Offense: Julius Jones. Talk about making up for lost time. Despite missing seven games with a fractured scapula, the Cowboys rookie running back came back not only in shape but in a groove.


Rain has the last laugh as second Test ends in a draw

MADRAS, India - India and Australia both rued a missed opportunity of victory after bad weather ruined an absorbing climax to the second cricket Test on Monday.


ATLANTA -- The government has halted a national sickle-cell study because two children suffered strokes and more than a dozen others developed dangerous conditions that put them at high risk of having a stroke.


U.S.-Led Forces Widen Control in Rebel Iraqi City

SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces backed by  fighter jets tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of  Samarra Saturday after launching one of the largest offensives  since the fall of Saddam Hussein.


SPAIN:  Europeâs Gateway for Cocaine Clamps Down on Trafficking

MADRID, Nov 6  (IPS) - The Spanish government plans to use more modern  technology and strengthen its intelligence services to fight drug  trafficking, both domestic and across its borders. Spain is the  main gateway for drugs into Europe, and is also the European  country with the highest levels of consumption.


Mattel wants popular Scrabble game removed from Facebook

Facebook has been asked by makers of the classic word game Scrabble to remove the online version of "Scrabulous" from the popular social networking site.


Room for a pound at London's newest hotel      (AFP/File)

AFP/File - Sinclair Beecham, founder of London's first "luxury-budget" hotel, describes himself as a customer, not a hotelier -- and to prove it he's offering city-centre rooms for a pound a night.


It was a day of firsts in the Breeders' Cup, as the inaugural running of three races in the expanded championship series produced two jockeys and a trainer who nailed their first Cup winners.


Lord Black to resign from Hollinger Inc.

Conrad Black intends to give up his management positions with Hollinger Inc., "within a matter of days," to avoid conflicts with his offer to the board to privatize the Toronto holding company.


First baseman J.T. Snow announced his retirement Thursday after a 15-year major league career, and he will rejoin the San Francisco Giants in several roles.


William Siri, a biophysicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who helped lead the first American expedition to reach Mount Everest's summit, has died at age 85.


Scramjet bid to fly at two miles per second

An experimental pilotless jet will today attempt to break the world speed record by reaching 7,000mph - the equivalent of two miles per second.


Doctor who sparked vaccine scare faces UK hearing

The British doctor who sparked a health scare by suggesting a childhood vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella is linked to autism faces a hearing on Monday into charges of professional misconduct during his research.


Tata front-runner to buy Ford's luxury brands

Ford Motor Co  on Thursday selected  Tata Motors Ltd  as the front-runner to buy Jaguar and  Land Rover, placing India's top truckmaker in a position to  take over two storied British luxury nameplates.


Asia Letter: How will the general use his huge mandate?

Will the new president of Indonesia, General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, revert to the old style of his mentor, Suharto, and become a strongman of Asia?


TEMPE, Ariz. -- There was much talk about the hot Arizona climate entering yesterday's Patriots-Cardinals game, and indeed the game-time temperature was 89 degrees. Yet it probably felt much hotter for the Cardinals' offense. For 60 minutes, the Patriots' defense turned Sun Devil Stadium into one big pressure cooker.


Dollar Cheered by U.S. Asset Flows Report

The dollar gained on Tuesday after  data on asset flows showed investments coming into the United  States were more than enough to cover the country's huge trade  deficit on a monthly basis.


CORRECTING and REPLACING DWR Schedules First Snow Survey of 2007 Season

First graph of release, the date should read: Thursday, January 4, 2007  (sted Thursday, January 4, 2006).


The curtain is set to come down on the 2004-05 National Hockey League season before it ever goes up.


Marini e Bertinotti condividono giudizio Capo dello Stato


Plus, CarMax hits the skids, Kimberly-Clark's cash plans, and got RFID?


Europe's first mission to the moon is due to crash-land in a cloud of dust and rock Sunday, ending a three-year voyage that gathered data about the lunar surface and tested a new engine intended to propel future spacecraft to Mercury and other planets.


Missing ballots heighten fears of renewed voting chaos in Florida

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


Former French PM Dominique de Villepin criticises the style of his one-time rival, President Nicolas Sarkozy.


Iran says studying request for more U.S. talks

Iran is studying a request from Baghdad for another round of talks between U.S. and Iranian officials and a decision may take more than two weeks, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Monday.


President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry went through their final preparations today for a potentially crucial debate in St. Louis, Mo.


Yankees see road to recovery after topping Red Sox

The struggling New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-3 on Wednesday to take their three-game series 2-1 for what they hope is the start of their road to recovery.


Asia-Europe Forum Grows, Myanmar Irritates

An Asia-Europe forum accepted Myanmar and  12 other new members on Thursday ahead of a summit strained by  Yangon's human rights record and detention of democracy icon  Aung San Suu Kyi.


Marine biologists said Thursday that they planned to spray two lost, injured whales with fire hoses in the next attempt to force the pair to head back to salt water.


Israeli forces were on their way Wednesday to evacuate two settler outposts in the West Bank, officials said, amid U.S. insistence such encampments be dismantled to pave the way for a peace deal with the Palestinians.


Republican Mitt Romney, trying to become the first Mormon elected president, said Monday he would miss the humility and wisdom of church President Gordon B. Hinckley and plans to attend his funeral in Salt Lake City.


FDA Saw Problems at Vaccine Plant in 2003

The Food and Drug Administration uncovered contamination and unsanitary conditions at a British flu vaccine manufacturing plant in 2003 but failed to re-inspect it until similar problems caused the loss of half the U.S. vaccine supply in October, the top FDA official said Wednesday.


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U.N. Warns Syria Against Interfering in Lebanon

A U.S.-drafted resolution  telling Syria to withdraw its forces from Lebanon and warning  against foreign interference in Beirut's presidential election  squeaked through the U.N. Security Council on Thursday.


Suspect's family, officials bewildered at killings of six hunters

HAYWARD, Wis. - The mother, brother and wife of a man held in the killings of six deer hunters and wounding of two others huddled together and sobbed after Chai Vang was escorted from a jail cell for a brief visit.


Controversy surrounding Owens' MNF promo touches deep social ...

I should've known this latest Terrell Owens story wouldn't have vanished quickly. It involves sex, money, sports and, most critically, race.


Stephen Dodd of Wales stayed three strokes clear of the chasing pack at the Volvo China Open today but hot on his heels is Denmark's Thomas Bjorn.


SPRINT and Nextel Communications are expected early this week to announce a $70 billion (Â£36 billion) telecoms merger that will create Americaâs third-largest mobile-phone company, with 39m customers.


By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 20--After city crews spent the weekend salting Lexington's roads, there were unusually large piles of salt yesterday in the Kenwick neighborhood near downtown.


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Hitachi to make flat panel TVs at Czech plant

TOKYO Hitachi Ltd. said Monday it will invest 8 billion yen to build a flat-panel TV assembly plant in the Czech Republic to meet strong demand in Europe.Comment


Optus and Vodafone responded yesterday to the Telstra and Hutchison 3G infrastructure joint venture, unveiling plans to build a 3G network of their own.


A convicted murderer who escaped from a Michigan psychiatric facility in 1976 was back behind bars Thursday after living most of his 30 years on the run as an otherwise law-abiding family man in Tennessee, authorities said.


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A man carrying a gun and declaring "I am the emperor" was shot and killed Monday outside the offices of Gov. Bill Ritter by a security officer, a spokesman said. Ritter was not injured.


Altria announces its plan to spin-off Phillip Morris International.


NEW YORK - The US Postal Service is set to ask early next year for a rise in postage stamp prices of at least 10 percent, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.


Channeling the wisdom of the crowd Comment The social networking phenomenon is upon us, and it seems that half the world (in reality, less than one sixth) is instant messaging, blogging, wiki-ing and generally collaborating and communicating in new and exciting ways.â¦


Study Says Glaciers Formed During a Very Warm Period

Giant glaciers formed about 90 million years ago during a warm period when alligators thrived in the Arctic, researchers said, calling into question the belief that all ice melts in a âsuper greenhouseâ climate.


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

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


Virginia's offense continues to sputter but its defense carries the day Saturday as the Cavaliers hold Duke to 100 total yards in a 37-0 rout.


Babies who continue to cry excessively for no obvious reason can go on to have difficulties in childhood, according to a new study.


A UN report urges better protection for millions of internally displaced people - refugees in all but name.


Gold moves higher as weaker dollar spurs buying

Gold drifted higher on Friday on a weaker dollar and dealers said the market was expected to be choppy in thin trading conditions during a U.S. holiday.


NATO chief sees Afghan insurgency smashed by 2009

NATO expects to have smashed  most of the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan within the next  two years but will need to keep troops there after 2009, the  alliance's chief said on Saturday.


Intel Corp. INTC.O will  miss  its 2004 product cost reduction targets because of a widely  publicized string of product delays and problems, but those  missteps are largely behind it now, the world's largest chip  maker said on Tuesday.


The Bush administration is taking steps that could enable the release of North Korean assets frozen in a Macau bank — an action sought by Pyongyang as part of a nuclear arms deal.


Spike Lee eyes film on U.S. black soldiers in WW2

Spike Lee will pay tribute to black U.S.  soldiers who fought during World War Two with a new film to be  shot in Italy.


Race for Democratic nomination is neck-and-neck, while Ariz. senator now has dominating lead over GOP rivals, according to new Post-ABC News poll.


Sir Geldof helped raise millions for the country during the 1984-5 famine, but won't be part of historic new year's festivities


Jet, Outkast, Jay-Z clean up at MTV awards

MIAMI: Melbourne rockers Jet won an MTV Music Video Award today as Hip-hoppers Outkast and rapper Jay-Z cleaned up at the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami.


Spacecraft could be used to deflect killer asteroids: scientists

An unmanned "tractor spacecraft" could eventually be used to drag an asteroid off course before it slams into Earth with catastrophic consequences, experts have said.


Russia's government approves of Kyoto protocol ratification.

Sept. 30. The RF Government has approved today of ratification of Kyoto protocol, a document setting forth reduction of the world's greenhouse gas emission by 5.2% over 2008-2012 to the level of the year 1990.


Australia's ruling conservative coalition has promised to maintain its commitment to the war on terror. At the party's official campaign launch in Brisbane, the Prime Minister, John Howard, said


Microsoft apologizes to Corel, users for Office 2003 SP3 muck-up

Microsoft Corp. has released new tools allowing users of Office 2003 SP3 to unblock a host of barred file types and apologized to software rival Corel for saying its file format posed a security risk.


TEHRAN, Iran Oct. 6, 2004 - Iran has converted a few tons of raw uranium into hexafluoride gas needed for enrichment, a necessary step toward producing nuclear fuel or nuclear weapons, a top nuclear official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.


Study Says Private Equity Isnât Big Job Killer

The World Economic Forum plans to announce on Friday the results of a study that found that companies owned by private equity shed on average about 1 percent more jobs than their peers.


Japan to put abductees on North Korea talks agenda

Japanese and North Korean diplomats met  on Tuesday to smooth the way toward improving relations, but  Tokyo said it would not establish ties until the issue of its  citizens abducted by Pyongyang was resolved.


A teenage surfer dies off an Australian  beach after being attacked by a pair of Great White Sharks.


Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned from office on Monday, ending a controversial tenure as chief law enforcement officer that blemished the administration of President George W. Bush.


A Canadian museum dangles forbidden fruit from Havana near the United States border.


FORT RILEY, Kan. -- Their camouflage on, their wives carrying infants, their older children carrying flags, the soldiers of George W. Bush's surge crowded into a gymnasium for their brigade deployment ceremony, a last public viewing before they disappeared into Iraq.


Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson keep their heads in "Boleyn"

Anne Boleyn may have married  Henry VIII, but her sister Mary in would have been his queen if  only she had been better at making babies.


The search for tiny treasures continues.


UK police say suspect thousands of terrorism links

British police are watching thousands of   British Muslims who they suspect may be involved in or support   terrorism, the head of London police's anti-terrorist branch   said on Friday.


Hollywood Entertainment OKs $850M Buyout

Video rental giant Hollywood Entertainment Corp. has agreed to a buyout offer of nearly $850 million from smaller rival Movie Gallery Inc. in a deal that would create a stronger challenger to the industry leader, Blockbuster Inc.


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Eisner's challenge in court is to field tough questions

Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael Eisner acknowledged Monday that he and former company President Michael Ovitz were good friends.


The New York Yankees introduced their newest acquisition on Tuesday, as five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson officially met the media in a whirlwind day for New York City baseball.


Kufuor's Party Strengthens Majority in Ghana

ACCRA, Dec 11  - The governing party in Ghana  widened its majority in parliament at elections last week which  also gave President John Kufuor a second and final four-year  mandate in the world's number two cocoa grower.


Nick D'Agosto has landed  a major recurring role on NBC's hit sci-fi drama "Heroes" for  next season.


US stocks fell on Monday as a lower dollar, high oil prices and uncertainty over the US presidential election made investors cautious.


A federal judge on Friday approved  Citigroup Inc.'s $2.6 billion settlement with  WorldCom Inc.  investors who lost billions when an accounting scandal plunged  the telecommunications company into bankruptcy protection.


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Arafat 'never closer' to expulsion: Israel

JERUSALEM: Yasser Arafat's expulsion from his West Bank headquarters has "never been closer", Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom has said.


Spain captain will bet almost anything on Davis Cup final

Jordi Arrese will bet almost anything on Spain beating the Americans in the Davis Cup final. "Anything except my wife," Spain's captain said, drawing laughter from his team of Carlos


Milano, 11:52 - CALCIO, MILAN: DOMANI DECISIONE FINALE SU S.SIRO

Il sito internet del Milan annuncia che il club "sta facendo qualsiasi sforzo" per consentire ai pro...


Parisi, "siamo intervenuti per fermare una carneficina"


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province of Quezon. Track and fittings in the area had been stolen in the past and sold as scrap. Estimates of the number of people on board ranged from 312 to more than 400.


Terremoto: Berlusconi, "Italia primo paese a intervenire

ROMA - Il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi ha aperto il suo messaggio di fine anno parlando del terremoto-maremoto che ha colpito il Sudest asiatico: "Ci saranno molto piu' di 100mila vittime. Si


Trade commission denies stay on Qualcomm chip ban

Blog: U.S. International Trade Commission has denied a request for a stay on a ban imposed earlier this month on the import of new handsets using Qualcomm's 3G chips.


John Malkovich will play the lead in a movie about the life of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt.


BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- British drug conglomerate GlaxoSmithKline may be angling to enter the US flu-shot market. Free! Sign up here to receive our After the Bell Report e-Newsletter!


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Floods that have sent some 40,000 people fleeing their homes in the Indonesian capital created more havoc Saturday, with many parts of the city still under neck-high water and authorities warning more rivers may burst their banks.


With Playoffs Looming, Brady Makes His Plays

Tom Brady bounced back from his desperate, off-balance pass during last week's loss to Miami, and the Patriots simplified their slot in the playoffs.


A touch of Germany lives in the Twin Lakes Area

Can you hear the oom pah pah band and see couples dancing the polka? Oktoberfest recently arrived in Bull Shoals when Marita "Rita" Dykes showcased her German heritage by hosting an authentic German Oktoberfest ...


Exide Battery Shares Slump to 6-Month Low

Shares of Exide Technologies XIDE.O  slumped to a six-month low on Tuesday, a day after the lead  battery maker posted a wider quarterly loss due to dramatically  higher lead prices.


ASIA/CINA - La grande devozione del mondo cinese per lÂImmacolata Concezione alimenta e sostiene lÂimpegno dellÂEvangelizzazione Roma  (Agenzia Fides) - Secondo le notizie raccolte dallÂAgenzia Fides, nel mondo cinese esiste una grande devozione per lÂImmacolata Concezione, come testimoniano le numerose chiese a Lei dedicate dai cattolici cinesi. Nel cammino di preparazione al...


Fish, Game Bill Would Reduce Hunters' Power ; Measure Could Affect Bear Hunt

By RICHARD COWEN, STAFF WRITER  A bill that could radically alter the makeup of the state Fish and Game Council has advanced in the state Assembly.  The bill proposes to shrink the Fish and Game Council from its 11 members to seven.


Government wins first round in battle over EU treaty

The British government won the first round of what is expected to be a bruising parliamentary battle over a controversial new European treaty Monday.


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Petraeus: Iraq security fragile, gains reversible

Iraq has pulled back from the brink of civil war, but recent security gains are fragile and still reversible, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, said on Saturday.


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Marriage Wording to Change in Texas Books

AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Board of Education approved new health textbooks for the state's high school and middle school students Friday after the publishers agreed to change the wording to depict marriage as the union of a man and a woman.


Finding May Solve Riddle of Fatigue in Muscles

Scientists are reporting that they have determined why muscles get tired and devised, for mice, an experimental drug that can eliminate fatigue.


Bulgaria and Russia signed a deal Friday to build the 10 billion euros (14.7 billion dollars) South Stream pipeline to carry Russian gas to Europe, giving Moscow an even greater say on European energy supplies.


Supreme Court to Weigh Limits on Cases Involving Medical Devices

At issue is whether makers of medical equipment approved by the federal government may be sued under state law by patients injured by those devices.


Swiss rightwingers shake up politics amid 'Fascism' claims

Switzerland's main right-wing party is shaking up the country's traditionally placid electoral scene with a febrile campaign denouncing alleged conspiracies, while some opponents have branded its tactics Fascist.


Johnson Controls First-Quarter Profit Increases

Building and auto systems maker Johnson Controls Inc. said Friday its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 45 percent on growth across all divisions.


YouTube signs broad licensing pact with EMI

Google Inc.'s  YouTube  has agreed to a deal with major music label EMI Group Plc   to give users of the video-sharing site broad access to  music videos by EMI artists.


Tycho: You might have heard that NASA was trying to gin up an MMO. We just received a mail from a human being involved in the project, someone who wants to make sure they collect the best ideas from the best people. Naturally, she thought of the readership here. Her mail follows:I know how incredibly unpleasant this could end up being if we don'thave the right minds behind it, and would just like the chance to get itin front of as many potentially talented people as possible. Would youguys consider posting a sentence on this in the news section soon?"The purpose of this RFI is to solicit information from organizationswith proven immersive synthetic environments expertise who areinterested in potentially forming a MMO platform development partnershipwith NASA. We are currently targeting releasing a Request for Proposalin March 2008."Here's a couple of run-downs in English from people outside NASA:http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/01/nasa-seeks-inpu.htmlhttp://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/01/would-you-play.html#previouspostAnd the NASA sites:http://procurement.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=128415http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/mmo/submit.htmlNASA gets surprisingly tiny amounts of money (about $17B/yr) to go tofreakin' space and do a whole lot of discovering of varioushumanity-impacting things. And a lot of people just don't know theamount of awesomeness we do for that. We're working on many things totry and communicate to people better about what we do (that's part ofour forming mandates, actually), and this is one initiative.And I think it would be cool if it wasn't a big mess, or even just an"eh" thing. I'd like to see it be *good*.For the space program, guys?Oh, but darling: you had us at immersive synthetic environments.(CW)TB


BRAIN scans show that the brains of people who are lying look very different from those of people who are telling the truth, US researchers said on Monday.


WHITE PLAINS, New York  - Disgraced U.S. sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, a stunning downfall for the five-time Olympic medalist.


A Veltroni, no a 'partito dei famosi' e operazioni di potere


European equity markets moved lower on Thursday as investors remained cautious in the face of record oil prices and slowing economic growth.


Mauresmo Through to Final After Sharapova Withdraws

Title holder and top seed Amelie  Mauresmo received an easy passage into the final of the Advanta  Championships in Philadelphia on Saturday when Maria Sharapova  was forced out of the event with a sore shoulder.


Angry villagers stoned a tsunami warning siren in Aceh province after it accidentally went off, triggering panic in the region hardest hit by the 2004 killer waves, an official said Thursday.


Thieves spoil release of hot new video games

DALLAS -- A month before the video game's scheduled release this coming Tuesday, illegal copies of the hot sci-fi action title "Halo 2" already were circulating on the Internet.


Lawsuits say 401(k) costs are a breach of trust

Take a memo: Let's not kill all the lawyers just yet. They are the only defense for workers against corporate executives who would rather count their stock options than pay attention to 401(k) plans.


Quotes by Luciano Pavarotti, taken from his 1995 autobiography: "Pavarotti: My World," by Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright.


LONDON : World oil prices retreated as they were unable to recover heavy losses caused by profit-taking ahead of the US presidential election.


Pickering stepped to the plate Sunday for his first official major league at-bat in almost three years and hit a grand slam. Then in his next at-bat two innings later, the 6-foot-5, 260-pounder hit a two-run


Torino, 18:53 - CALCIO, JUVE: NUOVI INVITI A COMPERIRE PER GIRAUDO E BETTEGA

Nuovi inviti a comparire sono stati spediti dalla procura di Torino per l'ex amministratore delegato...


As millions of women inject Botox, reshape noses, and augment breasts, a growing number are now exploring a new frontier, genital plastic surgery.


Cult of Mac: Apple Plotting an Avon Power Play?

When cosmetics chief Andrea Jung joins the Cupertino juggernaut, it raises the question: What is Steve Jobs hiding up his sleeve? Commentary by Leander Kahney.


Air fares are due to come down for some travellers, as international ticket sale regulations are relaxed.


Tropical cyclone may form in Gulf of Mexico: NHC

A tropical cyclone could form during the next day or two as a tropical disturbance moves westward across Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a report Wednesday.


Brian Cashman's job is safe — at least for now. The rest of the New York Yankees have plenty to worry about this winter.


Obese children with leukemia have poorer outlook

NEW YORK  - Young patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and a high body mass index, a measure commonly used to estimate whether a person is underweight or overweight, at the time of diagnosis are at increased risk of relapse and other untoward events, according to researchers.


AL MVP Justin Morneau agreed Friday to a $4.5 million, one-year contract with the Minnesota Twins, who also settled their salary arbitration cases with third baseman Nick Punto and outfielder Lew Ford.


Birmingham - England captain Michael Vaughan said on Monday he was confident that Steve Harmison's decision to boycott the Zimbabwe tour would not cause a split in the English cricket squad.


Courchevel 1850 might claim to be the most charismatic ski resort - it's where Posh and Becks went in their prime, last season, along with many a diva and divo - but there is another faraway place which, ...


Sharon Wins Cabinet Vote on Gaza, New Raid Mounted

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won  cabinet backing on Sunday for a bill on the nuts and bolts of a  Gaza pullout, and hours later Israel launched a new raid in the  Palestinian territory, killing three and wounding 16.


Wilson Rothman nominated the Nike + iPod Sport Kit and MacBook Pro as the TIME magazine 2006 Gadget of the Year along with six other products. Vote for your favorite gadget now.


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San Diego, 13:02 - CICLISMO, LANDIS: SISTEMA ANTI-DOPING CORROTTO

Duro attacco del ciclicta Floyd Landis al sistema anti-doping mondiale. Dopo essere stato squalifica...


Microsoft Launches Popfly on Silverlight

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Thursday detailed his company's progress on Web 2.0, saying the company had launched Popfly and the extension of several other Live Services.


Anju Bobby George claims Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

Long jumper Anju Bobby George, who won India's first world championship medal by claiming bronze in Paris last year, was awarded the country's highest sports prize on Wednesday.


ISTANBUL -- Turkish artillery shelled suspected positions of Kurdish rebels based across the border in northern Iraq yesterday, according to reports. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Turkey that it risked expanding regional tensions with any "robust" move of troops into Iraq.


Broadcast Networks Cover GOP's 2nd Night

Let the convention begin! That was the message from the Big Three broadcast networks Tuesday night as they each sprung loose an hour of their prime time schedule to air live coverage of the Republican National Convention (which was otherwise marking its second day).


Red Hat acquiring LDAP server from AOL's Netscape unit

SEPTEMBER 30, 2004  - Linux vendor Red Hat Inc. is adding security and authentication tools from Netscape Security Solutions to its software arsenal through a deal with America Online Inc.


Record low Arctic sea ice called 'astounding'

Ice cover in the Arctic Ocean, long held to be an early warning of a changing climate, has shattered the all-time low record this summer, according to scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder.


The result was announced last night by the world football's governing body at a gala evening at the Zurich opera house. It's the first time that Ronaldinho is winning the award.


Bullet-proof helicopters play key border role

TUCSON, Ariz  - Pilot Rich Rouviere gazes through night vision goggles as he speeds the Black Hawk helicopter to where a high-tech drone far above has pinpointed 11 intruders from Mexico.


Pied-piper police guard Bush from protests

Reporters who tail US President George W. Bush around the world were surprised by a "Pied Piper"-like method for minimizing protests at a rally in the crucial state of Ohio.


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Bush, Kerry Pause to Trade Barbs on Iraq

President Bush and rival Sen. John Kerry paused from private debate practice on Monday to accuse each other of a lack of clarity on Iraq as they campaigned in "must win" states for each — the Republican incumbent in Ohio and his Democratic challenger in Wisconsin.


Prep Star Mayo To Miss 3 Games For Bumping Ref

O.J. Mayo, considered by many to be the country's top high school basketball player, will miss three games for his ejection and contact with a referee.


Milosevic opens his defense case, starting second half of his ...

Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic opened his long-delayed defense at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal Tuesday, describing the battles of his Serbian people as self defense against internal rebellions and external attacks by Islamic warriors.


Police find bomb in London, launch terrorism probe

British police defused a bomb in a parked car in London's theatre district on Friday and launched a counter-terrorism investigation.


MBIA debt exposure pares Wall Street gains

Wall Street stocks rose sharply at the outset on Thursday, after strong results from Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) raised hopes that fears of a slowdown in corporate technology spending were premature. But stocks pared early gains after MBIA (NYSE:MBI), a bond insurer, revealed billions of dollars in exposure to high-risk investments. Its shares sank 25 per cent.


Russian ex-spy's condition worsens as objects found in intestine

Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has suffered a "major deterioriation" in his condition, amid reports he had a heart attack and has mysterious objects in his intestine.


British treasury chief Gordon Brown assured Labour Party delegates that in succeeding the Prime Minister, he would continue his course


Three-way deal in making that finally sends 'Unit' to Yanks

The endgame of Randy Johnson's maneuvering to be traded to the New York Yankees, an issue in Arizona since June, is close to being written in blockbuster-trade fashion.


Morris, on Short Rest, to Face Schilling

Matt Morris won't need to have his ankle stitched up or anything drastic like that, but he'll do something for the first time when he starts Game 2 of the World Series on Sunday night.


McNeil takes over command of NATO troops

U.S. Gen. Dan McNeil took over command of NATO-led troops in Afghanistan in a ceremony on Sunday.


(Court TV) -- Amber Frey proved herself a willing pawn the first time she met with police, when she offered to lie to her lover, Scott Peterson, in a ploy to coerce information from him.


Roma, 15:22 - CALCIO, LAZIO: LOTITO: ROCCHI CON NOI A VITA

A margine della cerimonia di consegna dei premi Ussi, il presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, ha ...


Justices to Hear Exxonâs Challenge to Punitive Damages

Exxon argued that given the $3.5 billion it has paid in cleanup costs, fines and settlements after the Valdez spill, the $2.5 billion in punitive damages is beyond normal due process.


World Business Briefing: Germany: BayerÂs Profit Falls but Tops Forecasts

The German drug maker Bayer said its third-quarter profit fell 35 percent on costs related to its acquisition of a rival, Schering, but its performance still exceeded analystsÂ expectations. Bayer earned 320 million euros ($419 million) in the three months through September, down from 493 million euros a year earlier. Sales rose 26 percent, to 7.78 billion euros ($10.2 billion). The company, based in Leverkusen, said it booked special charges totaling 139 million euros ($182 million) in the quarter, with 106 million euros ($139 million) of that mostly attributable to the integration of its health care unit with Schering. Bayer bought Schering in June in a deal worth nearly 16.9 billion euros ($22 billion) to strengthen its health care business. The company said its health care unit was Âthe principal growth engine for BayerÂs business in the third quarter,Â with sales climbing 73 percent, to 3.48 billion euros ($4.56 billion).


Doctors alarmed over Angola child death rate

Alarming numbers of young children are dying in Angola four years after the southern African country's long-running civil war ended, a report by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has said.


Computer giant Dell sees profits rise 25%despite slowing momentum in the PC market, as laptop sales soar.


Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian says he wants to buy up to 12 million more shares in General Motors.


Verison and its global partner Vodafone may enter the bidding war for another mobile phone giant, Sprint, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.


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Russia opens espionage probe over Litvinenko killing

Russia's internal security service opened an espionage investigation Friday after the man wanted by Britain for the murder of ex-agent Alexander Litvinenko pointed the finger at Britain's MI6 intelligence agency.


If Kanye West were to walk into the British Raj's dining room and order dinner, it would cost the rapper about $17.50. But since the restaurant is delivering — from Wales to New York — it's going to cost a bit more.


Marion Jones made a low-profile return to the Olympics on Wednesday, four years after her name was up in lights for the duration of the Sydney Games.


Cuban dissidents start push to change constitution

A prominent Cuban dissident group launched a campaign on Monday to push for constitutional reforms that would allow for democratic elections and greater respect for human rights in the communist country.


Anti-globalisation campaigners vow to disrupt the Venice Film Festival, protesting about Hollywood wealth.


Premier Romano Prodi resigned on Wednesday after an embarrassing loss in the Italian Senate on foreign policy.Comment


Europe go into Sunday's singles as clear favourites to claim an unprecedented third straight Ryder Cup victory.


Britney Spears won modified visitation rules Thursday that allow her two boys to spend one overnight a week with her, and the pop star's attorney requested her mother become the required court-appointed monitor.     Spears made a surprise appearanc...


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Settlement agreement in breast cancer vaccine lawsuit

CHICAGO A North Chicago medical school and about 50 breast cancer patients agreed to settle a lawsuit. It arose after the school canceled an experimental vaccine program that some patients claimed kept them alive.


From Hawaii to the Philadelphia suburbs, community sings, or singalongs, draw together the average-voiced and bring old songs into common memory.


Violent crime kept climbing in 2006, a top FBI official said Wednesday, previewing a report detailing nationwide increases in murders, robberies and other felonies for a second straight year.


Highly anticipated sophomore discs from KT Tunstall and James Blunt

A Blunt assessment of 'All the Lost Souls' and Tunstall's less-than-'Fantastic' follow-up.


Milano, 20:16 - CALCIO, INTER-ATALANTA: NEI NERAZZURRI KO TOLDO E CRUZ

A meno di un'ora dal calcio d'inizio di Inter-Atalanta, Roberto Mancini deve rinunciare a Francesco ...


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Iraq's interim prime minister has welcomed an agreement of the so-called "Paris Club" nations to reduce up to 80 percent of his country's $120 billion international debt but called on Iraq's "Arab brothers" to follow suit.


Women who are obese get more aggressive types of ovarian cancer, scientists find.


South-Eastern Europe reels from a wave of extremely hot weather that has killed several people.


Skepticism warranted on Iran's nuclear pact

Iran has agreed to a plan by the UN's atomic agency, saying it will halt uranium enrichment work. But the world must remain vigilant about that nation's plans.


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi said he dropped his opposition Tuesday to the merger of Wellpoint Health Networks and Anthem, adding the two health insurance giants met his criteria in order to complete the deal.


President Bush's campaign asked a court Wednesday to force the Federal Election Commission to act on its complaints against anti-Bush groups spending millions of dollars in the presidential race, arguing that the FEC is failing to do its job.


Acura, Land Rover top ranking of U.S. dealerships

Honda Motor Co.'s  luxury Acura division topped a consumer satisfaction survey intended to measure how well U.S. car shoppers felt they were treated in dealer showrooms whether or not they bought a vehicle on the spot.


Germany now would welcome Tom Cruise production

COLOGNE, Germany  - The German Defense Ministry is scrambling to qualify its stance on the Tom Cruise World War Two thriller "Valkyrie," saying Thursday that, despite reports to the contrary, it has no opposition to the film shooting in Germany.


Senate G.O.P. Blocks Additions to Stimulus Bill

By a single vote, Senate Republicans blocked a fiscal stimulus package intended to inject a quick burst of spending into the slowing economy.


ATHENS, Greece - Lamar Odom made a key defensive play on Greece's Dimitris Pipanikoulaou, preventing him from getting a clean layup attempt that could have cut the United States' lead to two points, and the Americans won 77-71 Tuesday night in the second round of the Olympic men's basketball tournament.    In a much closer game than expected, the Americans bounced back from their embarrassing loss to Puerto Rico in their opener and avoided dropping to 0-2, which would have matched their loss total from the previous 68 years...


HP coughs up surprise update to desktop PC range

Breeds flock of hybrid DVD boxes HP has quietly snuck through an update to its home desktop PC range with the computer giant now officially shipping its media centre systems with hybrid Blu-ray/DVD drives.â¦


Vika Popva s bright orange hair is more than a fashion statement. It s how the Mission Hills resident, a Ukrainian immigrant, demonstrates her solidarity with the opposition movement in the Eastern European ...


A great-granddaughter of composer Richard Wagner is teaming with star German conductor Christian Thielemann to bid for the leadership of the Bayreuth festival, the pair announced in an interview published Saturday.


The Scottish Executive pledges a further Â£9m to help some of the world's poorest people, it is announced.


US soldiers talk to journalists, unidentified, after a mortar round, foreground, hit the parking lot of the al-Mansour Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday Oct 16, 2004, where some foreign journalists and diplomats stay.


Strangeloop AppScaler for Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX Selected As Best of Tech.Ed 2007 Awards Finalist

Strangeloop AppScaler for Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX has been selected  as a finalist for the Best of Tech.Ed 2007 Awards in the Web Development  and Infrastructure category. The overall category winner will be  determined at Tech.Ed 2007 in Orlando, FL.


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Barred From Menâs-Only Event, Woman Sues Public Golf Club

Elaine Joyce, a champion amateur golfer, and her father were not allowed to play in a tournament at the at the Dennis Pines course because the tournament was not open to women.


Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto makes an emotional return after eight years of self-imposed exile.


Nadal cruises into Chennai quarter-finals

CHENNAI, India  - Top seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal brushed aside American qualifier Rajeev Ram 6-2 6-1 to cruise into the Chennai Open quarter-finals on Thursday.


Two aid workers are shot dead in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, an aid agency says.


Orange UK Gives the Green Light to Musiwave-Powered Music Store

BARCELONA, Spain, 3GSM World Congress, Feb. 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Musiwave, an Openwave company (Openwave Systems Inc.


Psychopaths are not a lost cause, one scientist argues. They simply suffer from a learning disability, and proper treatment could save society lots of pain and suffering. By Suzanne Leigh.


Some of the lawyers who helped negotiate a proposed settlement with State Farm withdrew their request for a federal judge to approve the multimillion-dollar deal.


Police departments around the country are relaxing age and fitness standards, forgiving minor criminal convictions and easing other requirements to relieve shortages in their ranks and find officers who are wiser, more worldly and cooler-headed in a crisis.


The number of first-time home buyers in the UK has sunk to its lowest point since 1980, mortgage lender Halifax says.


Nobel Winner Maathai Sounds Alarm Over Planet

Saying the planet is at risk from human activity, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai urged democratic reforms and an end to corporate greed when she collected the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.


Oil prices surged to a new high above $47 a barrel spurred by concern for the safety of oil facilities in Iraq.


A VICTORIAN man had been found dead after being interviewed over child pornography allegations, police confirmed today. Police said the man had been interviewed in relation to Operation Auxin, the nationwide


Researchers at Oxford and Nottingham universities make it into the record books by creating the smallest "test tubes" known to science.


Planning for Big Game No Different for the Jets

Despite the urgency of the Jets' situation, Friday's workout looked and felt the same as any other Friday during the regular season.


Brown-Forman: Family Trust Boosts Volume

Wine and spirits maker Brown-Forman Corp. said Friday that heavy trading volume of its Class B common shares was due to sales from a "non-affiliate Brown family trust.


Palestinian rivals arrive in Saudi for unity talks

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals prepared on Tuesday for talks on a unity government, with less than two weeks to go until a new bid to revive stalled peace negotiations with Israel.


Evacuations begin at drilling rigs in Gulf

NEW YORK - Energy companies today were taking more than 3,000 workers off drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Ivan, a powerful Category 5 storm, and were shutting much more oil production in the Gulf than had been shut by a pair of


China's cabinet on Monday sharply increased penalties for price-fixing, expanding an anti-inflation campaign that has failed to cool a surge in politically sensitive food costs.


Both of the works premiered by American Ballet Theater on Friday were filled with possibilities only partly realized.


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Romney sees drop in White House bid fund-raising

Mitt Romney, whose surprising $21  million first-quarter fund-raising haul topped Republican  rivals in the 2008 White House race, said on Monday he expected  a drop in fund-raising cash in the current quarter.


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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice put Iran on notice Wednesday that it cannot use a European diplomatic initiative to delay indefinitely accountability for a suspected nuclear weapons program.


The World Health Organisation last night confirmed that it was examining a probable first full case of human-to-human transmission of bird flu in Thailand.


Oil steadies above $64 as U.S. pushes Iran sanctions

Oil steadied above $64 on Thursday as   bargain hunters stepped in after a month-long rout and found   some support in a renewed U.S. push for immediate sanctions on   Iran, the world's fourth biggest crude exporter.


Update 2: HUD Secretary Comments on Fannie Mae

It's up to the board of Fannie Mae to decide whether top managers should be removed in the wake of the mortgage giant's accounting crisis, HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson said Wednesday.


ZACHARO, Greece  - Forest fires that have killed 61 people in Greece raged for a fourth day on Monday, with at least 89 blazes still burning across the country as strong winds fanned flames and hampered fire-fighting efforts.


Arctic Thaw Threatens People, Polar Bears

Global warming is heating the Arctic  almost twice as fast as the rest of the planet in a thaw that  threatens millions of livelihoods and could wipe out polar  bears by 2100, an eight-nation report said on Monday.


American League Game Summary - Seattle at Kansas City

Suzuki is hitting .486 since the All-Star break. He homered for the second time in as many games...Kansas City, which has dropped eight of its last 11 contests, fell to an AL-worst 42-75, while Seattle is just 2 1/2 games better at 45-73...Madritsch ...


Clement replaces Monfils in tennis Hopman Cup

Veteran Frenchman Arnaud Clement will partner Tatiana Golovin at the mixed teams Hopman Cup, starting here on Saturday.


Sabina Park is given the all-clear to host the opening match of the World Cup in Kingston on Tuesday.


Economic growth in '07 weakest in five years

U.S. growth skidded lower in the fourth quarter and was the weakest in five years for all of 2007, according to a government report on Wednesday that highlighted the toll an enfeebled housing sector has taken on the national economy.


A UN session marking 60 years since the liberation of Auschwitz is to be attended by a Labour peer.


Chen sparkles, but O's drop 9th in a row, 3-0

It's hard to say which was a more unlikely sight for the Orioles last night: journeyman starter Bruce Chen tossing seven shutout innings, or ace reliever BJ Ryan giving up a walk-off home run.


Napoli, 20:12 - BASKET, ELDO NAPOLI: ROCCA RINNOVA CONTRATTO

La Eldo Napoli ha rinnovato fino al 2009 il contratto del centro italo-americano Mason Rocca. (Ni...


About a dozen war protesters were arrested Tuesday morning during a peaceful demonstration against President Bush's speech before the U.N. General Assembly.


Atletica: El Guerrouj "Volevo solo vincere

SarÃ  certamente ricordato come uno dei protagonisti assoluti di Atene 2004. Hicham El Guerrouj ha conquistato l`oro sia nei 1500 m che nei 5000, che non Ã¨ certo la sua specialitÃ . Al termine della gara


Blood from two of five women a man is accused of killing was found on a jacket in his Ipswich home, a court hears.


The founders of a social networking website take legal action to try to shut down its rival, Facebook.


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Indonesian President to attend Arafat's funeral

By Haseenah Koyakutty, Channel NewsAsia's Indonesia bureau chief. JAKARTA: One of the first Asian countries to react to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death is Indonesia which has the world's largest Muslim population.


Christina Aguilera Engaged to to Jordan Bratman

Christina Aguilera   and boyfriend of two years, Jordan Bratman have confirmed their engagement. Jordan Bratman, a music executive, is Aguilera's representative.   According to sources, no plans have been made and nothing has been determined fo...


Politica. Berlusconi e Fini divisi sulla riduzione fiscale

Il premier Silvio Berlusconi e Gianfranco Fini dialogano a distanza concedendo due interviste a due quotidiani nazionali. Sulla riduzione delle tasse Fini sostiene che sia impossibile entro il 2006. Per il


Roethlisberger says he won't do safety ads

Ben Roethlisberger said he doesn't plan on doing public safety announcements for motorcycle or helmet safety following his accident last month.


Candidates in final dash before Iowa vote

DAVENPORT, Iowa  - White House hopefuls dashed across Iowa in a hunt for votes on Wednesday, with Hillary Clinton and her two top rivals scrambling to avoid third place in a tight opening round of voting for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination.


The city of Mumbai rarely sees the colour grey in the month of November. It did on Wednesday. First came the clouds, early in the morning, and then the drizzle that lasted a few hours.


A friend of Hicham El Guerrouj rang the great one a few days ago from Toulouse and made a prescient comment to him. "In 1997 Athens discovered the prince, in 2004 Athens greeted the King," he said.


Injuries and Time Take Their Toll on Giants

The Giants are as battered as any N.F.L. team, and several deadlines loom for sorting themselves out.


BRUSSELS - Google Inc. is confident that its $3.1 billion bid for online ad tracker DoubleClick will win over European and US regulators, a company executive said yesterday - even as advertisers expressed concerns the deal will shrink competition.


MacyÂs Hopes Weather WonÂt Ground Parade Balloons

Strong wind gusts forecast for tomorrow could ground some or all of the 12 big balloons that are set to fly in the MacyÂs Thanksgiving Day Parade.


Firenze, 12:34 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: CONVOCATI PER VILLARREAL

Sono 19 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Fiorentina, Cesare Prandelli, per la gara di domani ...


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Virtual and Mac worlds turn firey wrath on El Reg

Careful, we're armed with doughnuts Letters An anti-poverty campaign has set up its stall in Second Life, the online virtual world game that is so popular with so many. Our short, and somewhat cheeky, story on this collision of the most and least real of places to live (poverty vs. Second Life, for those only on coffee no. 1) has provoked quite a storm:â¦


Canada slamming its doors on asylum seekers under new rules, say advocates

OTTAWA (CP) - Canada is becoming ever more closed to refugees desperate to escape abuse and chaos in their homelands, advocates say.


Al Qaeda says behind Algeria bombing: report

Al Qaeda's North Africa wing claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide bombing in Algeria on Wednesday in a recording aired by Al Arabiya television.


Esperti: bimbi piu' colpiti, stagione di 'media densita''


The World Trade Organisation gives the EU and seven countries the chance to impose sanctions in retaliation for a US anti-dumping law.


A humanoid robot is teaching itself to walk and eventually run around a California research lab.


Microsoft Unveils Its Internet Search Engine, Quietly

Microsoft rolled out its long-planned response to Google and Yahoo in the Internet search industry on Wednesday.


The Metropolitan Museum's show is a sumptuous assemblage of fur and other animal products used to keep humans warm.


Two trains collide near the northern Italian city of Bologna, killing several people and injuring many others.


Ziad H. Hamzeh's documentary is important as a record of a disturbing incident that occured when 1,100 immigrants from Somalia settled in Maine.


Phil Mickelson's 59 Wednesday at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf may not have come in an official 72-hole event, but it certainly put him in some elite company.


Off-the-Field Thaw In Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry

The Yankees and the Red Sox on friendly terms, competing as always but as friends? Is the world about to end?


Sri Lanka's 25-year civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels will likely escalate into the bloodiest period of fighting the island has seen after the government scrapped a tattered truce, experts said on Thursday.


âBuild a Ship, Sail to Sadnessâ is a deliberate affront to the very idea of slick entertainment and is all the funnier as a result.


Sixty rescuers are involved in an operation to bring an injured ice climber down from cliffs in Deeside.


Thai referee gets a beating by entire soccer team

A Thai soccer referee was beaten up by an entire team after sending off three of their players during a match to decide promotion to country's second division, local media reported on Friday.


Iran said Sunday it successfully tested a rocket, apparently part of its drive to launch five satellites into orbit by 2010.


One of World's Largest Quakes Hits Near Australia

Australia's southern state of Tasmania was rocked by the world's largest earthquake in three-and-a-half years when it struck under the sea half way between Australia and Antarctica on Friday, seismologists said.


Theater Review | 'The Homecoming': You Can Go Home Again, but Youâll Pay the Consequences

As this first-rate revival makes electrifyingly clear, Harold Pinterâs masterpiece is every bit as big as its reputation.


2,500-Year-Old Pomegranate Found in Greece

A scientific dig has uncovered four pomegranates believed to be 2,500 years old preserved inside a woven basket nestled in a bronze vessel, a Greek archaeologist said Friday.


Roma, 14:30 - CALCIO, PRIMAVERA: ROMA-LAZIO 1-0

La Roma ha battuto la Lazio 1-0 nel derby valido per la decima giornata del campionato Primavera. Go...


As President Bush and Sen. John Kerry hurtle into the final two days of the presidential race, the campaign has in some ways


The Iraqi government and Arab countries have broken into bitter squabbling ahead of a Baghdad conference on Saturday that the United States had hoped would finally unite them in efforts to stabilize the war-torn nation.


Gaza Rocket Hits Base in Israel, 12 Soldiers Hurt

Palestinian fighters wounded 12 soldiers  in a rocket attack on Israel Wednesday, defying calls for a  cease-fire from Mahmoud Abbas, the frontrunner to succeed  Yasser Arafat in an election Sunday.


Melania Grego scored twice in extra time Thursday as Italy edged Greece 10-9 for the Olympic women's water polo gold medal. The championship match was locked 7-7 at the end of regulation


Marie Osmond was down, but she's still a competitor on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars."


Secure Computing Launches Industry's First Self-Serve Domain Health Check in Middle East

Secure Computing Corporation, a leading enterprise gateway security company, has recently announced the Middle East launch of Domain Health Check - a free web service that provides users with a behavior-based view of the messaging and web reputation of their domains.


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Cricket: Memorable test match for Fleming

CHITTAGONG - New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming was among the records on the opening day of the second test against Bangladesh yesterday.


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Sports Network) - Baltimore Ravens  tackle Jonathan Ogden was hurt during Thursday's pre-season  affair against the New York Giants.


TIME's Richard Zoglin gives his appraisal of all the nominees for the four top awards and gauges their chances on this Sunday's awards show as Broadway honors its best


Last Harry Potter book may have leaked online

Digital photographs of pages of the latest Harry Potter book have started appearing on Web sites days before its official release


Model for character talks about 'Kramer'

The first call came from the Midwest. Before long, the phone was ringing, and ringing, and ringing again: Satellite radio. Fox News. Extra. Yada, yada, yada.


Universal Pictures has picked up movie rights to a New York Times article with the headline "In College


United Parcel Service Inc. UPS.N  said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose but missed  expectations as shortfalls in its U.S. package business and  rising fuel prices offset strength internationally.


The Long Island woman nearly killed when a teenager hurled a turkey through her car windshield left Stony Brook University Hospital yesterday for a rehab facility.


NBA Goes to Court to Contest Reduction of Suspension

After all the hoopla surrounding the suspensions of Ron Artest and Jermaine O'Neal, the final decision will be decided in the Courts rather than on the court.


"Saw IV," the latest installment in the annual horror franchise, sliced and diced its competition at the weekend box office in North America, according to preliminary sales estimates issued on Saturday.


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=== Bears, Dolphins agree to trade All-Pros ===

Lake Forest, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins have reportedly agreed to a trade that would see two former All-Pros swap teams.


Roma, 10:48 - CALCIO, IL BARCELLONA VUOLE ALBERTINI

Frank Riijkaard vuole Demetrio Albertini al Barcellona. il tecnico degli 'azulgrana' starebbe pensan...


Bologna, 14:00 - CALCIO, BOLOGNA: ACQUISTATO FAVA DAL TREVISO

Dino Fava passa ufficialmente in compartecipazione dal Treviso al Bologna. Nell'ambito dello stesso ...


Half the teams in the National League still have playoff aspirations. The World Series champs are no longer one of them. The Florida Marlins were eliminated from postseason contention Sunday when they lost 6-3 in Atlanta, ending their defense of a surprising 2003 title.


World's Smallest Porpoise Nearly Extinct, Experts Say

The little-known vaquita, of which only about 400 remain, may be the next marine mammal to disappear, researchers warn.


Up to 1,500 social security jobs could be under threat because of budget cuts, a minister warns.


Ericsson to provide mobile broadband to Lenovo

Sweden's Ericsson said on Monday it  was working with Lenovo, the world's No. 3 PC maker, to provide  mobile broadband modules based on high speed packet access  (HSPA) for Lenovo notebook computers.


I was clicking through cable TV channels the other night looking for something (anything) to watch when I came across two guys sparring over "Memogate.


Tonight at 6, the NFL will make public that, after much negotiation, it has struck a deal with the Chinese government and sports ministry to televise a football game live from Beijing next Aug. 8 between the Patriots and Seahawks.


Military jury convicts guardsman of trying to help al-Qaida

A National Guardsman was convicted of what military officials said amounts to attempted treason for trying to aid al-Qaida, and a jury recommended he be sentenced to life in prison.


Tragedy in Sen. Edwards family: wife diagnosed with invasive ...

According to the latest report, the wife of Senator John Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards will need to undergo additional tests in order to determine how far her breast cancer has advanced.


Korean Choi shoots sublime 65 to win Memorial

DUBLIN, Ohio  - South Korean K.J. Choi charged from five strokes behind to win the $6 million Memorial tournament with a near-flawless final round on Sunday.


Thousands flee homes as fresh floods hit Bangladesh

Large swathes of Bangladesh were underwater again on Sunday after heavy rains, adding to the misery of millions hit by flooding that has killed more than 830 people since late July.


LOS ANGELES  - The woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta-Jones maintains that she's innocent. Dawnette Knight, 33, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday (Sept.


Drinking alcohol may keep leg arteries healthy

NEW YORK  - In the elderly, moderate alcohol consumption may protect against leg artery disease, a condition in which the arteries in the legs become narrowed or clogged with fatty deposits, reducing blood flow to the legs.


First Sanofi-Aventis figures line up with forecasts

PARIS  - The newly formed pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis published third-quarter sales figures showing a 10.7 percent increase over 12 months in line with expectations.


Four French tourists kidnapped in Yemen were freed Monday after more than two weeks in captivity, the French foreign minister said.


Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was inactive for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints.


Bryant Scores 38 Points as Lakers Top Suns

Kobe Bryant asked to be traded last spring in part because he wanted to play for a team that could contend for a championship. He just might have gotten his wish by staying put.


ASIA/MYANMAR - Trecento bambini poveri ricevono lÂistruzione nella diocesi di Pekhon grazie alla collaborazione fra Ong e Chiesa locale Rangoon (Agenzia Fides) - Nonostante le recenti tensioni sociali e le difficoltÃ  politiche, alcune organizzazioni non governative cattoliche riescono a portare aiuti umanitari e a mandare avanti opere di cooperazione e solidarietÃ  in Myanmar. Il boic...


This new hidden-word  game shows from GSN is refreshing in that it has no seeming  reality agenda at all. We don't meet the families of the  contestants. There are no alliances. America doesn't get to  vote on who survives to play another day, and the players can't  call friends and relatives on the phone for assistance. How  utterly retro is that?


Microsoft's Windows support forum found a throng of users yesterday complaining of their Windows Live OneCare subscriptions inexplicably showing up as having been terminated.


Judge Rules Police Had Probable Cause To Search Michael Jackson's Ranch

Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville ruled that police who searched Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch for evidence had "probable cause" to believe Jackson had committed a crime.


Apple Inc. unveiled new iPods on Wednesday including a model with an iPhone-style touch screen and wireless Internet connectivity, refreshing the product line at a time when its digital media strategy is facing renewed attacks from rivals.


Galaxies rent asunder in huge cosmic collision

An international team of astronomers has observed the perfect cosmic storm: the most powerful collision of two galactic clusters ever recorded.


Australia Forecasts A$6.2 Bln Surplus in 2004-05

Australian Treasurer Peter Costello raised the government's forecast budget cash surplus for the year ending June 30, 2005, to A$6.2 billion ($4.7 billion) because of increased company taxes.


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Roma, 13:08 - CALCIO, UNDER 21: ITALIA-ALBANIA PRIMO PASSO VERSO EUROPEO '09

Sono 21 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico dell'Under 21 Pierluigi Casiraghi per Italia-Albania del p...


Long Lao Gao Journal: In Laos, Chinese Motorcycles Change Lives

Cheap Chinese products, which are flooding Asia, are met with deep appreciation by the regionâs poorest people.


Alstom can only look with envy at Vivendi's revival

REPAIRING wrecked companies is a tricky task, whether they are in fashionable businesses like telecoms, or deeply unfashionable metal-bashing.


Oracle moves to quarterly patch release schedule

Oracle today announced that it is moving to a quarterly patch release schedule, even as the company faces criticism from analyst firm Gartner Inc. for its handling of a recent critical security fix.


Arrestato direttore d'orchestra Daniel Oren non pagava alimenti ...

New-York, 30 ottobre 2004 - Il direttore d'orchestra israeliano Daniel Oren Ã¨ stato arrestato subito dopo aver diretto la 'Boheme' al Metropolitan Opera di New York giovedÃ¬ sera per non essersi presentato davanti a un giudice di Manhattan con cui


Congo's Ebola Outbreak Could Be Worst in Years

JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 18 -- International medical personnel and supplies are being airlifted to a remote region of central Congo to combat what threatens to become the world's most serious outbreak of the deadly ebola virus in years.


LaDainian Tomlinson spent most of the first half of Sunday's AFC championship game bundled up in a parka, not on the field.


Blair defends plans to allow round-the-clock drinking laws in Britain

LONDON  - Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday passionately defended new pub licensing laws that will allow Britons to drink around the clock and insisted it would not lead to an explosion in booze-fuelled violence.


Effort to cut FEMA red tape knocked back

A week after Hurricane Katrina, a FEMA official in charge of streamlining the flow of disaster aid issued a directive that would have cut through the red tape and expedited a staggering 1,029 rebuilding projects and $5.3 billion.


Secondhand smoke may raise child allergy risk

NEW YORK  - Young children who were exposed to cigarette smoke as babies may be more likely to suffer certain allergies, a new study suggests.


It will all be settled tonight. The field for the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup will be set after the Chevy Rock 'n' Roll 400 at Richmond (Va.) International Speedway. Under the new points structure NASCAR adopted to determine the 2004 champion, the top 10 drivers in the Nextel Cup standings, plus any driver within 400 points of the ...


GAZA CITY, 18 August 2004  The Israeli government yesterday issued bids for 1,000 new homes in West Bank settlements.


As Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates travels the world promoting Windows Vista and its Xbox interoperability, some gamers are traveling the Web posting negative comments about the new operating system's impact on games.


Severed heads and bodies found in Iraq field: police

Nine bodies and 10 severed heads were found on Tuesday in an abandoned field north of Baghdad in a region where U.S. and Iraqi forces are pressing ahead with offensives against al Qaeda forces.


ORLANDO, Fla. - Paris Hilton knows something about nightclubs, so it makes sense the hotel heiress is the inspiration for a handful of clubs that will bear her name...


The true scale of ignorance and lack of sympathy in the UK to people with HIV and Aids is revealed today in a survey of British attitudes.


Tendulkar, who is in a race to try and make the first Test against Australia in Bangalore, told the Press Trust of India that team physiotherapist Andrew Leipus was limiting his time in the nets.


NBC chief says rumors of early departure untrue

NBC Universal's chief executive on Friday said rumors of his early departure were untrue and created by rival media company Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.


A cyclist rides passed the Teleajen oil refinery, near Ploiesti, Romania, 60 kilometers north of Bucharest, Sunday Oct. 24 2004. Oil producers in Romania have again raised the price of fuels this weekend due


Roma, 11:56 - CALCIO, SECCO IN PROCURA FIGC: SONO SERENO

Alessio Secco, ds della Juventus, è arrivato stamattina negli uffici della procura federale d...


Home Depot in $10 bln deal to sell unit: sources

Home Depot Inc.  has agreed to  sell its supply division for more than $10 billion, sources  close to the deal said on Tuesday.


Companies that produce agriculture-related products were some of the best performing last year.


The obesity epidemic needs to be tackled in the same way as climate change, says a top nutritional scientist.


Microsoft's MSN (Quote, Chart) launched a blogging tool that ties in with its home media technology plays. Called MSN Spaces, the beta is part of an update to MSN's suite of communication services.


Election Victory in Major State Strengthens India's Governing ...

An election victory by the governing Congress Party in India's second-most-populous state on Saturday was expected to strengthen both the party and the minority


Beazer Shares Fall After Executiveâs Firing

Shares fell as much as 9.5 percent, the most since March, after the company fired its chief accounting officer.


I "nuovi ladri" si vestono e si comportano come manager. Ogni anno i reati sono oltre 11 milaPiÃ¹ 30 %, i ladri colpiscono soprattutto in prima classe. La Polfer: "PiÃ¹ agenti a bordo"                                          Arsenio Lupin viaggia in Eurostar   Boom di furti e rapine sui treni                                                                                di CATERINA PASOLINI


J.K. Rowling has belatedly outed her wizard. But John Cloud doesn't see it as a triumph for gay equality


Suharto, who was ousted from power in 1998 after 32 years of authoritarian rule, dies at 86.


Sopra 1,31 dollari i primi scambi della mattinata


Breaking down Macworld 2008 from all sides

Sure, he didn't have a flashy new iPhone, but Apple CEO Steve Jobs' keynote at Macworld 2008 still had several new products to digest.


Turkey's Kurdish rebels declare ceasefire

Turkey's rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party ordered a unilateral ceasefire effective October 1 in operations against the Turkish military.


Nei cittadini c'e' forte attenzione a legge elettorale


Secondo gli inquirenti si tratterebbe di una rapina degenerata in omicidioL'anziana avrebbe lottato con i malviventi, che l'avrebbero cosÃ¬ soffocata                                          Piombino, la donna trovata morta Ã¨ stata strangolata con un lenzuolo


Eleven companies are teaming up to see how they can work with thousands of their suppliers to curb greenhouse gas emissions.


Guns N Rollers airport terror t-shirt alert

Welcome to the bungle...or appetite for disruption Keen security personnel at Birmingham International Airport ordered a man to turn his t-shirt inside out because it bore a drawing of two crossed guns.â¦


Masonite International Corp., a maker of doors and other construction products, said Wednesday that it agreed to be bought out by a private equity group for about $2.5 billion.


KB Home posts quarterly net loss after charges

KB Home , a leading U.S. home builder, on Tuesday posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly net loss after a $343.3 million noncash for declining land values, sending its shares up 1.6 percent.


Fallen pop princess Britney Spears got her stay in a psychiatric ward extended Sunday, as doctors decided to keep her hospitalized an additional 14 days, someone close to the pop star told the Associated Press.


UPDATE 2-Late Bouba Diop strike denies United

A late equaliser from Pape Bouba Diop gave Fulham a 1-1 draw at home to Manchester United on Monday and prevented Alex Ferguson's team from moving back into to the thick of the Premier League title race.


The deal is the latest in a stream of takeovers for Oracle as it seeks to surpass SAP of Germany in the market for business analysis software.


Devils leading scorer Brian Gionta and four other veterans signed with New Jersey on Tuesday after the NHL gave the team $3.5 million in salary cap relief by placing veteran forward Alexander Mogilny on the long-term injury exception list.


Microsoft Corp. is expected to be hit  with a fine of between 200 million and 300 million euros on  Wednesday for failing to carry out antitrust sanctions imposed  by the European Commission, sources familiar with the situation  said.


Dems threaten Pakistan over jet delivery

Senate Democrats are threatening to withhold delivery of jet fighter planes to Pakistan if it does not intensify its campaign against terrorists.


Saddam back in court to face genocide charges

Saddam Hussein's genocide trial resumed   on Tuesday, a day after a U.S.-based doctor demanded   compensation from foreign companies she said supplied him with   chemicals he is accused of using to gas Kurdish rebels.


Asteroid has chance of hitting Earth in 2029

Friday the 13th has an ominous meaning for some people. Friday, April 13, 2029 might have an ominious meaning for everyone. That's when a 1,300-foot asteroid known as 2004 MN4 could hit the Earth: NASA has


Roscoe Parrish returned a punt for a touchdown and caught a clinching touchdown pass in the final minute Saturday as Miami got back into the ACC title race by beating No. 10 Virginia 31-21.


Bell: McDonald's Denies Report Re Succession Plan

Who's next on first? McDonald's (nyse: MCD - news - people ) isn't saying. Earth's biggest restauranteur would neither confirm nor deny a published report Thursday that its succession plan calls for Vice Chairman


Rebuilding a Reputation as Losers and Bullies

From the rubble of last season, the Philadelphia Flyers have built a team that might be awfully good, especially on offense.


Microsoft Sues Domain Name Registrar for Typosquatting

Microsoft claims Red Register is illegally profiting from Microsoft's trademarks.


Blog: Sun Microsystems issued Thursday a security update to patch vulnerabilities in its Java Web Start.


Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Carlos Tosca interviewed with the Mets on Friday, the first candidate brought in to discuss their managerial opening following the firing of Art Howe.


She said the system had paved the way for poachers, illegal loggers, charcoal burners and even drug barons. "Large tracts of forestland have been converted into farmlands, thereby destroying local biodiversity


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La riforma elettorale ha creato una terza repubblica


As museum architects take a shine to less bling, there's no place to go but down.


Eighteen people were killed on Wednesday when a bomb exploded next to a bus owned by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in southeast Iran, where security forces and armed groups often clash, Iran's IRNA news agency said.


Bush, Kerry Set for Crucial First Debate

President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry prepared for a security-policy showdown in their first debate on Thursday, as Iraq's growing insurgency claimed the lives of 34 children.


Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news.


To Survive the Dance, Marsh Must Follow Spitzer's Lead

Jeffrey Greenberg will almost certainly be gone. But his company, Marsh & McLennan, has a good chance of surviving as long as its outside directors understand that Mr.


Discount brokerage firm Charles Schwab Corp. said on Monday that its brokerage arm will lower retail equity trade commissions, and the pricing changes may reduce revenue for the next year while enhancing its competitive position.


Boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman is losing his lakefront Orlando home and a New Jersey condominium in bankruptcy proceedings, as he faces separate federal charges of defrauding a bank out of $20 million.


Off the hook in Europe, Real set sights on leaders Barca

MADRID: Off the hook in Europe, having avoided a premature Champions League exit with Wednesday's 3-0 romp in Rome, Real Madrid can turn their sights this weekend to ramping up the pressure on leaders Barcelona.


'The Honeymooners' Gets a Black Cast for a New Film

In a filmed version of "The Honeymooners," scheduled to be in theaters next year, Cedric the Entertainer plays Ralph Kramden, a role created by Jackie Gleason.


Much the way their predecessors warred over Sino-US ties in past elections, US President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry are trading blows over Saudi Arabia.


Londra, 16:49 - CALCIO, STAMPA INGLESE; ARSENAL: VISITE MEDICHE PER TEVEZ

Secondo il quotidiano inglese 'The Sun' l'attaccante argentino Carlos Tevez arriverà oggi a L...


IBM: Public vulnerabilities are tip of the iceberg

But security experts point out that nondisclosure of flaws doesn't necessarily increase security risk.


Nelson Minar blogged about the recent Queer Eye for the Straight Guy episode where the "straight guy" was a US soldier about to go off to Iraq.  Nelson says :  "It seems appropriate that the show was not overtly political. There's one small "gays in the military" joke, but no comments about what's going on in Iraq, just lots of sympathy for the situation the soldier is in. But you can't watch the human scale of this, this poor guy being taken away to fight a disastrous war started under false pretenses, and not get angry. At least, I couldn't. But the Queer Eye team was smart and stayed away from that. Let their viewers draw their own conclusions."  This would be a brilliant reality TV show. ...


That Book About the Patriotsâ Perfect Season Ended With a Giant Asterisk

The Boston Globe was forced to scrap its planned commemorative book  â19-0: The Historic Championship Season of New Englandâs Unbeatable Patriots.â


Pentagon Report Criticizes Troops' Mental-Health Care

U.S. troops returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer "daunting and growing" psychological problems -- with nearly 40 percent of soldiers, a third of Marines and half of the National Guard members reporting symptoms -- but the military's cadre of mental-health workers is "woefully...


Avviata dopo le denunce di Fastweb e Wind, che lamentavanoaggressivitÃ  nelle offerte. "Ha la banca dati dei consumatori"                                          L'Antitrust apre istruttoria su Telecom per "abuso di posizione dominante"                                                                                Il procedimento dovrÃ  concludersi entro il 31 dicembre 2008


The 116 boats competing in the annual ocean racing classic, the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, face heavy weather as they run south.


Why Women in the South Are Turning Away from the GOP

Anger over the war and the country's direction could give Republicans trouble in the midterm elections


Napoli, 13:52 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; DIAZ: LAVEZZI PUO' CRESCERE ANCORA

Napoli pazza di Ezequiel Lavezzi. Una scomessa al momento vinta quella del club partenopeo. I parago...


Arsenal make a winning start in Europe thanks to an own-goal by PSV Eindhoven's Alex.


December 17 2004 1730CET An agreement was reached between the EU and Turkey on basic principles necessary for Turkey to start negotiations to become an EU member.


Deutsche Bank, Fannie Mae and several charitable groups pledged Tuesday to dedicate $37 million in grants and loans to private initiatives aimed at expanding housing and services for homeless people.


Body May Keep a Dormant Cancer in Check -- Study

Tumor cells found in the blood of breast cancer patients up to 20 years after surgery suggest that the body may have ways of keeping a dormant cancer in check, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.


Huntley claims Carr told him to burn bodies

Former school caretaker Ian Huntley, who was convicted for the murder of two 10-year-old English schoolgirls, claims his ex-partner told him to burn their bodies.


VA Wants E-Mail Addresses of Sex Offenders

MySpace has been advocating that governments require sex offenders to register their online identities. On Monday, it may have found its first ally in that fight: Robert McDonnell, the attorney general for the state of Virginia.


Geotagging could spur a new generation of services.


Media. Rcs convoca il cdr del Corriere, pronta la nomina di Mieli ...

Il Comitato di redazione del Corriere della Sera Ã¨ stato convocato questa sera alle 20 dal presidente di Rcs Quotidiani, Piergaetano Marchetti. In quella sede ai rappresentanti dei giornalisti di via Solferino


Like many other concepts and phrases employed in the field of international relations, national security is a term that means different things to different people.


Militants strapped with explosives seize Russian school, taking ...

Militants wearing suicide-bomb belts seized a southern Russian school in a region bordering Chechnya on Wednesday, taking hundreds of hostages - many of them children - and


The auteurs of post-Ceausescu Romania are reinventing the European art cinema.


Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has agreed to divest certain US onshore properties to undisclosed parties for $850 million in cash and interests in two oil and gas fields in Wyoming.


House Roll Call: Alternative minimum tax

The 352-64 roll call Wednesday by which the House passed the Temporary Tax Relief Act keeping the alternative minimum tax from hitting more people in 2007.


In a second attack, also shortly after 6 am, a car bomb shattered the wail of dawn prayers at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Azamiyah, a mainly Sunni Muslim neighborhood where sectarian passions already were inflamed.


Gaddafi, Mugabe want federal government for Africa

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and visiting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe want African leaders to agree next month to unite Africa under one government to help it solve its own problems, state media said on Thursday.


Will additives push gasoline to a record high?

The price may hit $3.50 a gallon this spring because of problems obtaining alkylates.


BAGHDAD -- The interim Iraqi government brushed aside Sunni Muslim demands to delay the Jan. 30 election yesterday. And a spokesman for the majority Shiite Muslim community called the date "non-negotiable.


A U.S.-based children's rights organization said Friday it will close its Costa Rica office in the wake of a sex scandal involving its local director.


THE SOUND of running water. The shadow of a figure beyond the shower curtain. And then the jangle of that curtain being ripped open, and the close-up of a woman screaming, and the stab of Bernard Herrmann's music on the soundtrack.


LG says laptop batteries safe despite 'billion to one' blast

Unusual circumstances, not battery, to blame LG Electronics will not recall a laptop battery of the model involved in the incineration of one of its notebooks last month. It said that independent testing laid the blame for the blaze elsewhere.â¦


Second-seeded Florian Mayer of Germany defeated Arnaud Di Pasquale of France 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Romania Open.


The New York Yankees got a lot done on the eve of the trade deadline. Johnny Damon showed off his power with a pair of upper-deck homers Sunday in the Yankees' 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. New York then got another big bat to play beside Damon in the outfield.


SP Mib +0,19%, All Stars +0,16%, Europee poco mosse


The Sundance Film Festivalâs opening weekend drew to a close looking more and more like a disappointment, if not an outright dud.


Sleep Drugs Found Only Mildly Effective, but Wildly Popular

Many people who take sleep medications think they work far better than laboratory measurements show they do.


Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Mary delivered an 8-pound, 6-ounce baby boy on Wednesday, the first child for her and her female partner of 15 years, Heather Poe


AMERICA/STATI UNITI - La preghiera Ã¨ fonte di una salute migliore per un terzo degli statunitensi New York (Agenzia Fides) - Si Ã¨ sempre discusso molto circa il potere terapeutico della spiritualitÃ . Da una recente inchiesta pubblicata negli ÂArchives of Internal MedicineÂ risulta che fino ad un terzo degli statunitensi ricorre a Dio per motivi d...


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


Oil prices hold above $60, high stock levels weigh

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday   after hitting six-month lows the previous session, but big U.S.   fuel stocks and hopes talks with Iran could avert a crisis over   its nuclear program weighed on sentiment.


US music fans are to receive compensation from Sony over anti-piracy CDs which damaged computers.


Whether you are an experienced investor or a novice, this guide can help you pick the right funds.


Move over, Maxim and Penthouse. Step aside, Sports Illustrated and ESPN. Playboy may have just found another worthy adversary when it comes to hosting a star-studded Super Bowl party.


Policymakers at the Bank of England voted 6-3 to raise UK interest rates to 5.75% this month, minutes show.


According to British cops he is Dhiren Barot to his father and Abu Musa al-Hindi to Al Qaeda. On Wednesday India-born Barot alias al-Hindi, along with seven men of Pakistani origin, arrested in anti-terror raids and charged with plotting radioactive, ...


Blair, Brown said to row over France's EU competition coup

Premier Tony Blair and his successor Gordon Brown had a furious row after a reference to "undistorted competition" in an EU document was removed at France's request, media reported Saturday.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- This was certainly an improvement on 1981 for the Philadelphia Eagles. Donovan McNabb, in fact, thought the Eagles could have wrapped up a victory in the first half of their 24-21 loss to the Patriots in the Super Bowl last night.


Harrah's considering two $87/share bids: WSJ

The board of Harrah's Entertainment Inc.  is considering two bids, each offering around $16 billion for the casino company, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal's Web site on Friday.


Argument for School Heading to Court: CASTRO VALLEY: Redwood Christian School Alleges County Breached Religious Rights By Denying Building Plan

By Chris Metinko, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jan. 30--A nearly decade-old saga surrounding plans to build a new Christian school in Castro Valley is set to begin perhaps its most consequential chapter in U.S. District Court in San Francisco next month.


A repair ship began work Tuesday at the site where an Internet cable was cut last week in the Persian Gulf, and a second vessel was to arrive later that day at the spot north of Egypt where two other cables were cut just two days earlier, FLAG Telecom said.


Alitalia: lavoratori del Sult, la compriamo noi

ROMA - Una proposta per risolvere la crisi dell'Alitalia l'ha avanzata il Sult, il Sindacato unitario lavoratori trasporti. La proposta del sindacato e' l'acquisto di Alitalia da parte del personale. 'Esistono


Peggiora indebitamento al netto della spesa per interesse


Dance Review | Michel Kouakou/Daara Dance: Dances Quickly Created, Influenced by 2 Continents

In âBreakthrough?â you see the bones of a dance based on inscrutable gestures and tasks, with the lone man, set against a society of playful, seductive women.


BURLINGTON, Vt. The Health Department is aiming its latest anti-smoking campaign at 18- to 25-year-old Vermonters. About 30 percent of the people in that age group smoke.


Offeso da alcune persone mentre lasciava caserma carabinieri


Pritzker Feud May Be Near Settlement--Report

The Pritzker family feud may be near a  settlement with two young heirs set to split a $1 billion  payment to drop their suit against their father and  fellow-heirs, a published report said on Wednesday.


Roger D. Kornberg, an American, won the chemistry prize for research on how data in genes is used to make proteins.


Patients Wonder Whether to Replace a Wire That Might Fail

Thousands of patients with failing hearts must decide whether to heed a warning from Medtronic and replace a defibrillator in their chest that has a potentially faulty wire.


A US court allows Peter Dicks, former chairman of online gaming group Sportingbet, to return to the UK.


Milano, 20:56 - CALCIO: REAL MADRID CLUB EUROPEO PIU' RICCO, MILAN QUINTO

Il Real Madrid è il club economicamente piÃ¹ forte d'Europa. Secondo l'agenzia BBDO i 'merengu...


Beckham escapes FA sanctions over yellow card ploy

The Football Association will not take disciplinary action against England captain David Beckham for intentionally getting a yellow card in a World Cup qualifying game.


CHICAGO - "Animal Grossology," the new exhibition at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, could easily have been a lot grosser.


New Tests Aim for Better Confirmation of Mad Cow Disease

While the public waits for results of tests that will determine whether there's another case of mad cow disease in the United States, new government procedures have been designed to eliminate as much speculation as possible.


Colombia Asks Bounty Hunters to Nab Rebels

The government on Wednesday invited the world's bounty hunters to search Colombia's jungles and cities for Marxist rebel commanders and bring them back in exchange for hefty cash rewards.


It is "childishly simple" to register bogus voters in UK elections, a human rights body investigation suggests.


The World Cup quarterfinals start today with Germany facing Argentina and Italy taking on Ukraine on Friday. Saturday's games are England vs. Portugal and Brazil against France.


Bologna, 17:34 - Calcio, Bologna: Locatelli e Petruzzi saltano allenamento

Il giocatore Tomas Locatelli non ha preso parte all’allenamento di oggi a causa di un affatica...


Tsunami More Horrifying Than War, Powell Says

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Secretary of State Colin  Powell flew over the worst scenes of devastation from Asia's  tsunami Wednesday and said it was more horrifying than wars he  had witnessed during decades as a soldier.


Mortar bombs hit Mogadishu camp, residential area

Mortar bombs struck a refugee camp and residential area in eastern Mogadishu on Thursday, wounding six people in the latest in a string of almost daily attacks in the chaotic coastal capital, residents said.


BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Two out-of-towners got caught in a rain shower, and decided to seek refuge by breaking into a shoe store. Then one thing led to another - at least that's what the couple told the officer who found them having sex amid new boots in the store's display window.


B.C. Liberals use spin control, blame byelection loss on unions: pundit

VANCOUVER (CP) - The B.C. premier is putting heavy spin control on an important byelection loss, blaming union advertising for the NDP, says a political scientist.


Brehaut Leads PGA Tour Qualifying Tourney

Jeff Brehaut followed his third-round 11-under 61 with an even-par 72 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after the fourth round of the PGA Tour's 90-hole qualifying tournament.


UN General Assembly welcomes Annan's call for reform

The UN General Assembly has given Secretary-General Kofi Annan a symbolic show of support in the face of calls by some US lawmakers for his resignation.


FDA approves use of implantable chip in patients to pass medical ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors, speeding care.


The shooterâs brother seemed to confirm that the ticketing of commercial vehicles motivated a rampage that killed 5.


Ordinanze inviate dal magistrato milanese alle Camere


Singapore students top global maths, science tests

SINGAPORE's 10- and 14-year-olds are the world's best in mathematics and science, according to a study of 49 countries done by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).


Scientists perform a surgical operation on a living cell, using a needle just a few billionths of a metre wide.


The European Commission is to discuss changes to the Working Time Directive on Wednesday as it tries to limit the time spent at work.


Japanese shares fell at the start of a  holiday-shortened week on Tuesday as brokers and banks declined  on recent data indicating signs of an economic slowdown in some  key areas, offsetting gains in some chip-related stocks.


Vishal Sikka, formerly senior vice president and chief software architect at SAP, is now responsible for ensuring a "clear and harmonized roadmap" for the company's products.


Critics: Colombia manipulates crime data

Critics say President Alvaro Uribe's government is manipulating statistics to make Colombia appear safer than it is, casting doubt on achievements that have made him popular both at home and with the U.S. government.


Afghan militants holding three UN workers threatened Sunday to kill their hostages if their demands were not met within three days.


Berkshire Hathaway to buy $4.5 billion Marmon stake

Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N), the  conglomerate headed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett,  said on Tuesday it planned to buy 60 percent of manufacturing  and services group Marmon Holdings Inc. for $4.5 billion.


US, British officials draft stronger sanctions on Iran

WASHINGTON -- The United States and Britain are preparing drafts for a punishing new UN resolution against Iran that could impose sweeping travel bans on the country's top military and security officials, require inspections on its cargo flights and ships, forbid all import and export of arms shipments, and freeze the assets of major Iranian banks, according to US and ...


Two men sentenced to death in Cole suicide blast

hers to prison terms of up to 10 years on Wednesday for the deadly attack in 2000 against the Norfolk-based destroyer Cole. The convictions were the first


US political power couple: 'Harry' and 'Nancy'

The Democratic odd couple leading the U.S. Congress has struggled to make its political marriage productive since rising to power in January.


Apple's iTunes is referred to the European Commission on the grounds that it over-charges UK customers.


A Laptop With Vista That Seems Just Like a Fully Upgraded PC

Acerâs TravelMate 2480-2779 laptop costs about $550 and runs Vista without complaint.


Bringing to Life the Genome of an Ancient Mammal

CHEVY CHASE, Md., Nov. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- A group of researchers has re-created with remarkable accuracy part of the genome of the common ancestor of all placental mammals, a small shrew-like creature


Stampa, societa' indiana prepara offerta su 20% del capitale


One of the key prosecution witnesses whose testimony helped convict former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling and company founder Kenneth Lay was sentenced yesterday to 27 months in prison.


In February 2005, an auditor at the General Services Administration presented evidence to agency leaders that one of the government's top technology contractors was overcharging taxpayers.


Gorbachev released from Germany hospital

Former Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev was discharged Wednesday from a German hospital where he underwent surgery for a blocked artery in the neck, his aide said.


Milan Wants to 'Brand' Its Panettone Christmas Cake

Proud Milanese bakers and pastry chefs took a first step on Tuesday toward protecting the city's famous panettone Christmas cake from inferior copies, publishing their request for an official European "brand." ...


Merck recalls 1.2 mln doses of children's vaccines

Merck & Co Inc on Wednesday voluntarily recalled about 1.2 million doses of its widely used children's vaccines after quality-control checks found production equipment may not have been properly sterilized.


Ken Jennings' unprecedented run as "Jeopardy!" champion has come to an end, but the computer software engineer is writing a book about his experiences.


British MP Wins Libel Case Over Iraq Allegations

British parliamentarian George Galloway,  one of the most outspoken critics of war in Iraq, won a libel  battle with the Daily Telegraph newspaper Thursday over its  allegations that he was "in the pay" of Saddam Hussein.


PostgreSQL 8.3 designed for better speed

Programmers say the new version of the open-source database is 5 to 30 percent faster and works better on Windows.


A wisecracking Shaquille O'Neal is a happy Shaquille O'Neal, and the Miami Heat center is firing off plenty of one-liners these days.


Zwiesel (Germania), 11:40 - SCI, CDM DONNE: MANCUSO GUIDA GIGANTE ZWIESEL

La statunitense Julia Mancuso è al comando dello slalom gigante di coppa del mondo di Zwiesel...


Bush says ready to delay Africa trip over spy bill

U.S. President George W. Bush ratcheted up pressure on Congress on Thursday to pass new rules for his domestic spying program before it expires this weekend, saying he was prepared to delay a trip to Africa to help advance the measure.


A picture of an elephant in a water-hole wins the Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.


Khmer Rouge "Brother No. 2" faces U.N. court

Khmer Rouge "Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea, Pol Pot's top surviving henchman, was arrested on Wednesday at his house on the Thai border and taken to Phnom Penh to face the U.N. "Killing Fields" tribunal for the first time.


The United States won both of its opening singles to move within a victory of its first appearance in the Davis Cup final since 1997, while Spain stumbled in trying to reach its third trip to the championship in five years.


Johnny Grant, 84, Who Spread Hoorays for Hollywood, Is Dead

Mr. Grant was the avuncular honorary mayor of Hollywood who traveled the world as its No. 1 cheerleader for more than a half-century.