A new endangered species: Modern architecture

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library is at the center of a debate on whether such buildings are worth saving.


Prince Harry will not apologize to a paparazzi photographer he scuffled with outside a London nightclub, a royal spokesman said Saturday.


Christmas is coming but Russian lawmakers have yet to finalise the holiday calendar, leaving millions of Russians' holiday plans up in the air.


Kerry Faults Bush for End of Assault Weapons Ban

The Democratic challenger outlined his own $5 billion plan to fight crime and picked up the endorsement of a coalition of police unions.


Iran says provisional agreement reached with Europeans on nuclear ...

TEHRAN, Iran Iran and European nations have reached a provisional agreement over Iran's nuclear program at talks aimed at avoiding a UN showdown.


Some of the riskiest aspects of working on the television series âDr. Dangerâ occur in the air, not on the ground.


Scientists identify two blood chemicals linked to itchy eczema, offering new treatment possibilities.


Police search for Swedish 12-year-old feared kidnapped

STOCKHOLM -- Swedish and Thai police said yesterday that they were searching for a 12-year-old Swedish boy last seen leaving a hospital in Thailand with an unknown man in the aftermath of the tsunamis in south Asia.


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'Cloverfield' Manga Offers More Cryptic Clues

The translation of a new Japanese-language web comic serves up more tantalizing tidbits about J.J. Abrams' new monster movie.


"Monster" fossil found in Jurassic graveyard

Scientists have found a fossil of a "Monster" fish-like reptile in a 150 million-year-old Jurassic graveyard on an Arctic island off Norway.


The negotiations with GM were all about health care, but the union suddenly decided to strike over job security. Why?


Europe Orders Full Safety Probe of Cox-2 Drugs

The European Commission has ordered a  full-scale probe into the safety of five remaining Cox-2  arthritis drugs, following last month's worldwide withdrawal of  Merck & Co Inc.'s Vioxx.


Le stime del governo erano per una crescita annua dell'1,2%Nel quarto trimestre diminuzione congiunturale dello 0,3%                                                  Istat, il Pil nel 2004 +1,1% +1% nel quarto trimestre                                                                                Nel 2004 la produzione industriale Ã¨ cresciuta dello 0,7%Lo stesso dato, corretto per i giorni lavorativi, Ã¨ -0,4%


Cliff Goes to the Edge with Country at 64

At the ripe old age of 64, Britain's "Peter Pan of Pop" has gone country.


The New Jersey Nets signed a deal with guard Vince Carter on Friday that will keep the eight-time All-Star in New Jersey at least through the 2010-11 season.


Angelina Jolie in Iraq: Refugees need help

Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie is visiting Iraq to boost what she sees as lagging efforts to deal with the problems of 2 million "very very vulnerable" internally displaced people in the wartorn country.


Rapporto Confesercenti, fatturato di 90 miliardi l'anno


Compared with women who were of normal weight and taking a placebo, overweight women taking estrogen plus progestin raised their risk of venous thrombosis 3.8 times, while obese women experienced 5.6 times the risk.


Pushed up by soaring oil prices, America's trade deficit surged to a record high in the summer, but analysts predicted a slowly improving imbalance in the months ahead.


Oil prices fell sharply Wednesday after a government report that US inventories of crude rose 3.4 million barrels last week, surprising many traders and analysts who had expected to see supplies shrink because of lingering production problems in the wake


MONTREAL -- If this were gymnastics, the Cubs would get low scores from the judges for awkward form at times in Wednesday night's 2-1 victory in 11 innings over the Montreal Expos.


US administration visits anger Democrats

Top members of President George W. Bush's administration are frequent visitors to key swing states ahead of the November 2 US election bringing accusations from Democrats that the taxpayer is subsidising the Bush campaign.


FCC chief backs some open access in airwave auction

The head of the Federal  Communications Commission wants to require the winning bidder  in an upcoming auction of valuable wireless airwaves to make  them accessible to consumers using any device or software  application, an FCC source said on Tuesday.


It's encouraging that a conference on AIDS was held in Indianapolis last week. The pandemic has infected 38 million people. The Indiana University School of Medicine has partnered with a Kenyan university


Pakistan's election commission is to meet to decide when polls originally scheduled for 8 January will take place.


U.S. Aircraft Targets Shi'ite Rebels in Najaf

NAJAF, Iraq  - A U.S. military plane unleashed  rapid cannon fire on positions held by Shi'ite rebels in the  sacred city of Najaf early on Sunday, a Reuters witness said.


A German man missing in north-west Afghanistan has been kidnapped, Afghan police say.


Hu wins China's record sixth Olympic diving gold medal

Chinese divers dominated again at these Olympics, winning a record six gold medals, so it was fitting that in the last event they were left to compete against themselves.


Ingram Micro Inc., the world's largest distributor of computer products, said Monday that is agreed to purchase Australian technology distributor Tech Pacific for about $493 million in cash, including assumed debt.


Civil rights leaders told a packed church on Saturday to have patience in the legal process and to pray for the recovery of a black woman who was allegedly tortured and sexually assaulted by a group of whites.


Davenport warms up to a Tufts 10K victory

For Marie Davenport, a 29-year-old Providence College graduate from Ireland, yesterday's Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women was just a warmup.


A woman awarded what is thought to be the biggest divorce settlement in British legal history is robbed.


Tottenham have confirmed that Martin Jol will take over as head coach following Jacques Santini's surprise resignation on Friday.


A brace from Patrick Kluivert earns Newcastle victory against Israel's Bnei Sakhnin in an ill-tempered Uefa Cup clash.


Hard-charging Harrison enjoying a healthy outlook

FOXBOROUGH - It was a football Freudian slip by Mike Vrabel. The Pro Bowler had been asked about playing without fellow outside linebacker Rosevelt Colvin, who is out for the season with a foot injury. Vrabel responded, "I certainly think we miss Rodney . . . I mean Rosie."


Love climbs into contention in Greensboro

Davis Love III moved ominously into contention for his first PGA Tour title in three years at the Greensboro Classic in North Carolina on Saturday.


Business & money: Â· Oil firm says one thing and does another, says charityÂ· Blame government, not commerce - Livingstone


Casino Tour Bus Crashes in Arkansas, Kills 14

A tour bus shuttling gamblers from Chicago to casinos in Mississippi crashed and flipped in northeastern Arkansas early on Saturday, killing 14 people, police said.


I've written about weather alarmism and terrorphobia as examples of availability cascades, but there's an important distinction between these cascades. The environmentalists promoting fear of climate change sometimes use dubious tactics in exploiting images like Hurricane Katrina, but they can legitimately point to longer trends showing that the planet has warmed and is projected to [...].


More tigers die of suspected bird flu at Thai zoo after eating raw ...

Seven more tigers have died at a private zoo in Thailand where 23 others succumbed to bird flu, an official said Wednesday. In addition to the 30 tigers who have died, 23 others remain


Dalla Cina al Canada, oggi si festeggia il Software freedom dayEventi anche in Italia. "Mostriamo i vantaggi, poi la gente deciderÃ "                                            Un giorno per i programmi liberi Il mondo celebra l'open source                                                                                di ANDREA BETTINI


US Airways and its pilots' union reached a tentative agreement yesterday on $300 million in annual wage and benefit cuts, after weeks of debate inside the union over whether to grant concessions to the troubled airline.


Updated Apple Web pages show iPhone details

Consumers starved for details about Apple’s soon to be released iPhone have a few new photos and movies to peruse before getting their hands on one next week.


Report on US college massacre says officials might have saved lives if they had acted sooner.


LeBron James is injured by an elbow from Houston's Dikembe Mutombo, and the Rockets go on to a 98-87 win over the Cavaliers.


A friendly game of soccer works off more fat and builds up more muscle than jogging, new research shows. Danish scientists, who conducted their research on 37 men, also found the soccer players felt less tired after exercising than the joggers because they were having more fun.


Michael Cooper was lying in bed and watching Judge Mathis on television Tuesday morning when the telephone rang. After receiving the call from Denver Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe, Cooper might now want to watch game films.


U.S. casts doubt on Vietnam WTO entry by Bush visit

Vietnam's hope to be a World Trade  Organization member by the time President George W. Bush visits  Hanoi in November looked in doubt on Monday after U.S. trade  officials said there may not be a final deal soon.


Samsung SPH-V5400, primo cellulare con hard disk

La coreana Samsung ha presentato SPH-V5400, il primo cellulare munito di Hard Disk interno con capacitÃ  di 1,5 GB. Il nuovo telefonino sarÃ  commercializzato in Corea alla fine di settembre. Munito di ampio


Anti-virus protection turned against users CA has updated its anti-virus software to guard against a brace of flaws that created a means for hackers to turn the security protection software against its users.â¦


American Express Profit Rises 14 Percent

American Express Co. AXP.N said on  Monday quarterly earnings rose 14 percent, matching analysts'  expectations, on record cardholder spending, increased card  borrowing and lower loan losses.


NATO wants to end tensions with China, establish military ties

NATO wants to finally end tensions arising from its deadly 1999 bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade and establish ties with China, a general with the alliance said in comments published here Thursday.


In N.H., Clinton faces tough questions over Iraq

CONCORD, New Hampshire  - Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday attacked President George W. Bush for "arrogance and incompetence" in Iraq but faced tough questions over her own vote to authorize the war.


Mexico's President Fires Mexico City Chief

President Vicente Fox fired Mexico City's police chief Monday for allegedly bungling the response to a mob attack that killed two federal police officers. Fox's action sharply increases a political clash with leaders of the opposition-led capital ahead of the 2006 presidential race.


It's a week for schmoozing, networking and catching up, guys in NFL jackets and caps of all colors putting little things such as the Super Bowl aside for some pleasant chitchat with intense rivals.


US retailers call for serial numbers for online sales

eBay must act on crime The US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary yesterday heard police and retail witnesses call for eBay to include serial numbers in its auction postings.â¦


Blast at Mittal's Kazakh mine kills at least 18

At least 18 people were dead and some 25   were missing on Wednesday in an explosion at a coal mine in   Kazakhstan belonging to Mittal Steel, company sources said.


This will simplify the process of discovery, trial and purchase of mobile applications, content and services for the consumer. HELSINKI: The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia, has launched an initiative


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


With a New Spirit, the Red Sox Tackle Their Haunted Past

Eighty-six years after the Boston Red Sox last won the World Series, the long-frustrated franchise is again facing its rivals and its ghosts.


At least 36 people die in the Philippines after rains from Typhoon Durian trigger a mudslide.


Flying home after visiting the Guantanamo Bay detention center, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday he expects bipartisan support for putting top captured al-Qaida figures on trial before military commissions and for guidelines on how they should be treated.


The NBA Players Association files two unfair labor practice charges against the league over issues with the new ball and the league's crackdown on player complaints.


Serbia, paralyzed by Kosovo, may face new election

Coalition talks are going nowhere following Serbia's inconclusive election on January 21 and there may have to be a re-run of the ballot this summer, as the issue of breakaway Kosovo province dominates political life.


Giuliani Has More Money to Spend Than Romney, FEC Filings Show

Bloomberg - July 13 (Bloomberg) -- Rudy Giuliani entered the second half of 2007 with $3 million more in the bank to spend on getting the Republican presidential nomination than former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, according to reports filed today with the U.S. Federal Election Commission.


Biggest US force ever in Iraq by January

More than 10,000 US troops will stay in Iraq beyond their year deployment and 1,500 more soldiers will be deployed there in advance of Iraq's election.


G8's $60 bln AIDS and Africa pledge criticized

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World powers on Friday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other killer diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had pledged little fresh cash for the poor.


LONDON JP Morgan Chase and Cazenove Group, a 181-year-old brokerage firm with close ties to some of Britain's most powerful executives, announced a long-awaited joint venture Friday that puts Cazenove in charge of all of JP Morgan's British investment


Study backs up warnings over second hand smoke

Even small amounts of secondhand tobacco smoke can damage a child's arteries, researchers reported on Monday, adding to the growing body of evidence on the harmful affects of exposure to smoking.


US air strikes hit Fallujah, locals claim family of six dead

FALLUJAH, Iraq - US air raids destroyed two buildings said to belong to top militant Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi in the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah on Wednesday where residents claimed a family of six were killed.


U.S. official questions regulatory scrutiny of Apple

A top U.S. antitrust official on   Wednesday urged foreign governments to think twice before   interfering with popular new technologies, singling out   overseas scrutiny of Apple Computer Inc.'s AAPL.O iTunes   online music service as an example of misguided enforcement.


The Minnesota Twins fell flat on the first night of their three-game push for the AL Central title. A night after tying Detroit for first place, the Twins' bats went dormant Friday against Freddy Garcia in a 4-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox.


Chances of recession rise in Blue Chip forecast

The chances of an economic recession are increasing as troubles in the housing sector and credit markets take their toll, according to a survey of economists released on Monday.


A fine and suspended jail term given to the owner of a dog mauled a partially-sighted boy is criticised by his family.


The British army in Iraq has suffered two non-combat related deaths over the weekend, it has emerged today. In the first incident, a Black Watch soldier was killed in a road accident as the battalion redeployed to southern Baghdad.


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Help take back America! Donate $50 to MoveOn PAC. With your support, MoveOn PAC will undertake a groundbreaking, precinct-level, neighbor-to-neighbor campaign to leave no voter behind.


Stars try to fill void left by Armstrong

Call it a race for recognition. After Monday's rest day, the Tour de France heads into its last ride through the Alps in the ninth stage Tuesday with the race finally starting to take shape — and a new crop of contenders emerging.


Asaps, grave situazione dei giovani: +4,5% under 30 deceduti


NEW YORK -- Carmelo Anthony is going to the All-Star game after all. The NBA's leading scorer was picked by commissioner David Stern on Friday as an injury replacement and will make his first All-Star game appearance on Feb. 18 in Las Vegas.


Microsoft Will Replace Fake Copies of XP

UK users will be able to replace pirated versions of Windows that they have purchased. Software pirates' increasing skill at creating counterfeit versions of Windows XP has prompted Microsoft to introduce


Barry Bonds hit his 700th home run last night, toppling another milestone and edging closer to Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron in his quest to become the greatest slugger in baseball history.


Losail, 12:25 - SUPERBIKE, GP QATAR: TOSELAND AL COMANDO IN SECONDE QUALIFICHE

James Toseland è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nella seconda sessione di qualifiche del GP del Qatar, p...


Natural gas modestly lower after weekly US data

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude-oil futures fell under $52 for the first time in more than two weeks Thursday, reflecting concerns that China's first interest-rate hike in nine years will ease energy demand.


The US Treasury Secretary pledges commitment to a strong dollar, as the currency hits another record low against euro.


El Paso has reported its fifth death this summer that City-County Health and Environmental District officials are blaming on the West Nile virus.


High blood pressure is out of control in the world, with over one billion sufferers expected by 2025, experts warn.


Eye-witness to U.S. shooting comes forward in Sudan

A man who witnessed the murder of a U.S. aid official and his driver in Khartoum has contacted police investigators, Sudan's justice minister said on Monday.


Blood sugar control early in pregnancy important

NEW YORK  - In women with diabetes, increasing hemoglobin A1C levels early in pregnancy -- an indicator of poor blood sugar control -- are associated with increasing risk of poor pregnancy outcomes, according to a report in the journal Diabetes Care.


Madrid, 10:29 - CALCIO, MARCA: MILAN PUNTA SU SERGIO RAMOS

Il rinnovamento del Milan passa da Sergio Ramos. E' il giovane difensore del Real Madrid, secondo il...


GuruNet's stock is soaring on the hopes that a new product will score with Web users.


Jacksonville running back Fred Taylor returned to practice Thursday and expects to play at Houston this week. Taylor sat out drills Wednesday with a strained quadriceps muscle.


Roberto Luongo stopped 28 shots for his sixth shutout of the season Thursday and the Vancouver Canucks beat the New York Rangers 3-0.


Former champions Ajax, Feyenoord, Parma and Sevilla advanced to the group stage of the UEFA Cup on Thursday when the 80-club field was cut in half after a two-leg first round.


Ireland has issued a passport to British hostage Kenneth Bigley in the hopes it will help secure his release in Iraq. "Mr. Kenneth Bigley's family has asked for an Irish passport to


Gordon Brown asks the international community to share the burden of the conflict in Afghanistan.


Emotional pleas by relatives of Virginia Tech shooting victims failed Friday to persuade a legislative committee to close a loophole that allows criminals and the mentally ill to buy firearms at gun shows.


Snow: Cutting Budget Deficit Top Priority

US Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Wednesday that cutting a record budget deficit was a top priority for the second-term Bush administration and challenged Europe


Newly released LSB 2.0 gains powerful industry ally

Two non-profit organizations devoted to promoting free and open source software standards have made a cooperative agreement. The Free Standards Group (FSG) and the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) will


Live Earth's first green test: clean up own mess

Live Earth concerts on Saturday meant to spur action to fight global warming must first tackle another environmental hazard -- mountains of trash and thousands of tons of greenhouse gases caused by the events.


Azerbaijan's foreign minister rejects US fears for democracy after an independent broadcaster is shut down.


The chief prosecutor in the genocide trial of Saddam Hussein accuses the judge of bias towards the defendant.


The leader of the country's main opposition party began a four-day tour of India calling for a "new relationship" with the economically booming former colony.


UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei says North Korea is still "fully committed" to giving up its nuclear programme.


Spursâ Victory Illustrates James Is a One-Man Show

LeBron Jamesâs supporting cast was helpless without his playmaking and scoring Thursday night. Now the Cavaliers are facing nagging doubt about their chances of defeating the Spurs.


The dollar rose on Thursday after the  European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged,  placing the market's focus on the trans-Atlantic interest rate  differential that favors dollar-denominated over  euro-denominated assets.


Sudan: U.N. Darfur Report Does Not See Genocide

ABUJA, Nigeria  - A keenly awaited United Nations  investigation into human rights abuse in Sudan's Darfur region  does not describe violence against villagers there as  "genocide," the Sudanese government said Monday.


HAVEN, Wis. - Vijay Singh is one round away from turning a great year into his best ever...


US Soldier Convicted of Trying to Aid Al Qaeda

A US soldier was sentenced to life in prison on Friday after his conviction on charges he tried to aid al Qaeda by detailing ways to destroy US weapons and kill soldiers to undercover agents, the Army said.


Intuit to buy Digital Insight for $1.35 billion

Intuit Inc.  said on Thursday it will buy Digital Insight Corp.  for $1.35 billion, a move that expands the maker of the popular TurboTax and Quicken financial software into online banking services.


World's longest beach hidden in Bangladesh

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh  - Walking on the world's longest stretch of beach on a balmy Saturday morning, one would expect to find the shimmering sands filled with sunbathing tourists and the calm blue sea with swimmers.


German doctors grow jaw bone replacement in man's back

LONDON - A German man was able to chow down on a brastwurst sandwich after surgeons grew a new jaw bone on his back muscle and transplanted the bone to his mouth.


Libya Signs to Pay $35 Mln to Berlin Bomb Victims

Libya formally signed on Friday an agreement to pay $35 million in compensation for more than 160 victims of the bombing of a West Berlin nightclub in 1986, another major step toward ending its international isolation.


Articles relating to high-profile court cases should be removed from the net, the former Lord Chancellor says.


Iranian Director's Film Wins Spanish Festival Top Prize

The film Turtles Can Fly directed by Iranian Bahman Ghobadi, portraying Iraqi villagers facing the approach of war, has won the top prize at Spain's prestigious San Sebastian International Film Festival.


Arcadia Coming Down Tuesday: Plans Call for Mixed-Use Complex on Site of Ruined Theater

By Elizabeth Langton, The Dallas Morning News  Dec. 11--The past is set to come tumbling down Tuesday, but developers have high hopes for the area that was once the Arcadia theater.


Universita' romane in Giornata vita sostengono trattamento


Along with all the other problems in Iraq, now comes analogy fatigue. The latest comparison is the most preposterous


Airline to delay taking delivery of 32 small jets

THE REGION JetBlue Airways Corp. said it is delaying the delivery of 32 100-seat Embraer 190 jets it has been scheduled to receive in the next four years as it aims to restrict its 2007 capacity growth -- measured in available seats -- to 14-17 percent, about half its recent growth rate. JetBlue will add 10, instead of 18, of ...


Three Earthquakes Hit Northern Japan, Tokyo

At least three strong earthquakes struck northwest Japan on Saturday, collapsing homes, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of residents, derailing a ``bullet'' train, and shaking buildings across Tokyo.


Key vitamin deficiency linked to tripled risk of dementia: study

Lack of folate, also called vitamin B-9, may triple the risk of developing dementia in old age, according to a study published Tuesday.


Disturbed by WMD questions, former Bush backer leans toward Kerry

Once a staunch supporter of President Bush, Wilma Tabisz says revelations about the absence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq caused her to reconsider.


Charges against the man investigating South African police chief Jackie Selebi are dropped.


ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- As the


Naomi Campbell is being accused of less-than-model behavior again: Another of her maids claims the supermodel hit her. In a terse filing in a state court in Manhattan on Monday, Gaby Gibson accuses Campbell of injuries, employment discrimination, "civil assault, civil battery" and other wrongs.


Iraqi court sentences "Chemical Ali" to hang

Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as "Chemical Ali", was sentenced to death by hanging on Sunday for masterminding genocide against Iraq's Kurds in the 1980s, an Iraqi court said.


Paris Hilton leaves jail for Bel-Air mansion

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton left jail on Tuesday in red-carpet Hollywood style, waving and smiling to scores of paparazzi, after serving three weeks for violating probation in a drunken-driving case.


Cheney disagrees with Bush. Log Cabin fights for âUnity Platformâ. These are pebbles in the ocean. The Republicans swarming into Manhattan this week are bringing a cynical message.


Acer aces out Lenovo as world's third-largest PC maker

Blog: For the first quarter of 2007, Taiwan-based Acer has grabbed a larger market share than Lenovo, according to data collected by iSuppli.


Vitesse's Electronic Dispersion Compensation Technology Enables Next-Generation 10 GbE Enterprise Networks

Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets:VTSS) today announced  that its electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) technology has  achieved the lead position within the 10GBASE-LRM market, capturing  design wins with five of the world's top six  X2 module suppliers.


China admits illegal blood collection still a problem

China has admitted that illegal blood sales, one of the main causes of its spiralling AIDS problem, are still rampant despite being outlawed in 1996, state media reported Thursday.


Palestinian Militants Dismiss Israel Truce Feeler

Israel signaled on Saturday it could  ease military operations against Palestinian militants if they  halted attacks, but senior Palestinian leaders said only a full  Israeli cease-fire could stop fighting.


Disease Fighter Turns Plane Aisle Into a Gym

Exercise is an effective antidote to long days of travel and emotionally overwhelming work for an infectious diseases specialist.


Tomorrow is Election Day. There are three possible outcomes. Bush wins. Kerry wins. Or the election is drawn out in legal challenges as it was in 2000.


Aaron Ward is expected to make his way back to Boston today after remaining overnight at Presbyterian University Hospital in the wake of getting hit in the throat by Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar during the Bruins' 2-1 win last night at Mellon Arena.


Alcohol makers in central China plan to challenge a ban on government officials drinking during their lunch break.


Palestinians fire 2 rockets at Israel town

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets at an Israeli town on Wednesday, wounding a 15-year-old boy and another person, Israeli officials said.


Royal Flush: Kentucky deals Cards tough loss at home

Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Patrick Sparks sank three foul shots with 6/10ths of a second remaining in the game, lifting ninth-ranked Kentucky to a 60-58 come-from-behind win over No.


Exxon Mobil wins the right to appeal against $2.5bn in damages relating to a 1989 Alaskan oil spill.


Cases: A Favorite Charity That WonÂt Accept Donations

The ethical codes that guide doctorsÂ behavior never discuss when they should not give out money.


In the second major security breach in London this week, five fox hunting enthusiasts stormed onto the floor of the House of Commons Wednesday to disrupt a debate on banning the centuries-old sport.


KarstadtQuelle employees meet to discuss restructuring plans

Employees of KarstadtQuelle, the ailing German department store chain, were scheduled to hold meetings at sites all across the country to discuss management's massive restructuring plans that could affect up to one job in every five within the group.


The first of three scheduled head-to-head match-ups between President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry will focus solely on foreign policy issues.


Brown stakes claim to be UK's next prime minister

Finance minister Gordon Brown staked   his claim on Monday to be Britain's next prime minister with a   speech that eased some doubts about his ability to unite his   beleaguered party and succeed Tony Blair.


Hibernia Corp., the holding company for Hibernia National Bank, said Thursday that it signed a letter of intent to sell its $10 billion, third-party residential mortgage servicing portfolio to a unit of Citigroup Inc.


LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30  â The chief executive of Countrywide Financial, Angelo R. Mozilo, has been sued by a pension fund that accused the company of helping executives pocket improper gains by artificially inflating its stock price through share buybacks.


New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer will announce on Tuesday he will run for governor of  the state in 2006, a spokeswoman said.


Kodak today announced 600 UK job losses and the closure of a Nottingham factory as the world's largest photography company continued to shift its focus towards digital cameras.


Several Yankees didn't know about Pedro Martinez's postgame comments from Friday night until Saturday afternoon, but each player seemed to have his own take on the Red Sox hurler's forceful words.


The Dow industrials rose on Tuesday as investors expected another interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve, while data showing a higher-than-expected rise in orders of durable goods last month eased economic worries.


Activision poised to score with new guitar game

Activision Inc is set to launch  "Guitar Hero 3" amid expectations that the latest installment  of its music-themed franchise will be a platinum hit for the  second-biggest U.S. video game publisher.


Abbas Drops Jerusalem Stop Due to Israeli Presence

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas's campaign to  succeed Yasser Arafat wound up on a sour note on Friday as he  canceled a stop in Arab East Jerusalem because Israeli security  would have embarrassed him.


Conflitto a fuoco tra americani e insorti a Baghdad


Piacenza, 15:52 - VOLLEY, PIACENZA: INGAGGIATO POLACCO AZOTY

Il Copra Berni Piacenza ha ingaggiato dai polacchi del Mostostal Azoty lo schiacciatore Marcel Groma...


Jeffrey Greenberg, the chief executive of Marsh & McLennan, the insurance broker accused of rigging the market to make inappropriate fees from customers, was yesterday expected


Teams Looking for Game Plan to Combat Cold

Bad-weather games can make for great theater at home but can be miserable for those on the field.


Dutch authorities rounded up 38 suspected members of a Kurdish rebel group in nationwide raids Friday, including "trainees" allegedly being prepared at a rural campground for terrorist attacks in Turkey, officials said Friday.


NASA has delayed the third and final test flight of an unmanned, hypersonic aircraft attempting to fly at 10 times the speed of sound.


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Hollywood film studios are to sue people who swap pirated copies of films over the internet. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) said the civil suits would seek damages of up to $30,000 (Â£16,300) per film.


Nikkei torna sopra quota 18mila punti dopo tre mesi


Sri Lanka planes bomb rebel positions, SAfrican cricket team quits

Sri Lankan war planes bombed Tamil Tiger positions outside northern Jaffna peninsula, the military said, as the president left the door open for peace talks with the rebels.


Key Blair aide appointed new US ambassador

Prime Minister Tony Blair's most senior foreign policy advisor is to be Britain's new ambassador to the United States.


Behind VW's Wheel, With Brick Walls Ahead

THE most famous thing that Bernd Pischetsrieder has ever done with a car, he readily acknowledges, is to crash it.


Yvonne Roberts used to take comfort in knowing that the killer of her 3-year-old son was behind bars. That was before two recent state Supreme Court decisions let him out — four decades early.


Calif. prison healthcare still lacking, judge says

Healthcare in California prisons has improved greatly since a federal judge seized control of the system two years ago, but the judge said on Wednesday that more steps are needed to bring standards to constitutional levels.


Takeover battle hots up for insurer Resolution

Insurance group Resolution faced a bidding war on Friday as Pearl Assurance trumped an agreed bid from Standard Life.


Japan Says Time Running Out on N. Korea Sanctions

Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka  Machimura said on Sunday North Korea should realize that time  was running out before Japan and the international community  would begin discussing slapping it with economic sanctions.


SAN vendor Compellent Technologies going public

Compellent started up in March 2002 and shipped its first product in February 2004. So far, Compellent has taken in $53 million in funding. Its midrange Storage Center array competes with more expensive arrays from EMC and IBM and with other storage gear from Xiotech, EqualLogic and 3Par.


Minus Clinton, Democratic rivals compete in South

Democratic presidential  hopefuls Barack Obama and John Edwards appealed for votes in  South Carolina on Wednesday, while Hillary Clinton campaigned  in the Northeast -- taking heat for leaving the state before  its nominating contest this weekend.


Hamas and Fatah security officials traded fire at Gaza's border with Egypt on Tuesday as Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh passed through on his way to reconciliation talks between his Hamas movement and the rival Fatah group in Saudi Arabia, witnesses said.


Michael Schumacher will start from the back of the grid when the Chinese GP begins at 0700 BST on Sunday.


The US has a new head of cyber security, a week after his predecessor suddenly resigned.


Argentine U.N. peacekeepers guarded the police station in Haiti's third-largest city Sunday, a day after an attack by armed men led officers to flee, underscoring the precarious security situation in the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere.


Mr. Bourne was a documentary filmmaker who recorded American black culture and produced portraits of eminent African-Americans.


Chief Justice William Rehnquist has thyroid cancer, but that won't stop him from returning to the bench next week for potential rulings that could again determine the presidential election, court officials said.


The Federal Reserve tried to soothe Wall Streetâs nerves  Wednesday, but a fund manager frayed them by warning that two pillars of the financial markets might crumble.


More Democrats went on the attack Friday with campaign ads linking Republican candidates to the Mark Foley House page scandal while GOP candidates moved to distance themselves from embattled Speaker Dennis Hastert.


AIDS Vaccine Fails, So Merck Is Ending Study

TRENTON, N.J., Sept. 21 -- A promising experimental AIDS vaccine failed to work in a large international test, leading the developer to halt the study.


In a fireside chat in Second Life, Gavin Newsom pays homage to everyone's inner geek.


Dow Ends Up 101 on President Bush Victory

Wall Street celebrated President Bush's re-election with a solid rally Wednesday, surging higher as investors welcomed continuity in Washington and shrugged off higher oil prices.


XM and Sirius to disclose merger today: NYPost

The two main satellite radio  providers, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.  and Sirius   are expected to announce a long-awaited merger on  Monday, according to the New York Post.


Tehran rejects 'unbalanced' European demands over nuclear standoff

Iran on Sunday rejected European demands that it halt all uranium enrichment activities and described a proposal aimed at ending Tehran's nuclear standoff with the international community as "unbalanced.


Priest Accused of Child Porn: The Rev. Raymond Ethier of Philmont Placed on Leave, Allegedly Confessed to Crime

By Jordan Carleo-Evangelist, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  May 31--ALBANY -- A 50-year-old Roman Catholic priest from Columbia County has been charged with using a popular file-sharing program to download child pornography, authorities said.   The investigation into the Rev.


Democratic leaders vowed Friday to keep up the pressure on President George W. Bush to end the Iraq war with more votes next month on withdrawing U.S. troops.


L'apertura del Papa alla ricerca scientifica ci fa piacere


Which is more harmful to your health -- a smoky bar or a city street filled with diesel truck fumes? Well, you might want to skip your next happy hour.


Santino Passaro aveva una denuncia per legge sulle armi


Yahoo's oneConnect Links Addresses To  Social Networks

Yahoo is planning to "reinvent mobile communications" with its new Yahoo oneConnect, even as it fends of Microsoft. Announced Tuesday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Yahoo said the oneConnect service "combines integrated mobile messaging with a socially connected address book."


Late Field Goal Lifts Chiefs Past Raiders

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sports Network) - Lawrence Tynes kicked a 38-yard field goal with 22 seconds left in the game, lifting the Kansas City Chiefs to their fourth straight win and a 31-30 triumph over the AFC West-rival Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium.


Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in yesterday's auction to the highest levels in more than three years.


It's a record: Singh surpasses Woods again

When Vijay Singh started out as a pro golfer more than 20 years ago, $10 million seemed an unreachable goal. One more victory -- and, the way he's playing, that could be only one more tournament away -- and


General Electric in perdita, dovra' pagare risarcimenti


Hundreds of thousands of villagers in  east China's Huai river basin, already suffering the region's  worst flooding in 50 years, have been told to brace for more  heavy rains this week, state media reported on Monday.


Il prefetto convoca il Comitato per l'ordine e la sicurezza pubblicaper fare il punto sul piano sicurezza. Aerei intercettatori a Fiumicino. Sabato il corteo                                            Bush a Roma, la cittÃ  inizia a blindarsi I No War: "Violeremo le zone rosse"


Harold Shipman, the family doctor who became Britain's worst-ever serial killer, may have killed 137 patients as a young trainee on top of the 215 killings already attributed to him.


PRESIDENT BUSH NAMES CHOICE FOR HHS SECRETARY

President Bush announces his latest choice for the cabinet job of "Health and Human Services". Mr. Bush is picking the current Environmental Protection Agency chief Mike Leavitt.


School busing budget cuts leave parents driving one child, other takes bus

TORONTO (CP) - Proposed government changes to school transportation funding formulas don't make any sense, the New Democrats and parents with children in the Durham District School Board said Thursday.


Naproxen Risk Deals Third Blow to Pain Patients

U.S. health regulators warned on Monday of heart risks connected to over-the-counter painkiller naproxen, creating additional confusion over the safety of similar drugs after recent warnings for two other painkillers.


Italy PM suffers anti-U.S. protest before Bush visit

TRENTO, Italy  - Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi was berated by angry voters on Sunday who want him to stop the United States expanding an air base near their homes.


Link Between Migraine, Endometriosis Found

There's evidence of a possible link between endometriosis and migraine, says an Italian study in the latest issue of Human Reproduction.


Hundreds flee Hamas-run Gaza amid spillover fears

Hundreds of Fatah supporters fled the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip by land and sea on Saturday and the Islamist group threatened to take its fight against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces to the West Bank.


Israelis suspected of working with Hamas

Police said Sunday they had arrested Israeli staff at two Tel Aviv companies, suspected of helping channel funds to the Hamas and Islamic Jihad Palestinian militant groups.


The Struggle for Survival: A History of Wales

On the morning of 20 September 1997, a large crowd was gathered at the Cardiff headquarters of Plaid Cymru, the Party of Wales.


Kuala Lumpur, 13:10 - CALCIO, MONDIALI 2010; ASIA: BIRMANIA-CINA 0-4

La Cina si è qualificata per il secondo turno delle eliminatorie asiatiche dei Mondiali del 2...


A last minute goal by Democratic Republic of Congo ( news - web sites ) international striker Lomana LuaLua consigned Premiership tailenders West Brom to a devastating 3-2 defeat at the hands of Portsmouth.


Singapore police launch a criminal investigation into the $550m  trading scandal surrounding collapsed jet fuel supplier China Aviation Oil.


French Muslims sue Charlie Hebdo magazine for reprinting cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad.


Prime Minister Tony Blair drew withering criticism from current and former government members over his support for US foreign policy, in a BBC documentary to be screened Tuesday.


Joe Coleman Gets a Retrospective at the Tilton Gallery in Manhattan

Is the mainstream finally ready for the unsettling art of this perennial outsider?


Valentine: not so much about love, actually

Eight million Americans admit they send themselves Valentine's Day gifts -- they may feel lonely and unloved but at least they will get something nice.


Dell tops estimates but sees cost declines slowing

Dell Inc , the world's  second-largest personal computer maker, on Thursday reported  higher-than-expected profit as it benefited from lower costs  for disk drives, microprocessors and other components.


La piccola morta ieri nel Napoletano per un rigurgito


Almost two thirds of homosexual pupils in Britain's schools have been bullied, a survey suggests.


Ancient Language Clings to Life at Tip of Britain

Lisa Simpson, the spiky-haired U.S. cartoon character, may just be the spark that revives an ancient language and fuels a tiny political movement at the tip of Britain's southwest coast.


La Valletta, 15:24 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS; RANIERI: RITIRO E' SERVITO, ORA IL CATANIA

Dal ritiro "invernale" di Malta, il tecnico Claudio Ranieri carica la sua Juventus in vista del prim...


Can you be identified by your 'clickprint'?

Also: 'Grand Theft Auto' makers blamed for triple killing.


Winner of Get-Out-The-Vote Battle Unclear

It's a voluntary army vs. a professional force. Button-down Republicans vs. street-wise Democrats. It's the ground war of American politics, with allies of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry spending fortunes to find their supporters and — here's the hard, final part — get them to vote.


Labour MPs criticise Tony Blair and Gordon Brown amid new speculation of a rift.


Failed female bomber sentenced to death in Jordan

A Jordanian military court sentenced a   failed female suicide bomber and six others to death on   Thursday for planning attacks which killed 60 people in Amman   last year.


GOP's Toughest Race In Oklahoma May Be With Candidate's Mouth

There are those who would say that former House member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) could and should have a leg up in winning the open Senate seat in Oklahoma, a conservative, Christian


Some clever, sexy Christmas-themed spam and a long holiday season helped the criminals behind the notorious Storm Worm more than double their network of infected PCs over the past few weeks, security experts say.Storm kicked off its holiday spam-and-malware campaign on the day before Christmas, sending off a flurry of e-mail that invited victims to visit a Christmas-themed strip show on Web sites such as Merrychristmasdude.com. Victims who downloaded the strip show found their PCs attacked by malicious software.This site, and about 14 other Storm-related domains, was registered using a Russian domain name registrar called Nic.ru, where staff was largely unavailable during the holidays, according to Richard Cox, the chief information officer with the Spamhaus anti-spam effort."The trouble was they were quite simply out to Christmas lunch," Cox said. "And they didn't get back until Wednesday."Spamhaus representatives tried to contact the registrar on Dec. 26, but they soon discovered that the company was essentially shut down. Four days later they received an e-mail from a Nic.ru employee saying that they would have to wait until staff returned to work in January before anything could be done, Cox said.Storm's creators took advantage of another common problem in the domain name registration system. They targeted a registrar that did not have an established policy for taking down malicious domains, so that gave the criminals a little more time to run their scam, Cox said.By Wednesday of this week, Nic.ru had removed the Storm-related domains from its database, knocking the criminal network's Web sites offline.But now security experts say that Storm has more than doubled in size, adding about 25,000 PCs to a network that had been 20,000 strong.Storm's creators also changed the configuration of their malware, making it harder for security software to detect it, and this helped inflate the number of infections, Cox said.The Christmas campaign was "pretty effective at growing the botnet," said Jose Nazario, senior security engineer at Arbor Networks. "The contributing factors there were clearly the successful timing, tied to a major Western holiday, coupled with tweaks to the malware to avoid antivirus detection."Storm Worm has been attacking computer users since January 2007, when it began tricking victims into downloading malicious software, claiming that it was a video of violent storms that had been ravaging Europe.Since then it has been one of the most virulent sources of malware, although it has shrunk in size as detection methods have improved. Recently the network appears to have begun renting out its infected PCs to phishers, according to some researchers."Storm is an insidious pest. We've learned essentially how to manage it," said Nazario. But, he added, the success of this Christmas campaign proves that the network can still be a serious threat. "They're great marketers," he said.


Blair Faces Protests as He Addresses Labor Party Conference

Protesters twice interrupted British Prime Minister Tony Blair Tuesday, as he delivered his keynote speech to a Labor Party conference.


New to science, island bird that never flies nest

A new species of flightless bird has been discovered on Calayan, a remote island in the Philippines, by an Anglo Filipino expedition.


Supereuro, occorre conviverci ma ci riduce bolletta petrolio


Lack of E.coli source may prolong Taco Bell crisis

Renewed confusion surrounding the source of an E.coli outbreak linked to Taco Bell will make it harder for the Mexican-style restaurant chain to reassure customers that its food is safe and could prolong a damaging sales slowdown.


South Africa kicked off their international season with a crushing 58-10 win over world champions England here at Vodacom Park on Saturday.


Illegal Immigrants Nabbed in Calif. Raid

More than two dozen illegal immigrants were picked up for deportation as part of an immigration sweep targeting contractors at a U.S. Navy base in Southern California.


US network CBS is hoping to revive struggling news ratings with the debut of presenter Katie Couric.


Taut Couture: At 43,  Champ Returns for More

Randy Couture, the only fighter in UFC history to hold titles in both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions, returns to UFC Saturday.


Thousands march in Sydney in the Mardi Gras festival, one of the world's biggest gay and lesbian celebrations.


Lamar Odom made a driving a layup with 1.3 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers won their first game of the season without Kobe Bryant, beating the Golden State Warriors 104-102 on Saturday night.


US approves of Blair as possible Middle East envoy

Israel also welcome possibility of envoy role for Blair after he steps down as PM next week.


A judge has ruled that Rod Stewart's son can stand trial on charges stemming from an alleged assault on a couple outside a party in the Hollywood Hills.


Greenspan says bottom of home sales decline reached

A bottom has been hit in the decline of U.S. home sales, said former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Wednesday.


Former Washington Mayor Marion Barry, infamous for being caught smoking crack on an FBI videotape, has made it back to city hall — again.


General Mills Inc.  on  Wednesday reported a rise in quarterly earnings that matched a  better-than-expected view the company gave earlier this month,  helped by a move to reduce the size of cereal boxes and charge  consumers more per ounce.


Insieme a tre stranieri, secondo fonti giapponesi


Internet "refuseniks" may be planning terror acts in coming years: survey

An underclass of Internet "refuseniks" may be breeding and planning terror acts in coming years in reaction to technological advances, according to a survey.


Life & style: If you're looking for a greener mode of transport, it's not always a case of two wheels good, four wheels bad, says Lucy Siegle.


Notebook: Goosen wins $1.2 million in Nedbank

Retief Goosen won the Nedbank Challenge by six strokes in his home country yesterday, closing with a 3-under-par 69 and earning $1.2 million.


Serono, CancerVax Team Up for Skin Cancer Drug

Serono is teaming up with California-based biotech firm CancerVax Corp. to develop a new skin cancer drug, as Europe's biggest biotech firm aims to strengthen its pipeline by moving into cancer treatment.


US Supreme Court questions Republican plan for keeping control of Congress

The US Supreme Court turned down a key element of a Republican strategy to tighten the party's control of the House of Representatives, possibly setting the stage for bitter litigation over the outcome of congressional elections on November 2.


A space capsule holding atoms collected from solar wind was en route to a tricky rendezvous with Earth, offering scientists the first material NASA has brought back from space in nearly three decades.


Microsoft takes a big step to near-shoring in Canada

InfoWorld - When Microsoft made what appeared to be a minor announcement last week that it would expand its Canadian operations with the creation of the Microsoft Canada Development Centre for software development based in the greater Vancouver, British Columbia area, it went mostly unnoticed.


Firenze, 17:37 - CALCIO: COPPA ITALIA C: GLI SQUALIFICATI

Il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino ha comunicato le squalifiche per le gare di Coppa Italia di seri...


An injection of stem cells saved the sight of mice who would otherwise have gone blind, researchers reported this week. The study raises the prospect that some forms of human blindness might be treated with cells from a patient's own bone marrow.


A part of the facility of the phase one of South Pars gas field, the biggest in the world, a day before its official openinng by President Mohammad Khatami in Assalouyeh, southwestern Iran, Friday Nov. 19, 2004.


Foreign Experts Race to Identify Dead in Thailand

KHAO LAK, Thailand  - Foreign forensic experts  joined the desperate race to identify Thailand's tsunami  victims as the death toll and the number of missing mounted on  Thursday and people gave up hope of finding loved ones alive.


North Korea tour guide has own recipe for detente

As U.S. and North Korean envoys meet in Geneva to try to push forward a disarmament plan, halfway around the world a resident of the North's isolated capital has her own ideas on resolving tensions.


Recent box office champ "The Grudge," a haunted-house horror starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, is slated to be released Feb. 1 on DVD and will include a featurette that asks why people seek out fear at the movies.


Numbers don't lie — or do they? When it comes to public health, figures are seldom straightforward.


Pakistani forces were almost finished combing through the many rooms of the Red Mosque complex Wednesday in search of unexploded grenades and anti-government militants still inside the compound, an army spokesman said.


Naproxen May Increase Risk Of Cardiovascular Events

Researchers in the US have halted a government study involving a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug known as Naproxen, brand Aleve, after data indicated possible increased heart risks associated with the painkiller.


Boston clinch the World Series title after beating St Louis 3-0 in the fourth game to win 4-0.


ACLU asks if pandemic plans threaten rights

U.S. policy in preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic is veering dangerously toward a heavy-handed law-enforcement approach, the American Civil Liberties Union said on Monday.


Explosion in Hotel at Israel-Egypt Border

An explosion rocked at hotel in the Egyptian border town of Taba, near Israel, on Thursday and a large number of casualties were reported, Israel Radio reported.


Dell, Microsoft team up to sell (Red) computers

Dell Inc  and Microsoft Corp   are teaming up to release a Product Red computer and  will donate up to $80 for every PC sold to buy and distribute  AIDS-fighting drugs in Africa.


A Sterling company called 4Wave is trying to turn its nanotechnology materials into big things in the optical component market.


Oscar voters must whittle down 267 films to the final five which will compete for the best picture Academy Award.


India captain wary of in-form Sri Lanka, "explosive" South Africa

India captain Rahul Dravid has predicted a tough triangular series against South Africa and hosts Sri Lanka, saying both rivals were a force to reckon with in world cricket.


Witnesses Link Accused Zeta-Jones Stalker to Calls

Police investigating the woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta-Jones found links to a telephone calling card used to make death threats against the Oscar-winning actress, a detective testified on Thursday.


Honda is set to go into Formula One team ownership with BAR, BBC Sport learns.


Dutch doctors are shocked by a higher than expected mortality rate in a clinical trial for acute pancreatitis.


Deadline passes, Sudan hopes to avoid sanctions

AL-FASHER, Sudan - Sudan, awaiting word on whether it will be sanctioned by the international community, hopes for a "reasonable decision" from the UN Security Council, the foreign minister said Monday, the UN-imposed deadline for quelling violence in


The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Sunday, Dec. 17:  The Bush administration is trying again to stifle the public's say in decisions about logging and mining in the national forests.


New Apple Xserve servers come with dual Intel Quad-Core Xeon CPUs and an unlimited client licence for the late3st Mac OS X Server.


Description: At the United Nations, President Bush defends his decision to go to war in Iraq and calls on the international community to help in reconstruction.


McCain seeks to overcome war frustration

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Wednesday he's out to win the hearts and minds of voters on the Iraq war.


Billionaire gives beleaguered European reinsurer and peers a vote of confidence with 3% investment.


The pressure on doctors to give flu shots only to those who need them most just got a little stronger. Erie County's top health official issued a commissioner's order Wednesday that directs


Mystery remains over who killed Margaret Hassan

Iraqi authorities yesterday admitted they still had no clear idea about who killed the aid worker Margaret Hassan. Investigators are being hindered by the uniqueness of the case, and the complexity of the insurgency.


Gates research grant to fund malaria drug Engineered version ...

A Berkeley scientist, an Albany biotechnology startup and a unique San Francisco nonprofit drug company will announce today they have received a $43 million grant to develop a cheaper version of a Chinese herbal drug that is considered the most effective


Falluja Residents Desperate for Food, Water, Aid

No food. No water. No help. As fierce fighting casts a pall of smoke over the rubble-strewn Iraqi city of Falluja, thousands of Iraqi families remain cut off from desperately needed supplies.


Lens Solution Is Pulled Over Link to Infection

A contact lens solution manufacturer withdrew its product after it was linked to a rare but potentially blinding eye infection.


Two Cents: Basketbrawl game mars young NBA season

There was some great basketball played last Friday night. From preps to pros, many remarkable things happened that are worth talking about.


Bancrofts to send new WSJ safeguard proposal: report

The Bancroft family, controlling shareholders of Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , are set to submit to News Corp. a new set of proposals on how to protect the Wall Street Journal's editorial independence, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.


The EU launches a probe into Universal Music's proposed $2.1bn takeover of music publishing rival BMG.


Unrepentant SNP leader Alex Salmond today repeated that hostages were paying Tony Blairâs âblood priceâ for war in Iraq. Mr Salmond caused controversy


Embarq Corporation, the wireline spinoff from Sprint Nextel, posted a lower quarterly profit on Thursday as it lost phone line customers.


Music Review: Chamber Music Society Opens With New Directors

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, led by its new artistic directors, the pianist Wu Han and the cellist David Fincke, opened its 39th season on Thursday with a classical sampler.


Kilkenny, Ireland - British Open champion Todd Hamilton eyed another million dollar pay-day after shooting a blistering six-under 66 in the first round of the $7m WGC American Express Championship here on Thursday.


AFGHAN ELECTION: Thrown into chaos by candidates

After a relatively peaceful and orderly start, the country's first presidential election was thrown into chaos Saturday after 15 candidates opposing President Hamid


Russia Counts Cost of Bloody End to School Siege

BESLAN, Russia  - Russia began counting the cost  on Saturday at the end of siege of a school captured by Chechen  gunmen which killed at least 200 people and cast fresh doubts  on Moscow's policy in the turbulent region.


Locked-out players can keep playing by joining Original Six teams in the new Original Stars Hockey League. The brainchild of Mississauga, Ont.


President Bush cautioned against placing too much importance on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's Gulf Coast strike, saying Wednesday it will take a long, sustained effort to rebuild the area.


Roma, 17:13 - CALCIO, SERIE C2/B: CISCO ROMA-BOCA SAN LAZZARO 2-1

La Cisco Roma ha battuto 2-1 il Boca San Lazzaro nell'anticipo della 24/a giornata del campionato di...


Girls Jessica Gray, Sacred Heart - Gray recorded her 150th career point against Southeastern as the Saints rolled to a 3-0 week with victories over the Hawks, West Bridgewater, and Bishop Connolly.


By Bob Susnjara  bsusnjara@@dailyherald.com  Vern Johnson never counted on having a scenic lake view from the backyard of his house in Fremont Township.  For two years, Johnson has seen ducks and deer splashing in the water, which is about 100 yards from his home.


'Ray' is a dazzling, richly satisfying achievement

The current wisdom in Hollywood tells us the musical biopic is a dead genre. With documentaries all the rage, there's just not much of an audience for an impersonation anymore, and dramatizations about the


Planning an election is difficult even under the best of circumstances. As one United Nations consultant remarked, it's "the largest logistical operation that a country undertakes


AMERICA/MESSICO - I Vescovi della Regione del Pacifico Meridionale chiedono di privilegiare Âl'ascolto umile, il dialogo intelligente, il discernimento evangelico ed i metodi non violentiÂ nel conflitto di Oaxaca Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - I Vescovi della Regione del Pacifico Meridionale (Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tapachula, Tehuantepec, Puerto Escondido, San CristÃ³bal LC, Tuxtepec, Prelado di Huautla, Prelatura Mixe), riuniti con i sacerdoti, religiosi e laici per dial...


La 125 a Fabuel, la 250 a Bautista: polemica per la manovra di Bautista che all'ultimogiro ha spinto fuori il leader della classifica mondiale Lorenzo. De Angelis secondo per un soffio                                            Mugello, la diretta della MotoGp Rossi scavalca Pedrosa: Ã¨ in testa                                                                                di VINCENZO BORGOMEO


The latest Harry Potter film takes a record-breaking $12m (Â£6m) at midnight screenings in the US.


When Harry met Cherie ... The prince and the barmaid in Calgary

Prince Harry was labelled "hot" Friday by a barmaid herself dubbed one of Canada's hottest bartenders of 2006 after the third in line for the British throne stopped in a Calgary nightclub.


Disgraced Democratic Donor Arrested in Colorado

Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was arrested in Colorado late Thursday, after a judge issued an arrest warrant when he failed to show up for a court appearance related to a felony theft conviction.


Police uncover a massive stash of guns and arrest a man during dawn raids in Kent.


A tape attributed to Osama Bin Laden urges Iraqis to boycott elections scheduled for 30 January.


Is PeopleSoft waiting for the right price?

PeopleSoft may be willing to be bought by Oracle after all--if the price is right. Steven Goldby, a PeopleSoft board member, testified Tuesday in the trial taking place in Delaware that a sale would be possible


Sex offenders could be forced to register their e-mail addresses and chatroom names, the government says.


Unilever profits melt in ice cream sales slump

Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant, launched a crash advertising drive yesterday after shocking the City with a profits warning that sent the shares tumbling 4.7pc to a four-year low.


Tadalafil May Interact with Prostate Medication

Tadalafil may increase the blood pressure-lowering effects of doxazosin, which is commonly prescribed for the treatment of enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), researchers report in the Journal of Neurology.


Newcastle Fires Robson After Winless Start to Soccer Season

Newcastle United fired manager Bobby Robson after the English soccer team failed to win any of its first four Premiership matches, the club said on its Web site.


Nokia Adds Blackberry Software To Series 80 Devices

Nokia announced plans to preload Blackberry software in its Nokia Series 80-based mobile devices, including the Nokia 9500 Communicator.


The American screen veteran became irritated during an interview on Wednesday when Kidman was described as 'a legend'. 'She's not a legend,' Bacall snapped at an interviewer from Britain's GMTV.


Nokia said the head of its networks unit had resigned and another senior networks executive left, marking the second round of departures of top management in two weeks at the world's top mobile phone maker.


The UK games market grew by 100% compared to a 30% rise in cinema takings and a 4.5% drop in music sales between 1997 and 2003. Send your views.


Two astronauts begin a spacewalk, preparing to fix an extension to the International Space Station (ISS).


Juventus coach Fabio Capello scolded his side for easing off and allowing rivals Inter Milan two late goals which gave them a 2-2 draw at the San Siro on Sunday.


Oslo synagogue detainees accused of embassy plot

Four men charged with firing shots at an  Oslo synagogue at the weekend have also been accused of  plotting to blow up the U.S. and Israeli embassies in Oslo, an  attorney for one of the accused said on Thursday.


It's a big relief for the US beef industry. The Agriculture Department says no Mad Cow Disease has turned up in an animal singled out last week for additional testing.


Presto sara' mio ospite, cortei di protesta inconcepibili


U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley  MWD.N on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped by a third  on sharply lower bond trading revenue and higher expenses,  falling well short of Wall Street's low expectations and  pushing the company's shares down as much as 8 percent.


Mills says Simon-Farallon offer is superior

Embattled U.S. shopping mall owner Mills Corp.  said on Tuesday a roughly $1.56 billion takeover offer from Simon Property Group Inc.  and Farallon Capital Management is superior to a rival bid by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. .


World Business Briefing | Asia: China: Restrictions on Web Video and Audio

China will allow only state-run Web sites to broadcast video or radio through the Internet, tightening the governmentâs regulatory grip over the media content offered there.


Bush proposes billions for Iraq, may seek more

President George W. Bush on Monday proposed more than $700 billion in new spending for the U.S. military -- much of it for the Iraq war -- in a budget that would curb domestic programs from health to education.


JaMarcus Russell threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 9 LSU held off No. 5 Arkansas 31-26 Friday, derailing the Razorbacks' slim national title hopes.


Valencia, 10:44 - CALCIO, VALENCIA: NAVARRO SI SCUSA

Il difensore del Valencia, David Navarro, ieri al termine del match di Champions con l'Inter ha colp...


The election might be over, but Pennsylvania will remain a battleground state at least until Nov. 7, when Super Bowl candidates Pittsburgh and Philadelphia collide in Heinz Field.


Software that promises users increased privacy while surfing the web has been accused of including adware.


Fuel cell powered phones years away: Nokia

Consumers will still have to wait a few years before they can swap the batteries of their cell phones for more environment-friendly fuel cells, the world's top handset maker Nokia said on Tuesday.


ST. LOUIS - Two weeks since serving up its Monster Thickburger packing 1,420 calories and 107 grams of fat, Hardee's looks to beef up sales with a new multimillion-dollar ad campaign.  Some may wonder whether that's even needed, given the St.


Bush Tries to Help Break N.Irish Peace Deadlock

President Bush tried to help break a deadlock in the Northern Ireland peace process on Friday, telephoning Protestant leader Ian Paisley as negotiations ground on in London and Belfast.


In this photograph released by the US Army, soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, cordon off an area around the crater left by large car bomb which exploded near an entrance to the International Zone in Baghdad Saturday


New alliance was last week formed in Khartoum to âexert pressureâ on Sudan Peopleâs Liberation Army/Movement to sign a peace agreement with the government.


Roethlisberger, Steelers Survive Bengals

Chad Johnson got to dance, and Ben Roethlisberger took a beating. No matter — the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals anyway. Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards, and Pittsburgh's blitzing defense created havoc in the second half, setting up a 19-14 victory Sunday over Cincinnati.


The one issue that most clearly demonstrates the ideological divide between John Kerry and George W. Bush, and the parties they represent, may well be healthcare.


Blog: One of the most heavily trafficked subway lines in the city succumbs to soaring temperatures.


TV: Running the Really Big Show: ÂLostÂ Inc.

For a multimedia empire, putting out TVÂs most complex series is the easy part.


An Indian court bails a schoolboy who allegedly recorded his sex act with a girl of 16 on his mobile phone.


NBC Executive Ebersol Survives Colorado Plane Crash

Two people were killed and one was missing after a small jet carrying NBC sports executive Dick Ebersol and family members crashed on Sunday near Montrose, Colorado, officials said.


Oil prices fell sharply last night, taking US crude below $50 ahead of the US presidential election. US light crude dipped as low as $49.


Czech campaigners call for end to cruel carp Christmas tradition

As large round fish tanks crop up along the pavements of the Czech Republic this week animal campaigners are calling for an end to the Christmas traditional practice of slaughtering millions of carp in public.


NEW YORK  - Major League Baseball has called ESPN out on strikes for the upcoming All-Star Game because the network carried the all-star selections a few minutes after Sunday's exclusive telecast on Turner Broadcasting's TBS.


Notes from DevCamp: Developers tackle iPhone apps

At the iPhone DevCamp, held in San Francisco this past weekend, iPhone owners and interested nonowners got together to share their knowledge and brainstorm about future ideas.


Soaring oil prices are forcing many Hong Kong fishermen to stay ashore, and some say they may have to give up a business that has been all their families have known for generations.


Bookmaker William Hill reports a rise in half year profits helped by  increased trading hours and the Euro 2004 football championships.


Rolling the dice at a craps table or  wagering a paycheck playing poker may not be the most rational  use of money, but one casino operator is hoping investors will  find its stock a better bet.


First it was lines from the songs and now its ad taglines that are being lifted as film titles


A Virginia man endangers his ex-girlfriend after she dumps him by leaving explicit DVDs of the two of them on car windshields, along with her contact information. In Sex Drive Daily.


Business & money: Britain's seventh-biggest bank warns margins this year will be hit by higher funding costs


The head of Lazard LLC is asking partners to take a one-third pay cut as the investment bank readies for an initial public offering, according to a report published Friday.


Toshiba comes out with dual capability hybrid DVD

Hardware manufacturers are in fix when it comes to settling down for a standard for DVDs. Toshiba, NEC and Sanyo are favoring a next-generation DVD standard called HD (high-definition) DVD while Sony and other


The three richest people in the world have one thing in common.


Kentucky continues to make incremental gains on the ACT college preparatory test but still falls short of the national average.


Fighting Among Rival Factions Erupts in Eastern Congo

Fighting among rival factions ended days of relative calm in eastern Congo on Sunday, while Rwanda withdrew a threat to send troops into the country.


Ties usually occur in soccer, so excuse Lincoln-Sudbury girls' track coach Mel Gonsalves if he doesn't feel like kicking a ball around any time soon. That's because for the second straight week, his talented Warriors won a title -- this time the All-State indoor championship -- but had to share the trophy with another team.


AT&T says iPhone activation problems largely solved

AT&T Inc  said on Monday delays in activating service for customers of Apple Inc.'s  iPhone had been mostly resolved after the wireless company worked out the problems on a case-by-case basis.


Gabrielli sentito dal Copaco, non rilevante lettera Lioce


China says US anti-dumping duties on furniture "unfair"

BEIJING : China has blasted as "unfair" a US decision to leave punitive duties in place following accusations that Chinese wooden furniture was "dumped" in the United States, state media said.


Just why the United States team is considered the favorite in the Ryder Cup is a bit of a mystery, given the simple fact that the European team is 5-3-1 in the last nine matches.


A US spy satellite has gone out of control and is due to crash to Earth within two months, US sources say.


Under pressure in Afghanistan, Iraq, NATO considers how to raise forces faster

Struggling to muster more troops for Afghanistan and take on an expanded training mission in Iraq, NATO defense ministers will aim this week to advance reforms that would let the alliance mobilize faster for ...


Mount Everest survivor in 'amazing shape'

An Australian climber who was left for dead on the slopes of Mount Everest but later survived has been rescued from the mountain and is in "amazing shape," his spokesman said Tuesday.


NEW YORK, Nov. 18. - Defending World Cup football champions Brazil suffered the most shocking result of the day, but China were the biggest losers.


A Conversation With Alex Dehgan: Preserving Land and Wildlife, to Restore the Afghan Identity

A project supported by the United States is working to protect Afghanistanâs wildlife and develop its first official system of protected lands.


Branson launches plan to cut aviation emissions

British billionaire Richard Branson   proposed on Wednesday changes to aircraft movements at busy   airports and the way planes land under a plan he said would cut   the world's aviation emissions by up to 25 percent.


One Ex-Officer of Cendant Is Convicted in Fraud Case

A former vice chairman of the Cendant Corporation, the real estate and travel services concern, was found guilty of presiding over accounting fraud.


Roma, 19:16 - CALCIO, ANDRADE: LA JUVE E' IL MASSIMO

La firma ancora non c'è, ma Jorge Andrade parla già da giocatore della Juve. ''Per me ...


Italy's Prodi set to head back to prime minister's office

Romano Prodi looked set Friday to be renamed as Italy's prime minister after securing the backing of his fractious ruling coalition with the threat of a new election.


SEOUL, South Korea - A huge explosion in the northern part of North Korea sent a plume of smoke more than two miles wide into the air on an important anniversary of the secretive communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday. Secretary of State Colin Powell said the explosion Thursday was not a nuclear test but that it was not known yet what caused it...


U.S. consumer prices and core consumer prices were unexpectedly flat in November as energy and transportation costs fell, according to a government report on Friday that eased inflation worries.


Afghan Kidnappers Demand Comrades' Release

Afghan militants who have threatened to  kill three kidnapped U.N. workers have agreed to give the  government until Tuesday to find and release 26 Taliban  prisoners, a spokesman for the militants said on Sunday.


More than a third of  patients in Africa die or stop taking HIV drugs within two years of starting, research shows.


Cisco Announces the World's Most Compact 40 Gbps-Per-Slot Routing System -- the Four-Slot CRS-1

Cisco Systems(R) (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced an extension to its industry-leading CRS-1 Carrier Routing System, the core of the Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture.


Forecasters See No Repeat of 80s Oil Bust

A team of market forecasters that correctly predicted the oil bust of the 1980s thinks history will not repeat itself, at least for now.


Bank of America Making Presence in Boston

Bank of America Corp., which endured sharp cries of broken promises from state officials after it cut jobs at former Fleet branches, announced Thursday that it would move its wealth and investment management business to Boston.


UPDATE 1-Leading results in Rally of Italy

Leading results in the Rally of Italy on Sunday: 1. Petter Solberg (Norway) Subaru 4:43:47.9 2. Sebastien Loeb (France) Citroen +2:07.


News Corp. profit up, dispels Telecom Italia rumor

News Corp. said on Tuesday its  quarterly net profit rose 19 percent, boosted by advertising  revenue at the Fox News Channel, "Ice Age: The Meltdown" film  ticket sales, and the sale of radio stations.


A retired Connecticut pilot has become the oldest person to swim the English Channel. George Brunstad, 70, left Dover, England, Saturday morning heading for the French Coast. He finished shortly after midnight, said Mike Oram of the Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation.


A woman and a young child escape injury in a shotgun attack at their house in Dunmurry.


"Ancora strada da fare per nuova risoluzione dell'Onu"


Milano, 15:30 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: MONDIALE CLUB SEMBRA TORNEO AMICIZIA

''CosÃ¬ mi sembra il torneo dell'amicizia''. Roberto Mancini parla cosÃ¬ del Mondiale per club che ved...


Second manned space mission ready in Sept.

China's second manned space mission would take place in September 2005, the Beijing News quoted a high-ranking space official as saying Thursday.


Studies Show Why Lost Sleep Equals Gained Weight

People who put on a few extra pounds may be able to blame a lack of sleep for the added weight, according to two separate studies published on Monday.


LA faces meltdown as Hollywood strike bites

As the writers' strike cuts deep, thousands of people who rely on LA's entertainment industry face financial ruin. And the city which has already lost $1.4bn may now lose the Oscars


Siena, 19:57 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: LANCIO BOTTIGLIETTA, RISCHIO SQUALIFICA

La Fiorentina rischia la squalifica del campo per il lancio di una bottiglietta d'acqua dalla curva ...


Yankee manager Joe Torre has some tough decisions upcoming, starting with whether to use Jason Giambi against Toronto left-hander Ted Lilly tonight.


Plans by the boss of a Birmingham theatre company to take on a play that has outraged Sikhs are dropped.


A DR Congo rebel leader says he will resume hostilities if the government does not protect ethnic Tutsis.


Islamic group says it has beheaded two Italians

A shadowy Islamic organisation yesterday claimed it had decapitated two Italian women kidnapped in Baghdad a fortnight ago, promising to show the event on the internet.


Could North Korea's Nuke Test Threaten the U.N. Frontrunner?

TIME talks to South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon, the leading candidate to become the next U.N. Secretary General, about Pyongyang's provocations


Movie star Ray Liotta is charged with driving under the influence after a car crash in Los Angeles.


L'azienda statunitense all'European Games Network (Egn) di Londra ha annunciato l'intenzione di lanciare tre prodotti compatibili con i telefonini: un gioco calcistico, Fifa Soccer, uno per gli amanti del golf, Tiger Woods Pga Tour e uno dedicato alle


Auto ibride, si fanno i conti in 8 anni risparmi record

Negli Usa hanno salvato 5.5 milioni di barili di greggio, poco piÃ¹ della metà del consumo giornaliero del traffico su gomma statunitense


Corporations are eye-balling their insurance policies and payments more closely these days, in light of alleged broker kick-backs and bid-rigging uncovered by New York's attorney general.


As Election Nears, Parties Begin Another Round of Legal Battles

Experts say the 2004 election is fast becoming, in its final weeks, the most litigious, lawyer-fraught vote in history.


Republican Romney pulls out of presidential race

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt  Romney, who focused his bid for the party's nomination on  turning around the U.S. economy, said in remarks prepared for a  speech on Thursday he must "stand aside" and pull out of the  race.


Palestinian Leader Tries to Win Militant Truce

Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)  chief Mahmoud Abbas met militant leaders on Tuesday in a bid to  halt attacks on Israel and allow a smooth election for a  successor to Yasser Arafat next year, officials said.


Prodi, ho gia' parlato con il presidente Usa Bush


Internet firm Pipex sells its broadband and phone business to Italian rival Tiscali for Â£210m.


SiS readies November AMD PCIE chipset launch

SiS will next month join ATI, Nvidia and VIA in becoming a supplier of PCI Express chipsets for AMD processors. November will see the company commence volume production of its SiS761 North Bridge, which will


Steel Partners Bids $700 Mln for Gencorp

U.S. investment fund Steel Partners II  on Thursday offered to buy 90 percent of Gencorp Inc. GY.N it  does not already own for about $700 million, driving shares to  highs not seen in more than five years.


A landslide sent rocks and boulders tumbling down onto at least one apartment building early Tuesday, sending 150 residents of San Francisco's North Beach district into the streets.


GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family mausoleum on Friday after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests.


Jewish doctors, lawyers and business executives too busy for the formal study of their faith can now order in religious lessons, thanks to an organization whose rabbis make office calls.


Livorno, 18:06 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ORSI: ESCLUSIONE AMELIA? LO RIFAREI

Inizia male la stagione per Fernando Orsi. Il suo Livorno rimedia due sconfitte con Juve e Palermo e...


India-Myanmar helicopter sale threatens EU ban: NGOs

A European Union arms embargo against Myanmar is under threat from an Indian project to sell attack helicopters to the military regime, Amnesty International said in a report published Monday.


Calendari per camionisti: meno Ferilli e piÃ¹ Padre Pio

ROMA, 1 ott - Calendari sexy, al bando: meglio le foto di Padre Pio. Non Ã¨ una battuta ma quanto emerge da Diminuiscono le foto ei calendari da uno studio sulle abitudini dei guidatori di tir realizzato dall


Bush Defends Self on Missing Explosives, Rips Kerry

President Bush insisted on Wednesday 380 tons of missing explosives in Iraq might have been removed prior to the arrival of U.S. forces in 2003 and he attacked Democrat John Kerry for making a campaign issue out of it.


Gorbachev tells Gates to leave the pirates alone

The quality of mercy Mikhail Gorbachev, the former, and last, leader of the Soviet Union is asking Bill Gates to intervene in a case of a Russian school teacher who is facing time in a Siberian prison camp for using pirated software.â¦


Il 35% degli appassionati italiani ha piÃ  di 25 anni, mentre gli over 30 in un solo anno sono passati dal 6,7% al 18,4% del totale del popolo delle console. E' quanto emerge dall'indagine "Gamevision", realizzata


MGM set to open Macau casino, ups ante for rivals

MGM Mirage Inc , the world's No.2 casino operator, will open a 600-room, Las Vegas-style resort in Macau on Tuesday, raising the stakes in a Chinese gambling haven increasingly crowded by global players.


The 7100t has a mobile phone, e-mail, instant messaging, Web browsing and functions as an organiser. The device looks like a mobile phone and has the features of the other BlackBerry models, with a large screen


Official complaint against work and pensions minister lodged with Westminster watchdog


The Hindi film industry extends its tentacles of popularity to Australia too.


FDA Clears 1st Over-the-Counter Defibrillator

Sept. 16, 2004 -- The power to shock an ailing heart back into motion may now be purchased without a doctor's prescription. Today the FDA approved the first over-the-counter sale of an automated external defibrillator (AED).


NFL Game Summary - Philadelphia At Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA -- Ben Roethlisberger passed for 183 yards and two touchdowns, Hines Ward scored twice and the Pittsburgh Steelers rolled to a convincing 27-3 victory over Philadelphia for their second straight win against an undefeated opponent.


The European Union calls for free and fair elections in the Maldives with a parliamentary vote due this month.


Si chiude un decennio segnato dalla coabitazione con BerlusconiDue stili di vita, due stili di governo. Tra Bruxelles, Roma e Bologna                                          Palazzo Chigi, tortelli ed Eurostar La fine del prodismo 13 anni dopo                                                                                di MARCO BRACCONI


Nigeria's Senate is reportedly to ask a Shell unit to pay $1.5bn (Â£0.84bn) compensation to oilfield communities for environmental damage.


Marked divisions in children's well-being  in 21 industrialised countries are  highlighted in a Unicef report.


With overnight rain causing a 2Â½-hour delay to the start of play in the HSBC World Matchplay Championship at Wentworth, Retief Goosen did his bit to help to make up ground.


US forces did not stop raiding Al Falluja, booby-trapped cars continued to explode in Iraqi cities, killing and injuring many Iraqis, and Iraqis continued to be kidnapped or assassinated.


LIBERTY MEDIA, the second-biggest shareholder in The News Corporation, yesterday denied that it had any âhostile intentionsâ towards the media group - a week after it raised its voting


Pakistan minister thinks bin Laden is dead

Pakistan's information minister said on the eve of the third anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was probably dead.


President Bush's budget, sent to Congress on Monday, proposes cuts in domestic spending in an effort to tackle the ballooning budget deficit.


Altria Says It Will Spin Off Philip Morris International

The spin off, the latest step in a restructuring process begun in March when Altria spun off its stake in Kraft Foods, would free the international tobacco business from domestic legal and regulatory constraints.


Ainsworth Lumber to pay $457.5 million US for three US wood panel ...

VANCOUVER (CP) - Ainsworth Lumber Co. has agreed to pay $457.5 million US to buy three wood-panel manufacturing plants and a related power plant in Minnesota from Potlatch Corp.


With its international efforts hitting on all cylinders, Honeywell had a honey of a quarter.


Gunmen killed a Sunni Muslim cleric in the city of Miqdadiya Tuesday, the second such killing in Iraq in as many days, witnesses and hospital officials said.


Prudential shuts down stock research, trading arm

Insurance company Prudential Financial Inc. said on Wednesday that it will shut down its institutional stock research and trading business, Prudential Equity Group.


JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An Indonesian jetliner carrying 140 people burst into flames as it landed on Java island today, trapping people inside the burning plane, the airline and witnesses said.


US President Bush says he is ready to pressure Middle East peace negotiators, as he makes his first visit to Israel.


Asserting that Pakistan has not given up its demand for a plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir, President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said Delhi and Islamabad must step back from their stated positions and show flexibility to resolve the Kashmir dispute.


Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. on Friday said strong demand for Toyota cars and record sales of Lexus sport-utility vehicles drove a 10.


DENVER Dec 28, 2004 - The Denver Nuggets fired coach Jeff Bzdelik on Tuesday on the heels of a six-game losing streak and a lackluster start to the season.


Iraqi Police Force weakened by rebels in Mosul

Rebels loyal to ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein have been blowing up and destroying police stations around the city of Mosul. This came as US forces and paramilitary national Iraqi guards clash with the insurgents over the past few days.


Pakistani, US national arrested in New York bomb plot

A Pakistani national and a US citizen were arrested over an alleged plot to blow up a subway station in New York, city police commissioner Raymond Kelly said.


French carmaker Renault sets up a joint venture with Iran to build 300,000 of its new 'no-frills' Logan model a year.


Risultato per crescita scambi in Borsa e cessione quota LSE


HD DVD group says outselling Blu-ray in Europe

(Corrects spelling of Toshiba spokeman's name to Wynendaele  in lines 40 and 56)


Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to a Longer Life

Obese people are significantly less likely to die prematurely if they undergo stomach surgery to lose weight, according to two large new studies that offer the first convincing evidence that the health gains of losing weight translate into living longer.


Sophisticated Radar System Protects Bush

The reason Brown International got into the business of guarding the president with a sophisticated radar command center is really quite simple, its officers say. Repairing televisions just wasn't paying enough.


It was not clear whether reports that the Taliban had agreed to release the 19 hostages were accurate.


This year's modern and contemporary auctions obliterated sales records.


ProDevTips.com: HTML entity encoding everything

On the ProDevTips site, Henrik has pointed out a handy application that can make HTML encoding characters outside the norm in PHP simple.   The standard htmlentities() function will encode special characters so that they display OK in the browser. However, sometimes you might want to encode different languages to entities too. I just found a script that will do that in the form of an html encode application.   He includes an example showing how to encode a string of non-english characters out to an easy-to-display HTMLified string.


TV reporter dies in US helicopter strike

A TV journalist was shot dead as he made a live broadcast from Baghdad when US helicopters fired on a crowd gathered around the burning wreckage of a US armoured vehicle.


Suicide attack in Algeria kills eight, wounds 20

The suicide bomb attack on an army barracks near Algiers on Wednesday killed eight people and wounded 20, according to security sources.


NEW YORK America Online says spammers may be giving up on sending junk e-mail to its subscribers. A spokesman for Dulles-based AOL says the number of spam messages they delete is down from last year.


Life & style: Trucks that run on chocolate, floors coated with  cheese. Bibi van der Zee on waste put to good use


How the mighty has fallen... Review Announced almost a year ago, Sony Ericsson's flagship smart phone, the P990i, is finally making its way into the shops. Over four generations - the first, a larger device codenamed 'Linnea' never made it to market - the P series has become the single most popular smart phone design in the world, largely because Sony Ericsson succeeded in combining a multi-tasking pen tablet PDA with a phone that felt very natural to use one-handed. This popularity is helped, of course, by Sony Ericsson only making one a year rather than throwing dozens of models at the market, like rivals Nokia, Motorola and Samsung...â¦


Iraqi forces to guard elections in January with US troops backing them up, general says. At least 1,325 members of the US military have died in the Iraq war, according to an Associated Press count.


Thousands of Dell adapters recalled for risk of fire, shock from ...

Dell Inc. is recalling about 990,000 AC adapters used with notebook personal computers because they can overheat and cause a fire and electrical shock hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday.


Two men deny royal blackmail charge: court

Two men pleaded not guilty Thursday to being part of a plot to blackmail a member of Britain's royal family, during a London court hearing.


U.N. top court says Srebrenica massacre genocide

The highest U.N. court said on Monday the massacre of Bosnian Muslim men in Srebrenica in 1995 constituted genocide.


FBI Informed WHouse of AIPAC Probe Two Years Ago

President Bush's top national  security advisers were told more than two years ago of an FBI  investigation into whether classified information was passed to  Israel by a powerful pro-Israeli lobbying group, U.S. officials  said on Thursday.


NBA calls for do-over in Hawks-Heat game

For the first time since 1982, the NBA is sending two teams back to the court for a do-over.


Italian motorist covers 120 kilometers ... in wrong direction

A septuagenarian drove some 120 kilometers (75 miles) down the wrong side of a motorway in northern Italy Sunday, terrifying other motorists, the ANSA news agency reported.


U.N. concerned as violence escalates in Darfur

Murder, rape and abductions are on the rise in West Darfur state, the United Nations said on Wednesday, noting with concern that increased violence in the lawless Sudanese region had driven more people into camps.


DaimlerChrysler is predicted to be on the verge of unveiling up to 10,000 job cuts at its struggling US Chrysler unit.


Egypt rejects allegations of secret nuclear programme

Egypt again rejected accusations that it was harbouring a secret nuclear programme, saying that its transparency could not be faulted.


Amazon.com to launch music service in September: report

Amazon.com Inc has tentatively set a mid-September target for the launch of its music service, the New York Post reported in its online edition on Friday, citing sources familiar with the situation.


Personal-care products maker Colgate-Palmolive Co. said Friday there is a low health risk to consumers who purchased tubes of counterfeit toothpaste, which were recalled because they may contain a poisonous chemical.


Four sons of Bob Marley will hold a concert promoting peace to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the musician's birth, a family spokesman said Tuesday.


Veteran host Bruce Forsyth earns his first National TV Awards nomination for Strictly Come Dancing.


Chile's Pinochet again put under house arrest

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was placed under house arrest on Monday for the murder of two bodyguards of former President Salvador Allende in 1973, a court source said.


Nokia said on Tuesday that it plans to enhance its Series 80-based line so that the mobile devices come preloaded with BlackBerry software from Research In Motion.


Developing a global SEO strategy is not an easy undertaking. But if you have, or plan to have, a worldwide presence, you should create a global plan sooner, rather than later.


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Schwarzenegger Says Pro-Bush Speech Irked His Wife

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Monday that his speech backing President Bush at the Republican Convention in August resulted in a cold shoulder from his wife, Maria Shriver, a member of the famously Democratic Kennedy family.


Uefa suspends Valencia's David Navarro for seven months for his role in the on-pitch brawl against Inter Milan.


200 attend memorial service for Rod Beck

Former San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker and current manager Bruce Bochy were among the estimated 200 people who attended the funeral Thursday for former major league pitcher Rod Beck.


NASA accused of deriding drinking report

An Air Force doctor who headed a controversial astronaut health study told Congress on Thursday that NASA is discouraging open communications by rebutting reports of drunken astronauts on launch day and deriding the claims as urban legends.


Spacewalkers Prime Station's European Lab for Science

HOUSTON â Two spacewalking astronauts primed the International Space Station's (ISS) new European lab for orbital science by adding new experiments to its gleaming hull.


The Indonesian province of Banda Aceh was closest to the epicentre of the earthquake that sparked the devastating tsunami. Reuters.


Despite getting less attention than the summit talks at the ongoing Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) here, officials of the Asia Europe Fund (ASEF) are busy carrying out their duties behind the scenes.


China says it has summoned the US ambassador in Beijing to protest against the honouring of the Dalai Lama.


FRIDAY, July 13  -- Convenience has become a fixture in American society. As life grows more fast-paced, people look for more corners to cut and ways to save time.


New Orleans celebrates revitalized Superdome

The Louisiana Superdome, a scene of   misery, frustration and death in the days after Hurricane   Katrina, came back to life on Monday as the New Orleans Saints   took the field for what turned out to be much more than a   football game.


Quantum Teleporting, Yes; the Rest Is Movie Magic

A screening of the movie âJumperâ at M.I.T. brought Hollywood and scientists together to discuss quantum physics and teleportation.


Upgrading work to improve the safety of a notorious junction on the A9 in Perthshire is set to begin.


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


Tesoro scenderebbe da attuale 49,9% a circa il 25%


Mayor Michael Bloomberg's participation in a meeting next week of independent and centrist politicians is renewing the "will he or won't he" speculation about whether he'll mount a third-party bid for president.


Athletic department will sanction businessman

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger said athletic officials will sanction a businessman who gave improper benefits to quarterback Troy Smith.


Spector jury deadlocks, judge declares mistrial

A Los Angeles judge declared a mistrial in the trial of pioneering rock producer Phil Spector on Wednesday after jurors said for a second time that they were unable to reach a verdict.


The CINEMAX group had the children rolling with laughter by hosting a special screening of APNA SAPNA MONEY MONEY at Cinemax Versova on 1st December.


France Hopeful Over Hostages, Barnier Flies Home

French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier  flew back to Paris from Jordan on Saturday to brief President  Jacques Chirac on efforts to save two French hostages in Iraq  amid hopes they will soon be freed.


Wal-Mart breaks price barrier with Linspire Linux laptop

Walmart.com is offering a laptop that dives below the $500 pricepoint, and it's no accident the machine, from Linspire, runs a Linux-based operating system.


Consigned by the voters to another season out of power, Democrats are eager to lay down markers for President Bush and congressional Republicans on Iraq, Social Security and more at the same time they try to absorb the lessons of last fall's elections.


UNITED STATES - (PRESS RELEASE) -- There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 649,059 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.4 million in prizes in America's Game.


The search juggernaut's thirst for ad dollars could rebuild the mobile-phone industry from the bottom up.


Report: Washington fires football coach Gilbertson

SEATTLE (SportsTicker) - The University of Washington's first losing football season in 28 years apparently has cost coach Keith Gilbertson his job.