator 2,â âLA Story,â âBasic Instinct,â âThe Blair Witch Projectâ and âDirty Dancingâ and more than 150 titles coming to iTunes this month.


The German chancellor remains optimistic despite gains for the far right and ex-communists in the east.


Seven Die in Clashes Over Ousted Afghan Governor

HERAT, Afghanistan  - Seven supporters of an  ousted Afghan governor were killed and 20 were wounded on  Sunday in clashes with police and U.S. troops after crowds  torched U.N. offices, medics and witnesses said.


Istat, 81% alberghi utilizza web per rapporti con clienti


Top U.S. retailers, including Wal-Mart  Stores Inc. WMT.N, reported lackluster September sales on  Thursday as warm weather and the string of hurricanes that  battered the East Coast dampened buying.


Iraqi Cabinet members approve draft version of oil law

BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi Cabinet approved a draft law yesterday to manage the country's vast oil industry and distribute its wealth among the population -- a major breakthrough in US efforts to press the country's Shi'ite, Sunni, and Kurdish groups to reach agreements to achieve stability.


ASPEN - Finn Tanja Poutianen won the second giant slalom of the season Friday, holding off defending World Cup champ Anja Paerson of Sweden by 0.09 seconds.


The head of Iraq's most powerful Shiite militia refuses to hold direct talks with U.S. envoys despite apparent willingness for dialogue by Washington, a spokesman for radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Wednesday.


SRINAGAR, India - A roadside bomb killed 10 Indian soldiers and their civilian driver yesterday in Indian-controlled Kashmir in separatist guerrillas' most devastating attack since India's government began withdrawing troops from the disputed region last


Here's how we identify stocks that are set to outperform.


Ofcom raises concerns over competition in pay-TV

Britain's media regulator said on  Tuesday it has concerns about competition in the pay-TV  industry and whether firms such as BSkyB have the incentive to  make premium content such as sports available to other  operators.


CAOTANG, China -- This week in Caotang village, members of the Huang family were preparing for the Chinese New Year by making traditional dishes, scrubbing their already spotless homes and paying their respects to the family patriarch.


Iraq panel to shape U.S. policy despite tepid embrace

Despite a tepid embrace from the White House, the Iraq Study Group's recommendations will help shape President George W. Bush's new policy if only because of their popular support, analysts said on Wednesday.


Malaysia's Anwar Appeals Conviction, Seeks Political Re-Entry

Malaysia's former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim asked the nation's highest court to set aside a corruption conviction for which he has already served jail time, seeking to clear his name and pave the way for a return to politics.


â¢ In 1981, there were 422 AIDS cases and 159 deaths in the United States. In 2001, there were 506,154 cases and 459,518 deaths. Today, 850,000 to 950,000 Americans are living with HIV.


For the first time since he enticed the Montreal Expos to Washington, DC, with promises of a new stadium, mayor Anthony A. Williams went out among the local folks Tuesday, and he found that his largesse is not particularly appreciated.


German anti-monopoly authorities on Friday approved plans by mobile phone operators T-Mobile, O2 and Vodafone to create a joint technical platform to bring television to mobile phones.


A Young Doctor's Hardest Lesson: Keep Your Mouth Shut

The biggest shock along the road to becoming a doctor is the revelation that you can ask and the patient will tell anything.


EU turmoil as chief withdraws Commission team

The incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso today withdrew his proposed 24-member executive after it became evident the European Parliament would veto the team.


Japan's Sharp to become Pioneer's top shareholder

Struggling consumer electronics maker Pioneer Corp  said it would raise 41.4 billion yen ($357 million) by issuing new shares to Sharp Corp , making Sharp its top shareholder with a 14.3 percent stake.


Thierry Henry's management group responds with fury to a report in France Football magazine suggesting a deal is in place for him to sign for Barcelona.


Chinese premier Wen Jiabao took a bullhorn in hand to encourage stranded passengers in the snow-bound city of Changsha, as unusually severe winter weather snarled transport throughout the south amidst the country's worst power crisis.


The makers of Dreamgirls take out an advert to apologise to record label Motown, making clear the film is fictional.


Fifth man found guilty in soldier beheading case

A court convicted a fifth man Friday in connection with an extremist cell whose leader plotted to kidnap a British Muslim soldier and behead him "like a pig."


Analysis: Despite the furor over destroyed interrogation tapes, Congress's track record on torture does not bode well for a hard-hitting investigation


Roma, 14:46 - CALCIO, ARBITRI; GUSSONI: NE' MALAFEDE NE' SUDDITANZA

Il presidente dell'Aia Cesare Gussoni difende l'operato degli arbitri sotto accusa dopo le prestazio...


Advertising: A Garbage Hauler Tidies Up Its Image

Waste Management has been trying to clean up its name as thoroughly as it cleans up trash, in part by going green.


A few days before Sivaji hits the screens, a book is released on the Superstar.


David Duffield resigned his positions as CEO, chairman and director of PeopleSoft on December 21st, according to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


SEOUL/NEW YORK  - Microsoft Corp.  and South Korea's LG Electronics  said on Thursday they have entered into a patent cross-license agreement, sending LG shares to their highest in more than a year.


Shares in the bank plummet on fears that it is exposed to risky conduits.


Some US computer users vastly under-estimate the dangers of going online, a survey shows.


A man dies and two others are hurt when a lorry crosses the central reservation of the M61 in Greater Manchester.


Segnalati 20 nordafricani, carabinieri ne fermano quattro


Russians voted Sunday in scattered regional ballots marred by complaints that opposition forces are being frozen out of the country's politics.


Fifa president Sepp Blatter expects to have goal-line technology in place by next year's World Club Championship.


Wall Street stocks were mixed in afternoon trading on Thursday as technology shares prospered but the broader market struggled for direction as it awaited further direction from the US Federal Reserve.


In this poor Balkan country set to join the European Union in January, brazen slayings -- along with gang shootouts and car and apartment bombings -- have almost become part of the fabric of everyday life.Comment


The Queen's English is no longer so posh: researcher

Queen Elizabeth II's famous cut-glass accent, the Queen's English, is now sounding less upper-class, a scientific analysis of her famous Christmas broadcasts found.


British Flu Vaccine Is Unusable, FDA Says

The announcement was a blow to U.S. health officials, who are scrambling to calm growing public alarm about vaccine shortages because of the loss of about half of the 100 million doses of flu vaccine the nation was expecting.


Torino, 15:06 - CALCIO, TORINO: RECOBA SALTA L'ATALANTA

Torino a Bergamo senza Recoba. Per la trasferta in casa dell'Atalanta, Novellino ha lasciato a casa ...


Entrepreneurs Bet on 'Exergaming' Future

Consumer electronics companies commonly cater to couch potatoes by pitching bigger television sets, more mesmerizing video games and remote controls that can even place online orders for pizza. But a small cadre of entrepreneurs at the world's largest technology exposition hope their gizmos make you work up a sweat.