VIRGINIA WATER, England  - Defending champion  Ernie Els completed a 2-and-1 victory over Briton Scott  Drummond when the rain-delayed World Match Play Championship  first round resumed at Wentworth Friday.


A fundamental change in the design of microprocessors is presenting software developers with a challenge — and a huge financial opportunity.


Tim Henman's former coach David Felgate has backed the Briton to eventually win a Grand Slam title. But Felgate believes that Henman is in the form of his life and can claim that elusive crown next year.


La decisione del consiglio dei ministri sulla manovra al SenatoChiti: "scontata" anche alla Camera, per la terza lettura                                            Finanziaria, il cdm autorizza la fiducia "Maxiemendamento pronto domani"                                                                                Marini: "AssicurerÃ² una discussione molto ampia"


Turkish planes bomb northern Iraq: officials

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq  - Turkish warplanes bombed villages deep in northern Iraq early on Sunday, killing one woman and wounding two other people in one of the heaviest raids against Kurdish rebels in months, local officials said.


Candidates Seize Local Media Opportunities

Smiling and waving, John Edwards ambled down his campaign plane stairs, hopped onto a small riser, grabbed a megaphone and implored a couple hundred people in an airport hangar to vote before Nov. 2.


Novak Djokovic beats David Ferrer to reach his first Grand Slam final at the US Open.


Prodi gets backing of coalition partners to stay in office

Italy's prime minister Romano Prodi, who resigned earlier this week, has won the backing from parties in his ruling coalition to continue in office, his spokesman said on Friday.


Crisis in new EU member Latvia after government resigns

Five months after entering the European Union, the small Baltic state of Latvia was plunged into political turmoil as its minority coalition government was forced to resign after parliament rejected the draft 2005 budget.


Keyes to Challenge Obama for U.S. Senate Seat

Failed presidential candidate Alan Keyes said on Sunday he would wage a campaign against favored Democrat Barack Obama in the race for a Republican-held U.S. Senate seat from Illinois.


More than six out of 10 people regularly commit petty crimes, exposing the belief in the "law-abiding majority" to be a myth, say researchers.


As Abbas Runs, Skeptical Militants Wait and See

In his run for the Palestinian presidency, Mahmoud Abbas must convince militants to abandon their struggle and let him try diplomacy to win an independent state.


Housing construction in August surged to its highest level in five months, a dose of encouraging news for the economy's expansion.


Dozens die, disappear in Sri Lanka, UN must act: group

More than 50 people were killed in  civil war-racked Sri Lanka in August and dozens more  disappeared, a rights group said on Tuesday, urging the United  Nations to intervene.


Shares of AK Steel and several other steel makers rose sharply Friday, despite a short trading day, on speculation that steel supplies in Japan are short.


California Governor Vetoes Privacy Bills

California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger on Wednesday vetoed three bills aimed at   boosting e-mail privacy at work as well as safeguard private  medical and financial data.


Teemu Selanne had two goals and an assist, Rob Niedermayer scored in his 800th NHL game, and the Anaheim Ducks held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Saturday for their fifth straight victory.


Ha lavorato per se stesso tranne due frammenti di riforma


He'd thought about it fondly, envisioning it as his grand ride into the sunset. Who knows, maybe he'd even leave the Memorial Stadium playing surface at Clemson victoriously saddled atop his players' shoulders.


Modena, 19:04 - CALCIO, MODENA: BRUNO LAVORA A PARTE

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Modena in vista della gara di sabato a Ravenna: il tecnico Mutti ha f...


Kenny Cooper's goal in the 32nd minute lifted FC Dallas to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.


Il sindaco: la sua nuova canzone e' commovente e intensa


Seeing somebody else unravel was different for Marat Safin. So was winning the Australian Open. After losing two of the last three finals at Melbourne Park, Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Sunday night, deflating a crowd hungering for an Australian winner. This was the Russian's second Grand Slam tournament title, his other coming at the 2000 U.S. Open against Pete Sampras in the final.


The first snowflakes of the season fall as temperatures drop across England and Wales.


Robert Gallery refuses to evaluate himself this early into his rookie season. He'll have all offseason for that.


Spain leave world champions on the brink

ATHENS: Undefeated Spain assured themselves of first place in group A in the preliminary round at the menâs Olympic basketball tournament on Saturday with a 76-68 victory over world champions Serbia and Montenegro.


Pennsylvania School District Retreats from Evolution

A Pennsylvania school district on Friday defended its decision to discount Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and take a lead in teaching what critics say is a version of creationism.


'Tofu' license pits open source against meat

JavaScript development goes to the dogs What you can - and cannot do - with your software is often determined by the code owner's license. From not using open source APIs with closed-source digital rights management (DRM) to being barred from fiddling with Windows source code, we've seen it all.â¦Learn & Contribute, Live & Online - The Register Debates Green Computing


Myanmar pro-democracy activists rally in Yangon

Hundreds of pro-democracy activists supported by foreign diplomats rallied Sunday near the home of Myanmar's detained Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, lighting candles to mark the election her party won in vain in 1990.


After slow sales last month, General Motors increases rebates on 2005 model-year cars and trucks. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - After a drop in sales last month, General Motors Wednesday announced increased cash incentives on 2005 model year cars and trucks.


The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that individual participants in the most common type of retirement plan can sue under a pension protection law to recover their losses.


Thank heaven for Arsenal, the sunshine boys

IF IT wasn't for Arsenal - thank heaven not for little girls but for Arsenal, Maurice Chevalier would have crooned had he cared for the beautiful game - the Premiership might already be in the process of being re-named.


The Iraqi Interior Ministry today said the men were seized from their house in the al-Mansour neighbourhood at dawn. Reports said that there was no fighting during the incident but neither the Foreign Office


Family urge captors to release Briton kidnapped in Iraq

The family of a British civil engineer who was kidnapped while working in Iraq called on Friday for the captors to release him, stressing that they were "devastated" by the kidnapping.


All-devouring switch firm makes its WiMAX move Cisco is buying a plot in the WiMAX space with the $330m cash purchase of Navini Networks.â¦


Polls predict defeat for president in Indonesian election

Indonesians take a big step in their transition to a full democracy today when they choose their leader for the first time in the run-off ballot of the presidential election.


In a change that could give new meaning to direct democracy, San Franciscans will soon cast ballots listing their first, second and third-place choices for municipal offices under a new "ranked-choice voting" system that would eliminate separate run-off elections.


Called Zeno, the humanoid-talking robot being developed by Hanson Robotics is modeled loosely after the Japanese comic character, Astro Boy.


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England will have a semi-final place in their sights when they face Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy.


There's nothing Jack Bauer can't handle. Kiefer Sutherland, on the other hand, seems to have found his kryptonite.  The "24" star was arrested on misdemeanor driving under the influence in the early morning hours Tuesday, after failing a field...


Paris Hilton was sent screaming and crying back to jail Friday after a judge ruled that she must serve out her sentence behind bars rather than in the comfort of her Hollywood Hills home.


Roma, 18:10 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS: A ROMA MILLE TIFOSI REAL MADRID

Sono oltre un migliaio i tifosi del Real Madrid che hanno raggiunto Roma per l'incontro di andata de...


Bin Laden Videotape Fires Up Bush, Kerry

John Kerry criticized President Bush on Friday for failing to capture Osama bin Laden as a new videotape of the terrorist leader surfaced just before the election. Bush accused the Democrat of "shameful" second-guessing in the face of threats by America's deadly foe.


Indonesia to Host Tsunami Summit Next Week

Indonesia said Friday it would host an international tsunami summit on Jan. 6, aimed at garnering more emergency aid for the disaster hit Indian Ocean region and discuss future reconstruction needs.


The widow of Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell speaks publicly for the first time since his death.


A weightlifting drugs scandal and yet another twist to the saga of disgraced Greek sprinter Kostadinos Kenteris dominated the Olympics on Thursday as China extended their lead at the top of the medal table.


Cisco and Sprint set new pattern of collaboration in IP

Enterprise WAN product to target next-gen mobile market Cisco and Sprint have co-developed an enterprise WAN product that indicates the way the IP giant is likely to attack the next generation mobile market.â¦


European equities higher on bid activity

European stocks were higher on Wednesday thanks to a strong performance on Wall Street overnight, and fresh merger and acquisition activity.


EU welcomes UN Security Council Resolution 1564 on Darfur

The Netherlands, which is holding the presidency of the European Union (EU), Wednesday applauded the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1564 on the Darfur crisis of Sudan.


Marlins righthander Burnett to miss Friday's start

Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Florida Marlins starting pitcher AJ Burnett is hampered with inflammation in his right elbow and will miss his scheduled start on Friday against the Atlanta Braves.


Alghero, 17:33 - TENNIS, DAVIS: BENE ANCHE SEPPI, ITALIA-LUSSEMBURGO 2-0

L'Italia di Corrado Barazzutti chiude sul 2-0 la prima giornata del match con il Lussemburgo, playof...


Rain delays the start of Tim Henman's Masters Cup campaign against Andy Roddick.


NY subpoenas Facebook over safety from predators

New York State Attorney General Andrew  Cuomo said on Monday his office has subpoenaed Facebook,  accusing the social networking site of not keeping young users  safe from sexual predators and not responding to user  complaints.


Canas beats Ferrero in Brazil Open final

Wild card Guillermo Canas of Argentina upset top-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the Brazil Open final Sunday to win his first tournament since returning from a doping ban.


John Edwards built his campaign strategy on the belief that a victory in the Iowa caucuses next January would propel him to front-runner status.


AMHERST - Yesterday's Homecoming meant a victory for the University of Massachusetts - as well as a potentially huge loss.


Lukashenko hopes to change Belarus constitution and keep control!

Todays referendum is designed to allow him to change the constitution and delete the provision that limits him to two terms in office.


"Bourne" top movie overseas for 5th week

LOS ANGELES  - As the major studios find dates for late-summer leftovers, "The Bourne Ultimatum" dominated the overseas market for a third weekend in a row and the fifth time in the past six weeks.


New York Jets defensive end John Abraham, alleged to have violated the terms of his aftercare treatment, will meet with league officials Wednesday to appeal the findings of a recent random test.


Turkish press hails salvaged EU ties, laments unnecessary crisis

Turkish commentators Friday hailed the successful end to a sudden crisis over a key reform package which had threatened to derail the country's much-coveted EU bid, but jibed at the government for failing to avert the turmoil.


Afghan Leader Faces Huge Task After Inauguration

Hamid Karzai will be sworn in as his country's first elected president Tuesday, facing a huge amount of more work to rebuild a land still traumatized by more than a quarter century of war.


A Search for Hot Springs in the Arctic Yields Much More Remarkable Finds

We've got a full agenda for today's meeting, people. So without further ado, the president of the United States.


The US military says it is investigating claims that 19 US soldiers in Iraq refused to undertake a convoy mission.


Workplace secondhand smoke ups cancer risk: study

High levels of secondhand smoke on the job can double nonsmokers' risk of developing lung cancer, and those who inhale it at work long-term face a 50 percent higher risk, researchers said on Wednesday.


Many States Thirst, but Kansas and Neighbors Are Just Plain Soggy

By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 19--The flooding in north Texas that killed at least four people  Monday is a result of a weather system that has brought steady rains to  Wichita and the Great Plains and left most of the rest of the country dry for  at least the past month.


Afghans say 7 police killed in U.S.-led strike

JALALABAD, Afghanistan  - U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan mistakenly killed seven policemen in an air strike after Afghan forces came under attack from the Taliban and asked for help, a provincial official said on Tuesday.


He has moved his training camp back to the Catskills, where he had most of his professional success. He is on a three-fight win streak after nearly falling off the boxing map.


Taliban seize 18 Afghan mine clearing experts

Taliban fighters have seized 18 Afghan mine clearing experts and threatened to kill them if investigations suggest they are working for U.S.-led forces in the country, officials and the insurgents said on Sunday.


USC went to halftime trailing and flailing, down by 11 points and stung by an 82-yard run through the heart of its defense on Stanford's final play.


Real Madrid Names Luxemburgo as New Coach

Real Madrid named former Brazil manager  Vanderlei Luxemburgo as their third coach of the season  Thursday in a bid to recapture the spark that brought them a  record nine European Cups.


Nokia Offers Hosted Mobile Content Solution

Nokiaâs Preminet solution, launched this week at the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment event in San Francisco, sources Java and Symbian OS software from leading developers and content aggregators around the globe to give network operators a master


Stocks crashed across-the-board on Wall Street yesterday as the spike in oil prices compounded weakness due to a Cisco downgrade and weak numbers by Morgan Stanley.


Tiziano Ferro e la Pfm al Porto Antico. Crozza e Gino Paolia piazza De Ferrari. E Mauro Pagani rende omaggio a De AndrÃ¨                                            Notte bianca tra musica e vicoli 500mila per le strade di Genova                                                                                di DONATELLA ALFONSO


What is inherent to all or most Saas applications that makes the model so appealing to midsize and larger companies?


Britain's Brown to begin Labour relaunch

British finance minister Gordon Brown  ends his agonizing 13-year wait to head the country's ruling  Labour Party on Sunday, finally taking over from its most  successful leader, Tony Blair.


EU president says Turkish offer not enough

EU President Finland said on  Friday a Turkish offer to open one port to Cypriot ships did  not go far enough and it expected the bloc to approve a partial  freeze of accession talks with Ankara next week.


U.N.: Sudan Agrees to Process Eritrean Asylum Seekers

Sudan has agreed to consider the asylum claims of 76 Eritreans who forced a Libyan plane to land in Sudan because they feared returning home, a U.N. official said Saturday.  Libya had denied the Eritreans refugee status.


Shiite militiamen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed Saturday to begin handing in weapons, a significant step toward restoring order in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr


Women Would Cut Drinking to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer

A poll of British women conducted by Breakthrough Breast Cancer finds that most would curb their alcohol consumption if it meant reducing their risk of breast cancer, the BBC reported Oct. 26.


Mountaineers say Slaton will enter draft

West Virginia running back Steve Slaton is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft.


Airline company Silverjet is close to a deal to launch an all-business class service from Luton Airport to the USA.


Los Angeles County Coroner team members carry the body of a crash victim from the helicopter that lifted it out of a ravine after a van carrying 10 people plunged off Angeles Crest Highway in the Angeles National Forest Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004.


Indians Squirrel Away 4-3 Win Over Yanks

CLEVELAND - Coco Crisp caused more commotion than a runaway squirrel, diving headfirst for a go-ahead bunt single in the eighth inning that sent Cleveland over the New York Yankees 4-3 Wednesday night, ending the Indians' nine-game losing streak.    The Indians rallied for two runs in the eighth, providing an entertaining end to the 30,605 fans who spent much of the evening cheering for a squirrel...


Sasser Worm Creator Charged With Sabotage

A German teenager who authorities say confessed to creating the Sasser computer worm in May has been charged with computer sabotage.    Sven Jaschan, 18, was arrested after telling officials he originally wanted to create a virus, Netsky, to automatically removed two other viruses, Mydoom and Bagle, from infected computers...


India Fears Attack by Nepal's Maoists, Orders Alert

GUWAHATI, India  - Indian troops were on alert on  the border with Nepal after intelligence reports warned of a  cross-border attack by Maoist rebels, an official said Tuesday.


An emergency meeting for those hunting a convicted rapist who has absconded is announced by police.


The U.S. dollar steadied against the yen and euro on Monday after suffering sharp losses on weaker-than expected job growth figures that raised questions about the need for further U.S. rate rises this year.


Singapore-based hotel and resort operators affected by Sunday's ...

SINGAPORE : Among those affected by Sunday's tsunami were Singapore-based hotel and resort operators with businesses in the region.


Soldiers in Britain's Black Watch battalion are preparing to move to central Iraq after a United States request for assistance, the BBC reported Sunday.


A military leader of the radical Palestinian group Hamas who was at the top of Israelâs most wanted list, has been killed in an air strike on Gaza City.


Movie Review | 'Vanaja': A Fairy Tale From India

âVanajaâ is a coming-of-age tale that is engrossing, if slightly overlong, and absolutely timeless.


Wal-Mart reported a slim half-point gain in sales at stores open at least a year and sales dropped at Limited Brands, Pacific Sunwear and Wet Seal, offering more evidence of a stumbling economy.


No sooner had the 20th consecutive win been entered into the record books last Sunday when Bill Belichick ambled into the press conference and spilled his guts.


A juvenile reformatory school in New Mexico is trying to motivate its incarcerated kids by getting parents involved


Follow the French: Where all eyes are on the might of Mont Blanc

Regular visitors to the French Alps have probably heard of St Gervais, a small town tucked away to one side of Mont Blanc.


Londra perde lo 0,83%, Parigi fa registrare un -1,79%


Scientists have cast doubt on charges that six foreign medics deliberately infected Libyan children with HIV.


Indian Wells, 10:39 - TENNIS, WTA INDIAN WELLS: OPRANDI FUORI AL SECONDO TURNO

Romina Oprandi è stata eliminata al secondo turno del torneo Wta di Indian Wells. L'italosviz...


Spanish nuns show hops are good for you: study

A study in which teetotal Spanish nuns drank a regular half-liter of beer showed that beer may help reduce cholesterol levels, a group financed by the Spanish Beer Makers' Association said on Thursday.


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has brushed aside talk of the Londoners completing a clean-sweep of football honours this season after they went seven points clear of Arsenal in the Premiership.


This year at the biggest conference in television syndication, the hottest topic was syndicated online content.


Brain scans show difference between truth and lies

Brain scans show significant differences in cranial activity when a person is lying compared to telling the truth, US researchers said yesterday.


Turkish officials accept offer for talks on EU membership

BRUSSELS - The European Union and Turkey reached a historic agreement yesterday to begin talks next year aimed at bringing the populous Muslim nation into the EU after hammering out a compromise over Ankara's relationship with Cyprus.


In East Boston, there are a few important games, but none can compare to town bragging rights that the East Boston-Savio Prep game brings. Kevin Gilmore, an Eastie native, will be getting more than his fair share of praise at Santarpio's Pizza, after scoring four touchdowns yesterday in the Jets' 48-20 victory over Savio Prep (2-5) in nonleague action.


It's been 14 years since first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's health care reform plan sank like a stone, swallowed by fears of a big-government power grab. In the years since, wary presidential candidates at first avoided the issue altogether, then gingerly dipped one toe, then another, back into the pool.


Kobe Bryant asked to be traded last spring in part because he wanted to play for a team that could contend for an NBA title.


The Hubble space telescope's chances of survival were dealt a blow yesterday after the US National Academy of Sciences said plans for a robotic repair mission were both exorbitant and risky.


Sudanese minister says Darfur peace deal expected early next year

Sudanese authorities hope to sign a peace deal with rebels from the country's conflict-ravaged Darfur region early next year, a government minister said yesterday.


Israel Plan to Use Settlement As Hospital

JERUSALEM Aug. 30, 2004 - Israel has proposed leaving a Gaza settlement intact to be used as a hospital after an Israeli pullout, and wants to sell an industrial zone on the edge of the coastal strip to international bodies, Israeli officials said.


Need for progress in talks stressed: No change in Kashmir policy ...

ISLAMABAD Oct 31: Pakistan wants to take the process of composite dialogue with India forward and the two countries need to synchronise their moves in all affairs, says Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.


US and Iraqi forces launch an offensive in Baquba, arresting more than 30 suspected insurgents, officials say.


Vaccine developed in Israel complements AIDS cocktail

A therapeutic vaccine found to significantly strengthen the immune system against HIV infection as a complement to the protease-inhibitor AIDS "cocktail" has been developed by a research team at Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem's Ein Kerem


There was little bread and barely any butter. Without coal, electricity or gas, Parisians were cooking meals on camp fires in the streets. By the summer of 1944, the French capital — under the Nazi boot for four years — was hungry, exhausted and seething with revenge.


China urges calm after N.Korea triggers alarm

China, the closest North Korea has to an ally, on Wednesday called for restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test in a move the United States said would threaten world peace.


Agnelli: Margherita, "La famiglia e' unita

TORINO - ''La famiglia e' unita in rapporti di affetto saldi e immutati''. Lo ha detto oggi Margherita Agnelli, nel giorno delle nozze del figlio, John Elkann con Lavinia Borromeo, negando i presunti dissapori


Nevada election officials have launched an investigation into allegations that a Republican-led voter registration drive improperly disposed of forms it collected from potential Democratic voters.


Winnebago profit down, misses Wall Street target

Winnebago Industries Inc.  on Friday posted a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit after buyers turned to motor homes that cost more to make and had lower profit margins when sold.


Elaine Kamarck, a lecturer at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, served in the Clinton-Gore administration.


The $39.5 billion profit topped the previous record for a U.S. company, which Exxon set in 2005.


US voters decide as presidential campaign ends

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. WASHINGTON, Washington, United States of America -- Americans vote Tuesday in one of the closest presidential


A top state official learned firsthand how it feels to be suspected of smuggling at Logan International Airport. Customs agents caught his teenage daughter with contraband: three peaches from Italy.


Space shuttle Discovery blasts off from Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla..  - The U.S. space shuttle Discovery blasted off on a pillar of fire on Tuesday, soaring above Florida marshlands toward a rendezvous in two days with the International Space Station.


The African Union is to decide early October whether it will send 3,000- to 5,000 troops to the troubled region Darfur to help stop the violence there, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said.


China Eases Foreign Access to TV Producing

China plans to let foreign companies take stakes in local television production companies, in a move giving international media companies better access to the world's biggest market.


BOSTONâAt three laboratories here, the world of stem-cell research can be captured in all its complexity, promise and diversity.


Small steps key to saving giant turtles: expert

Small and inexpensive steps could go a long way towards rescuing the Western Pacific's dwindling population of giant sea turtles, an expert has said.


Poll Shows Liberal Ideas Gaining With Young People

Young Americans appear to lean slightly more to the left than the general population, according to a new poll.


Whiting Writers' Award Winners Announced

Three fiction writers and three poets were among the 10 authors named winners of the Whiting Writers' Award, given annually to "emerging writers of exceptional talent and promise."


Photo in the News: Seals, Sea Lions, Satellites Help Map Ocean

Wearing tags traditionally used for tracking, the marine recruits are helping scientists collect data that could one day be used to generate ocean forecasts.


A detainee being held for interrogation was stripped and confronted with an unmuzzled military police dog. He was suspected of having tried to escape and was later bitten by one of the dogs.


Yahoo Sends Letter to Shareholders Over Microsoft Bid

CEO Jerry Yang explains to shareholders why Yahoo rejected Microsoft's acquisition bid.


For 18 months, Office Depot executives have delved into the minutiae of the retailer's financial controls, scrutinizing how it accounts for the goods it buys and testing to see, for example, that daily sales match daily deposits.


As its record-setting campaign heads to the finish line, the Museum of Fine Arts yesterday announced a $10 million gift from State Street Corp. , the largest single contribution from a corporation in the museum's history.


Michelle Wie injured her wrist in a fall while running and is wearing a hard cast that will keep her away from golf for at least a month, a family spokesman said Friday.


Seven Still at Large in Plot to Bomb Spanish Court

Seven men implicated in a suspected  Islamic radical plot to blow up Spain's High Court remain at  large despite the arrests of 13 more people, police sources  said on Friday.


There may be little good cheer for those flying during the December holidays: Many travelers can count on paying 15 to 25 percent more for airplane tickets than they did last year, and that's assuming they can get seats at all.


Q&A: McAfee, Symantec CEOs talk security

In early December, InfoWorld Senior Writer Matt Hines had the opportunity to sit down with John Thompson, chief executive of Symantec, and David DeWalt, chief executive of McAfee, to interview the leaders about the strategic direction of their companies and where they see different aspects of the IT security market heading in 2008 and beyond.


Fox Ball Game Cripples NBC Thursday Lineup

Game 7 of the National League Championship Series on Fox took a toll on NBC's lineup Thursday, particularly the comedies "Joey" and "Will & Grace" in the opening hour of primetime.


President George W Bush delivered an unapologetic defence of his decision to invade Iraq, telling the United Nations yesterday that it "helped to deliver the Iraqi people from an outlaw dictator".


Serbian woman who hid in Halifax church concerned about immigration process

HALIFAX (CP) - A Serbian woman who sought refuge in a Halifax church basement for 441 days before being forced to leave Canada is concerned about unexpected delays in handling her immigration application.


Ministers play down speculation Tony Blair could be offered the job of president of the European Council.


Interview: Dell's Rollins lays out a road map, from services to AMD

InfoWorld - After eight years at the company, Kevin Rollins was appointed president and CEO of the $41.4 billion computer juggernaut Dell Computer last July. Many still think of Dell as a desktop supplier, but the company has become a powerhouse in server and notebooks as well and is making strong moves in the printer and storage markets.


A Bush administration initiative to secure the nation's ports is bogged down in industry opposition, technology flaws and evidence that it fails to safeguard workers' privacy, according to industry and government analysts.


NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine  O'Neal will not have to finish serving the remaining 10 games  of his suspension, a federal judge ruled Thursday.


Allo studio un pacchetto di misure in piÃ¹ tappe per un valoredi 12-16 miliardi a favore dei lavoratori dipendenti                                          Prima la dote ai figli, poi le aliquote meno tasse sotto i 40 mila euro                                                                                di ROBERTO MANIA


A LAB owned by US tobacco giant Philip Morris uncovered evidence in the early 1980s about potential risks from passive smoking but its findings were never made public, a new study charges.


A 82,69 mln (-6,2%), pesa fine rapporto con DG


It started with last Sunday's debate. According to the worm, Mark Latham beat John Howard 67/33 -- the same margin Kim Beazley beat John Howard by in 2001.


Mark Potts, a self-described "recovering journalist," says with a bit of understatement: "It isn't Woodward and Bernstein stuff."


Mansfield 36 Cambridge 0 MANSFIELD -- A solid running game and plenty of mistakes by Cambridge Rindge and Latin were more than enough for fourth-ranked Mansfield in a 36-0 blowout last night at Alumni Field.


Il 29 giugno l'iPhone debuttera' sul mercato Usa


Bank May Buy Troubled Giant in Home Loans

Countrywide Financial, the troubled lender that became a symbol of the excesses that led to the subprime mortgage crisis, is negotiating a sale to Bank of America.


Global warning could make some Alpine ski reports unviable within decades, the OECD think tank warns.


QUAKERTOWN, Pa. - It's a glum day for optimists. After 24 years of community service, the Quakertown Optimists Club is calling it quits. They're holding their last meeting on Thursday, citing declining interest. "I feel sad," club president Bernard Kensky said.


U.S. backs expansion of Abbas' enforcers

They're Mahmoud Abbas' enforcers — well-trained, disciplined and absolutely loyal to the Palestinian president.


Palestinians could use force to free BBC journalist Johnston

A senior Palestinian official said on Saturday that a military operation to free kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston would be justified if peaceful means fail.


Juvenile louts face on the spot fines for anti social behaviour in a Home Office pilot scheme.


Is economy gasoline a scam? The federal government and most service stations define regular gasoline as 87 octane fuel, but some stations in Massachusetts insist on calling the same fuel by a different name: economy.


China says supports NAM position on Iran's nuclear program

China's ambassador to the 35-member International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors has warned the ambassadors of the European big three that Beijing supports the views of the Non-Aligned Movement ...


Carson Palmer is all the way back and sharp as ever. Sharper, maybe. Exactly eight months to the day after doctors rebuilt his mangled left knee, Palmer hit nine straight passes in one impressive stretch in Cincinnati's 23-10 victory over Kansas City, which lost quarterback Trent Green to injury.


Founders of Dreamworks film studio  feature on Forbes' 2004 list of the richest 400 people in America.


Nicole Kidman married country music star Keith Urban at an Australian clifftop chapel Sunday in an intimate ceremony attended by close family and a smattering of A-list stars.


A top Sudanese official said Saturday his country doubted the UN Security Council would impose sanctions on his country when discussing Darfur next week.


The captain of the South African cricket team, Graeme Smith, has pleaded for greater stability in South African cricket. Speaking after South Africa's seven-wicket loss to England in the first Test at St George's


'CPM okay with FDI hike in pvt airlines'

NEW DELHI: CPI(M) on Wednesday said it has no objection to the Cabinet decision on raising FDI cap to 49% in domestic private airlines, but the partyâs concerns still remain in other areas of the civil aviation sector.


The military now says 100 percent of the city of Fallujah has been secured by US and Iraqi soldiers. But Marine Colonel Mike Regner told Pentagon reporters in a


Georgia Tech's Isma'il Muhammad missed two free throws with 5.5 seconds left and Virginia Tech survived a frantic final seconds for a 70-69 upset Saturday, handing the 12th-ranked Yellow Jackets their third straight loss.


U.S. Doctors Resume Surgery to Separate German Twins

Surgery to separate German twins  connected at the head resumed in Maryland Wednesday after  complications affecting one of the girls halted an earlier  operation, a hospital spokeswoman said.


Aging: Mental Health Overlooked in Care of Elderly Patients

A new study suggests that doctors may devote too little time to talking with elderly patients about mental illnesses.


The music industry redoubles its efforts to drop the hammer on college students who illegally download music, leaning on the universities for support. By the Associated Press.


Dubai, 17:51 - CALCIO, AMICHEVOLE: MILAN-EMIRATI ARABI UNITI 2-0

In una gara amichevole disputata a Dubai, il Milan ha battuto la nazionale degli Emirati Arabi uniti...


Prostate Cancer Treatment Poses Bone Risk -Study

An increasingly popular prostate cancer treatment also makes bones brittle and may be responsible for over 3,000 fractures each year in the United States, researchers reported on Wednesday.


A suicide car bomber killed 15 people Monday in trying to assassinate the head of Iraq's strongest Shiite party before parliamentary elections next month, while the biggest Sunni Muslim political group dealt a blow to ballot plans by withdrawing from the campaign because of the lack of security.


A County Antrim GP is convicted of illegal possession of heroin, otherwise known as diamorphine, a court hears.


Study Finds Prior Trauma Raised Childrenâs 9/11 Risk

Preschoolers who witnessed the 2001 terrorist attacks were at high risk of developing lingering problems if they had had a previous frightening experience, new research suggests.


Sport: Click here to see who your team is playing on every matchday of next season.


Meet Ed Grothus: pacifist, recycler of nuclear waste, author of a post-apocalyptic Rosetta Stone and the man who once sent Bill Clinton a


U.S. Middle Schools to Promote Tolerance

Using a young readers' novel called "The Misfits" as its centerpiece, middle schools nationwide will participate in a "No Name-Calling Week" initiative starting Monday. The program, now in its second year, has the backing of groups from the Girl Scouts to Amnesty International but has also drawn complaints that it overemphasizes harassment of gay youths.


Iran's president defiantly refused to compromise as a U.N. deadline for his country to stop enriching uranium arrived Thursday, saying Tehran would not be bullied into giving up its right to nuclear technology.


NASA Plans Friday Shuttle Launch After Fuel Cell Glitch      (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)

SPACE.com / CAPE  CANAVERAL, Fla. - The clock is once more ticking down to a Sept. 8 launch for NASA's space shuttle Atlantis after engineers all but cleared a fuel cell issue aboard the spacecraft, mission managers said late Thursday.


Aperture in Action Focuses on Sports Photography

A free lecture series for pro photographers and amateur enthusiasts, Aperture in Action travels to multiple US cities beginning in early July. In addition to receiving a free Aperture Tutorial DVD, all attendees will hear some of the best sports shooters discuss how Aperture helps them manage their field-to-studio workflows. Participants will also get to see the new Canon EOS 1D Mark III, one of the most advanced digital SLRs ever made.


Ronald Waterreus, the veteran Dutch goalkeeper for the Red Bulls, announced Friday that he would retire at the end of the season.


On Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani, George Orwell, Fox News, and the Republican Presidential Debate

The Republican debate in Columbia, South Carolina on May 15 broached the issue of 'enhanced interrogation techniques' and torture, and whether or not the use of either is legitimate.  Ron Paul and John McCain were the only two in the whole field who called 'enhanced interrogation techniques' a euphemism for torture, and they were the only two who expressly rejected the use of these techniques. Ron Paul at one point accused Brit Hume, a Fox News moderator, as well as the other candidates, of engaging in 'newspeak.'   This was a big highlight for me, even though I have, for years, resisted the urge to simply compare Fox News or the Bush administration to the societies described by George Orwell in his novels. I always rejected it as overly simplistic, or as breathless left-wing hysteria on par with 'OMG BUSHITLER' and the like. I must admit however that the exchange was getting pretty surreal until Ron Paul pointed it out. But that was hardly the strangest thing that happened. That would be the exchange between Paul and Giuliani, facilitated by moderator and all-around Fox News hack Wendell Goler. Paul comported himself well in spite of the openly hostile treatment by Fox News and some of his opponents, notching 2nd place in the Fox News text message poll. This is notable because Paul's positions on almost every issue stand in stark contrast to those of his opponents. Links, transcript, and some thoughts below the fold, with a poll.


Sri Lanka army blames Tamil Tigers of failing to keep pledge

Sri Lanka's army Sunday blamed theTamil Tigers for failing to attend a meeting Saturday which they had agreed to attend during a meeting with the international trucemonitors and the government troops.


Torre says A-Rod's shout was out of line

Even Joe Torre says Alex Rodriguez was out of line. The New York Yankees manager concluded A-Rod shouldn't have distracted a Toronto fielder this week during a popup, joining a chorus of baseball people who said the two-time AL MVP broke the sport's unwritten code.


17 dead or missing, hundreds hurt in Japan's deadliest quakes in decade

Japan was on edge after powerful earthquakes left 17 people dead or missing, injured hundreds and derailed a bullet train for the first time in history, within days of the country's worst typhoon in a quarter century.


Mexico mudslide buries bus, up to 60 dead

PUEBLA, Mexico  - A mudslide buried a bus carrying as many as 60 passengers in a remote region of Mexico on Wednesday. A local rescuer said those on board were probably killed but the government held out hope for survivors.


Alcatel-Lucent unions call for strike over job cuts

Unions at Alcatel-Lucent  called on Wednesday for a strike on February 15 to protest against a restructuring at the telecoms equipment provider, fearing more job cuts than announced.


A New CIA Report Casts Doubt on a Key Terrorist's Tie to Iraq

A reassessment by the Central Intelligence Agency has cast doubt on a central piece of evidence used by the Bush administration before the invasion of Iraq to draw links


Singh on an unimaginable ride toward riches and glory

The mayor wanted a picture with him. The owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars wanted a word with him. Civic leaders simply wanted to shake his hand.


Can a Gray-Haired Lady Find a Date? A Job?

Can a woman let her hair go gray at 50 and still be considered attractive? The author of a new book on beauty and aging decided to find out.


Opener Justin Langer was last out after a glorious innings of 191 as Australia totaled 381 on the second morning of the first test against Pakistan in Perth on Friday.


Britney Spears Stumbles, Nearly Drops Baby

Britney Spears stumbled outside a Manhattan hotel, nearly dropping her 8-month-old son and further fueling the ever-growing media scrutiny of her parenting skills.


Ian Paisley and Bertie Ahern are expected to jointly open a new resort and spa in County Antrim later.


Probe: Iraq U.N. Cash Sent to Bombers' Kin

Saddam Hussein diverted money from the U.N. oil-for-food program to pay millions of dollars to families of Palestinian suicide bombers who carried out attacks on Israel, say congressional investigators who uncovered evidence of the money trail.


The Caucus : The Wiretapping Fight in Congress

Republicans warn that the law's expiration over the weekend diminishes the ability to conduct terrorist surveillance, but the Democrats call those statements misleading.


Dopo lo sconforto lo scatto nella notte con gli alleati"Niente ricatti o mi dimetto anche da deputato. E si torna a votare                                          Il giorno piÃ¹ lungo del premier "Alle mie condizioni o me ne vado"                                                                                di CLAUDIO TITO


Niente galÃ , solo una conferenza stampa: l'anteprima degli Oscar vittima dello scioperoPremiati anche Julie Christie, Daniel Day Lewis, Johnny Depp e Cate Blanchett                                          'Espiazione' miglior film drammatico Ai Golden Globes senza festa                                                                                L'italiano Dario Marianelli vince per la colonna sonora della pellicola di Joe Wright


An emerging long-range,  high-speed wireless technology is expected to spread quickly  and be available globally within two years, a key backer of the  so-called WiMax technology said on Tuesday.


Cavs 98, Pistons 82: Itâs Another First for James and the Cavaliers: The Finals

Rookie Daniel Gibson scored a game-high 31 points for Cavaliers, sending them to the finals against the three-time N.B.A. champion San Antonio Spurs.


Big employers propose health benefits overhaul

Some of the biggest U.S. employers said on Wednesday health care coverage and retirement plans for American workers should be delivered by competing third-party benefit administrators such as banks, investment companies and insurers.


Two Las Vegas schools locked down on gun report

Two Las Vegas area schools were locked down early on Monday morning as police searched for an armed youth, local television reported, in what would be the third gun incident at a U.S. school in a week.


Romney didn't approve anti-Thompson site

A spokesman for Republican Mitt Romney said Tuesday that the presidential candidate did not approve the creation of a Web site severely critical of the personal and political life of his GOP rival, Fred Thompson.


Blair Offers His Party a Qualified Apology for Iraq War

Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain apologized for flawed intelligence but not for removing Saddam Hussein.


Dutch Abortion Ship Sets Sail to Portugal

DEN HELDER, The Netherlands  - A Dutch floating  abortion clinic set sail for Portugal Monday despite an attempt  by the Dutch government to restrict its activities and after  visits to Ireland and Poland stoked controversy.


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SitePoint PHP Blog: The Joy of Regular Expressions [1]

Sometimes, it's just not enough to sit and try to teach theory about something in programming - it's better to just jump right in and take things as they come. That's what Harry Fuecks thinks, at least in his latest post on the SitePoint PHP Blog - a look at the "Joy of Regular Expressions".   He does go over a bit of the theory and why they are so invaluable, but it's a short section before he gets to the heart of the article - working with regular expressions for:  positive matching matching all instances in a given string finding an exact match matching the start of a string validation of the contents of a string checking the length of a string  There's simple examples included for each of the items to help you get an idea of how they'd work.


Representatives of General Motors Corp  and the United Auto Workers union returned to the bargaining table on Saturday amid expectations the two sides were closing in on a deal that would slash health care costs for the top U.S. automaker.


Dogs with paralyzed hind legs regained the ability to walk after getting a shot of a chemical cousin of antifreeze that helped repair nerve cells in their damaged spinal cords, scientists reported.


DUP leader Ian Paisley is asked to stay away from a memorial service for the victims of an IRA bombing.


France's Chirac to address nation on Sunday

French President Jacques Chirac will make a television declaration at 1900 GMT on Sunday, his office said on Thursday, when he is expected to say he will not stand for re-election.


Mac OS X Tip of the Week: Customizing the Sidebar

Here’s a great way to make the sidebar of your Finder window even more powerful by making  it work like the Dock.


Young adults are the heaviest users of public libraries despite the ease with which they can access a wealth of information over the Internet from the comforts of their homes, according to a new study.


Democratic challenger John Kerry said on Wednesday President Bush had failed America's middle class as he renewed his focus on the economy less than a week before voters go to the polls.


By Zane Wilson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 16--COLUMBIA -- A Midlands Senator on Thursday blocked passage of a bill that would allow city and county council members to excuse themselves, rather than having to resign, if business with associates or relatives comes before them.


Non e' in alcun modo una modifica del primo redatto il 13/6


Watch Out for Spam Filters Junking Legitimate E-Mails

By CHRIS TOMLINSON  So far, I've had a very lean summer for stag nights.   I was putting this down to age, most of my friends having already been married at least once.


Microsoft Says SP2 Problems Can Be Remedied

"Everyone I've talked to about SP2 says, 'Don't do it,'" said Phil Beal, an atypically conscientious computer user who said he downloads Microsoft's minor fixes every Friday night.


Reins change hands at the Topsfield Fair

James O'Brien of Peabody is the new general manager of the Topsfield Fair. O'Brien, the long time manager of Brooksby Farm in Peabody, begins the job today. He replaces Al Craig , who is retiring after 20 years leading Topsfield, one of the nation's oldest agricultural fairs.


Google Up in Market Debut After Bumpy IPO

NEW YORK/SEATTLE  - Google Inc. shares made their  long-awaited stock market debut on Thursday, rising sharply to  $100 after an initial public offering marked by missteps and  lackluster market conditions.


African countries have agreed a deal on the immediate future of the ivory trade.


Recently, meetings-with-food have come to feel like yet another symptom of an overstuffed day.


La nascita del Banco Popolare costera' 300 milioni


Northwest Airlines Corp. filed suit against Sabre Travel Network in the US District Court for the District of Minnesota alleging that Sabre instituted measures that will make it more difficult for the carrier to sell tickets.


The family of an Iraqi civilian alleged to have been beaten to death by UK troops win the right to an inquiry.


MoD sorts out 'turkey' helicopters for Xmas

That's Xmas 2009, sadly One of the sorriest British defence procurement stories of recent times - which means a very sorry story indeed - finally approached resolution this week. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that it will modify eight large helicopters it has had since 2001 so that they can actually be used.â¦


EU waves through â¬54bn science funding package

Lots for IT in there As anticipated, technology research is the major beneficiary of a massive research funding plan approved yesterday by the European Parliament. The funding, released under Framework Programme 7 (FP7), is supposed to support several priority areas in science until 2013. It will be formally adopted by the EU on December 5.â¦


U.S. gasoline supplies dropped last  week to their lowest level since Hurricane Katrina slammed into  Gulf Coast refineries two years ago, the U.S. government said  on Thursday.


Boy rescued after 4 days in Japan quake rubble

Shaken by a string of deadly earthquakes and aftershocks, Japan is in the grips of an unlikely rescue saga. Rescue teams working in Nagaoka, one of the city's worst-hit by the initial earthquake on Saturday


Expansion of Economy Is Expected to Continue

The economy should expand modestly in coming months as a healthy job market continues to trump weakness in housing prices.


After Jobs criticism, Warner exec defends DRM

InfoWorld - The head of Warner Music Group defended the use of DRM (digital rights management) with digital music on Wednesday in an apparent response to recent criticism from Apple CEO Steve Jobs.


Liberal Air America Radio Gets Funding, Franken

Liberal radio network Air America  on Wednesday said it had extended a contract with comedian and  commentator Al Franken and received an extra $13 million in  funding to continue its national roll-out.


Troy Smith threw three touchdown passes, Antonio Pittman ran for two scores and Ohio State started its second month as the No. 1 team in the nation with an easy 35-7 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday.


US Economy: Leading Indicators Fall for 5th Straight Month

A barometer of future US economic activity fell for a fifth month in October, the longest decline since 1995, signaling that the world's largest economy may slow in coming months.


Suddenly coming into a lot of money isnât necessarily the ticket to financial freedom.  Instead, it can be difficult to find smart, solid advice for handling it.


Thai PM Says Will Punish 'Wrongdoers' Over Deaths

Bomb blasts rocked southern Thailand on Friday as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra promised to get to the bottom of the deaths of 78 Muslims in military custody and punish any "wrongdoers.


NTT DoCoMo To Launch New Mobile Phone Models

Three of the five new NTT DoCoMo models are equipped with Sony's FiliCa contactless IC card technology that enables the handsets to function as electronic money.


Illegal logging blamed for floods, landslides

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. OFFICIALS partly blamed the extensive floods on illegal logging which had denuded the mountains.


Monkey's at Hindu Temple Attack Children

GAUHATI, India - Monkeys lurking at an ancient Hindu temple in India's northeast have attacked up to 300 children over three weeks, temple officials said Tuesday.


Microsoft renews its push into TV with Windows XP Media Center

Television has been something of a great white whale for Microsoft. The company has tried to sell WebTV and build software for TVs and cable boxes.


Monaco di Baviera, 19:22 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: IL BAYERN MONACO INGAGGIA JANSEN

Il difensore della nazionale tedesca Marcell Jansen passa dal Borussia M'Gladbach al Bayern Monaco. ...


Three Palestinians die in the Gaza Strip in fresh clashes between rival Hamas and Fatah factions.


Britney Spears is ceding the cover of Us Weekly to "all of   the other overexposed blondes." The most overexposed blonde of them all   just wants to catch up on Sex and the City.


20 Years Later, 'the Next Mary Lou' Takes Her Place

After months of carrying around the pressure to win an Olympic all-around gymnastics title, after being dubbed the next Mary Lou Retton so long ago, Patterson finished her floor exercise Thursday and nearly floated off the floor, leaping ...


Lo ha affermato l'amministratore delegato Ugo Ruffolo


Seven ways to keep your search history private

Worried that Google and other search sites know too much about you --- and that the feds can subpoena that data? Fear not -- we've got seven steps you can follow to keep your search history to yourself.


Egyptian says faces torture if U.S. deports him

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania  - The United States is exposing deportees to the risk of torture by accepting the word of foreign governments that prisoners won't be tortured if sent home, lawyers for an Egyptian detainee argued on Thursday.


Gulf Coast Struggles to Emerge from Debris

NAVARRE, Fla.  - Rescuers with dogs fanned out and  National Guard troops poured in as residents and emergency  workers began a massive cleanup on the U.S. Gulf Coast on  Friday after Hurricane Ivan killed up to 33 people.


Lifeâs a Little Bit Worse Now That Theyâre Dead

âWristcutters: A Love Storyâ has an offbeat, absurdist charm that turns a potentially creepy conceit into an odd, touching adventure.


Singer Cat Stevens and his daughter have been escorted from a diverted transatlantic flight and refused entry into America flight by FBI agents.


Compagnia di bandiera riduce il rialzo in Borsa


NetSky Holdings to Provide Satellite Internet Service

NetSky Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NKYH) announced that it will offer a high speed one-way satellite service. The satellite service, provided through an agreement with a major Internet provider aggregator, will be marketed to small businesses and home-office users.


Udine, 18:40 - CALCIO, UDINESE; MARINO: ABBIAMO BUTTATO IL PAREGGIO

"Siamo stati raggiunti nel recupero e abbiamo buttato il pareggio. Oggi la squadra ha fatto comunque...


Interest in klezmer music in Germany has surged. But how much of the movement is motivated by guilt, and how much by the music?


Mortar attack kills nine in Somali market

Mortar bombs killed at least nine people in the Somali capital Mogadishu's busy Bakara Market on Thursday in the latest attack blamed on Islamist rebels, witnesses said.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wants to change the government's formula for giving states money for homeland security, with the early voting states getting a little extra.


A Mosca gli iberici sovvertono il pronostico con i russi: 3-2E questa sera, sono in finale anche nel basket contro gli stessi avversari                                            La Spagna di Anastasi batte la Russia E' campione d'Europa di pallavolo


Roma, 12:44 - CALCIO, LAZIO-ROMA A ROSETTI

Sarà Roberto Rosetti di Torino a dirigere domenica sera il derby Lazio-Roma, big match della ...


The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinterâs âHomecoming,â a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.


Il presidente del Consiglio Prodi ha incontrato stamane il ministro dell'Economia Nel pomeriggio il faccia a faccia con i capigruppo parlamentari dell'Unione, domani con le parti sociali                                            Vertice a Palazzo Chigi: prima il Dpef poi le pensioni e il dl sull'extragettito                                                                                L'Ue e la Bce chiedono la riduzione della spesa e la destinazione del 'tesoretto' al risanamentoI capigruppo della sinistra radicale: "Per Padoa Schioppa il risanamento non Ã¨ piÃ¹ una prioritÃ "


US employers added 96,000 jobs last month, a tepid performance that disappointed Wall Street markets but was strong enough to keep the unemployment rate from rising above 5.4 percent.


Southampton's George Burley emerges as the Scottish FA's preferred candidate for the job of national manager.


Reporters Deny Official Leaked Name to Them

Six Washington reporters testified that I. Lewis Libby Jr. never mentioned the identity of an outed C.I.A. agent.


Britain's Liberal Democrats elected the youthful Nick Clegg as their third leader in two years Tuesday, and he vowed to reverse a slump in fortunes and woo voters disenchanted with modern politics.


Premier a New York, non ho alcuna intenzione di farlo


WARWICK, R.I. -- Relatives of the 100 people killed in a nightclub fire vented their grief and fury at the judge and the legal system Friday but were unable to derail a plea bargain in which one of the club's owners received four years behind bars and the other got no prison time at all.


TIGER Woods will decide soon if he will be able to play in the multi-million dollar American Express Championship after injuring his shoulder.


Actor Says Robert Blake Vowed to 'Annihilate' Wife

Actor Robert Blake spoke of his  desire to "annihilate" his wife Bonny Lee Bakley in the year  before she was found shot to death outside a Los Angeles  restaurant, tough-guy actor Frank Minucci told jurors in  Blake's murder trial on Tuesday.


Leading indicator of economic performance moderated again in ...

OTTAWA (CP) - The composite leading index, an early measurement of economic performance, moderated again in August, to 0.5 per cent from 0.6 per cent in July, Statistics Canada reported Friday.


Prime ministers of Norway, Sweden and Finland go to Thailand to see the devastating aftermath of the tsunami.


Ford was the first to report figures for what industry analysts expect to be the beginning of the worst sales year in more than a decade.


The condition of Saif Ali Khan, who was admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital after complaining chest pain on Sunday night, was stable but he remained under medical observation in the intensive care unit, hospital sources said.


In the Band but Out of State. Or the Country.

Jason Hannah says his Fender guitar had just been gathering dust in the closet until a few months ago.


A Dutch team has created the world's biggest digital picture, assembled from 600 individual snaps.


Ex-NI Secretary Peter Hain's decision to appoint two Orangemen to the Parades Commission is ruled unlawful.


Conflicting reports over blast in Iraqi city

Iraqi police and a community leader said a bomb blast near a soccer field in the city of Ramadi on Tuesday killed 18 people, mostly children, but the U.S. military said it was unaware of such an attack.


Taliban says killed two Germans in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Taliban movement on Saturday killed two German hostages after the group's demands were ignored, according to a spokesman, who said he represented the militant group.


The BBC's John Humphrys has described British reality TV as being "seedy, cynical and harmful" to society. Do you agree?


Yesterday webmasters began noticing shifting and changing within Yahoo Search results. Usually, before such changes occur, Yahoo posts a Weather Report on the Yahoo Search Blog.  No posting on the YSearchBlog as of yet, but Barry Schwartz did notice that Yahoo Tim Mayer did comment at WebmasterWorld: There will be more changes tomorrow. Things should settle [...]


Thai man in Belgian hospital after smuggling eagles found with bird flu

BRUSSELS, Belgium  - A Thai man who tried to smuggle into Belgium two small eagles infected with a deadly avian flu virus was undergoing medical tests Sunday, but appeared to be in good health, officials said.


The International Tennis Federation is investigating claims Tommy Haas was poisoned during the Davis Cup defeat by Russia.


Four people are shot dead at a concert by US rock group Damageplan, which contains ex-members of Pantera.


The US Justice Department has said that internet service providers should be allowed to charge for priority traffic.


German, French leaders urge changes in euro rules

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac made joint appeal Tuesday for loosening the budget rules guiding euro-member countries.


AP: Witness Shows Weakness in Bashir Case

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Prosecutors have pinned their case against an alleged terror chief on a former comrade, who plans to testify that cleric Abu Bakar Bashir heads the al-Qaida-linked network blamed for numerous attacks, including last week's bombing of the Australian Embassy.    But in an interview with The Associated Press, key witness Nasir Abbas insisted that the Jemaah Islamiyah network is not a terrorist organization and he described Bashir as "just an Islamic teacher," saying he didn't know whether the 66-year-old played any role in terrorism...


An 18-year-old man is arrested by detectives investigating the fatal shooting of a boy in Sheffield.


A judge charged a jailed Moroccan on Tuesday with being a leading member of Islamic extremist groups in three countries, including an organization suspected in the killing of a Dutch filmmaker.


Can reach PC2-10000 level, retailer claims Japanese memory retailer CFD has said Buffalo will soon ship DDR 2 memory modules clocked to a whopping 1.2GHz, claiming the parts can be set to run even faster: 1.25GHz for a PC2-10000 rating.â¦


Bee Staff Writers. Bucking the leadership of his fellow Republicans, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his support Monday for a $3 billion bond measure for stem cell research


Mac OS X Tip of the Week: Become the Ultimate Menu Master

Did you know that you can access your menus without touching your mouse?


Kurdish rebels fired rockets and grenades at a Turkish military outpost Monday, killing seven soldiers in an attack that heightened tension at a time when Ankara has threatened military action against the rebels in northern Iraq.


With only one week remaining for US Airways to avoid another trip through bankruptcy, the pilots union prepared last night to consider a new company cost-cutting


European shares opened steady on Tuesday  as a solid close on Wall Street overnight countered concerns  about higher energy and interest costs but Swiss chemical maker  Ciba fell after a downbeat outlook.


Space Probe Fails to Deploy Its Parachute and Crashes

NASA's $264 million Genesis mission came to a sudden and violent end on Wednesday morning, when a capsule returning with samples of the Sun slammed into


PeopleSoft fracas could spark software M&A

NEW YORK - Thursday's pro-Oracle Corp. decision on the U.S. Department of Justice's attempt to block Oracle's proposed takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. could have ramifications for the broader software market: Most software stocks rose in Friday trading as investors and analysts viewed the DOJ's loss as a signal for Oracle and other software companies to go shopping for acquisitions.


The first Rwandan Catholic priest to go on trial at the UN tribunal in Arusha is found guilty of genocide.


Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney score to give Man Utd a win and end Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten run.


Sgt. David E. Lambert, a Virginia Army National Guardsman who died Friday after an explosion in Baghdad, was a dedicated soldier, active in his church and engaged to be married at the time of his death, a soldier from his former unit said.


Time Warner sets up $500m legal war chest

Time Warner has set aside a $500m (Â£272m) war chest to cover regulatory and legal action over accounting practices at its America Online division.


Organizers of the Whitbread Book of the Year Award have named Hugh Grant to the panel of judges for the 2004 prize.


Air Canada has agreed to buy $821  million of Canadair Regional Jets from Bombardier Inc.  BBDb.TO, the companies said on Monday.


Spongebob Squarepants probably wouldn't have been out of place in Touchstone's National Treasure, but the equally cartoon-inspired Nicolas Cage actioner narrowly defeated the good-hearted animation at the box office this weekend.


Update 1: EU Wants More Clarity on Aid to Boeing

The European Union on Thursday demanded Washington explain more clearly how it subsidizes Boeing Co. and said any US challenge targeting EU rival Airbus Industrie before the World Trade Organization would be countered.


Big media gangs up on pirates, file sharers

Copyright cabal ahead A large group of media giants is poised to announce a new system for copyrighting content on t'internet.â¦


Cellist Rostropovich in hospital, not dying: aide

Cellist and conductor Mstislav  Rostropovich, 79, has been admitted to a Moscow hospital but  his condition is not life-threatening, his secretary said on  Wednesday.


Brits want Churchill, Lennon on new notes

As the new Bank of England 20 pound note makes its debut featuring economist Adam Smith, a survey suggests Britons want better-known and more modern characters on their money.Comment


France calls for the boycott of aid to the Palestinians to be re-examined if a national unity government is formed.


A new study says almost half of adult American internet users have done a search on themselves on Google or other search engines. The surprise, according to a research specialist, is that the numbers are not higher.


Last week's mystery driver was Denny Hulme in his Brabham Repco, and the first correct entry was from G Honey. This week's face belongs to a chicken farmer who was quite good with cars.


Savvy move likely to sway public opinion

Until Thursday's meeting in Toronto, there were no good guys or bad guys in the NHL lockout. This wasn't Good vs. Evil, Right vs.


ADV: $150,000 Mortgage for Under $690/Month

Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.


Italian airline Alitalia has reached an agreement with its cabin crews, completing negotiations aimed at avoiding the threat of collapse.


Bush: Democrats Must Reach Out on Iraq      (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - President Bush and his strategists say they are concerned that partisan differences are pulling Americans apart over Iraq, partly because of the harsh political campaigns that ended in the Democratic takeover of Congress in the November 7 election.


Labour chairman Hazel Blears has joined the contest to succeed John Prescott as the party's deputy leader.


Corpi trovati nel pomeriggio, entrambe originarie del Salvador


Around 100 feared dead after Philippine evacuation center ...

Around 100 people are missing and feared dead after an evacuation center in the flood-hit eastern Philippine town of Real collapsed, officials said Wednesday.


Elton curses massed photographers as 'rude, vile pigs' in fit of ...

From stressful delays to draining jet lag, airports are rarely associated with bringing out the brightest side to one's personality.


Government wants wide smoking ban-report

The government is to announce plans to ban smoking in nearly all pubs, cafes and restaurants in England when it unveils a long-awaited policy paper on public health on Tuesday, the BBC has reported.


Serena Williams revealed she had defied doctors' orders to play in the US Open after setting up another quarter-final showdown with American rival Jennifer Capriati.


Hope Rises for Release of Afghanistan Hostages

Taliban-linked kidnappers of three UN election workers, including a British woman, claimed today that a deal could be close for their release.


California's Stem Cell Proposition Passes

Californians have come down on the side of stem cell research by passing a $3 billion bond measure designed to put the state on the cutting edge of such science.


An impoverished backwater that will drain the EU's resources and flood its labor markets with unskilled jobseekers? Or a dynamic economy whose youthful population will help offset a looming pensions crisis? The economic case for Turkish membership of the European Union is anything but clear cut.


Tutti salvi, mancano all'appello una bimba e un ragazzo


Combinazione: 16, 17, 52, 60, 80, 81, jolly 29, superstar 52


Roddick and Williams to Star on Sunday at U.S. Open

The first week of the U.S. Open  concludes Sunday with Andy Roddick and Serena Williams the star  attractions at Flushing Meadows.


Nel marzo 2004 era stata sottoposta all'intervento record negli Stati Uniti. Ai primi di dicembre era rientrata in Italia                                                  E' morta la piccola Alessia aveva avuto nove trapianti


Banned Spanish royal sex romp cartoon on sale on eBay

A Spanish satirical magazine that was ordered removed from newsstands because its cover featured a cartoon depicting the heir to Spain's throne having sex with his wife was for sale Saturday on eBay.


AMERICA/ARGENTINA - LÂ11 febbraio 12 diocesi argentine celebreranno il 50Â° anniversario di fondazione Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Il prossimo 11 febbraio sarÃ  una data importante in Argentina perchÃ© 12 diocesi del paese festeggeranno i 50 anni della loro fondazione. LÂ11 febbraio 1957 il Papa Pio XII con la bolla "Quandoquidem adoranda", eresse 12...


With the televised debates behind them, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry have little opportunity to shape further the presidential race except by waging an intense effort in the home stretch aimed at getting out the vote.


Yahoo launched a beta version of My Yahoo Search, giving users more-advanced Web-search capabilities. Competition has been heating up in the search-engine space, with Amazon.


Insurgents Who Beheaded 2 Show Briton in Plea for Life

A militant group that beheaded two American engineers this week posted a video on the Internet early Thursday showing a third hostage, Kenneth Bigley, a Briton, pleading for his life.


Senior Officials Have Bleak View for Iraq

WASHINGTON Sept. 16, 2004 - A highly classified National Intelligence Estimate assembled by some of the government's most senior analysts this summer provided a pessimistic assessment about the future security and stability of Iraq.


SEC Seeks Gen Re Records on Finite Insurance

General Re Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., acknowledged that it has received a request from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to provide documentation and information relating to non-traditional or


One worker killed in U.S. camp blast in Kuwait

One worker was killed and three others wounded in a blast at a U.S. Army camp in Kuwait on Monday, which appeared to be an accident, the camp said.


Virgin process can produce stem cells, study says

Mouse embryos created through a "virgin birth" process called parthenogenesis show that egg cells can be a source of valued embryonic stem cells, researchers said on Thursday.


U.S. stocks slid on Thursday after New  York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer accused insurance broker  Marsh & McLennan Cos. MMC.N of fraud, and the fallout hit  insurers, including American International Group AIG.N.


Condoleezza Rice insists attacking Iran is not on America's "agenda", following meetings with Tony Blair and Jack Straw.


The decline in church congregations has been slowed by people from ethnic minorities, according to a survey.


Romanian film is favorite as Cannes nears end

CANNES, France  - Several critics are tipping a hard-hitting Romanian picture to walk away with the coveted Palme d'Or at Sunday's Cannes Film Festival awards although most say this year's race is tough to call.


Steven Vaughan-Nichols suggests maybe it's time for Sun Microsystems to stop making announcements and focus on actually making technology.


(InfoWorld) - Business integration suite vendor WebMethods is on the acquisition trail again, this time looking to pick up expertise in SOA (service-oriented architecture) governance through the planned purchase of Infravio. WebMethods announced Monday that it has reached a definitive agreement to buy Infravio for about $38 million in cash and expects the deal to close later this month. Infravio is the vendor's second SOA-focused acquisition in recent weeks. Last month,Â WebMethods purchasedÂ most of the assets of semantic metadata management technology company Cerebra for an undisclosed sum. As the SOA market continues to consolidate, larger players are busily picking off smaller firms, especially those with particular areas of focus, be they around technologies or specific industries. Infravio's registry, repository and governance products help companies enforce policies and practices to better control the design, development and deployment of their SOA projects. WebMethods plans to integrate Infravio's offerings into future versions of its Fabric SOA suite by the fourth quarter of this year. The Fabric suite brings together tools to help users improve the management of their business processes within an SOA framework and gain a better understanding of how their existing IT assets, including Web services, function and interoperate. WebMethods plans to continue to sell and support stand-alone versions of Infravio's products both before and after the completion of the acquisition. Infravio customers include Lockheed Martin, Providence Health System, and Sprint Nextel. Infravio's software will help improve and add to WebMethods' capabilities in a number of areas including automatic content validation, service-level agreement management, security enforcement and versioning and impact analysis. Established in 1999, privately-held Infravio employs around 65 staff, 50 of whom are developers in its offshore unit in Chennai, India.


PENSACOLA, Fla. (Sports Network) - Baltimore Ravens running  back Jamal Lewis began his jail sentence Friday, reporting to a  federal prison camp in Florida. Lewis was ordered to serve a  four-month term for using a cell phone to help set up a drug  transaction in June of 2000.


Government faces the heat as Greece burns

KRESTENA, Greece  - Greece's conservative government faced mounting accusations of incompetence on Tuesday over forest fires that have killed at least 63 people.


Boss Avram Grant admits Chelsea face a tough task to overcome Olympiakos in the Champions League last 16 after a 0-0 draw in the first leg in Greece.


Heisman Trophy ballots were mailed Wednesday to 923 voters, who will pick the best player in college football.


Experts Say Many in Britain Malnourished

LONDON -- It may be obvious that most Britons are overweight. What isn't so obvious is that at least 2 million of them are likely malnourished _ and that includes some of the people who are too fat.


Toronto Raptors guard Alvin Williams will miss the rest of the 2004 season with an injured right knee.


Mark O'Meara remembers the celebration that followed the U.S. team's defeat of Europe in the 1991 Ryder Cup at The Ocean Course. He also recalls the empathy he had for Bernhard Langer, who missed the slithery 6-footer on No. 18 that gave the Americans the victory.


Team Canada hopes to wear white jerseys in World Cup of Hockey ...

TORONTO (CP) - The ever-superstitious Wayne Gretzky hopes Team Canada can wear white jerseys for Tuesday night's World Cup final against Finland.


A Southern Baptist leader said Tuesday that evangelical voters might tolerate a divorced presidential candidate, but they have deep doubts about GOP hopeful Rudy Giuliani, who has been married three times.


Barcellona, 17:32 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: DECO NON E' IN VENDITA

Il portoghese Deco non andrà all'Inter, come piÃ¹ voci ipotizzavano nei giorni scorsi. Il pres...


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


Souness banned for one match for improper conduct

Newcastle United manager Graeme Souness has been imposed a one-match touchline ban for imporper conduct, the Football Association (FA) said on Monday.


Five women killed in Chicago-area store shooting

TINLEY PARK, Illinois  - Five women were shot and killed inside a clothing store at a suburban Chicago shopping center on Saturday in what police said appeared to be a botched robbery.


Brazil's Lula faces run-off, tattered by scandals

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Nagging corruption scandals thwarted Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's hopes of clinching a first-round election victory and he now faces a high-stakes run-off against an inspired rival.


U.S. Rep. Paul Gillmor, an Ohio Republican who served in the House of Representatives for nearly 20 years, was found dead in his apartment, a congressional aide said on Wednesday.


Religious faith may help stroke victims: study

People of faith have long contended that the power of prayer can help heal the sick. Now a study conducted in Rome suggests that religious faith may help people recover from a stroke.


The Marketplace Report: Jump in Wholesale Prices

Description: NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the jump in wholesale prices that has fueled inflation worries.


House Members Resist Testifying in Contractor Trial

The defense contractor charged with bribing convicted former congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham has subpoenaed 13 House members, including former speaker J. Dennis Hastert, to testify in his federal trial.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 4 -- At least eight Afghan civilians were killed Sunday in eastern Afghanistan when U.S. Marines traveling in a convoy were hit by a car bomb and responded by firing in a way that some witnesses called reckless.


Battle lines drawn on protection of species

Western governors gathered last week to plan with the Bush administration and Congress how to change the Endangered Species Act, the 31-year-old law they say


Phillies pull within  1/2-game of wild card

Brett Myers pitched his first complete game in 13 months and Chase Utley hit a two-run homer to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.


Ernie Els won the World Match Play title for a record sixth time on his 35th birthday, beating Lee Westwood 2 and 1 Sunday to capture golf's biggest payday - $1.8 million.


More Americans rolling their own wired content: survey

Out of all the multimedia uses popular today, most people are creating their own online content including Web sites, music, videos and blogs.


With the weather getting colder and more students staying inside in close quarters, the increase of sickness is becoming a more serious threat.


The customer service and reservation agents of the US Airways Group have approved a 13 percent pay cut and the elimination of some jobs to save the carrier $137 million a year and help avoid liquidation.


Students in NE Ukrainian city go on hunger strike

A group of students in the northeast Ukrainian city of Sumy has gone on a hunger strike demanding a release of their comrades, whom a local court sentenced to ten days under administrative arrest.


Bush May See Cabinet Exodus if Re-Elected

Nearly all the senior officials who came to office with President Bush still are on the job. But a big exodus and a Cabinet reshuffling seem likely if he wins a second term.


Flames at Congo candidate militia's camp

Flames and smoke rose from a camp of militiamen attached to a Congolese presidential candidate Thursday, and explosions could be heard behind the camp's walls. People, some bleeding, fled from the camp of the militia of Jean-Pierre Bemba, a former rebel leader who is one of four vice presidents in Congo's transitional government.


Strains Show in US-Russian Space Partnership

Since the loss of the Columbia space shuttle, Russia has ferried all crews and cargoes on its smaller space craft. Costing around $22 million each to construct and launch, unmanned Progress freighters carry supplies.


Program aims to keep musicians in Big Easy

Dan Oestreicher is a 23-year-old saxophone player, not long out of college, who has lived with friends since Hurricane Katrina's floodwater drove him from his apartment. A new housing program aims to turn him into a homeowner.


Non-Compliance With Doping Rules Could Endanger Some Olympic Sports

The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency warns that "more than a handful" of Olympic sports have failed to comply with anti-doping rules, endangering their place in the Games.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has strengthened her standing as the national front-runner four months before the first primary votes, while rivals Barack Obama and John Edwards compete to be the "anti-Hillary."


A technological revolution is making it possible not just to track down escaping bank robbers but to find missing things and people far more quickly and precisely than ever.


An I.R.S. document indicates that KPMG did not have to register questionable tax shelters, undermining a major claim in the case against 18 former tax professionals.


Portuguese prosecutors to decide Maddie charges against parents

Portuguese police will imminently send a report on the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann to prosecutors who will decide if the parents should be charged, a spokesman said Monday.


British hospital treats all sides in Afghanistan

A petite village woman with dark henna on her hands lies wrapped in a blue sheet at the best hospital around -- a British military facility in southern Afghanistan.


Bodies of Man and Woman Found Near Iraqi Capital

Hospital officials in Iraq say police have found the bodies of a man and a woman south of Baghdad. Both appeared to be Westerners, but neither had identification.


MMC, Merrill Lynch eye car-loan business

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Saturday it is considering setting up a joint venture with Merrill Lynch & Co. to engage in North American financing operations as part of the struggling automaker's rehabilitation efforts.


Hostages Taken at Mexico Consulate in L.A.

At least one suspect took an unknown number of hostages Tuesday at the Mexican consulate, and a TV news camera later showed a man apparently being shot as he held a woman by the neck.


Chieti: si getta dalla finestra con figlia di 4 anni

POLLUTRI (Chieti) - Tragedia stamattina a Pollutri, centro nell'entroterra chietino. Un uomo di 46 anni ha afferrato la figlia di 4 e con lei si e' gettato da una finestra della propria abitazione, da un'altezza


Linden Lab's shutdown of in-game institutions offering interest and investment opportunities follows the collapse of "virtual investment bank" Ginko Financial.


Con grossi ritardi rimborso biglietto, pasto e pernottamento


Australian MotoGP: Rossi takes provisional pole

PHILLIP ISLAND (Melbourne): Italian Valentino Rossi, closing in on a fourth consecutive premier race world title, grabbed provisional pole after initial qualifying at the Australian MotoGP here on Friday.


Lebanon mourns slain anti-Syria MP, crisis deepens

Lebanon mourned on Thursday an anti-Syrian member of parliament whose assassination plunged the country deeper into crisis and threatened to derail efforts to elect a new president.


The movie industry is following the ongoing saga at Miramax Films as the co-founders, the Weinstein brothers, try to renegotiate their deal with The Walt Disney Company.


Bank of America Corp , the second-largest U.S. bank, plans to lay off 3,000 people in its corporate and investment banking unit, including its chief, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the situation.


Media Talk: Dumb or Just Fun? Animation Illustrates a CBS News Item

Critics who bemoan the dumbing down of television news would likely have been enraged by CBS Newsâ use of animated characters to explain superdelegates.


Music giant EMI sees profits fall in the first half of the year after opting to delay its major releases.


Movie Review | 'Fierce People': Surviving in That Rain Forest East of the Delaware River

When F. Scott Fitzgerald remarked that the rich âare different from you and me,â he might have been thinking of someone like the moody billionaire from âFierce People.â


England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is unsure what sort of progress Wayne Rooney is making as the striker recovers from a broken metatarsal.


Saints Coach Learns About Survival, Fans

Jim Haslett sits in his office, looking quite calm for a man who doesn't know how long he'll be coaching the New Orleans Saints.


Microsoft plans to pass wireless auction: CEO

Microsoft Corp  said on Tuesday it will not participate in an upcoming U.S. mobile phone airwave auction despite speculation that Web rival Google Inc  will bid at least $4.6 billion on the wireless spectrum.


Many Obstacles to Digital TV Reception, Study Says

Nearly six million people with digital receivers may still lose TV signals when digital-only broadcasts begin next February, a new study says.


Lisbona, 12:57 - CALCIO, MICCOLI: NON SO ANCORA DOVE GIOCHERO'

"In quale squadra giocherÃ² la prossima stagione? Ancora non so nulla. Sono in vacanza e non so parla...


Hughes called Ferguson for word of advice

It would be difficult to pick a character trait common to Mark Hughes and Sir Alex Ferguson. But it was to his old boss that Blackburn Rovers' new manager turned when the


Seve Ballesteros is heading back to professional golf, and he will compete in the Masters and British Open next year.


Rise in Asda profits driven by non-food sales growth

ASDA, the UK's second-biggest supermarket chain, revealed yesterday that profits rose by 10.4 per cent last year, driven by its continued push into non-food products.


NEW YORK - Stocks regained some momentum Thursday as oil prices eased and fresh economic data suggested inflation remains well under control.    Analysts are closely watching stocks for signs that the market will stabilize in the second half of the year, but volatile moves on news have made it difficult to build confidence among investors, particularly given recent fluctuations in oil prices...


Blair flies to Libya as BP lands energy deal

SIRTE, Libya  - British leader Tony Blair flew to Libya for talks with Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday as BP sealed a big energy deal with Tripoli in a further boost to the West's ties with the once-isolated north African state.


EUGENE, Ore. -- Andrew Walter overcame a shaky start to throw three touchdown passes and third-string tailback Hakim Hill ran for 134 yards and a touchdown to help No. 21 Arizona State beat Oregon, 28-13, last night.


Watching "premium content" in Windows Vista requires users to play nice with Microsoft's built-in digital rights controls. In Monkey Bites.


Earthquakes rattle northwestern Japan; 5 dead, more than 500 ...

TOKYO - A barrage of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks thundered across northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least five people, knocking down buildings and forcing hundreds to flee their homes for safety.


Little Girl, 3 Million Years Old, Offers New Hints on Evolution

Scientists said the fossils should give new insights into a little-known period of early human origins.


A deadline for thousands of illegal workers to leave Malaysia or face arrest expires on Monday.


Ciampi calls for safeguards in constitutional reform

It was the 83-year-old president's most direct intervention so far in an increasingly sharp dispute between the centre-right government and centre-left opposition over the ruling four-party coalition's ...


A software problem is being blamed for a two-day service disruption that affected an undisclosed number of XM Satellite Radio customers on Monday and Tuesday.


DENVER, Sept. 12 -- Quentin Griffin might make the Denver Broncos forget Clinton Portis after all.


Campaign 2006: The Battle for Ohio, Round Two

Two years after this bellwether midwestern state helped decide the Presidential election, it is once again a key battleground in the race to control Congress


A 20-year-old man is arrested after police find the bodies of a man and woman in a flat.


âCaught,â a short work for one dancer and one heck of a strobe effect, is featured in both programs of Parsons Danceâs current stint at the Joyce Theater, which covers 20 years of company repertory.


Somali Islamists say facing off with Ethiopia troops

Somali Islamist fighters and Ethiopian troops are facing one another in two Somali villages on the border with Ethiopia, raising fears of clashes, an Islamist leader and residents said on Friday.


Coca-Cola chief says turnaround could take two years

Coca-Cola's new chairman and chief executive Neville Isdell warned in a newspaper interview that turning the troubled US soft-drink group around might take two years.


'Divisi puo' vincere il Pd, ma mai entreremo nel Ppe'


Prosecutor Says He'll Show Ex-Officer Lied

A witness's testimony will prove that a former undercover agent who sent dozens of blacks to prison on bogus drug charges perjured himself, a prosecutor said in opening statements Tuesday.


Due autobombe della guerriglia Strage nelle cittÃ  sante: 60 morti

BAGDAD - Un'altra giornata di sangue in Iraq: l'esercito del terrore ha colpito Kerbala e Najaf, le cittÃ  sante degli sciiti, nel tentativo di attizzare l'odio e far saltare le prime elezioni del dopo Saddam.


Teenagers' Sexual Activity Is Tied to Drugs and Drink

ASHINGTON, Aug. 19 - The words of an old proverb - "Tell me who you walk with, and I'll tell you who you are" - gained new meaning on Thursday with the release of a national study showing that teenagers whose friends were sexually ...


A team of Indonesian scientists refuted on Friday a claim that the skeleton of a dwarf-sized human species recently found on the remote island of Flores would rewrite the evolutionary history of mankind.


Envoys at North Korea talks in Beijing discuss a "roadmap" for disabling its nuclear facilities, a US official says.


BAGHDAD -- Suicide car bombs struck Iraqi police and Kurdish militia members in Baghdad and northern Iraq yesterday, killing at least 14 people, wounding dozens, and again demonstrating the lethal reach of Iraq's insurgency just weeks ahead of crucial


ATLANTA -- Tiger Woods appears ready to deliver a message. "Hey Vijay! Hey Ernie!" it will say, approximately. "Don't get too comfortable up there in the penthouse.


Russia and China are spying on the US at levels close to those of the Cold War, the US Intelligence chief warns.


Thousands of Taiwan People Protest U.S. Arms Deal

Thousands of protesters marched through  Taiwan's capital on Saturday, urging the government to scrap a  big U.S. weapons package they said would trigger an arms race  with China and squeeze social welfare.


England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says David Beckham will prove his critics wrong.


Celebrating a Fame That Burns Warm, Not Hot

The hip-hop veteran Fat Joe, who headlined at the Beacon Theater on Thursday, inspired respect but not the same enthusiastic cheers as his warm-up acts.


Police arrest three people in connection with the November 2000 murder of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor.


Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday angrily defended his relationship with Merck & Co. and his executive order requiring that 11- and 12-year-old girls receive the drugmaker's vaccine against the sexually transmitted cervical-cancer virus.


Whirlpool profit rises, but U.S. sales weaker

Whirlpool Corp , the world's largest appliance maker, reported higher third-quarter profit on Tuesday on rising international demand and lower taxes, but sales missed estimates on weaker U.S. results and its shares dropped more than 5 percent.


Senato, al voto testo Brutti-Udeur con qualche modifica


Thirteen coal miners died after an explosion ripped through a coal mine early Thursday in western Siberia, officials said. The blast in the Listvyazhnaya mine in the town of Belov, in


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Leading shares extended losses to close markedly lower, hit harder in afternoon deals by a negative session on Wall Street amid rising bond yields, and with HBOS falling almost 4 percent after its trading update revealed disappointing mortgage market figures.


President Bush claims John Kerry "doesn't even know where he stands" on the war, while the Democrat accuses Bush of having "no plan what to do" in Iraq — dueling television ads setting the stage for the candidates' Thursday night debate over foreign policy.


Mourners gather for funeral of slain mother

MARYVILLE, Mo. -- Hundreds of mourners gathered Tuesday to bury the young woman who was strangled and whose baby was ripped from her womb.


Steve Jobs says the record labels won't let him sell unprotected MP3s, but there are hundreds of independents that will happily supply unprotected music. In Cult of Mac.


Review: `Sunshine' dims after good start

High gas prices, the need for alternate-energy sources, even global warming are tiny blips next to the problem encountered in the intriguing but ultimately unsatisfying sci-fi tale "Sunshine," in which our friend Mr. Sun runs out of fuel.


WHEN death visited a Mayo family this Christmas it brought heartbreak, but a big-hearted gesture from one of Ireland's brightest young singing talents helped to soothe the pain.


NEW YORK - Former President Clinton was alert and talking on Tuesday, a day after undergoing a heart operation to bypass four severely clogged arteries.    Clinton remained in intensive care at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia and was "resting comfortably," according to a statement by his office...


At Least 44 Killed in Bombings and Gun Attacks in India

Bombings and gun attacks in crowded public places killed at least 44 people today in markets and a railroad station in India's northeast.


Thousands of people in southwest  England had electricity and water supplies cut on Monday after  torrential rain deluged whole towns with water in some of the  worst flooding for more than 50 years.


ProSiebenSAT1 to buy SBS for 3.3 bln euros

ProSiebenSAT1, the German commercial television group, said Wednesday that it planned to buy rival group SBS Broadcasting for 3.3 billion euros (4.4 billion dollars).


An elementary school bus overturned Wednesday morning north of Tampa, injuring eight children and the driver.


Suddenly coming into a lot of money isnât necessarily the ticket to financial freedom.  Instead, it can be difficult to find smart, solid advice for handling it.


Arsenal striker Robin van Persie could return from injury in Wednesday's League Cup semi-final against north London rivals Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium.


So Iâve finally finished the tough slog through The World Is Flat, Thomas Friedmanâs much-cited opus on globalization. One could take issue with the 577-page bookâs uneconomical approach to language, but itâs hard to dismiss its basic economic premise: The playing field is leveling out, as India, China, and other emerging markets plug in to a global economy. Outsourcing is a fact of life.


Iran vows to defend nuclear facilities from attack

Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazzi said on Tuesday that Tehran would "react" militarily if Israel were to launch an airstrike against any of its nuclear facilities.


If times are rough, wear strawberry and chocolate

Dresses for spring will come in   strawberry ice, coats will be meringue and gowns will be   chocolate, as designers serve up mouth-watering food names to   whet consumers' appetites for new looks.


The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Your Money's Worth Column

By Kevin DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J.  Feb. 4--The letters telling you you've won a contest that you don't even  remember entering seem so convincing.


U.S. panel to weigh depression drug risk for adults

Advisers to the U.S. government will  consider on Wednesday if taking antidepressant drugs may raise  the risk of suicidal behavior in some adults just as it appears  to in children and teens.


LONDON (CBS) Britain agreed Thursday to meet a US request for British troops to be moved into volatile central Iraq, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labor Party.


NATO takes command across all of Afghanistan

NATO assumed responsibility for security across the whole of insurgency-hit Afghanistan on Thursday when it took command in the east of the country from a U.S.-led coalition force.


The first winner of US reality TV series Survivor is charged with tax evasion for failing to declare his Â£1m prize.


The conviction Tuesday of onetime Cheney chief of staff I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby adds to a list of White House woes.


Globe Telecom in Philippines Deploys Nokia MSC Server Mobile Softswitch

ESPOO, Finland, September 18  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia  has signed a nationwide supply contract with the Philippine telecommunications company Globe Telecom Inc.


Defence coach Mike Ford says England must starve South Africa winger Bryan Habana of possession to stop him in Friday's match.


Il ragazzo era nella taverna dove il padre custodiva 6 fuciliInutile la corsa del 118, la morte Ã¨ stata istantanea                                            Asti, muore un ragazzo di 11 anni Giocava col fucile del padre                                                                                Mostrava l'arma all'amico ed Ã¨ partito un colpo accidentale


Xbox to add DVD player to undercut rival console

TOKYO -- Microsoft Corp. is introducing an external high-definition DVD player for the Xbox 360 video game console to match the Blu-ray disc functions of Sony Corp.'s upcoming PlayStation 3. The software maker also said yesterday that it will launch the Xbox 360 in India this week and in Africa next week.