Central Texas gets look at lunar eclipse

Go outside on Wednesday evening and take a look at the moon. It will look mighty strange. The Earth's dark shadow will march across the face of the moon and by 9:30 pm the moon will take on an eerie red color.


Soldier's family gets confirmation on body

Relatives of a Texas soldier caught in an insurgent attack in Iraq said Thursday the military had confirmed one of two brutalized bodies found there was his.


The Hague, Nov. 7: India did not expect any hiccups in its relationship with the US after the re-election of George W. Bush to the presidency, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here today.


Did religious broadcaster Pat Robertson really hear President Bush say there would be no casualties in a war with Iraq, or did he misunderstand the commander-in-chief?


Ranieri apologises for outburst over referee

PERHAPS we should call him the Temperman from now on. Linguistic problems were an entertaining hallmark of Claudio Ranieriâs stint as Chelsea head coach, but on Tuesday night a misguided verbal


New Yorkâs attorney general is looking into whether insurers overcharged patients for out-of-network doctors.


ETA Warns of Bombs on Spanish Power Pylons

Spanish explosives experts blew up a suspicious object found on an electricity pylon near the French border on Saturday after Basque separatist guerrillas ETA warned they had planted two bombs, police said.


Two Iraqi Ministers Survive Bomb Attacks, 5 Killed

Insurgents tried to assassinate Iraq's  environment and education ministers in separate bombings on  Tuesday that killed five of their bodyguards and wounded more  than a dozen people, officials said.


Aviation industry analysts expect Qantas to head in a different direction now the Air NZ alliance is off. Picture:Reuters. Qantas' plans to take a 22.


Virgin Trains fails in its attempt to continue operating the Cross Country rail franchise, as rival Arriva triumphs.


Bush Blasts Kerry, Signs Tax Bill in Iowa

CLIVE, Iowa - President Bush said Monday that rival John Kerry's foreign policy stands "are dangerous for world peace," leveling some of his harshest criticism of the campaign during a trip to an important battleground state. Bush also signed tax relief legislation for 94 million Americans and hit Kerry on that issue, too...


New Guidelines Should Improve Ovarian Cancer Detection

SUNDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Ovarian cancer has long had a reputation as a silent killer, because many people believed it gave no warning signs until far advanced.


Former Kenya captain Maurice Odumbe receives a five-year ban for receiving money to fix a match.


A sharp rise in poaching is placing some rhino populations at risk of extinction, a report says.


Israel PM Olmert says has early prostate cancer

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Israelis on Monday he will have minor surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his prostate gland but assured them that it would not affect his ability to govern.


The Premiership's bottom club West Brom endured a torrid Boxing Day demolotion as Liverpool ran riot at the Hawthorns in this evenings fixture.


Comic actor Charles Nelson Reilly, a lauded Broadway performer and campy game show guest in the 1970s and 1980s, has died in Los Angeles, a representative for the actor said on Monday.


Britain says IRA now poses no security threat

The Irish Republican Army has changed fundamentally from the terror organization that fought British rule in Northern Ireland for decades and now poses no security threat, a British minister said on Wednesday.


The "M" club of NFL quarterbacks has stretched its maize-and-blue tentacles to Arizona to embrace Cardinals rookie John Navarre as the newest member of its expanding fraternity.


Ukraine parliament to pave way for snap election

Ukraine's parliament is to hold key votes on Tuesday that could pave the way to a snap election, ending a two-month political crisis in this ex-Soviet republic.


Did Boston ad stunt really backfire on Turner?

A promotional stunt by Turner Broadcasting may have set off a security scare in Boston and put the network under fire, but it also achieved just what such campaigns set out to do: Stir up big buzz for little money.


NEWS SNAP: Natl Grid Sells Gas Assets For GBP5.8 Bln

LONDON (Dow Jones)--UK power and gas system operator National Grid Transco PLC (NGT.LN) Tuesday said it will return GBP2 billion, or 65 pence a share, to its shareholders after selling four


Scientists are about to get their first really close and revealing look at Titan, the invitingly mysterious giant moon of Saturn.


ATENE, CIAMPI NOMINA CAVALIERI TUTTI GLI ITALIANI VINCITORI

ROMA - Il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ha conferito motu proprio l'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica italiana agli atleti italiani vincitori di medaglia olimpica (oro, argento e bronzo) ai XXVII Giochi Olimpici di Atene.


Zellweger blasts weight concerns after second Bridget Jones movie

Renee Zellweger has hit back at fears she employs extreme methods to shed weight following her turn as Bridget Jones. The Hollywood actress was required to pile on pounds for her role as the thirty-something


Family wins inquiry into killing of prisoner son

THE family of an Iraqi civilian allegedly unlawfully killed by British troops while in custody won a human-rights ruling yesterday, which opens the way for an independent investigation into his death.


Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) on Friday introduced a federal shield law that would provide an "absolute protection" for confidential sources. The legislation is in response to a slew of recent court actions demanding reporters reveal sources.


John Peel the most influential and widely respected DJ of several generations of music fans died suddenly after a heart attack on Monday, while on holiday with his family in Peru.


China's Internet search leader  Baidu.com Inc. is considering a domestic listing, a step toward  advancing its long-term aim to acquire search engine-related  companies, a senior executive said on Saturday.


Steve Finnanâs recall to the Liverpool starting line-up for Tuesday nightâs Premiership clash with Portsmouth at Anfield was one of six changes made by displeased manager Rafa Benitez, but the Reds were hit by an injury time equaliser from Pompey


Chicoutimi electrical system revamped, in good shape at handover ...

GLASGOW (CP) - One of the chief refitters of HMCS Chicoutimi said the submarine had a revamped electrical system and was in prime condition when it was handed over to the Canadians three days before an electrical fire crippled the vessel and killed a crew


McLaren's Lewis Hamilton says he is "relaxed and confident" as he prepares to give evidence into the Formula One 'spygate' hearing in Paris.


By Raloff, Janet  ENVIRONMENT  Huge tracts of delicate coral gardens and soft-coral forests off the coast of Alaska will be permanently protected from fishing gear that targets groundfish and shellfish by scraping the seafloor.


Kenya's leader rejects a law passed by MPs that could have stopped probes into corruption before 2003.


Movie Review | 'Eragon': A Boy and His Dragon

âEragonâ is what happens when misguided studio executives option a novel written by a teenager (Christopher Paolini) with a head full of Anne McCaffrey and Ursula K. Le Guin.


Brazil Says Will Open 'Dirty War' Archives

By Andrew Hay RIO CUEIRAS, Brazil  - Brazil's center-leftgovernment will unseal archives of the country's 1964-85military dictatorship in an effort to resolve a painful chapterin the nation's recent history, the justice minister said onTuesday.


Russian official says terror likely in crashes

MOSCOW -- A top Russian official acknowledged yesterday what many citizens already suspected -- that terrorism was the most likely cause of two jetliners crashing minutes apart, a feeling reflected in a newspaper headline warning that "Russia now has a Sept. 11."


UAL Pilots, Flight Attendants Approve Wage Cuts

The pilots and flight attendants at  bankrupt UAL Corp. on Monday ratified wage-cut deals worth $311  million annually to United Airlines, possibly moving the  carrier closer to a Chapter 11 exit.


New York, 09:48 - BASKET, NBA: MORTO DENNIS JOHNSON

Nba in lutto. Dennis Johnson, vincitore di 3 titoli, è morto ieri all'età di 52 anni. ...


Hungary to send troops to Iraq next summer: defence minister

Hungary plans to send troops to Iraq next summer under a NATO training mandate, Defence Minister Ferenc Juhasz said, a week after parliament voted to pull its contingent out by the year's end.


Yankees, Red Sox Ready for Game 2 of ALCS

NEW YORK - A day after giving Boston ace Curt Schilling a pounding, the New York Yankees look to take a 2-0 lead over Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday night. Martinez (16-9) faces Jon Lieber (14-8)...


A Russian businessman who met ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is now in a coma, a Russian agency says.


The verdict and reaction... Yesterday saw the long-awaited verdict to Microsoft's appeal of European anti-trust action. On all major points Microsoft lost its appeal, although the commission's imposition of a monitoring trustee has been overturned.â¦


AMHERST -- For University of New Hampshire quarterback Ricky Santos, it was a nightmarish déjà vu.


Tony Blair says fingerprints collected for ID cards will be cross checked against crime scene prints.


Warm bodies wanted. But that's part of the problem.


One thing about this election is known: the man who occupies the Oval Office for the next four years will not have a beard or mustache.


President Bush signed executive orders and directives yesterday bolstering the authority of the CIA director over the nation's intelligence programs and budgets, signaling a renewed effort by


Dal Cda, 'non e' un obbligo, ma un'opportunita''


Oil Down 3 Pct. as U.S. Winter Stays Mild

Oil prices slid 3 percent on Monday on  expectations that more mild U.S. weather at the start of the  New Year will limit heating oil demand.


Matthew O'Phinney's Blog: exuberant ctags with PHP in Vim

In a new post, Matthew O'Phinney sharing a handy new tool that he discovered - exuberant ctags - that lets you magically click on a class of function name and move to its declaration.   I found exuberant ctags, a library which can be used to generate an index file mapping language objects to source files and the line in the source file where they are declared. Contrary to its name, it's not just for the C language; it currently supports 33 different programming languages, including PHP.   He also includes a usage example in the post, specifically for getting the tool up and working in your Vim installation (via a bash script). Then it's just a matter of issuing a :set command to point at the correct file and you're one keystroke away from the function/class declaration of your choice.


Il colpo nel 2005 all'Unicredit della Balduina a Roma


U.S. S&P stock futures pointed to a flat open on Friday as investors were on hold before a key U.S. employment report that should give clues on the economy's health and the next move on official interest rates.


Microsoft slammed as partner event kicks off

Blog: Local newspaper greets Microsoft and its partners with a story focusing on the companies woes as it tries to broaden beyond traditional software.


U.N. says Iraq deadlier, Italians pull out

Italian forces ended their mission in  Iraq on Thursday, handing over the southern province they  patrol to Iraqis, while the United Nations said the country has  become deadlier than ever.


Nepal celebrated the Hindu festival of Janmashtami Monday as a five-day-old curfew imposed on capital Kathmandu and its neighbouring district was lifted completely.


Results of four exit-polls indicate Yushchenko wins

The results of all four exit-polls have shown that Viktor Yushchenko leads in the repeat runoff by 15 percent.


Facebook helps iLike stand out in Internet crowd

A month ago, iLike was just another  online music community struggling for relevancy in an  increasingly crowded market.


Pistons coach Larry Brown came back to the defending NBA champions on crutches Wednesday, returning to Detroit's bench after being told by doctors it was OK to travel.


Bengals wide receiver Peter Warrick is out for the year after injuring his left shin in the season opener. The injury was believed to have been a serious shin bruise at first but was later diagnosed as a cracked bone.


The air inside churches may be a bigger risk to health than that beside busy roads, research suggests.


Florida Starts Massive Hurricane Cleanup

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Residents left homeless by Hurricane Charley's 145 mph winds dug through their ravaged homes on Sunday, sweeping up shattered glass and rescuing what they could as President Bush promised rapid delivery of disaster aid...


The world's highest road bridge is due to be inaugurated in southern France by President Jacques Chirac before opening to traffic later this week.


Intel profit margin woes overshadow earnings rise

Intel Corp. , the largest maker of computer processors, posted a 44 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday but gross margins missed its target and shares fell nearly 5 percent.


A controlled study of peripheral neuropathy after bariatric ...

WASHINGTON--Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity is associated with neurological complications according to a systematic study of peripheral neuropathy after bariatric surgery.


A Procter & Gamble officials told federal health advisers today that a hormone patch aimed at restoring women's lost libido has not been linked to any serious safety problems.


A royal reception awaited the new 49er Olympic Champions as Iker Martinez and Xabier Fernandez stepped ashore after the last race of the regatta yestrday.


West ups calls on Sudan to accept Darfur troops

The United States and the European Union stepped up calls on Friday for Sudan to let international troops in to support African Union forces in Darfur amid growing talk of sanctions on Khartoum.


OPEC unable to influence market as oil prices scale new heights ...

LONDON, Oct 11  - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries says it is doing everything possible to help cool record high oil prices but its inability to meet markets' wishes reduces its credibility and influence, analysts said Monday.


Google Promoting Google Base Listings in Product Searches In preparation for the online holiday shopping season, Google plans to integrate Google Base into its main web search results.  According to information a Google official shared with those attending the Professional eBay Sellers Alliance (PESA) Summit, Google will be serving an alternative Google Base search box when [...]


The Tories are "unlikely" to defeat Labour over an EU treaty referendum, says William Hague.


Lindsay Lohan has been released from a hospital after recovering from a high fever and headaches, her publicist said.


A six-step plan to identifying great growth stocks -- and riding their success.


Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke shouldn't have pressed the "morphine button" Tuesday, Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth argues.


Seattle Employment Lawsuit Settled By Calence, LLC and Dimension Data North America, Inc.

SEATTLE, June 27  /PRNewswire/ -- Calence, LLC and Dimension Data North America, Inc. jointly announced today the settlement of a lawsuit filed by Calence arising out of Dimension Data's hiring of certain employees in Calence's Seattle office.


The 86-year-old mother of the Iraq hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared in public for the first time to beg for his release yesterday as the desperate waiting game entered its second week.


At Every Age, Feeling the Effects of Too Little Sleep

Even toddlers donât get enough rest, but the real agony starts in the teens.


A member of a congressional panel investigating performance-enhancing drugs in baseball believes there's little to be gained by having players testify at next month's hearings.


US court denies Briton bail in murder case

A judge in Massachusetts rejected British national Neil Entwistle's motion to be released on bail pending his trial on charges of murdering his US wife and their nine-month-old baby.


Kerry Says Bush Uses Surrogates to Do 'Dirty Work'

John Kerry accused President Bush of using surrogates to "do his dirty work," as the Democratic presidential challenger hit back on Thursday at a Republican assault on his Vietnam War record.


Intervista a Khaled Meshal, leader palestinese rifugiato a Damasco"Dobbiamo coesistere, l'assedio va sfilacciandosi"                                            Medio Oriente, parla il capo di Hamas "Offro a Israele una tregua di dieci anni"                                                                                dal nostro inviato ALIX VAN BUREN


Anne Frank Apartment to Become Home for Writers

The Amsterdam apartment where Anne  Frank began her diary before going into hiding from the Nazis  will become a writers' residence, 60 years after she died in a  concentration camp.


A former nurse who admitted killing 17 patients at hospitals in two states must attend a sentencing hearing where he will face the families of six of his alleged victims, a judge ruled.


Iraqi ex-tribunal chief still under murder probe

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi judge denied Thursday that murder charges against the former head of Iraq's special tribunal, Salam Chalabi, had been dropped after the prominent lawyer declared he had been found innocent.


Toy firm Mattel UK recalls seven Barbie pet and furniture playsets because of "impermissible" lead levels.


French prosecutors summon Continental execs in probe

French prosecutors summoned Continental Airlines' top two executives for questioning in the investigation of the July 2000 crash of a supersonic Air France Concorde, two lawyers said yesterday.


`National Treasure' grabs box-office gold, beats SpongeBob

Studio estimates show Cage's "National Treasure" debuted as the top weekend movie with 35-point-three (m) million dollars.


"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" dominated the seventh-annual Teen Choice Awards Sunday, taking honors for Choice Movie: Action Adventure.


A'S NOTEBOOK Rangers' pitchers get slight reprieves

Arlington, Texas -- All three Rangers relievers involved in an ugly incident at the Oakland Coliseum last week had their suspensions reduced by a game.


76ers' Randolph breaks ankle in practice

Philadelphia 76ers forward Shavlik Randolph was set to undergo surgery Thursday night after he broke his left ankle earlier at practice and was taken by ambulance to a hospital.


New China Defense Policy Focuses Threat on Taiwan

China has threatened to crush Taiwan at any cost if the island declares independence. The belligerent rhetoric is at the center of a new national defense policy.


Blog: New real estate site enables users to map out all sorts of local information--from  schools to weather to crime.


Portsmouth missed a chance to move into third place in the English Premier League after losing to Newcastle 1-0 Sunday on Antoine Sibierski's goal in the 69th minute.


Time to look at interim results and see who's carrying their weight and who might be receiving pink slips.


Efforts continue in the Gaza Strip to find BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, missing since Monday.


Sean Connery says Panama's decision to revoke his diplomatic passport has unleashed a wave of unfair criticism on the Internet and in newspapers around the world.


President Viktor Yushchenko urged parliament Wednesday to stop meeting and officially dissolve itself so that early elections can be held in September.


S.African police chief on leave in latest graft case

South African President Thabo Mbeki on Saturday put national police chief Jackie Selebi on extended leave in the latest high-level corruption case to rock the country's ruling party.


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Wales coach Gareth Jenkins is furious with the officials after being denied a chance to secure a draw with Italy.


6 Gaza Militants Killed in Clashes With Israel

In an escalation of violence today, Israel attacked rocket launchers in Gaza and clashed with Palestinian militants.


Bono Takes African Aid Cause to the Republicans

U2 lead singer Bono is taking time off  from preparing for the release of his band's new album to  remind Republicans about AIDS in Africa.


Bank of America creates credit card for wealthy

Bank of America Corp.  on  Monday introduced a credit card designed for many of its  wealthiest clients, in a bid to retain and win new business as  banks ratchet up their pursuit of affluent customers.


Wales boss Mark Hughes says he has no plans to quit his post for a job at Blackburn.


Grieving dad takes war protest to Times Square

A grieving father took his personal protest against the Iraq war to Times Square on Wednesday -- a pick-up truck carrying an empty flag-draped coffin and a picture of his son's open casket and funeral.


Transportation problems stall many rescue efforts

Among the green tents and tarp shelters hurriedly thrown up on the outskirts of this city, the only medical attention offered Wednesday to thousands of refugees from


Update 4: Primaris to Buy Boeing's 7E7 Dreamliner

Primaris Airlines Inc., a little-known Las Vegas carrier with plans to provide low-cost service for business travelers, has become the first US airline to agree to buy Boeing Co.


A report last week tying the Type 2 diabetes pill Avandia to increased risk for heart attack and heart-related deaths prompted a flood of calls to local doctors and Internet postings from patients seeking advice about whether to continue taking the commonly prescribed medication.


Israel's Sharon Wins Crucial Likud Vote -Radio

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud party voted on Thursday in favor of his bid to bring opposition Labour into government, averting an election and boosting his Gaza pullout plan, initial results showed.


Mets: Leiter to meet, but not about money

Al Leiter has already met once with the Yankees. Now it's time to meet with the Mets. Leiter, who is still interested in re-signing with the club, will meet with Omar Minaya, probably either


Ha 30 anni e vive a Bristol, ma invita gli amici a Parigi e mangia solo croissantAffetta dalla malattia di Susac di cui si registrano solo 200 casi nel mondo                                            Donna inglese crede di essere francese Colpa di una sindrome rarissima


Now the jet-set trendies are having facials in Swansea

THINK London is the preserve of trendy salons? Think again - a Welsh beauty spa where Ioan Gruffudd gets his hair cut has been voted one of the best in Britain.


Matt Hemingway, who qualified for his first Olympics on his third try and once quit high jumping because he was "burned out," made sure his first Olympic experience was one to remember.


Kidnappers seized two Americans and a Briton from their central Baghdad villa at dawn yesterday, in a bold raid that could further limit the mobility of foreigners in the Iraqi capital.


Romanian doctors say a 67-year-old woman, pregnant with twin girls, is set to be the oldest recorded mother.


Mark Reynolds hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Wednesday night.


Beijing to Install Condom Machines to Fight AIDS

Beijing will install about 1,000 condom vending machines in hotels, bars, universities and on construction sites in the Chinese capital this month to fight the spread of AIDS, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.


Demonstrators throng London to protest against Iraq war

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of central London to protest against the Iraq war as Prime Minister Tony Blair struggled to shake-off fierce criticism of the invasion back home.


NASA's X-43 unmanned aircraft hit a record 6,600 mph Tuesday in the program's final test flight, providing researchers with data for use on future ultra-high-speed aircraft and spacecraft.


St. ALBANS, W.Va. - No kids, that's not Big Bird from Sesame Street. It was an emu that wandered onto the Anne Bailey Elementary School grounds near St. Albans Thursday afternoon.


Henin sails at Aussie Open tennis with 30th straight win

World number one and top seed Justine Henin eased into the Australian Open third round Wednesday, holding off a late challenge from Russia's Olga Poutchkova to advance 6-1, 7-5.


Sony snaps Grouper shut, gives Crackle a pop

Drops video sharing biz model, goes in search of 'emerging talent' Sony Pictures is challenging YouTube's dominance of the user-generated content market by turning its online acquisition Grouper into a mini studio.â¦


SWEDEN's Fredrik Ljungberg is Arsenal's main injury doubt for their opening Champions League group match with PSV Eindhoven at Highbury tomorow (australian time).


Shawn Green would consider leaving Los Angeles for Arizona, which means a proposed three-team trade sending Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees is very much alive.


GDANSK, Poland  - President George W. Bush thanked Poland on Friday for being ready to host the U.S. missile shield and sent a clear signal he would not scrap the plan in the face of an alternative offer from Russia.


Travel: When Barbara Ellen  and her friend Emma first went to Paris, the city 'spat them out'.  It's time for a rematch


NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe has applied for a new job, as chancellor of Louisiana State University, and he is among the search committee's top candidates.


Catholics Resist Wooing by Kerry and Bush

Sen. John Kerry is having trouble wooing fellow Roman Catholics in Iowa and Wisconsin. President Bush is short of his expected Catholic count in Michigan and Minnesota. Once reliably Democratic, Catholics have become one of the most complicated and coveted swing voting blocs.


Efforts to find two children who went missing with other family members during storms are to resume at first light.


PARIS - Is Bill Gates preparing to switch careers, from software architect to ambassador?


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

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


Microsoft can't stop crowing about new Vista security features. But the system still has holes. Here's how to plug them.


Rice fails to win Israel pledge to ease Palestinian restrictions

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice failed to secure a pledge from Israel to ease restrictions on the beleaguered Palestinian territories as she ended a visit aimed at breathing life into the moribund Middle East peace process.


Roma, 11:35 - CALCIO, ZEMAN: TOTTI E' IL NUMERO UNO

Zdenek Zeman non perde occasione per lodare Francesco Totti: ''Juninho se ne intende davvero - ha de...


Clinton, Obama Brace for Battle After Tuesday Split

Bloomberg - Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Hillary Clinton won the biggest of the Super Tuesday primaries while Senator Barack Obama won more states, extending their struggle for the Democratic presidential nomination into next month and beyond.


ICC prosecutor to present Darfur war crime evidence

The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court will present evidence next week of alleged war crimes committed in the Darfur region of Sudan, the court announced Thursday.


Palestinians Terrorism Against Palestinians

Fatah gunmen stormed a mourning tent in Gaza City on Sunday evening and opened fire to protest against the presence of the PLO's Mahmoud Abbas and former security minister Muhammed Dahlan.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Rutgers Has Spotlight And Glare

Rutgers fans in the student section are said to have profanely and drunkenly serenaded Navyâs players during a 41-24 Rutgers victory.


Delitto Cogne, Taormina: 'Errori? Non mi riguardano'

"Nulla so. Tranne che Ã¨ una questione che non mi riguarda": cosÃ¬ l' avvocato Carlo Taormina, difensore di Anna Maria Franzoni e indagato per calunnia e frode processuale dalla procura di Torino si esprime


AFTER more than two years of seeking opportunities in China, the Commonwealth Bank has reached an in-principle agreement to buy a stake in a third-tier bank, Jinan City Commercial Bank (JNCCB).


General Atlantic goes on shopping spree A one-third stake in UK software firm Torex Retail has been sold to investment firm General Atlantic for an undisclosed sum.â¦


Siviglia, 15:39 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: BOULAHROUZ PASSA AL SIVIGLIA

Il Chelsea ha ceduto in prestito al Siviglia il difensore olandese Khalid Boulahrouz. Il giocatore e...


Lebanon Mourns Hariri, Opposition Accuses Syria

Lebanon mourned assassinated former  Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri Tuesday as opposition leaders  bluntly implicated Syria in an attack that Lebanese authorities  said might have been a suicide bombing.


Texas plant blast gives bereaved daughter a mission

In the blink of an eye, Eva Rowe lost both her parents when a gasoline unit exploded at a BP refinery in Texas City, killing them and 13 others in the worst industrial accident in the United States for more than a decade.


China to strive for prudent, stable fiscal, monetary policies in ...

BEIJING  - China's leaders have wrapped up a key economic meeting pledging to strive for stable economic growth next year with an emphasis on quality and efficiency rather than simply a high growth rate.


Lotta tra Nec e Sony per l'erede del DVD

Nec con HD DVD e Sony con Blu-ray hanno infatti previsto il rilascio dei primi drive interni per PC a laser blu intorno alla metÃ  del 2005. NEC, oltre ad essere impegnata nello sviluppo di un'unitÃ  HD DVD


Report: Apple working on auto-volume control for iPods

In effort to prevent hearing loss, Apple has reportedly filed patent for device that would automatically calculate how long a person has been listening and at what volume.


Kevin Bacon stars in violent "Death Sentence"

NEW YORK  - Crime rates might be dropping nationwide, but you wouldn't know from the latest wave of vigilante-themed films.


PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Brad Pitt has a sense of humor about the bumper sticker George Clooney slapped on his car that said he was a gay voter with a small penis.


Greek anti-war activists protest visit by Powell

Greek anti-war organizations and trade unions staged a big demonstration in downtown Athens Friday night to protest the planned visit to Greece by US Secretary of State


LAKE LOUISE, Alberta - Ken Read says the battle between Bode Miller and Hermann Maier for Alpine skiing World Cup supremacy represents one of the sporting worldâs great rivalries.


Rescuers on Thursday found all 16 hikers and climbers who had been reported missing in Northern California parks in a blizzard that killed two hikers earlier.


Authorities said a bomb threat is what forced a Greek airliner to make an emergency landing at an airport in England Sunday. The Olympic Airlines plane was headed from Athens to New York when it was diverted to Stansted Airport outside London.


TOKYO Global sales of semiconductor equipment will fall short of forecasts this year and shrink next year, according to a survey of manufacturers released Wednesday.


Curlin Overwhelms a Deep Field and Overcomes a Soggy Track

Curlin, a 3-year-old son of Smart Strike, did his best to make everyone forget the unfortunate sideshows that surrounded his victory in the Classic.


The German Cabinet Wednesday agreed to send troops to aid the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, after weeks of uncertainty how the German contribution would look like.


WILMINGTON, Del.âOracle Corp. opened its legal attack on PeopleSoft Inc.'s takeover defences yesterday with charges that ousted chief executive Craig Conway lied to Wall Street analysts about the effect


The future of robotics may involve teams of small, cooperating droids.


At Sydney four years ago it was impossible to move without being reminded of Marion Jones's "Drive for Five", the name her sponsors had given her audacious attempt to win a record five Olympic gold medals.


Charles Clarke vows to plough ahead with plans to introduce ID cards rejecting a call to "pause for thought".


United Nations Ambassador John Bolton's most vocal critic in the Senate now says Bolton should be renominated without a fight.


By CARMEN DUARTE  Se conocen a traves del baile y educan sobre esta disciplina  El arte y la magia del flamenco fluyen por las venas de Jason y Melani Martinez, mejor conocida como Mele.


Weigh in on sci-fi to technology inspirations

Blog: CNET News.com is interested in readers' favorite examples of science fiction that inspired real technology


Stocks Fall on Oil, Dow Ends Below 10,000

Stocks declined on Monday, as record  crude oil prices triggered fresh worry that energy costs will  erode corporate profits and consumer demand.


Bush heads to APEC after surprise Iraq trip

After a lightning visit to Iraq where he hinted at possible U.S. troop cuts, President George W. Bush arrives in Australia on Tuesday for an Asia-Pacific leaders' meeting amid heavy security and anti-war protests.


Judge Rejects Class Action in 3M Suit: Company Gets a Big Win in Fight Over Washington County Water Pollution

By Bob Shaw, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Jun. 20--In a victory for the 3M Co., a judge ruled Tuesday that 67,700 residents of Washington County may not sue the company as a single group for damages allegedly suffered because of chemicals in their water.


Bangladesh cabinet members quit over army deployment

Four members of Bangladesh's interim government have quit in protest at the president's decision to deploy the army to restore order ahead of January's elections.


The Long Arms Of Law Enforcemen Partnerships:Israel, Bulgaria Help U.S. Nab Alleged Counterfeiter

It was quite an operation, the way it came together. In December 2002, U.S. Customs agents intercepted $8 million in counterfeit checks in two FedEx packages bound for Israel.


Cate Blanchett evokes Hollywood era of old

Days after playing an alluring English art teacher, actress Cate Blanchett adopted a German accent to transform herself into an enigmatic Second World War prostitute in a performance some liken to Marlene Dietrich.


Londra, 15:15 - F.1, STAMPA INGLESE: ALONSO PAGA MECCANICI PER BATTERE HAMILTON

Fernando Alonso è sempre piÃ¹ al centro delle polemiche. Secondo il giornale inglese 'Daily Mi...


BOSTON (Ticker) -- David Ortiz gave the Boston Red Sox a little life in the American League Championship Series, forcing a Game Five vs.


"Spring Awakening," a pounding post-rock musical of teenage sexual anxiety, took several top prizes Sunday as the 2007 Tony Awards got under way at Radio City Music Hall.


The Tories are to back controversial government plans to introduce ID cards in the UK, the party has said.


Students Return to Site of Russian School Siege

Two weeks after heavily armed militants took more than 1,200 hostages in a school in southern Russia, students in this grief-stricken town returned to classes accompanied by nervous relatives and armed, camouflage-clad police.


THE race to get a widespread third generation mobile phone network in Australia started in earnest yesterday with Optus and Vodafone agreeing to a joint venture network.


The Afghan government and Nato-led troops are preparing to recapture a town stormed by the Taleban.


Colombian Player Is Close To Joining United

D.C. United gets closer to a deal with veteran Colombian central back Gonzalo Martinez , a move which would greatly enhance the team's defense and depth.


Flu Vaccine for Youths Can Aid Families: UM Researchers Report Fewer Cases of Flu When Children Are Protected

By Dennis O'Brien, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 14--With the flu season expected to peak next month, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine reported today that vaccinating schoolchildren against the disease reduces not only their risk but that of their families as well.


U2 frontman Bono is honoured with an award for his charity work at an Aids charity fundraiser in New York.


LOS ANGELES - Ask Dan Castellaneta to describe how he sounds off-screen and this is what he offers: sort of deadpan, shy of nasal, with a standard Midwestern tilt.


Nuovi sospetti sull'infermiera S'indaga su altri dieci casi

Lecco 16 dicembre - La Procura di Lecco sta indagando su almeno altri cinque casi oltre a quelli giÃ  confessati da Sonya Caleffi, l'infermiera 34enne comasca in stato di fermo con l'accusa di omicidio plurimo volontario per aver procurato la morte di


Women's rights key to Africa AIDS crisis: study

Improving women's rights could  boost the battle against AIDS in southern African countries,  where women are often forced into risky sex by male partners or  economic desperation, a new report said on Friday.


Scandals aside, Career Education is a money-printing machine.


China Asks Canada to Hand Over Intruders

China urged the Canadian Embassy on Thursday to hand over 44 possible North Korean asylum-seekers, while officials said nine North Koreans who entered an American school in Shanghai had been handed over to Chinese police.


Fast-growing algae smothers Chinese lake

Fast-spreading, foul-smelling blue-green algae smothered a lake in eastern China, contaminating the drinking water for millions of people and sparking panic-buying of bottled water, state media said Thursday.


New suspects held in '99 Serbia killings

Four new suspects have been detained in connection with the 1999 wartime killings of three Kosovo-Americans whose bodies were found dumped in a mass grave, prosecutors said Wednesday.


Defiant Hungary PM urges calm after riots

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc   Gyurcsany defied opposition pressure to quit on Tuesday after   anti-government riots he called "the longest and darkest night   of the republic" left 150 people injured.


Russia hints is ready to move missiles to EU border

Russia hinted on Wednesday it may  station missiles in its most westerly region bordering EU  members Poland and Lithuania, if the United States does not  cooperate over plans for a European missile shield.


BAGHDAD: A suicide car bomber blasted an American convoy north of Baghdad as US troops battled insurgents west of the capital yesterday in a wave of violence that killed at least 27 people.


Honeywell profit up 18 percent; shares jump

Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc  said quarterly profit rose nearly 18 percent, with sales up across all its units, sparking a 4 percent rise in the stock in early trading.


Buddhist Monks, Planes Deliver Tsunami Aid

Buddhist monks handed out rice and curry parcels to grieving tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka and aircraft dropped food to isolated Indonesian towns on Wednesday as Asia's disaster relief operation struggled to kick in.


New York City power restored but subways snarled

A power outage struck Manhattan's wealthy Upper East Side during a heat wave on Wednesday, snarling subway service during rush hour in another embarrassment for utility Con Edison.


Indian Gap supplier using child labour: report

An Indian supplier to clothing retailer Gap has been found using child labour to produce items for Gap Kids branches in Europe and the United States, the Observer newspaper reported here on Sunday.


A legal challenge over plans to introduce water rates in NI clears the first hurdle in the High Court.


Shawn Crawford speeds to victory in 10.02 seconds in the first round of the men's 100 meters, leading three Americans into the second round.


p2pnet.net News:- Intel will offer dual core 'two-in-one' microprocessors across all product lines starting next year. And by 2006, most chips sold for desktop and notebook PCs, as well as server computers


Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal said Thursday that fugitives in his Palestinian group would not sign pledges to halt attacks because that would negate the legitimacy of their right to fight the Israeli occupation.


Elections ensure Australia will keep troops in Iraq

(Sydney, Australia-AP) Oct. 9, 2004 - Australian Prime Minister John Howard has claimed victory in national elections. The vote will ensure the country keeps its troops in Iraq.


Annan criticizes UN rights body, wants Darfur move

Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on  Wednesday the United Nations' new human rights body risked  becoming deadlocked by the same political maneuvering that sunk  its discredited predecessor.


While the Mets awaited word on where they stood in the Carlos Beltran negotiations, they reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a one-year contract with infielder Miguel Cairo.


Palestinian PM condemns Israeli raid in Nablus

Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei condemned on Tuesday Israel's operation in the northern West Bank town of Nablus, during which four Palestinians, including a child, were killed.


Genova, 19:05 - CALCIO, MERCATO: VANDEN BORRE AL GENOA, PAPA WAIGO A FIRENZE

Il Genoa comunica di aver acuissato il difensore belga Anthony Vanden Borre dalla Fiorentina con la ...


List of 2004 MacArthur Foundation Fellows

The list of 23 fellows announced by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Each will receive $500,000 over five years:


Miramax Fate Dominates Talk at Sundance Film Fest

PARK CITY, Utah  - As independent filmmakers  descended on the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, chatter  over the fate of Miramax Films and its combative co-chief  executives, Bob and Harvey Weinstein, rivaled the buzz over the  gathering's movies and stars.


Il ministro del Lavoro: "Un'ipotesi fin qui mai presa in considerazione"Si discuterÃ  una proposta complessiva, aggiunge, quando tornerÃ  Prodi                                          Pensioni, Damiano smentisce le voci "Non aumenteremo etÃ  per le donne"


House may vote on spyware bill next week

WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives will vote as soon as next week on a measure to crack down on deceptive âspywareâ that hides in usersâ computers and secretly monitors their activities, key lawmakers said on Wednesday.


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Washington -- If the new National Museum of the American Indian confined itself to such displays as its impressive collections of Seminole, Shoshone and Hopi kachina dolls, or North American peace pipes and tomahawks, it would differ little from other


Iggy Pop is on his knees, prostrating himself to a Texas audience illuminated by the pale glow of cell phones and digital cameras.


US envoy warns NKorea against nuclear test

US envoy Christopher Hill warned North Korea against provoking the international community with a nuclear test, urging the secretive state to return to stalled talks on its atomic program.


Partners break ground on Waltham's Overlook

THE REGION Normandy Real Estate Partners, a New Jersey firm rapidly acquiring office properties in New England, and partners Neelon Properties LLC broke ground on Overlook Center, a 105,000-square-foot, six-story glass office building in Waltham that overlooks Route 128. The Hickory Drive property will replace an outdated brick office complex built decades ago by Neelon and will feature a four-level ...


As troops converge on Fallujah, some worry about the consequences

The assault on Fallujah could incite violence elsewhere in Iraq, help Islamic terrorists gain followers and further sour world opinion against the United States, but


Movie Review | 'Shoot âEm Up': Never Mind Those Bullets, a Newborn Needs Rescuing

âShoot âEm Upâ is a witless, soulless, heartless movie that mistakes noise for bravura and tastelessness for wit.


Marion Jones Sentenced to Six Months in Prison

Marion Jones pleaded guilty in October to lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs.


Trump: Cuts Stake In Casinos As Company Cuts Debt

Will this be a lucky bet? In a new effort to stave bankruptcy, struggling Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts (otc: DJTC - news - people ) plans to restructure its $1.


Philippine survivors flee new typhoon, 600 dead or missing

REAL, Philippines  - Terrified survivors were fleeing the northeastern Philippines as a new storm bore down on the area where floods and landslides have killed more than 400 people and left nearly 200 missing.


A Ostia Antica (Roma) dopo mesi di chiusura per furto


US Stocks Gain; Shares of Citigroup, Bank of America Advance

US stocks gained on optimism that third-quarter earnings this week from companies including Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp.


Kumble claims seven, Australia collapse at 235

Chennai, Oct 14 (UNI) Leg spinner Anil Kumble's devastating spell of seven for 48 helped India skittle out Australia for 235 runs in their first essay on the opening day of the second TVS cup series Test at the MA Chidambaram stadium here today.


A printer that uses re-writeable plastic paper could help firms cut carbon emissions, claims Toshiba.


Marion Jones was sentenced Friday to six months in prison for lying about using steroids


Presentata al Senato dopo pubblicita' anti-Israele


Despite sitting on a shelf for nearly two years, Hero topped all films at the box office over the weekend. (Related story: Check out the weekend's top 10 films).


Myanmar junta seeks India's help to build democracy

Myanmar's military ruler Senior General Than Shwe met with the Indian leadership saying democracy was the only path to peace and prosperity, just days after he sacked the country's premier.


Why not flatter your portfolio with a dose of international stocks?


Lead in paint forces recall of wooden toys

Â· Thomas the Tank Engine items taken off UK shelvesÂ· 70,000 Chinese-made playthings may be affected


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

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


Herald to lose suburban papers' websites

GateHouse Media Inc., which bought the suburban newspaper holdings of Boston Herald publisher Patrick Purcell, will no longer use the Herald's online affiliate to host the web sites of the suburban papers, according to a GateHouse memo.


South Carolina is where two presidential candidates lectured the media for focusing on race, but behind the scenes worked furiously to use the state's diversity to their advantage.


A car bomb attack Wednesday in Baghdad targeting Iraqi police recruits has killed at least five people and wounded at least 47 others, Iraqi police said.


Appeals court hands Google patent case setback

A federal appeals court handed  Google Inc  a setback in a patent fight on Wednesday,  tossing out part of a summary judgment in the Web search  engine's favor in a lawsuit filed by Hyperphrase Technologies,  LLC.


Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya said that a strong start is vital to his chances of overhauling Ferrari in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix after finishing second in qualifying here Saturday.


Public sector workers could have salaries set for three years under new government plans to be announced.


Mark Brunell opened the game with a touchdown drive and was done for the night. Michael Vick opened with an interception and never did produce a play for positive yardage.


Suicide attack kills 48 in Pakistan mosque

CHARSADDA, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber killed 48 people in a mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday where a former interior minister was offering Muslim Eid festival prayers with worshippers, the government said.


AFGHANISTANâS capital Kabul was placed under tight security today for the historic inauguration of Hamid Karzai as the countryâs first popularly elected president.


Email gangs bombard Britain in "Spam Wars"

Criminal gangs using hijacked computers  are behind a surge in unwanted emails peddling sex, drugs and  stock tips in Britain.


Long Island Technology Briefs: March 2, 2007

By Ross Daly  Keeping an Eagleye on possible computer imposters  Everyone who uses a computer does so in subtly different ways: different keystroke speeds, different mouse acceleration, different clicking patterns, different Web sites.


The strong hearts behind the NFL's toughest players provide their own kind of 'special teams' support.


Estoril, 15:05 - MOTO, GP PORTOGALLO: POLE DI PASINI IN 125

Mattia Pasini su Aprilia partirà in pole position nel Gp del Portogallo, classe 125. Pasini h...


U.S. President George W. Bush, hardening his tone towards Israel on Thursday, urged an end to "the occupation" of the West Bank and pushed for a peace treaty to be signed within a year to create a Palestinian state.


Chrysler, Ford Recall Over 1 Million Vehicles

DaimlerChrysler's  Chrysler division  said on Friday it was recalling about 600,000 Dodge Durango  sport utility vehicles and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks because  of concerns about their safety.


Patrik Elias scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, and Martin Brodeur made 20 saves in the New Jersey Devils' 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.


Aung San Suu Kyi talking to Burmese junta

Rangoon residents claim pro-democracy leader is holding surprise talks with government.


Mobs armed with swords and axes rampaged through the capital of East Timor as another day of violence pushed one of the world's newest and poorest nations deeper into chaos.


Berlusconi Accused of Using Bill to Save Buddy

The Italian government on Wednesday sped up parliamentary approval of a law that could overturn the corruption convictions of a close friend of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, sparking fury among opposition politicians.


Scientists Give More Evidence of Vioxx Heart Risks

Vioxx, the painkiller recalled last September because of safety concerns, may have caused up to 140,000 cases of serious heart disease in the United States, researchers said on Tuesday.


Prosecutors in Italy issue 140 arrest warrants over the decades-old South American plot Operation Condor.


Advertising: Engaging at Any Speed? Commercials Put to Test

In new experiments for NBC, people are observed as they watch commercials in fast-forward mode.


Eurostar workers vote in favour of strikes over pay and threaten disruptions during the August Bank Holiday weekend.


The head of the Political Department in the Palestine Liberation Organization said Friday no committee was formed to succeed ailing Yasser Arafat.


Treasury to review financial services rules

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday said it was launching a review of the U.S. financial regulatory structure as part of its efforts to ensure the competitiveness of U.S. capital markets.


An injured Juan Carlos Ferrero  suffered his third successive early exit from a grand slam on  Friday when he was beaten 7-6, 4-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3, in the  second round of the U.S. Open by Austria's Stefan Koubek.


Essay: Wanting Babies Like Themselves, Some Parents Choose Genetic Defects

Controlling a childÂs genetic makeup, even to preserve what some would consider a disease, is the latest tactic of some parents.


Evangelical Body Stays Course on Warming

Rebuffing Christian radio commentator James C. Dobson, the board of directors of the National Association of Evangelicals reaffirmed its position that environmental protection, which it calls "creation care," is an important moral issue.


Gangsterism as Allegory for Lifeâs Basic Themes

âThe Air I Breatheâ is an ingenious contraption that holds your attention for as long as it whirs and clicks like a mechanized Rubikâs Cube.


Older pitchers add a new spin to the game

The 'old guys' of baseball - Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, and Curt Shilling - show no signs of slowing down.


French rock star Bertrand Cantat, jailed in Lithuania for killing his lover, is going home to serve his sentence.


Afghan govt rejects preconditions for Taliban talks

The Afghan government is ready for peace talks with the Taliban, but will not accept preconditions demanded by the Islamist rebels such as the withdrawal of all foreign troops, the presidential spokesman said on Tuesday.


Hundreds mourn loss of student killed by police during Red Sox ...

Hundreds of mourners filed into a church Tuesday to pay final respects to an Emerson College student killed by a pepper-spray pellet fired by police during raucous


Fannie Mae woes come at price Agency's accounting errors may ...

The rate consumers pay on, for example, a 30-year, $200,000 home loan will likely rise 0.2 percentage point -- an extra $9,200 -- as the largest US buyer of mortgages slows growth to meet regulators' request to boost capital, an analyst said Friday.


British Troops Raid Rebel Stronghold South of Baghdad

Hundreds of British troops raided houses of suspected Saddam Hussein loyalists Thursday in the latest phase of a U.S.-led operation to crack down on guerrilla strongholds in the lawless territory south of Baghdad.


Terrorism has become the biggest threat to the US economy, overtaking weak job growth and the budget deficit, says a new survey.


Five people are shot in a shopping centre in a suburb of the US city of Chicago, authorities say.


By announcing on Nov. 3 that it's creating a $500 million reserve related to federal investigations into its accounting practices, Time Warner (TWX ) took a giant leap toward removing what has been a debilitating overhang on the media giant for two years.


Man City and Watford share the spoils after an entertaining goalless draw in the Premiership.


Australian PM could lose seat at election: poll

Australia's conservative prime  minister, John Howard, not only faces defeat at elections later  this year but both he and heir apparent Peter Costello could  lose their seats in parliament, a new poll analysis found on  Monday.


Privatization of Poland's top 2 power producers, PKE & BOT, likely faces further delays

The privatization of Poland's energy sector privatization is likely to face further delays, with the sales of its two biggest power producers, PKE and BOT, not coming until 2006, as the government works to ...


Tough Tactics Used Often at Guantanamo: NY Times

Uncooperative Guantanamo Bay detainees  were regularly subjected to highly abusive treatment over a  long period of time, unidentified guards at the U.S. military  base, intelligence agents and others who worked in the prison  told The New York Times.


Cleveland signs infielder Hernandez for 1-year

Cleveland Indians: Preparing for their first season in 11 years without perennial gold glove winner Omar Vizquel, the Indians added some defensive insurance for their infield Tuesday.


Martha Stewart set a news conference Wednesday to discuss "matters related to her sentencing.". It was not immediately clear what would be discussed specifically at the news conference


President Mahmoud Abbas's security forces fired on a Hamas rally in the West Bank and gunbattles between the two Palestinian factions erupted in Gaza on Friday, prompting a top Hamas leader to accuse Abbas of starting a war.


California wildfires burn through the night

Wildfires burned unchecked on Tuesday in Southern California from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border, with hundreds of thousands of people forced to evacuate, at least 700 homes destroyed, and little hope for relief from the hot desert winds fanning the flames.


A US judge rules ex-Panama President Manuel Noriega can be extradited to France on laundering charges.


At 89, Mandela takes role in world peace alliance

JOHANNESBURG -- Nelson Mandela celebrated his 89th birthday yesterday by joining with other Nobel peace laureates, politicians, and development specialists to form a "council of elders" dedicated to fostering peace and resolving global crises.


Ukraine Leader Advises Boycott of Runoff Vote

President Leonid D. Kuchma of Ukraine said Sunday that if he were Prime Minister Viktor F. Yanukovich, the man Mr. Kuchma had selected to be his successor


New documents add more wacky details to astronaut-turned-accused-assailant Lisa Nowak's already wacky case.


Ozzy Osbourne wrestles with burglar at English mansion

Former Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne wrestled with a burglar at his rural English home before the intruder and an accomplice made off with up to one million pounds (1.4 million euros, 1.9 million dollars) of jewellery, police said.


Russian spy's Italian contact "well" in UK hospital

An Italian contact of former Russian spy  Alexander Litvinenko is "well" and preliminary tests show no  sign of radiation poisoning, a British hospital said on  Saturday.


Paula Radcliffe says she is "devastated" after failing to finish the Olympic marathon.


British Council suspends work of two Russian offices

The British Council is suspending its operations in the Russian cities of Saint Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, its chief executive Martin Davidson said in London Thursday.


Iran's President Ahmadinejad challenges US leader George W Bush to a live TV debate on world affairs.


Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has warned the United States against attacking Iran, saying such a move would be a "catastrophic mistake," after US President George W. Bush cautioned Tehran and Syria against "meddling" in Iraq.


Israel Targets 'Forgotten Outpost' for Security Barrier

Responding to a public outcry after a bloody Palestinian attack, Israeli bulldozers began flattening land for a security barrier in a part of the West Bank that has been ignored up to now.


Six Suspects Held in Baghdad Governor Killing

U.S. troops have arrested six suspects  in the assassination of Baghdad's provincial governor, the  highest-ranking official hit so far in attacks to sabotage  Iraq's Jan. 30 election, the military said on Wednesday.


Deutsche Telekom shareholder lawsuit to start in April: report

A lawsuit by more than 10,000 shareholders against German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom is to begin in April, the Financial Times Deutschland said Friday.


With the closure of IETF's MARID group a month ago, many of us have left Microsoft's Sender-ID standard for the dead. After being rejected by the Apache Foundation and the Debian Project over licensing issues


Imbarcazione con 17 clandestini a bordo, tutti uomini


Horrific Blaze Unites Cultures in Rites of Grief

The Malian and Muslim community in the Bronx is suddenly at the center of an unspeakable tragedy.


Third seed Novak Djokovic takes on local hero Lleyton Hewitt in the fourth round of the Australian Open.


The Lede: Writer Accused of Faking Interviews

A former consultant for ABC News published âinterviewsâ in a French magazine with marquee names like Bill Clinton and Kofi Annan, who now say they never spoke to him.


School nurses or teachers should be trained to recognise suicidal tendencies, says a mental health charity.


Apple's 4th-Quarter Profit More Than Doubled

Apple announced on Wednesday that its quarterly profit more than doubled because of continued strong sales of iPod music players, beating Wall Street estimates by a wide margin


Flyers move into first place with OT win

The Philadelphia Flyers roared into first place in the Atlantic Division with a 3-2 home overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.


Fog of war, partisanship cloud Kerry's Vietnam record

A clear picture of what John Kerry did or did not do in Vietnam 35 years ago may never emerge, given the fog of war, the passage of time and the intense partisan sentiments of the players.


Basketball-Celtics fans still gloomy despite win

The victory which ended the Boston Celtics' worst losing streak in franchise history this week after a league-leading 18 straight losses has failed to console the team's fans.


Hurricane Ivan Closes In on Grand Cayman; Cuba Braces

Hurricane Ivan lost some strength as it hit the Cayman Islands and Cuba but was still capable of causing tremendous damage.


Annuncio Bruxelles a vigilia Conferenza donatori Stoccolma


Theater Review | 'Kleynkunst!': At a Yiddish Cabaret, Hope, Despair and Song

This illuminating, ultimately touching show revisits the little-known but vibrant Yiddish cabaret that flourished in Warsaw from the early 1920s until it disappeared by Nazi design.


Thousands to benefit from ovary transplants

Thousands of British women left infertile after cancer treatment have been given new hope by the world's first birth of a baby following an ovarian transplant.


A redesigned pedestrian mall on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House opened to the public Tuesday.


David Nalbandian beat big-serving Ivan Ljubicic Saturday to reach the finals of the $3 million-US Madrid Masters tennis tournament.


NEW YORK - In a highly anticipated ruling, a federal judge found the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional Thursday because it does not include a health exception.    U.S...


UK leading shares closed firmer, albeit off midafternoon highs, with vague M&A chatter spurring gains among financial stocks, and overshadowing poorly-received numbers from Corus, while Wall Street clocked up gains on the back of increased oil stockpiles and benign second quarter GDP figures, dealers said.


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Patient Protection Laws Don't Favor Providers

Contrary to what critics contend, patients' bill of rights laws don't favor health-care providers, says a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center study in the current issue of the American Journal of Medicine.


Europe still a tough nut to crack, though Vodafone Group PLC said this morning that it has met expectations for its most recent financial year but conceded that market conditions remained difficult in Europe.â¦


NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Carl Krauser scored 17 points,  grabbed seven rebounds and handed out four assists to lead No.  11 Pittsburgh over Memphis, 70-51, in the Jimmy V Classic from  New York's famed Madison Square Garden.


Malaysia is studying a plan to clone leatherback turtles, an endangered species that scientists believe once swam with dinosaurs, an official said Thursday.


New research belies the pervasive belief that the dying can postpone the inevitable for a birthday or Christmas - granting death a holiday.


U.S. team identifies possible Parkinson's trigger

A glitch in the way cells clear damaged proteins could be the trigger for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, researchers said in a finding that could lead to new treatments for the incurable condition.


Roma, 18:30 - CALCIO, DIRITTI TV; ABETE: AUSPICO PROPOSTA LEGA CALCIO

Nella conferenza stampa tenutasi dopo l'odierno consiglio federale Giancarlo Abete ha affrontato la ...


Plant and Krauss hitting the road in April

Robert Plant's world tour with  Alison Krauss -- a key obstacle to a Led Zeppelin reunion trek  -- will kick off in Louisville, Ky., on April 20.


More than 3,500 died soon after the US-owned Union Carbide plant spewed tons of highly toxic methyl isocyanate into the heart of Bhopal on December 3. Authorities say at least 15,000 people have died in what


Error During Routine Testing Grounded United Planes

An error during routine system testing of United's computer system was the preliminary root cause of yesterday's Computer failure.


Life slowly returned to the battered Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona on Tuesday, as residents emerged from grimy bomb shelters and began cleaning up the wreckage caused by more than a month of Hezbollah rocket attacks.


Even though the United States has a guaranteed spot in the regional finals, forward Eddie Johnson says there are still high stakes in Wednesday's World Cup qualifying match against Jamaica.


Advertising: This Yearâs Super Bowl Ads to Be Gentle and Sweet

No matter how rough the action gets when the New England Patriots meet the New York Giants, the advertisers will be playing nice.


McCain Demands Accountability for Tanker Scandal

Sen. John McCain on Monday demanded that the Pentagon turn over the e-mails of more than two dozen officials relating to a $23.5 billion US Air Force tanker deal with Boeing Co.


United hold out to claim slightest of edges

Manchester United held out under intense second half pressure from Chelsea to emerge from their League Cup semi-final with the narrowest of advantages after an entertaining first-leg goalless draw at Stamford Bridge.


China's Top Drama Channel Debuts on KyLinTV; Chinese IPTV Service Presents Anhui TV

PLAINVIEW, N.Y., Feb. 28  /PRNewswire/ -- KyLinTV proudly announced today the premier of Anhui TV. This new provincial channel which features China's most popular, top-rated dramas is now available for North American viewers.


By COSTAS KANTOURIS THESSALONIKI, Greece - A 2,200-year-old statue of the goddess Hera has been found built into the walls of a city under Mount Olympus, home of Greece's ancient gods, archaeologists said on Thursday.


WebEx Communications Inc is to announce AIM Pro Business Edition, a paid-for version of the enterprise IM service on top of a free client it launched with AOL Inc in February.


Catania, 23:06 - MORTO POLIZIOTTO, MOGLIE DEPONE FIORI FUORI STADIO

La vedova di Filippo Raciti ha lasciato un fascio di fiori davanti all'ingresso della Curva Nord del...


The FBI has interviewed an influential foreign affairs specialist for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee as part of its investigation into whether


Earnings alert: Sony Ericsson exceeds expectations

Plus: Intel remains optimistic...IBM tops estimates...GameStop raises earnings estimates...RIM profits up on expanded customer base...Palm's losses continue.


Florida coach Urban Meyer has lectured his team about being tougher on the road.


Now that the Weinsteins have what they want â independence â they canât seem to achieve what they keenly desire â success on their own terms.


Diets high in meat boost skin cancer risk

NEW YORK  - An Australian study hints that diets with high amounts of meat and fat compared with those rich in vegetables and fruit appear to increase the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin -- one of the most common forms of skin cancer.


THE DEAL: Symantec Corp., best known for its Norton-branded software that fights computer viruses, is heading in a new direction with a $13.5 billion acquisition of data storage and backup specialist Veritas Software Corp.


Court puts off Guantánamo war-crimes case

Justices decline to take up the case involving Osama bin Laden's driver, delaying several trials.


Un altro ferito in scontro a fuoco a 60 km da Kabul


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Bush, Kerry to square off in last debate

President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry go head-to-head for the final time in their knife-edge election battle, with their final televised debate.


Forbes.com dubs Madonna "Cash Queen of Music"

Pop star Madonna is still the material girl, earning $72 million in a recent 12-month period to top a Forbes.com list of female singers whom the financial Web site dubbed "Cash Queens of Music."


It's been one of the most high profile fallouts of the American anti terrorism campaign. One of the greatest pop singers of the 70's Cat Stevens was deported yesterday from the United States.


Afghan, UN Officials Issue New Appeal for Release of Kidnapped ...

One week after the abduction of three foreign election workers in Afghanistan, Afghan and United Nations officials are hoping for a breakthrough in negotiations with the kidnappers.


These exchange-traded funds win the best-in-class award.


The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments March 29th on whether companies that provide peer-to-peer software violate copyright laws if their users commit copyright infringement.


(InfoWorld) - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (Panasonic) is refreshing itsÂ Toughbook rugged laptop PC lineÂ and aiming for a big jump in international sales of the computers over the next three years. The company, already a leader in the rugged PC market, aims to ship 7.5 times more rugged PCs outside Japan by 2010 than it did in 2006, said Toshiyuki Takagi, director of the IT product division and Panasonic's AVC Networks division, at a Tokyo news conference. In Europe it is aiming for a ten-fold increase in shipments. The new 7-series machines, aimed at corporate users, are beefier than the current 5-series machines and can survive a fall from a greater height. The new models can be dropped from 76 centimeters -- the height of an average desk -- while switched on and still work, according to Panasonic. Its current Toughbook models for the corporate PC market are rated for a 30 cm drop but only when switched off. The 76-cm claim was backed up at the news conference as the laptops were dropped numerous times without any problem. Panasonic also demonstrated a new irrigation system in the keyboard that can funnel water through the machine and out of a drain hole in the base. It can handle up to 200 milliliters of water -- about the amount in a medium-sized glass -- without the PC experiencing any problems. The four new laptops -- one of which will be available in Japan only -- are based on Intel's Santa Rosa platform, which combines a processor, chip set, and wireless adapter. They have double the memory of their predecessors, at 1GB, and the hard-disk capacity is one-third larger, at 80GB, than in the previous models. They all include 802.11 a/b/g wireless LAN but the new 802.11n variant is not supported. The Japan-only CF-R7 has a 10.4-inch screen with 1,024 pixels by 768 pixels (XGA) resolution but no optical drive. It will be launched on Oct. 19 and will cost about Â¥205,000 ($1,780). The CF-T7 has a 12.1-inch XGA screen and will be launched in Japan on Oct. 19. It will cost Â¥220,000. The CF-W7 adds a DVD Super-multi drive to the mix and will go on sale in Japan on Nov. 16 for around Â¥250,000. Finally, the high-end CF-Y7 has a 14.1-inch screen with 1,400 pixels by 1,050 pixels (SXGA) resolution and the DVD Super-multi drive. It will launch on Oct. 19 and will cost about Â¥270,000. The CF-T7, CF-W7 and CF-Y7 will be launched in Europe on Nov. 27. The CF-W7 will cost â¬1,950 ($2,760), the CF-T7 will have a â¬2,100 price tag and the CF-Y7 will be â¬2,170. North American and Asian prices are yet to be announced. Launch dates will be around the same time as those in Europe.


Shi'ites Bombed as Iraq Poll Campaign Begins

A bomb near a Shi'ite shrine killed  eight people and a fierce attack on Iran by a minister fueled  fears of sectarian strife when campaigning began on Wednesday  for Iraq's first election since Saddam Hussein's fall.


South African Films Offer Love, Comedy in Toronto

A decade after apartheid ended, South African filmmaking has come of age and is able to tell stories about the country's troubled past with humor and affection, several of the country's directors said on Tuesday.


An old foe came calling just as Amelie Mauresmo reached the peak of her career. She'd spent a month as the talk of her homeland, the first French tennis player of either gender to reach the world's No.


Tour Bus Crash in Ark. Kills at Least 14

MARION, Ark. - A bus carrying Chicago-area tourists to a Mississippi casino crashed and overturned early Saturday, killing at least 14 people, state police said...


A court ruling that ministers should rethink nuclear power plans will not change policy, says Tony Blair.


Ed Hinkel made a diving, fingertip catch for a key touchdown and No. 16 Iowa stiffened on defense when it needed to most to beat Iowa State 17-10 Saturday.


Soros becomes the owner of Spanish high-jinks playground

The billionaire financier George Soros has become the ultimate owner of La Manga, the exclusive Spanish resort notorious as a high-jinks playground for Premiership footballers, under a â¬146m (Â£102m) sale completed yesterday.


Lebanon says relationship with Syria to go on

Lebanon's president has reaffirmed that Beirut will continue to work closely with Syria, as hundreds of Lebanese came to congratulate him on the extension of his term, which Washington says was orchestrated by Damascus.


NL Wrap: Cubs Earn 10th-Inning Win in Pittsburgh

Corey Patterson scampered home  following Salomon Torres's wild pitch in the first extra inning  to give the playoff-hopeful Chicago Cubs a 5-4 win over the  host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Tuesday.


After a one-hour pregame meeting held by manager Joe Torre, the Yankees still come out flat in a 7-2 loss to the Blue Jays.


Spain's Peace Process in Tatters After Basque Separatist Bombing

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain -- Call it prophetic or defeatist or just plain cynical. But when the Basque separatist group known as ETA shattered its so-called "permanent cease-fire" in December with a massive bombing at Madrid's airport that killed two people, former ETA leader and convicted killer Eduardo...


EMC Enters Storage Networks Market By Acquiring Smarts Inc

"The acquisition is about market expansion, innovative technology and growth," Joe Tucci, chief executive of Hopkinton, Massachusetts-based EMC, said in a statement as EMC snapped up network systems management company Smarts Inc, for $260 million.


No 'miracle' for American missing in Iran

A trip to find a former FBI agent who is missing in Iran is almost over, "and the miracle we were hoping for has not happened," his wife said Saturday.


Baby seats recalled due to head injuries

Some 1 million foam baby seats sold by Target Corp, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other large retailers are being recalled because of reports of young children falling out of the seats, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.


The company says the lay-offs are part of an ongoing overhaul of its services unit.


Italy arrests dozens of alleged members of a gang trafficking Nigerians to work as prostitutes and drug couriers.


Congress holds on to Maharashtra leadership

The Congress party and a key ally hammered out a deal on Wednesday under which Congress would retain the top job in the country's second most populous state, ending days of haggling after winning polls this month.


Secondo la societa' la redazione e' invece 'appropriata'


Never shy about arriving late, Microsoft (MSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) is expected to launch a new version of its search service Thursday as the software titan seeks a stronger spot in that lucrative corner of Internet advertising.


Detained Suu Kyi meets Myanmar junta minister: NLD

Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was taken to a government guesthouse on Friday where she is believed to have met a senior junta official, but it was not known what they discussed, her party said.


John Wayne centennial marked with DVD bonanza

Two Hollywood studios  are joining forces to celebrate John Wayne's 100th birthday  with a massive May 22 release of 48 movies starring the Duke.


They Partied the Night Away for Literature

EVERY October the British publishing world lets its hair down to celebrate the Man Booker Prize, the most popular and best known - if not the richest - literary award in the British Isles.


Pakistani prime minister asks Musharraf to continue as army chief ...

Pakistan's new prime minister threw his support Thursday behind President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, saying he should continue as both head of state and army chief despite criticism that breaking a promise to


Robbie Williams' goes straight in at number one on the UK singles chart as REM top the album chart.


A Scandinavian Airlines turboprop carrying 73 people crashed during an emergency landing, catching fire as it hurtled down a runway in a cloud of smoke and dust. Five people sustained minor injuries, authorities said.


Web spending seen rising by double digits to 2011

Internet advertising and access spending by U.S. consumers will rise each year by double digits on average through 2011, fuelled by high-speed connections and social networking and entertainment sites, according to a forecast released on Thursday.


Roma, 22:11 - CALCIO, PADRE RONALDO: BELLO RICEVERE TELEFONATA MORATTI

Nelio Nazario de Lima, padre di Ronaldo, rivela a Sky le telefonate di solidarietà ricevute i...


Scientists say they have identified the specific hormone that makes teenagers so volatile.


Europe May Ban Imports of Some Biofuel Crops

If approved, the law would prohibit the importation of fuels derived from crops grown on certain kinds of land â including forests, wetlands or grasslands.


Copperfield Comes to Aid of Domestic Divas

Magician David Copperfield pulled a couple of tricks out of his hat to help three party-planning experts launch their new book, "Fete Accompli! The Ultimate Guide to Creative Entertaining."


Manila Warns of Plot as Poe Funeral Packs Streets

Filipinos buried movie legend turned  politician Fernando Poe Jr with sorrow and spectacle on  Wednesday as warnings and rumors of plots failed to materialize  among the large, peaceful crowd for the funeral.


N. Korea Invites Three Nations for Nuclear Survey

SYDNEY, Sept. 7 -- The United States, China and Russia plan to send a team of experts into North Korea next week to survey that nation's nuclear facilities, taking another step toward executing the agreement to disable that nation's nuclear weapons capability, U.S. officials said on Friday.


US consumer spending rebounded in July, a sign the economy may be emerging from an early summer decline. Consumer spending rose 0.8% last month, boosted by car and retail sales.


Limoges, 16:35 - CICLISMO, PARIZI-NIZZA: PELLIZOTTI VINCE SECONDA TAPPA

L'italiano Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) ha vinto la seconda tappa della Parigi-Nizza indossando anch...


Turkey's incursions into Iraqi Kurdistan may not defeat the guerrillas based there, but it does remind the Iraqi Kurds that they have few friends except the U.S.


Nokia plans to add WiMax connectivity to its N-series Internet tablet next year.


Rick Santorum has spent 12 years in the Senate — and millions of dollars on TV ads for a third term. Yet a lot of Pennsylvania voters just plain don't like him.


Pollution May Be Reducing Calif. Rainfall

Urban air pollution may be reducing rainfall in the Central Valley and along the heavily populated southern California coast, while trimming mountain snowfall that supplies much of the state's drinking and irrigation water and hydroelectric power, a Stanford University professor's study released Thursday shows.


Palestinian gunmen storm Israeli border, try to abduct soldier

GAZA CITY -- Palestinian gunmen broke through Israel's heavily fortified Gaza border and battled troops inside Israel for about two hours yesterday in a failed attempt to abduct an Israeli soldier. One of the raiders was killed.


The much-anticipated Ontario day-care plan unveiled Thursday by the Liberal government was a far cry from what many parents were waiting to hear.


Roma, 16:29 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: ETO'O RIMANE AL BARCELLONA

"Eto'o resta al Barcellona e anche Ronaldino. Non sono in vendita". Adriano Galliani sembra chiudere...


Flushing, NY -- New York Mets centerfielder Mike Cameron is expected to miss opening day after undergoing surgery to repair cartilage in his left wrist.


Chiron Says Gets Subpoena Over Vaccine Debacle

Chiron Corp. said in a regulatory  filing on Tuesday that it received a grand jury subpoena issued  by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New  York requesting documents related to its failure to supply any  flu vaccine this year.


Intel praises Apple but calls for open standards

(InfoWorld) - IntelÂ looks set to find itself in the midst of an industry battle over how the power and complexity of computers should be combined with the convenience and simplicity of consumer electronics -- and the company couldn't be happier. Speaking with reporters on the opening day of the Ceatec exhibition in Chiba, Japan, Eric Kim, the senior vice president and general manager of Intel's Digital Home Group, Tuesday praised Apple Computer for successfully integrating computers and consumer electronics with its iPod digital music player and iTunes online store, which use proprietary standards. However, at the same time he also called on Japanese consumer-electronics makers to adopt open standards centered aroundÂ Intel's own Viiv platformÂ for PCs running Microsoft's Windows operating system. "Clearly, Apple's orientation is to deliver the best possible user experience from end-to-end by being closed. That's what they do and they are very, very good at it," Kim said, praising Apple's ability to produce products that are easy to use, despite the complex technology that lies underneath. "We have a little motto inside Intel, 'Let Apple, be Apple.' We are happy to serve them," he said. While Apple basks in the ongoing success of the iPod and iTunes, Intel urged Japanese electronics companies to make convergence a feature of more consumer-electronics products. Praising Japanese consumer-electronics companies as "the most innovative," the former Samsung Electronics executive called on them to work with Intel and adopt open standards for convergence. By keeping standards open, manufacturers help insure that users can move their content seamlessly between devices from different manufacturers, regardless of where the content came from, Kim said. "At the end of the day, consumers want choice," he said. The open standards that Intel is promoting are centered around its Viiv platform, a set of specifications for PCs designed to interact with consumer-electronics devices. For example, Viiv PCs can be connected to a television via a digital media adapter that lets users access and view PC content from their television. Intel is also working with content makers to make available content that is designed for Viiv systems. Next year, Intel will introduce software for Viiv that allows users to securely access their home PC from a mobile computer using a VPN (virtual private network) connection, Kim said. Whichever way the battle unfolds between open and proprietary systems, Intel is pleased to find itself in the middle of the looming battle. "We want to be the underlying foundation provider to both closed solutions and open solutions," Kim said.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


Like wine, beer's best served in right glass

Order a craft beer at the Publick House in Brookline, and you'll get your draft in its own brewery-issued glass.


While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.


Spammers have knocked out the e-mail service for many of Tiscali's customers, the ISP says.


Bogotà, 19:44 - TENNIS, WTA BOGOTA': VINCI ELIMINATA NEI QUARTI

Roberta Vinci è stata eliminata nei quarti di finale del torneo Wta di Bogotà (175.000...


Darfur peace talks set for Oct. 27 in Libya

Sudan's government and rebel groups will start talks on October 27 in Libya to push for peace in violence-torn Darfur before 26,000 peacekeepers deploy there, the United Nations and Khartoum announced on Thursday.


Swimsuit for the Olympics Is a New Skin for a Big Dip

Six months before the Games begin in Beijing, Speedo staged its version of an âupfrontâ to introduce what the company is describing as âthe worldâs fastest swimsuit.â


Princess Diana said she needed marriage to Dodi Al Fayed "like a rash on my face", a friend tells her inquest.


In developments Monday at the Supreme Court, the justices:


A Norfolk businessman faces up to ten years in a US jail after pleading guilty to forging the US visa applications of British families.


Troy Tulowitzki caps a three-run ninth inning with his RBI single as Colorado rallies to beat Houston, 7-6, on Thursday.


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Athletes beacon of inspiration for millions, says IPC chief

Paralympic athletes are "the real heroes of the evening" and "a beacon of inspiration for millions of people around the world," Phil Craven, President of the International Paralympic


WHO warns bird flu pandemic could kill millions

GENEVA - The World Health Organization has warned again that a global bird flu pandemic is almost inevitable and could create a health situation worse than the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS.


An unmanned Hezbollah aircraft rigged with explosives rammed into an Israeli warship late Friday, leaving four sailors missing and causing heavy damage and a fire, Israeli military officials said.


To hear John McCain talk, you'd think he already was the Republican nominee. "The first thing we've got to do after Tuesday is unite this party," he says repeatedly these days Â as if the 21 states holding caucuses and primaries this week are simply a formality.


For most of the season, the Acton-Boxboro football team has garnered the headlines with its record-setting win streak. Last night, the boys' soccer team proved A-B is not just a football school, claiming MIAA Division 1 North sectional title with a 1-0 win over two-time defending champion Medford.


Palestinians to See Arafat Despite Wife's Fury

Palestinian leaders headed to Paris on  Monday to see critically ill President Yasser Arafat at a  French military hospital despite a scathing attack by his wife  who accused them of plotting to "bury him alive."


(CBS/AP) A federal judge in New York on Thursday declared the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act to be unconstitutional - the second time a court has found against the law championed by abortion rights opponents.


A clergyman liaising with three suicide victims' families says there is no evidence they made a pact.


As Deadlines Hit, Rolls of Voters Show Big Surge

record surge of potential new voters has swamped boards of election from Pennsylvania to Oregon, as the biggest of the crucial swing states reach registration deadlines today.


Earthquake and tsunami death-toll believed to reach 60,000

Jakarta (VNA) - A total of 59,189 people are reported to have been killed by the earthquake and tsunamis that struck Indonesia's Sumatra Island and several other Asian and African countries on Sunday, governmental and medical sources reported.


A controversial new report into MySpace alleges that its founders came from companies involved with spam, spyware and adware.


Jacques Chirac, the French president, has denied he snubbed the Iraqi interim prime minister by failing to attend a lunch hosted by Iyad Allawi in Brussels.


One Laptop Per Child Group Expands its Audience

U.S. and Canadian residents can pay $400 for one laptop to keep and one to give to a child in a developing nation.


The deals have been in the pipeline for some time, but the duo finally completed their medicals on Friday night and signed five-year deals.


Nobel laureate suffers from 'Social phobia'

Nobel literature laureate Elfriede Jelinek said on Thursday she could not receive the prize in person because she had "social phobia," while criticizing Austria in a testimony to her love-hate relationship with ...


Honda expects sales to set record in 2005

TOKYO Honda Motor said Monday that it expected to sell a record 3.4 million vehicles next year, as demand for new models including the revamped Civic increases sales by 8 percent.


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Daniel Day Lewis's movie scares child co-star's parents

The parents of 10-year-old actor Dillon Freasier almost made him quit his new movie co-starring Daniel Day Lewis after they watched Lewis' performance in "Gangs of New York".


Germany Adds Digital Fingerprints to Passports

Germany will store digital fingerprints in addition to digital photos in passports as one of several biometric security measures.


Update 2: Commerzbank to Cut 900 Banking Employees

Commerzbank AG said Tuesday it had narrowed its third-quarter net loss but was slashing 900 of the 1,275 jobs in its investment banking division, practically eliminating the unprofitable department.


Reggio Calabria, 14:39 - CALCIO, INTER: 20 CONVOCATI PER MATCH CON CSKA MOSCA

Sono 20 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico dell'Inter, Roberto Mancini, per la sfida di Champions Lea...


Official: Enough evidence to charge Zuma

Officials have enough evidence to bring corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, the man standing in line to be the next president of South Africa, the nation's top prosecutor said Thursday.


Anna Nicole Smith's son dies at hospital bedside

NASSAU, Bahamas  - Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old   son died suddenly at her bedside in a Bahamian hospital where   the former Playboy Playmate was recovering from the birth of a   daughter, police said on Monday.


A large amount of jewellery is stolen from the rock star's Buckinghamshire mansion while he and his wife are sleeping.


United States troops have reinforced positions around Fallujah after an overnight air strike and sealed main roads out of the rebel-held city.


U.K. company says it's close to unlocking iPhones

(InfoWorld) - A company that unlocks cell phones in Europe said it is close to having an application that will allow customers to unlock their Apple iPhones so they can use SIM cards from carriers other than AT&T to activate the phones. In an interview this week in New York, John McLaughlin, founder of Belfast, U.K.-based Uniquephones, said he has engineers working around the clock in several countries who are close to cracking the complex security system Apple has set up to ensure customers can only use iPhones with AT&T Wireless service. The race by hackers to unlock iPhones has been on since the phone was released last Friday. Currently, AT&T Wireless has an exclusive deal with Apple to provide service for iPhones, and customers must agree to a two-year service plan with the company. However, customers have complained that the carrier's wireless service is slow, and according to McLaughlin, there has been tremendous interest in the ability to unlock the phone. By Sunday night, he said, more than 150,000 inquires had come in through the Web site he set up to request IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) numbers from customer iPhones. While not everyone would volunteer their IMEI numbers, they still expressed interest in learning how to unlock their iPhones, McLaughlin said. When the site was set up, he thought it would be an easy case of supplying unlock codes from AT&T to unlock iPhones. But sometime over the weekend after iPhones went on sale, unlock codes from AT&T for about 6,000 iPhones disappeared from the carrier's database, and McLaughlin's team also realized it would be a more complex matter than simply providing an unlock code to release iPhones from AT&T's grip. There is at least a two-step process to unlocking an iPhone, McLaughlin said. His team has been able to unlock the activation process to the AT&T SIM card specific to an iPhone so another AT&T SIM card can work with the phone and be activated through iTunes. However, any attempt to change the firmware of an iPhone so it can support another carrier's SIM card breaks the phone, he said. The key to unlocking the phone is breaking the encryption process that protects the token sent through the iTunes activation process to an iPhone's firmware, McLaughlin believes. Norwegian hacker Jon Lech Johansen, also known as "DVD John" because he cracked the DVD encryption scheme, claims he's been able to unlock the iPhone beyond the activation process that requires an AT&T account but said the device can't be used as a phone when that happens. Even after an iPhone were unlocked, it still could only work on carrier networks that support the GSM network, which is what AT&T's service is based on. In the U.S., T-Mobile is the only major carrier on a GSM network. And there is no guarantee Apple will not lock down the phones again in a future firmware update through the iPhone synchronization process or create a new way to unlock the next wave of iPhones they put on the market. That is, in fact, exactly what one analyst said will happen. "I assume that someone will succeed in unlocking the iPhone," said Avi Greengart, principal analyst, mobile devices at Current Analysis. "I also assume Apple will close whatever loophole is open the next time they synchronize [the software]." It's also likely there will be complications with special features of the phone that are designed to work only on AT&T's network, such as the visual voicemail feature, he said. Greengart said that he sympathizes with those that might want to use an iPhone with another carrier but "that's not the way the product was designed." "Exclusive agreements are not that unusual in this industry at all," he said. Aaron Santell, an iPhone user in New York, said that he would have preferred to use the service provider he has for his Blackberry device, Verizon Wireless, when he purchased an iPhone. But using AT&T's service is "a small price to pay" to use a device that provides such a rich user experience as the iPhone does, he said. As one might imagine, unlocking phones is a thorny issue with carriers, which certainly don't condone it. Carriers will give users unlock codes upon request for a fee, but they don't encourage the practice. In the U.K. and Europe, third parties have been unlocking handsets for several years, although there is no law that specifically protects them, McLaughlin said. However, in the U.S., it is legal to unlock mobile handsets under an amendment to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that was passed in November 2006. McLaughlin said that even though it's legal in the U.S. to unlock phones, he anticipates that if his team is successful, Apple may take legal action against them based on their tinkering with the firmware. "They'll probably come after us for copyright infringement," he said. Apple did not reply to requests for comment Thursday. McLaughlin plans to charge customers about $49.99 for software to unlock iPhones. Even if Uniquephones is not the first to offer unlocking capability, it won't be hard for them to replicate what others have done once the encryption is cracked, he added.


Careless security measures invite cybercrooks and scammers, researchers say.


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Saranno pubblicati pubblicati domani sulla Gazzetta Ufficiale, i decreti attuativi con i moduli per la destinazione del Tfr. Chi ha già espresso la propria volontà deve confermare l'opzione anche con i nuovi moduli


18 killed in grenade attacks in Bangladesh

At least 18 people were confirmed killed, and some 300 were injured as unidentified assailants hurled over ten grenades toward a rally organized by the main opposition


Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven is voted the best rock song of all time by UK radio listeners.


Many Factors Blamed for Childhood Obesity

WASHINGTON Sept. 30, 2004 - A wide-ranging effort involving parents, schools, communities and government is needed to turn the tide of childhood obesity, the Institute of Medicine said Thursday.


Pope puts three Roman Catholics a step closer to sainthood

LORETO, Italy -- A frail Pope John Paul II put three more Roman Catholics on the road to sainthood during a visit to a hilltop shrine yesterday, struggling at times but cheered on by 200,000 pilgrims.


Formula One world champion Michael  Schumacher is to donate $10 million to help the victims of the  South Asian tsunami, his manager Willi Weber said on Tuesday.


Courtney Love has been ordered to stand trial in Los Angeles on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. This charge arose from an incident at Love's ex-boyfriend James Barber's house in April when the singer


BEIJING, Dec. 27 -- With the launch of the first backbone network of the next-generation Internet in China, the country is expected to dramatically narrow its gap with the world's leaders, officials and experts said.


SANTIAGO, Chile  - Thousands of Chileans, some praying and many in tears, filed past the coffin of Augusto Pinochet on Monday as his family criticized the government for denying the former dictator a state funeral.


Democrats Protest Anti-Kerry Ads at Bush's Ranch

A former US senator who lost both legs and an arm in combat in Vietnam went to President Bush's Texas ranch Wednesday to deliver a letter defending Democratic Party presidential candidate John Kerry.


There are violent clashes in the German city of Kiel as demonstrators oppose a rally by the far-right NPD.


'Ogni sforzo possibile per equilibrio di bilancio nel 2010'


Condoleezza Rice tells a US Senate confirmation hearing that the "time for diplomacy is now".


Cingular to use AT&T brand six months after merger

Cingular Wireless LLC, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and AT&T Corp. reported an agreement resolving issues related to the use of the AT&T brand in connection with Cingularâs pending acquisition of AWS, as


The EU struck at the commercial backbone of Microsoftâs global software empire today - forcing the company for the first time to strip its Windows platform of a popular feature to give competitors a better shot at success.


India's left issues blunt threat over nuclear deal

Indian communists said on Thursday they would stop supporting the government if it pursued a nuclear deal with the United States, their most blunt threat in a month-old political crisis that has shaken the coalition.


Economy added 337,000 jobs in October, US reports

The US economy created 337,000 new jobs in October, the government reported Friday, snapping a prolonged jobs slump and sparking renewed hopes that, after years


Sergeant in Abu Ghraib Case Pleads Guilty to 8 Counts

The highest-ranking Army reservist charged in the Abu Ghraib scandal pleaded guilty on Wednesday to eight counts of abusing prisoners and described in graphic


Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch were ordered to steer clear of each other Saturday in hopes of preventing a repeat of their high-octane confrontation on the first day of Speedweeks.


The Crown Prosecution Service is due to react to criticisms made at an inquest into four cyclists' deaths.


Britain's Blair sees chance of G8 post-Kyoto deal

LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Sunday there was a real chance industrialized countries could agree the outline of a deal to succeed the Kyoto Protocol on curbing greenhouse gas emissions at ...Comment