Slate.com is purchased by Washington Post Co.

The Washington Post Co. has announced the purchase of Slate, the online magazine owned by Microsoft. The sale, announced on Tuesday, completes Slate's transformation from an experiment in the new media in 1996 to a respected brand name in journalism.


Oil futures dropped sharply Tuesday as a dismal retail sales report confirmed a growing view among investors that the economy is slowing and that demand for energy is likely to fall.


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LEGAL NOTICES   PUBLIC AUCTION   STORAGE CENTER, 35 Oxford Street, Providence RI, demands full payment from the following storage tenants showing misc.


Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen shot a par-70 Thursday in the opening round of the Suntory Open, leaving him five strokes behind leaders Scott Laycock of Australia and Y.E. Yang of South Korea.


Study finds autistic children do not react differently to the MMR jab, further confirming the safety of the vaccine.


Scott Woodward may be the best quarterback you've never heard of. The senior signal-caller for Mahar Regional has put up huge numbers over the past two years, but none were more impressive or important than the ones he had yesterday.


Bush, Visiting Canada, Aims to Smooth Ruffled Relations

President Bush on Tuesday thanked Canadians who waved a welcome to him "with all five fingers" on his first official visit to their country, but he also appeared defensive


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AA Selling First-Class Seats on Expedia Again

By Bloomberg, AP and Staff Reports  Reversing a decision made three weeks ago, American Airlines said Friday it will resume selling international and domestic first- and business-class tickets on Expedia.com.


Aumento dovuto a temperatura superiore allo scorso anno


The Claim: Too Much Cola Can Cause Kidney Problems

When it comes to kidney problems, is there a difference between colas and other kinds of soda?


New York Times Co. debt rating is cut to BBB

THE REGION New York Times Co.'s debt rating was cut one level to BBB, the second-lowest investment grade, by Standard & Poor's, which cited falling advertising sales and the broader newspaper industry decline. The short-term corporate credit and commercial paper ratings for the New York publisher were also lowered, S&P said. Total advertising revenue fell 8.5 percent to $157.3 million ...


Overtime changes create potential minefield

Labor unions say 6 million workers could lose overtime pay when a redefinition of overtime regulations â-he most sweeping change to wage-and-hour laws in half a century â -es effect tomorrow.


The 10-day music, film and interactive geekfest starts on Friday. Wired News highlights the must-see performances and events to catch -- even if you're not there. Todd Jatras and Scott Gilbertson report from Austin, TX. Stay tuned for daily news from the festival, in Listening|Post.


Tendulkar-inspired India stun England to level series

India beat England by two wickets to win the sixth one-day international at The Oval here Wednesday and level the seven-match series 3-3.


Serena Williams, Jennifer Capriati to Meet at Open

Two-time champion Serena Williams and fellow American Jennifer Capriati won in straight sets to advance to a quarterfinal matchup at the US Open, while men's defending champion Andy


Turkmenistan's voters are choosing a successor to the late autocratic president amid hopes of a political thaw.


Marxist rebels have abducted up to 10 tourists celebrating Christmas at a lakeside spa in north-western Colombia, officials said. Fighters of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) raided bungalows


Rallentamento rispetto ai dati relativi al mese di luglio


US soldiers to face charges over deaths of 2 prisoners

As many as 28 US soldiers face possible criminal charges in connection with the deaths of two prisoners at an American-run prison in Afghanistan two years ago, the Army said yesterday.


Bomb Kills U.S. Soldier, Wounds Two in Baghdad

A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier  and wounded two others in Baghdad Thursday, the military said  in a statement.


US Silence on Settlements Dismays Palestinian Leaders

The Palestinian leadership expressed dismay today at reports that the Bush Administration is turning a blind eye to an expansion of Israeli settlements.


The F.D.A. is seeking the fine because it says the charity has repeatedly failed to handle blood supplies properly.


NBA in China - Yao larger then sponsorship life

Not even a line clocked in days deterred the residents of Shanghai from waiting to see Yao Ming, the marquee attraction in this week's National Basketball Association exhibition games in China.


Phillies hold on to beat Nationals 12-10

Abraham Nunez has gone through enough hard times this season that he isn't going to take anything for granted now. Nunez homered and tied a career high with four RBIs to help the Philadelphia Phillies hold on for a 12-10 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.


Access to clean drinking water is now the biggest single factor in determining whether Sunday's tsunami will claim yet more victims, health officials said Wednesday.


Children at risk on networking Web sites: report

Children using hugely popular social  networking Web sites such as MySpace.com and Bebo.com face  bullying, unsuitable advertising and pornography, a report by a  UK consumer watchdog magazine said on Thursday.


US vote produces wrong result for markets: no result at all

WASHINGTON : The US presidential election produced the one result the financial markets feared most: no result at all. The White House claimed victory for President George W. Bush after Tuesday's vote but


SIXTH seed Andre Agassi defeated Armenia's Sargis Sargsian 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the fourth round of the US Open today. Agassi advances to the quarter-finals to face well-rested top seed Roger Federer, of Switzerland, who won today in a walkover.


Major US airlines yesterday reported heavy third quarter losses, under pressure from record fuel prices and fierce competition with budget carriers.


Afghan "Peace Convoy" tries to coax Taliban rebels

In a new effort to end the growing Taliban insurgency, a council of Afghan political and tribal leaders hopes to hold talks with elements of the Islamic group aimed at including them in the government.


FTC: Let us fine spyware operations, already

Democratic commissioner says agency would be much more effective in halting deceptive spyware makers if Congress allowed it to levy hefty monetary penalties.


N.F.L. Issues Reminder on Conduct and Safety

In the aftermath of the brawl last Friday between N.B.A. players and fans, the N.F.L. sent a memo to its 32 teams about rules on security and fan-player interaction.


A man who made repeated attempts to pray with actor Mel Gibson will now face felony stalking charges. 34 year-old Zack Sinclair was apparently moved by Gibson's film 'Passion of the Christ' and made numerous


Bene anche Mps, dopo conferma obiettivi piano


September sales and sales for the fiscal year to date reported by leading retailers.


US-based hedge fund Amaranth Advisors says volatile energy prices may cost it billions of dollars.


Ministers are expected to announce an extra 1,000 carriages for the rail network, to be introduced by 2014.


Abbas: Armed struggle a mistake, harms Palestinians

The use of weapons in the four-year-long intifada was a mistake and should end, Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday in an interview with the London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat.


Un terrorista si e' fatto esplodere in un cibercaffe'


Aid worker Margaret Hassan believed dead

BAGHDAD, Iraq The husband of a kidnapped aid worker believed to have been killed in Iraq is pleading to know the truth. British officials say a video sent to Al-Jazeera television shows Margaret Hassan (hah


India's central bank keeps interest rates on hold, saying inflation is still the main threat.


Belgium Court Disbands Flemish Bloc Party

Belgium's high court on Tuesday upheld a ruling which condemned the far-right Flemish Bloc party for referring to immigrants in racists terms and distributing racist literature.


The U.S. Federal Trade Commission voted 4-1 to approve the Google acquisition of online ad vendor DoubleClick.


'Quattroruote':dati dichiarati mediamente piu' bassi del 30%


Two Impressionist paintings stolen in one of Europe's largest art thefts have been recovered in an abandoned car, police said Tuesday.


By PULLAR-STRECKER Tom  TELECOM is understood to be confident a top-level shakeup at Yahoo in the United States will not derail negotiations between the companies for an online partnership that would help pave the way for the sale of Telecom's Yellow Pages business next year.


Roma, 15:13 - CALCIO, TONI: HO SCELTO IL BAYERN PERCHE' E' CLUB PRESTIGIOSO

Intervistato da SKY sulla sua nuova avventura tedesca Luca Toni ha spiegato perchÃ© ha scelto il Baye...


Milano, 22:36 - CALCIO, LEGA; MATARRESE: NESSUNO PUO' FARCELA DA SOLO

Il presidente della Lega Calcio Antonio Matarrese, alla fine della riunione tenutasi oggi nella sede...


Italian president hails presidential elections in Afghanistan

Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on Thursday hailed the recent presidential elections in Afghanistan as a brave response to terrorism, Italian news agency ANSA reported.


Creativity Lacking as Fashion Firms Change Hands

Transition is difficult for any company, but especially so in the fashion business, where success depends on that most intangible asset: creative talent.


Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.


A White Paper to unveil details of a new national pension system will be published on Tuesday by the government.


Roma, 14:22 - CALCIO, PULVIRENTI: SI RIPARTIRA' DA QUARTA DI RITORNO

Se domenica si giocherà, il campionato di serie A ripartirà dalla quarta giornata di r...


Bill Gates is claiming the most spammed person in the world. Microsoft Corp. Chairman receives 4 million spam messages in his email every day, according to his silent voodoo doll Steve Ballmer.


A food extract could be used to improve the effects of an established cancer drug, research suggests. The drug, mitomycin C, is used mainly to treat solid tumours in the bladder and lower bowel.


Israeli scientists predict coral reefs could begin to collapse in as little as 30 years from now.


Smokers' haven Turkey bans cigarettes in bars

Turkey's parliament approved on Thursday a sweeping ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, but commentators say enforcing the new law could prove difficult in a nation long addicted to nicotine.


Britain's biggest sale of lambs is cancelled after measures imposed following a new foot-and-mouth outbreak.


TOKYO -- Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the Japan Open quarterfinals on Wednesday after overcoming a shaky second set to defeat Australian Samantha Stosur 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.


Teammates would've followed Reggie White anywhere

Maybe none of us should be surprised that Reggie White's heart gave out today. Maybe it was just overworked. In 21 years covering the NFL, I've seen few hearts as big and as generous as White's.


Week in review: Sooners leap to the forefront

We can laugh about it now, but there was some legitimate doubt about Oklahoma's ability to slow down Texas and the nation's leading rushing attack in this year's Red River Shootout.


UN High Commissioner For Refugees Begins Tour Of Darfur

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Monday began a four-day visit to the war-torn Darfur region of western Sudan.


A study challenges a theory that abrupt and catastrophic climate change extinguished the last Neanderthals.


Call to arms from Hadden as Scotland target Italy at rugby World Cup

Scotland coach Frank Hadden has challenged his big-guns to win Saturday's World Cup showdown with Italy here.


Economists Expect Interest Rate Increase

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policy-makers boosted interest rates for a third time this year, and economists believe there probably will be another increase before the year is over depending on how the economic expansion unfolds.    Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues pushed up the target for the federal funds rate to 1.75 percent on Tuesday, the third quarter-point upward jog since June...


Suspected suicide bombing points to fundamental military security ...

A suicide attacker, probably wearing an Iraqi military uniform, breached the most basic security inside an Army mess hall, raising concerns about weaknesses in screening Iraqis allowed onto the base.


Bayern keen to restore European reputation

MUNICH, Germany  - Having qualified for the last sixteen of the Champions League German powerhouse Bayern Munich are determined to repeat their 2001 success to prove they are back as a force in European football.


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Australian girl changes blood group, immune system

An Australian teenage girl has become  the world's first known transplant patient to change blood  groups and take on the immune system of her organ donor,  doctors said on Friday, calling her a "one-in-six-billion  miracle."


Testimony: Ovitz Was Denied Signing Bonus

Michael Ovitz wanted a $50 million signing bonus to become president of the Walt Disney Co., but the directors who eventually hired him were not willing


By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ  DORAL, Fla. - More than 85 federal and local law enforcement agencies kicked off a two-day exercise Wednesday to prepare for a possible mass migration from the Caribbean, such as might occur following a change in government in Cuba.


La proposta del sindaco di Roma per riformare il servizio pubblico"Il Partito democratico? Deve puntare sull'innovazione"                                          Veltroni: "Abolire il Cda della Rai servono un manager svincolato dalla politica"


Vittima un italiano su tre, nel Meridione il 70% delle frodi


Arne Alsin: Heed history's lessons and the gap between price and value

Staring you square in the face is the best buying opportunity in stocks in 18 years - since the market lows in 1990. Even with the recent dramatic decline in stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 are up more than four-fold from those 1990 lows, and the Russell 2000 is up by more than five-fold.


U.S. Trade Exec Urges Mercosur Flexibility

In extremely blunt terms, the top U.S. trade official said Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay must be more flexible in negotiations aimed at creating a 34-nation free trade agreement spanning the Americas.


The mayor of Caracas says he plans to expropriate two golf courses and use the land for homes for the poor.


Russian president willing to take on role if Dmitry Medvedev is elected to succeed him as president


Myanmar under fire from UN rights chief over jailed protesters

Myanmar must immediately release peaceful protesters and respect the rights of detainees, the United Nations human rights chief and a trio of experts all urged on Thursday.


It's beginning to look a lot like Jessica Simpson for Christmas.


Parmalat issues proceedings against its ex-auditors over their dealings with the insolvent group before its near collapse


Construction spending falls more than expected

U.S. construction spending fell a more-than-expected 1 percent in October led by a seventh straight drop in private residential building and adding evidence to a weak housing sector, a government report said on Friday.


Con aumento capitale pari a 6 miliardi di euro


Roma, 10:58 - CALCIO, CATANIA; LO MONACO: NON CAMBIERA' NULLA

Pietro Lo Monaco è scettico: ''Sono ancora molto scettico, non credo che le cose possano camb...


Barroso pledges another $592m on behalf of Europe

The move brings the European Union's total promises of support to 1.5bn once contributions from the 25 national governments are included.


Sri Lanka asks for public help to find bus bombing suspects

Sri Lanka's police Sunday sought public help to track down two men believed to have planted a powerful bomb on a crowded bus that killed 20 passengers and wounded more than 60.


Five die in Kenya as opposition vows more protests

Kenya's opposition said on Saturday it would resume protests next week over a disputed election, and five people were killed in politically-fuelled ethnic violence in the country's Great Rift Valley.


Police in Bosnia hold six men suspected of stealing a bridge near Mostar, in the south of the country.


G.O.P., Last to Bat, Swings Freely for the Fences

The G.O.P. convention is a batter-by-batter rebuttal of almost everything the Democrats said and did in Boston last month.


North Korea allows IAEA team to visit nuclear plant

North Korea will allow a team of U.N. nuclear watchdog officials to visit the Yongbyon reactor it agreed to shut down under a disarmament-for-aid deal, Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Wednesday.


PETALUMA, Calif. - A nursing home patient wielding a hand saw slashed a fellow resident, cut a worker and scraped a police officer Tuesday in a rampage that ended when he was subdued with a stun gun, authorities said.  David J.


His face was as hard as flint, which is not easy for someone who looks like Oscar De La Hoya.


China's economy grows at fastest pace in over a decade

China's economy expanded at its fastest pace in a decade with growth of 11.3 percent in the second quarter, official data shows, exceeding expectations and possibly signaling the need for new cooling measures.


U.S. Cites Poor Water Quality on More Airliners

The U.S. government has found for  the second time in recent months that water from a sampling of  commercial aircraft galleys and bathrooms was not safe for use,  regulators said on Wednesday.


'Explosive device' made safe at London landmark

Police cordoned off a London tourist hotspot Friday after making safe what they called a "potentially viable explosive device".


Bin Laden calls upon Iraqis to boycott election: TV

A tape purportedly from al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden aired on Monday by al-Jazeera satellite channel has called upon the Iraqis to boycott the coming elections due on Jan. 30.


Chip Makers Support Mobile TV for Smartphones

Smartphone users will be able to watch broadband television and snap high-resolution photos on their handsets in 2007, thanks to new processor and memory chips launched at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona on Monday.


Microsoft Previews Visual Studio Team System

Microsoft (Quote, Chart) released a Community Technology Preview of the framework and software development kit for building custom visual designers based on the modeling technology in Visual Studio 2005.


Bhutan's new king pledges commitment to democratic change

The new king of the remote Himalayan state of Bhutan pledged that he was committed to giving up absolute power and transforming the tiny Buddhist nation into a constitutional monarchy.


Senior Community Hit by Possible Norovirus

Residents of an apartment community for seniors in Fairfax County might be the latest victims of the highly contagious norovirus, which Virginia health officials say has struck the state with severity this year, shuttering nursing homes, closing hotels and striking dozens of inmates at the Richmond...


European Retailer Embeds RFID Chips in Shoes

One of Europe's largest shoe companies plans to embed wireless chips in shoes sold at hundreds of stores across the continent.


Air France prepares bid for Spain's Iberia: report

French-Dutch airline Air France KLM   is planning to team up with two Spanish firms to bid  for Spain's Iberia  against a group led by private  equity group TPG, Expansion newspaper said on Wednesday.


Junqueira's win puts hold on teammate's title party

SURFERS PARADISE, Australia - Brazil's Bruno Junqueira spoiled his teammate's bid to clinch the Champ Car drivers title. Junqueira won Sunday's Lexmark Indy 300, meaning Newman/Haas teammate Sebastien Bourdais


As stabbing victim LaShanda Calloway lay dying on the floor of a convenience store, five shoppers, including one who stopped to take a picture of her with a cell phone, stepped over the woman, police said.


The first trial of a suspect implicated in the 11 March train Madrid bombings will start in the Spanish capital.


Kildow aims to keep Austrians at bay again

VAL D'ISERE, France  - Lindsey Kildow has done her share of the work involved in keeping Austria's skiers off the podium in the World Cup's opening downhills this season.


Parliament of Lithuania expected to vote on government program Tuesday afternoon

The government formed by the ruling coalition and led by Algirdas Brazauskas will most likely receive a mandate to start its activities as early as Tuesday afternoon.


Verkhovna Rada adopts address to Ukrainian people with regard to...

Welcome to the Ukrainian radio's Web Page. We are sincerely glad to you. We shall inform you about the most important events in political, social and economic life of Ukraine frankly and detail.


Satellite Spotters Glimpse Secrets, and Tell Them

Hobbyists uncover some of the deepest of the governmentâs secrets and share them on the Internet.


Kidd Says Hello, Then Ruins Scott's Return

There might not be much love between Nets' captain Jason Kidd and his former coach, Byron Scott. But Kidd obviously wanted to make sure everybody on press row


Unbeaten since 1993 with 19 title defenses under his now-three belts, Bernard Hopkins is now being mentioned in the same breath as the sport's finest fighters.


The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee yesterday said he was "troubled" by disclosures that President Bush had expressed policy views that prompted administration lawyers not to file court briefs supporting investors.


Car bomb near Iraq's Falluja kills 19: police

At least 19 people were killed and 25 others were wounded when a suicide bomber blew up his car in a market just outside Iraq's western city of Falluja on Tuesday, police said.


Oracle yesterday sweetened its hostile bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft to $9.2 billion, a 14 percent increase aimed at resolving the long-running takeover battle between the bitter foes.


Benevento, 18:25 - CALCIO, SERIE C2/C: NEL POSTICIPO BENEVENTO-GELA 1-0

Nel posticipo della 22/a giornata di serie C2/C, il Benevento ha battuto il Gela per 1-0 grazie ad u...


British ex-Guantanamo detainees sue US govt

Four British former detainees of US Guantanamo base in Cuba sue the US government for its violation of international law. The four claimed in their petition submitted to the


Futures point to higher open on GM results

Stock index futures rose on Tuesday  and were set to extend Monday's rebound from the past week's  losses after General Motors  reported  higher-than-expected results and reached an agreement with the  United Auto Workers union.


Romney assails rivals on national issues

Republican Mitt Romney assailed his two leading presidential rivals Wednesday, criticizing John McCain's stance on immigration and dismissing Rudy Giuliani's support for gun control, abortion and gay rights as a losing combination in the GOP primary.


Big leaks in Big Dig tunnels irk bigwigs

The Big Dig is riddled with leaks that are dumping millions of gallons of water into the $14.6 billion tunnel system, according to an engineer hired to investigate the cause of a massive leak in September.


Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett asked the Supreme Court to reconsider his lawsuit challenging the NFL's draft eligibility rule.


Sesta fumata nera per elezione due nuovi giudici


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The two astronauts aboard the International Space Station cut back on meat, potatoes and vegetables by half and made up for the lost calories with sweets during the five weeks they were


Kids' High Blood Pressure Linked to Sleep Problems

SATURDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- High blood pressure is associated with sleep breathing problems in children, say U.S. researchers.


Government regulators approved rules yesterday that would phase out discounts the four major regional telephone companies offer rivals for access to their networks, a move likely to lead to higher phone bills for some 18 million residential phone customers served by AT&T Corp., MCI Inc., and other carriers.


Rights image haunts China before Games: campaigner

China has executed far fewer people since being awarded the 2008 Olympics six years ago but the country's poor image on rights still threatens to mar the Games, a human rights campaigner said on Thursday.


Libano: sbarcati i primi italiani Kofi Annan incontra Assad                                                                                GiÃ  su territorio libanese un gruppo di una ventina di militari italiani. Atterrati ieri in elicottero, stanno prendendo contatti con il comando della missione Unifil.Il segretario generale dell'Onu Kofi Annan Ã¨ stato ricevuto questa mattina a Damasco dal presidente siriano Bashar al-Assad. Scopo della missione, ottenere un sostegno alla tregua in atto tra esercito israeliano e le milizie di Hezbollah, di cui Siria e Iran sono i principali sponsor.


Entering his 12th NFL season, linebacker and special teams captain Larry Izzo wanted to see what type of interest he might generate in free agency.


SpaceShipOne named Time's 'Invention of the Year'

The first privately financed manned rocket to fly into space has been named Time magazine's âInvention of the Year.''.


Revisione moderata perche' i fondamentali sono solidi


Two Presbyterian ministers were among 71 people arrested during a series of peaceful protests against the Iraq war Tuesday, said a spokeswoman for a group participating in the protests.


Per esperti crisi scatenata da riforma agraria del 2000


A US lawsuit, claiming tobacco firms  duped smokers into thinking low tar cigarettes are less harmful, gets the go ahead.


A note sent through AOL's popular instant-messaging software directs victims to Web sites that host the dangerous graphics.


JFK plots fuels concern about spread of extremism

The Caribbean and Latin American links of people charged in an alleged plot to blow up New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport underscore the spread of global extremism, analysts said on Sunday.


Speculation of a British bid for Societe Generale, in the face of French opposition to a foreign takeover, pushed shares in SocGen up sharply on Wednesday nearly two weeks after it was plunged into a rogue trading scandal.


Technological skills, like maneuvering a mouse, are becoming part of childâs developmental milestones.


Al Qaeda fight to death in Iraq bastion: U.S.

BAQUBA, Iraq  - Thousands of U.S. soldiers on the offensive north of Baghdad are facing fierce resistance from hundreds of al Qaeda militants who are ready to fight to the death, an American general said on Friday.


Total look nero e camicie alla Bettina con polsi giganti


A judge ordered a wedding-gown retailer to temporarily reopen after it shut stores in four states this week, leaving brides without dresses, sometimes days before their ceremonies.


Barclays seeks majority stake in S.Africa's Absa

Britain's Barclays signaled a return to retail banking in South Africa after 18 years' absence, saying it was in talks to buy a majority of the country's biggest retail lender Absa.


Iran plane catches fire, killing at least 30: TV

An Iranian airliner caught fire after a   tire burst on landing at a northeastern airport on Friday,   killing at least 30 of the 148 people aboard, state television   said.


Years of clinical trials have yielded promising results for a vaccine that would protect women from a virus that causes colon and cervical cancer, researchers said on Monday.


Calls to ban hi-tech locks that limit what people can do with digital media have been rejected.


Two pilots flying a short domestic flight in Norway Wednesday survived an axe attack by a passenger and were able to land their plane safely, the BBC reported.


Europe considers blue card for immigrants

Like a green card but it's...you get the idea European justice commissioner Franco Frattini is expected to back a commission proposal for "blue cards" for immigrants to the EU from countries outside the community.â¦


Winter Sports Roundup: Grange Earns Second World Cup Victory in Two Days

Jean-Baptiste Grange of France won a World Cup slalom Saturday in Wengen, Switzerland, capturing his second victory in two days.


Fiction di Vanzina su Canale 5 ha avuto successo


Turkish Engineer, 2 Aides Missing in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 14 -- A Turkish engineer and two Afghans were apparently kidnapped Tuesday in an area of eastern Afghanistan where bandits and insurgents from the Taliban and other Islamic extremist groups operate, officials said.


Time Warner's Q3 Profit Drops 7.8 Percent

America Online's accounting practices are under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department.


Tenet: '05 Results Won't Exceed Breakeven

Tenet Healthcare Corp. on Monday said  fourth-quarter charges could exceed $1 billion and it does not  expect 2005 operating results to exceed breakeven as the  hospital operator struggles with fewer patients and bad debt.


Milosevic begins defence against genocide charges

The trial of Slobodan Milosevic has resumed in The Hague, with the former Yugoslav president presenting his opening statement against charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 1990s wars in the Balkans.


The Rising Appeal (and Falling Cost) of Term Insurance

As a result of increased competition, the price for term life insurance has dropped by half in a decade.


Brandon Inge was there at the low point, when the Detroit Tigers set an AL record for losses by going 43-119 in 2003. Detroit fought off its late-season slump and clinched its first playoff berth since 1987, scoring nine runs in the second inning Sunday and coasting to an 11-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals.


Chinese woman breaks silence on sex slavery horror

RUGAO, China  - Zhou Fenying is a living witness to the dark history that still poisons China's relations with Japan more than 60 years after World War Two.


Fallujah Seeks Peace Talks if Attacks End

A Fallujah delegation offered Saturday to resume peace talks with the government if the United States ceases attacks against the city and releases the chief negotiator.


A home-equity line may not be best way to pay college loans

Q My wife and I owe $45,000 on two loans for our son's college education. The interest is 5 percent on a loan of about $33,750 and 8 percent on a loan of about $11,250. We're thinking of paying them off with a home equity loan or line of credit, which would give us a tax deduction on interest payments. ...


Poema concentrato in 10 appuntamenti a Teatro Nuovo Milano


Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Paris on Friday on a visit that will test Western responses to Moscow's push to use its booming oil and gas revenues to gain a foothold in some of Europe's key ...Comment


Andy Murray says Britain's young tennis players need more focus as two top juniors are suspended following a BBC 5live probe.


A judge questions French ex-President Jacques Chirac about a scandal dating back to his days as Paris mayor.


Comedy TV show team penetrates tight APEC security

A television comedy show penetrated tight security around the Asia-Pacific summit in Sydney on Thursday, driving a fake motorcade unchallenged through two security check points.


The death of an amazing guitarist, icon of the music world, but an even better human being, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, has proven that we, as a society, have learned nothing from the past.


Colin McRae, born to drive, dies alongside son

Colin McRae, who has died in a tragic helicopter crash alongside his five-year-old son Johnny, was born with his foot firmly on the accelerator.


Iniziative congiunte per accrescere qualita' servizi


Will the Different Voices Make a Difference?

Friend and foe alike have long grumbled that President Bush should shed some of the Texas insiders on his staff and assemble a more diverse team willing to confront him with competing ideas and bad news. Now it seems the president is doing just that, but at a stage when his low popularity ratings...


China increases its hold over the media with new rules on how courts release information, state media says.


Vacanze, turismo natalizio in lieve scesa: partiranno 4 mln

Ci si sposta di meno quest'anno per le festivitÃ . Saranno infatti 4 milioni gli italiani che si metteranno in viaggio tra Natale e Capodanno, rispetto i 4,6 dello scorso anno. Secondo l'indagine Confesercenti


Ivory statues, Buddhist carvings, gold coins and thousands of other precious objects from the Kabul Museum feared stolen or destroyed under Soviet occupation and Taliban rule have been found, an American archaeologist has said.


Questions about the sustainability of  global economic growth held many markets hostage Friday as  crude oil prices bumped close to $55 a barrel and investors  awaited a raft of U.S. data.


Titans Defense Smothers Miami in Re-Scheduled Game

Lamont Thompson returned an  interception 37 yards for a touchdown while the Tennessee  Titans used a smothering defense to beat the Miami Dolphins  17-7 in their National Football League game on Saturday.


Wii sold estimated 372,000 units at launch in Japan

Top-selling software included "Wii Sports," "First Wii" and "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess," in that order.


Wainwright starts conversion to rotation

Adam Wainwright threw the final pitch of last season and one of the first at spring training this year.


Nicolas Cage may be running out of storage room for his loot.


Plugged In: Year's Worst Gadgets, Tomorrow's EBay Items

Without a doubt, 2004 saw the debut of some great new products, like the cellphone that keeps track of blood sugar levels and digital music player that indicates how fast you run.


Three congressmen have sent a letter to the leader of Colombia's largest rebel group welcoming the recent release of "proof-of-life" videos of three Americans held hostage by the guerrillas.


U.S. Hostage in Good Health - Jazeera Tape

A U.S. hostage in Iraq Micah Garen,  appearing on a videotape, has called on the United States to  stop the bloodshed in the Iraqi city of Najaf, Al Jazeera  television said Friday.


The sole surviving suspect of the Beslan school siege is found guilty of murder and terrorism and jailed for life.


Demonstrations calling for Taiwan's president to resign continue with thousands gathering in Taipei.


HP CEO Mark Hurd has now been through the iconic cauldron of raising his right hand at a Congressional hearing, swearing to tell the truth and nothing but, and having his strained visage beamed electronically across the land.


Pakistan to lift emergency, but critics cautious

Pakistan was poised to lift emergency rule on Saturday, but critics said it might make little difference for an opposition complaining President Pervez Musharraf can still engineer an election win for his allies.


Researchers report that a new topical cream appears to stop female monkeys from getting an HIV-like virus. The treatment, which aims to protect cells in the vagina from


Sirius, XM expect deal to close by end 2007

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.   and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.  expect their  merger to close by the end of 2007, according to presentation  slides for an analysts' conference call on Tuesday.


Hershey Co.  on Thursday said it would cut about 11 percent of its workforce and reduce the number of production lines it operates by more than a third as it spends as much as $575 million to overhaul its manufacturing.


Pharmaceuticals reps in Nigeria defend Pfizer's credibility

Nigerian representatives of foreign drug firms Thursday took out a newspaper advertisement to defend legally embattled Pfizer, saying it applied high ethical standards in its operations in the country.


Poor planning, air strikes by coalition forces and a "climate of violence" have led to more than 100,000 extra deaths in Iraq, scientists say.


Power company NRG rejects $8 bln offer from Mirant

Power company Mirant Corp.   said on Tuesday it made an unsolicited offer to buy NRG  Energy Inc.  for $8 billion to create the largest U.S.  independent power producer, but its bid was flatly rejected.


Tyson Says May Face Civil Action from SEC

Top U.S. meatpacker Tyson Foods  Inc. TSN.N on Monday said it has been notified that the staff  of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission intends to  recommend a civil action against the company, which Tyson said  may include a monetary penalty.


Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Argentine midfielder Diego Simeone is leaving Atletico Madrid for his native Racing Club Avellaneda.


Nel monastero di Los Jeronimos.Barroso: sede significativa


Guard laughed at abuse, prisoner testifies

FORT HOOD, Texas -- A Syrian insurgent held at Abu Ghraib prison testified by video yesterday that Army Specialist Charles Graner merrily whistled, sang, and laughed while brutalizing him and forced him to eat pork and drink alcohol in violation of his Muslim faith.


Houston bankruptcy ruling could hamper Russian gas giant Gazprom's reform

MOSCOW  - When a U.S. bankruptcy judge decides whether to hear the crumbling oil giant Yukos' bankruptcy plea Wednesday, investors will be waiting with bated breath.


Cricket Australia defends Ricky Ponting and his team in the face of mounting criticism of their on-field behaviour.


Strategies: An Ear to the Ground on Stocks

Investor sentiment suggests that the bulk of the stock marketâs decline is now behind us.


Tsunamis kill at least 15,000 in south Asia

One of the most powerful earthquakes in decades sent massive tsunami waves throughout the Indian Ocean, killing at least 15,000 in places ranging from Sri Lanka to Thailand.


KIAWAH ISLAND (South Carolina): Colin Montgomerie and Bernhard Langer won for the eighth time together in matchplay as the Rest of the World led holders the United States by 3Â½ points to 2Â½ on the first day of the UBS Cup, which is limited to golfers in


Edmonton, AB -- Speaking at a function in Edmonton on Tuesday, National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman held firm on his stance against the NHLPA's luxury tax plan.


Aborigines charged with rape of young girls

Six aboriginal men will appear in court  on Tuesday charged with sexual assault, including rape, of  underage aboriginal girls -- the first charged since Australia  announced a crack down on indigenous child sexual abuse.


Apartment explosion in France kills 10, injures 14

An explosion in an apartment building in eastern France killed at least 10 people and injured 14 more, French TFl television reported Monday.


BAGHDAD -- Facing relentless guerrilla attacks on his security forces and on fellow government officials, including car bombings yesterday that killed more than 25 people, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi vowed yesterday that Iraq would hold national elections as scheduled Jan. 30.


Jon Bon Jovi's next tour depends on US economy

Business minded rocker Jon Bon Jovi wants to wait and see how the US economy shapes up this summer before deciding on his next tour in the country.


Europe Nuke Deal Offers Iran Reactor Aid --Officials

European powers will offer this week  to support Iranian construction of a light-water nuclear  reactor, as part of a deal to persuade the Islamic republic to  stop enriching uranium, U.S. and European officials said on  Tuesday.


Roma, 17:02 - CALCIO, SERIE B: DUE GIORNATE AD ANTONAZZO

Cinque i giocatori squalificati in serie B dal giudice sportivo Gianpaolo Tosel. Per due giornate An...


Trying to avert another round of flight disruptions, airline is asking for volunteers from its nonunion workforce to work for free at its Philadelphia operations over New Year's weekend.


EU official welcomes Google privacy move

A European Union official on Wednesday applauded Google Inc.'s offer to cut by a quarter the time it retains data on its users' searches.


Manchester United receives takeover approach

English football giants Manchester United confirmed that they had received a "preliminary approach" regarding a possible takeover offer.


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French authorities say they cannot rule out bird flu as they test samples from 4,000 chickens that died on a farm.


The loss of Target stores from the family of venues where Salvation Army bell ringers have stood at holiday time for years is going to hurt.


Disillusioned Americans eye New Zealand's alternative bush

Enquiries from Americans wanting to move to New Zealand have skyrocketed since George W. Bush was reelected president of the United States.


David Obey is Congress's man with the pencils  -  and the Democrats' point man for holding the line on spending


Shares of Beacon Roofing Suppler Inc. shot up as much as 26 percent in its trading debut Thursday, edging out bank holding company Valley Bancorp as the biggest gainer among a handful of new stocks that went public this week.


Corey Patterson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning Wednesday in a 4-2 Cubs' victory over the Brewers.


Indonesian press furious over detainees' deaths in Thailand

JAKARTA : Indonesia's press has expressed fury over the deaths of 78 Muslim protestors in southern Thailand and warned that the incident would increase tension in the predominantly-Muslim region.


Survival is cold comfort in AIDS-stricken rural China

LENG VILLAGE, China  - With the familiarity of a long-married couple, Leng Zhijin lifts his wife Wang Xiangying's ragged blouse to show raw rashes and she grasps his shoulder, gaunt after 20 days of diarrhea.


Anything seems possible in Arizona The future is a different country; they do things more grandly there.â¦


Roadside blast and attack on army vehicle come as ceasefire with Sri Lankan government runs out


Ryan Moore had a talk with himself a week ago after a third-round meltdown in Las Vegas. He must have been a good listener. The bearded 24-year-old former U.S. Amateur champion matched his career low round with a 7-under 63 on Friday to take a three-stroke lead halfway through the Fry's Electronics Open at Grayhawk Golf Club. Moore, who has three second-place finishes in his three years on the tour, was at 11-under 129.


Cuba seemingly unchanged in Castro's absence

The most visible change in Cuba since an   ailing Fidel Castro handed power to his brother is that there   are fewer speeches, but a discreet transfer from personal to   institutional rule is underway, led by acting president Raul   Castro, Cuba experts say.


The Miami Dolphins have appointed former Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Tony Sparano as their new head coach, the NFL team said on Wednesday.


Panasonic is now Panasonic, says Panasonic

The company will abandon the Matsushita name and just go with its street name.


Pope: Tolerance must be based on respect

Pope Benedict XVI, who has been harshly criticized by Muslims for his remarks about Islam, said Thursday that true tolerance must be based on respect, and that the Catholic Church is not trying to impose its message on anybody.


A Bologna il presidente del Consiglio ritira la tessera del partito"Nessuna contraddizione se si aderisce ad una coalizione forte"                                          Prodi: "Pd da solo alle elezioni? Non sono io che faccio la linea"


Milano, 15:29 - CALCIO, MILAN; MALDINI: CON CELTIC PRESTAZIONE CONFORTANTE

"Lo 0-0 il peggiore dei risultati? Si è vero, perÃ² ci conforta la prestazione. Abbiamo soffer...


Moena, 18:34 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: MALTEMPO NON OSTACOLA PREPARAZIONE

La Sampdoria continua il lavoro nel ritiro di Moena, in Trentino. Le cattive condizioni meteo (nella...


Bush Tries to Restart Stalled N. Ireland Talks

President Bush on Friday telephoned Ian Paisley, leader of a Protestant-dominated party in Northern Ireland that has resisted power-sharing with its main Roman Catholic


President Bush's proposed federal budget is based on too-rosy revenue estimates and would probably not produce its advertised surplus of $61 billion in five years, according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.


Lebanon Peacekeepers Met With Skepticism

BAZOURIYA, Lebanon -- There are two faces to the U.N. force today in Lebanon, ensuring a cease-fire that ended 33 days of war with Israel. One has a certain swagger: more than 4,800 soldiers, 14 French battle tanks, four 155mm artillery guns, 10 Italian amphibious assault vehicles and an array of...


Arsenal star disappointed to miss out on award

Arsenal Football Club star Thierry Henry admits to being disappointed at missing out on the FIFA World Player of the Year award. The Frenchman finished runner-up for the second season on the bounce, with Andriy


The Food Network has ordered extra helpings of Rachael Ray.


Zimbabwe opposition defiant after leader beaten

Zimbabwe's main opposition party Monday accused government forces of a brutal attack on its arrested leader Morgan Tsvangirai and vowed to push on with a drive to topple President Robert Mugabe.


Hey girlfriend A vice investigation prompted by classified ads on craigslist has led to 12 women being charged with prostitution offences in Bucks County, Pennysylvania.â¦


The European Space Agency signs the industrial contract to build a spacecraft to send to the planet Mercury in 2013.


There was disappointment for Britain in the men's long jump final this evening, after Chris Tomlinson could only manage fifth place.


SRK wants Dhoni in his team, Ganguly does not

The auction for the IPL starts February 20, and about 80 international cricketers will be a part of it.


Comcast Tries to Bounce Back From Bad Billing

By Jane Roberts, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.  Feb. 18--Comcast, living a public relations nightmare in its cable and  Internet conversion from Time Warner, is beginning to see daylight and hopes  its customers can believe it.


Gone are the days when parents would find out how their kids were doing in school only when report cards came home or during parent-teacher conferences. A growing number of teachers and schools are making grades available nearly in real-time over the Internet. Some teachers include pending assignments, written comments, class participation and disciplinary actions as well.


Poles in Britain may be double official estimates: ambassador

There are likely to be twice as many Poles living in Britain as official figures show, Poland's new ambassador to Britain said in an interview published in The Times.


Hrithik's sister, Sunaina, enters Bollywood

The Bollywood bug seems to have bitten a new Roshan. After Hrithik, his sister Sunaina will be   making her debut in films.


Leaked Yahoo memo indicates reticence toward Microsoft bid

While Jerry Yang continues to advocate a bright and cheery attitude, there are clear indications that he's feeling trapped.


Batista, Gonzaga knock off No. 3 Oklahoma State

OKLAHOMA CITY - Reserve JP Batista scored a career-high 20 points, Adam Morrison added 19 and Gonzaga got its second upset of a third-ranked team this season, topping Oklahoma State 78-75 Tuesday night.


Teenager derailed trams with home-made device: police

Police said they had arrested a Polish teenager Wednesday after he allegedly used a homemade device to derail city trams in Lodz, central Poland.


Dow Jones cede lo 0,05%, SP -0,03%, Nasdaq -0,10%


A car bomb killed an anti-Syrian lawmaker and at least seven other people in Beirut on Wednesday, less than a week before Lebanon's parliament was due to elect a new president.


U.S. troops have discovered four decapitated bodies and captured dozens of militants during operations to purge northern Mosul of insurgents, the military said Saturday.


Napoli, 23:11 - CALCIO, JUVE; RABBIA COBOLLI GIGLI: COSA INACCETABILE

Al termine di Napoli-Juve è esplosa la rabbia del presidente bianconeri, Giovanni Cobolli Gig...


USB 3.0 brings optical connection in 2008

Universal Serial Bus will be overhauled with optical data links for a tenfold bandwidth increase, Intel promises. The spec is due in 2008.


(Sports Network) - The New York Yankees can clinch a playoff berth tonight, and they can do it with a pitcher who is still unbeaten this year.


Milano, 13:43 - Calcio, Milan: deroga blocco traffico per tifosi

Deroga al blocco del traffico domani a Milano per favorire l'esodo dei tifosi dalla cittÃ  dopo Milan...


Pennington shoulders blame in loss to Steelers

Chad Pennington put yesterday's 17-6 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers squarely on his own shoulders, but he is certainly not the only one to blame, as the Jets


Malaysia oil pipeline project moves toward reality

Malaysia's ambitious plan to build a $7 billion trans-national oil pipeline to ship Middle East crude to big Asian importers moved a step closer to reality on Monday after several regional firms signed on as partners.


Study questions cancer claims for 5-a-day diet

US researchers have questioned whether eating plenty of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of developing cancer, a central claim in official health advice.


Sleep Drugs Found Only Mildly Effective, but Wildly Popular

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


Storm buffets California, millions lose power

A fierce storm  swept through central and northern California on Friday,  cutting power to more than 1 million homes and businesses,  closing major roads and canceling flights at several airports.


X-ray source catalogue released The largest ever catalogue of X-ray sources has been released by the team behind the XMM-Newton observatory. The newly released data-set contains more than a quarter of a million entries.â¦


Patriots grab O'Brien as offensive assistant coach

Patriots coach Bill Belichick expanded his staff yesterday, adding Massachusetts native Bill O'Brien as an offensive assistant coach.


The success of the fight for the Burberry factory could dissuade companies from investing in Wales, it is claimed.


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Sprint Corp. said Friday it will cut up to 700 jobs, write down the value of its traditional phone network and spend less money marketing standalone long-distance service.


South Africa: Need to Erase Aids Stigma - Deputy President

There is an urgent need to erase the stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS, South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma has said, as secrecy and shame often prevented people from acknowledging their HIV status.


Cops Think Drug Dealers Took Tips From TV

David Simon's HBO series "The Wire" — a fictional account of a police investigation of Baltimore drug dealers — allegedly had some real-life dealers taking notes.


In the constellation of Protestant churches, the United Church of Christ is far from the biggest, wealthiest or best-known.


Also: Ancestry.com puts 90M war records online. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


APEC leaders to sign climate change pact at summit

Asia-Pacific leaders were expected to sign a landmark statement on climate change at their annual summit on Saturday, papering over differences between rich and developing nations over pollution targets.


Rice raises rights concerns as Libya hails ties

Libya's foreign minister declared an end to confrontation with the United States on Thursday in a rare visit to Washington by a top Libyan diplomat aimed at cementing ties between the former foes.


Roma, 15:45 - CALCIO, PROCURA FIGC; PERINETTI: HO BEN POCO DA CHIARIRE

"Se si leggono gli atti ho ben poco da chiarire". L'attuale ds del Bari, Giorgio Perinetti, si espri...


The Global Aids Alliance welcomes the approval of a generic Aids treatment by the US drug regulator.


Iraq PM says security forces control holy city

KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's prime minister flew to the holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday and declared order had been restored after inter-Shi'ite gunbattles there killed 52 people and sent hundreds of thousands of pilgrims fleeing.


Central Europe car makers face labor shortage

TRNAVA, Slovakia  - As Europe's car manufacturing has shifted from west to east in the past decade, Slovakia has earned a reputation as a Detroit in the heart of Europe.


BEIJING -- Wooing Africa ever more intensely, President Hu Jintao returned to the region yesterday on his second trip in nine months, toting huge loan offers and pledging not to meddle in the continent's affairs.


The writersâ strike has upset the natural order of television, and late-night talk shows did not set it right.


Four Distinct Dream Worlds, Sharing the Same Language of Classical Ballet

The main incentive to watch âBalanchineâs Worldâ was to reacquaint myself with it âTombeau.â


Man arrested in China for butchering eight in revenge attack

BEIJING : A farmer has been arrested in China for hacking eight people to death with an axe after being released from prison for the rape of a woman who became one of his victims.


Taliban suicide bomber kills girl, wounds 6 others

KABUL - A man with six grenades strapped to his body killed himself and a 12-year-old girl on a busy street in Kabul Saturday, police said.


Prima le minacce e i tentativi di cambiare i voti, poi i pugniVittima un docente di educazione musicale di scuola media                                            Messina, bocciano il figlio e lui picchia il prof: arrestato


Are right-leaning voters spending all their online time on Rushlimbaugh.com? Are left-leaning voters locked into the like-minded Talkingpointsmemo.


France's Sarkozy set for big parliamentary majority

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is  expected to win a huge parliamentary majority to help him push  through tax and labor reforms when voters cast ballots for the  fourth time in eight weeks in a run-off election on Sunday.


Paris Hilton transferred to Los Angeles jail

Jailed socialite Paris Hilton has been transferred from a medical ward to a Los Angeles detention center to serve the rest of her sentence for violating probation in a drunken-driving case, officials said on Thursday.


As a high profile NFL football player, you should be aware that just about anything you do on the field or the sideline will be caught by a camera.


Sale Talks Between News Corp., Dow Jones Hinge on Bancrofts' Buffer Demands

Today is a critical point in negotiations between Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Dow Jones over the potential sale of the latter company, as both sides haggle over a proposed editorial board whose aim is to keep Murdoch away from Dow Jones's prized jewel, the Wall Street Journal.


A new report from investment bank Goldman Sachs predicts that Apple's 2008 releases will include a 3G iPhone and a modified Apple TV. According to AppleInsider, the research report was written by Goldman Sachs analyst David Bailey and was based on information obtained from component suppliers in Asia.


Florida Asks Why So Many Hurricanes This Year

Sept. 10, 2004 - One has to go all the way back to 1964 to find a year when Florida had three major hurricanes. Lyndon B. Johnson was in the White House.


Hurricane Helene formed Saturday in the open Atlantic, while a weakened Hurricane Gordon drifted slowly, also hundreds of miles from land, forecasters said.


Huckabee defends his handling of anti-Romney ad

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa  - With two days left in a tight Iowa race, Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee defended on Tuesday his unorthodox and heavily criticized handling of an attack ad against rival Mitt Romney.


Ten indicted in Manhattan cash-for-grades scheme

A former admissions director at a New York City college was one of 10 people indicted on Monday, accused of forging transcripts and altering grades, prosecutors said.


Bernard Hopkins knocked out Oscar De La Hoya with a body shot in the ninth round Saturday in Las Vegas making him the middleweight champion of the world.


NEW YORK -- Evander Holyfield knows that life, like boxing, is about adjustments. On Saturday night, we will see whether he has made the biggest adjustment of his career -- the adjustment to a boxing life of diminished skills.


A survey finds Newcastle has more traffic noise than anywhere else in England, with Torquay the quietest place.


Dell expects to keep up 30 pct Chinese output growth

XIAMEN, China  - Dell Inc.  expects production in China for the domestic market to keep growing at about 30 percent in the short term, meaning the world's No.2 PC maker might add another factory there in three to four years, its top manufacturing executive in the country said.


Dick Clark will be watching the ball drop from a hospital bed.


Haiti Policeman Killed in Street-Clearing Raid

Haitian police and UN troops moved into a slum neighborhood on Sunday and cleared street barricades that paralyzed a part of the capital.


Giants' shoddy play leads to setback against Lions

Tom Coughlin blamed Sunday's 28-13 loss to the Detroit Lions on the players and their lack of preparation over the bye. His players begged to differ.


Wal-Mart December Same-Store Sales Climb

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. expects to report 3 percent growth in same-store sales for December after sales for the past weekend came in above the retailer's internal plan.


The top-seeded Belgian was upset in the fourth round of the year's last Grand Slam tournament by 14th-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-2.


TORONTO - Enough Microcell Telecommunications shareholders have tendered to the takeover offer from Rogers Wireless to allow Rogers to claim victory Monday.


Socialite Nicole Richie and her  rock-star boyfriend became the parents of a daughter in Los  Angeles on Friday, People magazine reported.


CBS Guilty of 'Myopic Zeal' Over Bush Story -Report

CBS News fired four employees on Monday after an independent report critical of legendary anchor Dan Rather found a "myopic zeal" led the network to disregard basic journalism principles when it aired a faulty story on President Bush's military service record.


Bills would listen to offers for McGahee

Calling no player "untouchable," Buffalo Bills coach Dick Jauron said the team would consider trade offers for starting running back Willis McGahee.


It was Peyton Manning's day in Indianapolis. But his single-season touchdown pass record wasn't the only milestone achieved inside the RCA Dome.


Ohio Avoids 'Next Florida' Tag as Kerry Concedes

Democrat John Kerry's concession of the U.S. presidential race to Republican incumbent George W. Bush on Wednesday eased concerns that Ohio would emerge as a bitter battleground and delay the election's outcome for weeks, in a replay of 2000.


p2pnet.net News:- The US Federal Trade Commission has filed its first spyware case against former self-styled Spam King Sanford Wallace, says the Center for Democracy and Technology, which made the original complaint last February.


JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday rejected calls from Jewish settlers to hold a countrywide referendum on his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip, escalating an increasingly bitter dispute with former allies who now accuse him of leading


US, Israel turn up the heat on Iran - but there's a downside

BEIRUT: The Bush administration's decision to sell Israel 500 satellite-guided "bunker-buster" bombs, revealed on Tuesday, did nothing at all to dispel concerns that the United States and Israel


Judges Tell San Francisco It Can Begin Health Plan

A federal panel of judges granted San Francisco the right to require businesses with more than 20 employees to pay a fee to help cover employeesâ health care costs.


VeriSign's proposed deal with ICANN for oversight of the .com domain has received final approval from the US Commerce Department, removing the last hurdle to extending the agreement until 2012.


The adults most in need of skills training are getting a "raw deal", an inspection report says.


National League Game Summary - Houston At St. Louis

St. Louis, MO -- Jeff Kent went 2-for-4 with four RBI to lead the Houston Astros over the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-3, in the finale of a three-game set at Busch Stadium.


Terror Charges Filed Against 17 in Spain

A Spanish judge has filed terror charges against 17 people for their alleged role in a suspected plot to blow up the National Court, a hub for the nation's investigations into Islamic terrorism.


Britain okays secret deal to delay fox hunting ban

The British goverment has negotiated a secret legal deal that will allow fox hunting to continue next year, despite a ban passed in parliament, The Times newspaper alleged.


Lo dicono i sindacati, per Federmeccanica e' del 30%


Industrial groups in Europe are about to look in detail at ideas for a new launch system to put humans in space.


'Sicko' al secondo posto seguito da 'Pathfinder'


U.S. soldiers' suicide rate in Iraq doubles in 2005

Suicides among U.S. soldiers in Iraq doubled last year over the previous year to return to a level seen in 2003, U.S. Army medical experts said on Tuesday.


Want to travel on a private space jet? Pack nerves of steel.

. - As soon as Monday, Burt Rutan could send his split-tailed space guppy past the envelope of blue sky for the second


Ryan Giggs has cautioned against demanding too much too soon from Wayne Rooney in an effort to prevent Manchester Unitedâs new striking sensation suffering premature burnout.


Valiant Wales pipped at the post by All Blacks

Wales came close to recording their first victory over New Zealand in 51 years but were ultimately thwarted 26-25 by a strong All Black defence and some individual brilliance by flying winger Joe Rokocoko.


A bit of bubbly, a few verses of Auld Lang Syne and candidates, candidates and more candidates. It's New Year's Eve in Iowa and New Hampshire.


Cheaters never win? In video games they do

Anyone who believes that cheaters  never win, obviously isn't a video game fan.


Yessir, that was one whopper of an offer the players laid at the feet of National Hockey League owners last week in Toronto.


High Intake of Linoleic Acid May Cut Cancer Risk

In a study of middle-aged men, high intake of linoleic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid found in certain plants and vegetables, seemed to lower the risk of prostate and other cancers, Finnish researchers report.


Confermata condanna a marito che obbligo' moglie a rapporto


Celtic regained the top spot in the Scottish Premier League after a 2-0 victory away to Dunfermline. The result leaves Celtic top-of-the-table with 44 points from 18 games, a single point clear of arch-rivals Glasgow Rangers.


Just subtract the fear, and add some planning

Even with a degree in finance from Bentley College and a year working for a financial planning firm, John Tosti found the prospect of planning for retirement so intimidating that he avoided organizing his savings.


In the battle against cancer, saving two patients out of 17 may seem modest enough. But researchers see hope that using genetically altered immune cells to attack tumors -- as was done in this study -- may hold the key to eventually defeating various cancers.


Jury Picked for Priest's Child-Rape Trial

A jury was seated Thursday to hear the child-rape case against defrocked priest Paul Shanley, one of the most notorious figures in the Boston Archdiocese sex scandal.


Racing Industry Establishes Barbaro Fund

NEW YORK -- The racing industry reacted quickly to the death of Barbaro with the creation of the Barbaro Memorial Fund on Thursday, an initiative to raise money for research into laminitis and other equine health and safety issues.


British MPs worried by London-Kabul strains

Criticism by Afghanistan could undermine domestic support for Britain's military and development efforts in the violence-scarred country, an influential body of MPs said.


Powell criticizes Vietnam draft policies

Secretary of State Colin Powell, once the nation's highest-ranking soldier, reaffirmed his distaste Sunday for Vietnam War draft policies that allowed sons of the powerful to avoid combat.


Rio de Janeiro, 19:34 - CALCIO, BRASILE; RONALDO: PRONTO A FARE LA PANCHINA

Ronaldo è disposto a fare panchina pur di tornare in nazionale. "Posso dire con certezza che ...


PRESIDENTIAL PREDICTIONS: We were an idiot on Sunday, believing, suddenly, in the power of nonsense as the Washington Redskins mounted a horrifying drive to beat the Green Bay Packers.


Roma, 19:50 - BASKET, DISCUSSO AL TAR RICORSO REGGIO EMILIA

E' stato discusso oggi il ricorso al Tar presentato dalla Pallacanestro Reggiana, che chiede l'ammis...


Nokia Siemens transfers RandD personnel, operations to Tietoenator

Nokia Siemens Networks said Monday it will transfer some research and development operations, including 230 workers, to Finnish IT service provider Tietoenator in a further move to cut costs. via PR-inside.com


Red Wine May Protect Against Lung Cancer

Researchers say they may have found yet another health benefit conferred by red wine -- it seems to reduce the risk of lung cancer, at least in men.


Does Super Bowl Success Depend On 'Brand Values'?

Volvo, Novartis, GoDaddy.com and other newcomers face an uphill climb getting a return on the millions they're spending for their share of the Super Bowl spotlight, according to a new study conducted by Brand Keys.


Three police officers  face a misconduct tribunal that will examine alleged failings in the inquiry into the killing of Jay Abatan.


ASIA/INDIA - Dopo lÂassenso del governatore, entra in vigore nello stato del Chhattisgarh unÂaspra legge anti-conversione Raipur (Agenzia Fides) - Il governatore dello stato del Chhattisgarh (India centro-orientale), E.S.L. Narasimhan, ha dato il suo assenso e ha firmato la legge anti-conversioni approvata circa un anno fa dal Parlamento dello stato, dominato dal partit...


Do you know how to spot the outperformers of tomorrow?


Tanti quanti i reati commessi in 14 anni in tutta Italia


OGGI SU INTERNET/PERU - Onorificenza alla Provincia Francescana Missionaria di San Francisco Solano Lima (Agenzia Fides) - In riconoscimento ai tanti servizi prestati alla Chiesa in PerÃ¹ durante i 100 anni di lavoro missionario dalla sua fondazione....


Quartet skirts decision on Palestinians amid split

The quartet of Middle East mediators put off a decision on Wednesday on how to handle a new Palestinian unity government amid divisions between the United States and Russia on an aid embargo.


Internal e-mails at US drug maker Merck show as long as four years ago the company saw a link between Vioxx and increased heart risk.


Italia-Libia, Gheddafi a Berlusconi: si' a rientro ex-residenti

L'Italia e la Libia saranno ''sempre, sempre amici''. A pronunciare queste parole che chiudono una lunga e tormentata vicenda tra i due paesi e' il presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, giunto oggi


Overwrought and overlong, Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" nevertheless has some moments of exquisite beauty and a potentially star-making performance from newcomer Tang Wei — that is, for those few who can find the time and emotional dedication the film demands.


Cagliari, 18:59 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI KO NEL TEST CON LA VILLACIDRESE

Test infrasettimanale per il Cagliari, che ha affontato la Villacidrese. la compagine di Giampaolo &...


L'uso del farmaco principe per la disfunzione erettiva infatti, ha determinato il crollo del consumo di afrodisiaci che utilizzano organi di animali in via di estinzione. A beneficio di foche, gechi, cavallucci


Congressman Rangel backs conscription, but he is finding few takers on Capitol Hill.


Statement Issued by Sen. Pete V. Domenici

I take this opportunity to comment directly on media statements by former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico, David Iglesias.


iPhone jailbreak for the masses released

A group of hackers releases perhaps the easiest application yet for getting third-party software onto iPhones running the most up-to-date version of Apple's firmware.


Sciagura in Spagna, nella regione di Valencia. Due sopravvissutiLe vittime erano ancora a letto in un albergo-agriturismo                                                  Strage alla festa di compleanno Fuga di gas uccide 18 persone


Wall St seen opening higher on M&A, data eyed

Stock futures rose slightly on Thursday, lifted by takeover news before economic data that could give clues on the outlook for interest rates.


TOKYO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Elpida Memory Inc., a chipmaking joint venture between Japanese electronics giants Hitachi Ltd. and NEC Corp.


Rumsfeld: No 'Hard Evidence' of Iraq-Al Qaeda Link

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  said on Monday he knew of no "strong, hard evidence" linking  Saddam Hussein's Iraq and al Qaeda, despite describing  extensive contacts between the two before the Iraq invasion.


Al Davis never considered releasing Jerry Rice — that's just not the way the Oakland Raiders' owner wanted to treat the NFL's most prolific receiver.


Five French ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees are convicted of links to terrorism by a court in Paris.


Qaeda group claims killing of Iraqi Sunni leader

An Al Qaeda-led group said on Friday it was responsible for the killing of Iraqi tribal leader Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, according to an Internet posting on Friday.


Erik Estrada and other lesser celebrities have been sworn in as reserve officers of the city police department here, allowing them to carry badges and guns as part of a reality television series.


Is This the Week the Patriots' Streak Ends? New England Favored by 6 1/2 Points Over Jets. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, center, is sandwiched in a sack by New York Jets linebacker Sam Cowart


Hike in cost means most of British Gas's 16m customers will pay around Â£130 more this year


Envoys of Pakistan's Musharraf meet Bhutto in UK

Pakistan's embattled President Pervez Musharraf has sent representatives to London to negotiate with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on a power-sharing pact, an official and newspapers said on Monday.


Tony Blair is to hold his first talks with Iraq's interim prime minister Iyad Allawi at Downing Street.


Vivendi still pursuing Premiere stake: report

French media conglomerate Vivendi is  still trying to carve out an entry into Germany's largest  pay-tv broadcaster Premiere, according to a European television  industry newsletter, New Media Markets.


Firenze, 16:42 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: TRE GIORNATE A GIACALONE

Il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino, in merito alla quinta giornata del campionato di serie C2, ha s...


Presidential candidate John Edwards says the country can't simply wait for the economy to turn around, and he wants Congress to come up with as much as $100 billion to prepare for a potential economic slowdown.


Avid does box-office business with film, TV industries

TEWKSBURY -- Employees of Avid Technology Inc. , a leading producer of digital film and sound-editing systems for the movie and television industries, will be glued to the Internet on Jan. 25, when the 77th Academy Award nominations will be announced. The awards will be presented on Feb. 27.


Anche il 2005 andra' bene, prevista crescita tra 8 e 10%


A million people have listened to internet repeats of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the BBC says.


Killings Leave Mexico City Seniors in Fear

At least 26 senior citizens, almost all of them women, have been killed in Mexico City in the past two years, according to Bernardo Batiz, the city's top prosecutor. The killings have alarmed senior citizens, angered women's groups and prompted comparisons with the decade-long string of murders of women in the border city of Ciudad Juarez.


Sharon Warns of Snap Elections Without Likud Backing

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon urged his Likud party on Thursday to vote for a governing alliance with the Labour Party, warning that failure to do so would force snap elections and derail his Gaza withdrawal plan. Internal polls predict victory for Sharon in a crucial ballot by the rightist Likud's Central Committee on whether to allow him to open talks with center-left Labour on joining a unity coalition to shore up his shattered government.


Gawker, the  gossip Web site,  seems to be in the midst of a particularly intense period of turmoil, which has led to a slide in its once-hypnotic influence on the news media world.


"Ubu, re d'Italia" era programmato per stasera nel Bolognese


Court Restores $8.5M Child-Seat Jury Award

A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a jury's $8.5 million award to the family of a boy paralyzed in a car seat.


Study: Viagra Promising in Pulmonary Hypertension

Viagra, Pfizer Inc's famous impotence  treatment, demonstrated promise in a late-stage clinical trial  for use in treating the often fatal disease pulmonary arterial  hypertension.


Sony Moves Forward with Blu-Ray DVD Standard

Sony rivals Toshiba, Sanyo and NEC are working on HD-DVD rather than Blu-ray. Both are designed to have much more storage capacity than the current generation of discs.


Soccer: Maradona arrives in Cuba for drug treatment

HAVANA : Argentine football legend Diego Maradona arrived at Havana late Monday to undergo treatment for his addiction to cocaine.


Yum Brands' 4th-qtr earnings top estimates

Fast-food company Yum Brands Inc.   on Monday reported a 2.6 percent rise in quarterly  earnings as a lower tax rate and strength in China and other  international markets offset fallout from an E. Coli outbreak  at some Taco Bell restaurants in the United States.


Reuters Poll: Bush, Kerry in White House Dead Heat

President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry remain tied in the race for the White House two weeks before the Nov. 2 election, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


Five winners picked for big telecoms contract

The U.S. government on Thursday  picked AT&T , Level 3 , Qwest , Verizon   and Sprint Nextel  for a contract worth up to $20  billion over 10 years to improve its telecommunications  services.


Europe and US must work together to beat terrorists, says Blair

The Prime Minister has called on Europe and America to "work together" to beat terrorism by a commitment to democracy, freedom and justice.


MONTERREY, Mexico - Four women were briefly detained for allegedly seizing a man they were trying to force to marry a former girlfriend he impregnated, police said Thursday.    The 22-year-old man told police the 16-year-old ex-girlfriend, her mother, sister and aunt approached him Tuesday outside the food processing plant where he works and forced him into a taxi...


SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Chris Thomas had the only triple-double in Notre Dame history in his first game for the Irish four seasons ago.


Sarkozy to work on reducing French jobless figures

New French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed on Friday to build on economic momentum in France and push ahead with reforms after unemployment in the country fell to a 25-year low in May.


Yahoo to buy Musicmatch for $160 million

Yahoo said Tuesday that it is acquiring digital music specialist Musicmatch for $160 million in cash. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said the buyout would help it expand its presence in the simmering


Police to view video of singer Winehouse

Fans of acclaimed British soul and jazz singer Amy Winehouse urged her to seek help on Tuesday after a newspaper printed images of her allegedly smoking crack cocaine last week.


'Face the Nation' Host Is Interim Anchor at CBS

Bob Schieffer, the host of "Face the Nation," will become the interim anchor of "The CBS Evening News" after Dan Rather quits on March 9.


Gymnastics chief's contortions worthy of gold in cowardice

ATHENS, Greece -- Butt-covering is among the few human endeavors that is not a medal sport at the Olympics. Which is a shame, because the indisputable favorite for the gold appeared on open ground yesterday.


Studio Coldiretti, calano rispettivamente del 7% e del 3,9%


A former RAF winchman is surprised at his retirement party when he meets the boy whose life he saved in 1988.


Heerenveen, 20:38 - CALCIO, EUROPEO U21: OLANDA-ISRAELE 1-0

L'Olanda campione in carica ha battuto Israele 1-0 (1-0) nella partita che ha aperto la fase finale ...


U.S. Ambassador in Syria Summoned for Home for Talks

The United States on Tuesday  recalled its ambassador in Syria for urgent consultations to  show its anger at Syria's dominance of Lebanon after the  killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.


The next 12 months look like they are going to be a lot of fun if you are a geek or gadget fan.


AMD to crush AMD with 2.0GHz 'Barcelona'

Hits stores in September Barcelona has arrived, sort of, and AMD is talking more about beating itself up than knocking Intel with the new chip.â¦


Marlon Brando's son dies at 49 in Los Angeles

Christian Brando, the eldest son of  Hollywood icon Marlon Brando who made worldwide news in 1990 by  shooting dead his sister's boyfriend, died on Saturday at the  age of 49, his lawyer said.


Blake Begins a Climb Out of a Painful Place

Another Australian Open begins on Monday, and James Blake, despite all recent evidence to the contrary, still considers himself lucky.


Boston Scientific Posts Loss, but Sales Beat Expectations

Boston Scientific delivered a pleasant earnings surprise to its long-suffering shareholders.


Lo stilista italiano per la South Sydney Rabbitohs


The former SDLP Lord Mayor of Belfast announces that he will be retiring from Northern Ireland politics.


DealBook: Microsoftâs Yahoo Bid: Whatâs Next

Yahooâs board may decide that selling to Microsoft is the best course, given Yahooâs recent troubles and its sagging share price. But what if it doesnât?


Now more than ever, in this broadband-connected, Tesla-driving, web-2.0-creating, live-blogging world of ours, your brain needs to be at its peak performance level for a minimum of 16 hours a day. Today's How To gives you a few tips, but feel free to add your own. It's a wiki, you know.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud party has agreed to a possible alliance with the opposition Labour group. The vote averts a snap election and strengthens Mr Sharon's controversial Gaza withdrawal plan.


Lenovo Recalls Batteries From 205,000 Laptops

RALEIGH, N.C.  -- Lenovo Inc. recalled about 205,000 laptop computer batteries worldwide Thursday, warning that they could overheat and cause a fire.  The battery recall was the second for the company in the past six months and comes as Lenovo, the world's No.


Nigeria violence underscores lawlessness

Attack helicopters battled speedboats full of armed fighters for control of key oil installations. Seven foreigners were abducted from a residential compound, and militants claimed dozens of soldiers were killed. Even by the standards of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta region, it has been a bloody week.


Whether a distortion on jobs, hairsplitting on health care or a half-told story about Iraq, facts are getting lost as President Bush and Democrat John Kerry reach full-throated roar in the campaign.


The Former Cat Stevens Gets Plane Diverted

A plane bound for Washington from London was diverted to Maine on Tuesday after passenger Yusuf Islam — formerly known as pop singer Cat Stevens — showed up on a U.S. watch list, federal officials said.


NAJAF, Iraq - Iraq's top Shiite cleric unexpectedly returned to Iraq from Britain on Wednesday armed with a new peace initiative and a call for Iraqis across the country to march on the holy city to demand an end to weeks of fighting in Najaf.    But a mortar attack on the main mosque in the nearby city of Kufa killed 25 people and wounded 60 others Thursday, hospital officials and witnesses said, a blow to hopes that the crisis could be resolved peacefully...


Reaction has been pouring on an Education Department pilot program to rate city teachers based on how well they taught their students to do on standardized tests in a given year.


Will stocks sink or swim after jobs data?

Friday's news of a buckling job market  sent stock investors running for the exits, and next week  promises to be no less stressful as investors grapple with the  increasing possibility of an economic recession.


A cast of more than 600 performers will officially launch Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture.


New York bill explores 'vendor neutral' electronic documents

Blog: Interest in digital documents continues with a New York state bill proposing to study preservation of electronic documents.


Five people die after an explosion hits a car used by election staff in south-eastern Afghanistan, the UN says.


It's a shadow war reminiscent of cold-war conflicts in Third World countries. Russia and the United States are going head to head in Ukraine, the former Soviet republic that holds a pivotal presidential election on Oct. 31.


337,500 FEET: Space ship takes victory roll

After an unplanned "victory roll" as SpaceShipOne climbed to more than 63 miles above Earth, civilian astronaut Mike Melvill glided the rocket plane to a safe landing Wednesday, putting his team in the lead to capture the $10 million Ansari X Prize


U.S. chain store sales rose in the week ended December 4, as average sales were generally ahead of last year, but customer counts were down, a report said on Tuesday.


Four hours of "Survivor:  China" and a new "CSI" spelled a double-barreled win in the  ratings last week for CBS.


I have decided to pay attention to this subject one last time, at least until Dell finally releases either desktop PCs or servers equipped with AMD processors.


L'incontro domani alle 9:30 al ministero del Lavoro


Phishers using Google Maps mashup to locate victims

A Google Maps mashup that pinpoints the physical location of affected IP addresses is just one component of an elaborate phishing scam designed to separate bank customers from their money. The scam targets account holders at firms including Bank of America, Germany's Deutsche Bank, and Australia's Westpac and Commonwealth Bank.


APEC tackles security after climate compromise

Asia-Pacific leaders tackled security issues, including food safety, on the last day of their summit on Sunday after compromising on climate change a day earlier with a vague plan to reduce greenhouse emissions.


InfoWorld - Juniper Networks claims to have added an important piece of technology for delivering on its integrated network security strategy as part of the launch of its high-speed EX-Series of enterprise switches.


NEEDHAM -- Don't be surprised if Chris Pavasaris is famous someday. The 21-year-old Needham native and University of Connecticut senior has learned that through hard work, he can accomplish just about anything.


Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates, left, shakes hands with UNESCO secretary-general Koichiro Matsuura prior to their press conference at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, after signing


Did the famous screensaver, SETI@home, uncover the first strong evidence for an extraterrestrial signal? The SETI Institute's Seth Shostak discusses how hyperbole can misrepresent the last addition to a list of stellar candidates.


Palomba e la monnezza il primo degli 'edittoriali'

Da oggi, ogni settimana, il critico incappucciato che si esprime in slang romano, legge in video un suo 'edittoriale'. Si comincia dal 'probblema probblemissimo daa monnezza'


NEW YORK,30 AGO- Il nuovo sistema operativo di Windows - vale a dire Longhorn - uscira' sul mercato privo di uno dei suoi elementi di punta: WinFs. Si tratta di un servizio di archiviazione dati fra le innovazioni piu' attese.


Lo riferisce il Sunday Telegraph senza citare proprie fonti


Supreme Court Curbs Investors in Securities Fraud Case

The Supreme Court curbed investor lawsuits against banks, accountants and law firms accused of colluding with companies to inflate stock prices.


Death, Agony and Buckets of (Fake) Blood

Slayer, the great exemplar of thrash-metal, played an elegant first 90 minutes on Thursday. Then came the 150 liters of stage blood.


SUZUKA, Japan - Qualifying for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix on the Formula One racing tour is rescheduled because of a typhoon forecast.


US forces work to secure police stations in Iraqi city of Mosul

(Mosul, Iraq-AP) Nov. 16, 2004 - Residents of Iraq's third largest city, Mosul, report US warplanes and helicopters in the air as loud blasts and gunfire echo around them.


Critics Say Reform Bill on Payday Loans Falls Short

By Lesley Mitchell, The Salt Lake Tribune  Mar. 3--This was supposed to be the year that consumer advocates were  going to persuade the Legislature to clean up the payday loan industry.   Instead, only one of several reform measures was approved.


China, host of six-party talks aimed at reining in North Korea's nuclear program, on Thursday described North Korea's failure to meet a deadline to account for its nuclear activities as a natural delay.


Crescita dei ricavi del 6,5% a 4,8 miliardi


Oil prices today hit a new high amid fears over low fuel stocks as winter approaches and renewed concern about the security of supplies.


A search is under way after reports that two divers are missing off the Pembrokeshire coast.


Better Biodiesel, a Utah-based producer of biodiesel fuel, says it plans to buy GeoAlgae Technologies for an undisclosed sum.


Barry Bonds will sit out of the Home Run Derby on Monday night, opting to rest his tired body before Tuesday night's All-Star game.


After two frustrating weeks of glitches and delays, the US space shuttle Atlantis finally blasts off from Florida.


Thai PM to Meet on Security After Muslim Deaths

PATTANI, Thailand  - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin  Shinawatra called a meeting of top security advisers on  Thursday amid concerns Muslim outrage could trigger reprisal  attacks in the far south where 85 protesters died this week.


Islamic Group Warns European Nations To Withdraw Troops From Iraq

Italy and the Netherlands are the latest countries purportedly threatened by an Islamic militant group.


Kansas City official resigns over immigration flap

KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - A Kansas City parks official whose membership in an anti-illegal immigration group sparked the cancellation of two conventions here has resigned.


Palestinians Register Candidates for New President

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians began  registering candidates on Saturday for a presidential election  to replace Yasser Arafat, while officials warned the vote may  be delayed if Israel does not halt military activities.


Oil workers targeted as Nigeria violence grows

Lolo Oluchi has painted  over the bullet holes in the ceiling of her karaoke bar in this  Nigerian oil city, where gunmen seized seven foreign oil  workers last August, but the regulars haven't come back.


It was another head-scratching turn in a Giants season in which no good deed seems to go unpunished. Brett Tomko got his eighth win Tuesday night, a 9-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies that lifted the Giants


Holiday travel begins amid high security

If you're trying to make your Fourth of July last three days or more, you're not alone.


Broken collarbone sidelines Lions' Rogers again

Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) - Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers will miss the remainder of the 2004 season with a broken clavicle suffered in Sunday's 20-16 season-opening victory over the Chicago Bears.


Late lapse costs Woods share of Sherwood lead

THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Tiger Woods, back in action after a two-month break, was left seething after double-bogeying the final hole to surrender a share of the lead in the Target World Challenge first round on Thursday.


a quindici anni: "PapÃ , ammazzalo per me"

NAPOLI â Non le bastava una âlezione esemplareâ. Non le bastava un âpestaggioâ. Voleva il morto, voleva una vendetta a tutto tondo con tanto di cadavere. Protagonista di questa storia non Ã¨ una


Ivory Coast crisis brightens coffee traders' prospects

BANGALORE: As a fallout of the turmoil in the Ivory Coast, a French coffee roastersâ team will be visiting India soon. The 13-member delegation, led by French Roasters Association general secretary Florence


AN article in scientific journal says researchers have discovered a rare disease caused by a gene mutation that often kills children before the age of two.


World Leaders Anxiously Await U.S. Election

World leaders are anxiously awaiting the U.S. presidential election but major shifts in American foreign policy are unlikely whatever the outcome and there will be no change in the world order.


Ukrainian MPs launch a new inquiry into the illness of Viktor Yushchenko after new reports of poisoning.


A UK magazine printed an interview two weeks before Darrell Abbott was killed, saying he should be beaten.


Ascoli, 18:50 - CALCIO, SERIE A; ASCOLI: SONETTI FA A MENO DI GALLOPPA

Defezione dell'ultimo minuto per Sonetti: Daniele Galloppa non ha recuperato e non è stato co...


Mount St. Helens May Have More Eruptions as Quakes Continue

Mount St. Helens may have eruptions in coming days similar to yesterday's 25-minute flare-up as the Washington state volcano endures up to two earthquakes a minute.


Lo ha detto il ministro dei Trasporti Bianchi


British troops began evacuating British nationals from the troubled West African nation of Ivory Coast Friday. Some 400 Britons live in the country, which has seen increasingly


India won the toss and elected to bat first in the third one-day international against England in the NatWest Trophy at Lord's today.


Darlington sack manager David Hodgson, having suspended him on Saturday.


Russia threatens pre-emptive strikes; offers bounty for Chechen rebels

MOSCOW  - Russia's top general threatened Wednesday to strike terrorists "in any region of the world," and the Kremlin offered a reward equivalent to $13.3 million Cdn for information leading to the killing or capture of Chechnya's top rebel leaders.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton began airing a new television ad in Iowa and New Hampshire Friday, calling the economy under President Bush a "trapdoor."


Jessica Moore scored 19 points and led a 15-0 run late in the first half that broke open a tight game and led No. 9 Connecticut past Pittsburgh, 89-53, last night, for the visiting Huskies' fifth consecutive victory.


Britain Shows New Enthusiasm for Nuclear Power Plants

The British government on Thursday approved plans to refresh the countryâs fleet of nuclear reactors, and he invited companies to offer plans to build and operate the plants.


With the Presidential Championship Belt at stake, Republicans are banking on President Bush to bounce back from a wobbly first round, while Democrats are counting on Sen.


'Transformers' morphs into a blockbuster

The shape-shifting robots of "Transformers" have taken on a new form: Huge piles of cash.


The Drudge Report on Wednesday carried a banner headline proclaiming âMedia Tricked Again: Brit Faked Wedding.â It cited âdocumentsâ uncovered by US Weekly that âshow Britney Spears


EU Commission taking its time with SCH bid for Abbey National

The European Commission is taking all the time it needs to rule on Banco Santander Central Hispano's bid for Abbey National, competition spokeswoman Amelia Torres said Monday.


Easyjet passenger numbers take off in January

Low-cost airline easyJet announced that it carried 2.08 million passengers in January -- an increase of 23.8 percent on the same month last year.


WASHINGTON - President Bush's nominee to be CIA director, Rep. Porter Goss, told critics who say he's too partisan for the job that he understands the importance of independent, objective intelligence, despite his nearly 16 years as a Republican partisan in Congress...


Actor Kiefer Sutherland was  released on Monday from a Southern California jail, where he  served 48 days for drunken driving and violating probation.


Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan is facing possible fraud charges over an illegal land deal in northern India.


Cori e tamburi per difendere il diritto dei senzatetto e di tutti i cittadini. Insieme a giovani e anziani artisti come Capossela                                            Trieste e la disfida delle panchine  la cittÃ  in piazza con i clochard                                                                                Dopo la rimozione voluta dal sindaco, domani giornata di protesta  dal nostro inviato PAOLO RUMIZ


Lo riferisce agenzia Efe: decisione presa all'unanimita'


Health officials worried about expanding waistlines cite computer video games as among the culprits feeding into a modern-day obesity epidemic.


Calcio, Uefa: un turno a porte chiuse per la Lazio

Roma, 10 dic. (Adnkronos)- La Lazio dovrÃ  disputare la prossima gara di una competizione europea in uno stadio a porte chiuse, a seguito del comportamento razzista tenuto dai propri sostenitori nella partita di Coppa UEFA del mese scorso.


L'ad Masselli esercitera' opzione quota non inferiore al 25%


NEW DELHI, Dec 8: Indian Foreign Minister Kunwar Natwar Singh has said New Delhi will find other avenues for help if Washington goes ahead with its proposed arms sale to Pakistan.


L'incremento e' anche legato al successo di 'Affari tuoi'


Motley Crue's Sixx digs up more dirt in book

Following the success of Motley  Crue's tell-all autobiography "The Dirt" in 2001, it stands to  reason that someone from the '80s rock act eventually would  attempt a publishing encore.


For women who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or considering either Eat up to 12 oz. of fish per week; up to 6 oz. can be albacore tuna.


Arts & entertainment: Promoter claims 20 million fans have tried to register online for tickets to reunion show.


Wii Shortages may Continue to Holiday 2007

Wii shortages may continue through this holiday season, according to market analyst Colin Sebastian.


Nationalist ahead in first round Serb president vote

Pro-Western President Boris Tadic appeared to be trailing his nationalist rival on Sunday in elections that will shape Serbia's relations with the EU after the expected loss of its Kosovo province.


Esposto della societÃ  di Zamparini. Al centro della contestazione la velocitÃ  con cui il raccattapalle ha messo il pallone sotto la bandierina  del calcio d'angolo                                          Roma-Palermo, "tutto da rifare" I rosanero contro l'azione del gol


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Boston Red Sox are one win away from ending The Curse and wiping out 86 years of frustration. After becoming the first team to erase a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven playoff series, the


Shocked but not surprised seems to sum up Indian reaction to a transplant ring harvesting kidneys from laborers


The generic drug developer Ranbaxy Laboratories of India said Thursday that federal agents had searched its offices and a manufacturing facility in New Jersey.


Panel wants answers from wireless firms on privacy

Top executives of Verizon  Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp., Cingular and T-Mobile USA  have been invited to testify Friday at a U.S. House Energy and  Commerce Committee hearing into the use of deceptive measures  to obtain personal information, known as pretexting, the panel  said on Monday.


Hoping to make it even easier to turn its online maps into collages of local information, Google Inc. is introducing tools that will stitch together applications from a hodgepodge of Web sites.


Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso line up one and two on the grid as they aim to triumph for McLaren at the Monaco Grand Prix.


Nigerian villagers lift siege of oil pumping stations

Nigerian villagers lifted their blockade of three oil pumping stations in the volatile Niger Delta after energy giants Shell and ChevronTexaco agreed to discuss funding local development projects.


First it was Fidelity, the second-biggest mutual fund family in the United States. It announced 12 days ago that it was slashing the expense fees on five of its index funds.


NATO chopper down in Afghanistan, Taliban claim responsibility

A helicopter from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan went down late Wednesday, causing casualties, the force said as the Taliban claimed to have shot down a chopper.


Ford, GM have discussed alliance: reports

Senior executives at General Motors   Corp. GM.N and Ford Motor Co. F.N have discussed a merger   or alliance that would bring together the No. 1 and No. 2 U.S.   automakers, according to newspaper reports on Monday.


Former NYC  police chief Bernard Kerik says he does not wish to be the new US homeland security secretary.


Brewers' Sheets to Miss at Least 4 Weeks

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Ben Sheets will miss four to six weeks after an ultrasound Monday revealed a partial tear of the tissue surrounding the tendon in his right middle finger.


Dream Team Pulls Away to Beat Spain 102-94

ATHENS, Greece - Stephon Marbury set a U.S. Olympic record with 31 points, and a U.S...


Why you and your banker will never see eye-to-eye.


Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attention behind bars as on the Hollywood party scene, regained her freedom on Tuesday after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case.


Serena fights back, Davenport off to a flier in LA

Serena Williams came back from a set and two breaks down to beat Anastasia Myskina 4-6 6-3 6-4 on the opening night of group play at the WTA Championships on Wednesday.


Airbus Drops Microsoft Ruling Objections

Airbus has withdrawn its challenge to a European Union antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp. only days after the aircraft maker's intervention became public, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.


NEW YORK  -Stocks rose on Thursday as a reassuring profit and outlook from Oracle Corp  and a higher earnings forecast from Qualcomm Inc  fueled demand for technology stocks.


Left-handed reliever Kevin Walker agreed Wednesday to a $525,000, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox. Walker, who spent most of last season with the Giants' Triple-A club at Fresno, Calif.


History Through the Eyes of a Frightened Child

"Machuca," which is Chile's submission to this year's Academy Awards, is both sweet and stringent, attuned to the wonders of childhood as well as its cruelty and terror.