ATTACKS IN IRAQ: 2 bombs kill 5 in Baghdad

On the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Iraq's most-feared terrorist group claimed credit for setting off two bombs in the heavily fortified


In the first meeting between Boston University and Maine this season, sophomore John Curry proved his fine start to the season was no fluke with a 25-save performance in a 2-1 victory.


LAGOS, Nigeria -- At least 12 people have been killed in a petroleum pipeline explosion in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, police said.


Radcliffe ready to take bite out of Big Apple

World record holder Paula Radcliffe will race back into the spotlight at the New York Marathon when she returns to action for the first time since her stunning collapse at the Athens Olympic Games.


Ecuador probes oil companies over pollution

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said on Saturday the government would suspend contracts with any foreign oil company found to have needlessly damaged the environment.


The dilemma: Auto manufacturers have been reluctant to build fleets of hydrogen-powered vehicles before the existence of public hydrogen stations in the United States, while fuel


Folate Supplement May Raise Breast Cancer Risk

Researchers in the UK report a possible increase in the risk of developing breast cancer among women who take folate supplements while pregnant.


Allstate Earnings Fall Short as Profit Rises

The Allstate Corporation announced 16 percent profits in the second quarter but missed analyst estimates for operating earnings by 4 cents a share.


Anna Nicole's Lawyer Vows to Appeal Ruling

LOS ANGELES -- Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer vowed to ask a federal appeals court to reconsider after it ruled that the former Playboy model turned reality TV star is not entitled to $88.5 million from her late husband, an oil tycoon who married her when he was nearly 90.


Arabs to send delegation backing Lebanon

Arab foreign ministers decided Monday to send a delegation to the United Nations to represent Lebanon's interests at the Security Council, an aide to Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora said.


NOBODY and nothing could overshadow Colin Montgomerie last week, but Ulsterman Graeme McDowell was doing it at Woburn again today.


Deputy Afghan gov killed in suicide blast: doctor

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan  - A deputy provincial governor along with four other people were killed while praying in a mosque on Thursday in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, a doctor said.


A second major search and rescue operation in two days is under way off the Dorset coast for the skipper of a missing fishing vessel.


Murdoch making the case for free WSJ online

News Corp Chief Executive Rupert  Murdoch said on Tuesday that he was leaning toward making  online Wall Street Journal free, but had made no decision yet.


No doubt about Stefani staying solo, for now

As Gwen Stefani plans an extensive  spring tour to promote her newly released second solo album,  she says a reunion with her bandmates in No Doubt will have to  wait for the foreseeable future.


Japanese Auto Stocks Gain, Led by Toyota; NEC, Banks Decline

Japanese auto stocks such as Toyota Motor Corp. rose after a US government report showed retail sales gained more than expected last month, with spending on vehicles recording the biggest increase in three years.


HK Lawmakers Chew Out Hospital Over Outbreak

Hong Kong's health chiefs and lawmakers rebuked hospital officials on Wednesday for not informing them quickly enough when dozens of children in paediatric wards fell ill with a mysterious respiratory illness.


Two Palestinians described as militants are killed in air raids, as Israel expands a big operation in north Gaza.


Scientists think they can improve your hearing with stem cells and electrodes. If you have an iPod, you should probably listen up. Randy Dotinga reports from the AAAS meeting in San Francisco.


Iran diplomat freed by captors as 12 killed in Iraq unrest

BAGHDAD, Sept 27  - An Iranian diplomat was freed Monday after a 55-day hostage ordeal at the hands of the same Islamic militant group which is holding two French newsmen, as 12 people were killed in fresh Iraq violence.


Microsoft Gives YouTube a Run for Its Money

As part of its MSN Video offering, Microsoft has launched the beta release of Soapbox, a video service similar to the popular YouTube.com site that lets users upload their own videos. Soapbox will be available through MSN's existing video site, and will also be integrated with the company's other online services, including Windows Live Spaces and Windows Live Messenger.


The Department of Health is proposing to raise the "health tax" levied on cigarettes from the current NT$5 to NT$10 per pack.


Di Pietro: Prodi dica se magistratura ordisce complotti


âDan in Real Lifeâ is neither wildly farcical nor mockingly cruel, but rather, for the most part, winningly gentle and observant.


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether they were adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.


NEW ORLEANS - An experimental pill that offers the promise of helping people lose weight and quit smoking has raised more expectations.


Google shares break through the $500 barrier, buoyed by high hopes for the online advertising market.


Network Rail, which runs Britain's railways, is to announce profit for the first time of Â£747m.


Big Blue Reveals Fastest Supercomputer Alive

In a historic development in the computing world, IBM has succeeded in re-writing the rulebook for ultra-powerful computing by developing the worldâs most powerful supercomputer- Blue Gene/L supercomputer, surpassing NECâs Earth Simulator in Japan.


Mother-In-Law of Slain Teamster Arrested

Salvadoran police have arrested the mother-in-law of a U.S. Teamster gunned down in El Salvador last month, along with five other suspects, describing the slaying as a contract killing that was the result of a family dispute.


Atticus ups stake in Deutsche Boerse, turns up pressure

US-based private equity group Atticus Capital announced on Friday that it had increased its stake in Deutsche Boerse and turned up the pressure on the German stock exchange operator to boost its capital return.


McCain Overstates His Criticisms Of Rumsfeld

As he gets closer to the Republican nomination, Sen. John McCain has been trying to balance his unqualified support for the Iraq war by reminding audiences that he was also a tough critic of how it was managed until President Bush finally changed strategies a year ago. In recent weeks, McCain has...


Germany intends to cash in on Libya link

BEIRUT: Poor Gerhard Schroeder. Just when he thought he was making progress pushing German business and political interests with the new all smiling, all friendly Libya, the hand of history brought him back ...


The New Zealand central bank sells Kiwi dollars in an unprecedented move to steady the country's soaring currency.


Months before an Ohio police officer was accused of killing his girlfriend and her fetus, a California court suspended contact between him and his 9-year-old daughter based on evidence that he was emotionally and physically abusive, court documents show.


The Delhi high court on Tuesday granted conditional bail to baazee.com CEO Avnish Bajaj in the MMS sex scandal case. Vacation judge Justice Vikramajit Sen granted bail on two sureties of Rs 100,000 each.


HIV medics freed from Libya after 8-year ordeal

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


Hadley, Bush's New Security Aide, Has Long Resume, Cheney Ties

Stephen J. Hadley, President George W. Bush's new national security adviser, is a veteran of Republican administrations back to Richard Nixon's who boasts close ties to Vice President Dick Cheney.


AP: Kids Left in Africa Begged for Change

IBADAN, Nigeria - Allegedly abandoned by their American mother in Africa, seven children from Texas begged small change to buy food and shuttled from a neglectful stranger's care to a concrete-block orphanage, Nigerians said Thursday.    Eventually, the children proved their American citizenship to a passing missionary from Texas by singing "The Star-Spangled Banner." He notified U.S...


It's one thing for Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign to turn down interview requests for the candidate's daughter, Chelsea. But can't a 9-year-old reporter catch a break?


UK admits losing data of 3 million people

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government suffered new embarrassment over missing data on Monday when it revealed one of its contractors had lost the details of 3 million learner drivers.


Asia Stocks Tumble on Renewed Mortgage Fears

Investors were concerned that the U.S. credit crisis would crimp demand among U.S. consumers for Asiaâs exports.


Japan's Hitachi to stop making most home computers

Japan's Hitachi Ltd said Tuesday that it will stop making most personal computers (PCs) amid heated price competition with foreign rivals.


Frist: Europe missile-defense site needed

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist urged President Bush on Friday to intensify efforts to put interceptor missiles at a site in Europe to protect against potential attacks from Iran.


President George W. Bush (news - web sites) issues a statement about the Asian tsunami from his ranch near Crawford, Texas December 29, 2004.


Per il debutto dello stilista romano Ettore Bilotta


com September 30, 2004, 4:00 AM PT. There's no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology.


Yankees, Red Sox Ready for Game 2 of ALCS

Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez jogs in the outfield past Monument park and the numbers of retired New York Yankees players during a team workout for the upcoming American League Championship Series, Monday, Oct.


The Claim: Cayenne Peppers Can Cure Headaches

People who suffer from chronic headaches have been known to try all sorts of pills and home remedies.


Sudan on Monday rejected the legitimacy of the International Criminal Court in pressing charges over the conflict in Darfur, still ravaged by war and famine four years after the violence erupted.


Theater Review | 'Company': A Revival Whose Surface of Tundra Conceals a Volcano

Fire flickers, dangerous and beckoning, beneath the frost of John Doyle's elegant, unexpectedly stirring revival of "Company."


Investigators to publish initial report tomorrow on what might have caused BA jet to crash-land at Heathrow


JENSON BUTTONâS boss is determined to prove BAR is the team to make the Brit hero a world beater. Button has been forced to stay put at BAR next season after the Contracts Recognition Board


Marc Jacobâs holiday excess, this year by way of Venice.


By Madeley, John  The chemical companies tell us that organic agriculture cannot feed the world. They are wrong. In the mid1960s a young British national called Alan Chadwick, demonstrated on a scrub-covered hillside in California that organic methods could increase productivity fivefold.


Fatah hails Barghouti's decision to quit election race

Chief of the Palestinian mainstream Fatah movement's election campaign Tayeb Abed al Rahimon Monday praised the decision made by Marwan Barghouti, a leading figure of the group


Dopo denuncia Altroconsumo su caos prezzi in autostrada


Obiettivo e' competere con grandi marchi Usa e tedeschi


A poll in Afghanistan suggests optimism over the country's future has fallen sharply over the last year.


Cricket's bosses issue a final warning over public comments made about the Oval ball-tampering row.


Fashion Designer Geoffrey Beene Dies at 77

NEW YORK - Geoffrey Beene, the award-winning designer whose simple, classic styles for men and women put him at the forefront of American fashion, died Tuesday at 77.    Beene died at his home of complications of pneumonia, according to Russell Nardozza, vice president of Geoffrey Beene Inc...


Genesis: This week over Utah, Hollywood helicopter stunt pilots will try to snag a returning spacecraft carrying solar particles. By Michael Stroh.


Chiron Gets Subpoena Over Vaccine Debacle

Chiron Corp. is being investigated by  a federal grand jury after failing to deliver flu vaccine this  year because regulators did not consider it safe.


Afghan School Explosion Kills 9 Children

KABUL, Afghanistan Aug. 29, 2004 - An explosion ripped through a school in southeastern Afghanistan, killing nine youngsters and one adult, the US military said Sunday.


Sui derivati scambiati nel circuito Nimex l'ultima quotazione Ã¨ di 90,07 dollariA spingere in alto i prezzi la debolezza della divisa Usa e le incertezze sulle giacenze                                          Nuovo record del petrolio Usa supera i 90 dollari al barile


Before the sun set on Microsoft's Patch Tuesday this month, security firm Secunia discovered a vulnerability in Firefox that malicious hackers could exploit to compromise a user's system. Here's the catch: Exploiting the bug depends on interaction between Mozilla's browser and Microsoft's Internet Explorer.


U.S. shrugs off threat of EU visa requirements

A senior U.S. official on Wednesday   shrugged off EU threats to impose visa requirements on U.S.   diplomats in retaliation for a U.S. delay in extending a visa   waiver scheme to all EU states.


Body Found, Believed to Be Utah Woman Lori Hacking

Police on Friday said they found  the remains of a badly decomposed body in a landfill at which  they were searching for Lori Hacking, a Utah woman whose  husband has been charged with her murder.


Boston Private buys bank to get into Northwest

Yesterday's $70.8 million acquisition of Charter Financial Corp. by Boston Private Financial Inc. positions Boston Private to try to sweep up millions of dollars in new wealth that it believes is piling up in the Northwest.


A vulnerability in radio-frequency ID chips could put millions of users of wireless car key tags or speed pass payment devices at risk, according to a recent study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University and RSA Laboratories.


The opposition leader in Jamaica is ready to assume power, but the prime minister is not ready to concede election defeat.


A state police dossier says there is 'specific intelligence.'


With Oracle's (ORCL:Nasdaq - news - research) $24-a-share offer for PeopleSoft (PSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) set to expire late Friday night, the database giant has thrown cold water on the notion that the price could go higher.


Fans are now captivated by the unscissored styles of athletes like Johnny Damon of the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit basketball champion Ben Wallace and his jumbo Afro.


A Portuguese detective brings an official voice to conflicting reports over the hunt for Madeleine McCann.


A reader sends us this photo of the superstar while on a Jet Airways flight.


Lewis Hamilton says he will learn the lessons he was taught while finishing ninth in the European Grand Prix.


Ivory Coast's PM names two new ministers 10 days after the whole cabinet resigned over a toxic waste scandal.


Reggio Calabria, 16:50 - CALCIO, REGGINA; MAZZARRI: PUNTIAMO AI QUARTI DI TIM CUP

Walter Mazzarri si prepara alla sfida di Coppa Italia contro il Chievo Verona. Il tecnico dar&agrave...


A U.S. gunship fired at suspected insurgents as hundreds of U.S. and Iraqi troops pushed into an eastern section of one of Iraq's most violent cities early Monday, the latest step in a campaign to bolster their presence in neighborhoods largely under insurgent control.


Finnish operator sues TeliaSonera to recover inter-connection fees

Elisa, Finland's second largest phone operator, sued Finnish-Swedish competitor TeliaSonera for 300 million euros (386 million dollars) in repayment and damages, claiming it has been overcharged for services.


Newspaper and television station owner  Tribune Co. TRB.N on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings  would lag Wall Street estimates because of lower-than-expected  publishing and broadcasting revenue.


UK-based envoy Akhmed Zakayev warns of more bloodshed in Chechnya unless peace talks are held.


Soccorritori,'scarse speranze di scoprire qualcosa di nuovo'


Clashes erupt in Kerbala and Falluja bombed

KERBALA, Iraq  - Police killed three people on Monday night in clashes with pilgrims in Iraq's holy city of Kerbala, where tens of thousands of Shi'ites have gathered for one of the holiest days on the Shi'ite calendar.


College Basketball: Washington, Iowa Win

SEATTLE (Sports Network) - Tre Simmons scored 18 points to  lead 13th-ranked Washington to an 81-67 win over California in  the Pac-10 opener for both teams at Bank of America Arena.


England's first Rugby World Cup triumph a year ago generated profits of 13.5 million pounds ($29.8 million Cdn) despite the loss of revenue from a lack of home games.


FA Cup giant-killers Oldham and Huddersfield discover their fourth-round opponents in Monday's draw live on BBC Sport.


UK bank mulls rival proposal for Man Utd

The head of a British investment bank, Seymour Pierce, is considering a financial restructuring of Manchester United as a possible rival proposal to a planned takeover by US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer, a British newspaper reported today.


A Fresh Battle In South Dakota's Prairie Dog War

WALL, S.D. -- Here on the sun-parched prairie, where rain seems as rare as gold dust, the fight over federal grassland is unending, pitting the backers of the crowd-pleasing prairie dog against the supporters of the humble cow. This week, the Bush administration could open the door to poisoning m...


Study: Yahoo benefits from search ad system

InfoWorld - People are clicking more often on ads served up by Yahoo Inc.'s search engine since the company switched to a new ad-ranking system earlier this month, according to comScore Networks Inc., a firm that measures Web usage and traffic.


Babies older than 3 months who cry uncontrollably without reason are at greater risk of suffering from lower IQ, hyperactivity and discipline problems in childhood, new research has found.


Raiders' Wheatley Out with Hamstring Injury

Oakland Raiders running back Tyrone Wheatley is expected to miss this week's game against Kansas City with an injured left hamstring.


Stars including George Clooney and Meryl Streep urge the actors' union to start talks in a bid to avert a strike.


Hundreds of people call a health hotline in the UK following the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.


Governo: Martino, "Il contingente italiano verra' ridotto nel 2005

ROMA - Il ministro della Difesa Antonio Martino non esclude "la riduzione del contingente italiano in Iraq nel 2005, dopo le elezioni. "Ci sono oltre 100.000 tra poliziotti e soldati iracheni - ha spiegato


Abbas Calls on Palestinians to Drop Armed Struggle

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called on  Tuesday for his people to pursue negotiations instead of  violence in the struggle for a state, marking out a change of  strategy for peace with Israel after Yasser Arafat's death.


Taiwan's Lee visits Tokyo's Yasukuni war shrine

Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui, despised by Beijing for asserting the self-ruled island's sovereignty, paid his respects at Tokyo's Yasukuni war shrine on Thursday, despite China's objections.


Ryan Giggs could play on for Man Utd for at least another three seasons, assistant manager Carlos Queiroz tells BBC Sport.


Many Americans in missile range just shrug

The Alaskan coastal village of Hooper Bay is about 3,200 miles from North Korea's intercontinental missile. For some in the Bering Sea town, that's a bit too close for comfort.


Boozer Makes Jazz Debut in Win Over Knicks

Carlos Boozer had eight points and nine rebounds in his first preseason game for Utah, and free agent Keith McLeod finished with 11 points and six assists in the Jazz's 113-89 win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.


FDA Orders Strong Antidepressant Warnings

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday ordered that all antidepressants carry "black box" warnings that they "increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior" in children who take them.


Working by Eavesdropping on DNA Doing Its Work

Pacific Bioscienceâs sequencer lets the DNA chain grow continuously and records a movie of flashing lights.


Sizemore is the first to jump on himself

He had it. Of that, he was sure. And so, too, were most of those assembled inside Jacobs Field. After all, next to Lake Erie there hasn't been a more dependable sight in these parts since 2004 than Grady Sizemore chasing down a fly ball.


Settanta interventi per roghi a Napoli e provincia


Belgium's 'jailbreak king' back in custody

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (BBC News) - A Belgian convict who has escaped prison on three prior occasions was recaptured in the neighbouring Netherlands Tuesday. He had escaped from Ittre prison on Sunday in a daring breakout involving several accomplices, a getaway car, a helicopter and considerable confusion on the part of officials. Nordin Benallal was recaptured in The Hague on Tuesday, after being cornered in a motorcycle showroom. His brief flirt with freedom came after his fourth escape from prison. Dutch police said that Benallal and another man had been arrested after police fired warning shots. He is expected to be returned to Belgian custody on Wenesday.


Longest Tour de France stage another chance for Boonen

GHENT, Belgium  - Former world champion Tom Boonen gets another chance to win his first Tour de France sprint in two years when the third stage takes the peloton over 236.5 km from Waregem to Compiegne on Tuesday.


Wall Street stock indexes declined on Wednesday after weak employment data and a record drop in a home sales index heightened concern that turmoil in the subprime mortgage market was hurting the wider U.S. economy.


By Greg Avery, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.  Dec.


Group travel has never been easier thanks to a crop of private homes boasting luxe amenities.


The Cassini mission is set to reveal the first close view of Saturn's giant moon Titan. At 1744 BST on Tuesday, the spacecraft will skim within 1200 kilometres of the moon - close enough for radar to penetrate


The Slackware group has released an update to their PHP5 packages according to this new release on the Secunia site:   Slackware has issued an update for php5. This fixes some vulnerabilities, where one has an unknown impact and others can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and cause a DoS (Denial of Service).   You can grab the updated packages via the original advisory and bring your installation up to date with the latest security fixes.


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VATICANO - AVE MARIA a cura di don Luciano Alimandi - ÂItinerario verso la preghiera del cuoreÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂAllora rientrÃ² in se stesso e disse: Quanti salariati in casa di mio padre hanno pane in abbondanza e io qui muoio di fame! Mi leverÃ² e andrÃ² da mio padre e gli dirÃ²: Padre, ho peccato contro il Cielo e contro di...


Satellite Radio Companies Agree to Merge

XM and Sirius announced a merger of equals that is sure to face scrutiny from federal regulators.


Concern was mounting last night over the fate of two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Baghdad a fortnight ago, after two separate statements appeared on the internet claiming that the women had been killed.


Merkel faces real test in German state elections

Chancellor Angela Merkel faces her first genuine test at the ballot box since she came to power in 2005 when two German states elect new state parliaments on Sunday.


Report on Iraq Arms Deals Angers France and Others

The Bush administration's handling this week of a report on Saddam Hussein's attempts to purchase weapons and buy influence has angered French officials and set back a year of American efforts to repair the ...


The Elderly Always Sleep Worse, and Other Myths of Aging

Poor sleep among the elderly, it turns out, is not because of aging itself, but mostly because of illnesses or the medications used to treat them.


President Bush wrapped up a five-day campaign swing with a rally in the battleground state of Iowa on Saturday and scheduled a quick trip to Florida to survey hurricane damage in a state he needs to win in the November election.


Venus overpowers Sharapova to reach quarters

Venus Williams pummeled second seed Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-3 in the fourth round of Wimbledon on Wednesday, using her power to outplay the Russian whose serving let her down.


MELBOURNE -- Serena Williams saved three match points and beat Maria Sharapova, 2-6, 7-5, 8-6, today to advance to the women's final at the Australian Open.


OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Il governo si scusa con gli aborigeni per la questione della Âgenerazione rubataÂ Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - Il governo australiano ha annunciato che presenterÃ  le scuse formali agli aborigeni australiani per la questione della cosiddetta Âgenerazione rubataÂ, come ha sottolineato il neoministro per gli Affari indigeni, Jenny Mack...


SAP christens its hosted ERP suite Business ByDesign

(InfoWorld) - SAP has christened itsÂ suite of hosted ERP softwareÂ for the midmarket SAP Business ByDesign and said it will be available initially in the U.S. and Germany, with the U.K., France and China to follow soon after. Pricing for the service in the U.S. starts at $149 per user per month for a minimum of 25 users, including services and support, SAP said. Customers also pay $54 per month for each group of five "efficiency users," or casual users who access the software only to fill out expense reports and purchase confirmations, for example. SAP CEO Henning Kagermann presented the first demonstration of the product, formerly known by its code name A1S, at an event in New York Wednesday morning, calling it "the most important announcement I have made in my career." SAP has said it will invest â¬300 million to â¬400 million (about $400 million to $550 million) by the end of 2008 to support the introduction of the service, including a consumer marketing campaign on the Web to alter the perception of SAP as a provider of software for big businesses. SAP Business ByDesign aims to offer the gamut of ERP (enterprise resource planning) capabilities in a service affordable and simple enough for use by businesses with 100 employees to 500 employees, Kagermann said. The capabilities include manufacturing, purchasing, accounting, sales and marketing and human resources. The software is live today at 20 customers in Germany and the U.S., including a small aircraft manufacturer, a manufacturer of air fresheners, a technology consulting company and a company that offers packaging and distribution services to pharmaceutical companies. It still wasn't entirely clear from SAP's statement when the average business will be able to sign up for the service, but a safe bet for most countries appears to be 2008. SAP is "currently engaging with pilot customers" in the U.S. and Germany and "validating" the product with customers in the U.K., France and China, it said in a statement. Next year it will offer the service in additional markets including Australia and India in the Asia-Pacific; Italy, the Netherlands, the Nordic region and Spain in Europe; Canada and Mexico in the Americas; and South Africa. Other countries will follow in 2009. The company has said it hopes to open a new market for ERP among companies that rely today on spreadsheets and other individual programs to run their businesses, and were put off ERP in the past by its price and complexity. Analysts say the challenge will be to offer a product that's easy for companies to configure but which meets the needs of their individual business.


Liverpool, 15:55 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: LIVERPOOL-EVERTON 0-0

Si è chiuso col punteggio di 0-0 ad Anfield Road il derby del Merseyside tra Liverpool ed Eve...


Floppy Disk Fast Becoming Relic of the Past

Long the most common way to store letters, homework and other computer files, the floppy disk is going the way of the horse upon the arrival of the car: it'll hang around but never hold the same relevance in everyday life.


A military parade in Kiev marks the 60th anniversary of Ukraine's liberation from Nazi occupation.


The chasm grows even wider between the filmmaking duo who gained worldwide success with movies about the connections among disparate locations and characters — and people are taking sides.


Vacanze di Natale: gli italiani restano a casa

Secondo un rapporto Confesercenti-Swg saranno 600 mila in meno i vacanzieri pronti a fare le valige in occasione festivitÃ  natalizie. Clima di sfiducia e preoccupazione per il futuro le principali cause della flessione.


Hurricane Frances is expected to have limited effects on beachgoers heading to the Cape, the islands, or Rhode Island for the rest of Labor Day weekend


Nuovo omicidio a Scampia Ucciso da auto in corsa

Napoli, 29 novembre 2004 - Un uomo, Massimiliano De Felice, 30 anni, e' stato ucciso, nel quartiere Scampia di Napoli. L'uomo era nei pressi della sua abitazione, in via Fratelli Cervi, quando e' stato raggiunto


Industry groups sign piracy agreement in China

Industry groups for producers of copyrighted material, including the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA), Friday signed an agreement with the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) for protection against Internet piracy in China.


Meet the twixters. They're not kids anymore, but they're not adults either. why a new breed of young people won't--or can't?--settle down


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Vice presidential debates rarely decide anything, but Tuesday night's match-up is expected to draw added attention after last week's widely watched battle between President Bush and Sen.


The NHL salary cap will rise to $50.3 million per team next season, an increase of $6.3 million from last season, the league and players' union announced Friday.


U.S. urges China to pressure North Korea on rights

The Bush administration's point  man for human rights in North Korea pressed China on Thursday  to put more pressure on North Korea to end human rights abuses.


Tiger's wife sues Irish magazine over fake pictures

Tiger Woods's wife Elin has issued libel proceedings against an Irish magazine for publishing fake nude pictures of her during September's Ryder Cup tournament in Ireland, a court official said on Friday.


Chris Cagle was cited for misdemeanor assault after allegedly punching a fan's boyfriend in the face.


Interceptor downs missile in test over Pacific

The U.S. military shot down a target   ballistic missile over the Pacific on Friday in the widest test   of its emerging antimissile shield in 18 months, the Defense   Department announced.


The vote on Dr. Andrew von EschenbachÂs nomination to head the Food and Drug Administration may be delayed by two Republicans.


Michael Schumacher announces he will quit Formula One at the end of the season.


"Fat tax" could save 3,200 lives each year

A "fat tax" on salty, sugary and fatty foods could save thousands of lives each year, according to a study published on Thursday.


Staff Writer. 11/5/04 A judge Thursday rejected defense claims that District Attorney Tom Sneddon has a vendetta against Michael Jackson, and allowed the prosecutor to remain on the case.


China to impose tariffs on some textile exports

Bangladeshi garment exporters are poised to breathe a sigh of relief as China has decided to impose tariffs on some of its textile export items in preparation of the upcoming global textile quota phase-out.


US phone company SBC says it expects to cut nearly 13,000 jobs following its $16bn takeover of AT&T.


Labour wins the Hartlepool by-election with a reduced majority, as the Conservatives are beaten into fourth place.


The show goes on after Snow Patrol keyboard player Tom Simpson is released from police custody.


Aggadan beat Personal Touch by three-quarters of a length to win yesterday's $60,000 allowance feature for older horses at Belmont Park.


Ministro Esteri partecipera' a incontro Ue su aiuti


NEW YORK -- Tribune Co., publisher of the Chicago Tribune, said Wednesday that revenues from television advertising were down slightly in the fourth quarter due to continued weakness in the movie advertising category.


L'attore Ã¨ adesso sotto processo. Gli addetti dell'aeroporto gli hanno sequestrato48 fiale di somatropina, che non aveva dichiarato e per le quali mancava di autorizzazione                                            Stallone fermato alla dogana di Sidney Per importazione illegale di steroidi


Yahoo plans to lay off hundreds of employees to increase profitability, prop up its deflated stock price and focus on a smaller number of key areas, people close to the company said.


Mattingly makes his pitch to take over Yankees

Don Mattingly has been making managerial moves with the New York Yankees for several seasons - in his head.


Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a longtime supporter of Sen. Joseph Lieberman, said Tuesday she will not back the Connecticut Democrat's bid for re-election if he loses their party's primary.


Gotemba - Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland took a two-stroke lead by hitting a seven-under-par 65 in the second round of the Taiheiyo Masters on Friday.


India's Halt to Burma Arms Sales May Pressure Junta

India has halted all arms sales and transfers to Burma, a development that could increase international pressure on the military junta that brutally crushed the pro-democracy "Saffron Revolution" led by monks this fall.


Oz drafts 'batter an orphaned roo' guidelines

Failing that, try a shotgun Oz animal protection groups are none too impressed by a draft government guide to disposing of young kangaroos (joeys) by either "forcefully swinging" their heads against a vehicle towbar or blasting them with a shotgun, Reuters reports.â¦


Nella notte di Natale il Papa raccomanda l'umanitÃ  al bambino Gesu'. In seimila alla veglia in San Pietro. "L'intera umanitÃ , segnata da tante prove e difficoltÃ , ha bisogno di Te. Resta con noi, Pane vivo disceso dal Cielo per la nostra salvezza!


Get in on the action Seminar We make no secret of the fact that Configuration Management (CM) is fundamental to IT governance generally [declaration of interest: which is why the author of this piece is on the committee of the BCS Configuration Management Specialist Group (CMSG)]. But even in the CMSG, people do not always agree on exactly what CM is - and how wide its scope is.â¦


Inflation and interest-rate worries batter indexes

Stocks fell sharply for a second day on Wednesday after data showing higher-than-expected labor costs stoked worries about inflation and interest rates.


Graeme Souness has quit Blackburn to take over at Newcastle.


Former Chilean Dictator Pinochet Dies at 91

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who overthrew Chile's democratically elected Marxist president in a bloody coup and ruled this Andean nation for 17 years, died Sunday, dashing hopes of victims of his regime's abuses that he would be brought to justice. He was 91.


Study: College Costs Rise at Slower Rate

College tuition rose at a somewhat slower rate this year, climbing 10.5 percent at public four-year colleges and 6 percent at private ones, a study found.


New York attorney general is ready to turn over high-profile cases to federal regulators: report. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Eliot Spitzer may be ready to turn in his badge.


Surprise pounding leaves Jones facing exit

Roy Jones suffered his second knockout defeat this year prompting speculation his career is over. He was counted out in the ninth round in Memphis after being felled by a right cross thrown by the International


Martha's meals not up to Living standards

unless one is eating it with Martha Stewart! Carol Gilbert, 57, a Catholic nun serving time with the domestic diva at the Federal


Gruppo punta ristrutturazione delle operazioni in Usa


Marsh & McLennan Cos. Chairman and  Chief Executive Jeffrey Greenberg resigned, the company said on  Monday, 11 days after New York's attorney general accused the  world's biggest insurance broker of rigging insurance prices.


A pair of coaching legends will square off at FedEx Field on Monday night, when Joe Gibbs and the Redskins play host to Bill Parcells and the rival Cowboys in a primetime matchup.


No alle liste dei presidenti: i governatoridovranno chiedere una deroga al partito                                                  Regionali, accordo nella cdl An: "Fumata quasi bianca"                                                                                SÃ¬ a Storace e Fitto, no a Formigoni al Pirellone


Texas A&M ends an 18-game Big 12 losing streak with a 74-63 upset of No. 10 Texas on Wednesday.


Pace Micro, Europe's biggest digital set-top box maker, sees its shares dive after it warns sales in 2005 will fall far short of expectations.


(InfoWorld) - The departure of dMarc Broadcasting's co-founders from Google Inc. surprised many industry observers but not Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt. Speaking Tuesday at the 2007 Bear Stearns Media Conference in Palm Beach, Florida, Schmidt said that Google expected dMarc co-founders Chad Steelberg and his brother Ryan Steelberg to move on at some point afterÂ Google acquired the radio advertising company last year. "The founders, who are entrepreneurs, have gone off to do their next company, which is what we expected them [to do]. They're very good and we wish them well," Schmidt said. Google didn't announce that Chad, dMarc's chairman and CEO, and Ryan, dMarc's president, had left the company, butÂ confirmed it after the news leaked out. MediaPost Publications reported it first on Feb. 9, saying also that the brothers had left unhappy over differences regarding Google's radio ad strategy. Google handled the matter quite tersely, refusing to say when the Steelbergs had left and whether they had resigned or been fired. This fueled speculation that the separation had been unfriendly and that Google is having trouble articulating a coherent plan to push into radio advertising. On Tuesday, Schmidt said Google continues using the dMarc system to place radio ads in smaller markets, while negotiating "larger distribution deals." Google paid $102 million in cash for all outstanding equity interests in dMarc, and agreed to make up to $1.136 billion in additional payments when and if certain performance goals were met. Google generates 99 percent of its revenue from online ads, primarily the pay-per-click ones it serves up along with its search engine results and on third-party Web sites. Its overwhelming reliance on this particular type of ad is seen by experts as a risk, and the company has been trying to diversify into other types of online ads, like banners and video, and into offline ads, like radio, print and television. In television, Google is conducting "a couple" of ad insertion trials, and trying to measure whether its ad system provides incremental value over the medium's traditional system of placing and targeting ads, he said. "If those trials are successful, we will expand," Schmidt said. In pursuing other ad markets, Google's approach is to apply the targeting method that has worked so well for it in pay-per-click ads. In those, Google serves up ads that are thematically related to the user's search-engine query or to the content of a third-party site. Despite its eye-popping revenue and profit growth in recent years, Google isn't close to having perfected its ad targeting system, Schmidt said. "We're nowhere near any sort of limit in that area," he said. In fact, Google's key competitive front is ad-targeting technology from companies that come up with new or improved approaches, Schmidt said. "The advertising story I'm telling you now isn't a secret anymore. People have studied what we've done and they understand it," he said, adding that applying its targeting technology to the mobile space is key for Google. On a related note, Google hasn't felt any adverse impact fromÂ the new pay-per-click ad system rival Yahoo Inc. rolled out recently, Schmidt said. Schmidt also said that Google's new Checkout online transaction and payment service could in the future strengthen the company's plans for cost-per-action (CPA) ads. While in pay-per-click ads, advertisers pay whenever someone clicks on their ads, with CPA they only pay when users perform a specific action after clicking on the ad, like making an actual purchase. Â


How would the guys from "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" make over the black-and-white makeup of Kiss? We may get to find out.


Iraq war blogs are as varied as the soldiers who write them. Some sites feature practical news, war pictures and advice...


Three teenagers and their grandmother set themselves on fire in the Armenian capital Thursday to protest what they said was authorities' inaction on investigating a relative's death, a family member said. Two of them were injured.


'Morning After' Treatment Advised to Prevent AIDS

A "morning after" treatment for the  AIDS virus can help prevent infection after a rape, contact  with a contaminated needle or even a night of passion without a  condom, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.


Merkel stands firm in EU stand-off with Poland

Poland formally told its European Union partners it could not accept a reformed voting system enshrined in the defunct EU constitution, raising the prospect of a crisis at a crucial summit later this week.


The Broward County School System suspended the remainder of its flu-vaccination program for employees on Friday and will turn over the remainder of its vaccine, about 2,500 doses, to the Broward County Health Department, which had none.


Oil dives below $59, OPEC head calls for more cuts

Oil tumbled more than two dollars on Tuesday to below $59 a barrel, sinking to the lowest level since February and prompting OPEC's president to call on the exporter group to deepen supply cuts.


Union calls off remainder of London tube strike

The union leading a strike that has crippled London's underground railway said late on Tuesday that it was suspending the industrial action following discussions with tube bosses.


At first glance, "Stability Is In" doesn't sound like it would be a very inspiring campaign slogan. But it worked for the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB)âthe city's pro-Beijing, anti


General Dynamicsâ Profit Rose 42% in 4th Quarter

WASHINGTON  Â The General Dynamics Corporation, the military contractor, said Wednesday that higher sales of combat vehicles to the Army and of corporate jets pushed fourth-quarter earnings up 42 percent.


Tom Lehman birdies the last six holes on the North course at Torrey Pines for a 10-under 62 and a one- shot lead in the Buick Invitational.


The oil industry and utilities succeeded in stripping out provisions that would have cost them billions of dollars.


England could go into Friday's game against South Africa without a regular fly-half after Olly Barkley is injured in training.


Late Free Throws Lift Villanova Past Pitt

Dante Cunningham made two free throws with 10 seconds left and No. 17 Villanova then forced another turnover for a 64-63 victory over No. 13 Pittsburgh on Sunday.


June retail sales stir back-to-school hope

Retailers, including industry leader Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , reported June sales that topped Wall Street's conservative expectations on Thursday, raising hope for the back-to-school shopping season.


FOXBOROUGH -- Jon Kitna's mouth just about drooped off his chin. He appeared to be wearing "Vacancy" signs for eyes, though it was impossible to tell for sure because they were enshrouded by fog. His posture was agonizingly erect, as if he were trying to bear the unbearable.


Researchers link soft drinks to diabetes

The doctors behind one of the nation's most comprehensive public health studies have concluded what most dieters already know: Chugging down sodas packs on the pounds.


Swiss voters' rejection of plans to relax strict citizenship awards and a media protest in Russia feature in Monday's European papers.


Mibtel segna -0,01%, SP/Mib + 0,01%, All Stars cede -0,12%


We track the week in private equity in search of Rule Breakers of the future.


Jeanne Bears Down on Fla.; Thousands Flee

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne got stronger, bigger and faster as it battered the Bahamas and bore down on Florida Saturday, sending huge waves crashing onto beaches and forcing thousands into shelters just weeks after Frances ravaged this area...


Florida Sues Friedman's Jewelers Over Insurance

The state of Florida on Wednesday sued  troubled U.S. jewelry retailer Friedman's Inc. for "duping"  customers into paying for life, property and other insurance  while they thought they were insuring their financing of  jewelry purchases.


Scottish ministers defend their opposition to new nuclear energy, ahead of a UK announcement on more power stations.


Finland does best in the latest international PISA study of 15-year-olds'  maths, reading and science abilities.


Rebel Attacks Kill 17 Iraqi Security Men

Insurgents killed 17 Iraqi police and  National Guards Monday in a string of bloody ambushes, bombings  and suicide attacks aimed at wrecking Iraq's Jan. 30 national  election.


Oil at 3-Month Low, Off $8 in 7 Sessions

Oil prices hit a new three-month low on Wednesday as mild winter weather in the United States and expectations of a rise in heating fuel stocks kept downward pressure on the market.


Critical to the war effort in Iraq, the National Guard and Army Reserve are drawing fewer enlistees. Will the troop shortage worsen?


American soprano Christine Brewer will sing in a New Year's Eve performance of Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9" with the New York Philharmonic, led by music director emeritus Kurt Masur.


CHIETI - La piccola porzione di muro annerita dal fumo, sopra a una finestra, è l'unica traccia che all'esterno parla della tragedia consumatasi la notte scorsa in una graziosa villetta di Ripa Teatina (Chieti), dove una giovane mamma e un bimbo di ...


Syria reduces troop deployment in Beirut

Syria began to redeploy its forces from the outskirts of Beirut yesterday in an apparent attempt to fend off growing international pressure to end its 28-year military control of Lebanon.


John A. "Junior" Gotti says he's ready to move on — to the Midwest, to college, to a quiet life — now that a third jury couldn't reach a verdict in the government's racketeering case against him.


A Lilly Drug Logs Success and Risks in Heart Trial

An experimental drug from Eli Lilly reduced heart attacks in patients with heart disease by 24 percent compared with the current standard treatment.


The EC has set up an in-depth investigation into Microsoft and Time Warner's plans to take over US digital rights management company ContentGuard Holdings.


Planet formation is violent, slow and messy

The collisions that spawn planets are bigger and take place over longer periods of time than previously thought, say astronomers who studied nearly 300 stars with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.


It's a different winner every day in the Republican presidential race.


Londra, 12:54 - CALCIO, MOURINHO: MI PIACEREBBE ALLENARE IL REAL MADRID

Josè Mourinho, in Spagna ieri per visionare il Valencia, ha ammesso che gli piacerebbe allena...


African nations are engaged in last-ditch negotiations on elephants and ivory as the CITES meeting nears its end.


DreamWorks Animation IPO Raises $812 Mln

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.'s initial public offering raised a more-than-expected $812 million on Wednesday in a deal that marked the


Sri Lanka's highest court ordered police on Friday to stop expelling Tamils from the capital, a lawyer said, after a rights group warned the recent removal of hundreds of Tamils could further fuel a 24-year separatist ethnic conflict.


Indonesia, Pakistan seek Muslim Mideast initiative

Muslim countries need to join together in a new initiative to resolve turbulence and violence in the Middle East, the leaders of Indonesia and Pakistan said on Wednesday.


Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are again without a working oxygen generator on Monday after a backup component failed over the weekend, said a NASA spokeswoman.


Prosecutors investigating Bear fund manager: report

Federal prosecutors are investigating  whether a Bear Stearns Co Inc  fund manager improperly  withdrew his own money from a fund while making rosy forecasts  about the prospect of the portfolio, the Wall Street Journal  reported on Tuesday.


Monday's article, "Do vouchers = segregation?" helps all reasonable people realize that vouchers must be a good thing. Once again, the race card has been played by the side with no other valid argument (remember O.J.?).


NASA Probes Isolate Energy Source of Northern Lights

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, is one of the sky's spectacular phenomena. Its energy source has never been completely understood. Until now.


Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for March 5-11. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.


McDonald's Same-Store Sales Rise 6.1 Pct.

McDonald's Corp. (MCD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said Monday that sales at its namesake hamburger restaurants open at least 13 months rose 6.1 percent in October, helped by a popular Monopoly game promotion in the United States.


Sharon Vows to Expand Gaza Raid, Toll Tops 50

Israeli leader Ariel Sharon vowed on  Sunday to widen an offensive into Gaza which has killed over 50  Palestinians until militants stop firing rockets that have  fueled criticism of his plan to quit the occupied strip.


A 6 1/2-foot alligator believed to be the elusive "Reggie" who lurked in a park lake for two years was captured Thursday in a wrestling match with a reptile expert and rangers.


Afghan officials arrested seven suspects in connection with an apparent assassination attempt against President Hamid Karzai, a government spokesman said Monday.


Exorcist: The Beginning debuted at the top of the box office with an estimated US$18.2mil. The Warner Bros. production, which was almost entirely reshot by director Renny Harlin costs about US$20mil to make, Coming Soon!


Isles Sign Still - Suspended Chris Simon

Still serving a record 25-game NHL suspension for an attack against the Rangersâ Ryan Hollweg last season, Chris Simon re-signed with the Islanders on Monday.


Precede Alonso, in seconda fila Massa davanti a Raikkonen


Legge su conflitto d'interessi non e' per punire Berlusconi


A 59-year-old man's arm was bitten off by an alligator as he snorkeled in a South Carolina lake, but doctors were unable to reattach it.


Wildcats get held back by Davis, Northeastern

Tested on the court for the first time in 12 days after more than a week off for finals, the Northeastern men's basketball team used a few above-average performances to overcome some failing shooting grades last night.


Report: 10 Killed in Siberian Mine Blast

An explosion ripped through a coal mine in western Siberia early Thursday, killing at least 10 miners, the Interfax news agency reported.


U.S. Embassy limits staff movement after Beirut bomb

The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon restricted its staff movements and urged Americans to avoid popular areas, a day after a bomb damaged a U.S. diplomatic car and killed three people in a Christian suburb north of Beirut.


Waste-to-energy company EnerTech raises $42 million

The company converts municipal solid waste, including sewage sludge, into a solid that can be burned as fuel.


Microsoft profit rises 79 pct, outlook bullish

Microsoft Corp  signaled confidence to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year profit outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.


Zend Developer Zone: Book Review - PHP Programming with PEAR

Cal Evans of the Zend Developer Zone has posted a new book review of one of Packt Publishing's latest PHP-related offerings - "PHP Programming with PEAR".    For those who have been living under a virtual rock for a while now, PEAR is the "PHP Extension and Application Repository". In a nutshell, it is a collection of classes, it's a framework, and it's a distribution system. Most importantly though, it's an excellent place to find the classes you need so you don't have to re-invent the wheel. (Ok, beginner's time is over, I promise).   PHP Programming with PEAR, written by Stephen Schmidt, Carsten Lucke, Stoyan Stefanov and Aaron Wormus, takes a look at some important PEAR classes and how you can use them.     He mentions what the book covers (which packages) and highlights some of his favorite bits, including the chapter on web services.


Man, Yoda the Dog Travel on Riding Mower

GARDEN CITY, Utah - Joined by his dog Yoda, Paul Woods travels by day and sleeps in a tent at night. His vehicle: a riding mower. "You've got to be pretty strange and pretty weird to be driving a tractor mower across country," Woods, 44, said.


Glaciers Shrink, But Some Resist Global Warming

Glaciers are melting faster than before in some regions from the Arctic to the Alps but others are getting bigger, scientists said on Friday.


Stima della Coldiretti: ma resiste la tradizione


DETROIT _ Two old hands who helped Bill Ford shepherd Ford Motor Co. through the first part of a painful turnaround are retiring in February.


Roy Hibbert, above, scores 15 points as ninth-ranked Georgetown holds Syracuse without a field goal for the final two minutes of regulation and all of overtime as the Hoyas finish the comeback with a 64-62 victory Monday.


Young people are voting in numbers not seen in decades. Barack Obama is both catalyst and beneficiary. Will they make the difference?


Microsoft developers taking their work home with them

The Seattle P-I has an interesting look at Redmond's program that has 'Softies taking home the latest in home gear in an effort to better understand how the company's digital living room products perform in actual living rooms.


South Korea Admits Testing Plutonium in 1980s

Description: South Korea reveals it extracted small amounts of plutonium in a 1982 test and performed a uranium-enrichment experiment in 2000.


Senate Votes to Ban Harsh Interrogations

The prohibition would restrict all American interrogators to techniques allowed in the Army Field Manual, which bars the use of physical force.


Protestano contro la perdita del potere di acquisto


Company launches its IPO, with the highly anticipated offering soaring 15 percent in early morning trading, only to fall back to earth.


The Motley Fool - NS: Most people know that Bankrate (Nasdaq: RATE - News) compiles rates for CDs, home equity loans, credit cards, mortgages, and other popular products. But some may not be aware that the company actually tracks data for over 310 product categories in over 400 markets (both numbers have expanded recently). Can you list a few of the more unusual products that you follow?


US and G-8 to discuss incetives for Iran

The United States is considering the idea of rewarding Iran if it abandons its nuclear ambitions, diplomats and US officials said Tuesday.


Peres: Sharon Risks Assassination for Gaza Plan

Opposition leader Shimon Peres said  on Tuesday he feared Israeli extremists might try to  assassinate Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the target of growing  far-right fury over a planned withdrawal from Gaza next year.


By Steven Pivovar, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 20--Creighton gets another chance tonight to test its resiliency.   Stung by Saturday's BracketBuster loss to Drexel, the Bluejays return to Missouri Valley Conference play in a 7:05 p.m. game at Illinois State.


SAP, Microsoft plan more Duet features and new version

The two companies plan to release Duet 1.5 in mid-2007, in addition to "value packs" that include support for the 2007 Microsoft Office system over the next 12 months.


Militants set off a bomb near a market frequented by soldiers Friday, killing two people and wounding eight others in southern Thailand, where a Muslim insurgency has left nearly 580 people dead this year.


Loris Capirossi retains his Japanese Grand Prix title, but Valentino Rossi closes the gap on championship leader Nicky Hayden.


China Accuses Taiwan of Provoking War with Missile Threat

China lashed out at Taiwan after the island's prime minister said it would defend itself by firing missiles at Shanghai in the event of an attack by China.


Washington -- President Bush announced Thursday that he plans to renominate 20 of his choices for the federal bench who never got a vote in the bitterly divided Senate in his first term, including California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown.


Irvine-based Broadcom (www.broadcom.com) said yesterday that it has settled all of the company's outstanding litigation with Agere Systems.


Antarctic Xmas punch-up airlift cost Â£45k

Expensive Yule fisticuffs The bill for airlifting two belligerents from the US-run Amundsen-Scott South Pole station which on Xmas Day hosted some decidedly unseasonal fisticuffs is "at least" Â£45k, according to the Telegraph.â¦


Bandleader Quintanilla asks, What's in a name?

MIAMI (Billboard) - In a world where name recognition is everything, A.B. Quintanilla has flipped conventional wisdom by regularly tinkering with his group's moniker.


US Women Win Third Consecutive Basketball Gold

The US women took their third consecutive gold medal in Olympic basketball Saturday, breaking open a close game in the fourth quarter to beat Australia 74-63.


Rice Tells Europe to Move Past Conflicts

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told European intellectuals Tuesday "it is time to turn away from the disagreements of the past" that stem from the U.S. invasion of Iraq.


Snow: Oil Prices a Risk to Global Growth

U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow on  Friday said higher oil prices were a risk to global growth, but  were unlikely to trigger a recession.


KGB tried to recruit me, says British opposition leader

The leader of Britain's main opposition Conservative Party, David Cameron, believes secret service agents from the former Soviet Union may have tried to recruit him before he started university.


The daughter of a former South Korean military ruler formally declared her presidential candidacy Monday, apologizing for those who suffered under her father's rule while promising to resolve the North Korea nuclear standoff.


Arafat's condition improving, Palestinian officials say

PARIS, Nov 1  - Palestinian officials voiced optimism Monday about Yasser Arafat's condition, saying the ailing Palestinian Authority president had shown improvement at the start of a crucial week for his political future.


A Republican lawmaker slugging a Democratic colleague in the Alabama Senate this week reminded political observers of another black eye for the Legislature: Eight years ago, the lieutenant governor urinated in a jug, discreetly, at the front of the Senate chamber.


All the action from Friday's fourballs as the USA and Europe lock horns at Oakland Hills.


Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart trouble, checked himself into a hospital after experiencing shortness of breath, an aide said.


Ancestry.com adds DNA genealogy to the mix...dare I peek?

Blog: Ancestry.com announced plans Monday to add DNA digging to its mix of ancestral sleuthing tools.


NEW YORK -- Olivier Rochus didn't know quite how to react. First the arms went hesitantly up in the air. Then there was a little half-fist pump, a triumphant bellow, and a smile that could have lit a path through the darkest storm. Then Rochus, a 23-year-old Belgian who prior to this year had never won a match at the ...


LONDON -- London police should publicly apologize to two Muslim families caught up in a mistaken antiterrorist raid in which a man was shot, an independent oversight panel said yesterday.


In world first, European physicists snap elusive neutrino particles

European physicists said Tuesday they had sent an elusive particle known as a neutrino on a 730-kilometer (456-mile) trip under the Earth's crust and taken a snapshot of the instant it slammed into lab detectors.


At least two people have been killed and 18 others injured in an explosion at a concert by an Indian Bollywood star in Colombo. Police said a hand-grenade ripped through the front stands as Shahrukh Khan ended his performance on Saturday.


UN Security Council to Meet in Nairobi on Sudan

The United Nations Security Council is traveling to Nairobi, Kenya, for a special two-day meeting on the conflicts in Sudan. The Security Council meetings on Thursday and Friday are intended to put pressure


Orders for U.S. durable goods fell  unexpectedly in August but beat forecasts once transportation  equipment was stripped out, government data showed on Friday in  evidence the economy is again pumping strongly.


Many states are distressingly lax in their regulation and oversight of child care centers, according to a new nationwide survey which gives its lowest marks to Idaho and Louisiana and its highest grade to the far-flung system run by the U.S. military.


SISA announcement hot by summer standards

Blog: News last week that Cisco, EMC, and Microsoft are working on Secure Information Sharing Architecture was an exception to the industry tendency to save the juicy stuff for September.


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IBM fits PCs with new hardware-based security chip

NEW YORK - IBM Corp. has begun using new security hardware from National Semiconductor Corp. in its desktop PCs in an effort to fend off viruses and hackers.


Condannato 'ogni gesto di violenza che macchia il calcio'


Quello base resta a livello fissato a febbraio, 0,50%


Laws on open government often fall short

Though laws in every state say government records and meetings must be open to all, reality often falls far short: Laws are sporadically enforced, penalties for failure to comply are mild and violators almost always walk away with nothing more than a reprimand, an Associated Press survey of all 50 states has found.


Experts say mobile phones do not cause short-term health problems - but refuse to rule out a longer-term cancer risk.


Blair urges new understanding between US, rest of the world

British Prime Minister Tony Blair called for a new understanding between the United States and the rest of the world, saying they needed each other to tackle pressing global problems.


Don't think Microsoft is down for the count

Also: Digital cameras are the hottest gift for 2004. [News.com Extra]


G-III Apparel offered investors more questions than answers this quarter.


Williams went full circle before becoming a contender

When Danny Williams, who stunningly knocked out Mike Tyson last summer, steps into the ring to fight Vitali Klitschko for the heavyweight championship, he needs to thank someone in


Projected by one scouting website as the top college prospect for the NFL Draft, Boston College junior defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka said yesterday he would likely make a decision on whether to return for his senior year at the end of this season.


Passengers on board a cross-border rail service are told the train only go backwards after it breaks down.


Redmond responds to Google's alliance with Capgemini by suggesting that Google Apps is not appropriate for many businesses.


Hurricane Ivan pummels the US Gulf Coast, causing at least 12 deaths and widespread damage.


In Push for Local Readers, Post Unleashes LoudounExtra.com

The Washington Post Co. today is launching LoudounExtra.com, an aggressive online push into hyperlocal journalism, combining traditional reporters and photographers with bloggers, videographers and extensive databases on schools, businesses and churches.


Brownback quietly courting conservatives

Republican presidential hopeful Sam Brownback is counting on his conservative credentials and a Midwest bond to lift his candidacy in Iowa.


Owners of the AA, Britain's largest motoring group, plan to either sell or float it on the stock market, a report suggests.


England's Robert Rock holds a one-shot lead after the first round of the South African Airways Open.


Modest beachwear for Muslim women is taking off with secular swimmers too


Kawaguchi out as foreign minister as Koizumi reshuffles cabinet

TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi appointed Nobutaka Machimura to succeed Yoriko Kawaguchi as foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle Monday, while retaining Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda and Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki.


Siebel's preliminary earnings forecast is encouraging, but the stock is not cheap.


England secure a thrilling tie with South Africa in the second one-day match.


Iran Pursuing âMore than Oneâ Nuclear Power Contracts with ...

Iran has said it has contracts with Russia to build more nuclear power plants with Russian help, despite US concerns that by-products from the plants could be used to manufacture nuclear weapons, the Hi Pakistan news agency reported.


Figure Skating: American in Paris outshines France's Joubert

PARIS : US national champion Johnny Weir looks poised for his second win of the season when he lead the ISU Grand Prix figure skating event after the short program, as favourite Brian Joubert, the men's world silver medallist from France, struggled in


Wallace powers Pistons to win over Pacers

Rasheed Wallace earned the plaudits with 24 points and 10 rebounds to help Detroit beat the Indiana Pacers 110-104 on Tuesday, earning the Pistons their third win in a row.


Carphone Warehouse says it enjoyed strong growth over Christmas due to healthy sales of mobile phones.


Bush: Kerry Has 'Election Amnesia' on Iraq

President Bush said on Saturday Sen. John Kerry has a case of "election amnesia" that led him to shift his stance on Iraq, painting his Democratic rival as a waverer unfit to lead America in threatening times.


Santini: Spurs power struggle forced me out

Jacques Santini has broken his silence over his departure from Tottenham, blaming his exit on technical director Frank Arnesen. Santini controversially walked out of White Hart Lane last week, citing "personal problems" for his return to France.


Wins deal another blow to Clinton, whose imperiled presidential candidacy now hangs on the outcome of showdowns in Ohio and Texas.


Well: Can a âFertility Dietâ Get You Pregnant?

A new book suggests that among other things, eating ice cream and cutting back on meat may help raise your fertility.


Vatican Says Anti-Kerry Lawyer Hoodwinked Them

A conservative U.S. lawyer's  attempt to enlist the Vatican in his drive to declare Senator  John Kerry a heretic over his abortion views backfired  Wednesday when the Holy See said it had been hoodwinked.


Omicidio sarebbe avvenuto dopo un'ennesima lite


Hoping to extend the reach of its .NET application programming environment, Microsoft on Tuesday debuted a version that is intended for use in smaller embedded devices called ".NET Micro."


Rockets center Yao cleared to play in NBA clash with Cavs

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has been cleared to play Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Houston Chronicle reported on Sunday.


Five dead in California fires and mass evacuation

Towering wildfires burned out of control across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday as 500,000 people fled the San Diego area, and firefighters made a desperate stand to save a mountain town ringed by flames.


Web Auctions Start-Up Nets Funding for Expansion

Dropshop, a Munich-based start-up that auctions products on the Internet for those too lazy or perplexed to do it themselves, has raised 9 million euros ($10.


Soccer-Bayern into third with 2-1 win at Werder

Substitute midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger doubled it in the 75th minute but Werder kept fighting and pulled one back with an acrobatic header by Germany striker Miroslav Klose nine minutes from time.


One of Pakistan's most wanted al-Qaeda suspects may have been killed, Pakistani officials say.


Anti-US Chavez urges Bush help on Colombia hostages

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged his antagonist U.S. President George W. Bush to help him secure the release of hostages, including three Americans, held by Colombia's FARC rebels.


There are no half-measures for heavy smokers wanting to minimise their health risks, research suggests.


Christians in Egyptian Church Stone Police

Several thousand Christians who packed a cathedral compound in the Egyptian capital hurled stones at riot police Wednesday to protest a woman's alleged forced conversion to Islam. At least 30 people were injured.


Washington added to Live Earth concert series

Washington has been added as a host city for this Saturday's worldwide series of Live Earth concerts, former Vice President Al Gore, a co-organizer of the shows, said on Friday.


Our South American neighbor expands its production of ethanol and biodiesel. Partnering with Brazil would benefit the economy of a democracy and clean our skies. In Autopia.


The global food business is gargantuan and growing fast.


Spaceship team gets its $10 million prize

Marking the end of a years-long quest, the team behind the SpaceShipOne rocket plane on Saturday accepted the $10 million Ansari X Prize for advancements in private space travel and tourism.


The nations seeking to halt Iran's nuclear activities are working out a new deadline for Tehran despite differences over possible sanctions, the French foreign minister said Wednesday.


Report May Undercut Bush's Iraq Rationale

The final report of the chief U.S. arms inspector for Iraq is expected to undercut a principal Bush administration rationale for removing Saddam Hussein: that Saddam's Iraqi government had weapons of mass destruction. Weapons hunter Charles Duelfer will provide his findings Wednesday to the Senate Armed Services Committee.


Fukuda in pole position to be next Japanese PM

Yasuo Fukuda, a moderate ruling party veteran, was Saturday seen pulling ahead in the two-way race to become Japan's next prime minister, reports said.


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Austria's Knauss Suspended After Positive B Test

WENGEN, Switzerland  - Austrian skier Hans Knauss  has been provisionally suspended after a positive B test for  nandrolone, his lawyer Christian Flick said on Wednesday.


Germans Use Nokia Phones in Wireless Ticket Trial

The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia said on Tuesday its phones would be used in a project to test wireless public transport fares in Hanau, near Frankfurt in Germany, beginning early next year.


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, Carlito Pablo. Editor's Note: Published on page A1 of the Dec. 14, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. HIS PASS was good for three hours but former President


Woman says she got cancer by hugging dad

A British woman who claims she contracted cancer from hugging her father, who worked with asbestos, is suing the Ministry of Defence for 75,000 pounds ($146,000).


With the All India Motor Transport Congress rejecting the government's last-minute bid for a negotiated settlement, truck owners have gone on an indefinite strike demanding the scrapping of service tax.


Western nations hail the outcome of Ukraine's vote but Viktor Yanukovych refuses to admit defeat.


Charlie Weis landed Tyrone Willingham's old job at Notre Dame. Walt Harris was tapped to take over at Stanford, where Willingham led the Cardinal to the 2000 Rose Bowl.


EU Ready to Discuss Increased Aid for Iraq

The Dutch foreign minister said Sunday that improved security in Iraq has opened the way for the European Union to discuss stepped up reconstruction efforts — even as his Iraqi counterpart conceded that security here remains precarious.


Phone company cuts off FBI wiretap for unpaid bill

A telephone company cut off an FBI international wiretap after the agency failed to pay its bill on time, according to a U.S. government audit released on Thursday.


Paparazzi at the scene of the crash that killed Princess Diana would stop at nothing to get pictures, her inquest is told.


Texas comptroller and feisty grandmother seen as potential ...

Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn's reputation as a watchdog for the health and education of children is summed up in a needlepoint decoration in her office: "One


Militant Wanted in Pearl Abduction Killed

An Islamic militant wanted in connection with the murder of American Journalist Daniel Pear was killed in a shootout with police, according to Pakistani authorities on Wednesday, who also announced the arrest of a suspect in the deadly bombing near the U.S. Consulate in Karachi two years ago.


Almost every movie-lover might be dying to see the dynamic combination of the father-son duo Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan together onscreen.


Roundup: Funniest YouTube Questions for Candidates

The hundreds of video queries submitted for the presidential candidates' debate include some hilarious--but possibly heartfelt--questions.


Messina, 18:31 - CALCIO, FALSO BILANCIO; MESSINA: SOLO IPOTESI DI REATO

In merito alla chiusura dell'indagine sul doping amministrativo condotta dal pm di Messina, Vito Di ...


Democrats may try to override a decision by President Bush to leave stopgap children's health insurance money out of his 2007 emergency war spending proposal.


The foods division of retailer La Rinascente SpA is being sold to French supermarket retailer Auchan SA in a deal worth 1.06 billion euros ($1.36 billion).


Cash negotiations behind closed doors: new fed-provincial talks look like old

OTTAWA (CP) - Squabbling spin doctors, contradictory ledgers, prime ministerial curses, veiled threats and long, heated negotiations behind closed doors.


British Council spat could hit EU-Russia ties: ambassador

Britain's envoy to Russia warned Saturday that plans to shut British cultural offices could hamper EU-Russia ties, but said London would not block talks on a new bilateral pact because of the dispute.


For years, Lent meant huge chunks of fried fish on Fridays for George Ehrman, a longtime parishioner at Our Lady of Guadalupe in this northeast Ohio town. But the dinner plate was decidedly lighter for Ehrman at a recent Friday fish fry in the bustling parish hall: grilled salmon packed with omega-3, fiber-rich rice pilaf and green beans.


Amazon, the biggest online retailer, starts a TV and film download service in the US called Unbox.


Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (PBG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Monday said it expects earnings in 2005 to rise by about 6 percent despite the challenge of rising raw materials costs.


Mac virus alert - users' details at risk

Security experts say these traits are common among the thousands of viruses targeting Microsoftâs ubiquitous Windows operating system but are virtually unheard of amongst the Apple Macintosh community.


Famous painting "The Scream" stolen in Norway

For the second time in 10 years one of the most famous paintings in the world -- "The Scream" by Edvard Munch -- has been stolen from an art gallery in Oslo.


Jetsâ Answers Are Familiar Refrain After Latest Loss

The familiar refrain â turnovers, interceptions and mistakes in crucial situations â was the diary of the Jets downfall on Sunday.


India hope to begin UK tour on positive note

"The team is unrecognizable from the World Cup but I hope the boys who have been to the West Indies can led from the front and put up a strong performance"  Belfast , June 22: A revitalised India will be seeking to launch their lengthy tour of the United Kingdom on a positive note when they take on World Cup giant-killers Ireland in a one-off limited overs cricket ... via Central Chronicle


Moderate GOP Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island faces a serious challenge Tuesday as the last big flurry of primary elections provides another test of the depth of anti-incumbent sentiment and the erosion of the political middle ground.


Qwest Agrees to Pay $250 Mln to Settle Accounting Case With SEC

Qwest Communications International Inc. agreed to pay $250 million in two installments to settle a two-and-a-half-year investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.


Robinson tackles first head coaching job at Syracuse

A year to the day after he resigned as defensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs, Greg Robinson was hired as football coach at Syracuse University, his first head coaching job in a career spanning three decades.


At a remote ranch in Texas, gymnastics icon Bela Karolyi and his wife Martha use a grueling training regimen to mold young American girls into potential U.S. Olympians for the 2008 games and beyond.


MELBOURNE, Australia -- Andy Roddick was bounced out of the Australian Open on Saturday, losing a five-set thriller to Philipp Kohlschreiber that ended after 2 a.m.


Â· Special branch unit keeps watch on extremism Â· Tube plotter and shoe bomber 'talent-scouted'


Paul Peterson threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Tony Gonzalez with 54 seconds left to give Boston College a 24-23 victory over No.


Venezuelan President Increases Taxes on Foreign Oil Companies

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is ordering foreign oil companies to pay much higher taxes, in a move to tighten state control over his country's vast petroleum resources.


Penn State houses big E. coli collection

Chobi DebRoy's lab is a haven for E. coli bacteria. No wonder she has bottles of disinfectant sitting all over the countertops.


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended Holocaust revisionists and raised questions about who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks in a tense showdown Monday at Columbia University, where the school's head introduced the hard-line leader by calling him a "petty and cruel dictator."


NZ pace bowler Martin fires salvo at Strauss

Pace bowler Chris Martin has hit back at suggestions by England opening batsman Andrew Strauss that New Zealand's attack should pose few problems in the coming Test series.


Gates Foundation awards $280 million in TB grants

Research to fight the global tuberculosis epidemic got a shot in the arm on Tuesday with $280 million in grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for work to develop more effective vaccines, diagnostic tests and drugs.


CapitaLand, Shenzhen Trust to Buy, Manage China Malls

CapitaLand Ltd., Southeast Asia's biggest developer by sales, said it will join a Chinese state- owned partner of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.


Australian nickel and copper miner WMC Resources rejected aA$7,4bn takeover bid from Xstrata, but left the door open for a higher offer, which sent its shares soaring.


Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards

Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.


Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned on Monday under pressure after months of controversy and political turmoil that President George W. Bush angrily blamed on his administration's critics in Congress.


Conservative Republican group urges UN's expulsion from US

A right-wing Republican group launched a television campaign calling for the United Nations to be kicked out of the United States, alleging the world body is a "safe harbor" for terrorism.


Singer Marianne Faithfull abandons her European tour after collapsing from exhaustion last week.


Hoping to clean up the Internet's reputation as a haven for scam artists, federal officials unveiled a series of arrests, indictments and convictions Thursday involving a range of cyberfraud.


Fighting spreads as battles engulf Lebanon camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops directed artillery and tank barrages at al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, the third day of an intensified assault to crush the gunmen.


Dupri Named Head of Virgin Records Urban

Hit producer and sometime rapper Jermaine Dupri, who's produced chart-topping songs for acts ranging from Usher to Mariah Carey, has been named president of Virgin Records Urban Music, a newly created division of the label.


No other suitors yet Breatheâs rescue of Biscit Internet is off, the would-be rescuer announced this afternoon.â¦


Candidates Play on Fears of Attacks, Wars

WASHINGTON - Playing on the fear factor, Vice President Dick Cheney suggested in a campaign speech there might be another terrorist attack on the United States if John Kerry were in the White House. President Bush's opponents' are raising their own worst fears, including the potential for more wars during a second Bush term...


Brazil Successfully Launches First Rocket Into Space

Brazil has successfully launched a test rocket from the Alcantara base in northern Brazil on Saturday, October 23. The two-stage VSB-30 prototype flew for seven minutes at an altitude of about 100 kilometers above the earth.


Tackling a Societyâs Boundaries, on TV and in a Family

When it is first broadcast later this month, âIppadikku Roseâ (âYours, Roseâ) is expected to cause a sensation, introducing Indiaâs first transgender celebrity to television.


Sheffield United hopeful after first day of hearing

Sheffield United chairman Kevin McCabe emerged from the first day of a two-day hearing still hopeful the club could rejoin the English Premiership.


Frances floods roads and knocks out power

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Giant sinkholes lurked in the distance. Foot-deep puddles the length of football fields hid the hash marks that divide highway lanes.


Oil Falls on Speculation Mild Weather Will Reduce US Demand

Crude oil futures fell for a fourth day on speculation that higher-than-normal temperatures in the eastern half of the US will limit heating oil needs during the northern hemisphere winter.


The next holder of the EU presidency rejects a French bid to debate on Turkey's EU membership bid.


Wyoming Sen. dies after battle with leukemia

Wyoming Sen. Craig Thomas died Monday, according to his family. He was 74.


The World Health Organization has unveiled a two-year plan to combat the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis.


Gilmartin: Merck Says CEO May Testify In Vioxx Lawsuits

Law & Order: Pharmaceutical Unit. Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) Chief Executive Raymond V. Gilmartin may testify in some of the many lawsuits filed over the Vioxx recall, a company lawyer said.


The number of broadband Internet subscribers in the US has tripled since 2001, according to a new report from the Federal Communications Commission.


Torino, 16:09 - CALCIO, JUVE: DOMANI I FUNERALI DI FERRAMOSCA E NERI

Saranno celebrati domani pomeriggio alle 15 nel Duomo di Torino i funerali di Alessio Ferramosca e R...


Bausch & Lomb asks AMO to revise takeover bid

Bausch & Lomb Inc.  on Tuesday requested that rival Advanced Medical Optics Inc.  revise its unsolicited $4.23 billion bid to buy the eye care company, which plans to instead accept Warburg Pincus' $3.67 billion offer.


Bush Says He's Best Protection From Draft

President Bush turned the tables Saturday on Sen. John Kerry, declaring "the best way to avoid the draft is to vote for me," and pledged to oppose mandatory military service. The Democrat stuck to domestic issues, blaming Bush for a shortage of flu vaccines.


Australia's Coles up for sale, shares surge

Australian retailer Coles Group Ltd.  put itself up for sale on Friday after receiving a number of  takeover approaches, saying it believed it was worth more than  A$18.2 billion ($14.3 billion).


The Transportation Security Administration is trying again to reconcile the privacy rights of non-dangerous airline passengers with the security need to identify potentially dangerous ones.


MOSCOW: At least three people were killed when gunmen took up to 240 people hostage in a school in North Ossetia, close to Chechnya, ITAR-TASS quoted local authorities as saying.


Contract workers at Wal-Mart gain in overtime case

A federal judge gave undocumented Wal-Mart Stores contract workers the right to seek out colleagues and form a group to collectively sue the company for unpaid overtime and minimum wage violations.


Bill Gates advice to UK wannabes? Don't get sued

Says he won't run for US president â then heads to No. 10 Bill Gates performed the London leg of his farewell tour this morning, telling aspiring entrepreneurs they should sign up to Microsoft's CRM platform and to try not to get sued.â¦


Witnesses: Palestinian Gunmen Free Senior Official Seized in Gaza

Witnesses say Palestinian gunmen have freed a senior member of the Palestinian security services, hours after abducting him in the Gaza Strip.


Fortis to buy Ukranian insurer Etalon Life for 7.6 million euros

Dutch banking and insurance group Fortis said that its international insurance arm will acquire the Ukranian insurer Etalon Life, for 7.6 million euros (9.7 million dollars).


Sony delays PS3 "Home", but no talk of price cuts

CHIBA, Japan  - Sony Corp said on Thursday it would postpone the launch of the "Home" virtual community service for its PlayStation 3 game console to early next year, the latest setback in its videogame battle with Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd.


Jessica e Sabrina, 655 euro per il loro viaggio fuori stagione

ROMA - Jessica e Sabrina. Due ragazze come tante altre. Con pochi soldi in tasca. Ma con il sogno nel cassetto di un viaggio in una meta esotica. Taba, Egitto, Medio Oriente. Un sogno che riescono a realizzare fuori stagione.


ABC mini series about 9/11 is âMisleadingâ

Officials of former President Clinton are in uproar about an ABC miniseries that depicts the events that led to 9/11. ABC states the series, "The Path to 9/11" is more of an historical dramatization than a documentary. Clinton officials state,  "While ...


Poe, Philippine Actor Who Ran for President, Dies

Philippine movie legend Fernando Poe  Jr., who came close to unseating Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in  May's presidential election, died on Tuesday after suffering a  stroke, his family said.


The revised report helped to ease concerns that inflation has been running too high, but it also showed that workers earned far less than first estimated.


Australia to tell Russia no uranium sales to Iran

Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Thursday he would tell Russian President Vladimir Putin that he would not approve the sale of uranium to Moscow if there was any possibility it could be resold to Iran or Syria.


S. Africa destroys Mbekiâs blood on race grounds

Blood donated by South African President Thabo Mbeki was destroyed because he did not complete a mandatory questionnaire and his race placed him in a high-risk category, a newspaper reported yesterday.


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The 38-year-old juggled a football in the Pearse Street flats while filming an advert for the new Euromillions lottery.


President Hu Jintao won a second five-year term as China's Communist Party chief Monday, heading a new leadership lineup that features potential successors yet could invite a divisive battle to succeed him.


Scientists produce the first firm evidence linking the popular acne drug Roaccutane to depression.


Marine Guilty of Abusing Iraqi Prisoners

A Marine reservist was found guilty Thursday of dereliction of duty and the abuse of prisoners last year at a makeshift detention camp in Iraq, but cleared of assaulting a 52-year-old Iraqi man who later died there.


Ex-England boss Glenn Hoddle believes David Beckham can continue playing for his country for a number of years, despite deciding to move to the US.


Sound Waves Found to Travel Along Sun's Magnetic Field

HONOLULU-Sound waves can hitch a ride   along magnetic fountains that shoot out from inside the Sun   and help to heat up the solar atmosphere, according to   a new study presented here at a meeting of the American Astronomical   Society.


President Bush on Wednesday assured the governors of states in the path of Hurricane Ivan of federal aid to deal with damage from the storm.


New Homes Sales Rise 0.2 Pct. in October

U.S. new home sales rose 0.2 percent in October to the third-highest level on record following an upwardly revised gain in September, a government report showed on Wednesday.


Police on Tuesday arrested 46 suspected members of the Sicilian Mafia, saying they had rolled up a network of couriers who carried written notes from reputed mob boss Bernardo Provenzano to his lieutenants.


By NO BYLINE  SCOTTISH media group SMG is back in merger talks with radio and TV station owner Ulster TV.   UTV, which operates 24 stations including talkSport, approached Virgin Radio owner SMG just three months after it was rebuffed by its potential partner.


Roma, 23:53 - CICLISMO, GIRO DONNE: VOS VINCE SECONDA TAPPA

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Rumsfeld Cautions on Intelligence Reform

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld conceded Tuesday that a new, powerful intelligence director could bring "some modest" improvements to efforts to safeguard the nation but warned that any changes must not hurt the flow of information to military commanders...


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Tony Blair says Gordon Brown is doing a "superb job" as he dismisses talk of rifts during his monthly media conference.


Brazil rescuers pull bodies from plane crash site

Rescue workers sifted on Wednesday through the smoldering wreckage of a jet liner that crashed at Sao Paulo airport, killing as many as 200 people in Brazil's second major air disaster in less than a year.


Column: Bonds, Giants still the best fit

Barry Bonds' return to the San Francisco Giants feels a bit like a shotgun wedding.


CBS Launches Independent Inquiry Into Flawed Report

Richard Thornburgh, a former governor of Pennsylvania, and Louis D. Boccardi, retired chief executive of The Associated Press will conduct the investigation.


Dot Earth: Federal Lab Says It Can Harvest Fuel from Air

Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory say they have developed a way to produce a truly carbon-neutral fuel using carbon dioxide removed from the air as the raw material.


EarthLink Selected to Run Corpus Christi Wi-Fi

EarthLink said Wednesday that it had reached a deal with the city of Corpus Christi, Texas that would open up its preexisting Wi-Fi network for public use at a cost of $20 per month.


Oviedo, 11:56 - AUTO, SPAGNA: A SCHUMACHER PREMIO PRINCIPE DELLE ASTURIE

L'ex pilota tedesco di Formula Uno, Michael Schumacher, sette volte campione del mondo, è sta...


5 e 6 ottobre sciopero quotidiani e agenzie e 16 e 17 le tv


Somalia's weak government and an Islamic militia that controls much of the south signed an agreement late Monday to eventually form a unified national army, officials said.


Microsoft-Yahoo Deal: What About Developers?

Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie sees Yahoo acquisition as a way to grow Microsoft's developer community.


AU says rebels could attack its Darfur force

The African Union (AU) said on Tuesday it had information that its force in Darfur's main town could come under attack within 24 hours from rebels and members of a group that signed a peace deal with the Sudan government.


How About Not 'Curing' Us, Some Autistics Are Pleading

A new program is rooted in the view of autism as an alternative form of brain wiring, rather than a devastating disorder.


Wild Parakeets Splash Color on Seattle's Gray Skies

They fly through the park shrieking and squawking, their chartreuse feathers flashing. Nobody in Florida, Mexico or another tropical place would give them a second look.


Indagine Ipsos, 'rapporti rafforzano e migliorano relazione'


U.S. bomb kills 3 British soldiers in Afghanistan

Three British soldiers were killed by a bomb dropped by U.S. aircraft supporting them in a battle against Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the British military said on Friday.


Singer-actress Barbara McNair dies at 72

Singer and actress Barbara McNair, who starred opposite Elvis Presley and Sidney Poitier and became one of the first black women to host her own television variety show, has died at 72, her husband said on Monday.


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A fund-raising campaign has saved a rare, richly illustrated medieval psalter from moving to the J. Paul Getty Museum, organizers said Monday.


The 50th annual Grammy Awards veered through a succession of live production numbers that celebrated the links between older generations of stars and modern-day performers.


Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Raptors Monday placed newly acquired center Alonzo Mourning on the injured list with a knee injury.


Controversial columnist, gifted filmmaker

"A professional adolescent, a die-hard reactionary," is how Theo van Gogh (47) used to characterise himself. The Dutch film director and newspaper columnist who was


Durante l'offensiva per riconquistare Musa Qala nel Sud


Q and A: As the First Lady prepared to travel with her husband, she spoke to TIME on her husband's treatment and prevention program


Republicans Change Rule to Shield DeLay if Indicted

House Republicans voted on Wednesday  to change their own rules to allow their powerful Majority  Leader Tom DeLay to keep his post even if he is indicted in  connection with illegal fund-raising activities.


President George W. Bush was open to a bigger economic stimulus than the $150 billion package he has proposed, the White House said on Tuesday as turmoil in world financial markets and fears of a recession prompted lawmakers to call for urgent action.


Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama drew two distinct paths to the White House for raucous New Hampshire Democratic Party activists Friday night: She's tested and ready to stand her ground against Republicans while he's prepared to build a new majority that will put Democrats in power.


Google Inc. Thursday warned that the growth it has showed so far this year may not be sustainable.


Microsoft proves, yet again, that it is stuck in the 20th Century.


Gwyneth Paltrow denies disparaging America

Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow insisted on Monday that contrary to a recent article in a European newspaper, she feels "proud to be American" and would never compare her homeland unfavorably to Britain.


Oltre 8000 procedimenti nel 2005, aumentano gli incassi


Election Day is several weeks away, but Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's campaign is already considering its fund-raising options should Kerry or President Bush pursue a recount like the famous Florida ballot dispute in 2000.


Gates Tops Forbes List of Richest in U.S. -- Again

NEW YORK  - The Nasdaq may be well off its highs of the dot-com era, but tech tycoons still top the list of the wealthiest Americans.


Wrestler Found to Have Taken Testosterone

Investigators said that the professional wrestler Chris Benoit had extremely high levels of testosterone in his system when he killed his wife, his son and himself.


MPAA Slaps P2P Networks with Lawsuits and Arrests

Online file-sharing is less of a problem for the movie industry because it has a much more diverse revenue model. In addition to the sale of movie tickets, money comes in from co-branding


Israele, raid nel campo profughi Bagno di sangue nella notte

GAZA - E' pesante il bilancio dell'incursionione militare di stanotte nella zona di Khan Yunis, nella striscia di Gaza: almeno undici palestinesi uccisi. Negli scontri sono morti anche due i soldati israeliani


Riyadh kicks off Saudi Arabia's first nationwide municipal elections, but women are banned.


A demonstration is planned against plans to downgrade emergency general surgery at a Livingston hospital.


The Star Wars trilogy will be out on DVD soon. How will Fox fare?


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


Iraq vows action after truck bomb kills 135

Iraq's government on Sunday renewed its pledge to crack down on militants after a massive suicide truck bomb killed 135 people in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.


College football makes the grade for Fox

Fox's broadcast of the  BCS National Championship college football game dominated the  ratings Monday night.


American Paul Hamm and South Korea's Yang Tae-young have testified before the sports world's highest court in a hearing to determine who should win the Olympic men's all-around gymnastics gold medal.


Two Palestinians Killed in Israel's Gaza Raid

Israeli troops killed two Palestinians,  including a 10-year-old girl, in the northern Gaza Strip on  Friday, bringing to 81 the Palestinian death toll from a  massive nine-day-old offensive, medics and witnesses said.


Congress votes to boost minimum wage, cut taxes

Legislation to provide the first increase in the federal minimum wage in a decade won final U.S. congressional approval on Thursday, and headed to President George W. Bush to sign into law.


British great-grandfather falls foul of pub headgear ban

A British great-grandfather said he has decided to boycott his local pub after being asked to remove his flat cap under rules designed to stop thugs hiding their faces from security cameras.


Astros Pick Munro to Pitch Game 6 of N.L.C.S.

Roger Clemens can relax. For now, Pete Munro is the Houston Astros' pick to pitch them into the World Series.


Pairing Prozac with talk therapy works best to curb depression in children, according to research published today by Duke University scientists.


An Israeli military court has charged an army officer with illegally using his weapon when he allegedly shot a Palestinian girl who was already dead.


SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. -- Taco Bell on Wednesday ordered the removal of green onions from its 5,800 restaurants nationwide after samples appeared to have a harsh strain of E. coli.


Yankees 6, Blue Jays 3: As Yankees March On, a Reminder of RodriguezÂs Summertime Swoon

The YankeesÂ magic number is down to one after beating the Blue Jays, while this week's Sports Illustrated cover story focuses on Alex Rodriguez and his complicated place in the clubhouse.