Analysis: a Bush 2nd Term Could Be Thorny

On the campaign trail, belting out promises for the next four years, President Bush exudes confidence and optimism. Yet the reality of a second term is that Bush would be boxed in by many of the momentous decisions he made in the first.


Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp., the twin peaks of the Seattle area's technology community, are joining forces to attack the tide of spam and fraudulent e-mail messages that clog in-boxes


Ore. Man Caught in Noodle Mixer Survives

PORTLAND, Ore. - A Portland worker was rescued after his arm got caught in an industrial noodle mixer. Officials said that the man became ensnared in the machine Tuesday after his sleeve or perhaps his hand got caught on the mixer as the machine was turning.


Nel video la donna viene palpeggiata sul fondoschiena. Ma lei nega: "Li ho scacciati"E' il primo atto dell'inchiesta aperta dal pm di Lecce Rizzo                                            Prof toccata dagli studenti in classe L'insegnante indagata per atti sessuali


Oil prices ended above $50 a barrel on  Friday amid concern over possible fighting in Nigeria's  oil-producing delta region, where a two-day truce between rebel  militia and government forces was holding.


A key dementia charity backs the electronic tagging of sufferers to stop them wandering too far from home.


Eliana Ramos Ã¨ stata trovata ieri nella sua stanza. I media: "Un caso di anoressia"Il 2 agosto scorso Luisel si era accasciata in passerella a Montevideo                                            Uruguay, una modella muore a 18 anni 6 mesi fa il decesso della sorella mentre sfilava


Arafat's Wife Clashes with Palestinian Leaders

Description: Yasser Arafat's wife and leaders of the Palestinian Authority are in a tug of war over information regarding Arafat's condition and treatment.


Plate umpire Brian O'Nora became ill during the game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets on Wednesday night, causing a delay of nine minutes.


Business & money: Higher interest rates and June's dismal weather take toll on spending on Britain's high streets.


Portavoce Almunia: rischi invecchiamento inferiori media


L.A. Porn Industry Stung by First Condom Fines

The lucrative Los Angeles porn film  industry was reeling on Friday by news that two production  companies had been slapped with the first fines for allowing  actors to perform without condoms.


Former first lady Nancy Reagan was taken to a suburban Los Angeles hospital "as a precaution" Sunday after a fall at her home, an aide said.


White House says new prisoner abuse claims need to be investigated

WASHINGTON, Dec 21  - New claims that prisoners held at a US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were abused while in custody need to be investigated, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Tuesday.


Especially the girls, says Dhoom:2 director Sanjay Gadhvi.


Shuttle Atlantis launches with European space lab

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from its Florida home port on Thursday on a mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space laboratory to the International Space Station.


Venus Williams, Roddick drop in rankings

Venus Williams dropped out of the WTA Tour's top 20, and Andy Roddick slid out of the ATP Tour's top 10 in Monday's rankings after both fell short of past performances at Wimbledon.


A Montaldo di Castro, nel Viterbese, messi a disposizione 5mila euro a testaI giovani sono accusati di violenza di gruppo contro una sedicenne                                          Il sindaco presta i soldi per la difesa a otto stupratori minorenni: Ã¨ polemica


FBI taps cell phone mic as eavesdropping tool

Agency used novel surveillance technique on alleged Mafioso: activating his cell phone's microphone and then just listening.


Torino, 18:54 - CALCIO, TORINO; ZACCHERONI: ORA RIMBOCCHIAMOCI LE MANICHE

"I numeri testimoniano che è un momento delicato, non riusciamo a cogliere quel risultato pos...


D-Backs can't give up on Johnson trade now

The Arizona Diamondbacks got some bad news Tuesday: They were unable to trade five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson, his perfect game and his 4,000 strikeouts to the New York Yankees.


Macromedia hopes to boost use of its Flash format for delivering streaming video with a new development kit. The Flash Video Kit allows users of the company's Dreamweaver Web authoring application to add Flash video to their pages without using the full ...


Arab network says ten new hostages seized in Iraq

The Arab TV network Al-Jazeera is showing footage of six Iraqis, two Lebanese and two Indonesian women. The Islamic Army in Iraq is claiming responsibility.


Colgate-Palmolive Co. warned Monday that second-half earnings will fall well short of Wall Street forecasts due to higher marketing spending.


LeBron James punctuated a 31-point performance with a slam in the closing seconds and finished with eight assists and seven steals, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 92-86 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night.


Ericssonâs 2nd-Quarter Profit Rises 12 Percent

The worldâs largest maker of wireless networks said today that strong sales in Asia helped boost earnings to $960 million in the second quarter.


CL Preview: Three teams still in the hunt in Group B

LEVERKUSEN/ROME, Dec 7 (SW) - Dynamo Kiev, Bayer Leverkusen, and Real Madrid all have a good chance of qualifying for the Champions League Round of 16 if they can get the right results in Group F on Wednesday night.


La cerimonia si terra' a bordo dello yacht del cantante


At least 9 killed in clashes at Pakistan mosque

Nine people were shot dead on Tuesday in clashes between Pakistani paramilitary forces and radical Muslim students at an Islamabad mosque run by a Taliban-style movement, officials said.


Environmental Groups Call on Mackenzie Pipeline Hearing to Consider Gas Use

EDMONTON (CP) - Environmental groups want a hearing into a proposed natural gas pipeline down the Mackenzie Valley to consider how the gas would be used.


EUROPA/PORTOGALLO - Sempre piÃ¹ numerosi i giovani che vivono le ferie in chiave missionaria: 263 volontari in partenza per i paesi lusofoni dove parteciperanno a progetti di cooperazione Lisbona (Agenzia Fides) - Le missioni continuano ad esistere nell'orizzonte di molti giovani portoghesi. Ogni anno infatti sono piÃ¹ numerosi quelli che si uniscono a progetti di volontariato missionario promossi da diverse realtÃ , secondo quanto affe...


Thousands of Demonstrators Hit NYC Streets

Tens of thousands of Bush administration opponents poured into Manhattan's streets Sunday on the eve of the Republican National Convention, angrily denouncing the war in Iraq and demanding the United States withdraw its forces.


Senator Hillary Clinton is taking the White House to task for the ...

NEW YORK Senator Hillary Clinton says when it comes to the flu vaccine, the Bush administration has its priorities wrong. Clinton says about five-point-six (b) billion dollars is being spent to create an Anthrax


Doctor says Smith shocked at son's methadone use

A pathologist probing the death of  model Anna Nicole Smith's son said on Thursday that since the  cause has been found, the case can be closed without holding a  planned inquest in the Bahamas next month.


Reggio Calabria, 20:51 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: ANCH'IO NON HO CAPITO IL RIGORE

In casa della Fiorentina Cesare Prandelli è molto compassato dopo il pareggio rimediato in ex...


Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond says he wants a co-operative relationship with the Brown government.


The UK must do more to help the thousands of people fleeing violence in Iraq, Amnesty International says.


Brazilian steel group CSN may try to trump rival Tata after making a takeover approach to Anglo-Dutch firm Corus.


U.S. forces kill 6 Iraqi police in Baghdad raid: U.S.

U.S. soldiers killed at least six Iraqi policemen and seven suspected militants during a dawn raid in east Baghdad on Friday to arrest an Iraqi police lieutenant accused of militant links, the U.S. military said.


When chickens began dying at his local market, Darmanto gratefully collected them from vendors, chopping them up and tossing the raw meat to his pet catfish.


Toxic Property? Start Talkin': Bill Would Make Sellers of Foreclosed Homes Reveal Any Contamination

By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 10--Lenders who foreclose on contaminated properties would have to disclose hazards to buyers under a bill being considered in the Legislature.  "This is just huge moral issue in my view," said state Sen. Karen Fraser, D-Olympia.


Burglars steal London police pay computers

London detectives said on Wednesday they were hunting for burglars who had stolen laptops possibly containing their own pay details, along with those of some of their fellow police officers.


Medical sources in Paris have confirmed to this correspondent that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is in a state of "cerebral death.


Hamas forces on Sunday said they discovered a bomb next the Palestinian parliament building in Gaza City and accused the rival Fatah movement of planting the device.


All politics is national in the 2006 midterm elections, with both parties willing to put aside deeply held views over war, taxes and more in the surpassing struggle for control of the House and Senate.


Canada says new Google map could break privacy law

The Street View feature of Google Maps,  with its close-up views of city streets and recognizable shots  of people, could violate a Canadian law protecting individual  privacy, officials said on Wednesday.


Nov. 16, 2004 -- The FDA has strengthened warning labels for the controversial abortion pill Mifeprex, better known as RU-486, following an August report of a 22-year-old woman who died after taking the drug.


I.B.M. to Give Free Access to 500 Patents

I.B.M. plans to announce on Tuesday that it is making 500 of its software patents freely available to anyone working on open-source projects.


Desktop Search for Apple Macintosh: Not Tigerâs Spotlight

Desktop Search for Apple Macintosh: Not Tiger's Spotlight  During all this buzz on desktop search over the past 3 - 6 months, there was no one who came out with a solution for the poor, unknown Apple Macintosh user. I admit, I am a Mac user - never really use a ...


As the world shrinks, international cybercrime is growing in scope and sophistication.


The Packers have a far better shot at making the playoffs than the Titans. The Packers play in a much easier division, which gives them a better chance at winning the magic number of games (10?


Dollar Set for Weekly Gains Against Euro, Yen Before Job Report

The dollar headed for its first weekly gain in more than two months against the yen and halted a seven- week slide versus the euro before a government report expected to show US employers hired 200,000 workers last month.


Iraqi forces detain scores in oil city crackdown

KIRKUK, Iraq  - Thousands of Iraqi police and soldiers swept through the restive Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk on Saturday, searching homes for weapons and insurgents after all residents were ordered off the streets.


Roma, 17:45 - CALCIO, ARBITRATO: MOGGI SI PRESENTA AD UDIENZA

Luciano Moggi si è presentato alla seconda udienza dell'Arbitrato del Coni. L'ex dirigente de...


Outrage as Langham given 'lenient' jail sentence for viewing child porn

Child campaigners were sickened Saturday by the 'lenient' 10 month jail sentence given to award-winning comedy actor Chris Langham for downloading indecent videos of children from the Internet.


Attesa chiusura vendita Olimpia, sale anche Pirelli (+3,55%)


'Batman' Protester Scales Royal Residence

LONDON - Holy intruder! A protester dressed in a Batman costume scaled the front wall of Buckingham Palace on Monday and perched for more than five hours on a ledge near the balcony where the royal family appears on ceremonial occasions.    The protester's success in climbing the wall in front of the queen's main residence prompted fresh questions about the much-criticized and recently overhauled royal security operation...


Iniziativa Coldiretti contro il problema dell'inquinamento


Laura Bush leaves for cancer, diplomatic mission in Mideast

US First Lady Laura Bush, taking on a higher profile on behalf of her husband's diplomacy, leaves for the Middle East Saturday to promote research on breast cancer and to try to restore the US image in a crucial region.


Restaurant operator Wendy's  International Inc. WEN.N on Tuesday cut its 2004 earnings  forecast, citing hurricanes, higher legal reserves, costlier  beef and challenges at its Baja Fresh Mexican Grill chain.


Former Cheney aide found guilty in CIA leak case

Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, was convicted on Tuesday of four counts of obstructing justice, lying and perjury during an investigation tied to the Iraq war.


Health officials in the Mexican state of Chihuahua fail to deal with a rat plague by sending in hundreds of cats.


NEW YORK Oil prices have dropped again, going down to the lowest level in four months. In New York, crude for January delivery fell one dollar and 52 cents to settle at 41 dollars, 46 cents a barrel.


Pistons sign McDyess to 2-year extension

The Detroit Pistons signed forward Antonio McDyess to a two-year contract extension on Monday, keeping the team's top reserve off the free-agent market next summer.


Legislation: Proposal for New Tribunals Would Hew to the First Series

A measure President Bush proposed would create tribunals similar to those that the Supreme Court rejected in June.


Eight stabbed to death in Chinese school dormitory

A mystery attacker stabbed eight teenagers to death as they slept and injured four others after breaking into a school dormitory yesterday morning, in the latest grisly attack on children in China.


LONGTIME foes palmOne and Microsoft have announced a licensing deal that will allow the next generation of palmOne's Treo smart phones to work directly with Microsoft's Exchange email system.


Roger Clemens's jersey has been tossed from the Yogi Berra Museum. Museum director David Kaplan said yesterday that Clemens's jersey was removed last week from a display honoring the Yankees teams of the late 1990s that won four World Series in five years.


European shares opened steady on Tuesday after the main U.S. fourth quarter earnings season got off to a lackluster start overnight and chipmaker STMicroelectronics fell after warning on margins.


World Match Play organizers confident of finding sponsor

Organizers of the 43-year-old World Match Play tournament, which offers the biggest prize in golf, face a search for a new backer after HSBC announced it would no longer be bank-rolling the event from next year.


Obiettivo 2008 calo tasse famiglie numerose e dipendenti


There is nothing stimulating about this album.


The Lede: Standoff in Minn. Over Elephant Rides

A childhood rite of passage may be banned in Minneapolis on Friday.


Tens of thousands gather in Mexico City for the climax of protests against the presidential poll result.


MG Rover's Longbridge factory in Birmingham is due to reopen on Tuesday under Chinese ownership.


Roh, Putin Seek Closer Ties Through Summit

ASTANA, Kazakhstan _ Undoubtedly, the main summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 21 will be the highlight of President Roh Moo-hyunâs first official visit to Russia.


Rell released from hospital, goes home to rest

DANBURY, Conn. Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell said she's tired but feeling well as she left the hospital three days after undergoing breast cancer surgery.


Colgate-Palmolive today said it is cutting 4,400 jobs and closing a third of its 78 factories around the world. The group, which makes grooming and cleaning products including Colgate toothpaste and Ajax detergent


Franklin D. Raines, the head of Fannie Mae, took issue with every major damaging conclusion of the mortgage giant's regulator on Wednesday.


The founder of Blackwater defends himselfâand his company.


Medicare to Cover More Implanted Heart Devices

The U.S. government on Tuesday  proposed expanding Medicare coverage for costly, potentially  life-saving implanted heart devices, a decision expected to  benefit makers Guidant Corp., Medtronic Inc. and St. Jude  Medical Inc.


Roma, 18:53 - SCHERMA, FIS ARCHIVIA CASO CASSARA': ATTI A ORGANI GIUSTIZIA

La Procura Federale della FIS ha depositato il 23 maggio 2007 il provvedimento di archiviazione dell...


American museum aims to teach lessons of finance

Some top U.S. chief executives may have held on to their jobs if only they had learned the lessons of American financial history.


Nearly two years after Columbia shattered in the sky, NASA still has no way of repairing the kind of holes that could doom another shuttle, space agency officials acknowledged Monday in their latest status report on the return-to-flight effort.


Nuclear declaration submitted, says North Korea

North Korea said on Friday it had given an account of its nuclear arms program as required in an international disarmament deal, while separately threatening to boost "war deterrent".


A City financier appears in court charged with the murder of his two-year-old daughter.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Los Angeles Lakers activated fifth-year veteran Slava Medvedenko from the injured list for Wednesday's game at Memphis.


A campaign is warning people about the hidden health risks of the growing number of fake cigarettes sold in the UK.


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.


Nick Halstead's Blog: Poll - Top 10 Programmers of All Time

Nick Halstead is conducting a poll of his own to try to figure out who the online community thinks are the "Top 10 Programmers of All Time".   My original list was based upon my programming background and was purely my own opinion and I did not expect everyone to agree with it. What I thought I would do this time round was to give everyone a chance to voice their opinion. [...] have pre-filled 18 programmers from my original list plus those that were suggested in the comments.   You can vote on a wide range of developers, including several PHP-associated once like Rasmus Lerdorf, Andi Gutmans and Zeev Suraski.


In the great race between stock mutual funds and the mattress, the mattress won.


Genova, 17:09 - CALCIO, GENOA: DA DOMANI LA WEB TV ON DEMAND SUL GRIFONE

Domani, 14 febbraio, san valentino, debutta su internet www.genoalive.it, piattaforma web dedicata i...


MARK COLVIN: The Australian Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks is to face trial in January next year. Dressed in a grey suit, instead of his regular orange prison uniform, Hicks fronted a military commission


It's going ahead... Shell gets approval for Bellanaboy gas terminal

THE largest and most contentious construction project ever proposed for County Mayo has been given the go-ahead. Shell reland Ltd (formerly Enterprise Energy Ireland) has received planning permission for the ...


I Married a Republican: There, I Said It

How many bipartisan couples did I know? Absolutely none.


Tropical Storm Noel strengthens, threatens Haiti

Tropical Storm Noel strengthened on Sunday as it crept over the Caribbean and threatened to lash impoverished Haiti with potentially deadly rains, U.S. forecasters said.


The communications secretary to Prince Charles, Paddy Harverson said the paparazzi photographer involved in a scuffle with Prince Harry will not receive an apology.


Pinochet arrested on human rights charges

The former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet was placed under house arrest on human rights charges yesterday after a judge in Santiago ruled he was mentally fit to stand trial.


Werewolves of London? Ah, Those Were the Good Ol' Days

This British horror comedy skillfully plays off the ridiculousness of zombie movies by implying that Britain may already be populated with the living dead, metaphorically speaking.


RSA: Hackers find a wealth of victims on corporate sites

User-generated Web content is becoming a target for hackers and cross-site scripting attacks on Web sites can lead to malware taking over the browsers of machines that use the sites.


Three years into the war, Iraqi security forces are still unable to operate independently of U.S.-led foreign forces, the general in charge of training them said Tuesday.


Summary Box: EU Leaders Sign Constitution

THE EU CONSTITUTION: The landmark document, achieved after 28 months of negotiation, aims to provide simpler voting rules to end gridlock in the European Union. It includes a charter of fundamental rights and ends national vetoes in 45 new policy areas.


U.N. force vows to pursue Lebanon task despite bomb

MARJAYOUN, Lebanon  - U.N. peacekeepers will pursue their mission in south Lebanon despite a car bomb attack that killed six members of a Spanish battalion, the UNIFIL force's commander said on Monday.


Nearly two weeks after John Kerry conceded the election and President Bush laid out his agenda, New Mexico is among several states that have yet to determine the winner's margin of victory.


Japanese vehicles dominate Consumer Reports' rankings

Consumer Reports' latest auto reliability and survey rankings find overall domination by Japanese automakers, gains from the Detroit Three, and stumbles from Europe.


Due anni dopo la data proposta da Eurogoverno


+23 mld imposte erariali e +3,4 mld contributi


Belgium's Xavier Malisse tamed Spain's David Ferrer in straight sets to cruise into the Lyon Grand Prix final. Malisse, a semifinalist two years ago, took an hour and 18 minutes to


Husband of Aid Worker Seized in Iraq Pleads for Release

The husband of Margaret Hassan, a  British-Iraqi aid worker snatched by kidnappers on her way to  work in Baghdad this week, appealed for her release on  Thursday.


A guidare i singoli resiste ancora Vasco Extended Play


Firenze, 17:16 - CALCIO, PACE ULIVIERI-GUSSONI: STRETTA DI MANO A COVERCIANO

Pace fatta tra Renzo Ulivieri e Cesare Gussoni. In occasione della premiazione per la Panchina d'oro...


The US president says he plans far-reaching reforms to the Social Security system which funds pensions.


Girl who survived crash back with parents

The parents of the sole survivor of a plane crash in Panama have been reunited with their daughter at the hospital where she is receiving treatment, a nurse said early Thursday.


TIKRIT: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld admitted Friday that America had suffered âsetbacksâ in Iraq, describing the situation as âbleakâ during a surprise Christmas Eve visit to US troops in the country.


Poisoned Russian Ex-Spy Said He Was Ordered to Hire Assassins

LONDON, Nov. 25 -- An ex-KGB agent poisoned in London described in interviews before his death how he was ordered to hire assassins to neutralize potential rivals and whistle-blowers who threatened the Kremlin, according to excerpts published and broadcast Saturday.


CBS News has shelved a report on the rationale for war in Iraq because it would be "inappropriate" to air it so close to the presidential election, the television network said yesterday.


Magna Carta sold for 21.3 million at New York auction

One of only 17 existing copies of the Magna Carta, an 800-year-old English royal manuscript setting out the rights of man, sold at auction at Sotheby's in New York Tuesday for 21.3 million dollars.


President Bush yesterday nominated Cuban-born Carlos Gutierrez, who once sold Frosted Flakes cereal from a van in Mexico and rose to head the nation's largest cereal company, for the post of commerce secretary.


Google Inc.  has consolidated  500 of its advertising and engineering staff into a single  location in the fashionable former meatpacking district of  lower Manhattan, the company confirmed on Monday.


: Britainâs Prince Charles, under fire for being old fashioned and elitist, battled today to convince his future subjects he is not out of touch.


A lethal new form of MRSA is reported to be more prevalent among the gay community in the US.


Britons released from Guantanamo Bay refused passports: lawyer

Four Britons released from the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay last month have been refused British passports under an obscure law not used in almost 30 years, a lawyer representing two of them said.


Google leads the charge against file names

When our ancestors (heretofore known as Mom and Dad) typed a report with their Selectrics, they didn't have to assign the document a filename.


SOL Campbell came to Arsenalâs rescue on the south coast yesterday just as it looked like their their chances of catching Premiership leaders Chelsea had been sunk.


Too much testosterone can kill brain   cells, researchers said on Tuesday in a finding that may help   explain why steroid abuse can cause behavior changes like   aggressiveness and suicidal tendencies.


Verheugen dismisses talk he'd be 'poodle of Berlin'

Mr Verheugen was challenged on claims by Frits Bolkestein, the outgoing EU internal market commissioner, that a German commissioner in his job would be a lapdog of Berlin.


Nikkei -1,11%. Euro si rafforza su dlr, debole sullo yen


Apple Computer announced Wednesday that it was updating its most popular desktop computer, the iMac,


Teary teenage Czech wins Miss World 2006

Tatana Kucharova, an 18-year-old student from the Czech Republic, won the Miss World 2006 beauty contest on Saturday.


Q&A: American Power Conversion's Neil Rasmussen

He talks about why his firm is pushing for European voltage standards to be adopted in the United States, the myth about fuel-cell technology being carbon-neutral and the new power-design model for PC and chip makers.


Security experts are saying that a well-intentioned effort by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General to combat phishing may backfire.Earlier this week, State Attorney General Anne Milgram called on four banks -- Bank of America, Citibank, Washington Mutual, and New Jersey-based Sun National Bank -- to provide her with details on how they respond to phishing incidents.This is a good move that will probably raise awareness about phishing, observers say. However, Milgram also asked the banks to send e-mail to their online customers, warning them that the bank has been a recent target for phishing scams and offering advice on how to tell fake e-mails form the real thing.That raised a red flag with anti-phishing experts."The New Jersey Attorney General asking the banks to send out another e-mail to clients is opening up ... those banks to be phished yet again," said Paul Laudanski, leader of the Phishing Incident Reporting and Termination squad project. "I can see the phishers writing in a new e-mail scam campaign 'The New Jersey AG has asked us to inform you that you have been phished, please click this link to secure your account.' Trouble, trouble, trouble! This is a setup for failure," he wrote in an e-mail message.Dave Jevans, chairman of the Anti-Phishing Working Group said that while he applauded Milgram's effort to educate consumers by inquiring directly with bank CEOs, he "would have preferred that the Attorney General waited to hear back from these banks before issuing a request to send e-mails out to all their customers. That type of e-mail can set the stage for waves of copy-cat phishing," he said via e-mail. "If the phishers send out fake e-mails of this type before the banks get to it, there's a potential problem."Even Katherine Tassi, Washington State's assistant attorney general, said she thought there could be problems. "Consumers are already confused enough about whether e-mail from a bank is authentic or not," she said via e-mail. "A lot of banks do, in fact, communicate by e-mail to their consumers, which is something that makes the problem worse." That's because consumers become more trusting of the e-mails, even messages that may be from a malicious source.Milgram's spokesman, Lee Moore, said that banks should use every means possible to educate their customers about phishing -- including e-mail. "Banks need to compete with the phishers in the customer's e-mail box with the right message," he said.The New Jersey AG has been receiving more and more phishing complaints of late and is coming to view the phenomenon as a growing concern, Moore added.As of late Thursday, his office had not heard back from any of the banks.


French PM calls crisis meeting over hostages

French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin today called a crisis meeting to discuss the fate of the two French journalists still held hostage in Iraq, as efforts to secure their release threatened to descend into farce.


Health, financial firms top Working Mother's 100-best list

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- New efforts to promote health and a continued commitment to flexible scheduling helped employers make the cut on Working Mother magazine's annual "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" list.


The tragic period romance "Atonement" dominated the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 14 categories, including best picture, actor, actress and director.


KINKY SEX SECRET OF CHARITY's MISTRESS KITTEN ; EXCLUSIVE Seedy Double Life of Shop Worker

By Cara Page  A CHARITY shop worker led a seedy double life trawling the internet for kinky sex.  Natasha Ryce, 32, who also uses the names Mistress Kitten and velvet32, spent her days serving customers in a second-hand clothes shop in the Borders.


A new scheme allowing disabled people to summon emergency services by text message is launched in Hong Kong.


"We knew it would be a fight and so it was," said team chief Jean Todt. "Both our drivers faced difficult tasks. All our chances of victory rested on Rubens, given the start positions, while Michael faced


England close 263-4 on day one of the fourth Test with South Africa.


Turkish women protest proposal to make adultery a crime

ANKARA - Hundreds of women marched through Ankara on Tuesday to protest against the government's attempts to make adultery a criminal offence.


Authorities intend to file charges in NBA brawl

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. DETROIT, Michigan, United States of America -- Prosecutors expect to file charges against Indiana Pacers players


Determined to avoid a repeat of the construction delays that threatened the Athens Games, Olympic officials arrived in Beijing on Wednesday.


Gruppo armatoriale primo azionista della societa' greca


Sul trasporto pubblico, la stima e' dell'Asstra


Scott Peterson during defense closing arguments in the penalty phase of his murder trial. (San Francisco Chronicle, pool/AP Photo).


Darfur peace talks inch forward despite deadlock over security

ABUJA  - African Union mediators met separately with Sudanese government envoys and the leaders of the uprising in the strife-torn region of Darfur in a bid to hammer out a deal on demilitarising the conflict.


"Ale merita fiducia, puÃ² essere utile alla squadra" dice il ct della Italia alla vigilia della gara con la Moldova. Ma poi aggiunge: "Per il futuro si vedrÃ ...". CHISINAU (Moldova), 7 settembre 2004 - Parte


Two OPEC members are pledging to increase supply or boost reserves as oil prices spiral higher, according to media reports Sunday.


Vienna, 20:49 - CALCIO, AUSTRIA: VINCE IL SALISBURGO DI TRAPATTONI

Successo per il Salisburgo di Trapattoni nella 23/a giornata del campionato austriaco. 1-0 il finale...


John Mark Karr's own words — written and spoken — landed him in the criminal spotlight, but it was a series of law enforcement failures that let him walk free.


In una lettera a ex giudice Imposimato le minacce ricevute


Austin Croshere had 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 106-102 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves last night in Indiana.


Britney's Big Day: Spa Treatments, Sweat Suits And Secrets

Britney Spears' weekend wedding was not only a surprise to her fans, it was a surprise to her family as well. Just in the last week or so, invites had been mailed out with a date of October 16.


Real-Life Fighter Christopher Reeve Dies

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - Christopher Reeve, the chiseled, strapping "Superman" of celluloid who became another kind of hero as a force for spinal cord research after a devastating horse-riding accident, has died at 52...


Wii to displace Xbox 360 by end of 2008: iSuppli

Nintendo's popular Wii game console will displace Microsoft's Xbox 360 as the new-generation game machine, iSuppli said Thursday.


Leagues Seek More Meetings With Drug Enforcement Agencies

The four major U.S. professional sports leagues pitch future meetings with the DEA and other federal drug enforcement agencies.


Can a computer program generate new works from long dead legends? By Douglas McGray from Wired magazine.


Coast Guard officials investigating a massive oil spill in the Delaware River said the tanker likely struck a hidden hazard a few hundred feet from shore, according to a published report.


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says US wants to move forward on the nuclear deal with India.


The European Union's decision to hold entry talks with Turkey receives a widespread welcome.


Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign launched a weeklong, $1 million fund-raising drive on Wednesday, hot on the heels of a gala in Hollywood that raised an even bigger sum for Democratic newcomer Sen. Barack Obama.


US Forces Move Deeper Into Fallujah; Clashes in Mosul

US and Iraqi forces are pushing deeper south into the city of Fallujah on the fifth day of a joint offensive to drive out insurgents.


Japanese electronics giant NEC Corporation said Monday it is seeking to build third-generation (3G) mobile phone infrastructure in China in a bid to gain a foothold in the world's biggest mobile phone market.


The American Music Awards had a confession for Usher Sunday night--he couldn't lose. The "Yeah!" singer was the biggest winner of the night, taking home all four awards for which he was nominated


How 100mph Biker Was Caught By His Own Internet Movie

A MOTORCYCLIST is facing prosecution after filming himself speeding at 100mph . . . and putting the evidence on the YouTube website.


North-South Showdowns Bring Out State's Polar Opposites

This weekend in baseball, two teams from Northern California face two teams from Southern California and all four are in contention for a playoff spot.


Books of The Times: Geneticists Gone Wild. WhatÂs the World to Do?

Michael CrichtonÂs new un-put-downable thriller is based on real-life genetic, legal and ethical aberrations.


US faces uphill fight convicting 7 Miami suspects

The U.S. government has suffered   enough legal setbacks in its war on terrorism to suggest the   conviction of seven men accused of a plot to attack America's   tallest building is anything but certain.


Partira' venerdi' con un carico di 80 tonnellate


E3 video game trade show in radical downsizing

When the annual trade  show once known simply as E3 kicks off this week, attendees  will discover a distinctly downsized event.


"Don't Tase Me, Bro" tops '07 memorable quote list

"Don't Tase Me, Bro," a phrase that swept the nation after a U.S. college student used it seeking to stop campus police from throwing him out of a speech by Sen. John Kerry, was named on Wednesday as the most memorable quote of 2007.


Storage 2.0 -- Web-based storage is coming

If promising new technologies deliver, they could reduce corporate reliance on the proprietary, higher-priced, storage hardware and software sold by industry giants such as EMC, IBM and Hitachi Data Systems Inc.


Canada's Lamaze jumping at Beijing chance

After missing the 1996 and 2000 Olympics over failed drug tests, Canadian show jumper Eric Lamaze believes he is finally heading for his Olympic debut in Beijing.


Top Fastow aide to testify in barge case

HOUSTON Thirty-nine-year-old Michael Kopper is about to make his debut on a witness stand. That comes two years after he became the first former Enron Corporation executive to plead guilty to crimes.


WC Reeves, Crucial Ally in West Nile Fight, Dies at 87

illiam C. Reeves, a medical entomologist whose pioneering research into the spread and control of mosquito-borne diseases laid the groundwork for the current nationwide efforts to contain the


Anil Ambani lashes out at RIL share buyback plan:

[Business India]: Mumbai, Dec 27 : Anil Ambani, the Vice Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), on Monday virtually created a divide between himself and his elder brother Mukesh, the chairman of the group, by saying that the group's announcement


(HealthDay News) -- Children are most often exposed to lead in the form of dust from floors, windowsills, paint and dirt. Lead was frequently used in paints and home building materials before 1978.


Outback Steakhouse Inc. OSI.N on  Tuesday said it lost about 130 operating days and up to $2  million in revenue because it had to close some restaurants in  the South due to Hurricane Charley.


ADV: LaFraise.com, purveyor of mighty fine t-shirts

Lafraise is a 500 items limited tshirts editor. It offers to graphists, designers a visual permanently contest and, for the winners, offers 1000â¬ to print the tshirt. The purpose is finally to produce, sell the most appreciate visuals according to the visitorsâ vote.


Prodi a Ciampi: ''Preoccupati per l'economia del paese''

Romano Prodi sale sul Colle per un incontro con il capo dello Stato, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. Al centro del colloquio le ''forti preoccupazioni'' dell'opposizione per l'economia del paese, l'informazione e un


Observatory: Nine-Inch Robot Walks Like a Man, Climbs Hills Too

RunBot, a 9-inch-high machine, can adapt to different terrain, adjusting its gait and posture after a few learning experiences.


Two assailants with guns and grenades ambushed a police recruitment center in northern India early Tuesday in an attack that killed seven police officers and a civilian, a police official said.


By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Mar. 2--Hanford leaders and regulators need to take a realistic look at what needs to be accomplished at the nuclear reservation and what can be done, the Environmental Protection Agency's new regional administrator said.


Eating garlic - either raw or as a supplement - does not lower cholesterol levels, a US study has found.


Prince Harry hit in face in scuffle with photograher

Britain's Prince Harry was hit in the face with a camera in a scuffle with photographers outside a London nightclub in the early hours of Thursday, royal officials said.


US 'politicking' over Osama capture claim: Pakistan

Pakistan rejected a US official's weekend claim that Osama bin Laden was close to being captured as "politicking". "He can say this, but we have no sound information.


Big powers set for talks next week on Iran

Foreign ministers from the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany will meet next week in Berlin to discuss possible further sanctions against Iran, diplomats said on Tuesday.


Study: Nuclear Medicine Can Trigger Security Alarms

Patients treated with radioactive material face an increased risk of triggering security alarms because more guards are being equipped with sensitive radiation detectors, a report said Tuesday.


Chile's Escondida mine makes union a new offer

Chile's Escondida presented  workers with a new contract offer on Sunday which, if approved  by workers, would end a strike that has lasted nearly two weeks  and halved production at the world's largest copper mine.


White man on trial for shooting in Kenya

A descendant of Kenya's most famous white settlers went on trial Monday for murder in the shooting death of a black man on his vast estate, a case that has stirred simmering racial tensions in this east African nation.


Jack Nicholson, the legendary ladies' man, says he'd like to fall in love again.


Interpol Chief Calls U.K. Lax In Terror Fight

LONDON, July 9 -- The head of the international police cooperation agency Interpol said Monday that British anti-terrorist efforts are "in the wrong century" and faulted officials here for failing to share information on terrorism suspects.


Accordo governo-regioni: si attesterÃ  a 101,3 miliardiChi sforerÃ  questo tetto potrÃ  aumentare Irpef e Irap                                            SanitÃ , spesa scenderÃ  di 2,4 miliardi Livia Turco: "Mantenuti gli impegni"                                                                                Prodi conferma: "Finanziaria da 30 miliardi e tassazione delle rendite al 20%"NovitÃ  per le famiglie: il Cdm ha approvato la proroga del blocco degli sfratti


In doing some reporting for Sun's Solaris 10 announcement Monday, I asked some analysts for their thoughts on Sun's overall Solaris vs.


Milano, 22:17 - CALCIO, STANKOVIC: POLEMICHE INTER-JUVE? SOLO 'PIZZICOTTI'

Le polemiche fra Inter e Juve? Si tratta solo di "qualche pizzicotto" ma è tutto "normale, &e...


Sean Garrett, co-writer of the hot Destiny's Child single "Lose My Breath," is definitely on a roll.


Payments rule is one small step in automating banks

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - The Check Clearing Act for the 21st Century, or Check 21, goes into effect this Thursday without a visible hitch.


Bosnian Serbs Dismissed for Failing to Help War Crimes Tribunal

The international authority in Bosnia- Herzegovina dismissed nine Bosnian Serb security officials as it joined the US in imposing sanctions for the failure of the Bosnian Serb republic to help find wanted war criminals.


Reggae Star Killed in South Africa Carjacking

A team of gunmen shot and killed Lucky Dube in an apparent carjacking attempt late Thursday that underscored the continuing peril of violent crime here.


The Media Equation: Someone Give Geffen a Day Job

There is a danger that if the coming election becomes David Geffenâs full-time hobby, his precision ruthlessness will distort the public process.


Toyota confirms signing of Italian driver Jarni Trulli from Sauber

Toyota confirmed Thursday that Jarno Trulli will drive for the Formula One team starting next season. The Italian signed a two-year contract two days ago and will partner German driver


Apple Under Scrutiny as Music Competition Rises

Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O may have sold more than twice as many of its iPod digital music players in its most recent quarter than its signature Mac computers, but


The Big Unit is still on track to land at Yankee Stadium - eventually. Although there were stumbling blocks yesterday in the complicated multi-team trade


Schaeffer's Daily Market Blog Features: Microsoft, Intel, Yahoo!, Reynolds American, and Masco

Among the stocks featured in the September 20 edition of Schaeffer's Market Blog are Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO), Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI), and Masco (NYSE:MAS).


China teams up with US aluminium giant Alcoa to buy a 12% stake in mining firm Rio Tinto for $14.05bn.


London, England (Sports Network) - American businessman Malcolm Glazer might not be taking over at Manchester United after all. Glazer, the owner of the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was


RosettaNet takes standards push to small firms

SINGAPORE--RosettaNet, a consortium pushing to establish a universal e-business language, is hoping to broaden its appeal to smaller companies by slashing the costs of standards adoption.


More arrests possible after alleged plane bomb plot, police hint

Police have hinted that more arrests were likely after 21 people, most of them of Pakistani origin, were detained over an alleged plot to simultaneously blow up US-bound aircraft.


A four-year-old boy is stabbed to death and a 14-year-old girl seriously injured in West Yorkshire.


Music Review: The Reconquest of America by a Swedish Pop Royal

At the Highline Ballroom on Tuesday night Robyn was greeted as a conquering hero. And she performed like one too.


The Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, has thrown his weight behind Tony Blair's plans for a London-based Middle East conference early next year, sending him a letter of support.


Reducing fish catches now will boost future profits more than previously believed, researchers calculate.


Nesterenko, a Belarusian who had never broken 11 seconds before the Olympics but did it in all four rounds here, won gold in 10.93 seconds.


More than 500 cases of mostly minor side effects have been reported in girls and women who got the new cervical cancer vaccine, but government health officials say no additional warning labels are needed.


Scientists Link Housecats to Wildcat Subspecies

All the worldâs 600 million housecats are descended from the subspecies known as Felis silvestris lybica, scientists have concluded based on new DNA research.


Koukalova among opening-round winners in China

Guangzhou, China (Sports Network) - Eighth-seeded Klara Koukalova was one of three first-round winners Monday at the inaugural Guangzhou International Women's Open tennis tournament.


Tens of thousands of South African public sector workers take to the streets to demand pay rises.


LONDON: English football captain David Beckham is set to make his Hollywood debut next year in "Goal!" -- the first film of a soccer trilogy.


Hamas predicts new uprising if no peace progress

CAIRO/GAZA  - The militant Islamist group Hamas warned Israel on Saturday of a third uprising if it failed with the United States and Europe to make progress toward a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders.


According to this post on the Zend Developer Zone (and the original post by Greb Murray), the jMaki project has announced that they will support PHP as a part of their Ajax framework.   am proud to announce that jMaki now has a server runtime that fully supports jMaki for PHP 5. This is in addition to JSP, JSF, and Phobos.   The jMaki project is an Ajax framework that gives the developer some lightweight, reusable widgets either they can make or that can be inherited from something like the Dojo toolkit, Yahoo UI, Scriptaculous, and many other libraries. This new PHP integration makes it as easy as a simple PHP call to integrate it into your application.    Check out Greg's blog entry for more details and an example of how to use this new functionality.


The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near-collision of two airplanes on the runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday.


Pompieri spengono fiamme a Barano,altro focolaio sull'Epomeo


Rocket Launches New GPS Satellite from Florida

A Boeing Co. Delta 2 rocket successfully launched a new US Air Force Global Positioning Satellite into orbit from Florida Saturday.


Dopo la normativa varata da Bruxelles 'block exemption'


All'udienza i familiari dei soldati israeliani rapiti


Walt Disney Co.'s DIS.N ESPN   cable sports channel said on Thursday it will shut down its   Mobile ESPN wireless telephone business operations later this   year and aims to license the brand to existing providers.


Thieves steal gold from art installation in France

Thieves have stolen a 12-kg (26 lb) bar of gold from an art installation by a U.S. artist in Paris, the Fondation Cartier art centre said on Friday.


A spokesman for the Senate Armed Services chairman says draft legislation is headed to Capitol Hill with "new language," for a proposal that would allow the CIA to continue alternative interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists. Republican senators have voted against legislation on detainees held at the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Hamstrung -- or a Humbling Lesson in Healing

To: Readers. From: Scribe. Re: Long-awaited news. (No, I wasn't fired; so put away that confetti). After, oh, somewhere around three months, 15 days, 21 hours and 17 minutes, I hereby proclaim that my torn hamstring has healed.


Insurgency in Iraq 'will not end': Powell

WASHINGTON, Dec 28  - US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday that the insurgency in Iraq "will not end," as insurgents are determined to derail the country's democratic transition.


Insurgents stormed two police stations Sunday in the strife-ridden city of Mosul, killing at least six Iraqi troops as attacks spread throughout Sunni Muslim areas following the U.S.-led assault on Fallujah.


U.S. stocks were lower on Wednesday as  some investors interpreted comments by Federal Reserve Chairman  Alan Greenspan as a sign that more interest-rate hikes may be  in the pipeline.


To listen to the some of the players who have now lost four of the last five Ryder Cups, there's just too much pressure on them.


The $60.3 billion deficit for November reflected record levels for imports of everything from oil and consumer goods to farm products, the government reported.


A man arrested in Thailand is being held in connection with the slaying of JonBenet Ramsey, U.S. law enforcement officials said Wednesday.


Bollywood starlet and girlfriend of mobster Abu Salem, Monica Bedi, on Monday cleaned utensils and shoes at the holiest of Sikh shrines the Golden Temple in Amritsar.


The state's looming foreclosure crisis escalated last month as the number of homeowners threatened with foreclosure more than doubled from a year earlier.


La vittima probabilmente conosceva il suo aggressore


Salman Rushdie receives knighthood in queen's birthday honors

"I am thrilled and humbled to receive this great honor, and am very grateful that my work has been recognized in this way"  Author Salman Rushdie, who was forced into hiding for a decade after the leader of Iran's revolution ordered his assassination, has been made knight, Buckingham Palace announced Saturday. via Arizona Republic


Report: Holyfield Banned from Boxing in U.S.

NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Former undisputed heavyweight  champion Evander Holyfield has been banned from fighting by the  New York State Athletic Commission, according to published  reports.


Stocks slip on interest-rate, growth worries

U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a manufacturing index showed its weakest reading in more than three years and a Federal Reserve official said more rate hikes may be required to control inflation.


Don Sante Sguotti, diventero' genitore putativo del piccolo


Chickens in Vietnam's northern region die of bird flu

Some 500 chickens in Vietnam's northern Nam Dinh province have just died of bird flu, which urgesthe country to beef up preventive measures, according to local newspaper Vietnam Agriculture Friday.


Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has been given the right to appeal a US judge's order giving the go-ahead for a huge sex discrimination lawsuit.


Nalbandian Completes Basel Final Hat Trick

Argentine fourth seed David Nalbandian reached the final of the Swiss Indoors for the third consecutive year Saturday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over struggling Chilean Nicolas Massu.


Chirac celebrates as journalists are released

Christian Chesnot, 37, a radio reporter, and Georges Malbrunot, 41, from Le Figaro, were said to be "in good shape and good spirits".


Ieri sera a Fabro, madre e figlia stanno bene


A ferry with 105 people on board breaks down and is drifting off Land's End.


Utah gunman was Srebrenica siege survivor: cousin

CERSKA, Bosnia  - The 18-year-old gunman who shot dead five people in a Salt Lake City shopping mall was a survivor of the siege that ended in the Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Bosnia's 1992-95 war, a cousin said on Wednesday.


Farm Aid aims to educate on healthy food

John Mellencamp never figured Farm Aid would still be needed now, 21 years after its debut as one of many moments of musicians trying to do good in the 1980s.


The draw for the Champions' League would seem to fit Jose Mourinho's self-image perfectly. Having given Porto the European Cup, the Uefa Cup and the Portuguese championship, he will return to demonstrate how far he has advanced since May.


Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Eagles announced Saturday that cornerback Lito Sheppard and defensive tackle Sam Rayburn each signed contract extensions that will keep both players in the fold through the 2011 season.


Children who have a poor diet are more likely to become aggressive and anti-social, US researchers believe.


Latest Bin Laden tape suggests merger between terrorist groups

WASHINGTON Terrorism experts say a new tape said to be from Osama bin Laden suggests a merger of sorts between two very deadly groups.


Iraq, 50 arrestati per le stragi di domenica. Gli sciiti:Â«Non ...

Dopo l'attentato mortale di domenica a Najaf, seguito a poca distanza da un analogo attacco a Kerbala, la polizia irachena ha arrestato cinquanta persone e imposto il divieto alle auto di avvicinarsi al centro della cittÃ  santa degli sciiti.


Obama, Clinton to clash in New Hampshire debates

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on Saturday clash face-to-face for the first time since he captured the first 2008 White House nominating contest and threw her campaign into turmoil.


Nokia acquires Trolltech: Will any open-source companies be left to change the world?

As the proprietary world continues to devour the open-source world, one has to wonder if anyone will be left to shake up the old world.


Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's largest maker of microchips, on Thursday raised its quarterly revenue outlook, citing strong worldwide


Sony and nVidia are to co-develop a graphics engine to power graphics cards and entertainment consoles. The chip will be used in nVidia's GeForce cards which will power forthcoming consumer devices from Sony


Horror film debuts as family affair in Toronto

"Mother of Tears," the final part in a  horror trilogy from Italian director Dario Argento, is very  much a family affair.


DURBAN, South Africa -- England openers Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss both hit centuries and hauled their team back into contention on the third day of the second Test against South Africa in Durban.


Web spending seen rising by double digits to 2011

Internet advertising and access  spending by U.S. consumers will rise each year by double digits  on average through 2011, fuelled by high-speed connections and  social networking and entertainment sites, according to a  forecast released on Thursday.


Prince Bernhard's remains were interred in the royal crypt of the House of Orange on Saturday, after a caisson carrying his coffin rolled past 6,000 marines and cavalry lining the ancient Dutch streets as jet fighters streaked overhead.


In consorzio con imprese Frutiger, Jager Bau e Interalp Bau


Arcelor Mittal terminates sale of Sparrows Point

Arcelor Mittal , the world's largest steelmaker, said on Sunday it has terminated an agreement to sell its Sparrows Point, Baltimore facility to E2 Acquisition Corp due to E2's inability to secure financing.


ATLANTA - As it is every year, the score of last night's All-Star Game - was it 8-7? - quickly will be forgotten by competitors and fans.


Caffeine Intake Tied to Teens' Blood Pressure

NEW YORK  - The amount of caffeine consumed  by teenagers is directly related to their daytime blood  pressure -- and this effect is especially pronounced among  African Americans -- researchers report.


China grew 11.4 percent in 2007, the fastest pace in 13 years, but is headed for a modest slowdown this year as global demand weakens and credit curbs to cap inflation ripple through the economy.


Roma, 13:14 - CALCIO, CONI: SCONCERTO E INDIGNAZIONE PER PAROLE MATARRESE

Il Coni prende le distanze dal presidente della Lega, <a href="http://www.repubblica.it/2007/02/sez...


La polizia intende verificare la loro posizione


BAGHDAD -- The son of one of Iraq's most prominent Shi'ite politicians lashed out at the United States in an incendiary televised appearance yesterday, a day after he was detained by US troops.


Arafat's health worsening, aides in Paris say

Speaking from France, Palestinian officials say leader Yasser Arafat took a turn for the worse late Wednesday. Citing officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, The Associated Press reports that Arafat's


Football Officials Dispute Thomas's Drug Defense

Two football officials say asthma medications were not responsible for New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Hollis Thomas's positive drug test.


Palmer on top again: Ryan, not Arnold, leads way

Palmer and Woods. Woods and Palmer. Not a bad pair of names to have atop the leaderboard. Tiger, of course, is the Woods. Arnold, however, isn't the Palmer currently occupying one


Court rejects Maine school vouchers case

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up the issue of school choice in Maine, where a state law bars the use of public funds to send students to private religious schools.


Le reazioni dopo l'appello di Welby e la risposta del presidenteMarini: "C'Ã¨ spazio solo per il testamento biologico"                                          Eutanasia, si accende il dibattito Bertinotti: "Ascoltare Napolitano"                                                                                I radicali: "Ora coraggio". Lega e Udc: "Rispettare la vita"


Deputy PM Tonio Borg to meet Italian Minister Pisanu

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Justice and Home Affairs Tonio Borg will be paying a visit to his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Pisanu in Rome in the early days of September with the intent of discussing ...


Cagliari, 16:22 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: LANGELLA SALTA LA SFIDA CON IL PARMA

Sono 20 i giocatori convocati da Marco Giampaolo per la partita di domani col Parma. Assenti Langell...


Imam says 2 UK suspects changed recently

For 10 years, Mohammed Hassaan watched the two boys in the modest gray house across the street from his mosque grow into young professionals and observant Muslims.


Pentagon chief no U2 fan, but impressed by Bono

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates admitted on Thursday that he was not too familiar with the music of Bono, the U2 singer and anti-poverty activist he met earlier this week.


Semiconductor maker Advanced  Micro Devices Inc. AMD.N warned on Monday that its quarterly  revenue will be lower than forecast, citing softness in sales  of its memory chips used in cell phones and other devices. The  company's shares fell after the warning.


"Sara' sostituito nell'incarico al termine del suo 7/o anno"


Zidane sidelined for three weeks after dislocating shoulder

Zinedine Zidane is expected to be out of action for three weeks after dislocating his right shoulder during Real Madrid's 3-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen, the Spanish team said Thursday.


Roma, 11:34 - CICLISMO, TORRI: MAZZOLENI HA NEGATO OGNI RESPONSABILITA'

''Mazzoleni ha negato ogni responsabilità''. Lo ha detto il procuratore antidoping del Coni, ...


UK queries report of 100,000 Iraq civilian deaths

Britain questioned on Friday an estimate by American researchers that 100,000 Iraqi civilians may have died as a result of the US-led invasion.


Bertinotti 'segnale in momento di crisi',Marini 'una svolta'


Turkish striker Tuncay set for Middlesbrough switch

Fenerbahce striker Tuncay Sanli is set to sign a four-year deal with Middlesbrough, according to the player's agent.


England facing striker crisis as Owen set for op

England coach Steve McClaren was Tuesday facing up to the likelihood that he will have to do without Michael Owen for next month's crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia and Russia.


After weeks of public sniping and canceled dates, the long-awaited tour featuring R. Kelly and Jay-Z finally imploded at Madison Square Garden in New York Friday


Japan has abandoned whale hunting in the Antarctic for this season after its main whaling ship was crippled by a fire two weeks ago, the Fisheries Agency said on Wednesday.


SEATTLE -- Bob Melvin has been fired as manager of the Seattle Mariners, team spokesman Tim Hevly said Monday. Melvin said recently that he expected to return next season but wasn't sure if the front office had decided to keep him.


Afghan Suicide Attacks Rise, U.N. Report Shows

Taliban insurgents carried out 103 suicide bombings in Afghanistan in the first eight months of 2007, a 69 percent increase over the same period last year, according to a United Nations report.


SocGen backs chairman after rogue trading scandal

Societe Generale CEO Daniel Bouton won fresh support from the board on Wednesday, as the bank set up a special committee under a former car executive to probe the world's biggest rogue trading scandal.


Serbia's justice minister rules out arresting four Serbian generals wanted by the UN war crimes tribunal.


The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in London's Hyde Park is set to reopen to the public, following the introduction of safety measures.


Rally of Italy: Petter Solberg ahead in Sardinia

Norway's Petter Solberg driving for Subaru, was comfortably ahead after day two of the Rally of Italy on Sardina on Saturday, closing in on his third straight win, more than a minute ahead of Sebastian Loeb.


INDONESIAN officials today confirmed two of its women citizens were among 10 people kidnapped by an Islamist militant group in Iraq.


If your grandmother played the market, she probably invested in utilities for safety and income, not capital gains. She would need to adjust her strategy today.


Russian Official Affirms Japan Land Deal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday reaffirmed Moscow's adherence to a 1956 declaration in which the Soviet Union said it was ready to hand over two of the four disputed Kuril Islands to Japan.


Qualcomm finally gets Brew apps into the UK? Qualcomm has proudly announced that UK operator 3 is intending to sell handsets incorporating Qualcomm's Brew technology, though it's not saying when, or which handsets exactly.â¦


After staying close in the first half against a No. 12 Louisville team that was shooting 61 percent, Iowa coach Steve Alford knew it was only a matter of time before his Hawkeyes' defense would change the momentum.


Stamping camembert with a "carbon footprint" rating. Charging Parisians for the empty Bordeaux bottles they discard. Banning high speeds through the pasture-lined highways of the Loire Valley.


Luevano clinches WBO featherweight title

America's Steven Luevano sent England's Nicky Cook to the canvas five times on the way to winning the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) featherweight title at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday.


IBM said late Tuesday that it will sell its personal computer division to a Chinese rival, a move it said should have no immediate effect on its Triangle work force.


Every time this season that Curtis Martin has produced a bad game, he has followed it with a spectacular performance a week later.


COLWYN Bay-based Computer Solutions Cymru is to hold free seminars at the Quay Hotel, Deganwy, on March 6 starting 2.30pm and 5.30pm, to showcase a new electronic point-of-sale system for retailers and others from Sage UK. Ring 01492 535000 or e-mail Ieuan@compsoluk.com.


Rules of debate: No asking each other questions

Excerpts from the "Memorandum of Understanding" signed by President Bush's and Sen. John Kerry's campaigns before the debates: No opening statements, but each candidate gets a two-minute closing statement.


The ex-KGB agent wanted over Alexander Litvinenko's murder says the British secret service tried to recruit him.


Marlins, Lo Duca Agree to Three-Year Deal

Paul Lo Duca no longer is disappointed to play for the Florida Marlins. Lo Duca agreed Wednesday to a three-year contract with the Marlins, who acquired the two-time All-Star catcher in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers last summer.


Loud Blast Shakes Baghdad, Casualties Feared

A loud explosion rocked a cafe  frequented by Iraqi police near the Australian embassy in  Baghdad on Sunday, witnesses said.


Ryanair triples annual profits to record level

Ryanair, the Irish no-frills airline, said on Tuesday that net profits tripled in the group's 2006/2007 financial year to a record 401.4 million euros (542.2 million dollars).


Issued by the respected Sans Institute, the Top 20 list helps organisations find out if they are closing the most commonly exploited loopholes.


Tra i favoriti: Buttafuoco, Piersanti e Orengo


No ad interpretazioni soggettive e arbitrarie


(CBS/AP) President Bush tapped former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik as his choice to head the Department of Homeland Security Friday, as former Wisconsin Gov.


Gilbert Strang is a quiet man with a rare talent: helping others understand linear algebra. He's written a half-dozen popular college textbooks, and for years a few hundred students at the elite Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been privileged to take his course.


ATLANTA  — American Idol runner-up Diana DeGarmo will be sharing a concert venue with Alicia Keys, Good Charlotte and Chingy at a holiday show next month at the Philips Arena.


Florida Assesses Damage in Wake of Deadly Storm

Two days after Hurricane Charley tore across the state, the death toll was inching up, but far slower than officials had feared.


Supreme Court mulls sentencing guidelines

The US Supreme Court Monday will addresses a ruling it handed down three months ago that touched off widespread confusion in the legal arenas.


Sudan's president says he is ready to call a ceasefire with rebels ahead of peace talks on Darfur next month.


North Wales Police's chief constable says he believes it is "inevitable" that all drugs will be legalised within a decade.


Police and Home Office officials have begun an urgent review of security measures after a protester dressed as Batman scaled Buckingham Palace.


Automakers Sue to Block Emissions Law in California

DETROIT, Dec. 7- Toyota, General Motors and seven other automakers filed suit on Tuesday to block California's new greenhouse gas regulation, which was approved by the state in its final form in September.


A grand jury in New York charges four men with plotting to bomb John F Kennedy airport.


As Americans flee the cities for the suburbs, many are failing to leave poverty behind.


A South Korean laboratory that produced the world's first cloned dogs is looking to get into the business of cloning canines, first by cloning drug-sniffing dogs, a lab official said on Tuesday.


McLeish says Novo ban is a tit-for-tat action

ALEX McLeish, the Rangers manager, last night accused the Scottish Football Association of administering "tit-for-tat" punishment after Nacho Novo was given a three-match ban for his part in an incident during the controversial Old Firm match last month.


Cagliari, 17:33 - CALCIO, CATANIA; BALDINI: ABBIAMO SOFFERTO, PAREGGIO GIUSTO

"Il Cagliari è stato bravo a sfruttare un episodio ma ha comunque meritato il pareggio perch&...


Water sports enthusiasts are warned to stay clear of timber from a sunken cargo ship as a beach is closed.


Marking the fifth anniversary of China's assumption of power over this former Portuguese colony, President Hu Jintao on Sunday praised Macau's economic success under Beijing's rule - a


CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush condemned the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, and the United States urged Islamabad to proceed with elections planned for January 8.


TechWeb - Last week's two-page advertisement in the <i>The New York Times</i> paid for by fans of Mozilla's Firefox browser is bringing in more downloads.


Fed study shows 2005 jump in non-prime mortgages

U.S. mortgage lending data show   sharp growth in the use of higher-priced "non-prime" mortgages   for home purchases in 2005 over 2004, and even steeper gains in   the incidence of such loans among blacks and Hispanics, a   Federal Reserve study showed on Friday.


Nel Napoletano, sul suo corpo segni di sospetta violenza


Three swans found dead in a pond in eastern France have tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Agriculture Ministry said Thursday.


The Boston Police Department is getting rid of the pepper-pellet guns blamed for the death of a college student during Red Sox celebrations more than two years ago.


Exxon expects Russia to widen its Sakhalin license

ExxonMobil  CEO Rex Tillerson  told Reuters on Tuesday he expected Russia to live up to  agreements to enlarge the territory of the Sakhalin 1 project  to include new oil discoveries.


Indian police said on Saturday they had found evidence that Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out the July 11 serial blasts in Mumbai and Pakistan's military spy agency was behind the plot.


Italy takes on Australia next at World Cup

The second round of World Cup soccer continues today with Italy taking on Australia and Switzerland facing Ukraine. Over the weekend, Germany, Argentina, England and Portugal won to advance to the third round. The last two teams to advance to the third round will be determined tomorrow when Brazil plays Ghana and Spain meets France.


LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 -- A federal judge Thursday dismissed all charges against a Chinese American woman accused of using a sexual affair with an FBI agent to gain unauthorized access to classified documents.


The dollar held firm above this week's  record low against the euro on Friday, with dealers reluctant  to take positions ahead of key U.S. jobs figures.


Risk Seen in Vaginal Birth After Caesarean - Study

Women who try to give birth naturally after having had a Caesarean face a slightly higher risk of serious medical problems, according to a comprehensive study released on Tuesday.


Tehran (IRNA) -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi condemned here Thursday the deadly car bombing attack outside Australia's embassy in Jakarta that killed and injured innocent people.


War in Iraq has made terrorism worse: Blix

The war in Iraq has put neither Iran nor North Korea off the idea of nuclear weapons and has "stimulated terrorism", Hans Blix, the former United Nations chief arms inspector in Iraq, said.


CBS extends "Late Show" contract with Letterman

Television broadcaster CBS Corp. said on Monday it extended its contract with comedian David Letterman for his popular "Late Show" series through the fall of 2010.


A permanent, implantable contact lens that can dramatically improve vision in patients with severe nearsightedness is expected to receive FDA approval within days.


Manning Throws 3 TDs to Lead Colts Past Titans

INDIANAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Peyton Manning threw for  425 yards with three touchdowns and Edgerrin James ran for 105  yards with a pair of scores, as the Indianapolis Colts shook  off a sluggish start and rolled to a 51-24 victory over the  Tennessee Titans at the RCA Dome.


Gaza rivals pull back, free some hostages

Gunmen began withdrawing from Gaza's streets, some hostages were released and many shops reopened on Sunday as a shaky ceasefire appeared to be taking hold in factional fighting between Hamas and Fatah, residents said.


CA May Be Close to Settling Fraud Charge

Computer Associates International Inc. and federal prosecutors reportedly are near a deal that could end a two-year accounting fraud investigation of the software company.


The Buffalo Sabres will host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Ralph Wilson Stadium on January 1 as the NHL returns to its outdoor roots, the league announced on Monday.


Findings of UN panel on global warming put African and Asian regions among those most at risk.


Everex targets Eee PC with higher spec mini laptop at same price

Mini PC launched too CES Everex, the US-based PC selling division of Taiwan's First International Computer (FIC), this week took the fight to Asus' popular Eee PC sub-notebook. It also launched a desktop-oriented mini PC.â¦


Israel's Olmert rejects Syria conditions for talks

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Syria was setting an "impossible threshold" for peace talks by demanding Israel commit to withdraw fully from the occupied Golan Heights before negotiations resume.


UN peacekeepers sweep violent Haiti slum

PORT-AU-PRINCE  - UN peacekeepers tried to restore order in one of Haiti's most violent slums, but could not prevent the shooting death of a teenager in downtown Port-au-Prince.


Clinton unveils health care plan in Iowa

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton, whose first attempt at a health care overhaul fell flat 13 years ago, unveiled a broad proposal on Monday to require health insurance for all Americans and make it more affordable.


British artist Damien Hirst has donated four of his works to the Tate collection, including a replica of his prize-winning installation of bisected cows in formaldehyde, the museum said Friday.


The Palestinian prime minister calls for new peace efforts with Israel, a day after Yasser Arafat's burial.


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Siemens wins US$57 million Vietnam train deal

Siemens AG, Germany's largest engineering company, said it won a 46 million euro (US$57 million) contract to supply Vietnam Railways with diesel-electric locomotives.


Keep Your Project Moving by Robert F. Abbott


Rabbis are being ordained in Germany for the first time since the Nazi Holocaust at a ceremony in Dresden.


Country on high birdflu alert following new case

The Public Health Ministry yesterday confirmed the second case of human bird flu in a new wave of the deadly disease and announced it was putting all parts of the country on high alert for the epidemic.


A man armed with a long knife killed 10 people, including five children, and wounded 14 more, during a rampage early Saturday in a central Philippine province, police said.


Apple has unveiled the latest computer to join its family, the iMac G5, at the Apple Expo 2004 in Paris.


EU threatens new fines against Microsoft

The European Union threatened Microsoft Corp. with new fines on Thursday, claiming the software giant had failed to live up to legal promises to provide competitors with updated, complete and reasonably priced information on work group servers.


Two Katyusha rockets were fired overnight into northern Israel from Lebanon, Israeli police say.


Poll: Bush Allies See Greater Terror Risk

More than two-thirds of the people living in Australia, Britain and Italy — three countries allied with the United States in the Iraq war — believe the war has increased the threat of terrorism.


US stocks ended barely changed on Tuesday as a late retreat in oil prices pulled the market back from lows, although a broker downgrade of technology bellwether Intel Corp.


Mormons take Wiesenthal off list to be baptised

In life, Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal was among the most famous Jews of the 20th century. In death, he wound up on a list of people eligible to be posthumously baptised as Mormons so they could enter heaven.


Boeing Co. received at least $49 million in excessive profits on a $1.2 billion contract to supply explosives-detection systems to hundreds of the nation's airports, the Department of Homeland


Bush weighs sending extra troops to Iraq

President Bush said on Tuesday he was considering a short-term U.S. troop increase in Iraq, but a spokesman denied reports of a rift with Pentagon chiefs said to oppose the idea.


Forest fires sweeping Greece  have killed 44 people in two days and more were feared dead in  villages cut off by towering flames on Saturday.


WASHINGTON - The Bush administration has developed a formal written strategy for Iraq that envisions using a mix of diplomacy and military force to try to wrest control of dozens of key cities from insurgents before planned January elections, a senior administration official said Friday.    The strategy - already largely outlined by Defense Secretary Donald H...


NFL Suspends Seattle Receiver Four Games

Seattle receiver Koren Robinson was suspended without pay Monday for the next four games for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.


L'INCHIESTA/ Chi comanda nelle grandi cittÃ                                           Finanza, tondini e arte Brescia archivia i furbetti                                                                                di ALBERTO STATERA


Pm Roma chiedono uso intercettazioni Scaramella-Guzzanti


Handpicking Talent Yields San Antonio a Contender

While the San Antonio Spurs were winning their fourth N.B.A. championship last month, the Silver Stars were quietly coalescing into an elite group in the W.N.B.A.


Via libera anche a progetto tratte T6 e T7 metro C di Roma


Out with old, in with new as Cher sheds Gothic

Fashion icon and award-winning singer  and actress Cher is clearing her Malibu home of its Gothic  contents and reshaping her life in a giant garage sale.


Children with lazy eye do not need to wear an eye patch for the whole day to correct their vision, say experts.


Rice Defends Comments on Iraq Nuke Threat

WASHINGTON - National security adviser Condoleezza Rice on Sunday defended her characterization of Saddam Hussein's nuclear capabilities in the months before the Iraq invasion, even as a published report said government experts had cast doubt at the time.    In the run-up to the March 2003 war, Rice said in a television interview in 2002 that the Iraqi president was trying to obtain high-strength aluminum tubes to rebuild his nuclear weapons program...


Napoli, 15:17 - CALCIO, MANNINI: NAPOLI UNA REALTA' DA SOGNO

Prime parole da giocatore del Napoli per Daniele Mannini. ''Quando ho saputo della notizia non stavo...


Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards says prescription drug companies should have to wait two years to begin advertising their new products to consumers.


Abbas's government dismantling militant groups: minister

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The top Palestinian security official said on Saturday his government was dismantling militant groups, including those connected to President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction.


South Korea's foreign minister kept his spot as the favorite in the race to succeed UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in an informal poll yesterday, the only one among the seven candidates to get the needed majority of votes. Ban Ki-Moon received 13 votes in favor, one against, and one no opinion, China's UN Ambassador Wang Guangya said. ...


Milano, 15:14 - CALCIO, MILAN; BRONZETTI: NESSUN MANDATO PER TRATTARE GIOCATORI

Ernesto Bronzetti ha smentito di aver ricevuto un mandato da parte del Milan per concludere alcune o...


The United States will shift more than $US3 billion in aid to Iraq from reconstruction programs to strengthening security, US officials have said.


THE merger between mobile phone retailer Carpho


G7 states to write off $33 billion Iraqi debt

BERLIN: The United States, Germany and other G7 nations agreed yesterday to write off up to 80 per cent or $33 billion of Iraq's Paris Club debt, which could pave the way for a wider international accord, officials said.


Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Sunday blasted Hillary Rodham Clinton for talking about what she would do on the diplomatic front between her possible election and inauguration.


Nearly a week after New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey came out as gay during his resignation speech, many LGBT rights organizations remain largely supportive of the embattled governor and his decision to step down.


Ailing smokers ask Florida justices to restore $145 billion award

Sick Florida smokers urged the state's highest court Wednesday to punish the tobacco industry for "fraud and deceit" by restoring a $145 billion class-action award, the largest ever by an American jury.


Napoli, 20:58 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: TRE NOMI PER IL DOPO VENTURA

Ancora nessuna notizia ufficiale sulla guida tecnica del Napoli dopo due mega vertici, uno ieri sera...


Catania, 21:10 - CALCIO, CATANIA; LO MONACO: PAGHIAMO SOLO NOI

Riapre la gran parte degli stadi, resta chiuso, almeno fino a giugno, quello del Catania: ''Mi sembr...


Shelden Williams had 23 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks Tuesday night to lift No. 7 Duke past Illinois-Chicago 88-55.


Sondaggio,al secondo posto Franca Florio,3/a Monica Bellucci


Heart Remodels Itself After Coronary Treatment

NEW YORK  - When coronary arteries become clogged, the main left chamber of the heart enlarges and the muscular walls become thicker in an effort to compensate for its reduced pumping ability.


Authorities working to protect eiephants from poachers get a big boost from the DNA analysis of ivory, enabling them to zero in on where specific animals were killed. By the Associated Press.


Taye Diggs says he used to be an "ugly duckling." "No one believes it, but I was kind of very thin, very insecure, big glasses," says the now buff star of UPN's new drama "Kevin Hill."


Roma, 18:36 - CALCIO, CAPELLO: IO RESTO AMICO DI MOGGI

In un'intervista a Skysport Capello conferma la linea che aveva già espresso in passato:  lui...


Australia's Jade Edmistone broke the short-course world record in the 50-meter breaststroke Sunday, one night after she equaled the mark.


A suspected suicide car bombing outside a police station in Tikrit kills six Iraqi police.


Israeli tanks shelled a town in the in the northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, killing three Palestinians and wounding 10 children in their houses, witnesses and medics said.


Heat Breaks Temperature Records Across the West

A high-pressure system brought temperatures of over 110 to parts of the Southwest, leading to hundreds of wildfires.


Sir John Bourn, the guardian of the public purse, who was criticised over his expenses bills, to step down.


Excellus Blue Cross eyes enterprise mashups for call center

Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield is looking into the use of enterprise mashups as a way of providing its customer service agents with quick access to data from disparate IT systems.


Fighters loyal to militant cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have agreed to lay down their arms their Baghdad stronghold, Sadr City, in a deal to end months of clashes with US troops.


Amazon.com Inc. will let customers buy or rent movies and television shows and download them directly to some TiVo Inc. digital video recorders.


Michael Govan, the director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, said late Monday that he believed Eli Broadâs decision to keep his art collection in a private foundation that makes loans to museums is a positive development because it means none of the artworks will be sold, an act that would limit access to them by the Los Angeles museum and others. The museum will open the $56 million Broad Contemporary Art Museum next month, and it has long been speculated that Mr. Broad would donate his collection at least in part to the museum. But Mr. Broad said he had recently decided to keep his collection in his foundation because no museum, the Los Angeles one included, could commit to exhibiting a significant portion of it permanently. Asked if he viewed Mr. Broadâs decision as demonstrating a lack of confidence in him or the museum, Mr. Govan said: âQuite the reverse. Since Day 1 heâs privately and publicly given me a lot of support.â Mr. Govan said that âfrom the public perspective, I donât think most people care when they walk in the door whether the museum owns the works or not, as long as they donât lose themâ to private sales. And, he added, âheâs got 2,000 works, so there is plenty to go around.â.


Study: Diluted smallpox vaccine still effective

Heavily diluted doses of existing smallpox vaccine remain effective, which means the US stockpile of the vaccine can be stretched if needed, researchers said on Tuesday.


OPHTHALMIC A SST: Exp'd For Busy Venice Island

Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko and his top ally Yulia Tymoshenko, right, sing the Ukrainian national anthem during a rally at Independence Square in downtown Kiev, Saturday Dec. 4, 2004.


Bush Views Florida Citrus Damage Before Debate

LAKE WALES, Fla.  - President Bush got his fourth  first-hand look at the latest hurricane damage in Florida on  Wednesday and, after a weekend of preparations, was declared  ready for his first debate with Democrat John Kerry in Miami on  Thursday night.


Secret Service busts online ID fraud ring

Federal agents and international allies arrest 28 suspects thought to have traded in credit card numbers and financial information.


Ruling Halts Double-Amputee Sprinterâs Olympic Bid

Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter from South Africa, will not be eligible to pursue his dream of qualifying for the Olympics.


Israelis Celebrate First Day of Hanukkah

Israelis celebrated the first day of the festival of Hanukkah on Wednesday, praying at the gravesides of the Jewish heroes the holiday honors, lighting candles and eating traditional deep fried foods.


A Nasa satellite records major changes to ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean between 2004 and 2005.


Lo ha detto Hu, 10 e 11 settembre summit Cina-Usa


Wizards Edge Suns in Seventh-Straight Win

Not even the top team in the Western Conference can stop the streaking Washington Wizards. Juan Dixon scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and helped the Wizards to their seventh straight win, a 108-103 victory that sent the Phoenix Suns to their first three-game losing streak of the season.


Before last week, AbuSayed Mahfuz didn't hesitate to donate to Life for Relief and Development, an international Muslim humanitarian organization that is active in Iraq and Afghanistan and has partnered with the U.S. government.


URS to acquire Washington Group for $2.3 billion

Construction services company URS Corp.  said on Monday it would acquire Washington Group International Inc.  for about $2.3 billion to expand into the engineering and management of nuclear, infrastructure and environmental projects.


A circular formation discovered in a wooded area next to a highway slated for widening is likely some sort of an earthen enclosure built by prehistoric Indians, Ball State University archaeologists say. Workers with the Delaware County Office of Geographic Information System found the earthen structure more than a year ago while studying contours on a large topographical map.


The Illinois Senator is a different kind of African-American candidate. But some black politicians are witholding their support, questioning whether he can win


"Sex and the City" headed to movie theaters

The four women who spiced up Manhattan's singles scene for six years on the HBO television series "Sex and the City" appear headed for a big-screen reunion after all.


Pulaski Hashes Out Rental Inspection Plan

By Paul Dellinger paul.dellinger@roanoke.com (276) 228-4752  The upper floor of one rental building had collapsed into the bathroom below it. A support for an outdoor deck had a single brick holding it in place at the bottom. Another deck was propped up, literally, with a crutch.


Arts & entertainment: The great seducer has been reinvented - as a caring, sharing woman who gives everyone their heart's desire. Lyn Gardner reports.


Cigarette Maker Agrees To Limit Hip-Hop Marketing Theme

ALBANY, NY -- The makers of Kool cigarettes have settled lawsuits claiming it was targeting black youths. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company agreed to limit a hip-hop marketing campaign following lawsuits by attorneys


The scientists who discovered how cells mark proteins for destruction receive the 2004 Nobel Prize for chemistry.


The United States could cut its forces in Afghanistan next summer if Taliban militants accept an amnesty to be drawn up by President Hamid Karzai and neighboring Pakistan, the senior U.S. commander here said Sunday.


Delegates at the UN summit in Bali agree a deal on curbing climate change after days of bitter wrangling.


Roma, 23:05 - PALLAMANO, SERIE A ELITE: RISULTATI

Risultati della 4/a giornata di andata della seconda fase del campionato di serie A Elite.


Catholic Poland mulls tighter abortion laws

Even under Poland's strict laws, Alicja  Tysiac says she should have been allowed an abortion.


Slovenia, Croatia decide to turn to The Hague for border dispute settlement

"We have reached a consensus in principle to present for arbitration our disputes over the land as well as sea borders at the court"  Slovenia and Croatia agreed on Sunday to solve their border dispute at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, news reaching here from Ljubljana said. via People's Daily Online


Spain: Valencia crush Deportivo at Riazor

A CORUÃA, Sep 22 (SW) - Valencia CF have confirmed their title aspirations by crushing Deportivo la CoruÃ±a 1-5 at Riazor stadium, while Levante surprised Atletico de Madrid, winning 2-1.


The White House said Thursday that President Bush was simply making "a rhetorical point" when he suggested that if Iran obtained nuclear weapons, it could lead to World War III.


The Big Tease. Britney's Hair Goes on eBay, Then It's Pulled

By Steve Stone, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 19--You knew it had to happen. Britney's hair.   On eBay, ever so briefly.   Bad enough that the paparazzi were all over Britney Spears' decision to baldly go where few women go.


The Government's implementation of the Mater Dei project regarded as inefficient by the Opposition

November 12 2004 1700CET- A private member's motion by Dr. Alfred Sant was made in the Parliament against the Government after Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi's statement about the Mater Dei hospital on Monday.


100 million doses of flu vaccine this year, U.S. says

More than 100 million doses of   influenza vaccine, the largest number ever shipped, will be   available for the U.S. market this flu season, the U.S. Centers   for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.


Charlotte stops Lynx to rise to top in East

A record-setting start against Minnesota put the Charlotte Sting alone atop the Eastern Conference. Charlotte opened the game with a WNBA-record 21 straight points and Charlotte Smith-Taylor scored 13 in the Sting's 60-50 win over the Minnesota Lynx last night in Charlotte, N.C.


Plans to make cars greener by using fuel made from crops and animal fat are in doubt


Gov.-elect John Lynch gave a vote of confidence to state Health and Human Services Commissioner John Stephen yesterday and said he now has an open mind on Stephen's Granite Care Medicaid reform plan.


ATHENS, Greece -- The world record was like graffiti on a masterpiece, a reminder of a sport's dark past.


Georgia Crematory Worker Pleads Guilty to Body Dumping

LAFAYETTE, Ga.  - A Georgia crematory operator,  cutting a deal that could spare him life in prison, pleaded  guilty on Friday to dumping hundreds of bodies meant for  cremation in storage sheds, burial pits and the woods.


Millions of Iraqi refugees fleeing violence and sectarian cleansing after the U.S.-led invasion four years ago are finding it nearly impossible to get safe harbor in America, including those who risked their lives helping President George W. Bush's war effort.


Palestinian accused rapist shot dead in custody

Masked gunmen shot dead an accused rapist on his way to court in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday in the latest sign of a growing Palestinian breakdown of law and order.


The EU called off its sanctions on $4  billion worth of U.S. goods on Monday after Washington repealed  illegal export tax subsidies, bringing some balm to  transatlantic ties wounded by a battle over Airbus and Boeing.


Nine Japanese dead in suspected suicide pacts

Japanese police are investigating two cases of suspected group suicide, after several people were found dead in parked cars outside the capital, Tokyo.


Advantage tips toward EU in fight against Microsoft

A court ruling this week gives European Union trustbusters the upper hand in their long battle with Microsoft. The company reluctantly started dismantling the practice that


"Sconcerto e indignazione, rinnoviamo profondo cordoglio"


"Law & Order" star Jerry Orbach has died of prostate cancer at 69, a representative of the show said Wednesday.


Consumer Prices Climb; Jobless Claims Up

Consumer prices rose just 0.1 percent in August, a sign that inflation poses no immediate risk to the economy. The over-the-month-increase in the Consumer Price Index, the government's most closely watched


Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday it is difficult for Hillary Rodham Clinton "to break out of the politics of the past," when the country was badly divided and Democrats lost control of Congress while her husband was president.


MIAMI -- The Miami Herald's publisher resigned Tuesday, saying "ambiguously communicated" personnel policies resulted in the firings of three journalists at its Spanish-language paper who were paid to appear on U.S.-government broadcasts aimed at promoting democracy in Cuba.


US stocks plunged in a torrid week, suffering their steepest one-day fall in equities since 2001. The slump reversed the year's gains, and left open the question of whether worse was to come.


Processo Juve, pm ribadisce somministrazione Epo

''Ci sono indizi gravi, precisi e concordanti per poter affermare che le variazioni di valori del sangue, come quello dell'emoglobina, fossero legate alla somministrazione di Epo''. E' una delle tesi sostenute


Anti-war demonstrators marched in a dozen U.S. cities on Saturday to call for an immediate end to the war in Iraq and a cut-off of funding by Congress.


NetSuite's new offering joins up the dots

Analysis Over the past few years, CRM implementations have come in for much criticism, especially in the elusive area of ROI. This has caused many companies to re-evaluate their technology implementations


1991: The International Atomic Energy Agency placed a seal over storage bunkers holding conventional explosives known as HMX and RDX at the Al-Qaqaa facility south of Baghdad as part of UN sanctions that ordered the dismantlement of Iraq's nuclear program


NEW Zealand casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group expects to double its Australian earnings in 2004-05 following its takeover of the Darwin casino.


Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich was suspended by his racing team Friday amid a doping scandal in Spain, forcing him out of cycling's premier race.


Lack of Water Slowed Effort to Fight Fire

By David Silverstein, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Sep. 11--DRACUT -- Firefighters from six communities couldn't save a single-family home in Dracut after a fast-moving fire tore through the house Saturday afternoon.


Intel Corp. is slashing the prices on many of its Pentium 4 chips by as much as one-third, as well as other desktop, mobile and server processors.


Iraq Gives Rebels Hours to Give Up, Battle Rages

NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq warned Shi'ite rebels besieged  in a holy shrine in the city of Najaf to surrender or face an  attack later on Tuesday that would "wipe them out," as  government forces entered the battle zone for the first time.


Redskins backup quarterback Patrick Ramsey took an abundance of the snaps during practice Tuesday and remains likely to start Monday's game against Dallas at FedEx Field.


Pakistan hopes to boost arms exports at exhibition

Pakistan, whose defense-related exports exceeded $200 million in the last fiscal year, is touting locally built tanks and other weapons to carve a niche for itself in the global arms market, a top army official said on Tuesday.


Texan questioned about Russian hunting trip

A U.S. federal grand jury is investigating an allegation that Texas energy billionaire Dan Duncan violated Russian hunting laws during a 2002 trip, a spokesman for Duncan's lawyer said on Thursday.


SEVILLE, Spain -- Ireland and Austria share the lead after Thursday's first round of the World Cup of Golf at the Royal Seville Golf Course, while a pair of unheralded Americans remain in contention.


Shamita Shetty is horrified  by   the series  of stories recently linking her with various men.


Sharper Image to restate results, post wider loss

Retailer Sharper Image Corp. SHRP.O   on Monday said it expects to report a wider second-quarter loss   and that it would restate financial results for the last three   fiscal years as a result of a review of its stock-option   practices.


Sri Lanka suggests dates for peace talks with Tigers

Sri Lanka's government has proposed holding new peace talks with Tamil Tigers in the next few weeks and is awaiting a response from the rebels, a top government official told AFP.


A ceasefire watchdog is expected to deliver its second report on continuing paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland to the British and Irish Governments on Thursday.


Biogen to seek expanded use of Tysabri for Crohn's

Biogen Idec Inc. of Cambridge will ask a US advisory committee on July 31 to recommend expanding use of the multiple sclerosis drug, Tysabri, for patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease. A Food and Drug Administration panel will discuss the risks and benefits of the treatment at a meeting in Gaithersburg, Md., according to a notice posted ...


Troubled Mitsubishi Motors denies reported tie-up with PSA Peugeot

Scandal-hit Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors denied reports that it was negotiating a business link with PSA Peugeot Citroen Group of France.


India: Tribunal Orders Zee Turner to Provide Channels to Tata Sky

Text of report by Indian broadcast industry website Indiantelevision.com on 20 September  The battle for direct-to-home (DTH) supremacy is set to intensify with Zee-Turner channels hopping on to Tata Sky.


LSI hopes to use the deal to extend its market in storage and consumer electronics by adding Agere's expertise in storage, mobility and networking.


Some 150 Foreigners Taken Hostage in Iraq

Insurgents in Iraq have kidnapped nearly 150 foreigners in their campaign to drive out coalition forces and hamper reconstruction:


Amid fear, Sunni party pulls out of Jan. vote

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iraqi Islamic Party, the largest Sunni Arab political faction, yesterday announced its withdrawal from legislative elections scheduled for Jan. 30, saying its demands to delay the vote


Microsoft offers more time to test XP Service Pack 2

Microsoft Corp. is giving users more time to prepare for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) by doubling the time a special registry key will prevent PCs from automatically downloading and installing the mammoth update.


Eating fast food more than twice a week has strong links with weight gain and insulin resistance, a US study shows. This suggests eating too much 'junk food' increases the risk of obesity and Type 2 diabetes, the Lancet study says.


Inquirenti, escluso ritrovamento tracce altre 2 persone


A state law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls is constitutional, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.


Live tree rentals appeal to environmentally conscious

PORTLAND, Ore. Want a real Christmas tree, but don't like the idea of chopping one down? A company in Oregon is stepping in to fill a void for environmentally conscious consumers.